EXHIBIT 4.1
EXECUTION COPY
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TeleCorp PCS, Inc.
10 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010
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INDENTURE
Dated as of July 14, 2000
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Bankers Trust Company,
Trustee
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference
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SECTION 1.01. Definitions...................................................... 1
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions................................................ 22
SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act................ 23
SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction............................................ 23
ARTICLE 2
The Securities
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SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating.................................................. 24
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication..................................... 24
SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent....................................... 24
SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust.............................. 25
SECTION 2.05. Securityholder Lists............................................. 25
SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange............................................ 25
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Securities........................................... 26
SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Securities........................................... 26
SECTION 2.09. Temporary Securities............................................. 27
SECTION 2.10. Cancelation...................................................... 27
SECTION 2.11. Defaulted Interest............................................... 27
SECTION 2.12. CUSIP Numbers.................................................... 27
ARTICLE 3
Redemption
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SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee............................................... 27
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Securities To Be Redeemed........................... 28
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption............................................. 28
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption................................... 28
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price...................................... 29
SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part...................................... 29
ARTICLE 4
Covenants
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SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities............................................ 29
SECTION 4.02. Provision of Financial Information............................... 29
SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness......................... 30
SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Restricted Payments................................ 32
SECTION 4.05. Limitation on Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries..... 36
SECTION 4.06. Limitation on Certain Asset Dispositions......................... 37
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SECTION 4.07. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates................................ 38
SECTION 4.08. Change of Control......................................................... 40
SECTION 4.09. Compliance Certificate.................................................... 40
SECTION 4.10. Further Instruments and Acts.............................................. 40
SECTION 4.11. Future Subsidiary Guarantors.............................................. 41
SECTION 4.12. Limitation on Activities of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries... 41
SECTION 4.13. Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries................... 41
SECTION 4.14. Limitation on Layered Indebtedness........................................ 42
ARTICLE 5
Successor Company
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SECTION 5.01. Xxxxx, Consolidation and Certain Sales of Assets.......................... 42
ARTICLE 6
Defaults and Remedies
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SECTION 6.01. Events of Default......................................................... 43
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration.............................................................. 45
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies............................................................ 46
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults................................................... 46
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority....................................................... 46
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits....................................................... 46
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment...................................... 46
SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee................................................ 47
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.......................................... 47
SECTION 6.10. Priorities................................................................ 47
SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs..................................................... 47
SECTION 6.12. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.......................................... 47
ARTICLE 7
Trustee
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SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee......................................................... 48
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee......................................................... 49
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.............................................. 49
SECTION 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer...................................................... 49
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults........................................................ 49
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders............................................. 50
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity................................................ 50
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.................................................... 51
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger............................................... 51
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification............................................. 52
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company......................... 52
SECTION 7.12. Trustee Acting as Paying Agent or Registrar............................... 52
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ARTICLE 8
Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance
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SECTION 8.01. Discharge of Liability on Securities; Defeasance................. 52
SECTION 8.02. Conditions to Defeasance......................................... 53
SECTION 8.03. Application of Trust Money....................................... 54
SECTION 8.04. Repayment to Company............................................. 54
SECTION 8.05. Indemnity for Government Obligations............................. 54
SECTION 8.06. Reinstatement.................................................... 54
ARTICLE 9
Amendments
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SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders....................................... 54
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders.......................................... 55
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.............................. 56
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers.................... 56
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities............................ 56
SECTION 9.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments....................................... 56
SECTION 9.07. Payment for Consent.............................................. 57
ARTICLE 10
Subordination
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SECTION 10.01. Agreement To Subordinate........................................ 57
SECTION 10.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy............................ 57
SECTION 10.03. Default on Senior Indebtedness.................................. 57
SECTION 10.04. Acceleration of Payment of Securities........................... 58
SECTION 10.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over............................. 58
SECTION 10.06. Subrogation..................................................... 58
SECTION 10.07. Relative Rights................................................. 59
SECTION 10.08. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company.................... 59
SECTION 10.09. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent.............................. 59
SECTION 10.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative........................ 59
SECTION 10.11. Article 10 Not To Prevent Events of Default or
Limit Right To Accelerate.................................... 59
SECTION 10.12. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated................................... 59
SECTION 10.13. Trustee Entitled To Rely........................................ 60
SECTION 10.14. Trustee To Effectuate Subordination............................. 60
SECTION 10.15. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness......... 60
SECTION 10.16. Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness on
Subordination Provisions..................................... 60
SECTION 10.17. Trustee's Compensation Not Prejudiced........................... 60
SECTION 10.18. Defeasance...................................................... 60
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ARTICLE 11
Subsidiary Guarantees
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SECTION 11.01. Subsidiary Guarantees.................................................... 61
SECTION 11.02. Limitation on Liability.................................................. 62
SECTION 11.03. Successors and Assigns................................................... 63
SECTION 11.04. No Waiver................................................................ 63
SECTION 11.05. Modification............................................................. 63
SECTION 11.06. Execution of Supplemental Indenture for Future
Subsidiary Guarantors................................................ 63
ARTICLE 12
Subordination of the Subsidiary Guarantees
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SECTION 12.01. Agreement To Subordinate................................................. 64
SECTION 12.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy..................................... 64
SECTION 12.03. Default on Designated Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor...... 64
SECTION 12.04. Demand for Payment....................................................... 65
SECTION 12.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over...................................... 65
SECTION 12.06. Subrogation.............................................................. 65
SECTION 12.07. Relative Rights.......................................................... 65
SECTION 12.08. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by a Subsidiary Guarantor............. 65
SECTION 12.09. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent....................................... 66
SECTION 12.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative................................. 66
SECTION 12.11. Article 12 Not To Prevent Events of Default or
Limit Right To Accelerate............................................ 66
SECTION 12.12. Trustee Entitled To Rely................................................. 66
SECTION 12.13. Trustee To Effectuate Subordination...................................... 66
SECTION 12.14. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness
of a Subsidiary Guarantor............................................ 67
SECTION 12.15. Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness of a
Subsidiary Guarantor on Subordination Provisions..................... 67
SECTION 12.16. Defeasance............................................................... 67
ARTICLE 13
Satisfaction and Discharge
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SECTION 13.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture................................... 67
SECTION 13.02. Application of Trust Money................................................ 68
ARTICLE 14
Miscellaneous
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SECTION 14.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls............................................. 68
SECTION 14.02. Notices.................................................................. 68
SECTION 14.03. Communication by Holders with Other Holders.............................. 69
SECTION 14.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent....................... 69
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SECTION 14.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion....... 69
SECTION 14.06. When Securities Disregarded......................... 69
SECTION 14.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar........ 70
SECTION 14.08. Legal Holidays...................................... 70
SECTION 14.09. Governing Law....................................... 70
SECTION 14.10. No Recourse Against Others.......................... 70
SECTION 14.11. Successors.......................................... 70
SECTION 14.12. Multiple Originals.................................. 70
SECTION 14.13. Table of Contents; Headings......................... 70
Appendix A - Provisions Relating to Initial Securities, Private Exchange
Securities and Exchange Securities
Exhibit A - Form of Face of Initial Security
Exhibit B - Form of Face of Exchange Security
Exhibit C - Form of Supplemental Indenture
Exhibit D - Form of Transferee Letter of Representation
INDENTURE dated as of July 14 among TeleCorp PCS, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), TeleCorp Communications,
Inc. (the "Subsidiary Guarantor") and Bankers Trust Company, a
New York banking corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee").
Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and
for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of (i) the Company's 10 5/8%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010 issued on the date hereof (the "Initial
Securities"), (ii) if and when issued as provided in the Registration Agreement
(as defined in Appendix A hereto (the "Appendix")), the Company's 10 5/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2010 issued in the Registered Exchange Offer (as defined
in the Appendix) in exchange for any Initial Securities (the "Exchange
Securities") and (iii) if and when issued as provided in the Registration
Agreement, the Private Exchange Securities (as defined in the Appendix, and
together with the Initial Securities and any Exchange Securities issued
hereunder, the "Securities") issued in the Private Exchange (as defined in the
Appendix). Except as otherwise provided herein, the Securities shall be limited
to $450,000,000 in aggregate principal amount outstanding.
ARTICLE 1
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference
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SECTION 1.01. Definitions.
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"Acquired Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person,
Indebtedness of such Person:
(1) existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary;
or
(2) assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from another
Person, including Indebtedness Incurred in connection with, or in
contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or such
acquisition, as the case may be.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common
control with, any specified Person. For purposes of this definition, "control"
when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management
and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
"controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
"Annualized Pro Forma Consolidated Operating Cash Flow" means
Consolidated Cash Flow for the latest two full fiscal quarters for which
consolidated financial statements of the Company are available multiplied by
two. For purposes of calculating "Consolidated Cash Flow" for any period for
purposes of this definition only:
(1) any Subsidiary of the Company that is a Restricted Subsidiary on
the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate
"Annualized Pro Forma Consolidated Operating Cash Flow" (the "Transaction
Date") shall be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times
during such period; and
(2) any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Restricted Subsidiary
on the Transaction Date shall be deemed not to have been a Restricted
Subsidiary at any time during such period.
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In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this
definition only, "Consolidated Cash Flow" shall be calculated after giving
effect on a pro forma basis for the applicable period to, without duplication,
any Asset Dispositions or Asset Acquisitions (including, without limitation, any
Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a result
of the Company or one of the Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Person who
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the Asset Acquisition) Incurring,
assuming or otherwise being liable for Acquired Indebtedness) occurring during
the period commencing on the first day of such two-fiscal-quarter period to and
including the Transaction Date (the "Reference Period"), as if such Asset Sale
or Asset Acquisition occurred on the first day of the Reference Period.
"Asset Acquisition" means:
(1) any purchase or other acquisition (by means of transfer of cash,
Indebtedness or other property to others or payment for property or
services for the account or use of others or otherwise) of Capital Stock of
any Person by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in either case,
pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary or shall
be merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or
(2) any acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of
the property or assets of any Person which constitute all or substantially
all of an operating unit or line of business of such Person.
"Asset Disposition" means any sale, transfer or other disposition
(including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation or Sale/Leaseback
Transaction) of:
(1) shares of Capital Stock of a Subsidiary of the Company (other
than directors' qualifying shares);
(2) any License for the provision of wireless telecommunications
services held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (whether by sale
of Capital Stock or otherwise); or
(3) any other property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary of
the Company other than in the ordinary course of business;
provided, however, that an Asset Disposition shall not include:
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(A) any sale, transfer or other disposition of shares of Capital
Stock, property or assets by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to
any other Restricted Subsidiary or by the Company to any Restricted
Subsidiary;
(B) any sale, transfer or other disposition of defaulted receivables
for collection;
(C) the sale, lease, conveyance or disposition or other transfer of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company as permitted under
Article 5;
(D) any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control; or
(E) any sale, transfer or other disposition of shares of Capital
Stock of any Marketing Affiliate; provided that such Marketing Affiliate is
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not engaged in any activity other than the registration, holding,
maintenance or protection of trademarks and the licensing thereof; or
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(F) any sale, transfer or other disposition that does not (together
with all related sales, transfers or dispositions) involve aggregate
consideration in excess of $15,000,000.
"AT&T Wireless" means AT&T Wireless PCS Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"AT&T Wireless Exchange" means the transactions contemplated by the
Asset Exchange Agreement dated as of February 28, 2000, as amended, waived or
otherwise modified from time to time, among the Company, AT&T Wireless PCS, LLC,
TeleCorp PCS, LLC, TeleCorp Holding Corp, Inc., TeleCorp Communications, Inc.,
TeleCorp Equipment Leasing, L.P. and TeleCorp Realty, LLC.
"AT&T Wireless Services Contribution" means the Contribution, as such
term is defined in the Merger Agreement.
"Average Life" means, as of the date of determination, with respect to
any Indebtedness for borrowed money or Preferred Stock, the quotient obtained by
dividing:
(1) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of
determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal or
liquidation value payments of such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock,
respectively, and the amount of such principal or liquidation value
payments by
(2) the sum of all such principal or liquidation value payments.
"Bank Indebtedness" means any and all amounts payable under or in
respect of the Credit Agreement and any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect
thereto, as amended from time to time, 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 Company 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.
"Bankruptcy Law" means Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Code, or any similar
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federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
"board of directors" of any Person means the board of directors,
management committee or other governing body of such Person.
"BTA" means a Basic Trading Area, as defined in 47 C.F.R. (S)24.202.
"Business Day" means any date which is not a Legal Holiday.
"C-Block License" means any License in the C block as set forth in
parts 1 and 24 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
"Capital Lease Obligations" of any Person means the obligations to pay
rent or other amounts under a lease of (or other Indebtedness arrangements
conveying the right to use) real or personal property of such Person which are
required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease or liability on
the face of a balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP. The amount
of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof in accordance with
GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of
rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which
such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty.
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"Capital Stock" of any Person means any and all shares, interests,
rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or
interests in (however designated) of corporate stock or other equity
participations, including partnership interests, whether general or limited, of
such Person.
"Cash Equity Investors" means CB Capital Investors, L.P., Equity-
Linked Investors-II, Private Equity Investors III, L.P., Xxxx Communications
Partners, L.P., HCP Capital Fund, L.P., Whitney Equity Partners, L.P., X. X.
Xxxxxxx III, L.P., Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P., Media/ Communications
Partners III Limited Partnership, Media/Communications Investors Limited
Partnership, One Liberty Fund III, L.P., One Liberty Fund IV, L.P., Toronto
Dominion Investments, Inc., Northwood Ventures LLC, Northwood Capital Partners
LLC, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx International B.V., CIHC, Incorporated
and Dresdner Kleinwort Xxxxxx Private Equity LLC.
"Cash Equivalents" means:
(1) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and
interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of
America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed
by the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case
maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(2) investments in commercial paper maturing within 365 days from the
date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the
highest credit rating obtainable from Standard & Poor's Corporation or from
Xxxxx'x Investors Service;
(3) investments in certificates of deposit, banker's acceptance and
time deposits maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof
issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts
issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized
under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof which
has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than
$500,000,000;
(4) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not
more than 30 days for securities described in clause (1) above and entered
into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in
clause (3) above; and
(5) money market funds substantially all of whose assets comprise
securities of the type described in clauses (1) through (3) above.
"Change of Control" means the assurance of any of the following
events:
(1) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d)
and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than a Permitted Holder or Permitted
Holders or a person or group controlled by a Permitted Holder or Permitted
Holders, becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-
5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person shall be deemed to have
"beneficial ownership" of all such securities that such person has the
right to acquire within one year, upon the happening of an event or
otherwise) directly or indirectly (including, after the Merger, through
ownership of Holdings), of securities of the Company representing 50% or
more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding Voting
Stock;
(2) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute more
than a majority of the number of directors then serving on the board of
directors of the Company: individuals who, on the date of this Indenture,
constitute the board of directors
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of the Company and any new director (other than a director whose initial
assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election
contest, including, but not limited to, a consent solicitation relating to
the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by
the board of directors of the Company or nomination for election by the
Company's stockholders was approved by the vote of at least two-thirds of
the directors then still in office or whose appointment, election or
nomination was previously so approved or recommended or made in accordance
with the terms of the Stockholders' Agreement; or
(3) the stockholders of the Company shall approve any Plan of
Liquidation (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of
the Indenture).
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Common Stock" of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person that
does not rank prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of
assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up
of such Person, to shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Communications Act" means the Communications Act of 1934, and any
similar or successor Federal statute, and the rules and regulations and
published policies of the FCC thereunder, all as amended and as the same may be
in effect from time to time.
"Company" means the party named as such in 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 indenture securities.
"Consolidated Cash Flow" of any Person means, for any period, the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period:
(1) increased (to the extent Consolidated Net Income for such period
has been reduced thereby) by the sum of (without duplication):
(A) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such
period; plus
(B) Consolidated Income Tax Expense of such Person for such
period; plus
(C) the consolidated depreciation and amortization expense of
such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus
(D) any other non-cash charges of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period except for any non-cash charges that
represent accruals of, or reserves for, cash disbursements to be made
in any future accounting period; and
(2) decreased (to the extent Consolidated Net Income for such period
has been increased thereby) by any non-cash gains from Asset Dispositions.
"Consolidated Income Tax Expense" of any Person means, for any period,
the consolidated provision for income taxes of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP.
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"Consolidated Interest Expense" for any Person means, for any period,
without duplication:
(1) the consolidated interest expense included in a consolidated
income statement (without deduction of interest or finance charge income)
of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period calculated
on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (including, without
limitation, (a) any amortization of debt discount, (b) the net costs under
Hedging Agreements, (c) all capitalized interest, (d) the interest portion
of any deferred payment obligation and (e) all amortization of any
premiums, fees and expenses payable in connection with the Incurrence of
any Indebtedness); plus
(2) the interest component of Capital Lease Obligations paid, accrued
and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued, by such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Net Income" of any Person means for any period the
consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries
for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;
provided, however, that there shall be excluded therefrom:
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(1) the net income (or loss) of any Person acquired by such Person or
a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person in a pooling-of-interests
transaction for any period prior to the date of such transaction;
(2) the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary of
such Person which is subject to restrictions which prevent or limit the
payment of dividends or the making of distributions to such Person to the
extent of such restrictions (regardless of any waiver thereof);
(3) the net income of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary
of such Person, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other
distributions representing such Person's proportionate share of such other
Person's net income for such period actually paid in cash to such Person by
such other Person during such period;
(4) gains or losses (other than for purposes of calculating
Consolidated Net Income under clause (C) of paragraph (a) of Section 4.04)
on Asset Dispositions by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(5) all extraordinary gains (but not, other than for purposes of
calculating Consolidated Net Income under clause (C) of paragraph (a) under
Section 4.04, losses) determined in accordance with GAAP; and
(6) in the case of a successor to such Person by consolidation or
merger or as a transferee of such Person's assets, any earnings (or losses)
of the successor corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or
transfer of assets.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Trustee at
which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered,
which office at the date of the execution of the Indenture is located at Four
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000. Attention: Corporate Trust and Agency
Group, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by
notice to the Securityholders.
"Credit Agreement" means the Credit Agreement dated as of July 17,
1998, as amended, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, among the
Company, the financial
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institutions named therein as lenders, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank, TD Securities (USA) Inc., as Syndication
Agent, and Bankers Trust Company, as Documentation Agent (except to the extent
that any such amendment, waiver or other modification thereto would be
prohibited by the terms of this Indenture, unless otherwise agreed to by the
holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities
at the time outstanding).
"Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator,
custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
"Default" means any event that is, or after notice or lapse of time or
both would become, an Event of Default.
"Designated Senior Indebtedness" of the Company means:
(1) so long as outstanding, Bank Indebtedness; and
(2) so long as outstanding, any other Senior Indebtedness which has
at the time of initial issuance an aggregate outstanding principal amount
in excess of $25,000,000 and which has been so designated as Designated
Senior Indebtedness by the board of directors of the Company at the time of
its initial issuance in a resolution delivered to the Trustee. "Designated
Senior Indebtedness" of a Subsidiary Guarantor has a correlative meaning.
"Discount Notes" means the 115/8% Senior Subordinated Discount Notes
due 2009 of the Company.
"Disqualified Stock" of any Person means 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 exchangeable), or upon the happening of any
event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund
obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof,
in whole or in part, on or prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity
of the Securities; provided, however, that any Capital Stock that would not
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constitute Disqualified Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof
the right to require such Person to repurchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon
the occurrence of an "asset sale" or "change of control" occurring prior to the
first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Securities shall not constitute
Disqualified Stock if the "asset sale" or "change of control" provisions
applicable to such Capital Stock are no more favorable to the holders of such
Capital Stock than the provisions of Section 4.08.
"Domestic Restricted Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company other than a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary.
"Equipment Subsidiary" means TeleCorp Equipment Leasing L.P. and/or
any other Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company designated as an Equipment
Subsidiary under the Credit Agreement.
"Equity Offering" means any public or private sale of Qualified Stock
made on a primary basis by the Company after the date of this Indenture,
including through the issuance or sale of Qualified Stock to one or more
Strategic Equity Investors; provided, however, that a sale to Holdings will
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constitute an Equity Offering only if funded by a substantially concurrent
Equity Offering by Holdings.
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"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
"Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement" means the Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement, to be dated the date of this Indenture, among the
Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Initial Purchasers.
"Exchange Securities" means, collectively, debt securities of the
Company that are identical in all material respects to the Securities, except
for transfer restrictions relating to the Securities, issued in a like aggregate
principal amount of the Securities originally issued pursuant to the Exchange
and Registration Rights Agreement.
"Exchange Offer" means a registered exchange offer for the Securities
undertaken by the Company pursuant to the Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement.
"Expiration Date" means the expiration date with respect to any Offer
to Purchase.
"F-Block License" means any License in the F block as set forth in
parts 1 and 24 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
"Fair Market Value" means, with respect to any asset or property, the
price that could be negotiated in an arm's-length free market transaction, for
cash, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of which is under
pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. Unless otherwise specified
in this Indenture, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the board of
directors of the Company acting in good faith.
"FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission, or any other
similar or successor agency of the Federal government administering the
Communications Act.
"FCC Debt" means Indebtedness owed to the United States Treasury
Department or the FCC that is incurred in connection with the acquisition of a
License.
"Foreign Restricted Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or
any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles, consistently
applied, as in effect from time to time in the United States of America, as 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 is approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession in the United States; provided, however, that for the
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calculation of the quarterly and annual balance sheet, income statements and
cash flow financial information, the operation of Tritel, Inc. and its
Subsidiaries and all adjustments related to the Merger other than the AT&T
Wireless Services Contribution and the AT&T Wireless Exchange (in each case
allocable to the Company) shall be excluded.
"Hedging Agreement" means any interest rate, currency or commodity
swap agreement, interest rate, currency or commodity future agreement, interest
rate cap or collar agreement, interest rate, currency or commodity hedge
agreement and any put, call or other agreement designed to protect against
fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices.
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"Holder" or "Securityholder" means the Person in whose name a Security
is registered on the registrar's books.
"Holdings" means TeleCorpBTritel Holding Company, a Delaware
corporation, and parent of the Company after the Merger until a successor
replaces it and thereafter, means the successor.
"Incur" means, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of
any Person, to create, issue, incur (including by conversion, exchange or
otherwise), assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such
Indebtedness or other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP
or otherwise, of any such Indebtedness or other obligation on the balance sheet
of such Person (and "Incurrence," "Incurred" and "Incurring" shall have meanings
correlative to the foregoing). Indebtedness of any Person or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary (or is merged into, or consolidates with, the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary), whether or not such Indebtedness was Incurred in
connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted
Subsidiary (or being merged into, or consolidated with, the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary), shall be deemed Incurred at the time any such Person
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or merges into, or consolidates with, the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.
"Indebtedness" means (without duplication), with respect to any
Person, whether recourse is to all or a portion of the assets of such Person and
whether or not
contingent:
(1) every obligation of such Person for money borrowed;
(2) every obligation of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures,
notes or other similar instruments, including obligations Incurred in
connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses;
(3) every reimbursement obligation of such Person with respect to
letters of credit, bankers' acceptances or similar facilities issued for
the account of such Person;
(4) every obligation of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred
purchase price of property or services (but excluding trade accounts
payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business
which are not overdue or which are being contested in good faith);
(5) every Capital Lease Obligation of such Person;
(6) every net obligation under Hedging Agreements or similar
agreements of such Person; and
(7) every obligation of the type referred to in clauses (1) through
(6) of another Person and all dividends of another Person the payment of
which, in either case, such Person has guaranteed or is responsible or
liable for, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise.
Indebtedness shall:
(1) include the liquidation preference and any mandatory redemption
payment obligations in respect of any Disqualified Stock of the Company and
any Restricted Subsidiary and any Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the
Company;
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(2) never be calculated taking into account any cash and Cash
Equivalents held by such Persons;
(3) not include obligations arising from agreements of the Company or
a Restricted Subsidiary to provide for indemnification, adjustment of
purchase price, earn-out or other similar obligations, in each case,
Incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business or
assets of a Restricted Subsidiary.
The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be:
(1) the accreted value thereof, in the case of any Indebtedness
issued with original issue discount;
(2) the principal amount thereof, in the case of any Indebtedness
other than Indebtedness issued with original issue discount; and
(3) the greater of the maximum repurchase or redemption price or
liquidation preference thereof, in the case of any Disqualified Stock or
Preferred Stock.
"Indenture" means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time
to time.
"Ineligible Subsidiary" means:
(1) any Special Purpose Subsidiary;
(2) any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(3) any Subsidiary of the Company that, directly or indirectly, owns
any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on any
property of, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not
a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; and
(4) any Subsidiary of the Company that, directly or indirectly, owns
any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on any
property of, any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not eligible to be
designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"Initial Purchasers" means Chase Securities Inc., Xxxxxx Brothers
Inc., and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
"Investment" in any Person means any direct or indirect loan, advance,
guarantee or other extension of credit or capital contribution to (by means of
transfers of cash or other property to others or payments for property or
services for the account or use of others or otherwise), or purchase or
acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or
evidence of Indebtedness issued by, any other Person.
"Initial Security" or "Initial Securities" means any Security or
Securities issued on the date of the Indenture.
"Issue Date" means the date on which the Securities are originally
issued.
"Legal Holiday" means a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking
institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law to
close.
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"License" means any broadband Personal Communications Services license
issued by the FCC in connection with the operation of a System.
"License Subsidiary" means TeleCorp PCS, L.L.C. and THC and/or any
other Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company designated as a License
Subsidiary under the Credit Agreement.
"Lien" means, with respect to any property or assets, any mortgage or
deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, lien,
charge, easement (other than any easement not materially impairing usefulness or
marketability), encumbrance, preference, priority or other security agreement
with respect to such property or assets (including, without limitation, any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the
same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
"liquidated damages" means any liquidated damages payable under a
Registration Agreement.
"Lucent" means Lucent Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"Lucent Note Purchase Agreement" means the Note Purchase Agreement
dated as of May 11, 1998, between the Company and Lucent, as amended as of the
date of this Indenture.
"Management Stockholders" means Xxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx.
"Marketing Affiliate" means any Person which engages in no activity
other than the registration, holding, maintenance or protection of trademarks
and the licensing thereof.
"Material Indebtedness" means Indebtedness having an aggregate
principal amount (or accreted value) of $50 million or more at the time
outstanding.
"Merger" has the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement.
"Merger Agreement" means the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and
Contribution dated as of February 28, 2000, as amended, waived or otherwise
modified from time to time, among the Company, Tritel, Inc. and AT&T Wireless
Services, Inc.
"MTA" means a Major Trading Area, as defined in 47 C.F.R. (S)24.202.
"Net Available Proceeds" from any Asset Disposition by any Person
means cash or readily marketable Cash Equivalents received (including by way of
sale or discounting of a note, installment receivable or other receivable, but
excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the
acquiror of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to such properties or
assets or received in any other non-cash form) therefrom by such Person,
including any cash received by way of deferred payment or upon the monetization
or other disposition of any non-cash consideration (including notes or other
securities) received in connection with such Asset Disposition, net of
(1) all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and
other fees and expenses incurred and all federal, state, foreign and local
taxes accrued as a liability as a consequence of such Asset Disposition;
(2) all payments made by such Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries on any Indebtedness which is secured by such assets in
accordance with the terms of any
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Lien upon or with respect to such assets or which must by the terms of such
Lien, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Disposition
or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset
Disposition;
(3) all payments made with respect to liabilities associated with the
assets which are the subject of the Asset Disposition, including, without
limitation, trade payables and other accrued liabilities;
(4) appropriate amounts to be provided by such Person or any
Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, as a reserve in
accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with such assets
and retained by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as the
case may be, after such Asset Disposition, including, without limitation,
liabilities under any indemnification obligations and severance and other
employee termination costs associated with such Asset Disposition, until
such time as such amounts are no longer reserved or such reserve is no
longer necessary (at which time any remaining amounts will become Net
Available Proceeds to be allocated in accordance with the provisions of
clause (a)(3) of Section 4.06); and
(5) all distributions and other payments made to minority interest
holders in Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person or joint ventures as a
result of such Asset Disposition.
"Net Investment" means the excess of:
(1) the aggregate amount of all Investments made in any Unrestricted
Subsidiary or joint venture by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary on
or after the date of this Indenture (in the case of an Investment made
other than in cash, the amount shall be the Fair Market Value of such
Investment as determined in good faith by the Board of the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary); over
(2) the aggregate amount returned in cash on or with respect to such
Investments whether through interest payments, principal payments,
dividends or other distributions or payments; provided, however, that such
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payments or distributions shall not be (and have not been) included in
clause (C) of the paragraph (a) of Section 4.04; provided further that,
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with respect to all Investments made in any Unrestricted Subsidiary or
joint venture, the amounts referred to in clause (1) above with respect to
such Investments shall not exceed the aggregate amount of all such
Investments made in such Unrestricted Subsidiary or joint venture.
"New Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement" means the Intercarrier
Roamer Service Agreement by and between AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. and the
Company dated as of July 17, 1998, as amended from time to time or superceded by
an agreement substantially in the form of the Intercarrier Roamer Service
Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.19 to Holdings' Registration Statement on Form
S-4 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2000, as
such agreement is amended from time to time.
"New Network Membership Licence Agreement" means the Network
Membership License Agreement by and among AT&T Corp., including AT&T Wireless
Services, Inc., and the Company dated as of July 17, 1998, as amended by the
License Extension Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement) as amended from
time to time or superceded by an agreement substantially in the form of the
Network Membership License Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.16 to Holdings'
Registration Statement on Form S-4 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June 20, 2000, as such agreement is amended from time to time.
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"New Roaming Administration Service Agreement" means the Roaming
Administration Service Agreement by and between AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. and
the Company dated as of July 17, 1998, as amended from time to time or
superceded by an agreement substantially in the form of the Roaming
Administration Service Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.21 to Holdings'
Registration Statement on Form S-4 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June 20, 2000, as such agreement is amended from time to time.
"Offer" means any written offer sent by the Company that is the
subject of an Offer to Purchase.
"Offer to Purchase" means an Offer sent by first class mail, postage
prepaid, to each holder of Securities at such holder's address appearing in the
register for the Securities on the date of the Offer offering to purchase up to
the principal amount of the Securities specified in such Offer at the purchase
price specified in such Offer (as determined pursuant to this Indenture).
Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Offer shall specify an
Expiration Date of the Offer to Purchase which shall be not less than 30 days
nor more than 60 days after the date of such Offer and a Purchase Date for
purchase of Securities within five Business Days after the Expiration Date. The
Company shall notify the Trustee at least 15 Business Days (or such shorter
period as is acceptable to the Trustee) prior to the mailing of the Offer of the
Company's obligation to make an Offer to Purchase, and the Offer shall be mailed
by the Company or, at the Company's request, by the Trustee in the name and at
the expense of the Company. The Offer shall contain all the information
required by applicable law to be included therein. The Offer shall contain all
instructions and materials necessary to enable holders of Securities to tender
their Securities pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. The Offer shall also state:
(1) the provision of this Indenture pursuant to which the Offer to
Purchase is being made;
(2) the Expiration Date and the Purchase Date;
(3) the Purchase Amount;
(4) the Purchase Price;
(5) that such holder may tender all or any portion of the Securities
registered in the name of such holder and that any portion of a Security
tendered must be tendered in an integral multiple of $1,000 of principal
amount;
(6) the place or places where Securities are to be surrendered for
tender pursuant to the Offer to Purchase;
(7) that interest on any Security not tendered or tendered but not
purchased by the Company pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will continue to
accrue;
(8) that on the Purchase Date the Purchase Price will become due and
payable upon each Security being accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer
to Purchase and that interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after
the Purchase Date;
(9) that each holder electing to tender all or any portion of a
Security pursuant to the Offer to Purchase shall be required to surrender
such Security at the place or places specified in the Offer prior to the
close of business on the Expiration Date (such Security being, if the
Company or the Trustee so requires, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the
Trustee duly executed by, the holder thereof or such holder's attorney duly
authorized in writing);
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(10) that holders will be entitled to withdraw all or any portion of
Securities tendered if the Company (or its paying agent) receives, not
later than the close of business on the fifth Business Day next preceding
the Expiration Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter
setting forth the name of the holder, the principal amount of the Security
the holder tendered, the certificate number of the Security the holder
tendered and a statement that such holder is withdrawing all or a portion
of such holder's tender;
(11) that (a) if Securities in an aggregate principal amount less than
or equal to the Purchase Amount are duly tendered and not withdrawn
pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, the Company shall purchase all such
Securities and (b) if Securities in an aggregate principal amount in excess
of the Purchase Amount are tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer
to Purchase, the Company shall purchase Securities having an aggregate
principal amount equal to the Purchase Amount on a pro rata basis (with
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such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate so that only Securities in
denominations of $1,000 of principal amount or integral multiples thereof
shall be purchased); and
(12) that in the case of any holder whose Security is purchased only
in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver to the holder of such Security without service charge, a new
Security or Securities, of any authorized denomination as requested by such
holder, in an aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the
unpurchased portion of the Security so tendered.
An Offer to Purchase shall be governed by and effected in accordance with the
provisions above pertaining to any Offer.
"Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Vice
President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the
President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or any Secretary of the Company or
a Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers
(other than both the Treasurer and the Secretary) and delivered to the Trustee.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion delivered to the Trustee
from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an
employee of or counsel to the Company or the Trustee.
"Permitted Asset Swap" means any exchange of assets by the Company or
a Restricted Subsidiary where the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries
receive consideration at least 75% of which consists of (1) cash, (2) assets
that are used or useful in a Permitted Business or (3) any combination thereof.
"Permitted Business" means:
(1) the delivery or distribution of telecommunications, voice, data
or video services;
(2) any business or activity reasonably related or ancillary thereto,
including, without limitation, any business conducted by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary on the date of this Indenture and the acquisition,
holding or exploitation of any license relating to the delivery of the
services described in clause (1) above; or
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(3) any other business or activity in which the Company (and the
Restricted Subsidiaries) are expressly contemplated to be engaged pursuant
to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the
Company as in effect on the date of this Indenture.
"Permitted Holder" means:
(1) each of AT&T Wireless, TWR Cellular, the Cash Equity Investors,
the Management Stockholders, Digital PCS, L.L.C, Wireless 2000, Inc. and
any of their respective Affiliates and the respective successors (by
merger, consolidation, transfer or otherwise) to all or substantially all
of the respective businesses and assets of any of the foregoing; provided
that Triton PCS, Inc. shall be deemed an Affiliate of AT&T Wireless so long
as AT&T Wireless owns at least 10% of the equity interests of Triton PCS,
Inc.; and
(2) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d)
and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) controlled by one or more persons identified
in clause (1) above.
"Permitted Investments" means:
(1) Investments in Cash Equivalents;
(2) Investments representing Capital Stock or obligations issued to
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the course of the good faith
settlement of claims against any other Person or by reason of a composition
or readjustment of debt or a reorganization of any debtor of the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary;
(3) deposits including interest-bearing deposits, maintained in the
ordinary course of business in banks;
(4) any Investment in any Person; provided, however, that, after
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giving effect to such Investment, such Person is or becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary or such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or
into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is
liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;
(5) trade receivables and prepaid expenses, in each case arising in
the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such receivables
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and prepaid expenses would be recorded as assets of such Person in
accordance with GAAP;
(6) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of
business by such Person of bank drafts and similar negotiable instruments
of such other Person received as payment for ordinary course of business
trade receivables;
(7) any interest rate agreements with an unaffiliated Person
otherwise permitted by clause (5) or (6) of paragraph (a) of Section 4.03;
(8) Investments received as consideration for an Asset Disposition in
compliance with the provisions of this Indenture described under Section
4.06;
(9) loans or advances to employees of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to
exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
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(10) any Investment acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries or in connection with the settlement of any
outstanding Indebtedness or trade payable;
(11) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees for
business-related travel expense, moving expense and other similar expenses,
each incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(12) any Investment for which the sole consideration is Qualified
Stock; and
(13) other Investments (with each such Investment being valued as of
the date made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) in
an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000 at any one time outstanding.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, limited or general
partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
"Plan of Liquidation" means, with respect to any Person, a plan
(including by operation of law) that provides for, contemplates, or the
effectuation of which is preceded or accompanied by (whether or not
substantially contemporaneously):
(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of such Person; and
(2) the distribution of all or substantially all of the proceeds of
such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition and all or substantially
all of the remaining assets of such Person to holders of Capital Stock of
such Person.
"Preferred Stock," as applied to the Capital Stock of any Person,
means Capital Stock of such Person of any class or classes (however designated)
that ranks prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of
assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up
of such Person, to shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.
"principal" of a Security means the principal of the Security plus the
premium, if any, payable on the Security which is due or overdue or is to become
due at the relevant time.
"Private Exchange Securities" means, collectively, debt securities of
the Company that are identical in all material respects to the Exchange
Securities, except for transfer restrictions relating to such Private Exchange
Securities, issued by the Company (under the same indenture as the Exchange
Securities) simultaneously with the delivery of the Exchange Securities in the
Exchange Offer to any Securityholder that holds any Securities acquired by it
that have, or that are reasonably likely to be determined to have, the status of
an unsold allotment in an initial distribution, or to any Securityholder that is
not entitled to participate in the Exchange Offer, upon the request of any such
holder, in exchange for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities held by
such holder.
"Public Sale" means any underwritten public offering, made on a
primary basis pursuant to a registration statement filed with, and declared
effective by, the Commission in accordance with the Securities Act.
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"Purchase Amount" means the aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Securities offered to be purchased by the Company pursuant to any
Offer to Purchase (including, if less than 100%, the manner by which such amount
has been determined pursuant to a specified provision of this Indenture
requiring such Offer to Purchase).
"Purchase Date" means the settlement date with respect to any Offer to
Purchase.
"Purchase Money Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness (including,
without limitation, Capital Lease Obligations); provided that the net proceeds
of such Indebtedness are utilized solely for the purpose of financing the cost
(including, without limitation, the cost of design, development, site
acquisition, construction, integration, handset manufacture or acquisition or
microwave relocation) of assets used or usable in a Permitted Business
(including, without limitation, through the acquisition of Capital Stock of an
entity engaged in a Permitted Business).
"Purchase Price" means, with respect to any Offer to Purchase, the
purchase price to be paid by the Company for each $1,000 aggregate principal
amount of Securities accepted for payment (as specified pursuant to this
Indenture).
"Qualified License" means, as of the date of determination, any
License covering or adjacent to any geographical area in respect of which the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary owns, as of the Business Day immediately
prior to such date of determination, at least one other License covering a
substantial portion of such area.
"Qualified Stock" means any Capital Stock of the Company other than
Disqualified Stock.
"Real Property Subsidiary" means TeleCorp Realty L.L.C., Puerto Rico
Acquisition Corp. and/or any other Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company
designated by the Company as a Real Property Subsidiary under the Credit
Agreement.
"Refinance" means refinance, renew, extend, replace or refund; and
"Refinancing" and "Refinanced" have correlative meanings.
"Refinancing Indebtedness" means Indebtedness that is Incurred to
refund, refinance, replace, renew, repay or extend (including pursuant to any
defeasance or discharge mechanism) any Indebtedness of the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary existing on the date of this Indenture or Incurred in
compliance with this Indenture (including Indebtedness of the Company that
Refinances Refinancing Indebtedness); provided, however, that:
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(1) the Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity no earlier
than the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced;
(2) the Refinancing Indebtedness has an Average Life at the time such
Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the
Average Life of the Indebtedness being refinanced;
(3) such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred in an aggregate
principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, an aggregate
issue price) that is equal to or less than the aggregate principal amount
(or if issued with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value)
then outstanding of the Indebtedness being Refinanced plus the amount of
any premium required to be paid in connection with such Refinancing
pursuant to the terms of the Indebtedness being Refinanced or the amount of
any premium reasonably determined by the issuer of such Indebtedness as
necessary to
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accomplish such Refinancing by means of a tender offer, exchange offer or
privately negotiated repurchase, plus the expenses of such issuer
reasonably incurred in connection therewith; and
(4) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is pari passu with the
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Securities, such Refinancing Indebtedness is made pari passu with, or
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subordinate in right of payment to, the Securities, and, if the
Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinate in right of payment to the
Securities, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinate in right of
payment to the Securities on terms no less favorable to the holders of
Securities than those contained in the Indebtedness being Refinanced;
provided further, however, that Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include
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(A) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances
Indebtedness of the Company; or
(B) Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that
Refinances Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"Representative" means the trustee, agent or representative (if any)
for an issue of Senior Indebtedness.
"Restricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company other than
an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"Sale/Leaseback Transaction" means an arrangement relating to property
owned on the date of this Indenture or thereafter acquired by the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary whereby the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers
such property to a Person and the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary leases
it from such Person, other than leases between the Company and a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary or between Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
"Secured Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company secured
by a Lien. "Secured Indebtedness" of the Subsidiary Guarantor has a correlative
meaning.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Security" or "Securities" means any Security or Securities issued
under this Indenture, including any Initial Security or Initial Securities or
any Exchange Security or Exchange Securities or any Private Exchange Security or
Private Exchange Securities issued in exchange therefor in connection with an
Exchange Offer undertaken pursuant to the Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement.
"Securityholder" or "Holder" means the Person in whose name a Security
is registered on the registrar's books.
"Senior Indebtedness" of the Company means the principal of, premium
(if any) and accrued and unpaid interest (including interest accruing on or
after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization of the
Company, regardless of whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is
allowed in such proceedings) on, and fees and other amounts owing in respect of
Bank Indebtedness and all other Indebtedness of the Company, including FCC Debt,
whether outstanding on the date of this Indenture or thereafter Incurred, unless
in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same
is outstanding it is provided that
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such obligations are not superior in right of payment to the Securities;
provided, however, that Senior Indebtedness shall not include:
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(1) any obligation of the Company to any Subsidiary of the Company;
(2) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or
owing by the Company;
(3) any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors
arising in the ordinary course of business (including guarantees thereof or
instruments evidencing such liabilities);
(4) any Indebtedness or obligation of the Company, and any accrued
and unpaid interest in respect thereof, that by its terms is subordinate or
junior in any respect to any other Indebtedness or obligation of the
Company, including any Senior Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company and
any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company;
(5) any obligations with respect to any Capital Stock; or
(6) any Indebtedness Incurred in violation of this Indenture.
"Senior Indebtedness" of any Subsidiary Guarantor has a correlative meaning.
"Senior Subordinated Indebtedness" of the Company means the
Securities, the Discount Notes and any other Indebtedness of the Company that
specifically provides that such Indebtedness is to rank pari passu with the
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Securities in right of payment and is not subordinated by its terms in right of
payment to any Indebtedness or other obligation of the Company which is not
Senior Indebtedness. "Senior Subordinated Indebtedness" of a Subsidiary
Guarantor has a correlative meaning.
"Series A Notes" means the Series A Notes of the Company purchased by
Lucent pursuant to the Lucent Note Purchase Agreement.
"Significant Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be
a "Significant Subsidiary" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under
Regulation S-X promulgated by the Commission.
"Special Purpose Subsidiary" means any Equipment Subsidiary, License
Subsidiary or Real Property Subsidiary.
"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).
"Stockholders' Agreement" means the Stockholders' Agreement dated as
of July 17, 1998, among AT&T Wireless, TWR Cellular, the Cash Equity Investors,
the Management Stockholders and the Company, as such agreement may be amended
from time to time in accordance with the provisions of such agreement, so long
as the terms of any such amendment are no less favorable to the Securityholders
than the terms of the Stockholders' Agreement in effect on the date of this
Indenture.
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"Strategic Equity Investor" means any of the Cash Equity Investors,
any Affiliate thereof, any other Person engaged in a Permitted Business whose
Total Equity Market Capitalization exceeds $500,000,000 or any other Person who
has at least $100,000,000 total funds under management and who has issued an
irrevocable, unconditional commitment to purchase Qualified Stock of the Company
for an aggregate purchase price that does not exceed 20% of the value of the
funds under management by such Person.
"Subordinated Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company or
any Subsidiary Guarantor (whether outstanding on the date of this Indenture or
thereafter Incurred) which is by its terms expressly subordinate or junior in
right of payment to the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantee of such
Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be.
"Subsidiary" of any Person means:
(1) a corporation more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of
which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more
other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more other
Subsidiaries thereof; or
(2) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which such Person,
or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or
more other Subsidiaries thereof, directly or indirectly, has at least a
majority ownership and voting power relating to the policies, management
and affairs thereof.
"Subsidiary Guarantee" means each guarantee of the obligations with
respect to the Securities issued by a Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to the
terms of this Indenture, each such Subsidiary Guarantee having subordination
provisions equivalent to those contained in this Indenture with respect to the
Securities and being substantially in the form prescribed in this Indenture.
"Subsidiary Guarantor" means any Subsidiary of the Company that has
issued a Subsidiary Guarantee.
"System" means, as to any Person, assets constituting a radio
communications system authorized under the rules for wireless communications
services (including any license and the network, marketing, distribution, sales,
customer interface and operations and functions relating thereof) owned and
operated by such Person.
"THC" means TeleCorp Holding Corp., Inc., a Delaware corporation and a
Wholly Owned Subsidiary.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. (S)(S) 77aaa-
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77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this Indenture.
"Total Assets" means the total assets of the Company, as shown on the
most recent quarterly balance sheet of the Company.
"Total Consolidated Indebtedness" means, at any date of determination,
an amount equal to:
(1) the accreted value of all Indebtedness, in the case of any
Indebtedness issued with original issue discount; plus
(2) the principal amount of all Indebtedness, in the case of any
other Indebtedness,
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of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding as of the date of
determination; provided, however, that no amount owing by the Company or any of
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its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Series A Notes outstanding as of
the date of determination shall be included in the determination of Total
Consolidated Indebtedness.
"Total Equity Market Capitalization" of any Person means, as of any
day of determination, the sum of (a) the product of (1) the aggregate number of
outstanding primary shares of common stock of such Person on such day (which
shall not include any options or warrants on, or securities convertible or
exchangeable into, shares of common stock of such Person) multiplied by (2) the
average closing price of such common stock listed on a national securities
exchange or the Nasdaq National Market System over the 20 consecutive Business
Days immediately preceding such day plus (b) the liquidation value of any
outstanding shares of preferred stock of such Person on such day.
"Total Invested Capital" means, as of any date of determination, the
sum of, without duplication:
(1) the total amount of equity contributed to the Company as of March
31, 2000 as set forth on the March 31, 2000 consolidated balance sheet of
the Company; plus
(2) irrevocable, unconditional commitments from any Strategic Equity
Investor to purchase Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified
Stock) within 36 months of the date of issuance of such commitment, but in
any event not later than the Stated Maturity of the Securities; provided,
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however, that such commitments shall exclude commitments related to any
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Investment in any Person incorporated, formed or created for the purpose of
acquiring one or more Qualified Licenses unless such Person shall become a
Restricted Subsidiary; plus
(3) the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from
capital contributions or the issuance or sale of Capital Stock of the
Company (other than Disqualified Stock, but including Qualified Stock
issued upon the conversion of convertible Indebtedness or upon the exercise
of options, warrants or rights to purchase Qualified Stock) subsequent to
the date of this Indenture, other than issuances or sales of Capital Stock
to a Restricted Subsidiary and other than capital contributions from, or
issuances or sales of Capital Stock to, any Strategic Equity Investor in
connection with (a) any Investment in any Person incorporated, formed or
created for the purpose of acquiring one or more Qualified Licenses and (b)
any Investment in any Person engaged in a Permitted Business, unless, in
either case, such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary; provided,
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however, such aggregate net cash proceeds shall exclude any amounts
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included as commitments to purchase Capital Stock in the preceding clause
(2); plus
(4) the Fair Market Value of assets that are used or useful in a
Permitted Business or of the Capital Stock of a Person engaged in a
Permitted Business received by the Company as a capital contribution or in
exchange for Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock)
subsequent to March 31, 2000, other than (x) capital contributions from a
Restricted Subsidiary or issuance or sales of Capital Stock of the Company
to a Restricted Subsidiary or (y) the proceeds from the sale of Qualified
Stock to an employee stock ownership plan or other trust established by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries; plus
(5) the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary from the sale, disposition or repayment of any
Investment made after the date of this Indenture and constituting a
Restricted Payment in an amount equal to the lesser
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of (a) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (b) the
initial amount of such Investment, in either case, less the cost of the
disposition of such Investment; plus
(6) an amount equal to the consolidated Net Investment of the Company
and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any Subsidiary that has been
designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture
upon its redesignation as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with
Section 4.13; plus
(7) cash proceeds from the sale to Lucent of the Series A Notes (less
payments made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to
Series A Notes (other than payments of additional Series A Notes)); plus
(8) Total Consolidated Indebtedness; minus
(9) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments (including any
Designation Amount, but other than a Restricted Payment of the type
referred to in clause (3)(b) of paragraph (c) of Section 4.04) declared or
made on or after the date of this Indenture.
"Trustee" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a
successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.
"Trust Officer" means any officer within the Corporate Trust Office
including any Vice President, Managing Director, Assistant Vice President,
Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer or any other
officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those
performed by any of the above designated officers and also, with respect to a
particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of
such officer's knowledge and familiarity with the particular subject.
"TWR Cellular" means TWR Cellular, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
an Affiliate of AT&T Wireless.
"Uniform Commercial Code" means the New York Uniform Commercial Code
as in effect from time to time.
"Unrestricted Subsidiary" means (1) until Holdings ceases to be a
subsidiary of the Company, Holdings and its Subsidiaries, (2) any Subsidiary of
the Company (other than an Ineligible Subsidiary) designated after the date of
this Indenture as such pursuant to, and in compliance with, Section 4.13 and (3)
any Marketing Affiliate. Any such designation of any Subsidiary of the Company
may be revoked by a resolution of the board of directors of the Company
delivered to the Trustee certifying compliance with Section 4.13, subject to the
provisions of Section 4.13.
"U.S. Government Obligations" means direct obligations (or
certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the
United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for
the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America
is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer's option.
"Voting Stock" of any Person means the Capital Stock of such Person
which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors (or Persons
performing similar functions) of such Person, whether at all times or only so
long as no senior class of securities has such voting power by reason of any
contingency.
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"Wholly Owned Subsidiary" means a Restricted Subsidiary, all of the
outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than
directors' qualifying shares) shall at the time be owned by the Company and/or
by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions.
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Defined in
Term Section
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"Blockage Notice"................................................ 10.03
"Change of Control Offer"........................................ 4.04(b)
"covenant defeasance option"..................................... 8.01(b)
"cross acceleration provision"................................... 6.01
"Designation Amount"............................................. 4.13
"Event of Default"............................................... 6.01
"Guaranteed Obligations"......................................... 11.01
"judgment default provision"..................................... 6.01
"legal defeasance option"........................................ 8.01(b)
"Notice of Default".............................................. 6.01
"pay its guarantee".............................................. 12.03
"pay the Securities"............................................. 10.03
"Paying Agent"................................................... 2.03
"Payment Blockage Period"........................................ 10.03
"protected purchaser"............................................ 2.07
"Registrar"...................................................... 2.03
"Revocation"..................................................... 4.13
"Surviving Entity"............................................... 5.01(a)
SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
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This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the TIA, which are
incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following
TIA terms have the following meanings:
"indenture securities" means the Securities and the Subsidiary
Guarantees.
"indenture security holder" means a Holder or Securityholder.
"indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture.
"indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee.
"obligor" on the indenture securities means the Company, the
Subsidiary Guarantors and any other obligor on the indenture 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
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requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned
to it in accordance with GAAP;
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(3) "or" is not exclusive;
(4) "including" means including without limitation;
(5) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural
include the singular;
(6) unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or
junior to Secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured
Indebtedness;
(7) the principal amount of any noninterest 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;
(8) 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.
ARTICLE 2
The Securities
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SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating. Provisions relating to the Initial
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Securities, the Private Exchange 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) Private Exchange Securities and the Trustee's
certificate of authentication shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit
A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this
Indenture. The Exchange Securities and the Trustee's certificate of
authentication shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B 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 Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is
subject, if any, or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or
endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company). Each Security shall be
dated the date of its authentication. The Securities shall be issuable only in
registered form without interest coupons and only in denominations of $1,000 of
principal amount and integral multiples thereof.
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication. One or more Officers
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shall sign the Securities for the Company 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.
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 shall authenticate and make available for delivery
Securities for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of $450,000,000
and otherwise as set forth in the Appendix.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable
to the Company to authenticate the Securities. Any such appointment shall be
evidenced by an
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instrument signed by a Trust Officer, a copy of which shall be furnished to the
Company. 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 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent. The Company shall maintain
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an office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration of
transfer or for exchange (the "Registrar") and 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
Company may have one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying
agents. The term "Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent, and the
term "Registrar" includes any co-registrars. The Company initially appoints the
Trustee as (i) Registrar and Paying Agent in connection with the Securities and
(ii) the Securities Custodian (as defined in the Appendix) with respect to the
Global Securities (as defined in the Appendix).
The Company shall 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. Any such agreement shall implement the provisions of this
Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the
name and address of any such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar
or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to
appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.07. The Company or any
of its domestically organized Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Registrar or
Paying Agent.
The Company may remove any Registrar or Paying Agent upon written
notice to such Registrar or Paying Agent and to the Trustee; provided, however,
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that no such removal shall become effective until (1) acceptance of an
appointment by a successor as evidenced by an appropriate agreement entered into
by the Company and such successor Registrar or Paying Agent, as the case may be,
and delivered to the Trustee or (2) notification to the Trustee that the Company
or the Trustee shall serve as Registrar or Paying Agent until the appointment of
a successor in accordance with clause (1) above. The Registrar or Paying Agent
may resign at any time upon written notice; provided, however, that the Trustee
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may resign as Registrar or Paying Agent only if the Trustee also resigns as
Trustee in accordance with Section 7.08.
SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust. Prior to each due
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date of the principal and interest on any Security, the Company shall deposit
with the Paying Agent (or if the Company or a 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 then so becoming
due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Company or the
Trustee) to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the
benefit of Securityholders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for
the payment of principal of or interest on the Securities and shall notify the
Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. If the Company
or a Subsidiary of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the
money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The
Company 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 the Paying Agent. Upon
complying with this Section, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability
for the money delivered to the Trustee
SECTION 2.05. Securityholder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as
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current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it
of the names and addresses of Securityholders. If the Trustee is not the
Registrar, the Company 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
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and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and
addresses of Securityholders.
SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange. The Securities shall be issued
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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 the requirements of
Section 8-401(a)(l) of the Uniform Commercial Code 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 Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate Securities (in the form of Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as
appropriate) at the Registrar's request. The Company 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 2.06. The
Company 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 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 Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee, the Paying Agent
and the Registrar will 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 Company,
any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, or the Registrar shall
be affected by notice to the contrary.
Any Holder of a Global Security shall, by acceptance of such Global
Security, agree that transfers of beneficial interest in such Global Security
may be effected only through a book-entry system maintained by (i) the Holder of
such Global Security (or its agent) or (ii) 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.
All Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the
terms of this Indenture will evidence the same debt and will be entitled to the
same benefits under this Indenture as the Securities surrendered upon such
transfer or exchange.
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Securities. If a mutilated Security is
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surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Security claims that the
Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company 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 (i)
satisfies the Company and 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, (ii) makes such
request to the Company 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 (iii) satisfies any other reasonable requirements
of the Trustee. If required by the Company or the Trustee, such Holder shall
furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Company and the
Trustee to protect the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar
from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced. The Company
and the Trustee may charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a
Security. In the event any such mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken
Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its
discretion may pay such Security instead of issuing a new Security in
replacement thereof.
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Every replacement Security is an additional obligation of the Company.
The provisions of this Section 2.07 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 2.08. Outstanding Securities. Securities outstanding at any
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time are all Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled
by it, those delivered to it for cancelation and those described in this Section
2.08 as not outstanding. Subject to Section 14.06, a Security does not cease to
be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the
Security.
If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be
outstanding unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to
them that the replaced Security is held by a protected purchaser.
If the 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 and liquidated damages payable on that date with
respect to the Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or maturing, as
the case may be, and the Paying Agent is not prohibited from paying such money
to the Securityholders 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.
SECTION 2.09. Temporary Securities. In the event that Definitive
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Securities (as defined in the Appendix) are to be issued under the terms of this
Indenture, until such Definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company
may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary
Securities shall be substantially in the form of Definitive Securities but may
have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Securities.
Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall
authenticate Definitive Securities and deliver them in exchange for temporary
Securities upon surrender of such temporary Securities at the office or agency
of the Company, without charge to the Holder.
SECTION 2.10. Cancelation. The Company at any time may deliver
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Securities to the Trustee for cancelation. The Registrar and the 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
cancelation and deliver canceled Securities to the Company pursuant to written
direction by an Officer. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace
Securities it has redeemed, paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancelation.
The Trustee shall not authenticate Securities in place of canceled Securities
other than pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
SECTION 2.11. Defaulted Interest. If the Company defaults in a
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payment of interest on the Securities, the Company shall pay the defaulted
interest (plus interest on such defaulted interest to the extent lawful) in any
lawful manner. The Company may pay the defaulted interest to the Persons who are
Securityholders on a subsequent special record date. The Company 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 Securityholder a notice that states the special record date, the
payment date and the amount of defaulted interest to be paid.
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SECTION 2.12. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the Securities
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may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall
use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption solely as a convenience to Holders;
provided, however, that any such notice may state that (i) none of the Company,
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any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee or the Paying Agent shall be responsible
for selection or use of such CUSIP numbers, (ii) no representation is made as to
the correctness of such CUSIP numbers either as printed on the Securities or as
contained in any notice of a redemption and (iii) reliance may be placed only on
the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such
redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.
ARTICLE 3
Redemption
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SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee. If the Company elects to redeem
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Securities pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Securities, it shall notify the
Trustee in writing of the redemption date and the principal amount of Securities
to be redeemed.
The Company shall give each notice to the Trustee provided for in this
Section 3.01 at least 60 days before the redemption date unless the Trustee
consents to a shorter period. Such notice shall be accompanied by an Officers'
Certificate (which Officers' Certificate shall comply with the requirements of
Section 14.04(1) and 14.05) and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel
shall comply with the requirements of Section 14.04(2) and 14.05) from the
Company 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 3.02. Selection of Securities To Be Redeemed. If fewer than
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all the Securities are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Securities
to be redeemed pro rata or by lot or by a method that complies with applicable
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legal and securities exchange requirements, if any, and that the Trustee in its
sole discretion shall deem to be fair and appropriate and in accordance with
methods generally used at the time of selection by fiduciaries in similar
circumstances. The Trustee shall make the selection from outstanding Securities
not previously called for redemption. The Trustee may select for redemption
portions of the principal amount of Securities that have denominations larger
than $1,000. Securities and portions thereof the Trustee selects shall be in
amounts of $1,000 of principal amount or a whole multiple of $1,000 thereof.
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 3.03. Notice of Redemption. At least 30 days but not more
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than 60 days before a date for redemption of Securities, the Company shall mail
a notice of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder of Securities to be
redeemed at such Holder's registered address.
The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall
state:
(1) the redemption date;
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(2) the redemption price and the amount of accrued interest to the
redemption date;
(3) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(4) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the
Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
(5) if fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be redeemed,
the certificate numbers of certificated securities and principal amounts
of the particular Securities to be redeemed;
(6) that, unless the Company 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;
(7) the CUSIP number, if any, printed on the Securities being
redeemed; and
(8) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy
of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the
Securities.
At the Company's written request, the Trustee shall give the notice of
redemption in the Company's name and at the Company's expense. In such event,
the Company shall provide the Trustee with the information required by this
Section.
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of
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redemption is mailed, Securities called for redemption become due and payable on
the redemption date and at the redemption price stated in the notice. Upon
surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the redemption
price stated in the notice, plus accrued interest and liquidated damages, if
any, to the redemption date; provided, however, that if the redemption date is
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after a regular record date and on or prior to the interest payment date, the
accrued interest shall be payable to the Securityholder 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 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to 10:00 a.m. on
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the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the
Company or a Subsidiary is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust)
money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest and
liquidated damages (if any) on all Securities to be redeemed on that date other
than Securities or portions of Securities called for redemption that have been
delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancelation. On and after the
redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on Securities or portions thereof
called for redemption so long as the Company has deposited with the Paying Agent
funds sufficient to pay the principal of, plus accrued and unpaid interest and
liquidated damages (if any) on, the Securities to be redeemed.
SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of a
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Security that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate for the Holder (at the Company's expense) a new Security
equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.
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ARTICLE 4
Covenants
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SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities. The Company shall promptly pay
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the principal of and interest on the Securities on the dates and in the manner
provided in the Securities and in this Indenture. Principal and interest shall
be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying
Agent holds in accordance with this Indenture 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 Securityholders on that
date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
The Company 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 to the extent lawful.
SECTION 4.02. Provision of Financial Information. (a) Whether or not
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required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, so long as any
Securities are outstanding, the Company shall furnish to the holders of
Securities:
(1) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be
required to be contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and
10-K if the Company were required to file such forms, including a section
entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" that describes the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries and, with
respect to annual information only, a report thereon by the Company's
certified independent accountants; and
(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the
Commission on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports,
in each case within the time period specified in the Commission's rules and
regulations; and
(3) all quarterly and annual balance sheet, income statement and cash
flow financial information required to be furnished pursuant to Sections
4.02(a)(1) and 4.02(a)(2), adjusted to exclude the operations of Tritel,
Inc. and its subsidiaries and all adjustments related to the Merger other
than the AT&T Wireless Services Contribution and the AT&T Wireless Exchange
(in each case allocable to the Company).
(b) Following the consummation of the Exchange Offer contemplated by
the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, whether or not required by the
rules and regulations of the Commission, the Company shall file a copy of all
such information and reports specified in Sections 4.02(a)(1) and 4.02(a)(2)
with the Commission for public availability within the time periods specified in
the Commission's rules and regulations (unless the Commission will not accept
such a filing) and make such information available to prospective investors upon
request. In addition, the Company shall, for so long as any Securities remain
outstanding, furnish to the holders of Securities, upon request, the information
required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
The Company shall also comply with Section 314(a) of the TIA.
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SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness. (a) The
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Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,
directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired
Indebtedness), except:
(1) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor if,
immediately after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness and
the receipt and application of the net proceeds therefrom (including,
without limitation, the application or use of the net proceeds therefrom to
repay Indebtedness, consummate an Asset Acquisition or make any Restricted
Payment):
(a) the ratio of (x) Total Consolidated Indebtedness to (y)
Annualized Pro Forma Consolidated Operating Cash Flow would be less
than: 7.0 to 1.0; or
(b) in the case of any Incurrence of Indebtedness prior to April
1, 2005 only, Total Consolidated Indebtedness would be equal to or
less than 75% of Total Invested Capital;
(2) Bank Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000,000 at any time
outstanding;
(3) Purchase Money Indebtedness;
(4) Indebtedness owed by the Company to any Restricted Subsidiary or
Indebtedness owed by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or another
Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that, upon either (a) the
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transfer or other disposition by such Restricted Subsidiary or the Company
of any Indebtedness so permitted under this clause (4) to a Person other
than the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary or (b) the issuance
(other than of directors' qualifying shares), sale, transfer or other
disposition of shares of Capital Stock or other ownership interests
(including by consolidation or merger) of such Restricted Subsidiary to a
Person other than the Company or another such Restricted Subsidiary, the
exception provided by this clause (4) shall no longer be applicable to such
Indebtedness and such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been Incurred at
the time of any such issuance, sale, transfer or other disposition, as the
case may be;
(5) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under any
Hedging Agreement to the extent entered into to protect the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary from fluctuations in interest rates on any other
Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture (including the Securities),
currency exchange rates or commodity prices and not for speculative
purposes;
(6) Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to Refinance any Indebtedness
Incurred under the prior clause (1) or (3) above, or (13) below, the
Discount Notes, guarantees of the Discount Notes, the Securities, the
Subsidiary Guarantees, Indebtedness existing on the date of this Indenture,
or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Refinancing Indebtedness
Incurred pursuant to this clause (6);
(7) Indebtedness of the Company under the Securities and Indebtedness
of the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Subsidiary Guarantees, in each case
Incurred in accordance with this Indenture;
(8) Capital Lease Obligations of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the greater of
$50,000,000 or 5.0% of Total Assets at any time outstanding;
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(9) FCC Debt assumed in connection with any acquisition after the date
of this Indenture;
(10) Indebtedness incurred in connection with the Merger Agreement
(including the AT&T Wireless Services Contribution, the AT&T Wireless
Exchange and the acquisitions relating to Indus, Inc., Airadigm
Communications, Inc., Polycell Communications, Inc., ABC Wireless, L.L.C.
and Clinton Communications, Inc.) not in excess of $135,000,000 at any time
outstanding;
(11) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
consisting of a guarantee of Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary that was permitted to be Incurred by another provision of this
Section 4.03;
(12) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in
respect of statutory obligations, performance, surety or appeal bonds or
other obligations of a like nature Incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
(13) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary existing at the time such
Restricted Subsidiary was acquired by the Company (other than Indebtedness
Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, the transaction or
series of related transactions pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary
was acquired by the Company); provided, however, that on the date such
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Restricted Subsidiary is acquired by the Company, the Company would have
been able to Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to clause (1)
above after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness pursuant
to this clause (13) and the acquisition of such Restricted Subsidiary; and
(14) Indebtedness of the Company not otherwise permitted to be
Incurred pursuant to clauses (1) through (13) above which, together with
any other outstanding Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (14),
has an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $75,000,000 at any time
outstanding.
(b) Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes
a Restricted Subsidiary or which is secured by a Lien on an asset acquired by
the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (whether or not such Indebtedness is
assumed by the acquiring person) shall be deemed Incurred at the time the Person
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time of the asset acquisition, as the
case may be.
(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.03:
(1) in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of
more than one of the categories of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to
clauses (1) through (14) above, the Company shall, in its sole discretion,
be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness in any manner that
complies with this Section 4.03 and may from time to time reclassify such
items of Indebtedness in any manner that would comply with this Section
4.03 at the time of such reclassification;
(2) Indebtedness permitted by this Section 4.03 need not be permitted
solely by reference to one provision permitting such Indebtedness but may
be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other
provisions of this Section 4.03 permitting such Indebtedness;
(3) in the event that Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than
one of the types of Indebtedness described in this Section 4.03, the
Company, in its sole discretion,
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shall classify such Indebtedness and only be required to include the amount
of such Indebtedness in one of such clauses; and
(4) accrual of interest (including interest paid-in-kind) and the
accretion of accreted value shall not be deemed to be an Incurrence of
Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.03.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.03:
(1) the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary may Incur pursuant to this Section 4.03 shall not be
deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange
rates of currencies; and
(2) Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to the Credit Agreement prior to or
on the date of this Indenture shall be treated as Incurred pursuant to
clause (2) of paragraph (a) of this Section 4.03.
SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Restricted Payments. (a) The Company
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shall not, and shall not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly
or indirectly, on or prior to June 30, 2003;
(1) declare or pay any dividend, or make any distribution of any kind
or character (whether in cash, property or securities), in respect of any
class of Capital Stock of the Company, excluding any dividends or
distributions payable solely in shares of Qualified Stock of the Company or
in options, warrants or other rights to acquire Qualified Stock of the
Company;
(2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any
shares of Capital Stock of the Company, any options, warrants or rights to
purchase or acquire such shares or any securities convertible or
exchangeable into such shares (other than any such shares of Capital Stock,
options, warrants, rights or securities that are owned by the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary);
(3) make any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) in any
Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; or
(4) redeem, defease, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire or retire
for value, prior to its scheduled maturity, repayment or any sinking fund
payment, Subordinated Indebtedness or make any payment of interest or
premium on, or distribution of any kind or character (whether in cash,
property or securities) in respect of, the Series A Notes, excluding
payments of interest or distributions payable solely in additional Series A
Notes,
each of the transactions described in clauses (1) through (4) (other than any
exception to any such clause) being a "Restricted Payment"; and at any time
after June 30, 2003, the Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any
Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make a Restricted Payment if,
at the time thereof:
(A) a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing at the time of or after giving effect to such Restricted
Payment;
(B) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the
Company could not Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant
to clause (1) of Section 4.03; and
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(C) immediately upon giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the
aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments declared or made on or after
the date of this Indenture (including any Designation Amount) exceeds the
sum (without duplication) of:
(1) the amount of (x) the Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company
after June 30, 2003, through the end of the latest full fiscal quarter
for which consolidated financial statements of the Company are
available preceding the date of such Restricted Payment (treated as a
single accounting period), less (y) 150% of the cumulative
Consolidated Interest Expense of the Company after June 30, 2003,
through the end of the latest full fiscal quarter for which
consolidated financial statements of the Company are available
preceding the date of such Restricted Payment (treated as a single
accounting period); plus
(2) the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company as a
capital contribution in respect of Qualified Stock or from the
proceeds of a sale of Qualified Stock made after the date of this
Indenture (excluding in each case (x) the proceeds from a sale of
Qualified Stock to a Restricted Subsidiary and (y) the proceeds from a
sale of Qualified Stock to an employee stock ownership plan or other
trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries); plus
(3) the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary from the sale, disposition or repayment
(other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) of any
Investment made after the date of this Indenture and constituting a
Restricted Payment in an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the return
of capital with respect to such Investment and (y) the initial amount
of such Investment, in either case, less the cost of disposition of
such Investment; plus
(4) an amount equal to the consolidated Net Investment on the
date of Revocation made by the Company and/or any Restricted
Subsidiary in any Subsidiary of the Company that has been designated
as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture upon
its redesignation as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with
Section 4.13.
(b) For purposes of:
(1) the preceding clause (a)(C)(2), the value of the aggregate net
cash proceeds received by the Company from, or as a capital contribution in
connection with, the issuance of Qualified Stock either upon the conversion
of convertible Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or in exchange for outstanding Indebtedness of the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or upon the exercise of options,
warrants or rights shall be the net cash proceeds received by the Company
or any Restricted Subsidiary upon the issuance of such Indebtedness,
options, warrants or rights plus the incremental amount received by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon the conversion, exchange or
exercise thereof;
(2) the preceding clause (a)(C)(4), the value of the consolidated Net
Investment on the date of Revocation shall be equal to the Fair Market
Value of the aggregate amount of the Company's and/or any Restricted
Subsidiary's Investments in such Subsidiary of the Company on the
applicable date of Designation; and
(3) determining the amount expended for Restricted Payments, cash
distributed shall be valued at the face amount thereof and property other
than cash shall be valued at
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its Fair Market Value on the date such Restricted Payment is made by the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be.
(c) The provisions of this Section 4.04 shall not prohibit:
(1) the payment of any dividend or distribution within 60 days after
the date of declaration thereof, if at such date of declaration such
payment would comply with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing, the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of
any Capital Stock of the Company out of the net cash proceeds of the
substantially concurrent capital contribution to the Company in connection
with Qualified Stock or out of the net cash proceeds received by the
Company from the substantially concurrent issue or sale (other than to a
Restricted Subsidiary or to an employee stock ownership plan or other trust
established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) of Qualified Stock;
provided that any such net cash proceeds shall be excluded from clause
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(a)(C)(2);
(3) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing, the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other
acquisition of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company made by exchange
for or conversion into, or out of the net cash proceeds received by the
Company, or out of a capital contribution to the Company in connection with
a substantially concurrent issue and sale (other than to a Restricted
Subsidiary) of, (a) Qualified Stock (provided that (x) any such net cash
proceeds are excluded from clause (a)(C)(2), and (y) such proceeds, if from
a sale other than a Public Sale, are not applied to optionally redeem
Securities on or prior to June 30, 2003) or (b) other Subordinated
Indebtedness of the Company that has an Average Life equal to or greater
than the Average Life of the Subordinated Indebtedness being purchased,
redeemed, retired, defeased or otherwise acquired and that is subordinated
in right of payment to the Securities at least to the same extent as the
Subordinated Indebtedness being purchased, redeemed, retired, defeased or
otherwise acquired;
(4) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing, the making of a direct or indirect Investment constituting a
Restricted Payment in an amount not to exceed the amount of the net cash
proceeds of capital contributions in respect of Qualified Stock or from the
issue or sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of Qualified Stock of
the Company, in each case made no more than one year prior to the date of
such investment; provided that (a) any such net cash proceeds are excluded
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from clause (a)(C)(2), and (b) such proceeds, if from a sale other than a
Public Sale, are not applied to optionally redeem Securities on or prior to
June 30, 2003;
(5) prior to the consummation of the Merger, so long as no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and so long as,
immediately after giving effect to such Investment, the Company could Incur
at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to clause (1) of Section
4.03, the making by the Company of a direct or indirect Investment
constituting a Restricted Payment in any Person incorporated, formed or
created for the purpose of acquiring one or more Qualified Licenses through
participation in any auction or reauction of Licenses conducted by the FCC,
in an amount not to exceed $150,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided
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that (a) such Person shall qualify as an "entrepreneur" under the
Communications Act in the case of any proposed acquisition of Qualified
Licenses through participation in any auction or reauction of C-Block
Licenses or F-Block Licenses conducted by the FCC, and (b) the Company
shall have received, prior to making such Investment, from one or
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more Strategic Equity Investors, irrevocable, unconditional commitments to
purchase Qualified Stock of the Company, (i) at the earliest to occur of
(A) the date that is 30 days after the date on which such Person acquires
any such Qualified Licenses, (B) the date that is 30 days after the date on
which such Person withdraws from such auction or reauction, (C) the date
that is 30 days after the date the FCC terminates such auction or reauction
and (D) the date that is 180 days after the date on which any amounts were
deposited by or on behalf of such Person in escrow with the FCC in
connection with such proposed acquisition of Qualified Licenses, and (ii)
in an amount not less than the amount of such Investment (plus the amount
of all fees, expenses and other costs incurred in connection with such
participation); provided further that if at any time the aggregate net cash
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proceeds paid to the Company by such Strategic Equity Investors shall
exceed the amount of such Investment plus all fees, expenses and other
costs incurred in connection with such participation (a) such commitments
may terminate in accordance with their terms to the extent, but only to the
extent, of such excess and (b) the Company may rescind all or a portion of
the payments made by the Strategic Equity Investors for such Qualified
Stock and redeem all or a portion of such Qualified Stock in an amount not
greater than such excess; provided further that such proceeds are not
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applied to optionally redeem the Securities prior to June 30, 2003; or
(6) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement for value
of any Capital Stock of the Company held by any member of management of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity
subscription agreement, stock option agreement, restricted stock agreement
or other similar agreement; provided that (a) the aggregate amount of such
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dividends or distributions shall not exceed $10,000,000 in any twelve-month
period, (b) any unused amount in any twelve-month period may be carried
forward to one or more future twelve-month periods and (c) the aggregate of
all unused amounts that may be carried forward to any future twelve-month
period shall not exceed $20,000,000.
(7) provided the Merger has occurred, payments to Holdings to
reimburse Holdings for its out-of-pocket operating and administrative
expenses attributable to the Company, provided this reimbursement shall not
exceed $10,000,000 in any fiscal year;
(8) provided the Merger has occurred, payments to Holdings pursuant to
a tax sharing agreement so long as such payments in the aggregate do not
exceed the lesser of (A) the aggregate amount of taxes that would be
payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries if they were filing on a
separate return basis as a consolidated entity and (B) the aggregate amount
of taxes paid by Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries;
(9) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to
applicable law in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of
assets that complies with the provisions of this Indenture applicable to
mergers, consolidations and transfers of all or substantially all of the
property and assets of the Company;
(10) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for
value of the Company's Capital Stock to the extent necessary in the good
faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company evidenced by a
board resolution delivered to the Trustee to prevent the loss or secure the
renewal or reinstatement of any material license or franchise held by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from any government agency; provided
that no Capital Stock shall be repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired
from any Permitted Holder pursuant to this clause (10);
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(11) the repurchase of Indebtedness subordinated to the Securities at
a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount thereof
(plus accrued and unpaid interest) pursuant to a mandatory offer to
repurchase made upon the occurrence of a Change of Control; provided that
the Company first make an Offer to Purchase the Securities (and repurchase
all tendered notes) under this Indenture pursuant to the provisions of
Section 4.08 of this Indenture; or
(12) loans to the Management Stockholders to fund the purchase of up
to 10,490 shares of Holdings' class E common stock.
(d) Restricted Payments made pursuant to clauses (1), (5), (6), (7),
(9) and (11) of paragraph (c) shall be included in making the determination of
available amounts under clause (C) of paragraph (a) and Restricted Payments made
pursuant to clauses (2), (3), (4), (8), (10) and (12) of paragraph (c) shall not
be included in making the determination of available amounts under clause (C) of
paragraph (a).
SECTION 4.05. Limitation on Restrictions Affecting Restricted
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Subsidiaries. The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any
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Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or
suffer to exist any consensual encumbrances or restrictions of any kind on the
ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
(1) pay, directly or indirectly, dividends, in cash or otherwise, or
make any other distributions in respect of its Capital Stock or pay any
Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Company or any other
Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) make any Investment in the Company or any other Restricted
Subsidiary; or
(3) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other
Restricted Subsidiary,
except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(A) any agreement in effect on the date of this Indenture as any such
agreement is in effect on such date;
(B) any agreement relating to any Indebtedness Incurred by such
Restricted Subsidiary prior to the date on which such Restricted Subsidiary
was acquired by the Company and outstanding on such date and not Incurred
in anticipation or contemplation of becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;
provided, however, that such encumbrance or restriction shall not apply to
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any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other
than such Restricted Subsidiary;
(C) customary provisions contained in an agreement which has been
entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the
Capital Stock or assets of a Restricted Subsidiary;
provided, however, that such encumbrance or restriction is applicable only
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to such Restricted Subsidiary or its property and assets;
(D) any agreement effecting a Refinancing or amendment of Indebtedness
Incurred pursuant to any agreement referred to in clause (A) or (B) above;
provided, however, that the provisions contained in such Refinancing or
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amendment agreement relating to such encumbrance or restriction are no more
restrictive in any material respect
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than the provisions contained in the agreement that is the subject thereof
in the reasonable judgment of the board of directors of the Company;
(E) this Indenture;
(F) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(G) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any
lease governing any leasehold interest of any Restricted Subsidiary;
(H) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary
course of business that impose restrictions of the type referred to in
clause (3) of this Section 4.05; and
(I) restrictions of the type referred to in clause (3) of this Section
4.05 contained in security agreements securing Indebtedness of a Restricted
Subsidiary to the extent that such Liens restrict the transfer of property
subject to such agreements.
SECTION 4.06. Limitation on Certain Asset Dispositions. (a) The
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Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,
directly or indirectly, make any Asset Disposition unless:
(1) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be,
receives consideration for such Asset Disposition at least equal to the
Fair Market Value of the assets sold or disposed of as determined by the
board of directors of the Company in good faith and evidenced by a
resolution of such board of directors filed with the Trustee;
(2) other than in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, not less than
75% of the consideration received by the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary from the disposition consists of:
(A) cash or Cash Equivalents;
(B) the assumption of Indebtedness (other than non-recourse
Indebtedness or any Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary or other obligations relating to such assets
(accompanied by an irrevocable and unconditional release of the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from all liability on the
Indebtedness or other obligations assumed); or
(C) notes, other obligations or common stock received by the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are
converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or
Cash Equivalents concurrently with the receipt of such notes or other
obligations (to the extent of the cash actually received by the
Company); and
(3) all Net Available Proceeds, less any amounts invested within 365
days of such Asset Disposition to acquire all or substantially all of the
assets of, or a majority of the Voting Stock of, an entity primarily
engaged in a Permitted Business, to make a capital expenditure or to
acquire other long-term assets that are used or useful in a Permitted
Business, are applied, on or prior to the 365th day after such Asset
Disposition, unless and to the extent that the Company shall determine to
make an Offer to Purchase, to the permanent reduction and prepayment of any
Senior Indebtedness of the Company then outstanding (including a permanent
reduction of the commitments in respect thereof).
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(b) Any Net Available Proceeds from any Asset Disposition which is
subject to the immediately preceding sentence that are not applied as provided
in the immediately preceding sentence shall be used promptly after the
expiration of the 365th day after such Asset Disposition (or earlier if the
Company so elects) to make an Offer to Purchase outstanding Securities at a
purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount on the Purchase
Date, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Purchase Date; provided, however,
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that if the Company elects (or is required by the terms of any other Senior
Subordinated Indebtedness) an offer may be made ratably to purchase the
Securities and such other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company may defer making any Offer to Purchase outstanding
Securities (and any offer to purchase other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness
ratably) until there are aggregate unutilized Net Available Proceeds from Asset
Dispositions otherwise subject to the two immediately preceding sentences equal
to or in excess of $15,000,000 (at which time the entire unutilized Net
Available Proceeds from Asset Dispositions otherwise subject to the two
immediately preceding sentences, and not just the amount in excess of
$15,000,000, shall be applied as required pursuant to this paragraph). Any
remaining Net Available Proceeds following the completion of the required Offer
to Purchase (and any offer to purchase other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness
ratably) may be used by the Company for any other purpose (subject to the other
provisions of this Indenture), and the amount of Net Available Proceeds then
required to be otherwise applied in accordance with this Section 4.06 shall be
reset to zero. These provisions shall not apply to a transaction consummated in
compliance with the provisions of Section 5.01.
(c) Pending application as set forth above, the Net Available
Proceeds of any Asset Disposition may be invested in cash or Cash Equivalents or
used to reduce temporarily Indebtedness outstanding under any revolving credit
agreement to which the Company is a party and pursuant to which it has Incurred
Indebtedness.
(d) The Company 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 4.06. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or
regulations conflict with provisions of this Section 4.06, the Company shall be
required to comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall
not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.06 by virtue
thereof.
SECTION 4.07. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates. (a) The
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Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,
directly or indirectly, conduct any business or enter into, renew or extend any
transaction with any of their respective Affiliates, including, without
limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property, the rendering of
any service or the making of any guarantee, loan, advance or Investment, either
directly or indirectly, unless the terms of such transaction are at least as
favorable as the terms that could be obtained at such time by the Company or
such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in a comparable transaction made
on an arm's-length basis with a Person that is not such an Affiliate; provided,
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however, that:
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(1) in any transaction involving aggregate consideration in excess of
$10,000,000, the Company shall deliver an Officers' Certificate to the
Trustee stating that a majority of the disinterested directors of the board
of directors of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may
be, have determined, in their good faith judgment, that the terms of such
transaction are at least as favorable as the terms that could be obtained
by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in a
comparable transaction made on an arm's-length basis between unaffiliated
parties; and
(2) if the aggregate consideration is in excess of $25,000,000, the
Company shall also deliver to the Trustee, prior to the consummation of the
transaction, the favorable
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written opinion of a nationally recognized accounting, appraisal or
investment banking firm as to the fairness of the transaction to the
holders of the Securities, from a financial point of view; provided,
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however, that the requirements set forth in this clause (2) shall not apply
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in the case of exchanges of licenses and related assets between the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries and AT&T Corp. and any of its Subsidiaries so
long as the Fair Market Value of licenses and related assets exchanged by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall not exceed $50,000,000.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions set forth in this
Section 4.07 shall not apply to:
(1) transactions between or among the Company and/or any Restricted
Subsidiaries;
(2) any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment permitted by
Section 4.04;
(3) directors' fees, indemnification and similar arrangements,
officers' indemnification, employment agreements, employee stock option or
employee benefit plans and employee salaries and bonuses paid or created in
the ordinary course of business;
(4) any transactions pursuant to agreements existing on the date of
this Indenture and described in the offering memorandum dated July 11 on
terms substantially consistent with those set forth in such offering
memorandum;
(5) transactions with AT&T or any of its Affiliates relating to the
marketing or provision of telecommunication services or related hardware,
software or equipment on terms that are no less favorable (when taken as a
whole) to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, than
those available from unaffiliated third parties;
(6) transactions involving the leasing or sharing or other use by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of communications network facilities
(including, without limitation, cable or fiber lines, equipment or
transmission capacity) of any Affiliate of the Company (such Affiliate
being a "Related Party") on terms that are no less favorable (when taken as
a whole) to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, than
those available from such Related Party to unaffiliated third parties;
(7) transactions involving the provision of telecommunication services
by a Related Party in the ordinary course of its business to the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary, or by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
to a Related Party, on terms that are no less favorable (when taken as a
whole) to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, than
those available from such Related Party to unaffiliated third parties;
(8) any sales agency agreements pursuant to which an Affiliate has the
right to market any or all of the products or services of the Company or
any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(9) transactions involving the sale, transfer or other disposition of
any shares of Capital Stock of any Marketing Affiliate; provided that such
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Marketing Affiliate is not engaged in any activity other than the
registration, holding, maintenance or protection of trademarks and the
licensing thereof; and
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(10) customary commercial banking, investment banking, underwriting,
placement agent or financial advisory fees paid in connection with services
rendered to the Company and its subsidiaries in the ordinary course.
SECTION 4.08. Change of Control. (a) Upon the occurrence of a
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Change of Control, each holder of Securities shall have the right to require 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 on the Purchase Date, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Purchase Date (subject to the right
of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the
relevant interest payment date).
(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall
be required to mail a notice to each holder of Securities, with a copy to the
Trustee (the "Change of Control Offer"), stating that the Company is commencing
an Offer to Purchase all outstanding Securities at a purchase price in cash
equal to 101% of the principal amount on the Purchase Date, plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the Purchase Date (subject to the right of holders
of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date).
(c) The Company 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 this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer
made by the Company. The Company's obligation to make a Change of Control Offer
will be reinstated unless such third party purchases all Securities validly
tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer in accordance with
its terms.
(d) The Company shall be required to 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 4.08. To the extent that the provisions of
any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Section
4.08, the Company shall be required to 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.
(e) In the event that, at the time of a 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
holders of Securities as provided in the immediately following paragraph, but in
any event within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall be
required to:
(1) repay in full all Bank Indebtedness; or
(2) obtain the requisite consent under the agreements governing such
Bank Indebtedness to permit the repurchase of the Securities as required by
this Section 4.08.
SECTION 4.09. Compliance Certificate. The Company shall deliver to
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the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company an
Officers' Certificate stating that in the course of the performance by the
signers of their duties as Officers of the Company 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 Company is taking or proposes to take
with respect thereto. The Company also shall comply with Section 314(a)(4) of
the TIA (including the making of all representations and warranties mandated
thereby).
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SECTION 4.10. Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the
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Trustee, the Company 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 Subsidiary Guarantors. The Company shall cause
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(1) each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that Incurs Indebtedness and (2) each
Foreign Restricted Subsidiary that Incurs Material Indebtedness to become a
Subsidiary Guarantor, and, if applicable, execute and deliver to the Trustee a
supplemental indenture in the form set forth in Exhibit C pursuant to which such
Restricted Subsidiary will guarantee payment of the Securities; provided that
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the Company shall not cause any Special Purpose Subsidiary to become a
Subsidiary Guarantor unless such Special Purpose Subsidiary Incurs Indebtedness
other than Indebtedness in respect of the Credit Agreement (or any Refinancing
Indebtedness Incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness) or FCC Debt; provided
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further that in the event that a Subsidiary Guarantor no longer has outstanding,
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other than the Subsidiary Guarantee, any Indebtedness (in the case of a Domestic
Restricted Subsidiary) or Material Indebtedness (in the case of a Foreign
Restricted Subsidiary), the Subsidiary Guarantee of that Subsidiary Guarantor
shall terminate. Each Subsidiary Guarantee will be limited to an amount not to
exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed by that Restricted Subsidiary
without rendering the Subsidiary Guarantee, as it relates to such Restricted
Subsidiary, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or
fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
SECTION 4.12. Limitation on Activities of the Company and the
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Restricted Subsidiaries. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any
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Restricted Subsidiary to, engage in any business other than a Permitted
Business, except to such extent as is not material to the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
SECTION 4.13. Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted
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Subsidiaries. (a) The Company may designate any Subsidiary of the Company
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(other than an Ineligible Subsidiary) as an "Unrestricted Subsidiary" under this
Indenture (a "Designation") only if:
(1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing at the time of or after giving effect to such Designation;
(2) the Company would be permitted under this Indenture to make an
Investment at the time of Designation (assuming the effectiveness of such
Designation) in an amount (the "Designation Amount") equal to the Fair
Market Value of the aggregate amount of its Investments in such Subsidiary
on such date; and
(3) except in the case of a Subsidiary of the Company in which an
Investment is being made pursuant to, and as permitted by, paragraph (c) of
Section 4.04, the Company would be permitted to Incur $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to clause (a)(1) of Section 4.03 at the time of
Designation (assuming the effectiveness of such Designation).
(b) In the event of any such Designation, the Company shall be deemed
to have made an Investment constituting a Restricted Payment pursuant to Section
4.04 for all purposes of this Indenture in the Designation Amount.
(c) The Company may revoke any Designation of a Subsidiary as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary (a "Revocation"), whereupon such Subsidiary shall then
constitute a Restricted Subsidiary, if no Default shall have occurred and be
continuing at the time of and after giving effect to such Revocation. In the
event of any such Revocation, the Company shall be deemed to continue to have a
permanent Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary constituting a
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Restricted Payment pursuant Section 4.04 for all purposes under this Indenture
in an amount (if positive) equal to:
(1) the Fair Market Value of the aggregate amount of the Company's
Investments in such Subsidiary at the time of such Revocation; less
(2) the portion (proportionate to the Company's equity interest in
such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such
Subsidiary at the time of such Revocation.
(d) All Designations and Revocations must be evidenced by a
resolution of the board of directors of the Company delivered to the Trustee
certifying compliance with the foregoing provisions.
SECTION 4.14. Limitation on Layered Indebtedness. The Company shall
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not:
(1) directly or indirectly Incur any Indebtedness that by its terms
would expressly rank senior in right of payment to the Securities and rank
subordinate in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company;
or
(2) cause or permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, and no Subsidiary
Guarantor shall, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness that by its
terms would expressly rank senior in right of payment to the Subsidiary
Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor and rank subordinate in right of
payment to any other Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor;
provided that no Indebtedness shall be deemed to be subordinated solely by
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virtue of being unsecured.
ARTICLE 5
Successor Company
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SECTION 5.01. Merger, Consolidation and Certain Sales of Assets.
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(a) The Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell,
assign, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of (or cause or permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or to sell, assign,
lease, convey or otherwise dispose of) all or substantially all of the Company's
assets (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and the Restricted
Subsidiaries), whether as an entirety or substantially an entirety in one
transaction or a series of related transactions, including by way of liquidation
or dissolution, to any Person unless, in each such case:
(1) the entity formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger
(if other than the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may
be), or to which such sale, assignment, lease, conveyance or other
disposition shall have been made (the "Surviving Entity"), is a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia;
(2) the Surviving Entity assumes by supplemental indenture all of the
obligations of the Company on the Securities and under this Indenture;
(3) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the use of
any net proceeds therefrom on a pro forma basis, the Company or the
Surviving Entity, as the
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case may be, could Incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to clause
(1) of Section 4.03; provided, however that this clause (3) shall not apply
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in the case of a merger between Tritel PCS, Inc. (or any successor entity)
and the Company;
(4) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating
any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such transactions as having been
Incurred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be,
at the time of the transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing; and
(5) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such merger, consolidation or sale
of assets and such supplemental indenture, if any, comply with this
Indenture.
(b) The Company shall not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to
consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, lease, convey or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of such Subsidiary Guarantor's
assets, whether as an entirety or substantially an entirety in one transaction
or a series of related transactions, including by way of liquidation or
dissolution, to any Person unless, in each such case:
(1) the entity formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger
(if other than such Subsidiary Guarantor), or to which such sale,
assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made, is
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States,
any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
(2) such corporation assumes by supplemental indenture all of the
obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor, if any, under its Subsidiary
Guarantee;
(3) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating
any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of such Subsidiary Guarantor
as a result of such transactions as having been Incurred by such Subsidiary
Guarantor at the time of the transaction, no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(4) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such merger, consolidation or sale
of assets and such supplemental indenture, if any, comply with this
Indenture.
(c) The provisions of Section 5.01(a) and 5.01(b) shall not apply to
any merger of a Restricted Subsidiary with or into the Company or a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary, the release of any Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the terms
of its Subsidiary Guarantee and this Indenture in connection with any
transaction complying with the provisions of Section 4.06 or the Merger.
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ARTICLE 6
Defaults and Remedies
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SECTION 6.01. Events of Default. An Event of Default occurs under
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this Indenture if:
(1) the Company defaults in any payment of interest on any Security
when due and payable, whether or not such payment shall be prohibited by
Article 10, continued for 30 days;
(2) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal of any
Security when due and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon required
redemption or repurchase, upon declaration or otherwise, whether or not
such payment shall be prohibited by Article 10;
(3) the Company fails to comply with its obligations under Section
5.01;
(4) the Company fails to comply for 30 days after notice with any of
its obligations under Section 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08,
4.11, 4.12, 4.13 or 4.14 (in each case, other than a failure to purchase
Securities);
(5) the Company fails to comply for 60 days after notice with its
other agreements contained in this Indenture or the Securities;
(6) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary fails to pay any
Indebtedness within any applicable grace period after final maturity or the
acceleration of any such Indebtedness by the holders thereof because of a
default if the total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated
exceeds $15,000,000 or its foreign currency equivalent (the "cross
acceleration provision") and such failure continues for 10 days after
receipt of the notice specified below;
(7) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within
the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(A) commences a voluntary case;
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an
involuntary case;
(C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any
substantial part of its property; or
(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors
or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to
insolvency;
(8) a court of competent jurisdiction renders a final judgment or
decree (not subject to appeal) for the payment of money in excess of
$15,000,000 or its foreign currency equivalent at the time it is entered
against the Company or a Significant Subsidiary and such judgment or decree
is not discharged, waived or stayed if:
(A) an enforcement proceeding thereon is commenced by any
creditor; or
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(B) such judgment or decree remains outstanding for a period of
60 days following such judgment and is not discharged, waived or
stayed (the "judgment default provision");
(9) any Subsidiary Guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect
(except as contemplated by the terms thereof) or any Subsidiary Guarantor
or Person acting by or on behalf of such Subsidiary Guarantor denies or
disaffirms such Subsidiary Guarantor's obligations under this Indenture or
any Subsidiary Guarantee and such Default continues for 10 days after
receipt of the notice specified below;
(10) the failure by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
collectively, in any material respect to obtain or acquire any Capital
Stock or assets being obtained or acquired pursuant to or in connection
with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including
licenses or any rights thereunder, of Airadigm Communications, Inc. or
Indus, Inc., to the extent that Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries obtains
or acquires any such Capital Stock or assets, and such failure continues
for 30 days after receipt of the notice specified below;
(11) any action taken or failed to be taken by Holdings or the Company
after the consummation of the Merger and the execution of the New Network
Membership License Agreement, the New Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement
or the New Roaming Administration Service Agreement by Holdings or the
Company, if the result of such action or failure to take such action shall
be that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, collectively, in any
material respect, fail to obtain and enjoy rights and benefits in
accordance with the terms of such agreements substantially similar to those
they would have enjoyed were they a party to (a) the New Network Membership
License Agreement with regard to their covered license areas on the date of
the Indenture, after giving effect to the AT&T Wireless Services
Contribution and AT&T Wireless Exchange, until July 17, 2005 and (b) the
New Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement or the New Roaming Administration
Service Agreement; provided that such rights and benefits shall include,
without limitation, their pro rata share of consideration received from a
total or partial disposition of such rights and benefits under the New
Network Membership License Agreement, the New Intercarrier Roamer Service
Agreement or the New Roaming Administration Service Agreement, as
applicable, and such action or failure to take such action continues for 30
days after receipt of the notice specified below; or
(12) the making by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
collectively, of payments, directly or indirectly, to third parties with
respect to the New Network Membership License Agreement, the New
Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement or the New Roaming Administration
Service Agreement in excess of their pro rata share of any payments
required to be made by Holdings.
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.
A Default under clause (4), (5), (6), (10), (11) or (12) shall not
constitute an Event of Default until the Trustee or the holders of at least 25%
in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities notify the Company
of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default within the time
specified in clauses (4), (5), (6), (10), (11) or (12) 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".
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The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the
occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers' Certificate of
any event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time would become an
Event of Default, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes
to take with respect thereto.
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration. If an Event of Default (other than an
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Event of Default specified in clause (7) of Section 6.01 with respect to the
Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the
Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding
Securities by notice to the Company, may declare the principal of and accrued
but unpaid interest on all the Securities to be due and payable. Upon such a
declaration, such principal and interest shall be due and payable immediately.
If an Event of Default specified in clause (7) of Section 6.01 with respect to
the Company occurs, the principal of and interest on all the Securities shall
ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or
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other act on the part of the Trustee or any Securityholders. The Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities by notice
to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the
rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing
Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or
interest that has become due solely because of acceleration. No such rescission
shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is
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continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment
of principal of or interest on the Securities or to enforce the performance of
any provision of the Securities or this Indenture.
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 Securityholder in exercising any right or remedy
accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is
exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative.
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of a majority in
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principal amount of the Securities by notice to the Trustee may waive an
existing Default and its consequences except (i) a Default in the payment of the
principal amount of, or interest on a Security or (ii) a Default arising from
the failure to redeem or purchase any Security when required pursuant to the
terms of this Indenture or (iii) a Default in respect of a provision that under
Section 9.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each Securityholder
affected. When a Default is waived, it is deemed cured, 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
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principal amount of the Securities 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
the rights of other Securityholders or would involve the Trustee in personal
liability; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed
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proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. Prior to
taking any action hereunder, 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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SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits. Except to enforce the right to
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receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due, no
Securityholder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the
Securities unless:
(1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice stating that an
Event of Default is continuing;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities
make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee security or indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or
expense;
(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after
receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and
(5) the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities do
not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request during such
60-day period.
A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of
another Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over another
Securityholder.
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment. Notwithstanding
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any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive
payment of principal of and liquidated damages and interest on the Securities
held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed 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
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specified in clause (1) or (2) of Section 6.01 occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust
against the Company for the whole amount then due and owing (together with
interest on any unpaid interest to the extent lawful) and the amounts provided
for in Section 7.07.
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file
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such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the Securityholders
allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, any Subsidiary or
Subsidiary Guarantor, their creditors or their property and, unless prohibited
by law or applicable regulations, may vote on behalf of the Holders 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, 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. If the Trustee collects any money or
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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 holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company to the
extent required by Article 10;
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THIRD: to Securityholders for amounts due and unpaid on the
Securities for principal and interest, ratably, and any liquidated damages
without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due
and payable on the Securities for principal, any liquidated damages and
interest, respectively; and
FOURTH: to the Company.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to
Securityholders pursuant to this Section. At least 15 days before such record
date, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder and the Company 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
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of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee
for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may
require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay
the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable
costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in the
suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses
made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the
Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 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 Company
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nor any Subsidiary 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 Company and each Subsidiary 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. (a) If an Event of Default has
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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:
(1) 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; and
(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of
the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to
the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However,
the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine
whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.
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(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own wilful misconduct,
except that:
(1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this
Section;
(2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in
good faith by a Trust Officer unless it is proved that the Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it
takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction
received by it pursuant to Section 6.05.
(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 7.01.
(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 Company.
(f) Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from
other funds except to the extent required by law.
(g) 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, if it shall have reasonable grounds to believe that repayment
of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not
reasonably assured to it.
(h) 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 7.01 and to the provisions of the TIA.
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may conclusively
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rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document
believed to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party
or parties.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require
an Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. 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 execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through, agents,
attorneys, custodians or nominees and the Trustee shall not be responsible for
any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, attorney, custodian or
nominee appointed with due care by it hereunder.
(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 wilful
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misconduct or negligence.
(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel, 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 to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in
good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
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(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 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 Company,
personally or by agent or attorney.
(g) The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use by the Company
of the proceeds of the Securities.
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee in its
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individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities
and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights
it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-paying
agent 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
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responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of
this Indenture or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the Company's
use of the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be responsible for any
statement of the Company 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.
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults. If a Default occurs and is
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continuing and if it is actually known to a Trust Officer, the Trustee shall
mail to each Securityholder notice of the Default within the earlier of 90 days
after it occurs or 30 days after it actually becomes known to a Trust Officer.
Except in the case of a Default in payment of principal of, premium (if any) or
interest on any Security (including payments pursuant to the mandatory
redemption provisions of such Security, if any), 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 Securityholders.
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders. As promptly as
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practicable after each March 1 beginning with the March 1 following the date of
this Indenture, and in any event prior to May 1 in each year, the Trustee shall
mail to each Securityholder a brief report dated as of May 1 that complies with
Section 313(a) of the TIA. The Trustee shall also comply with Section 313(b) of
the TIA.
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders
shall be filed with the Commission and each stock exchange (if any) on which the
Securities are listed. The Company agrees to notify promptly the Trustee in
writing whenever the Securities become listed on any stock exchange and of any
delisting thereof.
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity. The Company shall pay to
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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 Company 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 Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, jointly and severally shall
indemnify the Trustee, its directors, officers, employees and agents against any
and all loss, liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and
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expenses) incurred by or in connection with the administration of this trust and
the performance of its duties hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company
of any claim for which it may seek indemnity promptly upon obtaining actual
knowledge thereof; provided, however, that any failure so to notify the Company
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shall not relieve the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor of its indemnity
obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend the claim and the indemnified
party shall provide reasonable cooperation at the Company's expense in the
defense. Such indemnified parties may have separate counsel and the Company and
the Subsidiary Guarantors, as applicable shall pay the fees and expenses of such
counsel; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay such
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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 Company and the Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, and such
parties in connection with such defense. The Company need not reimburse any
expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by an
indemnified party through such party's own wilful misconduct, negligence or bad
faith.
To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section 7.07, 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 and any liquidated damages on particular Securities.
The Company's payment obligations pursuant to this Section 7.07 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. When the Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence
of a Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01 with respect to the
Company, the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration
under the Bankruptcy Law.
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee. The Trustee may resign at any
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time by so notifying the Company. 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 Company shall remove the Trustee if:
(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
(2) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;
(3) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or
its property;
(4) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting; or
(5) the Trustee increases its fees (exclusive of fees for
extraordinary services) by more than 10% in any twelve month period.
If the Trustee resigns, is removed by the Company 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 Company shall promptly appoint a successor
Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. 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
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succession to Securityholders. 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.
If a successor Trustee 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 any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Securityholder
may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee
and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this
Section, the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the
benefit of the retiring Trustee.
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger. If the Trustee
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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 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
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all times satisfy the requirements of Section 310(a) of the TIA. The Trustee
shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 as set forth
in its most recent published annual report of condition. The Trustee shall
comply with Section 3.01(b) of the TIA; provided, however, that there shall be
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excluded from the operation of Section 3.01(b)(1) of the TIA any indenture or
indentures under which other securities or certificates of interest or
participation in other securities of the Company are outstanding if the
requirements for such exclusion set forth in Section 3.01(b)(1) of the TIA are
met.
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. The
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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.
SECTION 7.12. Trustee Acting as Paying Agent or Registrar. In the
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event that the Trustee is also acting as a Paying Agent or Registrar hereunder,
the rights and protections afforded to the Trustee pursuant to this Article 7
shall also be afforded to such Paying Agent or Registrar.
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ARTICLE 8
Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance
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SECTION 8.01. Discharge of Liability on Securities; Defeasance. (a)
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When (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee all outstanding Securities (other
than Securities replaced pursuant to Section 2.07) for cancelation or (ii) all
outstanding Securities have become due and payable, whether at maturity or as a
result of the mailing of a notice of redemption pursuant to Article 3, and the
Company irrevocably deposits with the Trustee funds or U.S. Government
Obligations on which payment of principal and interest when due will be
sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all outstanding Securities,
including interest thereon to maturity or such redemption date (other than
Securities replaced pursuant to Section 2.07), and if in either case the Company
pays all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then this Indenture shall,
subject to Section 8.01(c), cease to be of further effect. The Trustee shall
acknowledge satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture on demand of the
Company accompanied by an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel and at
the cost and expense of the Company.
(b) Subject to Sections 8.01(c) and 8.02, the Company at any time may
terminate (i) all of its obligations under the Securities and this Indenture
("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, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13 and 4.14 and the
operation of Section 5.01(a)(3), 5.01(a)(4), 5.01(a)(5), 6.01(4), 6.01(6),
6.01(7) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries of the Company only), 6.01(8)
(with respect to Significant Subsidiaries of the Company only), 6.01(10),
6.01(11) and 6.01(12) ("covenant defeasance option"). The Company may exercise
its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant
defeasance option. In the event that the Company terminates all of its
obligations under the Securities and this Indenture by exercising its legal
defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option, the obligations under the
Subsidiary Guarantees shall each be terminated simultaneously with the
termination of such obligations.
If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option, payment of the
Securities may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default. If the
Company exercises its covenant defeasance option, payment of the Securities may
not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(4),
6.01(6), 6.01(7) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries of the Company only),
6.01(8) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries of the Company only), 6.01(9),
6.01(10), 6.01(11) and 6.01(12) or because of the failure of the Company to
comply with clauses (3), (4) and (5) of Section 5.01(a).
Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and upon request
of the Company, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those
obligations that the Company terminates.
(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, the Company's
obligations in Sections 2.03, 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 Company's obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.04 and 8.05 shall
survive.
SECTION 8.02. Conditions to Defeasance. The Company may exercise its
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legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option only if:
(1) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee money
or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal, premium (if
any) and interest on the Securities to maturity or redemption, as the case
may be;
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(2) the Company 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 and interest when due
on all the Securities to maturity or redemption, as the case may be;
(3) 123 days pass after the deposit is made and during the 123-day
period no Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01 with
respect to the Company occurs which is continuing at the end of the period;
(4) the deposit does not constitute a default under any other
agreement binding on the Company and is not prohibited by Article 10;
(5) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that the trust resulting from the deposit does not constitute, or is
qualified as, a regulated investment company under the Investment Company
Act of 1940;
(6) in the case of the legal defeasance option, the Company shall have
delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the Company
has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue
Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of this Indenture there has been a
change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the
effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that,
the Securityholders will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal
income tax purposes as a result of such 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 defeasance had not occurred;
(7) in the case of the covenant defeasance option, the Company shall
have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the
Securityholders will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income
tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and will be subject to
Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same
times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not
occurred; and
(8) the Company 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 Securities as contemplated by this Article
8 have been complied with.
Before or after a deposit, the Company may make arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of Securities at a future date in
accordance with Article 3.
SECTION 8.03. Application of Trust Money. The Trustee shall hold in
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trust money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to this
Article 8. It shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S.
Government Obligations through the Paying Agent and in accordance with this
Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities. Money
and securities so held in trust are not subject to Article 10.
SECTION 8.04. Repayment to Company. The Trustee and the Paying Agent
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shall promptly turn over to the Company upon request any excess money or
securities held by them at any time.
Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the
Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon written request any money held by
them for the payment of
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principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years, and, thereafter,
Securityholders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as
general creditors.
SECTION 8.05. Indemnity for Government Obligations. The Company
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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.
SECTION 8.06. Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is
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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 Company's obligations under this
Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no
deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article 8 until such time as the Trustee
or 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
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Company has made any payment of interest on or principal of any Securities
because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated
to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the
money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 9
Amendments
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SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders. (a) Without the consent
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of any Holder of Securities, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the
Trustee may amend this Indenture to:
(1) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;
(2) comply with Article 5;
(3) provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to, or in place
of, certificated Securities; provided, however, that the uncertificated
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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;
(4) make any change in Article 10 or Article 12 that would limit or
terminate the benefits available to any holder of Senior Indebtedness of
the Company (or any Representative thereof) under Article 10 or Article 12;
(5) add additional guarantees with respect to the Securities;
(6) secure the Securities;
(7) add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the
Securityholders;
(8) surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company;
(9) make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any
Securityholder;
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(10) provide for the issuance of the Exchange Securities or Private
Exchange Securities, subject to the provisions of this Indenture; or
(11) comply with any requirement of the Commission in connection with
the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA.
(b) No amendment may be made under this Section 9.01, that adversely
affects the rights under Article 10 or Article 12 of any holder of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company then outstanding unless the holders of such Senior
Indebtedness (or any group or representative thereof authorized to give a
consent) consent to such change.
(c) After an amendment under this Section 9.01 becomes effective, the
Company shall mail to Securityholders a notice briefly describing such
amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Securityholders, or any defect
therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of the amendment.
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders. The Company, the Subsidiary
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Guarantors and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Securities without
notice to any Securityholder but with the written consent of the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding
(including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange for
the Securities). However, (a) without the consent of each Securityholder
affected, an amendment may not:
(1) reduce the amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an
amendment;
(2) reduce the rate of, or extend the time for payment of, interest or
any liquidated damages on any Security;
(3) reduce the principal of, or extend the Stated Maturity of, any
Security;
(4) 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;
(5) make any Security payable in money other than that stated in the
Security;
(6) impair the right of any Holder of Securities to receive payment of
principal of and interest or any liquidated damages 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 Holder's Securities;
or
(7) make any change in the amendment provisions which require the
consent of each Holder of Securities or in the waiver provisions; and
(b) without the consent of the holders of 75% in aggregate principal
amount of the Notes then outstanding, no amendment may:
(1) make any change to the subordination provisions of this Indenture
that adversely affects the rights of any holder of Notes; or
(2) modify the Subsidiary Guarantee in any manner adverse to the
holders of Notes.
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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
Company shall mail to Securityholders a notice briefly describing such
amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Securityholders, 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. Every amendment
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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. A
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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 Company certifying that the requisite number of consents
have been received. After an amendment or waiver becomes effective, it shall
bind every Securityholder. An amendment or waiver becomes effective upon the (i)
receipt by the Company or the Trustee of the requisite number of consents, (ii)
satisfaction of conditions to effectiveness as set forth in this Indenture and
any indenture supplemental hereto containing such amendment or waiver and (iii)
execution of such amendment or waiver (or supplemental indenture) by the Company
and the Trustee.
The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for
the purpose of determining the Securityholders 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 Securityholders 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
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changes the terms of a Security, the Trustee may require the Holder of the
Security to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate
notation on the Security regarding the changed terms and return it to the
Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company
in exchange for the Security shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a
new Security that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate
notation or to issue a new Security shall not affect the validity of such
amendment.
SECTION 9.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments. The Trustee shall sign any
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amendment 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
to receive, 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 is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment
is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Subsidiary
Guarantors enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to
customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof (including Section
9.03).
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SECTION 9.07. Payment for Consent. Neither the Company nor any
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Affiliate of the Company 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.
ARTICLE 10
Subordination
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SECTION 10.01. Agreement To Subordinate. The Company agrees, and
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each Securityholder by accepting a Security agrees, that the Indebtedness
evidenced by the Securities is unsecured Senior Subordinated Indebtedness of the
Company, is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner
provided in this Article 10, to the prior payment in full of all existing and
future Senior Indebtedness of the Company and that the subordination is for the
benefit of and enforceable by the holders of such Senior Indebtedness. The
Securities shall in all respects rank pari passu with all other Senior
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Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company, including the Discount Notes, and only
Indebtedness of the Company that is Senior Indebtedness of the Company shall
rank senior to the Securities in accordance with the provisions set forth
herein. For purposes of this Article 10, the Indebtedness evidenced by the
Securities shall be deemed to include the liquidated damages payable pursuant to
the provisions set forth in the Securities and the Registration Agreement. All
provisions of this Article 10 shall be subject to Section 10.12.
SECTION 10.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy. Upon any
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payment or distribution of the assets of the Company to creditors upon a total
or partial liquidation or a total or partial dissolution of the Company or in a
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding
relating to the Company or its property:
(1) holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company shall be entitled to
receive payment in full of such Senior Indebtedness before Securityholders
shall be entitled to receive any payment of principal of or interest on the
Securities; and
(2) until the Senior Indebtedness of the Company is paid in full, any
payment or distribution to which Securityholders would be entitled but for
this Article 10 shall be made to holders of such Senior Indebtedness as
their interests may appear, except that Securityholders may receive shares
of stock and any debt securities that are subordinated to such Senior
Indebtedness to at least the same extent as the Securities.
SECTION 10.03. Default on Senior Indebtedness. The Company may not
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pay the principal of, premium (if any) or interest on the Securities or make any
deposit pursuant to Section 8.01 and may not otherwise repurchase, redeem or
otherwise retire any Securities (collectively, "pay the Securities"), other than
payments made with money or U.S. Government Obligations previously deposited in
the defeasance trust described under Article 8,
if (i) any Designated Senior Indebtedness of the Company is not paid when due or
(ii) any other default on such Designated Senior Indebtedness occurs and the
maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness is accelerated in accordance
with its terms unless, in either case, (x) the default has been cured or waived
and any such acceleration has been rescinded or (y) such Designated Senior
Indebtedness has been paid in full; provided, however, that the Company may pay
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the Securities without regard to the foregoing if the Company and the Trustee
receive written notice approving such payment from the Representative of such
Designated Senior Indebtedness with respect to which either of the events set
forth in clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence has
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occurred and is continuing. During the continuance of any default (other than a
default described in clause (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentence) with respect
to any Designated Senior Indebtedness of the Company pursuant to which the
maturity thereof may be accelerated immediately without further notice (except
such notice as may be required to effect such acceleration) or the expiration of
any applicable grace periods, the Company may not pay the Securities for a
period (a "Payment Blockage Period") commencing upon the receipt by the Trustee
(with a copy to the Company) of written notice (a "Blockage Notice") of such
default from the Representative of such Designated Senior Indebtedness
specifying an election to effect a Payment Blockage Period and ending 179 days
thereafter (or earlier if such Payment Blockage Period is terminated (i) by
written notice to the Trustee and the Company from the Person or Persons who
gave such Blockage Notice, (ii) by repayment in full of such Designated Senior
Indebtedness or (iii) because the default giving rise to such Blockage Notice is
no longer continuing). Notwithstanding the provisions described in the
immediately preceding sentence (but subject to the provisions contained in the
first sentence of this Section 10.03), unless the holders of such Designated
Senior Indebtedness or the Representative of such holders shall have accelerated
the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness, the Company may resume
payments on the Securities after the end of such Payment Blockage Period. Not
more than one Blockage Notice may be given in any consecutive 360-day period,
irrespective of the number of defaults with respect to Designated Senior
Indebtedness during such period; provided, however, that if any Blockage Notice
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within such 360-day period is given by or on behalf of any holders of Designated
Senior Indebtedness other than the Bank Indebtedness, the Representative of the
Bank Indebtedness may give another Blockage Notice within such period; provided
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further, however, that in no event may the total number of days during which any
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Payment Blockage Period or Periods is in effect exceed 179 days in the aggregate
during any 360 consecutive day period. For purposes of this Section 10.03, no
default or event of default that existed or was continuing on the date of the
commencement of any Payment Blockage Period with respect to the Designated
Senior Indebtedness initiating such Payment Blockage Period shall be, or be
made, the basis of the commencement of a subsequent Payment Blockage Period by
the Representative of such Designated Senior Indebtedness, whether or not within
a period of 360 consecutive days, unless such default or event of default shall
have been cured or waived for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days.
SECTION 10.04. Acceleration of Payment of Securities. If payment of
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the Securities is accelerated because of an Event of Default, the Company or the
Trustee shall promptly notify the holders of the Designated Senior Indebtedness
of the Company (or their Representative) of the acceleration. If any Designated
Senior Indebtedness of the Company is outstanding, the Company may not pay the
Securities until five Business Days after such holders or the Representative of
such Designated Senior Indebtedness receive notice of such acceleration and,
thereafter, may pay the Securities only if this Article 10 otherwise permits
payment at that time.
SECTION 10.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over. If a
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distribution is made to Securityholders that because of this Article 10 should
not have been made to them, the Securityholders who receive the distribution
shall hold it in trust for holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company and pay
it over to them as their interests may appear.
SECTION 10.06. Subrogation. After all Senior Indebtedness of the
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Company is paid in full and until the Securities are paid in full,
Securityholders shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of such Senior
Indebtedness to receive distributions applicable to Senior Indebtedness. A
distribution made under this Article 10 to holders of such Senior Indebtedness
which otherwise would have been made to Securityholders is not, as between the
Company and Securityholders, a payment by the Company on such Senior
Indebtedness.
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SECTION 10.07. Relative Rights. This Article 10 defines the relative
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rights of Securityholders and holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company.
Nothing in this Indenture shall:
(1) impair, as between the Company and Securityholders, the obligation
of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal of
and interest on and liquidated damages in respect of, the Securities in
accordance with their terms; or
(2) prevent the Trustee or any Securityholder from exercising its
available remedies upon a Default, subject to the rights of holders of
Senior Indebtedness of the Company to receive distributions otherwise
payable to Securityholders.
SECTION 10.08. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company. No
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right of any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company to enforce the
subordination of the Indebtedness evidenced by the Securities shall be impaired
by any act or failure to act by the Company or by its failure to comply with
this Indenture.
SECTION 10.09. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent. Notwithstanding
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Section 10.03, the Trustee or Paying Agent may continue to make payments on the
Securities and shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of facts
that would prohibit the making of any such payments unless, not less than two
Business Days prior to the date of such payment, a Trust Officer of the Trustee
receives notice satisfactory to it that payments may not be made under this
Article 10. The Company, the Registrar, the Paying Agent, a Representative or a
holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company may give the notice; provided,
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however, that, if an issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Company has a
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Representative, only the Representative may give the notice.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior
Indebtedness of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. The Registrar and the Paying Agent may do the same with like rights.
The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article 10
with respect to any Senior Indebtedness of the Company which may at any time be
held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of such Senior Indebtedness;
and nothing in Article 7 shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such
holder. Nothing in this Article 10 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the
Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.07.
SECTION 10.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative. Whenever a
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distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of Senior Indebtedness
of the Company, the distribution may be made and the notice given to their
Representative (if any).
SECTION 10.11. Article 10 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit
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Right To Accelerate. The failure to make a payment pursuant to the Securities
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by reason of any provision in this Article 10 shall not be construed as
preventing the occurrence of a Default. Nothing in this Article 10 shall have
any effect on the right of the Securityholders or the Trustee to accelerate the
maturity of the Securities.
SECTION 10.12. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated. Notwithstanding
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anything contained herein to the contrary, payments from money or the proceeds
of U.S. Government Obligations held in trust under Article 8 by the Trustee for
the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities shall not be
subordinated to the prior payment of any Senior Indebtedness of the Company or
subject to the restrictions set forth in this Article 10, and none of the
Securityholders shall be obligated to pay over any such amount to the Company or
any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company or any other creditor of the
Company.
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SECTION 10.13. Trustee Entitled To Rely. Upon any payment or
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distribution pursuant to this Article 10, the Trustee and the Securityholders
shall be entitled to rely conclusively (i) upon any order or decree of a court
of competent jurisdiction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in
Section 10.02 are pending, (ii) upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or
agent or other Person making such payment or distribution to the Trustee or to
the Securityholders or (iii) upon the Representatives for the holders of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled
to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of such Senior
Indebtedness and other Indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or
payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other
facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 10. In the event that the Trustee
determines, in good faith, that evidence is required with respect to the right
of any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company to participate
in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 10, the Trustee may
request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Trustee as to the amount of such Senior Indebtedness held by such Person, the
extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or
distribution and other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this
Article 10, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any
payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such
Person to receive such payment. The provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02 shall
be applicable to all actions or omissions of actions by the Trustee pursuant to
this Article 10.
SECTION 10.14. Trustee To Effectuate Subordination. Each
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Securityholder by accepting a Security authorizes and directs the Trustee on his
behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or
effectuate the subordination between the Securityholders and the holders of
Senior Indebtedness of the Company as provided in this Article 10 and appoints
the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.
SECTION 10.15. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior
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Indebtedness. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the
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holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company and shall not be liable to any
such holders if it shall mistakenly pay over or distribute to Securityholders or
the Company or any other Person, money or assets to which any holders of Senior
Indebtedness of the Company shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 10 or
otherwise.
SECTION 10.16. Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness on
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Subordination Provisions. Each Securityholder by accepting a Security
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acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are
intended to be, an inducement and a consideration to each holder of any Senior
Indebtedness of the Company, whether such Senior Indebtedness was created or
acquired before or after the issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue
to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness and such holder of
such Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such
subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing
to hold, such Senior Indebtedness.
SECTION 10.17. Trustee's Compensation Not Prejudiced. Nothing in
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this Article shall apply to amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to other
sections of this Indenture.
SECTION 10.18. Defeasance. The terms of this Article 10 shall not
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apply to payments from money or the proceeds of U.S. Government Obligations held
in trust by the Trustee for the payment of principal of and interest on the
Securities pursuant to the provisions described in Section 8.03.
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ARTICLE 11
Subsidiary Guarantees
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SECTION 11.01. Subsidiary Guarantees. Subject to the release
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provisions of this Indenture, each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby jointly and
severally irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and
not merely as a surety, to each Holder and to the Trustee and its successors and
assigns (a) the full and punctual payment when due, whether at Stated Maturity,
by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of all obligations of the Company
under this Indenture (including obligations to the Trustee) and the Securities,
whether for payment of principal of, interest on or liquidated damages in
respect of, the Securities and all other monetary obligations of the Company
under this Indenture and the Securities and (b) the full and punctual
performance within applicable grace periods of all other obligations of the
Company whether for expenses, indemnification or otherwise under this Indenture
and the Securities (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the
"Guaranteed Obligations") by executing a Subsidiary Guarantee. Each Subsidiary
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
Subsidiary Guarantor, and that each such Subsidiary Guarantor shall remain bound
under this Article 11 notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guaranteed
Obligation.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor waives presentation to, demand of, payment
from and protest to the Company of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and also
waives notice of protest for nonpayment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor waives notice
of any default under the Securities or the Guaranteed Obligations. The
obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (a)
the failure of any Holder or the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to
enforce any right or remedy against the Company or any other Person under this
Indenture, the Securities or any other agreement or otherwise; (b) any extension
or renewal of any thereof; (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification
of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Securities or any other
agreement; (d) the release of any security held by any Holder or the Trustee for
the Guaranteed Obligations or any of them; (e) the failure of any Holder or
Trustee to exercise any right or remedy against any other guarantor of the
Guaranteed Obligations; or (f) any change in the ownership of such Subsidiary
Guarantor, except as provided in Section 11.02(b).
Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be
entitled to have its obligations hereunder divided among the Subsidiary
Guarantors, such that such Subsidiary Guarantor's obligations would be less than
the full amount claimed. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby waives any right to
which it may be entitled to have the assets of the Company first be used and
depleted as payment of the Company's or such Subsidiary Guarantor's obligations
hereunder prior to any amounts being claimed from or paid by such Subsidiary
Guarantor hereunder. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby waives any right to which
it may be entitled to require that the Company be sued prior to an action being
initiated against such Subsidiary Guarantor.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that its Subsidiary 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.
The Subsidiary Guarantee of each Subsidiary Guarantor is, to the
extent and in the manner set forth in Article 12, subordinated and subject in
right of payment to the prior payment in full of the principal of and premium,
if any, and interest on all Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Subsidiary
Guarantor and is made subject to such provisions of this Indenture.
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Except as expressly set forth in Sections 8.01(b), 11.02 and 11.06,
the obligations of each Subsidiary 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 Subsidiary 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, wilful 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 Subsidiary Guarantor or would otherwise operate as a
discharge of any Subsidiary Guarantor as a matter of law or equity.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that its Subsidiary Guarantee shall
remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all the Guaranteed
Obligations (except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01(b)). Each Subsidiary
Guarantor further agrees that its Subsidiary 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 Company or otherwise.
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
Subsidiary Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Company 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
Subsidiary 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 law) and (iii)
all other monetary obligations of the Company to the Holders and the Trustee.
Each Subsidiary 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 and all obligations to which the Guaranteed Obligations are
subordinated as provided in Article 12. Each Subsidiary Guarantor further
agrees that, as between it, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on
the other hand, (x) the maturity of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby
may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of any Subsidiary
Guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition
preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed
hereby, and (y) 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
Subsidiary Guarantor for the purposes of this Section 11.01.
Each Subsidiary 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 11.01.
Upon request of the Trustee, each Subsidiary 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.
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SECTION 11.02. Limitation on Liability. (a) Any term or provision
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of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum, aggregate amount
of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereunder by any Subsidiary Guarantor
shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be hereby guaranteed without
rendering this Indenture, as it relates to such Subsidiary Guarantor, voidable
under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or
similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
(b) A Subsidiary Guarantee as to any Subsidiary Guarantor shall
terminate and be of no further force or effect and such Subsidiary Guarantor
shall be deemed to be released from all obligations under this Article 11 (i) in
the event that such Subsidiary Guarantor no longer has outstanding, other than
the Subsidiary Guarantee, any Indebtedness (in the case of a Domestic Restricted
Subsidiary) or Material Indebtedness (in the case of a Foreign Restricted
Subsidiary) or (ii) upon (x) the merger or consolidation of such Subsidiary
Guarantor with or into any Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary or
Affiliate of the Company where such Subsidiary Guarantor is not the surviving
entity of such consolidation or merger or (y) the sale by the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company (or any pledgee of the Company) of a majority of the
Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor, where, after such sale, such
Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company; provided,
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however, that each such merger, consolidation or sale (or, in the case of a sale
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by such a pledgee, the disposition of the proceeds of such sale) shall comply
with Section 4.06 and Section 5.01(b). At the written request of the Company,
the Trustee shall execute and deliver an appropriate instrument evidencing such
release.
SECTION 11.03. Successors and Assigns. This Article 11 shall be
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binding upon each Subsidiary 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 11.04. No Waiver. Neither a failure nor a delay on the part
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of either the Trustee or the Holders in exercising any right, power or privilege
under this Article 11 shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or
partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any right,
power or privilege. The rights, remedies and benefits of the Trustee and the
Holders herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any other
rights, remedies or benefits which either may have under this Article 11 at law,
in equity, by statute or otherwise.
SECTION 11.05. Modification. No modification, amendment or waiver of
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any provision of this Article 11, nor the consent to any departure by any
Subsidiary 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 Subsidiary Guarantor in any case shall
entitle such Subsidiary Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in
the same, similar or other circumstances.
SECTION 11.06. Execution of Supplemental Indenture for Future
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Subsidiary Guarantors. Each Subsidiary which is required to become a Subsidiary
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Guarantor pursuant to Section 4.11 shall promptly execute and deliver to the
Trustee a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit C hereto pursuant to
which such Subsidiary shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor under this Article 11
and shall guarantee the Guaranteed Obligations. Concurrently with the execution
and delivery of such supplemental indenture, the Company 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 and that, subject to the
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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 Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor is a legal, valid
and binding obligation of such Subsidiary Guarantor, enforceable against such
Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with its terms.
ARTICLE 12
Subordination of the Subsidiary Guarantees
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SECTION 12.01. Agreement To Subordinate. Each Subsidiary Guarantor
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agrees, and each Securityholder by accepting a Security agrees, that the
obligations of a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder are subordinated in right of
payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in this Article 12, to the
prior payment in full of all existing and future Senior Indebtedness of such
Subsidiary Guarantor and that the subordination is for the benefit of and
enforceable by the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary
Guarantor. The obligations hereunder with respect to a Subsidiary Guarantor
shall in all respects rank pari passu with all other Senior Subordinated
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Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor and shall rank senior to all existing
and future Subordinated Obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor; and only
Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor that is Senior Indebtedness of such
Subsidiary Guarantor shall rank senior to the obligations of such Subsidiary
Guarantor in accordance with the provisions set forth herein.
SECTION 12.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy. Upon any
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payment or distribution of the assets of a Subsidiary Guarantor to creditors
upon a total or partial liquidation or a total or partial dissolution of such
Subsidiary Guarantor or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
receivership or similar proceeding relating to such Subsidiary Guarantor and its
properties:
(1) holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor shall
be entitled to receive payment in full of such Senior Indebtedness before
Securityholders shall be entitled to receive any payment pursuant to any
Guaranteed Obligations from such Subsidiary Guarantor; and
(2) until the Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor is paid
in full, any payment or distribution to which Securityholders would be
entitled but for this Article 12 shall be made to holders of such Senior
Indebtedness as their respective interests may appear, except that
Securityholders may receive shares of stock and any debt securities that
are subordinated to such Senior Indebtedness to at least the same extent as
the Guarantees.
SECTION 12.03. Default on Designated Senior Indebtedness of a
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Subsidiary Guarantor. A Subsidiary Guarantor may not make any payment pursuant
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to any of the Guaranteed Obligations or repurchase, redeem or otherwise retire
any Securities (collectively, "pay its Guarantee") if (i) any Designated Senior
Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor is not paid when due or (ii) any other
default on Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor occurs
and the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness is accelerated in
accordance with its terms unless, in either case, (x) the default has been cured
or waived and any such acceleration has been rescinded or (y) such Designated
Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full; provided, however, that such
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Subsidiary Guarantor may pay its Guarantee without regard to the foregoing if
such Subsidiary Guarantor and the Trustee receive written notice approving such
payment from the Representative of the holders of such Designated Senior
Indebtedness with respect to which either of the events in clause (i) or (ii) of
this sentence has occurred and is
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continuing. During the continuance of any default (other than a default
described in clause (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentence) with respect to any
Designated Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to which the
maturity thereof may be accelerated immediately without further notice (except
such notice as may be required to effect such acceleration) or the expiration of
any applicable grace periods, such Subsidiary Guarantor may not pay its
Guarantee for a Payment Blockage Period commencing upon the receipt by the
Trustee (with a copy to such Subsidiary Guarantor and the Company) of a Blockage
Notice of such default from the Representative of the holders of the Designated
Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor specifying an election to
effect a Payment Blockage Period and ending 179 days thereafter (or earlier if
such Payment Blockage Period is terminated (i) by written notice to the Trustee
(with a copy to such Subsidiary Guarantor and the Company) from the Person or
Persons who gave such Blockage Notice, (ii) because such Designated Senior
Indebtedness has been repaid in full or (iii) because the default giving rise to
such Blockage Notice is no longer continuing). Notwithstanding the provisions
described in the immediately preceding sentence (but subject to the provisions
contained in the first sentence of this Section 12.03), unless the holders of
such Designated Senior Indebtedness or the Representative of such holders shall
have accelerated the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness, such
Subsidiary Guarantor may resume paying its Guarantee after such Payment Blockage
Period, including any missed payments. Not more than one Blockage Notice may be
given with respect to a Subsidiary Guarantor in any consecutive 360-day period,
irrespective of the number of defaults with respect to Designated Senior
Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor during such period.
SECTION 12.04. Demand for Payment. If payment of the Securities is
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accelerated because of an Event of Default and a demand for payment is made on a
Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Article 11, the Trustee shall promptly notify
the holders of the Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor
(or the Representative of such holders) of such demand. If any Designated
Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor is outstanding, such Subsidiary
Guarantor may not pay its Guarantee until five Business Days after such holders
or the Representative of the holders of the Designated Senior Indebtedness of
such Subsidiary Guarantor receive notice of such demand and, thereafter, may pay
its Guarantee only if this Article 12 otherwise permits payment at that time.
SECTION 12.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over. If a payment or
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distribution is made to Securityholders that because of this Article 12 should
not have been made to them, the Securityholders who receive the payment or
distribution shall hold such payment or distribution in trust for holders of the
Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor and pay it over to them
as their respective interests may appear.
SECTION 12.06. Subrogation. After all Senior Indebtedness of a
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Subsidiary Guarantor is paid in full and until the Securities are paid in full
in cash, Securityholders shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of Senior
Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor to receive distributions applicable to
Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor. A distribution
made under this Article 12 to holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary
Guarantor which otherwise would have been made to Securityholders is not, as
between such Subsidiary Guarantor and Securityholders, a payment by such
Subsidiary Guarantor on Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor.
SECTION 12.07. Relative Rights. This Article 12 defines the relative
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rights of Securityholders and holders of Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary
Guarantor. Nothing in this Indenture shall:
(1) impair, as between a Subsidiary Guarantor and Securityholders, the
obligation of a Subsidiary Guarantor which is absolute and unconditional,
to make payments with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations to the extent
set forth in Article 11; or
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(2) prevent the Trustee or any Securityholder from exercising its
available remedies upon a default by a Subsidiary Guarantor under its
obligations with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations, subject to the
rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor to
receive distributions otherwise payable to Securityholders.
SECTION 12.08. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by a Subsidiary
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Guarantor. No right of any holder of Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary
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Guarantor to enforce the subordination of the obligations of such Subsidiary
Guarantor hereunder shall be impaired by any act or failure to act by such
Subsidiary Guarantor or by its failure to comply with this Indenture.
SECTION 12.09. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent. Notwithstanding
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Section 12.03, the Trustee or the Paying Agent may continue to make payments on
the Securities and shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of facts
that would prohibit the making of any such payments unless, not less than two
Business Days prior to the date of such payment, a Trust Officer of the Trustee
receives notice satisfactory to it that payments may not be made under this
Article 12. A Subsidiary Guarantor, the Registrar or co-registrar, the Paying
Agent, a Representative or a holder of Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary
Guarantor may give the notice; provided, however, that if an issue of Senior
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Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor has a Representative, only the
Representative may give the notice.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior
Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor with the same rights it would have if it
were not Trustee. The Registrar and co-registrar and the Paying Agent may do
the same with like rights. The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set
forth in this Article 12 with respect to any Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary
Guarantor which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other
holder of Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor; and nothing in
Article 7 shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
Nothing in this Article 12 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee
under or pursuant to Section 7.07.
SECTION 12.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative. Whenever a
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distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of Senior Indebtedness
of a Subsidiary Guarantor, the distribution may be made and the notice given to
their Representative (if any).
SECTION 12.11. Article 12 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit
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Right To Accelerate. The failure of a Subsidiary Guarantor to make a payment on
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any of its obligations by reason of any provision in this Article 12 shall not
be construed as preventing the occurrence of a default by such Subsidiary
Guarantor under such obligations. Nothing in this Article 12 shall have any
effect on the right of the Securityholders or the Trustee to make a demand for
payment on a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Article 11.
SECTION 12.12. Trustee Entitled To Rely. Upon any payment or
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distribution pursuant to this Article 12, the Trustee and the Securityholders
shall be entitled to rely conclusively (i) upon any order or decree of a court
of competent jurisdiction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in
Section 12.02 are pending, (ii) upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or
agent or other Person making such payment or distribution to the Trustee or to
the Securityholders or (iii) upon the Representatives for the holders of Senior
Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor for the purpose of ascertaining the
Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of
the Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor and other Indebtedness of a
Subsidiary Guarantor, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or
amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to
this Article 12. In the event that the Trustee determines, in good faith, that
evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of
Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor to participate in any payment or
distribution pursuant to this Article 12, the Trustee may request such Person to
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furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount
of Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor held by such Person, the
extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or
distribution and other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this
Article 12, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any
payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such
Person to receive such payment. The provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02 shall
be applicable to all actions or omissions of actions by the Trustee pursuant to
this Article 12.
SECTION 12.13. Trustee To Effectuate Subordination. Each
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Securityholder by accepting a Security authorizes and directs the Trustee on his
or her behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to
acknowledge or effectuate the subordination between the Securityholders and the
holders of Senior Indebtedness of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors as provided
in this Article 12 and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for any and all
such purposes.
SECTION 12.14. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior
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Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe
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any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary
Guarantor and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall mistakenly pay
over or distribute to Securityholders or the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor or
any other Person, money or assets to which any holders of Senior Indebtedness of
such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 12 or
otherwise.
SECTION 12.15. Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness of a
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Subsidiary Guarantor on Subordination Provisions. Each Securityholder by
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accepting a Security acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination
provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration to
each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor, whether such
Senior Indebtedness was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the
Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior
Indebtedness and such holder of Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed conclusively
to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to
hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness.
SECTION 12.16. Defeasance. The terms of this Article 12 shall not
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apply to payments from money or the proceeds of U.S. Government Obligations held
in trust by the Trustee for the payment of principal of and interest on the
Securities pursuant to the provisions described in Section 8.03.
ARTICLE 13
Satisfaction and Discharge
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SECTION 13.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture
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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 herein) as to all outstanding Securities hereunder, and
the Trustee, upon Company Request and at the expense of the Company, shall
execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture, when
(a) either (1) all such Securities theretofore authenticated and
delivered (other than lost, stolen or destroyed Securities which have been
replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.07) have been delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation; or (2) all Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation (x) have become due and payable, (y) will become due and
payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or (z) are to be called for
redemption within
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one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice
of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company;
and the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused
to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust an amount in United
States dollars or direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and
interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of
America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by
the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case
maturing prior to the date the Securities have become due and payable, the
Stated Maturity of the Securities or the relevant redemption date for the Notes,
as the case may be, sufficient to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on
the Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation,
including the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest at maturity,
Stated Maturity or redemption date;
(b) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor has paid or caused to be
paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company and any Subsidiary
Guarantor; and
(c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that (i) all conditions precedent herein
relating to the satisfaction and discharge hereof have been complied with and
(ii) such satisfaction and discharge will not result in a breach or violation
of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other material
agreement or instrument to which the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any
Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any
of the Company's Subsidiaries is bound.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge hereof, the obligations
of the Company to the Trustee under Section 7.07 and, if United States dollars
shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (2) of
subsection (a) of this Section 13.01, the obligations of the Trustee under
Section 13.02 shall survive.
SECTION 13.02. Application of Trust Money. Subject to the provisions
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of the last paragraph of Section 2.04, all United States dollars deposited with
the Trustee pursuant to Section 13.1 shall be held in trust and applied by it,
in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the
payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company
acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons
entitled thereto, of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the
Securities for whose payment such United States dollars have been deposited with
the Trustee.
ARTICLE 14
Miscellaneous
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SECTION 14.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls. If any provision of
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this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is
required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provision
shall control.
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SECTION 14.02. Notices. Any notice or communication shall be in
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writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail addressed as
follows:
if to the Company:
TeleCorp PCS, Inc.
0000 X. Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
(000) 000-0000
Attention of: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
if to the Trustee:
Bankers Trust Company
Corporate Trust and Agency Services
Four Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
(000) 000-0000
Attention of: Corporate Market Services
The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be mailed
to the Securityholder at the Securityholder's address as it appears on the
registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed
within the time prescribed.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any
defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other
Securityholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided
above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
SECTION 14.03. Communication by Holders with Other Holders.
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Securityholders may communicate pursuant to Section 312(b) of the TIA with other
Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the
Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have
the protection of Section 312(c) of the TIA.
SECTION 14.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
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Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take or refrain
from taking any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee:
(1) an Officers' Certificate in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the signers,
all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating
to the proposed action have been complied with; and
(2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such counsel,
all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
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SECTION 14.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each
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certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition
provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(1) a statement that the individual making such certificate or opinion
has read such covenant or condition;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such 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
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such
individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with.
SECTION 14.06. When Securities Disregarded. In determining whether
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the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities have concurred in any
direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Company, any Subsidiary
Guarantor or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by
or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Subsidiary
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 14.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The
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Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Securityholders.
The Registrar and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their
functions.
SECTION 14.08. Legal Holidays. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday,
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payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday,
and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. If a regular record
date is a Legal Holiday, the record date shall not be affected.
SECTION 14.09. GOVERNING LAW. THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES
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SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW
TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE
REQUIRED THEREBY.
SECTION 14.10. No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer,
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employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability
for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or this Indenture or for
any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their
creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder shall waive and release
all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration
for the issue of the Securities.
SECTION 14.11. Successors. All agreements of the Company and each
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Subsidiary Guarantor in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its
successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its
successors.
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SECTION 14.12. Multiple Originals. The parties may sign any number
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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 14.13. Table of Contents; Headings. The table of contents,
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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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
TELECORP PCS, INC.,
by_______________________________
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
TELECORP COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
by_______________________________
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: President, Treasurer and Secretary
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee,
by_______________________________
Name:
Title:
ARTICLE 12
Subordination of the Subsidiary Guarantees
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SECTION 12.01. Agreement To Subordinate. Each Subsidiary Guarantor
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agrees, and each Securityholder by accepting a Security agrees, that the
obligations of a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder are subordinated in right of
payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in this Article 12, to the
prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor
and that the subordination is for the benefit of and enforceable by the holders
of such Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor. The obligations
hereunder with respect to a Subsidiary Guarantor shall in all respects rank pari
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passu with all other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness of such Subsidiary
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Guarantor and shall rank senior to all existing and future Subordinated
Obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor; and only Indebtedness of such
Subsidiary Guarantor that is Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor
shall rank senior to the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance
with the provisions set forth herein.
SECTION 12.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy. Upon any payment
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or distribution of the assets of a Subsidiary Guarantor to creditors upon a
total or partial liquidation or a total or partial dissolution of such
Subsidiary Guarantor or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
receivership or similar proceeding relating to such Subsidiary Guarantor and its
properties:
(1) holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor shall
be entitled to receive payment in full of such Senior Indebtedness before
Securityholders shall be entitled to receive any payment pursuant to any
Guaranteed Obligations from such Subsidiary Guarantor; and
(2) until the Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor is
paid in full, any payment or distribution to which Securityholders would be
entitled but for this Article 12 shall be made to holders of such Senior
Indebtedness as their respective interests may appear, except that
Securityholders may receive shares of stock and any debt securities that
are subordinated to such Senior Indebtedness to at least the same extent as
the Guarantees.
SECTION 12.03. Default on Designated Senior Indebtedness of a
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Subsidiary Guarantor. A Subsidiary Guarantor may not make any payment pursuant
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to any of the Guaranteed Obligations or repurchase, redeem or otherwise retire
any Securities (collectively, "pay its Guarantee") if (i) any Designated Senior
Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor is not paid when due or (ii) any other
default on Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor occurs
and the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness is accelerated in
accordance with its terms unless, in either case, (x) the default has been cured
or waived and any such acceleration has been rescinded or (y) such Designated
Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full; provided, however, that such
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Subsidiary Guarantor may pay its Guarantee without regard to the foregoing if
such Subsidiary Guarantor and the Trustee receive written notice approving such
payment from the Representative of the holders of such Designated Senior
Indebtedness with respect to which either of the events in clause (i) or (ii) of
this sentence has occurred and is
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continuing. During the continuance of any default (other than a default
described in clause (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentence) with respect to any
Designated Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to which the
maturity thereof may be accelerated immediately without further notice (except
such notice as may be required to effect such acceleration) or the expiration of
any applicable grace periods, such Subsidiary Guarantor may not pay its
Guarantee for a Payment Blockage Period commencing upon the receipt by the
Trustee (with a copy to such Subsidiary Guarantor and the Company) of a Blockage
Notice of such default from the Representative of the holders of the Designated
Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor specifying an election to
effect a Payment Blockage Period and ending 179 days thereafter (or earlier if
such Payment Blockage Period is terminated (i) by written notice to the Trustee
(with a copy to such Subsidiary Guarantor and the Company) from the Person or
Persons who gave such Blockage Notice, (ii) because such Designated Senior
Indebtedness has been repaid in full or (iii) because the default giving rise to
such Blockage Notice is no longer continuing). Notwithstanding the provisions
described in the immediately preceding sentence (but subject to the provisions
contained in the first sentence of this Section 12.03), unless the holders of
such Designated Senior Indebtedness or the Representative of such holders shall
have accelerated the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness, such
Subsidiary Guarantor may resume paying its Guarantee after such Payment Blockage
Period, including any missed payments. Not more than one Blockage Notice may be
given with respect to a Subsidiary Guarantor in any consecutive 360-day period,
irrespective of the number of defaults with respect to Designated Senior
Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor during such period.
SECTION 12.04. Demand for Payment. If payment of the Securities is
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accelerated because of an Event of Default and a demand for payment is made on a
Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Article 11, the Trustee shall promptly notify
the holders of the Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor
(or the Representative of such holders) of such demand. If any Designated
Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor is outstanding, such Subsidiary
Guarantor may not pay its Guarantee until five Business Days after such holders
or the Representative of the holders of the Designated Senior Indebtedness of
such Subsidiary Guarantor receive notice of such demand and, thereafter, may pay
its Guarantee only if this Article 12 otherwise permits payment at that time.
SECTION 12.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over. If a payment or
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distribution is made to Securityholders that because of this Article 12 should
not have been made to them, the Securityholders who receive the payment or
distribution shall hold such payment or distribution in trust for holders of the
Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor and pay it over to them
as their respective interests may appear.
SECTION 12.06. Subrogation. After all Senior Indebtedness of a
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Subsidiary Guarantor is paid in full and until the Securities are paid in full
in cash, Securityholders shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of Senior
Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor to receive distributions applicable to
Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor. A distribution made
under this Article 12 to holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary
Guarantor which otherwise would have been made to Securityholders is not, as
between such Subsidiary Guarantor and Securityholders, a payment by such
Subsidiary Guarantor on Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor.
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SECTION 12.07. Relative Rights. This Article 12 defines the relative
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rights of Securityholders and holders of Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary
Guarantor. Nothing in this Indenture shall:
(1) impair, as between a Subsidiary Guarantor and Securityholders,
the obligation of a Subsidiary Guarantor which is absolute and
unconditional, to make payments with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations
to the extent set forth in Article 11; or
(2) prevent the Trustee or any Securityholder from exercising its
available remedies upon a default by a Subsidiary Guarantor under its
obligations with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations, subject to the
rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor to
receive distributions otherwise payable to Securityholders.
SECTION 12.08. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by a Subsidiary
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Guarantor. No right of any holder of Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary
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Guarantor to enforce the subordination of the obligations of such Subsidiary
Guarantor hereunder shall be impaired by any act or failure to act by such
Subsidiary Guarantor or by its failure to comply with this Indenture.
SECTION 12.09. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent. Notwithstanding
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Section 12.03, the Trustee or the Paying Agent may continue to make payments on
the Securities and shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of facts
that would prohibit the making of any such payments unless, not less than two
Business Days prior to the date of such payment, a Trust Officer of the Trustee
receives notice satisfactory to it that payments may not be made under this
Article 12. A Subsidiary Guarantor, the Registrar or co-registrar, the Paying
Agent, a Representative or a holder of Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary
Guarantor may give the notice; provided, however, that if an issue of Senior
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Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor has a Representative, only the
Representative may give the notice.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior
Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor with the same rights it would have if it
were not Trustee. The Registrar and co-registrar and the Paying Agent may do the
same with like rights. The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth
in this Article 12 with respect to any Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary
Guarantor which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other
holder of Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor; and nothing in
Article 7 shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder. Nothing
in this Article 12 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under
or pursuant to Section 7.07.
SECTION 12.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative. Whenever a
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distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of Senior Indebtedness
of a Subsidiary Guarantor, the distribution may be made and the notice given to
their Representative (if any).
SECTION 12.11. Article 12 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit
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Right To Accelerate. The failure of a Subsidiary Guarantor to make a payment on
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any of its obligations by reason of any provision in this Article 12 shall not
be construed as preventing the occurrence of a default by such Subsidiary
Guarantor under such obligations. Nothing in this Article 12
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shall have any effect on the right of the Securityholders or the Trustee to make
a demand for payment on a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Article 11.
SECTION 12.12. Trustee Entitled To Rely. Upon any payment or
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distribution pursuant to this Article 12, the Trustee and the Securityholders
shall be entitled to rely conclusively (i) upon any order or decree of a court
of competent jurisdiction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in
Section 12.02 are pending, (ii) upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or
agent or other Person making such payment or distribution to the Trustee or to
the Securityholders or (iii) upon the Representatives for the holders of Senior
Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor for the purpose of ascertaining the
Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of
the Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor and other Indebtedness of a
Subsidiary Guarantor, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or
amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to
this Article 12. In the event that the Trustee determines, in good faith, that
evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of
Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor to participate in any payment or
distribution pursuant to this Article 12, the Trustee may request such Person to
furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount
of Senior Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor held by such Person, the
extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or
distribution and other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this
Article 12, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any
payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such
Person to receive such payment. The provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02 shall
be applicable to all actions or omissions of actions by the Trustee pursuant to
this Article 12.
SECTION 12.13. Trustee To Effectuate Subordination. Each
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Securityholder by accepting a Security authorizes and directs the Trustee on his
or her behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to
acknowledge or effectuate the subordination between the Securityholders and the
holders of Senior Indebtedness of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors as provided
in this Article 12 and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for any and all
such purposes.
SECTION 12.14. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior
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Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe
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any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary
Guarantor and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall mistakenly pay
over or distribute to Securityholders or the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor or
any other Person, money or assets to which any holders of Senior Indebtedness of
such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 12 or
otherwise.
SECTION 12.15. Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness of a
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Subsidiary Guarantor on Subordination Provisions. Each Securityholder by
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accepting a Security acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination
provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration to
each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor, whether such
Senior Indebtedness was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the
Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior
Indebtedness and such holder of Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed conclusively
to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to
hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness.
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SECTION 12.16. Defeasance. The terms of this Article 12 shall not
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apply to payments from money or the proceeds of U.S. Government Obligations held
in trust by the Trustee for the payment of principal of and interest on the
Securities pursuant to the provisions described in Section 8.03.
ARTICLE 13
Satisfaction and Discharge
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SECTION 13.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. This
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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 herein) as to all outstanding Securities hereunder, and
the Trustee, upon Company Request and at the expense of the Company, shall
execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture, when
(a) either (1) all such Securities theretofore authenticated and
delivered (other than lost, stolen or destroyed Securities which have been
replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.07) have been delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation; or (2) all Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation (x) have become due and payable, (y) will become due and
payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or (z) are to be called for
redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for
the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the
expense, of the Company; and the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor has
irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds
in trust an amount in United States dollars or direct obligations of, or
obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally
guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the
extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States of America), in each case maturing prior to the date the Securities have
become due and payable, the Stated Maturity of the Securities or the relevant
redemption date for the Notes, as the case may be, sufficient to pay and
discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Securities not theretofore delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation, including the principal of, premium, if any, and
accrued interest at maturity, Stated Maturity or redemption date;
(b) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor has paid or caused to be
paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company and any Subsidiary
Guarantor; and
(c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that (i) all conditions precedent herein
relating to the satisfaction and discharge hereof have been complied with and
(ii) such satisfaction and discharge will not result in a breach or violation
of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other material
agreement or instrument to which the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any
Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any
of the Company's Subsidiaries is bound.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge hereof, the obligations
of the Company to the Trustee under Section 7.07 and, if United States dollars
shall have been
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deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (2) of subsection (a) of this
Section 13.01, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 13.02 shall survive.
SECTION 13.02. Application of Trust Money. Subject to the provisions
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of the last paragraph of Section 2.04, all United States dollars deposited with
the Trustee pursuant to Section 13.1 shall be held in trust and applied by it,
in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the
payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company
acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons
entitled thereto, of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the
Securities for whose payment such United States dollars have been deposited with
the Trustee.
ARTICLE 14
Miscellaneous
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SECTION 14.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls. If any provision of
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this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is
required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provision
shall control.
SECTION 14.02. Notices. Any notice or communication shall be in
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writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail addressed as
follows:
if to the Company:
TeleCorp PCS, Inc.
0000 X. Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
(000) 000-0000
Attention of: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
if to the Trustee:
[Bankers Trust Company
Corporate Trust and Agency Services
Four Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
(000) 000-0000
Attention of: Corporate Market Services]
The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be mailed
to the Securityholder at the Securityholder's address as it appears on the
registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed
within the time prescribed.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any
defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other
Securityholders. If a notice or
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communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether
or not the addressee receives it.
SECTION 14.03. Communication by Holders with Other Holders.
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Securityholders may communicate pursuant to Section 312(b) of the TIA with other
Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the
Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have
the protection of Section 312(c) of the TIA.
SECTION 14.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
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Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take or refrain
from taking any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee:
(1) an Officers' Certificate in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the signers,
all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating
to the proposed action have been complied with; and
(2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such counsel,
all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
SECTION 14.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each
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certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition
provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(1) a statement that the individual making such certificate or
opinion has read such covenant or condition;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination
or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such 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
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such
individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with.
SECTION 14.06. When Securities Disregarded. In determining whether
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the Holders of the required principal amount at maturity of Securities have
concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Company,
any Subsidiary Guarantor or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any
Subsidiary 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.
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SECTION 14.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The
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Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Securityholders.
The Registrar and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their
functions.
SECTION 14.08. Legal Holidays. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday,
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payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday,
and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. If a regular record
date is a Legal Holiday, the record date shall not be affected.
SECTION 14.09. GOVERNING LAW. THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES SHALL
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BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO
THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE
REQUIRED THEREBY.
SECTION 14.10. No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer,
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employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability
for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or this Indenture or for
any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their
creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder shall waive and release
all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration
for the issue of the Securities.
SECTION 14.11. Successors. All agreements of the Company and each
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Subsidiary Guarantor in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its
successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its
successors.
SECTION 14.12. Multiple Originals. The parties may sign any number of
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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 14.13. Table of Contents; Headings. The table of contents,
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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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
TELECORP PCS, INC.,
by /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee,
by /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Associate
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APPENDIX A
PROVISIONS RELATING TO INITIAL SECURITIES,
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PRIVATE EXCHANGE SECURITIES
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AND EXCHANGE SECURITIES
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1. Definitions
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1.1 Definitions
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For the purposes of this Appendix A the following terms will have the
meanings indicated below:
"Applicable Procedures" means, with respect to any transfer or
transaction involving a Regulation S Global Security or beneficial interest
therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security,
Euroclear and Cedel, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction
and as in effect from time to time.
"Cedel" means Cedel Bank, S.A., or any successor securities clearing
agency.
"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.
"Depositary" means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and
their respective successors.
"Euroclear" means the Euroclear Clearance System or any successor
securities clearing agency.
"Global Securities Legend" means the legend set forth under that
caption in Exhibit A 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 Chase Securities Inc., Xxxxxx Brothers
Inc., and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
"Private Exchange" means an offer by the Company, pursuant to the
Registration Agreement, to issue and deliver to certain purchasers, in exchange
for the Initial Securities held by such purchasers as part of their initial
distribution, a like aggregate principal amount of Private Exchange Securities.
"Private Exchange Securities" means the Securities of the Company
issued in exchange for Initial Securities pursuant to this Indenture in
connection with the Private Exchange pursuant to the Registration Agreement.
"Purchase Agreement" means the Purchase Agreement dated April 20,
1999, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Initial Purchasers.
"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
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Holders, in exchange for their Initial Securities, a like aggregate principal
amount of Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act.
"Registration Agreement" means the Exchange and Registration Rights
Agreement dated April 23, 1999 , among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor and
the Initial Purchasers.
"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 (i) 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
and (ii) the Issue Date with respect to such Securities.
"Restricted Securities Legend" means the legend set forth in Section
2.3(e)(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 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Securities Custodian" means the custodian with respect to a Global
Security (as appointed by the Depositary) or any successor person thereto, who
will 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 the Restricted Securities
Legend.
1.2 Other Definitions
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Term: Defined in Section:
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"Agent Members"............................................. 2.1(b)
"IAI Global Security"....................................... 2.1(a)
"Global Security"........................................... 2.1(a)
"Regulation S Global Security".............................. 2.1(a)
"Rule 144A Global Security"................................. 2.1(a)
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2. The Securities
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2.1 Form and Dating
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The Initial Securities issued on the date hereof will be (i) offered
and sold by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and (ii) resold,
initially only to (A) QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A and (B) 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.
(a) Global Securities. Rule 144A Securities shall be issued
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initially in the form of one or more permanent global Securities in definitive,
fully registered form (collectively, the "Rule 144A Global Security") and
Regulation S Securities shall be issued initially in the form of one or more
global Securities (collectively, the "Regulation S Global Security"), in each
case without interest coupons and bearing the Global Securities Legend and
Restricted Securities Legend, which shall be deposited on behalf of the
purchasers of the Securities represented thereby with the Securities Custodian,
and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary,
duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in
this Indenture. One or more global securities in definitive, fully registered
form without interest coupons and bearing the Global Securities Legend and the
Restricted Securities Legend (collectively, the "IAI Global Security") shall
also be issued on the date of this Indenture, deposited with the Securities
Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the
Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as
provided in this Indenture to accommodate transfers of beneficial interests in
the Securities to IAIs subsequent to the initial distribution. Beneficial
ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Security shall not be
exchangeable for interests in the Rule 144A Global Security, the IAI Global
Security or any other Security without a Restricted Securities Legend until the
expiration of the Restricted Period. The Rule 144A Global Security, the IAI
Global Security and the Regulation S Global Security are each referred to herein
as a "Global Security" and are collectively referred to herein as "Global
Securities." The aggregate principal amount of the Global Securities may from
time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the
Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee as hereinafter provided.
(b) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.1(b) shall apply only to a
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Global Security deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.
The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with
this Section 2.1(b) and pursuant to an order of the Company, authenticate and
deliver initially one or more Global Securities that (a) shall be registered in
the name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Global Securities or the
nominee of such Depositary and (b) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such
Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary's instructions or held by the Trustee
as Securities Custodian.
Members of, or participants in, the Depositary ("Agent Members") shall
have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on
their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee as Securities Custodian or
under such Global Security, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company,
the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of
such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of
the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification,
proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between
the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of
such Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial
interest in any Global Security.
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(c) Definitive Securities. Except as provided in Section 2.3 or 2.4,
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owners of beneficial interests in Global Securities will not be entitled to
receive physical delivery of certificated Securities.
2.2 Authentication. The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for
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delivery upon a written order of the Company signed by two Officers (1) Initial
Securities for original issue on the date hereof in an aggregate principal
amount of $450,000,000 and (2) the (A) Exchange Securities for issue only in a
Registered Exchange Offer and (B) Private Exchange Securities for issue only a
Private Exchange, in the case of each of (A) and (B) pursuant to the
Registration Agreement and for a like principal amount of Initial Securities
exchanged pursuant thereto. 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, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities. The aggregate
principal amount of Securities outstanding at any time may not exceed
$450,000,000 except as provided in Section 2.07 of this Indenture.
2.3 Transfer and Exchange. (a) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive
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Securities. When Definitive Securities are presented to the Registrar with a
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request:
(x) to register the transfer of such Definitive Securities; or
(y) to exchange such Definitive Securities for an equal principal
amount of Definitive Securities of other authorized denominations,
the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if
its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however,
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that the Definitive Securities surrendered for transfer or exchange:
(i) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar,
duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in
writing; and
(ii) are accompanied by the following additional information and
documents, as applicable:
(A) if such Definitive Securities are being delivered to the
Registrar by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder,
without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect (in
the form set forth on the reverse side of the Initial Security); or
(B) if such Definitive Securities are being transferred to the
Company, a certification to that effect (in the form set forth on the
reverse side of the Initial Security); or
(C) if such Definitive Securities are being transferred pursuant
to an exemption from registration in accordance with Rule 144 under
the Securities Act or in reliance upon another exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, (i) a certification
to that effect (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the
Initial Security) and (ii) if the Company so requests, an opinion of
counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the
compliance with the restrictions set forth in the legend set forth in
Section 2.3(e)(i).
(b) Restrictions on Transfer of a Definitive Security for a
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Beneficial Interest in a Global Security. A Definitive Security may not be
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exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global
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Security except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon
receipt by the Trustee of a Definitive Security, duly endorsed or accompanied by
a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company
and the Registrar, together with:
(i) certification (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the
Initial Security) that such Definitive Security is being transferred (A) to
a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, (B) to an IAI that has furnished to the
Trustee a signed letter substantially in the form of Exhibit D or (C)
outside the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning of
Regulation S and in compliance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act; and
(ii) written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct
the Securities Custodian to make, an adjustment on its books and records
with respect to such Global Security to reflect an increase in the aggregate
principal amount of the Securities represented by the Global Security, such
instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be
credited with such increase,
then the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Security and cause, or direct the
Securities Custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and
procedures existing between the Depositary and the Securities Custodian, the
aggregate principal amount of Securities represented by the Global Security to
be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Security to be
exchanged and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person
specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Security
equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Security so canceled. If no
Global Securities are then outstanding and the Global Security has not been
previously exchanged for certificated securities pursuant to Section 2.4, the
Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon written order of
the Company in the form of an Officers' Certificate, a new Global Security in
the appropriate principal amount.
(c) Transfer and Exchange of Global Securities. (i) The transfer
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and exchange of Global Securities or beneficial interests therein shall be
effected through the Depositary, in accordance with this Indenture (including
applicable restrictions on transfer set forth herein, if any) and the procedures
of the Depositary therefor. A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global
Security shall deliver a written order given in accordance with the Depositary's
procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the
Depositary to be credited with a beneficial interest in such Global Security or
another Global Security and such account shall be credited in accordance with
such order with a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Security and the
account of the Person making the transfer shall be debited by an amount equal to
the beneficial interest in the Global Security being transferred. Transfers by
an owner of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Security or the IAI
Global Security to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through the
Regulation S Global Security, whether before or after the expiration of the
Restricted Period, shall be made only upon receipt by the Trustee of a
certification from the transferor to the effect that such transfer is being made
in accordance with Regulation S or (if available) Rule 144 under the Securities
Act and that, if such transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the
Restricted Period, the interest transferred shall be held immediately thereafter
through Euroclear or Cedel. In the case of a transfer of a beneficial interest
in either the Regulation S Global Security or the Rule 144A Global Security for
an interest in the IAI Global Security, the transferee must furnish a signed
letter substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Trustee.
(ii) If the proposed transfer is a transfer of a beneficial interest
in one Global Security to a beneficial interest in another Global Security,
the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an
increase in the principal amount of the Global Security to which such
interest is being transferred in an amount equal to the principal amount of
the interest to be so transferred, and the Registrar shall reflect on its
books and records
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the date and a corresponding decrease in the principal amount of Global
Security from which such interest is being transferred.
(iii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix (other
than the provisions set forth in Section 2.4), a Global Security may not be
transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the
Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another
nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a
successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.
(iv) In the event that a Global Security is exchanged for Definitive
Securities pursuant to Section 2.4 prior to the consummation of the
Registered Exchange Offer or the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration
Statement with respect to such Securities, such Securities may be exchanged
only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with
the provisions of this Section 2.3 (including the certification requirements
set forth on the reverse of the Initial Securities intended to ensure that
such transfers comply with Rule 144A, Regulation S or such other applicable
exemption from registration under the Securities Act, as the case may be)
and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the
Company.
(d) Restrictions on Transfer of Regulation S Global Security. (i)
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Prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, interests in the Regulation S
Global Security may only be held through Euroclear or Cedel. During the
Restricted Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global
Security may only be sold, pledged or transferred through Euroclear or Cedel in
accordance with the Applicable Procedures and only (A) to the Company, (B) so
long as such security is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, to a person
whom the selling holder reasonably believes is a QIB that purchases for its own
account or for the account of a QIB to whom notice is given that the resale,
pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (C) in an offshore
transaction in accordance with Regulation S, (D) pursuant to an exemption from
registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 (if applicable) under
the Securities Act, (E) to an IAI purchasing for its own account, or for the
account of such an IAI, in a minimum principal amount of Securities of $250,000
or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act,
in each case in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of
the United States. Prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers
by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Security to a
transferee who takes delivery of such interest through the Rule 144A Global
Security or the IAI Global Security shall be made only in accordance with
Applicable Procedures and upon receipt by the Trustee of a written certification
from the transferor of the beneficial interest in the form provided on the
reverse of the Initial Security to the effect that such transfer is being made
to (i) a person whom the transferor reasonably believes is a QIB within the
meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A or
(ii) an IAI purchasing for its own account, or for the account of such an IAI,
in a minimum principal amount of the Securities of $250,000. Such written
certification shall no longer be required after the expiration of the Restricted
Period. In the case of a transfer of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S
Global Security for an interest in the IAI Global Security, the transferee must
furnish a signed letter substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Trustee.
(ii) Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period, beneficial
ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Security shall be
transferable in accordance with applicable law and the other terms of this
Indenture.
(e) Legend.
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(i) Except as permitted by the following paragraphs (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 SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR
OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION
HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH
TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION."
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO OFFER,
SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE "RESALE
RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE") WHICH IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY
AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF
SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION
STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO
LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A"), TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT
OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN
THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS
AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION
S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING
OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS AN
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR
FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A
MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE SECURITIES OF $250,000, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISTRIBUTION
IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO
THE COMPANY'S AND THE TRUSTEE'S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER
PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D), (E) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM.
THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE
RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE."
Each Security evidencing a Global Security offered and sold to QIBs pursuant to
Rule 144A shall bear a legend in substantially the following form
"EACH PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS
SECURITY MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE
SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER."
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Each Definitive Security shall bear the following additional legend:
"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."
(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 or Private Exchange
Securities during the period of the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration
Statement with respect to such Initial Securities or Private Exchange
Securities, as the case may be, all requirements pertaining to the
Restricted Securities Legend on such Initial Securities or such Private
Exchange Securities shall cease to apply and the requirements that any such
Initial Securities or such Private Exchange 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 the consummation of a Private Exchange with respect to the
Initial Securities pursuant to which Holders of such Initial Securities are
offered Private Exchange Securities in exchange for their Initial
Securities, all requirements pertaining to such Initial Securities that
Initial Securities be issued in global form shall continue to apply, and
Private Exchange Securities in global form with the Restricted Securities
Legend shall be available to Holders that exchange such Initial Securities
in such Private Exchange.
(vi) 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.
(f) Cancelation or Adjustment of Global Security. At such time as
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all beneficial interests in a Global Security have either been exchanged for
Definitive Securities, transferred, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such
Global Security shall be returned by the Depositary to the Trustee for
cancelation or retained and canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such
cancelation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Security is exchanged for
Definitive Securities, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global
Security, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the principal amount of Securities
represented by such Global Security shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be
made on the books and records of the Trustee (if it is then the Securities
Custodian for such Global Security) with respect to such Global Security, by the
Trustee or the Securities Custodian, to reflect such reduction.
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(g) Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of
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Securities.
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(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company
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 Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any transfer tax, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable
in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes, assessments or
similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to
Sections 3.06, 4.06, 4.08 and 9.05 of the Indenture).
(iii) Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of
any Security, the Company, the Trustee, the 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
Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected
by notice to the contrary.
(iv) The Company 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 any Securities for a period of 15 days before
a selection of Securities to be redeemed.
(v) 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.
(h) No Obligation of the Trustee.
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(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
Depositary or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records
of the Depositary 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 Depositary) 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 Holders under the Securities
shall be given or made only to the registered Holders (which shall be the
Depositary 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
Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary.
The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon
information furnished by the Depositary 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 Depositary 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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2.4 Definitive Securities
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(a) A Global Security deposited with the Depositary or with the
Trustee as Securities Custodian pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be transferred to
the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Securities in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global
Security, in exchange for such Global Security, only if such transfer complies
with Section 2.3 and (i) the Depositary notifies the Company that it is
unwilling or unable to continue as a Depositary for such Global Security or if
at any time the Depositary ceases to be a "clearing agency" registered under the
Exchange Act, and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within
90 days of such notice, or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or (iii) the Company, in its sole discretion, notifies the Trustee in
writing that it elects to cause the issuance of certificated Securities under
this Indenture.
(b) Any Global Security that is transferable to the beneficial owners
thereof pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be surrendered by the Depositary to
the Trustee, to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part,
without charge, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such
transfer of each portion of such Global Security, an equal aggregate principal
amount of Definitive Securities of authorized denominations. Any portion of a
Global Security transferred pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be executed,
authenticated and delivered only in denominations of $1,000 of principal amount
and any integral multiple thereof and registered in such names as the Depositary
shall direct. Any certificated Initial Security in the form of a Definitive
Security delivered in exchange for an interest in the Global Security shall,
except as otherwise provided by Section 2.3(e), bear the Restricted Securities
Legend.
(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.4(b), the registered
Holder of a 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.
(d) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in
Section 2.4(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), the Company will promptly make available to
the Trustee a reasonable supply of Definitive Securities in fully registered
form without interest coupons.
EXHIBIT A
[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 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 SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR
OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION
HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH
TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.
EACH PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF
THIS SECURITY 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 SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO OFFER,
SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE "RESALE
RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE") WHICH IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY
AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF
SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION
STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO
LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A"), TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT
OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN
THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS
AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATIONS
UNDER
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THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE
501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL
ACCREDITED INVESTOR ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE SECURITIES OF $250,000, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT
WITH A VIEW TO OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISTRIBUTION IN
VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION
FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE
COMPANY'S AND THE TRUSTEE'S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER
PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D), (E) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM.
THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE
RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.
[Legend for Definitive Securities]
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."
No. . $ .
10 5/8% Senior Subordinated Note due 2010
CUSIP No. .
TeleCorp PCS, Inc., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to Cede &
Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum listed on the Schedule of
Increases or Decreases in Global Security attached hereto on July 15, 2010.
Interest Payment Dates: January 15 and July 15.
Record Dates: January 1 and July 1.
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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.
Dated:
TELECORP PCS, INC.,
by
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Name:
Title:
by
_______________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities
referred to in the Indenture.
Dated:
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
by
_________________________________
Authorized Signatory
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF INITIAL SECURITY]
10 5/8% Senior Subordinated Note due 2010
1. Interest
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(a) TeleCorp PCS, Inc., a Delaware corporation (such 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 January 15 and July 15 of each year commencing on
January 15, 2001. Interest on the Securities shall accrue from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid or duly
provided for, from July 14, 2000 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 cash interest on overdue principal at the rate borne by the
Securities plus 1% per annum, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments
of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.
(b) Liquidated Damages. The holder of this Security is entitled to
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the benefits of an Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July
14, 2000, among the Company, TeleCorp Communications, Inc. (the "Subsidiary
Guarantor") and the Initial Purchasers named therein (the "Registration
Agreement"). Capitalized terms used in this paragraph (b) but not defined
herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Registration Agreement. If (i)
the Shelf Registration Statement or Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as
applicable under the Registration Agreement, is not filed with the Commission on
or prior to 60 days after the Issue Date, (ii) the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, is not
declared effective within 180 days after the Issue Date, (iii) the Registered
Exchange Offer is not consummated on or prior to 210 days after the Issue Date,
or (iv) the Shelf Registration Statement is filed and declared effective within
180 days after the Issue Date but shall thereafter cease to be effective (at any
time that the Company is obligated to maintain the effectiveness thereof)
without being succeeded within 45 days by an additional Registration Statement
filed and declared effective (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through
(iv), a "Registration Default"), the Company shall pay liquidated damages to
each holder of Transfer Restricted Securities, during the period of such
Registration Default, in an amount equal to $0.192 per week per $1,000 of
principal amount of the Securities constituting Transfer Restricted Securities
held by such holder until the applicable Registration Statement is filed or
declared effective, the Registered Exchange Offer is consummated or the Shelf
Registration Statement again becomes effective, as the case may be. All accrued
liquidated damages shall be paid to holders in the same manner as interest
payments on the Securities on semi-annual payment dates which correspond to
interest payment dates for the Securities. Following the cure of all
Registration Defaults, the accrual of liquidated damages shall cease. The
Trustee shall have no responsibility with respect to the determination of the
amount of any such liquidated damages. For purposes of the foregoing, "Transfer
Restricted Securities" means (i) each Initial Security until the date on which
such Initial Security has been exchanged for a freely transferable Exchange
Security in the Registered Exchange Offer, (ii) each Initial Security or Private
Exchange Security until the date on which such Initial Security or Private
Exchange Security has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and
disposed of in accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement or (iii) each
Initial Security or Private Exchange Security until the date on which such
Initial Security or Private Exchange Security is distributed to the public
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or is saleable pursuant to Rule
144(k) under the Securities Act.
2. Method of Payment
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The Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted
interest) to the Persons who are registered holders of Securities at the close
of business on the January 1 or July 1 next preceding the interest payment date
even if Securities are canceled after the record date and on or before the
interest payment date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to
collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal, premium,
liquidated damages 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, liquidated damages and interest) shall be made by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by The
Depository Trust Company. The Company will make all payments in respect of a
certificated Security (including principal, premium and interest), by mailing a
check to the registered address of each Holder thereof; provided, however, that
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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 the 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
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Initially, Bankers Trust Company, a New York banking corporation (the
"Trustee"), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and
change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice. The Company
or any of its domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as
Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.
4. Indenture
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The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of July
14, 2000, (the "Indenture"), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor 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. (S)(S) 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the
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"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 Securityholders are referred to the Indenture
and the TIA for a statement of such terms and provisions.
The Securities are senior subordinated unsecured obligations of the
Company limited to $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount at any one time
outstanding (subject to Sections 2.01 and 2.08 of the Indenture). This Security
is one of the Initial Securities referred to in the Indenture. The Securities
include the Initial Securities and any Exchange Securities and Private Exchange
Securities issued in exchange for Initial Securities. The Initial Securities,
the Exchange Securities and the Private Exchange Securities 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
Restricted Subsidiaries, enter into or permit certain transactions with
Affiliates Asset Dispositions. The Indenture also imposes limitations on the
ability of the Company to consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or
convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the property of the
Company.
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 , by acceleration or otherwise,
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according to the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, the Subsidiary
Guarantors jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantee the Guaranteed
Obligations on a senior subordinated basis pursuant to the terms of the
Indenture.
5. Optional Redemption
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Except as set forth in the following paragraph, the Securities will
not be redeemable at the option of the Company prior to July 15, 2005.
Thereafter, the Securities will be redeemable at the option of the Company, in
whole or in part, on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior notice, at
the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount ),
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the
right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest, if
any, due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month
period commencing on July 15 of the years set forth below:
Redemption
Year Price
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2005 105.313 %
2006 103.542 %
2007 101.771 %
2008 and thereafter 100.000 %
In addition, at any time and from time to time prior to July 15, 2003,
the Company may redeem up to a maximum of 35% of the original aggregate
principal amount of the Securities with the proceeds of one or more Equity
Offerings (1) by the Company or (2) by Holdings to the extent that the proceeds
thereof are contributed to the Company, at a redemption price equal to 110.625%
of the principal amount on the redemption date; provided, however, that, after
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giving effect to any such redemption at least 65% of the original aggregate
principal amount of the Securities remains outstanding. In addition, any such
redemption shall be made within 180 days of such Equity Offering 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.
At any time on or prior to July 15, 2005, the Securities may be
redeemed as a whole but not in part at the option of the Company upon the
occurrence of a Change of Control, upon not less than 30 or more than 60 days'
prior notice (but in no event may any such redemption occur more than 90 days
after the occurrence of such Change of Control) mailed by first-class mail to
each Holder's registered address, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount thereof plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued but
unpaid interest, if any, to, the redemption date, subject to the right of
Holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date.
"Applicable Premium" means with respect to a Security at any
redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.0% of the principal amount of such
Security or (ii) the excess of (A) the present value of (1) the redemption price
of such Security at July 15, 2005 (such redemption price being set forth in the
table above) plus (2) all required interest payments due on such Security
through July 15, 2005, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate
plus 50 basis points, over (B) the then-outstanding principal amount of such
Security.
"Treasury Rate" means the yield to maturity at the time of computation
of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and
published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H. 15(519)
which has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the
redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published,
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any publicly available source or similar market data) most nearly equal to the
period from the redemption date to July 15, 2005; provided, however, that if the
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period from the redemption date to July 15, 2005 is not equal to the constant
maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield
is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation
(calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields
of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except
that if the period from the redemption date to July 15, 2005 is less than one
year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury
securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used.
6. Sinking Fund
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The Securities are not subject to any sinking fund.
7. Notice of Redemption
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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 or her registered address. Securities in
denominations larger than $1,000 of principal amount may be redeemed in part but
only in whole multiples of $1,000 of principal amount. If money sufficient to
pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest and liquidated
damages, if any, on all Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the
redemption date is deposited with the 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 Holders upon Change of Control
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Upon a Change of Control, each Holder of Securities will have the
right, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture, to require 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 on the Purchase Date, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Purchase Date (subject to the right
of 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.
9. Subordination
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The Securities are subordinated to Senior Indebtedness, as defined in
the Indenture. To the extent provided in the Indenture, Senior Indebtedness
must be paid before the Securities may be paid. The Company and each Subsidiary
Guarantor agrees, and each Securityholder by accepting a Security agrees, to
the subordination provisions contained in the Indenture and authorizes the
Trustee to give it effect and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for such
purpose.
10. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange
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The Securities are in registered form without coupons in denominations
of $1,000 and whole multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or exchange
Securities in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any 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
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The registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the owner of
it for all purposes.
12. Unclaimed Money
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If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed
for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the
Company at its written request unless an abandoned property law designates
another Person. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look
only to the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.
13. Discharge and Defeasance
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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
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Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the
Indenture or the Securities may be amended without prior notice to any
Securityholder but with the written consent of the Holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities and (ii)
any default or noncompliance with any provision 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 of Securities, the Company and the
Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity,
omission, defect or inconsistency; (ii) to comply with Article 5 of the
Indenture; (iii) 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); (iv) to add Subsidiary Guarantees with respect to
the Securities; (v) to secure the Securities; (vi) to add additional covenants
or to surrender rights and powers conferred on the Company; (vii) to comply with
the requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the
qualification of the Indenture under the TIA; (viii) to make any change that
does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder; (ix) to make any
change in the subordination provisions of the Indenture that would limit or
terminate the benefits available to any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the
Company (or any representative thereof) under such subordination provisions; or
(x) to provide for the issuance of the Exchange Securities or Private Exchange
Securities.
15. Defaults and Remedies
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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 may declare the principal of and accrued
but unpaid interest on all the Securities 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 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 and its consequences.
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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. 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) Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
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 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 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
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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
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A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company
or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall not have any liability for any obligations of
the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in
respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a
Security, each Securityholder waives and releases all such liability. The
waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the
Securities.
18. Authentication
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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
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Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder 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
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THIS SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF
ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
21. CUSIP Numbers
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Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be
printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers in
notices of redemption as a convenience to Securityholders. 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.
22. Holders' Compliance with Registration Agreement.
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Each Holder of a Security, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges and
agrees to the provisions of the Registration Agreement, including, without
limitation, the obligations of the Holders with respect to a registration and
the indemnification of the Company to the extent provided therein.
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.
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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):
[_] has requested the Trustee by written order to deliver in exchange for its
beneficial interest in the Global Security held by the Depositary a
Security or Securities in definitive, registered form of authorized
denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial
interest in such Global Security (or the portion thereof indicated above);
[_] 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) [_] to the Company; or
(2) [_] pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933; or
(3) [_] 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
(4) [_] 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; or
(5) [_] 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
(6) [_] 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
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(4), (5) or (6) is checked, the Trustee may require, prior to registering
any such transfer of the Securities, such legal opinions, certifications
and other information as the Company has reasonably requested to
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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.
__________________________
Your Signature
Signature Guarantee:
Date: ______________________ __________________________
Signature must be guaranteed Signature of Signature
by a participant in a Guarantee
recognized signature guaranty
medallion program or other
signature guarantor acceptable
to the Trustee
____________________________________________________________
TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (3) 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 Amount of decrease in Amount of increase in Principal Amount of this Signature of authorized
Exchange Principal Amount of this Principal Amount of this Global Security following signatory of Trustee or
Global Security Global Security such decrease or increase 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 Disposition) or 4.08 (Change of Control) of the
Indenture, check the box:
Asset Disposition [_] Change of Control [_]
If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by
the Company pursuant to Section 4.06 or 4.08 of the Indenture, state the
principal amount: $___________
Date: __________________ Your Signature:_______________________________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on
the other side of the Security)
Signature Guarantee:____________________________________________________________
Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a
recognized signature guaranty medallion program or other
signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee
EXHIBIT B
[FORM OF FACE OF EXCHANGE SECURITY]
No. . $ .
10 5/8% Senior Subordinated Note due 2010
CUSIP No. .
TeleCorp PCS, Inc., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to Cede &
Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum listed on the Schedule of
Increases or Decreases in Global Security attached hereto on July 15, 2010
Interest Payment Dates: January 15 and July 15
Record Dates: January 1 and July 1
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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.
Dated:
TELECORP PCS, INC.,
by
____________________________
Name:
Title:
by
____________________________
Name:
Title:
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TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities
referred to in the Indenture.
Dated:
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
by
_________________________________
Authorized Signatory
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF EXCHANGE SECURITY]
10 5/8% Senior Subordinated Note due 2010
1. Interest.
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TeleCorp PCS, Inc., a Delaware corporation (such 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 January 15 or July 15 of each year. Interest on the Securities
shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no
interest has been paid or duly provided for, from July 14, 2000 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 cash interest on overdue
principal at the rate borne by the Securities plus 1% per annum, and it shall
pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent
lawful.
2. Method of Payment
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The Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted
interest) to the Persons who are registered holders of Securities at the close
of business on the January 1 or July 1 next preceding the interest payment date
even if Securities are canceled after the record date and on or before the
interest payment date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to
collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal, premium 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
and interest) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
the accounts specified by The Depository Trust Company. The Company will make
all payments in respect of a certificated Security (including principal, premium
and interest), by mailing a check to the registered address of each Holder
thereof; provided, however, that payments on the Securities may also be made, in
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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 the 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
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Initially, Bankers Trust Company, a New York banking corporation (the
"Trustee"), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and
change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice. The Company
or any of its domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as
Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.
4. Indenture
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The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of July
14, 2000 (the "Indenture"), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantor 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. (S)(S) 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the
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"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
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provisions of the Indenture, and Securityholders are referred to the Indenture
and the TIA for a statement of such terms and provisions.
The Securities are senior subordinated unsecured obligations of the
Company limited to $450,000,000 principal amount at any one time outstanding
(subject to Sections 2.01 and 2.08 of the Indenture). This Security is one of
the Initial Securities referred to in the Indenture. The Securities include the
Original Securities and any Exchange Securities and Private Exchange Securities
issued in exchange for the Initial Securities pursuant to the Indenture. The
Initial Securities, the Exchange Securities and the Private Exchange Securities
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 Restricted Subsidiaries, enter into or permit certain
transactions with Affiliates, and make Asset Dispositions. The Indenture also
imposes limitations on the ability of the Company to consolidate or merge with
or into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all
of the property of the Company.
To guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal and
interest, if any, 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 , by acceleration or otherwise, according to the terms of the
Securities and the Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantors have, jointly and
severally, unconditionally guaranteed the Guaranteed Obligations on a senior
subordinated basis pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
5. Optional Redemption
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Except as set forth in the following paragraph, the Securities will
not be redeemable at the option of the Company prior to July 15, 2005.
Thereafter, the Securities will be redeemable at the option of the Company, in
whole or in part, on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior notice, at
the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount
), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to
the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest,
if any, due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-
month period commencing on July 15 of the years set forth below:
Redemption
Year Price
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2005 105.313%
2006 103.542%
2007 101.771%
2008 and thereafter 100.000%
In addition, at any time and from time to time prior to July 15, 2003,
the Company may redeem up to a maximum of 35% of the original aggregate
principal amount of the Securities with the proceeds of one or more Equity
Offerings (1) by the Company or (2) by Holdings to the extent that the proceeds
thereof are contributed to the Company, at a redemption price equal to 110.625%
of the principal amount on the redemption date; provided, however, that, after
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giving effect to any such redemption at least 65% of the original aggregate
principal amount of the Securities remains outstanding. In addition, any such
redemption shall be made within 180 days of such Equity Offering 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.
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At any time on or prior to July 15, 2005, the Securities may be
redeemed as a whole but not in part at the option of the Company upon the
occurrence of a Change of Control, upon not less than 30 or more than 60 days'
prior notice (but in no event may any such redemption occur more than 90 days
after the occurrence of such Change of Control) mailed by first-class mail to
each Holder's registered address, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount thereof plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued but
unpaid interest, if any, to, the redemption date, subject to the right of
Holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date.
"Applicable Premium" means with respect to a Security at any
redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.0% of the principal amount of such
Security or (ii) the excess of (A) the present value of (1) the redemption price
of such Security at July 15, 2005 (such redemption price being set forth in the
table above) plus (2) all required interest payments due on such Security
through July 15, 2005, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate
plus 50 basis points, over (B) the then-outstanding principal amount of such
Security.
"Treasury Rate" means the yield to maturity at the time of computation
of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and
published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H. 15(519)
which has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the
redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any
publicly available source or similar market data) most nearly equal to the
period from the redemption date to July 15, 2005; provided, however, that if the
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period from the redemption date to July 15, 2005 is not equal to the constant
maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield
is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation
(calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields
of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except
that if the period from the redemption date to July 15, 2005 is less than one
year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury
securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used.
6. Sinking Fund
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The Securities are not subject to any sinking fund.
7. Notice of Redemption
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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 or her registered address. Securities in
denominations larger than $1,000 of principal amount may be redeemed in part but
only in whole multiples of $1,000 of principal amount. If money sufficient to
pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest and liquidated
damages, if any, on all Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the
redemption date is deposited with the 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.
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8. Repurchase of Securities at the Option of Holders upon Change of Control
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Upon a Change of Control, each Holder of Securities will have the
right, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture, to require 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 on the Purchase Date, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Purchase Date (subject to the right
of 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.
9. Subordination
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The Securities are subordinated to Senior Indebtedness, as defined in
the Indenture. To the extent provided in the Indenture, Senior Indebtedness
must be paid before the Securities may be paid. The Company and each Subsidiary
Guarantor agrees, and each Securityholder by accepting a Security agrees, to
the subordination provisions contained in the Indenture and authorizes the
Trustee to give it effect and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for such
purpose.
10. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange
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The Securities are in registered form without coupons in denominations
of $1,000 and whole multiples of $1,000 of principal amount . A Holder may
transfer or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any
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 or 15 days
before an interest payment date.
11. Persons Deemed Owners
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The registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the owner of
it for all purposes.
12. Unclaimed Money
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If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed
for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the
Company at its written request unless an abandoned property law designates
another Person. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look
only to the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.
13. Discharge and Defeasance
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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
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Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the
Indenture or the Securities may be amended without prior notice to any
Securityholder but with the written consent of the Holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities
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and (ii) any default or noncompliance with any provision 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 of Securities, the Company and the
Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity,
omission, defect or inconsistency; (ii) to comply with Article 5 of the
Indenture; (iii) 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); (iv) to add Subsidiary Guarantees with respect to the
Securities; (v) to secure the Securities; (vi) to add additional covenants or to
surrender rights and powers conferred on the Company; (vii) to comply with the
requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification
of the Indenture under the TIA; (viii) to make any change that does not
adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder; (ix) to make any change in
the subordination provisions of the Indenture that would limit or terminate the
benefits available to any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company (or any
representative thereof) under such subordination provisions; or (x) to provide
for the issuance of the Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities.
15. Defaults and Remedies
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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 may declare the principal of and accrued
but unpaid interest on all the Securities 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 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 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. 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) Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
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 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 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
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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
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A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company
or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall not have any liability for any obligations of
the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in
respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a
Security, each Securityholder waives and releases all such liability. The
waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the
Securities.
18. Authentication
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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
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Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder 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
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THIS SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF
ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
21. CUSIP Numbers
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Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be
printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers in
notices of redemption as a convenience to Securityholders. 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
must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty medallion
program or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee.
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this 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[_] Change of Control[_]
If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by
the Company pursuant to Section 4.06 or 4.08 of the Indenture, state the amount:
$_________
Date: _____________ Your Signature:_____________________________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears
on the other side of the Security)
Signature
Guarantee:______________________________________________________________________
Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized
signature Guaranty medallion program or other signature guarantor
acceptable to the
Trustee.
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "Supplemental Indenture") dated
as of , among [GUARANTOR] (the "New Guarantor"), a
subsidiary of TELECORP PCS, INC. (or its successor), a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), TELECORP COMMUNICATIONS INC. and
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, a New York corporation banking, as trustee
under the indenture referred to below (the "Trustee").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS the Company and TeleCorp Communications, Inc. (the "Existing
Guarantor") have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture
(the "Indenture") dated as of July 14, 2000, providing for the issuance of an
aggregate principal amount of up to $450,000,000 of 105/8% Senior Subordinated
Notes due 2010 (the "Securities");
WHEREAS Section 4.11 of the Indenture provides that under certain
circumstances the Company is required to cause the New Guarantor to execute and
deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the New
Guarantor shall unconditionally guarantee all the Company's obligations under
the Securities pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee on the terms and conditions
set forth herein; and
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the
Company and the Existing Guarantor 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 Company, the Existing Guarantor and the Trustee mutually covenant
and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Securities as
follows:
1. Agreement to Guarantee. The New Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly
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and severally with the Existing Guarantor, to unconditionally guarantee the
Company's obligations under the Securities on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and to be bound by all other
applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Securities.
2. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of
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Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects
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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.
3. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
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AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BUT WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT
THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
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4. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no
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representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.
5. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this
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Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them
together represent the same agreement.
6. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for
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convenience only and shall not effect the construction thereof.
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:
TELECORP PCS, INC.,
by
___________________________________
Name:
Title:
TELECORP COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
___________________________________
Name:
Title:
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee,
by
___________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT D
Form of
Transferee Letter of Representation
TeleCorp PCS, Inc.
In care of
Bankers Trust Company
One Bankers Trust Plaza
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of $ principal
amount of the 105/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010 (the "Securities") of
TeleCorp PCS, Inc. (the "TeleCorp").
Upon transfer, the Notes 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 $250,000 principal amount of the
Securities, and we are acquiring the Securities not with a view to, or for offer
or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act.
We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Securities,
and we invest in or purchase securities similar to the Securities in the normal
course of our business. We, and any accounts for which we are acting, are each
able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.
2. We understand that the Securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be sold except as permitted in
the following sentence. We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any
investor account for which we are purchasing the 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 TeleCorp or any
affiliate of TeleCorp was the owner of such Securities (or any predecessor
thereto) (the "Resale Restriction Termination Date") only (a) to TeleCorp, (b)
pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the
Securities Act, (c) in a transaction complying with the requirements of Rule
144A under the Securities Act ("Rule 144A"), to a person we reasonably believe
is a qualified institutional buyer under Rule 144A (a "QIB") that is purchasing
for its own account or for the account of a QIB and to whom notice is given that
the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (d) in an offshore
transaction within the meaning of, and in compliance with, Regulation S under
the Securities Act, (e) to an institutional "accredited investor" within the
meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act that is
purchasing for its own account or for the account of such an institutional
"accredited investor", in each case in a
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minimum principal amount of Securities of $250,000, or (f) pursuant to any other
available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act,
subject in each of the foregoing cases to any requirement of law that the
disposition of our property or the property of such investor account or accounts
be at all times within our or their control and in compliance with any
applicable state securities laws. The foregoing restrictions on resale will not
apply subsequent to the Resale Restriction Termination Date. If any resale or
other transfer of the Securities is proposed to be made pursuant to clause (e)
above prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the transferor shall
deliver a letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to
TeleCorp 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 TeleCorp and the Trustee
reserve the right prior to the offer, sale or other transfer prior to the Resale
Restriction Termination Date of the Securities pursuant to clause (d), (e) or
(f) above to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certifications or
other information satisfactory to TeleCorp and the Trustee.
TRANSFEREE:__________________
by:___________________________
