SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
THIS
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental
Indenture”),
dated
as of November 12, 2008, is entered into by and between American Dairy, Inc.,
a
Utah corporation (the “Company”),
and
The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”)
under
each of the Citadel Indenture (as defined below) and the Other Indenture (as
defined below), as applicable.
Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings set forth in the Indentures (as defined below).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Trustee have entered into an indenture dated as of June
1,
2007 (the “Citadel
Indenture”),
which
sets forth the terms and conditions governing an aggregate principal amount
of
US$60,000,000 of 1.0% Guaranteed Senior Secured Convertible Notes due 2012
heretofore issued by the Company (the “Citadel
Notes”);
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Trustee have entered into an indenture dated as of June
27,
2007 (the “Other
Indenture”),
which
sets forth the terms and conditions governing an aggregate principal amount
of
US$20,000,000 of 1.0% Guaranteed Senior Secured Convertible Notes due 2012
heretofore issued by the Company (the “Other
Notes”);
WHEREAS,
pursuant to each of the Citadel Indenture and the Other Indenture, which are
collectively referred to herein as the "Indentures,"
the
Citadel Notes and the Other Notes are to be considered a single series of Notes,
as set forth in the Indentures, and are collectively referred to as the
"Combined Notes," and in each of the Indentures references to the "Indenture"
shall mean the Citadel Indenture or the Other Indenture, as applicable, as
supplemented hereby, and the "Notes" shall mean the Citadel Notes or the Other
Notes, as applicable;
WHEREAS,
Section 8.02 of each of the Indentures provides that the Company and the Trustee
may, from time to time and at any time, with the consent of the holders of
the
requisite aggregate principal amount, or the requisite number of holders, as
the
case may be, of the Combined Notes at the time outstanding, enter into
indentures supplemental thereto for the purpose of changing certain provisions
of such Indentures subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS,
the holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount, or the requisite number
of holders, as the case may be, of the Combined Notes currently outstanding
have
consented (the evidence of such consent having been obtained and provided to
the
Trustee as required under each of the Indentures) to the execution of this
Supplemental Indenture to each of the Indentures by the parties hereto;
and
WHEREAS,
the Company has complied with the requirements under each of the Indentures
to
execute this Supplemental Indenture and, in connection therewith, has provided
the Trustee with any requisite Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to
the satisfaction of the Trustee.
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NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and
the
Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the
holders of the Combined Notes as follows:
1. Amendments
to the Indentures.
Each of
the Indentures is hereby amended as follows:
1.1.
Sections
3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06 and 3.07 shall be added to each of the Indentures
as
follows:
“Section
3.03. Repurchase
of Notes by the Company at Option of the Holder.
(a)
The
Notes
shall be repurchased by the Company at the option (the “Early
Repurchase Option”)
of the
holder of the Notes, for cash, at a repurchase price equal to the Early
Repurchase Amount (as defined below) in four (4) installments as set forth
in
Section 3.03(b); provided
that (x)
the Early Repurchase Option shall be exercised by a holder irrevocably and
only
once by giving a written notice (the “Early
Repurchase Notice”)
to the
Trustee and the Company on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
November 13, 2008; and (y) in consideration of the Early Repurchase Option
provided hereby, upon and by the exercise thereof, each exercising holder shall
be deemed to have agreed that, with respect to any Notes as to which such holder
has exercised the Early Repurchase Option (the “Early
Repurchase Notes”),
such
holder may not exercise such holder’s right to convert any of such Early
Repurchase Notes into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Article 14 of this
Indenture for so long as the Company is in compliance with its obligation to
pay
the Installment Payment Amount (as defined below) on each Installment Payment
Date (as defined below) in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
provided,
however,
that in
the event that a holder of Early Repurchase Notes requests the right to convert,
pursuant to Article 14 of this Indenture, in whole or in part, any Early
Repurchase Notes in lieu of being entitled to receive any cash payment for
Early
Repurchase Notes as set forth hereinbelow, then the Company, in its sole
discretion, shall have the right to permit such conversion in lieu of being
obligated to make any such cash payment. Except as otherwise expressly provided
in this Section 3, all outstanding Early Repurchase Notes will be considered
Notes under the Indentures for all purposes.
(b)
“Early
Repurchase Amount”
shall
mean, with respect to the Early Repurchase Notes, an amount equal to the product
of the principal amount of the Notes as to which such holder has exercised
the
Early Repurchase Option (the
“Base
Principal Amount”),
multiplied by one hundred fifteen percent (115%). The Early Repurchase Amount
shall be paid in United States Dollars.
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The
Early
Repurchase Amount shall be payable in four (4) installments on or prior to
each
of November
14,
2008 (the “First
Payment Date”),
April
15, 2009 (the “Second
Payment Date”),
July
15, 2009 (the “Third
Payment Date”),
and
October 15, 2009 (the “Fourth
Payment Date”,
and
each of such payment dates being an “Installment
Payment Date”).
The
amount
of the Early Repurchase Amount due on the Installment Payment Dates (the
“Installment
Payment Amount”)
shall
be (i) with respect to each of the First Payment Date, the Second Payment Date
and the Third Payment Date, one-sixth
(1/6) of the Early Repurchase Amount, and (ii) with respect to the Fourth
Payment Date, one-half (1/2) of the Early Repurchase Amount.
In
addition, any accrued and unpaid interest (including any default interest as
set
forth in Section 4.01 of this Indenture) through the date of the Early
Repurchase Notice shall be paid together with the Installment Payment Amount
due
on the First Payment Date. In the event that the aggregate Installment Payment
Amount, together with such accrued and unpaid interest, payable on the First
Payment Date exceeds $11,000,000 (the “Initial
Amount”),
then
with respect to any amounts by which such Installment Payment Amount, together
with such accrued and unpaid interest, exceeds the Initial Amount (the
“Excess
Amount”),
the
Company shall, after paying the Initial Amount on the First Payment Date, pay
the Excess Amount on or prior to January 15, 2009 (the “Excess
Amount Payment Date”).
The
payment of the Installment Payment Amount (including, for the avoidance of
doubt, the Initial Amount and the Excess Amount) payable to each holder of
Early
Repurchase Notes on each date such amount is paid shall be the aggregate
Installment Payment Amount due on such date multiplied by a fraction, (x) the
numerator of which shall be the aggregate principal amount of the Early
Repurchase Notes held by such holder on such date and (y) the denominator of
which shall be the aggregate principal amount of all Early Repurchase Notes
outstanding on such date. The Initial Amount paid by the Company shall first
be
applied towards each holder’s pro rata share of Base Principal Amount of the
Early Repurchase Notes, and thereafter to each holder’s pro rata share of the
accrued and unpaid interest to be paid as set forth hereinabove.
(c)
Purchases
of the Early Repurchase Notes under this Section 3.03 shall be made by the
Company upon:
(i)delivery
by a holder of the Early Repurchase Notes, or by the holder of beneficial
interests therein, to the Company, with a copy to the Trustee (or other paying
agent appointed by the Company), of a duly completed Early Repurchase Notice,
in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F,
not
later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time on November 13, 2008; and
(ii)(X)
with
respect to Early Repurchase Notes represented by Global Notes, book-entry
transfer, effected in a manner acceptable to the Registrar and the Company
and
in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, on each Installment Payment
Date, of the interests in the Early Repurchase Notes being repurchased, in
an
amount equal to the applicable amount of such Early Repurchase Notes being
repurchased on such Installment Payment Date (together with all necessary
endorsements), such book-entry transfer being deemed to occur simultaneously
with the receipt by such holder of the Installment Payment Amount due on such
Installment Payment Date, and thereafter the Trustee shall cause the aggregate
principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly;
provided
that
such Early Repurchase Notes shall conform in all respects to the description
thereof in the Early Repurchase Notice; and
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(Y)
with
respect to Early Repurchase Notes represented by Definitive Notes (1) to be
repurchased on the First Payment Date, by delivery by the holder thereof to
the
Company, with a copy to the Trustee (or other paying agent appointed by the
Company), together with the Early Repurchase Notice, of Definitive Notes
representing the Early Repurchase Notes being repurchased on such First Payment
Date (or, in the case of any lost or mutilated or stolen Notes, an indemnity
as
may be required by the Company and the Trustee as contemplated in Section 2.06
of the Indenture); and (2) to be repurchased on any of the Second Payment Date,
Third Payment Date or Fourth Payment Date, by delivery, following receipt of
written notice from the Company to the holders of the Early Repurchase Notes
(given at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the applicable Installment
Payment Date, that confirms the Company’s intention to pay the Installment
Payment Amount on such Installment Payment Date), at least two (2) Business
Days
prior to the applicable Installment Payment Date (or such other period as the
Company may agree), to the Company, with a copy to the Trustee (or other paying
agent appointed by the Company), of Definitive Notes representing the Early
Repurchase Notes being repurchased on such Installment Payment Date (together
with all necessary endorsements), in either such case such delivery being a
condition to receipt by such holder of the Installment Payment Amount due on
such Installment Payment Date; provided
that
such Early Repurchase Notes shall conform in all respects to the description
thereof in the Early Repurchase Notice; and, provided,
further,
that in
the event of any missing endorsement or other alleged defect in the delivery,
the holder shall be provided with notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure
any such defect.
Upon
any
such surrender of Definitive Notes representing Early Repurchase Notes being
repurchased on the applicable Installment Payment Date, the Company shall issue,
and the Trustee shall authenticate, replacement Definitive Notes to the
respective holders thereof, having an aggregate principal amount reflecting
a
reduction in the principal amount originally represented thereby to give effect
to any Early Repurchase Notes repurchased on the applicable Installment Payment
Date.
Section
3.04. Effect
of Early Repurchase Notice.
Subject
to Section 3.07, upon delivery to the Company of the Early Repurchase Notice
specified in Section 3.03 and so long as the Company is in compliance with
its
obligation to pay the respective Installment Payment Amount on each Installment
Payment Date in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, (i) the payment
obligations of the Company under this Indenture (including, without limitation,
the obligations of the Company under Section 6.01 of this Indenture) with
respect to the Early Repurchase Notes shall be the Early Repurchase Amount
payable in respect of such Early Repurchase Notes; (ii) Interest on the Early
Repurchase Notes shall accrue only through the date of the Early Repurchase
Notice and shall cease to accrue thereafter; and (iii) a holder of the Early
Repurchase Notes shall, upon delivery of the Early Repurchase Notice, (x) be
entitled to receive solely the Early Repurchase Amount with respect to such
Early Repurchase Notes pursuant to this Section, together with any accrued
and
unpaid Interest through the date of the Early Repurchase Notice, and (y) not
be
permitted to convert the Early Repurchase Notes held by it in accordance with
Article 14 of this Indenture, except as provided in Section 3.03(a);
provided
that
except as otherwise set forth herein, such holder of Early Repurchase Notes
shall be entitled to all other rights and privileges as a holder of Notes under
this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents in respect of any such Early
Repurchase Notes that remain outstanding until the Early Repurchase Amount
has
been paid in full.
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The
Company will comply with the provisions of Rule 14e-1 and any other tender
offer
rules under the Exchange Act (including, without limitation, filing a Schedule
TO or other schedule) to the extent then applicable in connection with the
repurchase rights of the holders of Notes.
The
Early
Repurchase Notice shall be irrevocable.
Section
3.05. Deposit
of the Early Repurchase Amount.
Prior
to
10:00 a.m. (New York City Time) on each Installment Payment Date, the Company
shall pay to the holders of the Early Repurchase Notes the Installment Payment
Amount due on such Installment Payment Date, in immediately available funds
to
the account(s) designated by such holders as set forth in the Early Repurchase
Notice (it being acknowledged, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Company
may
pay such Installment Payment Amount prior to such Installment Payment Date).
Upon
payment of the Installment Payment Amount due on each Installment Payment Date,
(i) a portion of the Early Repurchase Notes, in an amount equal to the
applicable percentage of the Base Principal Amount being repurchased on such
Installment Payment Date, will cease to be outstanding, (ii) subject to the
other terms of this Indenture, all other rights of the holders of such Early
Repurchase Notes under this Indenture will terminate as to the portion of Early
Repurchase Notes so purchased, (iii) the Base Principal Amount of the Early
Repurchase Notes not repurchased on such Installment Payment Date will continue
to be outstanding, and (iv) all other rights of the holders of such Early
Repurchase Notes under this Indenture will continue as to the portion of Early
Repurchase Notes not so purchased, in all such cases whether or not book-entry
transfer or physical delivery of such Early Repurchase Notes has been made
or
such Early Repurchase Notes have been delivered to the Trustee or paying agent,
in each case, as of such Installment Payment Date.
Section
3.06. Notes
Repurchased in Part.
For
any
Early Repurchase Notes represented by Definitive Notes and repurchased pursuant
to Section 3.03 of this Indenture only in part, the Company shall execute and
the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the holder
thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Note or Notes, of any authorized
denomination, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unrepurchased
portion of such Early Repurchase Notes.
Section
3.07.
Failure
to Pay the Early Repurchase Amount
(a)
If
the Company (i) fails to pay the applicable Installment Payment Amount within
fifteen (15) days following the First Payment Date (except with respect to
the
Excess Amount, if any) or (ii) fails to pay the Excess Amount, if any, within
fifteen (15) days following the Excess Amount Payment Date, and such failure
shall be continuing, then any such failure will be an Event of Default under
this Indenture, and either the Trustee or the holders of not less than
twenty-five (25%) in aggregate of the Base Principal Amount of Early Repurchase
Notes then outstanding, determined in accordance with Section 12.04 of this
Indenture, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given
by
such holders), may declare the entire Early Repurchase Amount payable to the
holders of the Early Repurchase Notes, net of any Installment Payment Amount
already paid, to be due and payable immediately, anything contained in this
Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding.
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(b)
Failure by the Company to pay the applicable Installment Payment Amount within
fifteen (15) days following any of the Second Payment Date, the Third Payment
Date or the Fourth Payment Date (any such payment date on which the Installment
Payment Amount due on such date is not paid, the “Missed
Payment Date”)
shall
not, solely by reason thereof, constitute a Default or an Event of Default
hereunder; provided,
that, unless
the Installment Payment Amount due on such Missed Payment Date is paid within
a
period of fifteen (15) days after such Missed Payment Date, then Sections 3.03,
3.04, 3.05 and 3.06 of this Indenture shall cease to have any force or effect
with respect to any Early Repurchase Notes then outstanding and all Early
Repurchase Notes shall cease to be Early Repurchase Notes and such Notes, and
the holders thereof, shall automatically be entitled to all rights and
privileges as a holder of Notes under this Indenture and other Transaction
Documents in respect of such Notes, as if no Early Repurchase Notice had been
delivered with respect to such Notes, including, without limitation, the
conversion rights provided in Article 14 of the Indenture.
(c)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the amount
that can be declared to be due and payable immediately pursuant to Section
3.07(a) or 3.07(b) shall be limited to the entire Early Repurchase Amount,
net
of any Installment Payment Amount already paid.
1.2
Exhibit
F
shall be added to this Indenture as follows:
“Exhibit
F. Early
Repurchase Notice
TO:
AMERICAN DAIRY, INC.
The
undersigned [registered holder of] [holder of beneficial interests in] the
Notes
specified in this notice, hereby (i) irrevocably acknowledges receipt of a
notice from American Dairy, Inc. (the “Company”)
regarding the right of holders to elect to require the Company to repurchase
the
Notes upon the exercise of the Early Repurchase Option, (ii) exercises the
Early
Repurchase Option and (iii) requests and instructs the Company to repurchase
the
Notes below designated from the undersigned, in accordance with the terms of
the
Indenture, at the Early
Repurchase Amount with respect to such Notes:
$
__________ Principal Amount of the Notes to which this Early Repurchase Notice
relates pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Indenture.
Capitalized
terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms
in the Indenture. The Early Repurchase Amount shall be paid by the Company
in
four (4) installments, pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the
Indenture.
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[Definitive
Notes representing Notes that are the subject of this Early Repurchase Notice
are being delivered, together with this Early Repurchase Notice, to the Company
at the delivery address listed below.]
The
undersigned hereby authorizes and instructs the Company to pay, on each
Installment Payment Date, the Installment Payment Amount due on such Installment
Payment Date, in immediately available funds to the following account (or to
such other account as such [registered holder of] [holder of beneficial
interests in] the Early Repurchase Notes at the time provides written notice
to
the Company (with a copy to the Trustee):
Bank:
____________________________________________________
Branch:
__________________________________________________
SWIFT
Code
(if
applicable): _____________________________________________
ABA
Code
(if
applicable): _____________________________________________
Accountholder
Name: _______________________________________
Account
Name:
____________________________________________
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The
undersigned acknowledges that this notice is irrevocable.
Dated:
Signature(s):
NOTICE:
The above signatures of the holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name
as
written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatever.
Note
Certificate Number (if applicable):
ISIN
No.:
_____________________________________________
Principal
amount to be repurchased (if less than all): $
Social
Security or Other Taxpayer Identification
Number:
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Date:
______________
Your
Signature:
(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
Delivery
Address for Definitive Notes:
American
Dairy, Inc.
c/o: |
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1.3 The
definition of Common Depositary, as set forth in Section 1.01 of the Other
Indenture is deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:
“Common
Depositary”
means,
with respect to the Other Notes issuable or issued in global form, The Bank
of
New York Depository (Nominees) Limited, or registered its successors or assigns,
as the Common Depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream, or the Depositary Trust
Company (“DTC”),
with
respect to the Other Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as
depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Indenture.”
1.4 In
addition to the foregoing, the Company and the Trustee may take such action
and
execute such documents, including such further indentures supplemental to the
Other Indenture, to provide for Other Notes that are issued in Definitive Form
to be transferred for beneficial interests in Global Notes that are held by
the
DTC or such other Common Depositary as shall be agreed between the Company,
the
Trustee and the holders of the Other Notes; provided,
however,
that
there shall be no modifications to the terms of the Other Notes in any way
except and to the extent necessary to exchange Definitive Notes for beneficial
interests in Global Notes.
2. Consents
and Waivers.
The
Company’s obligations to comply with the terms and conditions set forth in each
of the Indentures are hereby modified as follows:
2.1. The
Company and the Operating Subsidiaries shall be permitted to Incur Debt solely
(a) for the purpose of making, and in such amount as is necessary to make,
and
the proceeds thereof shall be used for making, payment of the Early Repurchase
Amount with respect to any Notes as to which the Early Repurchase Option has
been exercised; provided,
however,
that
such Debt and any refinancing thereof (collectively, the “Early
Repurchase Debt”)
shall
not exceed $92,000,000 in aggregate principal amount, and (b) to fund working
capital and capital expenditure requirements to expand the Company’s business
operations, in an amount not to exceed $40,000,000 in aggregate principal amount
(“Operations
Debt”);
provided,
however,
that
the Company or the Operating Subsidiaries shall only be permitted to incur
Operations Debt if, and to the extent that, for every $1.00 of Operations Debt
incurred, the Company repurchases $1.00 of Early Repurchase Notes in addition
to
the portion of the Early Repurchase Amount payable on the First Payment Date
(such Early Repurchase Notes being so repurchased hereinafter referred to as
the
“Additional
Repurchase Notes”)
and
(i) the purchase price for the Additional Repurchase Notes shall be paid not
later than three (3) Business Days following the date that the Company, or
the
applicable Operating Subsidiary, receives proceeds from such Operations Debt;
and (ii) the Company shall give written notice of such Incurrence of any
Operations Debt to the holders of the Early Repurchase Notes promptly upon
incurring such Operations Debt; and provided
further
that if
the Company fails to repurchase the Additional Repurchase Notes according to
the
terms set forth in the foregoing proviso, and fails to cure such failure within
fifteen (15) days thereafter, then such failure to so cure shall be an Event
of
Default and either the Trustee or the holders of not less than twenty-five
percent (25%) in aggregate of the Base Principal Amount of the Early Repurchase
Notes then outstanding, determined in accordance with Section 12.04 of this
Indenture, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given
by
such holders), may declare the entire Early Repurchase Amount payable to the
holders of the Early Repurchase Notes, net of any Installment Payment Amounts
already paid, to be due and payable immediately, anything contained in the
Indentures to the contrary notwithstanding.
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2.2. The
Company’s obligations under Sections 4.09(a), 4.09(b) and 4.16 of each of the
Indentures are hereby waived to the extent necessary for, and with respect
to,
the Incurring of the Early Repurchase Debt and Operations Debt.
2.3. The
Company and the Operating Subsidiaries shall be permitted to Incur, or suffer
to
exist, any Lien to the extent and only to the extent required by any lender
of
the Early Repurchase Debt or of Operations Debt, and Incurred solely in respect
of the Early Repurchase Debt or of Operations Debt, and the Company’s
obligations under Section 4.11 of each of the Indentures are hereby waived
to
the extent of such Liens Incurred in respect of the Early Repurchase Debt and
Operations Debt, respectively. In addition, (A) the Company shall be permitted
to pledge and grant a security interest in favor of the holders of the Company’s
7.75% Convertible Notes due October 2, 2009 (the “7.75%
Notes”)
to the
extent, and only to the extent, set forth in the form of Share Pledge Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit 2.3
(the
“Second
Share Pledge Agreement”),
and
(B) if, and to the extent that, any security interest with respect to equity
interests in the Company’s subsidiaries formed under the laws of the People’s
Republic of China, or any additional subsidiaries of the Company, or of its
wholly owned subsidiary American Flying Crane Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“AFC”),
in
favor of the holders of the Notes, then the Company or AFC, as the case may
be,
shall grant a security interest in favor of the holders of the 7.75% Notes
to
the same relative extent as the interests granted by the Second Share Pledge
Agreement, pursuant to an applicable share pledge agreement, and the foregoing
interests granted by the Company or AFC, as the case may be, to the holders
of
the 7.75% Notes shall constitute a Permitted Lien under the
Indentures.
2.4. The
Company shall be permitted to Incur the Early Repurchase Debt and Operations
Debt, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from Xx. Xxxx You-Bin, a
shareholder of the Company, on an unsecured basis, without the incurrence of
any
Lien, and in such event the Company’s obligations under Section 4.14(c) of each
of the Indentures are hereby waived, but only to the extent that such
obligations relate to the requirement to obtain a written opinion from an
Independent Financial Advisor arising directly as a result of the Incurrence
of
such Early Repurchase Debt or Operations Debt from Xx. Xxxx
You-Bin.
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2.5. The
Company’s obligations to comply with Section 4.26 of each of the Indentures are
hereby waived to the extent that a Termination of Trading arises as a result
of
the Company’s failure to timely file its annual report(s) on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and, if applicable, December 31, 2008,
or
any quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for quarterly periods during such fiscal
years, with the Commission as a result of the termination of the Company’s
former auditors and the reaudit process described in the Company’s current
report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 17, 2008 (the
“Reaudit”);
provided,
however,
that in
the event that the Company fails to pay when due the applicable Installment
Payment Amount that is payable on the Second Payment Date, or the Third Payment
Date or the Fourth Payment Date (in each case a “Missed
Payment Date”),
then
the foregoing waiver, to the extent it relates to the filing of the Company’s
annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, shall
be terminated and of no further force and effect.
2.6. The
Company’s obligations to comply with Sections 4.27, 4.30 and 4.33 of each of the
Indentures are hereby waived, but only to the extent that any non-compliance
with any of such Sections is due to or results from the Reaudit and the
resulting delay in completing the Company’s audited financial statements for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and, if applicable, the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2008; provided,
however,
that in
the event that the Company fails to pay when due the Installment Payment Amount
that is payable on the applicable Missed Payment Date, then the foregoing waiver
to the extent it relates to the financial statements for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2008 shall be terminated and of no further force and
effect.
2.7. The
Company’s obligations to comply with Sections 4.09(b) and 4.16 of each of the
Indentures with respect to maintenance of the Leverage Ratio and the
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth, respectively, are hereby waived for the period
commencing on the Issue Date and continuing through the end of the last Fiscal
Quarter the results of which are reflected in the amended and/or delinquent
reports required to be filed and actually filed by the Company with the
Commission reflecting the Reaudit (the “Current
Filings Period”);
provided,
however,
that
such waiver shall not apply to any breach by the Company of such obligations
for
periods commencing on or after the first day of the first full Fiscal Quarter
following the Current Filings Period; and provided,
further, that
(i)
in the event that the Company fails to pay when due the Installment Payment
Amount that is payable on the applicable Missed Payment Date, then the foregoing
waiver, to the extent it relates to any Fiscal Quarter ending on or after
December 31, 2008, shall be terminated and of no further force and effect,
and
(ii) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a compliance certificate, signed
by the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal
accounting officer, certifying as to the Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated
Tangible Net Worth for the applicable Fiscal Quarter, within five (5) business
days of the later of (i) such Missed Payment Date and (ii) the date which is
the
earlier of (x) the date on which the Company is required to file with the
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including
giving effect to any extensions permitted by Rule 12b-25), the Company’s Form
10-K or Form 10-Q, as the case may be, relating to the most recently completed
Fiscal Quarter ending on or after December 31, 2008 or (y) the date on which
the
Company files such Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as the case may be, with the
Commission.
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2.8. The
Company’s obligations to comply with Section 4.25 of each of the Indentures, to
make the payment described in clause (a) of the definition of Additional Amounts
in Section 1.1 of each of the Indentures, and to pay Additional Interest
pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of Additional Interest in Section
1.1
of each of the Indentures, are hereby waived; provided,
however,
that in
the event that the Company fails to pay when due the Installment Payment Amount
that is payable on the applicable Missed Payment Date, and a Qualifying IPO
has
not occurred by such Missed Payment Date, then the foregoing waiver shall
terminate and be of no further force and effect, and the Company shall be
obligated to pay (i) within fifteen (15) days of such Missed Payment Date,
such
Additional Amounts, and (ii) on each Interest Payment Date following such Missed
Payment Date, such Additional Interest that has accrued but not been paid
through such Interest Payment Date.
2.9. The
Company’s obligations to pay Additional Interest accruing under clause (b) of
the definition of Additional Interest in Section 1.1 of each of the Indentures
is hereby waived; provided, however, that in the event that the Company fails
to
pay when due the Installment Payment Amount that is payable on the applicable
Missed Payment Date, then the foregoing waiver shall terminate and be of no
further force and effect, and the Company shall be obligated to pay to holders
of the Early Repurchase Notes then outstanding such Additional Interest as
may
accrue under such clause (b) for the period commencing on the date of the Early
Repurchase Notice, unless all of the shares of Common Stock underlying such
holder’s Notes may be sold in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, without regard to limitation by volume by such
holder.
2.10. The
Company’s obligations to pay Interest (other than the Additional Interest) under
Section 4.01 of each of the Indentures are hereby waived; provided,
however, that
in
the event that the Company fails to pay when due the Installment Payment Amount
that is payable on the applicable Missed Payment Date, then the foregoing waiver
shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, and the Company shall
be
obligated to pay (i) within fifteen (15) days from such Missed Payment Date,
the
Interest (other than the Additional Interest) accrued but unpaid through such
Missed Payment Date and (ii) on each Interest Payment Date following such Missed
Payment Date, the Additional Interest that has accrued but not been paid through
such Interest Payment Date.
2.11. To
the
extent that any actions taken or to be taken by the Company in undertaking,
effecting and consummating the repurchase of the Early Repurchase Notes and
the
transactions contemplated by this Supplemental Indenture would not comply with
or would be limited by the provisions of the Indentures, as modified or
otherwise waived hereby, compliance with such provisions is hereby waived solely
to the extent required to so effectuate and consummate.
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3. Ratification
of Indenture; Supplemental Indenture Part of Indenture.
Except
as expressly amended hereby, each of the Indentures is ratified and confirmed
in
all respects and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain
in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of
each
of the Indentures for all purposes, shall be construed as a part thereof, and
every holder of the Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered
shall be bound hereby.
4. Governing
Law.
THIS
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
5. Trustee
Makes No Representation.
The
Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Supplemental Indenture.
6. Counterparts.
6.1.
The
parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each
signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same
agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Supplemental
Indenture.
6.2. This
Supplemental Indenture may be executed in one or more counterparts and when
a
counterpart has been executed by each party, all such counterparts taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
7. Severability.
In case
any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, then (to the extent permitted by law) the validity, legality
and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected
or
impaired thereby.
8. Effect
of Headings.
The
section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not effect the
construction thereof.
[Signature
page(s) to follow]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture
to
be duly executed as of the date first above written.
AMERICAN DAIRY, INC. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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AMERICAN FLYING CRANE CORPORATION | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
as
Trustee under the Citadel Indenture and the Other
Indenture
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxx | |
Name:
Xxxx Xxx
Title:
Assistant Vice President
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