INDENTURE Dated as of April 23, 2010 among PATHEON INC., THE GUARANTORS NAMED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Notes Collateral Agent 8.625% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE...
Exhibit 4.2
EXECUTION COPY
Dated as of April 23, 2010
among
THE GUARANTORS NAMED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
and
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Notes Collateral Agent
8.625% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I | ||||||
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE | ||||||
Section 1.01. | Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.02. | Other Definitions | 42 | ||||
Section 1.03. | Rules of Construction | 43 | ||||
Section 1.04. | Acts of Holders | 43 | ||||
ARTICLE II | ||||||
THE NOTES | ||||||
Section 2.01. | Form and Dating; Terms | 45 | ||||
Section 2.02. | Execution and Authentication | 46 | ||||
Section 2.03. | Registrar and Paying Agent | 47 | ||||
Section 2.04. | Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust | 47 | ||||
Section 2.05. | Holder Lists | 47 | ||||
Section 2.06. | Transfer and Exchange | 48 | ||||
Section 2.07. | Replacement Notes | 60 | ||||
Section 2.08. | Outstanding Notes | 60 | ||||
Section 2.09. | Treasury Notes | 61 | ||||
Section 2.10. | Temporary Notes | 61 | ||||
Section 2.11. | Cancellation | 61 | ||||
Section 2.12. | Defaulted Interest | 62 | ||||
Section 2.13. | CUSIP and ISIN Numbers | 62 | ||||
ARTICLE III | ||||||
REDEMPTION | ||||||
Section 3.01. | Notices to Trustee | 62 | ||||
Section 3.02. | Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased | 63 | ||||
Section 3.03. | Notice of Redemption | 63 | ||||
Section 3.04. | Effect of Notice of Redemption | 64 | ||||
Section 3.05. | Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price | 64 | ||||
Section 3.06. | Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part | 65 | ||||
Section 3.07. | Optional Redemption | 65 | ||||
Section 3.08. | Mandatory Redemption | 67 | ||||
Section 3.09. | Offers to Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds | 67 |
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ARTICLE IV | ||||||
COVENANTS | ||||||
Section 4.01. | Payment of Notes | 69 | ||||
Section 4.02. | Maintenance of Office or Agency | 69 | ||||
Section 4.03. | Reports and Other Information | 70 | ||||
Section 4.04. | Compliance Certificate | 72 | ||||
Section 4.05. | Taxes | 72 | ||||
Section 4.06. | Stay, Extension and Usury Laws | 73 | ||||
Section 4.07. | Limitation on Restricted Payments | 73 | ||||
Section 4.08. | Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries | 80 | ||||
Section 4.09. | Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock | 81 | ||||
Section 4.10. | Asset Sales | 87 | ||||
Section 4.11. | Transactions with Affiliates | 90 | ||||
Section 4.12. | Liens | 92 | ||||
Section 4.13. | Corporate Existence | 93 | ||||
Section 4.14. | Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control | 93 | ||||
Section 4.15. | Certain Proceeds | 95 | ||||
Section 4.16. | Further Assurances and After-Acquired Property | 95 | ||||
Section 4.17. | Information Regarding Collateral | 96 | ||||
Section 4.18. | Impairment of Security Interest | 96 | ||||
Section 4.19. | Withholding Taxes and Other Taxes | 97 | ||||
Section 4.20. | Future Guarantors and Security | 98 | ||||
Section 4.21. | Post-Closing Internal Reorganization | 99 | ||||
Section 4.22. | Covenant Suspension | 99 | ||||
ARTICLE V | ||||||
SUCCESSORS | ||||||
Section 5.01. | Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets. | 100 | ||||
Section 5.02. | Successor Corporation Substituted | 103 | ||||
ARTICLE VI | ||||||
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES | ||||||
Section 6.01. | Events of Default | 103 | ||||
Section 6.02. | Acceleration | 106 | ||||
Section 6.03. | Other Remedies | 107 | ||||
Section 6.04. | Waiver of Past Defaults | 107 | ||||
Section 6.05. | Control by Majority | 107 | ||||
Section 6.06. | Limitation on Suits | 108 | ||||
Section 6.07. | Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment | 108 | ||||
Section 6.08. | Collection Suit by Trustee | 108 |
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Section 6.09. | Restoration of Rights and Remedies | 108 | ||||
Section 6.10. | Rights and Remedies Cumulative | 109 | ||||
Section 6.11. | Delay or Omission Not Waiver | 109 | ||||
Section 6.12. | Trustee May File Proofs of Claim | 109 | ||||
Section 6.13. | Priorities | 110 | ||||
Section 6.14. | Undertaking for Costs | 110 | ||||
ARTICLE VII | ||||||
TRUSTEE | ||||||
Section 7.01. | Duties of Trustee | 111 | ||||
Section 7.02. | Rights of Trustee | 112 | ||||
Section 7.03. | Individual Rights of Trustee | 113 | ||||
Section 7.04. | Trustee’s Disclaimer | 113 | ||||
Section 7.05. | Notice of Defaults | 113 | ||||
Section 7.06. | Compensation and Indemnity | 114 | ||||
Section 7.07. | Replacement of Trustee | 115 | ||||
Section 7.08. | Successor Trustee by Merger, etc. | 116 | ||||
Section 7.09. | Eligibility; Disqualification | 116 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII | ||||||
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE | ||||||
Section 8.01. | Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance | 116 | ||||
Section 8.02. | Legal Defeasance and Discharge | 116 | ||||
Section 8.03. | Covenant Defeasance | 117 | ||||
Section 8.04. | Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance | 118 | ||||
Section 8.05. | Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions | 119 | ||||
Section 8.06. | Repayment to Issuer | 120 | ||||
Section 8.07. | Reinstatement | 120 | ||||
ARTICLE IX | ||||||
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER | ||||||
Section 9.01. | Without Consent of Holders of Notes | 120 | ||||
Section 9.02. | With Consent of Holders of Notes | 122 | ||||
Section 9.03. | Revocation and Effect of Consents | 124 | ||||
Section 9.04. | Notation on or Exchange of Notes | 124 | ||||
Section 9.05. | Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent to Sign Amendments, etc. | 125 | ||||
Section 9.06. | Payment for Consent | 125 |
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ARTICLE X | ||||||
GUARANTEES | ||||||
Section 10.01. | Guarantee | 125 | ||||
Section 10.02. | Limitation on Guarantor Liability | 127 | ||||
Section 10.03. | [Reserved] | 129 | ||||
Section 10.04. | Subrogation | 129 | ||||
Section 10.05. | Benefits Acknowledged | 129 | ||||
Section 10.06. | Release of Guarantees | 129 | ||||
ARTICLE XI | ||||||
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE | ||||||
Section 11.01. | Satisfaction and Discharge | 130 | ||||
Section 11.02. | Application of Trust Money | 131 | ||||
ARTICLE XII | ||||||
SECURITY | ||||||
Section 12.01. | Notes Collateral and Security Documents | 131 | ||||
Section 12.02. | Release of Collateral | 132 | ||||
Section 12.03. | Suits to Protect the Collateral | 133 | ||||
Section 12.04. | Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents | 134 | ||||
Section 12.05. | Purchaser Protected | 134 | ||||
Section 12.06. | Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee | 134 | ||||
Section 12.07. | Release Upon Termination of the Issuer’s Obligations | 134 | ||||
Section 12.08. | Notes Collateral Agent | 135 | ||||
Section 12.09. | Compensation, Indemnification and Expenses | 140 | ||||
Section 12.10. | Intercreditor Agreement and Other Security Documents | 141 | ||||
Section 12.11. | Collateral Representations, Warranties and Covenants | 141 | ||||
ARTICLE XIII | ||||||
RANKING OF NOTE LIENS | ||||||
Section 13.01. | Relative Rights | 142 | ||||
ARTICLE XIV | ||||||
MISCELLANEOUS | ||||||
Section 14.01. | Notices | 143 | ||||
Section 14.02. | Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent | 144 | ||||
Section 14.03. | Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion | 145 |
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Section 14.04. | Rules by Trustee and Agents | 145 | ||
Section 14.05. | No Personal Liability of Directors, Members, Officers, Employees and Stockholders | 145 | ||
Section 14.06. | Governing Law | 146 | ||
Section 14.07. | Consent to Jurisdiction and Service | 146 | ||
Section 14.08. | Waiver of Jury Trial | 147 | ||
Section 14.09. | Currency Indemnity and Calculations | 147 | ||
Section 14.10. | Force Majeure | 148 | ||
Section 14.11. | No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements | 148 | ||
Section 14.12. | Successors | 148 | ||
Section 14.13. | Severability | 148 | ||
Section 14.14. | Counterpart Originals | 148 | ||
Section 14.15. | Table of Contents, Headings, etc. | 000 | ||
Xxxxxxx 00.00. | Xxxxxxxx Xxx (Xxxxxx) | 149 | ||
Section 14.17. | USA PATRIOT Act | 149 | ||
Section 14.18. | Intercreditor Agreement | 149 |
SCHEDULE | ||
Schedule 1 | Collateral Representations, Warranties and Covenants | |
EXHIBITS | ||
Exhibit A | Form of Note | |
Exhibit B | Form of Certificate of Transfer | |
Exhibit C | Form of Certificate of Exchange | |
Exhibit D | Form of Supplemental Indenture to Be Delivered by Future Guarantors | |
Exhibit E | Form of Transferee Letter of Representation |
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INDENTURE, dated as of April 23, 2010, among Patheon Inc., a corporation existing under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Issuer”), the Guarantors (as defined herein) listed on the signature pages hereto, U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as Trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Notes Collateral Agent.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized the creation of an issue of $280,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the ”Initial Notes”); and
WHEREAS, the Issuer and each of the Guarantors have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01. Definitions.
“144A Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, bearing the Global Note Legend, the Private Placement Legend and the Canadian Private Placement Legend (if and for so long as required by Section 2.06(f) hereof) and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
“ABL Collateral” means any and all of the following assets and properties (other than Excluded Assets) now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by the Issuer or any Guarantor:
(a) Accounts;
(b) Chattel Paper representing Accounts;
(c) (i) Deposit Accounts and all cash, checks, other negotiable instruments, funds and other evidences of payment held therein and (ii) Securities, Security Entitlements and Securities Accounts, in each case, to the extent constituting cash or cash equivalents or representing a claim to cash equivalents, except, in each case, for any Deposit Accounts and any cash, checks, other negotiable instruments, funds or evidences of payment held therein or any Securities, Security Entitlements, Securities Accounts and all cash and cash equivalents held therein, in each case, that constitute identifiable proceeds of Notes Collateral and all deposits and other funds held therein;
(d) Inventory;
(e) Letter-of-Credit Rights relating to Accounts or Inventory;
(f) to the extent involving or governing any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses (a) through (e), all Documents, General Intangibles and Instruments;
(g) to the extent supporting any of the items referred to in clauses (a) through (e), all Supporting Obligations;
(h) all books and records relating to the foregoing; and
(i) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (including proceeds of insurance with respect to any or all of the foregoing clauses (a) through (h) and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
All capitalized terms used in this definition and not defined elsewhere herein have the meanings given to such terms in the New York UCC; provided that the term “Instrument” has the meaning given to such term in Article 9 of the New York UCC.
“ABL Secured Parties” means the Senior Credit Facilities Collateral Agent and holders of, or creditors in respect of, any Senior Credit Facilities Debt, collectively.
“Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person,
(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged or amalgamated with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging or amalgamating with or into or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, and
(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
“Additional Notes” means additional Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued from time to time under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.01 and 4.09 hereof.
“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.
“After-Acquired Property” means any property of the Issuer or any Guarantor acquired after the Issue Date that constitutes Collateral, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Excluded Assets, but including any asset or property of the Issuer or any Guarantor that becomes
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Collateral subsequent to the Issue Date as a result of such asset or property ceasing to be an Excluded Asset.
“Agent” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.
“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to an acquisition, amalgamation or merger, 10% during the quarter in which such transaction is consummated and the first quarter immediately following the consummation of such transaction, 7.5% during the second quarter immediately following the consummation of such transaction, 5% during the third quarter immediately following the consummation of such transaction, 2.5% during the fourth quarter immediately following the consummation of such transaction and zero thereafter.
“Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any Note on any Redemption Date, the greater of:
(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Note; and
(2) the excess, if any, of (a) the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the redemption price of such Note at April 15, 2013 (such redemption price being set forth in Section 3.07 hereof), plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such Note through April 15, 2013 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over (b) the principal amount of such Note.
“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and/or Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.
“Asset Sale” means:
(1) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of property or assets of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries including by way of a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction or any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation, amalgamation or similar transaction or as a result of any event which results in the receipt of cash proceeds from insurance (other than business interruption insurance) with respect to an asset (each referred to in this definition as a “disposition”); or
(2) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions;
in each case, other than:
(a) any disposition of Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities or obsolete or worn out equipment in the ordinary course of business or any disposition of inventory or goods (or other assets) held for sale in the ordinary course of business;
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(b) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer in a manner permitted pursuant to the provisions described under Section 5.01 hereof or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control pursuant to this Indenture;
(c) the making of any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 4.07 hereof;
(d) any disposition of assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary in any transaction or series of transactions with an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than $7.5 million;
(e) any disposition of property or assets or issuance of securities by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer to the Issuer or by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer to another Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer;
(f) the lease, assignment or sub-lease of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;
(g) any issuance or sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(h) foreclosures on assets; and
(i) any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, including Sale and Lease-Back Transactions and asset securitizations permitted by this Indenture.
“Attributable Debt” in respect of a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if such interest rate cannot be determined in accordance with GAAP, the present value shall be discounted at the interest rate borne by the Notes, compounded annually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended); provided, however, that if such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction results in a Capitalized Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby shall be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capitalized Lease Obligation.”
“Bank Product Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under (a) credit card programs, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit card programs, (d) stored value card programs, (e) purchase card programs (including so-called “procurement cards” or “P-cards”) or (f) cash management or related services.
“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
“beneficial ownership” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any
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particular “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition.
“Borrowing Base” means, as of any date, an amount equal to the sum of (x) 75% of the book value of the accounts receivable plus (y) 50% of the book value of the inventory, in each case of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter preceding such date for which internal financial statements are available.
“Business Day” means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.
“Canadian Private Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(f)(i)(B) hereof to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture, except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.
“Capital Stock” means:
(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and
(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.
“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(1)(a) United States dollars; or
(b) Canadian dollars;
(2)(a) euro, or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU; or
(b) local currencies held from time to time in the ordinary course of business by any Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not organized or existing under the
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laws of Canada, any province, territory or subdivision thereof, or the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof;
(3) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the federal governments of the United States or Canada or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;
(4) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $500.0 million in the case of U.S. banks and $100.0 million (or the U.S. dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks;
(5) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3) and (4) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;
(6) commercial paper rated at least P-1 by Xxxxx’x or at least A-1 by S&P and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;
(7) marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Xxxxx’x or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Xxxxx’x nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency) and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;
(8) investment funds investing 95% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above and (9) through (11) below;
(9) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, province, commonwealth or territory of the United States or Canada, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, having a rating of at least “A” from S&P or at least “A2” from Xxxxx’x with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;
(10) Indebtedness or Preferred Stock issued by Persons (other than the Issuer or its Affiliates) with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Xxxxx’x with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition; and
(11) Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Xxxxx’x.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above, provided that
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such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clauses (1) and (2) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.
“Cash Management Arrangement” means any arrangement pursuant to which any financial institution provides the Issuer or any guarantor of the Senior Credit Facilities with treasury, depositary or cash management services, commercial card or purchasing card services, automated clearinghouse transfers of funds or credit card services.
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than a transaction in which the transferee is a Permitted Holder or a Person that is controlled by the Permitted Holder;
(2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer; or
(3) the Issuer becomes aware of (by way of a report or any other filing pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, Canadian securities laws, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) the acquisition by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), other than the Permitted Holder, in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions, by way of merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other business combination or purchase of “beneficial ownership” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of (i) the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or (ii) any of its direct or indirect parent companies holding directly or indirectly a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer.
“Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, Société Anonyme.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral” means the Notes Collateral and the ABL Collateral.
“Collateral Account” means any segregated account under the sole control of the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent and includes all cash and Cash Equivalents received by the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent from Asset Sales of Notes Collateral, Permitted Asset Swaps involving the transfer of Notes Collateral or any other awards or proceeds pursuant to the Security Documents, including earnings, revenues, rents, issues, profits and income from the Notes Collateral received pursuant to the Security Documents, and interest earned thereon.
“consolidated” means, with respect to any Person, such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding from such consolidation any Unrestricted Subsidiary as if
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such Unrestricted Subsidiary were not an Affiliate of such Person, unless otherwise specifically indicated.
“Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum of:
(1) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (including (a) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (b) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (c) non-cash interest payments (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the xxxx to market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP), (d) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations and (e) net payments, if any, made (less net payments, if any, received) pursuant to interest rate Hedging Obligations with respect to Indebtedness, but excluding (y) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and (z) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees); plus
(2) consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; less
(3) interest income for such period.
For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that, without duplication,
(1) any after-tax effect of extraordinary gains or losses shall be excluded,
(2) the Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period,
(3) any after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Issuer, shall be excluded,
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(4) any after-tax effect of income (loss) from disposed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations shall be excluded,
(5) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,
(6) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (3)(a) of Section 4.07(a) hereof, the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) shall be excluded if the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination wholly permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer shall be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein,
(7) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded,
(8) any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments shall be excluded,
(9) any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights shall be excluded, and
(10) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses including those (i) related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness and (ii) resulting from hedge agreements for currency exchange risk shall be excluded.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 4.07 hereof only (other than clause (3)(d) of Section 4.07(a) hereof), there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from any sale or other disposition of Restricted Investments made by
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the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repurchases and redemptions of Restricted Investments from the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repayments of loans and advances which constitute Restricted Investments by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any sale of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case only to the extent such amounts increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under clause (3)(d) of Section 4.07(a) hereof.
“Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio” as of any date of determination (the “Determination Date”) means the ratio of (a) the aggregate amount of Secured Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Determination Date (excluding any Hedging Obligations) to (b) EBITDA for the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available prior to the Determination Date (the “Reference Period”).
For purposes of making the computation referred to above, the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio shall be calculated, if applicable, on a pro forma basis in respect of clauses (a) and (b) thereof as is appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustments set forth in the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
“Contingent Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent,
(1) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor,
(2) to advance or supply funds
(a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation, or
(b) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, or
(3) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.
“Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 14.01 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Holders and the Issuer.
“Credit Facilities” means, with respect to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, one or more debt facilities, including the Senior Credit Facilities, or other financing arrangements (including, without limitation, commercial paper facilities or indentures) providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, letters of credit or other long-term indebtedness, including any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in
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connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements or refundings thereof and any indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities that replace, refund or refinance any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount permitted to be borrowed thereunder or alters the maturity therefor (provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under Section 4.09 hereof) or adds Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.
“Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.
“Customer Financed Equipment” means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to a customer of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary to finance the acquisition by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary of any equipment necessary to perform services for such customer.
“Cypriot Reorganization” means the distribution by Patheon Holdings Cyprus Ltd. of the Capital Stock of Patheon B.V. and all of the other assets and liabilities of Patheon Holdings Cyprus Ltd. to Patheon U.S. Holdings LLC and the subsequent dissolution of Patheon Holdings Cyprus Ltd.
“Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
“Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06(c) hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.
“Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.
“Designated Non-cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by the principal financial officer of the Issuer, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Non-cash Consideration.
“Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Issuer or any parent corporation thereof (in each case other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate executed by the principal financial officer of the Issuer or the applicable
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parent corporation thereof, as the case may be, on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (3) of Section 4.07(a) hereof.
“Discharge of Senior Credit Facilities Debt” means the first date on which (a) the Obligations in respect of the Senior Credit Facilities Debt (other than those that constitute Senior Credit Facilities Other Obligations or unasserted contingent Obligations) have been indefeasibly paid in cash in full (or cash collateralized or defeased in accordance with the terms of the applicable agreements), (b) all commitments to extend credit under the Senior Credit Facilities have been terminated, (c) there are no outstanding letters of credit, banker’s acceptances or similar instruments issued under the Senior Credit Facilities (other than such as have been cash collateralized or defeased in accordance with the terms of the applicable agreements), (d) any other conditions to the release of the Liens securing the Obligations in respect of the Senior Credit Facilities Debt have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the applicable agreements and (e) the Senior Credit Facilities Collateral Agent has delivered a written notice to the Notes Collateral Agent stating that the events described in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) have occurred to the satisfaction of the ABL Secured Parties; provided that if, at least two Business Days prior to the time all such events described in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) have occurred, the Senior Credit Facilities Collateral Agent shall have received written notice that any Senior Credit Facilities Other Obligations are then due and payable but have not been paid, then the Discharge of Senior Credit Facilities Debt shall not occur until all such Senior Credit Facilities Other Obligations that are then due and payable have been paid in full.
“Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely as a result of a change of control or asset sale) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely as a result of a change of control or asset sale), in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the maturity date of the Notes or the date the Notes are no longer outstanding; provided, however, that if such Capital Stock is issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Issuer or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
“EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period
(1) increased (without duplication) by:
(a) provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital, including, without limitation, state, provincial or territorial, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes of such Person accrued during such period deducted (and not added back) in calculating Consolidated Net Income; plus
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(b) Fixed Charges of such Person for such period to the extent the same was deducted (and not added back) in calculating such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(c) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for such period to the extent the same were deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus
(d) any expenses or charges (other than depreciation or amortization expense) related to any Equity Offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Indenture (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful), including (i) such fees, expenses or charges related to the Refinancing Transactions and (ii) any amendment or other modification of the Notes and the Credit Facilities, and, in each case, to the extent deducted (and not added back) in calculating Consolidated Net Income; plus
(e) the amount of any restructuring charge or reserve, integration costs or other business optimization expenses, costs associated with establishing new facilities or other plant closure cost deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income, including any one-time costs incurred in connection with acquisitions after the Issue Date and costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of facilities (“Optimization Costs”) in each case to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income not to exceed an amount equal to the greater of (i) $10.0 million and (ii) 10% of EBITDA for such period (determined before excluding such Optimization Costs pursuant to this clause (e)); provided that if such Optimization Costs exceed $2.0 million in any period, such Optimization Costs shall be set forth in an Officer’s Certificate executed by the chief financial officer of the Issuer which states (y) the amount of such Optimization Costs and (z) that such Optimization Costs are based on the good faith belief of the chief financial officer; plus
(f) any other non-cash charges, including any write-offs or write-downs, reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding any such non-cash charges to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period); plus
(g) any non-recurring or unusual gains or losses (less all fees and expenses related thereto) included in Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus
(h) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses accrued in such period to the Investor to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 4.11 hereof in each case to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income; plus
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(i) the amount of net cost savings projected by the Issuer in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken or initiated (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (x) such cost savings are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (y) such actions are taken no later than 12 months after the Issue Date and (z) the aggregate amount of cost savings added pursuant to this clause (i) shall not exceed $5.0 million for any four consecutive quarter period (which adjustments may be incremental to pro forma cost savings adjustments made pursuant to the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”); provided further that such cost savings shall be set forth in an Officer’s Certificate executed by the chief financial officer of the Issuer which states (y) the amount of such cost savings and (z) that such cost savings are based on the good faith belief of the chief financial officer;
(2) decreased by (without duplication) non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they represent the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced EBITDA in any prior period, and
(3) increased or decreased by (without duplication):
(a) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from Hedging Obligations and the application of Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Handbook Section 3865; plus or minus, as applicable, and
(b) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses related to non-operating currency transactions (including any net loss or gain resulting from hedge agreements for currency exchange risk), plus or minus, as applicable.
“EMU” means economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.
“Environmental Claim” means any judicial or administrative complaint, summons, citation, directive, order, litigation, notice of violation, information request, proceeding or judgment from any governmental authority or Person arising out of or related to (a) violations or alleged violations of or liability under any Environmental Laws or (b) the presence, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any governmental authority, relating in any way to the environment, the protection of human health as it relates to exposure to Hazardous Materials, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to occupational health and safety matters.
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“Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock, but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock.
“Equity Offering” means any public or private sale of common stock or Preferred Stock of the Issuer or any of its direct or indirect parent companies (excluding Disqualified Stock), other than:
(1) public offerings with respect to the Issuer’s or any direct or indirect parent company’s common stock registered on Form S-8;
(2) issuances to any Subsidiary of the Issuer;
(3) any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution; and
(4) any sale of Designated Preferred Stock.
“euro” means the single currency of participating member states of the EMU.
“Euroclear” means Euroclear S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded Assets” means the collective reference to (a) any asset or property of any Limited Guarantor organized in France or Italy, other than any Equity Interest (and, in the case of any Equity Interest in a Subsidiary of such Limited Guarantor organized in France, any special bank account customarily pledged in connection therewith) in any Subsidiary of such Limited Guarantor owned by such Limited Guarantor (excluding, on or prior to August 15, 2010, the 292 class A shares of Patheon Holdings S.A.S. owned by Patheon Italia S.p.A.); (b) any asset or property of any Limited Guarantor organized in Switzerland, other than (i) any Equity Interest in any Subsidiary of such Limited Guarantor owned by such Limited Guarantor and (ii) any accounts receivable and deposit accounts of such Limited Guarantor; (c) any fee interest in real property if the fair market value of such property is less than $2.5 million; (d) any leasehold interest in real property, other than (i) the leasehold interest of Patheon UK Limited in the real property located in Swindon, England that is leased by Patheon UK Limited on the Issue Date and (ii) any leasehold interest arising under a lease under which annual rent payments exceed $500,000; (e) any license, contract or agreement to which the Issuer or a Guarantor is a party and all of the Issuer’s or such Guarantor’s rights or interests thereunder to the extent and for so long as the grant of a security interest in such license, contract or agreement or such right or interest shall (i) constitute or result in (A) the unenforceability of any right of the Issuer or such Guarantor therein or (B) a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, such license, contract or agreement or (ii) require any consent under the terms of such license, contract or agreement that has not been obtained (after commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent with respect to any license acquired or any contract or agreement entered into after the Issue Date) (in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the
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New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity); provided, however, that such license, contract or agreement and the Issuer’s or such Guarantor’s rights and interests therein shall cease to be Excluded Assets at such time as the condition causing the consequences specified in clauses (i) and (ii) shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, any portion of such license, contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such license, contract or agreement, shall not be an Excluded Asset; (f) any property or asset only to the extent and for so long as the grant of a security interest in such property or asset is prohibited by any applicable law or requires a consent not obtained (after commercially reasonable efforts by the Issuer to obtain such consent if such consent either (i) is not required on the Issue Date or (ii) relates to any property or asset acquired after the Issue Date) of any governmental authority pursuant to applicable law; (g) Capital Stock of a Person that constitutes a Subsidiary (other than a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary) the pledge of which would violate a contractual obligation to the owners of the other Capital Stock of such Person (other than any such owners that are Affiliates of the Issuer or JLL Partners, Inc.) that is binding on or relating to such Capital Stock; (h) any equipment or real property (and proceeds thereof) of the Issuer or any Guarantor that is subject to a purchase money Lien or Capital Lease Obligation permitted under the Indenture to the extent the documents relating to such purchase money Lien or Capital Lease Obligation would not permit such equipment or real property (and proceeds thereof) to be subject to the Liens created under the Security Documents; provided, that immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of any such restriction, such equipment or real property shall cease to be an “Excluded Asset”; (i) any asset or property acquired by the Issuer or any Guarantor after the Issue Date that is subject to Permitted Liens described in clause (8) or (9) of the definition of Permitted Liens so long as the documents governing such Permitted Liens do not permit any other Liens on such asset or property; provided, that immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of any such restriction, such asset or property shall cease to be an “Excluded Asset”; (j) the Equity Interests in Patheon UK Pension Trustees Limited; (k) any Equity Interests owned by the Issuer or any Guarantor in any Subsidiary organized in Japan or India that is not a Guarantor; (l) the Equity Interests in Patheon Holdings Cyprus Ltd. on or prior to August 15, 2010; (m) the Equity Interests in Patheon Europe Zrt. on or prior to August 15, 2010; (n) any deposit accounts used exclusively for payroll purposes; (o) any deposit accounts of the Subsidiary of the Issuer organized in the Netherlands until such time as the deposit accounts of such Subsidiary contain more than $100,000 in the aggregate; (p) any rights of the Issuer or any Guarantor under any letter of credit issued in its favor, except for any letter of credit received outside the ordinary course of business or that exceeds $1,000,000; (q) any commercial tort claim, except for any commercial tort claim reasonably estimated to exceed $5,000,000; and (r) Equity Interests of a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor if such Subsidiary has only nominal assets and conducts no business or operations; provided, however, that Excluded Assets shall not include (x) any proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Assets referred to above (unless such proceeds, substitutions or replacements would constitute Excluded Assets) or (y) any asset or property which secures Senior Credit Facilities Debt (other than accounts receivable and inventory of any Limited Guarantor organized in France).
“Excluded Contribution” means net cash proceeds, marketable securities or Qualified Proceeds received by the Issuer from
(1) contributions to its common equity capital, and
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(2) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Issuer or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Issuer) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Issuer,
in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an officer’s certificate executed by the principal financial officer of the Issuer on the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interests are sold, as the case may be, which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (3) of Section 4.07(a) hereof.
“Existing ABL Revolver” means the credit facilities under the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2007 among the Issuer, the Subsidiaries of the Issuer named therein, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as US administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, as Canadian administrative agent, and X.X. Xxxxxx Europe Limited, as UK administrative agent.
“Existing Term Loan Facility” means the credit facilities under the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2007 among the Issuer, Patheon Pharmaceuticals Inc., the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the board of directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a resolution of such board of directors.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of EBITDA of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs, assumes, guarantees, redeems, retires or extinguishes any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred under any revolving Credit Facilities unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and has not been replaced) or issues or redeems Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as if the same had occurred on the first day of the applicable Reference Period.
For purposes of making the computation referred to above, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated, if applicable, on a pro forma basis assuming that all Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations, amalgamations and disposed operations (and the change in any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in EBITDA resulting therefrom) (as determined in accordance with GAAP) that have been made by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during the Reference Period or subsequent to such
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Reference Period and prior to or simultaneously with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date had occurred on the first day of the applicable Reference Period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or disposed operation that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or disposed operation had occurred on the first day of the applicable Reference Period.
For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by the chief financial officer of the Issuer. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness). Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under revolving Credit Facilities computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable Reference Period except as set forth in the first paragraph of this definition. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Issuer may designate. Any such pro forma calculation may include adjustments appropriate in the reasonable determination of a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer, to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies reasonably expected to result from any acquisition, amalgamation or merger; provided, that (x) such operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (y) such actions have been taken or are to be taken no later than 12 months after the consummation of the applicable transaction and (z) such adjustments to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies shall not exceed the Applicable Percentage of Adjusted FCCR EBITDA. “Adjusted FCCR EBITDA,” as used in this definition, means EBITDA, as adjusted in accordance with this definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date.
“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of:
(1) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period;
(2) all cash dividends or other distributions accrued (excluding dividends payable solely in Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer) on any series of Preferred Stock of each Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period; and
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(3) all cash dividends or other distributions accrued (excluding dividends payable solely in Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer) on any series of Disqualified Stock of each Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period.
“Free Capital” means, with respect to Patheon International AG at any time, the maximum amount of the profits and reserves of Patheon International AG available at such time for distribution to its shareholder(s) under applicable Swiss law.
“French Intercompany Loan” means the intercompany loan made from Patheon B.V. to Patheon France S.A.S. on the Issue Date and evidenced by an intercompany note in the amount of $10 million.
“French Reorganization” means the redemption of all of the Class A shares of Patheon Holdings S.A.S. owned by Patheon Italia S.p.A.
“Full Guarantors” means each Guarantor other than any Limited Guarantor.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in Canada which are in effect on the Issue Date (“Canadian GAAP”). At any time after the Issue Date, the Issuer may elect to apply for all purposes of this Indenture, in lieu of Canadian GAAP, International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) or generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and, upon any such election, references herein to GAAP shall be construed to mean IFRS or U.S. GAAP, as the case may be, as in effect on the date of such election (the “Election Date”); provided that (1) any such election once made shall be irrevocable (and shall only be made once), (2) all financial statements and reports required to be provided after such election pursuant to this Indenture shall be prepared on the basis of IFRS or U.S. GAAP, as the case may be, and (3) from and after the Election Date, all ratios, computations and other determinations contained in this Indenture shall be computed in conformity with IFRS or U.S. GAAP, as the case may be. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition, all numerical calculations in respect of amounts relating to any period of time prior to the Election Date shall be calculated under Canadian GAAP and all numerical calculations relating to any period of time on or after the Election Date shall be calculated under IFRS or U.S. GAAP, as the case may be.
“Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(f)(ii) hereof, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
“Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b) or 2.06(d) hereof.
“Government Securities” means securities that are:
(1) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged; or
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(2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America,
which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuers thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Government Securities held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depository receipt.
“Grantors” means, collectively, the Issuer and each Guarantor that has granted a security interest over any Collateral as security for all or any part of the Notes Obligations.
“guarantee” means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations.
“Guarantee” means each guarantee of Obligations with respect to the Notes by any Person pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
“Guarantor” means each Subsidiary of the Issuer that executes this Indenture as a Guarantor on the Issue Date and each other Subsidiary of the Issuer that thereafter guarantees the Notes pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, commodity swap agreement, commodity cap agreement, commodity collar agreement, foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or similar agreement providing for the transfer or mitigation of interest rate or currency risks either generally or under specific contingencies.
“Holder” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.
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“Hungarian Reorganization” means the distribution of all of the assets and liabilities of Patheon Europe Zrt. to Patheon B.V. and the subsequent dissolution of Patheon Europe Zrt.
“IAI” means an institutional “accredited investor” as described in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7).
“IAI Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, bearing the Global Note Legend, the Private Placement Legend and the Canadian Private Placement Legend (if and for so long as required by Section 2.06(f) hereof) and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee to accommodate transfers of beneficial interests in the Notes to IAIs subsequent to the initial distribution of the Notes.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:
(1) any indebtedness (including principal and premium) of such Person, whether or not contingent:
(a) in respect of borrowed money;
(b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances or similar credit transactions (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(c) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property, all conditional sale obligations and all obligations under any title retention agreement, except, in each case, any such balance that constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade or similar creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business, and any earn-out obligations until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP; or
(d) representing any Hedging Obligations;
if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP;
(2) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person and all Attributable Debt in respect of Sale and Lease-Back Transactions entered into by such Person;
(3) to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise (including by means of any guarantee), on the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of a third Person, other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business; and
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(4) to the extent not otherwise included, the obligations of the type referred to in clauses (1) and (2) of a third Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such first Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such first Person;
provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business.
“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant to Persons engaged in Similar Businesses of nationally recognized standing in Canada or the United States that is, in the good faith judgment of the Issuer, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged; provided that such advisor is not an Affiliate of the Issuer or the Investor.
“Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.
“Initial Notes” has the meaning given to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Initial Purchasers” means X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc., UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc.
“Intercreditor Agreement” means the intercreditor agreement dated as of the Issue Date among the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Senior Credit Facilities Collateral Agent, as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with this Indenture.
“Interest Payment Date” means April 15 and October 15 of each year to Stated Maturity of the Notes.
“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Xxxxx’x and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency.
“Investment Grade Securities” means:
(1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents);
(2) debt securities or debt instruments with an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Issuer and its Subsidiaries;
(3) investments in any fund that invests exclusively in investments of the type described in clauses (1) and (2) which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment or distribution; and
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(4) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments.
“Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances (other than accounts receivable, trade credit, advances to customers, and commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees, in each case made in the ordinary course of business), or other extensions of credit or capital contributions (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other similar instruments issued by any other Person and investments that are required by GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet (excluding the footnotes) of the Issuer in the same manner as the other investments included in this definition to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash or other property. Except as otherwise provided for herein, the amount of an Investment shall be its Fair Market Value at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.
For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 4.07 hereof:
(1) “Investments” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Issuer’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Issuer at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Issuer shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to:
(a) the Issuer’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; less
(b) the portion (proportionate to the Issuer’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and
(2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the Issuer.
“Investor” means, collectively, JLL Partners, its general partner and their respective Affiliates, and any other investment fund managed by JLL Partners, Inc. or any of its Affiliates but does not include any portfolio company controlled by any of the foregoing.
“Issue Date” means April 23, 2010.
“Issuer” has the meaning set forth in the caption of this Indenture.
“Issuer Order” means a written order from the Issuer to the Trustee requesting it to authenticate the Notes issued under this Indenture and signed on behalf of the Issuer by an
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authorized Officer of the Issuer, who must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Issuer, and delivered to the Trustee.
“Italian Intercompany Loan” means the intercompany loan made from Patheon B.V. to Patheon Italia S.p.A. on the Issue Date, and evidenced by an intercompany note in the amount of $73 million.
“Italian Subsidiary Debt” means the Indebtedness of Patheon Italia S.p.A. outstanding on the Issue Date, other than a loan made to Patheon Italia S.p.A. by the Italian government.
“JLL Partners” means JLL Partners Fund V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and any Affiliate thereof (including JLL Patheon Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) to which JLL Partners Fund V, L.P. assigns all or a portion of its rights under the purchase agreement dated March 1, 2007 between the Issuer and JLL Partners Fund V, L.P., as amended, but, in each case, does not include any portfolio company controlled by any of the foregoing.
“Junior Lien Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness that is secured by the Collateral with Junior Lien Priority relative to both the Notes and the Guarantees and any Senior Credit Facilities Debt or is secured by some of the Collateral with Junior Lien Priority relative to the Notes and the Guarantees and any Senior Credit Facilities Debt and is not secured by the balance of the Collateral and with respect to which the holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holders) shall have executed a supplement to the Intercreditor Agreement agreeing to be bound thereby on the terms applicable to Indebtedness with Junior Lien Priority.
“Junior Lien Indebtedness Secured Parties” means each holder of Junior Lien Indebtedness and each other holder of, or obligee in respect of, any obligations in respect of Junior Lien Indebtedness outstanding at such time.
“Junior Lien Priority” means, relative to specified Indebtedness, having junior Lien priority on specified Collateral and either subject to the Intercreditor Agreement on a substantially identical (or junior) basis (relative to such specified Collateral) as the holders of other Indebtedness having junior Lien priority on such specified Collateral or subject to intercreditor agreements providing holders of the Indebtedness intended to have Junior Lien Priority with substantially the same rights and obligations (or lesser rights and greater obligations) and substantially identical (or junior) Lien priority (in each case, relative to such specified Collateral) that the holders of other Indebtedness having Junior Lien Priority on such specified Collateral have pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement.
“Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York or Toronto, Canada.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under
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applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.
“Limited Guarantees” means the Guarantees of the Limited Guarantors, subject to the limitations described in Section 10.02(b) hereof.
“Limited Guarantors” means each Guarantor organized in France, Italy or Switzerland, or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, and each Guarantor organized in any other jurisdiction (excluding Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, and any political subdivision thereof) the Guarantee of which has been limited pursuant to Section 4.20 hereof.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.
“Net Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale, including any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale, net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale and the sale or disposition of such Designated Non-cash Consideration, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and brokerage and sales commissions, any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements), amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the assets subject to the Asset Sale, which Indebtedness is required (other than required by clause (1) of Section 4.10(c) hereof) to be paid as a result of such transaction, all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such Asset Sale and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction.
“New York UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.
“Non-Guarantor Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
“Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.
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“Noteholder Secured Parties” means the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent, each Holder and each other holder of, or creditor in respect of, any Notes Obligations.
“Notes” means the Initial Notes and more particularly means any Note authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. For all purposes of this Indenture, the term “Notes” shall also include any Additional Notes that may be issued under a supplemental indenture. For purposes of this Indenture, all references to Notes to be issued or authenticated upon transfer, replacement or exchange shall be deemed to refer to Notes of the applicable series.
“Notes Collateral” means any and all of the tangible and intangible assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by the Issuer or any Guarantor, other than (i) the ABL Collateral, (ii) Excluded Assets and (iii) those assets as to which the Notes Collateral Agent reasonably determines that the costs of obtaining a security interest as security for the Notes Obligations are excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby.
“Notes Collateral Agent” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in its capacity as collateral agent under this Indenture and the Security Documents, any successor thereto in such capacity and any other Person appointed as collateral agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
“Notes Obligations” means the Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under the Notes, the Indenture, the Guarantees, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.
“Obligations” means any principal of and interest (including any interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on any loan or other indebtedness and all other monetary obligations, including fees, expense reimbursement obligations and indemnification obligations, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), and all other obligations.
“Offering Memorandum” means the offering memorandum, dated April 9, 2010, relating to the sale of the Initial Notes.
“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer, the Controller or the Secretary of the Issuer or of any other Person, as the case may be.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Issuer by an Officer of the Issuer, or on behalf of any other Person, as the case may be, who must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Issuer or such other Person, that meets the requirements set forth in this Indenture.
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“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion, subject to customary assumptions and qualifications, from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer or the Trustee.
“Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations” means (a) any Additional Notes, (b) any other Indebtedness (“Collateral Sharing Indebtedness”) having (i) Pari Passu Lien Priority relative to the Notes with respect to the Notes Collateral, (ii) either Pari Passu Lien Priority, Junior Lien Priority or no Lien with respect to the ABL Collateral and (iii) substantially identical terms as the Notes (other than issue price, interest rate, yield and redemption terms) (the terms described in this clause (iii), “Identical Terms”) and (c) any Indebtedness (“Refinancing Pari Passu Indebtedness”) that refinances or refunds (or successive refinancings and refundings) any Notes, Additional Notes or Collateral Sharing Indebtedness and all obligations with respect to such Indebtedness; provided, that such Refinancing Pari Passu indebtedness shall (i) have Pari Passu Lien Priority relative to the Notes with respect to the Notes Collateral and either Pari Passu Lien Priority, Junior Lien Priority or no Lien with respect to the ABL Collateral, (ii) have a Stated Maturity that is the same as or later than the earlier of the (1) the Notes and (2) the Indebtedness being refinanced or refunded and (iii) either (y) contain terms and covenants that are, in the reasonable opinion of the Issuer, no more restrictive in any material respect to the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms and covenants under the Notes or (z) contain terms and covenants that are more restrictive to the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms and covenants under the Notes so long as prior to or substantially simultaneously with the issuance of any such Refinancing Pari Passu Indebtedness, the Notes and the Indenture are amended to contain any such more restrictive terms and covenants (the terms described in clause (y) above and this clause (z), “Restrictive Terms”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, up to an aggregate principal amount of $75.0 million of Collateral Sharing Indebtedness and Refinancing Pari Passu Indebtedness shall not be required to have Identical Terms or Restrictive Terms.
“Pari Passu Lien Priority” means, relative to specified Indebtedness, having equal Lien priority on specified Collateral and either subject to the Intercreditor Agreement on a substantially identical basis as the holders of such specified Indebtedness or subject to intercreditor agreements providing holders of the Indebtedness intended to have Pari Passu Lien Priority with substantially the same rights and obligations and Lien priority that the holders of such specified Indebtedness have pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement as to the specified Collateral.
“Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).
“Perfection Certificate” means the Perfection Certificate executed by an Officer of the Issuer and delivered to the Initial Purchasers on the Issue Date, with a copy delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent.
“Permitted Asset Swap” means the concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and cash or Cash Equivalents between the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and another Person;
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provided, that any cash or Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance with Section 4.10 hereof.
“Permitted Holder” means the Investor.
“Permitted Investments” means:
(1) any Investment in the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(2) any Investment in cash and Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities;
(3) any Investment by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Person that is engaged in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment:
(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; or
(b) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary,
and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided, that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or transfer;
(4) any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting cash, Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities and received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.10 hereof or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;
(5) any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the Issue Date, and any Investment consisting of an extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to a binding commitment existing on, the Issue Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment may only be increased as required by the terms of such Investment as in existence on the Issue Date;
(6) any Investment acquired by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries:
(a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable; or
(b) as a result of a foreclosure by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;
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(7) Hedging Obligations permitted under clause (10) of Section 4.09(b) hereof;
(8) any Investment in a Similar Business having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (8) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $40.0 million and (y) 5% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);
(9) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (exclusive of Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer, or any of its direct or indirect parent companies; provided, however, that such Equity Interests shall not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (3) of Section 4.07(a) hereof;
(10) guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.09 hereof;
(11) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material or equipment;
(12) additional Investments having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (12) that are at that time outstanding (without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash or marketable securities), not to exceed the greater of (x) $20.0 million and (y) 2.5% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);
(13) advances to, or guarantees of Indebtedness of, employees not in excess of $10.0 million outstanding at any one time, in the aggregate;
(14) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses and other similar expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices or to fund such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent company thereof; and
(15) additional Investments by the Issuer in BSP Pharmaceuticals S.r.L. not to exceed $7.5 million in the aggregate.
“Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:
(1) pledges or deposits by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness), leases or other obligations of a like nature to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or Canadian or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as
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security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(2) Liens imposed by law or regulation relating to the construction or renovation of any property, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s and repairmen’s Liens, contractors’, supplier of materials, architects’, and other like Liens in each case for sums not yet overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;
(3) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet overdue for a period of more than 30 days or payable or subject to penalties for nonpayment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;
(4) Liens in favor of issuers of performance and surety bonds or bid bonds or with respect to other regulatory requirements or letters of credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business;
(5) survey exceptions, encumbrances, easements, servitudes or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other similar restrictions imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business (including those expressed in any original grant from the Crown) as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental, to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;
(6) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (4), (18) or (23) of Section 4.09(b) hereof;
(7) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens securing the Senior Credit Facilities Debt);
(8) Liens on property, assets or shares of stock (or the proceeds thereof) of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided, however, such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary; provided, further, however, that such Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(9) Liens on property or assets (or proceeds thereof) at the time of the acquisition thereof by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, including any acquisition by means of a merger, consolidation or amalgamation with or into the Issuer or any of its
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Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided, further, however, that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(10) other than with respect to Notes Collateral, Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof;
(11) Liens securing Hedging Obligations (excluding Hedging Obligations entered into for speculative purposes) so long as related Indebtedness (if any) is, and is permitted to be under this Indenture, secured by a Lien on the same property securing such Hedging Obligations and Liens securing Bank Product Obligations;
(12) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;
(13) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and do not secure any Indebtedness;
(14) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code or Personal Property Security Act financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(15) other than with respect to Notes Collateral, Liens in favor of the Issuer or any Guarantor;
(16) Liens on vehicles or equipment of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries granted in the ordinary course of business;
(17) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancing, refunding, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (6), (7), (8) and (9); provided, however, that (a) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on such property), and (b) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clauses (6), (7), (8) and (9) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Indenture, and (ii) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement;
(18) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers;
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(19) Liens securing obligations which do not exceed $50.0 million at any one time outstanding; provided that any such obligations have Pari Passu Lien Priority or Junior Lien Priority relative to the Notes;
(20) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under clause (6) under Section 6.01(a) hereof so long as such Liens are adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings that may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment have not been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated has not expired;
(21) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;
(22) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) in favor of banking institutions arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;
(23) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under Section 4.09 hereof; provided that such Liens do not extend to any assets other than those that are the subject of such repurchase agreement;
(24) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(25) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(26) Liens securing Senior Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a); provided that any such Indebtedness has Pari Passu Lien Priority or Junior Lien Priority relative to the Notes; and provided further that at the time of incurrence and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio would be no greater than 3.5 to 1.0;
(27) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (1) of Section 4.09(b); provided that (1) any such Liens on Notes Collateral shall rank junior in priority to the Liens on the Notes Collateral securing the Notes and related Guarantees and (2) the holder of such Lien either (x) is subject to an intercreditor agreement consistent with the Intercreditor Agreement on the same basis as the ABL Secured Parties
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or (y) is or agrees to become bound by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement on the same basis as the ABL Secured Parties;
(28) Liens securing the Notes and the Guarantees outstanding on the Issue Date, Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to such Notes, and the Guarantees relating thereto and any Obligations with respect to such Notes, Refinancing Indebtedness, and Guarantees;
(29) Liens on the Notes Collateral in favor of any collateral agent relating to such collateral agent’s administrative expenses with respect to the Notes Collateral;
(30) Liens securing Priority Obligations;
(31) undetermined or inchoate Liens, rights of distress and charges incidental to current operations which have not at such time been filed or exercised, or which relate to obligations not due or payable or if due, the validity of which is being contested diligently and in good faith by appropriate proceedings by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(32) title defects, encroachments or irregularities affecting real property which are of a minor nature and which in the aggregate do not materially impair the use of the affected property for the purpose for which it is used by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(33) the right reserved to or vested in any governmental authority by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit acquired by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or by any statutory provision to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or other payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;
(34) Liens given to a public utility or any governmental authority when required by such utility or governmental authority in connection with the operations of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business;
(35) subdivision agreements, site plan control agreements, development agreements, facilities sharing agreements, cost sharing agreements and other similar agreements, in each case with respect to real property and which in the aggregate do not interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(36) the rights of any tenant, occupant or licensee under any lease, occupancy agreement or license, in each case with respect to real property and which in the aggregate do not interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(37) Liens or covenants restricting or prohibiting access to or from lands abutting on controlled access highways or covenants affecting the use to which lands may be put; provided, that such Liens or covenants do not interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(38) statutory Liens incurred or pledges or deposits made, in each case in the ordinary course of business, in favor of a governmental authority to secure the performance of obligations of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under Environmental Laws to which any such Person is subject; provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(39) Liens created pursuant to the general banking conditions (algemene bankvoorwaarden) of a banking institution operating in the Netherlands; and
(40) Liens arising from the right of distraint enjoyed by landlords in applicable jurisdictions to secure the payment of arrears of rent in respect of leased properties in such jurisdictions or a Lien granted by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to a landlord to secure the payment of arrears of rent in respect of leased properties in the Province of Quebec leased from such landlord, provided that such Liens are limited to the assets located at or about such leased properties; provided that a reserve shall be taken in the applicable Borrowing Base for such amount.
For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, (A) Permitted Liens need not be incurred solely by reference to one category of Permitted Liens described above but are permitted to be incurred in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that a Lien (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of Permitted Liens described above, the Issuer shall, in its sole discretion, classify (but not reclassify) such item of Permitted Liens (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this definition and shall only be required to include the amount and type of such item of Permitted Liens in one of the above clauses and such Lien shall be treated as having been incurred pursuant to only one of such clauses.
For purposes of this definition, the term “Indebtedness” shall be deemed to include interest on such Indebtedness.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
“Post-Closing Internal Reorganization” means, collectively, the Cypriot Reorganization, the Hungarian Reorganization and the French Reorganization.
“Preferred Stock” means any Equity Interest with preferential rights as to the payment of dividends or distributions or as to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
“Priority Obligation” means any obligation that is secured by a Lien on any assets, including Collateral, in favor of a governmental authority, which Lien ranks or is capable
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of ranking prior to or pari passu with the Liens thereon created by the applicable Security Documents, including any such Lien securing amounts owing for wages, vacation pay, severance pay, employee deductions, sales tax, excise tax, other taxes, workers compensation, government royalties and stumpage or pension fund obligations.
“Private Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(f)(i)(A) hereof to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture, except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.
“Qualified Proceeds” means assets that are used or useful in, or Capital Stock of any Person engaged in, a Similar Business; provided that the Fair Market Value of any such assets or Capital Stock shall be determined by the Issuer in good faith.
“Rating Agencies” means Xxxxx’x and S&P or if Xxxxx’x or S&P or both shall not make a rating on the Notes publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Issuer which shall be substituted for Xxxxx’x or S&P or both, as the case may be.
“Record Date” for the interest payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means April 1 or October 1 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.
“Refinancing Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the issuance and sale of the Initial Notes; (b) the repayment of all outstanding borrowings under the Existing Term Loan Facility and the Existing ABL Revolver on the Issue Date and the termination of the Existing Term Loan Facility; (c) the repayment of all outstanding Italian Subsidiary Debt; and (d) the amendment and restatement of the Existing ABL Revolver in the form of the Senior Credit Facilities, each as described in the Offering Memorandum.
“Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Regulation S Global Note” means a Global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto, bearing the Global Note Legend, the Private Placement Legend and the Canadian Private Placement Legend (if and for so long as required by Section 2.06(f) hereof) and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Regulation S.
“Related Business Assets” means assets (other than cash or Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business, provided that any assets received by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for assets transferred by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted Subsidiary.
“Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the
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Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
“Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend and/or the Canadian Private Placement Legend.
“Restricted Global Note” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend and/or the Canadian Private Placement Legend.
“Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
“Restricted Period” means the 40-day distribution compliance period as defined in Regulation S.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not then an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an Unrestricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall be included in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary.”
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Rule 501” means Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” means any arrangement providing for the leasing by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any real or tangible personal property, which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary to a third Person in contemplation of such leasing.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Secured Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries secured by a Lien.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
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“Security Documents” means the security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, collateral assignments, control agreements and related agreements (including, without limitation, financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code (or the equivalent legislation) of the relevant jurisdictions), as amended, supplemented, restated, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, creating the security interests in the Collateral as contemplated by this Indenture.
“Senior Credit Facilities” means the credit facilities under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of the Issue Date by and among the Issuer, the subsidiaries of the Issuer named therein, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as US administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, as Canadian administrative agent, and X.X. Xxxxxx Europe Limited, as European administrative agent, including any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements, refundings or refinancings thereof and any indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors that replace, refund or refinance any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount borrowable thereunder or alters the maturity thereof (provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under Section 4.09 hereof).
“Senior Credit Facilities Collateral Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as collateral agent under the Senior Credit Facilities and on behalf of any of its Affiliates designated by it to serve as collateral agent for purposes of any particular security agreement in connection with the Senior Credit Facilities or any particular asset or property serving as collateral therefor, and any successor or other agent under the Senior Credit Facilities from time to time.
“Senior Credit Facilities Debt” means (a) the principal of and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the loans under the Senior Credit Facilities, (b) each payment required to be made by any borrower under the Senior Credit Facilities in respect of any letter of credit issued pursuant thereto, (c) each payment required to be made by the Issuer under the Senior Credit Facilities in respect of any banker’s acceptances, (d) all other monetary obligations of any borrower under the Senior Credit Facilities and the related guarantee and security documents, (e) all other obligations of any of the borrowers or guarantors under or pursuant to the Senior Credit Facilities and the related guarantee and security documents, (f) any Indebtedness the holders of which have a first-priority security interest in the ABL Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens) pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement and (g) the Senior Credit Facilities Other Obligations.
“Senior Credit Facilities Lenders” means the lenders or holders of Indebtedness incurred under the Senior Credit Facilities.
“Senior Credit Facilities Other Obligations” means all obligations of the Issuer and each guarantor of the Senior Credit Facilities under Swap Agreements and Cash
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Management Arrangements with or arranged by Senior Credit Facilities Lenders and their affiliates.
“Senior Indebtedness” means:
(1) all Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor outstanding under the Senior Credit Facilities and related guarantees (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or similar proceeding or for reorganization of the Issuer or any Guarantor (at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, regardless of whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceedings)), and any and all other fees, expense reimbursement obligations, indemnification amounts, penalties, and other amounts (whether existing on the Issue Date or thereafter created or incurred) and all obligations of the Issuer or any Guarantor to reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of amounts paid under letters of credit, acceptances or other similar instruments;
(2) all Hedging Obligations (and guarantees thereof) owing to a Lender (as defined in the Senior Credit Facilities) or any Affiliate of such Lender (or any Person that was a Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender at the time the applicable agreement giving rise to such Hedging Obligation was entered into), provided that such Hedging Obligations are permitted to be incurred under the terms of this Indenture;
(3) any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor permitted to be incurred under the terms of this Indenture, unless the instrument under which such Indebtedness is incurred expressly provides that it is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any related Guarantee; and
(4) all Obligations with respect to the items listed in the preceding clauses (1), (2) and (3);
provided, however, that Senior Indebtedness shall not include:
(a) any obligation of such Person to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries;
(b) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by such Person;
(c) any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business;
(d) any Indebtedness or other Obligation of such Person which is subordinate or junior in any respect to any other Indebtedness or other Obligation of such Person; or
(e) that portion of any Indebtedness which at the time of incurrence is incurred in violation of this Indenture.
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“Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such regulation is in effect on the Issue Date.
“Similar Business” means any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date or any business that is similar, reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto.
“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency).
“Subordinated Indebtedness” means, with respect to the Notes and the Guarantees,
(1) any Indebtedness of the Issuer which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, and
(2) any Indebtedness of any Guarantor which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantee of such entity of the Notes
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person:
(1) any corporation, association, or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof or is consolidated under GAAP with such Person at such time; and
(2) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which
(x) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or otherwise, and
(y) such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.
“Swap Agreements” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference
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to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
“Total Assets” means the total assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Issuer or such other Person as may be expressly stated.
“Treasury Rate” means, as of any Redemption Date, the yield to maturity as of such Redemption Date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to April 15, 2013; provided, however, that if the period from the Redemption Date to April 15, 2013 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used.
“Trustee” means U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.
“Unrestricted Definitive Note” means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend or the Canadian Private Placement Legend.
“Unrestricted Global Note” means a permanent Global Note, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing Notes that do not bear the Private Placement Legend or the Canadian Private Placement Legend.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means:
(1) any Subsidiary of the Issuer which at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the Issuer, as provided below); and
(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
The Issuer may designate any Subsidiary of the Issuer (including any existing Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on, any property of, the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than solely any Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated); provided that
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(1) any Unrestricted Subsidiary must be an entity of which the Equity Interests entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes that may be cast by all Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or Persons performing a similar function are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Issuer;
(2) such designation complies with Section 4.07 hereof; and
(3) each of:
(a) the Subsidiary to be so designated; and
(b) its Subsidiaries
has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary.
The Issuer may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and either:
(1) the Issuer could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test described in Section 4.09(a) hereof; or
(2) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than such ratio for the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such designation,
in each case on a pro forma basis taking into account such designation.
Any such designation by the Issuer shall be notified by the Issuer to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the resolution of the board of directors of the Issuer or any committee thereof giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.
“U.S. Person” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act.
“Voting Stock” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such
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Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment; by
(2) the sum of all such payments.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person, 100% of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
Section 1.02. Other Definitions.
Term |
Defined in Section | |
“Acceptable Commitment” |
4.10 | |
“Additional Amounts” |
4.19 | |
“Affiliate Transaction” |
4.11 | |
“Application Period” |
4.10 | |
“Asset Sale Offer” |
4.10 | |
“Authentication Order” |
2.02 | |
“Canadian Commissions” |
4.03 | |
“Change of Control Offer” |
4.14 | |
“Change of Control Payment” |
4.14 | |
“Change of Control Payment Date” |
4.14 | |
“Covenant Defeasance” |
8.03 | |
“Deductible Amount” |
12.12 | |
“DTC” |
2.03 | |
“Event of Default” |
6.01 | |
“Excess Proceeds” |
4.10 | |
“Financial Reports” |
4.03 | |
“incur” |
4.09 | |
“incurrence” |
4.09 | |
“Indemnitee” |
12.09 | |
“Initial Lien” |
4.12 | |
“Legal Defeasance” |
8.02 | |
“Note Register” |
2.03 | |
“Offer Amount” |
3.09 | |
“Offer Period” |
3.09 | |
“Parallel Debt” |
12.12 | |
“Parallel Obligor” |
12.12 | |
“Paying Agent” |
2.03 | |
“Purchase Date” |
3.09 | |
“Received Amount” |
12.12 | |
“Redemption Date” |
3.07 | |
“Refinancing Indebtedness” |
4.09 |
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“Registrar” |
2.03 | |
“Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction” |
4.19 | |
“Reversion Date” |
4.22 | |
“Restricted Payments” |
4.07 | |
“Second Commitment” |
4.10 | |
“Successor Company” |
5.01 | |
“Successor Person” |
5.01 | |
“Suspended Covenants” |
4.22 | |
“Suspension Date” |
4.22 | |
“Suspension Period” |
4.22 | |
“Taxes” |
4.19 |
Section 1.03. Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(c) “$” or “dollars” means U.S. dollars;
(d) “or” is not exclusive;
(e) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;
(f) “will” shall be interpreted to express a command;
(g) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
(h) references to sections of, or rules under, the Securities Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time;
(i) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article,” “Section” or “clause” refers to an Article, Section or clause, as the case may be, of this Indenture; and
(j) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not any particular Article, Section, clause or other subdivision.
Section 1.04. Acts of Holders.
(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and
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evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 7.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.04.
(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute proof of the authority of the Person executing the same. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
(c) The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register.
(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee or the Issuer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.
(e) The Issuer may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or take any other act, or to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted to be given or taken by Holders. Unless otherwise specified, if not set by the Issuer prior to the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, any such record date shall be the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee prior to such solicitation.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents, each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part.
(g) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Holder, including DTC, that is the Holder of a Global Note may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action
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provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Holder, including DTC, that is the Holder of a Global Note may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Note through such depositary’s standing instructions and customary practices.
(h) The Issuer may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note held by DTC entitled under the procedures of such depositary to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders. If such a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. No such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than 90 days after such record date.
ARTICLE II
THE NOTES
Section 2.01. Form and Dating; Terms.
(a) General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rules or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
(b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.
(c) Terms. The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their
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execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
Additional Notes ranking pari passu with the Initial Notes may be created and issued from time to time by the Issuer without notice to or consent of the Holders and shall be consolidated with and form a single class with the Initial Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, waivers, amendments, offers to repurchase, redemption or otherwise as the Initial Notes; provided that (i) the Issuer shall be permitted to issue Additional Notes only if such issuance is permitted under Section 4.09 hereof and, at the time of such issuance, the Issuer is in compliance with the covenants contained herein and (ii) any Additional Notes shall have identical terms and conditions as the Initial Notes other than issue date, issue price and the first interest payment date; provided, however, that any Additional Notes which are not fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes with the Initial Notes shall be issued under separate CUSIP numbers. Any Additional Notes shall be issued with the benefit of an indenture supplemental to this Indenture.
(d) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.
Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication.
At least one Officer shall execute the Notes on behalf of the Issuer by manual or facsimile signature.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.
A Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, as the case may be, by the manual signature of an authorized signatory of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Issuer Order (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate and deliver the Initial Notes. In addition, at any time and from time to time, the Trustee shall upon receipt of an Authentication Order authenticate and deliver any Additional Notes for an aggregate principal amount specified in such Authentication Order for such Additional Notes issued hereunder. Such Authentication Order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated and, in case of any issuance of Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, shall certify that such issuance is in compliance with Section 2.01 and Section 4.09 hereof.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may
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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 Holders or an Affiliate of the Issuer.
Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”), in each case in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York. The Registrar shall maintain a register (“Note Register”) reflecting ownership of the Notes outstanding from time to time and shall make payments on and facilitate transfer of Notes on behalf of the Issuer. The Issuer may appoint 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 Issuer may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to any Holder. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Issuer fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
The Issuer initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.
The Issuer initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.
Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
The Issuer shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Issuer in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Issuer or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Issuer, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
Section 2.05. Holder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee at least two Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes.
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Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2.06, a Global Note may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of the Depositary or to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. A beneficial interest in a Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note unless (i) the Depositary (x) notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note or (y) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days, (ii) subject to the procedures of the Depositary, the Issuer, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of the Definitive Notes, or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing a Default with respect to the Notes. Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (i), (ii) or (iii) above, Definitive Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests therein shall be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures). Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note, except for Definitive Notes issued subsequent to any of the preceding events in (i), (ii) or (iii) above and pursuant to Section 2.06(c) hereof. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a); provided, however, that beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b) or (c) hereof.
(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act or applicable Canadian securities law. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend and, if applicable, the Canadian Private Placement Legend; provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).
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(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i) hereof, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) upon the occurrence of any of the events in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.06(a) hereof, (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(g) hereof.
(iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof and the Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; or
(C) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3) thereof, and a letter of representation from the transferee in the form of Exhibit E hereto.
(iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer
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complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof and the Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or
(B) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (5) thereof;
and, in each such case, if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act; provided that no Note shall be issued prior to August 24, 2010 without the Canadian Private Placement Legend.
If any such transfer or exchange is effected pursuant to this subparagraph (iv) at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred or exchanged pursuant to this subparagraph (iv).
Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.
(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.
(i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon the occurrence of any of the events in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.06(a) hereof and receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;
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(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an IAI, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3) thereof;
(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4)(a) thereof;
(F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4)(b) thereof; or
(G) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4)(c) thereof,
the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(g) hereof, and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the applicable principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall mail such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and, if issued prior to August 24, 2010, the Canadian Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.
(ii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only upon the occurrence of any of the events in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.06(a) hereof and if the Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note,
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a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or
(B) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (ii), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act; provided that no Note shall be issued prior to August 24, 2010 without the Canadian Private Placement Legend.
(iii) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon the occurrence of any of the events in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.06(a) hereof and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(g) hereof, and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the applicable principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall mail such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend or the Canadian Private Placement Legend.
(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.
(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a
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certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;
(B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an IAI, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3) thereof;
(E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4)(a) thereof;
(F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4)(b) thereof; or
(G) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4)(c) thereof,
the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Note.
(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if the Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or
(B) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder
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substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (ii), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act; provided that no Note shall be issued prior to August 24, 2010 without the Canadian Private Placement Legend.
Upon satisfaction of the conditions of this subparagraph (ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.
(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.
If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraph (ii) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so exchanged or transferred.
(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e):
(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:
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(A) if the transfer will be made to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904 then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(C) if the transfer will be made to an IAI, then the transferor must deliver a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3) thereof; or
(D) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications required by item (4) thereof, if applicable.
(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or
(B) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (5) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (ii), if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act; provided that no Note shall be issued prior to August 24, 2010 without the Canadian Private Placement Legend.
(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.
(f) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture:
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(i) Private Placement Legend.
(A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (C) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: ONE YEAR] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: 40 DAYS] AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR ACQUIRING
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THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE SECURITIES OF $250,000, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D), (E) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND SHALL BE REMOVED WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION OF THE ISSUER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY HOLDER AT SUCH TIME AS THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE IN WRITING TO REMOVE SUCH LEGEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE.
[IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES:] BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”
(B) Except as permitted by subparagraph (C) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form until August 24, 2010:
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER CANADIAN SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE SECURITY IN CANADA BEFORE AUGUST 24, 2010.
(C) Notwithstanding the foregoing subparagraphs (A) and (B), any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraph (b)(iv), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii) or (e)(iii) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend and any Global Note or Definitive Note issued on or after August 24, 2010 shall not bear the Canadian Private Placement Legend.
(ii) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
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“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(g) OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE 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) (“DTC”) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE 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.”
(g) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note,
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such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
(h) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof or at the Registrar’s request.
(ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.07, 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.10, 4.14 and 9.04 hereof).
(iii) Neither the Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
(iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
(v) The Issuer shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a Record Date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.
(vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Issuer may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Issuer shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
(vii) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Issuer designated pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount.
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(viii) At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Global Notes or Definitive Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, the replacement Global Notes and Definitive Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.
(ix) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.
(x) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
Section 2.07. Replacement Notes.
If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee, the Registrar or the Issuer, or if a Holder claims that its Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and destruction, loss or theft of such Note, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. An indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Issuer to protect the Issuer, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Issuer and the Trustee may charge for their expenses in replacing a Note.
Every replacement Note is a contractual obligation of the Issuer and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.07, in case any mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Note has become due and payable, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note.
Section 2.08. Outstanding Notes.
The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those paid pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer holds the Note.
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If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
If the Paying Agent (other than the Issuer, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a Redemption Date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.
Section 2.09. Treasury Notes.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Issuer, or by any Affiliate of the Issuer, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to deliver any such direction, waiver or consent with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or any obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Issuer or of such other obligor.
Section 2.10. Temporary Notes.
Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
Holders and beneficial holders, as the case may be, of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits accorded to Holders, or beneficial holders, respectively, of Notes under this Indenture.
Section 2.11. Cancellation.
The Issuer at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of such cancelled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). The Issuer may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
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Section 2.12. Defaulted Interest.
If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such defaulted interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such defaulted interest as provided in this Section 2.12. The Trustee shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of such special record date. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Issuer (or, upon the written request of the Issuer, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer) shall mail or cause to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder a notice at his or her address as it appears in the Note Register that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12 and for greater certainty, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue interest, which were carried by such other Note.
Section 2.13. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers
The Issuer in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP numbers and/or ISIN numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers and/or ISIN 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 Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall as promptly as practicable notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP number and ISIN numbers.
ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION
Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee.
If the Issuer elects to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 15 days (or such shorter period as the Trustee shall agree in its sole discretion) before notice of redemption is required to be mailed or caused to be mailed to Holders pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, an
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Officer’s Certificate setting forth (i) the paragraph or subparagraph of such Note and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the Redemption Date, (iii) the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.
Section 3.02. Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased.
If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed or purchased (a) if the Notes are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Notes are listed or (b) on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate. In the event of partial redemption or purchase by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee from the then outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption or purchase.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000; no Notes of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part, except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not $2,000 or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, shall be redeemed or purchased. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase.
Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption.
Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, the Issuer shall mail or cause to be mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, notices of redemption at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with Article VIII or Article XI hereof. Except as set forth in Section 3.07(b) hereof, notices of redemption may not be conditional.
The notice shall identify the Notes (including CUSIP numbers) to be redeemed and shall state:
(a) the Redemption Date;
(b) the redemption price;
(c) if any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount of that Note that is to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed will be issued in the name of the Holder of the Notes upon cancellation of the original Note;
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(d) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
(f) that, unless the Issuer defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;
(g) the paragraph or subparagraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed;
(h) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number and/or ISIN number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes; and
(i) if in connection with a redemption pursuant to Section 3.07(b) hereof, any condition to such redemption.
At the Issuer’s written request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Issuer’s name and at its expense; provided that the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 15 days (or such shorter period as the Trustee shall agree in its sole discretion) before notice of redemption is required to be mailed or caused to be mailed to Holders pursuant to this Section 3.03 (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee), an Officer’s Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.
Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the Redemption Date at the redemption price (except as provided for in Section 3.07(b) hereof). The notice, if mailed in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption in whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note. Subject to Section 3.05 hereof, on and after the Redemption Date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption.
Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.
Prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the redemption or purchase date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Issuer upon written request any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Issuer in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.
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If the Issuer complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after a Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption or purchase date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such Record Date. If any Note called for redemption or purchase shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Issuer to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest accrued to the redemption or purchase date not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.
Section 3.06. Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.
Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Issuer a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed or purchased; provided that each new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. It is understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, only an Authentication Order and not an Opinion of Counsel or Officer’s Certificate is required for the Trustee to authenticate such new Note.
Section 3.07. Optional Redemption.
(a) At any time prior to April 15, 2013, the Issuer may redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to the registered address of each Holder, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”), subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
(b) Until April 15, 2013, the Issuer may, at its option, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to the registered address of each Holder, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued by it at a redemption price equal to 108.625% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date, subject to the right of Holders of Notes of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings; provided that at least 65% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under this Indenture and any Additional Notes issued under this Indenture after the Issue Date remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption; provided further that each such redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of closing of each such Equity Offering. Notice of any redemption upon any Equity Offering may be given prior to the redemption thereof, and any such redemption or notice may, at the Issuer’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of the related Equity Offering.
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(c) At any time prior to April 15, 2013, the Issuer may redeem a portion of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to the registered address of each Holder, at a redemption price equal to 103.000% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date; provided that in no event may the Issuer redeem more than 10% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes and any Additional Notes during any twelve-month period.
(d) Except pursuant to paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (f) of this Section 3.07, the Notes shall not be redeemable at the Issuer’s option prior to April 15, 2013.
(e) On and after April 15, 2013, the Issuer may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, with a copy to the Trustee, to the registered address of each Holder, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on April 15 of each of the years indicated below:
Year |
Percentage | |||
2013 |
106.469 | % | ||
2014 |
104.313 | % | ||
2015 |
102.156 | % | ||
2016 and thereafter |
100.000 | % |
(f) The Issuer is entitled to redeem the Notes, at its option, at any time as a whole but not in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice mailed by first-class mail to the registered address of each Holder, at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), in the event the Issuer has become or would become obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to the Notes, any Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 4.19 hereof as a result of:
(i) | a change in or an amendment to the laws (including any regulations promulgated thereunder) of any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction; or |
(ii) | any change in or amendment to any official position of a taxing authority in any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction regarding the application or interpretation of such laws or regulations (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction), |
which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after April 9, 2010. Before the Issuer publishes or mails notice of redemption of the Notes as described above in this paragraph (f), the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that it
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cannot avoid its obligation to pay Additional Amounts by taking reasonable measures available to it. The Issuer shall also deliver an opinion of independent legal counsel of recognized standing stating that the Issuer would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of a change in tax laws or regulations or the application or interpretation of such laws or regulations by the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction.
(g) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
Section 3.08. Mandatory Redemption.
The Issuer shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
Section 3.09. Offers to Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.
(a) In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof, the Issuer shall be required to commence an Asset Sale Offer, it shall follow the procedures specified below.
(b) The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement and no longer, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “Offer Period”). No later than five Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the “Purchase Date”), the Issuer shall apply all Excess Proceeds (the “Offer Amount”) to the purchase of Notes and, if required, Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations (on a pro rata basis, if applicable, as provided in Section 4.10 hereof), or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes and Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations validly tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.
(c) If the Purchase Date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to but excluding the Purchase Date, shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.
(d) Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Issuer shall send, by first-class mail, a notice to each of the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders and, if required by the terms of any Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations, to the holders of such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations. The notice, which shall govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, shall state:
(i) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.09 and Section 4.10 hereof and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer shall remain open;
(ii) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;
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(iii) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;
(iv) that, unless the Issuer defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Purchase Date;
(v) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in a minimum denomination of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000;
(vi) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any Asset Sale Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Note completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Issuer, the Depositary, if appointed by the Issuer, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Purchase Date;
(vii) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Issuer, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Notes the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;
(viii) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes and Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations surrendered by the holders thereof exceeds the Offer Amount, the Trustee shall select the Notes and such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations to be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the accreted value or principal amount of the Notes or such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations tendered (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Trustee so that only Notes in minimum denominations of $2,000, or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000, shall be purchased); and
(ix) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer) representing the same indebtedness to the extent not repurchased.
(e) On or before the Purchase Date, the Issuer shall, to the extent lawful, (1) accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes and, if required, Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations or portions thereof validly tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes and Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations tendered and (2) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof so tendered.
(f) The Issuer, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes properly tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Issuer for purchase, and the Issuer
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shall promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate and mail or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) such new Note to such Holder (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no Opinion of Counsel or Officer’s Certificate is required for the Trustee to authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note) in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered representing the same indebtedness to the extent not repurchased; provided, that each such new Note shall be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Issuer to the Holder thereof. The Issuer shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Purchase Date.
Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.09 or Section 4.10 hereof, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall be made pursuant to the applicable provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
Section 4.01. Payment of Notes.
The Issuer shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary, holds as of 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the due date money deposited by the Issuer in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.
The Issuer shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Issuer shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
The Issuer may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may
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from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York for such purposes. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.
The Issuer hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Issuer in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof.
Section 4.03. Reports and Other Information.
(a) For so long as any Notes are outstanding:
(i) if the Issuer is subject to the reporting requirements of the securities laws of Canada and is required to file information with one or more securities commissions in Canada (“Canadian Commissions”) pursuant to such laws, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee (and the Holders of the Notes and beneficial owners of the Notes, to the extent not otherwise available on the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval or the Issuer’s website), as promptly as is reasonably practicable after such information has been filed (which filing shall be made within 15 days after the time periods specified in the Canadian Commissions’ rules and regulations), including the following:
(A) all quarterly and annual financial information that the Issuer is required to file pursuant to the securities laws of Canada with the Canadian Commissions, including in each case a “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations,” annual or interim financial statements, as the case may be, and, with respect to the annual information only, an auditor’s report on the annual financial statements by the Issuer’s independent chartered accountants; and
(B) all non-confidential material change reports, business acquisition reports, other current reports, financial statements, forms and circulars that the Issuer is required to file with the Canadian Commissions;
(ii) if the Issuer is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee (and the Holders of the Notes and beneficial owners of the Notes, to the extent not otherwise available on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system or the Issuer’s website), as promptly as is reasonably practicable after such information has been filed (which filing shall be made within 15 days after the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations), including the following:
(A) annual reports of the Issuer containing the information that is required to be contained in an Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act, including (1) “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations,” (2) audited financial statements and (3) a report on the annual financial statements by the Issuer’s independent chartered accountants;
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(B) quarterly reports of the Issuer containing the information that is required to be contained in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act, including (1) “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” and (2) unaudited quarterly financial statements reviewed pursuant to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100 (or any successor provision); and
(C) all current reports that are required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K; and
(iii) if the Issuer is neither (a) subject to the securities laws of Canada and is not required to file information with a Canadian Commission nor (b) subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, then the Issuer, at its election, shall furnish to the Trustee and Holders all of the financial information and reports referred to in either clause (i) or clause (ii) above (the “Financial Reports”) at the times specified in the applicable clause; provided that any such election once made shall be irrevocable (and shall only be made once).
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer may satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.03 by providing reports pursuant to any of clauses (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii), to the extent that the conditions set forth in the applicable clause are satisfied.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing herein shall be construed to require the Issuer to include in any Financial Reports delivered under clause (a)(iii) above any information required by Rule 3-10 or Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act.
(d) The Issuer and the Guarantors shall make available to the Holders and to prospective investors, upon the request of such Holders, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act so long as the Notes are not freely transferable under the Securities Act.
(e) In the event that any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer is or becomes a Guarantor of the Notes, the Issuer may satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.03 with respect to financial information relating to the Issuer by furnishing financial information relating to such parent; provided that the same is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such parent, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand.
(f) The Issuer shall hold a quarterly conference call for the Holders of Notes to discuss financial information for the previous quarter. Such conference call shall take place following the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Issuer and not later than 10 Business Days from the time that the Issuer distributes the financial information as set forth in Section 4.03(a) hereof. Prior to such conference call, the Issuer shall issue a press release to the Dow Xxxxx Newswires or another internationally recognized wire service announcing the time and date of such conference call and shall provide instructions for Holders of Notes, securities analysts and
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prospective investors to obtain access to such call. For the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer may satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.03(f) by holding such conference call within the time period required as part of any earnings call of the Issuer in accordance with past practice.
(g) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of the same shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).
(h) The Trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever to determine whether or not the Issuer has made available any information on the Canadian System for Electronic Documents Analysis and Retrieval or the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system.
Section 4.04. Compliance Certificate.
(a) The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year ending after the Issue Date, a certificate from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer stating that a review of the activities of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Issuer has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Issuer has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every condition and covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).
(b) When any Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, or if the Trustee or the holder of any other evidence of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary gives any notice or takes any other action with respect to a claimed Default, the Issuer shall promptly (which shall be no more than 30 days thereafter) deliver to the Trustee by registered or certified mail or by facsimile transmission an Officer’s Certificate specifying such event and what action the Issuer proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 4.05. Taxes.
The Issuer shall pay, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate negotiations or proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been maintained or where the failure to effect such payment would not reasonably be expected to be adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.
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Section 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
The Issuer and each of the Guarantors covenant (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) that they shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenant that they shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
Section 4.07. Limitation on Restricted Payments.
(a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
(I) declare or pay any dividend or make any payment or distribution on account of the Issuer’s, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests, including any dividend or distribution payable in connection with any merger, consolidation or amalgamation other than:
(A) dividends or distributions by the Issuer payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer; or
(B) dividends or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable on or in respect of any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted Subsidiary other than a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities;
(II) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, including in connection with any merger, consolidation or amalgamation;
(III) make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value in each case, prior to any scheduled repayment, sinking fund payment or maturity, any Subordinated Indebtedness, other than:
(A) Indebtedness permitted under clauses (7) and (8) of Section 4.09(b) hereof; or
(B) the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of Subordinated Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of purchase, repurchase or acquisition; or
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(IV) make any Restricted Investment,
(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (I) through (IV) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of such Restricted Payment:
(1) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;
(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis, the Issuer could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under Section 4.09(a) hereof; and
(3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date (including Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (1), (4) and (11) and 50% of Restricted Payments permitted by clause (12) of Section 4.07(b) hereof, but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.07(b) hereof), is less than the sum of (without duplication):
(a) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the first day of the month in which the Notes are initially issued, to the end of the Issuer’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment, or, in the case such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit; plus
(b) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received by the Issuer since immediately after the Issue Date (other than net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to clause (12)(a) of Section 4.09(b) hereof) from the issue or sale of:
(i) (A) Equity Interests of the Issuer, excluding cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received from the sale of:
(x) Equity Interests to members of management, directors or consultants of the Issuer, any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer and the Issuer’s Subsidiaries after the Issue Date to the extent such amounts have been applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with clause (4) of Section 4.07(b) hereof; and
(y) Designated Preferred Stock
and (B) to the extent such net cash proceeds are actually contributed to the Issuer, Equity Interests of the Issuer’s direct or indirect parent
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companies (excluding contributions of the proceeds from the sale of Designated Preferred Stock of such companies or contributions to the extent such amounts have been applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with clause (4) of Section 4.07(b) hereof); or
(ii) debt securities of the Issuer that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests of the Issuer;
provided that this clause (b) shall not include the proceeds from (X) Equity Interests or convertible debt securities of the Issuer sold to a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, (Y) Disqualified Stock or debt securities that have been converted into Disqualified Stock or (Z) Excluded Contributions; plus
(c) 100% of the aggregate amount of cash and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property contributed to the capital of the Issuer following the Issue Date (other than net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to clause (12)(a) of Section 4.09(b) hereof) (other than by a Restricted Subsidiary and other than by any Excluded Contributions); plus
(d) 100% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received by means of:
(i) the sale or other disposition (other than to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Restricted Investments made by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries and repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted Investments from the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries and repayments of loans or advances, and releases of guarantees, which constitute Restricted Investments by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case after the Issue Date; or
(ii) the sale (other than to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a distribution from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than in each case to the extent such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment) or a dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date; plus
(e) in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, the Fair Market Value of the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of redesignation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary constituted a Permitted Investment).
(b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.07(a) hereof shall not prohibit:
(1) the payment of any dividend or distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof or the giving
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of such irrevocable notice, as applicable, if at the date of declaration or notice of such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2)(a) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests or Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer, in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of, Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer to the extent contributed to the Issuer (in each case, other than any Disqualified Stock);
(3) the redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, new Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, which is incurred in compliance with Section 4.09 hereof so long as:
(a) the principal amount of such new Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable), plus any accrued and unpaid interest on, the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired for value, plus the amount of any reasonable premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired and any reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness;
(b) such new Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes or the applicable Guarantee at least to the same extent as such Subordinated Indebtedness so purchased, exchanged, redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired for value;
(c) such new Indebtedness has a final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the final scheduled maturity date of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired; and
(d) such new Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired;
(4) a Restricted Payment to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer or any of its direct or indirect parent companies held by any future, present or former employee, director or consultant of the Issuer, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement; provided, however, that the aggregate Restricted Payments made under this clause (4) do not exceed in any calendar year $7.5 million (with unused amounts in any calendar year
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being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum (without giving effect to the following proviso) of $15.0 million in any calendar year); provided further that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed:
(a) the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer and, to the extent contributed to the Issuer, Equity Interests of any of the Issuer’s direct or indirect parent companies, in each case to employees, directors or consultants of the Issuer, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies that occurs after the Issue Date, to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of clause (3) of Section 4.07(a) hereof; plus
(b) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date; less
(c) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds described in clauses (a) and (b) of this clause (4);
provided, however, in the case of this clause (4), that for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of such Restricted Payment, the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis would have had a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00; and provided further that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.07(b)(4) shall not exceed $25.0 million;
(5) the declaration and payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of “Fixed Charges”;
(6)(a) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued by the Issuer after the Issue Date; provided that the amount of dividends paid pursuant to this clause (a) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of cash actually received by the Issuer from the sale of such Designated Preferred Stock; or
(b) the declaration and payment of dividends to a direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer, the proceeds of which will be used to fund the payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of such parent corporation issued after the Issue Date, provided that the amount of dividends paid pursuant to this clause (b) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of cash actually contributed to the Issuer from the sale of such Designated Preferred Stock;
provided, however, in the case of each of (a) and (b) of this clause (6), that for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock, after giving effect to such issuance or declaration on a pro forma basis, the Issuer and its
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Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis would have had a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00;
(7) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;
(8) Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded Contributions;
(9) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (9) not to exceed $25.0 million; provided, however, that no Restricted Payments of the types described in clause (I) and clause (II) of the first paragraph of Section 4.07(a) hereof shall be made pursuant to this clause (9) unless, immediately prior to and after giving pro forma effect to such Restricted Payment, the Issuer’s Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio is less than 3.50 to 1.00;
(10) any Restricted Payment used to fund the Refinancing Transactions and the fees and expenses related thereto or owed to Affiliates, in each case to the extent permitted by Section 4.11 hereof;
(11) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions similar to those described:
(a) under Section 4.14 hereof, at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such Subordinated Indebtedness, plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that all Notes tendered by Holders in connection with a Change of Control Offer have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value; and
(b) under Section 4.10 hereof, at a purchase price not greater than 100% of the principal amount of such Subordinated Indebtedness; provided that all Notes tendered by Holders in connection with an Asset Sale Offer have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value;
(12) the declaration and payment of dividends by the Issuer to, or the making of loans to, any direct or indirect parent in amounts required for any direct or indirect parent companies to pay, in each case without duplication,
(a) franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain their corporate existence;
(b) foreign, federal, state and local income taxes, to the extent such income taxes are attributable to the income of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries and, to the extent of the amount actually received from its Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in amounts required to pay such taxes to the extent attributable to the income of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided that in each
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case the amount of such payments in any fiscal year does not exceed the amount that the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be required to pay in respect of federal, state and local taxes for such fiscal year were the Issuer, its Restricted Subsidiaries and its Unrestricted Subsidiaries (to the extent described above) to pay such taxes separately from any such parent entity;
(c) customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers, directors and employees of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the Issuer’s proportionate share of such amounts relating to such parent entity being a public company;
(d) general corporate operating and overhead costs and expenses of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer to the extent such costs and expenses are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the Issuer’s proportionate share of such amounts relating to such parent entity being a public company; and
(e) fees and expenses other than to Affiliates of the Issuer related to any unsuccessful equity or debt offering of such parent entity;
(13) the distribution, by dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries, the primary assets of which are cash and/or Cash Equivalents); and
(14) the repurchase, redemption, or other acquisition for value of Equity Interests of the Issuer deemed to occur in connection with paying cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests in connection with a share dividend, distribution, share split, reverse share split, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other business combination of the Issuer, in each case, permitted under this Indenture;
provided, however, that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (4), (9), (12) and (13) of this Section 4.07(b), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.
(c) The Issuer shall not permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary to become a Restricted Subsidiary except pursuant to the last sentence of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary.” For purposes of designating any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, all outstanding Investments by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid) in the Subsidiary so designated shall be deemed to be Restricted Payments in an amount determined as set forth in the last sentence of the definition of “Investments.” Such designation shall be permitted only if a Restricted Payment in such amount would be permitted at such time (or such designation would not constitute a Restricted Payment) and if such Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
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Section 4.08. Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.
The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to:
(1) (A) pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or
(B) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(2) make loans or advances to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or
(3) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries,
except (in each case) for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(a) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Issue Date, including pursuant to the Senior Credit Facilities and the related documentation;
(b) this Indenture and the Notes;
(c) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions of the nature discussed in clause (3) of this Section 4.08 on the property so acquired;
(d) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(e) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(f) contracts for the sale of assets, including customary restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary of the Issuer pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary;
(g) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09 hereof and Section 4.12 hereof that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
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(h) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(i) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.09 hereof;
(j) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements relating solely to such joint venture;
(k) customary provisions contained in leases or licenses of intellectual property and other agreements, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
(l) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of this Section 4.08 imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (k) of this Section 4.08; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Issuer, not materially more restrictive with respect to such encumbrance and other restrictions taken as a whole than those prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.
Section 4.09. Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock.
(a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise (collectively, “incur” and collectively, an “incurrence”) with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) and the Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to, issue any shares of Disqualified Stock and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to issue any shares of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock; provided, however, that the Issuer and any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified Stock, and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), issue shares of Disqualified Stock and issue shares of Preferred Stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on a consolidated basis for the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued would have been at least 2.00 to 1.00, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred, or the Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock had been issued, as the case may be, and the application of proceeds therefrom had occurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period; provided, however, that Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors may not incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock if, after giving pro forma effect to
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such incurrence or issuance (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), more than an aggregate of $25.0 million of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors is outstanding pursuant to this Section 4.09(a) at such time.
(b) The provisions of Section 4.09(a) hereof shall not apply to:
(1) the incurrence of Indebtedness under Senior Credit Facilities by the Issuer or any of the Guarantors and the issuance or creation of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances thereunder or in connection therewith (with letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount thereof), in an aggregate principal amount of up to the greater of (x) $115.0 million and (y) the Borrowing Base as of the date of such incurrence of Indebtedness;
(2) the incurrence by the Issuer and any Guarantor of Indebtedness represented by the Notes (including any Guarantee) (other than any Additional Notes);
(3) Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness described in clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 4.09(b));
(4) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations), Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock incurred by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, to finance the purchase, lease, construction, installation or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment that is used or useful in a Similar Business, whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets up to an aggregate amount which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (4) and including all Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock incurred pursuant to this clause (4), does not exceed the greater of (x) $40.0 million and (y) 5% of Total Assets;
(5) Indebtedness incurred by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, performance or surety bonds or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations or performance or surety bonds; provided, however, that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence;
(6) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earnout or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by
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any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided, however, that
(A) such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet of the Issuer, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (Contingent Obligations referred to in a footnote to financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed to be reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (6)(A)); and
(B) the maximum assumable liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds including non-cash proceeds (the Fair Market Value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Issuer and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition;
(7) Indebtedness of the Issuer to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such Indebtedness owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; provided further that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness;
(8) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if a Guarantor incurs such Indebtedness to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantee of the Notes of such Guarantor; provided further that any subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness;
(9) shares of Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary issued to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such shares of Preferred Stock (except to the Issuer or another of its Restricted Subsidiaries) shall be deemed in each case to be an issuance of such shares of Preferred Stock;
(10) Hedging Obligations (excluding Hedging Obligations entered into for speculative purposes) for the purpose of limiting interest rate risk with respect to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Section 4.09, exchange rate risk or commodity pricing risk and Bank Product Obligations;
(11) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and completion guarantees provided by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
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(12)(a) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary equal to 100.0% of the net cash proceeds received by the Issuer since immediately after the Issue Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Issuer or cash contributed to the capital of the Issuer (in each case, other than proceeds of Disqualified Stock, or sales of Equity Interests to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, Excluded Contributions and Designated Preferred Stock) as determined in accordance with clauses (3)(b) and (3)(c) of Section 4.07(a) hereof to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash have not been applied pursuant to such clauses to make Restricted Payments or to make other Investments, payments or exchanges pursuant to Section 4.07(b) hereof or to make Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments specified in clauses (1) and (3) of the definition thereof) and (b) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, which when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (12)(b), does not at any one time outstanding exceed $50.0 million; provided that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock incurred by Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries pursuant to this clause (12) shall not exceed $25.0 million outstanding at any one time;
(13) the incurrence by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock which serves to refund or refinance any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred as permitted under Section 4.09(a) hereof and clauses (2), (3) and (12)(a) of this Section 4.09(b), this clause (13), clauses (14) and (18) of this Section 4.09(b) or any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued to so refund or refinance such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock including additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred to pay premiums (including reasonable tender premiums), defeasance costs and fees and expenses in connection therewith (the “Refinancing Indebtedness”) prior to its respective maturity; provided, however, that such Refinancing Indebtedness:
(A) has a Stated Maturity equal to or later than the Stated Maturity, and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity which is equal to or greater than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity, of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refunded or refinanced,
(B) to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness refinances (i) Indebtedness subordinated or pari passu to the Notes or any Guarantee thereof, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated or pari passu to the Notes or the Guarantee at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being refinanced or refunded or (ii) Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness must be Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, respectively, and
(C) shall not include:
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(i) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Issuer;
(ii) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Guarantor; or
(iii) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(14) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of Persons that are acquired by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or merged into the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; provided that after giving effect to such acquisition or merger, either:
(a) the Issuer would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a) hereof, or
(b) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries is greater than (i) immediately prior to such acquisition or merger and (ii) 1.50 to 1.00;
(15) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within two Business Days of its incurrence;
(16)(a) any guarantee by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary so long as the incurrence of such Indebtedness incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of this Indenture, or
(b) any guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Issuer provided that such guarantee is incurred in accordance with Section 4.20 hereof;
(17) unsecured Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary not to exceed at any one time outstanding, and together with any other Indebtedness incurred under this clause (17), $25.0 million;
(18) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance or assumed in connection with an acquisition in a principal amount not to exceed $5.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding together with all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and/or Preferred Stock issued under this clause (18);
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(19) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(20) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods purchased in the ordinary course of business;
(21) Indebtedness owed on a short-term basis of no longer than 30 days to banks and other financial institutions incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries with such banks or financial institutions that arises in connection with ordinary banking arrangements to manage cash balances of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(22) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of loans made, sponsored or guaranteed by any governmental authority or any agency or subdivision thereof in a principal amount not to exceed $25.0 million; and
(23) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to Customer Financed Equipment in an amount not to exceed at any one time outstanding $15.0 million.
(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09:
(1) in the event that an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of permitted Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock described in clauses (1) through (23) of Section 4.09(b) hereof or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) hereof, the Issuer, in its sole discretion, shall classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) and shall only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock in one of the above clauses; provided that all Indebtedness outstanding under the Senior Credit Facilities on the Issue Date shall be treated as incurred on the Issue Date under clause (1) of Section 4.09(b) hereof; and
(2) at the time of incurrence, the Issuer shall be entitled to divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in Sections 4.09(a) and 4.09(b) hereof.
Accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock for purposes of this Section 4.09.
For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is
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incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced.
The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.
This Indenture shall not treat (1) unsecured Indebtedness as subordinated or junior to Secured Indebtedness merely because it is unsecured or (2) Senior Indebtedness as subordinated or junior to any other Senior Indebtedness merely because it has a junior priority with respect to the same collateral.
Section 4.10. Asset Sales.
(a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, cause, make or suffer to exist an Asset Sale, unless:
(1) the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (such Fair Market Value to be determined at the time of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of;
(2) except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(3) to the extent that any consideration received by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale, including any Permitted Asset Swap, constitute securities or other assets that constitute Collateral, such securities or other assets, including the assets of any Person that becomes a Guarantor as a result of such transaction, are concurrently with their acquisition added to the Collateral securing the Notes, other than Excluded Assets;
(4) the Net Proceeds from any such Asset Sale of Notes Collateral is paid directly by the purchaser thereof to the Notes Collateral Agent to be held in trust in a Collateral Account for application in accordance with this covenant;
and provided that the amount of:
(A) any liabilities (as shown on the Issuer’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto) of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes, that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets
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and for which the Issuer and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly released by all creditors in writing,
(B) any securities received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash received) within 180 days following the closing of such Asset Sale, and
(C) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (C) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed 2.5% of Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value,
shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this provision and for no other purpose.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 4.10(a), the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to cause any Net Proceeds to be held in a Collateral Account in accordance with clause (4) of Section 4.10(a) except to the extent the aggregate Net Proceeds from all Asset Sales of Notes Collateral which are not held in a Collateral Account, or have not been previously applied in accordance with the provisions of the following paragraphs relating to the application of Net Proceeds from Asset Sales of Notes Collateral, exceeds $7.5 million.
(c) Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale (the “Application Period”), the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, at its option, may apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale,
(1) to permanently reduce:
(A) in the case of an Asset Sale of ABL Collateral, (x) Obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities or any Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor that, in each case, is secured by a Lien on the ABL Collateral that is prior to the Lien on the ABL Collateral in favor of Holders of Notes, or (y) any Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor and, in the case of (x) and revolving obligations under (y), to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto,
(B) in the case of an Asset Sale of Notes Collateral, Obligations under the Notes and, at the option of the Issuer, Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations (and to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto, if any); provided that if the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary reduces any Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations, the Issuer shall equally and ratably reduce Obligations under the Notes (i) by redeeming the Notes in accordance with the procedures provided under Section 3.07 hereof, (ii) through open-market purchases (to the extent such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof) or (iii) by
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making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth under Sections 4.10(d) and 3.09 hereof) to all Holders of Notes to purchase their Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, on the amount of Notes that would otherwise be prepaid, or
(C) in the case of an Asset Sale of assets that do not constitute Collateral, Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, other than Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) to make (A) an Investment in any one or more businesses, provided that such Investment in any business is in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock and results in the Issuer or another of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, owning an amount of the Capital Stock of such business such that it constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary, (B) capital expenditures or (C) acquisitions of other assets, in each of (A), (B) and (C), used or useful in a Similar Business; provided that any such Investment, capital expenditure or other acquisition made with the Net Proceeds of Notes Collateral is concurrently added to the Notes Collateral, and any such Investment, capital expenditure or other acquisition made with the Net Proceeds of ABL Collateral is concurrently added to the Collateral; or
(3) to make an Investment in (A) any one or more businesses, provided that such Investment in any business is in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock and results in the Issuer or another of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, owning an amount of the Capital Stock of such business such that it constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary, (B) properties or (C) acquisitions of other assets that, in each of (A), (B) and (C), replace the businesses, properties and/or assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale; provided that any such investment made with the Net Proceeds of Notes Collateral is concurrently added to the Notes Collateral, and any such investment made with the Net Proceeds of ABL Collateral is concurrently added to the Collateral;
provided that, in the case of clauses (2) and (3) above, a binding commitment shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment so long as the Issuer, or such other Restricted Subsidiary, enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation that such Net Proceeds shall be applied to satisfy such commitment within 180 days of such commitment or, in the case of Net Proceeds consisting of cash proceeds from insurance (other than business interruption insurance), within 360 days of such commitment (each, an “Acceptable Commitment”) and, in the event any Acceptable Commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before the Net Proceeds are applied in connection therewith, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into another Acceptable Commitment (a “Second Commitment”) within 180 days of entering into the first such Acceptable Commitment; provided further that if any Second Commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before such Net Proceeds are applied, then such Net Proceeds shall constitute Excess Proceeds.
(d) Any Net Proceeds from the Asset Sale that are not invested or applied as provided and within the time period set forth in Section 4.10(c) shall be deemed to constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20.0 million, the Issuer shall make an offer to all Holders of the Notes and, if required by the terms of any Other
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Pari Passu Lien Obligations, to the holders of such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations (an “Asset Sale Offer”), to purchase the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Notes and such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations that is in the case of the Notes $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000 that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.09 hereof. The Issuer shall commence an Asset Sale Offer with respect to Excess Proceeds within 10 Business Days after the date that Excess Proceeds exceed $20.0 million by mailing the notice required pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, with a copy to the Trustee. The Issuer may satisfy the foregoing obligations with respect to such Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale by making an Asset Sale Offer with respect to such Net Proceeds prior to the expiration of the Application Period.
To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Issuer may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes, subject to compliance with the other covenants contained in this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes or the Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations surrendered by such holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Notes and such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations to be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the accreted value or principal amount of the Notes or such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations tendered. Upon completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.
(e) For the purposes of this Section 4.10, any sale of the Capital Stock of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary that owns assets constituting Notes Collateral or ABL Collateral shall be deemed to be sale of such Notes Collateral or ABL Collateral (or, in the event of a Restricted Subsidiary that owns assets that include any combination of Notes Collateral and ABL Collateral a separate sale of each of such Notes Collateral and ABL Collateral). In the event of any such sale (or a sale of assets that includes any combination of Notes Collateral and ABL Collateral), the proceeds received by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such sale shall be allocated to the Notes Collateral and ABL Collateral in accordance with their respective book values.
(f) The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder, and similar laws and regulations of other jurisdictions, to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Indenture, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in this Indenture by virtue thereof.
Section 4.11. Transactions with Affiliates.
(a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the
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benefit of, any Affiliate of the Issuer (each of the foregoing, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $2.5 million, unless:
(1) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Issuer or its relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person on an arm’s-length basis; and
(2) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $10.0 million, a resolution adopted by the majority of the non-employee directors of the Issuer approving such Affiliate Transaction and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (1) of this Section 4.11(a).
(b) The provisions of Section 4.11(a) hereof shall not apply to the following:
(1) transactions between or among the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(2) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.07 hereof and the definition of “Permitted Investments”;
(3) the payment of management, consulting, monitoring and advisory fees to the Investor in an amount not to exceed $3.0 million in any fiscal year, plus any related reasonable expenses;
(4) the payment of reasonable and customary fees paid to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Issuer, any of its direct or indirect parent companies or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(5) transactions in which the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms are not materially less favorable to the Issuer or its relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person on an arm’s-length basis;
(6) any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto (so long as any such amendment is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders when taken as a whole as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the Issue Date);
(7) the existence of, or the performance by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of, any stockholders agreement (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Issue Date and any similar agreements which it may enter into thereafter;
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provided, however, that the existence of, or the performance by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations under any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Issue Date shall only be permitted by this clause (7) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement are not otherwise disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders when taken as a whole;
(8) the Refinancing Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses related to the Refinancing Transactions, in each case as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum;
(9) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture which are fair to the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the board of directors of the Issuer or the senior management thereof, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;
(10) the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer to any Permitted Holder or to any director, officer, employee or consultant and the granting and performance of reasonable and customary registration rights;
(11) payments by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Investor made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions or divestitures which payments are approved by a majority of the board of directors of the Issuer in good faith and shall not exceed $2.0 million in any fiscal year;
(12) payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to employees or consultants of the Issuer, any of its direct or indirect parent companies or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and employment agreements, stock option plans and other similar arrangements with such employees or consultants which, in each case, are approved by the Issuer in good faith; and
(13) investments by the Investor in securities of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as (i) the investment is being offered generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (ii) the investment constitutes less than 5% of the proposed or outstanding issue amount of such class of securities.
Section 4.12. Liens.
(a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien that secures obligations under any Indebtedness (except Permitted Liens) (the “Initial Lien”) on any asset or property of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, or assign or convey any right to receive income therefrom, except:
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(1) in the case of Initial Liens on any Notes Collateral, any Initial Lien securing Indebtedness, if such Initial Lien expressly has Junior Lien Priority on the Notes Collateral relative to the Notes and related Guarantees;
(2) in the case of Initial Liens on any ABL Collateral, any Initial Lien securing Indebtedness, if such Initial Lien expressly has Pari Passu Lien Priority on the ABL Collateral relative to the Notes and related Guarantees; or
(3) in the case of Liens on any other asset or property, any Initial Lien if the Notes or the Guarantees are equally and ratably secured with (or on a senior basis to, in the case such Initial Lien secures any Subordinated Indebtedness) the Obligations secured by such Initial Lien.
(b) Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes pursuant to clause (2) or (3) of Section 4.12(a) shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Initial Lien which release and discharge in the case of any sale of any such asset or property shall not affect any Lien that any Notes Collateral Agent may have on the proceeds from such sale. Any reference to a “Permitted Lien” is not intended to subordinate or postpone, and shall not be interpreted as subordinating or postponing, or as any agreement to subordinate or postpone, any Lien in favor of any Notes Collateral Agent in respect of the Notes Collateral or the ABL Collateral.
Section 4.13. Corporate Existence.
Subject to Article V hereof, the Issuer shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the Issuer shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Issuer in good faith shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Section 4.14. Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.
(a) If a Change of Control occurs, unless the Issuer has previously or concurrently mailed a redemption notice with respect to all the outstanding Notes as described under Section 3.07 hereof, the Issuer shall make an offer to purchase all of the Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”) at a price in cash (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the right of Holders of the Notes of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Issuer shall send notice of such Change of Control Offer by first-class mail, with a copy to the Trustee, to each Holder of Notes to the
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address of such Holder appearing in the security register with a copy to the Trustee, with the following information:
(1) that a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.14 and that all Notes properly tendered pursuant to such Change of Control Offer will be accepted for payment by the Issuer;
(2) the purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the “Change of Control Payment Date”);
(3) that any Note not properly tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest;
(4) that unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest on the Change of Control Payment Date;
(5) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender such Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of such Notes completed, to the paying agent specified in the notice at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;
(6) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their tendered Notes and their election to require the Issuer to purchase such Notes, provided that the paying agent receives, not later than the close of business on the 20th Business Day following the date of the Change of Control notice, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder of the Notes, the principal amount of Notes tendered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Notes and its election to have such Notes purchased;
(7) that if less than all of such Holder’s Notes are tendered for purchase, such Holder will be issued new Notes and such new Notes will be equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered. The unpurchased portion of the Notes must be equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000; and
(8) the other instructions, as determined by the Issuer, consistent with this Section 4.14, that a Holder must follow.
The notice, if mailed in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. If (a) the notice is mailed in a manner herein provided and (b) any Holder fails to receive such notice or a Holder receives such notice but it is defective, such Holder’s failure to receive such notice or such defect shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the purchase of the Notes as to all other Holders that properly received such notice without defect. The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder, and similar laws and regulations of other jurisdictions, to the extent such laws or regulations are
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applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.14, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.14 by virtue thereof.
(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer shall, to the extent permitted by law,
(1) accept for payment all Notes issued by it or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer,
(2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered, and
(3) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation the Notes so accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee stating that such Notes or portions thereof have been tendered to and purchased by the Issuer.
(c) The Issuer shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.14 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Issuer and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making of the Change of Control Offer.
(d) Other than as specifically provided in this Section 4.14, any purchase pursuant to this Section 4.14 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.02, 3.05 and 3.06 hereof.
Section 4.15. Certain Proceeds.
Proceeds from the condemnation or destruction of the Notes Collateral or from eminent domain or expropriation proceedings with respect to Notes Collateral shall be deposited into the Collateral Account and otherwise applied in the manner set forth for the Net Proceeds of Asset Sales in Section 4.10 hereof.
Section 4.16. Further Assurances and After-Acquired Property.
(a) The Issuer and the Guarantors shall execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all further action that may be required under applicable law, or that the Notes Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and priority of the security interests and Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents in the Collateral. In addition, from time to time, the Issuer shall reasonably promptly secure the Notes Obligations by pledging or creating, or causing to be pledged or created, perfected security interests and Liens with respect to the Collateral. Such security interests and Liens shall be created under the Security
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Documents and other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, debentures, deeds of hypothec and other instruments and documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, and the Issuer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee all such instruments and documents (including certificates, legal opinions, title insurance policies and lien searches) as the Trustee shall reasonably request to evidence compliance with this covenant. The Issuer shall provide such evidence as the Trustee shall reasonably request as to the perfection and priority status of each such security interest and Lien.
(b) Promptly, but in no event later than 90 days, following the acquisition by the Issuer or any Guarantor of any After-Acquired Property (which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include any Excluded Assets but includes any asset or property of the Issuer or any Guarantor that becomes Collateral subsequent to the Issue Date as a result of such asset or property ceasing to be an Excluded Asset (which shall be treated as an “acquisition” of such asset or property for purposes of this sentence)), the Issuer or such Guarantor shall execute and deliver such mortgages, deeds of trust, security instruments, debentures, deeds of hypothec, financing statements and certificates and opinions of counsel as shall be reasonably necessary to vest in the Notes Collateral Agent a perfected security interest in such After-Acquired Property and to have such After-Acquired Property added to the Notes Collateral or the ABL Collateral, as applicable, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture and the Security Documents relating to the Notes Collateral or the ABL Collateral, as applicable, shall be deemed to relate to such After-Acquired Property to the same extent and with the same force and effect.
Section 4.17. Information Regarding Collateral.
(a) The Issuer shall furnish to the Notes Collateral Agent, with respect to the Issuer or any Guarantor, prompt written notice of any change in such Person’s (i) legal name (including any foreign language form of name), (ii) jurisdiction of organization or formation, (iii) identity or corporate structure or (iv) organizational identification number. The Issuer and the Guarantors shall not effect or permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless all filings have been made under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the Notes Collateral Agent to continue, at all times following such change, to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Notes Collateral Agent in writing if any material portion of the Collateral is damaged, destroyed or condemned.
(b) Each year, at the time of delivery of the annual financial statements with respect to the preceding fiscal year, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee a certificate of a financial officer setting forth the information required pursuant to the schedules required by the Security Documents or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the prior annual financial statements.
Section 4.18. Impairment of Security Interest.
Subject to the rights of the holders of Permitted Liens, the Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, take or knowingly or negligently omit to take any action or omission which would reasonably be expected to have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Noteholder
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Secured Parties, except as expressly permitted by the terms of this Indenture or the Security Documents. The Issuer and the Guarantors shall not amend, modify or supplement, or permit or consent to any amendment, modification or supplement of, the Security Documents in any way that would be adverse to the Holders in any material respect, except as permitted by Article IX or XII hereof, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 4.19. Withholding Taxes and Other Taxes.
(a) The Issuer shall make all payments under or with respect to the Notes free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto) (hereinafter “Taxes”) imposed or levied by or on behalf of the government of Canada or any political subdivision or any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax, or any other jurisdiction in which the Issuer or any Guarantor is organized or is otherwise resident for tax purposes, or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made (each a “Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction”), unless the Issuer is required to withhold or deduct Taxes by law or by the interpretation or administration thereof.
(b) If the Issuer is so required to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Taxes imposed by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction from any payment made under or with respect to the Notes, the Issuer shall pay such additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary so that the net amount received by a Holder (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount such Holder would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay Additional Amounts shall not apply to (1) any Taxes that would not have been so imposed but for the existence of any present or former connection between the relevant Holder or beneficial owner (or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of power over, the relevant Holder or beneficial owner, if the relevant Holder or beneficial owner is an estate, nominee, trust or corporation) and the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (other than the mere receipt of such payment or the ownership or holding outside of Canada of such Note); (2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or governmental charge; (3) any Taxes payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments on the Notes; or (4) any Taxes imposed because the relevant Holder or beneficial owner of the Note fails to complete, execute and deliver to the Issuer any form or document to the extent applicable to such Holder or beneficial owner that may be required by law or by reason of administration of such law and which is reasonably requested in writing to be delivered to the Issuer in order to enable the Issuer to make payments on the Notes without deduction or withholding for Taxes, or with deduction or withholding of a lesser amount, which form or document shall be delivered within 60 days of a written request therefor by the Issuer; nor shall the Issuer be required to pay Additional Amounts (a) if the payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the beneficiary of the payment had presented the Note for payment within 30 days after the date on which such payment or such Note became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later (except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the Note been presented on the last day of such 30-day period); (b) to any Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes with which the Issuer does not deal at arm’s length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) at the time of making such payments; or (c) with
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respect to any payment of principal of (or premium, if any, on) or interest on such Note to any Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment, to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, a member of such a partnership or the beneficial owner of such payment would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the actual Holder of such Note.
(c) The Issuer shall pay the amount withheld or deducted pursuant to the foregoing paragraphs of this Section 4.19 to the relevant governmental authority on a timely basis in accordance with applicable law. As soon as practicable, the Issuer shall provide the Trustee with official receipts or other documentation satisfactory to the Trustee evidencing the payment of the Taxes with respect to which Additional Amounts are paid.
(d) Whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, (i) the payment of principal; (ii) purchase prices in connection with a purchase of Notes; (iii) interest; or (iv) any other amount payable on or with respect to any of the Notes, in each case, such reference shall be deemed to include payment of Additional Amounts as described in this Section 4.19 to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.
(e) The Issuer shall indemnify a Holder, within 10 Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Taxes paid by such Holder to a governmental authority of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, on or with respect to any payment by on or account of any obligation of the Issuer to withhold or deduct an amount on account of Taxes for which the Issuer would have been obligated to pay any Additional Amount hereunder and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant governmental authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Issuer by such Holder shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f) The Issuer shall pay any present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise in any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction from the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of the Notes, this Indenture or any other document or instrument in relation thereof or hereof, or the receipt of any payments with respect to the Notes, and the Issuer shall indemnify the Holders for any such taxes paid by such Holders.
(g) The obligations described in this Section 4.19 shall survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of this Indenture and shall apply mutatis mutandis to any jurisdiction in which any successor Person to the Issuer is organized or any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein.
Section 4.20. Future Guarantors and Security.
(a) The Issuer shall cause (i) at any time that any Indebtedness or commitments to lend under the Senior Credit Facilities are outstanding, each Restricted Subsidiary that Incurs or guarantees any Obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities and (ii)
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each Restricted Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and that guarantees any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, to, in each case, at the same time, execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture, Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary shall (A) guarantee payment of the Notes and the other Notes Obligations on the same terms and conditions as those set forth in this Indenture for Full Guarantors, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.20(b), (B) grant a security interest in and Lien on such of its assets as constitute Collateral in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Noteholder Secured Parties as security for the Notes Obligations on terms and conditions similar to those set forth in the other Security Documents then existing and (C) become party to the Intercreditor Agreement.
(b) Any Guarantees provided after the Issue Date by Subsidiaries of the Issuer organized in France, Italy and Switzerland may be Limited Guarantees that are limited on a basis consistent with the Limited Guarantees provided by the Limited Guarantors organized in such jurisdictions on the Issue Date. Any Guarantees provided after the Issue Date by Subsidiaries of the Issuer organized in jurisdictions other than the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Italy and Switzerland may be limited Guarantees if the board of directors of the Issuer or the senior management thereof, in consultation with local counsel, makes a reasonable determination that such limitations are required due to legal requirements within such jurisdiction.
Section 4.21. Post-Closing Internal Reorganization.
(a) The Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the Post-Closing Internal Reorganization as soon as practicable after the Issue Date.
(b) If the Cypriot Reorganization has not been completed on or prior to August 15, 2010, the Issuer shall cause Patheon Holdings Cyprus Ltd. to, and Patheon Holdings Cyprus Ltd. shall, guarantee the Notes on the same terms as the Guarantees of the Full Guarantors under this Indenture and shall grant a security interest in and a Lien on such of its assets as constitute Collateral as security for the Notes Obligations, to the extent permitted by law.
(c) If the Hungarian Reorganization has not been completed on or prior to August 15, 2010, the Issuer shall cause Patheon Europe Zrt. to, and Patheon Europe Zrt. shall, guarantee the Notes on the same terms as the Guarantees of the Full Guarantors under this Indenture and shall grant a security interest in and a Lien on such of its assets as constitute Collateral as security for the Notes Obligations, to the extent permitted by law.
(d) If the French Reorganization has not been completed on or prior to August 15, 2010, the Issuer shall cause Patheon Italia S.p.A. to, and Patheon Italia S.p.A. shall, grant a security interest in and a Lien on the Capital Stock of Patheon Holdings S.A.S. owned by it at such time as security for its Limited Guarantee.
Section 4.22. Covenant Suspension.
(a) Following the first day (the “Suspension Date”) on which (i) the Notes have an Investment Grade Rating from both of the Rating Agencies and (ii) no Default has
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occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be subject to the provisions of Sections 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10 (to the extent relating to properties or assets of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary that do not constitute Collateral) or 4.11 hereof or clause (4) of Section 5.01(a) hereof (collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”).
(b) In the event that the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of Section 4.22(a), and on any subsequent date (the “Reversion Date”) one or both of the Rating Agencies withdraws its Investment Grade Rating or downgrades the rating assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating, then the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants with respect to future events. The period of time between the Suspension Date and the Reversion Date is referred to as the “Suspension Period”. Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated, no default shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of a failure to comply with the Suspended Covenants during the Suspension Period.
(c) On the Reversion Date, all Indebtedness Incurred during the Suspension Period shall be classified to have been Incurred pursuant to clause (3) of Section 4.09(b) hereof. Calculations made after the Reversion Date of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 hereof shall be made as though the provisions of Section 4.07 hereof had been in effect prior to, but not during, the Suspension Period.
ARTICLE V
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01. Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets.
(a) The Issuer shall not consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not the Issuer is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless:
(1) the Issuer is the surviving corporation or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Issuer) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a corporation organized or existing under the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof, or the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor Company”);
(2) the Successor Company, if other than the Issuer, expressly assumes all the obligations of the Issuer under the Notes and the Security Documents pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;
(3) immediately after such transaction, no Default exists;
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(4) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction and any related financing transactions, as if such transactions had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period,
(A) the Successor Company would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a) hereof, or
(B) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Successor Company, the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than such Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction;
(5) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to the transactions described above, in which case Section 5.01(c)(1)(B) hereof shall apply, shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to such Person’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes;
(6) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, amalgamation or transfer and such supplemental indentures, if any, comply with this Indenture;
(7) the Issuer shall have delivered an Opinion of Counsel in the jurisdiction of organization of the Issuer to the effect that the Holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for income tax purposes of such jurisdiction as a result of such transaction and will be subject to income tax in such jurisdiction on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such transaction had not occurred;
(8) any Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Company shall (a) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Security Documents, (b) be subject to the Lien in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and (c) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens and other Liens permitted under Section 4.12 hereof; and
(9) to the extent any assets of the Person which is merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Successor Company are assets of the type which would constitute Collateral under the Security Documents, the Successor Company shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien of the Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture or any of the Security Documents and shall take all reasonably necessary action so that such Lien is perfected to the extent required by this Indenture or any of the Security Documents.
(b) The Successor Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for the Issuer, as the case may be, under this Indenture, the Guarantees and the Notes, as applicable. Notwithstanding clauses (3) and (4) of Section 5.01(a) hereof,
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(x) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate or amalgamate with or merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Issuer, and
(y) the Issuer may consolidate, amalgamate or merge with an Affiliate of the Issuer, as the case may be, solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Issuer in Canada or any province or territory thereof, or the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof, so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby.
(c) Subject to certain limitations described in this Indenture governing release of a Guarantee upon the sale, disposition or transfer of a Guarantor, no Guarantor shall, and the Issuer shall not permit any Guarantor to, consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not the Issuer or Guarantor is the surviving company), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless:
(1) (A) such Guarantor is the surviving company or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than such Guarantor) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a company organized or existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of such Guarantor or any subdivision thereof, as the case may be, or Canada or any province or territory thereof, the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (such Guarantor or such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor Person”);
(B) the Successor Person, if other than such Guarantor, expressly assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor under this Indenture, the Security Documents and such Guarantor’s related Guarantee pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;
(C) immediately after such transaction, no Default exists;
(D) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indentures, if any, comply with this Indenture;
(E) any Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Person shall (i) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Security Documents, (ii) be subject to the Lien in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and (iii) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens and other Liens permitted under Section 4.12 hereof; and
(F) to the extent any assets of the Person which is merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Successor Company are assets of the type which would constitute Collateral under the Security Documents, the Successor Company shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien of the Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in
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this Indenture or any of the Security Documents and shall take all reasonably necessary action so that such Lien is perfected to the extent required by the Security Documents; or
(2) the transaction is made in compliance with Section 4.10 hereof.
(d) Subject to certain limitations described in this Indenture, the Successor Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, such Guarantor under this Indenture and such Guarantor’s Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Guarantor may merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to another Guarantor or the Issuer.
Section 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.
Upon any consolidation, amalgamation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof, the Successor Company formed by such consolidation or amalgamation or into or with which the Issuer is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to the Issuer shall refer instead to the Successor Company and not to the Issuer), and may exercise every right and power of the Issuer under this Indenture with the same effect as if such Successor Company had been named as the Issuer herein; provided that the predecessor Issuer shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes except in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all of the Issuer’s assets that meets the requirements of Section 5.01 hereof.
ARTICLE VI
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01. Events of Default.
(a) An “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 voluntary or involuntary or be effected 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) default in payment when due and payable, upon redemption, acceleration or otherwise, of principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes;
(2) default for 30 days or more in the payment when due of interest on or with respect to the Notes;
(3) the failure by the Issuer to comply with its obligations under Section 5.01 hereof;
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(4) the failure by the Issuer for 60 days after receipt of written notice given by the Trustee or Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding to comply with any of its obligations, covenants or agreements (other than a default referred to in clauses (1) through (3) above) contained in this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement;
(5) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there is issued or by which there is secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists or is created after the issuance of the Notes, if both:
(a) such default either results from the failure to pay any principal of such Indebtedness at its Stated Maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods) or relates to an obligation other than the obligation to pay principal of any such Indebtedness at its Stated Maturity and results in the holder or holders of such Indebtedness causing such Indebtedness to become due prior to its Stated Maturity; and
(b) the principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness in default for failure to pay principal at stated final maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods), or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregate $20.0 million or more at any one time outstanding;
(6) failure by the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $20.0 million, which final judgments remain unpaid, undischarged and unstayed for a period of more than 60 days after such judgment becomes final, and in the event such judgment is covered by insurance, an enforcement proceeding has been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or decree which is not promptly stayed;
(7) the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(i) commences proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;
(ii) consents to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under applicable Bankruptcy law;
(iii) consents to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of it or for all or substantially all of its property;
(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
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(v) generally is not paying its debts as they become due;
(8) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(i) is for relief against the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, in a proceeding in which the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary is or are to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;
(ii) appoints a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or for all or substantially all of the property of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or
(iii) orders the liquidation of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days;
(9) the Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary shall for any reason cease to be in full force and effect or be declared null and void or any responsible officer of any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary, as the case may be, denies that it has any further liability under its Guarantee or gives notice to such effect, other than by reason of the termination of this Indenture or the release of any such Guarantee in accordance with this Indenture; or
(10) with respect to any Collateral having a Fair Market Value in excess of $25.0 million, individually or in the aggregate, (a) the security interest under the Security Documents, at any time, ceases to be in full force and effect with the priority contemplated thereby for any reason other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement for a period of five Business Days after notice, (b) any security interest created thereunder or under this Indenture is declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or (c) the Issuer or any Guarantor asserts, in any pleading in any court of competent jurisdiction, that any such security interest is invalid or unenforceable other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the failure of the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent to make filings, renewals and continuations (or other equivalent filings) which the Issuer has indicated in the Perfection Certificate are required to be made or the failure of the Trustee or the Notes Collateral
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Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Security Documents.
(b) In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes because an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as a result of the acceleration of any Indebtedness described in clause (5) of Section 6.01(a) hereof (excluding any resulting payment default under this Indenture or the Notes), the declaration of acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically annulled if the holders of all Indebtedness described in such clause (5) have rescinded the declaration of acceleration in respect of such Indebtedness within 20 days of the date of such declaration, and if the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, and all existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal or interest on the Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of such series of the Notes, have been cured or waived.
Section 6.02. Acceleration.
(a) If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01(a) hereof) occurs and is continuing under this Indenture, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then total outstanding Notes may declare the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding Notes to be due and payable immediately.
Upon the effectiveness of such declaration, such principal and interest shall be due and payable immediately. The Trustee shall have no obligation to accelerate the Notes if and for so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines acceleration is not in the best interest of the Holders of the Notes.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising under clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01(a) hereof, all outstanding Notes shall be due and payable immediately without further action or notice.
The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of all of the Holders rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default (except nonpayment of principal, interest or premium, if any, that has become due solely because of the acceleration) have been cured or waived.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for the first 180 days following an Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with Section 4.03 hereof, the sole remedy for such Event of Default shall be that the Issuer shall be obligated to pay additional interest on the Notes at an annual rate equal to 0.25% of the principal amount of the Notes. This additional interest shall be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Notes. The additional interest shall accrue on all outstanding Notes from and including the date on which such Event of Default first occurs to but not including the 180th calendar day thereafter (or such earlier date on which such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived). On such 180th calendar day (or earlier, if such Event of Default is cured or waived prior to such 180th calendar day), such additional interest shall cease to accrue and on
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such 180th calendar day the Notes shall be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02(a) hereof if the Event of Default is continuing. The provisions of this Section 6.02(b) shall not affect the rights of Holders of Notes in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default. For the avoidance of doubt, the additional interest shall not begin accruing until the Issuer fails to perform under Section 4.03 hereof for a period of 60 days after written notice of such failure is given to the Issuer by the Trustee or to the Issuer and the Trustee by the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding.
Section 6.03. Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.
Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Note held by a non-consenting Holder (including in connection with an Asset Sale Offer or a Change of Control Offer); provided, subject to Section 6.02 hereof, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration. 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 any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.05. Control by Majority.
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the total outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines in good faith is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder of a Note or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability.
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Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits.
Subject to Section 6.07 hereof, no Holder of a Note may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;
(2) Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the total outstanding Notes have requested the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(3) Holders of the Notes have offered the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense;
(4) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt thereof and the offer of security or indemnity; and
(5) Holders of a majority in principal amount of the total outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.
A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holders).
Section 6.07. Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on its Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note (including in connection with an Asset Sale Offer or a Change of Control Offer), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(1) or (2) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuer for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
Section 6.09. 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
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reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Issuer, 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 has been instituted.
Section 6.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.07 hereof, 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 6.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 6.12. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes including the Guarantors), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to participate as a member in any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter and to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.06 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.06 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to
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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 Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.13. Priorities.
If either the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent collects any money pursuant to this Article VI or Article XII, as applicable, or if proceeds are received by the Notes Collateral Agent if any Collateral is sold or otherwise realized upon by the Notes Collateral Agent in connection with any foreclosure, collection or other enforcement of Liens granted to the Notes Collateral Agent in the Security Documents, in any such case, it shall pay out the money in the following order:
(i) ratably to the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent and their respective agents and attorneys for amounts due under Sections 7.06 and 12.09 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent and the costs and expenses of collection;
(ii) to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively; and
(iii) to the Issuer or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct including a Guarantor, if applicable.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.13.
Section 6.14. Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.14 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.
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ARTICLE VII
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) 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 (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 7.01.
(e) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders of the Notes unless
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the Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee.
(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon 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, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine in good faith to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours, to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both, subject to the other provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.
(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Issuer.
(f) None of the provisions of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not assured to it.
(g) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.
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(h) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.
(j) The Trustee may request that the Issuer and any Guarantor deliver an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers (with specimen signatures) authorized at such times to take specific actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officer’s Certificate may be signed by any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.
(k) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.
Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.09 and 7.10 hereof.
Section 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer.
The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Issuer or upon the Issuer’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.
Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults.
If a Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall notify the Notes Collateral Agent thereof and shall mail to each of the Holders of Notes a notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold from the Holders notice of any continuing Default if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is not opposed to the interests of the Holders of the Notes. The Trustee shall not be deemed to know of any Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any
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event which is such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
Section 7.06. Compensation and Indemnity.
The Issuer shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Issuer shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.
The Issuer and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee for, and hold the Trustee harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder (including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Issuer or any of the Guarantors (including this Section 7.06) or defending itself against any claim whether asserted by any Holder, the Issuer or any Guarantor, or liability in connection with the acceptance, exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder). Subject to and without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall indemnify the Trustee against, and hold the Trustee harmless from, any and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense (including attorneys’ fees and expenses or consultant fees, charges and disbursements), incurred by or asserted against the Trustee or arising out of, in any way connected with or as a result of (i) any violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (ii) any Environmental Claim or (iii) any actual or alleged presence, release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials at, under, on or from any property owned, leased or operated by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the extent related in any way to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, any property at which the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries has sent Hazardous Materials for treatment, storage or disposal. The Trustee shall notify the Issuer promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Issuer shall not relieve the Issuer of its obligations hereunder. The Issuer shall defend the claim and the Trustee may have separate counsel and the Issuer shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Issuer need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith.
The obligations of the Issuer under this Section 7.06 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.12 hereof, to secure the payment obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors in this Section 7.06, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
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When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(7) or (8) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
Section 7.07. Replacement of Trustee.
A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.07. The Trustee may resign in writing at any time by giving 30 days prior notice of such resignation to the Issuer and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Issuer. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Issuer in writing. The Issuer may remove the Trustee if:
(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.09 hereof;
(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
(c) a receiver, a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee (at the Issuer’s expense), the Issuer or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.09 hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Issuer. Thereupon, 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. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided that all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and such transfer shall be subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.06 hereof. Notwithstanding
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replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.07, the Issuer’s obligations under Section 7.06 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
Section 7.08. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation or national banking association, the successor corporation or national banking association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee, subject to Section 7.09 hereof.
Section 7.09. Eligibility; Disqualification.
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation or national banking association organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
ARTICLE VIII
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 8.01. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Issuer may, at its option and at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article VIII.
Section 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and all outstanding Notes and Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (“Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes, this Indenture including that of the Guarantors (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:
(a) the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when such payments are due solely out of the trust created pursuant to this Indenture referred to in Section 8.04 hereof;
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(b) the Issuer’s obligations with respect to Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of such Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;
(c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee, and the Issuer’s obligations in connection therewith; and
(d) this Section 8.02.
Subject to compliance with this Article VIII, the Issuer may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.
Section 8.03. Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.03, 4.05, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13 (solely with respect to Restricted Subsidiaries), 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, 4.20 and 4.21 hereof and clause (4) of Section 5.01(a) hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are satisfied (“Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes 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 (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Issuer may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03 hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(5), 6.01(6), 6.01(7) (solely with respect to Restricted Subsidiaries that constitute Significant Subsidiaries), 6.01(8) (solely with respect to Restricted Subsidiaries that constitute Significant Subsidiaries), 6.01(9) and 6.01(10) hereof shall not constitute Events of Default.
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Section 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof to the outstanding Notes:
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance with respect to the Notes:
(1) the Issuer or any Guarantor must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants in the United States or Canada, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest due on the Notes on the stated maturity date or on the Redemption Date, as the case may be, of such principal, premium, if any, or interest on such Notes and the Issuer must specify whether such Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular Redemption Date;
(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions,
(a) the Issuer has received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or
(b) since the issuance of the Notes, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law,
in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the Holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as applicable, as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the Holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to such tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(4) in the case of Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and qualified to practice in Canada or a ruling from Canada Revenue Agency to the effect that Holders of the outstanding Notes who are not resident in Canada will not recognize income, gain or loss for Canadian federal, provincial or territorial income tax or other tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as applicable,
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and will only be subject to Canadian federal, provincial income tax and other taxes on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as applicable, had not occurred;
(5) no Default (other than that resulting from borrowing funds to be applied to make such deposit and the granting of Liens in connection therewith) shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit;
(6) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under the Senior Credit Facilities or any other material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Issuer or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer or any Guarantor is bound;
(7) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and subject to customary assumptions and exclusions following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of Section 547 of Title 11 of the United States Code;
(8) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Issuer with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Issuer or any Guarantor or others; and
(9) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions) each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with.
Section 8.05. Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer or a Guarantor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Issuer shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof 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 the outstanding Notes.
Anything in this Article VIII to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer from time to time upon the request of the Issuer any money or
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Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(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.
Section 8.06. Repayment to Issuer.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Issuer on its request or (if then held by the Issuer) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Issuer for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Section 8.07. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, 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 Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided that, if the Issuer makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders of Notes.
Notwithstanding Section 9.02 hereof, the Issuer, any Guarantor, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent (in each case, to the extent such Person is a party to the agreement or instrument to be amended or supplemented) may amend or supplement this Indenture, any Security Document and any Guarantee or Notes or the Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of any Holder (but subject to the consent of the Senior Credit Facilities Collateral Agent in the case of any amendment of the Intercreditor Agreement, if required):
(1) to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency;
(2) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes (provided that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code, or in a manner such that the uncertificated Notes are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code);
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(3) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Company or Successor Person of the Issuer’s or any Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders, as applicable;
(4) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any such Holder;
(5) to add covenants for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer or any Guarantor;
(6) to evidence and provide for the acceptance and appointment under this Indenture of a successor Trustee or successor Notes Collateral Agent; provided that such successor Trustee or successor Notes Collateral Agent is otherwise qualified and eligible to act as such under the terms of this Indenture;
(7) to add a Guarantor under this Indenture or to add additional assets as Collateral;
(8) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Guarantees, the Notes, any Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreement to any provision of the “Description of notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision in such “Description of notes” section was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, such Guarantee, the Notes, such Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreement;
(9) making any amendment to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of Notes as permitted by this Indenture; provided, however, that (i) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable securities law and (ii) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Holders to transfer Notes;
(10) to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant any other Lien in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, as additional security for the payment and performance of all or any portion of the Notes Obligations, in any property or assets, including any which are required to be mortgaged, pledged or hypothecated, or in which a Lien is required to be granted to or for the benefit of the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Indenture, any of the Security Documents or otherwise;
(11) to release Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture and the Security Documents when permitted or required by the Security Documents or this Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreement; or
(12) in the case of the Intercreditor Agreement, in order to subject the security interests in the Collateral in respect of any Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations and Senior Credit Facilities Debt to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, in each case to the
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extent the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, and the grant of all Liens on the Collateral held for the benefit of such Indebtedness were permitted hereunder.
Upon the request of the Issuer accompanied by a resolution of its board of directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.05 hereof, the Trustee shall join and direct the Notes Collateral Agent to join with the Issuer and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor the Notes Collateral Agent shall be obligated to enter into an amended or supplemental indenture that affects its respective rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case each of the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent may in its sole discretion enter into such amended or supplemental indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the addition of a Guarantor under this Indenture upon execution and delivery by such Guarantor and the Trustee of a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, the form of which is attached as Exhibit D hereto, and delivery of an Officer’s Certificate.
Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders of Notes.
Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Security Document, the Notes and the Guarantees with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Security Document, the Guarantees or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes). Section 2.08 hereof and Section 2.09 hereof shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for the purposes of this Section 9.02.
Upon the request of the Issuer accompanied by a resolution of its board of directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent of evidence of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent of the documents described in Section 9.05 hereof, the Trustee shall join and direct the Notes Collateral Agent to join with the Issuer in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor the Notes Collateral Agent shall be obligated to enter into an amended or supplemental indenture that affects the Trustee’s or the Notes Collateral Agent’s respective rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, may in its sole discretion enter into such amended or supplemental indenture.
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It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Issuer shall mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Issuer to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver.
Without the consent of each affected Holder of Notes, an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):
(1) reduce the principal amount of such Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed final maturity of any such Note or alter or waive the provisions with respect to the redemption of such Notes (other than provisions relating to Section 3.09, Section 4.10 and Section 4.14 hereof to the extent that any such amendment or waiver does not have the effect of reducing the principal of or changing the fixed final maturity of any such Note or altering or waiving the provisions with respect to the redemption of such Notes);
(3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Note;
(4) waive a Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration, or in respect of a covenant or provision contained in this Indenture or any Guarantee which cannot be amended or modified without the consent of all Holders;
(5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated therein;
(6) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders to receive payments of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes;
(7) make any change in these amendment and waiver provisions;
(8) impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, or interest on such Holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes;
(9) make any change to or modify the ranking or priority of the Notes that would adversely affect the Holders; or
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(10) except as expressly permitted by this Indenture, modify or release any of the Guarantees of any Significant Subsidiary (or a group of Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) in any manner adverse to the Holders of the Notes.
Without the consent of Holders of 95% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not make any change in any Security Document, the Intercreditor Agreement or the provisions in this Indenture dealing with the Collateral or the Security Documents that would release all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents (except as permitted by the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement) or change or alter the priority of the security interests in the Collateral.
Without the consent of Holders of 75% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not (a) make any change in any Security Document, any Intercreditor Agreement or the provisions in this Indenture dealing with the Collateral or the Security Documents or the application of trust proceeds of the Collateral that would adversely affect the Holders in any material respect or (b) modify the Intercreditor Agreement in any manner adverse to the Holders in any material respect other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 9.03. Revocation and Effect of Consents.
Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.
The Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement, or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only such Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement, or waiver or 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 unless the consent of the requisite number of Holders has been obtained.
Section 9.04. Notation on or Exchange of Notes.
The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Issuer in exchange for all Notes may issue
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and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.
Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 9.05. Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent to Sign Amendments, etc.
The Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article IX if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent. The Issuer may not sign an amendment, supplement or waiver until the board of directors of the Issuer approves it. In executing any amendment, supplement or waiver, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent shall receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) shall be fully protected in conclusively relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 14.02 hereof, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer and any Guarantors party thereto, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel will be required for the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent to execute any amendment or supplement adding a new Guarantor under this Indenture.
Section 9.06. Payment for Consent.
Neither the Issuer nor any Affiliate of the Issuer shall, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to all Holders and is paid to all Holders that so consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
ARTICLE X
GUARANTEES
Section 10.01. Guarantee.
Subject to this Article X, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Noteholder Secured Party and their respective successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Obligations of the Issuer hereunder or thereunder, that the Notes Obligations shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and performed on or prior to the date specified for such performance hereunder (as such date may be extended pursuant to an amendment or supplement to this Indenture pursuant to Article IX hereof). Subject to Section 10.02(b) hereof, failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever
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reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay or perform the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.
Subject to this Article X, the Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the obligations of the Issuer hereunder or thereunder, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuer, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and, subject to Section 10.02(b) hereof, covenants that this Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete payment and performance of the Notes Obligations.
Subject to this Article X, each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.01.
Subject to this Article X, if any Noteholder Secured Party is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuer, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Issuer or the Guarantors, any amount paid to such Noteholder Secured Party, this Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any Notes Obligations until payment in full of all Notes Obligations; provided that (i) Patheon Italia S.p.A. shall have the right to set off any payment made by it under its Limited Guarantee against its obligations under the Italian Intercompany Loan at any time after such payment under its Limited Guarantee is made and (ii) Patheon France S.A.S. shall have the right to set off any payment made by it under its Limited Guarantee against its obligations under the French Intercompany Loan at any time after such payment under its Limited Guarantee is made. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Noteholder Secured Parties, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the Notes Obligations may be accelerated as provided in Article VI hereof for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Notes Obligations, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article VI hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Guarantee. Subject to Section 10.02(b) hereof, the Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Noteholder Secured Parties under the Guarantees.
Each Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Issuer for liquidation or reorganization, should the
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Issuer become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Issuer’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law (subject to this Article X), continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes Obligations are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any Noteholder Secured Party, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes Obligations shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law (subject to this Article X), be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.
In case any provision of any Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Subject to Section 10.02(b) and to the proviso to the first sentence of the third preceding paragraph, each payment to be made by a Guarantor in respect of its Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.
Section 10.02. Limitation on Guarantor Liability.
(a) Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance (or similar concept under applicable law) for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law, or the similar laws of any other jurisdiction, in each case to the extent applicable to any Guarantee, or otherwise violate applicable law. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that (in addition to any other limitations in this Article X) the obligations of each Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article X, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under or otherwise violating applicable law. Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all Notes Obligations to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that (i) the amount of such contributions made by any Limited Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount that, taken together with the amount of any payment made by such Limited Guarantor under its Limited Guarantee, does not cause the limits set forth for such Limited Guarantor in Section 10.02(b) hereof to be exceeded and (ii) any resulting shortfall in contributions shall be allocated among the Guarantors whose contributions are not so limited on the same basis (excluding the Limited Guarantors whose contributions are so limited from such calculation).
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(b) (i) The obligations of Patheon France S.A.S. under this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement shall be limited at all times to a maximum principal amount of $10 million. Patheon France S.A.S. hereby acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct or indirect benefit from the issuance of the Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of Patheon France S.A.S. under this Article X shall not extend beyond a point where they would infringe Article L. 225-216 of the French commercial code.
(ii) The obligations of Patheon Holdings S.A.S. under this Article X shall consist solely of a Guarantee of the Obligations of Patheon France S.A.S. under this Article X.
(iii) The obligations of Patheon Italia S.p.A. under this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement shall be limited to a maximum amount of $73 million.
(iv) The obligations of Patheon International AG under this Article X at any time shall be limited to the amount of Free Capital of Patheon International AG at such time. Immediately after being requested to perform its obligations under this Article X, Patheon International AG shall provide the Trustee as soon as reasonably practicable with:
(A) an interim balance sheet audited by its statutory auditors (if any);
(B) the determination by such statutory auditors (if any) of such Free Capital amount based on such interim audited balance sheet (such Free Capital amount to reflect, as the case may be, the conversion of restricted reserves into distributable reserves);
(C) a confirmation from such statutory auditors (if any) that the Free Capital amount complies with the terms of this Section 10.02(b)(iv) and with the provisions of Swiss corporate law which are aimed at protecting the share capital and legal reserves; and
(D) approval by a shareholders’ meeting of Patheon International AG of the (resulting) profit distribution;
and shall promptly implement all such other measures necessary or useful to allow Patheon International AG to make the payments agreed hereunder with a minimum of limitations.
The Issuer shall cause Patheon International AG to, and Patheon International AG shall, take and cause to be taken any and all action as shall be required as a matter of Swiss law in force at the time to make a payment or perform other Obligations with a minimum of limitations.
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The limitations contained herein shall not release Patheon International AG from the payment and performance of any Obligations beyond these limitations, but merely postpone the payment date until such times as payment is again permitted notwithstanding such limitation (unless all such Obligations have been discharged).
Section 10.03. [Reserved].
Section 10.04. Subrogation.
Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders of Notes against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid by any Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.01 hereof; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Guarantor shall be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Issuer under this Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full; provided, further, that (i) Patheon Italia S.p.A. shall have the right to set off any payment made by it under its Limited Guarantee against its obligations under the Italian Intercompany Loan at any time after such payment under its Limited Guarantee is made and (ii) Patheon France S.A.S. shall have the right to set off any payment made by it under its Limited Guarantee against its obligations under the French Intercompany Loan at any time after such payment under its Limited Guarantee is made.
Section 10.05. Benefits Acknowledged.
Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to its Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
Section 10.06. Release of Guarantees.
A Guarantee by a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by such Guarantor, the Issuer or the Trustee is required for the release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee, upon:
(1) (A) any sale, exchange or transfer (by merger, amalgamation or otherwise) of (I) the Capital Stock of such Guarantor (including any sale, exchange or transfer), after which the applicable Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary or (II) all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor, in each case, which sale, exchange or transfer is made in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture;
(B) the release or discharge of such Guarantor from its guarantee of Indebtedness or the retirement or repayment of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case, that resulted in the obligation of such Guarantor to guarantee the Notes, if such Guarantor would not then otherwise be required to guarantee the Notes pursuant to the covenant described under Section 4.20 hereof;
(C) the proper designation of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; or
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(D) the Issuer exercising its Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option in accordance with Article VIII hereof or the Notes Obligations being discharged in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; and
(2) such Guarantor delivering to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.
ARTICLE XI
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 11.01. Satisfaction and Discharge.
This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect as to all Notes, when either:
(1) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(2) (A) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the making of a notice of redemption or otherwise, shall become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer and the Issuer or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;
(B) no Default (other than that resulting from borrowing funds to be applied to make such deposit or the grant of any Lien securing such borrowing) with respect to this Indenture or the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or shall occur as a result of such deposit and such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under the Senior Credit Facilities or any other material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Issuer or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer or any Guarantor is bound;
(C) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture; and
(D) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the Redemption Date, as the case may be.
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In addition, the Issuer must deliver an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (A) of clause (2) of this Section 11.01, the provisions of Section 7.06, Section 8.06 and Section 11.02 hereof shall survive.
Section 11.02. Application of Trust Money.
Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 11.01 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Issuer’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01 hereof; provided that if the Issuer has made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE XII
SECURITY
Section 12.01. Notes Collateral and Security Documents.
The Notes Obligations shall be secured as provided in the Security Documents, which define the terms of the Liens that secure the Notes Obligations, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. The Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors hereby acknowledge and agree that the Notes Collateral Agent holds security interests in and Liens on the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Noteholder Secured Parties pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, consents and agrees to the terms of the Security Documents (including the provisions providing for the possession, use, release and foreclosure of Collateral) and the Intercreditor Agreement as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and this Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreement, and authorizes and directs the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith. The Issuer shall deliver to
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the Notes Collateral Agent copies of all documents pursuant to the Security Documents, and shall do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be reasonably required by the next sentence of this Section 12.01, to assure and confirm to the Notes Collateral Agent the security interest in the Collateral contemplated hereby, by the Security Documents or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the same available for the security and benefit of the Notes Obligations secured thereby, according to the intent and purposes herein expressed. The Issuer shall, and shall cause the Guarantors to, and each Guarantor shall, use their commercially reasonable efforts to take any and all actions reasonably required to cause the Security Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Notes Obligations, a valid and enforceable perfected Lien and security interest in and on all of the Collateral (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement), in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Noteholder Secured Parties; provided that (i) the Liens and security interests granted by any Limited Guarantor shall only be required to secure such Limited Guarantor’s Obligations under its Limited Guarantee, (ii) the Security Documents governed by Swiss law may provide that the Liens and security interests securing the Obligations of Patheon International AG under its Limited Guarantee are granted in favor of the Senior Credit Facilities Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Noteholder Secured Parties, (iii) the Security Documents governed by Dutch law may provide that the Liens and security interests granted thereunder in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent secure the Parallel Debt rather than the Notes Obligations and (iv) the Security Documents governed by English law may create a trust which is subject to English law. The Issuer shall, and shall cause the Guarantors to, and each Guarantor shall, make all filings (including filings of continuation statements and amendments to financing statements that may be necessary to continue the effectiveness of such financing statements) and take all other actions as are necessary or required by the Security Documents to maintain (at the sole cost and expense of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries) the security interest created by the Security Documents in the Collateral (other than with respect to any Collateral the security interest in which is expressly permitted not to be perfected under the Security Documents) as a perfected security interest with the priority set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement and subject only to Permitted Liens. The Issuer shall, and shall cause the Guarantors to, and each Guarantor shall, use commercially reasonable efforts to make all such filings and take all such other actions that have not been made or taken on or prior to the Issue Date as soon as practicable after the Issue Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, control agreements with respect to deposit accounts and securities accounts that constitute Collateral may not be in place for up to 60 days after the Issue Date; provided, however, that the Issuer shall, and shall cause the Guarantors to, and each Guarantor shall, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain control agreements with respect to such deposit accounts and securities accounts as soon as practicable after the Issue Date and, in any event, such control agreements shall be entered into no later than the earlier of (a) 60 days after the Issue Date and (b) the time any control agreements are entered into with respect to such deposit accounts or securities accounts by the Senior Credit Facilities Collateral Agent.
Section 12.02. Release of Collateral.
(a) Subject to the terms and provisions set forth herein, Collateral may be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Security Documents at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or as provided hereby. The Issuer and the Guarantors shall be entitled to a release of property and other assets included in the Collateral from the
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Liens securing the Notes Obligations, and the Trustee (subject to its receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as provided below) shall instruct the Notes Collateral Agent to release, as applicable, the same from such Liens at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense, under one or more of the following circumstances:
(1) to enable the Issuer or any Guarantor to sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral to the extent not prohibited by Section 4.10 hereof;
(2) in the case of a Guarantor that is released from its Guarantee, the release of the property and assets of such Guarantor;
(3) pursuant to an amendment or waiver in accordance with Article IX of this Indenture;
(4) if the Notes have been discharged or defeased pursuant to Article VIII or XI of this Indenture; or
(5) as provided in the Intercreditor Agreement.
(b) Upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel certifying that all conditions precedent under this Indenture and the Security Documents, if any, to such release have been met and any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction or release have been prepared by the Issuer, the Trustee shall instruct the Notes Collateral Agent to execute, deliver or acknowledge (at the Issuer’s expense) such instruments or releases to evidence the release of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor the Notes Collateral Agent shall be liable for any such release undertaken in good faith in reliance upon any such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel, and notwithstanding any term hereof or in any Security Document to the contrary, the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to release any such Lien and security interest, or execute and deliver any such instrument of release, satisfaction or termination, unless and until it receives such Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.
Section 12.03. Suits to Protect the Collateral.
Subject to the provisions of Article VII hereof and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Holders, on behalf of the Holders, may, or may direct the Notes Collateral Agent to, take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to:
(1) enforce any of the terms of the Security Documents; and
(2) collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Notes Obligations hereunder.
Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee shall have power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings
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as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of any of the Security Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee, in its sole discretion, may deem expedient to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral (including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the Lien on the Collateral or be prejudicial to the interests of the Holders or the Trustee). Nothing in this Section 12.03 shall be considered to impose any such duty or obligation to act on the part of the Trustee.
Section 12.04. Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents.
Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Security Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture.
Section 12.05. Purchaser Protected.
In no event shall any purchaser in good faith of any property purported to be released hereunder be bound to ascertain the authority of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee to execute the release or to inquire as to the satisfaction of any conditions required by the provisions hereof for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of any consideration given by such purchaser or other transferee; nor shall any purchaser or other transferee of any property or rights permitted by this Article XII to be sold be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor to make any such sale or other transfer.
Section 12.06. Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee.
In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article XII upon the Issuer or a Guarantor with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of any officer or officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article XII; and if the Trustee shall be in the possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Trustee.
Section 12.07. Release Upon Termination of the Issuer’s Obligations.
In the event that the Issuer delivers to the Trustee, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to it, an Officer’s Certificate certifying that (i) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes Obligations that are due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any ,is paid or (ii) the Issuer shall have exercised its Legal Defeasance option or its Covenant Defeasance option, in each case in compliance with the provisions of Article VIII, the Trustee shall deliver to the Issuer and the Notes Collateral Agent a notice stating that the Trustee, on
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behalf of the Holders, disclaims and gives up any and all rights it has in or to the Collateral (other than with respect to funds held by the Trustee pursuant to Article VIII), and any rights it has under the Security Documents, and upon receipt by the Notes Collateral Agent of such notice, the Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to hold a Lien in the Collateral on behalf of the Trustee and shall do or cause to be done all acts reasonably necessary to release such Lien as soon as is reasonably practicable at the written request of the Issuer.
Section 12.08. Notes Collateral Agent.
(a) The Trustee and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as its agent under this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and the Trustee and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Notes Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Notes Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 12.08. The provisions of this Section 12.08 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Trustee, any of the Holders nor the Issuer or any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.02 hereof. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Notes Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Notes Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Trustee, any Holder or the Issuer or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise exist against the Notes Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Indenture with reference to the Notes Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Notes Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Notes Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VI, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Trustee and the Holders.
(b) The Notes Collateral Agent may execute any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel of its selection concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Senior Credit Facilities Collateral Agent may act as agent of the Notes Collateral Agent for purposes of the creation, perfection and enforcement of, and other matters in
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connection with, the Liens and security interests created by the Security Documents governing the accounts receivable and bank accounts of Patheon International AG. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent, employee or attorney-in-fact that it selects as long as such selection was made without negligence or willful misconduct.
(c) None of the Notes Collateral Agent or any of its agents or employees shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to the Trustee or any Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Issuer or any Guarantor, contained in this or any Indenture, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Notes Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this or any other Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this or any other Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, or for any failure of the Issuer or any Guarantor or any other party to this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Notes Collateral Agent or any of its agents or employees shall be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this or any other Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Issuer or any Guarantor.
(d) The Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely, and shall be fully protected in conclusively relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any Guarantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Notes Collateral Agent.
(e) Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, whenever reference is made in this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to any discretionary action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement of approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other discretionary direction given or discretionary action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Notes Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression of satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Notes Collateral Agent, it is understood that in all cases the Notes Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any such action under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement if either (i) it shall not have received such written instruction, advice or concurrence of the Trustee (acting in accordance with this Indenture, the applicable Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement) or, if required by the Intercreditor Agreement, the Senior Credit Facilities Collateral Agent, as it deems appropriate, or
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(ii) if it so requests, the Holders shall not have provided full indemnification and adequate security for such indemnification obligation to the satisfaction of the Notes Collateral Agent against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action, including, but not limited to, any and all potential liability or expense arising under or related to Environmental Laws, Environmental Claims or Hazardous Materials.
(f) The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Notes Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuer referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Notes Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article VI (subject to this Section 12.08); provided, however, that unless and until the Notes Collateral Agent has received any such request, the Notes Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable.
(g) Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and its Affiliates (and any successor Notes Collateral Agent and its Affiliates) may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Issuer and the Guarantors as though it was not the Notes Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Trustee. The Trustee and the Holders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas or its Affiliates (and any successor Notes Collateral Agent and its Affiliates) may receive information regarding the Issuer and the Guarantors (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Issuer and the Guarantors) and acknowledge that the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Trustee or the Holders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (or any successor Notes Collateral Agent) to advance funds.
(h) The Notes Collateral Agent may resign at any time upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Notes Collateral Agent. If the Notes Collateral Agent resigns under this Indenture, the Issuer shall appoint a successor Notes Collateral Agent. If no successor Notes Collateral Agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Notes Collateral Agent (as stated in the notice of resignation), the Notes Collateral Agent may appoint a successor Notes Collateral Agent. If no successor Notes Collateral Agent is appointed and consented to by the Issuer pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the notice of resignation) the Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to petition at the expense of the Issuer a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor Notes Collateral Agent hereunder, such successor Notes Collateral Agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Notes Collateral Agent, and the term “Notes Collateral Agent” shall mean such successor Notes Collateral Agent, and the retiring Notes Collateral Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the
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Notes Collateral Agent shall be terminated. After the retiring Notes Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 12.08 (and Section 12.09) shall continue to inure to its benefit and the retiring Notes Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be deemed to be released from liability as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Notes Collateral Agent under this Indenture.
(i) Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas shall initially act as Notes Collateral Agent. The Issuer shall be authorized to appoint other Notes Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The Notes Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith.
(j) The Notes Collateral Agent, as such, is authorized and directed by the Holders and the Trustee to (i) enter into the Security Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) bind the Holders and the Trustee on the terms as set forth in the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.
(k) The Trustee agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Notes Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by a majority of the Holders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Indenture or against the Issuer and the Guarantors, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral.
If at any time or times the Trustee shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Notes Collateral or any payments with respect to the Notes Obligations, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Trustee from the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, or (ii) payments from the Notes Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Trustee pursuant to Article VI, the Trustee shall promptly turn the same over to the Notes Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Notes Collateral Agent.
(l) Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent are each Holder’s agents for the purpose of perfecting the Holders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article IX of the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable law, can be perfected only by possession. Should the Trustee obtain possession of any Collateral, the Trustee shall notify the Notes Collateral Agent thereof and shall deliver such Collateral to the Notes Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Notes Collateral Agent’s instructions.
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(m) The Notes Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Trustee or any of the Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Issuer and the Guarantors or is cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Notes Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all of the Grantor’s property constituting Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Indenture, any Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreement.
(n) If the Issuer (i) incurs any obligations in respect of Secured Credit Facilities Debt at any time when no intercreditor agreement is in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting Senior Credit Facilities Debt entitled to the benefit of an existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, and (ii) delivers to the Notes Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate so stating and requesting the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into an intercreditor agreement (on substantially the same terms as the Intercreditor Agreement) in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the Secured Credit Facilities Debt so incurred, the Notes Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such intercreditor agreement (at the sole expense and cost of the Issuer, including legal fees and expenses of the Notes Collateral Agent), bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder.
(o) No provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Document shall require the Notes Collateral Agent (or 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 thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Holders (or the Trustee in the case of the Notes Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it.
(p) The Notes Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Notes Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Notes Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Issuer (and money held in trust by the Notes Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), and (iii) may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act.
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(q) Each of the Noteholder Secured Parties hereby appoints the Notes Collateral Agent as “mandatario con rappresentanza” pursuant to Articles 1703, 1704 et seq. of the Italian Civil Code to act as their collateral agent under and in connection with the Security Documents governed by Italian law and the Intercreditor Agreement in order to perfect and hold (including to exercise all rights, remedies and/or powers of the Noteholder Secured Parties thereunder) the security interests governed by Italian law granted by any Grantor to secure the Notes Obligations or any Obligations hereunder. Each assignee of a Noteholder Secured Party shall be deemed to have confirmed and ratified the aforesaid constitution of the Notes Collateral Agent under Italian law.
(r) The Trustee and each Holder hereby appoint Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas to create, register, manage and enforce any Liens on Collateral granted by the Security Documents governed by French law in accordance with Article 2328-1 of the French Civil Code.
(s) In no event shall the Notes Collateral Agent be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Notes Collateral Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(t) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Notes Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Notes Collateral Agent in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.
(u) The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.
Section 12.09. Compensation, Indemnification and Expenses.
(a) The Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to the compensation, expense reimbursement, indemnification and other rights and benefits set forth in Section 7.06 hereof (with the references to the Trustee therein being deemed to refer to the Notes Collateral Agent and references to this Indenture being deemed to include the Security Documents).
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Issuer and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay upon demand to the Notes Collateral Agent the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents, that the Notes Collateral Agent may incur in connection with (i) the administration of this Indenture or any Security Document, (ii) the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale of, collection from or other realization upon, any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor that secure any Notes Obligations, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Notes Collateral Agent or the other Noteholder Secured Parties hereunder or under any Security Document or (iv) the failure by the Issuer or any Guarantor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof or of any Security Document to which it is a party. All expenses of protecting, storing, warehousing, insuring, handling, maintaining and shipping any property or assets of the Issuer or any
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Guarantor that secure any Notes Obligations, all taxes payable with respect to any such property or assets (including with respect to any sale thereof) and all other payments required to be made by the Notes Collateral Agent to any Person to realize upon any such property or assets, shall be borne and paid by the Issuer and the Guarantors, jointly and severally. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible in any way for the safekeeping of any such property or assets, for any loss or damage thereto (except for reasonable care in its custody while any such property or assets are in the Notes Collateral Agent’s actual possession), for any diminution in the value thereof, or for any act or default of any warehouseman, carrier, forwarding agency or other Person whatsoever, but the same shall be at the Issuer and the Guarantors’ sole risk.
(c) Without limitation of any other indemnification obligations hereunder and in any Security Document, the Issuer and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to indemnify the Notes Collateral Agent and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (each an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, the execution, delivery or performance of any Security Document or any instrument contemplated thereby or any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing or to the Collateral, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee.
Section 12.10. Intercreditor Agreement and Other Security Documents.
The Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent is each hereby directed and authorized to execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreement and any Security Documents in which it is named as a party. It is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed that, in doing so, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent are not responsible for the terms or contents of such agreements, or for the validity or enforceability thereof, or the sufficiency thereof for any purpose. Whether or not so expressly stated therein, in entering into, or taking (or forbearing from) any action under or pursuant to, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Documents, the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent each shall have all of the rights, immunities, indemnities and other protections granted to it under this Indenture (in addition to those that may be granted to it under the terms of such other agreement or agreements).
Section 12.11. Collateral Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
The Grantors each make the representations and warranties and covenants set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.
Section 12.12. Parallel Debt.
(a) Each of Patheon B.V. and Patheon U.S. Holdings LLC (the “Parallel Obligors”) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes to pay to the Notes Collateral
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Agent an amount equal to the aggregate amount payable (verschuldigd) by such Parallel Obligor in respect of its Notes Obligations as they may exist from time to time. The payment undertaking of each Parallel Obligor to the Notes Collateral Agent under this paragraph (a) is hereinafter to be referred to as a “Parallel Debt”. Each Parallel Debt will be payable in U.S. dollars.
(b) Each Parallel Debt will become due and payable (opeisbaar) as and when one or more of the Notes Obligations become due and payable.
(c) Each of the parties to this Indenture hereby acknowledges that:
(i) each Parallel Debt constitutes an undertaking, obligation and liability of the relevant Parallel Obligor to the Notes Collateral Agent which is separate and independent from, and without prejudice to, the Notes Obligations; and
(ii) each Parallel Debt represents the Notes Collateral Agent’s own separate and independent claim (eigen en zelfstandige vordering) to receive payment of such Parallel Debt from the relevant Parallel Obligor.
(d) To the extent the Notes Collateral Agent irrevocably (onaantastbaar) receives any amount in payment of the Parallel Debt of a Parallel Obligor, the Notes Collateral Agent shall distribute such amount among the Noteholder Secured Parties in accordance with Section 6.13 hereof. Upon irrevocable (onaantastbaar) receipt by a Noteholder Secured Party of any amount so distributed to it (the “Received Amount”), the Notes Obligations of such Parallel Obligor to the relevant Noteholder Secured Party shall be reduced by amounts totaling an amount (the “Deductible Amount”) equal to the Received Amount in the manner as if the Deductible Amount were received as a payment of the Notes Obligations on the date of receipt by such Noteholder Secured Party of the Received Amount.
ARTICLE XIII
RANKING OF NOTE LIENS
Section 13.01. Relative Rights.
The Intercreditor Agreement defines the relative rights, as lienholders, of the ABL Secured Parties and the Noteholder Secured Parties (and of any Junior Lien Indebtedness Secured Parties and any holders of Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations and other Indebtedness that become party to the Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof). Nothing in this Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreement shall:
(a) impair, as between the Issuer and Holders, the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes in accordance with their terms or to perform any other obligation of the Issuer or any Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees and any Security Documents;
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(b) restrict the right of any Holder to xxx for payments that are then due and owing, in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement; or
(c) prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising against the Issuer or any Guarantor any of its other available remedies upon a Default or Event of Default (other than its rights as a secured party, which are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement).
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 14.01. Notices.
Any notice or communication by the Issuer, any Guarantor, the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), fax or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:
If to the Issuer and/or any Guarantor:
c/o Patheon Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X0X 0X0
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
If to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
If to the Notes Collateral Agent:
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Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Trust & Securities Services
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX XXX00-0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Project Finance Deal Manager – Patheon
The Issuer, any Guarantor, the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, by notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five calendar days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed by first-class mail; when receipt acknowledged, if faxed or sent by electronic transmission in PDF format (other than to the Notes Collateral Agent in respect of PDF notices and communications); the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery; on the first date on which publication is made, if given by publication; provided that any notice or communication delivered to the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed effective upon only actual receipt thereof.
Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.
Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of notice.
If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it; provided that any notices or communications to the Trustee shall be deemed effective only upon actual receipt thereof.
If the Issuer mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
Section 14.02. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Issuer or any of the Guarantors to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Trustee:
(a) An Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 14.03 hereof) stating
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that, in the opinion of the signer, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and
(b) An Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 14.03 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied; provided that (x) subject to Section 5.01 hereof, no Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the addition of a Guarantor under this Indenture upon execution and delivery by such Guarantor and the Trustee of a supplemental indenture to this Indenture in form which is attached as Exhibit D hereto and (y) no Opinion of Counsel pursuant to this Section shall be required in connection with the issuance of Notes on the Issue Date.
Section 14.03. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to Section 4.04 hereof) shall include:
(a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;
(b) 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;
(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with (and, in the case of an Opinion of Counsel, may be limited to reliance on an Officer’s Certificate as to matters of fact); and
(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 14.04. Rules by Trustee and Agents.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.
Section 14.05. No Personal Liability of Directors, Members, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.
No director, member, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Issuer or any Guarantor or any of their parent companies shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Guarantees or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by
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accepting Notes waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
Section 14.06. Governing Law.
THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND EACH GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 14.07. Consent to Jurisdiction and Service.
(a) Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees or the transactions contemplated hereby or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement shall affect any right that the Trustee, the Notes Collateral Agent or any Holder may otherwise have to bring any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees or the transactions contemplated hereby against the Issuer or any Guarantor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b) Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section 14.07. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit, action or proceeding in any such court.
(c) Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor not organized in a state of the United States hereby irrevocably appoints Patheon Pharmaceuticals Inc., c/o Patheon Inc., 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, XX, 00000, Attn: Legal Department (or a permitted alternative), as its authorized agent for service of process in any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees or the transactions contemplated hereby and for actions brought under the federal or state securities laws brought in any federal or state court located in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York, and agrees that service of process upon such agent, and written notice of said service to the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, by the Person serving the same in the manner provided for notices in Section 14.01 hereof, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Issuer or such
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Guarantor, as the case may be, in any such suit, action or proceeding. Each of the Issuer and each Guarantor not organized in a state of the United States further agrees to take any and all action as may be necessary to maintain such designation and appointment of such agent in full force and effect from the date of this Indenture until the final satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. Each other party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 14.01 hereof. Nothing in this Indenture shall affect the right of any party to this Indenture to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 14.08. Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE ISSUER, THE GUARANTORS, THE TRUSTEE AND THE NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 14.09. Currency Indemnity and Calculations.
(a) The U.S. dollar shall be the sole currency of account and payment for all sums payable by the Issuer and the Guarantors under or in connection with the Notes and the Guarantees, including damages. If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in U.S. dollars into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction U.S. dollars could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given. Any amount received or recovered in a currency other than U.S. dollars, whether as a result of, or the enforcement of, a judgment or order of a court of any jurisdiction, in the winding-up or dissolution of the Issuer, any Guarantor or otherwise, by any Holder, the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, in respect of any sum expressed to be due to it from the Issuer or a Guarantor shall only constitute a discharge to the Issuer or the Guarantor, as applicable, to the extent of the U.S. dollar amount which the recipient is able to purchase with the amount so received or recovered in such other currency on the date of that receipt or recovery (or, if it is not practicable to make such purchase on such date, on the first date on which it is practicable to do so).
(b) If the U.S. dollar amount so purchased is less than the U.S. dollar amount expressed to be due to the recipient under any Note or any Guarantee or to the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall indemnify them on a joint and several basis against any loss sustained by such recipient, the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent as a result. In any event, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall indemnify such recipient, the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, on a joint and several basis against the cost of making any such purchase. For the purposes of this Section 14.09(b), it shall be sufficient for the Holder of a Note, the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, to certify in a satisfactory manner (indicating the sources of information used) that it would have suffered a loss had an actual purchase of U.S. dollars been made with the amount so received in such other currency on the date of receipt or recovery (or, if a purchase of U.S. dollars on such date had not been practicable, on the first date on which it would have been practicable, it being required that
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the need for a change of date be included in such certification). The indemnities set forth in this Section 14.09(b) constitute separate and independent obligations from the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ other obligations, shall give rise to separate and independent causes of action, shall apply irrespective of any waiver granted by any Holder of a Note, the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent (other than a waiver of the indemnities set out herein) and shall continue in full force and effect despite any other judgment, order, claim or proof for a liquidated amount in respect of any sum due under any Note, any Guarantee or to the Trustee.
(c) Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction herein, the U.S. dollar-equivalent amount for purposes hereof that is denominated in a non-U.S. dollar currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such non-U.S. dollar amount is incurred or made, as the case may be.
Section 14.10. Force Majeure.
In no event shall either the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software or hardware) services.
Section 14.11. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 14.12. Successors.
All agreements of the Issuer in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent in this Indenture shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05 hereof.
Section 14.13. Severability.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 14.14. Counterpart Originals.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu
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of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
Section 14.15. Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
The Table of Contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 14.16. Interest Act (Canada).
Solely for the purposes of disclosure pursuant to the Interest Act (Canada) and without affecting any calculation of interest required by this Indenture or the Notes, whenever any interest payable under this Indenture or the Notes is calculated using a rate based on a year of 360 days, such rate, when expressed as an annual rate, is equivalent to such rate multiplied by the number of days in the calendar year in which interest is paid divided by 360.
Section 14.17. USA PATRIOT Act.
The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent, like all financial institutions, are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with it. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent with such information as they may request in order for the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent to satisfy the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act.
Section 14.18. Intercreditor Agreement.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, this Indenture is subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement shall control. If any Person at any time acts as Notes Collateral Agent hereunder or under any Security Document, such Person shall become a party to the Intercreditor Agreement on the terms applicable to the “Notes Agent” thereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Indenture as of the day and year first above written.
PATHEON INC., | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
PATHEON PHARMACEUTICALS INC., | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
PATHEON PUERTO RICO, INC., | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
PATHEON INTERNATIONAL INC., | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
PATHEON PHARMACEUTICALS SERVICES INC., | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
[Signature Page to Senior Secured Indenture]
PATHEON U.S. HOLDINGS INC., | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
PATHEON P.R. LLC, | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
PATHEON U.S. HOLDINGS LLC, | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
PATHEON ITALIA S.P.A., | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
PATHEON HOLDINGS S.A.S., | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
[Signature Page to Senior Secured Indenture]
PATHEON FRANCE S.A.S., | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
PATHEON INTERNATIONAL AG, | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
PATHEON FINANCE LLC, | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
PATHEON PUERTO RICO ACQUISITIONS CORPORATION, | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
CEPH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
[Signature Page to Senior Secured Indenture]
PATHEON B.V., | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
[Signature Page to Senior Secured Indenture]
EXECUTED AS A DEED by )
PATHEON UK LIMITED )
acting by (signed) Xxx Xxxxx )
Director
In the presence of: |
Name: | (signed) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Address: |
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Occupation: |
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[Signature Page to Senior Secured Indenture]
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
by | (signed) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: | ||
Title: |
[Signature Page to Senior Secured Indenture]
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Notes Collateral Agent | ||||
By | (signed) Handy Xxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By | (signed) Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
[Signature Page to Senior Secured Indenture]
SCHEDULE 1
COLLATERAL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
1. Defined Terms. As used in this Schedule 1, the following capitalized terms have the meanings set forth below:
(a) “ABL Security Documents” means the security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, collateral assignments, control agreements and related agreements creating security interests that secure Obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities.
(b) “Accounts” has the meaning assigned to such term in the New York UCC.
(c) “Account Debtors” has the meaning assigned to such term in the New York UCC.
(d) “Chattel Paper” has the meaning assigned to such term in the New York UCC.
(e) “Copyright License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting any right to any third party under any copyright now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that such Grantor otherwise has the right to license, or granting any right to any Grantor under any copyright now or hereafter owned by any third party, and all rights of such Grantor under any such agreement.
(f) “Copyrights” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (i) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States or any other country, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise, and (ii) all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyright in the United States or any other country, including registrations, recordings, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the United States Copyright Office.
(g) “Equipment” has the meaning assigned to such term in the New York UCC.
(h) “Financial Assets” has the meaning assigned to such term in the New York UCC.
(i) “Instrument” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 9 of the New York UCC.
(j) “Inventory” has the meaning assigned to such term in the New York UCC.
(k) “Investment Property” has the meaning assigned to such term in the New York UCC.
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(l) “Material Fixtures” means any fixtures owned by any of the Grantors that (i) are not part of a Mortgaged Property and (ii) are integral to the operations of any of the Grantors or are otherwise material.
(m) “Material Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights” means any Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights owned by any of the Grantors that are integral to the operations of any of the Grantors, or are material to the collateral value of any of the Collateral, or are otherwise material.
(n) “Mortgaged Property” means each parcel of real property and the improvements thereto constituting Collateral and over which a valid and enforceable mortgage, deed of trust, hypothec, assignment of leases and rents, leasehold mortgage, debenture, legal charge or other security document granting a Lien on such property securing the Notes Obligations is effective.
(o) “Notes Documents” means this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.
(p) “Patent License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any third party any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a patent, now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, is in existence, or granting to any Grantor any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a patent, now or hereafter owned by any third party, is in existence, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement.
(q) “Patents” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (i) all letters patent of the United States or the equivalent thereof in any other country, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or the equivalent thereof in any other country, including registrations, recordings and pending applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any other country, and (ii) all reissues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals or extensions thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein.
(r) “Personal Property Collateral” means any Collateral other than Pledged Collateral or Mortgaged Property.
(s) “Pledged Collateral” means all of the following: (i) the Pledged Stock; (ii) the Pledged Debt Securities; (iii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Notes Collateral Agent (or to or by any other Person pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, in each case acting as gratuitous bailee for the Notes Collateral Agent) pursuant to any Security Document in order to secure the Notes Obligations; (iv) subject to the terms of the Security Documents, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above; (v) subject to the terms of the Security Documents, all rights and
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privileges of each Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above; and (vi) all Proceeds of any of the foregoing.
(t) “Pledged Debt Securities” means (i) all debt securities issued to or otherwise owned by any Grantor that are pledged (or required to be pledged) to secure the Notes Obligations pursuant to any Security Document and (ii) the promissory notes and any other instruments evidencing such debt securities.
(u) “Pledged Securities” means any promissory notes, stock certificates or other securities now or hereafter included in the Pledged Collateral, including all certificates, security certificates, instruments or other documents representing or evidencing any Pledged Collateral.
(v) “Pledged Stock” means (i) all shares of Capital Stock and other Equity Interests issued to or otherwise owned by any Grantor that are pledged (or required to be pledged) to secure the Notes Obligations pursuant to any Security Document and (ii) the certificates representing all such Equity Interests.
(w) “Proceeds” has the meaning given to such term in the New York UCC.
(x) “Security Interests” means all security interests or other Liens assigned, pledged or granted to the Notes Collateral Agent under any of the Security Documents in respect of any Collateral (other than Pledged Collateral or Mortgaged Properties).
(y) “Trademark License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any third party any right to use any trademark now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, or granting to any Grantor any right to use any trademark now or hereafter owned by any third party, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement.
(z) “Trademarks” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (i) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any State of the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, and all extensions or renewals thereof, (ii) all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized thereby and (iii) all other assets, rights and interests that uniquely reflect or embody such goodwill.
2. Representations, Warranties and Covenants Relating to the Pledged Collateral. The Grantors jointly and severally represent, warrant and covenant to and with the Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Noteholder Secured Parties, that:
(a) The applicable schedule (if any) to each Security Document correctly sets forth, with respect to each Grantor party thereto, the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Stock
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issued to or owned by such Grantor and includes all Equity Interests, debt securities and promissory notes constituting Collateral.
(b) The Pledged Stock and Pledged Debt Securities have been duly and validly authorized and issued by the issuers thereof and (i) in the case of Pledged Stock, are fully paid and nonassessable and (ii) in the case of Pledged Debt Securities, are legal, valid and binding obligations of the issuers thereof.
(c) Except for the security interests granted under the Security Documents and under the ABL Security Documents, each of the Grantors (i) is and, subject to any transfers made in compliance with this Indenture, will continue to be the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Pledged Securities indicated on the applicable schedule (if any) to the applicable Security Document as owned by such Grantor, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens permitted under the Indenture (excluding Liens that constitute “Permitted Liens” solely by reason of clause (7) of the definition of Permitted Liens), and (iii) will defend its title or interest thereto or therein against any and all Liens (other than Liens expressly permitted under Section 4.12 of this Indenture), however arising, of all Persons whomsoever.
(d) Except for restrictions and limitations imposed or permitted by the Notes Documents, or imposed by the Senior Credit Facilities, the ABL Security Documents, securities laws generally, the legal uncertainty regarding the power of a board of directors to irrevocably bind a future board to the approval of any future transfer of the shares of Patheon International Inc., transfer restrictions applicable to Patheon B.V. by statute, pursuant to the blocking clause in its articles of association or otherwise under the laws of the Netherlands or transfer restrictions applicable to Patheon International AG by statute under the laws of Switzerland, the Pledged Collateral is and will continue to be freely transferable and assignable, and none of the Pledged Collateral is or will be subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, charter or by-law provisions or contractual restriction of any nature that might prohibit, impair, delay or otherwise affect the pledges of such Pledged Collateral under the Security Documents, the sale or disposition thereof pursuant to the Security Documents or the exercise by the Notes Collateral Agent of rights and remedies thereunder.
(e) Each of the Grantors has the power and authority to pledge the Pledged Collateral pledged by it under the Security Documents in the manner thereby done or contemplated.
(f) No consent or approval of any governmental authority, any securities exchange or any other Person was or is necessary to the validity of the pledges effected by the Security Documents (other than such as have been obtained and are in full force and effect).
(g) By virtue of the execution and delivery by the Grantors of the Security Documents and the Lien priorities set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement, when any Pledged Securities are delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent (or to any other Person pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, in each case acting as gratuitous bailee for the Notes Collateral Agent) in accordance with the Security Documents, the Notes Collateral Agent will obtain a legal, valid and perfected Lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Securities as security for the payment and performance of the Notes Obligations prior to any other Lien on any of the Pledged
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Securities other than (i) Liens granted under the ABL Security Documents to the extent such Liens have priority in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) any other Liens permitted under the Indenture that have priority as a matter of law.
(h) The pledges effected by the Security Documents are effective to vest in the Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Noteholder Secured Parties, the rights of the Notes Collateral Agent in the Pledged Collateral as set forth in the Security Documents.
(i) Each Grantor will cause any Indebtedness for borrowed money owed to such Grantor by any Person that is evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument (and will cause such Indebtedness to be evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument if necessary in order to perfect a security interest therein under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction) to be pledged as a Pledged Security pursuant to the applicable Security Document if the same constitutes Collateral.
3. Representations and Warranties Relating to the Personal Property Collateral. The Grantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Noteholder Secured Parties, that:
(a) Each Grantor has good and valid rights in and title to the Personal Property Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant a Security Interest under any of the Security Documents and has full power and authority to grant to the Notes Collateral Agent the Security Interest in such Personal Property Collateral pursuant thereto and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of the Security Documents, without the consent or approval of any other Person other than any consent or approval that has been obtained.
(b) The Perfection Certificate has been duly prepared, completed and executed and the information set forth therein, including the exact legal name of each Grantor, is correct and complete as of the Issue Date. The Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations are based upon the information provided in the Perfection Certificate for filing in each governmental, municipal or other office specified in Schedule 3 to the Perfection Certificate, are all the filings, recordings and registrations (other than fixture filings and filings required to be made in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office in order to perfect the Security Interest in Personal Property Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights) that are necessary to publish notice of and protect the validity of and to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Noteholder Secured Parties) in respect of all Personal Property Collateral in which the Security Interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary in any jurisdiction, except as provided under applicable law with respect to the filing of continuation statements.
(c) The Security Interests granted under the Security Documents constitute (i) legal and valid security interests in all the Personal Property Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Notes Obligations and (ii) subject to the filings described in Section 3(b)
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above, perfected security interests in all Personal Property Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registering a financing statement or analogous document pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law. The Security Interests granted under the Security Documents are and shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the Personal Property Collateral, other than (i) Liens granted under the ABL Security Documents to the extent such Liens have priority in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) any Liens permitted under the Indenture that have priority as a matter of law.
(d) The Personal Property Collateral is owned by the Grantors free and clear of any Lien, except for Liens permitted under the Indenture (excluding any Liens that constitute “Permitted Liens” solely by reason of clause (7) of the definition of Permitted Liens) and transfers made in compliance with this Indenture. None of the Grantors has filed or consented to the filing of (i) any financing statement or analogous document under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable laws covering any Personal Property Collateral, (ii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Personal Property Collateral with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or the Canadian Intellectual Property Office or (iii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Personal Property Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Personal Property Collateral with any foreign governmental, municipal or other office, which financing statement or analogous document, assignment, security agreement or similar instrument is still in effect, except, in each case, for Liens permitted under the Indenture (excluding any Liens that constitute “Permitted Liens” solely by reason of clause (7) of the definition of Permitted Liens).
(e) As of the Issue Date, there are not any Material Fixtures or Material Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights.
4. Covenants Relating to the Personal Property Collateral.
(a) Each Grantor agrees to maintain, at its own cost and expense, such complete and accurate records with respect to the Personal Property Collateral owned by it as is consistent with its current practices and in accordance with such prudent and standard practices used in industries that are the same as or similar to those in which such Grantor is engaged, but in any event to include complete accounting records indicating all payments and proceeds received with respect to any part of the Personal Property Collateral.
(b) Each Grantor shall, at its own expense, take any and all actions necessary to defend title to the Personal Property Collateral against all Persons and to defend the Security Interests of the Notes Collateral Agent in the Personal Property Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien that is not expressly permitted under Section 4.12 of this Indenture.
(c) Each Grantor agrees, at its own expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such actions as necessary or advisable to better assure, preserve, protect and perfect the Security Interests and the rights and remedies created by the Security Documents, including the payment of any fees and taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Indenture and the Security Documents, the granting of the Security Interests and the filing of any financing
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statements or other documents (other than fixture filings or filings in respect of Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights) in connection herewith or therewith. If any amount payable under or in connection with any of the Personal Property Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any promissory note or other instrument, such note or instrument shall be immediately pledged and delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent, duly endorsed, if necessary in order to obtain a perfected security interest therein under applicable law.
(d) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Notes Collateral Agent and such Persons as the Notes Collateral Agent may reasonably designate shall have the right, at the Grantors’ own cost and expense, to inspect the Personal Property Collateral, all records related thereto (and to make extracts and copies from such records) and the premises upon which any of the Personal Property Collateral is located, to discuss the Grantors’ affairs with the officers of the Grantors and their independent accountants and to verify under reasonable procedures, and at times and in a manner that minimizes, to the extent reasonably possible, any disruption to the Grantors’ business, the validity, amount, quality, quantity, value, condition and status of, or any other matter relating to, the Personal Property Collateral, including, in the case of Accounts or Personal Property Collateral in the possession of any third person, by contacting Account Debtors or the third person possessing such Personal Property Collateral for the purpose of making such a verification.
(e) At its option, the Notes Collateral Agent may discharge past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Collateral and not permitted pursuant to Section 4.12 of this Indenture, and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Personal Property Collateral to the extent any Grantor fails to do so as required by this Indenture or any Security Document (in each case upon reasonable prior notice to the Issuer and then only if such amounts are not promptly paid by the applicable Grantors, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Notes Collateral Agent on demand for any payment made or any expense incurred by the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the foregoing authorization; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as excusing any Grantor from the performance of, or imposing any obligation on the Notes Collateral Agent or any Noteholder Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or other promises of any Grantor with respect to taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances and maintenance as set forth in this Indenture or in the Security Documents.
(f) If at any time any Grantor shall take a security interest in any property of an Account Debtor or any other Person to secure payment and performance of an Account, such Grantor shall promptly assign such security interest to the Notes Collateral Agent. Such assignment need not be filed of public record unless necessary to continue the perfected status of the security interest against creditors of and transferees from the Account Debtor or other Person granting the security interest.
(g) Each Grantor shall remain liable to observe and perform, in all material respects, all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under each contract, agreement or instrument relating to the Personal Property Collateral, all in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to indemnify
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and hold harmless the Notes Collateral Agent and the other Noteholder Secured Parties from and against any and all liability for such performance.
(h) None of the Grantors shall make or permit to be made any transfer of the Personal Property Collateral and each Grantor shall remain at all times in possession of the Personal Property Collateral owned by it, except that unless and until the Trustee shall notify the Issuer that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and that during the continuance thereof the Grantors shall not sell, convey, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Personal Property Collateral (which notice may be given by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing), the Grantors may use and dispose of the Personal Property Collateral in any lawful manner not inconsistent with the provisions of the Notes Documents.
(i) The Grantors, at their own expense, shall maintain or cause to be maintained insurance covering physical loss or damage to the Inventory and Equipment (to the extent such Inventory or Equipment constitutes Collateral) in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 7 below. Each Grantor irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Notes Collateral Agent (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Notes Collateral Agent) as such Grantor’s true and lawful agent (and attorney-in-fact) for the purpose, subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, during the continuance of an Event of Default, of making, settling and adjusting claims in respect of Personal Property Collateral under policies of insurance, endorsing the name of such Grantor on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance and for making all determinations and decisions with respect thereto. In the event that any Grantor at any time or times shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies of insurance required hereby or to pay any premium in whole or part relating thereto, the Trustee may direct the Notes Collateral Agent, without waiving or releasing any obligation or liability of the Grantors hereunder or any Event of Default (but on written notice to the Issuer and only if the applicable Grantors do not promptly thereafter effect the required insurance, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premium and take any other actions with respect thereto as the Trustee deems advisable. All sums disbursed by the Notes Collateral Agent in connection with this paragraph, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, court costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable, upon demand, by the Grantors to the Notes Collateral Agent and the Notes Collateral Agent shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Notes Collateral Agent, except that held in trust to pay principal on particular Notes. Such Liens shall survive satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture.
(j) Each Grantor shall maintain, in form and manner reasonably satisfactory to the Notes Collateral Agent, records of its Chattel Paper and its books, records and documents evidencing or pertaining thereto.
(k) If at any time any Grantor shall own or acquire any Material Fixtures or any Material Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights, then such Grantor shall notify the Notes Collateral Agent thereof and shall make such fixture filings or filings and recordings with the applicable governmental authority as are necessary or advisable in order to grant and perfect security interests securing the Notes Obligations on such Material Fixtures or Material Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights, as the case may be.
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5. Other Actions Relating to Personal Property Collateral. In order to further insure the attachment, perfection and priority of, and the ability of the Notes Collateral Agent to enforce, the Security Interests, each Grantor agrees, in each case at such Grantor’s own expense, to take the following actions with respect to the following, to the extent constituting Personal Property Collateral:
(a) Instruments. If any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire any Instruments constituting Collateral, such Grantor shall forthwith endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Notes Collateral Agent (or to any other Person pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, in each case acting as gratuitous bailee for the Notes Collateral Agent), accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank, to the extent required in order to obtain a valid and perfected security interest therein.
(b) Deposit Accounts. For each deposit account that any Grantor at any time opens or maintains that constitutes Collateral, such Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the depositary bank to agree to comply with instructions from the Notes Collateral Agent to such depositary bank directing the disposition of funds from time to time credited to such deposit account, without further consent of such Grantor or any other Person, pursuant to an agreement satisfactory to the Notes Collateral Agent, with the Grantor being permitted, only with the consent of the Notes Collateral Agent, to exercise rights to withdraw funds from such deposit account. The Notes Collateral Agent agrees with each Grantor that the Notes Collateral Agent shall not give any such instructions or withhold any withdrawal rights from any Grantor unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or, after giving effect to any withdrawal, would occur. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to (A) any deposit account for which any Grantor, the depositary bank and the Notes Collateral Agent have entered into a cash collateral agreement specially negotiated among such Grantor, the depositary bank and the Notes Collateral Agent for the specific purpose set forth therein or (B) deposit accounts for which the Notes Collateral Agent is the depositary.
(c) Investment Property. Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Schedule 1 or in the Security Documents, if any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire any certificated securities or security certificates representing, evidencing or constituting Collateral, such Grantor shall forthwith endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Notes Collateral Agent (or to any other Person pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, in each case acting as gratuitous bailee for the Notes Collateral Agent) pursuant to the applicable Security Documents, accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank. If any securities now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor that constitute Collateral are uncertificated and are issued to such Grantor or its nominee directly by the issuer thereof, such Grantor shall immediately notify the Notes Collateral Agent thereof and, and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, cause the issuer to agree to comply with instructions from the Notes Collateral Agent as to such securities, without further consent of any Grantor or such nominee. If any securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, or other investment property constituting Collateral now or hereafter acquired by any Grantor are held by such Grantor or its nominee through a securities intermediary or commodity intermediary, such Grantor shall immediately notify the Notes Collateral Agent thereof and, and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, either (i) cause such securities intermediary or (as the case may be) commodity intermediary to agree to comply with entitlement orders or other instructions from
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the Notes Collateral Agent to such securities intermediary as to such security entitlements, or (as the case may be) to apply any value distributed on account of any commodity contract as directed by the Notes Collateral Agent to such commodity intermediary, in each case without further consent of any Grantor or such nominee, or (ii) in the case of Financial Assets or other Investment Property held through a securities intermediary, arrange for the Notes Collateral Agent to become the entitlement holder with respect to such investment property, with the Grantor being permitted, only with the consent of the Notes Collateral Agent, to exercise rights to withdraw or otherwise deal with such investment property. The Notes Collateral Agent agrees with each of the Grantors that the Notes Collateral Agent shall not give any such entitlement orders or instructions or directions to any such issuer, securities intermediary or commodity intermediary, and shall not withhold its consent to the exercise of any withdrawal or dealing rights by any Grantor, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or, after giving effect to any such investment and withdrawal rights would occur. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any financial assets credited to a securities account for which the Notes Collateral Agent is the securities intermediary.
Without limitation of the foregoing, (x) within 30 days after the Issue Date, Patheon B.V. shall deliver to the Notes Collateral Agent (A) both share certificates in respect of its holding in the preference and ordinary shares of Patheon UK Limited, (B) blank and signed stock transfer forms in respect of the preference and ordinary shares of Patheon UK Limited and (C) a shareholder resolution in respect of the transactions contemplated by the Indenture and the Security Documents and (y) within 20 Business Days after the Issue Date, Patheon UK Limited shall deliver to the Notes Collateral Agent a certified copy of its register of members evidencing Patheon B.V. as its registered shareholder.
(d) Electronic Chattel Paper and Transferable Records. If any Grantor at any time holds or acquires an interest in any electronic chattel paper or any “transferable record,” as that term is defined in Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, or in Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction, that constitutes Collateral, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Notes Collateral Agent thereof and, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, shall take such action as may be necessary or advisable to vest in the Notes Collateral Agent control under New York UCC Section 9-105 of such electronic chattel paper or control under Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or, as the case may be, Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as so in effect in such jurisdiction, of such transferable record, to the extent such statutes are applicable. The Notes Collateral Agent agrees with such Grantor that the Notes Collateral Agent will arrange, pursuant to procedures reasonably satisfactory to the Notes Collateral Agent and so long as such procedures will not result in the Notes Collateral Agent’s loss of control, for the Grantor to make alterations to the electronic chattel paper or transferable record permitted under UCC Section 9-105 or, as the case may be, Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act for a party in control to allow without loss of control, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur after taking into account any action by such Grantor with respect to such electronic chattel paper or transferable record.
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(e) Letter-of-Credit Rights. If any Grantor is at any time a beneficiary under a letter of credit now or hereafter issued in favor of such Grantor that constitutes Collateral and that is received outside of the ordinary course of business or that exceeds US$1,000,000, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Notes Collateral Agent thereof and, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, such Grantor shall either (i) arrange for the issuer and any confirmer of such letter of credit to consent to an assignment to the Notes Collateral Agent of the proceeds of any drawing under the letter of credit or (ii) arrange for the Notes Collateral Agent to become the transferee beneficiary of the letter of credit, with the Notes Collateral Agent agreeing, in each case, that the proceeds of any drawing under the letter of credit are to be paid to the applicable Grantor unless an Event of Default has occurred or is continuing.
(f) Commercial Tort Claims. Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire a commercial tort claim constituting Collateral in an amount reasonably estimated to exceed US$5,000,000, the Grantor shall promptly notify the Notes Collateral Agent thereof in a writing signed by such Grantor including a summary description of such claim and grant to the Notes Collateral Agent in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of the Security Documents, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Notes Collateral Agent.
6. Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral. (a) Each Grantor agrees that it will not do any act or omit to do any act (and will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to prevent its licensees from doing any act as omitting to do any act) whereby any Patent that is material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business may become invalidated or dedicated to the public, and agrees that it shall continue to xxxx any products covered by a Patent with the relevant patent number as necessary and sufficient to establish and preserve its maximum rights under applicable patent laws.
(b) Each Grantor (either itself or through its licensees or its sublicensees) will, for each Trademark material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, (i) maintain such Trademark in full force free from any claim of abandonment or invalidity for non-use, (ii) maintain the quality of products and services offered under such Trademark, (iii) display such Trademark with notice of federal or foreign registration to the extent necessary and sufficient to establish and preserve its maximum rights under applicable law and (iv) not knowingly use or knowingly permit the use of such Trademark in violation of any third party rights.
(c) Each Grantor (either itself or through its licensees or sublicensees) will, for each work covered by a material Copyright, continue to publish, reproduce, display, adopt and distribute the work with appropriate copyright notice as necessary and sufficient to establish and preserve its maximum rights under applicable copyright laws.
(d) Each Grantor shall notify the Notes Collateral Agent promptly if it knows or has reason to know that any Material Patent, Trademark or Copyright may become abandoned, lost or dedicated to the public, or of any materially adverse determination or development (including the institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office, Canadian Intellectual Property Office or any court or similar office of any country) regarding
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such Grantor’s ownership of any Patent, Trademark or Copyright, its right to register the same, or its right to keep and maintain the same.
(e) In no event shall any Grantor, either itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, file an application or registration, as the case may be, for any Material Patent, Trademark or Copyright with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office, Canadian Intellectual Property Office or any office or agency in any political subdivision of the United States or in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, unless it promptly informs the Notes Collateral Agent, and executes and delivers any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as may be necessary or advisable to evidence the Notes Collateral Agent’s security interest in such Material Patent, Trademark or Copyright, and each Grantor hereby appoints the Notes Collateral Agent as its attorney-in-fact to execute and file such writings for the foregoing purposes, all acts of such attorney being hereby ratified and confirmed; such power, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable.
(f) Each Grantor will take all necessary steps that are consistent with the practice in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office, Canadian Intellectual Property Office or any office or agency in any political subdivision of the United States or in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, to maintain and pursue each material application relating to the Material Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights (and to obtain the relevant grant or registration) and to maintain each issued Patent and each registration of the Trademarks and Copyrights that is material to the conduct of any Grantor’s business, including timely filings of applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and payment of maintenance fees, and, if consistent with good business judgment, to initiate opposition, interference and cancelation proceedings against third parties.
(g) In the event that any Grantor has reason to believe that any Personal Property Collateral consisting of a Material Patent, Trademark or Copyright has been or is about to be infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, such Grantor promptly shall notify the Notes Collateral Agent and shall, if consistent with good business judgment, promptly xxx for infringement, misappropriation or dilution and to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation or dilution, and take such other actions as are appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Personal Property Collateral.
(h) Upon and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor shall use its best efforts to obtain all requisite consents or approvals by the licensor of each Copyright License, Patent License or Trademark License to effect the assignment of all such Grantor’s right, title and interest thereunder to the Notes Collateral Agent or its designee.
7. Insurance Requirements.
(a) The Issuer shall, and shall cause each Grantor to, maintain (or cause to be maintained on its behalf), with financially sound and reputable insurance companies:
(i) fire, boiler and machinery, and extended coverage insurance, on a replacement cost basis, with respect to all personal property and improvements to real property (in
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each case constituting Collateral), in such amounts as are customarily maintained by companies in the same or similar business operating in the same or similar locations;
(ii) commercial general liability insurance against claims for bodily injury, death or property damage occurring upon, about or in connection with the use of any properties owned, occupied or controlled by it, providing coverage on either an occurrence or claims-made basis. Coverage also includes bodily injury or property damage included within the products-completed operations hazard on either occurrence or claims-made basis;
(iii) business interruption insurance, insuring against either (A) loss of gross earnings or (B) loss of gross profits or (C) providing coverage on a stated amount basis for a period of not less than 12 months arising from any risks or occurrences required to be covered by insurance pursuant to clause (i) above; and
(iv) such other insurance as may be required by law.
(b) Any property, fire, boiler and machinery and extended coverage policies maintained with respect to any Collateral shall be endorsed or otherwise amended to include (i) a lenders’ loss payable clause in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent and providing for losses thereunder to be payable to the Notes Collateral Agent or its designee, (ii) a provision to the effect that no Noteholder Secured Party nor any other party shall be a coinsurer and (iii) such other provisions as may be necessary or advisable to protect the interests of the Noteholder Secured Parties. Commercial general liability policies shall be endorsed to name the Notes Collateral Agent as an additional insured. Business interruption policies shall name the Notes Collateral Agent as loss payee. Each such policy referred to in this paragraph also shall provide that it shall not be canceled, modified or not renewed (i) by reason of nonpayment of premium except upon not less than 10 days’ prior written notice thereof by the insurer to the Notes Collateral Agent (giving the Notes Collateral Agent the right to cure defaults in the payment of premiums) or (ii) for any other reason except upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice thereof by the insurer to the Notes Collateral Agent. The Issuer shall deliver to the Notes Collateral Agent, prior to the cancellation, modification or nonrenewal of any such policy of insurance, a copy of a renewal or replacement policy (or other evidence of renewal of a policy previously delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent) together with evidence of payment of the premium therefor.
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EXHIBIT A
[Face of Note]
[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
[Insert the Canadian Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
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CUSIP [ ]
ISIN [ ]
[[RULE 144A][REGULATION S][IAI] [GLOBAL]
NOTE 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2017
No. | [$ ] |
promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of United States Dollars on April 15, 2017.
Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15
Record Dates: April 1 and October 1
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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
Dated: [ ]
PATHEON INC. | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
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This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:
Dated: [ ]
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
By: |
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Authorized Signatory |
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[Back of Note]
8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2017
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. INTEREST. Patheon Inc., a corporation existing under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Issuer”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 8.625% per annum from April 23, 20101 until maturity. The Issuer shall pay interest semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 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”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be October 15, 20102. The Issuer shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Issuer shall pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the April 1 or October 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest and premium, if any, on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Issuer or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
4. INDENTURE. The Issuer issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of April 23, 2010 (the “Indenture”), among Patheon Inc., the Guarantors named therein, the
1 | With respect to the Initial Notes. |
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Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Issuer designated as its 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2017. The Issuer shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 4.09 of the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all the terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
(a) Except as described below under paragraphs 5(b), 5(c), 5(d) and 5(f) hereof, the Notes will not be redeemable at the Issuer’s option before April 15, 2013.
(b) At any time prior to April 15, 2013, the Issuer may redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to the registered address of each Holder, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”), subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
(c) Until April 15, 2013, the Issuer may, at its option, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to the registered address of each Holder, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued by it at a redemption price equal to 108.625% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date, subject to the right of Holders of Notes of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings; provided that at least 65% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under this Indenture and any Additional Notes issued under this Indenture after the Issue Date remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption; provided further that each such redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of closing of each such Equity Offering. Notice of any redemption upon any Equity Offering may be given prior to the redemption thereof, and any such redemption or notice may, at the Issuer’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of the related Equity Offering.
(d) At any time prior to April 15, 2013, the Issuer may redeem a portion of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to the registered address of each Holder, at a redemption price equal to 103.000% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date; provided that in no event may the Issuer redeem more than 10% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes and any Additional Notes during any twelve-month period.
(e) On and after April 15, 2013, the Issuer may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, with a copy to the Trustee, to the registered address of each Holder, at the
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redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on April 15 of each of the years indicated below:
Year |
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2013 |
106.469 | % | ||
2014 |
104.313 | % | ||
2015 |
102.156 | % | ||
2016 and thereafter |
100.000 | % |
(f) The Issuer is entitled to redeem the Notes, at its option, at any time as a whole but not in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice mailed by first-class mail to the registered address of each Holder, at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), in the event the Issuer has become or would become obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to the Notes, any Additional Amounts as a result of:
(i) | a change in or an amendment to the laws (including any regulations promulgated thereunder) of any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction; or |
(ii) | any change in or amendment to any official position of a taxing authority in any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction regarding the application or interpretation of such laws or regulations (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction), |
which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after April 9, 2010.
(g) Any redemption pursuant to this paragraph 5 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 of the Indenture.
6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Issuer shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
7. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Subject to Section 3.03 of the Indenture, notice of redemption will be mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date (except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with Article VIII of the Indenture) to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the Redemption Date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.
8. OFFERS TO REPURCHASE.
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(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Issuer shall make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000) of each Holder’s Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”). The Change of Control Offer shall be made in accordance with Section 4.14 of the Indenture.
(b) If the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consummates an Asset Sale, within 10 Business Days after each date that Excess Proceeds exceed $20.0 million, the Issuer shall commence an offer to all Holders of the Notes and, if required by the terms of any Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations, to the holders of such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations (an “Asset Sale Offer”), to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes (including any Additional Notes) and such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes (including any Additional Notes) and such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Issuer may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes, subject to other covenants contained in the Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes (including any Additional Notes) or the Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations surrendered by such holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Notes (including any Additional Notes) and such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations will be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the accreted value or principal amount of the Notes (including any Additional Notes) or such Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations tendered. Upon completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero. Holders of Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase will receive an Asset Sale Offer from the Issuer prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes or by complying with instructions for book-entry transfer set forth in the Asset Sale Offer.
9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Issuer may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by the Indenture. The Issuer need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Issuer need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed.
10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.
11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.
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12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may declare the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding Notes to be due and payable immediately. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default (except a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default in payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any of the Notes held by a non-consenting Holder. The Issuer is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Issuer is required within 30 days after the occurrence of any Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default and what action the Issuer proposes to take with respect thereto.
13. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
14. GOVERNING LAW. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTEES.
15. CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused CUSIP numbers and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
16. GUARANTEE. The Issuer’s obligations under the Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by the Full Guarantors. The Issuer’s obligations under the Notes are guaranteed, subject to certain limitations as to amount, by the Limited Guarantors.
17. COLLATERAL. The Notes and the Guarantees are secured by certain security interests in the Collateral.
The Issuer will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Issuer at the following address:
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0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X0X 0X0 |
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000 |
Attention: Chief Financial Officer |
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ASSIGNMENT FORM |
To assign this Note, fill in the form below: |
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to: |
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(Insert assignee’s legal name) |
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(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
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(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
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and irrevocably appoint |
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to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him. |
Date:
Your Signature: |
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) |
Signature Guarantee*: |
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* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program
(or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE |
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below: |
[ ] Section 4.10 [ ] Section 4.14 |
If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: |
$ |
(integral multiples of $1,000; provided that the unpurchased portion must be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000) |
Date:
Your Signature: |
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) |
Tax Identification No.: |
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Signature Guarantee*:
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program
(or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*
The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $ . The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:
Date of Exchange |
Amount of
decrease in Principal Amount |
Amount of increase in Principal Amount of this Global Note |
Principal Amount of this Global Note following such decrease or increase |
Signature of authorized signatory of Trustee or Note Custodian |
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* | This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form. |
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X0X 0X0
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
U.S. Bank National Association
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
Re: 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2017
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of April 23, 2010 (the “Indenture”), among Patheon Inc., the Guarantors named therein, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Notes Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
(the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $ in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:
[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
1. [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE 144A GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
2. [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in
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accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
3. [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE IAI GLOBAL NOTE. The Transfer is being effected to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter substantially in the form of Exhibit E to the Indenture pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Transferor hereby further certifies that such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
4. [ ] CHECK AND COMPLETE IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO ANY PROVISION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A, OR REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):
(a) [ ] such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
or
(b) [ ] such Transfer is being effected to the Issuer or a subsidiary thereof;
or
(c) [ ] such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;
or
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(d) [ ] such Transfer is being effected to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter substantially in the form of Exhibit E to the Indenture.
5. [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE OR OF AN UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE.
(a) [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO RULE 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
(b) [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
(c) [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO OTHER EXEMPTION. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
The Transferor further certifies, in connection with each of the foregoing certifications, that if the transfer is being made prior to August 24, 2010, the Transferee is not a person resident in any province or territory of Canada unless the Transferee is eligible to acquire the Notes under an exemption from the applicable Canadian securities laws and such transfer is
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in compliance with, or pursuant to, such exemption.
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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for the benefit of the Trustee and the Issuer.
[Insert Name of Transferor] | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
Dated:
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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
1. | The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following: |
[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]
(a) | [ ] a beneficial interest in the: |
(i) | [ ] 144A Global Note (CUSIP 00000XXX0), or |
(ii) | [ ] Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP X0000XXX0), or |
(iii) | [ ] IAI Global Note (CUSIP [ ]), or |
(b) | [ ] a Restricted Definitive Note. |
2. | After the Transfer the Transferee will hold: |
[CHECK ONE]
(a) | [ ] a beneficial interest in the: |
(i) | [ ] 144A Global Note (CUSIP 00000XXX0), or |
(ii) | [ ] Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP X0000XXX0), or |
(iii) | [ ] IAI Global Note (CUSIP [ ]), or |
(iii) | [ ] Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP [ ]), or |
(b) | [ ] a Restricted Definitive Note, or |
(c) | [ ] an Unrestricted Definitive Note, |
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Patheon Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X0X 0X0
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
U.S. Bank National Association
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
Re: 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2017
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of April 23, 2010 (the “Indenture”), among Patheon Inc., the Guarantors named therein, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Notes Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
(the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $ in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:
1) EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE FOR UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE
a) [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
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b) [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
c) [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
d) [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
2) EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES FOR RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES
a) [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the
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Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend and/or Canadian Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
b) [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] [ ] 144A Global Note [ ] Regulation S Global Note [ ] IAI Global Note, with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend and/or Canadian Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for the benefit of the Trustee and the Issuer.
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EXHIBIT D
[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY FUTURE GUARANTORS]
Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of , among (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of Patheon Inc., a corporation existing under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Issuer”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Issuer and each of the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of April 23, 2010, providing for the issuance of 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall guarantee Obligations with respect to the Notes on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
(1) Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
(2) Agreement to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees as follows:
(a) [Subject to Section 2(i) below,]2 [A]long with all Guarantors named in the Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Noteholder Secured Party and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement or the obligations of the Issuer thereunder, that the Notes Obligations shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration,
2 | Insert if the Guarantee is limited under Section 4.20(b) of the Indenture. |
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redemption or otherwise, and performed on or prior to the date specified for such performance hereunder. [Subject to Section 2(i) below, failing]3 [Failing] payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay and perform the same immediately. This is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.
(b) The obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement or the obligations of the Issuer thereunder, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuer, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor.
(c) The following is hereby waived: diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever.
(d) [Subject to Section 2(i) below,]4 [T]his Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the Notes Obligations, and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary accepts all obligations of a Guarantor under the Indenture.
(e) [Subject to Section 2(i) below, if]5 [If] any Noteholder Secured Party is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuer, the Guarantors (including the Guaranteeing Subsidiary), or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Issuer or the Guarantors, any amount paid to such Noteholder Secured Party, this Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
(f) The Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any Notes Obligations until payment in full of the Notes Obligations.
(g) As between the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the Noteholder Secured Parties, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article VI of the Indenture for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Notes Obligations, and (y) in the event of
3 | Insert if the Guarantee is limited under Section 4.20(b) of the Indenture. |
4 | Insert if the Guarantee is limited under Section 4.20(b) of the Indenture. |
5 | Insert if the Guarantee is limited under Section 4.20(b) of the Indenture. |
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any declaration of acceleration of such Notes Obligations as provided in Article VI of the Indenture, such Notes Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary for the purpose of this Guarantee.
(h) Subject to Section 10.01 of the Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Noteholder Secured Parties under this Guarantee.
(i) Pursuant to Section 10.02 of the Indenture, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities that are relevant under any applicable Bankruptcy or fraudulent conveyance laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under Article X of the Indenture, this new Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount permissible such that the obligations of such Guaranteeing Subsidiary under this Guarantee will not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance or otherwise violate applicable law. [If applicable, describe any limitations placed on the Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.20(b) of the Indenture.]
(j) This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Issuer for liquidation or reorganization, should the Issuer become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Issuer’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes Obligations are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes Obligations, whether as a “voidable preference”, “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Note shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.
(k) In case any provision of this Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
(l) This Guarantee shall be a general senior subordinated obligation of such Guaranteeing Subsidiary, ranking pari passu with any other future Senior Indebtedness of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, if any, and shall be secured by the Collateral of the Issuer, the other Guarantors (if any) and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary (if any).
(m) Subject to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture, each payment to be made by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary in respect of this Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.
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(3) Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.01(c) of the Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary may not consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not the Issuer or Guaranteeing Subsidiary is the surviving company), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless:
(i)(A) the Guaranteeing Subsidiary is the surviving company or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Guaranteeing Subsidiary) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a company organized or existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary or any subdivision thereof, as the case may be, or Canada or any province or territory thereof, or the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (the Guaranteeing Subsidiary or such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor Person”);
(B) the Successor Person, if other than the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, expressly assumes all the obligations of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Indenture, the Security Documents and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s related Guarantee pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;
(C) immediately after such transaction, no Default exists;
(D) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indentures, if any, comply with the Indenture;
(E) any Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Person shall (i) continue to constitute Collateral under the Indenture and the Security Documents, (ii) be subject to the Lien in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and (iii) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens and other Liens permitted under Section 4.12 of the Indenture; and
(F) to the extent any assets of the Person which is merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Successor Company are assets of the type which would constitute Collateral under the Securities Documents, the Successor Company will take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien of the Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in the Indenture or any of the Security Documents and shall take all reasonably necessary action so that such Lien is perfected to the extent required by the Security Documents; or
(ii) the transaction is made in compliance with Section 4.10 of the Indenture;
(b) Subject to certain limitations described in the Indenture, the Successor Person will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Indenture
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and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary may merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to another Guarantor or the Issuer.
(4) Releases.
The Guarantee of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, the Issuer or the Trustee is required for the release of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s Guarantee, upon:
(1)(A) any sale, exchange or transfer (by merger, amalgamation or otherwise) of (I) the Capital Stock of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary (including any sale, exchange or transfer), after which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary or (II) all or substantially all the assets of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, in each case, which sale, exchange or transfer is made in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture;
(B) the release or discharge of such Guarantor from its guarantee of Indebtedness or the retirement or repayment of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case, that resulted in the obligation of such Guaranteeing Subsidiary to guarantee the Notes, if such Guarantor would not then otherwise be required to guarantee the Notes pursuant to Section 4.20 of the Indenture;
(C) the proper designation of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(D) the Issuer exercising its Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option in accordance with Article VIII of the Indenture or the Issuer’s obligations under the Indenture being discharged in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; and
(2) the Guaranteeing Subsidiary delivering to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.
(6) No Recourse Against Others. No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantors (including the Guaranteeing Subsidiary) under the Notes, any Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting Notes waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
(7) Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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(8) Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
(9) Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
(10) The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary.
(11) Subrogation. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders of Notes against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 hereof and Section 10.01 of the Indenture; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall not be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Issuer under the Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full.6
(12) Benefits Acknowledged. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s Guarantee is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to this Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
(13) Successors. All agreements of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its Successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 2(k) hereof or elsewhere in this Supplemental Indenture. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.
[GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY] | ||
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
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EXHIBIT E
Form of
Transferee Letter of Representation
Patheon Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X0X 0X0
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
U.S. Bank National Association
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of $[ ] principal amount of the 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the “Securities”) of Patheon Inc. (the “Company”).
Upon transfer, the Securities would be registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows:
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The undersigned represents and warrants to you that:
1. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(l), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor” at least $250,000 principal amount of the Securities, and we are acquiring the Securities not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Securities, and we invest in or purchase securities similar to the Securities in the normal course of our business. We, and any accounts for which we are acting, are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.
2. We understand that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing
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Securities to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such Securities prior to the date that is one year after the later of the date of original issue of the Securities and the last date on which the Company or any affiliate of the Company was the owner of such Securities (or any predecessor thereto) (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”) only (a) to the Company, (b) pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act, (c) in a transaction complying with the requirements of Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”), to a person we reasonably believe is a qualified institutional buyer under Rule 144A (a “QIB”) that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of a QIB and to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (d) pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (e) to an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(l), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor,” in each case in a minimum principal amount of Securities of $250,000, for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act or (f) pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, in each case in compliance with any applicable state securities laws. The foregoing restrictions on resale will not apply subsequent to the Resale Restriction Termination Date. If any resale or other transfer of the Securities is proposed to be made pursuant to clause (e) above prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the transferor shall deliver a letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to the Company and the Trustee, which shall provide, among other things, that the transferee is an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(l), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act and that it is acquiring such Securities for investment purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act. Each purchaser acknowledges that the Company and the Trustee reserve the right prior to the offer, sale or other transfer prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date of the Securities pursuant to clause (d), (e) or (f) above to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certifications or other information satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee.
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