Exhibit 2.5
CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
as Issuer,
The GUARANTORS named herein
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as Trustee
Dated as of March 3, 2006
7.125% Senior Notes due 2014, Series A
7.125% Senior Notes due 2014, Series B
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
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TIA |
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Indenture |
Section |
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Section |
310(a)(1) |
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7.10 |
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7.10 |
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N.A. |
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N.A. |
(b) |
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7.08; 7.10; 11.02 |
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7.10 |
(b)(9) |
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7.10 |
(c) |
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N.A. |
311(a) |
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7.11 |
(b) |
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7.11 |
(c) |
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N.A. |
312(a) |
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2.05 |
(b) |
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11.03 |
(c) |
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11.03 |
313(a) |
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7.06 |
(b)(1) |
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7.06 |
(b)(2) |
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7.06 |
(c) |
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7.06; 11.02 |
(d) |
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7.06 |
314(a) |
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4.02; 4.08; 11.02 |
(b) |
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N.A. |
(c)(1) |
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11.04; 11.05 |
(c)(2) |
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11.04; 11.05 |
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N.A. |
(d) |
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N.A. |
(e) |
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11.05 |
(f) |
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N.A. |
315(a) |
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7.01; 7.02 |
(b) |
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7.05; 11.02 |
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7.01 |
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6.05; 7.01; 7.02 |
(e) |
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6.11 |
316(a) (last sentence) |
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2.09 |
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6.05 |
(a)(1)(B) |
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6.04 |
(a)(2) |
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8.02 |
(b) |
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6.07 |
(c) |
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8.04 |
317(a)(1) |
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6.08 |
(a)(2) |
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6.09 |
(b) |
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2.04 |
318(a) |
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11.01 |
N.A. means Not Applicable
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NOTE: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of this
Indenture. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE |
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Section 1.01. |
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Definitions |
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1 |
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Section 1.02. |
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Other Definitions |
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Section 1.03. |
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Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 1.04. |
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Rules of Construction |
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ARTICLE 2 |
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THE NOTES |
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Section 2.01. |
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Form and Dating |
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Section 2.02. |
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Execution and Authentication |
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Section 2.03. |
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Registrar and Paying Agent |
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32 |
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Section 2.04. |
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Paying Agent to Hold Assets in Trust |
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Section 2.05. |
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Noteholder Lists |
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33 |
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Section 2.06. |
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Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 2.07. |
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Replacement Notes |
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Section 2.08. |
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Outstanding Notes |
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Section 2.09. |
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Treasury Notes |
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Section 2.10. |
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Temporary Notes |
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Section 2.11. |
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Cancellation |
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Section 2.12. |
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Defaulted Interest |
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Section 2.13. |
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Deposit of Moneys |
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36 |
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Section 2.14. |
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CUSIP Number |
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36 |
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Section 2.15. |
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Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes |
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36 |
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Section 2.16. |
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Registration of Transfers and Exchanges |
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37 |
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Section 2.17. |
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Restrictive Legends |
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41 |
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ARTICLE 3 |
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REDEMPTION |
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Section 3.01. |
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Notices to Trustee |
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43 |
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Section 3.02. |
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Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed |
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43 |
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Section 3.03. |
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Notice of Redemption |
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44 |
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Section 3.04. |
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Effect of Notice of Redemption |
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45 |
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Section 3.05. |
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Deposit of Redemption Price |
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Section 3.06. |
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Notes Redeemed in Part |
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ARTICLE 4 |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 4.01. |
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Payment of Notes |
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45 |
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Section 4.02. |
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Reports to Holders |
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Section 4.03. |
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Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws |
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47 |
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Section 4.04. |
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Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default; Tax Information |
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Section 4.05. |
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Payment of Taxes and Other Claims |
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48 |
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Section 4.06. |
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Corporate Existence |
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48 |
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Section 4.07. |
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Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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48 |
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Section 4.08. |
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Compliance with Laws |
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49 |
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Section 4.09. |
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Maintenance of Properties and Insurance |
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49 |
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Section 4.10. |
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Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock |
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Section 4.11. |
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Limitation on Restricted Payments |
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Section 4.12. |
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Limitation on Asset Sales |
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Section 4.13. |
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Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates |
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Section 4.14. |
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Limitation on Liens |
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Section 4.15. |
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Change of Control |
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Section 4.16. |
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Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries |
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Section 4.17. |
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Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions |
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Section 4.18. |
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Payments for Consent |
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Section 4.19. |
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Issuance of Subsidiary Guarantees |
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66 |
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Section 4.20. |
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Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries |
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Section 4.21. |
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Designation of Equipment Subsidiaries and Financial Services Subsidiaries |
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68 |
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Section 4.22. |
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Covenant Termination |
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69 |
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Section 4.23. |
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Additional Amounts |
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ARTICLE 5 |
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SUCCESSOR CORPORATION |
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Section 5.01. |
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Limitation on Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets |
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Section 5.02. |
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Successor Person Substituted |
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74 |
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ARTICLE 6 |
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DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES |
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Section 6.01. |
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Events of Default |
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Section 6.02. |
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Acceleration |
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Section 6.03. |
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Other Remedies |
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77 |
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Section 6.04. |
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Waiver of Past Defaults and Events of Default |
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Section 6.05. |
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Control by Majority |
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Section 6.06. |
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Limitation on Suits |
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78 |
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Section 6.07. |
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Rights of Holders to Receive Payment |
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Section 6.08. |
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Collection Suit by Trustee |
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79 |
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Section 6.09. |
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Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
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79 |
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Section 6.10. |
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Priorities |
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Section 6.11. |
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Undertaking for Costs |
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80 |
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ARTICLE 7 |
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TRUSTEE |
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Section 7.01. |
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Duties of Trustee |
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80 |
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Section 7.02. |
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Rights of Trustee |
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Section 7.03. |
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Individual Rights of Trustee |
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Section 7.04. |
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Trustee’s Disclaimer |
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Section 7.05. |
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Notice of Defaults |
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Section 7.06. |
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Reports by Trustee to Holders |
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Section 7.07. |
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Compensation and Indemnity |
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84 |
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Section 7.08. |
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Replacement of Trustee |
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85 |
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Section 7.09. |
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Successor Trustee by Consolidation, Merger or Conversion |
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86 |
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Section 7.10. |
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Eligibility; Disqualification |
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86 |
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Section 7.11. |
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Preferential Collection of Claims Against Case New Holland |
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86 |
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ARTICLE 8 |
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AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS |
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Section 8.01. |
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Without Consent of Holders |
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Section 8.02. |
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With Consent of Holders |
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Section 8.03. |
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Compliance with TIA |
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Section 8.04. |
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Revocation and Effect of Consents |
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Section 8.05. |
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Notation on or Exchange of Notes |
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Section 8.06. |
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Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc |
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90 |
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ARTICLE 9 |
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DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE |
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Section 9.01. |
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Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 9.02. |
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Legal Defeasance |
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Section 9.03. |
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Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 9.04. |
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Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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92 |
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Section 9.05. |
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Application of Trust Money |
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Section 9.06. |
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Repayment to Case New Holland |
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Section 9.07. |
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Reinstatement |
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ARTICLE 10 |
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GUARANTEES |
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Section 10.01. |
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Unconditional Guarantee |
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Section 10.02. |
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Severability |
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Section 10.03. |
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Limitation on Guarantor’s Liability |
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Section 10.04. |
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Successors and Assigns |
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Section 10.05. |
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No Waiver |
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Section 10.06. |
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Release of Guarantor |
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Section 10.07. |
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Execution of Supplemental Indenture for Future Guarantors |
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Section 10.08. |
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Execution and Delivery of Guarantee |
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Section 10.09. |
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Subordination of Subrogation and Other Rights |
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100 |
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ARTICLE 11 |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 11.01. |
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TIA Controls |
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Section 11.02. |
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Notices |
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Section 11.03. |
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Communications by Holders with Other Holders |
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Section 11.04. |
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Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent |
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Section 11.05. |
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Statements Required in Certificate and Opinion. |
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Section 11.06. |
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Rules by Trustee and Agents |
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Section 11.07. |
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Legal Holidays |
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Section 11.08. |
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Governing Law |
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Section 11.09. |
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No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements |
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103 |
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Section 11.10. |
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No Recourse Against Others |
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103 |
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Section 11.11. |
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Successors |
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103 |
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Section 11.12. |
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Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process; Waiver of Immunities |
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103 |
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Section 11.13. |
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Currency of Account; Conversion of Currency; Foreign Exchange Restrictions |
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Section 11.14. |
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Multiple Counterparts |
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Section 11.15. |
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Table of Contents, Headings, etc |
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Section 11.16. |
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Separability |
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Signatures |
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SCHEDULE |
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Schedule 1 |
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Issue Date Designation of Restricted Subsidiaries |
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Sch.-1 |
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EXHIBITS |
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Exhibit A |
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Form of Series A Note |
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A-1 |
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Exhibit B |
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Form of Series B Note |
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B-1 |
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Exhibit C |
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Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers to Non-QIB Accredited Investors |
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C-1 |
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Exhibit D |
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Form of Transferee Letter of Representation |
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D-1 |
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Exhibit E |
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Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with Regulation S Transfers |
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E-1 |
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Exhibit F |
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Form of Supplemental Indenture |
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F-1 |
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INDENTURE, dated as of March 3, 2006, among Case New Holland Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“
Case New Holland”), each of the GUARANTORS (as defined herein) and JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., a national banking association, as Trustee (the “
Trustee”).
Case New Holland has duly authorized the creation of an issue of Series A 7.125% Senior Notes
due 2014 (the “
Initial Notes”) and Series B 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “
Exchange
Notes”) and, to provide therefor, Case New Holland and each Guarantor has duly authorized the
execution and delivery of this
Indenture. All things necessary to make the Notes, when duly issued
and executed by Case New Holland, and authenticated and delivered hereunder, the valid obligations
of Case New Holland, and to make this Indenture a valid and binding agreement of Case New Holland
and the Guarantors, have been done.
Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and
ratable benefit of the Holders:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01. Definitions.
“Accounts Receivable Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of CNH Global:
(1) that is formed solely for the purpose of, and that engages in no activities other
than activities in connection with, financing accounts receivable of CNH Global and/or its
Restricted Subsidiaries;
(2) that is designated by the Board of Directors of CNH Global as an Accounts
Receivable Subsidiary pursuant to a Board of Directors’ resolution set forth in an Officers’
Certificate delivered to the Trustee;
(3) with respect to any Accounts Receivable Subsidiary created or designated after the
Issue Date, that has total assets at the time of such creation and designation with a book
value of $10,000 or less;
(4) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligation (contingent or otherwise) of
which (a) is at any time Guaranteed by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global
(excluding Guarantees of obligations (other than any Guarantee of Indebtedness) pursuant to
Standard Securitization Undertakings), (b) is at any time recourse to or obligates CNH
Global or any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global in any way, other than pursuant to
Standard Securitization Undertakings or (c) subjects any asset of CNH Global or any other
Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global (except for another Accounts Receivable Subsidiary),
directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than
pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings (such Indebtedness, “Non-Recourse
Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Indebtedness”);
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(5) with which neither CNH Global nor any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global has any
material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than contracts, agreements,
arrangements and understandings entered into in the ordinary course of business on terms no
less favorable to CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained
at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of CNH Global in connection with a
Qualified Receivables Transaction and fees payable in the ordinary course of business in
connection with servicing accounts receivable in connection with such a Qualified
Receivables Transaction; and
(6) with respect to which neither CNH Global nor any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH
Global has any obligation (a) to subscribe for additional shares of Capital Stock thereof or
make any additional capital contribution or similar payment or transfer thereto, except for
continuing transfers of Qualified Receivables Assets pursuant to any pre-funding or
revolving period feature, or (b) to maintain or preserve the solvency or any balance sheet
term, financial condition, level of income or results of operations thereof, except in each
case, to the extent that, if the amount of each such subscription, capital contribution or
other payment or Investment were to be deducted from the cash proceeds received by CNH
Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the sale of the related
Qualified Receivables Assets, the transfer of such Qualified Receivables Assets would still
be permitted by clause (8) of the proviso to the definition of “Asset Sale,” provided that
to the extent any such subscription, capital contribution or other payment or Investment
would not be so permitted, CNH Global would be entitled at the time such obligation is
entered into and at the time the obligation is fulfilled to make a Restricted Payment in an
amount equal to such amount of such obligation, in which case, at the time of such
subscription, capital contribution or other payment or Investment, CNH Global shall be
deemed to have made a Restricted Payment for all purposes pursuant to Section 4.11 hereof in
an amount equal to such subscription, capital contribution or other payment or Investment.
“Acquired Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries
existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, or at the time it merges or
consolidates with CNH Global or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or assumed by CNH Global or any
Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person and in each
case whether or not incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation
of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who directly
or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such specified Person. The term “control” means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
“controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative of the foregoing.
“Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent, co-Registrar, Authenticating Agent or agent
for services of notices and demands.
“Applicable Treasury Rate” for any redemption date, means the yield to maturity at the
time of computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and
published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) that has become publicly
available at least two Business Days prior to the Make-Whole Redemption Date of such Note (or, if
such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar
market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to March 1, 2010;
provided, however, that if the period from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to March 1, 2010 is not
equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average
yield is given, the Applicable Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated
to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury
securities for which such yields are given except that if the period from the Make-Whole Redemption
Date to March 1, 2010 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United
States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used.
“ARS Promissory Note” means a promissory note of an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary to
CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global, which note must be repaid from cash
available to the Accounts Receivable Subsidiary, other than amounts required to be established as
reserves pursuant to agreements, amounts paid to investors in respect of interest, principal and
other amounts owing to such investors and amounts paid in connection with the purchase of newly
generated receivables.
“Asset Acquisition” means (1) an Investment by CNH Global or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted
Subsidiary, or shall be merged with or into CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or
(2) the acquisition by CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the assets of any Person
(other than a Restricted Subsidiary) which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of
such Person or comprises any division or line of business of such Person or any other properties or
assets of such Person other than in the ordinary course of business.
“Asset Sale” means any direct or indirect sale, issuance, conveyance, lease (other
than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), assignment or other
transfer (other than the granting of a Lien in accordance with this Indenture) for value by CNH
Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) to any
Person other than CNH Global or a Restricted Subsidiary of (a) any Capital Stock of any Restricted
Subsidiary or (b) any other property or assets of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
provided, however, that Asset Sales shall not include:
(1) the sale, conveyance, lease, assignment or other transfer of any parts depot in
connection with the Parts Depot Rationalization Program;
(2) a transaction or series of related transactions for which CNH Global or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration or which has a Fair Market Value of
less than $10.0 million;
(3) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of all or substantially
all of the assets of CNH Global or Case New Holland as permitted by Section 5.01 hereof;
(4) any Restricted Payment made in accordance with Section 4.11 hereof or a Permitted
Investment;
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(5) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(6) the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(7) the sale or disposition of obsolete, damaged or worn out assets or assets no longer
useful, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(8) sales of Qualified Receivables Assets to an Accounts Receivables Subsidiary or
other Person pursuant to a Qualified Receivables Transaction for the Fair Market Value
thereof;
(9) any transfer of Qualified Receivables Assets, or a fractional undivided interest
therein, by an Accounts Receivables Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Transaction;
(10) a Permitted Financial Services Disposition; or
(11) the factoring of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business
pursuant to customary arrangements.
“Attributable Indebtedness” in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction means, as
at the time of determination, the greater of
(1) the fair value of the property subject to such arrangement; and
(2) the present value (discounted at the rate of interest implicit in such transaction,
determined in accordance with GAAP) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental
payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback
Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended).
“Board of Directors” means, as to any Person, the board of directors of such Person
(or similar managing body, if such Person is not a corporation) or any duly authorized committee
thereof.
“Board Resolution” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified
by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of
Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and
delivered to the Trustee.
“Build-up Amount Start Date” means October 1, 2003.
“
Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banking institutions in
New York City are authorized or required by law to close.
“Calculation Start Date” means August 1, 2003.
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“Capital Stock” means
(1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of
corporate stock, including each class of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of such Person and
(2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership or
other equity interests of such Person.
“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person
under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations
under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall
be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Case New Holland” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this
Indenture until a successor replaces such party pursuant to Article 5 of this Indenture and
thereafter means the successor.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(1) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the
United States Government or any member state of the European Union (as it exists on the
Issue Date) or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States or such member state of the European Union, in each case maturing within one
year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(2) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America
or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof
maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of
acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s,
a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. or any successor thereto (“S&P”) or
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto (“Moody’s”);
(3) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof
and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1
from Moody’s;
(4) cash deposited in bank accounts, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances
maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized
under the laws of any member state of the European Union (as it exists on the Issue Date),
the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia or any foreign
branch of any such bank or any branch of a foreign bank located in the United States or any
member state of the European Union (as it exists on the Issue Date) having at the date of
acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million;
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(5) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying
securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with any bank meeting the
qualifications specified in clause (4) above;
(6) investments in money market funds which invest substantially all their assets in
either (x) securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above or (y)
securities which constitute “Eligible Securities” (as defined in Rule 2a-7(10) promulgated
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as such rule is in effect on the Issue Date);
(7) in addition to clauses (1) through (6) above, in the case of CNH Global or any
Foreign Subsidiary:
(a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by,
the sovereign nation in which CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary is organized and
is conducting business, or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith
and credit of such sovereign nation, and in each case maturing within one year from
the date of acquisition thereof; and
(b) certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one year
from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the laws of
the sovereign nation in which CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary is organized and
is conducting business, and having at the date of acquisition thereof combined
capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million; and
(8) positive net cash balances of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries held from
time to time on current account with Fiat and its Affiliates in connection with cash
management practices generally accepted internationally as applied by multinational
corporations in the ordinary course of business.
“Certificated Notes” means one or more certificated Notes in registered form.
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:
(1) any Person or group of related Persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act (a “Group”), other than one or more Permitted Holders, becomes the
beneficial owner (as defined under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation
promulgated under the Exchange Act, except that a Person will be deemed to have “beneficial
ownership” of all securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right
is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) of more than 50% of the total
voting power of CNH Global’s Capital Stock;
(2) there is consummated any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one
transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets
of CNH Global and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any Person or Group, together with
any Affiliates thereof (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this
Indenture), other than any transfer to (x) CNH Global or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries
of CNH Global or
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(y) any Person of which more than 50% of the voting power of such Person’s
Capital Stock is owned by one or more Permitted Holders;
(3) there is consummated any consolidation or merger of CNH Global in which CNH Global
is not the continuing or surviving Person or pursuant to which the Common Stock of CNH
Global would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger or
consolidation of CNH Global (x) in which the Holders of the Capital Stock of CNH Global
outstanding immediately prior to the consolidation or merger hold, directly or indirectly,
at least a majority of the Capital Stock of the surviving corporation immediately after such
consolidation or merger or (y) with any Person of which more that 50% of the voting power of
such Person’s Capital Stock is owned by one or more Permitted Holders;
(4) the approval by the Holders of Capital Stock of CNH Global of any plan or proposal
for the liquidation or dissolution of CNH Global or Case New Holland (whether or not
otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture);
(5) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of
such period constituted the Board of Directors of CNH Global (together with any new
directors whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the
stockholders of CNH Global was approved either (x) pursuant to a vote of a majority of the
directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or
whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved or (y) by the Permitted
Holders) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of CNH
Global then in office; or
(6) the first day on which CNH Global fails to own, either directly or indirectly,
through one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, more than 50% of the total voting power of Case
New Holland’s Capital Stock.
“CNH Global” means CNH Global N.V., a corporation organized under the laws of the
Kingdom of The Netherlands until a successor replaces CNH Global pursuant to Article 5 of this
Indenture and thereafter means the successor.
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted,
or if at any time after the execution of this Indenture such Commission is not existing and
performing the applicable duties now assigned to it, then the body or bodies performing such duties
at such time.
“Common Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other
participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of
such Person’s common stock, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date,
and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to CNH Global, for any period, the sum
(without duplication) of:
(1) Consolidated Equipment Net Income; and
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(2) to the extent Consolidated Equipment Net Income has been reduced thereby:
(A) all income taxes of CNH Global and the Equipment Subsidiaries paid or
accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period;
(B) Consolidated Equipment Interest Expense;
(C) Consolidated Equipment Non-cash Charges; and
(D) (I) restructuring charges of CNH Global and the Equipment Subsidiaries
resulting from the CNH Merger Integration Plan as described in the Offering
Memorandum to the extent paid or accrued during such period, and (II) any Production
Rationalization Amounts,
less any Consolidated Equipment Non-cash Items increasing Consolidated Equipment Net Income for
such period, all as determined on a consolidated basis for CNH Global and its Equipment
Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Equipment Interest Expense” means, with respect to CNH Global for any
period, the sum of, without duplication:
(1)
(A) the aggregate of the interest expense of CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries
for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding,
for the avoidance of doubt, the interest expense of Financial Services Subsidiaries),
including without limitation or duplication,
(I) any amortization of debt discount and amortization or write-off of deferred
financing costs,
(II) the net costs under Hedging Obligations,
(III) non-cash interest expense,
(IV) all capitalized interest, and
(V) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation; and
(B) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations and Attributable
Indebtedness paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by CNH Global and its
Equipment Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP, less
(2) the aggregate interest income received by CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries
from Financial Services Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of such Financial Services
Subsidiaries owed to CNH Global and/or one or more Equipment Subsidiaries for such period
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that with
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respect to each item of such Indebtedness, the interest income thereon shall be excluded to
the extent that, but only to the extent that, the interest rate on such Indebtedness exceeds
the rate that would be applicable to borrowings of similar maturities and on substantially
the same terms by similarly situated finance companies from unaffiliated third parties.
The calculation of Consolidated Equipment Interest Expense shall not include any amount of the
type included or recorded from time to time as “Interest Compensation to Financial Services” on CNH
Global’s financial statements.
“Consolidated Equipment Net Income” means that portion of Consolidated Net Income
attributable to CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries (excluding CNH Global’s and its Equipment
Subsidiaries’ equity in the net income of Financial Services Subsidiaries except to the extent of
cash dividends or distributions paid to CNH Global or an Equipment Subsidiary by a Financial
Services Subsidiary).
“Consolidated Equipment Non-cash Charges” means, with respect to CNH Global, for any
period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses, including, without
limitation, impairments of intangibles and other non-cash writedowns, of CNH Global and its
Equipment Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Equipment Net Income of CNH Global for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any such charge which
requires an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period and any loss on the sale
of fixed assets as reflected in CNH Global’s consolidated statements of cash flows in accordance
with GAAP).
“Consolidated Equipment Non-cash Items” means with respect to CNH Global, for any
period, the aggregate non-cash gains of CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries increasing
Consolidated Equipment Net Income of CNH Global for such period, determined on a consolidated basis
in accordance with GAAP (excluding any such gain or portion of such gain for which cash is expected
to be received in any future period).
“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to CNH Global, the
ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of CNH Global during the four full fiscal quarters (the “Four
Quarter Period”) ending on or prior to the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to
calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for which financial statements are available
(the “Transaction Date”) to Consolidated Fixed Charges of CNH Global for the Four Quarter
Period. In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this definition,
“Consolidated EBITDA” and “Consolidated Fixed Charges” shall be calculated after giving effect on a
pro forma basis for the period of such calculation to:
(1) the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness or issuance or redemption of
Preferred Stock of CNH Global or any CNH Global’s Equipment Subsidiaries (and the
application of the proceeds thereof) giving rise to the need to make such calculation and
any incurrence or repayment of other Indebtedness or issuance or redemption of Preferred
Stock (and the application of the proceeds thereof), other than the incurrence or repayment
of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes pursuant to
working capital facilities, occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time
subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction
Date, as if such incurrence or
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repayment or issuance or redemption, as the case may be (and
the application of the proceeds thereof), occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter
Period; and
(2) any asset sales or other dispositions or Asset Acquisitions (including, without
limitation, any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a
result of CNH Global or one of the Equipment Subsidiaries (including any Person who becomes
an Equipment Subsidiary as a result of the Asset Acquisition) incurring, assuming or
otherwise being liable for Acquired Indebtedness and also including any Consolidated EBITDA
(including any pro forma expense and cost reductions calculated on a basis consistent with
Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) attributable to the assets which are the subject of
the Asset Acquisition or asset sale or other disposition during the Four Quarter Period)
occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the
Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date as if such asset sale or other
disposition or Asset Acquisition (including the incurrence, assumption or liability for any
such Acquired Indebtedness) occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period.
If CNH Global or any Equipment Subsidiary directly or indirectly guarantees Indebtedness of a
third Person, the preceding sentence shall give effect to the incurrence of such guaranteed
Indebtedness as if CNH Global or such Equipment Subsidiary had directly incurred or otherwise
assumed such guaranteed Indebtedness. Furthermore, in calculating “Consolidated Fixed Charges” for
purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this “Consolidated Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio”:
(1) interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the
Transaction Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to
have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in
effect on the Transaction Date;
(2) if interest on any Indebtedness actually incurred on the Transaction Date may
optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate,
a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on
the Transaction Date will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four Quarter Period;
and
(3) notwithstanding clause (1) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a
fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements relating to Hedging
Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum in effect on the Transaction
Date resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements on such date.
“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, with respect to CNH Global for any period, the
sum, without duplication, of:
(1) Consolidated Equipment Interest Expense, plus
(2) the product of (x) the amount of all dividend payments on any series of Preferred
Stock of CNH Global or any Equipment Subsidiary (other than dividends paid in Qualified
Capital Stock) paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period
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times
(y) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the
then current Effective Income Tax Rate of CNH Global, expressed as a decimal.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to CNH Global, for any period, the
aggregate net income (or loss) of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded
therefrom:
(1) net gains and losses from asset sales (other than the sale of Qualified Receivables
Assets in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Receivables
Transaction) or abandonments or reserves relating thereto;
(2) extraordinary gains (but not extraordinary losses) (determined on an after-tax
basis);
(3) the net income of any Person acquired in a “pooling of interests” transaction
accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged or consolidated
with CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(4) the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the
declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that
income is restricted by a contract, operation of law or otherwise;
(5) the net income (including any loss) of any Person, other than a Restricted
Subsidiary, except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid to CNH Global or to
a Restricted Subsidiary by such Person;
(6) income or loss attributable to discontinued operations (including, without
limitation, operations disposed of during such period whether or not such operations were
classified as discontinued); and
(7) in the case of a successor to CNH Global by consolidation or merger or as a
transferee of CNH Global’s assets, any earnings of the successor corporation prior to such
consolidation, merger or transfer of assets.
Notwithstanding clause (4) above, to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar
distributions by any Financial Services Subsidiary is restricted by contract, the aggregate net
income (or loss) of such Financial Services Subsidiary shall be included in the calculation of
Consolidated Net Income; provided that such contract is entered into in accordance with Section
4.16.
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” of any Person means the aggregate amount of assets
(less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) after deducting therefrom (a) all
current liabilities and (b) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt
discount and expense (to the extent included in said aggregate amount of assets) and other like
intangibles, as shown on the balance sheet of such Person for the most recently ended fiscal
quarter for which financial statements are available, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP. Consolidated Net Tangible Assets shall be determined as of the time of the
occurrence of the event(s) giving
rise to the requirement to determine Consolidated Net Tangible
Assets and after giving effect to such event(s).
“Consolidated Net Worth” of any Person means the consolidated stockholders’ equity of
such Person, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, less (without duplication)
amounts attributable to Disqualified Capital Stock of such 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 of
execution of this Indenture is located at 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
“Credit Facilities” means one or more debt facilities or other financing arrangements
(including commercial paper facilities, revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing,
letters of credit or any debt securities or other form of debt, convertible debt or exchangeable
debt financing) as such facilities or arrangements may be amended (including any amendment and
restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including any
agreement(s) extending the maturity of or Refinancing (including increasing the amount of available
borrowings thereunder (provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted by Section 4.10
hereof) or adding CNH Global or Subsidiaries of CNH Global as borrowers or guarantors thereunder)
all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement(s) or any successor or replacement
agreement and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders or creditor or
group of creditors.
“Default” means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of
time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
“Depository” means, with respect to the Notes issued in the form of one or more Global
Notes, The Depository Trust Company or another Person designated as Depository by Case New Holland,
which Person must be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act.
“Disinterested” means, with respect to any transaction or series of related transactions, a
member of the Board of Directors of CNH Global who does not have any material direct or indirect
financial interest in or with respect to such transaction or series of related transactions,
provided that a member of the Board of Directors of CNH Global shall not be deemed to have any
material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction or series of
transactions due solely to the fact that such member is also at such time an officer, employee or
director of CNH, Fiat or any of their respective Affiliates.
“Disposition” means, whether in one or a series of transactions, the sale, assignment,
transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or any portion of
the business, assets, properties or securities of the Financial Services Business, whether by way
of a merger or consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or restructuring, tender or exchange
offer, negotiated purchase, leveraged buyout, minority investment or partnership, collaborative
venture or otherwise, or any other extraordinary corporate transaction involving the Financial
Services Business.
“Disqualified Capital Stock” means that portion of any Capital Stock which, by its
terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable
at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily
redeemable,
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pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is mandatorily exchangeable for
Indebtedness, or is redeemable or exchangeable for Indebtedness, at the sole option of the holder
thereof on or prior to the one-year anniversary of the Maturity Date of the Notes.
“Effective Income Tax Rate” means the product of income tax provision (benefit) as
reported under GAAP divided by income (loss) before taxes, minority interest, equity in income
(loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates and cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle as reported under GAAP.
“Equipment Business” means the manufacture, marketing and distribution of agricultural
and construction equipment.
“Equipment Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global that is engaged
in the Equipment Business.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor
statute or statutes thereto, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder.
“Exchange Notes” has the meaning provided in the preamble of this Indenture.
“Excluded Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any Sale and Leaseback Transaction
involving one or more parts depots entered into in connection with the Parts Depot Rationalization
Program.
“Existing Credit Facility” means any debt facility or other term loan, revolving
credit, receivables financing, commercial paper or letter of credit financing arrangement of CNH
Global or any Equipment Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date but other than any debt security
or Qualified Receivables Transaction outstanding on the Issue Date.
“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which
could be negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller
and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the
transaction. Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by one or more members of the
senior management of CNH Global or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary.
“Fiat” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted Holders” in this
Indenture.
“Fiat Promissory Notes” means the Indebtedness of the Equipment Subsidiaries
represented by promissory notes, to the extent outstanding on the Issue Date, payable to Fiat and
its affiliates.
“Financial Services Business” means the offer and sale of financial services products,
including without limitation (i) retail financing for the purchase or lease of equipment
manufactured by CNH Global, Equipment Subsidiaries or any other manufacturer whose products are
from time to time sold through CNH Global’s dealer network, (ii) other retail and wholesale
financing programs
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reasonably related thereto and (iii) insurance and credit card products and services
reasonably related thereto, together with the underwriting, marketing, servicing and other related
support activities incidental to the offer and sale of such financial services products.
“Financial Services Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global that is
engaged in the Financial Services Business.
“Financial Subsidiary Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to the Financial Services
Subsidiaries of CNH Global, the ratio of:
(x) the sum of the aggregate outstanding amount of Indebtedness and Preferred Stock of
the Financial Services Subsidiaries of CNH Global as of the date of the transaction giving
rise to the need to calculate the Financial Subsidiary Leverage Ratio (the “Financial
Subsidiary Leverage Ratio Transaction Date”) on a consolidated basis determined in
accordance with GAAP to
(y) Consolidated Net Worth of the Financial Services Subsidiaries as of the Financial
Subsidiary Leverage Ratio Transaction Date.
For purposes of this definition,
(1) clauses (x) and (y) above will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma
basis to the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness of any Financial Services
Subsidiary or the issuance or redemption or other repayment of Preferred Stock of any such
Financial Services Subsidiary (and the application of the proceeds thereof) giving rise to
the need to make such calculation and any incurrence or repayment of other Indebtedness or
issuance or redemption of Preferred Stock on the Financial Subsidiary Leverage Ratio
Transaction Date, as if such incurrence or repayment or issuance or redemption, as the case
may be (and the application of the proceeds thereof), occurred on the Financial Subsidiary
Leverage Ratio Transaction Date; and
(2) if any Financial Services Subsidiary directly or indirectly guarantees Indebtedness
of a third Person, the preceding sentence will give effect to the incurrence of such
guaranteed Indebtedness as if such Financial Services Subsidiary had directly incurred or
otherwise assumed such guaranteed Indebtedness.
“Financial Subsidiary Leverage Ratio Transaction Date” has the meaning set forth in
the definition of Financial Subsidiary Leverage Ratio.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary that is formed or otherwise
incorporated in a jurisdiction other than the United States or a State thereof or the District of
Columbia.
“Four Quarter Period” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Consolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
“Funding Source Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Qualified
Intercompany Indebtedness.
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“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accounts and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such
other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting
profession of the United States, which are in effect on August 1, 2003.
“Guarantee” means the guarantee by each Guarantor of the obligations of Case New
Holland with respect to the Notes.
“Guarantor” means (1) CNH Global, (2) each Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global that
executes a Guarantee on the Issue Date and (3) each other Restricted Subsidiary that in the future
executes a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.19 hereof or otherwise; provided that any Person
constituting a Guarantor as described above shall cease to constitute a Guarantor when its
Guarantee is released in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such
Person under:
(1) any interest rate protection agreements including, without limitation, interest
rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;
(2) any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements or other agreements or
arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates or
foreign exchange rates;
(3) any commodity futures contract, commodity option or other similar agreement or
arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in prices of commodities;
and
(4) indemnity agreements and arrangements entered into in connection with the
agreements and arrangements described in clauses (1), (2) and (3).
“Holder” means any registered holder, from time to time, of any Notes.
“incur” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:
(1) all Obligations of such Person for borrowed money;
(2) all Obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other
similar instruments;
(3) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;
(4) all Obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of
property, all conditional sale obligations and all Obligations under any title retention
agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities arising in the or
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dinary course of business that are not overdue by 90 days or more or are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted);
(5) all Obligations for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit,
banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction;
(6) guarantees and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness of any other
Person referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above and clause (8) below;
(7) all Obligations of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through
(6) which are secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person, the amount of
such Obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the Fair Market Value of such property or
asset or the amount of the Obligation so secured;
(8) all Obligations under Hedging Obligations of such Person; and
(9) all Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person with the amount of Indebtedness
represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary
or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding
accrued and unpaid dividends, if any.
For purposes hereof, the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Capital Stock
which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of
such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any date on
which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price
is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair
market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Standard
Securitization Undertakings and (ii) Guarantees made in the ordinary course of business in
connection with cash management activities by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary to any bank
or other financial institution with respect to account overdrafts of any Fiat Affiliate in any
account of such Affiliate maintained with such bank or other financial institution, provided that
such Guarantee is limited to the amount of funds of CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary held
at such bank or other financial institution, in each case shall not constitute Indebtedness.
“Indenture” means this Indenture as amended, restated or supplemented from time to
time.
“Independent Financial Advisor” means a firm
(1) which does not, and whose directors, officers and employees and Affiliates do not,
have a direct or indirect material financial interest in CNH Global or any of its
Subsidiaries; and
(2) which, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of CNH Global, is otherwise
independent and qualified to perform the task for which it is to be engaged.
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“Initial Notes” has the meaning provided in the preamble to this Indenture.
“Initial Purchaser” means UBS Securities LLC.
“Institutional Accredited Investor” means an institution that is an “accredited
investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) promulgated under the
Securities Act.
“Interest Payment Date” means the stated maturity of an installment of interest on the
Notes.
“Intesa BCI Indebtedness” means the Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date under
the Buy and Sell-Back Agreement dated January 16, 2002 between CNH America LLC and Intesa BCI
S.p.A.
“Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan or other extension
of credit (including, without limitation, guarantee) or capital contribution to (by means of any
transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the
account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition by such Person of any Capital Stock,
bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by, any Person or
the assumption by any Person of Indebtedness of any other Person. “Investment” shall exclude
extensions of trade credit by CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries on commercially reasonable
terms in accordance with normal trade practices of CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiaries, as
the case may be. If CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries sells or otherwise disposes
of any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (the “Referent Subsidiary”) such that,
after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, the Referent Subsidiary shall cease to be a
Restricted Subsidiary, CNH Global shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any
such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Capital Stock of the Referent
Subsidiary not sold or disposed of.
“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the
equivalent) by Xxxxx’x and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P.
“Investment Grade Status” shall be deemed to have been reached on the date that the
Notes have an Investment Grade Rating from both Rating Agencies, provided that no Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing on such date.
“Issue Date” means March 3, 2006, the date of initial issuance of the Notes.
“Lien” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, charge or
encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any
lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give any security interest).
“Make-Whole Premium” means, as to each Note, an amount equal to the greater of (i)
1.0% of the principal amount of such Note and (ii) the excess of (x) the present value of the sum
of the principal amount and premium, if any, that would be payable on such Note on March 1, 2010
and all remaining interest payments to and including March 1, 2010 (but excluding any interest
accrued to the Make-Whole Redemption Date), discounted on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day
year consisting of twelve 30-day months) from March 1, 2010 to the Make-Whole Redemption Date at a
per-
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annum interest rate equal to the Applicable Treasury Rate on such Make-Whole Redemption Date
plus 0.50%, over (y) the outstanding principal amount of such Note.
“Make-Whole Redemption Date” with respect to a Make-Whole Redemption, means the date
such Make-Whole Redemption is effected.
“Maturity Date” means March 1, 2014.
“Xxxxx’x” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Cash Equivalents.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of
cash or Cash Equivalents, including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when
received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (other than the portion of any such deferred
payment constituting interest), received by CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from
such Asset Sale net of:
(1) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including,
without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, sales commissions and
relocation expenses);
(2) taxes paid or payable after taking into account any reduction in consolidated tax
liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements;
(3) repayments of Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted by this Indenture on the
property or assets subject to such Asset Sale that is required to be repaid in connection
with such Asset Sale; and
(4) appropriate amounts to be determined by CNH Global or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any
liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by CNH Global or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without
limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to
environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with
such Asset Sale.
“Net Indebtedness” means as of any time of determination, (a) the aggregate principal
amount of Indebtedness outstanding under clause (2) of Section 4.10(b) less (b) the aggregate
principal amount of Qualifying Intercompany Indebtedness then outstanding.
“Non-Recourse Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth
in the definition of Accounts Receivable Subsidiary.
“Notes” means the Initial Notes, any Additional Notes and the Exchange Notes treated as a
single class of securities, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the
terms hereof, that are issued pursuant to this Indenture.
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“Obligations” means all obligations for principal, premium, interests, penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation
governing any Indebtedness.
“Offering” means the offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of Initial
Notes by Case New Holland pursuant to the Offering Memorandum.
“Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial
Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer, President or any Vice President of such Person.
“Officer’s Certificate” means with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by the
Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, secretary or any Assistant Secretary,
the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer or any Treasurer of such Person that shall
comply with applicable provisions of this Indenture.
“Offering Memorandum” means the Final Offering Memorandum dated February 24, 2006
relating to the offering of $500 million of Notes.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who and which is
acceptable to the Trustee complying with the requirements of this Indenture.
“Pari Passu Debt” means any Indebtedness of Case New Holland or any Guarantor that
ranks pari passu in right of payment with the Notes or such Guarantee, as applicable.
“Parts Depot Rationalization Program” means any sale, lease, assignment or other
transfer of one or more parts depots maintained by CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries on
the Issue Date pursuant to a program established by CNH Global for the rationalization of such
existing parts depots as described in the Offering Memorandum.
“Permitted Asset Swap” means any transfer of properties or assets (including without
limitation, any transfer of Capital Stock of any Subsidiary) by CNH Global or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in which (a) at least 90% of the consideration received by the transferor consists of
(i) properties or assets (other than cash) that constitute Replacement Assets, (ii) Capital Stock
of any Person that is engaged in a business that is the same, similar or reasonably related to the
businesses in which CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries are then engaged in and that will
become a Restricted Subsidiary upon consummation of such Permitted Asset Swap or (iii) any
combination of clauses (i) and (ii) above, and (b) CNH Global or the applicable Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Permitted Asset Swap at
least equal to the Fair Market Value of the properties or assets transferred.
“Permitted Financial Services Disposition” means the transfer of any Capital Stock or
all or any portion of the assets of one or more Financial Services Subsidiaries or Unrestricted
Financial Services Subsidiaries to any Person that is not a Subsidiary of CNH Global if:
(1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of
and immediately following the consummation of such transaction;
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(2) the transferor of such Capital Stock or assets receives consideration at the time
of such transfer at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the Capital Stock or the assets,
net of any liabilities assumed by the transferee, so transferred or, in the case of a
transfer of Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiary in the form of a
dividend or other similar distribution, such dividend or other similar distribution is made
in compliance with Section 4.11 hereof;
(3) in the case of transfer of any Capital Stock, as a result of and immediately after
giving effect to such transfer such Financial Services Subsidiary or Unrestricted Financial
Services Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall cease to be a Subsidiary of CNH Global; and
(4) immediately prior to or concurrently with the consummation of such transfer, each
Financial Services Subsidiary that is so transferring assets or the Capital Stock of which
is being transferred shall have (A) repaid to CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries
(and terminated all related commitments) (x) in the case of a transfer of Capital Stock, all
Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to such entities and (y) in the case of a transfer of
assets, an amount of Indebtedness owed to such entities that is proportional to the assets
so transferred, and (B)(x) in the case of a transfer of Capital Stock, returned in cash or
Cash Equivalents an amount equal to all Investments made subsequent to the Issue Date in
such Financial Services Subsidiary by CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) in
the case of a transfer of assets, returned in cash or Cash Equivalents an amount equal to an
amount of Investments made subsequent to the Issue Date in such Financial Services
Subsidiary by CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is proportional to the assets
so transferred, net of any liabilities assumed by the transferee.
“Permitted Financing Support Services” shall mean in the event of any Permitted
Financial Services Disposition to an Affiliate of CNH Global other than a Restricted Subsidiary,
any payments or subsidies made from time to time in the ordinary course of business by CNH Global
and its Equipment Subsidiaries to the successor or transferee of any portion of the Financial
Services Business in order to promote the sale of equipment manufactured by CNH Global and its
Equipment Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, retail subsidies in connection with retail
financing provided to end-users of such equipment and interest compensation in connection with
wholesale financing provided to equipment dealers.
“Permitted Holders” means Fiat S.p.A., a corporation organized under the laws of Italy
(“Fiat”), any Subsidiary of Fiat or any other Person, directly or indirectly controlled by
any of the foregoing.
“Permitted Investments” means:
(1) Investments by CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in CNH Global, any
existing Restricted Subsidiary or any Person that will become immediately after such
Investment a Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) (a) Investments made by CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash and Cash
Equivalents and (b) guarantees made in the ordinary course of business in
connection with cash management activities by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary
to any bank
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or other financial institution with respect to account overdrafts of any Fiat
Affiliate in any account maintained by such Affiliate with such bank or other financial
institution, provided that such guarantee is limited to the amount of funds of CNH Global or
such Restricted Subsidiary held at such bank or other financial institution;
(3) loans and advances to employees and officers of CNH Global and its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for bona fide business purposes not in
excess of an aggregate of $2.5 million at any one time outstanding;
(4) Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of CNH Global’s or its
Restricted Subsidiary’s businesses and otherwise in compliance with this Indenture;
(5) Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any
plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such
trade creditors or customers;
(6) Investments made by CNH Global or its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of
consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale (including, without limitation, in
connection with any Permitted Asset Swap) made in compliance with Section 4.12 hereof;
(7) any Investment by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global in an
Accounts Receivable Subsidiary or any other Person or any Investment by an Accounts
Receivable Subsidiary in any other Person, in each case, in connection with a Qualified
Receivables Transaction, so long as any Investment in an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary is
in the form of an ARS Promissory Note or Capital Stock;
(8) Investments existing on the Issue Date, and any extension, modification or renewal
of any Investments existing on the Issue Date, but only to the extent not involving
additional advances, contributions or other Investments of cash or other assets or other
increases thereof (other than as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or
original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities, in each case, pursuant to
the terms of such Investment as in effect on the Issue Date);
(9) following the consummation of any Permitted Financial Services Disposition, (i) the
continuing Investment in such Person by CNH Global and/or one or more of its Restricted
Subsidiaries represented by the shares of Capital Stock of such Person not so disposed of
and (ii) Investments made by CNH Global or its Restricted Subsidiary as a result of
consideration received in connection with such Permitted Financial Services Disposition; and
(10) additional Investments not to exceed 2.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of
CNH Global and the Equipment Subsidiaries.
“Permitted Liens” means the following types of Liens:
(1) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims either (A) not
delinquent or (B) contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and, in each case, as
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which CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books
such reserves as may be required pursuant to GAAP;
(2) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
suppliers, materialmen, repairmen and other Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary
course of business for sums not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith, if such
reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been
made in respect thereof;
(3) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection
with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security,
including any Lien securing letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice in connection therewith, or to secure the performance of
tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, contracts,
performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of
obligations for the payment of borrowed money);
(4) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Lien is
adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated
for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period within
which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;
(5) easements, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions and other similar charges or
encumbrances in respect of real property not impairing in any material respect the ordinary
conduct of the business of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(6) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capitalized Lease Obligation; provided
that such Liens do not extend to any property or asset which is not leased property subject
to such Capitalized Lease Obligation;
(7) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person
securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for
the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory
or other goods;
(8) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of
credit which encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and
products and proceeds thereof;
(9) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory,
regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of CNH Global or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, including rights of offset and set-off;
(10) Liens securing Hedging Obligations to the extent such Hedging Obligations are
otherwise permitted to be incurred under this Indenture;
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(11) Liens securing Purchase Money Indebtedness permitted pursuant to clause (11) of
Section 4.10(b) hereof (to the extent such Section 4.10 continues to be applicable to the
Notes); provided, however, that in the case of Purchase Money Indebtedness (a) the
Indebtedness shall not exceed the cost of such property or assets and shall not be secured
by any property or assets of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than the
property and assets so acquired or constructed and (b) the Lien securing such Indebtedness
shall be created within 180 days of such acquisition or construction or, in the case of a
refinancing of any Purchase Money Indebtedness, within 180 days of such refinancing;
(12) Liens securing Acquired Indebtedness (and any Indebtedness which Refinances such
Acquired Indebtedness) incurred in accordance with Section 4.10 hereof (to the extent such
Section 4.10 continues to be applicable to the Notes); provided that
(A) such Liens secured the Acquired Indebtedness at the time of and prior to
the incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness by CNH Global or a Restricted
Subsidiary and were not granted in connection with, or in anticipation of, the
incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness by CNH Global or a Restricted Subsidiary;
and
(B) such Liens do not extend to or cover any property or assets of CNH Global
or of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries other than the property or assets that
secured the Acquired Indebtedness prior to the time such Indebtedness became
Acquired Indebtedness of CNH Global or a Restricted Subsidiary;
(13) Liens on Qualified Receivables Assets incurred in connection with a Qualified
Receivables Transaction;
(14) Liens on accounts receivable incurred in connection with the factoring of accounts
receivable in accordance with customary arrangements; provided that such Lien shall not
extend to any property or assets other than the accounts receivable that are the subject of
such factoring arrangement;
(15) Liens in favor of the counterparty thereto encumbering one or more parts depots
sold pursuant to an Excluded Sale and Leaseback Transaction;
(16) Liens securing the Notes and the Guarantees;
(17) Liens in favor of Case New Holland or a Guarantor;
(18) Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness which is incurred to Refinance any
Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted under this Indenture; provided, however, that such
Liens do not extend to or cover any property or assets of CNH Global or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries not securing the Indebtedness so Refinanced; and
(19) additional Liens not to exceed $100.0 million at any one time outstanding.
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“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, unincorporated organization (including
a limited liability company), trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political
subdivision thereof.
“Preferred Stock” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has
preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or
redemptions or upon liquidation.
“Production Rationalization Amounts” means the amount of restructuring charges that
are paid or accrued for any period after the Issue Date by CNH Global or any of the Equipment
Subsidiaries which amount is not part of the CNH Merger Integration Plan as described in the
Offering Memorandum; provided, however, that all such amounts since the Issue Date shall not exceed
$200 million in the aggregate.
“Purchase Money Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of CNH Global or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the normal course of business for the purpose of financing all
or any part of the purchase price or the cost of installation, construction or improvement of any
property or equipment.
“Qualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital
Stock.
“Qualified Institutional Buyer” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 144A
promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Qualified Receivables Assets” means any accounts receivable (whether now existing or
arising in the future) of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and any assets related
thereto, including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all
contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds
of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of
which security interests are customarily granted in connection with an accounts receivable
financing transaction.
“Qualified Receivables Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions
entered into by CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which CNH Global or
such Restricted Subsidiary sells, conveys or otherwise transfers to (a) an Accounts Receivable
Subsidiary or (b) any other Person, or grants a security interest in, Qualified Receivables Assets;
provided such transaction or series of transactions is on market terms at the time CNH Global or
such Restricted Subsidiary enters into such transaction or series of transactions.
“Qualifying Intercompany Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Financial Services
Subsidiary that (i) is unsubordinated to any other indebtedness of such Financial Services
Subsidiary, (ii) is owed to Case New Holland or a Guarantor and is funded from the proceeds of
borrowings by Case New Holland or a Guarantor under clause (2) of Section 4.10(b) hereof (the
“Funding Source Indebtedness”), (iii) if funded by Funding Source Indebtedness having an
identical maturity, bears interest at a rate not less than the rate borne by the Funding Source
Indebtedness, (iv) has a maturity no later than such Funding Source Indebtedness, (v) provides the holder of such Qualifying
Intercompany Indebtedness with the right to accelerate the maturity of such Indebtedness upon the
acceleration of the
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maturity of the Funding Source Indebtedness, and (vi) requires the issuer
thereof to make prepayments to the extent the borrower of the Funding Source Indebtedness must
prepay such Funding Source Indebtedness.
“Rating Agencies” means Xxxxx’x and S&P.
“Record Date” for interest payable on any Interest Payment Date (except a date for
payment of default interest) means the February 15 and August 15 (whether or not a Business Day) as
the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.
“Redemption Date” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed means the date
fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture.
“Redemption Price” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed means the price
fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture.
“Refinance” means in respect of any security or Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew,
refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue a security or Indebtedness in
exchange or replacement for, such security or Indebtedness in whole or in part. “Refinanced” and
“Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.
“Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Refinancing by CNH Global or any Restricted
Subsidiary of Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section 4.10 hereof (other than pursuant to
clause (2), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (13), (14) or (15) of Section 4.10(b)), in each
case that does not:
(1) result in an increase in the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness of such
Person as of the date of such proposed Refinancing (except to the extent of the amount of
any premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing such
Indebtedness and the amount of reasonable expenses incurred by Case New Holland in
connection with such Refinancing); or
(2) create Indebtedness with (A) a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is less than
the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced or (B) a final
maturity earlier than the final maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided that
(x) (I) if such Indebtedness being Refinanced is Indebtedness of Case New Holland or a
Guarantor, then such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Indebtedness solely of Case New
Holland or such Guarantor, (II) Indebtedness of CNH Global or one or more Equipment
Subsidiaries may not be Refinanced with Indebtedness of Financial Services Subsidiaries
except to the extent that the proceeds from such Indebtedness were loaned to one or more
Financial Services Subsidiaries (which loan is evidenced by an intercompany note of such
Financial Services Subsidiary issued to CNH Global or such Equipment Subsidiary, as the case
may be), in which case, any Financial Services Subsidiary may then incur Refinancing
Indebtedness to Refinance such Indebtedness provided that CNH Global or the applicable
Equipment Subsidiary applies the proceeds of such Refinancing Indebtedness to repay the
Indebtedness to be Refinanced within two Business Days of the incurrence thereof by
such Financial Services Subsidiary, (III) Indebtedness including, but not limited to,
Qualifying Intercompany Indebtedness,
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of any Financial Services Subsidiary may be Refinanced
with Refinancing Indebtedness incurred by any Financial Services Subsidiary, but may not be
Refinanced with Indebtedness of CNH Global or any Equipment Subsidiary (it being understood
that the incurrence of any Qualifying Intercompany Indebtedness funded by Indebtedness
Incurred by CNH Global or any Equipment Subsidiary may constitute Refinancing Indebtedness
pursuant to this clause (III)) and (IV) Indebtedness of any Equipment Subsidiary that is not
a Guarantor may be refinanced with Indebtedness of CNH Global or any other Equipment
Subsidiary, and (y) if such Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinate or junior to the
Notes, then such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinate to the Notes at least to the
same extent and in the same manner as the Indebtedness being Refinanced.
“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement dated the
Issue Date among Case New Holland, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchaser.
“Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Replacement Assets” means assets (including, without limitation, raw materials, parts
and other items of inventory in the ordinary course of business) and property (including, without
limitation, the Capital Stock of a Person which becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such
Investment) that will be used in the business of CNH Global and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries as
existing on the Issue Date or in a business the same, similar or reasonably related thereto.
“Restricted Security” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144(a)(3) promulgated under
the Securities Act; provided that the Trustee shall be entitled to request and conclusively rely
upon an Opinion of Counsel with respect to whether any Note is a Restricted Security.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of CNH Global that has not been
designated by the Board of Directors of CNH Global, by a Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee,
as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.20.
“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
“S&P” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Cash Equivalents.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any direct or indirect arrangement with any
Person or to which any such Person is a party, providing for the leasing to CNH Global or a
Restricted Subsidiary of any property, whether owned by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary on
the Issue Date or later acquired, which has been or is to be sold or transferred by CNH Global or
such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person from whom funds have been or are
to be advanced on the security of such property.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor
statute or statutes thereto, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder.
“Series A
Preferred Stock” means the Series A Preference Shares,
par value €2.25
per share, issued by CNH Global on April 7 and 8, 2003.
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“Significant Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary
of such Person that satisfies the criteria for a “significant subsidiary” set forth in Rule 1.02(w)
of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the Issue Date.
“Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants
and indemnities entered into by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global which are
reasonably customary in accounts receivable securitization transactions from time to time.
“Subordinated Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of CNH Global or any Guarantor
(whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter incurred) that is subordinated or junior in
right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantee of such Guarantor pursuant to a written agreement.
“Subsidiary,” with respect to any Person, means
(1) any corporation of which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority
of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors under ordinary circumstances
shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person, or
(2) any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary
circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.
“Transaction Date” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Consolidated Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio.
“Trust Indenture Act” or “TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code
sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this Indenture (except as provided in Section
8.03 hereof).
“Trust Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer of the
Trustee within the Worldwide Securities Services — Conventional Debt Unit (or any successor unit,
department or division of the Trustee) located at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee who has
direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and, for the purposes of Sections
7.01(c)(2) and 7.05, also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer, trust officer or person performing similar functions to whom such matter is referred
because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity of the particular subject.
“Trustee” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it
pursuant to this Indenture and thereafter means the successor.
“Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiary” of any Person means an Unrestricted
Subsidiary that immediately prior to its designation constituted a Financial Services Subsidiary.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” of any Person means
(1) any Subsidiary of such Person that at the time of determination shall be or
continue to be designated as such pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.20; and
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(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“
U.S. Dollar Equivalent” means, with respect to any monetary amount in a currency
other than U.S. Dollars at any time for the determination thereof, the amount of U.S. Dollars
obtained by converting such foreign currency involved in such computation into U.S. Dollars at the
spot rate for the purchase of U.S. Dollars with the applicable foreign currency as quoted by
Reuters at approximately 10:00 A.M. (
New York time) on the date not more than two Business Days
prior to such determination.
“U.S. Government Obligations” means (a) securities that are direct obligations of the
United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit are 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, which, in either case, are not callable or
redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued
by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any
such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S.
Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository
receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any
deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received
by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of principal or
interest on any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the
holder of such depository receipt.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any
date, the number of years obtained by dividing (A) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount
of such Indebtedness into (B) the sum of the total of the products obtained by multiplying (I) the
amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment
of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (II) the number of years
(calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such
payment.
“Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary” of CNH Global means any Restricted Subsidiary of
which all the outstanding voting securities (other than in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary,
directors’ qualifying shares or an immaterial amount of shares required to be owned by other
Persons pursuant to applicable law) are owned by CNH Global or any other Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiary.
Section 1.02. Other Definitions.
The definitions of the following terms may be found in the sections indicated as follows:
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“Additional Notes” |
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“Bankruptcy Code” |
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“Designation” |
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“English Guarantor” |
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“Event of Default” |
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“Net Proceeds Offer Amount” |
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“Regulation S Global Note” |
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Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the portion of such provision
required to be incorporated herein in order for this Indenture to be qualified under the TIA is
incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in
this Indenture have the following meanings:
“indenture securities” means the Notes.
“indenture securityholder” means a Holder.
“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture.
“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee.
“obligor on the indenture securities” means Case New Holland, the Guarantors or any
other obligor on the Notes.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined in the TIA by
reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule have the meanings therein assigned to
them.
Section 1.04. Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it herein, whether defined expressly or by
reference;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with GAAP;
(3) “or” is not exclusive;
(4) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;
(5) words used herein implying any gender shall apply to every gender;
(6) “$”, “U.S. Dollars” and “Dollars” each refers to United States dollars, or such
other money of the United States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for
payment of public and private debts; and
(7) whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of
principal, premium, if any, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to
any Note, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional
Interest and Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Interest
and/or Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.
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ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
Section 2.01. Form and Dating.
The Initial Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in
the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Exchange Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of
authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto. The Notes may have
notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or Depository rule or
usage. The form of the Notes and any notation, legend or endorsement on them shall be satisfactory
to both Case New Holland and the Trustee. Each Note shall be dated the date of its issuance and
shall show the date of its authentication.
The terms and provisions contained in the Notes, annexed hereto as Exhibits A and
B, shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to the
extent applicable, Case New Holland and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this
Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
The Notes shall be issued initially in the form of two or more permanent global Notes (the
“Global Notes”). Notes offered and sold (i) in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued
initially in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes in registered form, substantially in
the form set forth in Exhibit A (the “ Rule 144A Global Note”) and (ii) in offshore
transactions in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of one or more
permanent global Notes in registered form, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A
(the “Regulation S Global Note”), and in each case shall be deposited with the Trustee, as
custodian for the Depository, duly executed by Case New Holland and authenticated by the Trustee as
hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of any Global Note may from time to time be
increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the
Depository, as hereinafter provided.
Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication.
The Notes shall be executed on behalf of Case New Holland by two Officers of Case New Holland
or an Officer and the Secretary of Case New Holland. Such signatures may be either manual or
facsimile.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee
authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.
A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee signs the certificate
of authentication on the Note. Such signature shall be manual. Such signature shall be conclusive
evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee or an authentication agent (the “Authenticating Agent”) shall authenticate
(i) Initial Notes for original issue on the date of this Indenture in the aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $500,000,000, (ii) additional Notes (“Additional Notes”) for original
issue following the date
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of this Indenture in unlimited aggregate principal amount (so long as
permitted by the terms of this Indenture, including, without limitation, Section 4.10 hereof) for
original issue upon a written order of Case New Holland in the form of an Officer’s Certificate in
aggregate principal amount as specified in such order, and (iii) Exchange Notes from time to time
for issue only in exchange for a like principal amount of Initial Notes or Additional Notes, as the
case may be, in each case upon written orders of Case New Holland in the form of an Officer’s
Certificate. The Officer’s Certificate shall specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated, the
date on which the Notes are to be authenticated and the aggregate principal amount of Notes
outstanding on the date of authentication, whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes, Additional
Notes or Exchange Notes, and shall further specify the amount of such Notes to be issued as a
Global Note or Certificated Notes. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time
may not exceed such amount except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Notes issued under this Indenture shall vote and consent
together on all matters (as to which any of such Notes may vote or consent) as one class and no
series of Notes will have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter.
The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent to authenticate Notes. Any such appointment
shall be evidenced by an instrument signed by a Trust Officer, a copy of which shall be furnished
to Case New Holland. An Authenticating Agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do
so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by
such Authenticating Agent. An Authenticating Agent has the same right as an Agent to deal with
Case New Holland and Affiliates of Case New Holland.
The Notes shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations
of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.
Case New Holland shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for
registration of transfer or for exchange (“
Registrar”), an office or agency located in the
Borough of Manhattan, City of
New York, State of
New York where Notes may be presented for payment
(“
Paying Agent”) and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon Case New
Holland in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Registrar shall keep a
register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Registrar shall provide Case New
Holland a current copy of such register from time to time upon request of Case New Holland. Case
New Holland may have one or more co-Registrars and one or more additional Paying Agents. Neither
Case New Holland nor any Affiliate of Case New Holland may act as Paying Agent. Case New Holland
may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar without notice to any Holder.
Case New Holland shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party
to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to
such Agent. Case New Holland shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such Agent.
If Case New Holland fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, or agent for service of notices
and demands, or fails to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such. Case New
Holland initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and agent for service of notices
and demands in connection with the Notes.
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Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Assets in Trust.
Case New Holland shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing
that each Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all assets
held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on Notes
(whether such assets have been distributed to it by Case New Holland or any other obligor on the
Notes), and shall notify the Trustee in writing of any Default in making any such payment. Case
New Holland at any time may require a Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the
Trustee and account for any assets disbursed and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance
of any Payment Default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to
forthwith distribute to the Trustee all assets so held in trust by such Paying Agent together with
a complete accounting of such sums. Upon distribution to the Trustee of all assets that shall have
been delivered by Case New Holland to the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent shall have no further
liability for such assets.
Section 2.05. Noteholder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent
list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar,
Case New Holland shall furnish or cause the Registrar to furnish to the Trustee on or before each
February 1 and August 1 in each year, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in
writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names
and addresses of Holders which list may be conclusively relied on by the Trustee.
Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.
Subject to the provisions of Sections 2.15 and 2.16 hereof, when Notes are presented to the
Registrar or a co-Registrar with a request to register the transfer of such Notes or to exchange
such Notes for an equal principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations of the same
series, the Registrar or co-Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested
if its requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Notes presented or
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to Case New Holland and the Registrar or
co-Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. To
permit registrations of transfer and exchanges, Case New Holland shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate Notes at the Registrar’s or co-Registrar’s request. No service charge shall be
made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but Case New Holland may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge in connection therewith
payable by the transferor of such Notes (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental
charge payable upon exchanges or transfers pursuant to Section 2.10, 3.06, 4.12, 4.15 or 9.06 hereof, in which event Case New Holland
shall be responsible for the payment of such taxes).
The Registrar or co-Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of
any Note (i) during a period beginning at the opening of 15 Business Days before the mailing of a
notice of redemption of Notes and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing and
(ii) selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant to Article 3 hereof, except the
unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
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Any Holder of a Global Note shall, by acceptance of such Global Note, agree that transfers of
beneficial interests in such Global Notes may be effected only through a book entry system
maintained by the Holder of such Global Note (or its agent), and that ownership of a beneficial
interest in the Note shall be required to be reflected in a book entry.
Section 2.07. Replacement Notes.
If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or if the Holder presents evidence to the
satisfaction of Case New Holland and the Trustee that the Note has been lost, destroyed or
wrongfully taken, Case New Holland shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement
Note. An indemnity or a security bond may be required by Case New Holland or the Trustee that is
sufficient in the judgment of Case New Holland and the Trustee to protect Case New Holland, the
Trustee or any Agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. In every
case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to Case New Holland and to the
Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or the theft of such Note and the
ownership thereof. Each of Case New Holland and the Trustee may charge for its expenses in
replacing a Note. In the event any such mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note has
become due and payable, Case New Holland in its discretion may pay such Note instead of issuing a
new Note in replacement thereof. The provisions of this Section 2.07 are exclusive and shall
preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to replacement or
payment of mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Notes.
Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of Case New Holland.
Section 2.08. Outstanding Notes.
Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those
cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, and those described in this Section 2.08
as not outstanding.
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof (other than a mutilated Note surrendered
for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding until Case New Holland and the Trustee receive proof
satisfactory to each of them that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser. A mutilated
Note ceases to be outstanding upon surrender of such Note and replacement thereof pursuant to
Section 2.07 hereof.
If on a Redemption Date or the Maturity Date, the Paying Agent holds U.S. legal tender
sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest due on the Notes payable on that date and is
not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders thereof pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture, then on and after that date such Notes cease to be outstanding and interest on them
ceases to accrue.
Section 2.09. Treasury Notes.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in
any direction, waiver, consent or notice, Notes owned by Case New Holland or any of its Affiliates
shall be considered as though they are not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining
whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent,
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only Notes which a Trust Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so considered.
Case New Holland shall notify the Trustee, in writing, when it or any of its Affiliates repurchases
or otherwise acquires Notes, of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes so repurchased or
otherwise acquired.
Section 2.10. Temporary Notes.
Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, Case New Holland may prepare and the Trustee
shall authenticate temporary Notes upon receipt of a written order of Case New Holland in the form
of an Officers’ Certificate. The Officers’ Certificate shall specify the amount of temporary Notes
to be authenticated and the date on which the temporary Notes are to be authenticated. Temporary
Notes shall be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that Case New
Holland considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, Case New Holland
shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate upon receipt of a written order of Case New
Holland pursuant to Section 2.02 definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
Section 2.11. Cancellation.
Case New Holland at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar
and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of
transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee, or at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or
the Paying Agent, and no one else, shall cancel and, at the written direction of Case New Holland,
dispose of and deliver evidence of such disposal of all Notes surrendered for registration of
transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation in accordance with their then existing procedures
therefor. Subject to Section 2.07 hereof, Case New Holland may not issue new Notes to replace
Notes that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. If Case New Holland shall
acquire any of the Notes, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the
Indebtedness represented by such Notes unless and until the same are surrendered to the Trustee for
cancellation pursuant to this Section 2.11. In no event shall the Trustee be required to destroy
cancelled Notes.
Section 2.12. Defaulted Interest.
Case New Holland shall pay interest on overdue principal (including post-petition interest in
a proceeding under Bankruptcy Law) at the rate of interest then borne by the Notes. Case New
Holland shall, to the extent lawful, pay interest on overdue installments of interest (without
regard to any applicable grace periods) at the rate of interest then borne by the Notes.
If Case New Holland defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted
interest, plus (to the extent lawful) any interest payable on the defaulted interest to the Persons
who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, which date shall be the fifteenth day next
preceding the date fixed by Case New Holland for the payment of defaulted interest or the next
succeeding Business Day if such date is not a Business Day. At least 15 days before the subsequent
special record date, Case New Holland shall mail to each Holder, as of a recent date selected by
Case New Holland, with a copy to the Trustee, a notice that states the subsequent special record
date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest, and interest payable on such defaulted
interest, if any, to be paid.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, any interest which is paid prior to the expiration of the
30-day period set forth in Section 6.01(a) hereof shall be paid to Holders as of the Record Date
for the Interest Payment Date for which interest has not been paid.
Section 2.13. Deposit of Moneys.
Prior to 10:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on each Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date,
Change of Control Payment Date, Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date and Maturity Date, Case New Holland
shall have deposited with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds U.S. legal tender
sufficient to make payments, if any, due on such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Change of
Control Payment Date, Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date or Maturity Date, as the case may be, in a
timely manner which permits the Trustee to remit payment to the Holders on such Interest Payment
Date, Redemption Date, Change of Control Payment Date, Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date or Maturity
Date, as the case may be. The principal and interest on Global Notes shall be payable to the
Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the sole registered owner and the sole Holder of
the Global Notes represented thereby. The principal and interest on Notes in certificated form
shall be payable at the office of the Paying Agent.
Section 2.14. CUSIP Number.
Case New Holland in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP”, “ISIN” or such other numbers, and if
so, the Trustee shall use such CUSIP, ISIN or such other numbers in notices of redemption or
exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no
representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP, ISIN or such other numbers
printed in the notice or on the Notes, and that reliance may be placed only on the other
identification numbers printed on the Notes. Case New Holland shall promptly notify the Trustee of
any change in the CUSIP, ISIN or such other number.
Section 2.15. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes.
(a) The Global Notes initially shall (i) be registered in the name of the Depository or the
nominee of such Depository, (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for such Depository and
(iii) bear legends as set forth in Section 2.17 hereof.
Members of, or participants in, the Depository (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights
under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depository or
under the Global Note, and the Depository may be treated by Case New Holland, the Trustee and any
agent of Case New Holland or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the Global Note for all
purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent Case New Holland,
the Trustee or any agent of Case New Holland or the Trustee from giving effect to any written
certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as between the
Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of
the rights of a Holder.
(b) Interests of beneficial owners in the Global Notes may be transferred or exchanged for
Certificated Notes in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depository and the provisions
of Section 2.16 hereof. In addition, Certificated Notes shall be transferred to all beneficial
owners in exchange for their beneficial interests in Global Notes if (i) the Depository (x)
notifies Case
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New Holland that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for any Global
Note or (y) has ceased to be a clearing company registered under the Exchange Act and, in each
case, a successor depositary is not appointed by Case New Holland within 90 days of such notice or
(ii) a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has received
a written request from the Depository to issue Certificated Notes.
(c) In connection with the transfer of Global Notes as an entirety to beneficial owners
pursuant to paragraph (b), the Global Notes shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for
cancellation, and Case New Holland shall execute, and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an
authentication order from Case New Holland in the form of an Officers’ Certificate, authenticate
and deliver, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in writing in exchange for its
beneficial interest in the Global Notes, an equal aggregate principal amount of Certificated Notes
of authorized denominations.
(d) Any Certificated Note constituting a Restricted Security delivered in exchange for an
interest in a Global Note pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) shall, except as otherwise provided by
Section 2.16 hereof, bear the Private Placement Legend.
(e) The Holder of any Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person,
including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any
action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.
Section 2.16. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Certificated Notes. When Certificated Notes are
presented to the Registrar or co-Registrar with a request:
(i) to register the transfer of the Certificated Notes; or
(ii) to exchange such Certificated Notes for an equal principal amount of Certificated
Notes of other authorized denominations,
the Registrar or co-Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if the
requirements under this Indenture as set forth in this Section 2.16 for such transactions are met;
provided, however, that the Certificated Notes presented or surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange:
(I) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Registrar or co-Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his
attorney duly authorized in writing; and
(II) in the case of Certificated Notes the offer and sale of which have not been
registered under the Securities Act and are presented for transfer or exchange prior to (x)
the date which is two years after the later of the date of original issue and the last date
on which Case New Holland or any Affiliate of Case New Holland was the owner of such Note,
or any predecessor thereto and (y) such later date, if any, as may be required by any
subsequent change in applicable law (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”),
such Certificated Notes
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shall be accompanied, in the sole discretion of Case New Holland, by
the following additional information and documents, as applicable:
(A) if such Certificated Note is being delivered to the Registrar or
co-Registrar by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without
transfer, a certification to that effect (substantially in the form of Exhibit
C hereto); or
(B) if such Certificated Note is being transferred to a Qualified Institutional
Buyer in accordance with Rule 144A, a certification to that effect (substantially in
the form of Exhibit C hereto); or
(C) if such Certificated Note is being transferred in reliance on Regulation S,
delivery of a certification to that effect (substantially in the form of Exhibit C
hereto) and a transferor certificate for Regulation S transfers substantially in the
form of Exhibit E hereto; or
(D) if such Certificated Note is being transferred to an Institutional
Accredited Investor, delivery of certification to that effect (substantially in the
form of Exhibit C hereto), certificates of the transferee in substantially
the form of Exhibit D and, at the option of Case New Holland, an Opinion of
Counsel reasonably satisfactory to Case New Holland to the effect that such transfer
is in compliance with the Securities Act; or
(E) if such Certificated Note is being transferred in reliance on Rule 144
under the Securities Act, delivery of a certification to that effect substantially
in the form of Exhibit C hereto) and, at the option of Case New Holland, an
Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to Case New Holland to the effect that
such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act; or
(F) if such Certificated Note is being transferred in reliance on another
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, a certification
to that effect (substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto) and, at the
option of Case New Holland, an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to Case
New Holland to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities
Act.
(b) Restrictions on Transfer of a Certificated Note for a Beneficial Interest in a Global
Note. A Certificated Note may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Note
except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Registrar
or co-Registrar of a Certificated Note, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of
transfer, in form satisfactory to the Registrar or co-Registrar, together with:
(A) in the case of Certificated Notes, the offer and sale of which have not been
registered under the Securities Act and which are presented for transfer prior to the Resale
Restriction Termination Date, certification, substantially in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, that such Certificated Note is being transferred (I) to a Qualified Institutional
Buyer or (II) in an offshore transaction in reliance on Regulation S (and, in the case of
this clause II, Case New Holland shall have received a transferor certificate for Regulation
S transfers substantially in
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the form of Exhibit E hereto and, at the option of Case
New Holland, an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to Case New Holland to the effect
that such transaction is in compliance with the Securities Act); and
(B) written instructions from the Holder thereof directing the Registrar or
co-Registrar to make, or to direct the Depository to make, an endorsement on the applicable
Global Note to reflect an increase in the aggregate amount of the Notes represented by the
Global Note,
then the Registrar or co-Registrar shall cancel such Certificated Note and cause, or direct the
Depository to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between
the Depository and the Registrar or co-Registrar, the principal amount of Notes represented by the
applicable Global Note to be increased accordingly. If no Global Note representing Notes held by
Qualified Institutional Buyers or Persons acquiring Notes in offshore transactions in reliance on
Regulation S, as the case may be, is then outstanding, Case New Holland shall issue and the Trustee
shall, upon receipt of an authentication order in the form of an Officers’ Certificate in
accordance with Section 2.02, authenticate such a Global Note in the appropriate principal amount.
(c) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of Global Notes
or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depository in accordance with this
Indenture (including the restrictions on transfer set forth herein) and the procedures of the
Depository therefor. Upon receipt by the Registrar or co-Registrar of written instructions, or
such other instruction as is customary for the Depository, from the Depository or its nominee,
requesting the registration of transfer of an interest in a U.S. Global Note or Regulation S Global
Note, as the case may be, to another type of Global Note, together with the applicable Global Notes
(or, if the applicable type of Global Note required to represent the interest as requested to be
transferred is not then outstanding, only the Global Note representing the interest being
transferred), the Registrar or Co-Registrar shall cancel such Global Notes (or Global Note) and
Case New Holland shall issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an authentication order in the
form of an Officers’ Certificate in accordance with Section 2.02, authenticate new Global Notes of
the types so cancelled (or the type so cancelled and applicable type required to represent the
interest as requested to be transferred) reflecting the applicable increase and decrease of the
principal amount of Notes represented by such types of Global Notes, giving effect to such
transfer. If the applicable type of Global Note required to represent the interest as requested to
be transferred is not outstanding at the time of such request, Case New Holland shall issue and the
Trustee shall, upon written instructions from Case New Holland in accordance with Section 2.02,
authenticate a new Global Note of such type in principal amount equal to the principal amount of
the interest requested to be transferred.
(d) Transfer of a Beneficial Interest in a Global Note for a Certificated Note. (i)
Any Person having a beneficial interest in a Global Note may upon request exchange such beneficial
interest for a Certificated Note. Upon receipt by the Registrar or co-Registrar of written
instructions, or such other form of instructions as is customary for the Depository, from the
Depository or its nominee on behalf of any Person having a beneficial interest in a Global Note and
upon receipt by the Trustee of a written order or such other form of instructions as is customary
for the Depository or the Person designated by the Depository as having such a beneficial interest
containing registration instructions and, in the case of any such transfer or exchange of a
beneficial interest in Notes the offer and sale of which have not been registered under the
Securities Act and which Notes are presented for
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transfer or exchange prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the following additional information and documents:
(A) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Person designated by the
Depository as being the beneficial owner, a certification from such Person to that effect
(substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto); or
(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Qualified Institutional Buyer
in accordance with Rule l44A, a certification to that effect (substantially in the form of
Exhibit C hereto); or
(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred in reliance on Regulation S,
delivery of a certification to that effect (substantially in the form of Exhibit C
hereto) and a transferor certificate for Regulation S transfers substantially in the form of
Exhibit E hereto; or
(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited
Investor, delivery of certification (substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto),
a certificate of the transferee in substantially the form of Exhibit D and, at the
option of Case New Holland, an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to Case New
Holland to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act; or
(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred in reliance on Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, delivery of a certification to that effect (substantially in the form of
Exhibit C hereto) and, at the option of Case New Holland, an Opinion of Counsel
reasonably satisfactory to Case New Holland to the effect that such transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act; or
(F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred in reliance on another exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, a certification to that effect
(substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto) and, at the option of Case New
Holland, an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to Case New Holland to the effect
that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act,
then the Registrar or co-Registrar will cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and
procedures existing between the Depository and the Registrar or co-Registrar, the aggregate
principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced and, following such reduction, Case
New Holland will execute and, upon receipt of an authentication order in the form of an Officers’
Certificate in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the transferee a
Certificated Note in the appropriate principal amount.
(ii) Certificated Notes issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Global Note pursuant
to this Section 2.16(d) hereof shall be registered in such names and in such authorized
denominations as the Depository, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants
or otherwise, shall instruct the Registrar or co-Registrar in writing. The Registrar or
co-Registrar shall deliver such Certificated Notes to the Persons in whose names such Certificated
Notes are so registered.
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(e) Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Indenture, a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the
Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or
another nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor
Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository.
(f) Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes not
bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Registrar or co-Registrar shall deliver Notes that do not
bear the Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes bearing the
Private Placement Legend, the Registrar or co-Registrar shall deliver only Notes that bear the
Private Placement Legend unless, and the Trustee is hereby authorized to deliver Notes without the
Private Placement Legend if, (i) the Resale Restriction Termination Date shall have occurred, (ii)
there is delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to Case New Holland
and the Trustee to the effect that neither such legend nor the related restrictions on transfer are
required in order to maintain compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act or (iii) such
Note has been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
(g) General. By its acceptance of any Note bearing the Private Placement Legend, each
Holder of such a Note acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Note set forth in this
Indenture and in the Private Placement Legend and agrees that it will transfer such Note only as
provided in this Indenture.
None of Case New Holland, the Trustee, any agent of Case New Holland or the Trustee (including
any Paying Agent or Registrar) will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the
records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a global
security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial
ownership interests.
The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance
with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect
to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Agent
Members or beneficial owners of interest in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such
certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and
when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine
substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications
received pursuant to Section 2.15 hereof or this Section 2.16. Case New Holland shall have the
right to inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at
any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable written notice to the Registrar.
Section 2.17. Restrictive Legends.
Each Global Note and Certificated Note that constitutes a Restricted Security shall bear the
following legend (the “Private Placement Legend”) on the face thereof until the Resale
Restriction Termination Date, unless otherwise agreed to by Case New Holland and the Holder
thereof:
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THIS SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S.
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY
NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES
OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE
NEXT SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE
HOLDER:
(1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED
IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (A “QIB”), (B) IT IS ACQUIRING THIS
SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, OR (C) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED
IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (AN
“IAI”);
(2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY
EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, (B) TO A PERSON WHOM THE
SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QIB PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF A QIB IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (C) IN
AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR 904 OF REGULATION
S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE
144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN IAI THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER,
FURNISHES THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND
AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH CAN BE
OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE) AND, IF SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF AN AGGREGATE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SECURITIES LESS THAN $250,000, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER, IF THE ISSUER SO REQUESTS, THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT, (F) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER), OR (G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY
OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION; AND
(3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY OR AN
INTEREST HEREIN IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS
LEGEND.
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AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AND “UNITED STATES” HAVE THE MEANINGS
GIVEN TO THEM BY RULE 902 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THE INDENTURE GOVERNING
THIS SECURITY CONTAINS A PROVISION REQUIRING THE TRUSTEE TO REFUSE TO REGISTER ANY TRANSFER
OF THIS SECURITY IN VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING.
Each Global Note shall also bear the following legend:
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO
AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY OR A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITORY. THIS NOTE IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON
OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN
THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AS A WHOLE
BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO THE
DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART,
AND TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.16 OF THE INDENTURE.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION
Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee.
If Case New Holland elects to redeem Notes pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Notes, at least 60
days prior to the Redemption Date or during such other period as the Trustee may agree to, Case New
Holland shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date, the principal amount of
Notes to be redeemed and the Redemption Price, and deliver to the Trustee an Officers’
Certificate stating that such redemption will comply with the conditions contained herein and in
the Notes, as appropriate.
Section 3.02. Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.
In the event that less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, selection of the
Notes to be redeemed shall be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of the
principal national securities exchange, if any, on which such Notes are listed or, if such Notes
are not then listed on a national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such
method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate; provided, however, that no Notes of a
principal amount of $1,000
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or less shall be redeemed in part; provided, further, that if a partial
redemption is made with the proceeds of any Qualified Equity Offering, selection of the Notes or
portions thereof for redemption shall be made by the Trustee only on a pro rata basis or on as
nearly a pro rata basis as is practicable (subject to the procedures of the Depository), unless
such method is otherwise prohibited. A new Note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed
portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon delivery of the original Note
to the Paying Agent and cancellation of the original Note. On and after the Redemption Date,
interest will cease to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption as long as Case
New Holland has deposited with the Paying Agents funds in U.S. legal tender in satisfaction of the
applicable Redemption Price pursuant to this Indenture.
Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail at least 30 but not more than 60
calendar days before the Redemption Date to each Holder to be redeemed at its registered address.
If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to such Note
shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including the CUSIP, ISIN or other
number(s) thereof) and shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date;
(2) the Redemption Price and the amount of accrued interest, if any, to be paid;
(3) that, if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount
(equal to $1,000 in principal amount or any integral multiple thereof) of such Note to be
redeemed and that, on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Note, a new Note
or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued;
(4) the name, address and telephone number of the Paying Agent;
(5) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent at the
address specified to collect the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any;
(6) that, unless Case New Holland defaults in making the redemption payment, interest
on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date and the
only remaining right of the Holders is to receive payment of the Redemption Price plus
accrued interest to the Redemption Date upon surrender of the Notes to the Paying Agent;
(7) the subparagraph of the Notes pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are
being redeemed; and
(8) if fewer than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the identification of the
particular Notes (or portion thereof) to be redeemed, as well as the aggregate principal
amount of Notes to be redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be outstanding
after such partial redemption.
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Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once the notice of redemption described in Section 3.03 hereof is mailed, Notes called for
redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price, including any
premium, plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date, if any. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent,
such Notes shall be paid at the Redemption Price, including any premium, plus accrued interest to
the Redemption Date, if any; provided that if the Redemption Date is after a Record Date and on or
prior to the Interest Payment Date, the accrued interest shall be payable to the Holder of the
redeemed Notes registered on the relevant Record Date.
Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.
(a) On or prior to 10:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on each Redemption Date, Case New Holland
shall have deposited with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds U.S. legal tender
sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that
date.
(b) On and after any Redemption Date, if U.S. legal tender sufficient to pay the Redemption
Price of and accrued interest on Notes called for redemption shall have been made available in
accordance with clause (a), the Notes called for redemption will cease to accrue interest and the
only right of the Holders of such Notes will be to receive payment of the Redemption Price of and,
subject to the first proviso in Section 3.04, accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes to the
Redemption Date. If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid, interest will continue to
accrue and be paid, from the Redemption Date until such redemption payment is made, on the unpaid
principal of the Note and any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case, at the rate
and in the manner provided for in Section 2.12 hereof.
Section 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part.
Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Trustee shall authenticate for a Holder
a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01. Payment of Notes.
Case New Holland shall pay the principal of and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the
manner provided in the Notes and this Indenture. An installment of principal or interest shall be
considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent holds, for the benefit of the
Holders, on that date U.S. legal tender designated for and sufficient to pay such installment in
full and is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture.
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Case New Holland shall pay interest on overdue principal and interest on overdue interest, to
the extent lawful as provided for in Section 2.12 hereof.
Section 4.02. Reports to Holders.
Whether or not CNH Global is then subject to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, CNH
Global will furnish to the Trustee and the Holders, so long as the Notes are outstanding: (i)
reports on Form 6-K relating to quarterly financial information substantially in the form of the
Form 6-K filed by CNH Global on October 27, 2005, as amended; provided that such reports on Form
6-K will be so furnished no later than 45 days after the end of the fiscal quarter relating to such
quarterly report; and (ii) annual reports on Form 20-F substantially in the form of the Form 20-F
filed by CNH Global for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004; provided that such reports on Form
20-F will be so furnished no later than the date by which CNH Global would be required so to file
such report if then required to file such a report under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that
to the extent that CNH Global ceases to qualify as a “foreign private issuer” within the meaning of
the Exchange Act, whether or not CNH Global is then subject to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, CNH Global will furnish to the Trustee and the Holders, so long as the Notes are
outstanding (x) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be
contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if CNH Global were required to
file such forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations” that describes the financial condition and results of operations of CNH
Global and its consolidated Subsidiaries and, with respect to the annual information only, a report
thereon by CNH Global’s certified independent accountants; and (y) all current reports that would
be required to be filed with the Commission on Form 8-K if CNH Global were required to file such
reports, in each case within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations.
In addition, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, CNH
Global will electronically file or furnish, as the case may be, a copy of all such information and
reports with the Commission for public availability within the time periods specified in the
Commission’s rules and regulations (unless the Commission will not accept such a filing) and make
such information available to securities analysts and prospective investors upon request. In
addition, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, CNH Global will furnish to the Holders and
to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to
be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. CNH Global shall also comply
with the provisions of TIA Section 314(a).
Should Case New Holland deliver to the Trustee any such information, reports or certificates
or any annual reports, information, documents and other reports pursuant to Section 314(a) of the
Trust Indenture Act, delivery of such information, reports or certificates or any annual reports,
information, documents and other reports to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the
Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained
therein or determinable from information contained therein, including Case New Holland’s compliance
with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on
Officers’ Certificates).
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Section 4.03. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.
CNH Global and Case New Holland covenant (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) that
they will not at any time insist upon, or plead (as a defense or otherwise) or in any manner
whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or
other law which would prohibit or forgive Case New Holland from paying all or any portion of the
principal of, premium, if any, and/or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the
performance of this Indenture; and (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) CNH Global and Case
New Holland hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenant that they
will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will
suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
Section 4.04. Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default; Tax Information.
(a) CNH Global shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of its fiscal year
an Officers’ Certificate (one of the signers of which shall be the principal executive officer,
principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of Case New Holland) stating that a
review of the activities of CNH Global and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal year has been made
under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether CNH Global and
Case New Holland have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled their obligations under this
Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best
of his or her knowledge CNH Global and Case New Holland have kept, observed, performed and
fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and are not in default in the
performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions hereof (or, if a Default
or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all or such Defaults or Events of Default of
which he or she may have knowledge and what action each is taking or proposes to take with respect
thereto) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in
existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the
Notes are prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action CNH
Global and Case New Holland are taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. The Officers’
Certificate shall also notify the Trustee should Case New Holland elect to change the manner in
which it fixes its fiscal year end.
(b) The annual financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof shall be
accompanied by a written report addressed to the Trustee of CNH Global’s independent accountants
(who shall be a firm of established national reputation) that in conducting their audit of the
financial statements included therein nothing has come to their attention that would lead them to
believe that a Default or Event of Default has occurred under this Indenture insofar as they relate
to accounting matters or, if any such violation has occurred, specifying the nature and period of
existence thereof, it being understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or
indirectly to any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation.
(c) (i) If any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) if any
Holder seeks to exercise any remedy hereunder with respect to a claimed default under this
Indenture of the Notes, Case New Holland shall deliver to the Trustee, at its address set forth in
Section 11.02 hereof, by registered or certified mail or facsimile transmission followed by hard
copy by overnight courier, registered or certified mail an Officers’ Certificate specifying such
Default or Event
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of Default, notice or other action, the status thereof and what action CNH Global
and Case New Holland are taking or propose to take within five Business Days of their becoming
aware of such occurrence.
(d) Case New Holland, or one of its representatives, agents or employees, shall calculate and
deliver to the Trustee all original issue discount information to be reported by the Trustee to
Holders as required by applicable law.
Section 4.05. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
CNH Global shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall
become delinquent, (i) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges (including
withholding taxes and any penalties, interest and additions to taxes) levied or imposed upon it or
any of its Subsidiaries or properties of it or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) all lawful claims
for labor, materials and supplies that, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon the property of
it or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that CNH Global shall not be required to pay or
discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount,
applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings properly
instituted and diligently conducted for which adequate reserves, to the extent required under GAAP,
have been taken.
Section 4.06. Corporate Existence.
Subject to Article 5 hereof, CNH Global and Case New Holland shall each do or cause to be done
all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its corporate existence, and
the corporate, partnership or limited liability company or other existence of each Subsidiary, in
accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to
time) of each Subsidiary and (ii) the material rights (charter and statutory), licenses and
franchises of CNH Global and Case New Holland and their respective Subsidiaries except where the
failure to preserve and keep in full force and effect any such rights, licenses and franchise shall
not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, operations or prospects of
CNH Global and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and provided that CNH Global shall not be
required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, limited liability
company, partnership or other existence of any of its Subsidiaries (other than Case New Holland),
if the Board of Directors of CNH Global shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer
desirable in the conduct of the business of CNH Global and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and
that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
Section 4.07. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
Case New Holland shall maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of
New York where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for
presentation for payment and where notices and demands to or upon Case New Holland in respect of
the Notes and this Indenture may be served. Case New Holland shall give prompt written notice to
the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any
time Case New Holland shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to
furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands
may be made or served at the address of the Trustee as set forth in Section 11.02 hereof.
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Case New Holland may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies
where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to
time rescind such designations. Case New Holland shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee
of such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or
agency.
Case New Holland hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee set
forth in Section 11.02 hereof as such office of Case New Holland.
Section 4.08. Compliance with Laws.
CNH Global shall comply, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all
applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of the United States of America,
all states and municipalities thereof, and of any governmental department, commission, board,
regulatory authority, bureau, agency and instrumentality of the foregoing, in respect of the
conduct of their respective businesses and the ownership of their respective properties, except for
such noncompliances as would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the financial
condition or results of operations of CNH Global and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 4.09. Maintenance of Properties and Insurance.
(a) CNH Global shall cause all material properties owned by or leased by it or any of its
Subsidiaries used or useful to the conduct of CNH Global’s business or the business of any of its
Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in normal condition, repair and working order and supplied
with all necessary equipment and shall cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals,
replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in its judgment may be necessary, so
that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted
at all times; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 4.09 shall prevent CNH Global or any
of its Subsidiaries from discontinuing the use, operation or maintenance of any of such properties,
or disposing of any of them, if such discontinuance or disposal is, in the judgment of the Board of
Directors of CNH Global or of the Board of Directors of any Subsidiary of CNH Global concerned, or
of an officer (or other agent employed by CNH Global or of any of its Subsidiaries) of CNH Global
or any of its Subsidiaries having managerial responsibility for any such property, desirable in the
conduct of the business of CNH Global or any Subsidiary of CNH Global, and if such discontinuance
or disposal is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
(b) CNH Global shall maintain, and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to maintain,
insurance with responsible carriers against such risks and in such amounts, and with such
deductibles, retentions, self-insured amounts and co-insurance provisions, as are customarily
carried by similar businesses of similar size, including property and casualty loss, workers’
compensation and interruption of business insurance.
Section 4.10. Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.
(a) CNH Global shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly
or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee, acquire, become liable, contingently
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or otherwise, with respect to, or otherwise become responsible for payment of (collectively,
“incur”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) and CNH Global shall not permit
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any Preferred Stock; provided, however, that CNH Global
may incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Indebtedness) and Case New Holland
and any Equipment Subsidiary Guarantor may incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation,
Acquired Indebtedness) or issue Preferred Stock if on the date of the incurrence of such
Indebtedness or the issuance of such Preferred Stock, after giving effect to the incurrence or
issuance thereof, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of CNH Global would be greater than
2.0 to 1.0.
(b) Clause (a) of this Section 4.10 shall not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following
items of Indebtedness or the issuance of any of the following items of Preferred Stock, as
applicable (collectively, “Permitted Indebtedness”):
(1) Indebtedness under the Notes issued in the Offering in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $500 million and any Guarantees thereof;
(2) Indebtedness of CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to one
or more Credit Facilities; provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of Net
Indebtedness at any time outstanding shall not exceed $2.0 billion, less the amount of any
such Indebtedness permanently retired with the Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale applied
from and after the Issue Date to reduce the amounts outstanding thereunder pursuant to
Section 4.12 hereof;
(3) Indebtedness of or the issuance of Preferred Stock (including, without limitation,
Acquired Indebtedness and any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock issued to CNH Global or any
Equipment Subsidiaries) by any Financial Services Subsidiary of CNH Global; provided that on
the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness or the issuance of such Preferred Stock,
after giving effect to the incurrence or issuance thereof, the Financial Subsidiary Leverage
Ratio of the Financial Services Subsidiaries would be less than 5.5 to 1.0;
(4) other Indebtedness of CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries outstanding on the
Issue Date (including, but not limited to, the Fiat Promissory Notes and the Intesa BCI
Indebtedness) reduced by the amount of any scheduled amortization payments or mandatory
prepayments when actually paid or permanent reductions thereon;
(5) Hedging Obligations of CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be,
that are incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Hedging
Obligations are entered into, in the good faith judgment of CNH Global, to protect CNH
Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries from (a) fluctuations in interest rates on
Indebtedness incurred in accordance with this Indenture, (b) fluctuations in foreign
currency rates, (c) commodity price risk with respect to commodities purchased by CNH Global
or any Restricted Subsidiary or (d) any combination of the foregoing, and, in each case, not
for speculative purposes;
(6) Indebtedness or Preferred Stock of an Equipment Subsidiary to CNH Global or another
Equipment Subsidiary for so long as such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock is held by CNH
Global or an Equipment Subsidiary; provided that (A) any Indebtedness of Case New
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Holland to CNH Global or any other Equipment Subsidiary is unsecured and subordinated, pursuant to a
written agreement, to Case New Holland’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and
(B) if as of any date any Person other than CNH Global or an Equipment Subsidiary owns or
holds any such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock or holds a Lien in respect of such
Indebtedness (other than any Lien permitted by clause (B) of Section 4.14(a) hereof), such
date shall be deemed the incurrence of Indebtedness or the issuance of Preferred Stock, as
the case may be, not constituting Permitted Indebtedness by the issuer of such Indebtedness
or Preferred Stock;
(7) Indebtedness of a Financial Services Subsidiary to another Financial Services
Subsidiary for so long as such Indebtedness is held by a Financial Services Subsidiary;
provided that if as of any date any Person other than a Financial Services Subsidiary owns
or holds any such Indebtedness or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness (other than
any Lien permitted by clause (B) of Section 4.14(a) hereof), such date shall be deemed the
incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness by the issuer of such
Indebtedness;
(8) Indebtedness of CNH Global to a Restricted Subsidiary for so long as such
Indebtedness is held by a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (A) any Indebtedness of CNH
Global to any Restricted Subsidiary is unsecured and subordinated, pursuant to a written
agreement, to CNH Global’s obligations under this Indenture and the Guarantee of CNH Global
and (B) if as of any date any Person other than a Restricted Subsidiary owns or holds any
such Indebtedness or any Person holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness (other than any
Lien permitted by clause (B) of Section 4.14(a) hereof), such date shall be deemed the
incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness by CNH Global;
(9) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of
a check, draft (including, without limitation, any overdraft (including any daylight
overdraft)) or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts)
drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that
such Indebtedness is extinguished within fifteen Business Days after receipt of notice from
such bank or other financial institution;
(10) Indebtedness of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of
performance bonds, bankers’ acceptances, workers’ compensation claims, surety or appeal
bonds, payment obligations in connection with self-insurance or similar obligations in the
ordinary course of business;
(11) Indebtedness represented by Purchase Money Indebtedness and Capitalized Lease
Obligations not to exceed 2.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of CNH Global and its
Equipment Subsidiaries;
(12) Refinancing Indebtedness;
(13) Non-Recourse Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Indebtedness and Indebtedness under
ARS Promissory Notes, in each case incurred by any Accounts Receivable Subsidiary in a
Qualified Receivables Transaction;
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(14) the Attributable Indebtedness of any Excluded Sale and Leaseback Transaction; and
(15) additional Indebtedness of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $150.0 million at any one time outstanding.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.10:
(A) in the event that an item of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock meets the criteria of
more than one of the categories of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock described in clauses (1)
through (15) of this Section 4.10(b), or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to this Section
4.10(a), CNH Global may, in its sole discretion, classify such item of Indebtedness or
Preferred Stock on the date of its incurrence or, subject to clause (2) below, later
reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with
this Section 4.10;
(B) (a) Indebtedness of CNH Global or any Equipment Subsidiary under any Existing
Credit Facility outstanding on the Issue Date shall be deemed to have been incurred pursuant
to clause (2) of this Section 4.10(b) and CNH Global shall not be permitted to reclassify
any portion of such Indebtedness thereafter, (b) Indebtedness of any Financial Services
Subsidiary to CNH Global or any Equipment Subsidiary shall be deemed to have been incurred
pursuant to clause (3) of this Section 4.10(b) and (c) Non-Recourse Accounts Receivable
Subsidiary Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date shall be deemed to have been incurred
pursuant to clause (13) of this Section 4.10(b);
(C) accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the
payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same
terms and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock in the
form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock
shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Preferred Stock
for purposes of this Section 4.10;
(D) the maximum amount of Indebtedness that CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary may
incur pursuant to this Section 4.10 shall not be deemed to be exceeded, with respect to any
outstanding Indebtedness, due solely to the result of fluctuations in the exchange rates of
currencies; and
(E) the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock
denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency
exchange rate in effect on the date the Indebtedness was incurred, or first committed, in
the case of revolving credit Indebtedness, or the Preferred Stock was issued, as applicable;
provided that if any Indebtedness is incurred to Refinance Indebtedness denominated in a
foreign currency, and such Refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated
restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on
the date of such Refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not
to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of the Indebtedness incurred to
Refinance such outstanding Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such
Indebtedness being Refinanced.
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(c) Additionally, Case New Holland shall not, and shall not permit any other Guarantor to,
directly or indirectly, incur any Indebtedness that purports to be by its terms (or by the terms of
any agreement governing such Indebtedness) subordinated to any other Indebtedness of Case New
Holland or of such Guarantor, as the case may be, unless such Indebtedness is also by its terms (or
by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) made expressly subordinate to the Notes
or any Guarantee of such Guarantor to the same extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness
is subordinated to such other Indebtedness of Case New Holland or such Guarantor, as the case may
be.
Section 4.11. Limitation on Restricted Payments.
(a) CNH Global shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly:
(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution (other than (i) dividends or
distributions payable in Qualified Capital Stock of CNH Global and (ii) in the case of
Restricted Subsidiaries, dividends or distributions to CNH Global or any other Restricted
Subsidiary and pro rata dividends or distributions payable to the other holders of the same
class of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary) on or in respect of shares of its
Capital Stock to holders of such Capital Stock;
(2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of CNH
Global or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire shares of any class of such
Capital Stock;
(3) make any principal payment on, purchase, defease, redeem, prepay, decrease or
otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled final maturity, scheduled
repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, any Indebtedness of Case New Holland or any
Guarantor that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or such Guarantor’s
Guarantee of the Notes (other than a purchase, defeasance, redemption, prepayment, decrease
or other acquisition or retirement for value in anticipation of satisfying a scheduled final
maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, in each case, due within
one year of the date of such acquisition or retirement); or
(4) make any Investment (other than Permitted Investments)
(each of the foregoing actions set forth in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above being referred to
as a “Restricted Payment”), if at the time of such Restricted Payment or immediately after
giving effect thereto:
(A) a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(B) CNH Global is not able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant
to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.10(a) hereof; or
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(C) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments (including such proposed Restricted
Payment) made after the Calculation Start Date (the amount expended for such purpose, if
other than in cash, being the Fair Market Value of such property) shall exceed the sum of:
(w) 50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income (or if cumulative
Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss) of CNH Global
earned during the period beginning on the Build-up Amount Start Date and ending on
the last date of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements are
available prior to the date such Restricted Payment (the “Reference Date”)
(treating such period as a single accounting period); plus
(x) 100% of the net proceeds (including the Fair Market Value of any property
or assets) received by CNH Global from any Person (other than a Subsidiary of CNH
Global) subsequent to the Calculation Start Date and on or prior to the Reference
Date (a) as a contribution to the common equity capital of CNH Global by any holder
of CNH Global’s Capital Stock or (b) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Capital
Stock of CNH Global (excluding any net proceeds from a Qualified Equity Offering to
the extent used to redeem Notes); plus
(y) without duplication of any amounts included in clause (C)(x) above, the
aggregate amount by which Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) of CNH
Global or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on CNH Global’s consolidated balance
sheet subsequent to the Calculation Start Date and on or prior to the Reference Date
upon the conversion or exchange of any Indebtedness for Qualified Capital Stock of
CNH Global (other than to the extent of any Qualified Capital Stock issued to any
Subsidiary of CNH Global); plus
(z) without duplication, the sum of:
(i) the aggregate amount returned in cash on or with respect to
Investments (other than Permitted Investments) made subsequent to the
Calculation Start Date whether through interest payments, principal
payments, dividends or other distributions or payments;
(ii) the net cash proceeds received by CNH Global or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries from the disposition of all or any portion of such
Investments (other than to a Subsidiary of CNH Global); and
(iii) upon Revocation of the status of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, the Fair Market Value of CNH Global’s and the
Restricted Subsidiaries’ Investment in such Subsidiary;
provided, however, that the sum of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall not
exceed the sum of (I) the aggregate amount of all such Investments made subsequent
to the Calculation Start Date and (II) without duplication of clause (I), one half
of the gain from
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any disposition of all or any portion of such Investments (other
than to a Subsidiary of CNH Global) made subsequent to the Calculation Start Date.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in Section 4.11(a) do not
prohibit:
(1) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration of such
dividend if the dividend would have been permitted on the date of declaration;
(2) if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
acquisition of any shares of Capital Stock of CNH Global, either (i) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of CNH Global or (ii) through the application of net
proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of CNH
Global) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of CNH Global;
(3) if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
acquisition of any Indebtedness of Case New Holland or any Guarantor that is subordinate or
junior in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantee of such Guarantor, as the case may
be, either (i) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of CNH Global, or
(ii) through the application of the net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash
(other than to a Subsidiary of CNH Global) of (a) shares of Qualified Capital Stock of CNH
Global or (b) Refinancing Indebtedness;
(4) if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
repurchases by CNH Global of Capital Stock (or rights or options therefor) of CNH Global
from current or former employees of CNH Global or any Subsidiary or their authorized
representatives, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2.5 million in any calendar year;
(5) if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
payment of pro rata cash dividends on shares of the common stock of CNH Global to the
holders thereof in an amount not to exceed $33.0 million in any calendar year; provided,
however, that from and after the date that all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock
outstanding on the Issue Date cease to be outstanding (whether by conversion, exchange,
redemption or otherwise) such maximum amount shall not exceed $60.0 million in any calendar
year;
(6) if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, commencing
in calendar year 2005, the payment of cash dividends on the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock outstanding on the Issue Date in an amount not to exceed $50.0 million in any calendar
year; and
(7) additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20.0 million.
In determining the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Calculation
Start Date in accordance with clause (C) of Section 4.11(a), amounts expended pursuant to clauses
(1), (2)(ii), (3)(ii)(a), (4), (5) and (6) shall be included in such calculation.
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Section 4.12. Limitation on Asset Sales.
(a) CNH Global shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
consummate an Asset Sale unless:
(1) CNH Global or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives
consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the
assets sold or otherwise disposed of;
(2) at least 75% of the consideration received by CNH Global or the Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be, from such Asset Sale shall be in the form of cash or Cash
Equivalents and is received at the time of such disposition; provided that the amount of:
(A) any liabilities (as shown on CNH Global’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s
most recent balance sheet) of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
(other than (x) contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms
subordinated to the Notes and (y) Indebtedness owed to CNH Global and its
Subsidiaries) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets shall be deemed
to be cash for purposes of this clause (2); and
(B) any securities, notes or other obligations received by CNH Global or any
such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by CNH Global or
such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash received) within 365
days following the closing of such Asset Sale shall be deemed to be cash for
purposes of this clause (2); and
(3) upon the consummation of an Asset Sale, CNH Global shall apply, or cause such
Restricted Subsidiary to apply, the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale within 365
days after receipt thereof either to:
(A) repay Indebtedness under any Credit Facility under which CNH Global or such
Restricted Subsidiary is an obligor and permanently retire such Indebtedness,
(B) acquire (or enter into a binding agreement to acquire, which acquisition
must be consummated within 180 days after the end of the 365-day period following
receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds) Replacement Assets, or
(C) a combination of prepayment and investment permitted by the foregoing
clauses (3)(A) and (3)(B).
(b) On the 366th day after an Asset Sale or such earlier date, if any, as the Board of
Directors of CNH Global or of such Restricted Subsidiary determines not to apply the Net Cash
Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale as set forth in clauses (3)(A), (3)(B) and (3)(C) of Section
4.12(a) (each, a “Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date”), such aggregate amount of Net Cash
Proceeds which have not been applied on or before such Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date as permitted
in clauses (3)(A), (3)(B) and (3)(C) of Section 4.12(a) (each, a “Net Proceeds Offer
Amount”) shall be applied by Case
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New Holland to make an offer to purchase (the “Net
Proceeds Offer”) to all Holders and, to the extent required by the terms of any Pari Passu
Debt, an offer to purchase to all holders of such Pari Passu Debt, on a date (the “Net Proceeds
Offer Payment Date”) not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net
Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, from all Holders (and holders of such Pari Passu Debt) on a pro rata
basis, that principal amount of Notes (and Pari Passu Debt) equal to the Net Proceeds Offer Amount
at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes (and Pari Passu Debt) to be
purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of purchase; provided,
however, that if at any time any non-cash consideration received by CNH Global or any Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be, in connection with any Asset Sale is converted into or sold or
otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received with respect to any such non-cash
consideration) or Cash Equivalents, then such conversion or disposition shall be deemed to
constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance
with this Section 4.12.
(c) Notwithstanding Sections 4.12(a) and (b), CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries will
be permitted to enter into and consummate one or more Permitted Asset Swaps without complying with
such Sections 4.12(a) and (b) (except to the extent of any Net Cash Proceeds received in connection
with such Permitted Asset Swap which shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds for purposes of this
Section 4.12) to the extent that at the time of entering into each such Permitted Asset Swap and
immediately after giving effect to such Permitted Asset Swap, no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred or be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.
(d) Case New Holland may defer the Net Proceeds Offer until there is an aggregate unutilized
Net Proceeds Offer Amount equal to or in excess of $25.0 million resulting from one or more Asset
Sales or deemed Asset Sales (at which time, the entire unutilized Net Proceeds Offer Amount, and
not just the amount in excess of $25.0 million, shall be applied as required pursuant to this
clause(d)). The first such date the aggregate unutilized Net Proceeds Offer Amount is equal to or
in excess of $25.0 million shall be treated for this purpose as the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger
Date.
(e) Pending the final application of any such Net Cash Proceeds, CNH Global or any such
Restricted Subsidiary may apply such Net Cash Proceeds to temporarily reduce Indebtedness under any
revolving credit facility or other Indebtedness included under “Current Liabilities” on CNH
Global’s consolidated balance sheet or otherwise invest the Net Cash Proceeds in any manner that is
not prohibited by this Indenture.
(f) Each Net Proceeds Offer will be mailed to the record Holders as shown on the register of
Holders within 30 days following the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, with a copy to the Trustee,
and shall state:
(1) that the Net Proceeds Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.12;
(2) that such Holders have the right to require Case New Holland to apply the Net
Proceeds Offer Amount (less any amount to be (and actually) applied to any Pari Passu Debt)
to repurchase such Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the purchase date which shall be no
less than 30 days nor more than 60 days from the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date;
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(3) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue
interest;
(4) that any Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer shall cease
to accrue interest after the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date;
(5) that Holders accepting the offer to have their Notes purchased pursuant to a Net
Proceeds Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled “Option of
Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at the
address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day
preceding the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date;
(6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their acceptance of the Net Proceeds
Offer if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the third
Business Day preceding the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the
Notes delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election
to have such Notes purchased;
(7) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new Notes
equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered; provided that
each Note purchased and each such new Note issued shall be in an original principal amount
in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof;
(8) the calculations used in determining the amount of Net Proceeds Offer Amount to be
applied to the purchase of such Notes;
(9) any other procedures that a Holder must follow to accept a Net Proceeds Offer or
effect withdrawal of such acceptance; and
(10) the name and address of the Paying Agent.
(g) Upon receiving notice of the Net Proceeds Offer, Holders may elect to tender their Notes
in whole or in part in integral multiples of $1,000 in exchange for cash. To the extent Holders
properly tender Notes and holders of Pari Passu Debt properly tender such Pari Passu Debt in an
amount exceeding the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the tendered Notes and Pari Passu Debt shall be
purchased on a pro rata basis based on aggregate amounts of Notes and Pari Passu Debt tendered. A
Net Proceeds Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days or such longer period as may
be required by law. If the principal amount of Notes tendered in response to the Net Proceeds
Offer is less than the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, such funds shall no longer constitute Net Cash
Proceeds and may be used for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture.
(h) Case New Holland shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act
and any other securities laws and regulations to the extent such laws and regulations are
applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer. To the
extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of
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Section 4.12, Case New Holland shall comply with the applicable securities laws and
regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.12 by
virtue thereof.
(i) CNH Global shall not permit any Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiary to consummate a
transaction that would constitute an Asset Sale had it been consummated by a Restricted Subsidiary
unless such Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiary receives Fair Market Value for the assets,
net of any liabilities assumed, sold or disposed of.
Section 4.13. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates.
(a) CNH Global shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly
or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of related transactions
(including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the
rendering of any service) with, or for the benefit of, any of its Affiliates (each, an
“Affiliate Transaction”), other than:
(x) Affiliate Transactions permitted under Section 4.13(b); and
(y) Affiliate Transactions on terms that are not less favorable than those that would
have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a
Person that is not an Affiliate of CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary.
All Affiliate Transactions (and each series of related Affiliate Transactions which are
similar or part of a common plan (other than Permitted Financing Support Services)) involving
aggregate payments or other property with a Fair Market Value in excess of $10.0 million shall be
approved by a majority of the Disinterested members of the Board of Directors of CNH Global, such
approval to be evidenced by a Board Resolution stating that such Disinterested members of the Board
of Directors have determined that such transaction complies with the foregoing provisions. If CNH
Global or any Restricted Subsidiary enters into an Affiliate Transaction (or series of related
Affiliate Transactions related to a common plan (other than Permitted Financing Support Services))
that involves an aggregate Fair Market Value of more than $25.0 million or as to which there are no
Disinterested members of the Board of Directors of CNH Global, CNH Global or such Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall, prior to the consummation thereof, obtain a favorable
opinion as to the fairness of such transaction or series of related transactions to CNH Global or
the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from a financial point of view, from an
Independent Financial Advisor and file the same with the Trustee.
(b) The restrictions set forth in Section 4.13(a) shall not apply to:
(1) reasonable fees and compensation paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of,
officers, directors or employees of CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary as determined in
good faith by CNH Global’s Board of Directors or senior management;
(2) transactions exclusively between or among CNH Global and any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries or exclusively between or among such Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that
such transactions are not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture;
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(3) any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto or any
transaction contemplated thereby (including pursuant to any amendment thereto) in any
replacement agreement thereto so long as any such amendment or replacement agreement is not
more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect than the original agreement as
in effect on the Issue Date;
(4) Restricted Payments permitted by this Indenture;
(5) transactions effected as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction;
(6) any agreement or arrangement (and any transaction effectuated pursuant thereto)
with Fiat or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the provision of (i) debt financing,
guarantees, currency, interest rate and commodity protection contracts, treasury or cash
management services and any services reasonably related to any of the foregoing and/or (ii)
shared services relating to the administrative and operating activities of CNH Global and
its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case in the ordinary course of business of CNH Global
and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that either the Board of Directors or senior
management of CNH Global shall have determined that each such agreement and arrangement is
on terms that are not less favorable than those that would have been obtained in a
comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not an
Affiliate of CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary; and
(7) agreements or arrangements (and transactions effectuated pursuant thereto) with
customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in
the ordinary course of business of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that
either the Board of Directors or senior management of CNH Global shall have determined that
each such agreement and arrangement is on terms that are not less favorable than those that
would have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis
from a Person that is not an Affiliate of CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary.
Section 4.14. Limitation on Liens.
(a) CNH Global shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind
against or upon any property or assets of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether
owned on the Issue Date or acquired after the Issue Date, or any proceeds therefrom, or assign or
otherwise convey any right to receive income or profits therefrom unless:
(1) in the case of Liens securing Indebtedness that is expressly subordinate or junior
in right of payment to the Notes or a Guarantee, the Notes or such Guarantee are secured by
a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to such Liens; and
(2) in all other cases, the Notes are equally and ratably secured,
for so long as any Indebtedness or other obligations giving rise to the creation of a Lien in favor
of the Notes are so secured, except for:
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(A) Liens existing as of the Issue Date to the extent and in the manner such Liens are
in effect on the Issue Date;
(B) (I) Liens securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the
greater of (i) $2.0 billion incurred pursuant to clause (2) of Section 4.10(b) hereof and
(ii) an amount equal to 2.5 times Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Four
Quarter Period for which financial statements are available and (II) Liens securing
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (3) of Section 4.10(b) hereof; and
(C) Permitted Liens.
(b) In the event that Section 4.14(a) no longer applies to CNH Global and its Restricted
Subsidiaries in light of the circumstances described in Section 4.22, CNH Global shall not, and
shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create,
incur, assume or permit or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind against or upon any property or
assets of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether owned on the Issue Date or
acquired after the Issue Date, or any proceeds therefrom, or assign or otherwise convey any right
to receive income or profits therefrom, unless:
(1) in the case of Liens securing Indebtedness that is expressly subordinate or junior
in right of payment to the Notes or a Guarantee, the Notes or such Guarantee is secured by a
Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to such Liens; and
(2) in all other cases, the Notes are equally and ratably secured,
for so long as any Indebtedness or other obligations giving rise to the creation of a Lien in favor
of the Notes are so secured, except for:
(A) Liens existing on the date the Notes reach Investment Grade Status to the extent
and in the manner such Liens are in effect on the date the Notes reach Investment Grade
Status;
(B) Permitted Liens; and
(C) in addition to the Liens described in clauses (A) and (B) above, additional Liens
not to exceed 15.0% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of CNH Global and its Restricted
Subsidiaries.
Section 4.15. Change of Control.
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder will have the right to require that
Case New Holland purchase all or a portion of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described
below (the “Change of Control Offer”), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal
amount thereof plus accrued interest, if any, thereon to the date of purchase (the “Change of
Control Payment”) in accordance with the procedures set forth below.
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Within 30 days following the date on which the Change of Control occurs, Case New Holland must
send by first-class mail, a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall
govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice shall state:
(1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.15 and
that all Notes tendered shall be accepted for payment;
(2) the Change of Control Payment and the purchase date (which shall be a Business Day
no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the
“Change of Control Payment Date”));
(3) that any Note not tendered shall continue to accrue interest;
(4) that, unless Case New Holland defaults in the payment of the Change of Control
Payment, any Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease
to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(5) that Holders accepting the offer to have their Notes purchased pursuant to a Change
of Control Offer shall be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled “Option of
the Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at
the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day
preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;
(6) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their acceptance if the Paying Agent
receives, not later than the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the
Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting
forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Notes delivered for purchase, and
a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Notes purchased;
(7) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes
equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered;
(8) any other procedures that a Holder must follow to accept a Change of Control Offer
or effect withdrawal of such acceptance; and
(9) the name and address of the Paying Agent.
On the Change of Control Payment Date, Case New Holland shall, to the extent lawful, (1)
accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of
Control Offer, (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment
in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered, and (3) deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating
the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by Case New Holland.
The Paying Agent shall as promptly as practicable mail to each Holder of Notes properly
tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee shall as promptly as
practicable authenticate and mail to each Holder a new Note in principal amount equal to any
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unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided however, that each such new Note
shall be in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000.
Case New Holland shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and
any other securities laws and regulations to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in
connection with a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities
laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.15, Case New Holland shall
comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached
its obligations under the provisions of this Section 4.15 by virtue thereof.
Section 4.16. Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.
CNH Global shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective, any
encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
(a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Capital
Stock;
(b) make loans or advances or to pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to CNH
Global or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or
(c) transfer any of its property or assets to CNH Global or any other Restricted
Subsidiary,
except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(1) any agreements (including, without limitation, any Existing Credit Facility)
existing on the Issue Date to the extent and in the manner such agreements are in effect on
the Issue Date and any amendments, restatements, renewals, replacements or refinancings
thereof; provided, however, that the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such
amendments, restatements, renewals, replacements or refinancings are not, taken as a whole,
materially more restrictive than the encumbrances or restrictions contained in such
agreements on the Issue Date;
(2) any Credit Facility or any Indebtedness incurred under clause (3) of Section
4.10(b) if (x) either (i) the encumbrance or restriction applies only in the event of and
during the continuance of a payment default or a default with respect to a financial
covenant contained in such Indebtedness or agreement or (ii) either senior management or the
Board of Directors of CNH Global determines at the time any such Indebtedness is incurred
(and at the time of any modification of the terms of any such encumbrance or restriction)
that any such encumbrance or restriction could not reasonably be expected to affect the
ability of Case New Holland to make principal or interest payments on the Notes as and when
due and (y) the encumbrance or restriction is not materially more disadvantageous to the
holders of the Notes than is customary in comparable financings or agreements (as determined
in good faith by either senior management or the Board of Directors of CNH Global);
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(3) this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees;
(4) applicable law, rule, regulation or order;
(5) customary non-assignment provisions of any contract or any lease governing a
leasehold interest of any Restricted Subsidiary;
(6) any instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness, which encumbrance or restriction is
not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the
Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired;
(7) Purchase Money Indebtedness and Capitalized Lease Obligations permitted to be
incurred pursuant to clause (11) of Section 4.10(b) hereof that impose limitations of the
nature described in clause (c) of the first paragraph of this Section 4.16;
(8) customary restrictions on the transfer of any property or assets arising under a
security agreement governing a Lien permitted under this Indenture;
(9) any agreement governing Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, however, that the
encumbrances or restrictions contained in any such Refinancing Indebtedness are not, taken
as a whole, materially more restrictive than the provisions relating to such encumbrances or
restrictions contained in the Indebtedness being refinanced;
(10) any agreement governing the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the
Capital Stock or assets of any Restricted Subsidiary which restricts dividends and
distributions pending such sale or disposition; and
(11) Non-Recourse Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Indebtedness or other contractual
requirements of an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Receivables
Transaction; provided that such restrictions apply only to such Accounts Receivable
Subsidiary or Qualified Receivables Assets which are subject to a Qualified Receivables
Transaction.
Section 4.17. Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
(a) CNH Global shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter
into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction; provided that CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary may
enter into a Sale and Leaseback Transaction if:
(1) CNH Global or that Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, could have
(A) incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Indebtedness
relating to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.10(a) or pursuant to clause (3) of
Section 4.10(b), as the case may be; and
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(B) incurred a Lien to secure such Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.14 above;
(2) the consideration received in that Sale and Leaseback Transaction is at least equal
to the Fair Market Value of the property sold; and
(3) the transfer of assets in that Sale and Leaseback Transaction is permitted by, and
the proceeds of such transaction are applied in compliance with, Section 4.12 hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary may enter into and
consummate any Excluded Sale and Leaseback Transaction without complying with the foregoing
provisions.
(b) In the event that clause (a) of this Section 4.17 no longer applies to CNH Global and its
Restricted Subsidiaries in light of the circumstances described in Section 4.22, CNH Global shall
not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback
Transaction with respect to any property or assets unless:
(1) CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary could have incurred a Lien to secure such
Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.14 above;
(2) the consideration received in that Sale and Leaseback Transaction is at least equal
to the Fair Market Value of the property sold; and
(3) the gross cash proceeds of such transaction are applied within 365 days of the
receipt thereof either to
(A) repay Indebtedness under any Credit Facility and permanently retire such
Indebtedness and cause the related loan commitment (if any) to be permanently
reduced in an amount equal to the principal amount so repaid;
(B) acquire any property or assets useful to the business of CNH Global and its
Restricted Subsidiaries; or
(C) any combination of clauses (A) and (B) above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary may enter into and
consummate any Excluded Sale and Leaseback Transaction without complying with the foregoing
provisions.
Section 4.18. Payments for Consent.
CNH Global shall not, and shall not cause or permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly,
pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee or otherwise, to any
Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or
provisions of this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees unless such consideration is offered to
be paid to all
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Holders who so consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in
solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or amendment.
Section 4.19. Issuance of Subsidiary Guarantees.
CNH Global shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Case New
Holland), directly or indirectly, to guarantee any Indebtedness of CNH Global or Case New Holland
(other than Indebtedness under any Credit Facility incurred pursuant to clause (2) of Section
4.10(b) hereof) unless such Restricted Subsidiary:
(1) executes and delivers to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which
such Restricted Subsidiary shall unconditionally Guarantee all of Case New Holland’s
obligations under the Notes and this Indenture on the terms set forth in this Indenture; and
(2) delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (which may contain customary
exceptions) that such supplemental indenture has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by such Restricted Subsidiary and constitutes a legal, valid, binding and
enforceable obligation of such Restricted Subsidiary.
Thereafter, such Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor for all purposes of this Indenture
until such Guarantee is released in accordance with the provisions of Article 10. CNH Global may
cause any other Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global to issue a Guarantee and become a Guarantor.
Section 4.20. Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
(a) After the Issue Date, CNH Global may designate any Subsidiary of CNH Global (other than
Case New Holland or a Subsidiary of CNH Global which owns Capital Stock of Case New Holland or a
Restricted Subsidiary) as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” under this Indenture (a
“Designation”) only if:
(1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of
or after giving effect to such Designation; and
(2) (A) in the case of a Subsidiary other than a Financial Services Subsidiary, (i)
prior to reaching Investment Grade Status, CNH Global would be permitted under this
Indenture to make a Restricted Payment pursuant to Section 4.11(a) hereof at the time of
Designation (assuming the effectiveness of such Designation) in an amount equal to the Fair
Market Value of CNH Global’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ Investment in such Subsidiary
on such date and (ii) from and after the date the Notes reach Investment Grade Status, the
Fair Market Value of CNH Global’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ outstanding Investments
(calculated at the time such Investment is made) in (x) any such Subsidiary may not exceed
$1.0 million and (y) all such Subsidiaries may not exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate,
and (B) in the case of a Financial Services Subsidiary, immediately prior to or concurrently
with such Designation, such Financial Services Subsidiary shall have repaid all Indebtedness
owed to CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries (and terminated all related commitments)
and returned, in cash or Cash Equivalents or a combination thereof, an amount equal to all
Investments
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made subsequent to the Issue Date in such Financial Services Subsidiary by CNH
Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries except to the extent such return would cause such
Financial Services Subsidiary to violate applicable capital adequacy or other regulatory
requirements, in which case such obligation to return Investments made after the Issue Date
shall, to the extent of any amount of Investment the return of which would violate such
requirements, be deferred until the date of any Permitted Financial Services Disposition in
respect of such Subsidiary.
(b) CNH Global shall not, and shall not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, at any
time:
(x) provide direct or indirect credit support for or a guarantee of any Indebtedness of
any Unrestricted Subsidiary (including any undertaking agreement or instrument evidencing
such Indebtedness);
(y) be directly or indirectly liable for any Indebtedness of any Unrestricted
Subsidiary; or
(z) be directly or indirectly liable for any Indebtedness which provides that the
holder thereof may (upon notice, lapse of time or both) declare a default thereon or cause
the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its final scheduled maturity upon
the occurrence of a default with respect to any Indebtedness of any Unrestricted Subsidiary
(including any right to take enforcement action against such Unrestricted Subsidiary),
except, in the case of clause (x) or (y), to the extent permitted under Section 4.11 hereof.
(c) CNH Global may revoke any Designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary
(“Revocation”), whereupon such Subsidiary shall then constitute a Restricted Subsidiary,
if:
(1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time
and after giving effect to such Revocation;
(2) immediately after giving effect to such Revocation, (i) in the case of an
Unrestricted Subsidiary not constituting an Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiary, CNH
Global would be permitted to incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.10(a) hereof and (ii)
in the case of an Unrestricted Subsidiary constituting an Unrestricted Financial Services
Subsidiary, a Financial Services Subsidiary of CNH Global would be permitted to incur $1.00
of additional Indebtedness pursuant to clause (3) of the Section 4.10(b) hereof; and
(3) all Liens and Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries outstanding
immediately following such Revocation would, if incurred at such time, have been permitted
to be incurred for all purposes of this Indenture.
(d) All Designations and Revocations must be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate of CNH
Global delivered to the Trustee certifying compliance with the foregoing provisions.
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(e) As of the Issue Date each of the following Subsidiaries of CNH Global is hereby Designated
as an Unrestricted Subsidiary:
New Holland Kobelco Construction Machinery S.p.A.;
Kobelco Construction Machinery America LLC;
CNH Baumachinen GmbH;
Harbin New Holland Tractors Co. Ltd;
JV UzCaseMash LLC;
JV UzCaseService LLC;
JV UzCaseTractor LLC;
RosCaseMash;
Shanghai New Holland Agricultural Machinery Corporation Limited;
UzCaseagroleasing LLC;
Tri-County New Holland, Inc.;
Farmers New Holland, Inc.;
Challenger New Holland, Ltd.;
Xxxxxxx Farm Equipment Co., Inc.;
Northside New Holland, Inc.;
Sunrise Tractor & Equipment Inc.;
Medicine Hat New Holland, Ltd.;
Memphis New Holland, Inc.;
Ridgeview New Holland, Inc.;
St. Catharines New Holland, Ltd.; and
St. Xxxxxxx New Xxxxxxx, Inc.
Section 4.21. Designation of Equipment Subsidiaries and Financial Services Subsidiaries.
(a) On the Issue Date, CNH Global shall designate each of its Restricted Subsidiaries as being
either an “Equipment Subsidiary” or a “Financial Services Subsidiary” and from and after the Issue
Date, CNH Global shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary formed or acquired after the Issue Date
(and each Unrestricted Subsidiary the Designation of which has been Revoked) to be designated as
either an “Equipment Subsidiary” or a “Financial Services Subsidiary”; provided that each such
designation shall comply with the requirements of clause (b) below. The designation of each
Restricted Subsidiary in existence on the Issue Date shall be set forth in Schedule 1 to
this Indenture and the designation of each Restricted Subsidiary formed or acquired after the Issue
Date shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate of CNH Global delivered to the Trustee
certifying compliance with the foregoing provisions.
(b) CNH Global shall not
(i) designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Equipment Subsidiary unless the
properties, assets and operations of such Restricted Subsidiary relate exclusively to the
Equipment Business of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that
any Equipment Subsidiary may engage in activities described in the definition of “Financial
Services Business”; provided that such activities are not the primary business activities of
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Equipment Subsidiary and are only incidental to, and undertaken in support of, the
Equipment Business activities of such Equipment Subsidiary;
(ii) designate any Restricted Subsidiary as a Financial Services Subsidiary unless the
properties, assets and operations of such Restricted Subsidiary relate exclusively to the
Financial Services Business of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(iii) permit any Restricted Subsidiary to own any properties or other assets or engage
in any activities which would cause it to qualify as both an Equipment Subsidiary and a
Financial Services Subsidiary; or
(iv) transfer any plant, property or equipment to any Financial Services Subsidiary or
permit any Financial Services Subsidiary to own any plant, property or equipment other than,
in each case, property and equipment incidental to the operation of the Financial Services
Business.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, CNH Global shall at all times (x) with respect to itself,
satisfy the requirements for being an Equipment Subsidiary (notwithstanding that it is not a
Subsidiary) and (y) cause Case New Holland to at all times be an Equipment Subsidiary.
Section 4.22. Covenant Termination.
Immediately after the Notes have reached Investment Grade Status, and notwithstanding that the
Notes may later cease to have an Investment Grade Rating from either or both of the Rating
Agencies, CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be released from their obligations to
comply with the restrictive covenants described in Sections 4.10 to 4.19 and Section 5.01 hereof,
except for the covenants described under:
(1) clause (b) of Section 4.14 hereof,
(2) Section 5.01 (other than clause (2) of Section 5.01(a) and clause (4) of Section
5.01(c)), and
(3) clause (b) of Section 4.17 hereof.
Section 4.23. Additional Amounts.
(a) All payments made by CNH Global or any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor under or with respect
to a Guarantee shall be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on
account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge
(including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto) (hereinafter,
“Taxes”) imposed or levied by or on behalf of the government of The Netherlands or any
other jurisdiction in which any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor is organized or is a resident for tax
purposes or within or through which payment is made or any political subdivision or taxing
authority or agency thereof or therein (any of the aforementioned being a “Taxing
Jurisdiction”), unless CNH Global or such Guarantor is required to withhold or deduct any such
Taxes by law or by the interpretation or administration thereof.
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(b) If CNH Global or any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor is so required to withhold or deduct any
amount for or on account of Taxes from any payment made under or with respect to a Guarantee of
such Guarantor, CNH Global or such Guarantor, as applicable, shall pay such additional amounts
(“Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary so that the net amount received by the Holder of
such Note (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction of such Taxes shall
not be less than the amount such Holder would have received if such Taxes had not been required to
be withheld or deducted; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Additional Amounts
will not be paid with respect to:
(1) any Taxes that would not have been so imposed, deducted or withheld but for the
existence of any present or former connection between the Holder or beneficial owner of a
Note (or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor
of power over, the Holder or beneficial owner of such Note, if the Holder or beneficial
owner is an estate, nominee, trust, partnership or corporation) and the relevant Taxing
Jurisdiction (other than the mere receipt of such payment or the ownership or holding or the
execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of such Note);
(2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer or personal property tax or
similar tax, assessment or governmental charge, subject to Section 4.23(f);
(3) any Taxes payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments under or
with respect to the Guarantee of such Note;
(4) any Taxes that would not have been so imposed, deducted or withheld if the Holder
or beneficial owner of the Note or beneficial owner of any payment on the Guarantee of such
Note had (i) made a declaration of non-residence, or any other claim or filing for
exemption, to which it is entitled or (ii) complied with any certification, identification,
information, documentation or other reporting requirement concerning the nationality,
residence, identity or connection with the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction of such Holder or
beneficial owner of such Note or any payment on such Note (provided that (x) such
declaration of non-residence or other claim or filing for exemption or such compliance is
required by the applicable law of the Taxing Jurisdiction as a precondition to exemption
from, or reduction in the rate of the imposition, deduction or withholding of, such Taxes
and (y) at least 30 days prior to the first payment date with respect to which such
declaration of non-residence or other claim or filing for exemption or such compliance is
required under the applicable law of the Taxing Jurisdiction, Holders at that time have been
notified by CNH Global, any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor or any other person through whom
payment may be made that a declaration of non-residence or other claim or filing for
exemption or such compliance is required to be made);
(5) any Taxes that would not have been so imposed, deducted or withheld if the
beneficiary of the payment had presented the Note for payment within 30 days after the date
on which such payment or such Note became due and payable or the date on which payment
thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later (except to the extent that the Holder would
have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the Note been presented on the last day of such
30-day period);
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(6) any payment under or with respect to a Note to any Holder that is a fiduciary or
partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment or Note, to
the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, a member of such
partnership or the beneficial owner of such payment or Note would not have been entitled to
the Additional Amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the
actual Holder of such Note;
(7) any Note where such withholding or deduction is imposed on a payment to an
individual and is required to be made pursuant to Council Directive 2003/48/EC of June 3,
2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments or any law implementing
or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, that Directive; or
(8) any combination of items (1) through (7) above.
(c) The foregoing provisions shall survive any termination or discharge of this Indenture and
shall apply mutatis mutandis to any Taxing Jurisdiction with respect to any successor Person to CNH
Global or a Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor.
(d) CNH Global or the applicable Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor shall also make any applicable
withholding or deduction and remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant authority
in accordance with applicable law. CNH Global or the applicable Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor shall
furnish to the Trustee, within 30 days after the date the payment of any Taxes deducted or withheld
is due pursuant to applicable law, certified copies of tax receipts or, if such tax receipts are
not reasonably available to CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor, such other
documentation that provides reasonable evidence of such payment by CNH Global or such Foreign
Subsidiary Guarantor. Copies of such receipts or other documentation shall be made available to
the Holders or the Paying Agents, as applicable, upon request.
(e) At least 30 days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to any
Notes is due and payable, unless such obligation to pay Additional Amounts arises after the 30th
day prior to such date, in which case it shall be promptly paid thereafter, if CNH Global or any
Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such
payment, CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee and the
Paying Agent an Officers’ Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts shall be
payable and the amounts so payable and shall set forth such other information necessary to enable
such Trustee and Paying Agent to pay such Additional Amounts to Holders of such Notes on the
payment date. Each Officers’ Certificate shall be relied upon until receipt of a further Officers’
Certificate addressing such matters.
(f) CNH Global and the Foreign Subsidiary Guarantors shall pay any present or future stamp,
court or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that
arise in any jurisdiction from the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of their
respective Guarantees of the Notes, this Indenture or any other document or instrument in relation
thereto, excluding all such taxes, charges or similar levies imposed by any jurisdiction outside
the United States in which CNH Global, any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor or any successor Person is
organized or resident for tax purposes or any jurisdiction in which a Paying Agent is located, and
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Global and the Foreign Subsidiary Guarantors agree to indemnify the Holders of the Notes for
any such non-excluded taxes paid by such Holders.
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
Section 5.01. Limitation on Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets.
(a) Neither CNH Global nor Case New Holland shall, in a single transaction or series of
related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer,
lease, convey or otherwise dispose of (or cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to sell,
assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of) all or substantially all of CNH Global’s
assets (determined on a consolidated basis for CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries) to any
Person unless:
(1) (A) in the case of a merger, consolidation, sale, assignment, transfer, lease,
conveyance or other disposition involving
(x) CNH Global, CNH Global shall be the surviving or continuing corporation or
the Person (if other than CNH Global) formed by such consolidation or into which CNH
Global is merged or the Person to which such Transfer or other disposition has been
made shall be a Person organized and validly existing under the laws of a member
state of the European Union (as it exists on the Issue Date), the United States or
any State thereof or the District of Columbia; and
(y) Case New Holland, Case New Holland shall be the surviving or continuing
corporation or the Person (if other than Case New Holland) formed by such
consolidation or into which Case New Holland is merged or the Person to which such
sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made
shall be a Person organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States
or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, provided that if such successor
Person is not a corporation there must at all times be a joint and several co-issuer
of the Notes that is a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of such successor Person
that (I) is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of any
jurisdiction described above in this clause (y) and (II) has no liabilities and
engages in no activities other than its obligations under the Notes and activities
incidental thereto; and
(B) the Person (if other than CNH Global or Case New Holland) formed by such
consolidation or into which CNH Global or Case New Holland, as the case may be, is merged or
the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition
has been made (the “Surviving Entity”) (and any co-issuer, if any) shall expressly
assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all obligations of
CNH Global or Case New Holland, as the case may be, under the Notes, the Guarantee of CNH
Global, this Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement on the part of CNH Global or
Case New Holland to be performed or observed;
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(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated
by clause (1)(B) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired
Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred in connection with or in respect of such
transaction), CNH Global or such Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall be able to
incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.10(a) hereof;
(3) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the
assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B) above (including, without limitation, giving effect
to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred and any
Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction), no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(4) CNH Global, Case New Holland or the Surviving Entity (and any co-issuer, if any),
as the case may be, shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment,
transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is
required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the
applicable provisions of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture
relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
(b) For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a
single transaction or series of transaction) of all or substantially all of the properties or
assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or
substantially all of the properties and assets of CNH Global shall be deemed to be the transfer of
all or substantially all of the properties and assets of CNH Global.
(c) No Guarantor (other than CNH Global or any Guarantor whose Guarantee is to be released in
accordance with the terms of the Guarantee and this Indenture) shall, and CNH Global shall not
cause or permit any Guarantor to, consolidate with or merge with or into any Person other than CNH
Global, Case New Holland or any other Guarantor unless:
(1) the entity formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than
the Guarantor) is a Person organized and existing under the laws of (x) if such Guarantor is
organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the
District of Columbia, the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia;
(y) if such Guarantor is organized and existing under the laws of a member state of the
European Union (as it exists on the Issue Date), (i) a member state of the European Union
(as it exists on the Issue Date) or (ii) the United States or any State thereof or the
District of Columbia; or (z) if such Guarantor is organized and existing under the laws of
any other jurisdiction (i) a member state of the European Union (as it exists on the Issue
Date), (ii) the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (iii) the
jurisdiction or organization or existence of the Guarantor to which such consolidation or
merger relates;
(2) such entity assumes by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of the
Guarantor under this Indenture, such Guarantor’s Guarantee and the Registration Rights
Agreement;
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(3) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(4) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the use of any net proceeds
therefrom on a pro forma basis, CNH Global could satisfy the provisions of clause (2) of
Section 5.01(a); and
(5) CNH Global shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion
of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation or merger and, if a supplemental indenture
is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the
applicable provisions of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture
relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture,
the Disposition of all or any portion of the Financial Services Business, including without
limitation through the Disposition of all or any portion of the Capital Stock of any Financial
Services Subsidiary or Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiary or all or any portion of their
respective assets or properties (including, without limitation, any Permitted Financial Services
Disposition), shall not under any circumstances constitute a sale of all or substantially all of
the assets of CNH Global, CNH Global and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, any Guarantor or any
Restricted Subsidiary, for any purposes whatsoever under this Indenture or the Notes.
Section 5.02. Successor Person Substituted.
Upon any consolidation, merger, conveyance or any transfer of all or substantially all of the
assets of Case New Holland or CNH Global, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 5.01
above, the successor entity formed by such consolidation or into which Case New Holland or CNH
Global is merged or to which such conveyance or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be
substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Case New Holland or CNH Global, as the
case may be, under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor entity had been named
as Case New Holland or CNH Global, as the case may be, herein and thereafter the predecessor entity
shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01. Events of Default.
Each of the following is an “Event of Default”:
(a) the failure to pay interest on any Notes when the same becomes due and payable and
the Default continues for a period of 30 days;
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(b) the failure to pay the principal of any Notes, when such principal becomes due and
payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise (including the failure to make a payment
to purchase Notes tendered pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or a Net Proceeds Offer);
(c) a Default in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement
contained in this Indenture which Default continues for a period of 30 days after Case New
Holland receives written notice specifying the Default from the Trustee or the Holders of at
least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes (except in the case of a Default
with respect to Section 5.01 which will constitute an Event of Default with such notice
requirement but without such passage of time requirement);
(d) a Default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be
issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness of CNH Global or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by CNH Global or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries) but excluding Non-Recourse Accounts Receivable Subsidiary
Indebtedness, whether such Indebtedness now exists or is created after the Issue Date, which
Default (A) is caused by a failure to pay principal of such Indebtedness after any
applicable grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a
“payment default”) or (B) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to
its express maturity and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness,
together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been
a payment default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $75.0
million;
(e) one or more judgments in an aggregate amount in excess of $75.0 million not covered
by adequate insurance shall have been rendered against CNH Global or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries and such judgments remain undischarged, unpaid or unstayed for a period of 60
days after such judgment or judgments become final and nonappealable;
(f) CNH Global, Case New Holland or any Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted
Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary 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,
(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors,
(E) generally is not able to pay its debts as they become due, or
(F) takes any corporate action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing;
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(g) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy
Law that:
(A) is for relief against CNH Global, Case New Holland or any Significant
Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that together would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case,
(B) appoints a Custodian of CNH Global, Case New Holland or any Significant
Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that together would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of CNH
Global, Case New Holland or any Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted
Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or
(C) orders the liquidation of CNH Global, Case New Holland or any Significant
Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that together would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary,
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days; and
(h) any Guarantee of any Guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect or any
Guarantee of such Guarantor is declared to be null and void and unenforceable or any
Guarantee of such Guarantor is found to be invalid or any Guarantor denies its liability
under its Guarantee (other than by reason of release of such Guarantor in accordance with
the terms of this Indenture).
The term “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal, state or
foreign law for the relief of debtors. The term “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee,
assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
Section 6.02. Acceleration.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g))
shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of
outstanding Notes may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on all the
Notes to be due and payable by notice in writing to Case New Holland and (if given by the Holders)
the Trustee specifying the respective Events of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration,”
and the same shall become immediately due and payable; provided, however, that after such
acceleration but before a judgment or decree based on such acceleration is obtained by the Trustee,
the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes may rescind and annul
such acceleration if
(1) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree;
(2) all Events of Default, other than nonpayment of principal or interest that has
become due solely because of the acceleration, have been cured or waived;
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(3) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue
installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such
declaration of acceleration, has been paid;
(4) Case New Holland has paid all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and
its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its expenses, disbursements and
advances and those of its agents and counsel; and
(5) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in
Section 6.01(f) or (g) above, the Trustee shall have received an Officers’ Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto. If
an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) occurs with respect to CNH Global or Case
New Holland and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and
unpaid interest on all of the outstanding Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and
payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
Section 6.03. Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy
by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, and
interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture
and may take any necessary action requested of it as Trustee to settle, compromise, adjust or
otherwise conclude any proceedings to which it is a party.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not
produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in
exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or
remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive
of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults and Events of Default.
Subject to Sections 2.09, 6.02, 6.07 and 8.02 hereof, the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Notes then outstanding have the right to waive past Defaults under this Indenture
except a Default in the payment of the principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on any Note as
specified in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 6.01 or in respect of a covenant or a provision which
cannot be modified or amended without the consent of all Holders as provided for in Section 8.02.
Case New Holland shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the requisite
percentage of Holders have consented to such waiver and attaching copies of such consents. In case
of any such waiver, Case New Holland, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored to their former
positions and rights hereunder and under the Notes, respectively. This paragraph of this Section
6.04 shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the TIA and such Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the TIA
is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture and the Notes, as permitted by the TIA.
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Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such
waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right
consequent thereto.
Section 6.05. Control by Majority.
Subject to Section 2.09 hereof, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Notes have the right 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
by this Indenture. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law
or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another
Holder not taking part in such direction, and the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow
any such direction if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that the action so directed
may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith shall, by a Trust Officer, determine that
the proceedings so directed may involve it in personal liability; provided that the Trustee may
take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.
In the event the Trustee takes any action or follows any direction pursuant to this Indenture, the
Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss or
expense caused by taking such action or following such direction. This Section 6.05 shall be in
lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(A) of the TIA, and such Section 316(a)(1)(A) of the TIA is hereby
expressly excluded from this Indenture and the Notes, as permitted by the TIA.
Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits.
Subject to Section 6.07 below, no Holder shall have any right to institute any proceeding with
respect to this Indenture or any remedy thereunder unless:
(1) such Holder has given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes
have made a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense which may be incurred in
compliance with such request;
(4) the Trustee fails to institute such proceeding within 60 calendar days after
receipt of such notice and the offer of indemnity; and
(5) the Trustee has not received directions inconsistent with such written request
during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Notes.
A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a
preference or priority over another Holder.
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Section 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive
payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or accrued interest of any Note held by such Holder on
or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note, or to bring suit for the enforcement of
any such payment on or after such respective dates, is absolute and unconditional and shall not be
impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.
Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own
name and as trustee of an express trust against Case New Holland for the whole amount of unpaid
principal, premium and accrued interest remaining unpaid, together with, to the extent that payment
of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue principal and interest on overdue installments of
interest, in each case at the rate set forth in Section 4.01 hereof, and such further amounts as
shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the
Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to Case New Holland (or any other obligor upon
the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and
receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute
the same after deduction of its charges and expenses to the extent that any such charges and
expenses are not paid out of the estate in any such proceedings and any custodian in any such
judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and
in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders,
to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements
and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 7.07 hereof.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to
or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan or reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to
vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceedings.
Section 6.10. Priorities.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article and any other money or property
distributable in respect of Case New Holland’s obligations under this Indenture after an Event of
Default shall be applied in the following order:
FIRST: to the Trustee (including any predecessor Trustee) for amounts due under
Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities
incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;
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SECOND: if the Holders are forced to proceed against Case New Holland or any Guarantor
directly without the Trustee, to Holders for their collection costs;
THIRD: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if
any, and interest as to each, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according
to the amounts due and payable on the Notes; and
FOURTH: to Case New Holland or, to the extent the Trustee collects any amounts from
any Guarantor, to such Guarantor.
The Trustee, upon prior written notice to Case New Holland, may fix a record date and payment
date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10.
Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit
against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may
require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the
suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’
fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the
claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the
Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof or a suit by Holders of more than 10%
in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of
the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in
their exercise thereof as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the
conduct of such person’s own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(1) The Trustee need perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in this
Indenture and no covenants or obligations shall be implied in this Indenture against the
Trustee.
(2) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to
the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this
Indenture. However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions which are
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required to be delivered to the Trustee by any provision of this Indenture to
determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, the Trustee may not be relieved
from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(1) This paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraphs (b) or (d) of this Section
7.01.
(2) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Trust Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts.
(3) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05
hereof.
(d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds
or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in
the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that
repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably
assured to it.
(e) Whether or not herein expressly provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any
way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.01.
(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money or assets received by it except
as the Trustee may agree in writing with Case New Holland. Assets held in trust by the Trustee
need not be segregated from other assets except to the extent required by law.
(g) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction
or notice from Case New Holland shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of Case New Holland.
(h) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated
in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction,
consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document,
but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts
or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or
investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of Case New Holland,
personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of Case New Holland and shall incur no
liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.
(i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee,
including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be
enforceable
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by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and
other Person employed to act hereunder.
(j) The permissive right of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any actions enumerated
in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty.
Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee.
Subject to Section 7.01 hereof:
(a) The Trustee may rely on any document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to
have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not investigate any
fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting with respect to any matters
contemplated by this Indenture or the Notes it may consult with counsel and may require an
Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel, or both, which shall conform to the
provisions of Section 11.05 hereof. The Trustee shall be protected and shall not be liable
for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or
opinion.
(c) The Trustee may act through attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for
the misconduct or negligence of any attorney or agent (other than an agent who is an
employee of the Trustee) so long as the appointment of such agent was made with due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good
faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or
powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of
such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection
from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good
faith and in reliance thereon.
(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to
this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity
satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be
incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
(g) The Trustee may request that Case New Holland deliver an Officers’ Certificate
setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to
take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed
by any person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any person specified as
so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.
(h) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the
performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused, directly or
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indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation,
acts of God; earthquakes; fire; flood; terrorism; wars and other military disturbances;
sabotage; epidemics; riots; interruptions; loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer
(hardware or software) or communication services; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil
or military authority and governmental action.
(i) Anything in this Indenture notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable
for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever
(including but not limited to loss of profit), even if Case New Holland has been advised as
to the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes
and may make loans to, accept deposits from, perform services for or otherwise deal with Case New
Holland, or any Affiliates thereof, with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any
Agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee, however, shall be subject to Sections 7.10
and 7.11 hereof.
Section 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer.
The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or
adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for Case New Holland’s use of
the proceeds from the sale of Notes or any money paid to Case New Holland pursuant to the terms of
this Indenture and it shall not be responsible for any statement of Case New Holland in this
Indenture or the Notes other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication.
Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults.
The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a
Trust Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Default or Event of Default at the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder, the Trustee
shall transmit by mail to Holders of Notes, as their names and addresses appear in the Registrar, a
notice of the Default or Event of Default known to the Trustee, unless such default or Event of
Default shall have been cured or waived. Except in the case of a Default or an Event of Default in
payment of principal of, premium or interest on, any Note, including an accelerated payment and the
failure to make payment on the Change of Control Payment Date pursuant to a Change of Control Offer
or on the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer and, except in the case
of a failure to comply with Article 5 hereof, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as
its Board of Directors, the executive committee of its Board of Directors or a committee of its
directors and/or Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the
interest of the Holders. This Section 7.05 shall be in lieu of the proviso to Section 315(b) of
the TIA, and such proviso of Section 315(b) of the TIA is hereby expressly excluded from this
Indenture and the Notes, as permitted by the TIA.
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Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
If required by TIA Section 313(a), within 60 days after May 15 of any year, commencing the May
15 following the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder a brief report dated
as of such May 15 that complies with TIA Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA
Section 313(b), (c) and (d).
Reports pursuant to this Section 7.06 shall be transmitted by mail:
(a) to all registered Holders, as the names and addresses of such Holders appear on the
Registrar’s books; and
(b) to such Holder as have, within the two years preceding such transmission, filed
their names and addresses with the Trustee for that purpose.
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders shall be filed with the Commission
and each stock exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed. Case New Holland shall promptly
notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or of any delisting thereof.
Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.
Case New Holland shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as shall be
agreed in writing between Case New Holland and the Trustee for the Trustee’s services. The
Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express
trust. Case New Holland shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable fees and
expenses, including out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it in connection with the
performance of its duties under this Indenture or in connection with the collection of any funds.
Such expenses shall include the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.
Case New Holland shall indemnify each of the Trustee and its agents, employees, stockholders
and directors and officers for, and hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense
incurred by them (including attorney’s fees and expenses) arising out of or in connection with the
administration of this trust including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending themselves
against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their
rights, powers or duties hereunder, except for such actions to the extent caused by any negligence,
bad faith or willful misconduct on their part. The Trustee shall notify Case New Holland promptly,
in writing, of any claim asserted against the Trustee for which it may seek indemnity. At the
Trustee’s sole discretion, Case New Holland shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate
and may participate in the defense; provided that any settlement of a claim shall be approved in
writing by the Trustee. Case New Holland need not pay for any settlement made without its written
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Case New Holland need not reimburse any
expense or indemnify against any loss or liability to the extent incurred by the Trustee through
its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
To secure Case New Holland’s payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have
a lien prior to the Notes on all assets or money held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity
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as Trustee, except assets or money held in trust to pay principal of, premium or interest on
particular Notes.
In addition and without prejudice to the rights provided to the Trustee under any provision of
this Indenture, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default
specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) hereof occurs, such expenses and the compensation for such
services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
The obligation of Case New Holland under this Section 7.07 shall survive the resignation or
removal of the Trustee and the termination or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
“Trustee” for purposes of this Section shall include any predecessor Trustee and the Trustee
in each of its capacities hereunder and to each agent, custodian and other person employed to act
hereunder; provided, however, that the negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of any Trustee
hereunder shall not affect the rights of any other Trustee hereunder.
Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying Case New Holland in writing. The Holders of
a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the
Trustee and Case New Holland in writing and may appoint a successor Trustee. Case New Holland may
remove the Trustee at its election if:
(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;
(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent;
(c) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(d) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any
reason (the Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Trustee), Case New
Holland shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee
takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may appoint a successor
Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by Case New Holland.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring
Trustee and to Case New Holland. Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer,
after payment of all sums then owing to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof, all property
held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided in Section 7.07
hereof, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the
successor Trustee shall have the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. A
successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Holder.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns
or is removed, the retiring Trustee, Case New Holland or the Holders of at least 10% in principal
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amount of the outstanding Notes may petition, at the expense of Case New Holland, any court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, any Holder may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, Case New Holland’s
obligations under Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Consolidation, Merger or Conversion.
If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially
all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, subject to this Article 7, the
successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.
Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee which shall be eligible to act as Trustee under TIA
Sections 310(a)(1) and 310(a)(2). The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least
$100,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. If the Trustee
has or shall acquire any “conflicting interest” within the meaning of TIA Section 310(b), the
Trustee and Case New Holland shall comply with the provisions of TIA Section 310(b); provided,
however, that there shall be excluded from the operation of TIA Section 310(b)(1) any indenture or
indentures under which other securities or certificates of interest or participation in other
securities of Case New Holland are outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in
TIA Section 310(b)(1) are met. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 7.10, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and
with the effect hereinbefore specified in this Article 7.
Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Case New Holland.
The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed
in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section
311(a) to the extent indicated therein. The provisions of TIA Section 311 shall apply to Case New
Holland as obligors of the Notes.
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ARTICLE 8
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
Section 8.01. Without Consent of Holders.
Case New Holland and the Guarantors, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee
may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees without notice to or consent of
any Holder:
(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; provided that such amendment or
supplement does not, in the opinion of Case New Holland, adversely affect the rights of any
Holder in any material respect;
(2) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of Certificated
Notes;
(3) to comply with Article 5 hereof;
(4) to comply with any requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain
the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
(5) to make any change that would provide any additional benefit or rights to the
Holders;
(6) to add to the covenants of Case New Holland or a Guarantor for the benefit of the
Holders, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon Case New Holland or any
Guarantor;
(7) to secure the Notes pursuant to the requirements of Section 4.14 or otherwise;
(8) to reflect the release of a Guarantor from its obligations with respect to its
Guarantee pursuant to Section 10.06 hereof;
(9) to make any other change that does not materially and adversely affect the rights
of any Holder under this Indenture; or
(10) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes.
Section 8.02. With Consent of Holders.
Subject to Section 6.07 hereof, Case New Holland and the Guarantors, when each is authorized
by a Board Resolution of their respective Boards of Directors, and the Trustee may amend or
supplement this Indenture or the Notes or the Guarantees with the written consent of the Holders of
at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Subject to Section 6.07 hereof,
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may waive compliance by Case
New Holland, or any Guarantor with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes, or the Guarantees.
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However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver, including
a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04 hereof, may not:
(1) reduce the percentage in principal amount of outstanding Notes whose Holders must
consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver, or consent to take any action under this
Indenture or the Notes;
(2) reduce the rate of or change or have the effect of changing the time for payment of
interest, including defaulted interest, on any Notes;
(3) reduce the principal of or change or have the effect of changing the fixed maturity
of any Notes, or change the date on which any Notes may be subject to redemption or
repurchase, or reduce the redemption or repurchase price therefor;
(4) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Note or change the
place of payment from
New York,
New York;
(5) make any change in provisions of this Indenture protecting the right of each Holder
to receive payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes on or after the stated due date thereof or to bring suit to enforce such payment, or
permitting Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes to waive
Defaults or Events of Default;
(6) amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligation of Case New Holland
to make and consummate a Change of Control Offer after the occurrence of a Change of Control
or make and consummate a Net Proceeds Offer with respect to any Asset Sale that has been
consummated or, after such Change of Control has occurred or such Asset Sale has been
consummated, modify any of the provisions or definitions with respect thereto;
(7) modify or change any provision of this Indenture or the related definitions
affecting the ranking of the Notes or any Guarantee in a manner which adversely affects the
Holders; or
(8) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Guarantee or this
Indenture otherwise than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 8.02 becomes effective, Case New
Holland shall mail to the Holders a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver.
Any failure of Case New Holland to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in
any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.
Upon the request of Case New Holland, accompanied by a Board Resolution authorizing the
execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the receipt by the Trustee of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid and upon receipt
by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 8.06 hereof, the Trustee shall join with Case
New Holland and the Guarantors in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such
supplemental
indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture,
in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such
supplemental indenture.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 8.02 to approve
the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if
such consent approves the substance thereof.
Section 8.03. Compliance with TIA.
Every amendment to or supplement of this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees shall comply
with the TIA as then in effect.
Section 8.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents.
Until an amendment, waiver or supplement becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a
continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that
evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not
made on any Note. Subject to the following paragraph, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may
revoke the consent as to such Holder’s Note or portion of such Note by notice to the Trustee or
Case New Holland received before the date on which the Trustee receives an Officers’ Certificate certifying that the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes have consented (and not
theretofore revoked such consent) to the amendment, supplement or waiver.
Case New Holland may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver. If a record
date is fixed, then notwithstanding the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, those
Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those
Persons, shall be entitled to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons
continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for
more than 90 days after such record date.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder, unless
it makes a change described in any of clauses (1) through (8) of Section 8.02 hereof, in which
case, the amendment, supplement or waiver shall bind only each Holder who has consented to it and
every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the
consenting Holder’s Note; provided that any such waiver shall not impair or affect the right of any
Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on a Note, on or after the respective due
dates expressed in such Note, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after
such respective dates without the consent of such Holder.
Section 8.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes.
If an amendment, supplement, or waiver changes the terms of a Note, the Trustee may request
the Holder to deliver it to the Trustee. In such case, the Trustee shall place an appropriate
notation on the Note about the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if Case
New Holland or the Trustee so determine, in exchange for the Note Case New Holland shall issue and
the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the
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notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment
supplement or waiver.
Section 8.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.
The Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an
Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized
pursuant to this Article 8 is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment,
supplement or waiver constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Case New Holland and
any Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to customary exceptions). The
Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any such amendment, supplement or waiver which
affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
ARTICLE 9
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE
Section 9.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect (except those
obligations referred to in the penultimate paragraph of this Section 9.01) as to all outstanding
Notes and the Trustee, on written demand of and at the expense of Case New Holland, shall execute
proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when:
(1) either (a) all the Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (except lost,
stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money
has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by Case New Holland
and thereafter repaid to Case New Holland or discharged from such trust) have been delivered
to the Trustee for cancellation or (b) all of the Notes (i) have become due and payable,
(ii) will become due and payable at their Maturity Date within one year or (iii) if
redeemable at the option of Case New Holland, are to be called for redemption within one
year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption
by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of Case New Holland, and Case New Holland
has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds in trust in an
amount of U.S. legal tender or U.S. Governmental Obligations sufficient to pay and discharge
the entire Indebtedness on such Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes to the date of
deposit together with irrevocable instructions from Case New Holland directing the Trustee
to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be;
provided, however, that in the case of the provision for payment or redemption of less than
all of the Notes of any series, such Notes or portions thereof shall have been selected by
the Trustee as provided herein and, in the case of a redemption, the notice requisite to the
validity of such redemption shall have been given or irrevocable authority shall have been
given by Case New Holland to the Trustee to give such notice, under arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee;
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(2) Case New Holland and/or the Guarantors have paid all other sums payable under this
Indenture; and
(3) Case New Holland has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture relating to
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, Case New Holland’s obligations in Article 2 and
Sections 4.01, 4.07, 7.07, 9.06 and 9.07 hereof shall survive until the Notes are no longer
outstanding pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 2.08 hereof. After the Notes are no longer
outstanding, Case New Holland’s obligations in Sections 7.07, 9.06 and 9.07 hereof shall survive.
After such delivery or irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in
writing the discharge of Case New Holland’s and each Guarantor’s obligations under the Notes, the
Guarantees and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified above.
Case New Holland shall provide notice of discharge or defeasance pursuant to this Article 9
within ten (10) days after deposit of funds or U.S. Government Obligations. If payment at Stated
Maturity of less than all of the Notes of any series is to be provided for in the manner and with
the effect provided in this Section 9.01, the Trustee shall select such Notes, or portions or
principal amount thereof, in the manner specified by Section 3.02 for selection for redemption of
less than all the Notes of a series.
Section 9.02. Legal Defeasance.
(a) Case New Holland may, at its option at any time, elect to have this section be applied to
all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 9.04.
(b) Upon Case New Holland’s exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to
this paragraph (b), Case New Holland and each Guarantor shall, subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Section 9.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their
respective obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes and the Guarantees on the date the
conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this
purpose, Legal Defeasance means that Case New Holland and each Guarantor shall be deemed to have
paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes and the
Guarantees, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section
9.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (i) and (ii) below, and to have
satisfied all their other respective obligations under such Notes and this Indenture (and the
Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of Case New Holland, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions, which shall survive until otherwise
terminated or discharged hereunder: (i) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive
solely from the trust fund described in Section 9.05 hereof, and as more fully set forth in such
Section, payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes when
such payments are due, (ii) Case New Holland’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Article
2 and Section 4.07 hereof, (iii) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee
hereunder and Case New Holland’s obligations in connection therewith and (iv) this Article 9.
Subject to compliance with this Article 9, Case New Holland may exercise its
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option under this Section 9.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 9.03 below with respect
to the Notes.
Section 9.03. Covenant Defeasance.
(a) Case New Holland may, at its option by Board Resolution of the Board of Directors of Case
New Holland, at any time, elect to have this Section be applied to all outstanding Notes upon
compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 9.04.
(b) Upon Case New Holland’s exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to
this paragraph (b), Case New Holland and each Guarantor shall, subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Section 9.04 hereof, be released from their respective obligations under
the covenants contained in Sections 4.05, 4.08, 4.09 and 4.10 through 4.22 hereof, inclusive, and
Article 5 hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes and the Guarantees on and after the date the
conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the
Notes and the Guarantees shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any
direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof)
in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other
purposes hereunder. For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the
outstanding Notes and the Guarantees, Case New Holland and each Guarantor may omit to comply with
and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such
covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such
covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any
other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event or Default
under Section 6.01(c) hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture, and
such Notes and the Guarantees shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon Case New Holland’s
exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this paragraph (b), subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(c), 6.01(d) and
6.01(e) hereof shall not constitute Events of Default.
Section 9.04. Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 9.02 or 9.03 hereof
to the outstanding Notes and the Guarantees:
(1) Case New Holland must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee (or other qualifying
trustee), in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars or U.S. Government
Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion
of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants selected by Case New
Holland, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the
scheduled due dates or on the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may be, provided that
the Trustee shall have received an irrevocable written order from Case New Holland
instructing the Trustee to apply such U.S. dollars or the proceeds of such U.S. Government
Obligations to said payments with respect to such Notes;
(2) in the case of an election under Section 9.02 hereof, Case New Holland shall have
delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee
confirming that (A) Case New Holland has received from, or there has been published by, the
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Service a ruling or (B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a
change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and
based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders will not recognize
income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit, Legal
Defeasance and discharge and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in
the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance
had not occurred;
(3) in the case of an election under Section 9.03 hereof, Case New Holland shall have
delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that the Holders will not
recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit,
Covenant Defeasance and discharge and will be subject to federal income tax on the same
amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such
Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(4) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of
such deposit or insofar as Sections 6.01(f) and 6.01(g) hereof are concerned, at any time in
the period ending on the 91st day after the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the incurrence of Indebtedness all or a portion of the
proceeds of which will be used to defease the Notes concurrently with such incurrence);
(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or
violation of or constitute a default under this Indenture or any other material agreement or
instrument to which CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which
CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is bound;
(6) Case New Holland shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate
stating that the deposit was not made by Case New Holland with the intent of preferring the
Holders over any other creditors of Case New Holland or with the intent of defeating,
hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of Case New Holland or others;
(7) Case New Holland shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent (other than, in the case
of such Opinion of Counsel, paragraph (6) above as to which such counsel need not express an
opinion) provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have
been complied with;
(8) Case New Holland shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that after the 91st day following the deposit and assuming that no Holder is an
“insider” with respect to Case New Holland, as that term is defined in Xxxxxxx 000 xx xxxxx
00, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), the cash or securities
deposited in trust will not be subject to avoidance and repayment under Sections 547 and 550
of the Bankruptcy Code;
(9) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a
conflicting interest for purposes of the TIA with respect to any securities of Case New
Holland; and
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(10) Case New Holland shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating
that, as a result of such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, neither the trust nor the
Trustee will be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 9.05. Application of Trust Money.
All money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the
Trustee pursuant to Section 9.01 or 9.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held
in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this
Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent as the Trustee may
determine, to the Holders of such Notes, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of
principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest, but such money need not be segregated from other
funds except to the extent required by law.
Case New Holland and the Guarantors shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee
or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant
to Section 9.01 or 9.04 hereof or the principal, premium, if any, and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for
the account of the Holders.
Anything in this Article 9 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay
to Case New Holland from time to time upon a written request of Case New Holland in the form of an
Officers’ Certificate any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section
9.01 or 9.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally-recognized firm of independent public
accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of
the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
Section 9.06. Repayment to Case New Holland.
Subject to Sections 9.01, 9.,02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05 and 9.07 hereof, the Trustee and the Paying
Agent shall promptly pay to Case New Holland upon request any excess U.S. legal tender or U.S.
Government Obligations held by them at any time and thereupon shall be relieved from all liability
with respect to such money. Subject to applicable abandoned property laws, the Trustee and the
Paying Agent shall pay to Case New Holland upon request any money held by them for the payment of
principal, premium, if any, or interest that remains unclaimed for two years;
provided that the
Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any payment, may at the expense of Case
New Holland cause to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of
New
York or mail to each Holder entitled to such money notice that such money remains unclaimed, and
that after a date specified therein which shall be at least 30 days from the date of such
publication or mailing, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to Case
New Holland. After payment to Case New Holland, Holders entitled to such money must look to Case
New Holland for payment as general creditors unless an applicable law designates another Person.
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Section 9.07. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in
accordance with Section 9.01, 9.02 or 9.03 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of
any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting such application, Case New Holland’s and each Guarantor’s obligations under this
Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had
occurred pursuant to this Article 9 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to
apply all such U.S. legal tender or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 9.01
hereof; provided, however, that if Case New Holland or the Guarantors have made any payment of
principal of, premium, if any, or accrued interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of
their obligations, Case New Holland and each such Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of
the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations
held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 10
GUARANTEES
Section 10.01. Unconditional Guarantee.
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally, jointly and severally, guarantees to each Holder of a
Note authenticated by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns that the
principal of, premium thereon (if any) and interest on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when
due, subject to any applicable grace period, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, and
interest on the overdue principal and interest on any overdue interest on the Notes and all other
obligations of Case New Holland to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or under the Notes will be
promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; subject,
however, to the limitations set forth in Section 10.03 hereof. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that
its obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or
enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any
waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of
any judgment against Case New Holland, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance
which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Guarantor. Each
Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in
the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of Case New Holland, any right to require a proceeding first
against Case New Holland, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that the
Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the
Notes and this Indenture. If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to
return to Case New Holland, any Guarantor, or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar
official acting in relation to Case New Holland or any Guarantor, any amount paid by Case New
Holland or any Guarantor to the Trustee or such Holder, each Guarantee, to the extent theretofore
discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as
between a Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the
maturity of the obligations Guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof
for the purpose of each Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay,
injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event
of any acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether
or not due and payable) shall become due and payable by each Guarantor for the purpose of each
Guarantee.
Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Article
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Section 10.02. Severability.
In case any provision of this Article 10 shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected
or impaired thereby.
Section 10.03. Limitation on Guarantor’s Liability.
(a) To the extent applicable, a Guarantor’s liability in respect of its Guarantee shall be
limited to the extent set forth below:
(1) Limitations Applicable to U.S. Guarantors. Each Guarantor that is
incorporated, organized or formed, as the case may be, under the laws of the United States,
any State thereof or the District of Columbia (a “U.S. Guarantor”), and by its
acceptance hereof, each Holder and the Trustee, hereby confirm that it is the intention of
all such parties that the Guarantee of a U.S. Guarantor does not constitute a fraudulent
transfer or conveyance for purposes of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, the
Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar U.S.
Federal or state or other applicable law. To effectuate the foregoing intention, each
Holder and each U.S. Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of a U.S.
Guarantor under its Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving
effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such U.S. Guarantor result in the
obligations of such U.S. Guarantor not constituting such a fraudulent transfer or
conveyance.
(2) Limitations Applicable to Belgian Guarantors. Each Guarantor that is
incorporated, organized or formed, as the case may be, in Belgium (a “Belgian
Guarantor”), and by its acceptance hereof, each Holder and the Trustee, hereby confirms
that notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, or any related agreements or
certificates, the Guarantee of a Belgian Guarantor is limited to the maximum amount which
can be paid out by such Belgian Guarantor under Belgian law in general and in particular
without triggering the application of Article 633, par. 1 of the Belgian Company Code (or
falling further below this threshold) or resulting in the insolvency of such Belgian
Guarantor.
(3) Limitations Applicable to German Guarantors. Each Guarantor incorporated,
organized or formed, as the case may be, in Germany (a “German Guarantor”), and by
its acceptance hereof, each Holder and the Trustee, hereby confirm that the liability of
such German Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to
all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and after giving effect to any
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payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the
obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution
obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its
Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable
law. The obligation of any German Guarantor under this Article 10 will be binding only to
the extent that it would not as between the German Guarantor and its shareholders result in
a prohibited repayment to such Guarantor’s shareholders of assets necessary to maintain the
nominal registered share capital of such German Guarantor (Section 30 et seq. GmbH Act).
(4) Limitations Applicable to Dutch Guarantors. Each Guarantor that is
incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands (a “Dutch Guarantor”), and by their
acceptance hereof, each Holder and the Trustee, hereby confirm that it is the intention of
all such parties that the Guarantee of a Dutch Guarantor does not constitute a fraudulent
transfer or conveyance for purposes of the Dutch Civil Code or Dutch Bankruptcy Act or, in
addition, as regards CNH Trade N.V., a transaction beyond the corporate purposes of such
Dutch Guarantor and would therefore be considered ultra xxxxx pursuant to the Dutch Civil
Code. To effectuate the foregoing intention, each Holder and each U.S. Guarantor hereby
irrevocably agree that the obligations of a Dutch Guarantor under its Guarantee shall be
limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed
liabilities of such Dutch Guarantor result in the obligations of such Dutch Guarantor not
constituting such a fraudulent transfer or conveyance or as regards CNH Trade N.V. an ultra
xxxxx transaction.
(5) Limitations Applicable to English Guarantors. Each Guarantor that is
incorporated, organized or formed, as the case may be, in England (an “English
Guarantor”) will be limited to the maximum amount as will, after such English Guarantor
gives effect to all of its other contingent and fixed liabilities, not result in the
guarantee given by such English Guarantor or any payment made or to be made by such English
Guarantor under or by virtue of its guarantee constituting a fraudulent conveyance or
transfer or otherwise being or becoming void or voidable in accordance with English law.
Pursuant to and by way of amplification of the foregoing, the amount that can at any time or
from time to time be paid by an English Guarantor under or by virtue of its guarantee will
further be limited to such a sum as at the time in question (i) does not exceed the maximum
amount that can be paid by such English guarantor without such payment constituting under
the law of England either a preference or a transaction at an undervalue or any form of
fraudulent conveyance or transfer affecting the rights of creditors generally, and/or (ii)
does not result or is not reasonably likely to result in such English guarantor under
English law being or becoming unable to pay its debts in due course or being or becoming
insolvent.
(6) Limitations Applicable to Other Guarantors. Each Guarantor that is
incorporated, organized or formed, as the case may be, under the laws of any jurisdiction
other than one set forth in clauses (1) through (4) above (an “Other Guarantor”),
and by its acceptance hereof, each Holder and the Trustee, hereby confirm that it is the
intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of an Other Guarantor does not constitute a
fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes applicable law. To effectuate the foregoing
intention, each Holder and each Other Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the
obligations of an Other Guarantor under its Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount
as will, after giving effect to all other contingent
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and fixed liabilities of such Other
Guarantor result in the obligations of such Other Guarantor not constituting such a
fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
(b) If following the date of this Indenture and notwithstanding anything in Section 8.02 to
the contrary:
(1) (i) there shall be any change in the laws of the jurisdictions set forth in clauses
(1) through (5) of subsection (a) of this Section 10.03 or (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary
incorporated, organized or formed, as the case may be, under the laws of any jurisdiction
other than ones set forth in clauses (1) through (5) of subsection (a) of this Section 10.03
(a “Future Guarantor”) shall be required to execute a Guarantee and Case New Holland
shall reasonably determine that clause (6) with respect to Other Guarantors shall not
adequately address the limitations on such Guarantee imposed by applicable law of the
jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation, as the case may be, of any such
Future Guarantor; or
(2) Case New Holland shall reasonably determine that it shall be necessary or advisable
to amend the terms of clauses (1) through (5) of subsection (a) of this Section 10.03 or to add additional provisions related to the limitations imposed on the Guarantee of
a Future Guarantor,
then upon the delivery of an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the Trustee, Case New Holland shall be entitled to amend such clauses or add such additional
provisions (including any related modifications to the form of Guarantee attached hereto in
Exhibits A and B), as the case may be, in order for the Guarantee of a Guarantor
not to so violate applicable law.
Section 10.04. Successors and Assigns.
This Article 10 shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall
ensure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders and, in the
event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder or the Trustee, the rights and
privileges conferred upon that party in this Indenture and in the Notes shall automatically extend
to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions of this
Indenture.
Section 10.05. No Waiver.
Neither a failure nor a delay on the part of either the Trustee or the Holders in exercising
any right, power or privilege under this Article 10 shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a
single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or
privilege. The rights, remedies and benefits of the Trustee and the Holders herein expressly
specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which either
may have under this Article 10 at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
Section 10.06. Release of Guarantor.
A Guarantor (other than CNH Global) shall be released from all of its obligations under its
Guarantee:
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(i) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of
such Guarantor to a Person other than CNH Global or any Subsidiary of CNH Global and, prior
to the time the Notes reach Investment Grade Status, so long as the sale complies with the
provisions of Section 4.12;
(ii) in connection with the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the assets of such Guarantor, including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, to a
Person other than CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global and, prior to the
time the Notes reach Investment Grade Status, so long as the sale or disposition complies
with the provisions of Section 4.12;
(iii) if CNH Global designates such Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4.20; or
(iv) in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary which after the Issue Date is required to
Guarantee the Notes pursuant to Section 4.19, upon either (x) the release or discharge of
the guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of CNH Global and Case New Holland which resulted in the obligation to so Guarantee the Notes or (y) the Notes
reaching Investment Grade Status.
Except as provided in Section 5.01, the Guarantee of CNH Global may be released and discharged
only with the consent of each Holder of Notes to which such Guarantee relates.
Section 10.07. Execution of Supplemental Indenture for Future Guarantors.
Each Subsidiary which is required to become a Guarantor shall, and Case New Holland shall
cause each such Subsidiary to, promptly execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture
substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall
become a Guarantor under this Article 10 and shall guarantee the obligations of Case New Holland
under the Notes and this Indenture. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of such
supplemental indenture, Case New Holland shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that such supplemental indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such
Subsidiary and that, subject to the application of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance or transfer and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and to the
principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity, the Guarantee of such
Guarantor is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable against such
Guarantor in accordance with its terms.
Section 10.08. Execution and Delivery of Guarantee.
To evidence the Guarantee set forth in this Article 10, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a
notation of such Guarantee shall be placed on each Note authenticated and made available for
delivery by the Trustee and that this Guarantee shall be executed on behalf of each Guarantor by
the manual or facsimile signature of an Officer of each Guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby agrees
that the Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 hereof shall remain in full force and effect
notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Guarantee. If an Officer of
a Guarantor whose signature is on the Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee
authenticates the Note on which the Guarantee is endorsed, the Guarantee shall be valid
nevertheless. The delivery of any Note
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by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder,
shall constitute due delivery of the Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of each
Guarantor.
Section 10.09. Subordination of Subrogation and Other Rights.
Each Guarantor hereby agrees that any claim against Case New Holland that arises from the
payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations under the Guarantee or this
Indenture, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, shall be subject and
subordinate to, and no payment with respect to any such claim of such Guarantor shall be made
before, the payment in full in cash of all outstanding Notes in accordance with the provisions
provided therefor in this Indenture.
ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.01. TIA Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which
is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provision shall control.
Section 11.02. Notices.
Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, and
shall be sufficiently given if made by hand delivery, by telecopier or registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
If to Case New Holland or any Guarantor:
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Case New Holland, any Guarantor or the Trustee by written notice to the others may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. Any notice or
communication to Case New Holland, any Guarantors or the Trustee, shall be deemed to have been
given or made as of the date so delivered if personally delivered; when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied; and five (5) calendar days after mailing if sent by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid (except that a notice of change of address shall not be deemed to have been given
until actually received by the addressee). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be
deemed to have been given notice until such notice is actually received.
Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed to him by first-class mail,
postage prepaid, at his address shown on the register kept by the Registrar.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its
sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication to a Holder is mailed in
the manner provided above, it shall be deemed duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service, or by reason of any other cause,
it shall be impossible to mail any notice as required by this Indenture, then such method of
notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient
mailing of such notice.
Section 11.03. Communications by Holders with Other Holders.
Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Holders with respect to
their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. Case New Holland, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the
Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).
Section 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by Case New Holland or any Guarantor to the Trustee to take
any action under this Indenture, Case New Holland or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall
furnish to the Trustee:
(1) an Officers’ Certificate (which shall include the statements set forth in Section
11.05 below) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any,
provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
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(2) an Opinion of Counsel (which shall include the statements set forth in Section
11.05 below) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent, if
any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with.
Section 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate and Opinion.
Each certificate and opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided
for in this Indenture shall include:
(1) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, it or he has made such examination
or investigation as is necessary to enable such person to express an informed opinion as to
whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such covenant or
condition has been complied with.
Section 11.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at meetings of Holders. The Registrar
and Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.
Section 11.07. Legal Holidays.
A “Legal Holiday” is a Saturday, a Sunday, a federally-recognized holiday or a day on which
banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York. If a payment date is a
Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day
that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period.
Section 11.08. Governing Law.
THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OR ANY
SUCCESSOR STATUTE). EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE
OR THE NOTES.
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Section 11.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan, security or debt
agreement of CNH Global or any Subsidiary thereof. No such indenture, loan, security or debt
agreement may be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 11.10. No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee, stockholder or incorporator, as such, of Case New Holland or
any Guarantor shall not have any liability for any obligations of Case New Holland or any Guarantor
under the Notes, the Guarantees or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by
reason of such obligations or their creations. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases
all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the
Notes.
Section 11.11. Successors.
All agreements of each of Case New Holland and each Guarantor in this Indenture and the Notes
shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee, any additional trustee and
any Paying Agents in this Indenture shall bind their respective successors.
Section 11.12. Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process; Waiver of Immunities.
(a) Case New Holland and the Guarantors irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts
of the State of New York and the courts of the United States of America located in the Borough of
Manhattan, City and State of New York over any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this
Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby. Case New Holland and the Guarantors waive any
objection that they may have to the venue of any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this
Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby in the courts of the State of New York or the
courts of the United States of America, in each case, located in the Borough of Manhattan, City and
State of New York, or that such suit, action or proceeding brought in the courts of the State of
New York or the United States of America, in each case, located in the Borough of Manhattan, City
and State of New York was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the
same.
Case New Holland and the Guarantors irrevocably appoint CT Corporation, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, as their authorized agent in the State of New York upon
which process may be served in any such suit or proceedings, and agree that service of process upon
such agent, and written notice of said service to CT Corporation by the person serving the same to
the address provided in Section 11.02 hereof, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of
process upon Case New Holland or the Guarantors in any such suit or proceeding. Case New Holland
and the Guarantors further agree to take any and all action as may be necessary to maintain such
designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect for as long as the Notes remain
outstanding.
(b) To the extent that Case New Holland or any Guarantor has or hereafter may acquire any
immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its
property, it hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under each of
this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees. In addition, Case New Holland and each Guarantor
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waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise in any
such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of
the above-mentioned courts for any reason whatsoever, that such suit, action or proceeding is
brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue for such suit is improper, or that this
Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be enforced
in such courts.
(c) Case New Holland and the Guarantors agree that a final judgment in any such suit, action
or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Section 11.12 shall affect the
right of the Trustee to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the
right of the Trustee to bring any action or proceeding against Case New Holland or any Guarantor or
its property in the courts of any other jurisdictions.
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(a) U.S. Dollars are the sole currency of account and payment for all sums payable by Case New
Holland and the Guarantors under or in connection with the Notes, the Guarantees or this Indenture,
including damages related thereto. Any amount received or recovered in a currency other than U.S.
Dollars by a Holder of Notes (whether as a result of, or of the enforcement of, a judgment or order
of a court of any jurisdiction, in the winding-up or dissolution of Case New Holland or otherwise)
in respect of any sum expressed to be due to it from Case New Holland shall only constitute a
discharge to Case New Holland to the extent of the U.S. Dollar amount, as the case may be, which
the recipient is able to purchase with the amount so received or recovered in that other currency
on the date of that receipt or recovery (or, if it is not practicable to make that purchase on that
date, on the first date on which it is practicable to do so). If that U.S. Dollar amount is less
than the U.S. Dollar amount expressed to be due to the recipient under the applicable Notes, Case
New Holland shall indemnify it against any loss sustained by it as a result as set forth in Section
11.13(b). In any event, Case New Holland and the Guarantors shall indemnify the recipient against
the cost of making any such purchase. For the purposes of this Section 11.13, it will be
sufficient for the Holder of a Note to certify in a satisfactory manner (indicating sources of
information used) that it would have suffered a loss had an actual purchase of U.S. Dollars been
made with the amount so received in that other currency on the date of receipt or recovery (or, if
a purchase of U.S. Dollars on such date had not been practicable, on the first date on which it
would have been practicable, it being required that the need for a change of date be certified in
the manner mentioned above).
(b) Case New Holland and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, covenant and agree that the
following provisions shall apply to conversion of currency in the case of the Notes, the Guarantees
and this Indenture:
(1) (A) If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in, or enforcing the judgment of, any
court in any country, it becomes necessary to convert into a currency (the “Judgment
Currency”) an amount due in any other currency (the “Base Currency”), then the
conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Business Day before the
day on which the judgment is given or the order of enforcement is made, as the case may be
(unless a court shall otherwise determine).
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(B) If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Business Day
before the day on which the judgment is given or an order of enforcement is made, as the
case may be (or such other date as a court shall determine), and the date of receipt of the
amount due, Case New Holland and the Guarantors will pay such additional (or, as the case
may be, such lesser) amount, if any, as may be necessary so that the amount paid in the
Judgment Currency when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of receipt
will produce the amount in the Base Currency originally due.
(2) In the event of the winding-up of Case New Holland or any Guarantor at any time
while any amount or damages owing under the Notes, the Guarantees and this Indenture, or any
judgment or order rendered in respect thereof, shall remain outstanding, Case New Holland
and the Guarantors shall indemnify and hold the Holders and the Trustee harmless against any
deficiency arising or resulting from any variation in rates of exchange between (i) the date
as of which the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of the amount due or contingently due under the Notes, the Guarantees and this Indenture (other than under this subsection
(b)(2)) is calculated for the purposes of such winding-up and (ii) the final date for the
filing of proofs of claim in such winding-up. For the purpose of this subsection (b)(2),
the final date for the filing of proofs of claim in the winding-up of Case New Holland or
any Guarantor shall be the date fixed by the liquidator or otherwise in accordance with the
relevant provisions of applicable law as being the latest practicable date as at which
liabilities of Case New Holland or such Guarantor may be ascertained for such winding-up
prior to payment by the liquidator or otherwise in respect thereto.
(c) The obligations contained in subsections (a), (b)(1)(B) and (b)(2) of this Section 11.13
shall constitute separate and independent obligations from the other obligations of Case New
Holland and the Guarantors under this Indenture, shall give rise to separate and independent causes
of action against Case New Holland and the Guarantors, shall apply irrespective of any waiver or
extension granted by any Holder or the Trustee or either of them from time to time and shall
continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any judgment or order or the filing of any proof
of claim in the winding-up of Case New Holland or any Guarantor for a liquidated sum in respect of
amounts due hereunder (other than under subsection (b)(2) above) or under any such judgment or
order. Any such deficiency as aforesaid shall be deemed to constitute a loss suffered by the
Holders or the Trustee, as the case may be, and no proof or evidence of any actual loss shall be
required by Case New Holland or any Guarantor or the liquidator or otherwise or any of them. In
the case of subsection (b)(2) above, the amount of such deficiency shall not be deemed to be
reduced by any variation in rates of exchange occurring between the said final date and the date of
any liquidating distribution.
(d) The term “rate(s) of exchange” shall mean the rate of exchange quoted by Reuters
at 10:00 a.m. (New York time) for spot purchases of the Base Currency with the Judgment Currency
other than the Base Currency referred to in subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) above and includes any
premiums and costs of exchange payable.
Section 11.14. Multiple Counterparts.
The parties may sign multiple counterparts of this Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall
be deemed an original, but all of them together represent one and the same agreement.
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Section 11.15. Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
The table of contents, cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of this
Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part
hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 11.16. Separability.
Each provision of this Indenture shall be considered separable and if for any reason any
provision which is not essential to the effectuation of the basic purpose of this Indenture or the
Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Indenture to be duly executed all as of the
date and year first written above.
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SCHEDULE 1
ISSUE DATE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES
EQUIPMENT SUBSIDIARIES:
Austoft Industries Limited
BLI Group, Inc.
Blue Leaf I.P., Inc.
Case Brazil Holdings, Inc.
Case Equipment Holdings Limited
Case Equipment International Corporation
Case Europe S.a.r.l.
Case Harvesting Systems GmbH
Case India Limited
Case International Marketing, Inc.
Case LBX Holdings, Inc.
Case New Holland Inc.
Case United Kingdom Limited
CNH America LLC
CNH Argentina S.A.
CNH Asian Holding Limited
CNH Australia Pty Ltd
CNH Belgium N.V.
CNH Canada, Ltd.
CNH Componentes, S.A. de C.V.
CNH Danmark A/S
CNH Deutschland GmbH
CNH Engine Corporation
CNH France S.A.
CNH International S.A.
CNH Italia S.p.A.
CNH Latin America Ltda.
CNH Machinery Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
CNH Maquinaria Spain, S.A.
CNH Österreich GmbH
CNH Polska Sp.zo.o.
CNH Portugal-Comércio de Tractores e Máquinas Agrícolas, Limitada
CNH Trade N.V.
CNH U.K. Limited
Fermec North America, Inc.
Fiatallis North America LLC
Flexi-Coil (U.K.) Limited
HFI Holdings, Inc.
International Harvester Company
J.I. Case Company Limited
MBA AG
New Holland Australia Pty Limited
New Holland Excavator Holdings LLC
New Holland Holding Limited
New Holland Holdings (Argentina) S.A.
New Holland Limited
New Holland Tractor Limited N.V.
New Holland Tractors (India) Private Limited
Xxxxx Foundry Inc.
FINANCIAL SERVICES SUBSIDIARIES:
Banco CNH Capital S.A.
Case Canada Receivables, Inc.
Case Credit Australia Investments Pty Ltd
Case Credit Holdings Limited
Case Credit Wholesale Pty Ltd.
CNH Capital America LLC
CNH Capital Australia Pty Ltd
CNH Capital Benelux
CNH Capital Canada Ltd.
CNH Capital (Europe) Plc
CNH Capital Insurance Agency Inc.
CNH Capital LLC
CNH Capital Plc
CNH Capital RACES LLC
CNH Capital Receivables LLC
CNH Capital U.K. Ltd.
CNH Financial Services A/S
CNH Financial Services GmbH
CNH Financial Services S.A.S.
CNH Financial Services S.r.l.
CNH Receivables LLC
CNH Servicos Técnicos e Desenvolvimento e Negócios Ltda
CNH Wholesale Receivables LLC
New Holland Credit Australia Pty Limited
New Holland Credit Company, LLC
Receivables Credit II Corporation
EXHIBIT A
CUSIP No.:
CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
7.125% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2014
CASE NEW HOLLAND INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any
successor entity), for value received promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the
principal sum of [ ]DOLLARS on March 1, 2014.
Interest Payment Dates: March 1 and September 1, commencing September 1, 2006.
Record Dates: February 15 and August 15.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein and the Indenture
(as defined), which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Case New Holland has caused this Note to be signed manually or by
facsimile by its duly authorized Officers.
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Certificate of Authentication
This is one of the Series A 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 referred to in the within-mentioned
Indenture.
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(REVERSE OF SECURITY)
7.125% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2014
1. Interest. Case New Holland Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Case New
Holland”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate per annum
shown above. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date on which interest has
been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of the original issuance of the Notes.
Case New Holland will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date,
commencing September 1, 2006. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months.
Case New Holland shall pay interest on overdue principal and on overdue installments of
interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful from time to time on
demand at the rate borne by the Notes.
2. Method of Payment. Case New Holland shall pay interest on the Notes (except
defaulted interest) to the Persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the
February 15 or August 15 immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date (whether or not such day
is a Business Day) even if the Notes are cancelled on registration of transfer or registration of
exchange after such Record Date. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect
principal payments. Payments of principal and premium, if any, will be made (on presentation of
such Notes if in certificated form) in money of the United States that at the time of payment is
legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that Case New Holland may
pay principal, premium, if any, and interest by check payable in such money. Case New Holland may
deliver any such interest payment to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holder’s registered
address.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a New York
banking corporation (the “Trustee”), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. Case New
Holland may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar without notice to the Holders.
Neither Case New Holland nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates may act as Paying Agent but may
act as Registrar or co-Registrar.
4. Indenture. Case New Holland issued this Note under an Indenture, dated as of March
3, 2006 (the “Indenture”), by and among Case New Holland, the Guarantors and the Trustee.
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Initial Notes of Case New Holland designated as its
Series A 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”). The Notes include the Initial Notes,
the Additional Notes, if any, and the Exchange Notes issued in exchange for the Initial Notes and
Additional Notes, if any, pursuant to the Indenture. The Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes are
treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. Capitalized terms herein are used as
defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of the Notes include those
stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”), as in effect on the date of
the Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all such
terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Notes
are general unsecured obligations of Case New Holland.
5. Redemption.
(a) Optional Redemption. The Notes will be redeemable, at Case New Holland’s option,
in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on and after March 1 , 2010 at the following
Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the
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twelve-month period commencing on March 1 of the applicable year set forth below, plus, in
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(b) Make-Whole Redemption. In addition, on or prior to March 1 , 2010, Case New
Holland may redeem the Notes, at its option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at
a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, to the Redemption Date, plus the Make-Whole Premium (a “Make-Whole Redemption”).
(c) Redemption upon Consummation of Certain Qualified Equity Offerings.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time, or from time to time, on or prior to March 1, 2009,
Case New Holland may, at its option, use all or any portion of the net cash proceeds of one or more
Qualified Equity Offerings (as defined below) to redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount
of the Notes issued at a Redemption Price equal to 107.125% of the principal amount thereof plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date; provided that at least 65% of the
aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued remains outstanding immediately after any
such redemption. In order to effect the foregoing redemption with the proceeds of any Qualified
Equity Offering, Case New Holland shall consummate such redemption not more than 120 days after the
consummation of any such Qualified Equity Offering.
As used in the preceding paragraph, “Qualified Equity Offering” means any public or
private offering of Qualified Capital Stock of CNH Global (other than any such offering to a
Subsidiary of CNH Global) to the extent that the net cash proceeds therefrom are contributed to the
common equity capital of Case New Holland or are used to subscribe from Case New Holland shares of
its Qualified Capital Stock.
(d) Redemption of Notes for Changes in Withholding Taxes.
Case New Holland may, at its option, redeem all, but not less than all, of the then
outstanding Notes at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus
accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date. This redemption right shall apply only
if at such time CNH Global or any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor is then making payments to the
Holders of the Notes pursuant to its Guarantee of the Notes and as a result of any amendment to, or
change in, the laws or treaties (including any rulings or regulations promulgated thereunder) of
The Netherlands or any other jurisdiction in which CNH Global or any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor
is organized or is a resident for tax purposes or any political subdivision or taxing authority or
agency thereof or therein (or, in the case of Additional Amounts payable by a successor Person to
CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor, of the jurisdiction in which such successor Person
is organized or is a resident for tax purposes or any political subdivision or taxing authority or
agency thereof or therein) or any amendment to or change in any official position concerning the
interpretation, administration or application of such laws, treaties, rulings or regulations
(including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction), which amendment or change is effective
on or after the Issue Date (or, in the case of Additional Amounts payable by a successor Person to
CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor, the date on which such successor Person became
such pursuant to applicable provisions of the Indenture), that CNH Global or a Foreign Subsidiary
Guarantor becomes or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts (as described in Section 4.23
of the Indenture) on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to its
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Notes and CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor determines in good faith that (x)
such Additional Amounts would be material and (y) such obligation cannot be avoided (including,
without limitation, by changing the jurisdiction from which or through which payment is made) by
the use of reasonable measures available to CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor. No
notice of such redemption may be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which CNH
Global or a Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a
payment in respect of its Guarantee of the Notes then due or later than 180 days after such
amendment or change referred to in the preceding paragraph. At the time such notice of redemption
is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts must remain in effect. Immediately prior
to the mailing of any notice of redemption described above, Case New Holland shall deliver to the
Trustee (i) an Officers’ Certificate stating that Case New Holland is entitled to elect to effect
such redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the
right of Case New Holland so to elect to redeem have occurred and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel
qualified under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction to the effect that CNH Global or the
applicable Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor or such successor Person, as the case may be, has or will
become obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such amendment or change.
6. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption under paragraph 5 of this Note will be
mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder to be
redeemed at such Holder’s registered address.
Except as set forth in the Indenture, if monies for the redemption of the Notes called for
redemption shall have been deposited with the Paying Agent for redemption on such Redemption Date,
then, unless Case New Holland defaults in the payment of such Redemption Price plus accrued
interest, if any, the Notes called for redemption will cease to bear interest from and after such
Redemption Date and the only right of the Holders of such Notes will be to receive payment of the
Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any.
7. Offers to Purchase. The Indenture provides that, after certain Asset Sales (as
defined in the Indenture) and upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the
Indenture), and subject to further limitations contained therein, Case New Holland will make an
offer to purchase certain amounts of the Notes in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
Indenture.
8. Registration Rights. (a) Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, Case New
Holland will be obligated to consummate an exchange offer pursuant to which the Holder of this Note
shall have the right to exchange this Note for a like principal amount of Exchange Notes which have
been registered under the Securities Act.
(b) If (i) on or prior to June 30, 2006, neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) nor the Shelf Registration Statement (as defined in
the Registration Rights Agreement) has been filed with the Commission, (ii) on or prior to the 91st
day following the date of the filing of the applicable Registration Statement referred to in clause
(i) above, neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor the Shelf Registration Statement
has been declared effective, (iii) on or prior to the 121st day after the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement is filed, the Registered Exchange Offer (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement) has not been consummated, (iv) if Case New Holland is otherwise required to file
a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, Case New Holland
shall fail to file such Shelf Registration Statement within 30 days after it is so required or
requested or such Shelf Registration Statement shall not have been declared effective within 90
days of such required filing date, or (v) after either the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or
the Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective, such Registration Statement
thereafter ceases to be effective or usable in connection with resales of Notes or
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at any time at which it is required to be so effective or usable under the Registration Rights
Agreement; provided, that no Registration Default (as defined below) under this clause (v)
shall have occurred if such Shelf Registration Statement, or, if the Registered Exchange Offer
shall have been consummated, such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, ceases to be effective or
usable in connection with resales of Notes or Exchange Notes so long as such action is taken upon
the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development or any other material event that,
in the reasonable and good faith judgment of Case New Holland, makes it appropriate to suspend the
availability of a Shelf Registration Statement or the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as the
case may be, and the related prospectus, in which case, Case New Holland shall give prompt notice
(without notice of the nature or details of such events) to the Holders that the availability of
such Registration Statement is suspended and, upon actual receipt of any such notice, each Holder
agrees not to sell any Notes or Exchange Notes pursuant to the such Registration Statement until
receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus provided for in Section 3(c) of the
Registration Rights Agreement, or until it is advised in writing by Case New Holland that the
prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such prospectus; provided further that the
period during which the availability of such Registration Statement and any prospectus is suspended
shall not exceed 45 days in any three-month period or 90 days in any twelve-month period (each such
event referred to in clauses (i) through (v), a “Registration Default”), interest
(“Additional Interest”) will accrue on the principal amount of the Notes and the Exchange
Notes (in addition to the stated interest on the Notes and Exchange Notes) from and including the
date on which any such Registration Default shall occur to but excluding the date on which all
Registration Defaults have been cured. Additional Interest will accrue at a rate of 0.25% per
annum during the 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of such Registration Default
and shall increase by 0.25% per annum at the end of each subsequent 90-day period, but in no event
shall such rate exceed 1.0% per annum.
(c) So long as Notes remain outstanding, Case New Holland shall notify the Trustee within five
Business Days after each and every date on which an event occurs in respect of which Additional
Interest is required to be paid. Any amounts of Additional Interest due pursuant to clauses (b)(i)
— (b)(v) above will be payable in cash semi-annually on each March 1 and September 1 (each an
“Additional Interest Payment Date”), commencing with the first such date occurring after
any such Additional Interest commences to accrue, to Holders to whom regular interest is payable on
such Additional Interest Payment Date. The amount of Additional Interest for each Note will be
determined by multiplying the applicable rate of Additional Interest by the aggregate principal
amount of such Note outstanding on the Additional Interest Payment Date following such Registration
Default in the case of the first such payment of Additional Interest with respect to a Registration
Default (and thereafter at the next succeeding Additional Interest Payment Date until the cure of
such Registration Default), and multiplying the product of the foregoing by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days such Additional Interest rate was applicable during such
period (determined on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and, in the
case of a partial month, the actual number of days elapsed), and the denominator of which is 360.
9. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange. The Notes are in registered form, without
coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. A Holder shall register the
transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a
Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay
certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted
by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange of any Notes or
portions thereof selected for redemption.
10. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered holder of a Note shall be treated as the
owner of it for all purposes.
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11. Unclaimed Money. If money for the payment of principal or interest remains
unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will pay the money back to Case New
Holland. After that, Holders entitled to money must look to Case New Holland for payment as
general creditors unless an “abandoned property” law designates another person.
12. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. If Case New Holland at any time
deposits with the Trustee U.S. legal tender or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay the
principal of and interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity and complies with the other
provisions of the Indenture relating to defeasance, Case New Holland will be discharged from
certain provisions of the Indenture and the Notes (including certain covenants, but excluding its
obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes).
13. Amendments, Supplements, and Waivers. Subject to certain exceptions, the
Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at
least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and any existing
Default or Event of Default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the written
consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
Without notice to or consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the
Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, provide
for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or make any other change
that does not adversely affect in any material respect the rights of any Holder.
14. Restrictive Covenants. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability
of each of CNH Global and its Subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional Indebtedness,
make payments in respect of its Capital Stock, enter into transactions with Affiliates, create
dividend or other payment restrictions affecting Restricted Subsidiaries, sell assets, create
liens, issue capital stock, enter into sale and lease-back transactions, make certain Investments,
merge or consolidate with any other Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its assets. Such limitations are subject to a number of
important qualifications and exceptions. Case New Holland must annually report to the Trustee on
compliance with such limitations.
15. Successor Entity. When a successor entity assumes, in accordance with the
Indenture, all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture, and
immediately before and thereafter no Default or Event of Default exists and certain other
conditions are satisfied, the predecessor entity will be released from those obligations.
16. Defaults and Remedies. Events of Default are set forth in the Indenture. If an
Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g)) shall occur
and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of outstanding
Notes may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on all the Notes to be
due and payable by notice in writing to Case New Holland and (if given by the Holders) the Trustee
specifying the respective Events of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration,” and the same
shall become immediately due and payable; provided, however, that after such acceleration but
before a judgment or decree based on such acceleration is obtained by the Trustee, the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may rescind and annul such
acceleration and its consequences if all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of
principal, premium, if any, or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration,
have been cured or waived. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any
right consequent thereto. In case an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) of the
Indenture occurs with respect to CNH Global or Case New Holland and is continuing, such
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amount, together with premium, if any, and interest with respect to all of the Notes, shall be due
and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the
Holders.
17. Trustee Dealings with Company. The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual
or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for Case New
Holland, and may otherwise deal with Case New Holland, its Subsidiaries or their respective
Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.
18. No Recourse Against Others. As more fully described in the Indenture, no
director, officer, employee, stockholder or incorporator, as such, of Case New Holland shall have
any liability for any obligation of Case New Holland under the Notes or the Indenture or for any
claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by
accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
19. Authentication. This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or Authenticating
Agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on this Note.
20. Governing Law. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED WITHIN THE STATE OF
NEW YORK (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OR
ANY SUCCESSOR STATUTE). EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THE INDENTURE HAS AGREED TO SUBMIT TO THE
JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS NOTE.
21. Abbreviations and Defined Terms. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name
of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST
(= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
22. CUSIP Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on
Uniform Security Identification Procedures, Case New Holland has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed
on the Notes as a convenience to the Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such
numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed hereon.
23. Indenture. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, agrees to be bound by all of the
terms and provisions of the Indenture, as the same may be amended from time to time.
Case New Holland will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of
the Indenture. Requests may be made to: Case New Holland Inc., Attention: General Counsel, 000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, (000) 000-0000.
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FORM OF GUARANTEE
Each Guarantor (capitalized terms used herein have the meanings given such terms in the
Indenture referred to in the Note upon which this notation is endorsed) hereby unconditionally,
jointly and severally, guarantees (such guarantee being referred to herein as the
“Guarantee”) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on the Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual
payment of interest on the overdue principal, premium and interest on the Notes, and the due and
punctual performance of all other obligations of Case New Holland to the Holders or the Trustee,
all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture.
This Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of
authentication on the Notes upon which this Guarantee is noted shall have been executed by the
Trustee under the Indenture by the manual signature of one of its authorized officers.
This Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York.
This Guarantee is subject to release upon the terms set forth in the Indenture.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
If you the Holder want to assign this Note, fill in the form below and have your
signature guaranteed:
I or we assign and transfer this Note to:
(Print or type name, address and zip code and
social security or tax ID number of assignee)
and irrevocably appoint ,
agent to transfer this Note on the books of Case New Holland. The agent may substitute another to
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Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements
of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer
Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined
by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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[OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE]
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by Case New Holland pursuant to Section
4.12 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box:
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Section 4.15 o
If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by Case New Holland
pursuant to Section 4.12 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have
purchased:
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of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer
Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined
by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT B
CUSIP No.:
CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
SERIES B 7.125% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2014
CASE NEW HOLLAND INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any
successor entity), for value received promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the
principal sum of [ ] DOLLARS on March 1, 2014
Interest Payment Dates: March 1 and September 1, commencing September 1, 2006.
Record Dates: February 15 and August 15.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein and the Indenture
(as defined), which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Case New Holland has caused this Note to be signed manually or by
facsimile by its duly authorized officers.
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Certificate of Authentication
This is one of the Series B 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 referred to in the within-mentioned
Indenture.
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(REVERSE OF SECURITY)
7.125% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2014
1. Interest. Case New Holland Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Case New
Holland”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate per annum
shown above. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date on which interest has
been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of the original issuance of the Notes.
Case New Holland will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date,
commencing September 1, 2006. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months.
Case New Holland shall pay interest on overdue principal and on overdue installments of
interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful from time to time on
demand at the rate borne by the Notes.
2. Method of Payment. Case New Holland shall pay interest on the Notes (except
defaulted interest) to the Persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the
February 15 or August 15 immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date (whether or not such day
is a Business Day) even if the Notes are cancelled on registration of transfer or registration of
exchange after such Record Date. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect
principal payments. Payments of principal and premium, if any, will be made (on presentation of
such Notes if in certificated form) in money of the United States that at the time of payment is
legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that Case New Holland may
pay principal, premium, if any, and interest by check payable in such money. Case New Holland may
deliver any such interest payment to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holder’s registered
address.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a New York
banking corporation (the “Trustee”), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. Case New
Holland may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar without notice to the Holders.
Neither Case New Holland nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates may act as Paying Agent but may
act as Registrar or co-Registrar.
4. Indenture. Case New Holland issued this Note under an Indenture, dated as of March
3, 2006 (the “Indenture”), by and among Case New Holland, the Guarantors and the Trustee.
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Initial Notes of Case New Holland designated as its
Series B 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”). The Notes include the Initial Notes,
the Additional Notes, if any, and the Exchange Notes issued in exchange for the Initial Notes and
any Additional Notes pursuant to the Indenture. The Initial Notes, Additional Notes, if any, and
the Exchange Notes are treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. Capitalized
terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of
the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference
to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”), as in
effect on the date of the Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes
are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a
statement of them. The Notes are general unsecured obligations of Case New Holland.
5. Redemption.
(a) Optional Redemption. The Notes will be redeemable, at Case New Holland’s option,
in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on and after march 1, 2010 at the following
Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the
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case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date:
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(b) Make-Whole Redemption. In addition, on or prior to , 2010, Case New
Holland may redeem the Notes, at its option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at
a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, to the Redemption Date, plus the Make-Whole Premium (a “Make-Whole Redemption”).
(c) Redemption upon Consummation of Certain Qualified Equity Offerings.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time, or from time to time, on or prior to March 1, 2009,
Case New Holland may, at its option, use all or any portion of the net cash proceeds of one or more
Qualified Equity Offerings (as defined below) to redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount
of the Notes issued at a Redemption Price equal to 107.125% of the principal amount thereof plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date; provided that at least 65% of the
aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued remains outstanding immediately after any
such redemption. In order to effect the foregoing redemption with the proceeds of any Qualified
Equity Offering, Case New Holland shall consummate such redemption not more than 120 days after the
consummation of any such Qualified Equity Offering.
As used in the preceding paragraph, “Qualified Equity Offering” means any public or
private offering of Qualified Capital Stock of CNH Global (other than any such offering to a
Subsidiary of CNH Global) to the extent that the net cash proceeds therefrom are contributed to the
common equity capital of Case New Holland or are used to subscribe from Case New Holland shares of
its Qualified Capital Stock.
(d) Redemption of Notes for Changes in Withholding Taxes.
Case New Holland may, at its option, redeem all, but not less than all, of the then
outstanding Notes at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus
accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date. This redemption right shall apply only
if at such time CNH Global or any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor is then making payments to the
Holders of the Notes pursuant to its Guarantee of the Notes and as a result of any amendment to, or
change in, the laws or treaties (including any rulings or regulations promulgated thereunder) of
The Netherlands or any other jurisdiction in which CNH Global or any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor
is organized or is a resident for tax purposes or any political subdivision or taxing authority or
agency thereof or therein (or, in the case of Additional Amounts payable by a successor Person to
CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor, of the jurisdiction in which such successor Person
is organized or is a resident for tax purposes or any political subdivision or taxing authority or
agency thereof or therein) or any amendment to or change in any official position concerning the
interpretation, administration or application of such laws, treaties, rulings or regulations
(including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction), which amendment or change is effective
on or after the Issue Date (or, in the case of Additional Amounts payable by a successor Person to
CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor, the date on which such successor Person became
such pursuant to applicable provisions of the Indenture), that CNH Global or a Foreign Subsidiary
Guarantor becomes or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts (as described in Section 4.23
of the Indenture) on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to its
Guarantee of the
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Notes and CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor determines in good faith
that (x) such Additional Amounts would be material and (y) such obligation cannot be avoided
(including, without limitation, by changing the jurisdiction from which or through which payment is
made) by the use of reasonable measures available to CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary
Guarantor. No notice of such redemption may be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest
date on which CNH Global or a Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor would be obligated to pay such
Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of its Guarantee of the Notes then due or later than
180 days after such amendment or change referred to in the preceding paragraph. At the time such
notice of redemption is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts must remain in
effect. Immediately prior to the mailing of any notice of redemption described above, Case New
Holland shall deliver to the Trustee (i) an Officers’ Certificate stating that Case New Holland is
entitled to elect to effect such redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the
conditions precedent to the right of Case New Holland so to elect to redeem have occurred and (ii)
an Opinion of Counsel qualified under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction to
the effect that CNH Global or the applicable Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor or such successor
Person, as the case may be, has or will become obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result
of such amendment or change.
6. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption under paragraphs 5(a) and 5(b) of this
Note will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each
Holder to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address.
Except as set forth in the Indenture, if monies for the redemption of the Notes called for
redemption shall have been deposited with the Paying Agent for redemption on such Redemption Date,
then, unless Case New Holland defaults in the payment of such Redemption Price plus accrued
interest, if any, the Notes called for redemption will cease to bear interest from and after such
Redemption Date and the only right of the Holders of such Notes will be to receive payment of the
Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any.
7. Offers to Purchase. The Indenture provides that, after certain Asset Sales (as
defined in the Indenture) and upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the
Indenture), and subject to further limitations contained therein, Case New Holland will make an
offer to purchase certain amounts of the Notes in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
Indenture.
8. Registration Rights. (a) Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, Case New
Holland will be obligated to consummate an exchange offer pursuant to which the Holder of this Note
shall have the right to exchange this Note for a like principal amount of Exchange Notes, which
have been registered under the Securities Act.
(b) If (i) on or prior to June 30, 2006, neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) nor the Shelf Registration Statement (as defined in
the Registration Rights Agreement) has been filed with the Commission, (ii) on or prior to the 91st
day following the date of the filing of the applicable Registration Statement referred to in clause
(i) above, neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor the Shelf Registration Statement
has been declared effective, (iii) on or prior to the 121st day after the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement is filed, the Registered Exchange Offer (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement) has not been consummated, (iv) if Case New Holland is otherwise required to file
a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, Case New Holland
shall fail to file such Shelf Registration Statement within 30 days after it is so required or
requested or such Shelf Registration Statement shall not have been declared effective within 90
days of such required filing date, or (v) after either the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or
the Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective, such Registration Statement
thereafter ceases to be effective or usable in connection with resales of Notes or
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at any time at which it is required to be so effective or usable under the Registration Rights
Agreement; provided, that no Registration Default (as defined below) under this clause (v) shall
have occurred if such Shelf Registration Statement, or, if the Registered Exchange Offer shall have
been consummated, such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, ceases to be effective or usable in
connection with resales of Notes or Exchange Notes so long as such action is taken upon the
occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development or any other material event that, in
the reasonable and good faith judgment of Case New Holland, makes it appropriate to suspend the
availability of a Shelf Registration Statement or the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as the
case may be, and the related prospectus, in which case, Case New Holland shall give prompt notice
(without notice of the nature or details of such events) to the Holders that the availability of
such Registration Statement is suspended and, upon actual receipt of any such notice, each Holder
agrees not to sell any Notes or Exchange Notes pursuant to the such Registration Statement until
receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus provided for in Section 3(c) of the
Registration Rights Agreement, or until it is advised in writing by Case New Holland that the
prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such prospectus; provided further that the
period during which the availability of such Registration Statement and any prospectus is suspended
shall not exceed 45 days in any three-month period or 90 days in any twelve-month period (each such
event referred to in clauses (i) through (v), a “Registration Default”), interest
(“Additional Interest”) will accrue on the principal amount of the Notes and the Exchange
Notes (in addition to the stated interest on the Notes and Exchange Notes) from and including the
date on which any such Registration Default shall occur to but excluding the date on which all
Registration Defaults have been cured. Additional Interest will accrue at a rate of 0.25% per
annum during the 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of such Registration Default
and shall increase by 0.25% per annum at the end of each subsequent 90-day period, but in no event
shall such rate exceed 1.0% per annum.
(c) So long as Notes remain outstanding, Case New Holland shall notify the Trustee within five
Business Days after each and every date on which an event occurs in respect of which Additional
Interest is required to be paid. Any amounts of Additional Interest due pursuant to clauses (b)(i)
— (b)(v) above will be payable in cash semi-annually on each March 1 and September 1 (each an
“Additional Interest Payment Date”), commencing with the first such date occurring after
any such Additional Interest commences to accrue, to Holders to whom regular interest is payable on
such Additional Interest Payment Date. The amount of Additional Interest for each Note will be
determined by multiplying the applicable rate of Additional Interest by the aggregate principal
amount of such Note outstanding on the Additional Interest Payment Date following such Registration
Default in the case of the first such payment of Additional Interest with respect to a Registration
Default (and thereafter at the next succeeding Additional Interest Payment Date until the cure of
such Registration Default), and multiplying the product of the foregoing by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days such Additional Interest rate was applicable during such
period (determined on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and, in the
case of a partial month, the actual number of days elapsed), and the denominator of which is 360.
9. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange. The Notes are in registered form, without
coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. A Holder shall register the
transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a
Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay
certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted
by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange of any Notes or
portions thereof selected for redemption.
10. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered holder of a Note shall be treated as the
owner of it for all purposes.
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11. Unclaimed Money. If money for the payment of principal or interest remains
unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will pay the money back to Case New
Holland. After that, Holders entitled to money must look to Case New Holland for payment as
general creditors unless an “abandoned property” law designates another person.
12. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. If Case New Holland at any time
deposits with the Trustee U.S. legal tender or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay the
principal of and interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity and complies with the other
provisions of the Indenture relating to defeasance, Case New Holland will be discharged from
certain provisions of the Indenture and the Notes (including certain covenants, but excluding its
obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes).
13. Amendments, Supplements, and Waivers. Subject to certain exceptions, the
Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at
least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and any existing
Default or Event of Default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the written
consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
Without notice to or consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the
Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, provide
for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or make any other change
that does not adversely affect in any material respect the rights of any Holder.
14. Restrictive Covenants. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability
of each of CNH Global and its Subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional Indebtedness,
make payments in respect of its Capital Stock, enter into transactions with Affiliates, create
dividend or other payment restrictions affecting Restricted
Subsidiaries, sell assets, create liens, issue capital stock, enter into sale and lease-back
transactions, make certain Investments, merge or consolidate with any other Person, or sell,
assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets.
Such limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. Case New
Holland must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such limitations.
15. Successor Entity. When a successor entity assumes, in accordance with the
Indenture, all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture, and
immediately before and thereafter no Default or Event of Default exists and certain other
conditions are satisfied, the predecessor entity will be released from those obligations.
16. Defaults and Remedies. Events of Default are set forth in the Indenture. If an
Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g)) shall occur
and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of outstanding
Notes may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on all the Notes to be
due and payable by notice in writing to Case New Holland and (if given by the Holders) the Trustee
specifying the respective Events of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration,” and the same
shall become immediately due and payable; provided, however, that after such acceleration but
before a judgment or decree based on such acceleration is obtained by the Trustee, the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may rescind and annul such
acceleration and its consequences if all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of
principal, premium, if any, or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration,
have been cured or waived. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any
right consequent thereto. In case an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) of the
Indenture occurs with respect to CNH Global or Case New Holland and is continuing, such
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amount, together with premium, if any, and interest with respect to all of the Notes, shall be due
and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the
Holders.
17. Trustee Dealings with Company. The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual
or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for Case New
Holland, and may otherwise deal with Case New Holland, its Subsidiaries or their respective
Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.
18. No Recourse Against Others. As more fully described in the Indenture, no
director, officer, employee, stockholder or incorporator, as such, of Case New Holland shall have
any liability for any obligation of Case New Holland under the Notes or the Indenture or for any
claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by
accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
19. Authentication. This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or Authenticating
Agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on this Note.
20. Governing Law. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED WITHIN THE STATE OF
NEW YORK (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OR
ANY SUCCESSOR STATUTE). EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THE INDENTURE HAS AGREED TO SUBMIT TO THE
JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS NOTE.
21. Abbreviations and Defined Terms. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name
of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST
(= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
22. CUSIP Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on
Uniform Security Identification Procedures, Case New Holland has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed
on the Notes as a convenience to the Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such
numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed hereon.
23. Indenture. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, agrees to be bound by all of the
terms and provisions of the Indenture, as the same may be amended from time to time.
Case New Holland will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of
the Indenture, which has the text of this Note in larger type. Requests may be made to: Case New
Holland Inc., Attention: General Counsel, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000,
(000) 000-0000.
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FORM OF GUARANTEE
Each Guarantor (capitalized terms used herein have the meanings given such terms in the
Indenture referred to in the Note upon which this notation is endorsed) hereby, jointly and
severally, unconditionally guarantees (such guarantee being referred to herein as the
“Guarantee”) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on the Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual
payment of interest on the overdue principal, premium and interest on the Notes, and the due and
punctual performance of all other obligations of Case New Holland to the Holders or the Trustee,
all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture.
This Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of
authentication on the Notes upon which this Guarantee is noted shall have been executed by the
Trustee under the Indenture by the manual signature of one of its authorized officers.
This Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York.
This Guarantee is subject to release upon the terms set forth in the Indenture.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
If you the Holder want to assign this Note, fill in the form below and have your signature
guaranteed:
I or we assign and transfer this Note to:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other
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Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of
the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer
Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined
by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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[OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE]
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by Case New Holland pursuant to Section 4.12
or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box:
Section 4.12 o
Section 4.15 o
If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by Case New Holland pursuant to
Section 4.12 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
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NOTICE: The signature on this assignment must
correspond with the name as it appears upon the face
of the within Note in every particular without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever
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Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of
the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer
Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined
by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT C
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE
OR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF NOTES
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This Certificate relates to $ principal amount of Notes held in the form of* a
beneficial interest in a Global Note or* Certificated Notes by (the
“Transferor”).
The Transferor:
o has requested by written order that the Registrar deliver in exchange for its
beneficial interest in the Global Note held by the Depository a Certificated Note or Certificated
Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate number equal to
its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above); or
o has requested by written order that the Registrar exchange or register the transfer of
a Certificated Note or Certificated Notes.
In connection with such request and in respect of each such Note, the Transferor does hereby
certify that the Transferor is familiar with the Indenture relating to the above captioned Notes
and the restrictions on transfers thereof as provided in Section 2.16 of such Indenture, and that
the transfer of the Notes does not require registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), because*:
o Such Note is being acquired for the Transferor’s own account, without transfer (in
satisfaction of Section 2.16 of the Indenture).
o Such Note is being transferred to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in
Rule 144A under the Securities Act), in reliance on Rule 144A.
o Such Note is being transferred to an institutional “accredited investor” (within the
meaning of subparagraph (a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501 under the Securities Act) which
delivers a certificate to the Trustee in the form of Exhibit D to the Indenture.
o Such Note is being transferred in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act
and a transfer certificate for Regulation S transfers in the form of Exhibit E to the
Indenture accompanies this certification. [An Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such transfer
does not require registration under the Securities Act accompanies this certification.]
o Such Note is being transferred in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act. [An
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such transfer does not require registration under the
Securities Act accompanies this certification.]
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o Such Note is being transferred in reliance on and in compliance with an exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Rule 144 under the
Securities Act to a person other than an institutional “accredited investor.” [An Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that such transfer does not require registration under the Securities Act
accompanies this certification.]
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[INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR]
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EXHIBIT D
Form of Transferee Letter of Representation
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Worldwide Securities Services
0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Attention: Worldwide Securities Services
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of $ principal amount of the
7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 of Case New Holland Inc. (“Case New Holland”) and any
guarantee thereof (the “Notes”). Upon transfer, the Notes would be registered in the name
of the new beneficial owner as follows:
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1. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”)) purchasing Notes for our own
account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor” and we are acquiring the
Notes not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of
the Securities Act. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to
be capable of evaluating the merits and risk of our investment in the Notes and we invest in or
purchase securities similar to the Notes in the normal course of our business. We and any accounts
for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.
2. We acknowledge that we have had access to such financial and other information, and have
been afforded the opportunity to ask such questions of representatives of Case New Holland and
receive answers thereto, as we deem necessary.
3. We understand that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and, unless
so registered, may not be sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree on our own
behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing Notes that we will not
prior to the date (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”) that is (a) two years after
the later of the original issuance of the Notes and the last date on which Case New Holland or any
affiliate of Case New Holland was the owner of such Notes (or any predecessor thereto) or (b) such
later date, if any, as may be required by any subsequent change in applicable law, offer, sell or
otherwise transfer such Notes except (a) to Case New Holland or any subsidiary of Case New Holland,
(b) inside the United States to a “qualified institutional buyer” in compliance with Rule 144A
under the Securities Act (c) inside the United States to an “institutional accredited investor” as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act that, prior to such transfer,
furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to the Trustee a signed letter
substantially in the form of this letter (d) outside the United States in an off-
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shore transaction in compliance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act (e) pursuant to any
other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (f) pursuant
to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act. We acknowledge that Case New
Holland and the Trustee reserve the right prior to any offer, sale or other transfer prior to the
Resale Restriction Termination Date of the applicable Notes pursuant to clause (c) or (e) above to
require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory
to Case New Holland and the Trustee.
We understand that the Trustee will not be required to accept for registration of transfer any
Notes acquired by us, except upon presentation of evidence satisfactory to Case New Holland and the
Trustee that the foregoing restrictions on transfer have been complied with. We further understand
that any Notes purchased by us will be in the form of definitive physical certificates and that
such certificates will bear a legend reflecting the substance of paragraph 3 of this letter. We
further agree to provide to any person acquiring any of the Notes from us a notice advising such
person that transfers of such Notes are restricted as stated herein and that certificates
representing such Notes will bear a legend to that effect.
We represent that Case New Holland and the Trustee and others are entitled to rely upon the
truth and accuracy of our acknowledgments, representations and agreements set forth herein, and we
agree to notify you promptly in writing if any of our acknowledgments, representations or
agreements herein cease to be accurate and complete. You are also irrevocably authorized to
produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal
proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
We represent to you that we have full power to make the foregoing acknowledgments,
representations and agreements on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we
are acting as fiduciary agent.
As used herein, the terms “offshore transaction,” “United States” and “U.S. person” have the
respective meanings given to them in Regulation S under the Securities Act.
THIS LETTER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK.
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EXHIBIT E
Form of Certificate To Be
Delivered in Connection
with Regulation S Transfers
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Worldwide Securities Services
0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Attention: Worldwide Securities Services
Re: Case New Holland Inc. 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our proposed sale of $ aggregate principal amount of the Notes,
we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, we
represent that:
(1) the offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United States;
(2) either (a) at the time the buy offer was originated, the transferee was outside the
United States or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the
transferee was outside the United States, or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or
through the facilities of a designated off-shore securities market and neither we nor any
person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction has been prearranged with a buyer in
the United States;
(3) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United States in contravention of
the requirements of Rule 903(a) or Rule 904(a) of Regulation S, as applicable;
(4) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration
requirements of the Securities Act; and
(5) we have advised the transferee of the transfer restrictions applicable to the
Notes.
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You and Case New Holland are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized
to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal
proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Defined terms used
herein without definition have the respective meanings provided in Regulation S.
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of [ ], among
[ ] (the “New Guarantor”), a subsidiary of CNH Global N.V. (or its successor), a
Netherlands corporation (“CNH Global”), Case New Holland Inc. (or its successor), a
Delaware corporation (“Case New Holland”), the Guarantors (the “Existing
Guarantors”) under the Indenture referred to below, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as trustee
under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS Case New Holland has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture (as
such may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), dated as of March 3, 2006
providing for the issuance of its 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS under certain circumstances Case New Holland is required to cause the New Guarantor to
execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the New Guarantor
shall unconditionally guarantee all of Case New Holland’s obligations under the Notes pursuant to a
Guarantee on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, Case New Holland and the
Existing Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor, Case New Holland,
the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable
benefit of the Holders as follows:
1. Definitions. (a) Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
(b) For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise herein expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (i) the terms and expressions used herein shall
have the same meanings as corresponding terms and expressions used in the Indenture; and (ii) the
words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental
Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.
2. Agreement to Guarantee. The New Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally
with all other Guarantors, to guarantee Case New Holland’s obligations under the Notes on the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and to be bound by all other
applicable provisions of the Indenture. From and after the date hereof, the New Guarantor shall be
a Guarantor for all purposes under the Indenture and the Notes.
3. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture. Except as
expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the
terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental
Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder heretofore or
hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
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4. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED
WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW OR ANY SUCCESSOR STATUTE). EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE
JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.
5. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any
manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture
or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by Case New
Holland.
6. Multiple Counterparts. The parties may sign multiple counterparts of this
Supplemental Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of them
together represent one and the same agreement.
7. Headings. The headings of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for
convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify
or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed as of the date and year first above written.
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