ICO GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED, ISSUER AND [TRUSTEE], TRUSTEE
EXHIBIT
4.6
ICO
GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED,
ISSUER
AND
[TRUSTEE],
TRUSTEE
DATED
AS OF [__], 20__
SENIOR
DEBT SECURITIES
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I
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1
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DEFINITIONS
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1
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1.1
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Definitions
of Terms
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1
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ARTICLE
II
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5
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ISSUE,
DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF
SECURITIES
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5
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2.1
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Designation
and Terms of Securities
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5
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2.2
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Form
of Securities and Trustee’s Certificate
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7
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2.3
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Denominations:
Provisions for Payment
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7
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2.4
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Execution
and Authentications
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8
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2.5
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Registration
of Transfer and Exchange
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9
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2.6
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Temporary
Securities
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10
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2.7
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities
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10
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2.8
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Cancellation
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11
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2.9
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Benefits
of Indenture
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11
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2.10
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Authenticating
Agent
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11
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2.11
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Global
Securities
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11
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ARTICLE
III
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12
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REDEMPTION
OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUND PROVISIONS
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12
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3.1
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Redemption
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12
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3.2
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Notice
of Redemption
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12
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3.3
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Payment
upon Redemption
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13
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3.4
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Sinking
Fund
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13
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3.5
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Satisfaction
of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities
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14
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3.6
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Redemption
of Securities for Sinking Fund
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14
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3.7
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Conversion
Arrangement on Call for Redemption
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14
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ARTICLE
IV
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15
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COVENANTS
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15
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4.1
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Payment
of Principal, Premium and Interest
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15
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4.2
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Maintenance
of Office or Agency
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15
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4.3
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Paying
Agents
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15
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4.4
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Appointment
to Fill Vacancy in Office of Trustee
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16
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4.5
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Compliance
with Consolidation Provisions
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16
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ARTICLE
V
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16
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SECURITYHOLDERS’
LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE
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16
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5.1
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Company
to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of
Securityholders
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16
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5.2
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Preservation
of Information; Communications with
Securityholders
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16
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5.3
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Reports
by the Company
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17
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5.4
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Reports
by the Trustee
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17
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ARTICLE
VI
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17
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REMEDIES
OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS ON EVENT OF
DEFAULT
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17
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6.1
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Events
of Default
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17
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6.2
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Collection
of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by
Trustee
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6.3
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Application
of Monies Collected
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20
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6.4
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Limitation
on Suits
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20
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6.5
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Rights
and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not
Waiver
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21
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6.6
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Control
by Securityholders; Waivers of Past Defaults
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21
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6.7
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Undertaking
to Pay Costs
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21
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ARTICLE
VII
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CONCERNING
THE TRUSTEE
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7.1
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Certain
Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee
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7.2
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Certain
Rights of Trustee
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23
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7.3
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Trustee
not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance or
Securities
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24
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7.4
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May
Hold Securities
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24
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7.5
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Monies
Held in Trust
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24
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7.6
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Compensation
and Reimbursement
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24
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7.7
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Reliance
on Officers’ Certificate
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24
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7.8
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Disqualification;
Conflicting Interests
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25
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7.9
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Corporate
Trustee Required; Eligibility
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25
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7.10
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Resignation
and Removal; Appointment of Successor
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25
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7.11
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Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor
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7.12
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Merger,
Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to
Business
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27
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7.13
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Preferential
Collection of Claims Against the Company
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27
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7.14
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Notice
of Default
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27
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ARTICLE
VIII
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CONCERNING
THE SECURITYHOLDERS
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8.1
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Evidence
of Action by Securityholders
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8.2
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Proof
of Execution by Securityholders
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28
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8.3
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Who
May Be Deemed Owners
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28
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8.4
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Certain
Securities Owned by Company Disregarded
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28
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8.5
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Right
of Revocation of Action Taken; Actions Binding on Future
Securityholders
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29
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ARTICLE
IX
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29
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SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
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29
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9.1
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Supplemental
Indentures Without Consent of Securityholders
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29
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9.2
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Supplemental
Indentures With Consent of Securityholders
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30
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9.3
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Effect
of Supplemental Indentures
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31
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9.4
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Securities
Affected by Supplemental Indentures
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31
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9.5
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Execution
of Supplemental Indentures
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31
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ARTICLE
X
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32
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SUCCESSOR
ENTITY
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32
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10.1
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Company
May Consolidate, Etc
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10.2
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Successor
Entity Substituted
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10.3
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Evidence
of Consolidation, Etc. to Trustee
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ARTICLE
XI
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SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE
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11.1
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Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture
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11.2
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Discharge
of Obligations
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11.3
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Deposited
Monies to be Held in Trust
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33
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11.4
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Payment
of Monies Held by Paying Agents
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33
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11.5
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Repayment
to Company
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33
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ARTICLE
XII
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34
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IMMUNITY
OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND
DIRECTORS
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34
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ARTICLE
XIII
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34
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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34
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13.1
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Effect
on Successors and Assigns
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34
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13.2
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Actions
by Successor
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13.3
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Surrender
of Company Powers
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34
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13.4
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Notices
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34
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13.5
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Governing
Law
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34
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13.6
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Treatment
of Securities as Debt
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34
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13.7
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Certificates
and Opinions as to Conditions Precedent.
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34
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13.8
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Payments
on Business Days
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35
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13.9
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Conflict
with Trust Indenture Act
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35
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13.10
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Counterparts
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35
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13.11
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Separability
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13.12
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Compliance
Certificates
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13.13
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Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents
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iii
INDENTURE
INDENTURE,
dated
as of [·], 20__, among ICO
Global Communications (Holdings) Limited a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [TRUSTEE],
as
trustee (the “Trustee”):
WHEREAS,
for its
lawful corporate purposes, the Company has duly authorized the execution
and
delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of debt securities
(hereinafter referred to as the “Securities”), in an unlimited aggregate
principal amount to be issued from time to time in one or more series as
in this
Indenture provided, as registered Securities without coupons, to be
authenticated by the certificate of the Trustee;
WHEREAS,
to
provide the terms and conditions upon which the Securities are to be
authenticated, issued and delivered, the Company has duly authorized the
execution of this Indenture; and
WHEREAS,
all
things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company,
in
accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the holders
thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as follows for the equal and
ratable benefit of the holders of Securities:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions
of Terms.
The
terms defined in this Section (except as otherwise expressly provided in
this
Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto or unless the context otherwise
requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental
hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section and shall
include the plural as well as the singular. All other terms used in this
Indenture that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, or that are by reference
in the Trust Indenture Act defined in the Securities Act (except as otherwise
expressly provided herein or any indenture supplemental hereto or unless
the
context otherwise requires), shall have the meanings assigned to such terms
in
the Trust Indenture Act and in the Securities Act as in force at the date
of the
execution of this instrument, except as provided in Section 9.2. The terms
“cash transaction” and “self-liquidating paper,” as used in Section 311 of
the Trust Indenture Act (except as otherwise expressly provided herein or
any
indenture supplemental hereto or unless the context otherwise requires),
shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in the rules of the Commission adopted
under the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of the execution of
this
instrument. All accounting terms not otherwise defined herein or in any
indenture supplemental hereto (except as otherwise expressly provided herein
or
in any indenture supplemental hereto or unless the context otherwise requires)
shall have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein
or in
any indenture supplemental hereto or unless the context otherwise requires,
the
term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation
required or permitted hereunder or under any indenture supplemental hereto
shall
mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States
of America at the date of the execution of this instrument. The words “herein,”
“hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this
Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
subdivision.
“Authenticating
Agent”
means
any person appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.10 to be an
authenticating agent with respect to all or any of the series of
Securities.
“Bankruptcy
Law”
means
Title 11, U.S. Code, as amended from time to time, or any similar federal
or state law for the relief of debtors.
“Board
of Directors”
means
the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of
such
board.
“Board
Resolution” means
a
copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary or any Vice President of the Company to have been duly adopted
by the
Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such
certification.
“Business
Day”
means,
with respect to any series of Securities, any day other than a Saturday,
a
Sunday or a day on which federal or state banking institutions in the Borough
of
Manhattan, the City and State of New York, or in the city of the Corporate
Trust
Office of the Trustee, are authorized or obligated by law, executive order
or
regulation to close.
“Certificate”
means a
certificate signed by any Officer. The Certificate need not comply with the
provisions of Section 13.7 or contain the statements required by the Trust
Indenture Act.
“Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Company”
means
the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until
a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions
of this Indenture, and thereafter, “Company” shall mean such successor
Person.
“Corporate
Trust Office”
means
the office of the Trustee at which, at any particular time, its corporate
trust
business shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof
is
located at [address], New York, New York [Zip Code].
“Custodian”
means
any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any
Bankruptcy Law.
“Default”
means
any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute an Event of Default.
“Defaulted
Interest”
has the
meaning specified in Section 2.3.
“Depositary”
means,
with respect to Securities of any series for which the Company shall determine
that such Securities will be issued as a Global Security, The Depository
Trust
Company, New York, New York, another clearing agency, or any successor
registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act or other applicable
statute or regulation, which, in each case, shall be designated by the Company
pursuant to either Section 2.1 or 2.11.
“dollar”
or
“$”
means a
dollar or other equivalent unit in such coin or currency of the United States
as
at the time shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private
debts.
“Entity”
means
any Person, other than an individual, government or political subdivision
or an
agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Event
of Default”
has the
meaning specified in Section 6.1.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or any successor act), and
the
rules and regulations thereunder (or respective successors
thereto).
“Global
Security”
means,
with respect to any series of Securities, a Security executed by the Company
and
delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s
instruction, all in accordance with the Indenture, which shall be registered
in
the name of the Depositary or its nominee.
“Governmental
Obligations”
means
securities that are (a) direct obligations of the United States of America
for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or
(b) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an
agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the payment of
which
is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the
United States of America that, in either case, are not callable or redeemable
at
the option of the issuer thereof at any time prior to the stated maturity
of the
Securities, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank
or
trust company as custodian with respect to any such Governmental Obligation
or a
specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Governmental Obligation
held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt;
provided, however, that (except as required by law) such custodian is not
authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of
such
depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of
the
Governmental Obligation or the specific payment of principal of or interest
on
the Governmental Obligation evidenced by such depositary
receipt.
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“Indenture”
means
this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be
supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered
into in accordance with the terms hereof, and shall include the forms and
terms
of particular series of Securities established as contemplated hereunder;
provided, that if at any time more than one Person is acting as Trustee under
this instrument, “Indenture” shall mean, with respect to any particular series
of Securities for which such Person is Trustee, this instrument as originally
executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one
or
more indentures supplemental hereto entered into in accordance with the terms
hereof and shall include the terms of such particular series of Securities
for
which such Person is Trustee exclusive, however, of any terms that relate
only
to other series of Securities for which such Person is not Trustee, regardless
of when such terms were adopted, and exclusive of any terms adopted by means
of
any indenture supplemental hereto executed and delivered after such Person
had
become such Trustee but to which such Person, as such Trustee, was not a
party.
“Interest
Payment Date”,
when
used with respect to any installment of interest on a Security of a particular
series, means the date specified in such Security or in a Board Resolution
or in
an indenture supplemental hereto with respect to such series as the fixed
date
on which an installment of interest with respect to Securities of that series
is
due and payable.
“Market
Exchange Rate”
has the
meaning specified in Section 8.1.
“Officer”
means,
with respect to the Company, the chairman of the Board of Directors, a chief
executive officer, a president, a chief financial officer, a chief operating
officer, any executive vice president, any senior vice president, any vice
president, the treasurer or any assistant treasurer, the controller or any
assistant controller, the secretary or any assistant secretary or other
authorized representative of the Company.
“Officers’
Certificate”
means a
certificate signed by any two Officers. Each such certificate shall include
the
statements provided for in Section 13.7, if and to the extent required by
the provisions thereof.
“Opinion
of Counsel”
means an
opinion in writing subject to customary exceptions of legal counsel, who
may be
an employee of or counsel for the Company, that is delivered to the Trustee
in
accordance with the terms hereof. Each such opinion shall include the statements
provided for in Section 13.7, if and to the extent required by the
provisions thereof.
“Original
Issue Discount Security”
means
any Security that provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof
to be due and payable upon redemption or a declaration of acceleration of
the
maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.1.
“Outstanding”,
when
used with reference to Securities or to Securities of any series, means,
subject
to the provisions of Section 8.4, as of any particular time, all Securities
or all Securities of that series, as the case may be, theretofore authenticated
and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except (a) Securities
theretofore canceled by the Trustee or any paying agent, or delivered to
the
Trustee or any paying agent for cancellation or that have previously been
canceled; (b) Securities or portions thereof for the payment or redemption
of which monies or Governmental Obligations in the necessary amount shall
have
been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any paying agent (other
than
the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the
Company
(if the Company shall act as its own paying agent); provided, however, that
if
such Securities or portions of such Securities are to be redeemed prior to
the
maturity thereof, notice of such redemption shall have been given as provided
in
Article Three, or provision satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made
for
giving such notice; and (c) Securities in lieu of or in substitution for
which other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant
to
the terms of Section 2.7.
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“Person”
means
any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, joint-stock company,
limited liability company, company, association, trust, unincorporated
organization, any other entity or organization, including a government or
political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Predecessor
Security”
of any
particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion
of
the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the
purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under
Section 2.7 in exchange for a mutilated security or in lieu of a lost,
destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as
the
mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Security.
“Responsible
Officer”
when
used with respect to the Trustee means the chairman of its board of directors,
the chief executive officer, the president, any vice president, the secretary,
the treasurer, any trust officer, any corporate trust officer or any other
officer or assistant officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions
similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such
officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred
because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject
and who shall have direct responsibility for administration of this Indenture.
“Securities”
has the
meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and, more particularly,
means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture; provided,
that, if at any time there is more than one Person acting as Trustee under
this
Indenture, “Securities” with respect to any particular service of securities as
to which such Person is Trustee shall have the meaning stated in the first
recital of this Indenture and, more particularly, shall mean Securities
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, exclusive, however, of
Securities of any series as to which such Person is not Trustee.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or any successor act), and the rules
and
regulations thereunder (or respective successors thereto).
“Security
Register”
and
“Security
Registrar”
have the
meanings specified in Section 2.5.
“Securityholder”,
“holder
of Securities”,
“registered
holder”,
or
other similar term, means the Person or Persons in whose name or names,
respectively, a particular Security shall be registered on the books of the
Company kept for that purpose in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
“Specified
Currency”
has the
meaning specified in Section 8.1.
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation, joint-stock company,
limited liability company, association or business trust at least a majority
of
whose outstanding Voting Stock shall at the time be owned, directly or
indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such
Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, (b) any general partnership,
joint venture or similar Entity, at least a majority of whose outstanding
partnership or similar interests shall at the time be owned by such Person,
or
by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of
its
Subsidiaries and (c) any limited partnership of which such Person or any of
its Subsidiaries is a general partner.
“Trust
Indenture Act”
means
the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as in force at the date of the
execution of this instrument, except as provided in
Section 9.2.
“Trustee”
means
the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until
a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions
of this Indenture, and thereafter, “Trustee” shall mean such successor Person;
provided, that if at any time there is more than one Person acting in such
capacity hereunder, “Trustee” as used with respect to a particular series of the
Securities shall mean only the trustee with respect to Securities of that
series.
“United
States”
means,
unless otherwise specified with respect to any Securities pursuant to
Section 2.1, the United States of America (including the states thereof and
the District of Columbia), its territories, its possessions and other areas
subject to its jurisdiction.
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“Voting
Stock”,
as
applied to stock of any Person, means shares, interests, participations or
other
equivalents in the equity interest (however designated) in such Person having
ordinary voting power for the election of a majority of the directors, managers,
trustees or the equivalent of such Person, other than shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents having such power only by reason of the
occurrence of a contingency.
“Yield
to Maturity”
means,
in the case of any Original Issue Discount Security, the yield to maturity
specified in such Security or in a Board Resolution or indenture supplemental
to
this Indenture related thereto.
ARTICLE
II
ISSUE,
DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF
SECURITIES
2.1 Designation
and Terms of Securities.
(a) The
aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued in one or
more
series up to the aggregate principal amount of Securities of that series
from
time to time authorized by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or pursuant
to one
or more indentures supplemental hereto. Prior to the initial issuance of
Securities of any series, there shall be established in or pursuant to a
Board
Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or
more indentures supplemental hereto:
(i) the
title
of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of
that
series from all other series of Securities);
(ii) any
limit
upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that
may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange
for, or in lieu of, other Securities of that series);
(iii) the
date
or dates, or the method by which such date or dates shall be determined or
extended, on which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable,
the
principal amount due at maturity, and the right, if any, to extend the maturity
and the duration of such extension;
(iv) the
rate
or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any,
or
the method by which such rate or rates shall be determined;
(v) the
date
or dates from which such interest shall accrue or the method by which such
date
or dates shall be determined, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest
shall be payable or the method by which such Interest Payment Dates shall
be
determined and the record dates for the determination of Securityholders
to whom
interest is payable on any such Interest Payment Dates or the method by which
such record dates shall be determined;
(vi) the
right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of
such
extension;
(vii) the
place
or places where the principal and any interest on Securities of the series
shall
be payable;
(viii) the
period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms
and
conditions upon which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole
or in
part, at the option of the Company;
(ix) the
obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem, purchase or repay Securities
of
the series pursuant to any sinking fund, mandatory redemption, or analogous
provision (including payments made in cash in satisfaction of future sinking
fund obligations) or at the option of a holder thereof, and the period or
periods within which or the date or dates on which, the price or prices at
which, and the other terms and conditions upon which, Securities of the series
shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to
such
obligation;
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(x) the
form
of the Securities of the series including the form of the Trustee’s certificate
of authentication for such series;
(xi) if
other
than denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof, the denomination
or denominations in which the Securities of the series shall be
issuable;
(xii) if
the
amount of payments of principal of and/or interest on the Securities of the
series may be determined by reference to an index based on coin or currency
(including composite currencies or currency units) other than that in which
the
Securities of the series are stated to be payable or with reference to any
other
index, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(xiii) if
the
Securities of the series are Original Issue Discount Securities, the price
at
which and the date on which the Securities of the series are to be issued
and
the Yield to Maturity at the time of issuance of such series;
(xiv) whether
the Securities are issuable as a Global Security and, in such case, the terms
and the identity of the Depositary for such series;
(xv) whether
the Securities will be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common
stock or other securities of the Company or any other Person and, if so,
the
terms and conditions upon which such Securities will be so convertible or
exchangeable, including the conversion or exchange price, as applicable,
or how
it will be calculated and may be adjusted, any mandatory or optional (at
the
Company’s option or the holders’ option) conversion or exchange features, and
the applicable conversion or exchange period;
(xvi) provisions,
if any, granting special rights to the holders of Securities of the series
upon
the occurrence of such events as may be specified;
(xvii) if
other
than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of
Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration
of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.1 or provable in bankruptcy
pursuant to Section 6.2, or the method by which such portion shall be
determined;
(xviii) any
deletions from, modifications of or additions to the Event of Default or
covenants of the Company with respect to the Securities of the series, whether
such Events of Default or covenants are consistent with the Events of Default
or
covenants set forth herein;
(xix) any
additional or different Events of Default or restrictive covenants (which
may
include, among other restrictions, restrictions on the Company’s ability or the
ability of the Company’s Subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness; issue
additional securities; create liens; pay dividends or make distributions
in
respect of their capital stock; redeem capital stock; pay dividends, make
distributions or transfer assets; make investments or other restricted payments;
sell or otherwise dispose of assets; enter into sale-leaseback transactions;
engage in transactions with stockholders and affiliates; issue or sell stock
of
their Subsidiaries; or effect a consolidation or merger) or financial covenants
(which may include, among other financial covenants, financial covenants
that
require the Company and its Subsidiaries to maintain specified interest
coverage, fixed charge, cash flow-based or asset-based ratios) provided for
with
respect to the Securities of the series;
(xx) if
other
than dollars, the coin or currency (including composite currencies or currency
units) in which the Securities of the series shall be denominated and, if
different, the coin or currency (including composite currencies or currency
units) in which payment of the principal of and/or interest on the Securities
of
the series shall be payable and the manner and time of determining the exchange
rate between the coin or currency in which such Securities are denominated
and
the coin or currency in which such Securities are to be
payable;
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(xxi) the
terms
and conditions, if any, upon which the Company shall pay amounts in addition
to
the stated interest, premium, if any and principal amounts of the Securities
of
the series to any Securityholder that is not a “United States person” for United
States federal tax purposes;
(xxii) any
restrictions on transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities of the series;
and
(xxiii) any
and
all other terms (including terms, to the extent applicable, relating to any
auction or remarketing of the Securities of the series and any security for
the
obligations of the Company with respect to such Securities) with respect
to such
series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture,
as amended by any indenture supplemental hereto) including any terms which
may
be required by or advisable under United States laws or regulations or advisable
in connection with the marketing of the Securities of the series.
All
Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except such
Securities may differ as to denomination, interest rate and maturity and
except
as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to any such Board Resolution
or in
any indenture supplemental hereto. Securities of any particular series may
be
issued at various times, with different dates on which the principal or any
installment of principal is payable, with different rates of interest, if
any,
or different methods by which rates of interest may be determined, with
different dates on which such interest may be payable and with different
redemption dates, but shall for all purposes under this Indenture be treated
as
Securities of a single series.
If
any of
the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board
Resolution of the Company, a copy of an appropriate record of such action
shall
be certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company and
delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers’
Certificate of the Company setting forth the terms of the series.
2.2 Form
of Securities and Trustee’s Certificate.
The
Securities of any series and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be
borne by such Securities shall be substantially of the tenor and purport
as set
forth in one or more indentures supplemental hereto or as provided in a Board
Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, and they may have such
letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such
notations, legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon
and
as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may
be
required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant
thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange on which
Securities of that series may be listed, or to conform to usage, in each
case as
may be determined by the Officer executing such Securities, as conclusively
evidenced by such Officer’s execution thereof.
2.3 Denominations:
Provisions for Payment.
The
Securities shall be issuable as registered securities without coupons and
in the
denominations as specified in Section 2.1. In the absence of any such
specification with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities
of
such series shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 (or if such Securities
are denominated in a currency other than dollars, 1,000 units of such other
currency or composite currency or currency units) and any integral multiple
thereof. The Securities of a particular series shall bear interest, if any,
payable on the dates and at the rate specified with respect to that series as
contemplated by Section 2.1. Except as otherwise specified pursuant to
Section 2.1, the principal of and the interest, if any, on the Securities
of any series, as well as any premium thereon, if any, in case of redemption
thereof prior to maturity, shall be payable in dollars, at the office or
agency
of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the
City
and State of New York. Each Security shall be dated the date of its
authentication. Except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.1,
interest, if any, on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.
Except
as
otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.1, any interest on any Security
of any series that is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for,
on
any Interest Payment Date for Securities of that series shall be paid to
the
Person in whose name such Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities)
is
registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such Interest
Payment Date. In the event that any Security of a particular series or portion
thereof is called for redemption and the redemption date is subsequent to
a
regular record date with respect to any Interest Payment Date and prior to
such
Interest Payment Date, interest on such Security will be paid upon presentation
and surrender of such Security as provided in Section 3.3.
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Any
interest on any Security of any series that is payable, but is not punctually
paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for Securities of
that
series (herein called “Defaulted
Interest”)
shall
forthwith cease to be payable to the registered holder on the relevant regular
record date by virtue of having been such registered holder; and such Defaulted
Interest shall be paid by the Company, at its election, as provided in
clause (a) or clause (b) below:
(a) The
Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on Securities to the Persons
in whose names such Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities)
are
registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment
of
such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner: the
Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest
proposed to be paid on each such Security and the date of the proposed payment,
and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount
of
coin or currency equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect
of
such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee
for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when
deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to
such
Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall
fix a
special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall
not
be more than 15 nor less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment
and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice
of the
proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such special
record date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause
notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special
record
date therefor to be mailed, first class postage prepaid, to each Securityholder
at the Securityholder’s address as it appears in the Security Register, not less
than 10 days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment
of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor having been
mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons
in
whose names such Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities)
are
registered on such special record date.
(b) The
Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on any Securities in any
other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities
exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as
may be
required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee
of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall
be
deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Unless
otherwise set forth in a Board Resolution or one or more indentures supplemental
hereto establishing the terms of any series of Securities pursuant to
Section 2.1, the term “regular
record date”
as
used
in this Section and Section 5.1 with respect to the Securities of any
series and any Interest Payment Date for such series shall mean either the
fifteenth day of the month immediately preceding the month in which an Interest
Payment Date established for such series pursuant to Section 2.1 shall
occur, if such Interest Payment Date is the first day of a month, or the
first
day of the month in which an Interest Payment Date established for such series
pursuant to Section 2.1 shall occur, if such Interest Payment Date is the
fifteenth day of a month, whether such date is a Business Day.
Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security of a series delivered
under this Indenture upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any
other
Security of such series shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid,
and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.
2.4 Execution
and Authentications.
The
Securities shall be signed on behalf of the Company by one of its Officers.
Signatures may be in the form of a manual or facsimile signature.
The
Company may use the facsimile signature of any Person who shall have been
an
Officer, notwithstanding the fact that at the time the Securities shall be
authenticated and delivered or disposed of such Person shall have ceased
to be
such an Officer.
At
any
time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture,
the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company
to the
Trustee for authentication, together with a written order of the Company
for the
authentication and delivery of such Securities, signed by an Officer, and
the
Trustee in accordance with such written order shall authenticate and deliver
such Securities.
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In
authenticating such Securities and accepting the additional responsibilities
under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be
entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 7.1 and the requirements of
the Trust Indenture Act) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion
of
Counsel stating that the form and terms thereof have been established in
conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.
The
Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue
of
such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own rights,
duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise
in a
manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
The
Trustee shall not be required to authenticate Securities denominated in a
coin
or currency other than dollars if the Trustee reasonably determines that
such
Securities impose duties or obligations on the Trust that the Trustee is
not
able or reasonably willing to accept; provided that the Trustee, upon the
request of the Company, will resign as Trustee with respect to Securities
of any
series as to which such a determination is made, prior to the issuance of
such
Securities, and will comply with the request of the Company to execute and
deliver an indenture supplemental hereto appointing a successor Trustee pursuant
to Section 7.10.
Unless
a
certificate of authentication, substantially in the form specified pursuant
to
Section 2.1, set forth on a Security has been executed by the Trustee or
the Authenticating Agent, as the case may be, by the manual signature of
one of
its authorized signatories, such Securities shall not be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture and such Security shall not be valid or obligatory
for any purpose. Such certificate by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent,
as
the case may be, upon any Security executed by the Company shall be conclusive
evidence that the Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and
delivered hereunder and that the Securityholder thereof is entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture.
2.5 Registration
of Transfer and Exchange.
(a) Securities
of any series may be exchanged upon presentation thereof at the office or
agency
of the Company designated for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the
City
and State of New York, for other Securities of such series of authorized
denominations, and for a like aggregate principal amount, upon payment of
a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto,
all as provided in this Section. In respect of any Securities so surrendered
for
exchange, the Company shall execute, the Trustee shall authenticate and such
office or agency shall deliver in exchange therefor the Security or Securities
of the same series that the Securityholder making the exchange shall be entitled
to receive, bearing numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.
(b) The
Company shall keep, or cause to be kept, at its office or agency designated
for
such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York,
or
such other location designated by the Company, a register or registers (herein
referred to as the “Security
Register”)
in
which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company
shall register the Securities and the transfers of Securities as in this
Article
provided and which at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by
the
Trustee. The registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and transfer
of
Securities as herein provided shall be appointed as authorized by Board
Resolution (the “Security
Registrar”).
Upon
surrender for transfer of any Security at the office or agency of the Company
designated for such purpose, the Company shall execute, the Trustee shall
authenticate and such office or agency shall deliver in the name of the
transferee or transferees a new Security or Securities of the same series
as the
Security presented for a like aggregate principal amount.
All
Securities presented or surrendered for exchange or registration of transfer,
as
provided in this Section, shall be accompanied (if so required by the Company
or
the Security Registrar) by a written instrument or instruments of transfer,
in
form satisfactory to the Company or the Security Registrar, duly executed
by the
registered holder or by such registered holder’s attorney duly authorized in
writing.
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(c) Except
as
provided pursuant to Section 2.1 pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set
forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures
supplemental to this Indenture, no service charge shall be made for any exchange
or registration of transfer of Securities, or issue of new Securities in
case of
partial redemption of any series, but the Company may require payment of
a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto,
other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.6, Section 3.3(b) and
Section 9.4 not involving any transfer.
(d) The
Company shall not be required (i) to issue, exchange or register the
transfer of any Securities during a period beginning at the opening of business
15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of less than
all
the Outstanding Securities of the same series and ending at the close of
business on the day of such mailing, nor (ii) to register the transfer of
or exchange any Securities of any series or portions thereof called for
redemption, other than the unredeemed portion of any such Securities being
redeemed in part. The provisions of this Section 2.5 are, with respect to
any Global Security, subject to Section 2.11 hereof.
2.6 Temporary
Securities.
Pending
the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute,
and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities for
such
series (printed, lithographed or typewritten) of any authorized denomination.
Such temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of the definitive
Securities in lieu of which they are issued, but with such omissions,
insertions, substitutions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary
Securities, all as may be determined by the Officer executing such Securities,
such determination being exclusively evidenced by such Officer’s execution of
such Securities.
Every
temporary Security of any series shall be executed by the Company and be
authenticated by the Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially
the
same manner, and with like effect, as the definitive Securities of such series.
Without unnecessary delay the Company will execute and will furnish definitive
Securities of such series and thereupon any or all temporary Securities of
such
series may be surrendered in exchange therefor (without charge to the holders),
at the office or agency of the Company designated for the purpose in the
Borough
of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, and the Trustee shall authenticate
and such office or agency shall deliver in exchange for such temporary
Securities an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of
such
series, unless the Company advises the Trustee to the effect that definitive
Securities need not be executed and furnished until further notice from the
Company. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of such series shall
be
entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities
of
such series authenticated and delivered hereunder.
2.7 Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities.
In case
any temporary or definitive Security shall become mutilated or be destroyed,
lost or stolen, the Company may in its discretion execute, and upon the
Company’s request the Trustee (subject as aforesaid) shall authenticate and
deliver, a new Security of the same series, bearing a number not
contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated
Security, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Security so destroyed,
lost
or stolen. In every case the applicant for a substituted Security shall furnish
to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required
by
them to save each of them harmless, and, in every case of destruction, loss
or
theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company and the Trustee evidence
to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of the applicant’s
Security and of the ownership thereof. The Trustee may authenticate any such
substituted Security and deliver the same upon the written request or
authorization of any Officer. Upon the issuance of any substituted Security,
the
Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other
expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
In
case
any Security that has matured or is about to mature shall become mutilated
or be
destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, instead of issuing a substitute
Security, pay or authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof
except in the case of a mutilated Security) if the applicant for such payment
shall furnish to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as
they
may require to save them harmless, and, in case of destruction, loss or theft,
evidence to the satisfaction of the Company and the Trustee of the destruction,
loss or theft of such Security and of the ownership thereof.
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Every
replacement Security issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall
constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company whether the
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be found at any time,
or be
enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of (but
shall
be subject to all the limitations of rights set forth in) this Indenture
equally
and proportionately with any and all other Securities of the same series
duly
issued hereunder. All Securities shall be held and owned upon the express
condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the
replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities,
and
shall preclude (to the extent lawful) any and all other rights or remedies,
notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary
with respect to the replacement or payment of negotiable instruments or other
securities without their surrender.
2.8 Cancellation.
All
Securities surrendered for the purpose of payment, redemption, conversion,
exchange or registration of transfer shall, if surrendered to the Company,
any
Securities Registrar, any paying agent, any conversion agent or any other
agent
of the Company or the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and promptly
cancelled by it, or, if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be promptly cancelled
by it, and no Securities shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly
required or permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. On request
of
the Company at the time of such surrender, the Trustee shall deliver to the
Company canceled Securities held by the Trustee. In the absence of such request
the Trustee may dispose of canceled Securities in accordance with its standard
procedures and deliver a certificate of disposition to the Company. If the
Company shall otherwise acquire any of the Securities, however, such acquisition
shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness
represented by such Securities unless and until the same are delivered to
the
Trustee for cancellation.
2.9 Benefits
of Indenture.
Nothing
in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give or
be
construed to give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and the holders
of the Securities any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or
in
respect of this Indenture, or under any covenant, condition or provision
herein
contained; all such covenants, conditions and provisions being for the sole
benefit of the parties hereto and of the holders of the Securities.
2.10 Authenticating
Agent.
So long
as any of the Securities of any series remain Outstanding there may be an
Authenticating Agent for any or all such series of Securities which the Trustee
shall have the right to appoint. Such Authenticating Agent shall be authorized
to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series
issued
upon exchange, transfer or partial redemption thereof, and, subject to
Section 2.4, Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits
of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if
authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. All references in this Indenture
to the
authentication of Securities by the Trustee shall be deemed to include
authentication by an Authenticating Agent for such series. Each Authenticating
Agent must be acceptable to the Company and shall be a corporation that has
a
combined capital and surplus, as most recently reported or determined by
it,
sufficient under the laws of any jurisdiction under which it is organized
or in
which it is doing business to conduct a trust business, and that is otherwise
authorized under such laws to conduct such business and is subject to
supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. If at any time
any
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with these
provisions, it shall resign immediately.
Any
Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of
resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time
(and
upon request by the Company shall) terminate the agency of any Authenticating
Agent by giving written notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent
and
to the Company. Upon resignation, termination or cessation of eligibility
of any
Authenticating Agent, the Trustee may appoint an eligible successor
Authenticating Agent acceptable to the Company. Any successor Authenticating
Agent, upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder, shall become vested
with
all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder as if originally
named as an Authenticating Agent pursuant hereto.
2.11 Global
Securities.
(a) If
the
Company shall establish pursuant to Section 2.1 that the Securities of a
particular series are to be issued as a Global Security, then the Company
shall
execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 2.4, authenticate
and deliver, a Global Security that (i) shall represent, and shall be
denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, all
of the
Outstanding Securities of such series, (ii) shall be registered in the name
of the Depositary for such Global Security or its nominee, (iii) shall be
delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary’s
instruction and (iv) shall bear a legend, if any, as shall be required by
such Depository.
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(b) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 2.5, the Global Security of a series may be
transferred, in whole but not in part and in the manner provided in
Section 2.5, only to another nominee of the Depositary for such series, or
to a successor Depositary for such series selected or approved by the Company
or
to a nominee of such successor Depositary.
(c) If
at any
time the Depositary for a series of the Securities notifies the Company that
it
is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such series or if at
any
time the Depositary for such series shall no longer be registered or in good
standing under the Exchange Act, or other applicable statute or regulation,
and
a successor Depositary for such series is not appointed by the Company within
90
days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such condition,
as the case may be, or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
and
the Company has received a request from the Depositary, this Section 2.11
shall no longer be applicable to the Securities of such series and the Company
will execute, and subject to Section 2.4, the Trustee will authenticate and
deliver the Securities of such series in definitive registered form without
coupons, in authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount
equal
to the principal amount of the Global Security of such series in exchange
for
such Global Security. In addition, the Company may at any time determine
that
the Securities of any series shall no longer be represented by a Global Security
and that the provisions of this Section 2.11 shall no longer apply to the
Securities of such series. In such event the Company will execute and, subject
to Section 2.4, the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate
evidencing such determination by the Company, will authenticate and deliver
the
Securities of such series in definitive registered form without coupons,
in
authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the Global Security of such series in exchange for such
Global Security. Upon the exchange of the Global Security for such Securities
in
definitive registered form without coupons, in authorized denominations,
the
Global Security shall be canceled by the Trustee. Such Securities in definitive
registered form issued in exchange for the Global Security pursuant to this
Section 2.11(c) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized
denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct
or
indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. The Trustee
shall deliver such Securities to the Depositary for delivery to the Persons
in
whose names such Securities are so registered.
ARTICLE
III
REDEMPTION
OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUND PROVISIONS
3.1 Redemption.
The
Company may redeem the Securities of any series issued hereunder on and after
the dates and in accordance with the terms established for such series pursuant
to Section 2.1.
3.2 Notice
of Redemption.
(a) In
case
the Company shall desire to exercise such right to redeem all or, as the
case
may be, a portion of the Securities of any series in accordance with any
right
the Company reserved for itself to do so pursuant to Section 2.1, the
Company shall, or shall cause the Trustee to, give notice of such redemption
to
holders of the Securities of such series to be redeemed by mailing, first
class
postage prepaid, a notice of such redemption not less than 30 days and not
more
than 90 days before the date fixed for redemption of that series to such
holders
at their last addresses as they shall appear upon the Security Register,
unless
a shorter period is specified in the Securities to be redeemed. Any notice
that
is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to
have
been duly given, whether the registered holder receives the notice. In any
case,
failure duly to give such notice to the holder of any Security of any series
designated for redemption in whole or in part, or any defect in the notice,
shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any
other
Securities of such series or any other series. In the case of any redemption
of
Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption
provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture,
the
Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers’ Certificate evidencing
compliance with any such restriction.
Each
such
notice of redemption shall specify the date fixed for redemption, the redemption
price, the place or places of payment, if the Securities are convertible
at the
option of the Securityholder into shares of common stock or other securities
of
the Company or any other Person, the conversion price, the place or places
of
conversions that the Securities called for redemption may be converted at
any
time before the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the
date
fixed for redemption, or on such earlier date, if any, specified pursuant
to
Section 2.1 for Securities of such series, and if not converted prior to
the close of business on such date, the right of conversion will be lost
and
that Securityholders who want to convert Securities must satisfy the
requirements set forth in the terms thereof, that payment will be made upon
presentation and surrender of such Securities, that any interest accrued
to the
date fixed for redemption will be paid as specified in such notice, that
on and
after such date any interest thereon or on the portions thereof to be redeemed
will cease to accrue and that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such
is
the case.
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In
case
any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice that relates to such
Security shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed,
and shall state that on and after the redemption date, upon surrender of
such
Security, a new Security or Securities of such series in principal amount
equal
to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued.
(b) If
less
than all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the Company shall
give
the Trustee at least 45 days’ notice (unless a shorter notice shall be
satisfactory to the Trustee) in advance of the date fixed for redemption
as to
the aggregate principal amount of Securities of the series to be redeemed,
and
thereupon the Trustee shall select, by lot or in such other manner as it
shall
deem appropriate and fair in its discretion and that may provide for the
selection of a portion or portions (equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple
thereof) of the principal amount of such Securities of a denomination larger
than $1,000 (or if such Securities are denominated in a currency other than
dollars, a portion or portions (equal to 1,000 units of such other currency
or
composite currency or currency units or any integral multiple thereof) of
the
principal amount of such Securities of a denomination larger than such 1,000
units), the Securities to be redeemed and shall thereafter promptly notify
the
Company in writing of the numbers of the Securities to be redeemed, in whole
or
in part. The Company may, if and whenever it shall so elect, by delivery
of
instructions signed on its behalf by an Officer, instruct the Trustee or
any
paying agent to call all or any part of the Securities of a particular series
for redemption and to give notice of redemption in the manner set forth in
this
Section, such notice to be in the name of the Company or its own name as
the
Trustee or such paying agent may deem advisable. In any case in which notice
of
redemption is to be given by the Trustee or any such paying agent, the Company
shall deliver or cause to be delivered to, or permit to remain with, the
Trustee
or such paying agent, as the case may be, such Security Register, transfer
books
or other records, or suitable copies or extracts therefrom, sufficient to
enable
the Trustee or such paying agent to give any notice by mail that may be required
under the provisions of this Section.
3.3 Payment
upon Redemption.
(a) If
the
giving of notice of redemption shall have been completed as provided in
Section 3.2, the Securities or portions of Securities of the series to be
redeemed specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the date
and
at the place or places stated in such notice at the applicable redemption
price,
together with any interest accrued to, but excluding, the date fixed for
redemption and, unless the Company shall default in the payment of such
redemption price and accrued interest with respect to any such Security or
portion thereof, any interest on such Securities or portions of Securities
shall
cease to accrue on and after the date fixed for redemption and, except as
provided in Sections 7.5 and 11.5, such Securities shall cease from and
after the date fixed for redemption to be entitled to any benefit or security
under this Indenture and the holders of such Securities shall have no right
in
respect of such Security except the right to receive the redemption price
thereof and any unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date fixed for
redemption. On presentation and surrender of such Securities on or after
the
date fixed for redemption at the place of payment specified in the notice,
such
Securities shall be paid and redeemed at the applicable redemption price
for
such series, together with any interest accrued thereon to the date fixed
for
redemption (but if the date fixed for redemption is an Interest Payment Date,
the interest payable on such date shall be payable to the registered holder
at
the close of business on the applicable record date pursuant to
Section 2.3).
(b) Upon
presentation of any Security of such series that is to be redeemed in part
only,
the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and the office
or
agency where the Security is presented shall deliver to the holder thereof,
at
the expense of the Company, a new Security of the same series of authorized
denominations in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the
Security so presented.
3.4 Sinking
Fund.
The
provisions of Sections 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6 shall be applicable to any sinking
fund for the retirement of Securities of a series, except as otherwise specified
pursuant to Section 2.1 for Securities of such series.
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The
minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of
Securities of any series is herein referred to as a “mandatory
sinking fund payment,”
and
any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of
Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “optional
sinking fund payment”.
If
provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the cash amount of
any
sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in
Section 3.5. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption
of Securities of any series as provided for by the terms of Securities of
such
series.
3.5 Satisfaction
of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
The
Company (i) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series and
(ii) may apply as a credit Securities of a series that have been redeemed
either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities
or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant
to the terms of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any
part
of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such series
required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided
for by
the terms of such series, provided that such Securities have not been previously
so credited.
Such
Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee
at the
redemption price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation
of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be
reduced
accordingly.
3.6 Redemption
of Securities for Sinking Fund.
Not
less than 45 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series
of
Securities (unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee),
the
Company will deliver to the Trustee a Certificate specifying the amount of
the
next ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of
the
series, the portion thereof, if any, that is to be satisfied by delivering
and
crediting Securities of that series pursuant to Section 3.5 and the basis
for such credit and will, together with such Certificate, deliver to the
Trustee
any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days before each such
sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed
upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 3.2
and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and
at the
expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 3.2. Such notice
having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon
the
terms and in the manner stated in Section 3.3.
3.7 Conversion
Arrangement on Call for Redemption.
If in
connection with any redemption of Securities of any series with respect to
which
the Securityholders have the right to convert such Securities into shares
of
common stock or other securities of the Company or any other Person, the
Securityholders thereof do not elect to convert such Securities, the Company
may
arrange for the purchase and conversion of such Securities by an agreement
with
one or more investment banking firms or other purchasers to purchase such
Securities by paying to the Trustee in trust for the Securityholders, not
later
than the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the date fixed
for
redemption, an amount not less than the applicable redemption price, together
with interest accrued to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption, of
such
Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Article III, the obligation of the Company to pay the redemption price of
such Securities, together with interest accrued to, but excluding, the date
fixed for redemption, shall be deemed to be satisfied and discharged to the
extent such amount is so paid by such purchasers to the Trustee in trust
for the
Securityholders. If such an agreement is made, any Securities not duly
surrendered for conversion by the Securityholders thereof may, at the option
of
the Company, be deemed, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to have been
acquired by such purchasers from such Securityholders and surrendered by
such
purchasers for conversion, all as of immediately prior to the close of business
on the third Business Day prior to the date fixed for redemption, subject
to
payment by the purchasers as specified above. The Trustee shall hold and
dispose
of any such amount paid to it in the same manner as it would monies deposited
with it by the Company for the redemption of Securities. Without the Trustee’s
prior written consent, no arrangement between the Company and such purchasers
for the purchase and conversion of any Securities shall increase or otherwise
affect any of the powers, duties, responsibilities or obligations of the
Trustee
as set forth in this Indenture, and the Company agrees to indemnify the Trustee
from, and hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage
or expense arising out of or in connection with any such arrangement for
the
purchase and conversion of any Securities between the Company and such
purchasers, including the costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and
it
counsel in the defense of any claim (whether asserted by the Company, a
Securityholder, or any other Person) or liability arising out of or in
connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers, duties,
responsibilities or obligations under this Indenture.
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ARTICLE
IV
COVENANTS
4.1 Payment
of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The
Company will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of
(and
premium, if any, on) and interest, if any, on the Securities of each series
at
the time and place and in the manner provided herein and established with
respect to such Securities. Except as otherwise specified pursuant to
Section 2.1, payments of principal of (and premium, if any, on) the
Securities may be made at the time provided herein and established with respect
to such Securities by dollar check drawn on and mailed to the address of
the
Securityholder entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security
Register, or dollar wire transfer to, a dollar account (such wire transfer to be
made only to a Securityholder of an aggregate principal amount of Securities
of
the applicable series in excess of $2,000,000 and only if such Securityholder
shall have furnished wire instructions to the Trustee no later than 15 days
prior to the relevant payment date). Except as otherwise specified pursuant
to
Section 2.1, payments of interest on the Securities may be made at the time
provided herein and established with respect to such Securities by dollar
check
mailed to the address of the Securityholder entitled thereto as such address
shall appear in the Security Register, or dollar wire transfer to, a dollar
account (such a wire transfer to be made only to a Securityholder of an
aggregate principal amount of Securities of the applicable series in excess
of
$2,000,000 and only if such Securityholder shall have furnished wire
instructions in writing to the Security Registrar and the Trustee no later
than
15 days prior to the relevant payment date).
4.2 Maintenance
of Office or Agency.
So long
as any series of the Securities remain Outstanding, the Company agrees to
maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State
of
New York, with respect to each such series and at such other location or
locations as may be designated as provided in this Section 4. 2, where
(i) Securities of that series may be presented for payment or conversion,
(ii) Securities of that series may be presented as herein above authorized
for registration of transfer and exchange, and (iii) notices and demands to
or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this
Indenture may be given or served, such designation to continue with respect
to
such office or agency until the Company shall, by written notice signed by
any
Officer authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate and delivered to the
Trustee, designate some other office or agency for such purposes or any of
them.
If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office
or
agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such
presentations, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate
Trust
Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its
agent
to receive all such presentations, notices and demands.
4.3 Paying
Agents.
(a) The
Company initially appoints the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee located
in
the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, as its paying agent
with respect to the Securities.
(b) If
the
Company shall appoint one or more paying agents for all or any series of
the
Securities, other than the Trustee, the Company will cause each such paying
agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent
shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this
Section:
(i) that
it
will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal
of
(and premium, if any) or interest on the Securities of that series (whether
such
sums have been paid to it by the Company or by any other obligor of such
Securities) in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled
thereto;
(ii) that
it
will give the Trustee notice of any failure by the Company (or by any other
obligor of such Securities) to make any payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest on the Securities of that series when the same
shall be due and payable;
(iii) that
it
will, at any time during the continuance of any failure referred to in the
preceding paragraph (b)(ii) above, upon the written request of the Trustee,
forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such paying agent;
and
(iv) that
it
will perform all other duties of paying agent as set forth in this
Indenture.
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(c) If
the
Company shall act as its own paying agent with respect to any series of the
Securities, it will on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium,
if any) or interest on Securities of that series, set aside, segregate and
hold
in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient
to pay
such principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due on Securities
of that series until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise
disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of such
action, or any failure (by it or any other obligor on such Securities) to
take
such action.
Whenever
the Company shall have one or more paying agents for the Securities of any
series, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of (and premium,
if
any, on) or interest, if any, on any Securities of that series, deposit with
the
paying agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any)
or
interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of
the
Persons entitled to such principal, premium or interest, and (unless such
paying
agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of this
action or failure so to act.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything in this Section to the contrary, (i) the agreement to hold sums in
trust as provided in this Section is subject to the provisions of
Section 11.5, and (ii) the Company may at any time, for the purpose of
obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other
purpose, pay, or direct any paying agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums
held in
trust by the Company or such paying agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee
upon the same terms and conditions as those upon which such sums were held
by
the Company or such paying agent; and, upon such payment by the Company or
any
paying agent to the Trustee, the Company or such paying agent shall be released
from all further liability with respect to such money.
4.4 Appointment
to Fill Vacancy in Office of Trustee.
The
Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee,
shall appoint, in the manner provided in Section 7.10, a Trustee, so that
there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder.
4.5 Compliance
with Consolidation Provisions.
The
Company will not, while any of the Securities remain Outstanding, consolidate
with or merge into any other Person, in either case where the Company is
not the
survivor of such transaction, or sell or convey all or substantially all
of its
property to any other Person unless the provisions of Article Ten hereof
are
complied with.
ARTICLE
V
SECURITYHOLDERS’
LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE
5.1 Company
to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders.
The
Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee (a) within 15
days after each regular record date (as defined in Section 2.3) a list, in
such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses
of
the holders of each series of Securities as of such regular record date,
provided that the Company shall not be obligated to furnish or cause to furnish
such list at any time that the list shall not differ in any respect from
the
most recent list furnished to the Trustee by the Company and (b) at such
other times as the Trustee may request in writing within 30 days after the
receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content
as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;
provided, however, that, in either case, no such list need be furnished for
any
series for which the Trustee shall be the Security Registrar.
5.2 Preservation
of Information; Communications with Securityholders.
(a) The
Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable,
all
information as to the names and addresses of the holders of Securities contained
in the most recent list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.1 and as
to the names and addresses of holders of Securities received by the Trustee
in
its capacity as Security Registrar (if acting in such capacity).
(b) The
Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.1
upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
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(c) Securityholders
may communicate as provided in Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
with other Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture
or
under the Securities, and, in connection with any such communications, the
Trustee shall satisfy its obligations under Section 312(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act in accordance with the provisions of Section 312(b) of the
Trust Indenture Act.
5.3 Reports
by the Company.
The
Company shall provide a copy to the Trustee, after the Company files the
same
with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information,
documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing
as the Securities and Exchange Commission may from time to time by rules
and
regulations prescribe) that the Company files with the Commission pursuant
to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act; provided, however,
the Company shall not be required to deliver to the Trustee any materials
for
which the Company has sought and received confidential treatment by the
Commission.
5.4 Reports
by the Trustee.
(a) If
required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee, within
60 days after each May 1, shall transmit by mail, first class postage
prepaid, to the Securityholders, as their names and addresses appear upon
the
Security Register, a brief report dated as of such May 1, which complies
with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee shall comply
with Sections 313(b) and 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(b) A
copy of
each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Securityholders,
be
filed by the Trustee with the Company, with each securities exchange upon
which
any Securities are listed (if so listed) and also with the Commission. The
Company shall notify the Trustee promptly after any Securities become listed
on
any securities exchange.
ARTICLE
VI
REMEDIES
OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS ON EVENT OF DEFAULT
6.1 Events
of Default.
(a) Whenever
used herein with respect to Securities of a particular series and except
as
otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.1, “Event
of Default”
means
any one or more of the following events that has occurred and is
continuing:
(i) the
Company defaults in the payment of any installment of interest, if any, upon
any
of the Securities of that series, as and when the same shall become due and
payable, and such default continues for a period of 90 days; provided, however,
that a valid extension of an interest payment period by the Company in
accordance with the terms of any indenture supplemental hereto shall not
constitute a default in the payment of interest for this purpose;
(ii) the
Company defaults in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any,
on) any
of the Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due and
payable whether at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise,
or in
any payment required by any sinking or analogous fund established with respect
to that series as and when the same shall become due and payable by the terms
of
the Securities of that series; provided, however, that a valid extension
of the
maturity of such Securities in accordance with the terms of any indenture
supplemental hereto shall not constitute a default in the payment of principal
or premium, if any;
(iii) the
Company fails to observe or perform any other of its covenants or agreements
with respect to that series contained in this Indenture or otherwise established
with respect to that series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 (other
than a covenant or agreement that has been expressly included in this Indenture
solely for the benefit of one or more series of Securities other than such
series) for a period of 90 days after the date on which written notice of
such
failure, requiring the same to be remedied and stating that such notice is
a
“Notice of Default” hereunder, shall have been given to the Company by the
Trustee, by registered or certified mail, or to the Company and the Trustee
by
the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities of that
series
at the time Outstanding;
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(iv) the
Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law
(A) commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order
for relief against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the
appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property
or (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
or
(v) a
court
of competent jurisdiction enters an order under any Bankruptcy Law that
(A) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case,
(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company for all or substantially all of its
property or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company, and the order or
decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 consecutive days.
(b) In
each
and every such case (other than an Event of Default specified in
clause (iv) or clause (v) above), unless the principal of all the
Securities of that series shall have already become due and payable, either
the
Trustee or the Securityholders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of that series then Outstanding hereunder, by notice
in
writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by such Securityholders),
may declare the principal (or, if the Securities are Original Issue Discount
Securities, such portion of the principal as may be specified in the terms
of
such series or, if so provided pursuant to Section 2.1 for Securities of
any series, such other amount as is specified pursuant thereto) of (and premium,
if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Securities
of
that series to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration
the
same shall become and shall be immediately due and payable. If an Event of
Default specified in clause (iv) or clause (v) above occurs, the
principal (or, if the Securities are Original Issue Discount Securities,
such
portion of the principal as may be specified in the terms of such series
or, if
so provided pursuant to Section 2.1 for Securities of any series, such
other amount as is specified pursuant thereto) of and accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, on all the Securities of that series shall automatically
be
immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part
of
the Trustee or the holders of Securities.
(c) At
any
time after the principal (or, if the Securities are Original Issue Discount
Securities, such portion of the principal as may be specified in the terms
of
such series or, if so provided pursuant to Section 2.1 for Securities of
any series, such other amount as is specified pursuant thereto) of (and premium,
if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Securities of
that
series shall have been so declared due and payable, and before any judgment
or
decree for the payment of the monies due shall have been obtained or entered
as
hereinafter provided, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of
the Securities of that series then Outstanding hereunder, by written notice
to
the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its
consequences if: (i) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a
sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest, if any, upon
all the
Securities of that series and the principal of (and premium, if any, on)
any and
all Securities of that series that shall have become due otherwise than by
acceleration (with interest upon such principal and premium, if any, and,
to the
extent that such payment is enforceable under applicable law, upon overdue
installments of interest, at the rate per annum expressed in the Securities
of
that series to, but excluding, the date of such payment or deposit) and the
amount payable to the Trustee under Section 7.6, and (ii) any and all
Events of Default under the Indenture with respect to such series, other
than
the nonpayment of principal of (and premium, if any, on) and accrued and
unpaid
interest, if any, on Securities of that series that shall not have become
due by
their terms, shall have been remedied or waived as provided in Section 6.6
or provision shall have been made therefor to the satisfaction of the
Trustee.
No
such
rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default
or impair any right consequent thereon.
For
all
purposes under this Indenture, if a portion of the principal of any Original
Issue Discount Securities shall have been accelerated and declared due and
payable pursuant to the provisions hereof, then, from and after such
declaration, unless such declaration has been rescinded and annulled, the
principal amount of such Original Issue Discount Securities shall be deemed,
for
all purposes hereunder, to be such portion of the principal thereof as shall
be
due and payable as a result of such acceleration, and payment of such portion
of
the principal thereof as shall be due and payable as a result of such
acceleration, together with interest, if any, thereon and all other amounts
owing thereunder, shall constitute payment in full of such Original Issue
Discount Securities. If the Securities of any series provide the amount other
than the fact amount thereof will be payable upon the maturity thereof or
a
declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof, for purposes of this
Section 6.1 the principal amount of such Securities shall be deemed to be
such amount as shall be due and payable upon the acceleration of the maturity
thereof, except as may otherwise be provided with respect to such Securities
pursuant to Section 2.1.
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6.2 Collection
of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
(a) The
Company covenants that (i) in case it shall default in the payment of any
installment of interest, if any, on any of the Securities of a series, or
in any
payment required by any sinking or analogous fund established with respect
to
that series, as and when the same shall have become due and payable, and
such
default shall have continued for a period of 90 days, or (ii) in case it
shall default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on)
any of
the Securities of a series as and when the same shall have become due and
payable, whether upon maturity of the Securities of a series or upon redemption
or by declaration or otherwise then, upon demand of the Trustee, the Company
will pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of Securities of
that
series, the whole amount then due and payable on all such Securities for
principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, or both, as the case
may
be, with interest to, but excluding, the date of such payment upon the overdue
principal (and premium, if any) and (to the extent that payment of such interest
is enforceable under applicable law) upon overdue installments of interest,
if
any, at the rate per annum expressed in the Securities of that series; and,
in
addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the
costs
and expenses of collection, and the amount payable to the Trustee under
Section 7.6.
(b) If
the
Company shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee,
in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, shall be entitled and
empowered to institute any action or proceedings at law or in equity for
the
collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute any such action
or
proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment
or
final decree against the Company or other obligor upon the Securities of
that
series and collect the monies adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner
provided by law out of the property of the Company or other obligor upon
the
Securities of that series, wherever situated.
(c) In
case
of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization,
readjustment, arrangement, composition or judicial proceedings affecting
the
Company, or its creditors or property, the Trustee shall have power to intervene
in such proceedings and take any action therein that may be permitted by
the
court and shall (except as may be otherwise provided by law) be entitled
to file
such proofs of claim and other papers and documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and of the holders of
Securities of such series allowed for the entire amount due and payable by
the
Company under the Indenture at the date of institution of such proceedings
and
for any additional amount that may become due and payable by the Company
after
such date, and to collect and receive any monies or other property payable
or
deliverable on any such claim, and to distribute the same after the deduction
of
the amount payable to the Trustee under Section 7.6; and any receiver,
assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization is hereby authorized
by each
of the holders of Securities of such series to make such payments to the
Trustee, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of
such
payments directly to such Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount
due
it under Section 7.6.
(d) All
rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any
of
the terms established with respect to Securities of that series, may be enforced
by the Trustee without the possession of any of such Securities, or the
production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative thereto, and
any
such suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its
own
name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall,
after
provision for payment to the Trustee of any amounts due under Section 7.6,
be for the ratable benefit of the holders of Securities of such
series.
(e) In
case
an Event of Default hereunder has occurred, has not been waived and is
continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce
the
rights vested in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings
as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of such
rights, either at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether
for
the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture
or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce
any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture
or by
law.
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(f) In
case
the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right with respect to Securities
of that series under this Indenture and such proceedings shall have been
discontinued or abandoned because of such rescission or annulment or for
any
other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then
and in
every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Company,
the Trustee and the Securityholders shall be restored respectively to their
former positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers
of
the Company, the Trustee and the Securityholders shall continue as though
no
such proceedings had been taken.
(g) Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or
consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Securityholder any plan of
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities
of that series or the rights of any holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee
to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in any such
proceeding.
6.3 Application
of Monies Collected.
Any
monies collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article with respect to
a
particular series of Securities shall be applied in the following order,
at the
date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such
monies on account of principal (or premium, if any) or interest, if any,
upon
presentation of the Securities of that series, and notation thereon of the
payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof if fully
paid:
First,
to
the payment of reasonable costs and expenses of collection and of all amounts
payable to the Trustee under Section 7.6;
Second,
to the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon Securities of such
series
for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, in respect of which
or
for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without
preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable
on
such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any,
respectively; and
Third,
to
the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company.
6.4 Limitation
on Suits.
No
Securityholder of any series shall have any right by virtue or by availing
of
any provision of this Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding
at
law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise upon or under or with respect
to
this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy
or
similar official or for any other remedy hereunder, unless (a) such
Securityholder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice
of an
Event of Default and of the continuance thereof with respect to the Securities
of such series specifying such Event of Default, as hereinbefore provided;
(b) the Securityholders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the Securities of such series then Outstanding shall have made written
request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in
its own
name as Trustee hereunder; (c) such Securityholder or Securityholders shall
have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against
the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby;
(d) the Trustee for 90 days after its receipt of such notice, request and
offer of indemnity, shall have failed to institute any such action, suit
or
proceeding; and (e) during such 90-day period, the Securityholders of not
less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that
series at the time Outstanding do not give the Trustee a direction pursuant
to
Section 6.6 inconsistent with such written request.
Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary or any other provisions of this
Indenture, the right of any Securityholder to receive payment of the principal
of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such Security, as therein
provided, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security
(or in
the case of redemption, on the redemption date), or to institute suit for
the
enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates or redemption
date, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such
Securityholder and by accepting a Security hereunder it is expressly understood,
intended and covenanted by the taker and holder of every Security of such
series
with every other such taker and holder and the Trustee, that no one or more
holders of Securities of such series shall have any right in any manner
whatsoever by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to
affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Securityholders of any other
of
such Securities, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference
to
any other such Securityholder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture,
except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common
benefit of all holders of Securities of such series. For the protection and
enforcement of the provisions of this Section, each and every Securityholder
and
the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law
or in
equity.
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6.5 Rights
and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
(a) Except
as
otherwise provided in Section 2.7, all powers and remedies given by this
Article to the Trustee or to the Securityholders shall, to the extent permitted
by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any other powers and remedies
available to the Trustee or the holders of Securities, by judicial proceedings
or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and
agreements contained in this Indenture or otherwise established with respect
to
such Securities.
(b) No
delay
or omission of the Trustee or of any Securityholder to exercise any right
or
power accruing upon any Event of Default occurring and continuing as aforesaid
shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver
of
any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein; and, subject to the
provisions of Section 6.4, every power and remedy given by this Article or
by law to the Trustee or to the Securityholders of any or all series, as
the
case may be, may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be
deemed
expedient, by the Trustee or by the Securityholders of such series or all
series, as the case may be.
6.6 Control
by Securityholders; Waivers of Past Defaults.
(a) The
Securityholders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the
Securities of any series affected thereby at the time Outstanding, determined
in
accordance with Section 8.4, shall have the right on behalf of the
Securityholders of all of the Securities of such series to direct the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the
Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect
to such series; provided, however, that such direction shall not be in conflict
with any rule of law or with this Indenture. Subject to the provisions of
Section 7.1, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such
direction if the Trustee in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer or
officers of the Trustee, determine that the proceeding so directed, subject
to
the Trustee’s duties under the Trust Indenture Act, would involve the Trustee in
personal liability or might be unduly prejudicial to the Securityholders
not
involved in the proceeding.
(b) The
Securityholders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the
Securities of any series affected thereby at the time Outstanding, determined
in
accordance with Section 8.4, may on behalf of the holders of all of the
Securities of such series waive any past Default in the performance of any
of
the covenants contained herein or established pursuant to Section 2.1 or
Event of Default, or both with respect to such series and its consequences,
except a Default in respect of a covenant or provision hereof that cannot
be
modified or amended without the consent of the Securityholder of each Security
of such series affected thereby at the time Outstanding provided in
Section 9.2. Upon any such waiver, the Default or Event of Default, or both
covered thereby shall cease to exist and be deemed to be cured and not to
have
accrued for all purposes of this Indenture, any Event of Default arising
from
such Default, whether such Event of Default is specified in such waiver,
shall
be deemed to have been cured, and not to have occurred for all purposes of
this
Indenture and the Company, the Trustee and the Securityholders of such series
shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively;
but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair
any
right consequent thereon.
6.7 Undertaking
to Pay Costs.
All
parties to this Indenture agree, and each holder of Securities by such holder’s
acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in
its
discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy
under
this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or
omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of
an
undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its
discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees,
against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits
and
good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the
provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the
Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Securityholder, or group of
Securityholders, holding more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities of any series at the time Outstanding, or to any suit instituted
by
any Securityholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of
(or
premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any Security of such series, on
or
after the respective due dates expressed in such Security or established
pursuant to this Indenture.
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ARTICLE
VII
CONCERNING
THE TRUSTEE
7.1 Certain
Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee.
(a) The
Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of a series and after the curing of all Events of Default with
respect to the Securities of that series that may have occurred, shall undertake
to perform with respect to the Securities of such series such duties and only
such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied
covenants shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. In case an
Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series has occurred (that
has not been cured or waived), the Trustee shall exercise with respect to
Securities of that series such of the rights and powers vested in it by this
Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as
a
prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
his
own affairs.
(b) No
provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from
liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or
its
own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior
to
the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series
and after the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default with respect
to
that series that may have occurred:
(1) the
duties and obligations of the Trustee shall with respect to the Securities
of
such series be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture,
and the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to the Securities of such
series except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee;
and
(2) in
the
absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may with respect
to
the Securities of such series conclusively rely, as to the truth of the
statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any
certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or
opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished
to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to
determine whether they conform to the requirements of this
Indenture;
(ii) the
Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by
a
Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall
be
proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent
facts;
(iii) the
Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to
be
taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the
Securityholders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the
Securities of any series affected thereby at the time Outstanding (determined
in
accordance with Section 8.4) relating to the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture with respect
to the Securities of that series; and
(iv) None
of
the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend
or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or
powers if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such
funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this
Indenture or adequate indemnity against such risk is not reasonably assured
to
it.
(c) Whether
therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to
the
conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee
shall be subject to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act.
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7.2 Certain
Rights of Trustee.
Except
as otherwise provided in Section 7.1 and subject to the requirements of the
Trust Indenture Act:
(a) The
Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting
upon
any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, consent, order, approval, bond, security or other paper or document
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
party or parties;
(b) Any
request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be
sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution or an instrument signed in the
name
of the Company by any authorized Officer (unless other evidence in respect
thereof is specifically prescribed herein);
(c) The
Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or
any
Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection
in
respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted hereunder in good faith
and
in reliance thereon;
(d) The
Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of
the
Securityholders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such
Securityholders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred
therein or thereby; nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee
of the obligation, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect
to a
series of the Securities (that has not been cured or waived), to exercise with
respect to Securities of that series such of the rights and powers vested in
it
by this Indenture, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their
exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in
the
conduct of his own affairs;
(e) The
Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by
it in
good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or
rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(f) The
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters
stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, security, or other papers
or
documents, unless requested in writing so to do by the Securityholders of not
less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the
particular series affected thereby at the time Outstanding (determined in
accordance with Section 8.4); provided, however, that if the payment within
a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely
to
be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of
the
Trustee, not reasonably assured to the Trustee by the security afforded to
it by
the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee may require reasonable indemnity
against such costs, expenses or liabilities as a condition to so proceeding.
The
reasonable expense of every such examination shall be paid by the Company or,
if
paid by the Trustee, shall be repaid by the Company upon demand;
and
(g) The
Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties
hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee
shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any
agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.
In
addition, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default
or
Event of Default except (1) any Event of Default occurring pursuant to
Sections 6.1(a)(i), and 6.1(a)(ii) or (2) any Default or Event of
Default of which the Trustee shall have received written notification from
the
Company in the manner set forth in this Indenture or a Responsible Officer
of
the Trustee shall have obtained actual knowledge. Delivery of reports,
information and documents to the Trustee under Section 5.3 is for
informational purposes only and the information and the Trustee’s receipt of the
foregoing shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained
therein, or determinable from information contained therein including the
Company’s compliance with any of their covenants thereunder (as to which the
Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on an Officers’
Certificate).
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7.3 Trustee
not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance or Securities.
(a) The
recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee’s or
Authenticating Agent’s, as the case may be, certificate of authentication, shall
be taken as the statements of the Company, and neither the Trustee nor any
Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for the correctness of the
same.
(b) The
Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Indenture or of the Securities, except the Trustee represents that it is duly
authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities
and perform its obligations hereunder and that the statements made by it in
a
Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 supplied to the Company are true and
accurate, subject to the qualifications set forth therein.
(c) Neither
the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or
application by the Company of any of the Securities or of the proceeds of such
Securities, or for the use or application of any monies paid over by the Trustee
in accordance with any provision of this Indenture or established pursuant
to
Section 2.1, or for the use or application of any monies received by any
paying agent other than the Trustee.
7.4 May
Hold Securities.
The
Trustee, any paying agent, Security Registrar, Authenticating Agent or any
other
agent of the Company or the Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity,
may become the owner or pledgee of Securities with the same rights it would
have
if it were not Trustee, paying agent, Security Registrar, Authenticating Agent
or such other agent.
7.5 Monies
Held in Trust.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 11.5, all monies or Governmental Obligations
received by the Trustee or any paying agent shall, until used or applied as
herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received,
but need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by
law. Neither the Trustee nor any paying agent shall be under any liability
for
interest on any monies received by it hereunder except such as it may agree
in
writing with the Company to pay thereon. So long as no Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, all interest allowed on any such monies shall
be paid from time to time upon the written order of the Company signed by an
Officer.
7.6 Compensation
and Reimbursement.
(a) The
Company covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be
entitled to, such reasonable compensation (which shall not be limited by any
provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust)
as the Company and the Trustee may from time to time agree in writing, for
all
services rendered by it in the execution of the trusts hereby created and in
the
exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties hereunder of the
Trustee, and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Company will
pay or reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with
any of the provisions of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation
and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and of all Persons
not regularly in its employ), except any such expense, disbursement or advance
as may arise from its negligence or bad faith and except as the Company and
Trustee may from time to time agree in writing. The Company also covenants
to
indemnify the Trustee (and its officers, agents, directors and employees) for,
and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without
negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee and arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts
hereunder, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself
against any claim of liability in connection with the exercise or performance
of
any of its powers or duties hereunder.
(b) The
obligations of the Company under this Section to compensate and indemnify the
Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances shall constitute additional indebtedness hereunder.
Such additional indebtedness shall be secured by a lien prior to that of the
Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as
such,
except funds held in trust for the benefit of the Securityholders of particular
Securities.
7.7 Reliance
on Officers’ Certificate.
Except
as otherwise provided in Section 7.1 and subject to the requirements of the
Trust Indenture Act, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this
Indenture the Trustee shall deem it reasonably necessary or desirable that
a
matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering or omitting to
take
any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof
be
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of negligence or bad faith
on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established
by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee and such certificate, in
the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, shall be
full
warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken
by
it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.
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7.8 Disqualification;
Conflicting Interests.
If the
Trustee has or shall acquire any “conflicting interest” within the meaning of
Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee and the Company
shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the
Trust Indenture Act.
7.9 Corporate
Trustee Required; Eligibility.
The
Trustee for each series of Securities hereunder shall at all times be a
corporation that complies with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act,
having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such
corporation or other Person publishes reports of condition at least annually,
pursuant to law or to the requirements of federal, state, territorial or
District of Columbia supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes
of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or other
Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth
in
its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the
Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this
Section, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect
specified in Section 7.10.
7.10 Resignation
and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
(a) The
Trustee or any successor hereafter appointed may at any time resign with respect
to the Securities of one or more or all series by giving written notice thereof
to the Company. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall
promptly appoint a successor trustee or trustees with respect to Securities
of
the applicable series by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order
of
the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to
the
resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee or trustees. If no
successor trustee or trustees shall have been so appointed and have accepted
appointment within 30 days after the mailing of such notice of resignation,
the
resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor trustee with respect to Securities of such series,
or
any Securityholder of that series who has been a bona fide holder of a Security
or Securities for at least six months may, subject to the requirements of the
Trust Indenture Act, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,
petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court
may thereupon after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe,
appoint a successor trustee.
(b) In
case
at any time any one of the following shall occur:
(i) the
Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 7.8 after
written request therefor by the Company or by any Securityholder who has been
a
bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months;
or
(ii) the
Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of
Section 7.9 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the
Company or by any such Securityholder; or
(iii) the
Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or
insolvent, or commence a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding, or a receiver of
the
Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or consented to, or any public
officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or
affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or
liquidation;
then,
in
any such case, the Company may remove the Trustee with respect to Securities
of
the applicable series (or all series, if required) and appoint a successor
trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board
of
Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so
removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or, subject to the requirements
of the Trust Indenture Act, any Securityholder who has been a bona fide holder
of a Security or Securities for at least six months may, on behalf of that
holder and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor
trustee. Such court may thereupon after such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor
trustee.
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(c) The
Securityholders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities
of
any series at the time Outstanding (determined in accordance with
Section 8.4) may at any time remove the Trustee with respect to such series
by so notifying the Trustee and the Company and may appoint a successor Trustee
for such series with the consent of the Company.
(d) Any
resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee
with respect to the Securities of a series pursuant to any of the provisions
of
this Section shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the
successor trustee as provided in Section 7.11.
7.11 Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor.
(a) Any
successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 7.10 shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to its predecessor Trustee an
instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal
of the predecessor Trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee,
without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the
rights, powers, trusts and duties of the predecessor Trustee; but, on the
request of the Company or the successor trustee, such predecessor Trustee shall,
upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring
to
such successor trustee all the rights, powers, and trusts of the predecessor
Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee
all property and money held by such predecessor Trustee hereunder.
(b) In
case
of the appointment hereunder of a successor trustee with respect to the
Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the predecessor
Trustee and each successor trustee with respect to the Securities of any
applicable series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto
wherein each successor trustee shall accept such appointment and which
(i) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to
transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor trustee all the rights,
powers, trusts and duties of the predecessor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor
trustee relates, (ii) shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed
necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties
of the predecessor Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those
series as to which the predecessor Trustee is not retiring shall continue to
be
vested in the predecessor Trustee, and (iii) shall add to or change any of
the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or
facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee,
it being understood that nothing herein or in such indenture supplemental hereto
shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust, that each such
Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart
from
any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee and that
no
Trustee shall be responsible for any act or failure to act on the part of any
other Trustee hereunder; and upon the execution and delivery of such indenture
supplemental hereto the resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee shall
become effective to the extent provided therein, such predecessor Trustee shall
with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment
of such successor trustee relates have no further responsibility for the
exercise of rights and powers or for the performance of the duties and
obligations vested in the Trustee under this Indenture, and each such successor
trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with
all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the predecessor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment
of
such successor trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor
trustee, such predecessor Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to
such successor trustee, to the extent contemplated by such indenture
supplemental hereto, the property and money held by such predecessor Trustee
hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the
appointment of such successor trustee relates.
(c) Upon
request of any such successor trustee, 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 referred to in
paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be.
(d) No
successor trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such
acceptance such successor trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this
Article.
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(e) Upon
acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section,
the Company shall transmit notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder
by
mail, first class postage prepaid, to the holders of Securities of any series
for which such successor trustee is acting as Trustee, as their names and
addresses last appear upon the Security Register. If the Company fails to
transmit such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by the
successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be
transmitted at the expense of the Company.
7.12 Merger,
Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any
corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which
it
may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion
or
consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation
succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the
Trustee, including the administration of the trust created by this Indenture,
shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided that such corporation
shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 7.8 and eligible under
the provisions of Section 7.9, without the execution or filing of any paper
or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein
to
the contrary notwithstanding. In case any Securities shall 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 Securities so authenticated with the same
effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.
In
case any Securities shall not have been authenticated by such predecessor
Trustee, any such successor Trustee may authenticate and deliver such Securities
in either its own name or that of its predecessor Trustee, with the full force
and effect which this Indenture provides for the certificate of authentication
of the Trustee.
7.13 Preferential
Collection of Claims Against the Company.
The
Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act,
excluding any creditor relationship described in Section 311(b) of the
Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject
to Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act to the extent included
therein.
7.14 Notice
of Default.
Within
90 days after the Trustee is deemed to have knowledge of any Default or any
Event of Default that occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall transmit
to
each Securityholder of each Security of any series affected thereby in the
manner and to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture
Act notice of the Default or Event of Default, unless such Default or Event
of
Default has been cured, waived or is otherwise no longer continuing; provided,
however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal
of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any Security, the Trustee shall
be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of
directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or
Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding
of such notice is in the interest of such Securityholders.
ARTICLE
VIII
CONCERNING
THE SECURITYHOLDERS
8.1 Evidence
of Action by Securityholders.
Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the Securityholders of a
specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all
or a
particular series may take any action (including the making of any demand or
request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other
action) hereunder, the fact that at the time of taking any such action the
Securityholders of such specified percentage have joined therein may be
evidenced by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor
executed by such Securityholders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in
writing.
In
determining whether the Securityholders of the requisite principal amount of
Securities of all or a particular series have taken any action (including the
making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver
or
the taking of any other action) hereunder, (i) the principal amount of
Original Issue Discount Securities that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for
such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due
and
payable as of the date of such determination upon a declaration of acceleration
of the maturing thereof pursuant to Section 6.1, (ii) in the case of
Securities which provide that an amount other than the face amount thereof
will
or may be payable upon the maturity thereof or upon a declaration of
acceleration of the maturity thereof, the principal amount of such Securities
that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount
that would be due and payable in respect of such Securities as of the date
of
such determination upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof
pursuant to Section 6.1, and (iii) the principal amount of any
Security, the principal amount of which is denominated in a currency other
than
dollars or in units of currencies or in a composite currency (the “Specified
Currency”)
shall
be deemed to be that amount of dollars which could have been obtained by the
face amount of such Specified Currency at the Market Exchange Rate. For purposes
of this Section 8.1, “Market
Exchange Rate”
means,
unless otherwise specified for a Specified Currency with respect to any series
of Securities pursuant to Section 2.1, the noon dollar buying rate in New
York City for cable transfers of the Specified Currency published by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York.
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All
decisions and determinations of the Trustee regarding the Market Exchange Rate
or any alternative determination provided for in the preceding paragraph shall
be in its sole discretion and shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
conclusive to the extent permitted by law for all purposes and irrevocably
binding upon the Issuer and all Securityholders.
If
the
Company shall solicit from the Securityholders of any series any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action,
the
Company may, at its option, as evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate, fix in
advance a record date for such series for the determination of Securityholders
entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other action, but the Company shall have no obligation to
do
so. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action may be given before or after
the record date, but only the Securityholders of record at the close of business
on the record date shall be deemed to be Securityholders for the purposes of
determining whether Securityholders of the requisite principal amount of
Securities of that series at the time Outstanding have authorized or agreed
or
consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action, and for that purpose the Securities of that series
at
the time Outstanding shall be computed as of the record date; provided, however,
that no such authorization, agreement or consent by such Securityholders on
the
record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant
to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record
date.
8.2 Proof
of Execution by Securityholders.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 7.1 and the requirements of the Trust
Indenture Act, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Securityholder
(such proof will not require notarization) or the Securityholder’s agent or
proxy and proof of the holding by any Person of any of the Securities shall
be
sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture if made in the following
manner:
(a) The
fact
and date of the execution by any such Person of any instrument may be proved
in
any reasonable manner acceptable to the Trustee.
(b) The
ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register of such
Securities or by a certificate of the Security Registrar thereof.
The
Trustee may require such additional proof of any matter referred to in this
Section as it shall deem necessary.
8.3 Who
May Be Deemed Owners.
Prior
to the due presentment for registration of transfer of any Security, the
Company, the Trustee, any paying agent, any Security Registrar and any other
agent of the Company or the Trustee may deem and treat the Person in whose
name
such Security shall be registered in the Securities Register for such Security
as the absolute owner of such Security (whether such Security shall be overdue
and notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing thereon) for the purpose
of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of, premium, if any,
and
(subject to Section 2.3) interest, if any, on such Security and for all
other purposes; and none of the Company, the Trustee, any paying agent, any
Security Registrar or any such other agent shall be affected by any notice
to
the contrary.
8.4 Certain
Securities Owned by Company Disregarded.
In
determining whether Securityholders of the requisite principal amount of
Securities of all or a particular series have concurred in any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action under this
Indenture, the Securities of that series with respect to which such
determination is being made that are owned by the Company or any other obligor
on the Securities of such series or by any Person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under common control with the Company or any
other obligor on the Securities of such series shall be disregarded and deemed
not to be Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination, except that
for
the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying
on
any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or
other action, only Securities of such series that a Responsible Officer of
the
Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.
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The
Securities so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as
Outstanding for the purposes of this Section if the pledgee shall establish
to
the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to
such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor
on
the Securities of such series or a Person directly or indirectly controlling
or
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or
any
such other obligor. In case of a dispute as to such right, any decision by
the
Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the
Trustee.
8.5 Right
of Revocation of Action Taken; Actions Binding on Future
Securityholders.
At any
time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in
Section 8.1, of the taking of any action by the Securityholders of the
percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all or a
particular series, as the case may be, specified in this Indenture in connection
with such action, any Securityholder of a Security of that series with respect
to which such action is being taken that is shown by the evidence to be included
in the Securities the Securityholders of which have consented to such action
may, by filing written notice with the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office,
and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 8.2, revoke such action so
far as concerns such Security. Except as aforesaid any such action taken by
the
Securityholder of any Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such
Securityholder and upon all future holders and owners of such Security, and
of
any Security issued in exchange therefor, on registration of transfer thereof
or
in place thereof, irrespective of whether any notation in regard thereto is
made
upon such Security. Any action taken by the Securityholders of the percentage
in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all or a particular series,
as
the case may be, specified in this Indenture in connection with such action
shall be conclusively binding upon the Company, the Trustee and the
Securityholders of all the Securities affected by such action.
ARTICLE
IX
SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
9.1 Supplemental
Indentures Without Consent of Securityholders.
In
addition to any indenture supplemental hereto otherwise authorized by this
Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time
enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto (which shall conform
to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect), without notice
to or the consent of any Securityholder, for one or more of the following
purposes:
(a) to
cure
any ambiguity, omission, defect, or inconsistency herein, in the Securities
of
any series or in any indenture supplemental hereto;
(b) to
comply
with Article Ten;
(c) to
provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated
Securities;
(d) to
secure
the Securities of all or any series;
(e) to
comply
with the provisions of any Depositary, any clearing agency, any clearing
corporation, any clearing system, the Trustee or the Securities Registrar with
respect to provisions of this Indenture relating to transfers and exchanges
of
Securities;
(f) to
add
additional Events of Default and to provide with respect thereto for any
particular periods of grace after default (which may be shorter or longer than
that allowed in the case of other defaults) or for immediate enforcement upon
such default or for any limitation of the remedies available to the Trustee
upon
such default;
(g) to
add to
or change any provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary
in the Company’s determination to permit or facilitate the issuance of
Securities convertible into other securities;
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(h) to
add to
the covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions relating to the Company
for the benefit of the Securityholders of all or any series of Securities (and
if such covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions are to be for the
benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants,
restrictions, conditions or provisions are expressly being included solely
for
the benefit of such series), to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and
the
continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions,
conditions or provisions an Event of Default, or to surrender any right or
power
herein conferred upon the Company;
(i) to
add
to, delete from, or revise the conditions, limitations, and restrictions on
the
authorized amount, terms, or purposes of issue, authentication, and delivery
of
Securities, as herein set forth;
(j) to
make
any change herein, in the Securities of any series or in any indenture
supplemental hereto or to eliminate any provision contained herein, in the
Securities of any series or in any indenture supplemental hereto, in each case
that does not adversely affect the rights of the Securityholders of the
Securities at the time Outstanding in any material respect;
(k) to
provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions
of
the Securities of any series as permitted in Sections 2.1 and 2.2, to
establish the form of any certifications required to be furnished pursuant
to
the terms of this Indenture or any series of Securities, or to add to the rights
of the holders of Securities of any series;
(l) to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor
trustee or trustees;
(m) to
add
guarantees with respect to the Securities of all or any series; or
(n) to
comply
with any requirements of the Commission or any successor in connection with
the
qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
The
Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company in the execution of any
such indenture supplemental hereto, and to make any further appropriate
agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee
shall
not be obligated to enter into any such indenture supplemental hereto that
affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or
otherwise.
Any
indenture supplemental hereto authorized by the provisions of this Section
may
be executed by the Company and the Trustee without the consent of the holders
of
any of the Securities at the time Outstanding, notwithstanding any of the
provisions of Section 9.2.
9.2 Supplemental
Indentures With Consent of Securityholders.
With
the consent (evidenced as provided in Section 8.1) of the Securityholders
of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities
of
each series affected by such indenture or indentures supplemental hereto (with
each series consenting as a separate class) at the time Outstanding, the
Company, when authorized by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and the Trustee
may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures
supplemental hereto (which shall conform to the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act as then in effect) for the purpose of adding any provisions to
or
changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture
or
of any indenture supplemental hereto or of modifying in any manner not covered
by Section 9.1 the rights and obligations of the Company or the rights of
the holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided,
however, that no such indenture supplemental hereto shall, without the consent
of the Securityholders of the Securities of each series affected thereby (with
each series consenting as a separate class) at the time Outstanding,
(a) extend the fixed maturity of any Securities of any such series, or
reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time
of
payment of interest, if any, thereon, or reduce any premium payable upon the
redemption thereof, or make the principal thereof or interest, if any, thereon
payable in any coin or currency other than that provided in such Securities,
or
reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security (or
a
Security that provides that an amount other than the face amount thereof will
or
may be payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof)
that
would be payable upon an acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to
Section 6.1 or the amount provable in bankruptcy pursuant to
Section 6.1 or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Securities the
consent of the Securityholders of which is required for any such indenture
supplemental hereto.
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It
shall
not be necessary for the consent of the Securityholders of any series affected
thereby under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed
indenture supplemental hereto, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall
approve the substance thereof.
9.3 Effect
of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon
the execution of any indenture supplemental hereto pursuant to the provisions
of
this Article or of Section 10.1, this Indenture shall, with respect to such
series, be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith
and
the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities
under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company and the holders of Securities
of the series affected thereby shall thereafter be determined, exercised and
enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments,
and all the terms and conditions of any such indenture supplemental hereto
shall
be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for
any and all purposes. An indenture supplemental hereto that changes or
eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture that has expressly
been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of
Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Securityholders of such series
with respect to such covenant or provision, shall be deemed not to affect the
rights under this Indenture of the Securityholders of any other
series.
9.4 Securities
Affected by Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series affected by an indenture supplemental hereto,
authenticated and delivered after the execution of such indenture supplemental
hereto pursuant to the provisions of this Article or of Section 10.1, may
bear a notation in form approved by the Company, provided such form meets the
requirements of any securities exchange upon which such series may be listed,
as
to any matter provided for in such indenture supplemental hereto. If the Company
shall so determine, new Securities of that series so modified as to conform,
in
the opinion of the Company, to any modification of this Indenture contained
in
any such indenture supplemental hereto may be prepared by the Company,
authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for the Securities of
that series then Outstanding.
9.5 Execution
of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon
the request of the Company, accompanied by its Board Resolutions authorizing
the
execution of any such indenture supplemental hereto, and upon the filing with
the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Securityholders required to consent
thereto as aforesaid, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution
of such indenture supplemental hereto unless such indenture supplemental hereto
affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or
otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion but shall not be
obligated to enter into such indenture supplemental hereto. The Trustee, subject
to the provisions of Section 7.1, may receive an Officers’ Certificate or
an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any indenture supplemental
hereto executed pursuant to this Article is authorized or permitted by, and
conforms to, the terms of this Article and that it is proper for the Trustee
under the provisions of this Article to join in the execution thereof; provided,
however, that such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel need not be
provided in connection with the execution of an indenture supplemental hereto
that establishes the terms of a series of Securities pursuant to
Section 2.1 hereof.
Promptly
after the execution by the Company and the Trustee of any indenture supplemental
hereto pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Trustee shall transmit
by
mail, first class postage prepaid, a notice, setting forth in general terms
the
substance of such indenture supplemental hereto, to the Securityholders of
all
series affected thereby as their names and addresses appear upon the Security
Register. Any failure of the Trustee to mail such notice, or any defect therein,
shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such
indenture supplemental hereto.
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ARTICLE
X
SUCCESSOR
ENTITY
10.1 Company
May Consolidate, Etc. Except
as
provided pursuant to Section 2.1 pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set
forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures
supplemental to this Indenture, nothing contained in this Indenture shall
prevent any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other Person
(whether or not affiliated with the Company) or successive consolidations or
mergers in which the Company or its successor or successors shall be a party
or
parties, or shall prevent any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition
of
the property of the Company or its successor or successors as an entirety,
or
substantially as an entirety, to any other Entity (whether or not affiliated
with the Company or its successor or successors) authorized to acquire and
operate the same; provided, however, (a) the Company hereby covenants and
agrees that, upon any such consolidation or merger (in each case, if the Company
is not the survivor of such transaction), sale, conveyance, transfer or other
disposition, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (premium, if
any)
and interest on all of the Securities of all series in accordance with the
terms
of each series, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance
and observance of all the covenants and conditions of this Indenture with
respect to each series or established with respect to such series pursuant
to
Section 2.1 to be kept or performed by the Company shall be expressly
assumed, by indenture supplemental hereto (which shall conform to the provisions
of the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect) reasonably satisfactory in form
to the Trustee executed and delivered to the Trustee by the Entity formed by
such consolidation, or into which the Company shall have been merged, or by
the
Entity that shall have acquired such property and (b) in the event that the
Securities of any series then Outstanding are convertible into or exchangeable
for shares of common stock or other securities of the Company, such Entity
shall, by such indenture supplemental hereto, make provision so that the
Securityholders of Securities of that series shall thereafter be entitled to
receive upon conversion or exchange of such Securities the number of securities
or property to which a holder of the number of shares of common stock or other
securities of the Company deliverable upon conversion or exchange of those
Securities would have been entitled had such conversion or exchange occurred
immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer
or
other disposition.
10.2 Successor
Entity Substituted.
(a) In
case
of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other
disposition and upon the assumption by the successor Entity by indenture
supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory
in
form to the Trustee, of the obligations set forth under Section 10.1 on all
of the Securities of all series Outstanding, such successor Entity shall succeed
to and be substituted for the Company with the same effect as if it had been
named as the Company herein, and thereupon the predecessor Person shall be
relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the
Securities.
(b) In
case
of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other
disposition, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may
be
made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be
appropriate.
(c) Nothing
contained in this Article shall require any action by the Company in the case
of
a consolidation or merger of any Person into the Company where the Company
is
the survivor of such transaction, or the acquisition by the Company, by purchase
or otherwise, of all or any part of the property of any other Person (whether
or
not affiliated with the Company).
10.3 Evidence
of Consolidation, Etc. to Trustee.
The
Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.1 and the requirements of
the Trust Indenture Act, may receive an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of
Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale,
conveyance, transfer or other disposition, and any such assumption, comply
with
the provisions of this Article.
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ARTICLE
XI
SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE
11.1 Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture.
If at
any time: (a) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation all Securities of a series theretofore authenticated and not
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (other than any Securities that shall
have been mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen and that shall have
been
replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.7 and Securities for whose
payment money or Governmental Obligations have theretofore been deposited in
trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereupon repaid to
the
Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 11.5); or
(b) all such Securities of any particular series not theretofore delivered
to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, or are by
their terms to become due and payable within one year or are to be called for
redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for
the giving of notice of redemption, and the Company shall have deposited or
caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds the entire amount in
monies or Governmental Obligations or a combination thereof, sufficient in
the
opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants
expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay
at
maturity or upon redemption all Securities of that series not theretofore
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal (and premium,
if
any) and interest, if any, due or to become due to such date of maturity or
date
fixed for redemption, as the case may be, and if the Company shall also pay
or
cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder with respect to such series
by
the Company then this Indenture shall thereupon cease to be of further effect
with respect to such series, except for the provisions of Sections 2.3,
2.5, 2.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 7.10, that shall survive until the date of maturity
or redemption date, as the case may be, and Sections 7.6 and 11.5, that
shall survive to such date and thereafter, and the Trustee, on demand of the
Company and at the cost and expense of the Company shall execute proper
instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture with
respect to such series.
11.2 Discharge
of Obligations.
If at
any time all such Securities of a particular series not heretofore delivered
to
the Trustee for cancellation or that have not become due and payable as
described in Section 11.1 shall have been paid by the Company by depositing
irrevocably with the Trustee as trust funds monies or an amount of Governmental
Obligations sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all such Securities
of that series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation,
including principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, due or to become
due to such date of maturity or date fixed for redemption, as the case may
be,
and if the Company shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable
hereunder by the Company with respect to such series, then after the date such
monies or Governmental Obligations, as the case may be, are deposited with
the
Trustee the obligations of the Company under this Indenture with respect to
such
series shall cease to be of further effect except for the provisions of
Sections 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 7.6, 7.10 and 11.5 hereof that shall
survive until such Securities shall mature and be paid. Thereafter,
Sections 7.6 and 11.5 shall survive.
11.3 Deposited
Monies to be Held in Trust.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 11.5, all monies or Governmental Obligations
deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Sections 11.1 or 11.2 shall be held
in trust and shall be available for payment as due, either directly or through
any paying agent (including the Company acting as its own paying agent), to
the
holders of Securities of the particular series for the payment or redemption
of
which such monies or Governmental Obligations have been deposited with the
Trustee.
11.4 Payment
of Monies Held by Paying Agents.
In
connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect
to
Securities of any series, all monies or Governmental Obligations then held
by
any paying agent, other than the Trustee, under the provisions of this Indenture
with respect to the Securities of such series shall, upon demand of the Company,
be repaid to the Company or paid to the Trustee and thereupon such paying agent
shall be released from all further liability with respect to such monies or
Governmental Obligations.
11.5 Repayment
to Company.
Any
monies or Governmental Obligations deposited with any paying agent or the
Trustee, or then held by the Company, in trust for payment of principal of
or
premium, if any, on or interest, if any, on the Securities of a particular
series that are not applied but remain unclaimed by the holders of Securities
of
such series for at least two years after the date upon which the principal
of
(and premium, if any, on) or interest, if any, on such Securities, as the case
may be, shall have become due and payable, or such other shorter period set
forth in applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law, shall be
repaid to the Company on May 31 of each year or upon the Company’s request or
(if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and thereupon
such paying agent and the Trustee shall be released from all further liability
with respect to such monies or Governmental Obligations, and the holder of
any
of the Securities entitled to receive such payment shall thereafter, as a
general creditor, look only to the Company for the payment thereof.
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ARTICLE
XII
IMMUNITY
OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
No
recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this Indenture,
or of any Security, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect
thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or
director, past, present or future as such, of the Company or of any predecessor
or successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or any such
predecessor or successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution,
statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty
or
otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Indenture and the obligations
issued hereunder are solely corporate obligations, and that no such personal
liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, the
incorporators, stockholders, officers or directors as such, of the Company
or of
any predecessor or successor corporation, or any of them, because of the
creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the
obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any
of
the Securities or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal
liability of every name and nature, either at common law or in equity or by
constitution or statute, of, and any and all such rights and claims against,
every such incorporator, stockholder, officer or director as such, because
of
the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of
the
obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any
of
the Securities or implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released
as
a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture
and
the issuance of such Securities.
ARTICLE
XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
13.1 Effect
on Successors and Assigns.
All the
covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Indenture made by
or on
behalf of the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so
expressed.
13.2 Actions
by Successor.
Any act
or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture authorized or required to
be
done or performed by any board, committee or officer of the Company shall and
may be done and performed with like force and effect by the corresponding board,
committee or officer of any Entity that shall at the time be the lawful
successor of the Entity.
13.3 Surrender
of Company Powers.
The
Company by instrument in writing executed by authority of its Board of Directors
and delivered to the Trustee may surrender any of the powers reserved to the
Company, and thereupon such power so surrendered shall terminate both as to
the
Company and as to any successor Entity.
13.4 Notices.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, any notice, request or demand that
by
any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be given, made
or
served by the Trustee or by the holders of Securities or by any other Person
pursuant to this Indenture to or on the Company may be given or served by being
deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address
is filed in writing by the Company with the Trustee), as follows: Plaza America
Tower I, 00000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000. Any
notice, election, request or demand by the Company or any Securityholder or
by
any other Person pursuant to this Indenture to or upon the Trustee shall be
deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given
or
made in writing at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
13.5 Governing
Law.
THIS
INDENTURE AND EACH SECURITY SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER THE
LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES
THEREOF, AND FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF
SUCH STATE.
13.6 Treatment
of Securities as Debt.
It is
intended that the Securities will be treated as indebtedness and not as equity
for federal income tax purposes. The provisions of this Indenture shall be
interpreted to further this intention.
13.7 Certificates
and Opinions as to Conditions Precedent.
(a) Upon
any
application or demand by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under
any
of the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee
an
Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this
Indenture (other than the certificate to be delivered pursuant to
Section 13.12) relating to the proposed action have been complied with and
an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such
conditions precedent have been complied with, except that in the case of any
such application or demand as to which the furnishing of such documents is
specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such
particular application or demand, no additional certificate or opinion need
be
furnished.
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(b) Each
certificate or opinion provided for in this Indenture and delivered to the
Trustee with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant in this
Indenture shall include (i) a statement that the Person making such
certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (ii) 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; (iii) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, such Person
has made such examination or investigation as is reasonably necessary to enable
such Person to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or
condition has been complied with; and (iv) a statement as to whether or
not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied
with.
13.8 Payments
on Business Days.
Except
as provided pursuant to Section 2.1 pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set
forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures
supplemental to this Indenture, in any case where the date of maturity of
interest or principal of any Security or the date of redemption of any Security
shall not be a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal (and premium,
if any) may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force
and
effect as if made on the nominal date of maturity or redemption, and no interest
shall accrue for the period after such nominal date.
13.9 Conflict
with Trust Indenture Act.
If and
to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or
conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the
Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control.
13.10 Counterparts.
This
Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be
an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.
13.11 Separability.
In case
any one or more of the provisions contained in this Indenture or in the
Securities of any series shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal
or
unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
shall not affect any other provisions of this Indenture or of such Securities,
but this Indenture and such Securities shall be construed as if such invalid
or
illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein or
therein.
13.12 Compliance
Certificates.
The
Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each
fiscal year during which any Securities of any series were outstanding, an
officer’s certificate stating whether or not the signer knows of any Default or
Event of Default that occurred during such fiscal year. Such certificate shall
contain a certification from the principal executive officer, principal
financial officer or principal accounting officer of the Company that a review
has been conducted of the activities of the Company and the Company’s
performance under this Indenture and that the Company has complied with all
conditions and covenants under this Indenture. For purposes of this
Section 13.12, such compliance shall be determined without regard to any
period of grace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture. If
the
officer of the Company signing such certificate has knowledge of such a Default
or Event of Default, the certificate shall describe any such Default or Event
of
Default and its status.
13.13 Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents.
The
Article, Section, clause and paragraph headings herein and the Table of Contents
are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction
hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day
and
year first written above.
ICO
Global Communications (Holdings) Limited
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[TRUSTEE],
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CROSS-REFERENCE
TABLE (1)
SECTION
OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939, AS AMENDED
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SECTION OF INDENTURE
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310(a)
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7.9
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310(b)
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7.8
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7.10
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310(c)
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Inapplicable
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311(a)
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7.13
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311(b)
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7.13
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311(c)
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Inapplicable
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312(a)
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5.1
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5.2(a)
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312(b)
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5.2(c)
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312(c)
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5.2(c)
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313(a)
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5.4(a)
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313(b)
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5.4(b)
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313(c)
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5.4(a)
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5.4(b)
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313(d)
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5.4(c)
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314(a)
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5.3
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13.12
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314(b)
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Inapplicable
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314(c)
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13.7(a)
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314(d)
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Inapplicable
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314(e)
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13.7(b)
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314(f)
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Inapplicable
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315(a)
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7.1(a)
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7.1(b)
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315(b)
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7.14
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315(c)
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7.1
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315(d)
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7.1(b)
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315(e)
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6.7
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316(a)
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6.6
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8.4
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316(b)
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6.4
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316(c)
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8.1
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317(a)
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6.2
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317(b)
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4.3
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318(a)
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13.9
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(1)
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This
Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Indenture and
shall
not have any bearing on the interpretation of any of its terms or
provisions.
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