BPC ACQUISITION CORP. and (following the merger of BPC Acquisition Corp. with and into BPC Holding Corporation, BPC HOLDING CORPORATION, as Issuer, and certain Guarantors) $525,000,000 Second Priority Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2014...
BPC
ACQUISITION CORP.
and
(following
the merger of BPC Acquisition Corp.
with
and
into BPC Holding Corporation,
BPC
HOLDING CORPORATION,
as
Issuer,
and
certain Guarantors)
$525,000,000
Second Priority Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2014
$225,000,000
Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2014
________________________
Dated
as
of September 20, 2006
________________________
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Trustee
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Article
1
|
DEFINITIONS
AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
|
1
|
SECTION
1.01.
|
Definitions
|
1
|
SECTION
1.02.
|
Other
Definitions
|
36
|
SECTION
1.03.
|
Incorporation
by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
|
37
|
SECTION
1.04.
|
Rules
of Construction
|
38
|
Article
2
|
THE
SECURITIES
|
39
|
SECTION
2.01.
|
Amount
of Securities
|
39
|
SECTION
2.02.
|
Form
and Dating
|
40
|
SECTION
2.03.
|
Execution
and Authentication
|
40
|
SECTION
2.04.
|
Registrar
and Paying Agent
|
41
|
SECTION
2.05.
|
Paying
Agent to Hold Money in Trust
|
41
|
SECTION
2.06.
|
Holder
Lists
|
42
|
SECTION
2.07.
|
Transfer
and Exchange
|
42
|
SECTION
2.08.
|
Replacement
Securities
|
43
|
SECTION
2.09.
|
Outstanding
Securities
|
43
|
SECTION
2.10.
|
Temporary
Securities
|
44
|
SECTION
2.11.
|
Cancellation
|
44
|
SECTION
2.12.
|
Defaulted
Interest
|
44
|
SECTION
2.13.
|
CUSIP
Numbers, ISINs, etc
|
44
|
SECTION
2.14.
|
Calculation
of Principal Amount of Securities
|
44
|
Article
3
|
REDEMPTION
|
45
|
SECTION
3.01.
|
Redemption
|
45
|
SECTION
3.02.
|
Applicability
of Article
|
45
|
SECTION
3.03.
|
Notices
to Trustee
|
45
|
SECTION
3.04.
|
Selection
of Securities to Be Redeemed
|
45
|
SECTION
3.05.
|
Notice
of Optional Redemption
|
45
|
SECTION
3.06.
|
Effect
of Notice of Redemption
|
46
|
SECTION
3.07.
|
Deposit
of Redemption Price
|
46
|
SECTION
3.08.
|
Securities
Redeemed in Part
|
47
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Article
4
|
COVENANTS
|
47
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SECTION
4.01.
|
Payment
of Securities
|
47
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
(cont’d)
SECTION
4.02.
|
Reports
and Other Information
|
47
|
SECTION
4.03.
|
Limitation
on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock
and
Preferred Stock
|
49
|
SECTION
4.04.
|
Limitation
on Restricted Payments
|
54
|
SECTION
4.05.
|
Dividend
and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries
|
59
|
SECTION
4.06.
|
Asset
Sales
|
61
|
SECTION
4.07.
|
Transactions
with Affiliates
|
64
|
SECTION
4.08.
|
Change
of Control
|
67
|
SECTION
4.09.
|
Compliance
Certificate
|
69
|
SECTION
4.10.
|
Further
Instruments and Acts
|
70
|
SECTION
4.11.
|
Future
Guarantors
|
70
|
SECTION
4.12.
|
Liens
|
70
|
SECTION
4.13.
|
Maintenance
of Office or Agency
|
71
|
SECTION
4.14.
|
Amendment
of Security Documents
|
71
|
SECTION
4.15.
|
After-Acquired
Property
|
71
|
SECTION
4.16.
|
Termination
and Suspension of Certain Covenants
|
71
|
Article
5
|
SUCCESSOR
COMPANY
|
72
|
SECTION
5.01.
|
When
Issuer May Merge or Transfer Assets
|
72
|
Article
6
|
DEFAULTS
AND REMEDIES
|
75
|
SECTION
6.01.
|
Events
of Default
|
75
|
SECTION
6.02.
|
Acceleration
|
77
|
SECTION
6.03.
|
Other
Remedies
|
78
|
SECTION
6.04.
|
Waiver
of Past Defaults
|
78
|
SECTION
6.05.
|
Control
by Majority
|
78
|
SECTION
6.06.
|
Limitation
on Suits
|
79
|
SECTION
6.07.
|
Rights
of the Holders to Receive Payment
|
79
|
SECTION
6.08.
|
Collection
Suit by Trustee
|
79
|
SECTION
6.09.
|
Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim
|
79
|
SECTION
6.10.
|
Priorities
|
80
|
SECTION
6.11.
|
Undertaking
for Costs
|
80
|
SECTION
6.12.
|
Waiver
of Stay or Extension Laws
|
80
|
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
(cont’d)
Article
7
|
TRUSTEE
|
80
|
SECTION
7.01.
|
Duties
of Trustee
|
81
|
SECTION
7.02.
|
Rights
of Trustee
|
82
|
SECTION
7.03.
|
Individual
Rights of Trustee
|
83
|
SECTION
7.04.
|
Trustee’s
Disclaimer
|
83
|
SECTION
7.05.
|
Notice
of Defaults
|
83
|
SECTION
7.06.
|
Reports
by Trustee to the Holders
|
84
|
SECTION
7.07.
|
Compensation
and Indemnity
|
84
|
SECTION
7.08.
|
Replacement
of Trustee
|
85
|
SECTION
7.09.
|
Successor
Trustee by Xxxxxx
|
86
|
SECTION
7.10.
|
Eligibility;
Disqualification
|
86
|
SECTION
7.11.
|
Preferential
Collection of Claims Against the Issuer
|
86
|
Article
8
|
DISCHARGE
OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE
|
86
|
SECTION
8.01.
|
Discharge
of Liability on Securities; Defeasance
|
86
|
SECTION
8.02.
|
Conditions
to Defeasance
|
88
|
SECTION
8.03.
|
Application
of Trust Money
|
89
|
SECTION
8.04.
|
Repayment
to Company
|
89
|
SECTION
8.05.
|
Indemnity
for U.S. Government Obligations
|
89
|
SECTION
8.06.
|
Reinstatement
|
90
|
Article
9
|
AMENDMENTS
AND WAIVERS
|
90
|
SECTION
9.01.
|
Without
Consent of the Holders
|
90
|
SECTION
9.02.
|
With
Consent of the Holders
|
91
|
SECTION
9.03.
|
Compliance
with Trust Indenture Act
|
92
|
SECTION
9.04.
|
Revocation
and Effect of Consents and Waivers
|
92
|
SECTION
9.05.
|
Notation
on or Exchange of Securities
|
93
|
SECTION
9.06.
|
Trustee
to Sign Amendments
|
93
|
SECTION
9.07.
|
Payment
for Consent
|
93
|
SECTION
9.08.
|
Additional
Voting Terms; Calculation of Principal Amount
|
93
|
Article
10
|
RANKING
OF NOTE LIENS
|
94
|
SECTION
10.01.
|
Relative
Rights
|
94
|
Article
11
|
COLLATERAL
|
95
|
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
(cont’d)
SECTION
11.01.
|
Security
Documents
|
95
|
SECTION
11.02.
|
Collateral
Agent
|
95
|
SECTION
11.03.
|
Authorization
of Actions to Be Taken
|
96
|
SECTION
11.04.
|
Release
of Liens
|
97
|
SECTION
11.05.
|
Filing,
Recording and Opinions
|
99
|
SECTION
11.06.
|
[Intentionally
omitted]
|
99
|
SECTION
11.07.
|
Powers
Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee
|
99
|
SECTION
11.08.
|
Release
Upon Termination of the Issuer’s Obligations
|
99
|
SECTION
11.09.
|
Designations
|
100
|
SECTION
11.10.
|
Taking
and Destruction
|
100
|
Article
12
|
GUARANTEES
|
100
|
SECTION
12.01.
|
Guarantees
|
100
|
SECTION
12.02.
|
Limitation
on Liability
|
102
|
SECTION
12.03.
|
Successors
and Assigns
|
103
|
SECTION
12.04.
|
No
Waiver
|
103
|
SECTION
12.05.
|
Modification
|
104
|
SECTION
12.06.
|
Execution
of Supplemental Indenture for Future Guarantors
|
104
|
SECTION
12.07.
|
Non-Impairment
|
104
|
Article
13
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
104
|
SECTION
13.01.
|
Trust
Indenture Act Controls
|
104
|
SECTION
13.02.
|
Notices
|
104
|
SECTION
13.03.
|
Communication
by the Holders with Other Holders
|
105
|
SECTION
13.04.
|
Certificate
and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
|
105
|
SECTION
13.05.
|
Statements
Required in Certificate or Opinion
|
105
|
SECTION
13.06.
|
When
Securities Disregarded
|
106
|
SECTION
13.07.
|
Rules
by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar
|
106
|
SECTION
13.08.
|
Legal
Holidays
|
106
|
SECTION
13.09.
|
GOVERNING
LAW
|
106
|
SECTION
13.10.
|
No
Recourse Against Others
|
106
|
SECTION
13.11.
|
Successors
|
107
|
SECTION
13.12.
|
Multiple
Originals
|
107
|
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
(cont’d)
SECTION
13.13.
|
Table
of Contents; Headings
|
107
|
SECTION
13.14.
|
Indenture
Controls
|
107
|
SECTION
13.15.
|
Severability
|
107
|
Appendix
A
|
-
|
Provisions
Relating to Initial Securities, Additional Securities and Exchange
Securities
|
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
A-1 - Initial
Security (Fixed Rate Notes)
Exhibit
A-2 - Initial
Security (Floating Rate Notes)
Exhibit
B-1 - Exchange
Security (Fixed Rate Notes)
Exhibit
B-2 - Exchange
Security (Floating Rate Notes)
Exhibit
C - Form
of
Transferee Letter of Representation
Exhibit
D - Form
of
Supplemental Indenture
NY1:1657728.6
CROSS-REFERENCE
TABLE
TIA Indenture
Section
Section
310
|
(a)(1)
|
7.10
|
(a)(2)
|
7.10
|
|
(a)(3)
|
N.A.
|
|
(a)(4)
|
N.A.
|
|
(b)
|
7.08;
7.10
|
|
(c)
|
N.A.
|
|
311
|
(a)
|
7.11
|
(b)
|
7.11
|
|
(c)
|
N.A.
|
|
312
|
(a)
|
2.06
|
(b)
|
13.03
|
|
(c)
|
13.03
|
|
313
|
(a)
|
7.06
|
(b)(1)
|
N.A.
|
|
(b)(2)
|
7.06
|
|
(c)
|
7.06
|
|
(d)
|
4.02;
4.09
|
|
314
|
(a)
|
4.02;
4.09
|
(b)
|
N.A.
|
|
(c)(1)
|
13.04
|
|
(c)(2)
|
13.04
|
|
(c)(3)
|
N.A.
|
|
(d)
|
N.A.
|
|
(e)
|
13.05
|
|
(f)
|
4.10
|
|
315
|
(a)
|
7.01
|
(b)
|
7.05
|
|
(c)
|
7.01
|
|
(d)
|
7.01
|
|
(e)
|
6.11
|
|
316
|
(a)(last
sentence)
|
13.06
|
(a)(1)(A)
|
6.05
|
|
(a)(1)(B)
|
6.04
|
|
(a)(2)
|
N.A.
|
|
(b)
|
6.07
|
|
317
|
(a)(1)
|
6.08
|
(a)(2)
|
6.09
|
|
(b)
|
2.05
|
|
318
|
(a)
|
13.01
|
N.A.
Means Not Applicable.
Note:
|
This
Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purposes, be deemed to be
part of
this Indenture.
|
NY1:1657728.6
INDENTURE
dated as of September 20, 2006 among BPC ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware
corporation (“Merger Sub”) and XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a
national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and, upon execution
and delivery of a supplemental indenture, BPC Holding Corporation (the
“Company”) and the Guarantors (as defined herein).
Each
party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal
and ratable benefit of the Holders of (a) $750,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of second priority senior secured fixed and floating rate notes
consisting of (x) $525,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 8⅞%
Second Priority Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2014 (the “Original Fixed
Rate Notes”) and (y) $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s
Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2014 (the “Original
Floating Rate Notes” and, together with the Original Fixed Rate Notes, (each of
which constitutes a separate series hereunder), the “Original Securities”)
issued on the date hereof, (b) any Additional Securities (as defined herein)
that may be issued after the date hereof in the form of Exhibits A-1 and A-2
(all such securities in clauses (a) and (b) being referred to collectively
as
the “Initial Securities”) and (c) if and when issued as provided in the
Registration Agreement (as defined in Appendix A hereto (the “Appendix”)) or
otherwise registered under the Securities Act and issued, $525,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of the Issuer’s 8⅞% Second Priority Senior Secured Fixed Rate
Notes due 2014 (the “Exchange Fixed Rate Notes”) and $225,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of the Issuer’s Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate
Notes due 2014, (the “Exchange Floating Rate Notes” and, together with the
Exchange Fixed Rate Notes (each of which constitutes a separate series
hereunder) and any exchange notes issued in respect of Additional Securities,
the “Exchange Securities” and, together with the Initial Securities, the
“Securities”) issued in the Registered Exchange Offer (as defined in the
Appendix) in exchange for any Initial Securities or otherwise registered under
the Securities Act and issued in the form of Exhibits B-1 and B-2. The Original
Fixed Rate Notes, any Additional Fixed Rate Notes (as defined herein) and the
Exchange Fixed Rate Notes are referred to collectively as the “Fixed Rate Notes”
(and constitute a single series hereunder); the Original Floating Rate Notes,
any Additional Floating Rate Notes (as defined herein) and the Exchange Floating
Rate Notes are referred to collectively as the “Floating Rate Notes” (and
constitute a single series hereunder). Subject to the conditions and compliance
with the covenants set forth herein, the Issuer may issue an unlimited aggregate
principal amount of Additional Securities.
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION
1.01. Definitions.
“Acquired
Indebtedness”
means,
with respect to any specified Person:
(1) Indebtedness
of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged,
consolidated or amalgamated with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary
of
such specified Person, and
(2) Indebtedness
secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified
Person.
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“Acquisition”
means
the acquisition by Affiliates of the Sponsors of substantially all of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company pursuant to the terms of
the
Merger Agreement.
“Acquisition
Documents” means the Merger Agreement and any other document entered into in
connection therewith, in each case as amended, supplemented or modified from
time to time prior to the Issue Date or thereafter (so long as any amendment,
supplement or modification after the Issue Date, together with all other
amendments, supplements and modifications after the Issue Date, taken as a
whole, is not more disadvantageous to the holders of the Securities in any
material respect than the Acquisition Documents as in effect on the Issue
Date).
“Additional
Fixed Rate Notes” means 8⅞% Second Priority Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due
2014 issued under the terms of this Indenture subsequent to the Issue
Date.
“Additional
Floating Rate Notes” means Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes
due 2014 issued under the terms of this Indenture subsequent to the Issue
Date.
“Additional
Securities” means Additional Fixed Rate Notes and Additional Floating Rate
Notes.
“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, means 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.
“Applicable
Premium” means, with respect to any Fixed Rate Note on any applicable redemption
date, the greater of:
(1) 1%
of the
then outstanding principal amount of the Fixed Rate Note; and
(2) the
excess of:
(a) the
present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of the Fixed
Rate Note, at September 15, 2010 as set forth in Paragraph 5 of the applicable
Security plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such Fixed Rate Note
through September 15, 2010 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest), computed
using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date
plus
50 basis points; over
(b) the
then
outstanding principal amount of the Fixed Rate Note.
“Asset
Sale” means:
NY1:1657728.6 S-
(1) the
sale,
conveyance, transfer or other disposition (whether in a single transaction
or a
series of related transactions) of property or assets (including by way of
a
Sale/Leaseback Transaction) outside the ordinary course of business of the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer (each referred to in this
definition as a “disposition”) or
(2) the
issuance or sale of Equity Interests (other than directors’
qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals or other third parties
to the extent required by applicable law) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other
than to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer) (whether
in a
single transaction or a series of related transactions),
in
each
case other than:
(a) a
disposition of Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities or obsolete
or
worn out property or equipment in the ordinary course of business;
(b) the
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer in a manner
permitted pursuant to Section 5.01 or any disposition that constitutes a Change
of Control;
(c) any
Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted to be made, and
is
made, under Section 4.04;
(d) any
disposition of assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted
Subsidiary, which assets or Equity Interests so disposed or issued have an
aggregate Fair Market Value of less than $7.5 million;
(e) any
disposition of property or assets, or the 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 a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Issuer;
(f) any
exchange of assets (including a combination of assets and Cash Equivalents)
for
assets related to a Similar Business of comparable or greater market value
or
usefulness to the business of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries as
a
whole, as determined in good faith by the Issuer;
(g) foreclosure
on assets of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(h) any
sale
of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted
Subsidiary;
(i) the
lease, assignment or sublease of any real or personal property in the ordinary
course of business;
(j) any
sale
of inventory or other assets in the ordinary course of business;
(k) any
grant
in the ordinary course of business of any license of patents, trademarks,
know-how or any other intellectual property;
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(l) a
transfer of accounts receivable and related assets of the type specified in
the
definition of “Receivables
Financing”
(or a
fractional undivided interest therein) by a Receivables Subsidiary in a
Qualified Receivables Financing; and
(m) the
sale
of any property in a Sale/Leaseback Transaction within six months of the
acquisition of such property.
“Bank
Indebtedness” means any and all amounts payable under or in respect of the
Credit Agreement and the other Credit Agreement Documents as amended, restated,
supplemented, waived, replaced, restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced
or
otherwise modified from time to time (including after termination of the Credit
Agreement), including principal, premium (if any), interest (including interest
accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for
reorganization relating to the Issuer whether or not a claim for post-filing
interest is allowed in such proceedings), fees, charges, expenses, reimbursement
obligations, guarantees and all other amounts payable thereunder or in respect
thereof.
“Board
of
Directors” means, as to any Person, the board of directors or managers, as
applicable, of such Person (or, if such Person is a partnership, the board
of
directors or other governing body of the general partner of such Person) or
any
duly authorized committee thereof.
“Business
Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking
institutions are authorized or required by law to close in New York
City.
“Calculation
Agent” means a financial institution appointed by the Issuer to calculate the
interest rate payable on the Floating Rate Notes in respect of each Interest
Period, which shall initially be the Trustee.
“Capital
Stock” means:
(1) in
the
case of a corporation, corporate stock or shares;
(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.
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“Cash
Contribution Amount” means the aggregate amount of cash contributions made to
the capital of the Issuer described in the definition of “Contribution
Indebtedness.”
“Cash
Equivalents” means:
(1) U.S.
Dollars, pounds sterling, euros, the national currency of any member state
in
the European Union or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a
Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in
the
ordinary course of business;
(2) securities
issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or
any
country that is a member of the European Union or any agency or instrumentality
thereof in each case maturing not more than two years from the date of
acquisition;
(3) certificates
of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one
year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’
acceptances, in each case with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight
bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus
in excess of $250 million and whose long-term debt is rated “A”
or the
equivalent thereof by Xxxxx’x
or
S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized
ratings agency);
(4) repurchase
obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2)
and
(3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications
specified in clause (3) above;
(5) commercial
paper issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Issuer) rated
at
least “A-1”
or the
equivalent thereof by Xxxxx’x
or
S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized
ratings agency) and in each case maturing within one year after the date of
acquisition;
(6) readily
marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of
America or any political subdivision thereof having one of the two highest
rating categories obtainable from either Xxxxx’x
or
S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized
ratings agency) in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the
date of acquisition;
(7) Indebtedness
issued by Persons (other than the Sponsors or any of their Affiliates) with
a
rating of “A”
or
higher from S&P or “A-2”
or
higher from Xxxxx’x
in each
case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition;
and
(8) investment
funds investing at least 95% of their assets in securities of the types
described in clauses (1) through (7) above.
“Change
of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
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(i) the
sale,
lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or
substantially all the assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, to a Person other than any of the Permitted Holders; or
(ii) the
Issuer becomes aware (by way of a report or any other filing pursuant to Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) of 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
any
of the Permitted Holders, in a single transaction or in a related series of
transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination
or
purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act, or any successor provision), of more than 50% of the total voting
power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of
the
Issuer.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral”
means all property subject or purported to be subject, from time to time, to
a
Lien under any Security Documents.
“Collateral
Agent” means the Trustee in its capacity as “Collateral Agent” under this
Indenture and under the Security Documents and any successor thereto in such
capacity.
“Company”
means the party named as such in the Preamble to this Indenture until a
successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor and, for purposes
of
any provision contained herein and required by the TIA, each other obligor
on
the Securities.
“consolidated”
means, with respect to any Person, such Person consolidated with its Restricted
Subsidiaries, and shall not include any Unrestricted Subsidiary, but the
interest of such Person in an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be accounted for
as
an Investment.
“Consolidated
Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum,
without duplication, of:
(1) consolidated
interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period,
to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income
(including amortization of original issue discount, the interest component
of
Capitalized Lease Obligations, and net payments and receipts (if any) pursuant
to interest rate Hedging Obligations and excluding amortization of deferred
financing fees and expensing of any bridge or other financing fees);
plus
(2) consolidated
capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such
period, whether paid or accrued; plus
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(3) commissions,
discounts, yield and other fees and charges Incurred in connection with any
Receivables Financing which are payable to Persons other than the Issuer and
its
Restricted Subsidiaries; minus
(4) interest
income for such period.
“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; provided,
however,
that:
(1) any
net
after-tax extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual gains or losses or income,
expenses or charges (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), including,
without limitation, any severance expenses, any expenses related to any
reconstruction, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternate
uses, any fees, expenses or charges relating to new product lines, plant
shutdown costs, acquisition integration costs and expenses or charges related
to
any Equity Offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition or Indebtedness permitted
to be Incurred by this Indenture (in each case, whether or not successful),
including any such fees, expenses, charges or change in control payments made
under the Acquisition Documents or otherwise related to the Transactions, in
each case, shall be excluded;
(2) any
increase in amortization or depreciation or any one-time non-cash charges
increases or reductions in Net Income, in each case resulting from purchase
accounting in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition that is
consummated after the Issue Date shall be excluded;
(3) the
Net
Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change
in
accounting principles during such period;
(4) any
net
after-tax income or loss from discontinued operations and any net after-tax
gains or losses on disposal of discontinued operations shall be
excluded;
(5) any
net
after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses or charges relating
thereto) attributable to business dispositions or asset dispositions other
than
in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Board
of
Directors of the Issuer) shall be excluded;
(6) any
net
after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses or charges relating
thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment of indebtedness shall be
excluded;
(7) the
Net
Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of such Person,
or
is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method
of
accounting, shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends
or
distributions or other payments paid in cash (or to the extent converted into
cash) to the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect
of
such period;
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(8) solely
for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments
under clause (1) of the definition of Cumulative Credit, the Net Income for
such
period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) shall be excluded
to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the
date
of determination 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 restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends
or similar distributions have been legally waived; provided that the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person shall be increased by the amount of
dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or
converted into cash) by any such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person, to the
extent not already included therein;
(9) an
amount
equal to the amount of Tax Distributions actually made to any parent of such
Person in respect of such period in accordance with Section 4.04(b)(xii) shall
be included as though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by
such Person for such period;
(10) any
non-cash impairment charges resulting from the application of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”)
Nos.
142 and 144 and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to SFAS No.
141
shall be excluded;
(11) any
non-cash expense realized or resulting from stock option plans, employee benefit
plans or post-employment benefit plans, grants of stock appreciation or similar
rights, stock options or other rights to officers, directors and employees
of
such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be
excluded;
(12) any
(a)
severance or relocation costs or expenses, (b) one-time non-cash compensation
charges, (c) the costs and expenses after the Issue Date related to employment
of terminated employees, (d) costs or expenses realized in connection with,
resulting from or in anticipation of the Transactions or (e) costs or expenses
realized in connection with or resulting from stock appreciation or similar
rights, stock options or other rights existing on the Issue Date of officers,
directors and employees, in each case of such Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, shall be excluded;
(13) accruals
and reserves that are established within 12 months after the Issue Date and
that
are so required to be established in accordance with GAAP shall be
excluded;
(14) solely
for purposes of calculating EBITDA, (a) the Net Income of any Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries shall be calculated without deducting the income
attributable to, or adding the losses attributable to, the minority equity
interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary except
to the extent of dividends declared or paid in respect of such period or any
prior period on the shares of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary held
by such third parties and (b) any ordinary course
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dividend,
distribution or other payment paid in cash and received from any Person in
excess of amounts included in clause (7) above shall be included;
(15) (a)(i)
the non-cash portion of “straight-line”
rent
expense shall be excluded and (ii) the cash portion of “straight-line”
rent
expense which exceeds the amount expensed in respect of such rent expense shall
be included and (b) non-cash gains, losses, income and expenses resulting from
fair value accounting required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 133 shall be excluded;
(16) unrealized
gains and losses relating to hedging transactions and mark-to-market of
Indebtedness denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the applications
of Financial Accounting Standards 52 shall be excluded; and
(17) solely
for the purpose of calculating Restricted Payments, the difference, if positive,
of the Consolidated Taxes of the Issuer calculated in accordance with GAAP
and
the actual Consolidated Taxes paid in cash by the Issuer during any Reference
Period shall be included.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 4.04 only, there shall be excluded
from Consolidated Net Income any dividends, repayments of loans or advances
or
other transfers of assets from Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Issuer or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer to the extent such dividends, repayments
or
transfers increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under clauses
(E)
and (F) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit.”
“Consolidated
Non-cash Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the
aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses of such Person
and its Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income of such Person
for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance
with GAAP, but excluding any such charge which consists of or requires an
accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges for any future
period.
“Consolidated
Taxes” means provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital, including,
without limitation, state, franchise and similar taxes and any Tax Distributions
taken into account in calculating Consolidated Net Income.
“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
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(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.
“Contribution
Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor in an aggregate
principal amount not greater than twice the aggregate amount of cash
contributions (other than Excluded Contributions) made to the capital of the
Issuer or any such Guarantor after the Issue Date; provided that:
(1) such
cash
contributions have not been used to make a Restricted Payment,
(2) if
the
aggregate principal amount of such Contribution Indebtedness is greater than
the
aggregate amount of such cash contributions to the capital of the Issuer or
any
such Guarantor, as the case may be, the amount in excess shall be Indebtedness
(other than Secured Indebtedness) with a Stated Maturity later than the Stated
Maturity of the Securities, and
(3) such
Contribution Indebtedness (a) is Incurred within 180 days after the making
of
such cash contributions and (b) is so designated as Contribution Indebtedness
pursuant to an Officers’
Certificate on the Incurrence date thereof.
“Credit
Agreement” means (i) the credit agreement entered into in connection with, and
on or prior to, the consummation of the Acquisition, as amended, restated,
supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether
with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded,
refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement
or
indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise
restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or
agreements or indenture or indentures or any successor or replacement agreement
or agreements or indenture or indentures or increasing the amount loaned or
issued thereunder or altering the maturity thereof, among the Issuer, the
guarantors named therein, the financial institutions named therein, and Credit
Suisse, as Administrative Agent, and (ii) whether or not the credit agreement
referred to in clause (i) remains outstanding, if designated by the Issuer
to be
included in the definition of “Credit Agreement,” one or more (A) debt
facilities or commercial paper facilities, providing for revolving credit loans,
term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables
to
lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against
such receivables) or letters of credit, (B) debt securities, indentures or
other
forms of debt financing (including convertible or exchangeable debt instruments
or bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances), or (C) instruments or agreements
evidencing any other Indebtedness, in each case, with the same or different
borrowers or issuers and, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified,
extended, restructured, renewed, refinanced, restated, replaced or refunded
in
whole or in part from time to time.
“Credit
Agreement Documents” means the Credit Agreement, any notes issued pursuant
thereto and the guarantees thereof, and the collateral documents relating
thereto, as
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amended,
supplemented, restated, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid,
refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Cumulative
Credit” means the sum of (without duplication):
(A) 50%
of
the Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer for the period (taken as one
accounting period, the “Reference
Period”)
from
July 1, 2006 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 proceeds, including cash and the Fair Market Value (as
determined in good faith by Issuer) of property other than cash, received by
the
Issuer after the Issue Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the
Issuer (excluding Refunding Capital Stock, Designated Preferred Stock, Excluded
Contributions, Disqualified Stock and the Cash Contribution Amount), including
Equity Interests issued upon conversion of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock
or
upon exercise of warrants or options (other than an issuance or sale to a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer or an employee stock ownership plan or
trust
established by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries), plus
(C) 100%
of
the aggregate amount of contributions to the capital of the Issuer received
in
cash and the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Issuer)
of
property other than cash after the Issue Date (other than Excluded
Contributions, Refunding Capital Stock, Designated Preferred Stock, Disqualified
Stock and the Cash Contribution Amount), plus
(D) the
principal amount of any Indebtedness, or the liquidation preference or maximum
fixed repurchase price, as the case may be, of any Disqualified Stock of the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof issued after the Issue Date (other
than Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock issued to a Restricted Subsidiary)
which
has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests in the Issuer (other
than Disqualified Stock) or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer
(provided in the case of any parent, such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock
is
retired or extinguished), plus
(E) 100%
of
the aggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in
cash
and the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Issuer) of
property other than cash received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary
from:
(I) the
sale
or other disposition (other than to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of
the
Issuer) of Restricted Investments made by the Issuer and its Restricted
Subsidiaries and from repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted Investments
from the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries by any Person (other than the
Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) and from repayments of loans
or
advances which constituted Restricted Investments (other than in each case
to
the extent that the Restricted Investment was made pursuant to clause (vii)
or
(x) of Section 4.04(b)),
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(II) the
sale
(other than to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer) of the
Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or
(III) a
distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus
(F) in
the
event any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Issuer has been redesignated as a
Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with
or
into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Issuer
or a Restricted Subsidiary, the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith
by the Issuer or, if such Fair Market Value may exceed $25.0 million, in writing
by an Independent Financial Advisor) of the Investment of the Issuer in such
Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, combination or
transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), after taking
into account any Indebtedness associated with the Unrestricted Subsidiary so
designated or combined or any Indebtedness associated with the assets so
transferred or conveyed (other than in each case to the extent that the
designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was made pursuant
to clause (vii) or (x) of Section 4.04(b) or constituted a Permitted
Investment).
“Default”
means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would
be,
an Event of Default.
“Designated
Non-cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration
received by the Issuer or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection
with
an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration
pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation,
less the amount of Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent
sale of such Designated Non-cash Consideration.
“Designated
Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Issuer or any direct or indirect
parent of the Issuer, as applicable (other than Disqualified Stock), that is
issued for cash (other than to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries 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
Officers’ Certificate, on the issuance date thereof.
“Destruction”
means any damage to, loss or destruction of all or any portion of the
Collateral.
“Determination
Date” with respect to an Interest Period will be the second London Banking Day
preceding the first day of such Interest Period.
“Discharge
of Senior Lender Claims” shall mean, except to the extent otherwise provided in
the Intercreditor Agreement, payment in full in cash (except for contingent
indemnities and cost and reimbursement obligations to the extent no claim has
been made) of (a) all Obligations in respect of all outstanding First Priority
Lien Obligations and, with respect to letters of credit or letter of credit
guaranties outstanding thereunder, delivery of cash collateral or backstop
letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with the Credit Agreement,
in
each case after or concurrently with the termination of all commitments to
extend credit thereunder and (b) any other First Priority Lien Obligations
that
are due and payable or otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the time
such
principal and interest are paid; provided that the Discharge
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of
Senior
Lender Claims shall not be deemed to have occurred if such payments are made
with the proceeds of other First Priority Lien Obligations that constitute
an
exchange or replacement for or a refinancing of such Obligations or First
Priority Lien Obligations. In the event the First Priority Lien Obligations
are
modified and the Obligations are paid over time or otherwise modified pursuant
to Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, the First Priority Lien Obligations
shall be deemed to be discharged when the final payment is made, in cash, in
respect of such indebtedness and any obligations pursuant to such new
indebtedness shall have been satisfied.
“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 redeemable or exchangeable), or upon the
happening of any event:
(1) matures
or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise
(other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale; provided
that the
relevant asset sale or change of control provisions, taken as a whole, are
no
more favorable in any material respect to holders of such Capital Stock than
the
asset sale and change of control provisions applicable to the Securities and
any
purchase requirement triggered thereby may not become operative until compliance
with the asset sale and change of control provisions applicable to the
Securities (including the purchase of any Securities tendered pursuant
thereto)),
(2) is
convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of such
Person, or
(3) is
redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in
part,
in
each
case prior to 91 days after the maturity date of the Securities; provided,
however,
that
only the portion of Capital Stock which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable,
is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the
holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock;
provided,
further,
however, that if such Capital Stock is issued to any employee or 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 in order
to
satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such
employee’s termination, death or disability; provided,
further,
that
any class of Capital Stock of such Person that by its terms authorizes such
Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Capital Stock that
is not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified
Stock.
“Domestic
Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Foreign
Subsidiary.
“EBITDA”
means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income
of
such Person for such period plus, without duplication, to the extent the same
was deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income:
(1) Consolidated
Taxes; plus
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(2) Consolidated
Interest Expense; plus
(3) Consolidated
Non-cash Charges; plus
(4) business
optimization expenses and other restructuring charges or expenses (which, for
the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, the effect of
inventory optimization programs, plant closures, retention, systems
establishment costs and excess pension charges); provided
that
with respect to each business optimization expense or other restructuring
charge, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’
Certificate specifying and quantifying such expense or charge and stating that
such expense or charge is a business optimization expense or other restructuring
charge, as the case may be; plus
(5) the
amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related
expenses paid to the Sponsors (or any accruals relating to such fees and related
expenses) during such period pursuant to the terms of the agreements between
the
Sponsors and the Issuer and its Subsidiaries as described with particularity
in
the Offering Memorandum and as in effect on the Issue Date;
less,
without duplication,
(6) non-cash
items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding the
recognition of deferred revenue or any items which represent the reversal of
any
accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period
and any items for which cash was received in a prior period).
“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 after the Issue Date of common stock
or Preferred Stock of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer,
as applicable (other than Disqualified Stock), other than:
(1) public
offerings with respect to the Issuer’s
or such
direct or indirect parent’s
common
stock registered on Form S-8; and
(2) any
such
public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Exchange
Offer Registration Statement” means the registration statement filed with the
SEC in connection with the Registered Exchange Offer.
“Excluded
Contributions” means the Cash Equivalents or other assets (valued at their Fair
Market Value as determined in good faith by senior management or the Board
of
Directors of the Issuer) received by the Issuer after the Issue Date
from:
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(1) contributions
to its common equity capital, and
(2) the
sale
(other than to a Subsidiary of the Issuer or to any Subsidiary management equity
plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan
or
agreement) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated
Preferred Stock) of the Issuer,
in
each
case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate
on or promptly after the date such capital contributions are made or the date
such Capital Stock is sold, as the case may be.
“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.
“First
Lien Agent” has the meaning given to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.
“First
Priority After-Acquired Property” means any property (other than the initial
collateral) of the Issuer or any Guarantor that secures any Secured Bank
Indebtedness.
“First
Priority Lien Obligations” means (i) all Secured Bank Indebtedness, (ii) all
other Obligations (not constituting Indebtedness) of the Issuer and its
Restricted Subsidiaries under the agreements governing Secured Bank Indebtedness
and (iii) all other Obligations of the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in respect of Hedging Obligations or Obligations in respect of
cash
management services, in each case owing to a Person that is a holder of
Indebtedness described in clause (i) or Obligations described in clause (ii)
or
an Affiliate of such holder at the time of entry into such Hedging Obligations
or Obligations in respect of cash management services.
“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 of its Restricted
Subsidiaries Incurs, repays, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness (other
than
in the case of revolving credit borrowings or revolving advances under any
Qualified Receivables Financing, in which case interest expense shall be
computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the
applicable period) or issues, repurchases 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 the event for which
the
calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Calculation Date”),
then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect
to such Incurrence, repayment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness, or
such
issuance, repurchase or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock,
as
if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter
period.
For
purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions,
dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined
in accordance with GAAP), in each case with respect to an operating unit of
a
business, and any
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operational
changes that the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has determined
to
make and/or made after the Issue Date and during the four-quarter reference
period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or
simultaneously with the Calculation Date (each, for purposes of this definition,
a “pro forma event”) shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all
such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations (including
the Transactions) discontinued operations and operational changes (and the
change of any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in EBITDA
resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter 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
Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period shall have made any
Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation, discontinued
operation or operational change, in each case with respect to an operating
unit
of a business, 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,
discontinued operation, merger, consolidation or operational change had occurred
at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.
For
purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any
pro
forma event, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a
responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer. Any such pro forma
calculation may include adjustments appropriate, in the reasonable good faith
determination of the Issuer as set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, to reflect
(1) operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies
reasonably expected to result from the applicable pro forma event (including,
to
the extent applicable, from the Transactions), and (2) all adjustments of the
nature used in connection with the calculation of “Adjusted EBITDA” as set forth
in footnote 4 to the “Summary Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Data”
under “Offering Memorandum Summary” in the Offering Memorandum to the extent
such adjustments, without duplication, continue to be applicable to such
four-quarter period.
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 Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire
period (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such
Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term in excess of 12
months). 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 a revolving credit
facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average
daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period. 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.
“Fixed
Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without
duplication, of:
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(1) Consolidated
Interest Expense of such Person for such period, and
(2) all
cash
dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series
of
Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries.
“Foreign
Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary not organized or existing under the
laws of the United States of America or any state or territory thereof or the
District of Columbia and any direct or indirect subsidiary of such Restricted
Subsidiary.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth
in
the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other
statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment
of the accounting profession, which are in effect on the Issue Date.
“Guarantee”
means any guarantee of the obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture and
the Securities by any Person in accordance with the provisions of this
Indenture.
“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, without limitation, letters of credit and reimbursement
agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other
obligations.
“Guarantor”
means any Person that Incurs a Guarantee; provided
that
upon the release or discharge of such Person from its Guarantee in accordance
with this Indenture, such Person ceases to be a Guarantor.
“Hedging
Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person
under:
(1) currency
exchange, interest rate or commodity swap agreements, currency exchange,
interest rate or commodity cap agreements and currency exchange, interest rate
or commodity collar agreements; and
(2) other
agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations
in currency exchange, interest rates or commodity prices.
“Holder”
means the Person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar’s
books.
“Incur”
means issue, assume, guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for;
provided,
however,
that
any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person
becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation,
acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Person at
the
time it becomes a Subsidiary.
“Indebtedness”
means, with respect to any Person:
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(1) the
principal and premium (if any) of any indebtedness 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, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), (c)
representing the deferred and unpaid purchase price of any property, except
any
such balance that constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade
creditor due within six months from the date on which it is Incurred, in each
case Incurred in the ordinary course of business, which purchase price is due
more than six months after the date of placing the property in service or taking
delivery and title thereto, (d) in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations,
or
(e) 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 on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto)
of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP;
(2) to
the
extent not otherwise included, any obligation of such Person to be liable for,
or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the Indebtedness of another
Person (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection
in
the ordinary course of business);
(3) to
the
extent not otherwise included, Indebtedness of another Person secured by a
Lien
on any asset owned by such Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed
by such Person); provided,
however,
that
the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of: (a) the Fair Market
Value
of such asset at such date of determination, and (b) the amount of such
Indebtedness of such other Person; and
(4) to
the
extent not otherwise included, with respect to the Issuer and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, the amount then outstanding (i.e.,
advanced, and received by, and available for use by, the Issuer or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries) under any Receivables Financing (as set forth in the
books and records of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary and confirmed
by
the agent, trustee or other representative of the institution or group providing
such Receivables Financing);
provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include
(1)
Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and not
in
respect of borrowed money; (2) deferred or prepaid revenues; (3) purchase price
holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy
warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller; (4)
Obligations under or in respect of Qualified Receivables Financing or (5)
obligations under the Acquisition Documents.
Notwithstanding
anything in this Indenture to the contrary, Indebtedness shall not include,
and
shall be calculated without giving effect to, the effects of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 and related interpretations to the extent
such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness
for
any purpose under this Indenture as a result of accounting for any embedded
derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness; and any such amounts
that
would have constituted Indebtedness under this Indenture but for the application
of this sentence shall not be deemed an Incurrence of Indebtedness under this
Indenture.
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“Indenture”
means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Independent
Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm or
consultant, in each case of nationally recognized standing, that is, in the
good
faith determination of the Issuer, qualified to perform the task for which
it
has been engaged.
“Intercreditor
Agreement” means the intercreditor agreement among Credit Suisse, as agent under
the Credit Agreement Documents, the Trustee, the Issuer, Xxxxx Plastics Group,
Inc. and each Guarantor, as it may be amended from time to time in accordance
with this Indenture.
“Interest
Period” means the period commencing on and including an interest payment date
and ending on and including the day immediately preceding the next succeeding
interest payment date, with the exception that the first Interest Period shall
commence on and include the Issue Date and end on and include December 14,
2006.
“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 U.S. government or
any
agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents),
(2) securities
that have a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or equivalent) by
Moody’s
or BBB-
(or equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency,
but excluding any debt securities or loans or advances between and 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 and/or distribution, and
(4) corresponding
instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized
for
high quality investments and in each case with maturities not exceeding two
years from the date of acquisition.
“Investments”
means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other
Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees),
advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, trade credit
and advances to customers and commission, travel and similar advances to
officers, employees and consultants made in the ordinary course of business),
purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity
Interests or other securities issued by any other Person and investments that
are required by GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet 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. For purposes
of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 4.04:
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(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 equal to 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 Board of Directors of the Issuer.
“Issue
Date” means September 20, 2006, the date on which the Securities are originally
issued.
“Issuer”
means (i) Merger Sub, prior to the merger of Merger Sub with and into the
Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and (ii) the Company, but not any
of its Subsidiaries, following the merger.
“LIBOR,”
with respect to an Interest Period, will be the rate (expressed as a percentage
per annum) for deposits in U.S. dollars for a three-month period beginning
on
the second London Banking Day after the Determination Date that appears on
Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Determination Date.
If
Telerate Page 3750 does not include such a rate or is unavailable on a
Determination Date, the Calculation Agent will request the principal London
office of each of four major banks in the London interbank market, as selected
by the Calculation Agent, to provide such bank’s offered quotation (expressed as
a percentage per annum), as of approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such
Determination Date, to prime banks in the London interbank market for deposits
in a Representative Amount in U.S. dollars for a three-month period beginning
on
the second London Banking Day after the Determination Date. If at least two
such
offered quotations are so provided, the rate for the Interest Period will be
the
arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two such quotations are so
provided, the Calculation Agent will request each of three major banks in New
York City, as selected by the Calculation Agent, to provide such bank’s rate
(expressed as a percentage per annum), as of approximately 11:00 a.m., New
York
City time, on such Determination Date, for loans in a Representative Amount
in
U.S. dollars to leading European banks for a three-month period beginning on
the
second London Banking Day after the Determination Date. If at least two such
rates are so provided, the rate for the Interest Period will be the arithmetic
mean of such rates. If fewer than two such rates are so provided, then the
rate
for the Interest Period will be the rate in effect with respect to the
immediately preceding Interest Period.
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“Lien”
means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not
filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under 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.
“London
Banking Day” is any day on which dealings in U.S. dollars are transacted or,
with respect to any future date, are expected to be transacted in the London
interbank market.
“Management
Group” means the group consisting of the directors, executive officers and other
management personnel of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the
Issuer, as the case may be, on the Issue Date together with (1) any new
directors whose election by such boards of directors or whose nomination for
election by the shareholders of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent
of
the Issuer, as applicable, was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors
of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, as applicable,
then still in office who were either directors on the Issue Date or whose
election or nomination was previously so approved and (2) executive officers
and
other management personnel of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of
the
Issuer, as applicable, hired at a time when the directors on the Issue Date
together with the directors so approved constituted a majority of the directors
of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, as
applicable.
“Merger
Agreement” means the agreement and plan of merger, dated as of June 28, 2006, by
and among BPC Holding Corporation, Merger Sub and BPC Holding Acquisition Corp.,
a Delaware corporation, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time
prior to the Issue Date or thereafter (so long as any amendment, supplement
or
modification after the Issue Date, together with all other amendments,
supplements and modifications after the Issue Date, taken as a whole, is not
more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect than the Merger
Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date).
“Merger
Sub” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble of this Indenture.
“Moody’s”
means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency
business thereof.
“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
Insurance Proceeds” means the insurance proceeds (excluding liability insurance
proceeds payable to the Trustee for any loss, liability or expense incurred
by
it and excluding the proceeds of business interruption insurance) or
condemnation awards actually received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary
as a result of the Destruction or Taking of all or any portion of the
Collateral, net of:
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(1) reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Taking or Destruction
(including, without limitation, expenses of attorneys and insurance adjusters);
and
(2) repayment
of Indebtedness that is secured by the property or assets that are the subject
of such Taking or Destruction; provided that, in the case of any Destruction
or
Taking involving Collateral, the Lien securing such Indebtedness constitutes
a
Lien permitted by this Indenture to be senior to the Second Priority
Liens.
“Net
Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Issuer or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without
limitation, any cash received in respect of or upon the sale or other
disposition of any Designated Non-cash Consideration received in any Asset
Sale
and any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant
to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received,
but excluding the assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness relating
to
the disposed assets or other consideration received in any other non-cash form),
net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale and the sale or disposition
of such Designated Non-cash Consideration (including, without limitation, legal,
accounting and investment banking fees, and brokerage and sales commissions),
and 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 related thereto), amounts required
to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium (if any) and interest
on
Indebtedness required (other than pursuant to Section 4.06(b)(i)) to be paid
as
a result of such transaction, and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be
provided by the Issuer as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any
liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and
retained by the Issuer after such sale or other disposition thereof, including,
without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and
liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification
obligations associated with such transaction.
“Obligations”
means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements
(including, without limitation, reimbursement obligations with respect to
letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances), damages and other liabilities
payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness; provided
that
Obligations with respect to the Securities shall not include fees or
indemnifications in favor of the Trustee and other third parties other than
the
Holders of the Securities.
“Offering
Memorandum” means the offering memorandum relating to the offering of the
Original Securities dated September 15, 2006.
“Officer”
means the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer, President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or
Vice
President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Issuer.
“Officers’
Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Issuer by two Officers
of the Issuer, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the
principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer
of the Issuer that meets the requirements set forth in this
Indenture.
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“Opinion
of Counsel” means a written opinion 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
Second-Lien Obligations” means other Indebtedness of the Issuer and its
Restricted Subsidiaries that is equally and ratably secured with the Securities
and is designated by the Issuer as an Other Second-Lien Obligation.
“Pari
Passu Indebtedness” means:
(1) with
respect to the Issuer, the Securities and any Indebtedness which ranks pari
passu in right of payment to the Securities; and
(2) with
respect to any Guarantor, its Guarantee and any Indebtedness which ranks pari
passu in right of payment to such Guarantor’s
Guarantee.
“Permitted
Holders” means, at any time, each of (i) the Sponsors and (ii) the Management
Group. Any person or group whose acquisition of beneficial ownership constitutes
a Change of Control in respect of which a Change of Control Offer is made in
accordance with the requirements of this Indenture will thereafter, together
with its Affiliates, constitute an additional Permitted Holder.
“Permitted
Investments” means:
(1) any
Investment in the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) any
Investment in Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities;
(3) any
Investment by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer in a Person
if as a result of such Investment (a) such Person becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Issuer, 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 all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated
into, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer;
(4) any
Investment in securities or other assets not constituting Cash Equivalents
and
received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to the provisions of
Section 4.06 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;
(6) advances
to employees, taken together with all other advances made pursuant to this
clause (6), not to exceed $15.0 million at any one time
outstanding;
(7) 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
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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;
(8) Hedging
Obligations permitted under Section 4.03(b)(x);
(9) any
Investment by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Similar
Business having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other
Investments made pursuant to this clause (9) that are at that time outstanding,
not to exceed the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 4.5% 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); provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (9)
is
made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer at the
date
of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary
of the Issuer after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to
have been made pursuant to clause (1) above and shall cease to have been made
pursuant to this clause (9) for so long as such Person continues to be a
Restricted Subsidiary;
(10) additional
Investments by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries having an
aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made
pursuant to this clause (10) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed
the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 4.5% 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);
(11) 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;
(12) Investments
the payment for which consists of Equity Interests of the Issuer (other than
Disqualified Stock) or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, as
applicable; provided, however, that such Equity Interests will not increase
the
amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (C) of the definition
of
“Cumulative
Credit”;
(13) any
transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted by
and
made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.07(b) (except transactions
described in clauses (ii), (vi), (vii) and (xi)(b) of such
Section);
(14) Investments
consisting of the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant
to
joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;
(15) guarantees
issued in accordance with Sections 4.03 and 4.11;
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(16) Investments
consisting of or to finance purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies,
materials, services or equipment or purchases of contract rights or licenses
or
leases of intellectual property, in each case in the ordinary course of
business;
(17) any
Investment in a Receivables Subsidiary or any Investment by a Receivables
Subsidiary in any other Person in connection with a Qualified Receivables
Financing, including Investments of funds held in accounts permitted or required
by the arrangements governing such Qualified Receivables Financing or any
related Indebtedness; provided,
however,
that
any Investment in a Receivables Subsidiary is in the form of a Purchase Money
Note, contribution of additional receivables or an equity interest;
(18) additional
Investments in joint ventures of the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries existing on the Issue Date not to exceed at any one time in the
aggregate outstanding, $15.0 million; and
(19) Investments
of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer acquired after the Issue Date or of
an
entity merged into, amalgamated with, or consolidated with the Issuer or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer in a transaction that is not prohibited
by
Section 5.01 after the Issue Date to the extent that such Investments were
not
made in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation
and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation
or
consolidation.
“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) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits
to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash
or
U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person
is a
party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for
the
payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
(2) Xxxxx
imposed by law, such as carriers’,
warehousemen’s
and
mechanics’
Liens,
in each case for sums not yet due or 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;
(3) Liens
for
taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due or payable or
subject to penalties for nonpayment or which are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings;
(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;
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(5) minor
survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements 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 restrictions
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) (A)
Liens
on assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor securing
Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary, permitted to be Incurred pursuant
to
Section 4.03, (B) Liens securing an aggregate principal amount of First Priority
Lien Obligations not to exceed the greater of (x) the aggregate amount of
Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (i) of Section 4.03(b)
and (y) the maximum principal amount of Indebtedness that, as of the date such
Indebtedness was Incurred, and after giving effect to the Incurrence of such
Indebtedness and the application of proceeds therefrom on such date, would
not
cause the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio of the Issuer to exceed 4.00
to
1.00, and (C) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant
to
clause (iv), (xii) or (xx) of Section 4.03(b) (provided
that in
the case of clause (xx), such Lien does not extend to the property or assets
of
any Subsidiary of the Issuer other than a Foreign Subsidiary);
(7) Liens
existing on the Issue Date;
(8) Liens
on
assets, property or shares of stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes
a Subsidiary; provided,
however,
that
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 Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer);
(9) Liens
on
assets or property at the time the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Issuer acquired the assets or property, including any acquisition by means
of a
merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Issuer; 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
Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer;
(10) Liens
securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing
to
the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer permitted to be
Incurred in accordance with Section 4.03;
(11) Liens
securing Hedging Obligations not incurred in violation of this Indenture;
provided
that
with respect to Hedging Obligations relating to Indebtedness, such Lien extends
only to the property securing such Indebtedness;
(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
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created
for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage
of such inventory or other goods;
(13) leases
and subleases of real property which do not materially interfere with the
ordinary conduct of the business of the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries;
(14) Liens
arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding
operating leases entered into by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries
in
the ordinary course of business;
(15) Liens
in
favor of the Issuer or any Guarantor;
(16) Liens
on
accounts receivable and related assets of the type specified in the definition
of “Receivables
Financing”
Incurred
in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing;
(17) deposits
made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance
carriers;
(18) Liens
on
the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(19) grants
of
software and other technology licenses in the ordinary course of
business;
(20) Liens
to
secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or
successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements)
as a
whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the
foregoing clauses (6)(B), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11) and (15); provided,
however,
that
(x) 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 (y) the
Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount
greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater,
committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clauses (6)(B), (7), (8),
(9), (10), (11) and (15) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien
under this Indenture, and (B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses,
including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal
or replacement; provided further,
however,
that in
the case of any Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension or renewal
of Indebtedness secured by a Lien referred to in clause (6)(B), the principal
amount of any Indebtedness Incurred for such refinancing, refunding, extension
or renewal shall be deemed secured by a Lien under clause (6)(B) and not this
clause (20) for purposes of determining the principal amount of Indebtedness
outstanding under clause (6)(B), for purposes of clause (1) under Section
11.04(a) and for purposes of the definition of Secured Bank
Indebtedness;
(21) Liens
on
equipment of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary granted in the ordinary
course of business to the Issuer’s
or such
Restricted Subsidiary’s
client
at which such equipment is located;
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(22) judgment
and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default and notices of
lis
pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been
made;
(23) Liens
arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar
arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of
business;
(24) Liens
incurred to secure cash management services in the ordinary course of business;
and
(25) other
Liens securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business which
obligations do not exceed $20.0 million at any one time
outstanding.
“Person”
means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization,
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other
entity.
“Preferred
Stock” means any Equity Interest with preferential right of payment of dividends
or upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.
“Purchase
Money Note” means a promissory note of a Receivables Subsidiary evidencing a
line of credit, which may be irrevocable, from the Issuer or any Subsidiary
of
the Issuer to a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified
Receivables Financing, which note is intended to finance that portion of the
purchase price that is not paid by cash or a contribution of
equity.
“Qualified
Receivables Financing” means any Receivables Financing of a Receivables
Subsidiary that meets the following conditions:
(1) the
Board
of Directors of the Issuer shall have determined in good faith that such
Qualified Receivables Financing (including financing terms, covenants,
termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair
and reasonable to the Issuer and the Receivables Subsidiary;
(2) all
sales
of accounts receivable and related assets to the Receivables Subsidiary are
made
at Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Issuer);
and
(3) the
financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof
shall be market terms (as determined in good faith by the Issuer) and may
include Standard Securitization Undertakings.
The
grant
of a security interest in any accounts receivable of the Issuer or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Subsidiary) to secure Bank
Indebtedness, Indebtedness in respect of the Securities or any Refinancing
Indebtedness with respect to the Securities shall not be deemed a Qualified
Receivables Financing.
“Rating
Agency” means (1) each of Moody’s and S&P and (2) if Moody’s or S&P
ceases to rate the Securities for reasons outside of the Issuer’s control, a
“nationally
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recognized
statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15cs-1(c)(2)(vi)(F)
under the Exchange Act selected by the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent
of the Issuer as a replacement agency for Moody’s or S&P, as the case may
be.
“Receivables
Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts
with respect to any participation interests issued or sold in connection with,
and all other fees paid to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary in
connection with, any Receivables Financing.
“Receivables
Financing” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered
into by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Issuer
or
any of its Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (a) a
Receivables Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by the Issuer or any of its
Subsidiaries); and (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a
Receivables Subsidiary), or may grant a security interest in, any accounts
receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Issuer or
any
of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including, without
limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts
and
all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable,
proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily
transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted
in
connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable
and any Hedging Obligations entered into by the Issuer or any such Subsidiary
in
connection with such accounts receivable.
“Receivables
Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of receivables in a
Qualified Receivables Financing to repurchase receivables arising as a result
of
a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including
as a
result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted
defense, dispute, off-set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action
taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the
seller.
“Receivables
Subsidiary” means a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer (or another
Person formed for the purposes of engaging in Qualified Receivables Financing
with the Issuer in which the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer makes an
Investment and to which the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer transfers
accounts receivable and related assets) which engages in no activities other
than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable of the Issuer
and
its Subsidiaries, all proceeds thereof and all rights (contractual or other),
collateral and other assets relating thereto, and any business or activities
incidental or related to such business, and which is designated by the Board
of
Directors of the Issuer (as provided below) as a Receivables Subsidiary
and:
(a) no
portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise)
of which (i) is guaranteed by the Issuer or any other Subsidiary of the Issuer
(excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of and interest
on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (ii) is
recourse to or obligates the Issuer or any other Subsidiary of the Issuer in
any
way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, or (iii)
subjects any property or asset of the Issuer or any other Subsidiary of the
Issuer, directly or indirectly, contingently or
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otherwise,
to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization
Undertakings;
(b) with
which neither the Issuer nor any other Subsidiary of the Issuer has any material
contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms which
the
Issuer reasonably believes to be no less favorable to the Issuer or such
Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that
are
not Affiliates of the Issuer; and
(c) to
which
neither the Issuer nor any other Subsidiary of the Issuer has any obligation
to
maintain or preserve such entity’s
financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating
results.
Any
such
designation by the Board of Directors of the Issuer shall be evidenced to the
Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the resolution of the
Board of Directors of the Issuer giving effect to such designation and an
Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the
foregoing conditions.
“Representative”
means the trustee, agent or representative (if any) for an issue of
Indebtedness; provided that if, and for so long as, such Indebtedness lacks
such
a Representative, then the Representative for such Indebtedness shall at all
times constitute the holder or holders of a majority in outstanding principal
amount of obligations under such Indebtedness.
“Representative
Amount” means a principal amount of not less than $1,000,000 for a single
transaction in the relevant market at the relevant time.
“Restricted
Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
“Restricted
Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person
other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of such Person. Unless otherwise indicated
in this Indenture, all references to Restricted Subsidiaries shall mean
Restricted Subsidiaries of the Issuer.
“Sale/Leaseback
Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter
acquired by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary whereby the Issuer or a
Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Issuer or
such
Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person, other than leases between
the
Issuer and a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer or between Restricted
Subsidiaries of the Issuer.
“S&P”
means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or any successor to the rating agency
business thereof.
“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Security
Agreement” means the Collateral Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the
Issuer, the Guarantors and the Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended,
amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
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“Second
Priority Liens” means the Liens securing the Securities
Obligations.
“Secured
Bank Indebtedness” means any Bank Indebtedness that is secured by a Permitted
Lien incurred or deemed incurred pursuant to clause (6)(B) of the definition
of
Permitted Lien.
“Secured
Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness secured by a Lien.
“Secured
Indebtedness Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person at any date, the
ratio of (i) Secured Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries
as of such date of calculation (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP) that constitutes First Priority Lien Obligations to (ii) EBITDA
of
such Person for the four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial
statements are available immediately preceding such date on which such
additional Indebtedness is Incurred. In the event that the Issuer or any of
its
Restricted Subsidiaries Incurs, repays, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness
subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Secured Indebtedness
Leverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to the event for which the
calculation of the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio is made (the “Secured
Leverage Calculation Date”), then the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio shall
be calculated giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence, repayment, repurchase
or redemption of Indebtedness as if the same had occurred at the beginning
of
the applicable four-quarter period; provided
that the
Issuer may elect, pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee
to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness as being
Incurred such time, in which case any subsequent Incurrence of Indebtedness
under such commitment shall not be deemed, for purposes of this calculation,
to
be an Incurrence at such subsequent time.
For
purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions,
dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined
in accordance with GAAP), in each case with respect to an operating unit of
a
business, and any operational changes that the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries has determined to make and/or made after the Issue Date and during
the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and
on
or prior to or simultaneously with the Secured Leverage Calculation Date (each,
for purposes of this definition, a “pro forma event”) shall be calculated on a
pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions,
mergers, consolidations (including the Transactions), discontinued operations
and other operational changes (and the change of any associated Indebtedness
and
the change in EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of
the
four-quarter 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 Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period shall
have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation,
discontinued operation or operational change, in each case with respect to
an
operating unit of a business, that would have required adjustment pursuant
to
this definition, then the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio shall be
calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such
Investment, acquisition, disposition, discontinued operation, merger,
consolidation or operational change had occurred at the beginning of the
applicable four-quarter period.
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For
purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any
pro
forma event, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a
responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer. Any such pro forma
calculation may include adjustments appropriate, in the reasonable good faith
determination of the Issuer as set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, to reflect
(1) operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies
reasonably expected to result from the applicable pro forma event (including,
to
the extent applicable, from the Transactions), and (2) all adjustments of the
nature used in connection with the calculation of “Adjusted EBITDA” as set forth
in footnote 4 to the “Summary Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Data”
under “Offering Memorandum Summary” in the Offering Memorandum to the extent
such adjustments, without duplication, continue to be applicable to such
four-quarter period.
“Securities”
has the meaning given such term in the Preamble to this Indenture.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Securities
Obligations” means all Obligations in respect of the Securities, the Guarantees
and the Indenture.
“Security
Documents” means the security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages,
collateral assignments and related agreements, 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
Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement” means the note purchase agreement, dated
as of the date hereof, by and among the Issuer, GS Mezzanine Partners 2006
Onshore Fund, L.P. and its affiliated mezzanine investment funds and their
subsidiaries and Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co., providing for the issuance of the
Senior Subordinated Notes.
“Senior
Subordinated Notes” means the 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 of the
Issuer to be issued on the Issue Date.
“Significant
Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “Significant
Subsidiary” of the Issuer within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X
promulgated by the SEC.
“Similar
Business” means a business, the majority of whose revenues are derived from the
activities of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date or any
business or activity that is reasonably similar or complementary thereto or
a
reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary
thereto.
“Sponsors”
means (1) Apollo Management, L.P., Xxxxxx Xartners, Inc. and any of their
respective Affiliates (collectively, the “Apollo Sponsors”) and (2) any Person
that forms a group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2)
of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) with any Apollo Sponsors;
provided
that any
Apollo Sponsor (x) owns a majority of the voting power and (y) controls a
majority of the Board of Directors of the Issuer.
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“Standard
Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants,
indemnities and guarantees of performance entered into by the Issuer or any
Subsidiary of the Issuer which the Issuer has determined in good faith to be
customary in a Receivables Financing including, without limitation, those
relating to the servicing of the assets of a Receivables Subsidiary, it being
understood that any Receivables Repurchase Obligation shall be deemed to be
a
Standard Securitization Undertaking.
“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 beyond the control of the issuer unless such contingency has
occurred).
“Subordinated
Indebtedness” means (a) with respect to the Issuer, any Indebtedness of the
Issuer which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Securities,
and (b) with respect to any Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Guarantor which
is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to its Guarantee.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, (1) any corporation, association or other
business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability
company) 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,
and
(2) any partnership, joint venture or limited liability company of which (x)
more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and
voting interests or general and 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 interests or
otherwise, and (y) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling
general partner or otherwise controls such entity.
“Taking”
means any taking of all or any portion of the Collateral by condemnation or
other eminent domain proceedings, pursuant to any law, general or special,
or by
reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all or any
portion of the Collateral by any governmental authority, civil or military,
or
any sale pursuant to the exercise by any such governmental authority of any
right which it may then have to purchase or designate a purchaser or to order
a
sale of all or any portion of the Collateral.
“Tax
Distributions” means any distributions described in Section
4.04(b)(xii).
“TIA”
means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as
in
effect on the date of this Indenture.
“Total
Assets” means the total consolidated assets of the Issuer and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the
Issuer.
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“Transactions”
means the Acquisition and the transactions related thereto, the offering of
the
Securities, the issuance and sale of the Senior Subordinated Notes on the Issue
Date and borrowings made pursuant to the Credit Agreement on the Issue
Date.
“Treasury
Rate” means, with respect to the Fixed Rate Notes, as of the applicable
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 such 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
such redemption date to September 15, 2010; provided, however, that if the
period from such redemption date to September 15, 2010 is less than one year,
the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities
adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.
“Trust
Officer” means:
(1) any
officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any
vice
president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer,
trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee 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
(2) who
shall
have direct responsibility for the administration of this
Indenture.
“Trustee”
means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces
it
and, thereafter, means the successor.
“Uniform
Commercial Code” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from
time to time.
“Unrestricted
Subsidiary” means:
(1) any
Subsidiary of the Issuer that at the time of determination shall be designated
an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of such Person in the
manner provided below; and
(2) any
Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
The
Board
of Directors of the Issuer may designate any Subsidiary of the Issuer (including
any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of the Issuer) 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 other Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not a
Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided, however, that the
Subsidiary to be so designated and its Subsidiaries do not at the time of
designation have and do not thereafter Incur any Indebtedness pursuant to which
the lender has recourse to any of
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the
assets of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, further,
however, that either:
(a) the
Subsidiary to be so designated has total consolidated assets of $1,000 or less;
or
(b) if
such
Subsidiary has consolidated assets greater than $1,000, then such designation
would be permitted under Section 4.04.
The
Board
of Directors of the Issuer may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be
a
Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that immediately after giving effect
to such designation:
(x) (1)
the
Issuer could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.03(a) 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, and
(y) no
Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Any
such
designation by the Board of Directors of the Issuer shall be evidenced to the
Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the resolution of the
Board of Directors of the Issuer giving effect to such designation and an
Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the
foregoing provisions.
“U.S.
Government Obligations” 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
(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
each case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof,
and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in
Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any such
U.S. Government Obligations or a specific payment of principal of or interest
on
any such U.S. Government Obligations held by such custodian for the account
of
the holder of such depository receipt; provided
that
(except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any
deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt
from
any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government
Obligations or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the U.S.
Government Obligations evidenced by such depository receipt.
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“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 or
Disqualified 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
Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified
Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment, by (2) the sum of all such
payments.
“Wholly
Owned Restricted Subsidiary” is any Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted
Subsidiary.
“Wholly
Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person 100% of the
outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than
directors’ qualifying shares or shares required to be held by Foreign
Subsidiaries) 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
|
“Additional
Interest”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Affiliate
Transaction”
|
4.07
|
“Appendix”
|
Preamble
|
“Asset
Sale Offer”
|
4.06(b)
|
“Bankruptcy
Law”
|
6.01
|
“Blockage
Notice”
|
10.03
|
“covenant
defeasance option”
|
8.01(c)
|
“Custodian”
|
6.01
|
“Definitive
Security”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Depository”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Euroclear”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Event
of Default”
|
6.01
|
“Excess
Proceeds”
|
4.06(b)
|
“Exchange
Fixed Rate Notes”
|
Preamble
|
“Exchange
Floating Rate Notes”
|
Preamble
|
“Exchange
Securities”
|
Preamble
|
“Fixed
Rate Notes”
|
Preamble
|
“Floating
Rate Notes”
|
Preamble
|
“Global
Securities Legend”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Guarantee
Blockage Notice”
|
12.03
|
“Guarantee
Payment Blockage Period”
|
12.03
|
“Guaranteed
Obligations”
|
12.01(a)
|
“IAI”
|
Appendix
A
|
“incorporated
provision”
|
13.01
|
“Initial
Purchasers”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Initial
Securities”
|
Preamble
|
“legal
defeasance option”
|
8.01
|
“Notice
of Default”
|
6.01
|
“Offer
Period”
|
4.06(d)
|
“Original
Fixed Rate Notes”
|
Preamble
|
“Original
Floating Rate Notes”
|
Preamble
|
“Original
Securities”
|
Preamble
|
“pay
its Guarantee”
|
12.03
|
“pay
the Securities”
|
10.03
|
“Paying
Agent”
|
2.04(a)
|
“Payment
Blockage Period”
|
10.03
|
“protected
purchaser”
|
2.08
|
“Purchase
Agreement”
|
Appendix
A
|
“QIB”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Refinancing
Indebtedness”
|
4.03(b)
|
“Refunding
Capital Stock”
|
4.04(b)
|
“Registered
Exchange Offer”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Registration
Agreement”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Registrar”
|
2.04(a)
|
“Regulation
S”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Regulation
S Securities”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Restricted
Payment”
|
4.04(a)
|
“Restricted
Period”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Restricted
Securities Legend”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Retired
Capital Stock”
|
4.04(b)
|
“Rule
501”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Rule
144A”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Rule
144A Securities”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Securities
Custodian”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Shelf
Registration Statement”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Successor
Company”
|
5.01(a)
|
“Successor
Guarantor”
|
5.01(b)
|
“Transfer”
|
5.01(b)
|
“Transfer
Restricted Securities”
|
Appendix
A
|
“Unrestricted
Definitive Security
|
Appendix
A
|
SECTION
1.03. Incorporation
by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
This
Indenture incorporates by reference certain provisions of the TIA. The following
TIA terms have the following meanings:
“indenture
securities” means the Securities and the Guarantees.
“indenture
security holder” means a Holder.
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“indenture
to be qualified” means this Indenture.
“indenture
trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee.
“obligor”
on the indenture securities means the Company, the Guarantors and any other
obligor on the Securities.
All
other
TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA
reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule have the meanings assigned
to them by such definitions.
SECTION
1.04. 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”
is not
exclusive;
(d) “including”
means
including without limitation;
(e) words
in
the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the
singular;
(f) unsecured
Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to Secured
Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured
Indebtedness;
(g) the
principal amount of any non-interest bearing or other discount security at
any
date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance
sheet of the issuer dated such date prepared in accordance with
GAAP;
(h) the
principal amount of any Preferred Stock shall be (i) the maximum liquidation
value of such Preferred Stock or (ii) the maximum mandatory redemption or
mandatory repurchase price with respect to such Preferred Stock, whichever
is
greater;
(i) unless
otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be
interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all
financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in
accordance with GAAP;
(j) “$”
and
“U.S.
Dollars”
each
refer to United States dollars, or such other money of the United States of
America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and
private debts; and
(k) whenever
in this Indenture or the Securities there is mentioned, in any context,
principal, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any
Securities, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment
of
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Additional
Interest, to the extent that, in such context, Additional Interest are, were
or
would be payable in respect thereof.
ARTICLE
2
THE
SECURITIES
SECTION
2.01. Amount
of Securities.
The
aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture on the Issue Date is $750,000,000, consisting
of
$525,000,000 in initial aggregate principal amount of Fixed Rate Notes and
$225,000,000 in initial aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Notes.
The
Issuer may from time to time after the Issue Date issue Additional Securities
under this Indenture in an unlimited principal amount, so long as (i) the
Incurrence of the Indebtedness represented by such Additional Securities is
at
such time permitted by Section 4.03 and (ii) such Additional Securities are
issued in compliance with the other applicable provisions of this Indenture.
With respect to any Additional Securities issued after the Issue Date (except
for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of,
or
in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities pursuant to Section 2.07,
2.08,
2.09, 2.10, 3.06, 4.08(c) or the Appendix), there shall be (a) established
in or
pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors and (b) (i) set forth or
determined in the manner provided in an Officers’ Certificate or (ii)
established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance
of such Additional Securities:
(1) the
aggregate principal amount of such Additional Securities which may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture,
(2) the
issue
price and issuance date of such Additional Securities, including the date from
which interest on such Additional Securities shall accrue;
(3) if
applicable, that such Additional Securities shall be issuable in whole or in
part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the
respective depositaries for such Global Securities, the form of any legend
or
legends which shall be borne by such Global Securities in addition to or in
lieu
of those set forth in Exhibits A-1 and A-2 hereto and any circumstances in
addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 2.2 of the Appendix in
which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for
Additional Securities registered, or any transfer of such Global Security in
whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than
the depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof; and
(4) if
applicable, that such Additional Securities that are not Transfer Restricted
Securities shall not be issued in the form of Initial Securities as set forth
in
Exhibits A-1 and A-2, but shall be issued in the form of Exchange Securities
as
set forth in Exhibits B-1 and B-2.
If
any of
the terms of any Additional Securities are established by action taken pursuant
to a resolution of the Board of Directors, a copy of an appropriate record
of
such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary
of
the Company and delivered to the
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Trustee
at or prior to the delivery of the Officers’ Certificate or the indenture
supplemental hereto setting forth the terms of the Additional
Securities.
The
Fixed
Rate Notes, including any Additional Fixed Rate Notes, shall be treated as
a
single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including, without
limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. The
Floating Rate Notes, including any Additional Floating Rate Notes, shall be
treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including,
without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to
purchase.
SECTION
2.02. Form
and Dating.
Provisions relating to the Initial Securities, Additional Securities and the
Exchange Securities are set forth in the Appendix, which is hereby incorporated
in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The (i) Initial Securities
and
the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication and (ii) any Additional Securities (if issued
as
Transfer Restricted Securities) and the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication shall each be substantially in the form of
Exhibits A-1 and A-2 hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly
made
a part of this Indenture. The (i) Exchange Securities and the
Trustee’s
certificate of authentication and (ii) any Additional Securities issued other
than as Transfer Restricted Securities and the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication shall each be substantially in the form of
Exhibits B-1 and B-2 hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly
made
a part of this Indenture. The Securities may have notations, legends or
endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule, agreements to which the
Issuer or any Guarantor is subject, if any, or usage (provided
that any
such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Issuer).
Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Securities
shall be issuable only in registered form without interest coupons and in
denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000.
SECTION
2.03. Execution
and Authentication.
The
Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery upon a written order
of the Issuer signed by one Officer (a) Original Securities for original issue
on the date hereof in an aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000, consisting
of $525,000,000 in initial aggregate principal amount of Fixed Rate Notes and
$225,000,000 in initial aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Notes (b)
subject to the terms of this Indenture, Additional Securities in an aggregate
principal amount to be determined at the time of issuance and specified therein
and (c) the Exchange Securities for issue in a Registered Exchange Offer
pursuant to the Registration Agreement for a like principal amount of Initial
Securities exchanged pursuant thereto or otherwise pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act. Such order shall specify the
amount of the Securities to be authenticated, the date on which the original
issue of Securities is to be authenticated and whether the Securities are to
be
Initial Securities or Exchange Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the Indenture or the Appendix, any issuance of Additional Securities
after the Issue Date shall be in a principal amount of at least $2,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000.
One
Officer shall sign the Securities for the Issuer by manual or facsimile
signature.
If
an
Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the
time
the Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security shall be valid
nevertheless.
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A
Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee
manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security. The signature
shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under
this
Indenture.
The
Trustee may appoint one or more authenticating agents reasonably acceptable
to
the Issuer to authenticate the Securities. Any such appointment shall be
evidenced by an instrument signed by a Trust Officer, a copy of which shall
be
furnished to the Issuer. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an
authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do
so.
Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes
authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as
any
Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of notices and
demands.
SECTION
2.04. Registrar
and Paying Agent.
i)
The
Issuer shall maintain (i) an office or agency where Securities may be presented
for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”)
and
(ii) an office or agency where Securities may be presented for payment (the
“Paying
Agent”).
The
Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and
exchange. The Issuer may have one or more co-registrars and one or more
additional paying agents. The term “Registrar”
includes
any co-registrars. The term “Paying
Agent”
includes
the Paying Agent and any additional paying agents. The Issuer initially appoints
the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and the Securities Custodian with respect
to the Global Securities.
(b) The
Issuer may enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar or
Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture, which shall incorporate the terms
of
the TIA. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that
relate to such agent. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee of the name and
address of any such agent. If the Issuer fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying
Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate
compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.07. The Issuer or any of its
domestically organized Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or
Registrar.
(c) The
Issuer may remove any Registrar or Paying Agent upon written notice to such
Registrar or Paying Agent and to the Trustee; provided,
however,
that no
such removal shall become effective until (i) if applicable, acceptance of
an
appointment by a successor as evidenced by an appropriate agreement entered
into
by the Issuer and such successor Registrar or Paying Agent, as the case may
be,
and delivered to the Trustee or (ii) notification to the Trustee that the
Trustee shall serve as Registrar or Paying Agent until the appointment of a
successor in accordance with clause (i) above. The Registrar or Paying Agent
may
resign at any time upon written notice to the Issuer and the Trustee;
provided,
however,
that
the Trustee may resign as Paying Agent or Registrar only if the Trustee also
resigns as Trustee in accordance with Section 7.08.
SECTION
2.05. Paying
Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
Prior
to each due date of the principal of and interest on any Security, the Issuer
shall deposit with each Paying Agent (or if the Issuer or a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary is acting as Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust for the
benefit of the Persons entitled thereto) a sum sufficient to pay such principal
and interest when so becoming due. The Issuer shall require each Paying Agent
(other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that a Paying Agent shall hold
in
trust for the benefit of Holders or
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the
Trustee all money held by a Paying Agent for the payment of principal of and
interest on the Securities, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by
the
Issuer in making any such payment. If the Issuer or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
of
the Issuer acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money held by it as
Paying Agent and hold it in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled
thereto. The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money
held
by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by such Paying
Agent. Upon complying with this Section, a Paying Agent shall have no further
liability for the money delivered to the Trustee.
SECTION
2.06. 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 Holders. If
the
Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish, or cause the Registrar
to furnish, to the Trustee, in writing at least five 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 Holders.
SECTION
2.07. Transfer
and Exchange.
The
Securities shall be issued in registered form and shall be transferable only
upon the surrender of a Security for registration of transfer and in compliance
with the Appendix. When a Security is presented to the Registrar with a request
to register a transfer, the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested
if its requirements therefor are met. When Securities are presented to the
Registrar with a request to exchange them for an equal principal amount of
Securities of other denominations, the Registrar shall make the exchange as
requested if the same requirements are met. To permit registration of transfers
and exchanges, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate
Securities at the Registrar’s
request. The Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to pay all taxes,
assessments or other governmental charges in connection with any transfer or
exchange pursuant to this Section. The Issuer shall not be required to make,
and
the Registrar need not register, transfers or exchanges of Securities selected
for redemption (except, in the case of Securities to be redeemed in part, the
portion thereof not to be redeemed) or of any Securities for a period of 15
days
before a selection of Securities to be redeemed.
Prior
to
the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Security, the Issuer,
the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar may deem and
treat the Person in whose name a Security is registered as the absolute owner
of
such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest,
if any, on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or
not
such Security is overdue, and none of the Issuer, any Guarantor, the Trustee,
the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
Any
Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Security shall, by acceptance of
such beneficial interest, agree that transfers of beneficial interests in such
Global Security may be effected only through a book-entry system maintained
by
(a) the Holder of such Global Security (or its agent) or (b) any Holder of
a
beneficial interest in such Global Security, and that ownership of a beneficial
interest in such Global Security shall be required to be reflected in a book
entry.
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All
Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same
benefits under this Indenture as the Securities surrendered upon such transfer
or exchange.
SECTION
2.08. Replacement
Securities.
If a
mutilated Security is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a
Security claims that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken,
the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security
if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met,
such that the Holder (a) satisfies the Issuer or the Trustee within a reasonable
time after such Holder has notice of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking
and the Registrar does not register a transfer prior to receiving such
notification, (b) makes such request to the Issuer or the Trustee prior to
the
Security being acquired by a protected purchaser as defined in Section 8-303
of
the Uniform Commercial Code (a “protected
purchaser”)
and (c)
satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee. If required by
the
Trustee or the Issuer, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient
in
the judgment of the Trustee or the Issuer to protect the Issuer, the Trustee,
a
Paying Agent and the Registrar from any loss that any of them may suffer if
a
Security is replaced. The Issuer and the Trustee may charge the Holder for
their
expenses in replacing a Security (including without limitation,
attorneys’
fees and
disbursements in replacing such Security). In the event any such mutilated,
lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Security has become or is about to become
due and payable, the Issuer in its discretion may pay such Security instead
of
issuing a new Security in replacement thereof.
Every
replacement Security is an additional obligation of the Issuer.
The
provisions of this Section 2.08 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent
lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment
of mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Securities.
SECTION
2.09. Outstanding
Securities.
Securities outstanding at any time are all Securities authenticated by the
Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation
and those described in this Section as not outstanding. Subject to Section
13.06, a Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or an
Affiliate of the Issuer holds the Security.
If
a
Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.08 (other than a mutilated Security
surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee
and
the Issuer receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Security is
held
by a protected purchaser. A mutilated Security ceases to be outstanding upon
surrender of such Security and replacement thereof pursuant to Section
2.08.
If
a
Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture,
on a redemption date or maturity date money sufficient to pay all principal
and
interest payable on that date with respect to the Securities (or portions
thereof) to be redeemed or maturing, as the case may be, and no Paying Agent
is
prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the
terms of this Indenture, then on and after that date such Securities (or
portions thereof) cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to
accrue.
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SECTION
2.10. Temporary
Securities.
In the
event that Definitive Securities are to be issued under the terms of this
Indenture, until such Definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Issuer
may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary
Securities shall be substantially in the form of Definitive Securities but
may
have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Securities.
Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall
authenticate Definitive Securities and make them available for delivery in
exchange for temporary Securities upon surrender of such temporary Securities
at
the office or agency of the Issuer, without charge to the Holder. Until such
exchange, temporary Securities shall be entitled to the same rights, benefits
and privileges as Definitive Securities.
SECTION
2.11. Cancellation.
The
Issuer at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation.
The
Registrar and each Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities
surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The
Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Securities surrendered for registration
of transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and shall dispose of canceled
Securities in accordance with its customary procedures. The Issuer may not
issue
new Securities to replace Securities it has redeemed, paid or delivered to
the
Trustee for cancellation. The Trustee shall not authenticate Securities in
place
of canceled Securities other than pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture.
SECTION
2.12. Defaulted
Interest.
If the
Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Securities, the Issuer shall
pay
the defaulted interest then borne by the Securities (plus interest on such
defaulted interest to the extent lawful) in any lawful manner. The Issuer may
pay the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent
special record date. The Issuer shall fix or cause to be fixed any such special
record date and payment date to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee
and
shall promptly mail or cause to be mailed to each affected Holder a notice
that
states the special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted
interest to be paid.
SECTION
2.13. CUSIP
Numbers, ISINs, etc.
The
Issuer in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers, ISINs and “Common
Code”
numbers
(if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers,
ISINs and “Common
Code”
numbers
in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided, however, that
any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness
of such numbers, either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any
notice of a redemption that reliance may be placed only on the other
identification numbers printed on the Securities and that any such redemption
shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer
shall advise the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers, ISINs and
“Common
Code”
numbers.
SECTION
2.14. Calculation
of Principal Amount of Securities.
The
aggregate principal amount of the Securities, at any date of determination,
shall be the principal amount of the Securities outstanding at such date of
determination. With respect to any matter requiring consent, waiver, approval
or
other action of the Holders of a specified percentage of the principal amount
of
all the Securities, such percentage shall be calculated, on the relevant date
of
determination, by dividing (a) the principal amount, as of such date of
determination, of Securities, the Holders of which have so consented, by (b)
the
aggregate principal amount, as of such date of determination, of the Securities
then outstanding, in each case, as determined in
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accordance
with the preceding sentence, Section 2.09 and Section 13.06 of this Indenture.
Any such calculation made pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall be made by the
Issuer and delivered to the Trustee pursuant to an Officers’
Certificate.
ARTICLE
3
REDEMPTION
SECTION
3.01. Redemption.
The
Securities may be redeemed, in whole, or from time to time in part, subject
to
the conditions and at the redemption prices set forth in Paragraph 5 of the
form
of Securities set forth in Exhibits A-1 and A-2 and Exhibits B-1 and B-2 hereto,
which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Indenture,
together with accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
SECTION
3.02. Applicability
of Article.
Redemption of Securities at the election of the Company or otherwise, as
permitted or required by any provision of this Indenture, shall be made in
accordance with such provision and this Article.
SECTION
3.03. Notices
to Trustee.
If the
Issuer elects to redeem Securities pursuant to the optional redemption
provisions of Paragraph 5 of the Security, it shall notify the Trustee in
writing of (i) the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption
shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of Securities
to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price. The Issuer shall give notice
to
the Trustee provided for in this paragraph at least 30 days but not more than
60
days before a redemption date if the redemption is pursuant to Paragraph 5
of
the Security, unless a shorter period is acceptable to the Trustee. Such notice
shall be accompanied by an Officers’
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel from the Issuer to the effect that such
redemption will comply with the conditions herein. If fewer than all the
Securities are to be redeemed, the record date relating to such redemption
shall
be selected by the Company and given to the Trustee, which record date shall
be
not fewer than 15 days after the date of notice to the Trustee. Any such notice
may be canceled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed
to
any Holder and shall thereby be void and of no effect.
SECTION
3.04. Selection
of Securities to Be Redeemed.
In the
case of any partial redemption, selection of Fixed Rate Notes or Floating Rate
Notes, as the case may be, for redemption will be made by the Trustee on a
pro
rata basis to the extent practicable; provided that no Securities of $2,000
or
less shall be redeemed in part. The Trustee shall make the selection from
outstanding Securities not previously called for redemption. The Trustee may
select for redemption portions of the principal of Securities that have
denominations larger than $2,000. Securities and portions of them the Trustee
selects shall be in amounts of $2,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000.
Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption
also
apply to portions of Securities called for redemption. The Trustee shall notify
the Company promptly of the Securities or portions of Securities to be
redeemed.
SECTION
3.05. Notice
of Optional Redemption.
ii)
At least
30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date pursuant to Paragraph
5 of the Security, the Issuer shall mail or cause to be mailed by first-class
mail a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Securities are to be
redeemed.
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Any
such
notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall
state:
(i) the
redemption date;
(ii) the
redemption price and the amount of accrued interest to the redemption
date;
(iii) the
name
and address of the Paying Agent;
(iv) that
Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to
collect the redemption price, plus accrued interest;
(v) if
fewer
than all the outstanding Securities are to be redeemed, the certificate numbers
and principal amounts of the particular Securities to be redeemed, the aggregate
principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and the aggregate principal amount
of Securities to be outstanding after such partial redemption;
(vi) that,
unless the Issuer defaults in making such redemption payment or the Paying
Agent
is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture,
interest on Securities (or portion thereof) called for redemption ceases to
accrue on and after the redemption date;
(vii) the
CUSIP
number, ISIN and/or “Common
Code”
number,
if any, printed on the Securities being redeemed; and
(viii) that
no
representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number
or
ISIN and/or “Common
Code”
number,
if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.
(b) At
the
Issuer’s
request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the
Issuer’s
name
and at the Issuer’s
expense. In such event, the Issuer shall provide the Trustee with the
information required by this Section at least one Business Day prior to the
date
such notice is to be provided to Holders and such notice may not be canceled.
SECTION
3.06. Effect
of Notice of Redemption.
Once
notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.05, Securities
called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date and at
the
redemption price stated in the notice, except as provided in the final sentence
of paragraph 5 of the Securities. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such
Securities shall be paid at the redemption price stated in the notice, plus
accrued interest, to, but not including, the redemption date; provided,
however,
that if
the redemption date is after a regular record date and on or prior to the
interest payment date, the accrued interest shall be payable to the Holder
of
the redeemed Securities registered on the relevant record date. Failure to
give
notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity
of the notice to any other Holder.
SECTION
3.07. Deposit
of Redemption Price.
With
respect to any Securities, prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the
redemption date, the Issuer shall deposit with the
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Paying
Agent (or, if the Issuer or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary is the Paying Agent,
shall
segregate and hold in trust) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of
and
accrued interest on all Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed on that
date other than Securities or portions of Securities called for redemption
that
have been delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee for cancellation. On and after
the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on Securities or portions
thereof called for redemption so long as the Issuer has deposited with the
Paying Agent funds sufficient to pay the principal of, plus accrued and unpaid
interest on, the Securities to be redeemed, unless the Paying Agent is
prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture.
SECTION
3.08. Securities
Redeemed in Part.
Upon
surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Issuer shall execute
and
the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder (at the Issuer’s
expense) a new Security equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion
of
the Security surrendered.
ARTICLE
4
COVENANTS
SECTION
4.01. Payment
of Securities.
The
Issuer shall promptly pay the principal of and interest on the Securities on
the
dates and in the manner provided in the Securities and in this Indenture. An
installment of principal of or interest shall be considered paid on the date
due
if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds as of 12:00 p.m. New
York
City time money sufficient to pay all principal and interest then due and the
Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, is not prohibited from paying
such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture.
The
Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate specified therefor
in
the Securities, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest
at
the same rate borne by the Securities to the extent lawful.
SECTION
4.02. Reports
and Other Information.
Notwithstanding that the Issuer may not be subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise report on an annual
and
quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting
pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, the Issuer shall
file
with the SEC (and provide the Trustee and Holders with copies thereof, without
cost to each Holder, within 15 days after it files them with the
SEC),
(i) within
the time period specified in the SEC’s
rules
and regulations, annual reports on Form 10-K (or any successor or comparable
form) containing the information required to be contained therein (or required
in such successor or comparable form),
(ii) within
the time period specified in the SEC’s
rules
and regulations, reports on Form 10-Q (or any successor or comparable form)
containing the information required to be contained therein (or required in
such
successor or comparable form),
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(iii) promptly
from time to time after the occurrence of an event required to be therein
reported (and in any event within the time period specified in the
SEC’s
rules
and regulations), such other reports on Form 8-K (or any successor or comparable
form), and
(iv) any
other
information, documents and other reports which the Issuer would be required
to
file with the SEC if it were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act;
provided,
however,
that
the Issuer shall not be so obligated to file such reports with the SEC if the
SEC does not permit such filing, in which event the Issuer shall make available
such information to prospective purchasers of Securities, including by posting
such reports on the primary website of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries in
addition to providing such information to the Trustee and the Holders, in each
case within 15 days after the time the Issuer would be required to file such
information with the SEC if it were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act.
(b) In
the
event that:
(i) the
rules
and regulations of the SEC permit the Issuer and any direct or indirect parent
of the Issuer to report at such parent entity’s
level
on a consolidated basis and
(ii) such
parent entity of the Issuer is not engaged in any business in any material
respect other than incidental to its ownership, directly or indirectly, of
the
capital stock of the Issuer,
such
consolidated reporting at such parent entity’s level in a manner consistent with
that described
in this Section 4.02 for the Issuer shall satisfy this Section
4.02.
(c) The
Issuer shall make such information available to prospective investors upon
request. In addition, the Issuer shall, for so long as any Securities remain
outstanding during any period when it is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d)
of
the Exchange Act, or otherwise permitted to furnish the SEC with certain
information pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) of the Exchange Act, furnish to the
Holders of the Securities and to prospective investors, upon their request,
the
information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the
Securities Act.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Issuer will be deemed to have furnished such reports referred
to above to the Trustee and the Holders if the Issuer has filed such reports
with the SEC via the XXXXX filing system and such reports are publicly
available. In addition, such requirements shall be deemed satisfied prior to
the
commencement of the exchange offer contemplated by the Registration Agreement
relating to the Securities or the effectiveness of the shelf registration
statement by the filing with the SEC of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement and/or Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the provisions
of such Registration Agreement, and any amendments thereto and such Registration
Statement and/or amendments thereto are filed at times that otherwise satisfy
the time requirements set forth in Section 4.02(a).
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In
the
event that any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer is or becomes a Guarantor
of the Securities, the Issuer may satisfy its obligations under this Section
4.02 with respect to financial information relating to the Issuer by furnishing
financial information relating to such direct or indirect parent; provided
that the
same is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable
detail the differences between the information relating to such direct or
indirect parent and any of its Subsidiaries other than the Issuer and its
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Issuer,
the
Guarantors and the other Subsidiaries of the Issuer on a standalone basis,
on
the other hand.
SECTION
4.03. Limitation
on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred
Stock.
iii)
( i) The
Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness)
or issue any shares of Disqualified Stock; and (ii) the Issuer shall not permit
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Guarantor) to issue any shares
of Preferred Stock; provided, however, that the Issuer and any Restricted
Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or a Foreign Subsidiary may Incur Indebtedness
(including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified Stock and
any
Restricted Subsidiary may issue shares of Preferred Stock, in each case if
the
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Issuer for the most recently ended four
full
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.
(b) The
limitations set forth in Section 4.03(a) shall not apply to:
(i) the
Incurrence by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness under
the Credit Agreement and the issuance and creation of letters of credit and
bankers’
acceptances thereunder (with letters of credit and bankers’
acceptances being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount
thereof) in the aggregate principal amount of $875.0 million plus an aggregate
principal amount outstanding at any one time that does not cause the Secured
Indebtedness Leverage Ratio of the Issuer to exceed 4.00 to 1.00, determined
on
a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds
therefrom);
(ii) the
Incurrence by the Issuer and the Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by
(i)
the Securities (not including any Additional Securities) and the Guarantees,
as
applicable (including the Exchange Securities and related guarantees thereof)
and (ii) the Senior Subordinated Notes (not including any additional Senior
Subordinated Notes) and the related guarantees thereof (including Senior
Subordinated Notes or exchange Senior Subordinated Notes issued as interest
thereon, exchange Senior Subordinated Notes and related guarantees
thereof);
(iii) Indebtedness
existing on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness described in clauses (i)
and
(ii) of this Section 4.03(b));
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(iv) Indebtedness
(including Capitalized Lease Obligations) Incurred by the Issuer or any of
its
Restricted Subsidiaries, Disqualified Stock issued by the Issuer or any of
its
Restricted Subsidiaries and Preferred Stock issued by any Restricted
Subsidiaries of the Issuer to finance (whether prior to or within 270 days
after) the purchase, lease, construction or improvement of property (real or
personal) or equipment (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the
Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets (but no other material
assets))
(v) Indebtedness
Incurred by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting
reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and bank guarantees
issued in the ordinary course of business, including without limitation letters
of credit in respect of workers’
compensation claims, health, disability or other benefits to employees or former
employees or their families or property, casualty or liability insurance or
self-insurance, and letters of credit in connection with the maintenance of,
or
pursuant to the requirements of, environmental or other permits or licenses
from
governmental authorities, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement
type obligations regarding workers’
compensation claims;
(vi) Indebtedness
arising from agreements of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary providing
for
indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each
case, Incurred in connection with the Transactions or any other acquisition
or
disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary of the Issuer in accordance
with the terms of this Indenture, other than guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred
by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or
Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;
(vii) Indebtedness
of the Issuer to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided
that any
such Indebtedness owed to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor is
subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of the Issuer under the
Securities; provided,
further,
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 Indebtedness (except
to
the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case,
to
be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness;
(viii) 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 Restricted Subsidiary that holds such shares of Preferred Stock
of another 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 Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to
be an
issuance of shares of Preferred Stock;
(ix) Indebtedness
of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary;
provided
that if
a Guarantor incurs such Indebtedness to a
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Restricted
Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, such Indebtedness is subordinated in right
of payment to the Guarantee of such Guarantor; provided,
further,
that
any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event
which results in any Restricted Subsidiary holding such Indebtedness 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;
(x) Hedging
Obligations that are not incurred for speculative purposes and either:
(1) for the purpose of fixing or hedging interest rate risk with respect to
any Indebtedness that is permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be
outstanding; (2) for the purpose of fixing or hedging currency exchange rate
risk with respect to any currency exchanges; or (3) for the purpose of fixing
or
hedging commodity price risk (including resin price risk) with respect to any
commodity purchases or sales;
(xi) obligations
in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and completion
guarantees provided by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary
course of business;
(xii) Indebtedness
or Disqualified Stock of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer
and Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer not otherwise
permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount, which when aggregated
with
the principal amount or liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness,
Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and Incurred pursuant
to
this clause (xii), does not exceed the greater of $100.0 million and 4.5% of
Total Assets at the time of Incurrence (it being understood that any
Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (xii) shall cease to be deemed Incurred
or outstanding for purposes of this clause (xii) but shall be deemed Incurred
for purposes of Section 4.03(a) from and after the first date on which the
Issuer, or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, could have Incurred
such Indebtedness under Section 4.03(a) without reliance upon this clause
(xii));
(xiii) any
guarantee by the Issuer or a Guarantor of Indebtedness or other obligations
of
the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as the Incurrence of
such Indebtedness Incurred by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary is
permitted under the terms of this Indenture; provided
that if
such Indebtedness is by its express terms subordinated in right of payment
to
the Securities or the Guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable,
any such guarantee of such Guarantor with respect to such Indebtedness shall
be
subordinated in right of payment to such Guarantor’s
Guarantee with respect to the Securities substantially to the same extent as
such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Securities or the Guarantee of such
Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable;
(xiv) the
Incurrence by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness
or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary
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of
the
Issuer which serves to refund, refinance or defease any Indebtedness Incurred
or
Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued as permitted under Section 4.03(a)
and clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (xiv), (xv), (xix) and (xx) of this Section
4.03(b) or any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock Incurred
to
so refund or refinance such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock,
including any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock Incurred
to
pay premiums and fees in connection therewith (subject to the following proviso,
“Refinancing
Indebtedness”)
prior
to its respective maturity; provided,
however,
that
such Refinancing Indebtedness:
(1) has
a
Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness
is
Incurred which is not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity
of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refunded or
refinanced;
(2) has
a
Stated Maturity which is not earlier than the earlier of (x) the Stated Maturity
of the Indebtedness being refunded or refinanced or (y) 91 days following the
last maturity date of the Securities;
(3) to
the
extent such Refinancing Indebtedness refinances (a) Indebtedness junior to
the
Securities or the Guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, such
Refinancing Indebtedness is junior to the Securities or the Guarantee of such
Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, or (b) Disqualified Stock or Preferred
Stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness is Disqualified Stock or Preferred
Stock;
(4) is
Incurred in an aggregate amount (or if issued with original issue discount,
an
aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less than the aggregate amount (or
if
issued with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then
outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced plus premium, fees and expenses
Incurred in connection with such refinancing;
(5) shall
not
include (x) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not
a
Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary
that is a Guarantor, or (y) Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Restricted
Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
and
(6) in
the
case of any Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refinance Indebtedness
outstanding under clause (iv) or (xx) of this Section 4.03(b), shall be deemed
to have been Incurred and to be outstanding under such clause (iv) or (xx)
of
this Section 4.03(b), as applicable, and not this clause (xiv) for purposes
of
determining amounts outstanding under such clauses (iv) and (xix) of this
Section 4.03(b);
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provided,
further,
that
subclauses (1) and (2) of this clause (xiv) shall not apply to any refunding
or
refinancing of any Secured Indebtedness constituting First Priority Lien
Obligations.
(xv) Indebtedness,
Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of (x) the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries incurred to finance an acquisition or (y) Persons that are acquired
by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or merged with or into
the
Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms of
this Indenture; provided,
however,
that
after giving effect to such acquisition or merger either:
(1) 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 the first sentence
of Section 4.03(a); or
(2) the
Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio of the Issuer would be greater than immediately prior
to
such acquisition or merger;
(xvi) Indebtedness
Incurred by a Receivables Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Financing that
is not recourse to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary other than a
Receivables Subsidiary (except for Standard Securitization
Undertakings);
(xvii) 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 five Business Days of its
Incurrence;
(xviii) Indebtedness
of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary supported by a letter of credit
or
bank guarantee issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement, in a principal amount
not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit;
(xix) Contribution
Indebtedness;
(xx) Indebtedness
of Foreign Subsidiaries, provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount
of Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (xx), when aggregated with the
principal amount of all other Indebtedness then outstanding and Incurred
pursuant to this clause (xx), does not exceed $25.0 million at any one time
outstanding;
(xxi) Indebtedness
of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of (x) the financing
of
insurance premiums or (y) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply
arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; and
(xxii) Indebtedness
incurred on behalf of, or representing Guarantees of Indebtedness of, joint
ventures of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary not in excess, at any one
time outstanding, of $7.5 million.
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For
purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.03, in the event that
an
item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock meets the criteria
of more than one of the categories of permitted Indebtedness described in
clauses (i) through (xxii) above or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to
Section 4.03(a), the Issuer shall, in its sole discretion, classify or
reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such item of Indebtedness
in any manner that complies with this Section 4.03. Accrual of interest, the
accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest in the form of additional
Indebtedness with the same terms, the payment of dividends on Preferred Stock
in
the form of additional shares of Preferred Stock of the same class, accretion
of
original issue discount or liquidation preference and increases in the amount
of
Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange
rate
of currencies shall not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for
purposes of this Section 4.03. Guarantees of, or obligations in respect of
letters of credit relating to, Indebtedness which is otherwise included in
the
determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness shall not be included
in
the determination of such amount of Indebtedness; provided that the Incurrence
of the Indebtedness represented by such guarantee or letter of credit, as the
case may be, was in compliance with this Section 4.03.
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 or first Incurred
(whichever yields the lower U.S. dollar equivalent), in the case of revolving
credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is 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.
SECTION
4.04. Limitation
on Restricted Payments.
iv)
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 distribution on account of the
Issuer’s
or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries’
Equity
Interests, including any payment made in connection with any merger,
amalgamation or consolidation involving the Issuer (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 Restricted 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);
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(ii) purchase
or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Issuer
or
any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer;
(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 or scheduled
maturity, any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (other than the payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance,
acquisition or retirement of (A) Subordinated Indebtedness in anticipation
of
satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity,
in each case due within one year of the date of such payment, redemption,
repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement and (B) Indebtedness permitted
under clauses (vii) and (ix) of Section 4.03(b)); or
(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 4.03(a); 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 (i), (iv) (only to the
extent of one-half of the amounts paid pursuant to such clause), (vi) and (viii)
of Section 4.04(b), but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by
Section 4.04(b)), is less than the amount equal to the Cumulative
Credit.
(b) The
provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit:
(i) the
payment of any dividend or distribution within 60 days after the date of
declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would have
complied with the provisions of this Indenture;
(ii) 1.
the
repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests
(“Retired
Capital Stock”)
of the
Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer or Subordinated
Indebtedness of the Issuer, any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer or
any
Guarantor in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, the substantially
concurrent sale of, Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect
parent of the Issuer or contributions to the equity capital of the Issuer (other
than any Disqualified Stock or any Equity Interests sold to a Subsidiary of
the
Issuer or to an employee stock ownership plan or any trust established by the
Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries) (collectively, including any such
contributions, “Refunding
Capital Stock”);
and
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(B) the
declaration and payment of accrued dividends on the Retired Capital Stock out
of
the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary
of
the Issuer or to an employee stock ownership plan or any trust established
by
the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries) of Refunding Capital Stock;
(iii) the
redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated
Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of
the
proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, new Indebtedness of the Issuer
or a Guarantor which is Incurred in accordance with Section 4.03 so long
as
(A) the
principal amount of such new Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount
of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or
retired for value (plus the amount of any premium required to be paid under
the
terms of the instrument governing the Subordinated Indebtedness being so
redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired plus any fees incurred in connection
therewith),
(B) such
Indebtedness is subordinated to the Securities or the related Guarantee, as
the
case may be, at least to the same extent as such Subordinated Indebtedness
so
purchased, exchanged, redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired for
value,
(C) such
Indebtedness has a final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the
earlier of (x) the final scheduled maturity date of the Subordinated
Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired or (y) 91
days
following the maturity date of the Securities, and
(D) such
Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time Incurred which
is not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the
Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or
retired;
(iv) the
repurchase, retirement or other acquisition (or dividends to any direct or
indirect parent of the Issuer to finance any such repurchase, retirement or
other acquisition) for value of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct
or
indirect parent of the Issuer held by any future, present or former employee,
director or consultant of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the
Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer pursuant to any management equity plan
or
stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or other
agreement or arrangement; provided,
however,
that
the aggregate amounts paid under this clause (iv) do not exceed $15.0 million
in
any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being permitted
to
be carried over for the two succeeding calendar years); provided,
further,
however,
that
such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to
exceed:
(A) the
cash
proceeds received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from
the
sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer or any
direct or indirect parent of the Issuer (to the extent contributed to the
Issuer) to
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members
of management, directors or consultants of the Issuer and its Restricted
Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer that occurs after
the Issue Date (provided
that the
amount of such cash proceeds utilized for any such repurchase, retirement,
other
acquisition or dividend shall not increase the amount available for Restricted
Payments under Section 4.04(a)(3)); plus
(2) the
cash
proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Issuer or any direct
or indirect parent of the Issuer (to the extent contributed to the Issuer)
or
the Issuer’s Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date;
provided
that the
Issuer may elect to apply all or any portion of the aggregate increase
contemplated by clauses (A) and (B) above in any calendar year;
(v) the
declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class
or
series of Disqualified Stock of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
issued or incurred in accordance with Section 4.03;
(vi) the
declaration and payment of dividends or distributions (a) to holders of any
class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock)
issued after the Issue Date and (b) to any direct or indirect parent 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 any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer issued after
the Issue Date; provided,
however,
that,
(A) 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 (and
the
payment of dividends or distributions) on a pro forma basis, the Issuer would
have had a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00 and (B) the
aggregate amount of dividends declared and paid pursuant to this clause (vi)
does not exceed the net cash proceeds actually received by the Issuer from
any
such sale of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued
after the Issue Date;
(vii) Investments
in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken
together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (vii) that
are
at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $25.0 million and 1.0%
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);
(viii) the
payment of dividends on the Issuer’s
common
stock (or the payment of dividends to any direct or indirect parent of the
Issuer to fund the payment by such direct or indirect parent of the Issuer
of
dividends on such entity’s
common
stock) of up to 6% per annum of the net proceeds received by the Issuer from
any
public offering of common stock of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent
of the Issuer;
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(ix) Investments
that are made with Excluded Contributions;
(x) other
Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $50.0
million and 2.0% of Total Assets at the time made;
(xi) the
distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or
Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer by,
Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(xii) the
payment of dividends or other distributions to any direct or indirect parent
of
the Issuer in amounts required for such parent to pay federal, state or local
income taxes (as the case may be) imposed directly on such parent to the extent
such income taxes are attributable to the income of the Issuer and its
Restricted Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, by virtue of such parent
being the common parent of a consolidated or combined tax group of which the
Issuer and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries are members);
(xiii) the
payment of dividends, other distributions or other amounts or the making of
loans or advances by the Issuer, if applicable:
(A) in
amounts required for any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, if applicable,
to pay fees and expenses (including franchise or similar taxes) required to
maintain its corporate existence, customary salary, bonus and other benefits
payable to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, officers and employees of
any
direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, if applicable, and general corporate
overhead expenses of any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, if applicable,
in each case to the extent such fees and expenses are attributable to the
ownership or operation of the Issuer, if applicable, and its Subsidiaries;
and
(B) in
amounts required for any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, if applicable,
to pay interest and/or principal on Indebtedness the proceeds of which have
been
contributed to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and that has
been guaranteed by, or is otherwise considered Indebtedness of, the Issuer
Incurred in accordance with Section 4.03; and
(C) in
amounts required for any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer to pay fees
and
expenses, other than to Affiliates of the Issuer, related to any unsuccessful
equity or debt offering of such parent.
(xiv) cash
dividends or other distributions on the Issuer’s
Capital
Stock used to, or the making of loans to any direct or indirect parent of the
Issuer to, fund the Transactions and the payment of fees and expenses incurred
in connection with the Transactions or owed by the Issuer or any direct or
indirect parent of the Issuer, as the case may be, or Restricted Subsidiaries
of
the Issuer to Affiliates, in each case to the extent permitted by Section
4.07;
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(xv) 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;
(xvi) purchases
of receivables pursuant to a Receivables Repurchase Obligation in connection
with a Qualified Receivables Financing and the payment or distribution of
Receivables Fees;
(xvii) payments
of cash, or dividends, distributions or advances by the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional
shares upon the exercise of options or warrants or upon the conversion or
exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person;
(xviii) the
repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any
Subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions similar to those described
under Sections 4.06 and 4.08; provided that all Securities tendered by Holders
in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable,
have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value; and
(xix) any
payments made, including any such payments made to any direct or indirect parent
of the Issuer to enable it to make payments, in connection with the consummation
of the Transactions or as contemplated by the Acquisition Documents (other
than
payments to any Permitted Holder or any Affiliate thereof);
provided,
however,
that at
the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under
clauses (vi), (vii), (x) and (xi) of this Section 4.04(b), no Default shall
have
occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.
(c) As
of the
Issue Date, all of the Issuer’s
Subsidiaries shall be Restricted Subsidiaries. The Issuer shall not permit
any
Unrestricted Subsidiary to become a Restricted Subsidiary except pursuant to
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 only be permitted if a Restricted Payment in such amount
would
be permitted at such time and if such Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition
of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
SECTION
4.05. Dividend
and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.
The
Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries 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 Restricted Subsidiary to:
(a) (i)
pay
dividends or make any other distributions to the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest
or
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participation
in, or measured by, its profits; or (ii) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Issuer
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(b) make
loans or advances to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
or
(c) 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:
(1) contractual
encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Issue Date, including pursuant
to
the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Agreement Documents;
(2) this
Indenture, the Securities (and any Exchange Securities and guarantees thereof),
the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) the Senior
Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, the Senior Subordinated Notes (and any
exchange Senior Subordinated Notes and guarantees thereof) and the indenture
governing the Senior Subordinated Notes;
(3) applicable
law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(4) any
agreement or other instrument relating to Indebtedness of a Person acquired
by
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time
of
such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all
or
any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such
acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person,
or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the
property or assets of the Person, so acquired;
(5) contracts
or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect
to
a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the
sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary
pending the closing of such sale or disposition;
(6) Secured
Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Sections 4.03 and
4.12 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such
Indebtedness;
(7) restrictions
on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts
entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(8) customary
provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered
into
in the ordinary course of business;
(9) purchase
money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business
that
impose restrictions of the nature discussed in Section 4.05(c) above on the
property so acquired;
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(10) customary
provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered
into in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions of the type
described in clause (c) above on the property subject to such
lease;
(11) any
encumbrance or restriction of a Receivables Subsidiary effected in connection
with a Qualified Receivables Financing; provided, however, that such
restrictions apply only to such Receivables Subsidiary;
(12) other
Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary
of the Issuer (i) that is a Guarantor that is Incurred subsequent to the Issue
Date pursuant to Section 4.03 or (ii) that is Incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary
of the Issuer subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to clause (iv), (xii) or
(xx) of Section 4.03(b);
(13) any
Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 4.04 and any Permitted
Investment; or
(14) any
encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in clauses (a), (b) and
(c)
above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals,
increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the
contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (13)
above; provided
that
such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements,
refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of
the
Issuer, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment
restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions
prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase,
supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.
For
purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.05, (i) the priority
of
any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior
to
dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not
be
deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock
and
(ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to the Issuer or a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Issuer to other Indebtedness Incurred by the Issuer or any
such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability
to
make loans or advances.
SECTION
4.06. Asset
Sales v)
The
Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
cause or make an Asset Sale, unless (x) the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such
Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith
by the Issuer) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of, and (y) 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 Equivalents; provided
that the
amount of:
(i) any
liabilities (as shown on the Issuer’s
or such
Restricted Subsidiary’s
most
recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto) of the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than liabilities that are by their
terms
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subordinated
to the Securities or any Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any
such assets,
(ii) any
notes
or other obligations or other securities or assets received by the Issuer or
such Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer from such transferee that are converted
by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer into cash within
180
days of the receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash received),
and
(iii) any
Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Issuer or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market
Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received
pursuant to this clause (iii) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed
the greater of 2.0% of Total Assets and $50.0 million 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 Equivalents for the purposes of this Section
4.06(a).
(b) Within
365 days after the Issuer’s
or any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer’s
receipt
of the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary
of the Issuer may apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale, at its
option:
(i) to
repay
Indebtedness constituting First Priority Lien Obligations (and, if the
Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce
commitments with respect thereto), Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary or
Pari
Passu Indebtedness (provided
that if
the Issuer or any Guarantor shall so reduce Obligations under Pari Passu
Indebtedness (other than any First Priority Lien Obligation), the Issuer shall
equally and ratably reduce Obligations under the Securities through open-market
purchases (provided
that
such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof) or by
making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Asset
Sale Offer) to all Holders to purchase at a purchase price equal to 100% of
the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional
Interest, if any, the pro rata principal amount of Securities) or Indebtedness
of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, in each case other than
Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer,
(ii) to
make
an investment in any one or more businesses (provided that if such investment
is
in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock of a Person, such acquisition
results in such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer), assets,
or property or capital expenditures, in each case used or useful in a Similar
Business, or
(iii) to
make
an investment in any one or more businesses (provided that if such investment
is
in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock of a Person, such acquisition
results in such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary
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of
the
Issuer), properties or assets that replace the properties and assets that are
the subject of such Asset Sale.
In
the
case of Sections 4.06(b)(ii) and (iii), a binding commitment shall be treated
as
a permitted application of the Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment;
provided that in the event such binding commitment is later canceled or
terminated for any reason before such Net Proceeds are so applied, the Issuer
or
such Restricted Subsidiary enters into another binding commitment within nine
months of such cancellation or termination of the prior binding commitment;
provided,
further
that the
Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary may only enter into such a commitment
under
the foregoing provision one time with respect to each Asset Sale.
Pending
the final application of any such Net Proceeds, the Issuer or such Restricted
Subsidiary of the Issuer may temporarily reduce Indebtedness under a revolving
credit facility, if any, or otherwise invest such Net Proceeds in Cash
Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities. Any Net Proceeds from any Asset
Sale
that are not applied as provided and within the time period set forth in the
first sentence of this Section 4.06(b) (it being understood that any portion
of
such Net Proceeds used to make an offer to purchase Securities, as described
in
clause (i) of this Section 4.06(b), shall be deemed to have been invested
whether or not such offer is accepted) shall be deemed to constitute “Excess
Proceeds.” When
the
aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $15.0 million, the Issuer shall
make
an offer to all Holders of Securities (and, at the option of the Issuer, to
holders of any Pari Passu Indebtedness) (an “Asset Sale Offer”) to purchase the
maximum principal amount of Securities (and such Pari Passu Indebtedness),
that
is at least $2,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000 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 (or, in the event such Pari Passu Indebtedness
was
issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value
thereof), plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any
(or,
in respect of such Pari Passu Indebtedness, such lesser price, if any, as may
be
provided for by the terms of such Pari Passu Indebtedness), to the date fixed
for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth
in
this Section 4.06. The Issuer shall commence an Asset Sale Offer with respect
to
Excess Proceeds within 10 Business Days after the date that Excess Proceeds
exceeds $15.0 million by mailing the notice required pursuant to the terms
of
Section 4.06(f), with a copy to the Trustee. To the extent that the aggregate
amount of Securities (and such Pari Passu Indebtedness) 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. If the aggregate
principal amount of Securities (and such Pari Passu Indebtedness) surrendered
by
holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select
the Securities to be purchased in the manner described in Section 4.06(e).
Upon
completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall
be
reset at zero.
(c) The
Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange
Act
and any other securities laws and regulations to the extent such laws or
regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Securities
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.
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(d) Not
later
than the date upon which written notice of an Asset Sale Offer is delivered
to
the Trustee as provided above, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee an
Officers’
Certificate as to (i) the amount of the Excess Proceeds, (ii) the allocation
of
the Net Proceeds from the Asset Sales pursuant to which such Asset Sale Offer
is
being made and (iii) the compliance of such allocation with the provisions
of
Section 4.06(b). On such date, the Issuer shall also irrevocably deposit with
the Trustee or with a paying agent (or, if the Issuer or a Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary is acting as the Paying Agent, segregate and hold in
trust) an amount equal to the Excess Proceeds to be invested in Cash
Equivalents, as directed in writing by the Issuer, and to be held for payment
in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.06. Upon the expiration of
the
period for which the Asset Sale Offer remains open (the “Offer
Period”),
the
Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee for cancellation the Securities or portions
thereof that have been properly tendered to and are to be accepted by the
Issuer. The Trustee (or the Paying Agent, if not the Trustee) shall, on the
date
of purchase, mail or deliver payment to each tendering Holder in the amount
of
the purchase price. In the event that the Excess Proceeds delivered by the
Issuer to the Trustee are greater than the purchase price of the Securities
tendered, the Trustee shall deliver the excess to the Issuer immediately after
the expiration of the Offer Period for application in accordance with Section
4.06.
(e) Holders
electing to have a Security purchased shall be required to surrender the
Security, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Company at the address
specified in the notice at least three Business Days prior to the purchase
date.
Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee or the
Issuer receives not later than one Business Day prior to the Purchase Date,
a
telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of
the
Holder, the principal amount of the Security which was delivered by the Holder
for purchase and a statement that such Xxxxxx is withdrawing his election to
have such Security purchased. If at the end of the Offer Period more Securities
(and such Pari Passu Indebtedness) are tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer
than the Issuer is required to purchase, selection of such Securities for
purchase shall be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of
the
principal national securities exchange, if any, on which such Securities are
listed, or if such Securities are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot
or
by such other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate (and in
such
manner as complies with applicable legal requirements); provided that no
Securities of $2,000 or less shall be purchased in part. Selection of such
Pari
Passu Indebtedness shall be made pursuant to the terms of such Pari Passu
Indebtedness.
(f) Notices
of an Asset Sale Offer shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid,
at
least 30 but not more than 60 days before the purchase date to each Holder
of
Securities at such Xxxxxx’s
registered address. If any Security is to be purchased in part only, any notice
of purchase that relates to such Security shall state the portion of the
principal amount thereof that has been or is to be purchased.
SECTION
4.07. Transactions
with Affiliates vi)
The
Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, 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 or
series of transactions,
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contract,
agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit
of, any Affiliate of the Issuer (each of the foregoing, an “Affiliate
Transaction”)
involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10.0 million,
unless:
(i) such
Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to
the
Issuer or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that could have been
obtained in a comparable transaction by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary
with an unrelated Person; and
(ii) with
respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions
involving aggregate consideration in excess of $25.0 million, the Issuer
delivers to the Trustee a resolution adopted in good faith by the majority
of
the Board of Directors of the Issuer, approving such Affiliate Transaction
and
set forth in an Officers’
Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause
(i)
above.
(b) The
provisions of Section 4.07(a) shall not apply to the following:
(i) transactions
between or among the Issuer and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any
merger of the Issuer and any direct parent of the Issuer; provided
that
such parent shall have no material liabilities and no material assets other
than
cash, Cash Equivalents and the Capital Stock of the Issuer and such merger
is
otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture and effected for a
bona
fide business purpose;
(ii) Restricted
Payments permitted by Section 4.04 and Permitted Investments;
(iii) (x)
the
entering into of any agreement (and any amendment or modification of any such
agreement) to pay, and the payment of, annual management, consulting, monitoring
and advisory fees to the Sponsors in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year
not
to exceed the greater of (A) $3.0 million and (B) 1.25% of EBITDA of the Issuer
and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding fiscal year,
and
out-of-pocket expense reimbursement; provided, however, that any payment not
made in any fiscal year may be carried forward and paid in the following two
fiscal years and (y) the payment of the present value of all amounts payable
pursuant to any agreement described in clause (iii)(x) of this Section 4.07(b)
in connection with the termination of such agreement;
(iv) the
payment of reasonable and customary fees and reimbursement of expenses paid
to,
and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or
consultants of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or any direct or indirect
parent of the Issuer;
(v) payments
by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Sponsors made for
any
financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect
of other investment banking activities, including, without
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limitation,
in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are (x) made
pursuant to the agreements with the Sponsors described in the Offering
Memorandum or (y) approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Issuer
in good faith;
(vi) 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 meets the requirements of clause (i) of Section
4.07(a);
(vii) payments
or loans (or cancellation of loans) to employees or consultants which are
approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Issuer in good
faith;
(viii) any
agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto (so long
as
any such agreement together with all amendments thereto, taken as a whole,
is
not more disadvantageous to the Holders of the Securities in any material
respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date) or any
transaction contemplated thereby as determined in good faith by senior
management or the Board of Directors of the Issuer;
(ix) the
existence of, or the performance by the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of, Acquisition Documents,
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
transaction, agreement or arrangement described in the Offering Memorandum
and,
in each case, any amendment thereto or similar transactions, agreements or
arrangements which it may enter into thereafter; provided,
however,
that
the existence of, or the performance by the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of its obligations under, any future amendment to any such existing
transaction, agreement or arrangement or under any similar transaction,
agreement or arrangement entered into after the Issue Date shall only be
permitted by this clause (ix) to the extent that the terms of any such existing
transaction, agreement or arrangement together with all amendments thereto,
taken as a whole, or new transaction, agreement or arrangement are not otherwise
more disadvantageous to the Holders of the Securities in any material respect
than the original transaction, agreement or arrangement as in effect on the
Issue Date;
(x) the
execution of the Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses related
to the Transactions, including fees to the Sponsors, which are described in
the
Offering Memorandum or contemplated by the Acquisition Documents;
(xi) (A)
transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of
goods or services, or transactions otherwise relating to the purchase or sale
of
goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business
and
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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 or the senior management of the Issuer, or are on terms at least
as
favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an
unaffiliated party or (B) transactions with joint ventures or Unrestricted
Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xii) any
transaction effected as part of a Qualified Receivables Financing;
(xiii) the
issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer
to
any Person;
(xiv) the
issuances of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities
or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock
option and stock ownership plans or similar employee benefit plans approved
by
the Board of Directors of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the
Issuer or of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer, as appropriate, in good
faith;
(xv) the
entering into of any tax sharing agreement or arrangement and any payments
permitted by Section 4.04(b)(xii);
(xvi) any
contribution to the capital of the Issuer;
(xvii) transactions
permitted by, and complying with, Section 5.01;
(xviii) transactions
between the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Person, a
director of which is also a director of the Issuer or any direct or indirect
parent of the Issuer; provided,
however,
that
such director abstains from voting as a director of the Issuer or such direct
or
indirect parent, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other
Person;
(xix) pledges
of Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(xx) any
employment agreements entered into by the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; and
(xxi) intercompany
transactions undertaken in good faith (as certified by a responsible financial
or accounting officer of the Issuer in an Officers’
Certificate) for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of
the
Issuer and its Subsidiaries and not for the purpose of circumventing any
covenant set forth in this Indenture.
SECTION
4.08. Change
of Control.
vii)
Upon a
Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right to require the Issuer to
repurchase all or any part of such Holder’s
Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount
thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase
(subject to the right of the Holders of record
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on
the
relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment
date), in accordance with the terms contemplated in this Section 4.08;
provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Issuer shall not
be
obligated to purchase any Securities pursuant to this Section 4.08 in the event
that it has exercised its right to redeem such Securities in accordance with
Article 3 of this Indenture. In the event that at the time of such Change of
Control the terms of the Bank Indebtedness restrict or prohibit the repurchase
of Securities pursuant to this Section 4.08, then prior to the mailing of the
notice to the Holders provided for in Section 4.08(b) but in any event within
30
days following any Change of Control, the Issuer shall (i) repay in full all
Bank Indebtedness or, if doing so will allow the purchase of Securities, offer
to repay in full all Bank Indebtedness and repay the Bank Indebtedness of each
lender who has accepted such offer, or (ii) obtain the requisite consent under
the agreements governing the Bank Indebtedness to permit the repurchase of
the
Securities as provided for in Section 4.08(b).
(b) Within
30
days following any Change of Control, except to the extent that the Issuer
has
exercised its right to redeem the Securities in accordance with Article 3 of
this Indenture, the Issuer shall mail a notice (a “Change
of
Control Offer”)
to each
Holder with a copy to the Trustee stating:
(i) that
a
Change of Control has occurred and that such Holder has the right to require
the
Issuer to repurchase such Holder’s
Securities at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount
thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any,
to
the date of repurchase (subject to the right of the Holders of record on a
record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment
date);
(ii) the
circumstances and relevant facts and financial information regarding such Change
of Control;
(iii) the
repurchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days
from the date such notice is mailed); and
(iv) the
instructions determined by the Issuer, consistent with this Section 4.08, that
a
Holder must follow in order to have its Securities purchased.
(c) Holders
electing to have a Security purchased shall be required to surrender the
Security, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Issuer at the address
specified in the notice at least three Business Days prior to the purchase
date.
The Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee or
the
Issuer receives not later than one Business Day prior to the purchase date
a
telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of
the
Holder, the principal amount of the Security which was delivered for purchase
by
the Holder and a statement that such Xxxxxx is withdrawing his election to
have
such Security purchased. Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part
shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased
portion of the Securities surrendered.
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(d) On
the
purchase date, all Securities purchased by the Issuer under this Section shall
be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Issuer shall pay the
purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Holders entitled
thereto.
(e) A
Change
of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, and conditioned
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.
(f) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Issuer shall not be required
to
make a Change of Control Offer upon 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 Section 4.08 applicable to a
Change of Control Offer made by the Issuer and purchases all Securities validly
tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.
(g) Securities
repurchased by the Issuer pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will have the
status of Securities issued but not outstanding or will be retired and canceled
at the option of the Issuer. Securities purchased by a third party pursuant
to
the preceding clause (f) will have the status of Securities issued and
outstanding.
(h) At
the
time the Issuer delivers Securities to the Trustee which are to be accepted
for
purchase, the Issuer shall also deliver an Officers’
Certificate stating that such Securities are to be accepted by the Issuer
pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.08. A Security
shall be deemed to have been accepted for purchase at the time the Trustee,
directly or through an agent, mails or delivers payment therefor to the
surrendering Holder.
(i) Prior
to
any Change of Control Offer, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee an
Officers’
Certificate stating that all conditions precedent contained herein to the right
of the Issuer to make such offer have been complied with.
(j) The
Issuer shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section
14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in
connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to this Section. To the
extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with
provisions of this Section 4.08, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable
securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its
obligations under this Section 4.08 by virtue thereof.
SECTION
4.09. Compliance
Certificate.
The
Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal
year of the Issuer, beginning with the fiscal year end on December 30, 2006,
an
Officers’
Certificate stating that in the course of the performance by the signers of
their duties as Officers of the Issuer they would normally have knowledge of
any
Default and whether or not the signers know of any Default that occurred during
such period. If they do, the certificate shall describe the Default, its status
and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
The Issuer also shall comply with Section 314(a)(4) of the TIA.
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SECTION
4.10. Further
Instruments and Acts.
Upon
request of the Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and deliver such further
instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper
to
carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.
SECTION
4.11. Future
Guarantors.
The
Issuer shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary
(unless such Subsidiary is a Receivables Subsidiary) that
(i) guarantees
any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries,
or
(ii) incurs
any Indebtedness or issues any shares of Disqualified Stock permitted to be
Incurred or issued pursuant to clauses (i) or (xii) of Section 4.03(b) or not
permitted to be Incurred by Section 4.03,
to
execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture substantially in
the
form of Exhibit D pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall guarantee the Issuer’s
Obligations under the Securities and the Indenture; and (b) to become a party
to
the Security Agreement and to execute and file all documents and instruments
necessary to grant to the Collateral Agent a perfected security interest in
the
Collateral of such Restricted Subsidiary.
SECTION
4.12. Liens.
viii)
The
Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, create, Incur or suffer to exist (i) any Lien on any
asset or property of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary securing
Indebtedness unless the Securities are equally and ratably secured with (or
on a
senior basis to, in the case of obligations subordinated in right of payment
to
the Securities) the obligations so secured until such time as such obligations
are no longer secured by a Lien or (ii) any Lien securing any First Priority
Lien Obligation of the Issuer or any Guarantor without effectively providing
that the Securities or the applicable Guarantee, as the case may be, shall
be
granted a second priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) upon
the assets or property constituting the collateral for such First Priority
Lien
Obligations, except as set forth under the Security Documents; provided,
however, that if granting such second priority security interest requires the
consent of a third party, the Issuer will use commercially reasonable efforts
to
obtain such consent with respect to the second priority security interest for
the benefit of the Trustee on behalf of the holders of the Securities;
provided,
further,
however, that if such third party does not consent to the granting of such
second priority security interest after the use of commercially reasonable
efforts, the Issuer will not be required to provide such security interest.
(b) Clause
(i) of Section 4.12(a) shall not require the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary
of the Issuer to secure the Securities if the Lien consists of a Permitted
Lien.
Any Lien which is granted to secure the Securities or such Guarantee under
clause (i) of Section 4.12(a) (unless also granted pursuant to clause (ii)
of
Section 4.12(a)) shall be automatically released and discharged at the same
time
as the release of the Lien that gave rise to the obligation to secure the
Securities or such Guarantee under clause (i) of Section 4.12(a).
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SECTION
4.13. Maintenance
of Office or Agency.
ix)
The
Issuer shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee
or an affiliate of the Trustee or Registrar) where Securities may be surrendered
for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands
to or
upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities 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 as set forth in Section 13.02.
(b) The
Issuer may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or
agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all
such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided,
however,
that no
such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Issuer of its
obligation to maintain an office or agency 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.
(c) The
Issuer hereby designates the corporate trust office of the Trustee or its Agent
as such office or agency of the Issuer in accordance with Section
2.04.
SECTION
4.14. Amendment
of Security Documents.
The
Issuer 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 of the Securities in any material respect,
except as contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreement or as permitted under
Article 9.
SECTION
4.15. After-Acquired
Property.
Upon
the acquisition by the Issuer or any Guarantor of any First-Priority
After-Acquired Property, the Issuer or such Guarantor shall execute and deliver
such mortgages, deeds of trust, security instruments, financing statements
and
certificates and opinions of counsel as shall be reasonably necessary to vest
in
the Trustee a perfected security interest, subject only to Permitted Liens,
in
such First-Priority After-Acquired Property and to have such First-Priority
After-Acquired Property (but subject to certain limitations, if applicable)
added to the Collateral, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture relating
to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such First-Priority
After-Acquired Property to the same extent and with the same force and effect;
provided, however, that if granting such second-priority security interest
in
such First-Priority After-Acquired Property requires the consent of a third
party, the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such
consent with respect to the second-priority interest for the benefit of the
Trustee on behalf of the Holders; provided further, however, that if such third
party does not consent to the granting of such second-priority security interest
after the use of such commercially reasonable efforts, the Issuer or such
Guarantor, as the case may be, will not be required to provide such security
interest.
SECTION
4.16. Termination
and Suspension of Certain Covenants.
(a) If,
on
any date following the Issue Date, (i) the Securities have Investment Grade
Ratings from
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both
Rating Agencies, and the Issuer has delivered notice of such Investment Grade
Ratings to the Trustee, and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing
under this Indenture, then beginning on that day and continuing at all times
thereafter regardless of any subsequent changes in the ratings of the
Securities, the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall no longer be
subject to Section 4.03 hereof, Section 4.04 hereof, Section 4.05 hereof,
Section 4.06 hereof, Section 4.07 hereof, Section 4.11 hereof and clause (iv)
of
Section 5.01 hereof.
(b) During
any period of time when (i) the Securities have Investment Grade Ratings from
both Rating Agencies, and the Issuer has delivered notice of such Investment
Grade Ratings to the Trustee, and (ii) no Default has occurred and is
continuing under this Indenture (the occurrence of the events described in
the
foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as a
“Covenant
Suspension Event”),
the
Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to Section 4.08
hereof (the “Suspended
Covenant”).
(c) In
the
event that the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the
Suspended Covenant under this Indenture for any period of time as a result
of
the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the “Reversion
Date”)
one or
both of the Rating Agencies withdraw their Investment Grade Rating or downgrade
the rating assigned to the Securities below an Investment Grade Rating then
the
Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall thereafter again be subject to
the
Suspended Covenant under this Indenture. The period of time between the Covenant
Suspension Event and the Reversion Date is referred to herein as the
“Suspension
Period”.
(d) In
the
event that the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the
Suspended Covenants and the Issuer or any of its Affiliates enter into an
agreement to effect a transaction that would result in a Change of Control
and
one or more of the Rating Agencies indicate that if consummated, such
transaction (alone or together with any related recapitalization or refinancing
transactions) would cause such Rating Agency to withdraw its Investment Grade
Rating or downgrade the ratings assigned to the Securities below an Investment
Grade Rating, then the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall thereafter
again be subject the Suspended Covenants hereof with respect to future events,
including, without limitation, a proposed transaction described in this clause
(c).
(e) The
Issuer shall deliver promptly to the Trustee an Officer’s
Certificate notifying it of any occurrence under this Section 4.15.
ARTICLE
5
SUCCESSOR
COMPANY
SECTION
5.01. When
Issuer May Merge or Transfer Assets.
The
Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, consolidate, amalgamate or merge
with
or into or wind up or convert into (whether or not the Issuer is the surviving
Person), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or
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otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets in one or more
related transactions, to any Person unless:
(i) the
Issuer is the surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation, amalgamation, merger, winding up or conversion (if other than
the
Issuer) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other
disposition shall have been made is a corporation, partnership or limited
liability company organized or existing under the laws of the United States,
any
state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (the Issuer
or
such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor
Company”);
provided
that in
the case where the surviving Person is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the
Securities is a corporation;
(ii) the
Successor Company (if other than the Issuer) expressly assumes all the
obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture, the Securities and the Security
Documents pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments
in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;
(iii) immediately
after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness which
becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the
Successor Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transaction)
no Default or shall have occurred and be continuing;
(iv) immediately
after giving pro forma effect to such transaction, as if such transaction had
occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period (and treating
any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any
of
its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such transaction as having been
Incurred by the Successor Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time
of
such transaction), either
(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 4.03(a); or
(B) the
Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio for the Successor Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
would be greater than such ratio for the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries
immediately prior to such transaction;
(v) each
Guarantor, unless it is the other party to the transactions described above,
shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply
to
such Person’s
obligations under this Indenture and the Securities; and
(vi) the
Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation,
merger or transfer and such supplemental indentures (if any) comply with this
Indenture.
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The
Successor Company (if other than the Issuer) shall succeed to, and be
substituted for, the Issuer under this Indenture, the Securities and the
Security Documents, and in such event the Issuer will automatically be released
and discharged from its obligations under this Indenture, the Securities and
the
Security Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (iii) and (iv) of
this
Section 5.01(a), (A) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or
amalgamate with or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the
Issuer or to another Restricted Subsidiary, and (B) the Issuer may merge,
consolidate or amalgamate with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose
of reincorporating the Issuer in another state of the United States, the
District of Columbia or any territory of the United States or may convert into
a
limited liability company, so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Issuer
and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby. This Article 5 will
not apply to a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
of
assets between or among the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
(b) Subject
to the provisions of Section 12.02(b) (which govern the release of a Guarantee
upon the sale or disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer that
is 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 such Guarantor is the surviving Person), 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 (other than any such
sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or disposition in connection
with
the Transactions described in the Offering Memorandum) unless:
(i) either
(A) such Guarantor is the surviving Person 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
shall have been made is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company
organized or existing under the laws of 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
Guarantor”
) and
the Successor Guarantor (if other than such Guarantor) expressly assumes all
the
obligations of such Guarantor under this Indenture, such Guarantors’
Guarantee and the Security Documents pursuant to a supplemental indenture or
other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee,
or (b) such sale or disposition or consolidation, amalgamation or merger is
not
in violation of Section 4.06; and
(ii) the
Successor Guarantor (if other than such Guarantor) shall have delivered or
caused to be delivered to the Trustee an Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation,
amalgamation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply
with this Indenture.
Except
as
otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Successor Guarantor (if other than
such Guarantor) will succeed to, and be substituted for, such Guarantor under
this Indenture,
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such
Guarantor’s Guarantee and the Security Documents, and such Guarantor will
automatically be released and discharged from its obligations under this
Indenture, such Guarantor’s Guarantee and the Security Documents.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) a Guarantor may merge, amalgamate or
consolidate with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of
reincorporating such Guarantor in another state of the United States, the
District of Columbia or any territory of the United States so long as the amount
of Indebtedness of the Guarantor is not increased thereby and (2) a Guarantor
may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with another Guarantor or the
Issuer.
In
addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, any Guarantor may consolidate,
amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up into, or sell, assign, transfer,
lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties
or assets (collectively, a “Transfer”) to (x) the Issuer or any Guarantor or (y)
any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not a Guarantor; provided that
at the time of each such Transfer pursuant to clause (y) the aggregate amount
of
all such Transfers since the Issue Date shall not exceed 5.0% of the
consolidated assets of the Issuer and the Guarantors as shown on the most recent
available balance sheet of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries after
giving effect to each such Transfer and including all Transfers occurring from
and after the Issue Date (excluding Transfers in connection with the
Transactions described in the Offering Memorandum).
Upon
consummation of the Transactions, the Company shall execute and deliver to
the
Trustee a supplemental indenture of the type referred to in Section 5.01(a)(ii),
whereupon the Issuer shall be the Successor Company and shall succeed to, and
be
substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Merger Sub under
this Indenture. Notwithstanding anything in this Article 5 to the contrary,
the
merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company on the Issue Date as described
in
the Merger Agreement shall be permitted under this Indenture.
ARTICLE
6
DEFAULTS
AND REMEDIES
SECTION
6.01. Events
of Default.
An
“Event
of
Default”
with
respect to the Fixed Rate Notes or the Floating Rate Notes, as applicable,
occurs if:
(a) there
is
a default in any payment of interest (including any additional interest) on
any
Fixed Rate Note or Floating Rate Note, as the case may be, when the same becomes
due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30
days,
(b) there
is
a default in the payment of principal or premium, if any, of any Fixed Rate
Note
or Floating Rate Note, as the case may be, when due at its Stated Maturity,
upon
optional redemption, upon required repurchase, upon declaration or
otherwise,
(c) the
Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries fails to comply with its
obligations under Section 5.01,
(d) the
Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries fails to comply with any of its
agreements in the Securities or this Indenture (other than those referred to
in
clause
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(a),
(b)
or (c) above) and such failure continues for 60 days after the notice specified
below,
(e) the
Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary fails to pay any Indebtedness (other than
Indebtedness owing to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) within any
applicable grace period after final maturity or the acceleration of any such
Indebtedness by the holders thereof because of a default, in each case, if
the
total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25.0 million
or
its foreign currency equivalent,
(f) the
Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of any
Bankruptcy Law:
(i) commences
a voluntary case;
(ii) consents
to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary
case;
(iii) consents
to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its
property; or
(iv) makes
a
general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or takes any comparable
action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency,
(g) a
court
of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law
that:
(i) is
for
relief against the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary
case;
(ii) appoints
a Custodian of the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary or for any substantial
part of its property; or
(iii) orders
the winding up or liquidation of the Issuer or any Significant
Subsidiary;
or
any
similar relief is granted under any foreign laws and the order or decree remains
unstayed and in effect for 60 days,
(h) the
Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary fails to pay final judgments aggregating
in
excess of $25.0 million or its foreign currency equivalent (net of any amounts
which are covered by enforceable insurance policies issued by solvent carriers),
which judgments are not discharged, waived or stayed for a period of 60 days
following the entry thereof,
(i) any
Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary with respect to such Fixed Rate Notes
or
Floating Rate Notes, as the case may be, ceases to be in full force and effect
(except as contemplated by the terms thereof) or any Guarantor denies or
disaffirms its
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obligations
under this Indenture or any Guarantee with respect to such Securities and such
Default continues for 10 days,
(j) unless
all of the Collateral has been released from the Second Priority Liens in
accordance with the provisions of the Security Documents with respect to such
Fixed Rate Notes or Floating Rate Notes, as the case may be, the Issuer shall
assert or any Guarantor shall assert, in any pleading in any court of competent
jurisdiction, that any such security interest is invalid or unenforceable and,
in the case of any such Person that is a Subsidiary of the Issuer, the Issuer
fails to cause such Subsidiary to rescind such assertions within 30 days after
the Issuer has actual knowledge of such assertions, or
(k) the
Issuer or any Guarantor fails to comply for 60 days after notice with its other
agreements contained in the Security Documents except for a failure that would
not be material to the holders of such Fixed Rate Notes or Floating Rate Notes,
as the case may be, and would not materially affect the value of the Collateral
taken as a whole (together with the defaults described in clauses (i) and (j)
the “security
default provisions”).
The
foregoing shall constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such
Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is 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.
The
term
“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar Federal or
state law for the relief of debtors. The term “Custodian” means any receiver,
trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any
Bankruptcy Law.
A
Default
under clause (d) or (k) above shall not constitute an Event of Default until
the
Trustee notifies the Issuer or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount
of the outstanding Securities notify the Issuer and the Trustee of the Default
and the Issuer does not cure such Default within the time specified in clause
(d) or (k) above after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the
Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of
Default.” The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within five (5) Business Days
after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers’
Certificate of any event which is, or with the giving of notice or the lapse
of
time or both would become, an Event of Default, its status and what action
the
Issuer is taking or propose to take with respect thereto.
SECTION
6.02. Acceleration.
If an
Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f)
or
(g) with respect to the Issuer) occurs with respect to a series of securities
and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal
amount of outstanding Securities of such series, by notice to the Issuer may
declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued but unpaid interest
on
all the Securities of such series to be due and payable; provided,
however,
that so
long as any Bank Indebtedness remains outstanding, no such acceleration shall
be
effective until the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days after the giving
of
written notice to the Issuer and the Representative under the Credit Agreement
and (ii) the day on which any Bank Indebtedness is accelerated. Upon such a
declaration, such principal and interest shall be due and payable immediately.
If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f)
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or
(g)
with respect to the Issuer occurs, the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on all the Securities shall become and be immediately due and payable
without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of a series
by
notice to the Trustee may rescind any such acceleration and its
consequences.
In
the
event of any Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(e), such Event of
Default and all consequences thereof (excluding, however, any resulting payment
default) shall be annulled, waived and rescinded, automatically and without
any
action by the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities, if within 20 days after
such Event of Default arose the Issuer delivers an Officers’ Certificate to the
Trustee stating that (x) the Indebtedness or guarantee that is the basis for
such Event of Default has been discharged or (y) the holders thereof have
rescinded or waived the acceleration, notice or action (as the case may be)
giving rise to such Event of Default or (z) the default that is the basis for
such Event of Default has been cured, it being understood that in no event
shall
an acceleration of the principal amount of the Securities of a series as
described above be annulled, waived or rescinded upon the happening of any
such
events.
SECTION
6.03. Other
Remedies.
If an
Event of Default with respect to a series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee
may pursue any available remedy at law or in equity to collect the payment
of
principal of or interest on the Securities or to enforce the performance of
any
provision of the Securities of such series, this Indenture or the Security
Documents.
The
Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the
Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or
omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing
upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute
a
waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of
any
other remedy. To the extent required by law, all available remedies are
cumulative.
SECTION
6.04. Waiver
of Past Defaults.
Provided the Securities of a series are not then due and payable by reason
of a
declaration of acceleration, the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of
the Securities of such series by written notice to the Trustee may waive an
existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences except (a) a Default
in the payment of the principal of or interest on a Security of such series,
(b)
a Default arising from the failure to redeem or purchase any Security of such
series when required pursuant to the terms of this Indenture or (c) a Default
in
respect of a provision that under Section 9.02 cannot be amended without the
consent of each Holder affected. When a Default is waived, it is deemed cured
and the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders will be restored to their former
positions and rights under this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend
to
any subsequent or other Default or impair any consequent right.
SECTION
6.05. Control
by Majority.
The
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of a series 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. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts
with law or this Indenture or, subject to Section 7.01, that the Trustee
determines is unduly prejudicial to
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the
rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal
liability. Prior to taking any action under this Indenture, the Trustee shall
be
entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against
all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.
SECTION
6.06. Limitation
on Suits.
x)
Except
to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or
interest when due, no Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this
Indenture or the Securities unless:
(i) the
Holder gives to the Trustee written notice stating that an Event of Default
is
continuing;
(ii) the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities of the applicable
series make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(iii) such
Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity
satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense;
(iv) the
Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the
request and the offer of security or indemnity; and
(v) the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of the applicable
series do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request during
such 60-day period.
(b) A
Holder
may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to
obtain a preference or priority over another Holder.
SECTION
6.07. Rights
of the Holders to Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder
to receive payment of principal of and interest on the Securities held by such
Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in the
Securities, 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) or (b) occurs and is continuing
with respect to Securities of either series, the Trustee may recover judgment
in
its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuer or any other
obligor on the Securities of such series for the whole amount then due and
owing
(together with interest on overdue principal and (to the extent lawful) on
any
unpaid interest at the rate provided for in such Securities) and the amounts
provided for in Section 7.07.
SECTION
6.09. Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim.
The
Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may
be
necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including
any
claim for reasonable compensation, expenses disbursements and advances of the
Trustee (including counsel, accountants, experts or such other professionals
as
the Trustee deems necessary, advisable or appropriate)) and the Holders of
the
Securities of a series then outstanding allowed in any judicial proceedings
relative to the Issuer or any Guarantor, its creditors or its property, shall
be
entitled to participate as a member, voting
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or
otherwise, of any official committee of creditors appointed in such matters
and,
unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may vote on behalf of the
Holders of each series in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other
Person performing similar functions, and any Custodian in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make payments to the Trustee
and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments
directly to the Holders of such series, to pay to the Trustee any amount due
it
for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee
under
Section 7.07.
SECTION
6.10. Priorities.
Subject
to the provisions of the Security Documents, if the Trustee collects any money
or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money or property
in the following order:
FIRST:
to
the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07;
SECOND:
to the Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities (of the applicable
series, if only received in respect of one series) for principal, premium,
if
any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind,
according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities for principal and
interest, respectively; and
THIRD:
to
the Issuer.
The
Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to the Holders
pursuant to this Section. At least 15 days before such record date, the Trustee
shall mail to each Holder and the Issuer a notice that states the record date,
the payment date and amount to be paid.
SECTION
6.11. Undertaking
for Costs.
In any
suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in
any
suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee,
a
court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the
suit
of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion
may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’
fees 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 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant
to
Section 6.07 or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the
Securities.
SECTION
6.12. Waiver
of Stay or Extension Laws.
Neither
the Issuer nor any Guarantor (to the extent it may lawfully do so) shall at
any
time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the
benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or
at
any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance
of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each Guarantor (to the extent that it
may
lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such
law, and shall not 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 had been enacted.
ARTICLE
7
TRUSTEE
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SECTION
7.01. Duties
of Trustee.
xi)
If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall
exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same
degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise
or
use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own
affairs.
(b) Except
during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) the
Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are
specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations
shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee (it being agreed that
the
permissive right of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall
not be construed as a duty); 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. The Trustee shall be under no duty to make
any
investigation as to any statement contained in any such instance, but may accept
the same as conclusive evidence of the truth and accuracy of such statement
or
the correctness of such opinions. However, in the case of certificates or
opinions required by any provision hereof to be provided to it, the Trustee
shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they
conform to the requirements of this Indenture.
(c) The
Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own gross negligent action,
its own gross 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;
(ii) the
Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by
a
Trust Officer unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining
the pertinent facts;
(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; and
(iv) no
provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its
own
funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its
duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.
(d) Every
provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject
to
paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section.
(e) 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.
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(f) Money
held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except
to
the extent required by law.
(g) Every
provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability
of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions
of
this Section and to the provisions of the TIA.
SECTION
7.02. Rights
of Trustee.
xii)
The
Trustee may conclusively rely on any document believed by it to be genuine
and
to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not
investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before
the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’
Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable
for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on the
Officers’
Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
(c) The
Trustee may act through agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct
or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.
(d) The
Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good
faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers;
provided, however, that the Trustee’s
conduct
does not constitute willful misconduct or gross negligence.
(e) The
Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection and the advice or opinion
of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the
Securities shall be full and complete authorization and protection from
liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder
in
good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such
counsel.
(f) The
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters
stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, debenture, note or other paper
or document unless requested in writing to do so by the Holders of not less
than
a majority in principal amount of the Securities of a series at the time
outstanding, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry
or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the
Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall
be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuer, personally
or by agent or attorney, at the expense of the Issuer and shall incur no
liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.
(g) The
Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders
pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the
Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs,
expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such
request or direction.
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(h) The
rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee,
including 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.
(i) The
Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith
at the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount
of the Securities of a series as to the time, method and place of conducting
any
proceedings for any remedy available to the Trustee or the exercising of any
power conferred by the Indenture.
(j) Any
action taken, or omitted to be taken, by the Trustee in good faith pursuant
to
this Indenture upon the request or authority or consent of any person who,
at
the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is the
Holder of any Security shall be conclusive and binding upon future Holders
of
Securities and upon Securities executed and delivered in exchange therefor
or in
place thereof.
SECTION
7.03. Individual
Rights of Trustee.
The
Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee
of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or their Affiliates with
the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent or
Registrar may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply
with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.
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, any Guarantee or the Securities, it
shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s
use of
the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be responsible for any
statement of the Issuer or any Guarantor in this Indenture or in any document
issued in connection with the sale of the Securities or in the Securities other
than the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication. The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge
of any Default or Event of Default under Sections 6.01(c), (d), (e), (h), or
(i)
or of the identity of any Significant Subsidiary unless either (a) a Trust
Officer shall have actual knowledge thereof or (b) the Trustee shall have
received written notice thereof in accordance with Section 13.02 hereof from
the
Issuer, any Guarantor or any Holder. In accepting the trust hereby created,
the
Trustee acts solely as Trustee for the Holders of the Securities and not in
its
individual capacity and all persons, including without limitation the Holders
of
Securities and the Issuer having any claim against the Trustee arising from
this
Indenture shall look only to the funds and accounts held by the Trustee
hereunder for payment except as otherwise provided herein.
SECTION
7.05. Notice
of Defaults.
If a
Default occurs and is continuing and if it is actually known to the Trustee,
the
Trustee shall mail to each Holder of the affected series notice of the Default
within the earlier of 90 days after it occurs or 30 days after it is actually
known to a Trust Officer or written notice of it is received by the Trustee.
Except in the case of a Default in the payment of principal of, premium (if
any)
or interest on any Security, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so
long
as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding
the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the affected
series.
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SECTION
7.06. Reports
by Trustee to the Holders.
As
promptly as practicable after each June 30 beginning with the June 30 following
the date of this Indenture, and in any event prior to June 30 in each year,
the
Trustee shall mail to each Holder a brief report dated as of such June 30 that
complies with Section 313(a) of the TIA if and to the extent required thereby.
The Trustee shall also comply with Section 313(b) of the TIA.
A
copy of
each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders shall be filed with the
SEC and each stock exchange (if any) on which the Securities are listed. The
Issuer agrees to notify promptly the Trustee whenever the Securities become
listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting thereof.
SECTION
7.07. Compensation
and Indemnity.
The
Issuer shall pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for
its services. 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 upon request for all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it, including costs of
collection, in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses
shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee’s
agents,
counsel, accountants and experts. The Issuer and each Guarantor, jointly and
severally shall indemnify the Trustee against any and all loss, liability,
claim, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys’
fees and
expenses) incurred by or 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 or Guarantee against the Issuer or a
Guarantor (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against or
investigating any claim (whether asserted by the Issuer, any Guarantor, any
Holder or any other Person). The obligation to pay such amounts shall survive
the payment in full or defeasance of the Securities or the removal or
resignation of the Trustee. The Trustee shall notify the Issuer of any claim
for
which it may seek indemnity promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof;
provided, however, that any failure so to notify the Issuer shall not relieve
the Issuer or any Guarantor of its indemnity obligations hereunder. The Issuer
shall defend the claim and the indemnified party shall provide reasonable
cooperation at the Issuer’s
expense
in the defense. Such indemnified parties may have separate counsel and the
Issuer and the Guarantors, as applicable shall pay the fees and expenses of
such
counsel; provided, however, that the Issuer shall not be required to pay such
fees and expenses if it assumes such indemnified parties’
defense
and, in such indemnified parties’
reasonable judgment, there is no conflict of interest between the Issuer and
the
Guarantors, as applicable, and such parties in connection with such defense.
The
Issuer need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability
or expense incurred by an indemnified party through such party’s
own
willful misconduct, negligence or bad faith.
To
secure
the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section, the
Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Securities on all money or property
held
or collected by the Trustee other than money or property held in trust to pay
principal of and interest on particular Securities.
The
Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ payment obligations pursuant to this Section shall
survive the satisfaction or discharge of this Indenture, any rejection or
termination of this Indenture under any bankruptcy law or the resignation or
removal of the Trustee. Without prejudice to any other rights available to
the
Trustee under applicable law, when the Trustee
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incurs
expenses after the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or
(g)
with respect to the Issuer, the expenses are intended to constitute expenses
of
administration under the Bankruptcy Law.
No
provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its
own
funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any
of
its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if
repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability
is
not assured to its satisfaction.
SECTION
7.08. Replacement
of Trustee.
xiii)
The
Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Issuer. The Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Securities may remove the Trustee by so
notifying the Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee. The Issuer shall
remove the Trustee if:
(i) the
Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
(ii) the
Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;
(iii) a
receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property;
or
(iv) the
Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.
(b) If
the
Trustee resigns, is removed by the Issuer or by the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Securities and such Holders do not reasonably promptly
appoint a successor Trustee, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee
for
any reason (the Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring
Trustee), the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee.
(c) 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 the Holders. The
retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee
to
the successor Trustee, subject to the Lien provided for in Section
7.07.
(d) If
a
successor Xxxxxxx does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee
resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee or the Holders of 10% in principal
amount of the Securities may petition at the expense of the Issuer any court
of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(e) If
the
Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, unless the Trustee’s
duty to
resign is stayed as provided in Section 310(b) of the TIA, any Holder who has
been a bona fide holder of a Security for at least six months may petition
any
court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the
appointment of a successor Trustee.
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(f) Notwithstanding
the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section, the Issuer’s
obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring
Trustee.
SECTION
7.09. Successor
Trustee by Xxxxxx.
If the
Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or
substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation
or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation
without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.
In
case
at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation
to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of
the
Securities shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor
to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor
trustee, and deliver such Securities so authenticated; and in case at that
time
any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the
Trustee may authenticate such Securities either in the name of any predecessor
hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases
such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the
Securities or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee
shall have.
SECTION
7.10. Eligibility;
Disqualification.
The
Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of Section 310(a) of the
TIA. The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $100
million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
The Trustee shall comply with Section 310(b) of the TIA, subject to its right
to
apply for a stay of its duty to resign under the penultimate paragraph of
Section 310(b) of the TIA; provided, however, that there shall be excluded
from
the operation of Section 310(b)(1) of the TIA any series of securities issued
under this Indenture and any indenture or indentures under which other
securities or certificates of interest or participation in other securities
of
the Issuer are outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth
in
Section 310(b)(1) of the TIA are met.
SECTION
7.11. Preferential
Collection of Claims Against the Issuer.
The
Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the TIA, excluding any creditor
relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the TIA. A Trustee who has resigned
or
been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) of the TIA to the extent
indicated.
ARTICLE
8
DISCHARGE
OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE
SECTION
8.01. Discharge
of Liability on Securities; Defeasance.
This
Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect (except
as
to surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities,
as
expressly provided for in this Indenture) as to all outstanding Securities
when:
(a) either
(i) all the Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than
Securities pursuant to Section 2.08 which have been replaced or paid and
Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust
or
segregated and held
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in
trust
by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust)
have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (ii) all of the
Securities (a) have become due and payable, (b) will become due and payable
at
their stated maturity within one year (or, in the case of Floating Rate Notes,
within the remaining term of the then current Interest Period) or (c) if
redeemable at the option of the Issuer, are to be called for redemption within
one year (or, in the case of Floating Rate Notes, within the remaining term
of
the then current Interest Period) 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 has irrevocably deposited or caused
to be
deposited with the Trustee cash in U.S. Dollars, U.S. Government Obligations
or
a combination thereof in an amount sufficient in the written opinion of a firm
of independent public accountants delivered to the Trustee (which delivery
shall
only be required if U.S. Government Obligations have been so deposited) to
pay
and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Securities not theretofore
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on the Securities to the date of deposit together with irrevocable
instructions from the Issuer directing the Trustee to apply such funds to the
payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be;
(b) the
Issuer and/or the Guarantors have paid all other sums payable under this
Indenture; and
(c) the
Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent
under this Indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture have been complied with.
Subject
to Sections 8.01(c) and 8.02, the Issuer at any time may terminate (i) all
of
its obligations under the Fixed Rate Notes and this Indenture (with respect
to
such Fixed Rate Notes) (“legal defeasance option”) or (ii) its obligations under
Sections 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.11 and 4.12 for
the
benefit of the Fixed Rate Notes and the operation of Section 5.01 and Sections
6.01(c), 6.01(d), 6.01(e), 6.01(f) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries
of
the Company only), 6.01(g) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries of the
Company only), 6.01(h), 6.01(i), 6.01(j) and 6.01(k) (but only to the extent
that those provisions relate to defaults with respect to the Fixed Rate Notes)
(“covenant defeasance option”) for the benefit of the Fixed Rate Notes. The
Issuer may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior
exercise of its covenant defeasance option. In the event that the Issuer
terminates all of its obligations under the Fixed Rate Notes and this Indenture
(with respect to such Fixed Rate Notes) by exercising its legal defeasance
option or its covenant defeasance option, the obligations of each Guarantor
under its Guarantee of such Securities and all obligations under the Security
Documents shall be terminated simultaneously with the termination of such
obligations so long as no Floating Rate Notes are outstanding at such
time.
If
the
Issuer exercises its legal defeasance option, payment of the Securities so
defeased may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default. If the Issuer
exercises its covenant defeasance option, payment of the Securities so defeased
may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in Section
6.01(c), 6.01(d), 6.01(e), 6.01(f) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries
of
the Company only), 6.01(g) (with respect to Significant
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Subsidiaries
of the Company only), 6.01(h), 6.01(i), 6.01(j) or because of the failure of
the
Issuer to comply with Section 5.01.
Upon
satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and upon request of the Issuer,
the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those obligations
that
the Issuer terminates.
(d) Notwithstanding
clauses (a) and (b) above, the Issuer’s
obligations in Sections 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 7.07, 7.08 and
in
this Article 8 shall survive until the Securities have been paid in full.
Thereafter, the Issuer’s
obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.05 and 8.06 shall survive such satisfaction
and
discharge.
SECTION
8.02. Conditions
to Defeasance.
xiv)
The
Issuer may exercise its legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance
option, in each case, with respect to the Fixed Rate Notes only if:
(i) the
Issuer irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee cash in U.S. Dollars,
U.S.
Government Obligations or a combination thereof in an amount sufficient or
U.S.
Government Obligations, the principal of and the interest on which will be
sufficient, or a combination thereof sufficient, to pay the principal of and
premium (if any) and interest on the Fixed Rate Notes when due at maturity
or
redemption, as the case may be, including interest thereon to maturity or such
redemption date;
(ii) the
Issuer delivers to the Trustee a certificate from a nationally recognized firm
of independent accountants expressing their opinion that the payments of
principal and interest when due and without reinvestment on the deposited U.S.
Government Obligations plus any deposited money without investment will provide
cash at such times and in such amounts as will be sufficient to pay principal,
premium, if any, and interest when due on all the Fixed Rate Notes to maturity
or redemption, as the case may be;
(iii) 123
days
pass after the deposit is made and during the 123-day period no Default
specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) with respect to the Issuer occurs which
is
continuing at the end of the period;
(iv) the
deposit does not constitute a default under any other agreement binding on
the
Issuer;
(v) in
the
case of the legal defeasance option, the Issuer shall have delivered to the
Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (1) the Issuer has received from,
or
there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (2)
since
the date of this Indenture there has been a change in the applicable Federal
income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such
Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders will not recognize income,
gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and
defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same
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amounts,
in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such
deposit and defeasance had not occurred;
(vi) such
exercise does not impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of
principal, premium, if any, and interest on such Holder’s
Fixed
Rate Notes on or after the due dates therefore or to institute suit for the
enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s
Fixed
Rate Notes;
(vii) in
the
case of the covenant defeasance option, the Issuer shall have delivered to
the
Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders will not recognize
income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit
and defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts,
in
the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such
deposit and defeasance had not occurred; and
(viii) the
Issuer delivers to the Trustee an Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions
precedent to the defeasance and discharge of the Fixed Rate Notes to be so
defeased and discharged as contemplated by this Article 8 have been complied
with.
(b) Before
or
after a deposit, the Issuer may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee
for the redemption of such Fixed Rate Notes at a future date in accordance
with
Article 3.
SECTION
8.03. Application
of Trust Money.
The
Trustee shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations (including
proceeds thereof) deposited with it pursuant to this Article 8. It shall apply
the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations through
each
Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal
of and interest on the Securities so discharged or defeased.
SECTION
8.04. Repayment
to Company.
Each of
the Trustee and each Paying Agent shall promptly turn over to the Issuer upon
request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in
this
Article which, in the written opinion of nationally recognized firm of
independent public accountants delivered to the Trustee (which delivery shall
only be required if U.S. Government Obligations have been so deposited), are
in
excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to
effect an equivalent discharge or defeasance in accordance with this Article
8.
Subject
to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and each Paying Agent
shall pay to the Issuer upon written request any money held by them for the
payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years, and,
thereafter, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Issuer for payment
as
general creditors, and the Trustee and each Paying Agent shall have no further
liability with respect to such monies.
SECTION
8.05. Indemnity
for U.S. Government Obligations.
The
Issuer shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other
charge imposed on or assessed against deposited U.S. Government Obligations
or
the principal and interest received on such U.S. Government
Obligations.
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SECTION
8.06. Reinstatement.
If the
Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government
Obligations in accordance with this Article 8 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
obligations under this Indenture and the Securities so discharged or defeased
shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant
to
this Article 8 until such time as the Trustee or any Paying Agent is permitted
to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this
Article 8; provided, however, that, if the Issuer has made any payment of
principal of or interest on, any such Securities because of the reinstatement
of
its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders
of
such Securities to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government
Obligations held by the Trustee or any Paying Agent.
ARTICLE
9
AMENDMENTS
AND WAIVERS
SECTION
9.01. Without
Consent of the Holders.
The
Issuer and the Trustee may amend this Indenture, the Securities, any Security
Document or the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to each series of
Securities without notice to or consent of any Holder:
(i) to
cure
any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;
(ii) to
provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the obligations of the
Issuer under this Indenture and the Securities;
(iii) to
provide for the assumption by a Successor Guarantor of the obligations of a
Guarantor under this Indenture and its Guarantee;
(iv) to
provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated
Securities; provided,
however,
that
the uncertificated Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of
Section 163(f) of the Code or in a manner such that the uncertificated
Securities are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code;
(v) to
add
additional Guarantees with respect to the Securities of such series or to secure
the Securities of such series;
(vi) to
add
additional assets as Collateral;
(vii) to
release Collateral from the Lien pursuant to the Indenture, the Security
Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement when permitted or required by the
Indenture or the Security Documents;
(viii) to
add to
the covenants of the Issuer for the benefit of the Holders of such series or
to
surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer;
(ix) to
modify
the Security Documents and/or the Intercreditor Agreement to secure First
Priority Lien Obligations and Other Second-Lien
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Obligations
so long as such First Priority Lien Obligations and Other Second-Lien
Obligations are not prohibited by the provisions of the Credit Agreement or
this
Indenture;
(x) to
comply
with any requirement of the SEC in connection with qualifying or maintaining
the
qualification of, this Indenture under the TIA;
(xi) to
make
any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder;
(xii) to
effect
any provision of the Indenture or to make certain changes to the Indenture
to
provide for the issuance of Additional Fixed Rate Notes or Floating Rate Notes;
or
(xiii) to
provide for the issuance of the Exchange Securities or Additional Securities,
which shall have terms substantially identical in all material respects to
the
Initial Securities, and which shall be treated, together with any outstanding
Initial Securities, as a single issue of securities.
After
an
amendment under this Section 9.01 becomes effective, the Issuer shall mail
to
the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give
such
notice to all Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the
validity of an amendment under this Section 9.01.
SECTION
9.02. With
Consent of the Holders.
The
Issuer and the Trustee may amend this Indenture, the Securities and the Security
Documents with respect to each series of Securities with the written consent
of
the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities of
such
series then outstanding voting as a single class (including consents obtained
in
connection with a tender offer or exchange for the Securities). However, without
the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Security affected, an amendment
may
not:
(i) reduce
the amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an
amendment,
(ii) reduce
the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any
Security,
(iii) reduce
the principal of or change the Stated Maturity of any Security,
(iv) reduce
the premium payable upon the redemption of any Security or change the time
at
which any Security may be redeemed in accordance with Article 3,
(v) make
any
Security payable in money other than that stated in such Security,
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(vi) expressly
subordinate the Securities or any Guarantees to any other Indebtedness of the
Issuer or any Guarantor,
(vii) impair
the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, premium, if any,
and
interest on such Holder’s
Securities on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the
enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Xxxxxx’s
Securities,
(viii) make
any
change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 or the second sentence of this Section
9.02,
(ix) modify
any Guarantees in any manner adverse to the Holders, or
(x) make
any
change in the provisions in the Intercreditor Agreement or the Indenture dealing
with the application of proceeds of Collateral that would adversely affect
the
holders of the Securities.
Subject
to Section 11.04, without the consent of the holders of at least two-thirds
in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then outstanding,
no
amendment or waiver may release all or substantially all of the Collateral
from
the Lien of the Indenture and the Security Documents with respect to the
Securities of such series.
It
shall
not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to
approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be
sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
After
an
amendment under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Issuer shall promptly
mail to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure
to
give such notice to all Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or
affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 9.02.
SECTION
9.03. Compliance
with Trust Indenture Act.
From
the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, every amendment,
waiver or supplement to this Indenture or the Securities shall comply with
the
TIA as then in effect.
SECTION
9.04. Revocation
and Effect of Consents and Waivers.
xv)
A
consent to an amendment or a waiver by a Holder of a Security shall bind the
Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Security or portion of the Security
that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s
Security, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Security.
However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent or waiver
as to such Holder’s
Security or portion of the Security if the Trustee receives the notice of
revocation before the date on which the Trustee receives an Officers’
Certificate from the Issuer certifying that the requisite principal amount
of
Securities have consented. After an amendment or waiver becomes effective,
it
shall bind every Holder. An amendment or waiver becomes effective upon the
(i)
receipt by the Issuer or the Trustee of consents by the Holders of the requisite
principal amount of securities, (ii) satisfaction of conditions to effectiveness
as set forth in this Indenture and any indenture supplemental hereto containing
such amendment or waiver
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and
(iii)
execution of such amendment or waiver (or supplemental indenture) by the Issuer
and the Trustee.
(b) The
Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose
of
determining the Holders entitled to give their consent or take any other action
described above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture.
If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the immediately preceding
paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly
designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such
consent or to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action,
whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date.
No
such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such
record date.
SECTION
9.05. Notation
on or Exchange of Securities.
If an
amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security of a series,
the
Issuer may require the Holder of the Security of such series to deliver it
to
the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security
of
such series regarding the changed terms and return it to the Holder.
Alternatively, if the Issuer or the Trustee so determines, the Issuer in
exchange for the Security of such series shall issue and the Trustee shall
authenticate a new Security of the same series that reflects the changed terms.
Failure to make the appropriate notation or to issue a new Security of such
series shall not affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or
waiver.
SECTION
9.06. Trustee
to Sign Amendments.
The
Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant
to
this Article 9 if the amendment does not adversely affect the rights, duties,
liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may but need
not sign it. In signing such amendment, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive
indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it and shall be provided with, and (subject
to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an
Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment, supplement
or
waiver 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 the Guarantors, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms,
subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof
(including Section 9.03).
SECTION
9.07. 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 Securities
unless such consideration is offered to be paid to all Holders that so consent,
waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in solicitation documents
relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
SECTION
9.08. Additional
Voting Terms; Calculation of Principal Amount.
Except
as otherwise set forth herein, all Securities of a series issued under this
Indenture shall vote and consent separately on all matters as to which any
of
such Securities may vote. Determinations as to whether Holders of the requisite
aggregate principal amount of Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver
or consent shall be made in accordance with this Article 9 and Section
2.14.
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ARTICLE
10
RANKING
OF NOTE LIENS
SECTION
10.01. Relative
Rights.
The
Intercreditor Agreement defines the relative rights, as lienholders, of holders
of Second Priority Liens and holders of First Priority Liens. Nothing in this
Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreement will:
(a) impair,
as between the Issuer and Holders of each series of Securities, the obligation
of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal of, premium
and interest on such series of Securities in accordance with their terms or
to
perform any other obligation of the Issuer or any other Obligor under this
Indenture, the Securities, the Guarantees and the Security
Documents;
(b) restrict
the right of any Holder to sue for payments that are then due and owing, in
a
manner not inconsistent with the provisions of the Intercreditor
Agreement;
(c) prevent
the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any Holder from exercising against the
Issuer or any other Obligor 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); or
(d) restrict
the right of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any Holder:
(i) to
file
and prosecute a petition seeking an order for relief in an involuntary
bankruptcy case as to any Obligor or otherwise to commence, or seek relief
commencing, any insolvency or liquidation Proceeding involuntarily against
any
Obligor;
(ii) to
make,
support or oppose any request for an order for dismissal, abstention or
conversion in any insolvency or liquidation proceeding;
(iii) to
make,
support or oppose, in any insolvency or liquidation proceeding, any request
for
an order extending or terminating any period during which the debtor (or any
other Person) has the exclusive right to propose a plan of reorganization or
other dispositive restructuring or liquidation plan therein;
(iv) to
seek
the creation of, or appointment to, any official committee representing
creditors (or certain of the creditors) in any insolvency or liquidation
proceedings and, if appointed, to serve and act as a member of such committee
without being in any respect restricted or bound by, or liable for, any of
the
obligations under this Article 10;
(v) to
seek
or object to the appointment of any professional person to serve in any capacity
in any insolvency or liquidation proceeding or to support or object to any
request for compensation made by any professional person or others
therein;
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(vi) to
make,
support or oppose any request for order appointing a trustee or examiner in
any
insolvency or liquidation proceedings; or
(vii) otherwise
to make, support or oppose any request for relief in any insolvency or
liquidation proceeding that it is permitted by law to make, support or
oppose:
if
it
were a holder of unsecured claims; or
(x)
as to
any matter relating to any plan of reorganization or other
(y)
restructuring or liquidation plan or as to any matter relating to the
administration of the estate or the disposition of the case or proceeding (in
each case except as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement).
ARTICLE
11
COLLATERAL
SECTION
11.01. Security
Documents.
The
payment of the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the Securities
of each series when due, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity,
by
acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise and whether by the Issuer
pursuant to the Securities or by any Guarantor pursuant to its Guarantees,
the
payment of all other Obligations and the performance of all other obligations
of
the Issuer and the Guarantors under this Indenture, the Securities, the
Guarantees and the Security Documents are secured as provided in the Security
Documents which the Issuer and the Guarantors have entered into simultaneously
with the execution of this Indenture and will be secured by Security Documents
hereafter delivered as required or permitted by this Indenture. The Issuer
shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, and each Restricted
Subsidiary shall, do all filings (including filings of continuation statements
and amendments to UCC financing statements that may be necessary to continue
the
effectiveness of such UCC financing statements) and 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 Restricted 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 not required to be perfected
under the Security Documents) as a perfected second priority security interest
subject only to Permitted Liens.
SECTION
11.02. Collateral
Agent.
xvi)
The
Collateral Agent is authorized and empowered to appoint one or more
co-Collateral Agents as it deems necessary or appropriate.
(b) Subject
to Section 7.01, neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent nor any of their
respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys or agents will be
responsible or liable for the existence, genuineness, value or protection of
any
Collateral, for the legality, enforceability, effectiveness or sufficiency
of
the Security Documents, for the creation, perfection, priority, sufficiency
or
protection of any Second Priority Lien, or for any defect or deficiency as
to
any such matters, or for any failure to demand, collect, foreclose or realize
upon or otherwise enforce any of the Second Priority Liens or Security Documents
or any delay in doing so.
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(c) The
Collateral Agent will be subject to such directions as may be given it by the
Trustee from time to time (as required or permitted by this Indenture). Except
as directed by the Trustee as required or permitted by this Indenture and any
other representatives, the Collateral Agent will not be obligated:
(i) to
act
upon directions purported to be delivered to it by any other
Person;
(ii) to
foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any Second Priority Lien; or
(iii) to
take
any other action whatsoever with regard to any or all of the Second Priority
Liens, Security Documents or Collateral.
(d) The
Collateral Agent will be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives
as a result of the enforcement of the Second Priority Liens or Security
Documents.
(e) In
acting
as Collateral Agent or Co-Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent and each
Co-Collateral Agent may rely upon and enforce each and all of the rights,
powers, immunities, indemnities and benefits of the Trustee under Article 7
hereof.
(f) [Intentionally
omitted].
(g) If
the
Issuer (i) Incurs First Priority Lien Obligations at any time when no
intercreditor agreement is in effect or at any time when Indebtedness
constituting First Priority Lien Obligations entitled to the benefit of an
existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, and (ii) delivers
to
the Collateral Agent an Officers’
Certificate so stating and requesting the Collateral Agent to enter into an
intercreditor agreement (on substantially the same terms as the Intercreditor
Agreement in effect on the Issue Date) in favor of a designated agent or
representative for the holders of the First Priority Lien Obligations so
Incurred, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed
to)
enter into such intercreditor agreement, bind the Holders on the terms set
forth
therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder.
SECTION
11.03. Authorization
of Actions to Be Taken.
xvii)
Each
Holder of Securities of each such series, by its acceptance thereof, consents
and agrees to the terms of each Security Document and the Intercreditor
Agreement, as originally in effect and as amended, supplemented or replaced
from
time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Indenture,
authorizes and directs the Trustee and the Collateral Agent to enter into the
Security Documents to which it is a party, authorizes and empowers the Trustee
to direct the Collateral Agent to enter into, and the Collateral Agent to
execute and deliver, the Intercreditor Agreement, and authorizes and empowers
the Trustee and the Collateral Agent to bind the Holders of Securities of each
such series and other holders of Obligations as set forth in the Security
Documents to which it is a party and the Intercreditor Agreement and to perform
its obligations and exercise its rights and powers thereunder.
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(b) The
Collateral Agent and the Trustee are authorized and empowered to receive for
the
benefit of the Holders of Securities of each series any funds collected or
distributed under the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent or
Trustee is a party and to make further distributions of such funds to the
Holders of Securities of each series according to the provisions of this
Indenture.
(c) Subject
to the provisions of Section 7.01, Section 7.02, and the Intercreditor
Agreement, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion and without the consent
of
the Holders, direct, on behalf of the Holders, the Collateral Agent to take
all
actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to:
(i) foreclose
upon or otherwise enforce any or all of the Second Priority Liens;
(ii) enforce
any of the terms of the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent or
Trustee is a party; or
(iii) collect
and receive payment of any and all Obligations.
Subject
to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee is authorized and empowered to
institute and maintain, or direct the Collateral Agent to institute and
maintain, such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to protect or
enforce the Second Priority Liens or the Security Documents to which the
Collateral Agent or Trustee is a party or to prevent any impairment of
Collateral by any acts that may be unlawful or in violation of the Security
Documents to which the Collateral Agent or Trustee is a party or this Indenture,
and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee or the Collateral Agent may deem
expedient to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders
of Securities of such series 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 security interest hereunder
or be
prejudicial to the interests of Holders,
the Trustee or the Collateral Agent.
SECTION
11.04. Release
of Liens.
xviii)
Subject
to subsections (b) and (c) of this Section 11.04, 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. Upon the request
of the Issuer pursuant to an Officers’
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel certifying that all conditions precedent
hereunder have been met, the Issuer and the Guarantors will be entitled to
the
release of assets included in the Collateral from the Liens securing the
Securities, and the Collateral Agent and the Trustee (if the Trustee is not
then
the Collateral Agent) shall release the same from such Liens at the
Issuer’s
sole
cost and expense, under any one or more of the following
circumstances:
(1) subject
to the following paragraph, upon the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims and
concurrent release of all other Liens on such property or assets securing First
Priority Lien Obligations (including all commitments and letters of credit
thereunder);
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provided,
however,
that if
the Issuer or any Guarantor subsequently incurs First Priority Lien Obligations
that are secured by Liens on property or assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor
of the type constituting the Collateral and the related Liens are incurred
in
reliance on clause (6)(B) of the definition of Permitted Liens, then the Issuer
and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to reinstitute the security
arrangements with respect to the Collateral in favor of the Securities, which,
in the case of any such subsequent First Priority Lien Obligations, will be
Second Priority Liens on the Collateral securing such First Priority Lien
Obligations to the same extent provided by the Security Documents and on the
terms and conditions of the security documents relating to such First Priority
Lien Obligations, with the Second Priority Lien held either by the
administrative agent, collateral agent or other representative for such First
Priority Lien Obligations or by a collateral agent or other representative
designated by the Issuer to hold the Second Priority Liens for the benefit
of
the holders of the Securities and subject to an intercreditor agreement that
provides the administrative agent or collateral agent substantially the same
rights and powers as afforded under the Intercreditor Agreement;
(2) to
enable
the Issuer or any Guarantor to consummate the disposition of such property
or
assets to the extent not prohibited under Section 4.06;
(3) in
the
case of a Guarantor that is released from its Guarantee with respect to the
Securities, the release of the property and assets of such Guarantor;
or
(4) as
described under Article 9.
If
an
Event of Default under the Indenture exists on the date of Discharge of Senior
Lender Claims, the Second Priority Liens on the Collateral securing the
Securities will not be released, except to the extent the Collateral or any
portion thereof was disposed of in order to repay the First Priority Lien
Obligations secured by the Collateral, and thereafter the Trustee (or another
designated representative acting at the direction of the holders of a majority
of outstanding principal amount of the Securities and Other Second-Lien
Obligations) will have the right to direct the First Lien Agent to foreclose
upon the Collateral (but in such event, the Liens on the Collateral securing
the
Securities will be released when such Event of Default and all other Events
of
Default under the Indenture cease to exist).
Upon
the
receipt of an Officers’ Certificate from the Issuer, as described above, and any
necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction or release prepared
by the Issuer, the Collateral Agent shall execute, deliver or acknowledge such
instruments or releases to evidence the release of any Collateral permitted
to
be released pursuant to this Indenture or the Security Documents or the
Intercreditor Agreement.
(b) Except
as
otherwise provided in the Intercreditor Agreement, no Collateral may be released
from the Lien and security interest created by the Security Documents unless
the
Officers’
Certificate required by this Section 11.04 has been delivered to the Collateral
Agent and the Trustee not less than five days prior to the date of such
release.
(c) At
any
time when a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and
the
maturity of the Securities has been accelerated (whether by declaration or
otherwise) and the Trustee has delivered a notice of acceleration to
the
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Collateral
Agent, no release of Collateral pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture
or
the Security Documents will be effective as against the Holders, except as
otherwise provided in the Intercreditor Agreement.
SECTION
11.05. Filing,
Recording and Opinions.
xix)
The
Issuer will comply with the provisions of TIA §314(b)
and 314(d), in each case following qualification of this Indenture pursuant
to
the TIA and except to the extent not required as set forth in any SEC regulation
or interpretation (including any no-action letter issued by the Staff of the
SEC, whether issued to the Issuer or any other Person). Following such
qualification, to the extent the Issuer is required to furnish to the Trustee
an
Opinion of Counsel pursuant to TIA §314(b)(2),
the Issuer will furnish such opinion not more than 60 but not less than 30
days
prior to each September 30.
Any
release of Collateral permitted by Section 11.04 hereof will be deemed not
to
impair the Liens under the Indenture and the Security Documents in contravention
thereof and any person that is required to deliver an Officers’ Certificate or
Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 314(d) of the TIA, shall be entitled
to
rely upon the foregoing as a basis for delivery of such certificate or opinion.
The Trustee may, to the extent permitted by Section 7.01 and 7.02 hereof, accept
as conclusive evidence of compliance with the foregoing provisions the
appropriate statements contained in such documents and Opinion of
Counsel.
(b) If
any
Collateral is released in accordance with this Indenture or any Security
Document and if the Issuer has delivered the certificates and documents required
by the Security Documents and Section 11.04, the Trustee will determine whether
it has received all documentation required by TIA §
314(d)
in connection with such release and, based on such determination and the Opinion
of Counsel delivered pursuant to Section 11.04, will, upon request, deliver
a
certificate to the Collateral Agent setting forth such
determination.
SECTION
11.06. [Intentionally
omitted].
SECTION
11.07. 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 11 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 11; 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
11.08. Release
Upon Termination of the Issuer’s
Obligations.
In the
event (i) that the Issuer delivers to the Trustee, in form and substance
acceptable to it, an Officers’
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel certifying that all the obligations under
this Indenture, the Securities and the Security Documents have been satisfied
and discharged by the payment in full of the Issuer’s
obligations under the Securities, this Indenture and the Security Documents,
and
all such obligations have been so satisfied, or (ii) a discharge, legal
defeasance or covenant defeasance of this Indenture occurs under Article 8
(provided that in the case of this
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clause
(ii), no Floating Rate Notes are then outstanding), the Trustee shall deliver
to
the Issuer and the Collateral Agent a notice stating that the Trustee, on behalf
of the Holders, disclaims and gives up any and all rights it has in or to the
Collateral, and any rights it has under the Security Documents, and upon receipt
by the Collateral Agent of such notice, the 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.
SECTION
11.09. Designations.
Except
as provided in the next sentence, for purposes of the provisions hereof and
the
Intercreditor Agreement requiring the Issuer to designate Indebtedness for
the
purposes of the terms First Priority Lien Obligations and Other Second-Lien
Obligations or any other such designations hereunder or under the Intercreditor
Agreement, any such designation shall be sufficient if the relevant designation
provides in writing that such First Priority Lien Obligations or Other
Second-Lien Obligations are permitted under this Indenture and is signed on
behalf of the Issuer by an Officer and delivered to the Trustee, the Collateral
Agent and the First Lien Agent. For all purposes hereof and the Intercreditor
Agreement, the Issuer hereby designates the Obligations pursuant to the Credit
Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date as First Priority Lien
Obligations.
SECTION
11.10. Taking
and Destruction.
Following the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims, upon any Taking or Destruction
of any Collateral, all Net Insurance Proceeds received by the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed Net Proceeds and shall be applied in
accordance with Section 4.06.
ARTICLE
12
GUARANTEES
SECTION
12.01. Guarantees.
xx)
Each
Guarantor hereby jointly and severally, irrevocably and unconditionally
guarantees on a second priority senior secured basis, as a primary obligor
and
not merely as a surety, to each Holder and to the Trustee and its successors
and
assigns (i) the full and punctual payment when due, whether at Stated Maturity,
by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of all obligations of the Issuer
under this Indenture (including obligations to the Trustee) and the Securities,
whether for payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on in respect
of the Securities and all other monetary obligations of the Issuer under this
Indenture and the Securities and (ii) the full and punctual performance within
applicable grace periods of all other obligations of the Issuer whether for
fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise under this Indenture and the
Securities (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the
“Guaranteed
Obligations”).
Each
Guarantor further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or
renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from each such
Guarantor, and that each such Guarantor shall remain bound under this Article
12
notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guaranteed
Obligation.
(b) Each
Guarantor waives presentation to, demand of payment from and protest to the
Issuer of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and also waives notice of protest
for nonpayment. Each Guarantor waives notice of any default under the Securities
or the Guaranteed Obligations. The obligations of each Guarantor
hereunder
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shall
not
be affected by (i) the failure of any Holder or the Trustee to assert any claim
or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Issuer or any other
Person under this Indenture, the Securities or any other agreement or otherwise;
(ii) any extension or renewal of this Indenture, the Securities or any other
agreement; (iii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of
the
terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Securities or any other agreement;
(iv) the release of any security held by any Holder or the Trustee for the
Guaranteed Obligations or any Guarantor; (v) the failure of any Holder or
Trustee to exercise any right or remedy against any other guarantor of the
Guaranteed Obligations; or (vi) any change in the ownership of such Guarantor,
except as provided in Section 12.02(b).
(c) Each
Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled to have its
obligations hereunder divided among the Guarantors, such that such
Guarantor’s
obligations would be less than the full amount claimed. Each Guarantor hereby
waives any right to which it may be entitled to have the assets of the Issuer
first be used and depleted as payment of the Issuer’s
or such
Guarantor’s
obligations hereunder prior to any amounts being claimed from or paid by such
Guarantor hereunder. Each Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may
be
entitled to require that the Issuer be sued prior to an action being initiated
against such Guarantor.
(d) Each
Guarantor further agrees that its Guarantee herein constitutes a guarantee
of
payment, performance and compliance when due (and not a guarantee of collection)
and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Holder or the
Trustee to any security held for payment of the Guaranteed
Obligations.
(e) The
Guarantee of each Guarantor is, to the extent and in the manner set forth in
Article 12, equal in right of payment to all existing and future Pari Passu
Indebtedness and senior in right of payment to all existing and future
Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer and is made subject to such provisions
of this Indenture.
(f) Except
as
expressly set forth in Sections 8.01(b), 12.02 and 12.06, the obligations of
each Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation,
impairment or termination for any reason, including any claim of waiver,
release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any
defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever or by
reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Guaranteed
Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the
obligations of each Guarantor herein shall not be discharged or impaired or
otherwise affected by the failure of any Holder or the Trustee to assert any
claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under this Indenture, the Securities
or
any other agreement, by any waiver or modification of any thereof, by any
default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the
obligations, or by any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other
act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk
of
any Guarantor or would otherwise operate as a discharge of any Guarantor as
a
matter of law or equity.
(g) Each
Guarantor agrees that its Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect until
payment in full of all the Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor
further
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agrees
that its Guarantee herein shall continue to be effective or be reinstated,
as
the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal
of or
interest on any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored
by any Holder or the Trustee upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Issuer
or otherwise.
(h) In
furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which
any
Holder or the Trustee has at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue
hereof, upon the failure of the Issuer to pay the principal of or interest
on
any Guaranteed Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at
maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, or to perform or comply
with any other Guaranteed Obligation, each Guarantor hereby promises to and
shall, upon receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith pay, or cause
to
be paid, in cash, to the Holders or the Trustee an amount equal to the sum
of
(i) the unpaid principal amount of such Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) accrued
and
unpaid interest on such Guaranteed Obligations (but only to the extent not
prohibited by applicable law) and (iii) all other monetary obligations of the
Issuer to the Holders and the Trustee.
(i) Each
Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation
in
relation to the Holders in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed
hereby until payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor
further agrees that, as between it, on the one hand, and the Holders and the
Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the Guaranteed Obligations
guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes
of any Guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other
prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed
Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (ii) in the event of any declaration of
acceleration of such Guaranteed Obligations as provided in Article 6, such
Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become
due and payable by such Guarantor for the purposes of this Section
12.01.
(j) Each
Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’
fees and
expenses) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under
this Section 12.01.
(k) Upon
request of the Trustee, each Guarantor shall execute and deliver such further
instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper
to
carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.
SECTION
12.02. Limitation
on Liability.
xxi)
Any term
or provision of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum
aggregate amount of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereunder by any
Guarantor shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be hereby guaranteed
without rendering this Indenture, as it relates to such Guarantor, voidable
under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer
or
similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
(b) A
Guarantee as to any Guarantor shall terminate and be of no further force or
effect and such Guarantor shall be deemed to be released from all obligations
under this Article 12 upon:
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(i) the
sale,
disposition or other transfer (including through merger or consolidation) of
the
Capital Stock (including any sale, disposition or other transfer following
which
the applicable Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary) of the applicable
Guarantor if such sale, disposition or other transfer is made in compliance
with
this Indenture,
(ii) the
Issuer designating such Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance
with the provisions set forth under Section 4.04 and the definition of
“Unrestricted
Subsidiary,”
(iii) in
the
case of any Restricted Subsidiary that after the Issue Date is required to
guarantee the Securities pursuant to Section 4.11, the release or discharge
of
the guarantee by such Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Issuer or
any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary or the
repayment of the Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, in each case, which
resulted in the obligation to guarantee the Securities, and
(iv) the
Issuer’s
exercise of its defeasance option under Article 8, provided,
however,
that in
the case of this clause (iv), no Floating Rate Notes are then outstanding,
or if
the Issuer’s
obligations under this Indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms
of
this Indenture.
In
the
case of clause (b)(i) above, such Guarantor shall be released from its
guarantees, if any, of, and all pledges and security, if any, granted in
connection with, the Credit Agreement and any other Indebtedness of the Issuer
or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer.
A
Guarantee also shall be automatically released upon the applicable Subsidiary
ceasing to be a Subsidiary as a result of any foreclosure of any pledge or
security interest securing First Priority Lien Obligations, subject to, in
each
case, the application of the proceeds of such foreclosure in the manner set
forth in the Security Documents or if such Subsidiary is released from its
guarantees of, and all pledges and security interests granted in connection
with, the Credit Agreement and any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer which results in the obligation to guarantee
the Securities.
SECTION
12.03. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Article 12 shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors and assigns
and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee
and
the Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any
Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges conferred upon that party
in
this Indenture and in the Securities shall automatically extend to and be vested
in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions of
this
Indenture.
SECTION
12.04. No
Waiver.
Neither
a failure nor a delay on the part of either the Trustee or the Holders in
exercising any right, power or privilege under this Article 12 shall operate
as
a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any
other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege. The rights, remedies
and benefits of the Trustee and the Holders herein expressly specified are
cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights,
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remedies
or benefits which either may have under this Article 12 at law, in equity,
by
statute or otherwise.
SECTION
12.05. Modification.
No
modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Article 12, nor
the
consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Trustee, and
then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and
for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on any Guarantor in
any
case shall entitle such Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand
in
the same, similar or other circumstances.
SECTION
12.06. Execution
of Supplemental Indenture for Future Guarantors.
Each
Subsidiary and other Person which is required to become a Guarantor pursuant
to
Section 4.11 shall promptly execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental
indenture in the form of Exhibit D hereto pursuant to which such Subsidiary
or
other Person shall become a Guarantor under this Article 12 and shall guarantee
the Guaranteed Obligations. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of
such
supplemental indenture, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion
of
Counsel and an Officers’
Certificate to the effect that such supplemental indenture has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary or other Person and that,
subject to the application of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance or transfer and other similar laws relating to creditors’
rights
generally and to the principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding
at
law or in equity, the Guarantee of such Guarantor is a valid and binding
obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance
with its terms and/or to such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably
request.
SECTION
12.07. Non-Impairment.
The
failure to endorse a Guarantee on any Security shall not affect or impair the
validity thereof.
ARTICLE
13
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
13.01. Trust
Indenture Act Controls.
If and
to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or
conflicts with the duties imposed by, or with another provision (an “incorporated
provision”)
included in this Indenture by operation of, Sections 310 to 318 of the TIA,
inclusive, such imposed duties or incorporated provision shall
control.
SECTION
13.02. Notices.
xxii)
Any
notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing
and
delivered in person, via facsimile or mailed by first-class mail addressed
as
follows:
if
to the
Issuer or a Guarantor:
Xxxxx
Plastics Holding Corporation
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Evansville,
Indiana 47710
Attention
of: General Counsel
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
if
to the
Trustee:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
Corporate
Trust Services
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Middletown,
CT 06457
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
The
Issuer or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or
different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
(b) Any
notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed, first class mail,
to
the Holder at the Holder’s
address
as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be
sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed.
(c) Failure
to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not
affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or
communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether
or not the addressee receives it, except that notices to the Trustee are
effective only if received.
SECTION
13.03. Communication
by the Holders with Other Holders.
The
Holders may communicate pursuant to Section 312(b) of the TIA with other Holders
with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Issuer,
the Trustee, the Registrar and other Persons shall have the protection of
Section 312(c) of the TIA.
SECTION
13.04. Certificate
and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon
any request or application by the Issuer to the Trustee to take or refrain
from
taking any action under this Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee
at the request of the Trustee:
(a) an
Officers’
Certificate in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in
the
opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this
Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with;
and
(b) an
Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that,
in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied
with.
SECTION
13.05. Statements
Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Each
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition
provided for in this Indenture (other than pursuant to Section 4.09) shall
include:
(a) a
statement that the individual making such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition;
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(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 individual, he has made such examination
or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion
as
to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with;
and
(d) a
statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such individual, such covenant
or condition has been complied with; provided, however, that with respect to
matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officers’
Certificate or certificates of public officials.
SECTION
13.06. When
Securities Disregarded.
In
determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities
have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the
Issuer, any Guarantor or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Issuer or
any
Guarantor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that,
for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying
on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities which the Trustee
knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Subject to the foregoing, only
Securities outstanding at the time shall be considered in any such
determination.
SECTION
13.07. Rules
by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar.
The
Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of the Holders.
The
Registrar and a Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their
functions.
SECTION
13.08. Legal
Holidays.
If a
payment date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding
day that is a Business Day, and no interest shall accrue on any amount that
would have been otherwise payable on such payment date if it were a Business
Day
for the intervening period. If a regular record date is not a Business Day,
the
record date shall not be affected.
SECTION
13.09. GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS
INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICTS OF LAW.
SECTION
13.10. No
Recourse Against Others.
No
director, officer, employee, manager, incorporator or holder of any Equity
Interests in the Issuer or of any Guarantor or any direct or indirect parent
corporation, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer
or the Guarantors under the Securities or this Indenture or for any claim based
on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each
Holder of Securities by accepting a Security waives and releases all such
liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance
of
the Securities.
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SECTION
13.11. Successors.
All
agreements of the Issuer and each Guarantor in this Indenture and the Securities
shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture
shall
bind its successors.
SECTION
13.12. Multiple
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. One
signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture.
SECTION
13.13. Table
of Contents; Headings.
The
table of contents, cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and
Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference
only,
are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict
any of the terms or provisions hereof.
SECTION
13.14. Indenture
Controls.
If and
to the extent that any provision of the Securities limits, qualifies or
conflicts with a provision of this Indenture, such provision of this Indenture
shall control.
SECTION
13.15. Severability.
In case
any provision in this Indenture 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 and such provision shall be ineffective
only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Indenture to be duly executed
as
of the date first written above.
BPC
ACQUISITION CORP.
By:
________________________________
Name:
Title:
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee and Collateral
Agent
By:
_________________________________
Name:
Title:
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APPENDIX
A
PROVISIONS
RELATING TO INITIAL SECURITIES, ADDITIONAL SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
SECURITIES
1. Definitions.
1.1 Definitions.
For
the
purposes of this Appendix A the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated below:
“Additional
Interest” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Agreement.
“Definitive
Security” means a certificated Initial Security or Exchange Security (bearing
the Restricted Securities Legend if the transfer of such Security is restricted
by applicable law) that does not include the Global Securities
Legend.
“Depository”
means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and their respective
successors.
“Global
Securities Legend” means the legend set forth under that caption in the
applicable Exhibit to this Indenture.
“IAI”
means an institutional “accredited investor” as described in Rule 501(a)(1),
(2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act.
“Initial
Purchasers” means Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc., Banc of America
Securities LLC, Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. and GE
Capital Markets, Inc. and such other initial purchasers party to the Purchase
Agreement entered into in connection with the offer and sale of the
Securities.
“Purchase
Agreement” means (a) the Purchase Agreement dated September 15, 2006, among the
Merger Sub and the Initial Purchasers and, upon execution of the joinder thereto
on the date hereof, the Company and the Guarantors and (b) any other similar
Purchase Agreement relating to Additional Securities.
“QIB”
means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
“Registered
Exchange Offer” means the offer by the Company, pursuant to the Registration
Agreement, to certain Holders of Initial Securities, to issue and deliver to
such Holders, in exchange for their Initial Securities, a like aggregate
principal amount of Exchange Securities registered under the Securities
Act.
“Registration
Agreement” means (a) the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of September 20,
2006 among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers relating to
the
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Securities
and (b) any other similar registration rights agreement relating to Additional
Securities.
“Regulation
S” means Regulation S under the Securities Act.
“Regulation
S Securities” means all Initial Securities offered and sold outside the United
States in reliance on Regulation S.
“Restricted
Period,” with respect to any Securities, means the period of 40 consecutive days
beginning on and including the later of (a) the day on which such Securities
are
first offered to persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation
S
under the Securities Act) in reliance on Regulation S, notice of which day
shall
be promptly given by the Company to the Trustee, and (b) the Issue Date, and
with respect to any Additional Securities that are Transfer Restricted
Securities, it means the comparable period of 40 consecutive days.
“Restricted
Securities Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.2(f)(i)
herein.
“Rule
501” means Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities
Act.
“Rule
144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
“Rule
144A Securities” means all Initial Securities offered and sold to QIBs in
reliance on Rule 144A.
“Securities
Custodian” means the custodian with respect to a Global Security (as appointed
by the Depository) or any successor person thereto, who shall initially be
the
Trustee.
“Shelf
Registration Statement” means a registration statement filed by the Company in
connection with the offer and sale of Initial Securities pursuant to the
Registration Agreement.
“Transfer
Restricted Securities” means Definitive Securities and any other Securities that
bear or are required to bear or are subject to the Restricted Securities
Legend.
“Unrestricted
Definitive Security” means Definitive Securities and any other Securities that
are not required to bear, or are not subject to, the Restricted Securities
Legend.
1.2 Other
Definitions.
Term:
|
Defined
in Section:
|
Agent
Members
|
2.1(b)
|
Global
Securities
|
2.1(b)
|
Regulation
S Global Securities
|
2.1(b)
|
Regulation
S Permanent Global Security
|
2.1(b)
|
Regulation
S Temporary Global Security
|
2.1(b)
|
Rule
144A Global Securities
|
2.1(b)
|
2. The
Securities.
2.1 Form
and Dating; Global Securities.
(a) The
Initial Securities issued on the date hereof will be (i) offered and sold by
the
Issuer pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and (ii) resold, initially only to
(1)
QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A and (2) Persons other than U.S. Persons (as
defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S. Such Initial Securities
may thereafter be transferred to, among others, QIBs, purchasers in reliance
on
Regulation S and, except as set forth below, IAIs in accordance with Rule 501.
Additional Securities offered after the date hereof may be offered and sold
by
the Issuer from time to time pursuant to one or more purchase agreements in
accordance with applicable law.
(b) Global
Securities.
(1)
Rule
144A Securities initially shall be represented by one or more Securities in
definitive, fully registered, global form without interest coupons
(collectively, the “Rule 144A Global Securities”).
Regulation
S Securities initially shall be represented by one or more Securities in fully
registered, global form without interest coupons (collectively, the “Regulation
S Temporary Global Security” and, together with the Regulation S Permanent
Global Security (defined below), the “Regulation S Global Securities”), which
shall be registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the
Depository for the accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear
or Clearstream.
The
Restricted Period shall be terminated upon the receipt by the Trustee of: (1)
a
written certificate from the Depository, together with copies of certificates
from Euroclear and Clearstream certifying that they have received certification
of non-United States beneficial ownership of 100% of the aggregate principal
amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Security (except to the extent
of
any beneficial owners thereof who acquired an interest therein during the
Restricted Period pursuant to another exemption from registration under the
Securities Act and who shall take delivery of a beneficial ownership interest
in
a 144A Global Security bearing a Private Placement Legend, all as contemplated
by this Appendix A); and (2) an Officers’ Certificate from the
Company.
Following
the termination of the Restricted Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation
S Temporary Global Security shall be exchanged for beneficial interests in
a
permanent Global Security (the “Regulation S Permanent Global Security”)
pursuant to the applicable procedures of the Depository. Simultaneously with
the
authentication of the Regulation S Permanent Global Security, the Trustee shall
cancel the Regulation S Temporary Global Security. The aggregate principal
amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Security and the Regulation S
Permanent Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by
adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depository or its
nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as
hereinafter provided.
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
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Clearstream
Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers
of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Security and the
Regulation S Permanent Global Security that are held by Participants through
Euroclear or Clearstream.
The
term
“Global Securities” means the Rule 144A Global Securities and the Regulation S
Global Securities. The Global Securities shall bear the Global Security Legend.
The Global Securities initially shall (i) be registered in the name of the
Depository or the nominee of such Depository, in each case for credit to an
account of an Agent Member, (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for
such Depository and (iii) bear the Restricted Securities Legend.
Members
of, or direct or indirect participants in, the Depository shall have no rights
under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf
by
the Depository, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under the Global Securities.
The Depository may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Issuer or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the Global Securities for all
purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent
the Issuer, the Trustee or any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee from giving
effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished
by
the Depository, or impair, as between the Depository and its Agent Members,
the
operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a
Holder of any Security.
(ii) Transfers
of Global Securities shall be limited to transfer in whole, but not in part,
to
the Depository, its successors or their respective nominees. Interests of
beneficial owners in the Global Securities may be transferred or exchanged
for
Definitive Securities only in accordance with the applicable rules and
procedures of the Depository and the provisions of Section 2.2. In addition,
a
Global Security shall be exchangeable for Definitive Securities if (x) the
Depository (1) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue
as depository for such Global Security and the Company thereupon fails to
appoint a successor depository or (2) has ceased to be a clearing agency
registered under the Exchange Act or (y) there shall have occurred and be
continuing an Event of Default with respect to such Global Security; provided
that in no event shall the Regulation S Temporary Global Security be exchanged
by the Issuer for Definitive Securities prior to (x) the expiration of the
Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates
required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act. In all
cases, Definitive Securities delivered in exchange for any Global Security
or
beneficial interests therein shall be registered in the names, and issued in
any
approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depository in
accordance with its customary procedures.
(iii) In
connection with the transfer of a Global Security as an entirety to beneficial
owners pursuant to subsection (i) of this Section 2.1(b), such Global Security
shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the
Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available
for
delivery, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in writing
in
exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Security, an equal aggregate
principal amount of Definitive Securities of authorized
denominations.
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(iv) Any
Transfer Restricted Security delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global
Security pursuant to Section 2.2 shall, except as otherwise provided in Section
2.2, bear the Restricted Securities Legend.
(v) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, through the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in such
Regulation S Global Security may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream
unless delivery is made in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section
2.2.
(vi) The
Holder of any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any
Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through
Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under
this
Indenture or the Securities.
2.2 Transfer
and Exchange.
(a) Transfer
and Exchange of Global Securities.
A
Global Security may not be transferred as a whole except as set forth in Section
2.1(b). Global Securities will not be exchanged by the Issuer for Definitive
Securities except under the circumstances described in Section 2.1(b)(ii).
Global Securities also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as
provided in Sections 2.08 and 2.10 of this Indenture. Beneficial interests
in a
Global Security may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.2(b)
or 2.2(g).
(b) Transfer
and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Securities.
The
transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Securities shall
be
effected through the Depository, in accordance with the provisions of this
Indenture and the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository. Beneficial
interests in Restricted Global Securities shall be subject to restrictions
on
transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the
Securities Act. Beneficial interests in Global Securities shall be transferred
or exchanged only for beneficial interests in Global Securities. Transfers
and
exchanges of beneficial interests in the Global Securities 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 Security.
Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Security may be transferred to
Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the
same Restricted Global Security in accordance with the transfer restrictions
set
forth in the Restricted Securities Legend; provided,
however,
that
prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial
interests in a Regulation S Global Security 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).
A
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security may be transferred to
Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Security. No written orders or instructions shall be
required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described
in
this Section 2.2(b)(i).
(ii) All
Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global
Securities.
In
connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests in any
Global Security that is not subject to Section 2.2(b)(i), the transferor of
such
beneficial
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interest
must deliver to the Registrar (1) a written order from an Agent Member given
to
the Depository in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures of the
Depository directing the Depository to credit or cause to be credited a
beneficial interest in another Global Security in an amount equal to the
beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given
in
accordance with the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository containing
information regarding the Agent Member account to be credited with such
increase. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange
of beneficial interests in Global Securities contained in this Indenture and
the
Securities or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall
adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Security pursuant to Section
2.2(g).
(iii) Transfer
of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Security.
A
beneficial interest in a Transfer Restricted Global Security may be transferred
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest
in
another Transfer Restricted Global Security if the transfer complies with the
requirements of Section 2.2(b)(ii) above and the Registrar receives the
following:
(A) if
the
transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a Rule
144A Global Security, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the
form
attached to the applicable Security; and
(B) if
the
transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a
Regulation S Global Security, then the transferor must deliver a certificate
in
the form attached to the applicable Security.
(iv) Transfer
and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Transfer Restricted Global Security
for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Security.
A
beneficial interest in a Transfer Restricted Global Security may be exchanged
by
any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security
or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security if the exchange or
transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.2(b)(ii) above and the
Registrar receives the following:
(A) if
the
holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes
to
exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Security, a certificate from such holder in the form attached to the
applicable Security; or
(B) if
the
holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security 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 Security, a
certificate from such holder in the form attached to the applicable
Security,
and,
in
each such case, if the Company or the Registrar so requests or if the applicable
rules and procedures of the Depository so require, an Opinion of Counsel in
form
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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 Restricted Securities Legend are no longer required
in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. If any such transfer
or
exchange is effected pursuant to this subparagraph (iv) at a time when an
Unrestricted Global Security has not yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue
and, upon receipt of an written order of the Company in the form of an Officers’
Certificate in accordance with Section 2.01, the Trustee shall authenticate
one
or more Unrestricted Global Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal
to
the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred or exchanged
pursuant to this subparagraph (iv).
(v) Transfer
and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Security for
Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Security.
Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Security cannot be exchanged
for,
or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Security.
(c) Transfer
and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Securities for Definitive
Securities.
A
beneficial interest in a Global Security may not be exchanged for a Definitive
Security except under the circumstances described in Section 2.1(b)(ii). A
beneficial interest in a Global Security may not be transferred to a Person
who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Security except under the
circumstances described in Section 2.1(b)(ii). In any case, beneficial interests
in Global Securities shall be transferred or exchanged only for Definitive
Securities.
(d) Transfer
and Exchange of Definitive Securities for Beneficial Interests in Global
Securities.
Transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests in the Global Securities also
shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i), (ii) or (ii) below,
as
applicable:
(i) Transfer
Restricted Securities to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global
Securities.
If any
Holder of a Transfer Restricted Security proposes to exchange such Transfer
Restricted Security for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security
or
to transfer such Transfer Restricted Security to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security,
then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if
the
Holder of such Transfer Restricted Security proposes to exchange such Transfer
Restricted Security for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security,
a
certificate from such Holder in the form attached to the applicable
Security;
(B) if
such
Transfer Restricted Security is being transferred to a Qualified Institutional
Buyer in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate
from
such Holder in the form attached to the applicable Security;
(C) if
such
Transfer Restricted Security is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an
offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule
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904
under
the Securities Act, a certificate from such Holder in the form attached to
the
applicable Security;
(D) if
such
Transfer Restricted Security is being transferred pursuant to an exemption
from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule
144
under the Securities Act, a certificate from such Holder in the form attached
to
the applicable Security;
(E) if
such
Transfer Restricted Security is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited
Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of
the
Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above,
a
certificate from such Holder in the form attached to the applicable Security,
including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel, if
applicable; or
(F) if
such
Transfer Restricted Security is being transferred to the Company or a Subsidiary
thereof, a certificate from such Holder in the form attached to the applicable
Security;
the
Trustee shall cancel the Transfer Restricted Security, and increase or cause
to
be increased the aggregate principal amount of the appropriate Restricted Global
Security.
(ii) Transfer
Restricted Securities to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global
Securities.
A
Holder of a Transfer Restricted Security may exchange such Transfer Restricted
Definitive Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security
or transfer such Transfer Restricted Security to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security
only if the Registrar receives the following:
(A) if
the
Holder of such Transfer Restricted Security proposes to exchange such Transfer
Restricted Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Security, a certificate from such Holder in the form attached to the applicable
Security; or
(B) if
the
Holder of such Transfer Restricted Securities proposes to transfer such Transfer
Restricted Security to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form
of a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security, a certificate from
such
Holder in the form attached to the applicable Security,
and,
in
each such case, if the Company or the Registrar so requests or if the applicable
rules and procedures of the Depository 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 Restricted Securities Legend are no longer
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon
satisfaction of the conditions of this subparagraph (ii), the Trustee shall
cancel the Transfer Restricted Securities and increase or cause to be increased
the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Security. If any
such
transfer or exchange is effected pursuant to this subparagraph (ii)
at
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a
time
when an Unrestricted Global Security has not yet been issued, the Company shall
issue and, upon receipt of a written order of the Company in the form of an
Officers’ Certificate, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted
Global Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities transferred or exchanged
pursuant to this subparagraph (ii).
(iii) Unrestricted
Definitive Securities to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global
Securities.
A
Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Security may exchange such Unrestricted
Definitive Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security
or transfer such Unrestricted Definitive Security to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security
at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the
Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Security and
increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of
the
Unrestricted Global Securities. If any such transfer or exchange is effected
pursuant to this subparagraph (iii) at a time when an Unrestricted Global
Security has not yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt
of an
written order of the Company in the form of an Officers’ Certificate, the
Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Securities in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of
Unrestricted Definitive Securities transferred or exchanged pursuant to this
subparagraph (iii).
(iv) Unrestricted
Definitive Securities to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global
Securities.
An
Unrestricted Definitive Security cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to
a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in
a
Restricted Global Security.
(e) Transfer
and Exchange of Definitive Securities for Definitive Securities.
Upon
request by a Holder of Definitive Securities and such Holder’s compliance with
the provisions of this Section 2.2(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer
or exchange of Definitive Securities. Prior to such registration of transfer
or
exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar
the
Definitive Securities 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
2.2(e).
(i) Transfer
Restricted Securities to Transfer Restricted Securities.
A
Transfer Restricted Security may be transferred to and registered in the name
of
a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Transfer Restricted
Security if the Registrar receives the following:
(A) if
the
transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, then
the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form attached to the applicable
Security;
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(B) if
the
transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities
Act,
then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form attached to the
applicable Security;
(C) if
the
transfer will be made pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, a certificate in the form attached to the applicable
Security;
(D) if
the
transfer will be made to an IAI in reliance on an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in
subparagraphs (A) through (D) above, a certificate in the form attached to
the
applicable Security; and
(E) if
such
transfer will be made to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, a certificate
in
the form attached to the applicable Security.
(ii) Transfer
Restricted Securities to Unrestricted Definitive Securities.
Any
Transfer Restricted Security may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an
Unrestricted Definitive Security or transferred to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Security if the Registrar
receives the following:
(1) if
the
Holder of such Transfer Restricted Security proposes to exchange such Transfer
Restricted Security for an Unrestricted Definitive Security, a certificate
from
such Holder in the form attached to the applicable Security; or
(2) if
the
Holder of such Transfer Restricted Security proposes to transfer such Securities
to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted
Definitive Security, a certificate from such Holder in the form attached to
the
applicable Security,
and,
in
each such case, if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form
reasonably acceptable to the Company 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 Restricted Securities Legend are no longer
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
(iii) Unrestricted
Definitive Securities to Unrestricted Definitive Securities.
A
Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Security may transfer such Unrestricted
Definitive Securities to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of
an
Unrestricted Definitive Security at any time. Upon receipt of a request to
register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted
Definitive Securities pursuant to the instructions from the Holder
thereof.
(iv) Unrestricted
Definitive Securities to Transfer Restricted Securities.
An
Unrestricted Definitive Security cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to
a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of, a Transfer Restricted
Security.
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At
such
time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Security have been
exchanged for Definitive Securities or a particular Global Security has been
redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global
Security shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in
accordance with Section 2.11. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any
beneficial interest in a Global Security is exchanged for or transferred to
a
Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest
in
another Global Security or for Definitive Securities, the principal amount
of
Securities represented by such Global Security shall be reduced accordingly
and
an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the
Depository 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
Security, such other Global Security shall be increased accordingly and an
endorsement shall be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the
Depository at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such
increase.
(f) Legend.
(i) Except
as
permitted by the following paragraph (ii), (iii) or (iv), each Security
certificate evidencing the Global Securities and the Definitive Securities
(and
all Securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall
bear a legend in substantially the following form (each defined term in the
legend being defined as such for purposes of the legend only):
“THIS
NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF
THIS NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5
OF
THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.
THE
HOLDER OF THIS NOTE AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) THIS NOTE
MAY
BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (I) IN THE UNITED
STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A
TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (II) OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION
S
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (III) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF APPLICABLE) OR (IV)
PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN
EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (IV) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES
LAWS
OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED
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STATES,
AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY
ANY
PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN (A)
ABOVE.”
Each
Definitive Security shall bear the following additional legends:
“IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND
TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT
MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING
RESTRICTIONS.”
“THIS
NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION ORIGINALLY
EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR
THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED ABOVE HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN
TO
THEM IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”
(ii) Upon
any
sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Security that is a Definitive
Security, the Registrar shall permit the Holder thereof to exchange such
Transfer Restricted Security for a Definitive Security that does not bear the
legends set forth above and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such
Transfer Restricted Security if the Holder certifies in writing to the Registrar
that its request for such exchange was made in reliance on Rule 144 (such
certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse of the Initial
Security).
(iii) After
a
transfer of any Initial Securities during the period of the effectiveness of
a
Shelf Registration Statement with respect to such Initial Securities, all
requirements pertaining to the Restricted Securities Legend on such Initial
Securities shall cease to apply and the requirements that any such Initial
Securities be issued in global form shall continue to apply.
(iv) Upon
the
consummation of a Registered Exchange Offer with respect to the Initial
Securities pursuant to which Holders of such Initial Securities are offered
Exchange Securities in exchange for their Initial Securities, all requirements
pertaining to Initial Securities that Initial Securities be issued in global
form shall continue to apply, and Exchange Securities in global form without
the
Restricted Securities Legend shall be available to Holders that exchange such
Initial Securities in such Registered Exchange Offer.
(v) Upon
a
sale or transfer after the expiration of the Restricted Period of any Initial
Security acquired pursuant to Regulation S, all requirements that such Initial
Security bear the Restricted Securities Legend shall cease to apply and the
requirements requiring any such Initial Security be issued in global form shall
continue to apply.
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(vi) Any
Additional Securities sold in a registered offering shall not be required to
bear the Restricted Securities Legend.
(g) Cancellation
or Adjustment of Global Security.
At such
time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Security have been
exchanged for Definitive Securities or a particular Global Security has been
redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global
Security shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in
accordance with Section 2.11 of this Indenture. At any time prior to such
cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Security is exchanged
for
or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in another Global Security or for Definitive Securities,
the
principal amount of Securities represented by such Global Security shall be
reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security
by
the Trustee or by the Depository 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 Security, such other Global Security shall be increased
accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security by the
Trustee or by the Depository at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such
increase.
(h) Obligations
with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Securities.
(i) To
permit
registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate, Definitive Securities and Global Securities at
the
Registrar’s request.
(ii) No
service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange,
but
the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax,
assessments, or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith
(other than any such transfer taxes, assessments or similar governmental charge
payable upon exchanges pursuant to Sections 3.06, 4.06, 4.08 and 9.05 of this
Indenture).
(iii) Prior
to
the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Security, the Issuer,
the Trustee, a Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat the person
in
whose name a Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security
for
the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Security
and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security is overdue,
and none of the Issuer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall
be
affected by notice to the contrary.
(iv) All
Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same
benefits under this Indenture as the Securities surrendered upon such transfer
or exchange.
(i) No
Obligation of the Trustee.
(i) The
Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner
of a
Global Security, a member of, or a participant in the Depository or any other
Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depository or its
nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership
interest in the Securities or with respect to the delivery to any participant,
member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the
Depository)
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of
any
notice (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) or the payment of
any
amount, under or with respect to such Securities. All notices and communications
to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to the Holders under
the
Securities shall be given or made only to the registered Holders (which shall
be
the Depository or its nominee in the case of a Global Security). The rights
of
beneficial owners in any Global Security shall be exercised only through the
Depository subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository.
The
Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information
furnished by the Depository with respect to its members, participants and any
beneficial owners.
(ii) 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
Security (including any transfers between or among Depository participants,
members or beneficial owners in any Global Security) 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.
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EXHIBIT A-1
[FORM
OF
FACE OF INITIAL SECURITY]
[Global
Securities Legend]
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE
COMPANY 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT
IS
MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE
OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS
OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN
PART,
TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE
AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS
MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED
TO
ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
[Restricted
Securities Legend]
“THIS
NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF
THIS NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5
OF
THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.
THE
HOLDER OF THIS NOTE AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) THIS NOTE
MAY
BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (I) IN THE UNITED
STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A
TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (II) OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION
S
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (III) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY
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RULE
144
THEREUNDER (IF APPLICABLE) OR (IV) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (IV) IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED
STATES, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO,
NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH
IN (A) ABOVE.”
Each
Temporary Regulation S Security shall bear the following additional
legend:
“THIS
NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION ORIGINALLY
EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR
THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED ABOVE HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN
TO
THEM IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”
Each
Definitive Security shall bear the following additional legends:
“IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND
TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT
MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING
RESTRICTIONS.”
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[FORM
OF
INITIAL SECURITY]
No. $__________
8⅞%
Second Priority Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2014
CUSIP
No.
ISIN
No.
BPC
Acquisition corp., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or
registered assigns, the principal sum [of Dollars] [listed on the Schedule
of
Increases or Decreases in Global Security attached hereto]1 USE
THE SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES LANGUAGE IF SECURITY IS IN GLOBAL FORM.
on
September 15, 2014.
Interest
Payment Dates: March 15 and September 15
Record
Dates: March 1 and September 1
Additional
provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this
Security.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly
executed.
BPC
ACQUISITION CORP.
By:__________________________________
Name:
Title:
Dated:
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TRUSTEE’S
CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Trustee, certifies
that this is
one
of the Securities
referred
to in the
Indenture.
By:_________________________________
Authorized
Signatory
*/ If
the
Security is to be issued in global form, add the Global Securities Legend and
the attachment from Exhibit A-1 captioned “TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES -
SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY”.
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[FORM
OF
REVERSE SIDE OF INITIAL SECURITY]
8⅞%
Second Priority Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2014
1.
|
Interest
|
(a) BPC
ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and following
the
merger of such corporation with and into BPC Holding Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, BPC Holding Corporation, and its successors and assigns under
the
Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”), promises
to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum
shown above. The Company shall pay interest semiannually on March 15 and
September 15 of each year, commencing March 15, 2007. Interest on the Securities
shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from
September 20, 2006 until the principal hereof is due. Interest shall be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay
interest on overdue principal at the rate borne by the Securities, and it shall
pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent
lawful.
(b) Registration
Rights Agreement.
The
Holder of this Security is entitled to the benefits of a Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2006, among BPC Acquisition Corp., BPC
Holding Corporation, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers.
2.
|
Method
of Payment
|
The
Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) to
the
Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on the March 1
or
September 1 next preceding the interest payment date even if Securities are
canceled after the record date and on or before the interest payment date
(whether or not a Business Day). Holders must surrender Securities to the Paying
Agent to collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal, premium,
if any, and interest in money of the United States of America that at the time
of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments
in
respect of the Securities represented by a Global Security (including principal,
premium, if any, and interest) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the accounts specified by The Depository Trust Company or
any
successor depositary. The Company shall make all payments in respect of a
certificated Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest)
at
the office of the Paying Agent, except that, at the option of the Company,
payment of interest may be made by mailing a check to the registered address
of
each Holder thereof; provided, however, that payments on the Securities may
also
be made, in the case of a Holder of at least $1,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of Securities, by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained
by
the payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects payment by
wire
transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or Paying Agent to such effect
designating such account no later than 30 days immediately preceding the
relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee may accept
in
its discretion).
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3. Paying
Agent and Registrar
Initially,
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association (the
“Trustee”), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and
change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice. The Company or any of
its
domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent
or
Registrar.
4.
|
Indenture
|
The
Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of September 20,
2006
(the “Indenture”), among the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the
Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§
77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the “TIA”). Terms
defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all terms and provisions
of the Indenture, and the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) are referred
to
the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms and
provisions
The
Securities are second priority senior secured obligations of the Company. This
Security is one of the Initial Securities referred to in the Indenture. The
Securities include the Original Fixed Rate Notes, any Additional Fixed Rate
Notes and any Exchange Fixed Rate Notes issued in exchange for the Original
Fixed Rate Notes or any Additional Fixed Rate Notes pursuant to the Indenture.
The Original Fixed Rate Notes, any Additional Fixed Rate Notes and any Exchange
Fixed Rate Notes are treated as a single class of securities under the
Indenture. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to, among other things, make certain
Investments and other Restricted Payments, pay dividends and other
distributions, incur Indebtedness, enter into consensual restrictions upon
the
payment of certain dividends and distributions by such Restricted Subsidiaries,
issue or sell shares of capital stock of the Company and such Restricted
Subsidiaries, enter into or permit certain transactions with Affiliates, create
or incur Liens and make Asset Sales. The Indenture also imposes limitations
on
the ability of the Company and each Guarantor to consolidate or merge with
or
into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all
of
its property.
To
guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal and interest on the
Securities and all other amounts payable by the Company under the Indenture
and
the Securities when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the terms of the Securities
and the Indenture, the Guarantors have, jointly and severally, unconditionally
guaranteed the Guaranteed Obligations on a second priority senior secured basis
pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
5.
|
Optional
Redemption
|
Except
as
set forth in the following two paragraphs, the Securities shall not be
redeemable at the option of the Company prior to September 15, 2010. Thereafter,
the Securities shall be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole at
any
time or in part from time to time, upon on not less than 30 nor more than 60
days’ prior notice, at the following redemption
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prices
(expressed as a percentage of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid
interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to
the
right of the Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest
due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month
period commencing on September 15 of the years set forth below:
Year
|
Redemption
Price
|
2010
|
104.438%
|
2011
|
102.219%
|
2012
and thereafter
|
100.000%
|
In
addition, prior to September 15, 2010, the Company may redeem the Securities
at
their option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, upon not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each
Holder’s registered address, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the Securities redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as
of,
and accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to, the
applicable redemption date (subject to the right of the Holders of record on
the
relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment
date).
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, at any time and from time to time on or prior to September 15,
2009, the Company may redeem in the aggregate up to 35% of the original
aggregate principal amount of the Securities (calculated after giving effect
to
any issuance of Additional Securities), with the net cash proceeds of one or
more Equity Offerings (1) by the Company or (2) by any direct or indirect parent
of the Company, in each case, to the extent the net cash proceeds thereof are
contributed to the common equity capital of the Company or used to purchase
Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company from it, at a
redemption price equal to 108.875% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued
and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption date
(subject to the right of the Holders of record on the relevant record date
to
receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date); provided, however,
that at least 65% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Securities
(calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Securities) must
remain outstanding after each such redemption; and provided,
further,
that
such redemption shall occur within 90 days after the date on which any such
Equity Offering is consummated upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’
notice mailed to each Holder of Securities being redeemed and otherwise in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. Notice of any
redemption upon any Equity Offering may be given prior to the completion
thereof, and any such redemption or notice may, at the Company’s discretion, be
subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to,
completion of the related Equity Offering.
6.
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Sinking
Fund
|
The
Securities are not subject to any sinking fund.
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7. Notice
of
Redemption
Notice
of
redemption will be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 days but not more
than
60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed
at his, her or its registered address. Securities in denominations larger than
$2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000. If money
sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on
all
Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is
deposited with a Paying Agent on or before the redemption date and certain
other
conditions are satisfied, on and after such date, interest ceases to accrue
on
such Securities (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.
8.
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Repurchase
of Securities at the Option of
the
|
Holders
upon Change of Control and Asset Sales
Upon
the occurrence of a Change
of Control, each Holder shall have the right, subject to certain conditions
specified in the Indenture, to cause the Company to repurchase all or any part
of such Holder’s Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the
date
of repurchase (subject to the right of the Holders of record on the relevant
record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date),
as
provided in, and subject to the terms of, the Indenture.
In
accordance with Section 4.06 of the Indenture, the Company will be required
to
offer to purchase Securities upon the occurrence of certain events.
9.
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Ranking
and Collateral
|
These
Securities and the Guarantees are secured by a second-priority security interest
in the Collateral pursuant to certain Security Documents. The Second Priority
Liens upon any and all Collateral are, to the extent and in the manner provided
in the Intercreditor Agreement, subordinate in ranking to all present and future
First Priority Liens and will be of equal ranking with all present and future
Liens securing Other Second-Lien Obligations as set forth in the Intercreditor
Agreement.
10.
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Denominations;
Transfer; Exchange
|
The
Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000
and any integral multiple of $1,000. A Holder shall register the transfer of
or
exchange of Securities in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any registration
of transfer or exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder,
among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents
and to pay any taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The
Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Securities selected
for redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the
portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or to transfer or exchange any
Securities for a period of 15 days prior to a selection of Securities to be
redeemed.
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11. Persons
Deemed Owners
The
registered Holder of this Security shall be treated as the owner of it for
all
purposes.
12.
|
Unclaimed
Money
|
If
money
for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the
Trustee and a Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Company at their
written request unless an abandoned property law designates another Person.
After any such payment, the Holders entitled to the money must look to the
Company for payment as general creditors and the Trustee and a Paying Agent
shall have no further liability with respect to such monies.
13.
|
Discharge
and Defeasance
|
Subject
to certain conditions, the Company at any time may terminate some of or all
its
obligations under the Securities and the Indenture if the Company deposits
with
the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal
and interest on the Securities to redemption or maturity, as the case may
be.
14.
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Amendment;
Waiver
|
Subject
to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture, the
Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Securities may be amended
with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Securities (voting as a single class) and
(ii) any past default or compliance with any provisions may be waived with
the
written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of
the
outstanding Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the
Indenture, without the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may
amend the Indenture, Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the
Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency; (ii)
to
provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the obligations of the
Company under the Indenture and the Securities; (iii) to provide for the
assumption by a Successor Guarantor of the obligations of a Guarantor under
the
Indenture and its Guarantee; (iv) to provide for uncertificated Securities
in
addition to or in place of certificated Securities (provided
that the
uncertificated Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section
163(f) of the Code, or in a manner such that the uncertificated Securities
are
described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code); (v) to add a Guarantee with
respect to the Securities; (vi) to secure the Securities; (vii) to add
additional assets as Collateral; (viii) to release Collateral from the Lien
pursuant to the Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor
Agreement when permitted or required by the Indenture or the Security Documents,
(ix) to modify the Security Documents and/or the Intercreditor Agreement to
secure First Priority Lien Obligations and Other Second-Lien Obligations so
long
as such First Priority Lien Obligations and Other Second-Lien Obligations are
not prohibited by the provisions of the Credit Agreement or this Indenture,
(x)
to add additional covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders or
to
surrender rights and powers conferred on the Company; (xi) to comply with the
requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of
the
Indenture under
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the
TIA;
(xii) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any
Holder; or (xiii) to provide for the issuance of the Exchange Securities or
Additional Securities.
15.
|
Defaults
and Remedies
|
If
an
Event of Default occurs (other than an Event of Default relating to certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company) and is
continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount
of
the outstanding Securities of the series, in each case, by notice to the
Company, may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued but unpaid
interest on all the Securities of this series to be due and payable;
provided,
however,
that so
long as any Bank Indebtedness remains outstanding, no such acceleration shall
be
effective until the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days after the giving
of
written notice to the Issuer and the Representative under the Credit Agreement
and (ii) the day on which any Bank Indebtedness or Indebtedness is accelerated.
Upon such a declaration, such principal and interest shall be due and payable
immediately. If an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization of the Company occurs, the principal of, premium,
if any, and interest on all the Securities shall become immediately due and
payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or
any
Holders. Under certain circumstances, the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding Securities of this series may rescind any such
acceleration with respect to the Securities and its consequences.
If
an
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall be under no
obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the Indenture at the
request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered
to
the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security against any loss, liability or
expense and certain other conditions are complied with. Except to enforce the
right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due,
no
Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Securities
unless (i) such Holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event
of
Default is continuing, (ii) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount
of
the outstanding Securities of this series have requested the Trustee in writing
to pursue the remedy, (iii) such Holders have offered the Trustee reasonable
security or indemnity against any loss, liability or expense, (iv) the Trustee
has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the
request and the offer of security or indemnity and (v) the Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of this series have not given
the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day
period. Subject to certain restrictions, the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding Securities of this series are given the right to
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 the Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial
to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal
liability. Prior to taking any action under the Indenture, the Trustee shall
be
entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against
all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.
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16. Trustee
Dealings with the Company
Subject
to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture,
in
its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of
Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by
the
Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company or its
Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee.
17.
|
No
Recourse Against Others
|
No
director, officer, employee, incorporator or holder of any equity interests
in
the Company or of any Guarantor or any direct or indirect parent corporation,
as
such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the
Guarantors under the Securities, the Indenture or for any claim based on, in
respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder
of
Securities by accepting a Security waives and releases all such
liability.
18.
|
Authentication
|
This
Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or
an
authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the
other side of this Security.
19.
|
Abbreviations
|
Customary
abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN
COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint
tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST
(=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
20.
|
Governing
Law
|
THIS
SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF
LAW.
21.
|
CUSIP
Numbers; ISINs
|
The
Company has caused CUSIP numbers and ISINs to be printed on the Securities
and
has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers and ISINs in notices of redemption
as a convenience to the Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy
of
such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice
of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers placed thereon.
The
Company will furnish to any Holder of Securities upon written request and
without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text
of
this Security.
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ASSIGNMENT
FORM
To
assign
this Security, fill in the form below:
I
or we
assign and transfer this Security to:
_________________________________________________
(Print
or
type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
_________________________________________________
(Insert
assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)
and
irrevocably appoint agent to transfer
this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another
to
act for him.
____________________________________________________
Date:
____________________________ Your
Signature: _______________________
____________________________________________________
Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.
Signature
Guarantee:
Date: ____________________________________________
|
___________________________________ |
Signature
must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty
medallion program or other signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee
|
Signature
of Signature Guarantee
|
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CERTIFICATE
TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR
REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED SECURITIES
This
certificate relates to $_________ principal amount of Securities held in (check
applicable space) ____ book-entry or _____ definitive form by the
undersigned.
The
undersigned (check one box below):
o has
requested the Trustee by written
order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in the Global
Securityheld
by the Depository a Security or
Securities in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an
aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global
Security (or the portion thereof indicated above);
o
has
requested the Trustee by
written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Security or
Securities.
In
connection with any transfer of any of the Securities evidenced by this
certificate occurring prior to the expiration of the period referred to in
Rule
144(k) under the Securities Act, the undersigned confirms that such Securities
are being transferred in accordance with its terms:
CHECK
ONE
BOX BELOW
(1)
|
o |
to
the Company; or
|
(2)
|
o |
to
the Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without
transfer; or
|
(3)
|
o |
pursuant
to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933;
or
|
(4)
|
o |
inside
the United States to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule
144A under the Securities Act of 1933) that purchases for its own
account
or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice
is
given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A,
in each
case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities
Act
of 1933; or
|
(5)
|
o |
outside
the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning of
Regulation S under the Securities Act in compliance with Rule 904
under
the Securities Act of 1933 and such Security shall be held immediately
after the transfer through Euroclear or Clearstream until the expiration
of the Restricted Period (as defined in the Indenture); or
|
(6)
|
o |
to
an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2),
(3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933) that has furnished to
the
Trustee a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements;
or
|
(7)
|
o |
pursuant
to another available exemption from registration provided by Rule
144
under the Securities Act of 1933.
|
Unless
one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the
Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than
the registered Holder thereof; provided,
however,
that if
box (5), (6) or (7) is checked, the Company or the Trustee may require, prior
to
registering any such transfer of the Securities, such legal opinions,
certifications and other information as the Company or the Trustee have
reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to
an
exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
Date:_________________________________ Your
Signature:_______________________________________________
Signature
Guarantee:
Date:
_____________________________________________
|
____________________________________ |
Signature
must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty
medallion program or other signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee
|
Signature
of Signature Guarantee
|
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TO
BE
COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The
undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for
its
own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment
discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer”
within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and is aware
that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges
that
it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has
requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such
information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the
undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from
registration provided by Rule 144A.
Dated: _________________________ ________________________________________
NOTICE:
To be executed by an executive officer
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[TO
BE
ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES]
SCHEDULE
OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY
The
initial principal amount of this Global Security is $______________. The
following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been
made:
Date
of Exchange
|
Amount
of decrease in Principal Amount of this Global Security
|
Amount
of increase in Principal Amount of this Global Security
|
Principal
amount of this Global Security following such decrease or
increase
|
Signature
of authorized signatory of Trustee or Securities
Custodian
|
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OPTION
OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If
you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.08 (Change of Control) of the Indenture, check
the box:
Asset
Sale o
|
Change
of Control o
|
If
you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.08 (Change of Control) of the
Indenture, state the amount ($2,000 or any integral multiple of
$1,000):
$
Date:
_____________________________________ Your
Signature: _____________________________________________
(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this
Security)
Signature
Guarantee: _________________________________________________________
Signature
must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty medallion
program or other signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee
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EXHIBIT A-2
[FORM
OF
FACE OF INITIAL SECURITY]
[Global
Securities Legend]
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE
COMPANY 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT
IS
MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE
OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS
OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN
PART,
TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE
AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS
MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED
TO
ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
[Restricted
Securities Legend]
“THIS
NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF
THIS NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5
OF
THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.
THE
HOLDER OF THIS NOTE AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) THIS NOTE
MAY
BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (I) IN THE UNITED
STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A
TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (II) OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION
S
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (III) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY
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RULE
144
THEREUNDER (IF APPLICABLE) OR (IV) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (IV) IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED
STATES, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO,
NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH
IN (A) ABOVE.”
Each
Temporary Regulation S Security shall bear the following additional
legend:
“THIS
NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION ORIGINALLY
EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR
THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED ABOVE HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN
TO
THEM IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”
Each
Definitive Security shall bear the following additional legends:
“IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND
TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT
MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING
RESTRICTIONS.”
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[FORM
OF
INITIAL SECURITY]
No. $__________
Second
Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2014
CUSIP
No.
ISIN
No.
BPC
ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or
registered assigns, the principal sum [of Dollars] [listed on
the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Security attached
hereto]2
on
September 15, 2014.
Interest
Payment Dates: March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15
Record
Dates: March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1
Additional
provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this
Security.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly
executed.
BPC
ACQUISITION CORP.
By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
Dated:
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TRUSTEE’S
CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Trustee, certifies that this is
one
of
the Securities
referred
to in the Indenture.
By:__________________________________
Authorized
Signatory
*/ If
the
Security is to be issued in global form, add the Global Securities Legend and
the attachment from Exhibit A-2 captioned
“TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES - SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN
GLOBAL SECURITY”.
NY1:1657728.6
[FORM
OF
REVERSE SIDE OF INITIAL SECURITY]
Second
Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2014
1.
|
Interest
|
(a) BPC
ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and following
the
merger of such corporation with and into BPC Holding Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, BPC Holding Corporation, and its successors and assigns under
the
Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”), promises
to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at a rate per annum,
reset quarterly, equal to LIBOR (as defined in the Indenture) plus 3.875%,
as
determined by the Calculation Agent. Interest on the Securities will be payable
quarterly in arrears March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 commencing
December 15, 2006. The Issuers shall make each interest payment to the holders
of record of the Securities on the immediately preceding March 1, June 1,
September 1 or December 1. Interest shall accrue from September 20, 2006.
The
amount of interest for each day that the Securities are outstanding (the Daily
Interest Amount ) will be calculated by dividing the interest rate in effect
for
such day by 360 and multiplying the result by the principal amount of the
Securities. The amount of interest to be paid on the Securities for each
Interest Period will be calculated by adding the Daily Interest Amounts for
each
day in the Interest Period.
All
percentages resulting from any of the above calculations will be rounded, if
necessary, to the nearest one hundred thousandth of a percentage point, with
five one-millionths of a percentage point being rounded upwards (e.g., 9.876545%
(or .09876545) being rounded to 9.87655% (or .0987655)) and all dollar amounts
used in or resulting from such calculations will be rounded to the nearest
cent
(with one-half cent being rounded upwards).
The
interest rate on the Securities will in no event be higher than the maximum
rate
permitted by New York law as the same may be modified by United States law
of
general application. The Calculation Agent will, upon the request of any holder
of Securities, provide the interest rate then in effect with respect to the
Securities. All calculations made by the Calculation Agent in the absence of
manifest error will be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Issuer,
the Guarantors and the Holders of the Securities.
The
Issuer will pay interest on overdue principal at 1% per annum in excess of
the
Daily Interest Amount and will pay interest on overdue installments of interest
at such higher rate to the extent lawful.
(b) Registration
Rights Agreement.
The
Holder of this Security is entitled to the benefits of a Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2006, among BPC Acquisition Corp., BPC
Holding Corporation, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers.
2.
|
Method
of Payment
|
The
Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) to
the
Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on the March 1,
June
1, September 1
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or
December 1 next preceding the interest payment date even if Securities are
canceled after the record date and on or before the interest payment date
(whether or not a Business Day). Holders must surrender Securities to the Paying
Agent to collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal, premium,
if any, and interest in money of the United States of America that at the time
of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments
in
respect of the Securities represented by a Global Security (including principal,
premium, if any, and interest) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the accounts specified by The Depository Trust Company or
any
successor depositary. The Company shall make all payments in respect of a
certificated Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest)
at
the office of the Paying Agent, except that, at the option of the Company,
payment of interest may be made by mailing a check to the registered address
of
each Holder thereof; provided, however, that payments on the Securities may
also
be made, in the case of a Holder of at least $1,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of Securities, by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained
by
the payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects payment by
wire
transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or Paying Agent to such effect
designating such account no later than 30 days immediately preceding the
relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee may accept
in
its discretion).
3.
|
Paying
Agent and Registrar
|
Initially,
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association (the
“Trustee”), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and
change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice. The Company or any of
its
domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent
or
Registrar.
4.
|
Indenture
|
The
Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of September 20,
2006
(the “Indenture”), among the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the
Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§
77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the “TIA”). Terms
defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all terms and provisions
of the Indenture, and the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) are referred
to
the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms and
provisions
The
Securities are second priority senior secured obligations of the Company. This
Security is one of the Initial Securities referred to in the Indenture. The
Securities include the Original Floating Rate Notes, any Additional Floating
Rate Notes and any Exchange Floating Rate Notes issued in exchange for the
Original Floating Rate Notes or any Additional Floating Rate Notes pursuant
to
the Indenture. The Original Floating Rate Notes, any Additional Floating Rate
Notes and any Exchange Floating Rate Notes are treated as a single class of
securities under the Indenture. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on
the
ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to, among other things,
make certain Investments and other Restricted Payments, pay dividends and other
distributions, incur Indebtedness, enter into consensual restrictions upon
the
payment of certain dividends and distributions by such Restricted Subsidiaries,
issue or sell shares of capital stock of the Company and such
Restricted
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Subsidiaries,
enter into or permit certain transactions with Affiliates, create or incur
Liens
and make Asset Sales. The Indenture also imposes limitations on the ability
of
the Company and each Guarantor to consolidate or merge with or into any other
Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its
property.
To
guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal and interest on the
Securities and all other amounts payable by the Company under the Indenture
and
the Securities when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the terms of the Securities
and the Indenture, the Guarantors have, jointly and severally, unconditionally
guaranteed the Guaranteed Obligations on a second priority senior secured basis
pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
5.
|
Optional
Redemption
|
Except
as
set forth in the following two paragraphs, the Securities shall not be
redeemable at the option of the Company prior to September 15, 2008. Thereafter,
the Securities shall be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole at
any
time or in part from time to time, upon on not less than 30 nor more than 60
days’ prior notice, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a
percentage of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional
interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of the Holders
of
record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on
September 15 of the years set forth below:
Year
|
Redemption
Price
|
2008
|
102.000%
|
2009
|
101.000%
|
2010
and thereafter
|
100.000%
|
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, at any time and from time to time on or prior to September 15,
2008, the Company may redeem in the aggregate up to 35% of the original
aggregate principal amount of the Securities (calculated after giving effect
to
any issuance of Additional Securities), with the net cash proceeds of one or
more Equity Offerings (1) by the Company or (2) by any direct or indirect parent
of the Company, in each case, to the extent the net cash proceeds thereof are
contributed to the common equity capital of the Company or used to purchase
Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company from it, at a
redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount thereof) of
100%
plus a premium (expressed as a percentage of principal amount thereof) equal
to
the interest rate per annum on the Securities applicable on the date on which
notice of redemption is given, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional
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); provided,
however, that at least 65% of the original aggregate principal amount of the
Securities (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional
Securities) must remain outstanding after each such redemption; and provided,
further,
that
such redemption shall occur within 90 days after the date on which any such
Equity Offering is consummated
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upon
not
less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice mailed to each Holder of Securities
being redeemed and otherwise in accordance with the procedures set forth in
the
Indenture. Notice of any redemption upon any Equity Offering may be given prior
to the completion thereof, and any such redemption or notice may, at the
Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including,
but not limited to, completion of the related Equity Offering.
6.
|
Sinking
Fund
|
The
Securities are not subject to any sinking fund.
7.
|
Notice
of Redemption
|
Notice
of
redemption will be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 days but not more
than
60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed
at his, her or its registered address. Securities in denominations larger than
$2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000. If money
sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on
all
Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is
deposited with a Paying Agent on or before the redemption date and certain
other
conditions are satisfied, on and after such date, interest ceases to accrue
on
such Securities (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.
8.
|
Repurchase
of Securities at the Option of the
|
Holders upon Change of Control and Asset Sales
Upon
the
occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right, subject
to
certain conditions specified in the Indenture, to cause the Company to
repurchase all or any part of such Holder’s Securities at a purchase price in
cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of the Holders
of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date), as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the
Indenture.
In
accordance with Section 4.06 of the Indenture, the Company will be required
to
offer to purchase Securities upon the occurrence of certain events.
9.
|
Ranking
and Collateral
|
These
Securities and the Guarantees are secured by a second-priority security interest
in the Collateral pursuant to certain Security Documents. The Second Priority
Liens upon any and all Collateral are, to the extent and in the manner provided
in the Intercreditor Agreement, subordinate in ranking to all present and future
First Priority Liens and will be of equal ranking with all present and future
Liens securing Other Second-Lien Obligations as set forth in the Intercreditor
Agreement.
10.
|
Denominations;
Transfer; Exchange
|
The
Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000
and any integral multiple of $1,000. A Holder shall register the transfer of
or
exchange
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of
Securities in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any registration of transfer
or exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other
things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay
any
taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not
register the transfer of or exchange any Securities selected for redemption
(except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the portion of the
Security not to be redeemed) or to transfer or exchange any Securities for
a
period of 15 days prior to a selection of Securities to be
redeemed.
11.
|
Persons
Deemed Owners
|
The
registered Holder of this Security shall be treated as the owner of it for
all
purposes.
12.
|
Unclaimed
Money
|
If
money
for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the
Trustee and a Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Company at their
written request unless an abandoned property law designates another Person.
After any such payment, the Holders entitled to the money must look to the
Company for payment as general creditors and the Trustee and a Paying Agent
shall have no further liability with respect to such monies.
13.
|
Amendment;
Waiver
|
Subject
to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture, the
Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Securities may be amended
with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Securities (voting as a single class) and
(ii) any past default or compliance with any provisions may be waived with
the
written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of
the
outstanding Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the
Indenture, without the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may
amend the Indenture, Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the
Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency; (ii)
to
provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the obligations of the
Company under the Indenture and the Securities; (iii) to provide for the
assumption by a Successor Guarantor of the obligations of a Guarantor under
the
Indenture and its Guarantee; (iv) to provide for uncertificated Securities
in
addition to or in place of certificated Securities (provided that the
uncertificated Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section
163(f) of the Code, or in a manner such that the uncertificated Securities
are
described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code); (v) to add a Guarantee with
respect to the Securities; (vi) to secure the Securities; (vii) to add
additional assets as Collateral; (viii) to release Collateral from the Lien
pursuant to the Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor
Agreement when permitted or required by the Indenture or the Security Documents,
(ix) to modify the Security Documents and/or the Intercreditor Agreement to
secure First Priority Lien Obligations and Other Second-Lien Obligations so
long
as such First Priority Lien Obligations and Other Second-Lien Obligations are
not prohibited by the provisions of the Credit Agreement or this Indenture,
(x)
to add additional covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders or
to
surrender rights and powers conferred on the Company; (xi) to comply with the
requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of
the
Indenture under
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the
TIA;
(xii) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any
Holder; or (xiii) to provide for the issuance of the Exchange Securities or
Additional Securities.
14.
|
Defaults
and Remedies
|
If
an
Event of Default occurs (other than an Event of Default relating to certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company) and is
continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount
of
the outstanding Securities of the series, in each case, by notice to the
Company, may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued but unpaid
interest on all the Securities of this series to be due and payable;
provided,
however,
that so
long as any Bank Indebtedness remains outstanding, no such acceleration shall
be
effective until the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days after the giving
of
written notice to the Issuer and the Representative under the Credit Agreement
and (ii) the day on which any Bank Indebtedness or Indebtedness is accelerated.
Upon such a declaration, such principal and interest shall be due and payable
immediately. If an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization of the Company occurs, the principal of, premium,
if any, and interest on all the Securities shall become immediately due and
payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or
any
Holders. Under certain circumstances, the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding Securities may rescind any such acceleration with
respect to the Securities of this series and its consequences.
If
an
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall be under no
obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the Indenture at the
request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered
to
the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security against any loss, liability or
expense and certain other conditions are complied with. Except to enforce the
right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due,
no
Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Securities
unless (i) such Holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event
of
Default is continuing, (ii) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount
of
the outstanding Securities of this series have requested the Trustee in writing
to pursue the remedy, (iii) such Holders have offered the Trustee reasonable
security or indemnity against any loss, liability or expense, (iv) the Trustee
has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the
request and the offer of security or indemnity and (v) the Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of this series have not given
the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day
period. Subject to certain restrictions, the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding Securities of this series are given the right to
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 the Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial
to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal
liability. Prior to taking any action under the Indenture, the Trustee shall
be
entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against
all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.
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15. Trustee
Dealings with the Company
Subject
to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture,
in
its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of
Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by
the
Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company or its
Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee.
16.
|
No
Recourse Against Others
|
No
director, officer, employee, incorporator or holder of any equity interests
in
the Company or of any Guarantor or any direct or indirect parent corporation,
as
such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the
Guarantors under the Securities, the Indenture or for any claim based on, in
respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder
of
Securities by accepting a Security waives and releases all such
liability.
17.
|
Authentication
|
This
Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or
an
authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the
other side of this Security.
18.
|
Abbreviations
|
Customary
abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN
COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint
tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST
(=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
19.
|
Governing
Law
|
THIS
SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF
LAW.
20.
|
CUSIP
Numbers; ISINs
|
The
Company has caused CUSIP numbers and ISINs to be printed on the Securities
and
has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers and ISINs in notices of redemption
as a convenience to the Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy
of
such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice
of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers placed thereon.
The
Company will furnish to any Holder of Securities upon written request and
without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text
of
this Security.
NY1:1657728.6
ASSIGNMENT
FORM
To
assign
this Security, fill in the form below:
I
or we
assign and transfer this Security to:
____________________________________________
(Print
or
type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
____________________________________________
(Insert
assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)
and
irrevocably appoint agent to transfer
this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another
to
act for him.
____________________________________________
Date:
_______________________ Your
Signature:__________________
____________________________________________
Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.
Signature
Guarantee:
Date:
___________________________________________
|
____________________________________ |
Signature
must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty
medallion program or other signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee
|
Signature
of Signature Guarantee
|
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CERTIFICATE
TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR
REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED SECURITIES
This
certificate relates to $_________ principal amount of Securities held in (check
applicable space) ____ book-entry or _____ definitive form by the
undersigned.
The
undersigned (check one box below):
o has
requested the Trustee by
written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in the Global
Security
held
by the Depository a
Security or Securities in definitive, registered form of authorized
denominations and an
aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global
Security (or the portion thereof indicated
above);
o
has requested the Trustee by written order to exchange or register the transfer
of a Security or Securities.
In
connection with any transfer of any of the Securities evidenced by this
certificate occurring prior to the expiration of the period referred to in
Rule
144(k) under the Securities Act, the undersigned confirms that such Securities
are being transferred in accordance with its terms:
CHECK
ONE
BOX BELOW
(1)
|
o |
to
the Company; or
|
(2)
|
o |
to
the Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without
transfer; or
|
(3)
|
o |
pursuant
to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933;
or
|
(4)
|
o |
inside
the United States to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule
144A under the Securities Act of 1933) that purchases for its own
account
or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice
is
given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A,
in each
case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities
Act
of 1933; or
|
(5)
|
o |
outside
the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning of
Regulation S under the Securities Act in compliance with Rule 904
under
the Securities Act of 1933 and such Security shall be held immediately
after the transfer through Euroclear or Clearstream until the expiration
of the Restricted Period (as defined in the Indenture); or
|
(6)
|
o |
to
an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2),
(3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933) that has furnished to
the
Trustee a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements;
or
|
(7)
|
o |
pursuant
to another available exemption from registration provided by Rule
144
under the Securities Act of 1933.
|
Unless
one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the
Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than
the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (5), (6) or (7)
is
checked, the Company or the Trustee may require, prior to registering any such
transfer of the Securities, such legal opinions, certifications and other
information as the Company or the Trustee have reasonably requested to confirm
that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities
Act
of 1933.
Date:
_______________________________ Your
Signature:_________________________________________________
Signature
Guarantee:
Date:
_____________________________________________
|
____________________________________ |
Signature
must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty
medallion program or other signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee
|
Signature
of Signature Guarantee
|
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TO
BE
COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The
undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for
its
own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment
discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer”
within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and is aware
that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges
that
it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has
requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such
information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the
undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from
registration provided by Rule 144A.
Dated:
______________________________ ___________________________________________
NOTICE:
To be executed by an executive officer
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[TO
BE
ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES]
SCHEDULE
OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY
The
initial principal amount of this Global Security is $______________. The
following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been
made:
Date
of Exchange
|
Amount
of decrease in Principal Amount of this Global Security
|
Amount
of increase in Principal Amount of this Global Security
|
Principal
amount of this Global Security following such decrease or
increase
|
Signature
of authorized signatory of Trustee or Securities
Custodian
|
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OPTION
OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If
you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.08 (Change of Control) of the Indenture, check
the box:
Asset
Sale o
|
Change
of Control o
|
If
you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.08 (Change of Control) of the
Indenture, state the amount ($2,000 or any integral multiple of
$1,000):
$
Date:
_________________________________ Your
Signature: ______________________________________________
(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this
Security)
Signature
Guarantee: ____________________________________________________________
Signature
must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty medallion
program or other signature
guarantor
program reasonably acceptable to the Trustee
NY1:1657728.6
EXHIBIT
B-1
[FORM
OF
FACE OF EXCHANGE SECURITY]
[Global
Securities Legend]
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE
COMPANY 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT
IS
MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE
OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS
OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN
PART,
TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE
AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS
MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED
TO
ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
NY1:1657728.6
No. $__________
8⅞%
Second Priority Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2014
CUSIP
No.
______
ISIN
No.
______
BPC
ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or
registered assigns, the principal sum [of Dollars] [listed on the Schedule
of
Increases or Decreases in Global Security attached hereto]3 USE
THE SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES LANGUAGE IF SECURITY IS IN GLOBAL FORM.
on
September 15, 2014.
Interest
Payment Dates: March 15 and September 15
Record
Dates: March 1 and September 1
Additional
provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this
Security.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly
executed.
BPC
ACQUISITION CORP.
By:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Dated:
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TRUSTEE’S
CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Trustee, certifies that this is
one
of
the Securities
referred
to in the Indenture.
By:
________________________________________
Authorized
Signatory
______________________
*/ If
the
Security is to be issued in global form, add the Global Securities Legend and
the attachment from Exhibit B-1
captioned
“TO
BE ATTACHED
TO GLOBAL SECURITIES - SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL
SECURITY”.
NY1:1657728.6
[FORM
OF
REVERSE SIDE OF EXCHANGE SECURITY]
8⅞%
Second Priority Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2014
1.
|
Interest
|
(a) BPC
ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and following
the
merger of such corporation with and into BPC Holding Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, BPC Holding Corporation, and its successors and assigns under
the
Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”), promises
to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum
shown above. The Company shall pay interest semiannually on March 15 and
September 15 of each year, commencing March 15, 2007. Interest on the Securities
shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from
September 20, 2006 until the principal hereof is due. Interest shall be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay
interest on overdue principal at the rate borne by the Securities, and it shall
pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent
lawful.
2.
|
Method
of Payment
|
The
Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) to
the
Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on the March 1
or
September 1 next preceding the interest payment date even if Securities are
canceled after the record date and on or before the interest payment date
(whether or not a Business Day). Holders must surrender Securities to the Paying
Agent to collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal, premium,
if any, and interest in money of the United States of America that at the time
of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments
in
respect of the Securities represented by a Global Security (including principal,
premium, if any, and interest) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the accounts specified by The Depository Trust Company or
any
successor depositary. The Company shall make all payments in respect of a
certificated Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest),
at
the office of the Paying Agent, except that, at the option of the Company,
payment of interest may be made by mailing a check to the registered address
of
each Holder thereof; provided, however, that payments on the Securities may
also
be made, in the case of a Holder of at least $1,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of Securities, by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained
by
the payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects payment by
wire
transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or Paying Agent to such effect
designating such account no later than 30 days immediately preceding the
relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee may accept
in
its discretion).
3.
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Paying
Agent and Registrar
|
Initially,
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association (the
“Trustee”), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and
change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice. The Company or any of
its
domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent
or
Registrar.
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4. Indenture
The
Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of September 20,
2006
(the “Indenture”), among the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the
Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§
77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the “TIA”). Terms
defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all terms and provisions
of the Indenture, and the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) are referred
to
the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms and
provisions.
The
Securities are second priority senior secured obligations of the Company. This
Security is one of the Exchange Securities referred to in the Indenture. The
Securities include the Original Fixed Rate Notes, any Additional Fixed Rate
Notes and any Exchange Fixed Rate Notes issued in exchange for the Original
Fixed Rate Notes or any Additional Fixed Rate Notes pursuant to the Indenture.
The Original Fixed Rate Notes, any Additional Fixed Rate Notes and any Exchange
Fixed Rate Notes are treated as a single class of securities under the
Indenture. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to, among other things, make certain
Investments and other Restricted Payments, pay dividends and other
distributions, incur Indebtedness, enter into consensual restrictions upon
the
payment of certain dividends and distributions by such Restricted Subsidiaries,
issue or sell shares of capital stock of the Company and such Restricted
Subsidiaries, enter into or permit certain transactions with Affiliates, create
or incur Liens and make Asset Sales. The Indenture also imposes limitations
on
the ability of the Company and each Guarantor to consolidate or merge with
or
into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all
of
its property.
To
guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal and interest on the
Securities and all other amounts payable by the Company under the Indenture
and
the Securities when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the terms of the Securities
and the Indenture, the Guarantors have, jointly and severally, unconditionally
guaranteed the Guaranteed Obligations on a second priority senior secured basis
pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
5.
|
Optional
Redemption
|
Except
as
set forth in the following two paragraphs, the Securities shall not be
redeemable at the option of the Company prior to September 15, 2010. Thereafter,
the Securities shall be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole at
any
time or in part from time to time, upon on not less than 30 nor more than 60
days’ prior notice, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a
percentage of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional
interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of the Holders
of
record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on
September 15 of the years set forth below:
Year
|
Redemption
Price
|
2010
|
104.438%
|
2011
|
102.219%
|
2012
and thereafter
|
100.000%
|
In
addition, prior to September 15, 2010, the Company may redeem the Securities
at
its option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, upon not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each
Holder’s registered address, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the Securities redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as
of,
and accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to, the
applicable redemption date (subject to the right of the Holders of record on
the
relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment
date).
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, at any time and from time to time on or prior to September 15,
2009, the Company may redeem in the aggregate up to 35% of the original
aggregate principal amount of the Securities (calculated after giving effect
to
any issuance of Additional Securities), with the net cash proceeds of one or
more Equity Offerings (1) by the Company or (2) by any direct or indirect parent
of the Company, in each case, to the extent the net cash proceeds thereof are
contributed to the common equity capital of the Company or used to purchase
Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company from it, at a
redemption price equal to 108.875% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued
and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption date
(subject to the right of the Holders of record on the relevant record date
to
receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date); provided, however,
that at least 65% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Securities
(calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Securities) must
remain outstanding after each such redemption; and provided,
further,
that
such redemption shall occur within 90 days after the date on which any such
Equity Offering is consummated upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’
notice mailed to each Holder of Securities being redeemed and otherwise in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. Notice of any
redemption upon any Equity Offering may be given prior to the completion
thereof, and any such redemption or notice may, at the Company’s discretion, be
subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to,
completion of the related Equity Offering.
6.
|
Sinking
Fund
|
The
Securities are not subject to any sinking fund.
7.
|
Notice
of Redemption
|
Notice
of
redemption will be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 days but not more
than
60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed
at his, her or its registered address. Securities in denominations larger than
$2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000. If money
sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on
all
Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is
deposited with a Paying Agent on or before the redemption date and
certain
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other
conditions are satisfied, on and after such date interest ceases to accrue
on
such Securities (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.
8.
|
Repurchase
of Securities at the Option of the
|
Holders upon Change of Control and Asset Sales
Upon
the
occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right, subject
to
certain conditions specified in the Indenture, to cause the Company to
repurchase all or any part of such Holder’s Securities at a purchase price in
cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of the Holders
of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date), as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the
Indenture.
In
accordance with Section 4.06 of the Indenture, the Company will be required
to
offer to purchase Securities upon the occurrence of certain events.
9.
|
Ranking
and Collateral
|
These
Securities and the Guarantees are secured by a second-priority security interest
in the Collateral pursuant to certain Security Documents. The Second Priority
Liens upon any and all Collateral are, to the extent and in the manner provided
in the Intercreditor Agreement, subordinate in ranking to all present and future
First Priority Liens and will be of equal ranking with all present and future
Liens securing Other Second-Lien Obligations as set forth in the Intercreditor
Agreement.
10.
|
Denominations;
Transfer; Exchange
|
The
Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000
and any integral multiple of $1,000. A Holder shall register the transfer of
or
exchange of Securities in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any registration
of transfer or exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder,
among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents
and to pay any taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The
Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Securities selected
for redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the
portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or to transfer or exchange any
Securities for a period of 15 days prior to a selection of Securities to be
redeemed.
11.
|
Persons
Deemed Owners
|
The
registered Holder of this Security shall be treated as the owner of it for
all
purposes.
12.
|
Unclaimed
Money
|
If
money
for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the
Trustee and a Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Company at their
written request unless an abandoned property law designates another Person.
After any such payment, the
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Holders
entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors
and the Trustee and a Paying Agent shall have no further liability with respect
to such monies.
13.
|
Discharge
and Defeasance
|
Subject
to certain conditions, the Company at any time may terminate some of or all
its
obligations under the Securities and the Indenture if the Company deposits
with
the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal
and interest on the Securities to redemption or maturity, as the case may
be.
14.
|
Amendment;
Waiver
|
Subject
to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture, the
Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Securities may be amended
with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Securities (voting as a single class) and
(ii) any past default or compliance with any provisions may be waived with
the
written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of
the
outstanding Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the
Indenture, without the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may
amend the Indenture, Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the
Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency; (ii)
to
provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the obligations of the
Company under the Indenture and the Securities; (iii) to provide for the
assumption by a Successor Guarantor of the obligations of a Guarantor under
the
Indenture and its Guarantee; (iv) to provide for uncertificated Securities
in
addition to or in place of certificated Securities (provided that the
uncertificated Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section
163(f) of the Code, or in a manner such that the uncertificated Securities
are
described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code); (v) to add a Guarantee with
respect to the Securities; (vi) to secure the Securities; (vii) to add
additional assets as Collateral; (viii) to release Collateral from the Lien
pursuant to the Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor
Agreement when permitted or required by the Indenture or the Security Documents,
(ix) to modify the Security Documents and/or the Intercreditor Agreement to
secure First Priority Lien Obligations and Other Second-Lien Obligations so
long
as such First Priority Lien Obligations and Other Second-Lien Obligations are
not prohibited by the provisions of the Credit Agreement or this Indenture,
(x)
to add additional covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders or
to
surrender rights and powers conferred on the Company; (xi) to comply with the
requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of
the
Indenture under the TIA; (xii) to make any change that does not adversely affect
the rights of any Holder; or (xiii) to provide for the issuance of the Exchange
Securities or Additional Securities.
15.
|
Defaults
and Remedies
|
If
an
Event of Default occurs (other than an Event of Default relating to certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company) and is
continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount
of
the outstanding Securities of the series, in each case, by notice to the
Company, may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued but unpaid
interest on all the Securities of this series to be due and payable. If
an
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Event
of
Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization
of the Company occurs, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all
the Securities shall become immediately due and payable without any declaration
or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. Under certain
circumstances, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
Securities of this series may rescind any such acceleration with respect to
the
Securities and its consequences.
If
an
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall be under no
obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the Indenture at the
request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered
to
the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security against any loss, liability or
expense and certain other conditions are complied with. Except to enforce the
right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due,
no
Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Securities
unless (i) such Holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event
of
Default is continuing, (ii) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount
of
the outstanding Securities of this series have requested the Trustee in writing
to pursue the remedy, (iii) such Holders have offered the Trustee reasonable
security or indemnity against any loss, liability or expense, (iv) the Trustee
has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the
request and the offer of security or indemnity and (v) the Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of this series have not given
the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day
period. Subject to certain restrictions, the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding Securities of this series are given the right to
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 the Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial
to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal
liability. Prior to taking any action under the Indenture, the Trustee shall
be
entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against
all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.
16.
|
Trustee
Dealings with the Company
|
Subject
to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture,
in
its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of
Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by
the
Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company or its
Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee.
17.
|
No
Recourse Against Others
|
No
director, officer, employee, incorporator or holder of any equity interests
in
the Company or of any Guarantor or any direct or indirect parent corporation,
as
such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or the
Guarantors under the Securities, the Indenture or for any claim based on, in
respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder
of
Securities by accepting a Security waives and releases all such
liability.
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18. Authentication
This
Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or
an
authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the
other side of this Security.
19.
|
Abbreviations
|
Customary
abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN
COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint
tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST
(=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
20.
|
Governing
Law
|
THIS
SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF
LAW.
21.
|
CUSIP
Numbers; ISINs
|
The
Company has caused CUSIP numbers and ISINs to be printed on the Securities
and
has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers and ISINs in notices of redemption
as a convenience to the Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy
of
such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice
of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers placed thereon.
The
Company will furnish to any Holder of Securities upon written request and
without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text
of
this Security.
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ASSIGNMENT
FORM
To
assign
this Security, fill in the form below:
I
or we
assign and transfer this Security to:
(Print
or
type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
(Insert
assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)
and
irrevocably appoint agent to transfer
this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another
to
act for him.
Date:
_____________________________________ Your
Signature:______________________________________________
Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.
Signature
Guarantee:
Date:
_______________________________________________
|
___________________________________ |
Signature
must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty
medallion program or other signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee
|
Signature
of Signature Guarantee
|
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OPTION
OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If
you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.08 (Change of Control) of the Indenture, check
the box:
Asset
Sale o
|
Change
of Control o
|
If
you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.08 (Change of Control) of the
Indenture, state the amount ($2,000 or any integral multiple of
$1,000):
$
Date:
________________________________________ Your
Signature: _____________________________________________
(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this
Security)
Signature
Guarantee:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Signature
must be guaranteed by a
participant in a recognized signature guaranty medallion program
or
other
signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee
NY1:1657728.6
[TO
BE
ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES]
SCHEDULE
OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY
The
initial principal amount of this Global Security is $______________. The
following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been
made:
Date
of Exchange
|
Amount
of decrease in Principal Amount of this Global Security
|
Amount
of increase in Principal Amount of this Global Security
|
Principal
amount of this Global Security following such decrease or
increase
|
Signature
of authorized signatory of Trustee or Securities
Custodian
|
NY1:1657728.6
EXHIBIT
B-2
[FORM
OF
FACE OF EXCHANGE SECURITY]
[Global
Securities Legend]
UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE
COMPANY 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT
IS
MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE
OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS
OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN
PART,
TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE
AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS
MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED
TO
ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
NY1:1657728.6
No. $__________
Second
Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Note due 2014
CUSIP
No.
______
ISIN
No.
______
BPC
ACQUISITION CORP., a
Delaware corporation, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns,
the principal sum [of Dollars] [listed on the Schedule of Increases or Decreases
in Global Security attached hereto]4 USE
THE SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES LANGUAGE IF SECURITY IS IN GLOBAL FORM.
on
September 15, 2014.
Interest
Payment Dates: March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15
Record
Dates: March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1
Additional
provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this
Security.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly
executed.
BPC
ACQUISITION CORP.
By:
______________________________________________
Name:
Title:
Dated:
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TRUSTEE’S
CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Trustee, certifies that this is
one
of
the Securities
referred
to in the Indenture.
By:
___________________________________________
Authorized
Signatory
______________________
*/ If
the
Security is to be issued in global form, add the Global Securities Legend and
the attachment from Exhibit B-2
captioned
“TO
BE
ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES - SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN
GLOBAL
SECURITY”.
NY1:1657728.6
[FORM
OF
REVERSE SIDE OF EXCHANGE SECURITY]
Second
Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Note due 2014
1.
|
Interest
|
BPC
ACQUISITION CORP., a
Delaware corporation (such corporation, and following the merger of such
corporation with and into BPC Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
and
its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being
herein called the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount
of this Security at a rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to LIBOR (as
defined in the indenture) plus 3.875%, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
Interest on the Securities will be payable quarterly in arrears on March 15,
June 15, September 15 and December 15, commencing December 15, 2006. The Issuers
shall make each interest payment to the holders of record of the Securities
on
the immediately preceding March 1, June 1, September 1 or December 1. Interest
shall accrue from September 20, 2006.
The
amount of interest for each day that the Securities are outstanding (the Daily
Interest Amount ) will be calculated by dividing the interest rate in effect
for
such day by 360 and multiplying the result by the principal amount of the
Securities. The amount of interest to be paid on the Securities for each
Interest Period will be calculated by adding the Daily Interest Amounts for
each
day in the Interest Period.
All
percentages resulting from any of the above calculations will be rounded, if
necessary, to the nearest one hundred thousandth of a percentage point, with
five one-millionths of a percentage point being rounded upwards (e.g., 9.876545%
(or .09876545) being rounded to 9.87655% (or .0987655)) and all dollar amounts
used in or resulting from such calculations will be rounded to the nearest
cent
(with one-half cent being rounded upwards).
The
interest rate on the Securities will in no event be higher than the maximum
rate
permitted by New York law as the same may be modified by United States law
of
general application. The Calculation Agent will, upon the request of any holder
of Securities, provide the interest rate then in effect with respect to the
Securities. All calculations made by the Calculation Agent in the absence of
manifest error will be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Issuer,
the Guarantors and the Holders of the Securities.
The
Issuer will pay interest on overdue principal at 1% per annum in excess of
the
Daily Interest Amount and will pay interest on overdue installments of interest
at such higher rate to the extent lawful.
2.
|
Method
of Payment
|
The
Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) to
the
Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on the March 1,
June
1 September 1 or December 1 next preceding the interest payment date even if
Securities are canceled after the record date and on or before the interest
payment date (whether or not a Business Day). Holders must surrender Securities
to the Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Company shall pay
principal, premium, if any, and interest in money of the United States of
America that at the
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time
of
payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in
respect of the Securities represented by a Global Security (including principal,
premium, if any, and interest) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the accounts specified by The Depository Trust Company or
any
successor depositary. The Company shall make all payments in respect of a
certificated Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest),
at
the office of the Paying Agent, except that, at the option of the Company,
payment of interest may be made by mailing a check to the registered address
of
each Holder thereof; provided, however, that payments on the Securities may
also
be made, in the case of a Holder of at least $1,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of Securities, by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained
by
the payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects payment by
wire
transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or Paying Agent to such effect
designating such account no later than 30 days immediately preceding the
relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee may accept
in
its discretion).
3.
|
Paying
Agent and Registrar
|
Initially,
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association (the
“Trustee”), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and
change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice. The Company or any of
its
domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent
or
Registrar.
4.
|
Indenture
|
The
Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of September 20,
2006
(the “Indenture”), among the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the
Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§
77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the “TIA”). Terms
defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all terms and provisions
of the Indenture, and the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) are referred
to
the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms and
provisions.
The
Securities are second priority senior secured obligations of the Company. This
Security is one of the Exchange Securities referred to in the Indenture. The
Securities include the Original Floating Rate Notes, any Additional Floating
Rate Notes and any Exchange Floating Rate Notes issued in exchange for the
Original Floating Rate Notes or any Additional Floating Rate Notes pursuant
to
the Indenture. The Original Floating Rate Notes, any Additional Floating Rate
Notes and any Exchange Floating Rate Notes are treated as a single class of
securities under the Indenture. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on
the
ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to, among other things,
make certain Investments and other Restricted Payments, pay dividends and other
distributions, incur Indebtedness, enter into consensual restrictions upon
the
payment of certain dividends and distributions by such Restricted Subsidiaries,
issue or sell shares of capital stock of the Company and such Restricted
Subsidiaries, enter into or permit certain transactions with Affiliates, create
or incur Liens and make Asset Sales. The Indenture also imposes limitations
on
the ability of the Company and each Guarantor to consolidate or merge with
or
into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all
of
its property.
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To
guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal and interest on the
Securities and all other amounts payable by the Company under the Indenture
and
the Securities when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the terms of the Securities
and the Indenture, the Guarantors have, jointly and severally, unconditionally
guaranteed the Guaranteed Obligations on a second priority senior secured basis
pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
5.
|
Optional
Redemption
|
Except
as
set forth in the following two paragraphs, the Securities shall not be
redeemable at the option of the Company prior to September 15, 2008. Thereafter,
the Securities shall be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole at
any
time or in part from time to time, upon on not less than 30 nor more than 60
days’ prior notice, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a
percentage of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional
interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of the Holders
of
record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on
September 15 of the years set forth below:
Year
|
Redemption
Price
|
2008
|
102.000%
|
2009
|
101.000%
|
2010
and thereafter
|
100.000%
|
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, at any time and from time to time on or prior to September 15,
2008, the Company may redeem in the aggregate up to 35% of the original
aggregate principal amount of the Securities (calculated after giving effect
to
any issuance of Additional Securities), with the net cash proceeds of one or
more Equity Offerings (1) by the Company or (2) by any direct or indirect parent
of the Company, in each case, to the extent the net cash proceeds thereof are
contributed to the common equity capital of the Company or used to purchase
Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company from it, at a
redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount thereof) of
100%
plus a premium (expressed as a percentage of principal amount thereof) equal
to
the interest rate per annum on the Securities applicable on the date on which
notice of redemption is given, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional
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); provided, however, that at least 65% of the original
aggregate principal amount of the Securities (calculated after giving effect
to
any issuance of Additional Securities) must remain outstanding after each such
redemption; and provided,
further,
that
such redemption shall occur within 90 days after the date on which any such
Equity Offering is consummated upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’
notice mailed to each Holder of Securities being redeemed and otherwise in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. Notice of any
redemption upon any Equity Offering may be given prior to the completion
thereof, and any such redemption or notice may, at the Company’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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6. Sinking
Fund
The
Securities are not subject to any sinking fund.
7.
|
Notice
of Redemption
|
Notice
of
redemption will be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 days but not more
than
60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed
at his, her or its registered address. Securities in denominations larger than
$2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000. If money
sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on
all
Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is
deposited with a Paying Agent on or before the redemption date and certain
other
conditions are satisfied, on and after such date interest ceases to accrue
on
such Securities (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.
8.
|
Repurchase
of Securities at the Option of the
|
Upon
the
occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right, subject
to
certain conditions specified in the Indenture, to cause the Company to
repurchase all or any part of such Holder’s Securities at a purchase price in
cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of the Holders
of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date), as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the
Indenture.
In
accordance with Section 4.06 of the Indenture, the Company will be required
to
offer to purchase Securities upon the occurrence of certain events.
9.
|
Ranking
and Collateral
|
These
Securities and the Guarantees are secured by a second-priority security interest
in the Collateral pursuant to certain Security Documents. The Second Priority
Liens upon any and all Collateral are, to the extent and in the manner provided
in the Intercreditor Agreement, subordinate in ranking to all present and future
First Priority Liens and will be of equal ranking with all present and future
Liens securing Other Second-Lien Obligations as set forth in the Intercreditor
Agreement.
10.
|
Denominations;
Transfer; Exchange
|
The
Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000
and any integral multiple of $1,000. A Holder shall register the transfer of
or
exchange of Securities in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any registration
of transfer or exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder,
among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents
and to pay any taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The
Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Securities selected
for redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the
portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or to transfer or exchange any
Securities for a period of 15 days prior to a selection of Securities to be
redeemed.
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11. Persons
Deemed Owners
The
registered Holder of this Security shall be treated as the owner of it for
all
purposes.
12.
|
Unclaimed
Money
|
If
money
for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the
Trustee and a Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Company at their
written request unless an abandoned property law designates another Person.
After any such payment, the Holders entitled to the money must look to the
Company for payment as general creditors and the Trustee and a Paying Agent
shall have no further liability with respect to such monies.
13.
|
Amendment;
Waiver
|
Subject
to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture, the
Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Securities may be amended
with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Securities (voting as a single class) and
(ii) any past default or compliance with any provisions may be waived with
the
written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of
the
outstanding Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the
Indenture, without the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may
amend the Indenture, Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the
Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency; (ii)
to
provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the obligations of the
Company under the Indenture and the Securities; (iii) to provide for the
assumption by a Successor Guarantor of the obligations of a Guarantor under
the
Indenture and its Guarantee; (iv) to provide for uncertificated Securities
in
addition to or in place of certificated Securities (provided
that the
uncertificated Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section
163(f) of the Code, or in a manner such that the uncertificated Securities
are
described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code); (v) to add a Guarantee with
respect to the Securities; (vi) to secure the Securities; (vii) to add
additional assets as Collateral; (viii) to release Collateral from the Lien
pursuant to the Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor
Agreement when permitted or required by the Indenture or the Security Documents,
(ix) to modify the Security Documents and/or the Intercreditor Agreement to
secure First Priority Lien Obligations and Other Second-Lien Obligations so
long
as such First Priority Lien Obligations and Other Second-Lien Obligations are
not prohibited by the provisions of the Credit Agreement or this Indenture,
(x)
to add additional covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders or
to
surrender rights and powers conferred on the Company; (xi) to comply with the
requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of
the
Indenture under the TIA; (xii) to make any change that does not adversely affect
the rights of any Holder; or (xiii) to provide for the issuance of the Exchange
Securities or Additional Securities.
14.
|
Defaults
and Remedies
|
If
an
Event of Default occurs (other than an Event of Default relating to certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company) and is
continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount
of
the outstanding Securities of the
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series,
in each case, by notice to the Company, may declare the principal of, premium,
if any, and accrued but unpaid interest on all the Securities of this series
to
be due and payable. If an Event of Default relating to certain events of
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company occurs, the principal
of, premium, if any, and interest on all the Securities shall become immediately
due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee
or any Holders. Under certain circumstances, the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding Securities of this series may rescind any
such acceleration with respect to the Securities and its
consequences.
If
an
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall be under no
obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the Indenture at the
request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered
to
the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security against any loss, liability or
expense and certain other conditions are complied with. Except to enforce the
right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due,
no
Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Securities
unless (i) such Holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event
of
Default is continuing, (ii) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount
of
the outstanding Securities of this series have requested the Trustee in writing
to pursue the remedy, (iii) such Holders have offered the Trustee reasonable
security or indemnity against any loss, liability or expense, (iv) the Trustee
has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the
request and the offer of security or indemnity and (v) the Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of this series have not given
the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day
period. Subject to certain restrictions, the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding Securities of this series are given the right to
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 the Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial
to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal
liability. Prior to taking any action under the Indenture, the Trustee shall
be
entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against
all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.
15.
|
Trustee
Dealings with the Company
|
Subject
to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture,
in
its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of
Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by
the
Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company or its
Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee.
16.
|
No
Recourse Against Others
|
No
director, officer, employee, incorporator or holder of any equity interests
in
the Company or of any Guarantor or any direct or indirect parent corporation,
as
such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or the
Guarantors under the Securities, the Indenture or for any claim based on, in
respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder
of
Securities by accepting a Security waives and releases all such
liability.
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17. Authentication
This
Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or
an
authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the
other side of this Security.
18.
|
Abbreviations
|
Customary
abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN
COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint
tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST
(=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
19.
|
Governing
Law
|
THIS
SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF
LAW.
20.
|
CUSIP
Numbers; ISINs
|
The
Company has caused CUSIP numbers and ISINs to be printed on the Securities
and
has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers and ISINs in notices of redemption
as a convenience to the Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy
of
such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice
of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers placed thereon.
The
Company will furnish to any Holder of Securities upon written request and
without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text
of
this Security.
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ASSIGNMENT
FORM
To
assign
this Security, fill in the form below:
I
or we
assign and transfer this Security to:
(Print
or
type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
(Insert
assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)
and
irrevocably appoint agent to transfer
this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another
to
act for him.
Date:
__________________________________ Your
Signature:_________________________________________________
Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.
Signature
Guarantee:
Date: _____________________________________________
|
____________________________________ |
Signature
must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty
medallion program or other signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee
|
Signature
of Signature Guarantee
|
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OPTION
OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If
you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.08 (Change of Control) of the Indenture, check
the box:
Asset
Sale o
|
Change
of Control o
|
If
you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.08 (Change of Control) of the
Indenture, state the amount ($2,000 or any integral multiple of
$1,000):
$
Date:
________________________________ Your
Signature: ______________________________________________
(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this
Security)
Signature
Guarantee: _____________________________________________________________________________
Signature
must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty medallion
program or other
signature
guarantor program
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee
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[TO
BE
ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES]
SCHEDULE
OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY
The
initial principal amount of this Global Security is $______________. The
following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been
made:
Date
of Exchange
|
Amount
of decrease in Principal Amount of this Global Security
|
Amount
of increase in Principal Amount of this Global Security
|
Principal
amount of this Global Security following such decrease or
increase
|
Signature
of authorized signatory of Trustee or Securities
Custodian
|
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EXHIBIT
C
[FORM
OF]
TRANSFEREE
LETTER OF REPRESENTATION
Xxxxx
Plastics Holding Corporation
c/o
Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association
●
●
Attention:
Vice President
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
This
CERTIFICATE IS DELIVERED TO REQUEST A TRANSFER OF $[ ] PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
THE
[ %
PRIORITY
SENIOR SECURED FIXED RATE NOTES] [SECOND PRIORITY SENIOR SECURED FLOATING RATE
NOTES] DUE 2014 (THE “SECURITIES”) OF XXXXX PLASTICS HOLDING CORPORATION (THE
“ISSUER”).
Upon
transfer, the Securities would be registered in the name of the new beneficial
owner as follows:
Name:
________________________
Address:
_____________________
Taxpayer
ID Number: __________
The
undersigned represents and warrants to you that:
1) We
are an
institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (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 $100,000 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 Securities to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such
Securities prior to the date that is two years after the later of the date
of
original issue and the last date on which either the Issuer or any affiliate
of
such Issuer was the owner of such Securities (or any predecessor thereto) (the
“Resale Restriction Termination Date”) only (a) in the United States to a person
whom we reasonably believe is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in
rule 144A under the Securities Act) in a transaction meeting the requirements
of
Rule 144A, (b) outside the United States in an
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offshore
transaction in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities
Act, (c) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act
provided by Rule 144 thereunder (if applicable) or (d) pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, in each of cases (a) through
(d) in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United
States. In addition, we will, and each subsequent holder is required to, notify
any purchaser of the Security evidenced hereby of the resale restrictions set
forth above. 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 to an institutional “accredited investor”
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
Issuer and the Trustee, which shall provide, among other things, that the
transferee is an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule
501(a)(1), (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 Issuer 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 1(b), 1(c)
or
1(d) above to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certifications
or
other information satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee.
Dated:
____________________
TRANSFEREE:
____________________,
By:
___________________________________
TRDOCS01/76765.8 C-
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EXHIBIT
D
[FORM
OF
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE]
SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of
[ ],
among [GUARANTOR] (the “New Guarantor”), a subsidiary of BPC Holding Corporation
(or its successor), a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”) and XXXXX FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee under the
indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).
W
I T N E
S S E T H :
WHEREAS
the Issuer and the existing Guarantors have heretofore executed and delivered
to
the Trustee an indenture (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the
“Indenture”) dated as of September 20, 2006, providing initially for the
issuance of $525,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 8⅞%
Second Priority Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2014 and $225,000,000 in
aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s Second Priority Senior Secured
Floating Rate Notes due 2014 collectively, (the “Securities”);
WHEREAS
Section 4.11 of the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the
Issuer are required to cause the New Guarantor to execute and deliver to the
Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the New Guarantor shall
unconditionally guarantee all the Issuer’s. Obligations under the Securities and
the Indenture pursuant to a Guarantee on the terms and conditions set forth
herein; and
WHEREAS
pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Issuer and the
existing Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental
Indenture;
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor,
the Issuer and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable
benefit of the holders of the Securities as follows:
1. Defined
Terms.
As used
in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Indenture or in the
preamble or recital hereto are used herein as therein defined, except that
the
term “Holders” in this Guarantee shall refer to the term “Holders” as defined in
the Indenture and the Trustee acting on behalf of and for the benefit of such
Holders. The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar
import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture
as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.
2. Agreement
to Guarantee.
The New
Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally with all existing Guarantors
(if
any), to unconditionally guarantee the Issuer’s Obligations under the Securities
and the Indenture on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
Article 12 of the Indenture and to be bound by all other applicable provisions
of the Indenture and the Securities and to perform all of the obligations and
agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.
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3. Notices.
All
notices or other communications to the New Guarantor shall be given as provided
in Section 13.02 of the Indenture.
4. Ratification
of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture.
Except
as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and
confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain
in
full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the
Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Securities heretofore or
hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
5. Governing
Law.
THIS
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS
OF
LAW.
6. Trustee
Makes No Representation.
The
Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Supplemental Indenture.
7. 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.
8. Effect
of Headings.
The
Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not effect the
construction thereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture
to
be duly executed as of the date first above written.
[NEW
GUARANTOR]
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE
By:
_______________________________________
Name:
Title: