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JACOR COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
ISSUER,
AND
JACOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
PARENT GUARANTOR
AND
UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED BY THE SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN
AND
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
TRUSTEE
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INDENTURE
Dated as of January [ ], 1998
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$[ ]
[ ]% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE . . . . . . . . 1
SECTION 1.1. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
SECTION 1.2. Incorporation by Reference of TIA . . . . . . . . . 30
SECTION 1.3. Rules of Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
ARTICLE II
THE SECURITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
SECTION 2.1. Form and Dating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
SECTION 2.2. Execution and Authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SECTION 2.3. Registrar and Paying Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION 2.4. Paying Agent to Hold Assets
in Trust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SECTION 2.5. Securityholder Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SECTION 2.6. Transfer and Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SECTION 2.7. Replacement Securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
SECTION 2.8. Outstanding Securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SECTION 2.9. Treasury Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SECTION 2.10. Temporary Securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
SECTION 2.11. Cancellation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
SECTION 2.12. Defaulted Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
SECTION 2.13. CUSIP Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
SECTION 3.1. Right of Redemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
SECTION 3.2. Notices to Trustee and
Paying Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SECTION 3.3. Selection of Securities to
Be Redeemed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SECTION 3.4. Notice of Redemption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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SECTION 3.5. Effect of Notice of Redemption. . . . . . . . . . . 45
SECTION 3.6. Deposit of Redemption Price . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
SECTION 3.7. Securities Redeemed in Part . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
SECTION 4.1. Payment of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
SECTION 4.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency . . . . . . . . . . 47
SECTION 4.3. Limitation on Restricted Payments.. . . . . . . . . 48
SECTION 4.4. Corporate Existence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
SECTION 4.5. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims . . . . . . . . . 49
SECTION 4.6. Maintenance of Properties
and Insurance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
SECTION 4.7. Compliance Certificate; Notice
of Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
SECTION 4.8. Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SECTION 4.9. Limitation on Status as
Investment Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SECTION 4.10. Limitation on Transactions
with Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SECTION 4.11. Limitation on Incurrence of
Additional Indebtedness and
Disqualified Capital Stock. . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SECTION 4.12 Limitations on Dividends
and Other Payment Restrictions
Affecting Subsidiaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SECTION 4.13. Limitations on Layering
Indebtedness; Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
SECTION 4.14. Limitation on Sale of Assets
and Subsidiary Stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
SECTION 4.15. Limitation on Asset Swaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
SECTION 4.16. Limitation on Lines of Business . . . . . . . . . . 62
SECTION 4.17. Restriction on Sale and Issuance
of Subsidiary Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
SECTION 4.18. Waiver of Stay, Extension or
Usury Laws. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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ARTICLE V
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION. . . . . . . . . . . . 63
SECTION 5.1. Limitation on Merger, Sale or
Consolidation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
SECTION 5.2. Successor Corporation Substituted. . . . . . . . . . . . 64
ARTICLE VI
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES . . . . . . . . . 64
SECTION 6.1. Events of Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
SECTION 6.2. Acceleration of Maturity Date;
Rescission and Annulment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
SECTION 6.3. Collection of Indebtedness
and Suits for Enforcement
by Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
SECTION 6.4. Trustee May File Proofs of
Claim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
SECTION 6.5. Trustee May Enforce Claims
Without Possession of
Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
SECTION 6.6. Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
SECTION 6.7. Limitation on Suits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
SECTION 6.8. Unconditional Right of Holders
to Receive Principal, Premium
and Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
SECTION 6.9. Rights and Remedies Cumulative . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
SECTION 6.10. Delay or Omission Not Waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
SECTION 6.11. Control by Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
SECTION 6.12. Waiver of Past Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
SECTION 6.13. Undertaking for Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
SECTION 6.14. Restoration of Rights and
Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
ARTICLE VII
TRUSTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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SECTION 7.1. Duties of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
SECTION 7.2. Rights of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
SECTION 7.3. Individual Rights of Trustee. . . . . . . . . . . . 78
SECTION 7.4. Trustee's Disclaimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
SECTION 7.5. Notice of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
SECTION 7.6. Reports by Trustee to Holders . . . . . . . . . . . 79
SECTION 7.7. Compensation and Indemnity. . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
SECTION 7.8. Replacement of Trustee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
SECTION 7.9. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. . . . . . . . . . 82
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification . . . . . . . . . . . 82
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of
Claims Against the Company. . . . . . . . . . . . 82
ARTICLE VIII
DISCHARGE; LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT
DEFEASANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
SECTION 8.1. Discharge; Option to Effect
Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
SECTION 8.2. Legal Defeasance and Discharge. . . . . . . . . . . 83
SECTION 8.3. Covenant Defeasance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
SECTION 8.4. Conditions to Legal or Covenant
Defeasance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
SECTION 8.5. Deposited Cash and U.S.
Government Obligations to
be Held in Trust; Other
Miscellaneous Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
SECTION 8.6. Repayment to the Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
SECTION 8.7. Reinstatement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS . . . . . . . . 89
SECTION 9.1. Supplemental Indentures
Without Consent of Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
SECTION 9.2. Amendments, Supplemental
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Indentures and Waivers
with Consent of Holders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
SECTION 9.3. Compliance with TIA.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
SECTION 9.4. Revocation and Effect of Consents . . . . . . . . . 92
SECTION 9.5. Notation on or Exchange of
Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
SECTION 9.6. Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc.. . . . . . . . . . 93
ARTICLE X
SUBORDINATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
SECTION 10.1. Securities Subordinated to
Senior Debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
SECTION 10.2. No Payment on Securities in
Certain Circumstances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
SECTION 10.3. Securities Subordinated to Prior
Payment of All Senior Debt on
Dissolution, Liquidation or
Reorganization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
SECTION 10.4. Securityholders to Be Subrogated
to Rights of Holders of
Senior Debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
SECTION 10.5. Obligations of the Company and
the Guarantors Unconditional . . . . . . . . . . . 98
SECTION 10.6. Trustee Entitled to Assume
Payments Not Prohibited in
Absence of Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
SECTION 10.7. Application by Trustee of
Assets Deposited with It. . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
SECTION 10.8. Subordination Rights Not
Impaired by Acts or Omissions
of the Company, the Guarantors
or Holders of Senior Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
SECTION 10.9. Securityholders Authorize
Trustee to Effectuate
Subordination of Securities. . . . . . . . . . . 101
SECTION 10.10. Right of Trustee to Hold
Senior Debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
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SECTION 10.11. Article X Not to Prevent Events
of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
SECTION 10.12. No Fiduciary Duty of Trustee to
Holders of Senior Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
ARTICLE XI
RIGHT TO REQUIRE REPURCHASE. . . . . . . . . . .102
SECTION 11.1. Repurchase of Securities at
Option of the Holder Upon
a Change of Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
ARTICLE XII
GUARANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
SECTION 12.1. Guaranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
SECTION 12.2. Execution and Delivery of
Guaranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
SECTION 12.3. Subsidiary Guarantors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
SECTION 12.4. Guarantor May Consolidate, Etc.,
on Certain Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
SECTION 12.5. Release of Guarantors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
SECTION 12.6. Certain Bankruptcy Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
SECTION 13.1. TIA Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
SECTION 13.2. Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
SECTION 13.3. Communications by Holders with
Other Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
SECTION 13.4. Certificate and Opinion as to
Conditions Precedent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
SECTION 13.5. Statements Required in
Certificate or Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
SECTION 13.6. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent,
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Registrar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
SECTION 13.7. Non-Business Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
SECTION 13.8. Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
SECTION 13.9. No Adverse Interpretation of
Other Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
SECTION 13.10. No Recourse against Others. . . . . . . . . . . . .116
SECTION 13.11. Successors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
SECTION 13.12. Duplicate Originals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
SECTION 13.13. Severability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
SECTION 13.14. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. . . . . . . . . .117
SIGNATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Exhibit A - Form of Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1
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INDENTURE, dated as of January [ ], 1998, by and among Jacor
Communications Company, a Florida corporation (the "Company"), Jacor
Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent Guarantor"), the
Subsidiary Guarantors referred to below and The Bank of New York, a New York
banking corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee").
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.1. DEFINITIONS.
"ACCELERATION NOTICE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.2.
"ACCEPTANCE AMOUNT" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.14.
"ACQUIRED INDEBTEDNESS" means Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital
Stock of any person existing at the time such person becomes a Subsidiary of
the Company, including by designation, or is merged or consolidated into or
with either of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries; provided, that such
Indebtedness was not incurred in anticipation of, or in connection with, and
was outstanding prior to such person becoming a Subsidiary of the Company.
"ACQUISITION" means the purchase or other acquisition of any person
or substantially all the assets of any person by any other person, whether by
purchase, merger, consolidation, or other transfer, and whether or not for
consideration.
"AFFILIATE" means any person directly or indirectly controlling or
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company.
For purposes of this definition, the term "control" means the power to direct
the management and policies of a person, directly or through one or more
intermediaries, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract, or otherwise, PROVIDED, that, a Beneficial Owner of 10% or more of
the total voting power normally entitled to vote in the election of
directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, shall for such purposes be
deemed to constitute control.
"AFFILIATE TRANSACTION" shall have the meaning specified in Section
4.10.
"AGENT" means any authenticating agent, Registrar, Paying Agent or
transfer agent.
"ASSET SALE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.14.
"ASSET SALE DATE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.14.
"ASSET SALE OFFER" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.14.
"ASSET SALE OFFER AMOUNT" shall have the meaning specified in Section
4.14.
"ASSET SALE OFFER PERIOD" shall have the meaning specified in Section
4.14.
"ASSET SALE OFFER PRICE" shall have the meaning specified in Section
4.14.
"ASSET SWAP" means the execution of a definitive agreement, subject
only to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions, that the
Company in good faith believes will be satisfied, for a substantially
concurrent purchase and sale, or exchange, of Productive Assets between the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries and another person or group of affiliated
persons; provided that any amendment to or waiver of any closing condition
which individually or in the aggregate is material to the Asset Swap shall be
deemed to be a new Asset Swap.
"AVERAGE LIFE" means, as of the date of determination, with respect
to any security or instrument, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum
of (a) the product of the number of years from the date of determination to
the date or dates of each successive scheduled principal (or redemption)
payment of such security or instrument and (b) the amount of each such
respective principal (or redemption) payment by (ii) the sum of all such
principal (or redemption) payments.
"BANKRUPTCY LAW" means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar Federal,
state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.
"BENEFICIAL OWNER" or "BENEFICIAL OWNER" for purposes of the
definition of Change of Control has the meaning attributed to it in Rules
13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act (as in effect on the Issue Date)
whether or not applicable, except that a "person" shall be deemed to have
"beneficial ownership" of all shares that any such person has the right to
acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the
passage of time.
"BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means, with respect to any person, the Board
of Directors of such person or any committee of the Board of Directors of
such person
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authorized, with respect to any particular matter, to exercise the power of
the Board of Directors of such person.
"BOARD RESOLUTION" means, with respect to any person, a duly
adopted resolution of the Board of Directors of such or the executive
committee of such Board of Directors of such person.
"BUSINESS DAY" means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York
are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
"CAPITAL STOCK" means, with respect to any corporation, any and all
shares, interests, rights to purchase (other than convertible or exchangeable
Indebtedness), warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or
interests (however designated) in stock issued by that corporation.
"CAPITAL LEASE" means a lease, the payments on which would be
capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.
"CAPITALIZED LEASE OBLIGATIONS" means rental obligations under a
lease that are required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in
accordance with GAAP, and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such
obligations shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations, as
determined in accordance with GAAP.
"CASH" or "CASH" means such coin or currency of the United States
of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of
public and private debts.
"CASH EQUIVALENT" means (i) securities issued directly or fully
guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or
instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the
United States of America is pledged in support thereof) or (ii) time deposits
and certificates of deposit with, and commercial paper issued by the parent
corporation of, any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having
capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million and commercial paper issued
by others rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor's
Corporation or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxx'x Investors
Service, Inc. and in each case maturing within one year after the date of
acquisition.
"CHANGE OF CONTROL" means any transaction or series of transactions
in which any of the following occurs:
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(a) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into
any person or any sale, transfer or other conveyance, whether direct or
indirect, of all or substantially all of any of the assets of the Company, on
a consolidated basis, in one transaction or a series of related transactions,
if, immediately after giving effect to such transaction(s), any "person" or
"group" (as such terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of
the Exchange Act, whether or not applicable) (other than an Excluded Person)
is or becomes the "beneficial owner," directly or indirectly, of more than
50% of the total voting power in the aggregate normally entitled to vote in
election of directors, managers, or trustees, as applicable, of the
transferee(s) or surviving entity or entities,
(b) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used for
purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, whether or not
applicable) (other than an Excluded Person) is or becomes the "beneficial
owner," directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power in
the aggregate of all classes of Capital Stock of the Company then outstanding
normally entitled to vote in elections of directors, or
(c) during any period of 12 consecutive months after the
Issue Date, individuals who at the beginning of any such 12-month period
constituted the Board of Directors of the Company (together with any new
directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by
the shareholders of JCC was approved by 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) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of
Directors of the Company then in office.
"CHANGE OF CONTROL OFFER" shall have the meaning specified in
Section 11.1.
"CHANGE OF CONTROL OFFER PERIOD" shall have the meaning specified
in Section 11.1.
"CHANGE OF CONTROL PURCHASE DATE" shall have the meaning specified
in Section 11.1.
"CHANGE OF CONTROL PURCHASE PRICE" shall have the meaning specified
in Section 11.1.
"CHANGE OF CONTROL PUT DATE" shall have the meaning specified in
Section 11.1.
"CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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"COMMISSION" means the SEC.
"COMPANY" means the party named as the "Company" in the first
paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the
applicable provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, shall mean such
successor. The foregoing sentence shall likewise apply to any subsequent
such successor or successors.
"CONSOLIDATED" or "CONSOLIDATED" means determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP.
"CONSOLIDATED EBITDA" means, with respect to any person, for any
period, the Consolidated Net Income of such person for such period adjusted
to add thereto (to the extent deducted from net revenues in determining
Consolidated Net Income), without duplication, the sum of (i) Consolidated
income tax expense, (ii) Consolidated depreciation and amortization expense,
provided that consolidated depreciation and amortization of a Subsidiary that
is a less than wholly owned Subsidiary shall only be added to the extent of
the equity interest of the Company in such Subsidiary, (iii) other noncash
charges (including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles), (iv)
Consolidated Fixed Charges, and less the amount of all cash payments made by
such person or any of its Subsidiaries during such period to the extent such
payments relate to non-cash charges that were added back in determining
Consolidated EBITDA for such period or any prior period.
"CONSOLIDATED FIXED CHARGES" of any person means, for any period,
the aggregate amount (without duplication and determined in each case in
accordance with GAAP) of (a) interest expensed or capitalized, paid, accrued,
or scheduled to be paid or accrued (including, in accordance with the
following sentence, interest attributable to Capitalized Lease Obligations)
of such person and its Consolidated Subsidiaries during such period,
including (i) original issue discount and non-cash interest payments or
accruals on any Indebtedness, (ii) the interest portion of all deferred
payment obligations, and (iii) all commissions, discounts and other fees and
charges owed with respect to bankers' acceptances and letters of credit
financings and currency and Interest Swap and Hedging Obligations, in each
case to the extent attributable to such period, and (b) the amount of
dividends accrued or payable (or guaranteed) by such person or any of its
Consolidated Subsidiaries in respect of Preferred Stock (other than by
Subsidiaries of such person to such person or such person's wholly owned
Subsidiaries). For purposes of this definition, (x) interest on a
Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate
reasonably determined by the Company to be the rate of interest implicit in
such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP and (y) interest
expense attributable to any Indebtedness represented by the guaranty by such
person or a Subsidiary of such person of an obligation of another person
shall be deemed to be the interest expense attributable to the Indebtedness
guaranteed.
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"CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME" means, with respect to any person for any
period, the net income (or loss) of such person and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) for
such period, adjusted to exclude (only to the extent included in computing
such net income (or loss) and without duplication): (a) all gains or losses
which are either noncash or extraordinary (as determined in accordance with
GAAP) or are either unusual or nonrecurring (including any gain from the sale
or other disposition of assets outside the ordinary course of business or
from the issuance or sale of any capital stock), (b) the net income, if
positive, of any person, other than a wholly owned Consolidated Subsidiary,
in which such person or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries has an interest,
except to the extent of the amount of any dividends or distributions actually
paid in cash to such person or a wholly owned Consolidated Subsidiary of such
person during such period, but in any case not in excess of such person's PRO
RATA share of such person's net income for such period, (c) the net income or
loss of any person acquired in a pooling of interests transaction for any
period prior to the date of such acquisition, (d) the net income, if
positive, of any of such person's Consolidated Subsidiaries to the extent
that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions is not
at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or bylaws or
any other agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or
governmental regulation applicable to such Consolidated Subsidiary.
"CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY" means, for any person, each Subsidiary of
such person (whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired) the
financial statements of which are consolidated for financial statement
reporting purposes with the financial statements of such person in accordance
with GAAP.
"COVENANT DEFEASANCE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.3.
"CREDIT FACILITY" means the Credit Agreement dated as of June 12,
1996, as amended and restated as of February 14, 1997, by and among Chase
Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent, Banque Paribas, as Documentation
Agent, and Bank of America, Illinois, as Syndication Agent, certain financial
institutions from time to time party thereto, including any related notes,
guarantees, collateral documents, instruments, letters of credit,
reimbursement obligations and other agreements executed by or binding on the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries and/or the Parent Guarantor (or any
successors or assigns) in connection therewith (collectively, the "Related
Documents"), as such Credit Agreement and/or Related Documents may be
amended, restated, supplemented, renewed, replaced or otherwise modified from
time to time whether or not with the same agent, trustee, representative
lenders or holders, and, subject to the proviso to the next succeeding
sentence, irrespective of any changes in the terms and conditions thereof.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term "Credit Facility"
shall include agreements in respect of Interest Swap and Hedging Obligations
with lenders (or affiliates thereof) party to the Credit Facility and shall
also include any amendment,
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amendment and restatement, renewal, extension, restructuring, supplement or
modification in whole or in part to any Credit Facility and all refundings,
refinancings and replacements in whole or in part of any Credit Facility,
including, without limitation, any agreement or agreements (i) extending the
maturity of any Indebtedness incurred thereunder or contemplated thereby,
(ii) adding or deleting borrowers or guarantors thereunder, (iii) increasing
the amount of Indebtedness incurred thereunder or available to be borrowed
thereunder, provided that on the date such Indebtedness is incurred it would
be permitted by paragraph (f) under the definition of Permitted Indebtedness,
or (iv) otherwise altering the terms and conditions thereof.
"CUSTODIAN" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator,
sequestrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
"DEFAULT" means any event or condition that is, or after notice or
passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
"DEFAULTED INTEREST" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.12.
"DEFINITIVE SECURITIES" means Securities that are in the form of
Security attached hereto as Exhibit A that does not include the paragraph and
schedule referred to in footnotes 1 and 2, respectively.
"DEPOSITARY" means, with respect to the Securities issuable or issued
in whole or in part in global form, the person specified in Section 2.3 as the
Depositary with respect to the Securities, until a successor shall have been
appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this
Indenture, and, thereafter, "Depositary" shall mean or include such successor.
"DISQUALIFIED CAPITAL STOCK" means (a) except as set forth in (b),
with respect to any person, Equity Interests of such person that, by its terms
or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, exercisable or
exchangeable, is, or upon the happening of an event or the passage of time would
be, required to be redeemed or repurchased (including at the option of the
holder thereof) by such person or any of its Subsidiaries, in whole or in part,
on or prior to the Stated Maturity of the Securities, and (b) with respect to
any Subsidiary of such person (including with respect to any Subsidiary of the
Company), any Equity Interests other than any common equity with no preference,
privileges, or redemption or repayment provisions.
"DTC" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
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"EQUITY INTEREST" of any person means any shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents (however designated) in such person's
equity, and shall in any event include any Capital Stock issued by, or
partnership interests in, such person.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
"EVENT OF DEFAULT" shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.1.
"EVENT OF LOSS" means, with respect to any property or asset, any (i)
loss, destruction or damage of such property or asset or (ii) any condemnation,
seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, of
such property or asset, or confiscation or requisition of the use of such
property or asset.
"EXCESS PROCEEDS" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.14.
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
"EXCLUDED PERSON" means Xxxx/Chilmark Fund L.P. and all Related
Persons of such person.
"EXEMPTED AFFILIATE TRANSACTION" means (a) customary employee compensation
arrangements approved by a majority of independent (as to such transactions)
members of the Board of Directors of the Company, (b) dividends permitted under
Section 4.3 of this Indenture payable, in form and amount, on a PRO RATA basis
to all holders of Common Stock of the Parent Guarantor, (c) transactions solely
between the Company and any of its Wholly owned Subsidiaries or solely among
Wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company, and (d) payments to Xxxx/Chilmark Fund
L.P or its Affiliates for reasonable and customary fees and expenses for
financial advisory and investment banking services provided to the Parent
Guarantor and the Company, and (e) payments to the Parent Guarantor made in
accordance with the Tax Sharing Agreement.
"EXISTING ASSETS" means assets of the Company existing at the Issue
Date (other than cash, Cash Equivalents or inventory held for resale in the
ordinary course of business) and including proceeds of any sale of such assets
and assets acquired in whole or in part with proceeds from the sale from any
such assets.
"EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS" means, with respect to the Company,
Indebtedness existing or outstanding at the Issue Date.
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"Fair Market Value" or "fair market value" means, with respect to any
assets or properties, the amount at which such assets or properties would change
hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially
reasonable time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, neither
being under a compulsion to sell or buy, as such amount is determined by (i) the
Board of Directors of either of the Company acting in good faith or (ii) an
appraisal or valuation firm of national or regional standing selected by the
Company, with experience in the appraisal or valuation of properties or assets
of the type for which Fair Market Value is being determined.
"FINAL PUT DATE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.14.
"FUTURE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR" shall have the meaning specified in
Section 12.3.
"GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles
set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other
statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession as in effect on the Issue Date unless otherwise specified.
"GLOBAL SECURITY" means a Security that contains the paragraph and
schedule referred to in footnotes 1 and 2, respectively, in the form of Security
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
"GUARANTOR" means (i) the Parent Guarantor identified in the following
sentence and (ii) any Subsidiary Guarantors that are or become Guarantors
pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, but excluding any Persons whose
guarantees have been released pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. The
Parent Guarantor is Jacor Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"GUARANTY" shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.1.
"HOLDER" or "SECURITYHOLDER" means the person in whose name a Security
is registered on the Registrar's books.
"INCUR" or "INCUR" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.11.
"INCURRENCE DATE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.11.
"INDEBTEDNESS" of any person means, without duplication, (a) all
liabilities and obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such any person, (i) in
respect of borrowed
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money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the
assets of such person or only to a portion thereof), (ii) evidenced by bonds,
notes, debentures or similar instruments, (iii) representing the balance
deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services, except
those incurred in the ordinary course of its business that would constitute
ordinarily a trade payable to trade creditors, (iv) evidenced by bankers'
acceptances or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks, (v) relating
to any Capitalized Lease Obligation, or (vi) evidenced by a letter of credit
or a reimbursement obligation of such person with respect to any letter of
credit; (b) all net obligations of such person under Interest Swap and
Hedging Obligations; (c) all liabilities and obligations of others of the
kind described in the preceding clause (a) or (b) that such person has
guaranteed or that is otherwise its legal liability or which are secured by
any assets or property of such person and all obligations to purchase, redeem
or acquire any Equity Interests; and (d) all Disqualified Capital Stock of
such person (valued at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary maximum
fixed repurchase price plus accrued and unpaid dividends). 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 to be determined in good
faith by the board of directors of the issuer (or managing general partner of
the issuer) of such Disqualified Capital Stock.
"INDENTURE" means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time
to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
"INTEREST PAYMENT DATE" means the stated due date of an installment of
interest on the Securities.
"INTEREST SWAP AND HEDGING OBLIGATION" means any obligation of any
person pursuant to any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap
agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate exchange agreement,
currency exchange agreement or any other agreement or arrangement designed to
protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency values, including,
without limitation, any arrangement whereby, directly or indirectly, such person
is entitled to receive from time to time periodic payments calculated by
applying either a fixed or floating rate of interest on a stated notional amount
in exchange for periodic payments made by such person calculated by applying a
fixed or floating rate of interest on the same notional amount.
"INVESTMENT" by any person in any other person means (without
duplication) (a) the acquisition (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or
otherwise) by such person (whether for cash, property, services, securities or
otherwise) of capital stock,
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bonds, notes, debentures, partnership or other ownership interests or other
securities, including any options or warrants, of such other person or any
agreement to make any such acquisition; (b) the making by such person of any
deposit with, or advance, loan or other extension of credit to, such other
person (including the purchase of property from another person subject to an
understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to resell such property
to such other person) or any commitment to make any such advance, loan or
extension (but excluding accounts receivable or deposits arising in the
ordinary course of business); (c) other than guarantees of Indebtedness of
the Company or any Guarantors to the extent permitted by the covenant
"Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital
Stock" or the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, the entering into by such
person of any guarantee of, or other credit support or contingent obligation
with respect to, Indebtedness or other liability of such other person (other
than the endorsement of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary
course of business); and (d) the making of any capital contribution by such
person to such other person.
"ISSUE DATE" means the date of first issuance of the Securities under
this Indenture.
"JACOR" means Jacor Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"JUNIOR SECURITY" means any Qualified Capital Stock and any
Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, that is subordinated
in right of payment to Senior Debt at least to the same extent as the Securities
or the Guarantees, as applicable, and has no scheduled installment of principal
due, by redemption, sinking fund payment or otherwise, on or prior to the Stated
Maturity of the Securities; provided, that in the case of subordination in
respect of Senior Debt under the Credit Facility, "Junior Security" shall mean
any Qualified Capital Stock and any Indebtedness of the Company or the
Guarantors, as applicable, that (i) has a final maturity date occurring after
the final maturity date of, all Senior Debt outstanding under the Credit
Facility on the date of issuance of such Qualified Capital Stock or
Indebtedness, (ii) is unsecured, (iii) has an Average Life longer than the
security for which such Qualified Capital Stock or Indebtedness is being
exchanged, and (iv) by their terms or by law are subordinated to Senior Debt
outstanding under the Credit Facility on the date of issuance of such Qualified
Capital Stock or Indebtedness at least to the same extent as the Securities.
"LEGAL DEFEASANCE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.2.
"LEVERAGE RATIO" of any person on any date of determination (the
"Transaction Date") means the ratio, on a PRO FORMA basis, of (a) the sum of the
aggregate outstanding amount of Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock of
such person and its Subsidiaries as of the date of calculation on a consolidated
basis in accordance with
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GAAP to (b) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA of such person
attributable to continuing operations and business (exclusive of amounts
attributable to operations and businesses permanently discontinued or
disposed of) for the Reference Period; PROVIDED, that for purposes of such
calculation, (i) Acquisitions which occurred during the Reference Period or
subsequent to the Reference Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date
shall be assumed to have occurred on the first day of the Reference Period,
(ii) transactions giving rise to the need to calculate the Leverage Ratio
shall be assumed to have occurred on the first day of the Reference Period,
(iii) the incurrence of any Indebtedness or issuance of any Disqualified
Capital Stock during the Reference Period or subsequent to the Reference
Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date (and the application of the
proceeds therefrom to the extent used to refinance or retire other
Indebtedness) shall be assumed to have occurred on the first day of such
Reference Period, and (iv) the Consolidated Fixed Charges of such person
attributable to interest on any Indebtedness or dividends on any Disqualified
Capital Stock bearing a floating interest (or dividend) rate shall be
computed on a PRO FORMA basis as if the average rate in effect from the
beginning of the Reference Period to the Transaction Date had been the
applicable rate for the entire period, unless such person or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to an Interest Swap or Hedging Obligation (which
shall remain in effect for the 12-month period immediately following the
Transaction Date) that has the effect of fixing the interest rate on the date
of computation, in which case such rate (whether higher or lower) shall be
used.
"LIEN" means any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien (statutory or
otherwise), privilege, security interest, or other encumbrance upon or with
respect to any property of any kind, real or personal, movable or immovable, now
owned or hereafter acquired.
"MATURITY DATE" means, when used with respect to the Securities, the
date specified on such Security as the fixed date on which the final installment
of principal of such Security is due and payable (in the absence of any
acceleration thereof pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture regarding
acceleration of Indebtedness or any Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale
Offer).
"NET CASH PROCEEDS" means the aggregate amount of cash or Cash
Equivalents received by the Company in the case of a sale of Qualified Capital
Stock and by the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of an Asset Sale or an
Event of Loss plus, in the case of an issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of the
Company upon any exercise, exchange or conversion of securities (including
options, warrants, rights and convertible or exchangeable debt) of the Company
that were issued for cash on or after the Issue Date, the amount of cash
originally received by the Company upon the issuance of such securities
(including options, warrants, rights and convertible or exchangeable debt) less,
in each case, the sum of all payments, fees, commissions and (in the case of
Asset Sales, reasonable and customary), expenses (including, without limitation,
the fees and expenses
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of legal counsel and investment banking fees and expenses) incurred in
connection with such Asset Sale, Event of Loss or sale of Qualified Capital
Stock, and, in the case of an Asset Sale only, less an amount (estimated
reasonably and in good faith by the Company or the amount actually incurred,
if greater) of income, franchise, sales and other applicable taxes required
to be paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such
Asset Sale.
"9 3/4% NOTES" means the 9 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due
December 15, 2006 issued by the Company pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of
December 17, 1996, by and among Jacor Communications Company, Jacor
Communications, Inc., as Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors named
therein and The Bank of New York, as Trustee.
"NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary that is not a
Guarantor.
"NOTICE OF DEFAULT" shall have the meaning specified in Section
6.1(3).
"OBLIGATION" means any principal, premium or interest payment, or
monetary penalty, or damages, due by the Company or any Guarantor under the
terms of the Securities or the Indenture.
"OFFICER" means, with respect to the Company or the Guarantors, the
Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Vice President, the Chief
Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Controller, or the Secretary of the
Company or Guarantor (as applicable).
"OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE" means, with respect to the Company or the
Guarantors, a certificate signed by two Officers or by an Officer and an
Assistant Secretary of the Company or the Guarantors (as applicable) and
otherwise complying with the requirements of Sections 13.4 and 13.5, and
delivered to the Trustee or an Agent, as applicable.
"OPINION OF COUNSEL" means a written opinion from legal counsel who is
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee (which may include counsel to the Trustee
or the Company including an employee of the Company) or an Agent, as applicable,
complying with the requirements of Sections 13.4 and 13.5, and delivered to the
Trustee or an Agent, as applicable.
"OUTSTANDING" as used with reference to the Securities shall have the
meaning specified in Section 2.8 hereof.
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"PARENT" or "PARENT" of any person means a corporation which at the
date of determination owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the Voting
Stock of such person or of a Parent of such person.
"PARENT GUARANTOR" means Jacor Communications, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
"PAYING AGENT" has the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
"PAYMENT DEFAULT" has the meaning specified in Section 10.2.
"PAYMENT NOTICE" shall have the meaning set out in Section 10.2.
"PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS" means any of the following:
(a) the Company and its Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness
solely in respect of bankers acceptances, letters of credit and performance
bonds (to the extent that such incurrence does not result in the incurrence of
any obligation to repay any obligation relating to borrowed money of others),
all in the ordinary course of business in accordance with customary industry
practices, in amounts and for the purposes customary in the Company's industry;
provided, that the aggregate principal amount outstanding of such Indebtedness
(including any Indebtedness issued to refinance, refund or replace such
Indebtedness) shall at no time exceed $5.0 million;
(b) the Company may incur Indebtedness to any Wholly owned
Subsidiary Guarantor, and any Wholly owned Subsidiary Guarantor may incur
Indebtedness to any other Wholly owned Subsidiary Guarantor or to the Company;
provided, that in the case of Indebtedness of the Company, such obligations
shall be unsecured and subordinated in all respects to the Company's obligations
pursuant to the Securities and the date of any event that causes such Subsidiary
Guarantor to no longer be a Wholly owned Subsidiary shall be an Incurrence Date;
(c) the Company and the Guarantors may incur Indebtedness
evidenced by the Securities and the Guarantees and represented by this Indenture
up to the amounts specified therein as of the date hereof;
(d) the Company and the Guarantors, as applicable, may incur
Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to any Indebtedness or Disqualified
Capital Stock, as applicable, which Indebtedness was incurred pursuant to the
Leverage Ratio in Section 4.11 hereof or clause (c) of this definition;
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(e) the Company and its Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness in
an aggregate amount outstanding at any time (including any Indebtedness issued
to refinance, replace, or refund such Indebtedness) of up to $5.0 million;
(f) the Company and the Guarantors may incur Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to the Credit Facility up to an aggregate principal amount
outstanding (including any Indebtedness issued to refinance, refund or replace
such Indebtedness in whole or in part) at any time of $600.0 million, plus
accrued interest and additional expense and reimbursement obligations with
respect thereto and such additional amounts as may be deemed to be outstanding
in the form of Interest Swap and Hedging Obligations with lenders (or affiliates
thereof) party to the Credit Facility, minus the amount of any such Indebtedness
retired with Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale;
(g) the Company and the Guarantors may incur Indebtedness under
Interest Swap and Hedging Obligations that do not increase the Indebtedness of
the Company other than as a result of fluctuations in interest or foreign
currency exchange rates provided that such Interest Swap and Hedging Obligations
are incurred for the purpose of providing interest rate protection with respect
to Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture or to provide currency exchange
protection in connection with revenues generated in currencies other than U.S.
dollars;
(h) Subsidiaries may incur Acquired Indebtedness if the Company
at the time of such incurrence could incur such Indebtedness pursuant to the
Leverage Ratio in Section 4.11; and
(i) the Company and its Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness
existing on the Issue Date.
"PERMITTED INVESTMENT" means:
(a) Investments in any of the Securities;
(b) Cash Equivalents;
(c) intercompany loans to the extent permitted under clause (b)
of the definition of "Permitted Indebtedness" and intercompany security
agreements relating thereto;
(d) loans, advances or investments in existence on the Issue
Date;
(e) Investments in a person substantially all of whose assets
are of a type generally used in a Related Business (an "Acquired Person") if, as
a result of such
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Investments, (i) the Acquired Person immediately thereupon is or becomes a
Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) the Acquired Person immediately thereupon
either (1) is merged or consolidated with or into the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and the surviving person is the Company or a Subsidiary of the
Company or (2) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets,
or is liquidated into, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(f) Investments in a person with whom the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries have entered into, (i) local market agreements or time brokerage
agreements pursuant to which the Company or any one of its Subsidiaries programs
substantial portions of the broadcast day on such person's radio broadcast
station(s) and sells advertising time during such program segments for its own
account or (ii) joint sales agreements pursuant to which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries sells substantially all of the advertising time for such
person's radio broadcast station(s);
(g) Investments that are in persons which will have the purpose
of furthering the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries not to exceed
$10.0 million; and
(h) demand deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of
business.
"PERMITTED LIEN" means:
(a) Liens existing on the Issue Date;
(b) Liens imposed by governmental authorities for taxes,
assessments or other charges or levies not yet subject to penalty or which are
being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, if adequate
reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Company in
accordance with GAAP as of the date of determination;
(c) statutory liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
materialmen, landlords, repairmen or other like Liens arising by operation of
law in the ordinary course of business provided that (i) the underlying
obligations are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days, or (ii) such
Liens are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and
adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the
Company in accordance with GAAP as of the date of determination;
(d) Liens securing the performance of bids, trade contracts
(other than borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal
bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the
ordinary course of
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business and deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure
obligations of public utilities;
(e) easements, rights-of-way, zoning, building restrictions,
reservations, encroachments, exceptions, covenants, similar restrictions and
other similar encumbrances or title defects which, singly or in the aggregate,
do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property, subject
thereto (as such property is used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or
interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(f) Liens arising by operation of law in connection with
judgments, provided, that the execution or other enforcement of such Liens is
effectively stayed and that the claims secured thereby are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(g) pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business
in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other types
of social security legislation;
(h) Liens securing Indebtedness of a person existing at the time
such person becomes a Subsidiary or is merged with or into the Company or a
Subsidiary or Liens securing Indebtedness incurred in connection with an
Acquisition, provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the date of
such acquisition, merger or consolidation, were not incurred in anticipation
thereof, and do not extend to any other assets;
(i) leases or subleases granted to other persons in the ordinary
course of business not materially interfering with the conduct of the business
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or materially detracting from the
value of the relative assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(j) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code
financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(k) Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to
refinance any Indebtedness that was previously so secured in a manner no more
adverse to the Holders of the Securities than the terms of the Liens securing
such refinanced Indebtedness provided that the Indebtedness secured is not
increased and the lien is not extended to any additional assets or property;
(l) Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the
Credit Facility; and
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(m) Liens on property of a Subsidiary of the Company provided
that such Liens secure only obligations owing by such Subsidiary to the
Company or another Subsidiary of the Company.
"PERSON" or "PERSON" means any corporation, individual, limited
liability company, joint stock company, joint venture, partnership,
unincorporated association, governmental regulatory entity, country, state or
political subdivision thereof, trust, municipality or other entity.
"PLAN OF LIQUIDATION" means a plan that provides for, contemplates
or the effectuation of which is preceded or accompanied by (whether or not
substantially contemporaneously) (i) the sale, lease, conveyance or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
otherwise than as an entirety or substantially as an entirety and (ii) the
distribution of all or substantially all of the proceeds of such sale, lease,
conveyance or other disposition and all or substantially all of the remaining
assets of the Company to holders of Capital Stock of the Company.
"PREFERRED STOCK" as applied to the Capital Stock of any
corporation, means Capital Stock ranking prior to the shares of any other
class of Capital Stock of said corporation as to the payment of dividends or
the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation.
"PRESENT SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS" means After Midnite Entertainment,
Inc.; Broadcast Finance, Inc.; Cine Films, Inc.; Cine Guarantors, Inc.; Cine
Guarantors II, Inc.; Cine Guarantors II, Ltd.; Cine Mobile Systems Int'l.
N.V.; Cine Movil S.A. de C.V.; Citicasters Co.; EFM Programming, Inc.; F.M.I.
Pennsylvania, Inc.; GACC-N26LB, Inc.; Great American Merchandising Group,
Inc.; Great American Television Productions, Inc.; Inmobilaria Radial, S.A.
de C.V.; Jacor Broadcasting Corporation; Jacor Broadcasting of Atlanta, Inc.;
Jacor Broadcasting of Charleston, Inc.; Jacor Broadcasting of Colorado, Inc.;
Jacor Broadcasting of Florida, Inc.; Jacor Broadcasting of Knoxville, Inc.;
Jacor Broadcasting of Las Vegas, Inc.; Jacor Broadcasting of Las Vegas II;
Jacor Broadcasting of Louisville, Inc.; Jacor Broadcasting of Louisville II,
Inc.; Jacor Broadcasting of Salt Lake City, Inc.; Jacor Broadcasting of Salt
Lake City II, Inc.; Jacor Broadcasting of St. Louis, Inc.; Jacor Broadcasting
of San Diego, Inc.; Jacor Broadcasting of Sarasota, Inc.; Jacor Broadcasting
of Tampa Bay, Inc.; Jacor Broadcasting of Toledo, Inc.; Jacor Broadcasting of
Youngstown, Inc.; Jacor Licensee of Charleston, Inc.; Jacor Licensee of
Kansas City, Inc., Jacor Licensee of Las Vegas, Inc.; Jacor Licensee of Las
Vegas II, Inc.; Jacor Licensee of Louisville, Inc.; Jacor Licensee of
Louisville II, Inc.; Jacor Licensee of Salt Lake City, Inc.; Jacor Licensee
of Salt Lake City II, Inc.; Jacor Cable, Inc.; Jacor/Premiere Holding, Inc.;
JBSL, Inc.; Location Productions, Inc.; Location Productions II, Inc.;
Multivense Acquisition Corp.; Noble Broadcast Center, Inc.; Noble Broadcast
Group, Inc.; Noble
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Broadcast Holdings, Inc.; Noble Broadcast Licenses, Inc.; Noble Broadcast of
Colorado, Inc.; Noble Broadcast of St. Louis, Inc.; Noble Broadcast of San
Diego, Inc.; Noble Broadcast of Toledo, Inc.; Nobro, S.C.; Nova Marketing
Group, Inc.; NSN Network Services, Ltd.; Premiere Radio Networks, Inc.;
Radio-Active Media, Inc.; Sports Radio Broadcasting, Inc.; Sports Radio,
Inc.; The Xx Xxxxxxx Company Agency, Inc.; VTTV Productions; and WHOK, Inc.,
each a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company or any successor entity,
whether by merger, consolidation, change of name or otherwise.
"PRO RATA PORTION" shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.1.
"PRODUCTIVE ASSETS" means assets of a kind used or usable by the
Company and its Subsidiaries in a Related Business.
"PROPERTY" means any right or interest in or to property or assets
of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible
or intangible.
"PUBLIC OFFERING" means a firm commitment underwritten primary
offering of Capital Stock of the Parent Guarantor or the Company.
"QUALIFIED CAPITAL STOCK" means any Capital Stock of the Company
that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.
"QUALIFIED EXCHANGE" means any legal defeasance, redemption,
retirement, repurchase or other acquisition of Capital Stock or Indebtedness
of the Company issued on or after the Issue Date with the Net Cash Proceeds
received by the Company from the substantially concurrent sale of Qualified
Capital Stock or any exchange of Qualified Capital Stock for any Capital
Stock or Indebtedness issued on or after the Issue Date.
"RECORD DATE" means a Record Date specified in the Securities
whether or not such Record Date is a Business Day.
"REDEMPTION DATE," when used with respect to any Security to be
redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to Article III of
this Indenture and Paragraph 5 in the form of Security.
"REDEMPTION PRICE," when used with respect to any Security to be
redeemed, means the redemption price for such redemption pursuant to
Paragraph 5 in the form of Security, which shall include, without
duplication, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date
(subject to the provisions of Section 3.5).
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"REFERENCE PERIOD" with regard to any Person means the four full
fiscal quarters (or such lesser period during which such person has been in
existence) ended immediately preceding any date upon which any determination
is to be made pursuant to the terms of the Securities or this Indenture.
"REFINANCING INDEBTEDNESS" means Indebtedness or Disqualified
Capital Stock (a) issued in exchange for, or the proceeds from the issuance
and sale of which are used substantially concurrently to repay, redeem,
defease, refund, refinance, discharge or otherwise retire for value, in whole
or in part, or (b) constituting an amendment, modification or supplement to,
or a deferral or renewal of ((a) and (b) above are, collectively, a
"Refinancing"), any Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock in a principal
amount or, in the case of Disqualified Capital Stock, liquidation preference,
not to exceed (after deduction of reasonable and customary fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the Refinancing) the lesser of (i) the principal
amount or, in the case of Disqualified Capital Stock, liquidation preference,
of the Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock so Refinanced and (ii) if
such Indebtedness being Refinanced was issued with an original issue
discount, the accredited value thereof (as determined in accordance with
GAAP) at the time of such Refinancing; provided, that (A) such Refinancing
Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company shall only be used to Refinance
outstanding Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock of such Subsidiary,
(B) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall (x) not have an Average Life shorter
than the Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock to be so refinanced at
the time of such Refinancing and (y) in all respects, be no less subordinated
or junior, if applicable, to the rights of Holders of the Securities than was
the Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock to be refinanced and (C) such
Refinancing Indebtedness shall have no installment of principal (or
redemption payment) scheduled to come due earlier than the scheduled maturity
of any installment of principal of the Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital
Stock to be so refinanced which was scheduled to come due prior to the Stated
Maturity.
"REGISTRAR" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
"RELATED BUSINESS" means the business conducted (or proposed to be
conducted) by the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date and any
and all businesses that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors
of the Company are materially related businesses.
"RELATED PERSON" means any person who controls, is controlled by or
is under common control with an Excluded Person; PROVIDED that for purposes
of this definition "control" means the beneficial ownership of more than 50%
of the total voting power of a person normally entitled to vote in the
election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable of a person.
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"REPRESENTATIVE" means Chase Manhattan Bank in its capacity as
Administrative Agent for lenders pursuant to the New Credit Facility, and not
in its individual capacity as a lender, and any successor Administrative
Agent appointed pursuant to the Credit Facility.
"REQUIRED LENDERS" means lenders under the Credit Facility whose
PRO RATA shares (as defined therein), pursuant to the Credit Facility, are in
the aggregate at least 66 2/3%.
"RESTRICTED INVESTMENT" means, in one or a series of related
transactions any Investment other than investments in Permitted Investments;
provided, however, that a merger of another person with or into the Company
or a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not be deemed to be a Restricted Investment
so long as the surviving entity is the Company or a direct Wholly owned
Subsidiary Guarantor.
"RESTRICTED PAYMENT" means with respect to any person, (a) the
declaration or payment of any dividend or other distribution in respect of
Equity Interests of such person or any parent or Subsidiary of such person,
(b) any payment on account of the purchase, redemption or other acquisition
or retirement for value of Equity Interests of such person or any Subsidiary
or parent of such person, (c) other than with the proceeds from the
substantially concurrent sale of, or in exchange for, Refinancing
Indebtedness any purchase, redemption, or other acquisition or retirement for
value of, any payment in respect of any amendment of the terms of or any
defeasance of, any Subordinated Indebtedness, directly or indirectly, by such
person or a parent or Subsidiary of such person prior to the scheduled
maturity, any scheduled repayment of principal, or scheduled sinking fund
payment, as the case may be, of such Indebtedness and (d) any Restricted
Investment by such person; provided, however, that the term "Restricted
Payment" does not include (i) any dividend, distribution or other payment on
or with respect to Capital Stock of an issuer to the extent payable solely in
shares of Qualified Capital Stock of such issuer; (ii) any dividend,
distribution or other payment to the Company, or to any Wholly owned
Subsidiary Guarantor, by any of the Subsidiaries of the Company; or (iii)
loans or advances to any Guarantor the proceeds of which are used by such
Subsidiary Guarantor in a Related Business activity of such Subsidiary
Guarantor.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"SECURITIES" means the [ ]% Senior Subordinated Notes due 200[ ]
issued under this Indenture.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
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"SECURITIES CUSTODIAN" means the Registrar, as custodian with
respect to the Securities in global form, or any successor entity thereto.
"SECURITYHOLDER" or "HOLDER" means any person in whose name a
Security is registered on the Registrar's books.
"SENIOR DEBT" of the Company or any Guarantor means Indebtedness
(including any monetary obligation in respect of the Credit Facility, and
interest, whether or not such interest is allowed or allowable, accruing on
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Credit Facility at the contracted-for
rate whether accruing on, before or after the commencement of any proceeding
under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law) of the Company or such
Guarantor arising under the Credit Facility or that, by the terms of the
instrument creating or evidencing such Indebtedness, is expressly designated
Senior Debt and made senior in right of payment to the Securities or the
applicable Guaranty; provided, that in no event shall Senior Debt include (a)
Indebtedness to any Subsidiary of the Company or any officer, director or
employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (b) Indebtedness
incurred in violation of the terms of this Indenture, (c) Indebtedness to
trade creditors, (d) Disqualified Capital Stock and (e) any liability for
taxes owed or owing by the Company or such Guarantor.
"SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARY" shall have the meaning provided under
Regulation S-X of the Securities Act, in effect on the Issue Date.
"SPECIAL RECORD DATE" for payment of any Defaulted Interest means a
date fixed by the Paying Agent pursuant to Section 2.12.
"STATED MATURITY," when used with respect to any Security, means
January [ ], 200[ ].
"SUBORDINATED INDEBTEDNESS" means Indebtedness of the Company or a
Guarantor that is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or such
Guaranty, as applicable, in any respect or has a stated maturity on or after
the Stated Maturity.
"SUBSIDIARY" with respect to any person, means (i) a corporation a
majority of whose Capital Stock with voting power, under ordinary
circumstances, to elect directors is at the time, directly or indirectly,
owned by such person, by such person and one or more Subsidiaries of such
person or by one or more Subsidiaries of such person, (ii) any other person
(other than a corporation) in which such person, one or more Subsidiaries of
such person, or such person and one or more Subsidiaries of such person,
directly or indirectly, at the date of determination thereof has at least
majority ownership interest, or (iii) a partnership in which such person or a
Subsidiary of such person is, at
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the time, a general partner and in which such person, directly or indirectly,
at the date of determination thereof has at least a majority ownership
interest.
"SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS" means (i) the Present Subsidiary Guarantors
and (ii) Future Subsidiary Guarantors (other than Excluded Subsidiaries)
that become Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the terms of this Indenture,
but excluding any Persons whose guarantees have been released pursuant to the
terms of this Indenture.
"TAX SHARING AGREEMENT" means any agreements between the Company
and the Parent Guarantor pursuant to which the Company may make payments to
the Parent Guarantor with respect to the Company's Federal, state, or local
income or franchise tax liabilities where the Company is included in a
consolidated, unitary or combined return filed by the Parent Guarantor;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the payment by the Company under such agreement may
not exceed the liability of the Company for such taxes if it had filed its
income tax returns as a separate company.
"10 1/8% NOTES" means the 10 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due June
15, 2006 issued by JCAC, Inc. (predecessor to the Company) pursuant to an
Indenture, dated as of June 12, 1996, by and among JCAC, Inc., Jacor
Communication Inc., as Initial Guarantor, and First Trust of Illinois,
National Association.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, (15 U.S.
Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the execution of this
Indenture, except as provided in Section 9.3.
"TRANSFER INSTRUMENTS" shall have the meaning specified in Section
12.2.
"TRUSTEE" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a
successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and
thereafter means such successor.
"TRUST OFFICER" means any officer within the corporate trust
department (or any successor group) of the Trustee or any other officer of
the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by
the Persons who at that time shall be such officers, and also means, with
respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer of the
Trustee to whom such trust matter is referred because of his knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject.
"U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS" means direct non-callable obligations
of, or noncallable obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America
for the payment of which obligation or guarantee the full faith and credit of
the United States of America is pledged.
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"VOTING STOCK" means, with respect to any specified person, capital
stock with voting power, under ordinary circumstances, to elect directors of
such Person.
"WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY" means a Subsidiary all the Equity
Interests of which are owned by the Company or one or more Wholly owned
Subsidiaries of the Company.
SECTION 1.2. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TIA.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, such
provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.
The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
"COMMISSION" means the SEC.
"INDENTURE SECURITIES" means the Securities.
"INDENTURE SECURITYHOLDER" means a Holder or a Securityholder.
"INDENTURE TO BE QUALIFIED" means this Indenture.
"INDENTURE TRUSTEE" or "INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE" means the Trustee.
"OBLIGOR" on the indenture securities means the Company, each
Guarantor and any other obligor on the Securities.
All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the
TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule and
not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them thereby.
SECTION 1.3. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning
assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(3) "or" is not exclusive;
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(4) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the
plural include the singular;
(5) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
(6) "herein," "hereof" and other words of similar import refer to
this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
subdivision; and
(7) references to Sections or Articles means reference to such
Section or Article in this Indenture, unless stated otherwise.
ARTICLE II
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 2.1. FORM AND DATING.
The Securities and the Trustee's certificate of authentication, in
respect thereof, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto,
which Exhibit is part of this Indenture. The Securities may have notations,
legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. The
Company shall approve the form of the Securities and any notation, legend or
endorsement on them. Any such notations, legends or endorsements not
contained in the form of Security attached as Exhibit A hereto shall be
delivered in writing to the Trustee. Each Security shall be dated the date
of its authentication.
The terms and provisions contained in the forms of Securities shall
constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to
the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and
delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and
to be bound thereby.
SECTION 2.2. EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION.
Two Officers shall sign, or one Officer shall sign and one Officer
shall attest to, the Security for the Company by manual or facsimile
signature. The Company's seal, if any, shall be impressed, affixed, imprinted
or reproduced on the Securities and may be in facsimile form.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Security was an Officer at the
time of such execution but no longer holds that office at the time the
Trustee authenticates the
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Security, the Security shall be valid nevertheless and the Company shall
nevertheless be bound by the terms of the Securities and this Indenture.
A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the
Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security but
such signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been
authenticated pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
The Trustee shall authenticate or cause to be authenticated
Securities for original issue in the aggregate principal amount of up to
$[ ] upon a written order of the Company in the form of an Officers'
Certificate. The Officers' Certificate shall specify the amount of
Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the Securities are to be
authenticated. The aggregate principal amount of Securities outstanding at
any time may not exceed $[ ], except as provided in Section 2.7. Upon
the written order of the Company in the form of an Officers' Certificate, the
Trustee shall authenticate Securities in substitution of Securities
originally issued to reflect any name changes of the Company.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the
Company to authenticate Securities. Unless otherwise provided in the
appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the
Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the
Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has
the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company, any Affiliate of the
Company, or any of its Subsidiaries.
Securities shall be issuable only in fully registered form, without
coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
SECTION 2.3. REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT.
The Company shall maintain an office or agency in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, where Securities may be presented for
registration of transfer or exchange ("Registrar") and an office or agency of
the Company where Securities may be presented for payment ("Paying Agent")
and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the
Securities may be served. The Company may act as Registrar or Paying Agent,
except that, for the purposes of Articles III, VIII, XI, and Section 4.14 and
as otherwise specified in this Indenture, neither the Company nor any
Affiliate of the Company shall act as Paying Agent. The Registrar shall keep
a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange. The Company
may have one or more co-Registrars and one or more additional Paying Agents.
The term "Registrar" includes any co-registrar and the term "Paying Agent"
includes any additional Paying Agent. The Company hereby initially appoints
the Trustee as Registrar and
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Paying Agent, and by its acknowledgement and acceptance on the signature page
hereto, the Trustee hereby agrees so to act.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate written agency
agreement with any Agent (including the Paying Agent) not a party to this
Indenture, which agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture
that relate to such Agent, and shall furnish a copy of each such agreement to
the Trustee. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of the
name and address of any such Agent. If the Company fails to maintain a
Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such.
The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company ("DTC")
to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Securities.
The Company initially appoints the Registrar to act as Securities
Custodian with respect to the Global Securities.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Section
6.1(4) or (6), the Trustee shall, or upon the occurrence of any other Event
of Default by notice to the Company, the Registrar and the Paying Agent, the
Trustee may, assume the duties and obligations of the Registrar and the
Paying Agent hereunder.
SECTION 2.4. PAYING AGENT TO HOLD ASSETS IN TRUST.
The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee
to agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the
benefit of Holders or the Trustee all assets held by the Paying Agent for the
payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, the Securities
(whether such assets have been distributed to it by the Company or any other
obligor on the Securities), and shall notify the Trustee in writing of any
Default in making any such payment. If a Subsidiary of the Company acts as
Paying Agent, it shall segregate such assets and hold them as a separate
trust fund for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee. The Company at any
time may require a Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the
Trustee and account for any assets disbursed and the Trustee may at any time
during the continuance of any payment Default or any Event of Default, upon
written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to distribute
all assets held by it to the Trustee and to account for any assets
distributed. Upon distribution to the Trustee of all assets that shall have
been delivered by the Company to the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent (if other
than the Company) shall have no further liability for such assets.
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SECTION 2.5. SECURITYHOLDER LISTS.
The Registrar shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses
of Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a). If the
Trustee or any Paying Agent is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish
to the Trustee on or before the third Business Day preceding each Interest
Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee or any such Paying Agent
may request in writing a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee
or any such Paying Agent reasonably may require of the names and addresses of
Holders and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a).
SECTION 2.6. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE.
(a) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF DEFINITIVE SECURITIES. When
Definitive Securities are presented to the Registrar with a request:
(x) to register the transfer of such Definitive
Securities; or
(y) to exchange such Definitive Securities for an equal
principal amount of Definitive Securities of other authorized denominations;
the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested
if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the Definitive Securities surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the
Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized
in writing.
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF A DEFINITIVE SECURITY FOR A
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A GLOBAL SECURITY. A Definitive Security may not be
exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Security except upon
satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the
Registrar of a Definitive Security, duly endorsed or accompanied by
appropriate instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Registrar,
together with written instructions of the Holder directing the Registrar to
make, or to direct the Securities Custodian to make, an endorsement on the
Global Security to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of
the Securities represented by the Global Security, then the Registrar shall
cancel such Definitive Security and cause, or direct the Securities Custodian
to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures
existing between the Depositary and the Securities Custodian, the aggregate
principal amount of Securities represented by the Global Security to be
increased accordingly. If no Global Securities are then outstanding, the
Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Global Security
in the appropriate principal amount.
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(c) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF GLOBAL SECURITIES. The transfer
and exchange of Global Securities or beneficial interests therein shall be
effected through the Depositary, in accordance with this Indenture and the
procedures of the Depositary therefor.
(d) TRANSFER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A GLOBAL SECURITY
FOR A DEFINITIVE SECURITY.
(i) Any Person having a beneficial interest in a
Global Security may upon request exchange such beneficial interest for a
Definitive Security. Upon receipt by the Registrar of written instructions
or such other form of instructions as is customary for the Depositary from
the Depositary or its nominee on behalf of any Person having a beneficial
interest in a Global Security, and, if such beneficial interest is being
transferred to the Person designated by the Depositary as being the
beneficial owner, a certification from such person to that effect (in
substantially the form set forth on the reverse of the Security)(all of
which may be submitted by facsimile), then the Registrar or the Securities
Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, will cause, in accordance with
the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary
and the Securities Custodian, the aggregate principal amount of the Global
Security to be reduced and, following such reduction, the Company will
execute and the Trustee's authenticating agent will authenticate and
deliver to the transferee a Definitive Security.
(ii) Definitive Securities issued in exchange for a
beneficial interest in a Global Security pursuant to this Section 2.6(d)
shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as
the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect
participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Registrar. The Registrar
shall deliver such Definitive Securities to the persons in whose names such
Securities are so registered.
(e) RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF GLOBAL
SECURITIES. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture (other
than the provisions set forth in subsection (f) of this Section 2.6), a
Global Security may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to
a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the
Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any
such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor
Depositary.
(f) AUTHENTICATION OF DEFINITIVE SECURITIES IN ABSENCE OF
DEPOSITARY. If at any time:
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(i) the Depositary for the Securities notifies the
Company that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as
Depositary for the Global Securities and a successor Depositary for the
Global Securities is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after
delivery of such notice; or
(ii) the Company, in its sole discretion, notifies the
Trustee and the Registrar in writing that it elects to cause the issuance
of Definitive Securities under this Indenture,
then the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officers'
Certificate requesting the authentication and delivery of Definitive
Securities, will, or its authenticating agent will, authenticate and deliver
Definitive Securities, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the Global Securities, in exchange for such Global
Securities.
(g) CANCELLATION AND/OR ADJUSTMENT OF GLOBAL SECURITY. At
such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Security have either been
exchanged for Definitive Securities, redeemed, repurchased or cancelled, such
Global Security shall be returned to or retained and cancelled by the
Registrar. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial
interest in a Global Security is exchanged for Definitive Securities,
redeemed, repurchased or cancelled, the principal amount of Securities
represented by such Global Security shall be reduced and an endorsement shall
be made on such Global Security, by the Registrar or the Securities
Custodian, at the direction of the Registrar, to reflect such reduction.
(h) OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES OF
SECURITIES.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and
exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee or any authenticating
agent of the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Securities and Global
Securities at the Registrar's request.
(ii) No service charge shall be made to a Holder for
any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax, assessments, or
similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any
such transfer taxes, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable
upon exchanges or transfers pursuant to Section 2.10, 3.7, 4.14(8), 9.5, or
11.1 (final paragraph)).
(iii) The Registrar shall not be required to register
the transfer of or exchange (a) any Definitive Security selected for
redemption in
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whole or in part pursuant to Article III, except the unredeemed portion
of any Definitive Security being redeemed in part, or (b) any Security
for a period beginning 15 Business Days before the mailing of a notice of
an offer to repurchase pursuant to Article XI or Section 4.14 hereof or
redemption of Securities pursuant to Article III hereof and ending at the
close of business on the day of such mailing.
SECTION 2.7. REPLACEMENT SECURITIES.
If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Registrar or if the
Holder of a Security claims and submits an affidavit or other evidence,
satisfactory to the Registrar, to the Registrar to the effect that the
Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall
issue and the Trustee or any authenticating agent of the Trustee shall
authenticate a replacement Security if the Registrar's requirements are met.
Such Holder must provide an indemnity bond or other indemnity, sufficient in
the judgment of both the Company and the Registrar, to protect the Company,
the Trustee or any Agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a
Security is replaced. In the case of any lost Security that will become due
and payable within 30 days, the Company can choose to pay such Security
rather than replacing such Security. The Company may charge such Holder for
its reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses in replacing a Security.
Every replacement Security is an additional obligation of the
Company.
SECTION 2.8. OUTSTANDING SECURITIES.
Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities that have
been authenticated by the Trustee (including any Security represented by a
Global Security) except those cancelled by the Registrar, those delivered to
the Registrar for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global
Security effected by the Registrar hereunder, those paid pursuant to Section
2.7 and those described in this Section 2.8 as not outstanding. A Security
does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company holds the Security, except as provided in Section 2.9.
If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.7 (other than a
mutilated Security surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding
unless the Registrar receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced
Security is held by a BONA FIDE purchaser. A mutilated Security ceases to be
outstanding upon surrender of such Security and replacement thereof pursuant
to Section 2.7.
If on a Redemption Date or the Maturity Date the Paying Agent
(other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds Cash or U.S.
Government Obligations sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest
and premium, if any, due on
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the Securities payable on that date and payment of the Securities called for
redemption is not otherwise prohibited, then on and after that date such
Securities cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.
SECTION 2.9. TREASURY SECURITIES.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount
of Securities have concurred in any direction, amendment, supplement, waiver
or consent, Securities owned by the Company or Affiliates of the Company
shall be disregarded, except that, for the purposes of determining whether
the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, amendment,
supplement, waiver or consent, only Securities that a Trust Officer of the
Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be disregarded.
SECTION 2.10. TEMPORARY SECURITIES.
Until Definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may
prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary
Securities shall be substantially in the form of Definitive Securities but
may have variations that the Company reasonably and in good faith consider
appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the
Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a written order
of the Company in the form of an Officers' Certificate, authenticate
Definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities. Until so
exchanged, the temporary Securities shall in all respects be entitled to the
same benefits under this Indenture as permanent Securities authenticated and
delivered hereunder.
SECTION 2.11. CANCELLATION.
The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Registrar for
cancellation. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall forward to the
Registrar any Securities surrendered to them for registration of transfer,
exchange or payment. The Registrar, or at the direction of the Registrar,
the Trustee or the Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of
the Company), and no one else, shall cancel and, return to the Company all
Securities surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or
cancellation. Subject to Section 2.7, the Company may not issue new
Securities to replace Securities that have been paid or delivered to the
Registrar for cancellation. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of
or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section 2.11,
except as expressly permitted in the form of Securities and as permitted by
this Indenture.
SECTION 2.12. DEFAULTED INTEREST.
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Any interest on any Security which is payable, but is not
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date plus, to
the extent lawful, any interest payable on the defaulted interest at the rate
and in the manner provided in Section 4.1 hereof and the Security (herein
called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the
registered holder on the relevant Record Date, and such Defaulted Interest
may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in
clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted
Interest to the persons in whose names the Securities are registered at the
close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such
Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The
Company shall notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing of the
amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security and the
date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall
deposit with the Paying Agent an amount of Cash equal to the aggregate
amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall
make arrangements satisfactory to the Paying Agent for such deposit prior
to the date of the proposed payment, such Cash when deposited to be held in
trust for the benefit of the persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as
provided in this clause (1). Thereupon the Paying Agent shall fix a
Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall
be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the
proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Paying
Agent of the notice of the proposed payment. The Paying Agent shall
promptly notify the Company and the Trustee of such Special Record Date
and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of
the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date
therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder at his
address as it appears in the Security register not less than 10 days prior
to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such
Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been mailed
as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the persons in whose
names the Securities (or their respective predecessor Securities) are
registered on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable
pursuant to the following clause (2).
(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest
in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, and upon such
notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the
Company to the Trustee and the Paying Agent of the proposed payment
pursuant to this clause, such manner shall be deemed practicable by the
Trustee and the Paying Agent.
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Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security
delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange
for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued
and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.
SECTION 2.13. CUSIP NUMBERS.
The Company in issuing the Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then
generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in notices
of redemption as a convenience to Holders; PROVIDED that any such notice may
state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers
either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a
redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected
by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify
the Trustee of any change in the "CUSIP" numbers.
ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION
SECTION 3.1. RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.
Redemption of Securities, as permitted by the provisions of this
Indenture, shall be made in accordance with such provisions and this Article
III. The Company will not have the right to redeem any Securities prior to
January [ ], 20[ ]. On or after January [ ], 200[ ], the Company will have
the right to redeem all or any part of the Securities pursuant to Paragraph 5
thereof, in each case (subject to the right of Holders of record on a Record
Date to receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date that is on or prior to
such Redemption Date, and subject to the provisions set forth in Section 3.5),
including accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date.
SECTION 3.2. NOTICES TO TRUSTEE AND PAYING AGENT.
If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to Paragraph 5 of
the Securities, it shall notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing of
the Redemption Date and the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and
whether it wants the Paying Agent to give notice of redemption to the Holders.
If the Company elects to reduce the principal amount of Securities to
be redeemed pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the Securities by crediting against any
such redemption Securities it has not previously delivered to the Trustee and
the Paying Agent
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for cancellation, it shall so notify the Trustee, in the form of an Officers'
Certificate, and the Paying Agent of the amount of the reduction and deliver
such Securities with such notice.
The Company shall give each notice to the Trustee and the Paying Agent
provided for in this Section 3.2 at least 45 days before the Redemption Date
(unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee and the Paying
Agent). Any such notice may be cancelled at any time prior to notice of such
redemption being mailed to any Holder and shall thereby be void and of no
effect.
SECTION 3.3. SELECTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REDEEMED.
If less than all of the Securities are to be redeemed pursuant to
Paragraph 5 thereof, the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed by
lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall determine to be appropriate and
fair.
The Trustee shall make the selection from the Securities outstanding
and not previously called for redemption and shall promptly notify the Company
and the Paying Agent in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and,
in the case of any Security selected for partial redemption, the principal
amount thereof to be redeemed. Securities in denominations of $1,000 may be
redeemed only in whole. The Trustee may select for redemption portions (equal
to $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal of Securities that
have denominations larger than $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply
to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called
for redemption.
SECTION 3.4. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date,
the Company shall mail a notice of redemption by first class mail, postage
prepaid, to the Trustee, the Paying Agent and each Holder whose Securities are
to be redeemed. At the Company's request, the Paying Agent shall give the
notice of redemption in the Company's name and at the Company's expense. Each
notice for redemption shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall
state:
(1) the Redemption Date;
(2) the Redemption Price, including the amount of accrued
and unpaid interest to be paid upon such redemption;
(3) the name, address and telephone number of the Paying
Agent;
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(4) that Securities called for redemption must be
surrendered to the Paying Agent at the address specified in such notice to
collect the Redemption Price;
(5) that, unless the Company defaults in its obligation to
deposit with the Paying Agent Cash, or U.S. Government Obligations which
through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof
in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before
the due date of any payment, Cash in an amount to fund the Redemption
Price, in accordance with Section 3.6 hereof or such redemption payment is
otherwise prohibited, interest on Securities called for redemption ceases
to accrue on and after the Redemption Date and the only remaining right of
the Holders of such Securities is to receive payment of the Redemption
Price, including accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date, upon
surrender to the Paying Agent of the Securities called for redemption and
to be redeemed;
(6) if any Security is being redeemed in part, the portion
of the principal amount, equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof,
of such Security to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date, and
upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities in aggregate
principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued;
(7) if less than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the
identification of the particular Securities (or portion thereof) to be
redeemed, as well as the aggregate principal amount of such Securities to
be redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be
outstanding after such partial redemption;
(8) the CUSIP number of the Securities to be redeemed; and
(9) that the notice is being sent pursuant to this Section
3.4 and pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Paragraph 5 of
the Securities.
SECTION 3.5. EFFECT OF NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.4,
Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date
and at the Redemption Price, including accrued and unpaid interest to the
Redemption Date. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities called for
redemption shall be paid at the Redemption Price, including interest, if any,
accrued and unpaid to the Redemption
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Date; PROVIDED that if the Redemption Date is after a regular Record Date and
on or prior to the Interest Payment Date to which such Record Date relates,
the accrued interest shall be payable to the Holder of the redeemed
Securities registered on the relevant Record Date; and PROVIDED, FURTHER,
that if a Redemption Date is a non-Business Day, payment shall be made on the
next succeeding Business Day and no interest shall accrue for the period from
such Redemption Date to such succeeding Business Day.
SECTION 3.6. DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE.
On or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Redemption Date,
the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (other than the Company or an
Affiliate of the Company) Cash or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay
the Redemption Price of, including accrued and unpaid interest on, all
Securities to be redeemed on such Redemption Date (other than Securities or
portions thereof called for redemption on that date that have been delivered by
the Company to the Registrar for cancellation). The Paying Agent shall promptly
return to the Company any Cash or U.S. Government Obligations so deposited which
is not required for that purpose upon the written request of the Company.
If the Company complies with the preceding paragraph and the other
provisions of this Article III and payment of the Securities called for
redemption is not otherwise prohibited, interest on the Securities to be
redeemed will cease to accrue on the applicable Redemption Date, whether or not
such Securities are presented for payment. Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, if any Security surrendered for redemption in the manner provided
in the Securities shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of
the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest
shall continue to accrue and be paid from the Redemption Date until such payment
is made on the unpaid principal, and, to the extent lawful, on any interest not
paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate and in the manner
provided in Section 4.1 hereof and the Security.
SECTION 3.7. SECURITIES REDEEMED IN PART.
Upon surrender of a Security that is to be redeemed in part, the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the
Holder, without service charge to the Holder, a new Security or Securities
equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security
surrendered.
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ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.1. PAYMENT OF SECURITIES.
The Company shall pay the principal of and interest and premium, if
applicable, on the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided herein and
in the Securities. An installment of principal of or interest and premium, if
applicable, on the Securities shall be considered paid on the date it is due if
the Trustee or Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company
or an Affiliate of the Company) holds for the benefit of the Holders, on or
before 10:00 a.m. New York City time on that date, Cash deposited and designated
for and sufficient to pay the installment.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and on overdue
installments of interest at the rate specified in the Securities compounded
semi-annually, to the extent lawful.
SECTION 4.2. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.
The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of
New York, an office or agency where Securities may be presented or surrendered
for payment, where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the
Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt
written notice to the Trustee and the Paying Agent of the location, and any
change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company
shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to
furnish the Trustee and the Paying Agent with the address thereof, such
presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the
address of the Trustee set forth in Section 13.2.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other
offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any
or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner
relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, for such purposes. The Company
shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee and the Paying Agent of any such
designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other
office or agency. The Company hereby initially designates the principal
corporate trust office of the Paying Agent as such office.
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SECTION 4.3. LIMITATION ON RESTRICTED PAYMENTS.
On and after the Issue Date the Company shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted
Payment, if, after giving effect to such Restricted Payment on a PRO FORMA
basis, (1) a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, (2) the Company is not permitted to incur at least $1.00 of
additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Leverage Ratio in Section 4.11, or (3)
the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments made by the Company and its
Subsidiaries, including after giving effect to such proposed Restricted Payment,
from and after the Issue Date, would exceed the sum of (a)(x) 100% of the
aggregate Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
for the period (taken as one accounting period), commencing on the first day of
the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date, to and including
the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of each
such calculation (or, in the event Consolidated EBITDA for such period is a
deficit, then minus 100% of such deficit) less (y) 1.4 times Consolidated Fixed
Charges for the same period plus (b) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by
the Company from the sale of its Qualified Capital Stock (other than (i) to a
Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) to the extent applied in connection with a
Qualified Exchange), after the Issue Date.
The foregoing clauses (2) and (3) of the immediately preceding
paragraph, however, will not prohibit (w) payments to the Parent Guarantor to
reimburse the Parent Guarantor for reasonable and necessary corporate and
administrative expenses, (x) Restricted Investments, PROVIDED, that, after
giving PRO FORMA effect to such Restricted Investment, the aggregate amount of
all such Restricted Investments made on or after the Issue Date that are
outstanding (after giving effect to any such Restricted Investments that are
returned to the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor that made such prior
Restricted Investment, without restriction, in cash on or prior to the date of
any such calculation) at any time does not exceed $[ ].0 million, (y) a
Qualified Exchange and (z) the payment of any dividend on Qualified Capital
Stock within 60 days after the date of its declaration if such dividend could
have been made on the date of such declaration in compliance with the foregoing
provisions. The full amount of any Restricted Payment made pursuant to the
foregoing clauses (x) and (z) of the immediately preceding sentence, however,
will be deducted in the calculation of the aggregate amount of Restricted
Payments available to be made pursuant to clause (3) of the immediately
preceding paragraph.
SECTION 4.4. CORPORATE EXISTENCE.
Subject to Article V, the Company and the Guarantors shall do or cause
to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect
their respective corporate existence in accordance with the respective
organizational documents of each of them (as the same may be amended from time
to time) and the rights (charter and
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statutory) and corporate franchises of the Company and the Guarantors;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, nothing in this Section will prohibit the Company or any
Guarantor from engaging in any transaction permitted under Section 12.4 or
Section 12.5 hereof and PROVIDED FURTHER that neither the Company nor any
Guarantor shall be required to preserve any right or franchise if (a) the
Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that the preservation
thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of such entity
and (b) the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to
the Holders.
SECTION 4.5. PAYMENT OF TAXES AND OTHER CLAIMS.
Except with respect to immaterial items, the Company and the
Guarantors shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, pay or
discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become
delinquent, (i) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges (including
withholding taxes and any penalties, interest and additions to taxes) levied or
imposed upon the Company and the Guarantors or any of their Subsidiaries or any
of their respective properties and assets; and (ii) all lawful claims, whether
for labor, materials, supplies, services or anything else, which have become due
and payable and which by law have or may become a Lien upon the property and
assets of the Company and the Guarantors or any of their Subsidiaries; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors shall 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 and for which disputed amounts adequate
reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.
SECTION 4.6. MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES AND INSURANCE.
The Company and the Guarantors shall cause all material properties
used or useful to the conduct of their business and the business of each of
their Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and
working order (reasonable wear and tear excepted) and supplied with all
necessary equipment and shall cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals,
replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in their reasonable
judgment may be necessary, so that the business carried on in connection
therewith may be properly conducted at all times; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
nothing in this Section 4.6 shall prevent the Company or any Guarantor from
discontinuing any operation or maintenance of any of such properties, or
disposing of any of them, if such discontinuance or disposal is (a), in the
judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, desirable in the conduct of
the business of such entity and (b) not disadvantageous in any material respect
to the Holders.
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The Company and the Guarantors shall provide, or cause to be provided,
for themselves and each of their Subsidiaries, insurance (including appropriate
self-insurance) against loss or damage of the kinds that, in the reasonable,
good faith opinion of the Company is adequate and appropriate for the conduct of
the business of the Company, the Guarantors and such Subsidiaries.
SECTION 4.7. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE; NOTICE OF DEFAULT.
(a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days
after the end of its fiscal year an Officers' Certificate, one of the signers of
which shall be the principal executive, principal financial or principal
accounting officer of the Company, complying with Section 314(a)(4) of the TIA
and stating that a review of its activities and the activities of its
Subsidiaries, if any, during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the
supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the
Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this
Indenture (without regard to notice requirements or grace periods) and further
stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, whether or not the
signer knows of any failure by the Company or any Guarantor to comply with any
conditions or covenants in this Indenture and, if such signer does know of such
a failure to comply, the certificate shall describe such failure with
particularity. The Officers' Certificate shall also notify the Trustee should
the relevant fiscal year end on any date other than the current fiscal year end
date.
(b) The Company shall, so long as any of the Securities are
outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, promptly upon becoming aware of any Default
or Event of Default, an Officers' Certificate specifying such Default or Event
of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with
respect thereto. The Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any
Default or any Event of Default unless one of its Trust Officers receives
written notice thereof from the Company or any of the Holders.
SECTION 4.8. REPORTS.
For so long as the Parent Guarantor or any successor thereto is
subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
and the Company is a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor, the
Company shall deliver to the Trustee, and to each Holder, the Parent Guarantor's
annual and quarterly reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, within 15 days after such reports have been filed with the Commission;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER; in the event either (i) the Parent Guarantor or a successor
as set forth above is no longer subject to the reporting requirements of Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or (ii) the Company is no longer a wholly owned
Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or a successor as set forth above, then
whether or not
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the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee and, to each
Holder, within 15 days after it is or would have been (if it were subject to
such reporting obligations) required to file such with the Commission, annual
and quarterly financial statements substantially equivalent to financial
statements that would have been included in reports filed with the
Commission, if the Company were subject to the requirements of Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, including, with respect to annual information
only, a report thereon by the Company's certified independent accountants as
such would be required in such reports to the Commission, and, in each case,
together with a management's discussion and analysis of financial condition
and results of operations which would be so required and, to the extent
permitted by the Exchange Act or the Commission (if it were subject to such
reporting obligations), file with the Commission the annual, quarterly and
other reports which it is or would have been required to file with the
Commission.
Delivery of such reports, information and documents 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 the Company's
compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is
entitled to rely exclusively on Officers' Certificates).
SECTION 4.9. LIMITATION ON STATUS AS INVESTMENT COMPANY.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall become an "investment
company" (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended), or otherwise become subject to regulation under the Investment Company
Act.
SECTION 4.10. LIMITATION ON TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
After the Issue Date, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any contract, agreement, arrangement or
transaction with any Affiliate (an "Affiliate Transaction") or any series of
related Affiliate Transactions (other than Exempted Affiliate Transactions)
(i) unless it is determined that the terms of such Affiliate Transaction are
fair and reasonable to the Company, and no less favorable to the Company than
could have been obtained in an arm's length transaction with a non-Affiliate
and, (ii) if involving consideration to either party in excess of $5.0 million,
unless such Affiliate Transaction(s) is evidenced by (A) an Officers'
Certificate addressed and delivered to the Trustee certifying that such
Affiliate Transaction (or Transactions) has been approved by a majority of the
members of the Board of Directors of the Company that are disinterested in such
transaction or, (B) in the event there are no members of the Board of Directors
of the Company who are disinterested in such transaction, then so long as the
Company is a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Parent
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Guarantor, an Officers' Certificate addressed and delivered to the Trustee
certifying that such Affiliate Transaction (or Transactions) have been
approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent
Guarantor that are disinterested in such transaction and (iii) if involving
consideration to either party in excess of $10.0 million, unless in addition
the Company, prior to the consummation thereof, obtains a written favorable
opinion as to the fairness of such transaction to the Company from a
financial point of view from an independent investment banking firm of
national reputation.
SECTION 4.11. LIMITATION ON INCURRENCE OF ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS AND
DISQUALIFIED CAPITAL STOCK.
Except as set forth below, neither the Company nor any of the
Company's Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, issue, assume, guaranty,
incur, become directly or indirectly liable with respect to (including as a
result of an Acquisition), or otherwise become responsible for, contingently or
otherwise (individually and collectively, to "incur" or, as appropriate, an
"incurrence"), any Indebtedness or any Disqualified Capital Stock (including
Acquired Indebtedness) other than Permitted Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the
foregoing limitations, the Company may incur, and the Subsidiaries may
guarantee, Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock in addition to Permitted
Indebtedness: if (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing at the time of, or would occur after giving effect on a PRO FORMA
basis to, such incurrence of Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock and (ii)
on the date of such incurrence (the "Incurrence Date"), the Leverage Ratio of
the Company for the Reference Period immediately preceding the Incurrence Date,
after giving effect on a PRO FORMA basis to such incurrence of such Indebtedness
or Disqualified Capital Stock and, to the extent set forth in the definition of
Leverage Ratio, the use of proceeds thereof, would be less than 7.0 to 1.
Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock of any person which is
outstanding at the time such person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company
(including upon designation of any subsidiary or other person as a Subsidiary)
or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or a Subsidiary of
the Company shall be deemed to have been Incurred at the time such Person
becomes such a Subsidiary of the Company or is merged with or into or
consolidated with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, as applicable.
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SECTION 4.12. LIMITATIONS ON DIVIDENDS AND OTHER PAYMENT RESTRICTIONS
AFFECTING SUBSIDIARIES.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall permit any of
their Subsidiaries to, create, assume or suffer to exist any consensual
restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Company to pay dividends or
make other distributions to or on behalf of, or to pay any obligation to or on
behalf of, or otherwise to transfer assets or property to or on behalf of, or
make or pay loans or advances to or on behalf of, the Company or any Subsidiary
of the Company, except (a) restrictions imposed by the Securities or this
Indenture, (b) restrictions imposed by applicable law, (c) existing restrictions
under Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date, (d) restrictions under any
Acquired Indebtedness not incurred in violation of this Indenture or any
agreement relating to any property, asset, or business acquired by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, which restrictions in each case existed at the time
of acquisition, were not put in place in connection with or in anticipation of
such acquisition and are not applicable to any person, other than the person
acquired, or to any property, asset or business, other than the property, assets
and business so acquired, (e) any such restriction or requirement imposed by
Indebtedness incurred under paragraph (f) under the definition of Permitted
Indebtedness, provided such restriction or requirement is no more restrictive
than that imposed by the Credit Facility as of the Issue Date, (f) restrictions
with respect solely to a Subsidiary of the Company imposed pursuant to a binding
agreement which has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or
substantially all of the Equity Interests or assets of such Subsidiary, provided
such restrictions apply solely to the Equity Interests or assets of such
Subsidiary which are being sold, and (g) in connection with and pursuant to
permitted Refinancings, replacements of restrictions imposed pursuant to clauses
(a), (c) or (d) of this paragraph that are not more restrictive than those being
replaced and do not apply to any other person or assets than those that would
have been covered by the restrictions in the Indebtedness so refinanced.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither (a) customary provisions restricting
subletting or assignment of any lease entered into in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with industry practice, or other standard non-assignment
clauses in contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, (b)
Capital Leases or agreements governing purchase money Indebtedness which contain
restrictions of the type referred to above with respect to the property covered
thereby, nor (c) Liens permitted under the terms hereof on assets securing
Senior Debt incurred pursuant to the Leverage Ratio in Section 4.11 or permitted
pursuant to the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, shall in and of themselves
be considered a restriction on the ability of the applicable Subsidiary to
transfer such agreement or assets, as the case may be.
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SECTION 4.13. LIMITATIONS ON LAYERING INDEBTEDNESS; LIENS.
The Company and its Subsidiaries shall not, and shall not permit any
of their Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, incur, or, other than with
respect to the 10 1/8% Notes and the 9 3/4% Notes, suffer to exist (a) any
Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to any other Indebtedness
of the Company or a Guarantor unless, by its terms, such Indebtedness (i) has a
maturity date subsequent to the Stated Maturity of the Securities and an Average
Life longer than that of the Securities and (ii) is subordinate in right of
payment to, or ranks PARI PASSU with, the Securities or the Guarantees, as
applicable, or (b) other than Permitted Liens, any Lien upon any of properties
or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or upon any income or
profits therefrom securing Indebtedness other than (1) Liens securing Senior
Debt incurred pursuant to the Leverage Ratio in accordance with Section 4.11 and
(2) Liens securing Senior Debt incurred as permitted pursuant to the definition
of Permitted Indebtedness.
SECTION 4.14. LIMITATION ON SALE OF ASSETS AND SUBSIDIARY STOCK.
The Company and its Subsidiaries shall not, and shall not permit any
of their Subsidiaries to, in one or a series of related transactions, sell,
transfer, or otherwise dispose of, any of its property, business or assets,
including by merger or consolidation (in the case of a Guarantor or a Subsidiary
of the Company), and including any sale or other transfer or issuance of any
Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company, whether by
the Company or a direct or indirect Subsidiary thereof (an "Asset Sale"), unless
(1) within 450 days after the date of such Asset Sale, the Net Cash Proceeds
therefrom (the "Asset Sale Offer Amount") are (a) applied to the optional
redemption of the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and the
Securities or to the repurchase of the Securities pursuant to an irrevocable,
unconditional cash offer (the "Asset Sale Offer") to repurchase Securities at a
purchase price (the "Asset Sale Offer Price") of 100% of principal amount, plus
accrued interest to the date of payment, (b) invested in assets and property
(other than notes, bonds, obligations and securities) which in the good faith
reasonable judgment of the Board of the Company will immediately constitute or
be a part of a Related Business of the Company or a Subsidiary (if it continues
to be a Subsidiary) immediately following such transaction or (c) used to
permanently retire or reduce Senior Debt or Indebtedness permitted pursuant to
paragraphs (d), (e) or (f) under the definition of Permitted Indebtedness
(including that in the case of a revolver or similar arrangement that makes
credit available, such commitment is so permanently reduced by such amount), (2)
with respect to any Asset Sale or related series of Asset Sales involving
securities, property or assets with an aggregate fair market value in excess of
$2.5 million, at least 75% of the consideration for such Asset Sale or series of
related Asset Sales (excluding the amount of (A) any Indebtedness (other than
the Securities) that is required to be repaid or assumed (and is either repaid
or assumed by the transferee of the related assets) by virtue of such Asset Sale
and which is secured by a
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Lien on the property or asset sold and (B) property received by the Company
or any such Subsidiary from the transferee that within 90 days of such Asset
Sale is converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) consists of cash or Cash
Equivalents (other than in the case of an Asset Swap or where the Company is
exchanging all or substantially all the assets of one or more Related
Businesses operated by the Company or its Subsidiaries (including by way of
the transfer of capital stock) for all or substantially all the assets
(including by way of the transfer of capital stock) constituting one or more
Related Businesses operated by another person, in which event the foregoing
requirement with respect to the receipt of cash or Cash Equivalents shall not
apply), (3) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing at the time of, or would occur after giving effect, on a PRO FORMA
basis, to, such Asset Sale, and (4) the Board of the Company determines in
good faith that the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, receives fair
market value for such Asset Sale.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of the first paragraph of
this covenant, with respect to an Asset Sale Offer, the Company shall not
commence an Asset Sale Offer for the Securities until such time as an Asset Sale
Offer for the 10 1/8% Notes and the 9 3/4% Notes, in each case, if required, has
been completed. To the extent that any Excess Proceeds remain after expiration
of an Asset Sale Offer Period for the 10 1/8% Notes and the 9 3/4% Notes, the
Company shall use the remaining Net Cash Proceeds, to the extent "Excess
Proceeds" (as defined herein) exceeds $5,000,000, to commence an Asset Sale
Offer for the Securities; PROVIDED, that with respect to the 10 1/8% Notes or
the 9 3/4% Notes, this paragraph shall be of no further force and effect
(i) with respect to the 10 1/8 Notes, upon the earlier of (w) the maturity
of the 10 1/8% Notes, (x) the date upon which defeasance of the 10 1/8% Notes
becomes effective, (y) the date on which there are no longer any 10 1/8% Notes
outstanding in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the 10 1/8%
Notes and (z) the date on which the Limitation on Sale of Assets and Subsidiary
Stock covenant no longer applies in accordance with the terms of the indenture
governing the 10 1/8% Notes and (ii) with respect to the 9 3/4% Notes, upon
the earlier of (w) the maturity of the 9 3/4% Notes, (x) the date upon which
defeasance of the 9 3/4% Notes becomes effective, (y) the date on which there
are no longer any 9 3/4% Notes outstanding in accordance with the terms of
the indenture governing the 9 3/4% Notes and (z) the date on whcih the
Limitation of Sale of Assets and Subsidiary Stock covenant no longer applies
in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the 9 3/4% Notes.
In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of the first
paragraph of this covenant:
(i) the Company and its Subsidiaries may convey, sell,
lease, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of assets pursuant to an in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1;
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(ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries may sell or
dispose of inventory or damaged, worn out or other obsolete property in the
ordinary course of business so long as such property is no longer necessary
for the proper conduct of the business of the Company or such Subsidiary,
as applicable; and
(iii) any of the Company's Subsidiaries may convey,
sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of assets to, or merge with or
into, the Company or any of its Wholly owned Subsidiary Guarantors.
The Company shall accumulate all Net Cash Proceeds (including any cash
as and when received from the proceeds of any property which itself was acquired
in consideration of an Asset Sale), and the aggregate amount of such accumulated
Net Cash Proceeds not used for the purposes permitted and within the time
provided by this Section 4.14 is referred to as the "Excess Proceeds."
For purposes of this Section 4.14, "Excess Proceeds Date" means each
date on which the Excess Proceeds exceeds $5,000,000. Not later than ten
Business Days after each Excess Proceeds Date, the Company will commence an
Asset Sale Offer, to the Holders to purchase, on a PRO RATA basis, for Cash,
Securities having a principal amount equal to the Excess Proceeds Amount at the
Asset Sale Offer Price, equal to 100% of principal amount, plus accrued but
unpaid interest to, and including, the date (the "Purchase Date"), the
Securities tendered are purchased and paid for in accordance with this Section
4.14. The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for twenty Business Days, except
to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law, but in any
case not more than sixty Business Days after such Excess Proceeds Date. Notice
of an Asset Sale Offer will be sent on or before the commencement of any Asset
Sale Offer, by first-class mail, by the Company to each Holder at its registered
address, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice to the Holders will contain all
information, instructions and materials required by applicable law or otherwise
material to such Holders' decision to tender Securities pursuant to the Asset
Sale Offer. The notice, which (to the extent consistent with this Indenture)
shall govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, shall state:
(1) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant
to such notice and this Section 4.14;
(2) the Asset Sale Offer Amount, the Asset Sale Offer
Price (including the amount of accrued and unpaid interest), the Final
Put Date (as defined below), and the Purchase Date, which Purchase
Date shall be on or prior to 60 Business Days following the Excess
Proceeds Date;
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(3) that any Security or portion thereof not tendered
or accepted for payment will continue to accrue interest;
(4) that, unless the Company defaults in depositing
Cash with the Paying Agent in accordance with the immediately
following paragraph of this Section 4.14 or such payment is otherwise
prevented, any Security, or portion thereof, accepted for payment
pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrue interest after
the Purchase Date;
(5) that Holders electing to have a Security, or
portion thereof, purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer will be
required to surrender the Security, with the form entitled "Option of
Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Security completed, to
the Paying Agent (which may not for purposes of this Section 4.14,
notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, be the
Company or any Affiliate of the Company) at the address specified in
the notice prior to the close of business on the earlier of (a) the
third Business Day prior to the Purchase Date and (b) the third
Business Day following the expiration of the Asset Sale Offer (such
earlier date being the "Final Put Date");
(6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their
elections, in whole or in part, if the Paying Agent (which may not for
purposes of this Section 4.14, notwithstanding any other provision of
this Indenture, be the Company or any Affiliate of the Company)
receives, up to the close of business on the Final Put Date, a
facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder,
the principal amount of the Securities the Holder is withdrawing and a
statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such
principal amount of Securities purchased;
(7) that if Securities in a principal amount in excess
of the principal amount of Securities to be acquired pursuant to the
Asset Sale Offer are tendered and not withdrawn, the Trustee shall
select the Securities to be purchased on a PRO RATA basis (with such
adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only
Securities in denominations of $1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000
shall be acquired);
(8) that Holders whose Securities were purchased only
in part will be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the
unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered; and
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(9) a brief description of the circumstances and
relevant facts regarding such Asset Sales.
On or before a Purchase Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful,
(i) accept for payment Securities or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant
to the Asset Sale Offer on or before the Final Put Date (on a PRO RATA basis if
required pursuant to paragraph (7) of this Section 4.14), (ii) deposit with the
Paying Agent Cash sufficient to pay the Asset Sale Offer Price for all
Securities or portions thereof so tendered and accepted and (iii) deliver to the
Paying Agent Securities so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate
stating the Securities or portions thereof being purchased by the Company. The
Paying Agent shall on each Purchase Date mail or deliver to Holders of
Securities so accepted payment in an amount equal to the Asset Sale Offer Price
for such Securities, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail or
deliver to such Holders a new Security equal in principal amount to any
unpurchased portion of the Security surrendered; PROVIDED that if the Purchase
Date is after a regular Record Date and on or prior to the Interest Payment Date
to which such Record Date relates, the accrued interest shall be payable to the
Holder of the purchased Securities registered on the relevant Record Date. Any
Security not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to
the Holder thereof.
All Net Cash Proceeds from an Event of Loss shall be applied to the
restoration, repair or replacement of the asset so affected or invested, used
for prepayment of Senior Debt, or used to repurchase Securities, all within the
period and as otherwise provided above in clauses 1(a), 1(b) or 1(c) of the
first paragraph of this covenant.
In addition to the foregoing, the Company will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly make any Asset Sale of
any of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary except pursuant to an Asset Sale
of all the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary.
Any such Asset Sale Offer shall comply with all applicable laws, rules
and regulations, including Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder and all other applicable Federal and State securities
laws, if applicable, and any provisions of this Indenture that conflict with
such laws shall be deemed to be superseded by the provisions of such laws.
If the amount required to be paid by the Company in order to acquire
all Securities duly tendered by Holders (and not withdrawn) pursuant to an Asset
Sale Offer (the "Acceptance Amount"), made pursuant to the second paragraph of
this Section 4.14 is less than the Asset Sale Offer Amount, the excess of the
Asset Sale Offer Amount over the Acceptance Amount may be used by the Company
for general corporate purposes without restriction, unless otherwise restricted
by the other provisions of this Indenture.
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Upon consummation of any Asset Sale Offer made in accordance with the terms
of this Indenture, the Accumulated Amount will be reduced to zero
irrespective of the amount of Securities tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale
Offer.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of clause (1)(b) in the first
paragraph of this Section 4.14, the Company may invest in a controlling interest
in the Capital Stock of an entity engaged in a Related Business; PROVIDED, that
concurrently with such an Investment, such entity becomes a Subsidiary
Guarantor.
SECTION 4.15. LIMITATION ON ASSET SWAPS.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, and shall not
permit any of their Subsidiaries to, in one or a series of related transactions,
directly or indirectly, engage in any Asset Swaps, unless: (i) at the time of
entering into the agreement to swap assets and immediately after giving effect
to the proposed Asset Swap, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; (ii) the Company
would, after giving PRO FORMA effect to the proposed Asset Swap, have been
permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the
Leverage Ratio; (iii) the respective fair market values of the assets being
purchased and sold by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as determined in
good faith by the management of the Company or, if such Asset Swap includes
consideration in excess of $2.5 million by the Board of Directors of the
Company, as evidenced by a Board Resolution) are substantially the same at the
time of entering into the agreement to swap assets; and (iv) at the time of the
consummation of the proposed Asset Swap, the percentage of any decline in the
fair market value (determined as aforesaid) of the asset or assets being
acquired by the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be significantly greater
than the percentage of any decline in the fair market value (determined as
aforesaid) of the assets being disposed of by the Company or its Subsidiaries,
calculated from the time the agreement to swap assets was entered into.
SECTION 4.16. LIMITATION ON LINES OF BUSINESS.
The Company and its Subsidiaries shall not, and shall not permit any
of their Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, engage to any substantial
extent in any line or lines of business activity other than that which, in the
reasonable good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company is a
Related Business.
SECTION 4.17. RESTRICTION ON SALE AND ISSUANCE OF SUBSIDIARY STOCK.
Neither the Company nor the Guarantors shall sell, or permit any of
their Subsidiaries to issue or sell, any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of
the Company to any person other than the Company or a Wholly owned Subsidiary of
the Company,
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except for Equity Interests with no preferences or special rights or
privileges and with no redemption or prepayment provisions.
SECTION 4.18. WAIVER OF STAY, EXTENSION OR USURY LAWS.
Each of the Company and the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that
it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in
any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or
extension law or any usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the
Company or any Guarantor from paying all or any portion of the principal of,
premium of, or interest on the Securities as contemplated herein, wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the
covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and (to the extent that it may
lawfully do so) each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby expressly waives
all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder,
delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee or any
Paying Agent, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as
though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE V
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
SECTION 5.1. LIMITATION ON MERGER, SALE OR CONSOLIDATION.
(a) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, consolidate
with or merge with or into another person or sell, lease, convey or transfer all
or substantially all of its assets (computed on a consolidated basis), whether
in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, to another person
or group of affiliated persons or adopt a Plan of Liquidation, unless (i) either
(a) the Company is the continuing entity or (b) the resulting, surviving or
transferee entity or in the case of a Plan of Liquidation, the entity which
receives the greatest value from such Plan of Liquidation is a corporation
organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District
of Columbia and expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all of the
obligations of the Company in connection with the Securities and this Indenture;
(ii) no Default or Event of Default shall exist or shall occur immediately after
giving effect on a PRO FORMA basis to such transaction; and (iii) immediately
after giving effect to such transaction on a PRO FORMA basis, the consolidated
resulting, surviving or transferee entity or, in the case of a Plan of
Liquidation, the entity which receives the greatest value from such Plan of
Liquidation would immediately thereafter be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of
additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Leverage Ratio set forth in Section
4.11.
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(b) For purposes of clause (a), the sale, lease, conveyance,
assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, which
properties and assets, if held by the Company instead of such Subsidiaries,
would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the
Company on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or
substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.
SECTION 5.2. SUCCESSOR CORPORATION SUBSTITUTED.
Upon any consolidation or merger or any transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company or consummation of a Plan of
Liquidation in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof, the successor corporation
formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which
such transfer is made or, in the case of a Plan of Liquidation, the entity
which receives the greatest value from such Plan of Liquidation shall succeed
to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the
Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor
corporation had been named herein as the Company, and when a successor
corporation duly assumes all of the obligations of the Company pursuant
hereto and pursuant to the Securities, the Company shall be released from
such obligations under the Securities and this Indenture except with respect
to any obligations that arise from or are related to, such transaction.
ARTICLE VI
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.1. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
"Event of Default," wherever used herein, means any one of the
following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether
it shall be caused voluntarily or involuntarily or effected, without
limitation, by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order
of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or
governmental body):
(1) failure by the Company to pay any installment of interest
upon the Securities as and when the same becomes due and payable, and the
continuance of any such failure for a period of 30 days;
(2) failure by the Company to pay all or any part of the
principal of or premium, if any, on the Securities when and as the same
becomes due and payable at maturity, upon redemption, by acceleration, or
otherwise, including, without limitation, default in the payment of the
Change of Control Purchase
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Price in accordance with Article XI or the Asset Sale Offer Price in
accordance with Section 4.14, or otherwise;
(3) failure by the Company or any Guarantor to observe or
perform any other covenant or agreement contained in the Securities or this
Indenture and, subject to certain exceptions, the continuance of such
failure for a period of 60 days after written notice is given to the
Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of
at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities outstanding,
specifying such default or breach, requiring it to be remedied and stating
that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder;
(4) decree, judgment, or order by a court of competent
jurisdiction shall have been entered adjudicating the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly
filed a petition seeking reorganization of the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries under any bankruptcy or similar law, and such
decree or order shall have continued undischarged and unstayed for a period
of 60 consecutive days; or a decree, judgment or order of a court of
competent jurisdiction appointing a receiver, liquidator, trustee, or
assignee in bankruptcy or insolvency for the Company, any of its
Significant Subsidiaries, or any substantial part of the property of any
such Person, or for the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of any
such Person, shall have been entered, and such decree, judgment, or order
shall have remained in force undischarged and unstayed for a period of 60
days;
(5) default in any issue of Indebtedness of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0
million, in either case (a) resulting from the failure to pay principal at
final maturity, or (b) as a result of which the maturity of such
Indebtedness has been accelerated prior to its stated maturity;
(6) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall
institute proceedings to be adjudicated a voluntary bankrupt, or shall
consent to the filing of a bankruptcy proceeding against it, or shall file
a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization under any bankruptcy
or similar law or similar statute, or shall consent to the filing of any
such petition, or shall consent to the appointment of a Custodian,
receiver, liquidator, trustee, or assignee in bankruptcy or insolvency of
it or any substantial part of its assets or property, or shall make a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing
its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, fail generally
to pay its debts as they become due, or take any corporate action in
furtherance of any of the foregoing; or
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(7) final unsatisfied judgments not covered by insurance
aggregating in excess of $5.0 million at any one time shall be rendered
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and not stayed, bonded or
discharged for a period (during which execution shall not be effectively
stayed) of 60 days (or, in the case of any such final judgment which
provides for payment over time, which shall so remain unstayed, unbonded or
undischarged beyond any applicable payment date provided therein).
SECTION 6.2. ACCELERATION OF MATURITY DATE; RESCISSION AND ANNULMENT.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing (other than an
Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(4) or (6) relating to the Company
or its Significant Subsidiaries) then in every such case, unless the
principal of all of the Securities shall have already become due and payable,
either the Trustee or the Holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities outstanding, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the
Trustee if given by Holders) (an "Acceleration Notice"), may declare all of
the principal and accrued interest thereon to be due and payable immediately;
provided, however, that if any Senior Debt is outstanding pursuant to the New
Credit Facility upon a declaration of such acceleration, such principal and
interest shall be due and payable upon the earlier of (x) the third Business
Day after the sending to the Company and the Representative of such written
notice, unless such Event of Default is cured or waived prior to such date
and (y) the date of acceleration of any Senior Debt under the New Credit
Facility. In the event a declaration of acceleration resulting from an Event
of Default described in Section 6.1(5) above has occurred and is continuing,
such declaration of acceleration shall be automatically annulled if such
default is cured or waived or the holders of the Indebtedness which is the
subject of such default have rescinded their declaration of acceleration in
respect of such Indebtedness within five days thereof and the Trustee has
received written notice or such cure, wavier or rescission and no other Event
of Default described in Section 6.1(5) above has occurred that has not been
cured or waived within five days of the declaration of such acceleration in
respect of such Indebtedness. If an Event of Default specified in Section
6.1(4) or (6) above, relating to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
occurs, all principal and accrued interest thereon will be immediately due
and payable on all outstanding Securities without any declaration or other
act on the part of Trustee or the Holders.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration being made and
before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by
the Trustee as hereinafter provided in this Article VI, the Holders of not
less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of then outstanding
Securities, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind, on
behalf of all Holders, any such declaration of acceleration if:
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(1) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee Cash
sufficient to pay
(A) all overdue interest on all
Securities,
(B) the principal of (and premium, if
any, applicable to) any Securities which would become due
other than by reason of such declaration of acceleration,
and interest thereon at the rate borne by the Securities,
(C) to the extent that payment of such
interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the
rate borne by the Securities,
(D) all sums paid or advanced by the
Trustee hereunder and the compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and
counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section
7.7, and
(2) all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on Securities which have become
due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived
as provided in Section 6.12, including, if applicable, any Event of Default
relating to the covenants contained in Section 11.1.
Notwithstanding the previous sentence of this Section 6.2, no waiver shall be
effective against any Holder for any Event of Default or event which with
notice or lapse of time or both would be an Event of Default with respect to
(i) any covenant or provision which cannot be modified or amended without the
consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected thereby, unless
all such affected Holders agree, in writing, to waive such Event of Default
or other event and (ii) any provision requiring supermajority approval to
amend, unless such default has been waived by such a supermajority. No such
waiver shall cure or waive any subsequent default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
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SECTION 6.3. COLLECTION OF INDEBTEDNESS AND SUITS FOR ENFORCEMENT BY
TRUSTEE.
The Company covenants that if an Event of Default in payment of
principal, premium, or interest specified in clause (1) or (2) of Section 6.1
occurs and is continuing, the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay
to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount
then due and payable on such Securities for principal, premium (if any) and
interest, and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally
enforceable, interest on any overdue principal (and premium, if any) and on
any overdue interest, at the rate borne by the Securities, and, in addition
thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and
expenses of collection, including compensation to, and expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel and all
other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7.
If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such
demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust in
favor of the Holders, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection
of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or
final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other
obligor upon the Securities and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be
payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or
any other obligor upon the Securities, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in
its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of
the Holders by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall
deem most effective to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the
specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid
of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper
remedy.
SECTION 6.4. TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM.
In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency,
liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition
or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor
upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor
or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the
Securities shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by
declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have
made any demand on the Company for the payment of overdue principal and
premium, if any, or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by
intervention in such proceeding or otherwise to take any and all actions
under the TIA, including
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(1) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of
principal (and premium, if any) and interest owing and unpaid in
respect of the Securities and to file such 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 and its agent and
counsel and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7) and
of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and
(2) to collect and receive any moneys or other
property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute
the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or
other similar official 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 it for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its
agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7.
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 of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition affecting the
Securities 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 proceeding.
SECTION 6.5. TRUSTEE MAY ENFORCE CLAIMS WITHOUT POSSESSION OF
SECURITIES.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the
Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the
possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any
proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the
Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust in
favor of the Holders, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for
the payment of compensation to, and expenses, disbursements and advances of
the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Trustee
under Section 7.7, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the
Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
SECTION 6.6. PRIORITIES.
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Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article VI
shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the
Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of
principal, premium (if any) or interest, upon presentation of the Securities
and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon
surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the Trustee in payment of all amounts due pursuant to
Section 7.7;
SECOND: To the Holders in payment of the amounts then due and
unpaid for principal of, premium (if any) and interest on, the Securities in
respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected,
ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts
due and payable on such Securities for principal, premium (if any) and
interest, respectively; and
THIRD: To the Company or such other Person as may be lawfully
entitled thereto, the remainder, if any.
The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date
and payment date for any payment to the Holders under this Section 6.6.
SECTION 6.7. LIMITATION ON SUITS.
No Holder of any Security shall have any right to order or direct
the Trustee to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect
to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for
any other remedy hereunder, unless
(A) such Holder has previously given written notice to the
Trustee of a continuing Event of Default;
(B) the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal
amount of then outstanding Securities shall have made written request to
the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in
its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(C) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee
reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and
liabilities to be incurred or reasonably probable to be incurred in
compliance with such request;
(D) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such
notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such
proceeding; and
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(E) no direction inconsistent with such written request has
been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities;
it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders shall have any
right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision
of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other
Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any
other Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the
manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all the
Holders.
SECTION 6.8. UNCONDITIONAL RIGHT OF HOLDERS TO RECEIVE PRINCIPAL,
PREMIUM AND INTEREST.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Holder
of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to
receive payment of the principal of, and premium (if any) and interest on,
such Security on the Maturity Dates of such payments as expressed in such
Security (in the case of redemption, the Redemption Price on the applicable
Redemption Date, in the case of the Change of Control Payment, on the
applicable Change of Control Payment Date, and in the case of the Asset Sale
Offer Price, on the Purchase Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement
of any such payment after such respective dates, and such rights shall not be
impaired without the consent of such Holder.
SECTION 6.9. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES CUMULATIVE.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or
payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in Section 2.7, no
right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the
Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every
right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in
addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of
any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent
assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
SECTION 6.10. DELAY OR OMISSION NOT WAIVER.
No delay or omission by the Trustee or by any Holder of any
Security to exercise any right or remedy arising upon any Event of Default
shall impair the exercise of any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver
of any such Event of Default. Every right and remedy given by this Article
VI or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may
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be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by
the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
SECTION 6.11. CONTROL BY HOLDERS.
The Holder or Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of then outstanding Securities shall 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 upon the Trustee,
PROVIDED, that
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law
or with this Indenture or involve the Trustee in personal liability,
(2) the Trustee shall not determine that the action so directed
would be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such
direction, and
(3) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the
Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.
SECTION 6.12. WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULT.
Subject to Section 6.8, and prior to the declaration of
acceleration of the maturity of the Securities, the Holder or Holders of not
less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding
Securities may, on behalf of all Holders, waive any past default hereunder
and its consequences, except a default
(A) in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on, any Security as specified in clauses (1) and (2) of Section
6.1 and not yet cured,
(B) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which,
under Article IX, cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the
Holder of each outstanding Security affected, or
(C) in respect of any provision hereof which, under Article
IX, cannot be modified, amended or waived without the consent of the
Holders of a supermajority of the aggregate principal amount of the
Securities at the time outstanding; PROVIDED, that any such waiver may be
effected with the consent of the Holders of a supermajority of the
aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding.
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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 impair the exercise of any right arising
therefrom.
SECTION 6.13. UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS.
All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any
Security by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that in
any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or
in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted to
be taken by it as Trustee, any court may in its discretion require the filing
by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such
suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs,
including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, against any party litigant
in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or
defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section 6.13
shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Company, to any suit instituted
by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders,
holding in the aggregate more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Securities, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for
enforcement of the payment of principal of, or premium (if any) or interest
on, any Security on or after the respective Maturity Date expressed in such
Security (including, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption
Date).
SECTION 6.14. RESTORATION OF RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to
enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been
discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to
the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every case, subject to any
determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee
and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former
positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and
the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
ARTICLE VII
TRUSTEE
The Trustee hereby accepts the trust imposed upon it by this
Indenture and covenants and agrees to perform the same, as herein expressed,
subject to the terms hereof.
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SECTION 7.1. 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 as a
prudent Person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct
of his 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 others, and no
covenants or obligations shall be implied in or read into this
Indenture which are adverse to the Trustee, and
(2) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the
Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and
the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates
or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such
certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are
specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee
shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or
not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.
(c) 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
paragraph (b) of this Section 7.1,
(2) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer, unless it is proved
that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts,
and
(3) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to
any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with
a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.11.
(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 to take or omit to take any
action under this Indenture or at the request, order or direction of the
Holders or in the exercise of any of its rights or
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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) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates
to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) of this
Section 7.1.
(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any
assets received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the
Company. Assets held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from
other assets except to the extent required by law.
SECTION 7.2. RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.
Subject to Section 7.1:
(a) The Trustee may rely on any document believed by it to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The
Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may
consult with counsel of its selection and may require an Officers'
Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to Sections 13.4
and 13.5. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits
to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or advice of counsel.
(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and
shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent
appointed with due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes
or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within
its rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture, nor for any action
permitted to be taken or omitted hereunder by any Agent.
(e) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation
into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond,
debenture, 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.
(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, order
or direction of any of the Holders, pursuant to the provisions of this
Indenture, unless such Holders shall have
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offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs,
expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby.
(g) Unless otherwise specifically provided for in this
Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company or any
Guarantor shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company or such
Guarantor, as applicable.
(h) The Trustee shall have no duty to inquire as to the
performance of the Company's or any Guarantor's covenants in Article IV
hereof or as to the performance by any Agent of its duties hereunder. In
addition, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or
Event of Default except any Default or Event of Default of which the Trustee
shall have received written notification or with respect to which a Trust
Officer shall have actual knowledge.
(i) Whenever in the administration of this Indenture the
Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior
to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless
other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad
faith on its part, rely upon an Officers' Certificate.
SECTION 7.3. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the
owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company, any
Guarantor, any of their Subsidiaries, or their respective Affiliates with the
same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same
with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and
7.11.
SECTION 7.4. TRUSTEE'S DISCLAIMER.
The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy
of this Indenture or the Securities and it shall not be accountable for the
Company's use of the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be
responsible for any statement in the Securities, other than the Trustee's
certificate of authentication (if executed by the Trustee), or the use or
application of any funds received by a Paying Agent other than the Trustee.
SECTION 7.5. NOTICE OF DEFAULT.
If a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if
it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder
notice of the uncured Default or Event of Default within 90 days after such
Default or Event of Default occurs. Except in the case of a Default or an
Event of Default in payment of principal (or
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premium, if any) of, or interest on, any Security (including the payment of
the Change of Control Purchase Price on the Change of Control Payment Date,
the payment of the Redemption Price on the Redemption Date and the payment of
the Offer Price on the Purchase Date), the Trustee may withhold the notice if
and so long as a Trust Officer in good faith determines that withholding the
notice is in the interest of the Securityholders.
SECTION 7.6. REPORTS BY TRUSTEE TO HOLDERS.
Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15, 1998
following the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall, if required by law,
mail to each Securityholder a brief report dated as of such May 15 that
complies with TIA Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA
Sections 313(b) and 313(c).
The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing if the
Securities become listed on any stock exchange or automatic quotation system.
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders
shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each stock
exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed.
SECTION 7.7. COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY.
The Company and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay
to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed upon in
writing between the Company and the Trustee for its services. The Trustee's
compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of
an express trust. The Company and the Guarantors shall reimburse the Trustee
upon request for all reasonable disbursements, expenses and advances incurred
or made by it in accordance with this Indenture. Such expenses shall include
the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee's
agents, accountants, experts and counsel.
The Company and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to
indemnify the Trustee (in its capacity as Trustee) and each of its officers
and each of them, directors, attorneys-in-fact and agents for, and hold it
harmless against, any and all claim, demand, damage, expense (including but
not limited to reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the
Trustee's agents and counsel), loss or liability incurred by it without
negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and its rights
or duties hereunder including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending
itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The Trustee shall
notify the Company promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee for
which it may seek indemnity. The Company and the Guarantors shall defend the
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claim and the Trustee shall provide reasonable cooperation at the Company's
and the Guarantors' expense in the defense. The Trustee may have separate
counsel and the Company and the Guarantors shall pay the reasonable fees and
expenses of such counsel. The Company and the Guarantors need not pay for
any settlement made without their written consent. The Company and the
Guarantors 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 the Company's and the Guarantors' payment obligations in
this Section 7.7, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on
all assets held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee,
except assets held in trust to pay principal and premium, if any, of or
interest on particular Securities.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event
of Default specified in Section 6.1(4) or (6) occurs, the expenses and the
compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
The Company's and the Guarantors' obligations under this Section 7.7
and any lien arising hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal of the
Trustee, the discharge of the Company's and the Guarantors' obligations
pursuant to Article VIII of this Indenture and any rejection or termination of
this Indenture under any Bankruptcy Law.
SECTION 7.8. REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE.
The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company in writing. The
Holder or Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Company and
the Trustee in writing and may appoint a successor trustee with the Company's
consent. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
(b) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;
(c) a receiver, Custodian, or other public officer takes
charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
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If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the
office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a
successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office,
the Holder or Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee
appointed by the Company.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after
that and provided that all sums owing to the retiring Trustee provided for in
Section 7.7 have been paid, the retiring Trustee shall transfer all property
held by it as trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided
in Section 7.7, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall
become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all 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, the Company
or the Holder or Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Securities may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court
of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any
Securityholder 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 7.8, the Company and the Guarantors' obligations under Section 7.7
shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
SECTION 7.9. SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC.
If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or
transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to,
another corporation, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation
without any further act shall, if such resulting, surviving or transferee
corporation is otherwise eligible hereunder, be the successor Trustee.
SECTION 7.10. ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION.
The Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of TIA
Section 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee shall have a combined capital
and surplus of at least
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$25,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of
condition. The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 310(b).
SECTION 7.11. PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE COMPANY.
The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any
creditor relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has
resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent
indicated.
ARTICLE VIII
DISCHARGE; LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
SECTION 8.1. DISCHARGE; OPTION TO EFFECT LEGAL DEFEASANCE OR COVENANT
DEFEASANCE.
This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except that the
Company's and the Guarantors' obligations under Section 7.7 and the Trustee's
and the Paying Agent's obligations under Sections 8.6 and 8.7 shall survive)
when all outstanding Securities theretofore authenticated and issued have
been delivered (other than destroyed, lost or stolen Securities that have
been replaced or paid) to the Trustee for cancellation and the Company or the
Guarantors have paid all sums payable hereunder. In addition, the Company
may, at its option and at any time, elect to have Section 8.2 or may, at any
time, elect to have Section 8.3 applied to all outstanding Securities upon
compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article VIII.
SECTION 8.2. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE.
Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.1 of the option
applicable to this Section 8.2, the Company and the Guarantors shall be
deemed to have been discharged from their respective obligations with respect
to all outstanding Securities on the date the conditions set forth below are
satisfied (hereinafter, "Legal Defeasance"). For this purpose, such Legal
Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged
the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Securities, which
shall thereafter be deemed to be "outstanding" only for the purposes of
Section 8.5 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and
(b) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such
Securities and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the
expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the
same), except for the following which shall survive until otherwise
terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding
Securities to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.4,
and as more fully
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set forth in such section, payments in respect of the principal of, premium,
if any, and interest on such Securities when such payments are due, (b) the
Company's obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 2.4,
2.6, 2.7, 2.10 and 4.2, (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities
of the Trustee hereunder and the Company's and the Guarantors' obligation in
connection therewith and (d) this Article VIII. Upon Legal Defeasance as
provided herein, the Guaranty of each Guarantor shall be fully released and
discharged and the Trustee shall promptly execute and deliver to the Company
any documents reasonably requested by the Company to evidence or effect the
foregoing. Subject to compliance with this Article VIII, the Company may
exercise its option under this Section 8.2 notwithstanding the prior exercise
of its option under Section 8.3 with respect to the Securities.
SECTION 8.3. COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.1 of the option
applicable to this Section 8.3, the Company and the Guarantors shall be
released from their respective obligations under the covenants contained in
Sections 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15,
4.16 and 4.17, Article V, Article XI and Article XII with respect to the
outstanding Securities on and after the date the conditions set forth below
are satisfied (hereinafter, "Covenant Defeasance"), and the Securities 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 Securities,
the Company need not 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 Section 6.1(3) shall not apply
to any such covenant), but, except as specified above, the remainder of this
Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon
the Company's exercise under Section 8.1 of the option applicable to this
Section 8.3, Sections 6.1(3) through 6.1(7) shall not constitute Events of
Default. Upon Covenant Defeasance, as provided herein, the Guaranty of each
Guarantor shall be fully released and discharged and the Trustee shall
promptly execute and deliver to the Company any documents reasonably
requested by the Company to evidence or effect the foregoing.
SECTION 8.4. CONDITIONS TO LEGAL OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
The following shall be the conditions to the application of either
Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 to the outstanding Securities:
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(a) The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to
be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfactory to the Trustee
satisfying the requirements of Section 7.10 who shall agree to comply with
the provisions of this Article VIII applicable to it) as trust funds in trust
for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as
security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such
Securities, (a) Cash in an amount, or (b) U.S. Government Obligations which
through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in
accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the
due date of any payment, Cash in an amount, or (c) a combination thereof, in
such amounts, as in each case will be sufficient, in the opinion of a
nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a
written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge
and which shall be applied by the Paying Agent (or other qualifying trustee)
to pay and discharge the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the
outstanding Securities on the Stated Maturity or on the applicable Redemption
Date, as the case may be, of such principal or installment of principal,
premium, if any, or interest; PROVIDED that the Paying Agent shall have been
irrevocably instructed to apply such Cash and the proceeds of such U.S.
Government Obligations to said payments with respect to the Securities. The
Paying Agent shall promptly advise the Trustee in writing of any Cash or
Securities deposited pursuant to this Section 8.4;
(b) In the case of an election under Section 8.2, the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United
States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (i) the Company
have received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue
Service a ruling or (ii) since the date of this Indenture there has been a
change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect
that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of the
outstanding Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal
income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject
to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same
times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
(c) In the case of an election under Section 8.3, the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United
States to the effect that the Holders of the outstanding Securities will not
recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of
such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax in the
same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the
case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(d) No Default or Event of Default with respect to the
Securities shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit
or, in so far as Section 6.1(4) or Section 6.1(6) is concerned, at any time
in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of such deposit (it being
understood that this condition is a condition
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subsequent which shall not be deemed satisfied until the expiration of such
period, but in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the covenants which are
defeased under Section 8.3 will cease to be in effect unless an Event of
Default under Section 6.1(4) or Section 6.1(6) occurs during such period);
(e) 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 the Company,
the Guarantors, or any of their Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of
them is bound;
(f) In the case of an election under either Section 8.2 or
8.3, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
stating that the deposit made by the Company pursuant to its election under
Section 8.2 or 8.3 was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring
the Holders over other creditors of the Company or with the intent of
defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of the Company or
others;
(g) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officers' Certificate stating that the conditions precedent provided for have
been complied with; and
(h) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel stating that the conditions set out in Section 8.4(a)(with
respect to the validity and perfection of the security interest), (b), (c)
and (e) above.
(i) The Company or the Parent Guarantor shall have delivered
to the Trustee any required consent of the lenders under the Credit Facility
to such defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be.
SECTION 8.5. DEPOSITED CASH AND U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS TO BE
HELD IN TRUST; OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Subject to Section 8.6, all Cash and U.S. Government Obligations
(including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Paying Agent (or other
qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.5, the
"Paying Agent") pursuant to Section 8.4 in respect of the outstanding
Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Paying Agent, in
accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the
payment, either directly or through any other Paying Agent as the Trustee may
determine, to the Holders of such Securities of all sums due and to become
due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such
money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required
by law.
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The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax,
fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government
Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.4 or the principal and interest
received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge
which by law is for the account of the Holders of Outstanding Securities.
SECTION 8.6. REPAYMENT TO THE COMPANY.
Anything in this Article VIII to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Trustee or the Paying Agent shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to
time upon the request of the Company any Cash or U.S. Government Obligations
held by it as provided in Section 8.4 hereof which in the opinion of a
nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a
written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the
opinion delivered under Section 8.4(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount
thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent
Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
Any Cash and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds
thereof) deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the
Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such
principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall
be paid to the Company on its request; and the Holder of such Security shall
thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of
the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money shall
thereupon cease; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent,
before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the
Company cause to (i) be published once, in the NEW YORK TIMES and THE WALL
STREET JOURNAL (national edition), or (ii) mail to each such Holder, notice
that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein,
which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or
publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be
repaid to the Company.
SECTION 8.7. REINSTATEMENT.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any Cash or U.S.
Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.2 or 8.3, as the case may
be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority
enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the
Company's and the Guarantors' obligations under this Indenture and the
Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred
pursuant to Section 8.2 or 8.3 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent
is permitted to apply such money in accordance with Section 8.2 and 8.3, as
the case may be; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, if the Company makes
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any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security
following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be
subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such
payment from the Cash and U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or
Paying Agent.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
SECTION 9.1. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS.
Without the consent of any Holder, the Company or any Guarantor,
when authorized by Board Resolutions, and the Trustee, at any time and from
time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in
form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect, or inconsistency, or make
any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this
Indenture which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this
Indenture, provided such action pursuant to this clause shall not adversely
affect the interests of any Holder in any respect;
(2) to add to the covenants of the Company or the Guarantors
for the benefit of the Holders, or to surrender any right or power herein
conferred upon the Company or the Guarantors;
(3) to provide for additional collateral for or additional
Guarantors of the Securities;
(4) to evidence the succession of another Person to the
Company, and the assumption by any such successor of the obligations of the
Company, herein and in the Securities in accordance with Article V;
(5) to comply with the TIA;
(6) to evidence the succession of another corporation to any
Guarantor and assumption by any such successor of the Guaranty of such
Guarantor (as set forth in Section 12.4) in accordance with Article XIII;
(7) to evidence the release of any Guarantor in accordance
with Article XII;
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(8) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment
hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities; or
SECTION 9.2. AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES AND WAIVERS WITH
CONSENT OF HOLDERS.
Subject to Section 6.8, with the consent of the Holders of not less
than a majority in aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Securities,
by written act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the
Company or any Guarantor, when authorized by Board Resolutions, and the
Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities or enter
into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding
any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of this Indenture or the Securities or of modifying in any manner
the rights of the Holders under this Indenture or the Securities. Subject to
Section 6.8, the Holder or Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate
principal amount of then outstanding Securities may waive compliance by the
Company or any Guarantor with any provision of this Indenture or the
Securities. Notwithstanding any of the above, however, no such amendment,
supplemental indenture or waiver shall without the consent of the Holders of
not less than 75% of the aggregate principal amounts of Securities at the
time outstanding alter the terms or provisions of Section 11.1 or Section
11.2 in a manner adverse to the Holders; and no such amendment, supplemental
indenture or waiver shall, without the consent of the Holder of each
outstanding Security affected thereby:
(1) change the Stated Maturity on any Security, or reduce the
principal amount thereof or the rate (or extend the time for payment) of
interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or
change the place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any
Security or any premium or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the
right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after
the Stated Maturity thereof (or in the case of redemption, on or after the
Redemption Date), or reduce the Change of Control Purchase Price or the Asset
Sale Offer Price or alter the provisions (including the defined terms used
herein) regarding the right of the Company to redeem the Securities in a
manner adverse the Holders; or
(2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding
Securities, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such amendment,
supplemental indenture or wavier provided for in this Indenture; or
(3) modify any of the waiver provisions, except to increase any
required percentage or to provide that certain other provision of this
Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of
each outstanding Note affected thereby.
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Notwithstanding any of the above, however, no such amendment,
supplemental indenture or waiver shall without the consent of the
Representative on behalf of the Required Lenders amend, waive or otherwise
modify the terms or provisions of Article X in a manner adverse to the
Lenders (as defined in the New Credit Facility).
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this
Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment,
supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the
substance thereof.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section becomes
effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice
briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the
Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in
any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or
waiver.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.2 or
Section 9.4 becomes effective, it shall bind each Holder.
In connection with any amendment, supplement or waiver under this
Article IX, the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, offer to any
Holder who consents to such amendment, supplement or waiver, or to all
Holders, consideration for such Holder's consent to such amendment,
supplement or waiver.
SECTION 9.3. COMPLIANCE WITH TIA.
Every amendment, waiver or supplement of this Indenture or the
Securities shall comply with the TIA as then in effect.
SECTION 9.4. 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 Security or portion of a Security that evidences the
same debt as the consenting Holder's Security, even if notation of the
consent is not made on any Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent
Holder may revoke the consent as to his Security or portion of his Security
by written notice to the Company or the Person designated by the Company as
the Person to whom consents should be sent if such revocation is received by
the Company or such Person before the date on which the Trustee receives an
Officers' Certificate certifying that the Holders of the requisite principal
amount of Securities have consented (and not theretofore revoked such
consent) to the amendment, supplement or waiver.
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The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date
for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any
amendment, supplement or waiver, which record date shall be the date so fixed
by the Company notwithstanding the provisions of the TIA. 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, and only those
Persons (or their duly designated proxies), 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 Securityholder, unless it makes a change described in any of
clauses (1) through (3) of Section 9.2, in which case, the amendment,
supplement or waiver shall bind only each Holder of a Security who has
consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a
Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder's Security;
PROVIDED, that any such waiver shall not impair or affect the right of any
Holder to receive payment of principal and premium of and interest on a
Security, on or after the respective dates set for such amounts to become due
and payable expressed in such Security, or to bring suit for the enforcement
of any such payment on or after such respective dates.
SECTION 9.5. NOTATION ON OR EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES.
If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a
Security, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to
the Registrar or require the Holder to put an appropriate notation on the
Security. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security about
the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company
or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Security shall
issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the
changed terms. Any failure to make the appropriate notation or to issue a
new Security shall not affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or
waiver.
SECTION 9.6. TRUSTEE TO SIGN AMENDMENTS, ETC.
The Trustee shall execute any amendment, supplement or waiver
authorized pursuant to this Article IX; PROVIDED, that 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. 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 IX
is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
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ARTICLE X
SUBORDINATION
SECTION 10.1. SECURITIES SUBORDINATED TO SENIOR DEBT.
The Company and the Guarantors and each Holder, by its acceptance
of Securities, agree that (a) the payment of the principal of and interest on
the Securities and (b) any other payment in respect of the Securities,
including on account of the acquisition or redemption of the Securities by
the Company or the Guarantors (including, without limitation, pursuant to
Article III or Section 4.1, 4.14, 11.1, 11.2 or Article XII is expressly made
and shall be subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the
manner provided in this Article X, to the prior payment in full in Cash of
all existing and future Senior Debt of the Company and the Guarantors and
that these subordination provisions are for the benefit of the holders of
Senior Debt.
This Article X shall constitute a continuing offer to all Persons
who, in reliance upon such provisions, become holders of, or continue to
hold, Senior Debt, and such provisions are made for the benefit of the
holders of Senior Debt, and such holders are made obligees hereunder and any
one or more of them may enforce such provisions.
SECTION 10.2. NO PAYMENT ON SECURITIES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
(a) No payment (including any payment which may be payable to
any Holder by reason of the subordination of any other indebtedness or other
obligations to, or guarantee of, the Securities) or distribution (by set-off
or otherwise) shall be made by or on behalf of the Company or a Guarantor, as
applicable, on account of the Securities, including the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on the Securities (including any repurchases of
Securities) or any other amounts with respect thereto or on account of the
redemption provisions of the Securities for cash or property (other than
Junior Securities), (i) upon the maturity of any Senior Debt of the Company
or such Guarantor by lapse of time, acceleration (unless waived) or
otherwise, unless and until all principal of, premium, if any, and the
interest on, and all other amounts with respect to, such Senior Debt shall
first be paid in full in Cash or otherwise to the extent each of the holders
of Senior Debt accept satisfaction of amounts due to such holder by
settlement in other than Cash, or (ii) in the event of default in payment of
any principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, or any other amounts
with respect to, Senior Debt of the Company or such Guarantor when the same
becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or at a date fixed for
prepayment or by declaration or otherwise (each of the foregoing, a "Payment
Default") unless and until such Payment Default has been cured or waived or
otherwise has ceased to exist.
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(b) Upon (i) the happening of a default (other than a Payment
Default) that permits the holders of Senior Debt (or a percentage thereof) to
declare such Senior Debt to be due and payable and (ii) written notice of
such default given to the Company and the Trustee by the Representative under
the Credit Facility or by the holders of an aggregate of at least $25.0
million principal amount outstanding of any other Senior Debt or their
representative at such holders' direction (a "Payment Notice"), then, unless
and until such default has been cured or waived or otherwise has ceased to
exist, no payment (including any payment which may be payable to any Holder
by reason of the subordination of any other indebtedness or other obligations
to, or guarantee of, the Securities) or distribution (by set-off or
otherwise) may be made by or on behalf of the Company or any Guarantor which
is an obligor under such Senior Debt on account of the principal of, premium,
if any, or interest on the Securities (including any repurchases of any of
the Securities), or any other amount with respect thereto, or on account of
the redemption provision of the Securities, in any such case, other than
payments made with Junior Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
the Senior Debt in respect of which such default exists has been declared due
and payable in its entirety within 179 days after the Payment Notice is
delivered as set forth above (such period being hereinafter referred to as
the "Payment Blockage Period") (and such declaration has not been rescinded
or waived), at the end of the Payment Blockage Period (and assuming that no
Payment Default Exists), unless Section 10.3 shall be applicable the Company
and the Guarantors shall not be prohibited by the subordination provisions
from paying all sums then due and not paid to the Holders of the Securities
during the Payment Blockage Period due to the foregoing prohibitions and to
resume all other payments as and when due on the Securities. Any number of
Payment Notices may be given; PROVIDED, HOWEVER; that (i) not more than one
Payment Notice shall be given within a period of any 360 consecutive days,
and (ii) no default that existed upon the date of delivery of such Payment
Notice (whether or not such event of default is on the same issue of Senior
Debt) shall be made the basis for the commencement of any other Payment
Blockage Period.
(c) In furtherance of the provisions of Section 10.1, in the
event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.2,
any payment or distribution of assets in respect of the Securities, including
principal of or interest on the Securities or to defease or acquire any of
the Securities (including repurchases of Securities pursuant to Section 4.14,
11.1 or 11.2) for Cash, property or securities (excluding payments made with
Junior Securities), or on account of the redemption provisions of the
Securities, shall be made by the Company or any of the Guarantors and
received by the Trustee, by any Holder or by any Paying Agent (or, if the
Company is acting as the Paying Agent, money for any such payment shall be
segregated and held in trust), at a time when such payment or distribution
was prohibited by the provisions of this Section 10.2, then, unless such
payment or distribution is no longer prohibited by this Section 10.2, such
payment or distribution (subject to the provisions of Section 10.7) shall be
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received and held in trust by the Trustee or such Holder or Paying Agent for
the benefit of the holders of Senior Debt of the Company or such Guarantor,
and shall be paid or delivered by the Trustee or such Holders or such Paying
Agent, as the case may be, to the holders of Senior Debt of the Company or
such Guarantor remaining unpaid or their representative or representatives,
or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any
instruments evidencing such Senior Debt of the Company or such Guarantor may
have been issued, ratably according to the aggregate amounts unpaid on
account of such Senior Debt held or represented by each, for application to
the payment of all Senior Debt in full in Cash or otherwise to the extent
each of the holders of such Senior Debt accept satisfaction of amounts due by
settlement in other than Cash after giving effect to all concurrent payments
and distributions to or for the holders of such Senior Debt.
SECTION 10.3. SECURITIES SUBORDINATED TO PRIOR PAYMENT OF ALL SENIOR
DEBT ON DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION OR REORGANIZATION.
Upon any distribution of assets of the Company or any Guarantor or
upon any dissolution, winding up, total or partial liquidation or
reorganization of the Company or any Guarantor, whether voluntary or
involuntary, in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or a similar proceeding
or upon assignment for the benefit of creditors or any marshalling of assets
or liabilities:
(a) the holders of all Senior Debt of the Company or such
Guarantor, as applicable, shall first be entitled to receive payments in full
of all amounts of Senior Debt in Cash or otherwise to the extent each of such
holders accepts satisfaction of amounts due by settlement in other than Cash
or before the Holders are entitled to receive any payment (including any
payment which may be payable to any Holder by reason of the subordination of
any other indebtedness or other obligations to, or guarantee of, the
Securities) or distribution on account of the principal of, premium, if any,
and any interest on, or other amounts with respect to, the Securities (other
than Junior Securities);
(b) any payment or distribution of assets of the Company or
such Guarantor of any kind or character from any source, whether in cash,
property or securities (other than Junior Securities), to which the Holders
or the Trustee on behalf of the Holders would be entitled (by set-off or
otherwise) except for the provisions of this Article X, shall be paid by the
liquidating Trustee or agent or other person making such a payment or
distribution, directly to the holders of such Senior Debt or their
representative to the extent necessary to make payment in full on all such
Senior Debt remaining unpaid, after giving effect to all concurrent payments
or distributions to the holders of such Senior Debt; and
(c) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any
payment or distribution of assets of the Company or any Guarantor (other than
the Junior Securi-
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ties), shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders at a time when such
payment or distribution shall be prohibited by the foregoing provisions, such
payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of the
holders of such Senior Debt, and shall be paid or delivered by the Trustee or
such Holders, as the case may be, to the holders of such Senior Debt
remaining unpaid or to their representative or representatives, or to the
trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments
evidencing any of such Senior Debt held or represented by each, for
application to the payment of all such Senior Debt may have been issued,
ratably according to the aggregate principal amounts remaining unpaid on
account of such Senior Debt remaining unpaid, to the extent necessary to pay
all such Senior Debt in full in Cash or otherwise to the extent each of the
holders of such Senior Debt accept satisfaction of amounts due by settlement
in other than Cash after giving effect to any concurrent payment or
distribution to the holders of such Senior Debt.
SECTION 10.4. SECURITYHOLDERS TO BE SUBROGATED TO RIGHTS OF HOLDERS
OF SENIOR DEBT.
Subject to the payment in full in Cash of all Senior Debt of the
Company or any Guarantor as provided herein, the Holders of Securities shall
be subrogated to the rights of the holders of such Senior Debt to receive
payments or distributions of assets of the Company applicable to the Senior
Debt until all amounts owing on the Securities shall be paid in full, and for
the purpose of such subrogation no such payments or distributions to the
holders of such Senior Debt by or on behalf of the Company or any Guarantor,
or by or on behalf of the Holders by virtue of this Article X, which
otherwise would have been made to the Holders shall, as between the Company
or any Guarantor and the Holders, be deemed to be payment by the Company or
any Guarantor or on account of such Senior Debt, it being understood that the
provisions of this Article X are and are intended solely for the purpose of
defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one hand, and the holders
of such Senior Debt, on the other hand.
If any payment or distribution to which the Holders would otherwise
have been entitled but for the provisions of this Article X shall have been
applied, pursuant to the provisions of this Article X, to the payment of
amounts payable under Senior Debt of the Company or any Guarantor, then the
Holders shall be entitled to receive from the holders of such Senior Debt any
payments or distributions received by such holders of Senior Debt in excess
of the amount sufficient to pay all amounts payable under or in respect of
such Senior Debt in full in Cash or otherwise to the extent each of such
holders accepts satisfaction of amounts due by settlement in other than Cash.
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SECTION 10.5. OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS
UNCONDITIONAL.
Nothing contained in this Article X or elsewhere in this Indenture
or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company
and any Guarantors and the Holders, the obligation of each such Person, which
is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the Securities as and when the same shall
become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or is intended to or
shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Company
and the Guarantors other than the holders of the Senior Debt, nor shall
anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising
all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this
Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article X, of the
holders of Senior Debt in respect of Cash, property or securities of the
Company and the Guarantors received upon the exercise of any such remedy.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article X or elsewhere in
this Indenture or in the Securities, upon any distribution of assets of the
Company and the Guarantors referred to in this Article X, the Trustee,
subject to the provisions of Sections 7.1 and 7.2, and the Holders shall be
entitled to rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent
jurisdiction in which such dissolution, winding up, liquidation or
reorganization proceedings are pending, or a certificate of the liquidating
Trustee or agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to
the Holders for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to
participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt and other
Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor, the amount thereof or payable
thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other
facts pertinent thereto or to this Article X so long as such court has been
apprised of the provisions of, or the order, decree or certificate makes
reference to, the provisions of this Article X. Nothing in this Section 10.5
shall apply to the claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant
to Section 7.7.
Subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, the Trustee shall be
entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a person
representing himself to be a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee or agent on
behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a
holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee or agent on behalf of any such holder).
In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence
is required with respect to the right of a person as a holder of Senior Debt
to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article X, the
Trustee may request such person to furnish evidence to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Debt held by such
person, the extent to which such person is entitled to participate in such
payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such
person under this Article X, and if such evidence is not furnished, the
Trustee may defer any payment which it may be required to make for the
benefit of such
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person pursuant to the terms of this Indenture pending judicial determination
as to the rights of such person to receive such payment.
SECTION 10.6. TRUSTEE ENTITLED TO ASSUME PAYMENTS NOT PROHIBITED IN
ABSENCE OF NOTICE.
The Trustee shall not at any time be charged with knowledge of the
existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any payment to or
by the Trustee unless and until the Trustee or any Paying Agent shall have
received, no later than one Business Day prior to such payment, written
notice thereof from the Company or from one or more holders of Senior Debt or
from any representative therefor and, prior to the receipt of any such
written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 7.1 and
7.2, shall be entitled in all respects conclusively to assume that no such
fact exists.
SECTION 10.7. APPLICATION BY TRUSTEE OF ASSETS DEPOSITED WITH IT.
Amounts deposited in trust with the Trustee pursuant to and in
accordance with Article VIII shall be for the sole benefit of Securityholders
and, to the extent (i) the making of such deposit by the Company shall not be
in contravention of any term or provision of the New Credit Facility and (ii)
allocated for the payment of Securities, shall not be subject to the
subordination provisions of this Article X. Otherwise, any deposit of assets
with the Trustee or the Agent (whether or not in trust) for the payment of
principal of or interest on any Securities shall be subject to the provisions
of Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4.
SECTION 10.8. SUBORDINATION RIGHTS NOT IMPAIRED BY ACTS OR OMISSIONS
OF THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTORS OR HOLDERS OF SENIOR DEBT.
No right of any present or future holders of any Senior Debt to
enforce subordination provisions contained in this Article X shall at any
time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the
part of the Company or any Guarantor or by any act or failure to act, in good
faith, by any such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Company or any
Guarantor with the terms of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge
thereof which any such holder may have or be otherwise charged with. The
holders of Senior Debt may at any time and from time to time without the
consent of or notice to the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities without
incurring any responsibility to the Holders extend, renew, modify or amend
the terms of the Senior Debt or any security therefor and release, sell or
exchange such security and otherwise deal freely with the Company and the
Guarantors and any person liable in any manner for the collection of Senior
Debt, all without affecting the subordination provisions or
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liabilities or obligations of the parties to this Indenture or the Holders or
to the holders of the Senior Debt.
SECTION 10.9. SECURITYHOLDERS AUTHORIZE TRUSTEE TO EFFECTUATE
SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES.
Each Holder of the Securities by his acceptance thereof authorizes
and expressly directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be
necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination provisions contained
in this Article X and to protect the rights of the Holders pursuant to this
Indenture, and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for such purpose,
including, in the event of any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or
reorganization of the Company or any Guarantor (whether in bankruptcy,
insolvency or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit
of creditors or any other marshalling of assets and liabilities of the
Company or any Guarantor), the immediate filing of a claim for the unpaid
balance of his Securities in the form required in said proceedings and cause
said claim to be approved. If the Trustee does not file a proper claim or
proof of debt in the form required in such proceeding prior to 30 days before
the expiration of the time to file such claim or claims, then the holders of
the Senior Debt or their representative are or is hereby authorized to have
the right to file and are or is hereby authorized to file an appropriate
claim for and on behalf of the Holders of said Securities. Nothing herein
contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee or the holders of Senior
Debt or their representative to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on
behalf of any Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any
Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee or the holders of Senior Debt or
their representative to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in
any such proceeding.
SECTION 10.10. RIGHT OF TRUSTEE TO HOLD SENIOR DEBT.
The Trustee shall be entitled to all of the rights set forth in
this Article X in respect of any Senior Debt at any time held by it to the
same extent as any other holder of Senior Debt, and nothing in this Indenture
shall be construed to deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
SECTION 10.11. ARTICLE X NOT TO PREVENT EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
The failure to make a payment on account of principal of, premium,
if any, or interest on the Securities by reason of any provision of this
Article X shall not be construed as preventing the occurrence of a Default or
an Event of Default under Section 6.1 or in any way prevent the Holders from
exercising any right hereunder other than the right to receive payment on the
Securities.
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SECTION 10.12. NO FIDUCIARY DUTY OF TRUSTEE TO HOLDERS OF SENIOR
DEBT.
The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the
holders of Senior Debt, and shall not be liable to any such holders (other
than for its willful misconduct or negligence) if it shall in good faith
mistakenly pay over or distribute to the Holders of Securities or the
Company, any Guarantor or any other Person, cash, property or securities to
which any holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled by virtue of this Article
X or otherwise. Nothing in this Section 10.12 shall affect the obligation of
any other such Person to hold such payment for the benefit of, and to pay
such payment over to, the holders of Senior Debt or their representative.
With respect to the holders of Senior Debt, the Trustee undertakes to perform
or to observe only such of its covenants or obligations as are specifically
set forth in this Article X and no implied covenants or obligations with
respect to holders of Senior Debt shall be read into this Indenture against
the Trustee.
ARTICLE XI
RIGHT TO REQUIRE REPURCHASE
SECTION 11.1. REPURCHASE OF SECURITIES AT OPTION OF THE HOLDER UPON A
CHANGE OF CONTROL.
(a) In the event that a Change of Control has occurred, each
Holder shall have the right, at such Holder's option, pursuant to an
irrevocable and unconditional offer by the Company (the "Change of Control
Offer"), to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of such
Holder's Securities (PROVIDED, that the principal amount of such Securities
at maturity must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) on a date (the
"Change of Control Purchase Date") that is no later than 35 Business Days
after the Occurrence of such Change of Control, at a cash price (the "Change
of Control Purchase Price") equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof,
together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Change of Control
Purchase Date.
(b) In the event of a Change of Control, the Company shall be
required to commence a Change of Control Offer as follows:
(1) the Change of Control Offer shall commence within
10 Business Days following the occurrence of the Change of Control;
(2) the Change of Control Offer shall remain open for
20 Business Days, except to the extent that a longer period is
required
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by applicable law, but in any case not more than 35 Business Days
following commencement (the "Change of Control Offer Period");
(3) upon the expiration of a Change of Control Offer,
the Company shall promptly purchase all of the properly tendered
Securities at the Change of Control Purchase Price;
(4) if the Change of Control Payment Date is on or
after a Record Date and on or before the related interest payment
date, any accrued interest will be paid to the Person in whose name a
Security is registered at the close of business on such Record Date,
and no additional interest will be payable to Securityholders who
tender Securities pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;
(5) the Company shall provide the Trustee and the
Paying Agent with notice of the Change of Control Offer at least three
Business Days before the commencement of any Change of Control Offer;
and
(6) on or before the commencement of any Change of
Control Offer, the Company or the Registrar (upon the request and at
the expense of the Company) shall send, by first-class mail, a notice
to each of the Securityholders, which (to the extent consistent with
this Indenture) shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer
and shall state:
(i) the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant
to such notice and this Section 11.1 and that all Securities, or portions
thereof, tendered will be accepted for payment;
(ii) the Change of Control Purchase Price (including
the amount of accrued and unpaid interest, subject to clause (b)(4) above),
the Change of Control Purchase Date and the Change of Control Put Date (as
defined below);
(iii) that any Security, or portion thereof, not
tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue interest;
(iv) that, unless the Company defaults in depositing
Cash with the Paying Agent in accordance with the last paragraph of this
Section 11.1 or such payment is prevented, any Security, or portion
thereof, accepted for
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payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue
interest after the Change of Control Purchase Date;
(v) that Holders electing to have a Security, or
portion thereof, purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be
required to surrender the Security, with the form entitled "Option of
Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Security completed, to the
Paying Agent (which may not for purposes of this Section 11.1,
notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, be the Company
or any Affiliate of the Company) at the address specified in the notice
prior to the close of business on the earlier of (a) the third Business Day
prior to the Change of Control Payment Date and (b) the third Business Day
following the expiration of the Change of Control Offer (such earlier date
being the "Change of Control Put Date");
(vi) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their
election, in whole or in part, if the Paying Agent (which may not for
purposes of this Section 11.1, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture
to the contrary, be the Company or any Affiliate of the Company) receives,
up to the close of business on the Change of Control Put Date, a facsimile
transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal
amount of the Securities the Holder is withdrawing and a statement that
such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such principal amount of
Securities purchased; and
(vii) a brief description of the events resulting in
such Change of Control.
Any such Change of Control Offer shall comply with all applicable
provisions of Federal and state laws, including those regulating tender
offers, if applicable, and any provisions of this Indenture which conflict
with such laws shall be deemed to be superseded by the provisions of such
laws.
On or before the Change of Control Purchase Date, the Company shall
(i) accept for payment Securities or portions thereof properly tendered
pursuant to the Change of Control Offer on or before the Change of Control
Put Date, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent Cash sufficient to pay the
Change of Control Purchase Price for all Securities or portions thereof so
tendered and (iii) deliver to the Registrar Securities so accepted together
with an Officers' Certificate listing the aggregate principal amount of the
Securities or portions thereof being purchased by the Company. The Paying
Agent shall on the Change of Control Purchase Date or promptly thereafter
mail to Holders of Securities so accepted payment in an amount equal to the
Change of Control Purchase Price for such Securities, and the Trustee or its
authenticating agent shall promptly authenticate and the Registrar shall mail
or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book
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entry) to such Holders a new Security equal in principal amount to any
unpurchased portion of the Security surrendered; provided, however, that each
such new Security will be in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral
multiple thereof. Any Securities not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or
delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company will publicly
announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as
practicable after the consummation thereof.
ARTICLE XII
GUARANTY
SECTION 12.1. GUARANTY.
(a) In consideration of good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Guarantors hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally guarantees (the "Guaranty"), jointly and severally, to
each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to
the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and
enforceability of this Indenture, the Securities or the obligations of the
Company under this Indenture or the Securities, that: (w) the principal and
premium (if any) of and interest on the Securities will be paid in full when
due, whether at the Maturity Date or Interest Payment Date, by acceleration,
call for redemption, upon a Change of Control Offer, upon an Asset Sale Offer
or otherwise; (x) all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the
Trustee under this Indenture or the Securities will be promptly paid in full
or performed, all in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the
Securities; and (y) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of
any Securities or any of such other obligations, they will be paid in full
when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or
renewal, whether at maturity, by acceleration, call for redemption, upon a
Change of Control Offer, upon an Asset Sale Offer or otherwise. Failing
payment when due of any amount so guaranteed for whatever reason, each
Guarantor shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same before
failure so to pay becomes an Event of Default. If the Company or a Guarantor
defaults in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on,
the Securities when and as the same shall become due, whether upon maturity,
acceleration, call for redemption, upon a Change of Control Offer, upon an
Asset Sale Offer or otherwise, without the necessity of action by the Trustee
or any Holder, each Guarantor shall be required, jointly and severally, to
promptly make such payment in full.
(b) Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations with
regard to this Guaranty shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity,
regularity or enforceability of the Securities or this Indenture, the absence
of any action to enforce the
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same, any delays in obtaining or realizing upon or failures to obtain or
realize upon collateral, the recovery of any judgment against the Company,
any action to enforce the same or any other circumstances that might
otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor
(except as provided in Sections 12.4 and 12.5). Each Guarantor hereby waives
diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in
the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a
proceeding first against the Company or right to require the prior
disposition of the assets of the Company to meet its obligations, protest,
notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Guaranty will not
be discharged (except to the extent released pursuant to Section 12.4 or
12.5) except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the
Securities and this Indenture.
(c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or
otherwise to return to either the Company or any Guarantor, or any Custodian,
trustee, or similar official acting in relation to the Company or such
Guarantor, any amount paid by either the Company or such Guarantor to the
Trustee or such Holder, this Guaranty, to the extent theretofore discharged,
shall be reinstated in full force and effect (except to the extent released
pursuant to Section 12.4 or 12.5). Each Guarantor agrees that it will not be
entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of
any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations
guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between such
Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other
hand, (i) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be
accelerated as provided in Section 6.2 for the purposes of this Guaranty,
notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such
acceleration as to the Company of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (ii)
in the event of any declaration of acceleration of those obligations as
provided in Section 6.2, those obligations (whether or not due and payable)
will forthwith become due and payable by each of the Guarantors for the
purpose of this Guaranty.
(d) Each Guarantor and by its acceptance of a Security issued
hereunder each Holder hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such
parties that the guarantee by such Guarantor set forth in Section 12.1(a) not
constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purpose of any Bankruptcy
Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer
Act or any similar Federal or state law. To effectuate the foregoing
intention, the Holders and such Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the
obligations of such Guarantor under its guarantee set forth in Section
12.1(a) shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect
to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and after
giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any
other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under
its guarantee or pursuant to the following paragraph of this Section 12.1(d),
result in the obligations of such Guarantor under such guarantee not
constituting such a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
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Each Guarantor that makes any payment or distribution under Section
12.1(a) shall be entitled to a contribution from each other Guarantor equal
to its Pro Rata Portion of such payment or distribution. For purposes of the
foregoing, the "Pro Rata Portion" of any Guarantor means the percentage of
the net assets of all Guarantors held by such Guarantor, determined in
accordance with GAAP.
(e) It is the intention of each Guarantor and the Company
that the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be joint and several
and in, but not in excess of, the maximum amount permitted by applicable law.
Accordingly, if the obligations in respect of the Guaranty would be annulled,
avoided or subordinated to the creditors of any Guarantor by a court of
competent jurisdiction in a proceeding actually pending before such court as
a result of a determination both that such Guaranty was made without fair
consideration and, immediately after giving effect thereto, such Guarantor
was insolvent or unable to pay its debts as they mature or left with an
unreasonably small capital, then the obligations of such Guarantor under such
Guaranty shall be reduced by such court if and to the extent such reduction
would result in the avoidance of such annulment, avoidance or subordination;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any reduction pursuant to this paragraph shall be
made in the smallest amount as is strictly necessary to reach such result.
For purposes of this paragraph, "fair consideration", "insolvency", "unable
to pay its debts as they mature," "unreasonably small capital" and the
effective times of reductions, if any, required by this paragraph shall be
determined in accordance with applicable law.
SECTION 12.2. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF GUARANTY.
Each Guarantor shall be deemed to have signed on each Security
issued hereunder the notation of guarantee set forth on the form of the
Securities attached hereto as Exhibit A to the same extent as if the
signature of such Guarantor appeared on such Security. The delivery of any
Security by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall
constitute due delivery of the guaranty set forth in Section 12.1 on behalf
of each Guarantor. The notation of a guaranty set forth on any Security shall
be null and void and of no further effect with respect to the guaranty of any
Guarantor which, pursuant to Section 12.4 or Section 12.5, is released from
such guaranty.
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SECTION 12.3. SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS.
(i) All present Subsidiaries of the Company and their Subsidiaries
(other than the Excluded Subsidiaries), and (ii) all future Subsidiaries of
the Company and their Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries), which
are not prohibited from becoming guarantors by law or by the terms of any
Acquired Indebtedness or any agreement (other than an agreement entered into
in connection with the transaction resulting in such person becoming a
Subsidiary of the Company or its Subsidiaries) to which such Subsidiary is a
party ("Future Subsidiary Guarantors"), jointly and severally, will guaranty
irrevocably and unconditionally all principal, premium, if any, and interest
on the Securities on a senior subordinated basis; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
upon any change in the law, Acquired Indebtedness or any agreement (whether
by expiration, termination or otherwise) which no longer prohibits a
Subsidiary of the Company from becoming a Subsidiary Guarantor, such
Subsidiary shall immediately thereafter become a Subsidiary Guarantor;
PROVIDED, FURTHER, in the event that any Subsidiary of the Company or their
Subsidiaries becomes a guarantor of any other Indebtedness of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Subsidiaries, such Subsidiary shall
immediately thereafter become a Subsidiary Guarantor.
SECTION 12.4. GUARANTOR MAY CONSOLIDATE, ETC., ON CERTAIN TERMS.
(a) Nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the
Securities shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or
into the Company or any other Guarantor. Upon any such consolidation or
merger, the guarantees (as set forth in Section 12.1) of the Guarantor which
is not the survivor of the merger or consolidation, and of any Subsidiary of
such Guarantor that is also a Guarantor, shall be released and shall no
longer have any force or effect.
(b) Nothing contained in this Indenture shall prevent any
sale or conveyance of assets of any Guarantor (whether or not constituting
all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor) to any Person,
provided that the Company shall comply with the provisions of Section 4.14
and 4.17, and provided further that, in the event that all or substantially
all of the assets of a Guarantor are sold or conveyed, the guarantees of such
Guarantor (as set forth in Section 12.1) shall be released and shall no
longer have any force or effect.
(c) Except as provided in Section 12.4(a) or Section 12.5,
each Guarantor shall not, directly or indirectly, consolidate with or merge
with or into another Person, unless (i) either (a) the Guarantor is the
continuing entity or (b) the resulting or surviving entity is a corporation
organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the
District of Columbia and expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all
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of the obligations of the Guarantor in connection with the Securities and
this Indenture; (ii) no Default or Event of Default would occur as a
consequence of (after giving effect, on a PRO FORMA basis, to) such
transaction; and (iii) the Guarantor has delivered to the Trustee an
Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such
consolidation or merger and if a supplemental indenture is required, such
supplemental indenture comply with this Indenture and that all conditions
precedent herein relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
(d) Upon any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor in
accordance with Section 12.4 hereof, the successor corporation formed by such
consolidation or into which the Guarantor is merged shall succeed to, and be
substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Guarantor
under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor corporation
had been named herein as the Guarantor, and when a successor corporation duly
assumes all of the obligations of the Guarantor pursuant hereto and pursuant
to the Securities, the Guarantor shall be released from such obligations.
SECTION 12.5. RELEASE OF GUARANTORS.
(a) Without any further notice or action being required by
any Person, any Guarantor, and each Subsidiary of such Guarantor that is also
a Guarantor, shall be fully and conditionally released and discharged from
all obligations under its guarantee and this Indenture, upon (i) the sale or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets or properties of
such Guarantor, or 50% or more of the Equity Interests of any such Guarantor
to Persons other than the Company and their Subsidiaries or (ii) the
consolidation or merger of any such Guarantor with any Person other than the
Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, if, as a result of such consolidation
or merger, Persons other than the Company and their Subsidiaries beneficially
own more than 50% of the capital stock of such Guarantor, PROVIDED that, in
either such case, the Net Cash Proceeds of such sale, disposition, merger or
consolidation are applied in accordance with Section 4.14 of this Indenture;
or (iii) a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as set forth in Article
VIII.
(b) The releases and discharges set forth in Section 12.5(a)
shall be effective (i) in the case of releases and discharges effected
pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of Section 12.5(a) by virtue of a sale,
disposition, consolidation or merger, on the date of consummation thereof and
(ii) in the case of releases and discharges effected pursuant to clause (iii)
of Section 12.5(a), upon the date of Covenant Defeasance or Legal Defeasance,
as applicable. At the written request of the Company, the Trustee shall
promptly execute and deliver appropriate instruments in forms reasonably
acceptable to the Company evidencing and further implementing any releases
and discharges pursuant to the foregoing provisions. If the Company desires
the instruments evidencing or
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implementing any releases or discharges to be executed prior to the
effectiveness of such releases and discharges as set forth above, such
instruments may be made conditional upon the occurrence of the events
necessary to cause the effectiveness of such releases and discharges, as
specified in the first sentence of this Section 12.5.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article
XII, (i) any Guarantor whose guarantee would otherwise be released pursuant
to the provisions of this Section 12.5 may elect, by written notice to the
Trustee, to maintain such guarantee in effect notwithstanding the event or
events that otherwise would cause the release of such guarantee (which
election to maintain such guarantee in effect may be conditional or for a
limited period of time), and (ii) any Subsidiary of the Company which is not
a Guarantor may elect, by written notice to the Trustee, to become a
Guarantor (which election may be conditional or for a limited period of time).
SECTION 12.6. CERTAIN BANKRUPTCY EVENTS.
Each Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees, to the fullest extent
that it may do so under applicable law, that in the event of the insolvency,
bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company, such
Guarantor shall not file (or join in any filing of), or otherwise seek to
participate in the filing of, any motion or request seeking to stay or to
prohibit (even temporarily) execution on the Guaranty and hereby waives and
agrees not to take the benefit of any such stay of execution, whether under
Section 362 or 105 of the Bankruptcy Law or otherwise.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 13.1. TIA CONTROLS.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts
with the duties imposed by operation of the TIA, the imposed duties, upon
qualification of this Indenture under the TIA, shall control.
SECTION 13.2. NOTICES.
Any notices or other communications to the Company or any
Guarantor, Paying Agent, Registrar, Securities Custodian, transfer agent or
the Trustee 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:
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if to the Company or any Guarantor:
Jacor Communications Company
00 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
if to the Trustee:
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00 Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Trustee
Administration
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Any party by notice to each other party may designate additional or
different addresses as shall be furnished in writing by such party. Any
notice or communication to any party 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 Business 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).
Any notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be
mailed to him by first class mail or other equivalent means at his address as
it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be
sufficiently given to him if so mailed within the time prescribed.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or
any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other
Securityholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner
provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
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SECTION 13.3. COMMUNICATIONS BY HOLDERS WITH OTHER HOLDERS.
Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with
other Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or
the Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other Person
shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).
SECTION 13.4. CERTIFICATE AND OPINION AS TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
Upon any request or application by the Company or any Guarantor to
the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, such Person shall
furnish to the Trustee:
(1) an Officers' Certificate (in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee) 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 met; and
(2) an Opinion of Counsel (in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee), stating that, in the opinion
of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been met;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the case of any such request or application
as to which the furnishing of particular documents is specifically
required by any provision of this Indenture, no additional certificate
or opinion need be furnished under this Section 13.4.
SECTION 13.5. STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OR OPINION.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a
condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(1) a statement that the Person making such
certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of
the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions
contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person,
he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to
enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such
covenant or condition has been met; and
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(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion
of each such Person, such condition or covenant has been met;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of
Counsel may rely on an Officers' Certificate or certificates of public
officials.
SECTION 13.6. RULES BY TRUSTEE, PAYING AGENT, REGISTRAR.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting
of Securityholders. The Paying Agent or Registrar may make reasonable rules
for its functions.
SECTION 13.7. NON-BUSINESS DAYS.
If a payment date is not a Business Day at such place, payment may
be made at such place on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day, and
no interest shall accrue for the intervening period.
SECTION 13.8. GOVERNING LAW.
THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES 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. EACH OF THE
COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF
ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF
NEW YORK OR ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY
OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES, AND IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS FOR
ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY,
JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE
LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY
SUCH COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN
ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN
SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE TRUSTEE OR ANY SECURITYHOLDER TO SERVE PROCESS
IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL
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PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS IN
ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
SECTION 13.9. NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan
or debt agreement of the Company or any Guarantor or any of their respective
Subsidiaries. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to
interpret this Indenture.
SECTION 13.10. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS.
No direct or indirect stockholder, partner, employee, officer or
director, as such, past, present or future of the Company, the Guarantors or
any successor entity, shall have any personal liability in respect of the
obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Securities or this
Indenture by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, partner,
employee, officer or director. Each Securityholder by accepting a Security
waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of
the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
SECTION 13.11. SUCCESSORS.
All agreements of the Company and the Guarantors in this Indenture
and the Securities shall bind its successor. All agreements of the Trustee
in this Indenture shall bind its successor.
SECTION 13.12. DUPLICATE ORIGINALS.
All parties may sign any number of copies or counterparts of this
Indenture. Each signed copy or counterpart shall be an original, but all of
them together shall represent the same agreement.
SECTION 13.13. SEVERABILITY.
In case any one or more of the provisions in this Indenture or in
the Securities shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in any
respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such
provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the
provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.
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SECTION 13.14. TABLE OF CONTENTS, HEADINGS, ETC.
The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings of the
Articles and the 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.
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SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture
to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
JACOR COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
By:
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Name:
Title:
PARENT GUARANTOR
JACOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
AFTER MIDNITE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
BROADCAST FINANCE, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
CINE FILMS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
CINE GUARANTORS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
CINE GUARANTORS II, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
CINE GUARANTORS II, LTD.
By:
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Name:
Title:
CINE MOBILE SYSTEMS INT'L N.V.
By:
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Name:
Title:
CINE MOVIL S.A. DE C.V.
By:
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Name:
Title:
CITICASTERS CO.
By:
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Name:
Title:
EFM PROGRAMMING, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
F.M.I. PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
GACC-N26LB, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
GREAT AMERICAN MERCHANDISING GROUP, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
GREAT AMERICAN TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
INMOBILARIA RADIAL, S.A. DE C.V.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF ATLANTA, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF CHARLESTON, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF KNOXVILLE, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF LAS VEGAS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF LAS VEGAS II
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF LOUISVILLE, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF LOUISVILLE II, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF SALT LAKE CITY, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF SALT LAKE CITY II, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF ST. LOUIS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF SAN DIEGO, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF SARASOTA, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF TAMPA BAY, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BROADCASTING OF TOLEDO, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR BORADCASTING OF YOUNGSTOWN, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR LICENSEE OF CHARLESTON, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR LICENSEE OF KANSAS CITY, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR LICENSEE OF LAS VEGAS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR LICENSEE OF LAS VEGAS II, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR LICENSEE OF LOUISVILLE, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR LICENSEE OF LOUISVILLE II, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR LICENSEE OF SALT LAKE CITY, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR LICENSEE OF SALT LAKE CITY II, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR CABLE, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JACOR/PREMIERE HOLDING, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
JBSL, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
LOCATION PRODUCTIONS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
LOCATION PRODUCTIONS II, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
MULTIVENSE ACQUISITION CORP.
By:
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Name:
Title:
NOBLE BROADCAST CENTER, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
NOBLE BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
NOBLE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
NOBLE BROADCAST LICENSES, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
NOBLE BROADCAST OF COLORADO, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
NOBLE BROADCAST OF ST. LOUIS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
NOBLE BROADCAST OF SAN DIEGO, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
NOBLE BROADCAST OF TOLEDO, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
NOBRO, S.C.
By:
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Name:
Title:
NOVA MARKETING GROUP, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
NSN NETWORK SERVICES, LTD.
By:
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Name:
Title:
PREMIERE RADIO NETWORKS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
RADIO-ACTIVE MEDIA, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
SPORTS RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
SPORTS RADIO, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE XX XXXXXXX COMPANY AGENCY, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
VTTV PRODUCTIONS
By:
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Name:
Title:
WHOK, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
Exhibit A
[FORM OF SECURITY]
JACOR COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
[ ]% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE
DUE 2008
CUSIP:
No. $
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Jacor Communications Company, a Florida corporation (hereinafter
called the "Company" which term includes any successors under the Indenture
hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _______,
or registered assigns, the principal sum of _____ Dollars, on January [ ],
2008.
Interest Payment Dates: June 15 and December 15; commencing June 15,
1998.
Record Dates: June 1 and December 1
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security on the
reverse side, which will, for all purposes, have the same effect as if set forth
at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Instrument to be duly
executed under its corporate seal.
Dated: January [ ], 1998
Jacor Communications Company
a Florida corporation
By:
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Name:
Title:
Attest:
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Secretary
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FORM OF TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities described in the within-mentioned
Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
as Trustee
By:
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Authorized Signatory
Dated: January [ ], 1998
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JACOR COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
[ ]% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE
DUE 2008
Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in
definitive form, this Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the
Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to
the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any
such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor
Depositary. Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized
representative of The Depository Trust Company (55 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx) ("XXX"), to the Company or their agent for registration of transfer,
exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of
Cede & Co. or such other name as requested by an authorized representative of
DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or such other entity as is requested
by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE
HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the
registered owner hereof, Cede & Co. , has an interest herein.(1)
1. INTEREST.
Jacor Communications Company, a Florida corporation (hereinafter
called the "Company," which term includes any successors under the Indenture
hereinafter referred to), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of
this Security at the rate of [ ]% per annum from the date of issuance
until maturity. To the extent it is lawful, the Company promises to pay
interest on any interest payment due but unpaid on such principal amount at a
rate of [ ]% per annum compounded semi-annually.
The Company will pay interest semi-annually on June 15 and December
15 of each year or, if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next
succeeding Business Day (each, an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing June
15, 1998. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to
which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on the
Securities, from the date of issuance. Interest will be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
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(1) This paragraph should only be added if the Security is issued in global
form.
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2. METHOD OF PAYMENT.
The Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted
interest) to the Persons who are the registered Holders at the close of
business on June 1 and December 1 immediately preceding the Interest Payment
Date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect
principal payments. Except as provided below, the Company shall pay
principal and interest in such coin or currency of the United States of
America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for payment of public
and private debts ("Cash"). The Securities will be payable as to principal,
premium and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for
such purpose within or without the City and State of New York or, at the
option of the Company, payment of principal, premium and interest may be made
by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register
of Holders, and provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately
available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest
and premium on all Global Securities and all other Securities the Holders of
which shall have provided written wire transfer instructions to the Company
or the Paying Agent at least 15 days prior to the date for payment.
3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR.
Initially, The Bank of New York will act as Paying Agent and
Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or
co-Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its
Subsidiaries may, subject to certain exceptions, act as Paying Agent,
Registrar or co-Registrar.
4. INDENTURE.
The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture, dated as of
January [ ], 1998 (the "Indenture"), among the Company, Jacor
Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent Guarantor"), the
Subsidiary Guarantors named therein (the "Subsidiary Guarantors" together
with the Parent Guarantor, the "Guarantors"), and The Bank of New York (the
"Trustee" which term includes any successor Trustee under the Indenture).
Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless
otherwise defined herein. The terms of the Securities include those stated
in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the
Trust Indenture Act, as in effect on the date of the Indenture. The
Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Securities are
referred to the Indenture and said Act for a statement of them. The
Securities are senior subordinated obligations of the Company limited in
aggregate principal amount to $[ ]. The Securities are, to the
extent and in the manner provided in the Indenture, subordinate and subject
in right of payment to the prior payment in full
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of all Senior Debt of the Company, whether outstanding on the date of the
Indenture or thereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed. Each
Holder of this Security, by accepting the same, (a) agrees to and shall be
bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee on his
behalf to take such action as may be provided in the Indenture and (c)
appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for such purpose. The Securities
are guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by the Guarantors.
5. REDEMPTION.
The Securities may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time on
or after June [ ], 2003, at the option of the Company, at the Redemption
Price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) set forth below with
respect to the indicated Redemption Date, in each case (subject to the right
of Holders of record on a Record Date that is on or prior to such Redemption
Date to receive interest due on the Interest Payment Date to which such
Record Date relates), plus any accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption
Date. The Securities may not be so redeemed prior to June [ ], 20[ ].
If redeemed during
the 12-month period
commencing June 15, Redemption Price
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20[ ] . . . . . . . . . [ ]%
20[ ] . . . . . . . . . [ ]%
20[ ] . . . . . . . . . [ ]%
20[ ] and thereafter. . 100.000%
Any such redemption will comply with Article III of the Indenture.
6. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.
Notice of redemption will be sent by first class mail, at least 30
days and not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date to the Holder of
each Security to be redeemed at such Holder's last address as then shown upon
the registry books of the Registrar. Securities may be redeemed in part in
multiples of $1,000 only.
Except as set forth in the Indenture, from and after any Redemption
Date, if monies for the redemption of the Securities called for redemption
shall have been deposited with the Paying Agent on such Redemption Date and
payment of the Securities called for redemption is not otherwise prohibited,
the Securities called for
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redemption will cease to bear interest and the only right of the Holders of
such Securities will be to receive payment of the Redemption Price.
7. DENOMINATIONS; TRANSFER; EXCHANGE.
The Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in
denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder may
register the transfer of, or exchange Securities in accordance with, the
Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to
furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes
and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need
not register the transfer of or exchange any Securities (a) selected for
redemption except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in
part or (b) for a period beginning 15 Business Days before the mailing of a
notice of an offer to repurchase or redemption and ending at the close of
business on the day of such mailing.
8. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS.
The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as the owner of
it for all purposes.
9. UNCLAIMED MONEY.
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed
for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent(s) will pay the money back to
the Company at their written request. After that, all liability of the
Trustee and such Paying Agent(s) with respect to such money shall cease.
10. DISCHARGE PRIOR TO REDEMPTION OR MATURITY.
Except as set forth in the Indenture, if the Company irrevocably
deposits with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, Cash,
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, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on
the Securities to redemption or maturity and comply with the other provisions
of the Indenture relating thereto, the Company will be discharged from
certain provisions of the Indenture and the Securities (including the
restrictive covenants described in paragraph 12 below, but excluding their
obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Securities). Upon
satisfaction of certain additional conditions set forth in the Indenture, the
Company may elect to have its obligations discharged with respect to
outstanding Securities.
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11. AMENDMENT; SUPPLEMENT; WAIVER.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities may
be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at
least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then
outstanding, and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with
any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding. An amendment,
supplement or waiver with respect to Section 11.1 (Change of Control Offer)
in a manner adverse to the Holders, requires not less than 75% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding. Without
notice to or consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may under certain
circumstances amend or supplement the Indenture or the Securities to, among
other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, or make any other
change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder of a Security.
12. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.
The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the
Company and the Guarantors to, among other things, incur additional
Indebtedness and Disqualified Equity Interests, pay dividends or make certain
other restricted payments, enter into certain transactions with Affiliates,
incur Liens, sell assets, merge or consolidate with any other Person or
transfer (by lease, assignment or otherwise) substantially all of the
properties and assets of the Company. The limitations are subject to a
number of important qualifications and exceptions. The Company must
periodically report to the Trustee on compliance with such limitations.
13. REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER.
(a) If there is a Change of Control, the Company shall be required
to offer to purchase on the Change of Control Purchase Date all outstanding
Securities at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof,
together with accrued interest to the Change of Control Purchase Date.
Holders of Securities will receive a Change of Control Offer from the Company
prior to any related Change of Control Purchase Date and may elect to have
such Securities purchased by completing the form entitled "Option of Holder
to Elect Purchase" appearing below.
(b) The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of
the Company, the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries to sell
assets. In the event the proceeds from a permitted Asset Sale exceed certain
amounts, as specified in the Indenture, the Company will be required to use
the proceeds of such
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Asset Sale in the manner required by the Indenture, including (i) to reinvest
such proceeds in its business, (ii) to repay Senior Debt, (iii) to make an
offer to purchase the 10 1/8% Notes, (iv) to make an offer to purchase the
9 3/4% Notes, or (v) to make an offer to purchase a certain amount of each
Holder's Securities at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued
interest, if any, to the purchase date.
14. NOTATION OF GUARANTY.
As set forth more fully in the Indenture, the Persons constituting
Guarantors from time to time, in accordance with the provisions of the
Indenture, unconditionally and jointly and severally guarantee, in accordance
with Section 12.1 of the Indenture, to the Holder and to the Trustee and its
successors and assigns, that (i) the principal of and interest on the
Security will be paid, whether at the Maturity Date or Interest Payment
Dates, by acceleration, call for redemption upon a Change of Control Offer,
upon an Asset Sale Offer or otherwise, and all other obligations of the
Company to the Holder or the Trustee under the Indenture or this Security
will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms
of the Indenture and this Security, and (ii) in the case of any extension of
payment or renewal of this Security or any of such other obligations, they
will be paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of
such extension or renewal, whether at the Maturity Date, as so extended, by
acceleration, call for redemption, upon a Change of Control Offer, upon an
Asset Sale Offer or otherwise. Such guarantees shall cease to apply, and
shall be null and void, with respect to any Guarantor who, pursuant to
Article XII of the Indenture, is released from its guarantees, or whose
guarantees otherwise cease to be applicable pursuant to the terms of the
Indenture.
15. SUCCESSORS.
When a successor assumes all the obligations of its predecessor
under the Securities and the Indenture, the predecessor will be released from
those obligations.
16. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing (other than an
Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization), then in every such case, unless the principal of all of the
Securities shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or
the Holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount of Securities then
outstanding may declare all the Securities to be due and payable immediately
in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Holders of
Securities may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities
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except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity
satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities.
Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its
exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of
Securities notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a
Default in payment of principal or interest), if it determines that
withholding notice is in their interest.
17. TRUSTEE OR AGENT DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY.
The Trustee and each Agent under the Indenture, in its individual or
any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform
services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the
Company or its Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee and such Agent.
18. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS.
No direct or indirect stockholder, partner, employee, officer or
director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company, the Guarantors or
any successor entity shall have any personal liability in respect of the
obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Securities or the
Indenture by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, partner, employee,
officer or director. Each Holder of a Security by accepting a Security waives
and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
19. AUTHENTICATION.
This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating
agent signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this
Security.
20. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINED TERMS.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a
Security 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).
21. CUSIP NUMBERS.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures, the Company will cause CUSIP numbers to be
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printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the
Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed hereon.
22. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES.
The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and
without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:
Jacor Communications Company
00 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Corporate Secretary
23. GOVERNING LAW
The Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
I or we assign this Security to
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(Print or type name, address and zip code of assignee)
Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee
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and irrevocably appoint __________ agent to transfer this Security on the books
of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Dated: Signed:
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(Sign exactly as name appears on
the other side of this Security)
Signature Guaranty*
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* NOTICE: The Signature must be guaranteed by an Institution which is a
member of one of the following recognized signature Guarantee Programs:
(1) The Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) The
New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MNSP); (iii) The Stock
Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP) or (iv) in such other guarantee
program acceptable to the Trustee.
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.14 or Article XI of the Indenture, check the appropriate
box: /__/ Section 4.14 /__/Section 11.1
If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by
the Company pursuant to Section 4.14 or Article XI of the Indenture, as the case
may be, state the amount you want to be purchased: $________
Date: ________________ Signature: ________________________
(Sign exactly as your name
appears on the other side of
this Security)
Signature Guaranty**
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** NOTICE: The Signature must be guaranteed by an Institution which is a
member of one of the following recognized signature Guarantee Programs:
(i) The Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) The
New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MNSP); (iii) The Stock
Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP) or (iv) in such other guarantee
program acceptable to the Trustee.
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF DEFINITIVE SECURITIES***
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Security for
Definitive Securities have been made:
Amount of Amount of Principal Amount Signature of
decrease in increase in of this Global authorized Signatory of
Principal Amount Principal Amount of Security following Trustee or
Date of of this Global this Global such decrease (or Securities
Exchange Security Security increase) Custodian
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*** This schedule should only be added if the Security is issued in global
form.
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CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF
SECURITIES
Re: [ ]% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2008 OF JACOR COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
This Certificate relates to $______ principal amount of Securities held in
(check applicable box) _____ book-entry or ______ definitive form by _____ (the
"Transferor").
The Transferor (check applicable box):
/ / has requested the Registrar by written order to deliver in exchange
for its beneficial interest in the Global Security held by the Depositary a
Security or Securities in definitive, registered form of authorized
denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest
in such Global Security (or the portion thereof indicated above); or
/ / has requested the Registrar by written order to exchange or register
the transfer of a Security or Securities.
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[INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR]
By:
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Date:
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