FLOATING RATE SECOND PRIORITY SECURED SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014 Indenture Dated as of [●], 2010 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Trustee
FLOATING
RATE SECOND PRIORITY SECURED SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014
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Dated as
of [●], 2010
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.
Trustee
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Table
of Contents
Page
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ARTICLE
ONE
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DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.01
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Definitions
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1
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Section 1.02
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Incorporation
by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
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29
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Section 1.03
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Rules
of Construction
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29
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ARTICLE
TWO
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THE
NOTES
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Section 2.01
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Form
and Dating
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30
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Section 2.02
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Execution
and Authentication
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30
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Section 2.03
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Methods
of Receiving Payments on the Notes
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31
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Section 2.04
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Registrar
and Paying Agent
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31
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Section 2.05
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Paying
Agent to Hold Money in Trust
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32
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Section 2.06
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Holder
Lists
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32
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Section 2.07
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Transfer
and Exchange
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32
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Section 2.08
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Replacement
Notes
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36
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Section 2.09
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Outstanding
Notes
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36
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Section 2.10
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Treasury
Notes
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36
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Section 2.11
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Temporary
Notes
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36
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Section 2.12
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Cancellation
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37
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Section 2.13
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Defaulted
Interest
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37
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Section 2.14
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CUSIP
Numbers
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37
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ARTICLE
THREE
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REDEMPTION
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Section 3.01
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Notices
to Trustee
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38
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Section 3.02
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Selection
of Notes to Be Redeemed
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38
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Section 3.03
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Notice
of Redemption
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38
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Section 3.04
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Effect
of Notice of Redemption
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39
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Section 3.05
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Deposit
of Redemption Price
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39
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Section 3.06
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Notes
Redeemed in Part
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40
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Section 3.07
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Optional
Redemption
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40
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Section 3.08
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Mandatory
Redemption
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40
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ARTICLE
FOUR
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A.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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Section 4A.01.
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Financial
Statements and Other Information
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44
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Section 4A.02.
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Notices
of Material Events
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46
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Section 4A.03.
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Existence;
Conduct of Business
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46
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Section 4A.04.
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Payment
of Obligations
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46
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Section 4A.05.
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Maintenance
of Properties; Insurance
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47
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Section 4A.06.
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Books
and Records; Teleconference Call with Holders
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47
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Section 4A.07.
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Fiscal
Year
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48
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Section 4A.08.
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Compliance
with Laws
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48
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Section 4A.09.
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Certain
Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries
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48
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Section 4A.10.
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ERISA
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49
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Section 4A.11.
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Environmental
Matters; Reporting
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49
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Section 4A.12.
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Matters
Relating to Additional Real Property Collateral
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50
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Section 4A.13.
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Cash
Deposits; Bank Accounts and Securities Accounts
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52
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Section 4A.14.
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Payment
of Notes; Additional Amounts
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52
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Section 4A.15.
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Maintenance
of Office or Agency
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53
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B.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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Section 4B.01.
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Indebtedness
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54
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Section 4B.02.
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Liens
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56
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Section 4B.03.
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Contingent
Liabilities
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57
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Section 4B.04.
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Fundamental
Changes; Asset Sales
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58
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Section 4B.05.
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Investments;
Hedging Agreements; Subsidiary Cash
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59
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Section 4B.06.
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Restricted
Junior Payments
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60
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Section 4B.07.
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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61
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Section 4B.08.
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Restrictive
Agreements
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63
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Section 4B.09.
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Sale-Leaseback
Transactions
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63
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Section 4B.10.
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Certain
Financial Covenants
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63
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Section 4B.11.
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Lines
of Business
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64
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Section 4B.12.
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Other
Indebtedness
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65
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Section 4B.13.
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Modifications
of Certain Documents
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65
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Section 4B.14.
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Special
Restrictions on Parent
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65
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ARTICLE
FIVE
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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Section 5.01
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Organization;
Powers
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66
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Section 5.02
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Authorization;
Enforceability
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66
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Section 5.03
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Governmental
Approvals; No Conflicts
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66
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Section 5.04
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Financial
Condition; No Material Adverse Change
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66
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Section 5.05
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Properties
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68
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Section 5.06
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Litigation
and Environmental Matters
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69
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Section 5.07
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Compliance
with Laws and Agreements
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69
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Section 5.08
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Investment
and Holding Company Status
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69
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Section 5.09
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Taxes
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69
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Section 5.10
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ERISA
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70
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Section 5.11
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Disclosure
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70
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Section 5.12
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Capitalization
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70
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Section 5.13
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Subsidiaries
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71
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Section 5.14
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Material
Indebtedness, Liens and Agreements
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71
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Section 5.15
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Federal
Reserve Regulations
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72
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Section 5.16
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Solvency
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72
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Section 5.17
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Force
Majeure
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72
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Section 5.18
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Labor
and Employment Matters
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73
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Section 5.19
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Bank
Accounts
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73
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Section 5.20
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OFAC
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74
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Section 5.21
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Patriot
Act
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74
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Section 5.22
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Trade
Relations
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74
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ARTICLE
SIX
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DEFAULTS
AND REMEDIES
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Section 6.01
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Events
of Default
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74
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Section 6.02
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Acceleration
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77
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Section 6.03
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Other
Remedies
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77
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Section 6.04
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Waiver
of Past Defaults
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78
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Section 6.05
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Control
by Majority
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78
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Section 6.06
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Limitation
on Suits
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79
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Section 6.07
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Rights
of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment
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79
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Section 6.08
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Collection
Suit by Trustee
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79
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Section 6.09
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Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim
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80
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Section 6.10
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Priorities
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80
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Section 6.11
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Undertaking
for Costs
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81
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ARTICLE
SEVEN
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TRUSTEE
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Section 7.01
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Duties
of Trustee
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81
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Section 7.02
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Certain
Rights of Trustee
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82
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Section 7.03
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Individual
Rights of Trustee
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83
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Section 7.04
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Trustee’s
Disclaimer
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83
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Section 7.05
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Notice
of Defaults
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83
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Section 7.06
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Reports
by Trustee to Holders of the Notes
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83
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Section 7.07
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Compensation
and Indemnity
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84
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Section 7.08
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Replacement
of Trustee
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85
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Section 7.09
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Successor
Trustee by Xxxxxx, Etc
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86
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Section 7.10
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Eligibility;
Disqualification
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86
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Section 7.11
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Preferential
Collection of Claims Against Company
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86
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Section 7.12
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No
Representation by Trustee
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86
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ARTICLE
EIGHT
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CONDITIONS
TO ISSUANCE OF THE NOTES
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Section 8.01
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Conditions
Precedent to the Issuance of the Notes
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ARTICLE
NINE
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AMENDMENT,
SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
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Section 9.01
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Without
Consent of Holders of Notes
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92
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Section 9.02
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With
Consent of Holders of Notes
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92
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Section 9.03
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Compliance
with Trust Indenture Act
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94
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Section 9.04
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Revocation
and Effect of Consents
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94
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Section 9.05
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Notation
on or Exchange of Notes
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94
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Section 9.06
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Trustee
to Sign Amendments, Etc
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95
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ARTICLE
TEN
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NOTE
GUARANTEES
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Section 10.01
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Guarantee
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95
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Section 10.02
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Limitation
on Guarantor Liability
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96
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Section 10.03
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Execution
and Delivery of Note Guarantee
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96
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ARTICLE
ELEVEN
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COLLATERAL
AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS
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Section 11.01
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Collateral
and Security Documents
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97
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Section 11.02
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Authorization
of Actions to Be Taken
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99
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Section 11.03
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Application
of Proceeds of Collateral
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99
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Section 11.04
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Possession
and Use of Collateral
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99
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Section 11.05
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Trust
Indenture Act Requirements; Opinion of Counsel; Certificates of the
Issue
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100
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Section 11.06
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Further
Assurances
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101
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Section 11.07
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Release
of Collateral
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101
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Section 11.08
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Amendments
to Secured Debt Documents
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102
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ARTICLE
TWELVE
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SUBORDINATION
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Section
12.01
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Agreement
to Subordinate
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102
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Section 12.02
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Payment
to Holders
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102
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Section 12.03
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Subrogation
of Notes
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105
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Section 12.04
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Authorization
to Effect Subordination
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106
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Section 12.05
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Notice
to Trustee
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106
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Section 12.06
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Trustee’s
Relation to First Lien Secured Debt
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107
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Section 12.07
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No
Impairment of Subordination
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107
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Section 12.08
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Article
Applicable to Paying Agents
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107
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Section 12.09
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First
Lien Secured Debt Entitled to Rely
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108
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Section 12.10
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Reinstatement
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108
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Section 12.11
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Actions
by Holders of First Lien Secured Debt
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108
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ARTICLE
THIRTEEN
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 13.01
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Trust
Indenture Act Controls
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109
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Section 13.02
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Notices
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109
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Section 13.03
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Communication
by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes
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110
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Section 13.04
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Certificate
and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
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110
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Section 13.05
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Statements
Required in Certificate or Opinion
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110
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Section 13.06
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Rules
by Trustee and Agents
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111
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Section 13.07
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No
Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and
Stockholders
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111
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Section 13.08
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Governing
Law
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111
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Section 13.09
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Consent
to Jurisdiction
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111
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Section 13.10
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No
Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
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112
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Section 13.11
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Successors
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112
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Section 13.12
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Severability
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112
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Section 13.13
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Counterpart
Originals
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112
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Section 13.14
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Acts
of Holders
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112
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Section 13.15
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Benefit
of Indenture
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113
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Section 13.16
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Table
of Contents, Headings, Etc
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113
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
A
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FORM
OF NOTE
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Exhibit
B
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FORM
OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
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Exhibit
C
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FORM
OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
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Exhibit
D
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FORM
OF INTERCOMPANY NOTE
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Exhibit
E
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FORM
OF LANDLORD’S WAIVER AND CONSENT
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Exhibit
F
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FORM
OF INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
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Exhibit
G
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FORM
OF MORTGAGE
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule
1.01(a)
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Leasehold
Property
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Schedule
1.01(b)
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Permitted
Holders
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Schedule
4A.01
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Financial
Matters
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Schedule
4B.01
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Indebtedness
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Schedule
4B.02
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Permitted
Liens
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Schedule
4B.05
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Certain
Investments
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Schedule
4B.07
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Permitted
Transactions with Affiliates
|
Schedule
4B.08
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Restrictive
Agreements
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Schedule
5.03
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Governmental
Approvals
|
Schedule
5.04
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Exception
to No MAC
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Schedule
5.05
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Copyrights,
Patents and Trademarks
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Schedule
5.06
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Disclosed
Matters
|
Schedule
5.07
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Compliance
with laws and Agreements
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Schedule
5.09
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Taxes
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Schedule
5.10
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ERISA
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Schedule
5.12
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Capitalization
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Schedule
5.13
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Subsidiaries
of the Obligors
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Schedule
5.14
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Material
Indebtedness, Liens and Agreements
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Schedule
5.18
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Labor
and Employment Matters
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Schedule
5.19
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Bank
Accounts
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Schedule
5.22
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Trade
Relations
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vi
INDENTURE dated as of [●],
2010 among Haights Cross Operating Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), the Initial
Guarantors (as defined below) listed on the signature pages hereto and Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
The
Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to
provide for the issuance from time to time of its Floating Rate Second Priority
Secured Subordinated Notes due 2014 to be issued as a single series under this
Indenture. The Initial Guarantors have duly authorized the execution
and delivery of this Indenture to provide for a guarantee of the Notes and of
certain of the Issuer’s obligations hereunder. All things necessary
to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer and the Initial
Guarantors, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
The
Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee (as defined below) agree as follows for
the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders
(as defined below) of the Floating Rate Second Priority Secured Subordinated
Notes due 2014:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions.
“Additional Mortgage” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4A.12(a) hereof.
“Additional Mortgaged Property”
means any Material Owned Property or Material Leasehold Property that is now
owned or leased, or hereafter acquired, by the Obligors, that becomes subject to
an Additional Mortgage under Section 4A.12 hereof.
“Additional Amounts” means any
additional amounts which may be due and owing to any Holder pursuant to
subsection (b), (c) or (d) of Section 4A.14 hereof.
“Additional Notes” means an
unlimited maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes (other than the Notes
issued on the date hereof issued under this Indenture in accordance with
Sections 2.02 and 4B.01 hereof including, but not limited to, any PIK Notes
issued in respect of PIK Interest.
“Affiliate” means, with respect
to a specified Person, another Person that controls or is controlled by or is
under common control with the Person specified. For purposes of this
definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, will mean the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the
ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. For
purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under
common control with” will have correlative meanings.
“Agent” means any Registrar,
Paying Agent or co-registrar.
“Applicable Margin” means
13.00% per annum.
1
“Applicable Procedures” means,
with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any
Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and
Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.
“Australian Subsidiary” means
Wavesound Pty Ltd, a proprietary company organized under the laws of
Australia.
“Authentication Order” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.02 hereof.
“Bankruptcy Code” means title
11, United States Code, as applicable to the Chapter 11 Cases, as now in effect
or hereafter amended.
“Bankruptcy Court” means the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware or any court with
jurisdiction over the Chapter 11 Cases.
“Bankruptcy Law” means
Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of
debtors.
“BNY” means The Bank of New
York Mellon.
“BNY Concentration Account”
means deposit account number 8900450355 maintained by the Issuer with BNY and
utilized by the Issuer as a concentration account.
“BNY Parent Accounts” means
deposit account number 8900538694 maintained by Parent with BNY.
“Board of Directors”
means:
(a) with
respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or, except
in the context of the definitions of “Change of Control,” a duly authorized
committee thereof;
(b) with
respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the
partnership;
(c) with
respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any
controlling committee or board of directors of such company or of the sole
member or of the managing member thereof; and
(d) with
respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a
similar function.
“Board Resolution” means a
resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Parent or
the Issuer, as applicable, to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors
of the Parent or the Issuer, as applicable and to be in full force and effect on
the date of such certification.
2
“Business Day” means any day
that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The
City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in
connection with the calculation of interest on the Notes, the term “Business
Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in
U.S. dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
“Capital Expenditures” means,
for any period, the sum of the aggregate amount of expenditures made or
liabilities incurred during such period (including the aggregate amount of
Capital Lease Obligations incurred during such period), without duplication, to
acquire or construct fixed assets, plant and equipment (including renewals,
improvements and replacements, but excluding repairs) computed in accordance
with GAAP; provided
that (a) such term shall not include any such expenditures in connection
with any replacement or repair of Property affected by a Casualty Event and
(b) such term shall include any Pre-Publication Costs.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of
any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts
under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or
personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to
be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such
Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized
amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Interest” means the
portion of interest which the Issuer elects or is required to pay in
cash.
“Casualty Event” means, with
respect to any Property of any Person, any loss of or damage to, or any
condemnation or other taking of, such Property for which such Person or any of
its Subsidiaries receives insurance proceeds, or proceeds of a condemnation
award or other compensation.
“Change of Control” means
(a) the consummation of any transaction (including without limitation, any
merger) the result of which is that any “person” (as such term is used in
Rule 13(d)-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), other than the Principals,
becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under
the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the outstanding Total Voting Power of
Parent on a fully diluted basis; or (b) any event, transaction or
occurrence as a result of which a majority of the seats (other than vacant
seats) on the Board of Directors of Parent shall be occupied by Persons who were
neither (i) nominated by the Board of Directors of Parent,
(ii) appointed by directors so nominated nor (iii) designated by one
or more of the Principals; or (c) the failure of Parent to own,
beneficially and of record, 100% of the outstanding capital stock or other
equity interests of the Issuer; or (d) the failure of the Issuer, to own
directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries, 100% of the outstanding
capital stock or other equity interests of each of the other Obligors (other
than Parent) (other than on account of any transaction permitted by Section
4B.04(c) hereof); or (e) the sale of all or substantially all of the
business or assets of any Obligor (other than any such sale permitted by
Section 4B.04(c) hereof).
“Chapter 11 Cases” means the
voluntary cases of the Issuer and certain of the Initial Guarantors filed with
the Bankruptcy Court under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code prior to the
Effective Time.
3
“Class” means, with respect to
any Secured Debt or any Secured Parties, the collective group of individual
holders of Secured Debt under the same agreements, instruments or other
documents governing such Indebtedness, with the Holders of any and all Notes
issued under this Indenture considered as one Class, the holders of any and all
First Lien Notes issued under the First Lien Note Indenture considered as one
Class [the Senior Lenders under the Senior Credit Facility being considered as
one Class,] and the lenders or other creditors under each other class of Secured
Debt being considered as a separate Class.
“Code” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” means,
collectively, all of the Property in which Liens are purported to be granted
under the Security Documents as security for the Obligations of the Obligors
under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees hereunder and under the
Second Lien Note Indenture, the Second Lien Notes and the related Guarantees
thereof.
"Collateral Trust
Agreement" means the
Collateral Trust Agreement dated as of the Issue Date among the Obligors, the
trustee under the First Lien Note Indenture, the Trustee, the Collateral Trustee and any other
Debt Representative party thereto, as the same may be amended or supplemented
from time to time.
“Collateral Trustee” means
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., until a successor replaces it in accordance with the
applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor
serving hereunder.
“Compliance Certificate” means
a certificate executed by a Designated Financial Officer, in substantially the
form of Exhibit C.
“Confirmation Order” means the
order of the Bankruptcy Court confirming the Plan of Reorganization pursuant to
Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code.
“Consolidated” refers to the
consolidation of accounts in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Cash Flow”
means the Parent’s net cash provided by operating activities from continuing
operations for any four consecutive fiscal quarters as reflected or derived from
the Parent’s Consolidated statement of cash flows, less the amount of Capital
Expenditures made by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries during such period,
in each case, in accordance with GAAP, and less the aggregate principal amount
of any Notes redeemed pursuant to Section 3.08(a)(vii) hereof during such four
consecutive fiscal quarters.
“Control Agreement” means with
respect to any bank account, other deposit account or securities account of any
Obligor, if applicable, an agreement in form and substance substantially similar
to Exhibit [●] to the Security Agreement with such modifications as may be
reasonable and customary, or any other agreement reasonably satisfactory to the
Collateral Trustee, executed and delivered by the applicable Obligors, the
depository institution or securities intermediary at which such bank account,
other deposit account or securities account is maintained and the Collateral
Trustee, pursuant to which such depository institution or securities
intermediary shall agree, among other things, to follow instructions regarding
such account originated by the Collateral Trustee without further consent of the
Obligors, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.
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“Controlling Debt
Representative” has the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor
Agreement.
“Copyrights” means all
copyrights, whether statutory or common law, owned by or assigned to the
Obligors, and all exclusive and nonexclusive licenses to the Obligors from third
parties or rights to use copyrights owned by such third parties, including the
registrations, applications and licenses listed on Schedule 5.05,
along with any and all (a) renewals and extensions thereof,
(b) income, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and hereafter due
and/or payable with respect thereto, including damages and payments for past,
present or future infringements thereof, (c) rights to sue for past,
present and future infringements thereof, and (d) foreign copyrights and
any other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
“Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in
Section 13.02 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give
notice to the Issuer.
“Custodian” means the Trustee,
as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity
thereto.
“Debt for Borrowed Money” of
any Person means, at any date of determination, without duplication, the sum of
(i) all amounts that, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as short
term or long term debt on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person at such
date, (ii) all Obligations of such Person under acceptance, letter of
credit or similar facilities at such date and (iii) all Synthetic Debt of
such Person at such date.
“Debt Representative” means,
with respect to each Class of Secured Debt, such agent or trustee designated by
such Class to represent its interests in respect of the Collateral and such
Secured Debt, which in the case of the Notes shall be the Trustee under this
Indenture, in the case of the First Lien Notes shall be the trustee under the
First Lien Note Indenture, in the case of the Senior Credit Facility, shall be
the administrative agent designated pursuant to the Senior Credit Facility, and,
in the case of each other Class of Indebtedness of Issuer or the other Obligors,
the agent designated with respect thereto.
“Default” means any event or
condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of
time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of
Default.
“Definitive Note” means a
certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in
accordance with Section 2.07 hereof, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto, and such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and
shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note”
attached thereto.
“Depositary” means, with
respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the
Person specified in Section 2.04 hereof as the Depositary with respect to
the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder
and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this
Indenture.
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“Designated Financial Officer”
means any person who is the chief executive officer, chief financial officer,
treasurer, president or chairman of Parent or holds one or more of the following
offices with respect to the other Obligors: chief executive officer,
chief financial officer, treasurer, president, chairman or chief operating
officer.
“Disclosed Matters” means the
actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 5.06.
“Disclosure Statement” means
the disclosure statement relating to the Plan of Reorganization (including any
exhibits and schedules thereto), as amended.
“Disposition” means any sale,
assignment, transfer or other disposition of any property (whether now owned or
hereafter acquired) by any Obligor to any Person excluding (a) the granting
of Liens permitted hereunder and (b) any sale, assignment, transfer or
other disposition of (i) any property sold or disposed of in the ordinary
course of business and on ordinary business terms, (ii) any property no
longer used or useful in the business of the Obligors and (iii) any
Collateral pursuant to an exercise of remedies by the Collateral Trustee under
any Security Document.
“Domestic Obligor” means an
Obligor organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the
District of Columbia and having its chief executive office and principal place
of business in the United States.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any
Subsidiary of Parent other than a Foreign Subsidiary.
“DTC” means The Depository
Trust Company.
“EBITDA” means, for any period,
(a) the net income of the Parent and its Subsidiaries (determined on a
consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP) for such period,
plus, without
duplication, (b) to the extent deducted in calculating net income, without
duplication, (i) income and franchise taxes and similar charges during such
period, (ii) interest and fees in respect of Indebtedness during such
period (whether or not actually paid in cash during such period),
(iii) depreciation and amortization (including amortization of
Pre-Publication Costs) for such period, (iv) amortization of deferred
financing costs during such period, (v) net losses related to discontinued
operations not to exceed $200,000 during any period of four consecutive fiscal
quarters, (vi) Non-Cash Charges, (vii) periodic GAAP restructuring
charges (or Restructuring Related Charges), including but not limited to
employee severance and relocation costs, lease termination costs, facility
moving costs, incurred during any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
beginning with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010, provided that the
aggregate amount of such charges shall not exceed $150,000,
(viii) dividends (including interest or accretion on the same) paid by
Parent during such period on preferred stock of Parent to the extent (but only
to the extent) such dividends are permitted to be paid and such preferred stock
is permitted to be issued under this Indenture, (ix) any additional costs
or expenses incurred or reduced deferred revenue realized during such period
that are attributable to the revaluation of Inventory, Pre-Publication Costs or
other assets or Deferred Revenue, or any other adjustments in connection with
the fair value fresh-start accounting treatment of the Restructuring
Transactions, (x) extraordinary loses during such period and (ix) loses incurred
during such period in respect of Casualty Events and Dispositions, minus (c) to the
extent such items were added in calculating net income (i) extraordinary
gains during such period, (ii) gains received during such period in respect
of Casualty Events and Dispositions, (iii) non-cash, non-operating income
for such period and (iv) interest income for such period; provided, however, that (A) for
purposes of determining EBITDA for any period during which a Disposition is
consummated, EBITDA shall be adjusted in good faith by the Issuer to give effect
to the consummation of the Disposition on a pro-forma basis, as if the
Disposition occurred on the first day of such period and (B) for the
purposes of determining EBITDA for any period during which any acquisition
permitted by this Indenture is consummated, EBITDA shall be adjusted in good
faith by the issuer to give effect to the consummation of such acquisition on a
pro-forma basis, as if such acquisition occurred on the first day of
such.
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“Effective Time” means the date
and time the Plan of Reorganization becomes effective in accordance with the
terms thereof.
“Enforcement Action” means any
action or decision taken in connection with the exercise of remedial rights of a
Secured Party (including in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Security
Documents) following the occurrence and during the continuation of a default
under any Secured Debt Document.
“Environmental Laws” means all
applicable laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees,
judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or
entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the
environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management,
release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety
matters.
“Environmental Liability” means
any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages,
costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of any
Obligor directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation
of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling,
transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials,
(c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened
release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any
contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability
is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equally and Ratably” means in
reference to the Liens on the Collateral granted to the Collateral Trustee for
the benefit of the benefit of holders of the First Lien Notes and any other
First Lien Secured Parties or proceeds thereof, as between holders of First Lien
Secured Debt, that such Collateral or proceeds thereof will be allocated and
distributed to or to the order of the Debt Representative for each Class of
First Lien Secured Debt outstanding, for the account of each of the holders of
the First Lien Notes and each other holder of First Lien Secured Debt, ratably
in proportion to the First Lien Secured Debt (including principal of, interest
and premium (if any) on, and other obligations with respect to such Indebtedness
(including reimbursement obligations (contingent or otherwise) with respect to
outstanding letters of credit and hedging obligations) outstanding and held by
each respective holder of First Lien Secured Debt at the time any allocation or
distribution in respect of the Collateral is made.
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“Equity Rights” means, with
respect to any Person, any subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments,
preemptive rights, or agreements of any kind (including any stockholders’ or
voting trust agreements) for the issuance or sale of, or securities convertible
into, any additional shares of capital stock of any class, or partnership or
other ownership interests of any type in, such Person.
“ERISA” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any
trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the
Obligors, is treated as a single employer within the meaning of
Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, for purposes of any liability related to a Multiemployer Plan under
Title IV of ERISA, the term “ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business
that, together with the Obligors, is treated as a single employer within the
meaning of Section 4001(b) of ERISA.
“ERISA Event” means (a) a
“reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations
issued thereunder for which the notice requirement has not been waived with
respect to any Pension Plan, (b) the existence with respect to any Pension
Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of
the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, (c) the
filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of
ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with
respect to any Pension Plan, (d) the incurrence by any Obligor or any ERISA
Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the
termination of any Pension Plan, (e) the receipt by any Obligor or any
ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or plan administrator of any notice relating to an
intention to terminate any Pension Plan or Pension Plans or to appoint a trustee
to administer any Pension Plan, (f) the receipt by any Obligor or any ERISA
Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any
Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice of Withdrawal Liability or a
determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or
in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or (g) the
incurrence by any Obligor, Subsidiary or Affiliate of any liability with respect
to any Foreign Plan as a result of any noncompliance with the terms of such
Foreign Plan, the failure to satisfy any applicable funding requirements, or any
violation of applicable foreign law.
“Event of Default” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.01 hereof.
“Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded Assets” shall have
the meaning assigned thereto in the Security Agreement.
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“Excluded Taxes” means, with
respect to any Holder or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on
account of any Obligation under this Indenture or the Notes, (a) income,
net worth or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net overall income
or net worth by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction under the
laws of which such recipient is organized or in which any of its offices is
located or in which it is taxable solely on account of some connection other
than the holding or ownership of Notes or the receipt of any payments of
principal, interest or premium, if any, under the Notes, (b) any branch
profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed
by any other jurisdiction in which the Issuer is organized, located, carries on
a trade or business, or is deemed to be a resident, (c) any backup
withholding tax that is required by the Code to be withheld from amounts payable
to a Holder and (d) in the case of a Foreign Holder, any withholding tax that is
imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Holder at the time such Foreign
Holder becomes a Holder of Notes or is attributable to such Foreign Holder’s
failure to comply with Section 4A.14(d)(v) (excluding, for the avoidance of
doubt, a failure attributable to a change in applicable law (including
resolutions, rulings, case law and treaties) or interpretations
thereof.
“Existing Debt” means
Indebtedness of the Obligors existing on the Issue Date after giving effect to
the Effective Time which is permitted to remain outstanding after the Issue Date
under Section 4B.01 hereof and is listed on Schedule 4B.01.
“Exit Warrants” means warrants
for 1,000,000 shares of New Common Stock, such amount equal to 10% of the fully
diluted outstanding shares of New Common Stock of Parent as of the Effective
Date.
“Exit Warrant Agreement” means
the agreement pursuant to which the Exit Warrants will be issued.
“Extraordinary Receipts” means
any cash received by any Obligor not in the ordinary course of business,
including without limitation (a) Tax refunds in excess of $500,000 received
by the Obligors in the aggregate since the Effective Date, (b) pension plan
reversions, (c) proceeds of insurance (including key man life insurance,
but excluding proceeds of Casualty Events), (d) judgments, proceeds of
settlements or other consideration of any kind in connection with any cause of
action, (e) indemnity payments and (f) any purchase price adjustment
received in connection with any purchase agreement to the extent not needed to
reimburse the Obligors for any reasonable and customary out-of-pockets costs and
expenses previously incurred by the Obligors with respect to which such purchase
price adjustment was received.
“FAC Regulations” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.21 hereof.
“FCPA” has the meaning ascribed
to such term in Section 5.21 hereof.
“First Lien Note Control
Agreement” means with respect to any bank account, other deposit account
or securities account of any Obligor, if applicable, an agreement in form and
substance substantially similar to Exhibit [●] to the First Lien Note
Security Agreement with such modifications as may be reasonable and customary,
or any other agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee,
executed and delivered by the applicable Obligors, the depository institution or
securities intermediary at which such bank account, other deposit account or
securities account is maintained and the Collateral Trustee, pursuant to which
such depository institution or securities intermediary shall agree, among other
things, to follow instructions regarding such account originated by the
Collateral Trustee without further consent of the Obligors, as such agreement
may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
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“First Lien Notes” means the
Floating Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2013 issued by the Issuer pursuant to the
First Lien Note Indenture, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time
to time.
“First Lien Note Documents”
means, collectively, the First Lien Notes, the First Lien Note Indenture, the
First Lien Note Security Documents and all other material documents, instruments
and agreements executed in connection therewith, each as amended or supplemented
from time to time in accordance with this Indenture.
“First Lien Note Indenture”
means the Indenture dated as of the Issue Date between the Issuer, the
Guarantors and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, as the same may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, relating to the issuance of the First Lien
Notes.
“First Lien Note Mortgage”
means (a) a security instrument (whether designated as a deed of trust or a
mortgage, leasehold mortgage, assignment of leases and rents or by any similar
title) executed and delivered by any Obligor to the Collateral Trustee in form
and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee, in its reasonable
discretion, in order to grant to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the
holders of First Lien Notes, a Lien on any Real Property Asset, in each case
with such changes thereto as may be reasonably recommended by the Collateral
Trustee’s local counsel based on local laws or customary local practices, as
such security instrument may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time.
“First Lien Note Security
Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of the Issue
Date among the Collateral Trustee and the Obligors, relating to the First Lien
Notes and the related Guarantees thereof, as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“First Lien Note Security
Documents” means, collectively, the First Lien Note Security Agreement,
the First Lien Note Control Agreements, the First Lien Note Mortgage, the
Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Trust Agreement and each other security
agreement, pledge agreement, mortgage or other instrument or agreement executed
and delivered to or in favor of the Collateral Trustee to secure the Obligations
of the Obligors under the First Lien Notes and the First Lien Note
Indenture.
“First Lien Secured Debt” means
the First Lien Notes issued on the Issue Date, the related Guarantees thereof
and Indebtedness incurred under the Senior Credit Facility pursuant to clause
(k) of Section 4B.01 hereof in an amount not to exceed $25.0 million, and, in
each case, all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance
or replace any such Indebtedness, all of which may be secured Equally and
Ratably with a First Priority Lien on the Collateral pursuant to the First Lien
Security Documents.
“First Lien Secured Debt
Documents” means the First Lien Notes, the First Lien Note Indenture, the
Senior Credit Facility and any other agreements, instruments or other agreements
governing such or other First Lien Secured Debt, as amended from time to
time.
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“First Lien Secured Debt
Obligations” means the First Lien Secured Debt and all other obligations
of the Issuer or any Guarantor under the First Lien Secured Debt
Documents.
“First Lien Security Documents”
means, collectively, the First Lien Note Security Documents and each other
security agreement, pledge agreement, mortgage or other instrument or agreement
executed and delivered to or in favor of the Collateral Trustee to secure the
Obligations of the Obligors under any other First Lien Secured Debt
Document.
“First Lien Secured Party”
means each of the holders of the First Lien Notes, the Senior Lenders under the
Senior Credit Facility and any other Persons holding First Lien Secured Debt,
and each Debt Representative representing the interests of each Class of First
Lien Secured Debt and, collectively, the “First Lien Secured
Parties.”
“First Priority” means, with
respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any
First Lien Security Document, that such Lien is the most senior Lien to which
such Collateral is subject.
“Foreign Holder” means any
Holder that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in
which the Issuer is organized. For purposes of this definition, the
United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall
be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“Foreign Plan” means any
employee pension, deferred compensation, or other retirement plan, program, or
arrangement (other than a Pension Plan) contributed to or maintained by any
Obligor, Subsidiary or Affiliate with respect to any employees employed outside
of the United States.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any
Subsidiary of Parent organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States of
America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“GAAP” means generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America in effect from time to
time.
“Global Note Legend” means the
legend set forth in Section 2.07(f) hereof, which is required to be placed on
all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
“Global Notes” means
individually and collectively, each Global Note, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto, issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.07(b), 2.07(d)
or 2.07(g) of this Indenture.
“Governmental Authority” means
the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any
political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to
government.
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“Guarantee” means a guarantee,
an endorsement, a contingent agreement to purchase or to furnish funds for the
payment or maintenance of, or otherwise to be or become contingently liable
under or with respect to, the Indebtedness, other obligations, net worth,
working capital or earnings of any Person, or a guarantee of the payment of
dividends or other distributions upon the stock or equity interests of any
Person, or an agreement to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee or lessor)
property, products, materials, supplies or services primarily for the purpose of
enabling a debtor to make payment of such debtor’s obligations or an agreement
to assure a creditor against loss, and including causing a bank or other
financial institution to issue a letter of credit or other similar instrument
for the benefit of another Person, but excluding endorsements for collection or
deposit in the ordinary course of business. The terms “Guarantee” and “Guaranteed” used as a verb
shall have a correlative meaning. The amount of any Guarantee shall
be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the
primary obligations in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated
or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof
(assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder).
“Guarantor” means the Initial
Guarantors and any Subsidiary of Parent which becomes a guarantor hereunder
after the Issue Date pursuant to Section 4A.09 hereof.
“Hazardous Materials” means all
explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic
substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated
biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or
wastes of any nature, in each case regulated or subject to regulation pursuant
to any Environmental Law.
“Hedging Agreement” means any
interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement,
commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate
or commodity price hedging arrangement.
“Holder” means a Person in
whose name a Note is registered.
“Indebtedness” means, for any
Person, without duplication: (a) obligations created, issued or
incurred by such Person for borrowed money (whether by loan, advance, the
issuance and sale of debt securities or the sale of Property to another Person
subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase
such Property from such Person); (b) obligations of such Person to pay the
deferred purchase or acquisition price of Property or services, other than
(i) trade accounts payable (other than for borrowed money) arising in the
ordinary course of business and paid when due, and (ii) accrued expenses
and deferred Taxes incurred and paid in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Capital Lease Obligations of such Person; (d) obligations of such
Person in respect of Hedging Agreements; (e) obligations of such Person in
respect of letters of credit or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks
and other financial institutions for the account of such Person;
(f) Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on the Property of such
Person, whether or not the respective Indebtedness so secured has been assumed
by such Person; and (g) Indebtedness of others Guaranteed by such
Person. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness
of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general
partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such
Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to
the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable
therefor.
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“Indemnified Taxes” means all
Taxes other than (a) Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes and (b) amounts
constituting liabilities, penalties or interest imposed with respect to Excluded
Taxes or Other Taxes.
“Indenture” means this
Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Indirect Participant” means a
Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a
Participant.
“Initial Guarantors” means the
Parent, Triumph, Recorded Books and SNEP, LLC.
“Insolvency or Liquidation
Proceeding” means: (i) any voluntary or involuntary case
or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Issuer or any
Guarantor, (ii) any other voluntary or involuntary insolvency,
reorganization or bankruptcy case or proceeding, receivership, liquidation,
reorganization or other similar case or proceeding with respect to the Issuer or
any Guarantor or with respect to a material portion of the assets of the Issuer
or such Guarantor, (iii) any liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or
winding up of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors, or (iv) any general
assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of assets and
liabilities of any of the Issuer or any Guarantor.
“Interest Coverage Ratio”
means, at any date of determination thereof, the ratio of (a) Net EBITDA
for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or most recently
ended prior to such date to (b) interest payable on, and amortization of
debt discount or premium in respect of, all Debt for Borrowed Money, without
duplication (not including non-cash pay interest that is payable in kind), in
each case, of or by the Parent and its Subsidiaries for or during such period;
provided, however, that interest
payable and amortization of debt discount or premium for each of the four
consecutive fiscal quarterly periods ended June 30, 2010, September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2010 shall be the amount of such expense incurred from the Issue
Date through the end of such period annualized for the entire four consecutive
fiscal quarterly period.
“Interest Period” means, for
each Note, the period commencing on the Issue Date, and ending on the last day
of the period selected by the Issuer pursuant to the provisions below and,
thereafter, each subsequent period commencing on the last day of the immediately
preceding Interest Period and ending on the last day of the period selected by
the Issuer pursuant to the provisions below. The duration of each
such Interest Period shall be one, two, three or six months, as the Issuer
may, upon notice received by the Trustee not later than 11:00 A.M. (New
York City time) on the fifth Business Day prior to the first day of such
Interest Period, select; provided, however, that:
(a) if
the Issuer does not select any Interest Period by such time, then the Interest
Period shall be three calendar months;
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(b) Interest
Periods shall be of the same duration for all Notes;
(c) whenever
the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a
Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on
the next succeeding Business Day, provided, however, that, if such extension
would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following
calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next
preceding Business Day; and
(d) whenever
the first day of any Interest Period occurs on a day of an initial calendar
month for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month
that succeeds such initial calendar month by the number of months equal to the
number of months in such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the
last Business Day of such succeeding calendar month.
“Intercreditor Agreement” means
the Intercreditor Agreement in the form of Exhibit F annexed
hereto.
“Intercompany Note” means the
Amended and Restated Subordinated Intercompany Demand Promissory Note
substantially in the form of Exhibit D
annexed hereto, issued by each Obligor to each other Obligor to evidence the
intercompany loans among the Obligors permitted by this Indenture.
“Investment” means, for any
Person: (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, Property,
services or securities or otherwise) of capital stock, bonds, notes, debentures,
partnership, limited liability company or other ownership interests or other
securities of any other Person or any agreement to make any such acquisition
(including any “short sale” or any sale of any securities at a time when such
securities are not owned by the Person entering into such short sale);
(b) the making of any deposit with, or advance, loan or other extension of
credit to, any other Person (including the purchase of Property from another
Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to
resell such Property to such Person, but excluding any such advance, loan or
extension of credit representing the purchase price of inventory or supplies
sold by such Person in the ordinary course of business, provided that in no event
shall the term of any such inventory or supply advance, loan or extension of
credit (other than accounts receivable that may be outstanding at any time or
from time to time) exceed 180 days); or (c) the entering into of any
Guarantee of, or other contingent obligation with respect to, Indebtedness or
other liability of any other Person and (without duplication) any amount
committed to be advanced, lent or extended to such
Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Capital Expenditures shall not
be deemed “Investments”
for purposes hereof.
“Investment Company Act” means
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“Issue Date” means the date the
Notes are originally issued under the Indenture.
“Issue Date Mortgage” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.01(g)(i) hereof.
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“Issue Date Mortgaged Property”
means the real property owned by Recorded Books located at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx.
“Issuer” means Haights Cross
Operating Company, as reorganized pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, until
a successor replaces it pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof and thereafter
means the successor.
“Knowledge” means the actual
knowledge of the Obligors’ officers and directors (or any of them), after
reasonable investigation.
“Landlord’s Waiver and Consent”
means, with respect to any Leasehold Property, if applicable, a letter,
certificate or other instrument in writing from the lessor under the related
lease, in form and substance similar to Exhibit E hereto or any other form
reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee with such modifications as are
customary and reasonable and satisfactory to the Collateral
Trustee.
“Leasehold Property” means any
leasehold interest of any Obligor as lessee or sublessee under any lease or
sublease of real property.
“Leverage Ratio” means, at any
date of determination thereof, the ratio of Consolidated Debt for Borrowed Money
of the Parent and its Subsidiaries at such date to Net EBITDA of the Parent and
its Subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or
most recently ended prior to such date.
“LIBOR Rate” means a rate per
annum equal to the greater of (a) the “London Interbank Offered Rate” for
the applicable Interest Period published in The Wall Street Journal or
(b) 3.0% per annum. The LIBOR Rate shall be determined as of the
Issue Date for the period from the Issue Date through the last Business Day of
___________ 20___ and, thereafter, on the last day of each Interest Period
selected by the Issuer in accordance with the definition of “Interest Period”
and, once determined, shall remain in effect until the next Interest
Period.
“Lien” means, with respect to
any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation,
encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the
interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital
lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially
the same economic effect as any of the foregoing), other than an operating
lease, relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any
purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such
securities.
“Material Adverse Effect”
means, any event, circumstance, happening or condition, which has resulted or is
reasonably likely to result in a material adverse effect on (a) the
business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or
prospects of (i) the Obligors taken as a whole, or (ii) any of the
Issuer, Triumph or Recorded Books, individually, (b) the ability of any
Obligors, taken as a whole, to pay or perform any of their obligations under
this Indenture or the other Note Documents, (c) the validity or
enforceability of (i) this Indenture, the Notes or any Security Document,
individually, or (ii) the Note Documents, taken as a whole, or (d) any
of the material rights of or benefits available to the Trustee, the Collateral
Trustee or the Holders under this Indenture or any of the other Note
Documents.
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“Material Indebtedness” means
(a) Indebtedness under the First Lien Notes (b) Indebtedness under the
Senior Credit Facility and (c) other Indebtedness, including obligations in
respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, in an aggregate principal amount
exceeding $5.0 million. For purposes of determining Material
Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of any Person in respect
of a Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving
effect to any netting agreements) that such Person would be required to pay if
such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Material Leasehold Property”
means (a) the Leasehold Property of the Obligors set forth on Schedule 1.01(a)
hereto on the Issue Date and (b) any Leasehold Property acquired by the
Obligors after the Issue Date (i) having an annual fair market rental value
in excess of $1.0 million or (ii) at which the Obligors maintain any books
and records or Collateral with a fair market value in excess of $1.0 million in
the aggregate.
“Material Owned Property” means
(a) the Issue Date Mortgaged Property and (b) any real property owned
by any Obligor that is acquired after the Issue Date and that has a fair market
value as determined by the Issuer in good faith in excess of $1.0
million.
“Material Rental Obligations”
means obligations of the Obligors to pay rent under any one or more operating
leases with respect to any Material Leasehold Property.
“Material Subsidiary” means any
Subsidiary (i) the total assets of which, together with the total assets of
its Subsidiaries, on any date of determination, accounts for at least 5% of the
aggregate assets all Obligors or (ii) which, together with its
Subsidiaries, has, on any date of determination for the twelve consecutive
months most recently then ended, gross revenues that are equal to or greater
than 5% of the gross revenues of all Obligors for such period, in each case as
determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Maturity Date” means
___________, 2014.
“Mortgage” means a security
instrument (whether designated as a deed of trust or a mortgage, leasehold
mortgage, assignment of leases and rents or by any similar title) executed and
delivered by any Obligor to the Collateral Trustee in substantially the form and
substance of Exhibit G attached hereto in order to grant to the Collateral
Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, a Lien on any Real
Property Asset, in each case with such changes thereto as may be reasonably
recommended by the Collateral Trustee’s local counsel based on local laws or
customary local practices, as such security instrument may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. “Mortgages” means all such
instruments, including the Issue Date Mortgage and any Additional
Mortgages.
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“Mortgage Policy” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4A.12 hereof.
“Mortgaged Property” means any
Issue Date Mortgaged Property and any Additional Mortgaged
Property.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a
multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Cash Proceeds”
means,
(a) with
respect to any Casualty Event, the aggregate amount of cash proceeds of
insurance, condemnation awards and other compensation received by the Obligors
in respect of such Casualty Event net of (i) reasonable and customary
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Obligors in connection therewith and
(ii) contractually required repayments of Indebtedness to the extent
secured by a Lien on such property which is senior to the Lien held by the
Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Holders and (iii) any income and
transfer Taxes payable by the Obligors in respect of such Casualty
Event;
(b) with
respect to any Disposition, the aggregate amount of all cash payments received
by the Obligors directly or indirectly in connection with such Disposition,
whether at the time of such Disposition or after such Disposition under deferred
payment arrangements or Investments entered into or received in connection with
such Disposition (but excluding any and all amounts placed in escrow unless and
until released and received in the form of cash), net of (i) the amount of
any reasonable and customary legal, title, transfer and recording tax expenses,
commissions and other fees and reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses
payable by the Obligors in connection therewith, (ii) any income and
transfer Taxes estimated to be payable by the Obligors as a result thereof,
(iii) any repayments by the Obligors of Indebtedness to the extent that
such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the property that is the subject of
such Disposition, such Lien is senior to the Lien held by the Collateral Trustee
on such property and the transferee of (or holder of a Lien on) such property
requires that such Indebtedness be repaid as a condition to the purchase of such
property, and (iv) any repayments by the Obligors to minority stockholders
if and to the extent permitted hereby; and
(c) with
respect to any incurrence of Indebtedness or offering of equity securities, the
aggregate amount of all cash proceeds received by the Obligors therefrom less
all reasonable and customary legal, underwriting and similar fees and reasonable
and customary out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
therewith.
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“Net EBITDA” means, for any
period, the aggregate of (a) EBITDA of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such
period minus
(b) amortization of Pre-Publication Costs (excluding Non-Cash Charges)
plus (c) any
additional costs or expenses or amortization incurred during such period that
are attributable to the revaluation of Pre-Publication Costs in connection with
the fair value fresh-start accounting treatment of the Restructuring
Transactions of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period as determined in
accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that Net EBITDA for the fiscal quarters
ended September 30, 2009, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010 shall be deemed
to be $12,764,950, $3,462,776 and $5,789,440, respectively. [Note:
these quarters assume the Company will emerge from bankruptcy during Q1
2010.]
“New Common Stock” means the
common stock of Parent, par value $0.01 per share, 18,000,000 shares of which
shall be authorized pursuant to the Parent’s Certificate of Incorporation, which
common stock shall be the sole class of voting stock of Parent.
“Non-Cash Charges” means
goodwill impairment charges, inventory impairment charges, fixed asset
impairment charges (including, without limitation, on account of furniture and
equipment), Pre-Publication Cost impairment charges, impairment charges relating
to other intangible assets and charges and charges relating to grants of shares
of capital stock to directors or employers of the Obligors and any of their
Subsidiaries.
“Notes” means the Floating Rate
Second Priority Secured Subordinated Notes due 2014 of the Issuer issued on the
date hereof and any Additional Notes. The Notes and the Additional
Notes, if any, shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this
Indenture. For purposes of this Indenture, all references to
“principal amount” of the Notes shall include any increase in the principal
amount thereof in respect of a PIK Interest.
“Note Documents” means this
Indenture, the Notes, the Second Lien Security Documents and any other
instruments, certificates or documents executed and delivered or to be delivered
from time to time pursuant to this Indenture or the Second Lien Security
Documents, as the same may be supplemented and amended from time to time in
accordance with their respective terms.
“Note Guarantee” means a
Guarantee of the Notes pursuant to this Indenture.
“Obligations” means, with
respect to any Person, any payment, performance or other obligation of such
Person of any kind, including, without limitation, any liability of such Person
on any claim, whether or not the right of any creditor to payment in respect of
such claim is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent,
matured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured, and
whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any
proceeding referred to in Section 6.01(g) or (h) hereof. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of any Obligor under
the Note Documents include (a) the aggregate outstanding principal balance
of, and all interest and premium, if any, on the Notes (including any interest
accruing after the commencement of any proceeding by or against the Issuer under
the federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or any other
applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar
law, and any other interest that would have accrued but for the commencement of
such proceeding, whether or not any such interest is allowed as a claim
enforceable against the Issuer in any such proceeding), and (b) all fees,
costs, charges, expenses and other obligations from time to time owing to the
Trustee, the Collateral Trustee, the Holders or their respective Affiliates by
the Obligors hereunder or under any other Note Document, whether such
obligations are now existing or hereafter arising or incurred, due or to become
due, direct or indirect or absolute or contingent.
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“Obligors” means collectively
the Issuer and the Guarantors and each, individually, an “Obligor”.
“OFAC Regulations” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.20 hereof.
“Officer” means, with respect
to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the
Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any
Vice-President of such Person.
“Officers’ Certificate” means a
certificate signed on behalf of the Issuer or the Parent, as the case may be by
at least two Officers of the Issuer or the Parent as the case may be, one of
whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer,
the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Issuer or the Parent,
as the case may be, that meets the requirements of Section 13.05
hereof.
“Opinion of Counsel” means an
opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee (who may
be counsel to or an employee of the Issuer, the Parent or any of their
respective Subsidiaries) that meets the requirements of Section 13.05
hereof.
“Other Taxes” means any and all
present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property
taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from
the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this
Indenture and the other Note Documents.
“Parent” means Haights Cross
Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as reorganized pursuant to the
Plan of Reorganization.
“Participant” means, with
respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account
with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and with respect to
DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).
“Patents” means all patents
issued or assigned to and all patent applications made by the Obligors and all
exclusive and nonexclusive licenses to the Obligors from third parties or rights
to use patents owned by such third parties, including the patents, patent
applications and licenses listed on Schedule 5.05,
along with any and all (a) inventions and improvements described and
claimed therein, (b) reissues, divisions, continuations, extensions and
continuations-in-part thereof, (c) income, royalties, damages, claims and
payments now and hereafter due and/or payable under and with respect thereto,
including damages and payments for past or future infringements thereof,
(d) rights to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof, and
(e) any other rights corresponding thereto throughout the
world.
“Paying Agent” has the meaning
ascribed to such term in Section 2.04 hereof.
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“Pension Plan” means any Plan
that is a defined benefit pension plan subject to the provisions of
Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of
ERISA, and in respect of which any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if
such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to
be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Permitted Acquisition” means
any acquisition of any business by any Obligor, whether through a purchase of
capital stock or assets or through a merger, consolidation or amalgamation, of
another Person (in each case, reasonably related to the business of the Obligors
or incidental thereto) and which complies with each of the
following:
(a) such
Obligor shall provide the Trustee with a Compliance Certificate and other
evidence reasonably requested by the Trustee that, as of the closing date of the
proposed acquisition and on a forward twelve (12) month pro forma basis after
giving effect to the proposed acquisition, the Obligors will be in compliance
with all financial covenants set forth in Section 4B.10
hereof;
(b) the
acquisition is effected in such manner so that the acquired capital stock or
assets are owned either by the Issuer or a Domestic Subsidiary of the Issuer
which is or shall become an Obligor in accordance with Section 4A.09 hereof
and, if effected by merger, consolidation or amalgamation, the Issuer or such
Domestic Subsidiary is the surviving, continuing or resulting
Person;
(c) the
Obligors and any Subsidiary of any Obligor that is organized, created, acquired,
resulting from or otherwise party to such acquisition and that is not already an
Obligor hereunder (or that has not otherwise complied with the provisions of
Section 4A.09 hereof) shall have complied with the provisions of
Section 4A.09 hereof;
(d) such
Obligor shall have delivered to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent evidence
that it is acquiring the assets or stock free and clear of all Liens (other than
Permitted Liens;
(e) such
Obligor shall have delivered Security Documents and any other documents or
agreements requested by the Collateral Trustee to perfect the Collateral
Trustee’s Lien (subject only to Permitted Liens) on all such assets or stock
acquired or formed by such Obligor in such acquisition;
(f) the
total consideration (including cash, earn-outs and assumption of Indebtedness by
any of the obligors or any of their Subsidiaries and/or Indebtedness of any
Person acquired) for all such acquisitions during the term of this Indenture
shall not exceed $30 million in the aggregate; provided, however, that there
shall be no restriction or cap on the amount consideration payable for
acquisitions to the extent such consideration takes the form of any of the
following: (i) Subordinated Indebtedness permitted by this
Indenture, (ii) additional cash equity contributions to Parent made from
the proceeds of Qualified Equity Interests issued by Parent or
(iii) consideration payable in the form of Qualified Equity Interests of
Parent;
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(g) no
Default or Event of Default shall exist prior to or will be caused as a result
of such acquisition;
(h) the
Acquired EBITDA of the Person (or attributable to the assets) being acquired for
the fiscal year then most recently ended shall be not less than $1;
(i) the
assets being acquired (or the assets of the Person being acquired as applicable)
shall be located in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom or Australia
and, in the case of an acquisition structured as a stock or other equity
acquisition, the entity whose equity interests are being acquired shall be
organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, Canada, the
United Kingdom or Australia (or any state or province thereof); and
(j) in
the case of an acquisition structured as a stock or equity acquisition, the
Person so acquired shall become a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Issuer or any
other Domestic Obligor which is a Subsidiary of the Issuer or such Person shall
be merged with and into a Domestic Obligor (other than Parent), provided that such Domestic
Obligor shall be the surviving entity of such merger.
As used
in this definition of Permitted Acquisitions, “Acquired EBITDA” shall mean with
respect to any acquired Person (or acquired assets, as applicable), for any
period, the amount for such period of EBITDA (as defined in this Indenture) of
such Person (or attributable to such acquired assets as applicable) (determined
using such definition as if references to Obligors therein were to such acquired
Person and its Subsidiaries), on a consolidated basis for such acquired Person
(or attributable to such acquired assets as applicable) in accordance with
GAAP.
“Permitted Investments”
means:
(a) 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;
(b) investments
in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition
thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating
obtainable from Standard and Poor’s Ratings Service or from Xxxxx’x Investors
Service, Inc.;
(c) investments
in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing
within 180 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 $250 million;
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(d) fully
collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days
for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a
financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c)
above;
(e) advances,
loans and extensions of credit to any director, officer or employee of the
Obligors, if the aggregate outstanding amount of all such advances, loans and
extensions of credit (excluding travel advances in the ordinary course of
business) does not at any time exceed $100,000;
(f) investments
in money market mutual funds that are rated AAA by Standard & Poor’s Rating
Service;
(g) trade
credit extended by the Issuer and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business, on ordinary business terms and consistent with past
practice;
(h) the
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary
course of business; and
(i) (i)
redemptions of the Notes in accordance with Article Three hereof or (ii)
repurchases of the Notes, provided that any such
repurchases are made on a pro rata basis and at a purchase price not in excess
of par plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
“Permitted Liens” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4B.02 hereof.
“Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of any Obligor or any Subsidiary
issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend,
refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund, in whole or in part, other
Indebtedness of any Obligor or any Subsidiary (other than intercompany
Indebtedness); provided
that:
(a) the
amount of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal
amount of the Indebtedness (including accreted original issue discount) so
extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus all accrued
and unpaid interest thereon and the amount of any reasonably determined premium
necessary to accomplish such refinancing and such reasonable fees and expenses
incurred in connection therewith);
(b) such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date no earlier than the
final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or
greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being
extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded;
(c) if
the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note
Guarantees, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date
later than the final maturity date of the Notes and is subordinated in right of
payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as applicable, on terms at least as
favorable, taken as a whole, to the Holders of Notes as those contained in the
documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed,
replaced, defeased or refunded;
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(d) if
the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
refunded is pari passu
in right of payment with the Notes or any Note Guarantees, such Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness is pari passu with, or
subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes or such Note Guarantees;
and
(e) such
Indebtedness is incurred by either (a) the Subsidiary that is the obligor
on the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
refunded or (b) an Obligor.
“Person” means any natural
person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture,
association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other
entity.
“PIK Interest” means interest
paid with respect to the Notes in the form of increasing the outstanding
principal amount of the Notes or issuing PIK Notes.
“PIK Notes” means additional
Notes issued under this Indenture in connection with a PIK Payment, with the
same terms as the Notes issued on the Issue Date, except that interest on any
PIK Notes shall accrue from their date of issuance.
“PIK Payment” means an interest
payment with respect to the Notes made by increasing the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes or issuing PIK Notes.
“Plan” means any employee
benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA in which any
Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate is an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5)
of ERISA, including, but not limited to, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer
Plan.
“Plan of Reorganization” means
the joint prepackaged plan of reorganization of the Issuer and certain of the
Initial Guarantors filed with the Bankruptcy Court under chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code, as may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time,
prior to the Effective Time.
“Post-Default Rate” means, a
rate per annum equal to the applicable LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin
plus two
percent (2%).
“Pre-Publication Costs” means
the costs incurred by Parent and its Subsidiaries (as determined in accordance
with GAAP) associated with the development of new products, including without
limitation, author fees under work-for-hire agreements (excluding royalties),
the costs associated with artwork, photography and master tapes, other external
creative costs, internal editorial staff costs and pre-press costs that are
directly attributable to such products, which have been capitalized in
accordance with GAAP and reflected as an asset in the consolidation balance
sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries.
“Principals” means
(a) those Persons listed on Schedule 1.01(b)
and any of their Affiliates (together, the “Permitted Holders”) and
(b) any group constituting a person (as such term is used in
Rule 13(d)-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) the membership of which includes
any Permitted Holder, provided that the Total
Voting Power of Parent on a fully diluted basis represented by the equity
interests in Parent beneficially owned by all Permitted Holders who are members
of such group is at least 50.1% of the Total Voting Power of Parent on a fully
diluted basis represented by the equity interests in Parent beneficially owned
by all members of such group.
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“Property” means any interest
of any kind in property or assets, whether real, personal or mixed, and whether
tangible or intangible, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and other
intellectual property rights.
“Proprietary Rights” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.05(b).
“Qualified Equity Interest”
means any equity interest of an issuer other than an equity interest that is
mandatorily redeemable or purchasable, in whole or in part, at the option of the
holder, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or exchangeable or
convertible into debt securities of the issuer thereof or which entitles the
holder thereof to dividend, interest or other payments, in each case, prior to
the date which is 180 days after payment in full of all Notes issued under
this Indenture.
“Real Property Asset” means, at
any time of determination, any and all real property owned or leased by the
Obligors and the Subsidiaries of the Obligors.
“Recorded Books” means Recorded
Xxxxx, XXX, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Registrar” has the meaning
ascribed to such term in Section 2.04 hereof.
“Related Proceedings” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 13.09 hereof.
“Required Holders” means
Holders representing a majority of the total principal amount of Notes
outstanding.
“Requisite Secured Debtholders”
means (A) until all First Lien Secured Debt is discharged in full or is
otherwise no longer outstanding, at any time, First Lien Secured Parties of any
Class collectively holding more than 50% of the outstanding principal amount of
total First Lien Secured Debt (including the principal undrawn amount
of outstanding letters of credit); provided, however that notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this definition, for purposes of any
enforcement decision under the Intercreditor Agreement, “Requisite Secured
Debtholders” shall mean (x) if the Controlling Debt Representative is the
administrative agent under the Senior Credit Facility, Senior Lenders under the
Senior Credit Facility holding a majority of the sum of the aggregate principal
amount of Indebtedness outstanding thereunder, including any outstanding letters
of credit or (y) if the Controlling Debt Representative is the trustee
under the First Lien Note Indenture, holders of First Lien Notes representing a
majority of the aggregate principal amount of First Lien Notes outstanding and
(B) after all First Lien Secured Debt is discharged in full or is otherwise no
longer outstanding, Holders of Notes representing a majority of the aggregate
principal amount of Notes outstanding.
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“Requisite Plan Support
Parties” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan of
Reorganization. With respect to any consent or waiver required
hereunder from the Requisite Plan Support Parties, the Obligors and the Trustee
shall be permitted to rely solely on the written representation (including by
electronic mail) of the legal counsel to the Informal Committee of Senior Notes
(as defined in the Plan of Reorganization) as to whether such consent or waiver
has been obtained.
“Responsible Officer,” when
used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the Corporate Trust
Administration of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any
other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those
performed by any of the above designated officers and whom shall have direct
responsibility for this Indenture, and also means, with respect to a particular
corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred and
whom shall have direct responsibility for this Indenture, because of his
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
“Restricted Junior Payment”
means (i) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on
account of any shares of any class of stock of, or other equity interest in, any
Obligor or any Subsidiary, except a dividend payable solely in shares of
Qualified Equity Interests, (ii) any redemption, put, retirement,
cancellation, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for
value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of stock of, or other
equity interest in or Equity Right in respect of, any Obligor or any Subsidiary
now or hereafter outstanding, (iii) any payment made to retire, to cancel,
or to obtain the surrender of or in connection with the exercise of any put
right with respect to, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to
acquire shares of any class of stock of, or other equity interest in or Equity
Right in respect of, any Obligor or any Subsidiary, (iv) any payment or
prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or redemption
purchase, retirement, defeasance (including economic or legal defeasance),
sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any Subordinated Indebtedness,
and (v) any payment made to any Affiliate of any Obligor or any Subsidiary,
in each case, in respect of management, consulting or other similar services
provided to any Obligor or any Subsidiary; provided, however that
Restricted Junior Payments shall not include any compensation (including
severance) payable to any officer or director of any Obligor or reimbursement of
reasonable and customary fees and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of
business.
“Restructuring Documents” means
the Note Documents, the First Lien Note Documents, the Exit Warrants, the Exit
Warrant Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Plan of
Reorganization, the Disclosure Statement and the Confirmation
Order.
“Restructuring Related Charges”
means one-time charges incurred in connection with any business restructuring,
including, without limitation, severance paid to terminated employees of the
Obligors and costs relating to the hiring of replacement employees therefor,
other charges associated with such business restructuring effort, including,
without limitation, the costs of moving goods, duplicate facility charges and/or
other related expenses that do not satisfy the GAAP definition of a
restructuring charge.
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“Restructuring Transactions”
means the financial restructuring of the Indebtedness of Issuer and certain of
the Initial Guarantors that existed prior to the Effective Time as described
more fully in the Plan of Reorganization.
“Restrictive Agreements” has
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.13(c).
“Rights Offering” means that
certain offering to those holders of the 12½% Senior Discount Notes due 2011 of
the Haights Cross Communications, Inc. who voted to accept the Plan of
Reorganization, pursuant to which such holders where offered the right to
participate in a $32.5 million offering to acquire __% of the New Common Stock
of the Parent.
“Second Lien Secured Party”
means each of the Holders of the Notes and the Trustee, as the Debt
Representative representing the interests of the Holders of the Notes and,
collectively, the “Second Lien
Secured Parties.”
“Second Lien Security
Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Control
Agreements, the Mortgages, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Trust
Agreement and each other security agreement, pledge agreement, mortgage or other
instrument or agreement executed and delivered to or in favor of the Collateral
Trustee to secure the Obligations of the Obligors under the Notes and this
Indenture.
“Second Priority” means, with
respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any
Second Lien Security Document, that such Lien is the most senior Lien
(subject only to the First Priority Lien securing First Lien Secured Debt
pursuant to the First Lien Security Documents) to which such Collateral is
subject.
”Secured Debt” means,
collectively, the First Lien Secured Debt and the Notes and the Note
Guarantees.
“Secured Parties” means,
collectively, First Lien Secured Parties and the Second Lien Secured Parties and
each, individually, a “Secured
Party.”
“Security Agreement” means the
Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of the Issue Date among the Collateral
Trustee and the Obligors, relating to the Notes and the Note Guarantees, as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Security Documents” means,
collectively, the First Lien Security Documents and the Second Lien Security
Documents and each other security agreement, pledge agreement or other
instrument or agreement executed and delivered to or in favor of the Collateral
Trustee to secure the Obligations of the Obligors under any Secured
Debt.
“Securities Act” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[“Senior Credit Facility” means
[●]].
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“Senior Lenders” means each of
the Persons with outstanding loans or commitments to extend credit or loans
under the Senior Credit Facility, each of the agents appointed thereunder, and
such lenders or Affiliates of such lenders entering into interest rate or
currency swap agreement required pursuant to the terms of the Senior Credit
Facility.
“Specified Courts” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 13.09 hereof.
“Stated Maturity” means, with
respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of
Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of interest or principal was
scheduled to be paid in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness,
and shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase
any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the
payment thereof.
“Subordinated Indebtedness”
means any unsecured Indebtedness of the Obligors incurred after the Issue Date
that (i) by its express terms (or by the terms of the instrument under
which it is outstanding and to which appropriate reference is made in the
instrument evidencing such Subordinated Indebtedness) is made subordinate and
junior in right of payment to the Notes and the Note Guarantees (ii) does
not have any scheduled payment of principal other than upon final maturity and
(iii) has a final maturity date that is at least six months after the final
maturity date of the Notes.
“Subsidiary” means, with
respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity
the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the
parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were
prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity
(a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than
50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50%
of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or
held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Consolidated by the Parent
and/or the Issuer. References herein to “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” shall, unless
the context requires otherwise, be deemed to be references to a Subsidiary or
Subsidiaries of Parent.
“Synthetic Debt” means, with
respect to any Person, without duplication of any clause within the definition
of “Indebtedness,” all (a) Obligations of such Person under any lease that
is treated as both (i) an operating lease for financial accounting purposes and
(ii) a financing lease for tax purposes (i.e., a “synthetic lease”) as
the same would be determined in accordance with GAAP and other pronouncements
interpretations and guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board as in
effect at the Effective Time, without regard to any amendments thereto,
(b) Obligations of such Person in respect of transactions entered into by
such Person, the proceeds from which would be reflected on the financial
statements of such Person in accordance with GAAP as cash flows from financings
at the time such transaction was entered into (other than as a result of the
issuance of shares of capital stock or other equity interests) and
(c) Obligations of such Person in respect of other transactions entered
into by such Person that are not otherwise addressed in the definition of
“Indebtedness” or in clause (a) or (b) above that are intended to function
primarily as a borrowing of funds (including, without limitation, any minority
interest transactions that function primarily as a borrowing).
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“Taxes” means any and all
present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or
withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.
“Tax Returns” means all
returns, elections filings, forms, and any other documents (whether in
electronic, tangible or any other form whatsoever) made, prepared or filed, or
to be made, prepared or filed in respect of Taxes.
“Total Voting Power” means,
with respect to any Person, the total number of votes which holders of
securities having the ordinary power to vote, in the absence of contingencies,
are entitled to cast in the election of directors of such Person.
“Trademarks” means all
trademarks (including service marks), federal and state trademark registrations
and applications made by the Obligors, common law trademarks and trade names
owned by or assigned to the Obligors, all registrations and applications for the
foregoing and all exclusive and nonexclusive licenses from third parties of the
right to use trademarks of such third parties, including the registrations,
applications, unregistered trademarks, service marks and licenses listed on
Schedule 5.05,
along with any and all (a) renewals thereof, (b) income, royalties,
damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto,
including damages, claims and payments for past or future infringements thereof,
(c) rights to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof, and
(d) foreign trademarks, trademark registrations, and trade name
applications for any thereof and any other rights corresponding thereto
throughout the world.
“TIA” means the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified under
the TIA.
“Triumph” means Triumph
Learning, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Trustee” means Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, N.A., until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable
provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving
hereunder.
“UCC” means the Uniform
Commercial Code (or any similar or equivalent legislation) as in effect in any
applicable jurisdiction.
“UK Subsidiary” means X.X.
Xxxxx Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales with
registered number 03662159.
“U.S. Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of
the United States of America.
“U.S. Person” means a U.S.
person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person at any date, any corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities
or other ownership interests representing 100% of the equity or ordinary voting
power (other than directors’ qualifying shares) or, in the case of a
partnership, 100% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date,
directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held by such Person or one or more
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
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Section 1.02 Incorporation by Reference
of Trust Indenture Act.
Whenever
this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated
by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.
The
following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following
meanings:
“indenture securities” means
the Notes;
“indenture security Holder”
means a Holder of a Note;
“indenture” means this
Indenture;
“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means
the Trustee; and
“obligor” on the Notes means
the Issuer and any successor obligor upon the Notes.
All other
terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA
reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule under the TIA have
the meanings so assigned to them.
Section 1.03 Rules of
Construction.
(a) Unless
the context otherwise requires:
(i) a
term has the meaning assigned to it;
(ii) an
accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with GAAP;
(iii) “or”
is not exclusive;
(iv) words
in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the
singular;
(v)
provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
(vi) references
to sections of or rules under the Securities Act shall be deemed to include
substitute, replacement of successor sections or rules adopted by the Commission
from time to time.
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ARTICLE TWO
THE
NOTES
Section 2.01 Form and
Dating.
(a) General. The Notes
and the Trustee’s authentication thereof shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or
endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note
shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be
issued in registered, global form without interest coupons and only shall be in
minimum denominations of $1.00 and integral multiples of $1.00 in excess
thereof, subject to the issuance of PIK Interest pursuant to Section 1 of the
form of Notes set forth in Exhibit A hereto, in which case the aggregate
principal amount of Notes may be increased by, or PIK Notes may be issued in, an
aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest paid by the
Issuer for the applicable period, rounded up the nearest whole
dollar.
The terms
and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly
made, a part of this Indenture and the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee,
by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms
and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any
provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture,
the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
(b) Global
Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in
the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (and shall include the Global Note
Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note”
attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A
attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the
“Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached
thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding
Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall
represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time
endorsed thereon (giving effect to any PIK Interest made thereon by increasing
the aggregate principal amount of such Global Note) and that the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time
be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges, redemptions and
payment of PIK Interest. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect
the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee in accordance
with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.07
hereof.
Section 2.02 Execution and
Authentication.
Two
Officers of the Issuer shall sign the Notes for the Issuer by manual or
facsimile signature.
If an
Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a
Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.
A Note
shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the
Trustee. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note
has been authenticated under this Indenture.
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The
aggregate principal amount of Notes which may be authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture is unlimited. The Issuer may, subject to Article
Four of this Indenture and applicable law, issue Additional Notes under this
Indenture. The Notes issued on the Issue Date and any Additional
Notes subsequently issued shall be treated as a single class for all purposes
under this Indenture.
The
Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Issuer signed by two Officers of the
Issuer (an “Authentication
Order”), authenticate Notes for original issue on the date hereof of $80
million. At any time and from time to time after the execution of
this Indenture, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order,
authenticate Notes (including PIK Notes or increase the principal amount of all
Notes as a result of a PIK Payment) for original issue in aggregate principal
amount specified in such Authentication Order. The Authentication
Order shall specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated and the date on
which the Notes are to be authenticated.
The
Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Issuer to
authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes
whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to
authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such
agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to
deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Issuer.
Section 2.03 Methods of Receiving
Payments on the Notes.
If a
Holder has given wire transfer instructions to the Issuer, the Issuer shall pay,
or cause the Paying Agent to pay, all principal, interest and premium and
Additional Amounts, if any, on that Holder’s Notes in accordance with those
instructions. All other payments on Notes shall be made at the office
or agency of the Paying Agent and Registrar unless the Issuer elects to make
interest payments by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in
the register of Holders.
Section 2.04 Registrar and Paying
Agent.
(a) The
Issuer shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for
registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and an office or
agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”). The
Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and
exchange. The Issuer may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or
more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any
co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying
agent. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without
prior notice to any Holder. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in
writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this
Indenture. If the Issuer fails to appoint or maintain another entity
as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The
Issuer, the Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries may act as Paying
Agent or Registrar.
(b) The
Issuer initially appoints DTC to act as Depositary with respect to the Global
Notes.
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(c) The
Issuer initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent
and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.
Section 2.05 Paying Agent to Hold Money
in Trust.
The
Issuer shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in
writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or
the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal,
premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any
default by the Issuer in making any such payment. While any such
default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held
by it to the Trustee. The Issuer at any time may require a Paying
Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over
to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Issuer or one of the other
Obligors) shall have no further liability for the money. If the
Issuer, the Parent, or one of their respective Subsidiaries acts as Paying
Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of
the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy
or reorganization proceedings relating to the Issuer, the Parent or any of their
respective Subsidiaries, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the
Notes.
Section 2.06 Holder
Lists.
The
Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the
most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and
shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not
the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business
Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee
may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee
may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and
the Issuer shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a).
Section 2.07 Transfer and
Exchange.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global
Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except
by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary
to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary
or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor
Depositary. All Global Notes are exchangeable by the Issuer for
Definitive Notes if (i) DTC (A) notifies the Issuer that it is
unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Global Notes and the
Issuer fails to appoint a successor Depositary or that it (B) has ceased to
be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and the Issuer fails to
appoint a successor Depositary; (ii) the Issuer, at its option, notifies
the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of Definitive Notes;
or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing a Default or Event of
Default with respect to the Notes. Upon the occurrence of any of the
preceding events in (i), (ii) or (iii) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued
in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global
Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in
Sections 2.08 and 2.11 hereof. Every Note authenticated and
delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof,
pursuant to this Section 2.07 or Section 2.08 or 2.11 hereof, shall be
authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global
Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than
as provided in this Section 2.07(a); however, beneficial interests in a
Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.07(b)
or (c) hereof.
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(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial
Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of
beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the
Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the
Applicable Procedures. Transfers of beneficial interests in the
Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or
(ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following
subparagraphs, as applicable:
(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in
Global Notes. Beneficial interests in any Global Note may be
transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in a Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be
required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in
this Section 2.07(b)(i).
(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of
Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all
transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to
Section 2.07(b)(i) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must
deliver to the Registrar (1) a written order from a Participant or an
Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable
Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in
an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and
(2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing
information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be
registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in
(1) above. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for
transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this
Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the
Trustee shall adjust the principal amount at maturity of the relevant Global
Notes pursuant to Section 2.07(g) hereof.
(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial
Interests in Global Notes for Definitive Notes. If any Holder
of a beneficial interest in a Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.07(b)(ii) hereof, the
Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note
to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.07(g) hereof, and the
Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the
Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate
principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a
beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.07(c) shall be registered in
such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the
Holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through
instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect
Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the
Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.
(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive
Notes for Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. A Holder of an
Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Global
Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in
the form of a beneficial interest in a Global Note at any time. Upon
receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel
the Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate
principal amount of one of the Global Notes.
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(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive
Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of
Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this
Section 2.07(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of
Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange,
the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive
Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney,
duly authorized in writing.
(f) Global Note
Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially
the following form:
THIS
GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING
THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS
HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT
THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE
MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07(a) OF
THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR
CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.12 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS
GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR
WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER.
(g) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of
Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a
particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular
Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part,
each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the
Trustee in accordance with Section 2.12 hereof. At any time
prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is
exchanged for or transferred to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes,
the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced
accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee
or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction;
and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person
who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another
Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an
endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the
Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such
increase.
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(h) General Provisions Relating to
Transfers and Exchanges.
(i) To
permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall execute and
the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon the
Issuer’s order or at the Registrar’s request.
(ii) No
service charge shall be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global
Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith
(other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon
exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.11, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08 and 9.05
hereof).
(iii) The
Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note
selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of
any Note being redeemed in part.
(iv) All
Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or
exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid and legally
binding obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the
same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes
surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
(v) The
Issuer shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or
to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15
days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under
Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of
selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so
selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of
any Note being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to
exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment
date.
(vi) Prior
to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee,
any Agent and the Issuer may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is
registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving
payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes,
and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Issuer shall be affected by notice to
the contrary.
(vii) The
Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with
the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.
(viii) All
certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to
the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.07 to effect a registration of
transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile or electronic transmission
with the original to follow by first class mail.
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Section 2.08 Replacement
Notes.
(a) If
any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Issuer and the Trustee
receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any
Note, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication
Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are
met. If required by the Trustee or the Issuer, an indemnity bond must
be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and
the Issuer to protect the Issuer, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating
agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is
replaced. The Issuer may charge for its expenses in replacing a
Note.
(b) Every
replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Issuer and shall be entitled
to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all
other Notes duly issued hereunder.
Section 2.09 Outstanding
Notes.
(a) The
Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee
except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those
reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in
accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section as
not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.10 hereof, a
Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or an Affiliate of the
Issuer holds the Note.
(b) If
a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.08 hereof, it ceases to be
outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the
replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
(c)
If the principal amount of any Note is considered
paid under Section 4A.14 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest
on it ceases to accrue.
(d) If
the Paying Agent (other than the Issuer, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any of
the foregoing) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to
pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be
deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue
interest.
Section 2.10 Treasury
Notes.
In
determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have
concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Issuer or the
Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries, shall be considered as though
not outstanding (but, to the fullest extent permitted by the TIA, Notes owned or
held by any other Affiliate of the Issuer or the Parent shall be deemed to be
outstanding for all purposes under this Indenture), except that for the purposes
of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such
direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned
shall be so disregarded.
Section 2.11 Temporary
Notes.
(a) Until
certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare
and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate
temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form
of Definitive Notes but may have variations that the Issuer considers
appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the
Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary
Notes.
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(b) Holders
of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this
Indenture.
Section 2.12 Cancellation.
The
Issuer at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the
Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or
payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes
surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or
cancellation and shall dispose of canceled Notes in accordance with its
procedures for the disposition of canceled securities in effect as of the date
of such disposition (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange
Act). Certification of the disposition of all canceled Notes shall be
delivered to the Issuer. The Issuer may not issue new Notes to
replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation.
Section 2.13 Defaulted
Interest.
If the
Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the
defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest
payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a
subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes
and in Section 4A.14 hereof. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee
in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note
and the date of the proposed payment. The Issuer shall fix or cause
to be fixed each such special record date and payment date, provided that no such special
record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date
for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special
record date, the Issuer (or, upon the written request of the Issuer, the Trustee
in the name and at the expense of the Issuer) shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related
payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.
Section 2.14 CUSIP
Numbers.
The
Issuer in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use),
and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption as a
convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice
may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers
either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and
that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on
the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or
omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall promptly notify the
Trustee of any change in the “CUSIP” numbers.
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ARTICLE THREE
REDEMPTION
Section 3.01 Notices to
Trustee.
If the
Issuer elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of
Section 3.07 hereof or the Issuer is required to redeem Notes pursuant to
the mandatory redemption provisions of Section 3.08 hereof, in either case,
it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 10 Business Days but not more than 30
Business Days before a redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth
(i) the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall
occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of Notes
to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.
Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be
Redeemed.
(a) If
less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee shall
select the Notes for redemption as follows (i) if the Notes are listed on
any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of such
principal national securities exchange, or, (ii) if the Notes are not so
listed, on a pro rata
basis, subject to adjustments so that no Notes of $1,000 or less will be
redeemed in part.
(b) The
Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Notes selected for
redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption, the
principal amount thereof to be redeemed. No Notes in amounts of
$1,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. Notes and portions of Notes
selected shall be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000; except that
if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding
amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be
redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of
this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions
of Notes called for redemption.
Section 3.03 Notice of
Redemption.
(a) At
least 10 Business Days but not more than 30 Business Days before a redemption
date, the Issuer shall deliver or cause to be delivered, by first class mail or
electronic transmission, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are
to be redeemed at its registered address.
The
notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:
(i) the
redemption date;
(ii) the
redemption price;
(iii) if
any Note is being redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount of
such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of
such Note, a Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the
original Note shall be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon
cancellation of the original Note;
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(iv) the
name and address of the Paying Agent;
(v) that
Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect
the redemption price and become due on the date fixed for
redemption;
(vi) that,
unless the Issuer defaults in making such redemption payment, interest, if any,
on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption
date;
(vii) the
paragraph of the Notes and/or the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which
the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and
(viii) 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 Notes.
(b) At
the Issuer’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the
Issuer’s name and at its expense; provided, however, that the Issuer
shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 15 Business Days prior to the
redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such
notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided
in the preceding paragraph. The notice, if delivered in the manner
provided herein shall be presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder
receives such notice.
Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of
Redemption.
Once
notice of redemption is delivered in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof,
Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption
date at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may be
conditional provided that any preconditions to a redemption shall be set forth
in the notice of redemption. If one or more conditions specified with
respect to a redemption are not satisfied or waived, the date of redemption
shall be deemed not to have occurred for all purposes of this Indenture and the
Issuer shall give written notice of such non-occurrence to the Holders of the
applicable Notes and to the Trustee.
Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption
Price.
(a) One
Business Day prior to the redemption date, the Issuer shall deposit with the
Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of
and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that date and all Additional
Amounts, if any. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly
return to the Issuer any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by
the Issuer in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of,
and accrued interest on, all Notes to be redeemed.
(b) If
the Issuer complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after
the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions
of Notes called for redemption. If a Note is redeemed on or after an
interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then
any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such
Note was registered at the close of business on such record date. If
any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for
redemption because of the failure of the Issuer to comply with the preceding
paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption
date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not
paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes
and in Section 4A.14 hereof.
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Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed in
Part.
Upon
surrender and cancellation of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Issuer shall
issue and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the
Issuer a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the
Note surrendered. No Notes in denominations of $1,000 or less shall
be redeemed in part.
Section 3.07 Optional
Redemption.
(a) At
any time following the date that the First Lien Notes are discharged in full or
are otherwise no longer outstanding, the Issuer may redeem all or a part of the
Notes upon not less than 10 Business Days’ nor more than 30 Business Days’ prior
notice to the Holders, at the redemption prices set forth below (expressed as
percentages of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest and
Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes to be redeemed to the date of
redemption (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant record date to
receive interest due on the related interest payment date), if redeemed during
the twelve-month period beginning on [●] of the years indicated
below:
Year
|
Percentage
|
|||
2010
|
103.00 | % | ||
2011
|
102.00 | % | ||
2012
|
101.00 | % | ||
2013
and
thereafter
|
100.00 | % |
(b) Any
redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
Section 3.08 Mandatory
Redemption.
(a) Subject
to clause (d) below, the Issuer shall be obligated to redeem the Notes as
follows:
(i) Incurrence of
Indebtedness: If after the Issue Date any Obligor incurs
Indebtedness under clause (g) of Section 4B.01 hereof, the Issuer
shall, within 15 Business Days after the date of such incurrence, redeem an
aggregate principal amount of Notes equal to (x) 50% of the amount of Net
Cash Proceeds received by any Obligor from the incurrence of the first $12.0
million aggregate principal amount of such Subordinated Indebtedness (rounded
down to the nearest $1,000 principal amount) and (y) 100% of the amount of
the Net Cash Proceeds received by any Obligor from the incurrence of
Subordinated Indebtedness in excess of $12.0 million aggregate principal amount
(rounded down to the nearest $1,000 principal amount) at a redemption price
equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and
unpaid interest and Additional Amounts, if any, thereon to the redemption
date.
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(ii) Issuance or Sale Equity
Securities. If any Obligor issues or sells equity securities
(other than (w) the issuance by Parent of the New Common Stock or the Exit
Warrants as of the Effective Time pursuant to the Plan and the issuance of
shares of New Common Stock of Parent upon the “cashless exercise” of Exit
Warrants pursuant to the terms of the Exit Warrants, (x) the issuance of
equity securities in the Rights Offering, (y) the issuance of Qualified
Equity Interests of Parent in connection with stock options or the exercise of
employee compensation under any employee benefit or incentive plan or similar
arrangement, (z) any issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of Parent
permitted under Section 4B.06(b) hereof), the Issuer shall, within 15
Business Days after the date of the issuance of such equity securities, redeem
an aggregate principal amount of Notes equal to 50% of the amount of the Net
Cash Proceeds received by any Obligor from such issuance of equity securities
(rounded down to the nearest $1,000 principal amount) at a redemption price
equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and
unpaid interest and Additional Amounts, if any, thereon to the redemption
date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing either before or after giving effect thereto, the
Issuer shall not be required to redeem any Notes pursuant to this
Section 3.08(a)(ii) with respect to the first $16.0 million of Net Cash
Proceeds received by the Obligors from the issuance of Qualified Equity
Interests of Parent to the extent that such Net Cash Proceeds are used to make a
Permitted Acquisition, Capital Expenditures permitted by this Indenture or for
general corporate purposes.
(iii) Sale of
Assets. If after the Issue Date any Obligor consummates a
Disposition (other than Dispositions permitted by Section 4B.04(c)(ii)
hereof and Dispositions permitted by Section 4B.04(b) hereof), the Issuer
shall or shall cause the applicable Obligor to apply the Net Cash Proceeds
received from such Disposition (x) within 180 days after such receipt, to
make a Permitted Acquisition, to replace the assets disposed of by the Obligors
in the Dispositions or make a Capital Expenditure permitted by this Indenture;
provided that the
aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds that may be applied pursuant to this
sub-clause (x) since the date of this Indenture shall not exceed $7.5
million in the aggregate and (y) to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are
not applied within such 180-day period in the manner provided in the preceding
clause (x) (any such remaining Net Cash Proceeds referred to herein as
“Excess Asset Sale
Proceeds”), to redeem an aggregate principal amount of Notes equal to
100% of the amount of such Excess Asset Sale Proceeds (rounded down to the
nearest $1,000 principal amount), within 15 Business Days after such 180th day
(subject to Section 3.08(b) hereof), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest and
Additional Amounts, if any, thereon to the redemption date.
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(iv) Proceeds of Casualty
Events. Upon the receipt after the Issue Date by the
Collateral Trustee or the Obligors of the proceeds of insurance, a condemnation
award or other compensation in respect of any Casualty Event affecting any
property of the Obligors, the Issuer shall or shall cause the applicable Obligor
to apply the Net Cash Proceeds received in respect of any Casualty Event
(x) within 180 days after such receipt, to make a Permitted Acquisition, to
replace the assets that were the subject of the Casualty Event or make a Capital
Expenditure permitted by this Indenture and (y) to the extent such Net Cash
Proceeds are not applied within such 180-day period in the manner provided in
the preceding clause (x) (any such remaining Net Cash Proceeds referred to
herein as “Excess Casualty
Event Proceeds”), the Issuer shall, within 15 Business Days after such
360th day (subject to Section 3.08(b) hereof), redeem an aggregate principal
amount of Notes equal to 100% of the amount of such Excess Casualty Event
Proceeds (rounded down to the nearest $1,000 principal amount) at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, plus
accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Amounts, if any, thereon to the
redemption date.
(v) Extraordinary
Receipts. Upon the receipt after the Issue Date by any
Obligors of any Extraordinary Receipts (other than (A) proceeds from any
key man life insurance policy not constituting Collateral, (B) liability
insurance proceeds which are payable to a third party as a result of any
liability of an Obligor, (C) workers’ compensation insurance, directors’
and officers’ insurance and health insurance payable to workers, directors,
officers or employees and (D) proceeds from business interruption
insurance), the Issuer shall, within 15 Business Days of receipt of such
Extraordinary Receipts (subject to Section 3.08(b) hereof), redeem the Notes in
an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of such Extraordinary Receipts
(rounded down to the nearest $1,000 principal amount) at a redemption price
equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and
unpaid interest and Additional Amounts, if any, thereon to the redemption
date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as long as no Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing or otherwise arises as a result thereof,
the Issuer shall not be required to redeem any Notes pursuant to this
Section 3.08(a)(v) with respect to the first $1.0 of Extraordinary Receipts
received by the Obligors in the aggregate to the extent that such Extraordinary
Receipts are utilized for working capital purposes, to make Capital Expenditures
permitted by this Indenture and for other purposes not prohibited by this
Agreement within 180 days after the date of the receipt
thereof.
(vi) Change of
Control. Within 30 Business Days after the occurrence of a
Change of Control, the Issuer shall redeem all of the Notes at a redemption
price equal to 101% of the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, plus
accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.
(vii) Redemption of Notes for
Previous PIK Interest Upon Positive Consolidated Net Cash
Flow. If at any time (i) the Issuer has previously paid PIK
Interest on the Notes, (ii) the aggregate amount of all PIK Interest that has
been made previously is greater than the aggregate principal amount of Notes
that have been redeemed previously pursuant to this clause (vii) (such excess
amount being, the “Outstanding
PIK Amount”), and (iii) the Parent’s Consolidated Net Cash Flow for the
immediately preceding four consecutive fiscal quarters for which Consolidated
financial statements of the Obligors are available is positive, then within 15
Business Days after the date the Obligors have delivered to the Trustee the
quarterly or annual financial statements pursuant to clauses (a) or (c), as the
case may be, of Section 4A.01 hereof, the Issuer shall redeem an aggregate
principal amount of Notes equal to the amount of the Consolidated Net Cash Flow,
but not to exceed the Outstanding PIK Amount, at a redemption price equal to
100% of the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid
interest and Additional Amounts, if any, thereon to the redemption
date.
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In the event the Issuer is required to
redeem Notes pursuant to the first paragraph of this clause (vii),
notwithstanding the provisions of such paragraph, the Issuer will not be
required to redeem Notes until the aggregate principal amount of Notes that is
required to be redeemed pursuant to this clause (vii) is at least $200,000,
unless at such time the Outstanding PIK Amount is less than $200,000 in which
case, the Issuer shall be required to redeem an aggregate principal amount of
Notes equal to the Outstanding PIK Amount even if such amount is in excess of
the amount of Consolidated Net Cash Flow. In the event that any
redemption of Notes that is required to be made pursuant to this clause (vii) is
not made within the time period set forth in the first paragraph of this clause
(vii) due to the provisions of this paragraph, the Issuer shall (x) segregate
and escrow the funds that otherwise would have been used to redeem Notes
pursuant to the first paragraph of this clause (vii) until such funds are used
to redeem the Notes and (ii) redeem the Notes within 15 Business Days after the
first date on which the amount of funds that is required to be used to redeem
Notes pursuant to this paragraph.
(b) In
the event the Issuer is required to redeem all or any part of the Notes pursuant
to clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) of Section 3.08(a) hereof, notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions, the Issuer will not be required to redeem the Notes until
the amount of Net Cash Proceeds that is required to be used to redeem the Notes
pursuant to all such clauses is at least $1 million in the aggregate, and in the
event that any redemption of the Notes that is required to be made pursuant to
any such clause is not made within the time period set forth in such clause due
to the provisions of this Section 3.08(b), the Issuer shall (i) segregate and
escrow such Net Cash Proceeds until they are used to redeem the Notes and (ii)
redeem the Notes within 15 Business Days after the first date on which the
amount of Net Cash Proceeds that is required to be used to redeem the Notes
pursuant to all such clauses in the aggregate is at least $1
million.
(c) If
any redemption is required to be made in accordance with the terms of this
Section 3.08, then such redemption shall be made pursuant to the provisions
of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof; provided, however, that the Issuer
need not issue the notices to the Trustee or otherwise comply with any of the
other procedures set forth in Section 3.01 through 3.06 until such time as
the payment requirement has affirmatively occurred pursuant to this
Section 3.08. For the avoidance of doubt, any notice periods or
procedural periods set forth in Sections 3.01 through 3.06 shall be in
addition to and not in lieu of the reinvestment and other time periods set forth
in this Section 3.08 such that they shall run in a consecutive and not in a
concurrent manner.
(d) Other
than with respect to clause (a)(vii) of this Section 3.08, to the extent the
Issuer is required to redeem Notes pursuant to this Section 3.08 and is
also required to redeem First Lien Notes pursuant to similar redemption
provisions in the First Lien Note Indenture, any funds deposited with the
Trustee shall first be applied to redeem the First Lien Notes in full before any
such funds are applied to redeem any of the Notes.
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ARTICLE FOUR
A.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until the
Notes issued under this Indenture are no longer outstanding, each Obligor (as to
itself and each other Obligor) covenants and agrees that:
Section 4A.01. Financial Statements and
Other Information.
The
Obligors (i) will furnish to the Trustee and each Holder the information
described in clauses (a), (c) and (d) below within the time periods set forth
therein and (ii) will furnish or make available through reasonable website
procedures to beneficial owners of the Notes and, upon request, to prospective
investors in the Notes the information described in clauses (a) through (e)
below, provided that in the case of clause (b) below the Company may require the
recipient of such information to agree to keep such information confidential
pursuant to reasonable confidentiality provisions:
(a)
as soon as available and in any event
(x) with respect to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, by the later
of (A) the date that is 120 days after the end of such fiscal year and
(B) the date that is 120 days after the Effective Time and (y) with
respect to each fiscal year after December 31, 2009, 120 days after the end of
such fiscal year:
(i) audited
Consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of
Parent for such fiscal year and the related Consolidated balance sheets of
Parent as at the end of such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the corresponding Consolidated figures for the preceding fiscal
year, which financial statements shall include in the footnotes thereto, among
other things, the information required by Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X under the
Exchange Act; provided
however, the Obligors shall not be required to comply with Rule 3-16 of
Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act;
(ii) an
opinion of X.X. Xxxx LLP or any other independent certified public accountants
of recognized international standing (and except as otherwise set forth on
Schedule 4A.01, without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such
audit) stating that such audited consolidated financial statements fairly
present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and
results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of, and
for, such fiscal year in accordance with GAAP; and
(iii) a
management discussion and analysis that includes a comparison to budget for that
fiscal year, and a comparison of performance for that fiscal year to the prior
fiscal year;
(b) as
soon as available and in any event (x) with respect to the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2009, by the later of (A) the date that is 45 days after
the end of such fiscal year and (B) the date that is 45 days after the
Effective Time and (y) with respect to each fiscal year after December 31,
2009, within 45 days of the end of such fiscal year, unaudited
Consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of
Parent for such fiscal year and the related Consolidated balance sheets of
Parent as at the end of such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the corresponding Consolidated figures for the preceding fiscal
year, which financial statements need not include footnotes thereto and shall be
subject to further year end audit adjustments;
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(c) as
soon as available and in any event prior to the date that is (x) with respect to
the fiscal quarter in which the Effective Time occurs, the date that is 75 days
after the end of such quarter and (y) with respect to each fiscal quarter
thereafter, 45 days after the end of such fiscal quarter (excluding, in each
case, the fourth fiscal quarter of each fiscal year):
(i) Consolidated
statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Parent for such
fiscal quarter and for the period from the beginning of the respective fiscal
year to the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related Consolidated balance
sheets of Parent at the end of such period, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the corresponding Consolidated figures for the corresponding
period in the preceding fiscal year, which financial statements shall include in
the footnotes thereto, among other things, the information required by Rule 3-10
of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act;
(ii) a
certificate of a Designated Financial Officer, which certificate shall state
that said Consolidated financial statements referred to in the preceding
clause (i) fairly present in all material respects the Consolidated
financial condition and results of operations of Parent, in each case in
accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, as at the end of, and for, such
period (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments;
(iii) a
management discussion and analysis that includes a comparison to budget for that
fiscal quarter, and a comparison of performance for that fiscal quarter to the
corresponding period in the prior year;
(d) as
soon as available and in any event (i) upon the date on which the quarterly
financial statements for each fiscal quarter are required to be delivered
pursuant to Section 4A.01(b) hereof, a Compliance Certificate duly executed
by a Designated Financial Officer with respect to such quarterly financial
statements, and (ii) upon the dates on which the annual financial
statements for each fiscal year are required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 4A.01(a) hereof, a Compliance Certificate duly executed by a
Designated Financial Officer with respect to such annual financial statements;
and
(e) In
addition, the Issuer shall, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, (i)
comply with the current public information requirements set forth under Rule
144(c) promulgated under the Securities Act in order to allow any Holders that
are Affiliates of the Issue to be able to sell their Notes in accordance with
Rule 144 and (ii) furnish to the Holders and to prospective investors
in the Notes, upon their request, the information required to be delivered
pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
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Section 4A.02. Notices of Material
Events.
The
Obligors will furnish to the Trustee and each Holder prompt written notice, and
in any event within five Business Days of occurrence, of the following and will
make available to beneficial owners of the Notes through reasonable website
procedures:
(a) the
occurrence of any Default;
(b) the
filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting any Obligor that would
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect if adversely
determined;
(c) the
occurrence of any ERISA Event related to any Plan or Foreign Plan of any Obligor
or Subsidiary or Knowledge of any ERISA Event related to a Plan or Foreign Plan
of any other ERISA Affiliate that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events
that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in liability of the
Obligors or their Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000;
and
(d)
any other development that results in, or would
reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Each
notice delivered under this Section 4A.02 shall be accompanied by a
statement of two Designated Financial Officers setting forth the details of the
event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to
be taken with respect thereto.
Section 4A.03. Existence; Conduct of
Business.
The
Obligors shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be
done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect
(a) its legal existence and (b) the rights, licenses, permits,
privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business, except, in
the case of this clause (b), such as would not reasonably be expected,
individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing
shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or any
discontinuance or sale of such business permitted under
Section 4B.04.
Section 4A.04. Payment of
Obligations.
(a) The
Obligors shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, pay its
obligations, excluding Tax liabilities, before the same shall become delinquent
or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) such Obligor or
Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in
accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The
Obligors shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, duly and timely
file all Tax Returns required to be filed and shall duly and timely pay or cause
to be paid all Taxes due except when and so long as (a) the validity or amount
thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) such
Obligor or Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect
thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such
contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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Section 4A.05. Maintenance of Properties;
Insurance. The
Obligors shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to:
(a) keep
and maintain all Property material to the conduct of its business in good
working order and condition (for the purpose for which it is used), ordinary
wear and tear and immaterial loss from casualty and condemnation excepted, and
will from time to time make or cause to be made all appropriate repairs,
renewals and replacements thereof, except where failure to do so would not
materially adversely affect the use of the Property; and
(b) maintain
insurance, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, as may be
required by law and such other insurance in such amounts and against such risks
as are customarily maintained by similarly sized companies engaged in the same
or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, including
business interruption insurance, product liability insurance and, in the event
that any Collateral is located in any area that has been designated by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency as a “Special Flood Hazard Area,” flood
insurance on such Collateral; provided, however, that the Trustee agrees that
the Obligors’ insurance policies and coverage levels existing as of the
Effective Time are satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee as of the Effective
Time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligors
shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, maintain or cause to be
maintained replacement value casualty insurance on the Collateral or any other
assets with a fair market value of $1.5 million or greater under such policies
of insurance, in each case with such insurance companies, in such amounts, with
such deductibles, and covering such terms and risks as are at all times
satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee in its commercially reasonable
judgment. All general liability and other liability policies with
respect to any Obligor shall name the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the
Holders as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear, and all
business interruption and casualty insurance policies shall contain a loss
payable clause or endorsement, satisfactory in form and substance to the
Collateral Trustee that names the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the
Holders as the loss payee thereunder. The Obligors shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause all policies of insurance to provide
that the insurer shall endeavor to provide at least 30 days prior written
notice to the Collateral Trustee of any modifications or cancellation of such
policy.
Section 4A.06. Books and Records;
Teleconference Call with Holders.
(a) The
Obligors shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, keep proper books
of record and account in which entries are made of all dealings and transactions
in relation to its business and activities which fairly record in all material
respects such transactions and activities.
(b) Within
120 days after the end of each fiscal year and within 60 days after the end
of each fiscal quarter, the Obligors will hold a teleconference meeting open to
all Holders of the Notes at which the business, results of operations and
financial conditions of the Obligors will be discussed.
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Section 4A.07. Fiscal
Year.
The
fiscal year of the Obligors ends on December 31 of each year and, to enable
the ready and consistent determination of compliance with the covenants set
forth in Section 4B.10 hereof, the Obligors shall, and shall cause each of
their Subsidiaries to, maintain such fiscal year and its existing method of
determining the last day of the first three fiscal quarters in each fiscal
year.
Section 4A.08. Compliance with
Laws.
The
Obligors shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, comply with
(i) all permits, licenses and authorizations, including environmental
permits, licenses and authorizations, issued by a Governmental Authority, except
to the extent that any failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be
expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, (ii) all laws, rules, regulations and orders including
Environmental Laws, all OFAC Regulations, the Trading with the Enemy Act, the
FAC Regulations, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the FCPA, of any Governmental
Authority, except to the extent that any failure to comply therewith would not
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a
Material Adverse Effect and (iii) all contractual obligations, in each case
applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4A.09. Certain Obligations
Respecting Subsidiaries.
(a) The
Obligors shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, take such action
from time to time as shall be reasonably necessary to ensure that the percentage
of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of any class or character
owned by it in any Subsidiary on the date hereof is not at any time decreased;
provided that the
foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution
or any discontinuance or sale of such business permitted under
Section 4B.04 hereof.
(b) In
the event that the Obligors form or acquire any Domestic Subsidiary (or a
Subsidiary organized under the laws of one of the provinces of Canada (other
than Quebec), the United Kingdom or Australia in accordance with
Section 4B.04 hereof) after the Issue Date, this Section 4A.09(b)
shall be applicable and the Obligor forming or acquiring such Subsidiary will
take or cause to be taken the following actions: as soon as possible
but in any case not later than 20 days after the date on which such
Subsidiary is created (or, in the case of the acquisition of any such
Subsidiary, concurrently with the consummation of such acquisition)
(x) cause such Subsidiary to (A) execute and deliver to the Trustee a
supplement to this Indenture in the form of Exhibit B hereto
and thereby become a Guarantor hereunder, (B) execute and deliver to the
Collateral Trustee a counterpart to the Security Agreement and thereby become a
party thereto as an additional “Grantor” thereunder and grant to the Collateral
Trustee a Second Priority Lien on all “Collateral” of such Subsidiary
thereunder, (C) take such other action as shall be necessary to create and
perfect valid and enforceable Second Priority Liens, subject to Permitted Liens,
in favor of the Collateral Trustee on all or substantially all of the assets of
such Subsidiary consistent with the provisions of this Indenture and the
applicable other Second Lien Security Documents and (D) deliver proof of
corporate action, incumbency of officers and other documents and opinions as is
consistent with those delivered by the Issuer and the Obligors on the Issue Date
pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof and (y) execute and deliver to the
Collateral Trustee such pledge agreements or such addenda or amendments to the
Security Agreement and take such other actions (including delivering the
certificates representing such shares of stock or other equity interests to the
Collateral Trustee) as shall be reasonably necessary to create and perfect valid
and enforceable Second Priority Liens in favor of the Collateral
Trustee on all of the issued and outstanding stock or other equity interests of
such Subsidiary, all of the foregoing to be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee.
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(c) During
the first 90 day period following the effective date hereof, the Required
Holders shall have the option to elect that the UK Subsidiary become an Obligor
hereunder. This option shall be exercisable upon delivery of notice
by the Trustee, on behalf of the Required Holders, to the Issuer
hereunder. Upon delivery of such notice, the Issuer shall have 45
days from the date of receipt of such notice to take the actions set forth in
Section 4A.09(b).
Section 4A.10. ERISA.
Except
where a failure to comply with any of the following, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, (i) the Obligors will maintain, and cause each ERISA Affiliate to
maintain, each Plan in compliance with all applicable requirements of ERISA and
of the Code and with all applicable rulings and regulations issued under the
provisions of ERISA and of the Code, (ii) the Obligors will not and, to the
extent authorized, will not permit any of the ERISA Affiliates to
(a) engage in any transaction with respect to any Plan which would
reasonably be expected to subject any Obligor to either a civil penalty assessed
pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or a tax imposed by Section 4975
of the Code, (b) fail to make full payment when due of all amounts which,
under the provisions of any Plan, any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate is required
to pay as contributions thereto, or permit to exist any accumulated funding
deficiency (as such term is defined in Section 302 of ERISA and
Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, with respect to any
Pension Plan or (c) fail to make any payments to any Multiemployer Plan
that any Obligor or any of the ERISA Affiliates may be required to make under
any agreement relating to such Multiemployer Plan or any law pertaining thereto
and (iii) the Obligors will maintain, and will cause each Subsidiary to
maintain, each Foreign Plan in compliance with the terms thereof and all
requirements of applicable law.
Section 4A.11. Environmental Matters;
Reporting.
The
Obligors shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, observe and
comply with, and cause each Subsidiary to observe and comply with all
Environmental Law, except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or
in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The
Obligors will give the Trustee prompt written notice of any violation as to any
Environmental Law by any Obligor and of the commencement of any judicial or
administrative proceeding relating to Environmental Laws which shall, or would
reasonably be expected to, have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 4A.12. Matters Relating to
Additional Real Property Collateral.
(a) From
and after the Issue Date, in the event that any Obligor acquires any Material
Owned Property or Material Leasehold Property (each such Property, an “Additional Mortgaged
Property”), such Obligor shall, at its sole cost and expense, as soon as
reasonably practicable after the acquisition of such Additional Mortgaged
Property, but in no event later than 75 days after the acquisition thereof,
deliver to Collateral Trustee:
(i) a
fully executed and notarized Mortgage (an “Additional Mortgage”) with
respect to the Additional Mortgaged Property, in form suitable for filing or
recording in all applicable filing or recording offices that the Collateral
Trustee may deem reasonably necessary in order to create a valid First Priority
Lien, subject to Permitted Liens, in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the
benefit of the Holders of the Notes, and evidence that all applicable filing and
recording taxes and fees have been paid;
(ii) a
fully paid American Land Title Association Lender’s Extended Coverage (to the
extent commercially reasonable and/or available) title insurance policy (a
“Mortgage Policy”) in
respect of the Additional Mortgaged Property subject to the Additional Mortgage
in form and substance, with endorsements (to the extent available at customary
rates) and in amounts reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Trustee, issued by
a nationally-recognized title insurer, insuring the Additional Mortgage to be a
valid First Priority Lien on the property described therein, free and clear of
all defects and encumbrances, excepting only Permitted Liens, and providing for
such other affirmative insurance as the Collateral Trustee may deem reasonably
necessary;
(iii) to
the extent required for issuance of a Mortgage Policy containing customary
coverage for survey matters, American Land Title Association/American Congress
on Surveying and Mapping form surveys, for which all necessary fees (where
applicable) have been paid, certified to the Collateral Trustee for the benefit
of the Holders and the issuer of the Mortgage Policy in a manner reasonably
satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee by a land surveyor duly registered and
licensed in the state in which the Additional Mortgaged Property is located and
reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Trustee;
(iv) evidence
that the insurance required by Section 4A.05 hereof has been obtained with
respect to the Additional Mortgaged Property;
(v) a
favorable opinion of local counsel to the respective Obligor or Subsidiary of
Obligor, as the case may be, in the state in which the Additional Mortgaged
Property is located, with respect to the due execution and delivery,
authorization, creation, enforceability and perfection of the Additional
Mortgage on the Additional Mortgaged Property and any related fixture filings,
and such other matters related thereto as the Collateral Trustee may reasonably
request, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral
Trustee;
(vi) evidence
that the Additional Mortgaged Property is not located in an area identified by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, or if
the Additional Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof is identified by the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency as an area having special flood hazards (including, without limitation,
those areas designated as Zone A or Zone V), evidence that the flood insurance
required under Section 4A.05 hereof has been obtained with respect to
the Additional Mortgaged Property;
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(vii) such
other consents, agreements and confirmations of lessees, lessors and other
parties as the Collateral Trustee may reasonably deem necessary, and evidence
that all other actions reasonably requested by the Collateral Trustee that are
necessary in order to create a valid First Priority Lien on the property
described in the Additional Mortgage has been taken; and
(viii) upon the
reasonable request of the Collateral Trustee, existing environmental and other
reports in the Issuer’s possession with respect to the Additional Mortgaged
Property.
(b) From
and after the Issue Date, in the event that any Obligor enters into any
leasehold interest with respect to any real property, such Obligor shall provide
prompt written notice thereof to the Collateral Trustee and, if requested by the
Collateral Trustee, such Obligor shall deliver promptly to the Collateral
Trustee copies of the lease and ancillary documentation relating thereto, and
all amendments thereto, between the Obligor and the landlord or tenant, and if
such real property constitutes Material Leasehold Property, such Obligor, at its
sole cost and expense, shall deliver to Collateral Trustee with respect to such
leasehold interest, as soon as reasonably practicable after the entering into
the leasehold interest, but in no event later than 60 days after entering into
the leasehold interest, a fully executed Landlord’s Waiver and Consent, and
where required by the terms of any lease, the consent of the mortgagee, ground
lessor or other party.
(c) If
requested by the Required Holders or the Collateral Trustee at the direction of
the Required Holders at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Obligors shall, and shall cause each of their Domestic
Subsidiaries to, (i) permit an independent real estate appraiser
satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee, upon reasonable notice, to visit and
inspect any Mortgaged Property for the purpose of preparing an appraisal of such
Mortgaged Property satisfying the requirements of all applicable laws and
regulations (in each case to the extent required under such laws and
regulations as determined by the Collateral Trustee in its sole discretion) and
(ii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Trustee reports and
other information in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Collateral Trustee and prepared by environmental consultants satisfactory to the
Collateral Trustee, concerning any environmental hazards or liabilities to which
any Obligor may be subject with respect to any Mortgaged
Property. Any appraisal, report or other information referred to in
this Section 4A.12(c) which may be requested by the Collateral Trustee or
the Required Holders shall be at the sole cost and expense of the
Obligors.
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Section 4A.13. Cash Deposits; Bank Accounts
and Securities Accounts.
The
Obligors shall take all actions necessary to maintain, preserve and protect the
rights and interests of the Collateral Trustee with respect to all cash deposits
of the Obligors (other than payroll, trust and benefit accounts) and all other
proceeds of Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Obligors shall cause all lock boxes, bank accounts, deposit
accounts and securities accounts (including without limitation, the BNY
Concentration Account, but excluding any and all payroll, trust and benefit
accounts) of the Obligors to be subject to the control of the Collateral Trustee
and enter into, and cause each depository institution or securities intermediary
which maintains any lock box, bank account, deposit account or securities
account on behalf of any Obligor to enter into, a Control Agreement covering
each such lock box, bank account, deposit account or securities account and the
Obligors shall open any deposit or other bank account or securities account only
with the Collateral Trustee’s prior written consent ; provided that so long as no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Obligors
shall be permitted to maintain deposit accounts (other than the BNY
Concentration Account) not subject to the Collateral Trustee’s control so long
as the Obligors are in compliance with Section 4B.05(c) hereof at all
times.
Section 4A.14. Payment of Notes; Additional
Amounts.
(a) The
Issuer shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the
Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and Cash Interest shall be
considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Issuer,
the Parent or one of their respective Subsidiaries, holds as of 11:00 a.m.
Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Issuer in immediately
available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium,
if any, and Cash Interest then due. PIK Interest shall be considered
paid on the date due if the Trustee is directed on or prior to such date to
issue PIK Notes or increase the principal amount of the applicable Notes, in
each case in an amount equal to the amount of the applicable PIK
Interest.
(b) The
Issuer shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding
under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the Post-Default Rate; it
shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any
applicable grace period) at the same rate.
(c) Break Funding
Payments. In the event of (i) the payment of any
principal of any Note (including as a result of an Event of Default) or
(ii) the failure to redeem any Note on the date specified in any notice of
redemption delivered pursuant to Article Three hereof or that is otherwise
required to be redeemed, then, in any such event, the Issuer shall compensate
each Holder for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event, as
reasonably determined by such Holder in a manner consistent with its customs and
practices. In the event that any Holder is entitled to receive
reimbursement pursuant to this Section 4A.14(c), such Holder shall deliver
a reasonably detailed certificate to the Issuer setting forth the amount or
amounts that such Holder is entitled to receive, which certificate shall be
conclusive absent manifest error. The Issuer shall pay such Holder
such amount or amounts within ten (10) days after receipt of such
certificate.
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(d) Taxes.
(i) Any
and all payments by or on account of any Obligations of the Issuer hereunder
shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes
or Other Taxes; provided that if the Issuer
shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such
payments, then (x) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that
after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to
additional sums payable under this Section 4A.14(d)) all Holders receive an
amount equal to the sum they would have received had no such deductions been
made, (y) the Issuer shall deduct all indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes
(including Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes applicable to additional sums
payable under this Section 4A.14(d)) and (z) the Issuer shall pay the full
amount of the Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes deducted to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(ii) In
addition, the Issuer shall pay all Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(iii) The
Issuer shall indemnify each Holder and each Affiliate of such Holder, within
30 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this
Section 4A.14(d)) paid by such Holder or Affiliate (and any liabilities,
penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom, whether or not
such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or
asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A reasonably
detailed certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to
the Issuer by a Holder, or by the Trustee on behalf of a Holder shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.
(iv) As
soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the
Issuer to a Governmental Authority, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee or
the Holder, as the case may be, on who’s behalf it paid such Taxes the original
or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority
evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other
evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee or such
Holder.
(v)
Any Foreign Holder that is entitled to an exemption from or
reduction of withholding tax under the law of a jurisdiction in which the Issuer
is organized, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect
to payments under the Notes or this Indenture shall deliver to the Issuer (with
a copy to the Trustee), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or
reasonably requested by the Issuer, such properly completed and executed
documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be
made without withholding or at a reduced rate.
Section 4A.15. Maintenance of Office or
Agency.
(a) The
Issuer shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee
or an agent of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and
demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be
served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of
the location, and any change in the location, of such office or
agency. If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain any such
required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address
thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or
served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
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(b) The
Issuer may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or
agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such
purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The
Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation
or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or
agency.
(c) The
Issuer hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such
office or agency of the Issuer in accordance with Section 2.04 of this
Indenture.
B.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Until the
Notes issued under this Indenture are no longer outstanding, each Obligor (as to
itself and each other Obligor) covenants and agrees that:
Section 4B.01. Indebtedness.
The
Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, create,
incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness
of the Issuer represented by the Notes issued on the Issue Date and any increase
in the outstanding principal amount of the Notes or any PIK Notes issued in
respect of a PIK Payment in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture;
(b) Existing
Debt on the Issue Date which is set forth in Schedule 4B.01
and has been designated on such schedule as Indebtedness that will remain
outstanding following the Effective Time,
(c) Indebtedness
of a Domestic Obligor (other than Parent) to any other Obligor;
(d) Guarantees
permitted under Section 4B.03 hereof;
(e) Indebtedness
of the Issuer represented by the First Lien Notes issued on the Issue
Date;
(f) Indebtedness
in respect of Hedging Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business
to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Obligors are exposed in the conduct of
their business or the management of their liabilities and not for speculative
purposes;
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(g) Subordinated
Indebtedness of the Obligors, provided that (i) at the
time of and immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such
Subordinated Indebtedness, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
(ii) after giving effect to the incurrence of such Subordinated
Indebtedness, the Obligors shall be in compliance with the financial covenants
set forth in Section 4B.10 hereof on a pro forma basis (recomputed for the
most recent period for which financial statements have been delivered under
Section 7A.01 hereof to give effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness
as if such Indebtedness had been incurred on the first day of such period),
(iii) such Indebtedness shall be unsecured and (iv) the proceeds of
such Indebtedness (less any portion thereof required to be applied to redeem the
Notes pursuant to Section 3.08(a)(i) hereof and the First Lien Notes pursuant to
the terms of the First Lien Note Indenture) shall be used by the Obligors to
finance Permitted Acquisitions, to fund Capital Expenditures permitted by this
Indenture or for working capital purposes of the Obligors;
(h) Indebtedness
consisting of netting services, overdraft protection and similar arrangements in
connection with deposit accounts in the ordinary course of business, provided, however, that such
Indebtedness is extinguished within fifteen (15) Business Days of its
Incurrence;
(i)
Indebtedness consisting of unsecured subordinated promissory
notes issued by Parent to directors or employees to finance the purchase or
redemption of capital stock of Parent to the extent such purchase or redemption
is permitted by Section 4B.06(d) hereof; and
(j)
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in
exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance or
replace, in whole or in part, Indebtedness (other than intercompany
Indebtedness) that was permitted under clauses (a), (b), (e), (g), (k),
(n), (p) or this clause (j) of this Section 4B.01;
(k) Indebtedness
under a revolving credit facility under the Senior Credit Facility in an amount
outstanding (including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to
refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause)
at any one time not to exceed $25.0 million; provided that
the amount borrowed under such revolving credit facility must be
repaid within 360 days from the date of borrowing and such amount may not be
reborrowed until at least three Business Days later;
(l)
unsecured Indebtedness of any Person acquired pursuant
to a Permitted Acquisition and existing at the time of such acquisition and not
incurred in contemplation thereof;
(m) Indebtedness
constituting the obligation to make purchase price adjustments, earnout
obligations and indemnities in connection with a Permitted
Acquisition;
(n) Indebtedness
represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money
obligations, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part
of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property, plant
or equipment used in the business of any Obligor, in an aggregate principal
amount (including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund,
refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (n))
not to exceed $1.5 million any time outstanding;
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(o) Indebtedness,
including Indebtedness represented by letters of credit for the account of any
Obligor, incurred in respect of workers’ compensation claims, performance,
proposal, completion, surety and similar bonds and completion guarantees
provided by any Obligor in the ordinary course of business; provided, that the
underlying obligation to perform is that of such Obligor; provided further, that
such underlying obligation is not in respect of Debt for Borrowed Money;
and
(p) other
unsecured Indebtedness not otherwise permitted pursuant to this
Section 4B.01 in an aggregate principal amount (including all Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (p)) not to exceed $2.0
million at any time outstanding.
Section 4B.02. Liens.
The
Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, create,
incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any Property or asset now owned or
hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including
accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except (the following
being called “Permitted
Liens”):
(a) Liens
created in favor of the Collateral Trustee under the Security Documents for the
benefit of the Secured Parties;
(b) any
Lien on any property or asset of any Obligor existing on the date hereof and set
forth in Schedule 4B.02,
provided that
(i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of any Obligor
and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on
the date hereof and extensions, renewals, refinancing and replacements thereof
that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
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imposed by any Governmental Authority for Taxes, assessments or charges not yet
delinquent or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the
books of the applicable Obligor in accordance with GAAP;
(d) landlords’,
carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s,
attorneys’, suppliers’ or other like Liens, and vendors’ Liens imposed by
statute or common law not securing the repayment of Indebtedness, arising in the
ordinary course of business which are not overdue by more than 60 days or
which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and Liens
securing judgments (including pre judgment attachments) but only to the extent
for an amount and for a period not resulting in an Event of Default under
Section 6.01 hereof;
(e) pledges
or deposits under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance and other social
security legislation and pledges or deposits to secure the performance of bids,
tenders, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases (other than
capital leases), utility purchase obligations, statutory obligations, surety and
appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred
in the ordinary course of business;
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(f) easements
(including reciprocal easement agreements), licenses, rights-of-way, municipal,
building and zoning ordinances and similar charges, utility agreements,
covenants, reservations, restrictions, encroachments, charges, encumbrances,
title defects or other irregularities that were not incurred in connection with
and do not secure the Obligations and do not materially and adversely affect the
use of the Property encumbered thereby for its intended purposes or materially
detract from the value of the Property encumbered thereby;
(g) Liens
consisting of bankers’ liens and rights of setoff, in each case, arising by
operation of law, and Xxxxx on documents presented in letter of credit
drawings;
(h) leases,
subleases, licenses and rights-of-use granted to others incurred in the ordinary
course of business and that do not materially and adversely affect the use of
the Property encumbered thereby for its intended purposes, and any precautionary
UCC financing statements filed in connection therewith;
(i) Liens
of a collecting bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC on items in the
course of collection;
(j) (i) Liens
securing the Indebtedness permitted under Section 4B.01 (n), provided that
(x) any such Lien attaches to the subject property concurrently with or
within ninety (90) says after acquisition thereof, (y) such Lien attaches
only to the subject property and (z) the principal amount of such
Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of such property,
and (ii) Liens arising from Capital Lease Obligation permitted to exist
under this Indenture to the extent such Liens attach only to the property that
is the subject of such Capital Lease Obligation;
(k) Liens
securing Indebtedness in respect of Hedging Agreements permitted under
Section 4B.01(f);
(l) Liens
on any assets acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition and existing on such
assets at the time of acquisition thereof; provided that such Liens were not
created in contemplation of such acquisition and do not extend to any assets
other than those of the person or assets acquired; and
(m) Liens
securing any Indebtedness that constitutes Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness to
the extent the original Indebtedness was secured by Xxxxx or entitled to be
secured by Liens pursuant to this Indenture.
Section 4B.03. Contingent
Liabilities.
The
Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, Guarantee
the Indebtedness or other obligations of any Person, or Guarantee the payment of
dividends or other distributions upon the stock of, or the earnings of, any
Person, except:
(a) endorsements
of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in
the ordinary course of business;
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(b) Guarantees
and letters of credit in effect on the date hereof which are disclosed in
Schedule 4B.01, and any replacements thereof in amounts not exceeding such
Guarantees and letters of credit;
(c) Guarantees
of the Notes and the First Lien Notes issued on the Issue Date and any related
Guarantees in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Notes and
the First Lien Notes;
(d) Guarantees
by any Obligor of Indebtedness of any Obligor to the extent such Indebtedness is
otherwise permitted by Section 4B.01;
(e) Guarantees
by any Obligor of obligations (other than Indebtedness) of any Obligor to the
extent such obligations are permitted or not restricted by this Indenture;
and
(f) unsecured
Guarantees by any Obligor of Indebtedness of the Australian Subsidiary not in
excess of $1.0 million.
Section 4B.04. Fundamental Changes; Asset
Sales.
(a) The
Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, enter
into any transaction of merger or consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate,
wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or
dissolution). The Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of
their Subsidiaries to, acquire any business or property from, or capital stock
of, or other equity interests in, or be a party to any acquisition of, any
Person except for purchases, licenses or leases of property in the ordinary
course of business, Investments permitted under Section 4B.05 hereof,
Capital Expenditures permitted under Section 4B.10(d) hereof and Permitted
Acquisitions. The Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of
their Subsidiaries to, form or acquire any Subsidiary; provided that (i) the
Obligors may form any Domestic Subsidiary so long as the Obligors comply with
Section 4A.09 hereof and (ii) the Obligors may form a Subsidiary
organized under the laws of one of the provinces of Canada (other than Quebec),
the United Kingdom or Australia so long as the Obligors comply with
Section 4A.09 hereof.
(b) The
Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, convey,
sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose (including any Disposition) of, in
one transaction or a series of transactions, any part of their business or
property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (including receivables,
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and leasehold interests but excluding
(x) obsolete or worn-out tangible property, including leasehold interests
(other than Material Leasehold Property), or tools, equipment or other tangible
property (other than any Material Leasehold Property or Material Owned Property)
no longer used or useful in their business and (y) any inventory or other
property (other than receivables) sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of
business and on ordinary business terms and (z) any lease or license that
has expired in accordance with its terms), provided that the Obligors
may sublease real property to the extent such sublease would not interfere with
the operation of the business of the Obligors. The Obligors shall
not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, offer to issue or issue
any capital stock or other equity interests of any Obligor, provided that Parent may
issue Qualified Equity Interests so long as (A) the proceeds thereof are
applied to redeem the Notes to the extent required by Section 3.08 hereof
and (B) no Change of Control results therefrom.
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(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 4B.04:
(i)
any Domestic Obligor (other than Parent) may be
merged or combined with or into any other Domestic Obligor (other than Parent),
provided that if such
merger involves the Issuer, (x) the Issuer shall be the surviving entity
and (y) no Change of Control shall occur;
(ii) any
Domestic Obligor which is a Subsidiary of the Issuer may sell, lease transfer or
otherwise dispose of any or all of its property (upon voluntary liquidation or
otherwise) to the Issuer or any other Domestic Obligor which is a Subsidiary of
the Issuer;
(iii) the
Obligors may consummate other Dispositions not otherwise permitted by
clauses (i) through (ii) of this Section 4B.04(c), provided that the aggregate
fair market value of all such assets sold or otherwise disposed does not exceed
$1.0 million; and
(iv) the
Obligors may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of the property or
capital stock (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) of any Subsidiary that
is not a Material Subsidiary.
Section 4B.05. Investments; Hedging
Agreements; Subsidiary Cash.
(a) The
Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, make or
permit to remain outstanding any Investment, except:
(i)
(A) Investments existing on the date hereof
and set forth on Schedule 4B.05, (B) Investments existing on the date
hereof by any Obligor in the equity interests of its Subsidiaries,
(C) Investments by Parent in equity interests of the Issuer,
(D) Investments by the Issuer in the equity interests of its Subsidiaries
that are Domestic Obligors and (E) Investments by Subsidiaries that are not
Obligors in other Subsidiaries that are not Obligors;
(ii) Investments
consisting of Guarantees permitted by Section 4B.03 hereof and Indebtedness
permitted by Section 4B.01(c) hereof;
(iii) Permitted
Investments;
(iv) Permitted
Acquisitions;
(v) Checking
and deposit accounts with banks used in the ordinary course of
business;
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(vi) Investments
by the Obligors in the UK Subsidiary or any Subsidiary which is not an Obligor
as of the Effective Time in an aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000 and
additional Investments by the Obligors in the UK Subsidiary or any Subsidiary
which is not an Obligor after the Effective Time, provided that (w) all
such Investments made after the Effective Time are made solely in cash,
(x) the aggregate amount of all Investments made by the Obligors in the UK
Subsidiary and all Subsidiaries that are not Obligors from and after the
Effective Time shall not exceed $2.0 million in the aggregate at any time,
(y) all loans by the Obligors to such Subsidiary shall be evidenced by the
Intercompany Note, which Intercompany Note (together with any necessary
endorsements) shall have been pledged to the Collateral Trustee and delivered to
the Collateral Trustee to be held as Collateral and (z) no Default or Event
of Default exists or would immediately result after giving effect to such
transaction occurring after the Effective Time;
(vii) Investments
consisting of capital stock or debt securities received in satisfaction of
disputes or in connection with the bankruptcy or restructuring of a
customer;
(viii) Deposits
or pledges permitted under Section 4B.02(e) hereof; and
(ix) Other
Investments made under this clause (ix) at any one time outstanding not to
exceed $12 million.
In
determining the amount of Investments permitted under this
Section 4B.05(a), (A) the amount of any Investment not constituting
Indebtedness outstanding at any time shall be the aggregate Investment by the
applicable Person, less all dividends or other distributions on equity or
returns of capital received by such Person with respect to that particular
Investment and (B) the amount of any Investment constituting Indebtedness
outstanding at any time shall be the outstanding principal balance of such
Indebtedness at such time plus all accrued and unpaid interest
thereon.
(b) The
Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, enter
into any Hedging Agreement, other than Hedging Agreements permitted by
Section 4B.01(f) hereof.
(c) The
Obligors shall not permit the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of funds on
deposit in all deposit accounts, bank accounts and securities accounts of the
Obligors which are not subject to Second Priority Liens and Control Agreements
in favor of the Collateral Trustee plus (ii) the
amount funds on deposit in all deposit accounts, bank accounts and securities
accounts of any Subsidiary which is not an Obligor shall not exceed $750,000 at
any time.
Section 4B.06. Restricted Junior
Payments.
The
Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to declare or
make any Restricted Junior Payment at any time; provided, however, that:
(a) any
Subsidiary of a Domestic Obligor (other than Parent) may pay or make dividends
and distributions to such Domestic Obligor (other than Parent);
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(b) so
long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom,
Parent may redeem its capital stock solely in exchange for other capital stock
of Parent constituting Qualified Equity Interests;
(c) the
Issuer may make dividends or other distributions to Parent (i) in amounts
required for Parent to pay income and similar Taxes imposed directly on Parent
to the extent such Taxes are directly attributable to the income of Parent and
its Subsidiaries (including by virtue of Parent being the common parent of a
consolidated or combined tax group of which the Issuer and its Subsidiaries are
members), (ii) in amounts equal to the amounts required for Parent to pay
franchise taxes and other fees required to maintain its existence and
(iii) solely to permit Parent to pay, as and when due and payable,
obligations incurred in the ordinary course of its business but only to the
extent relating to activities otherwise permitted under this
Indenture;
(d) Parent
may redeem (and the Issuer may make dividends and distributions to Parent in
amounts sufficient to enable Parent to redeem) any of its capital stock or
warrants or options to acquire any of its capital stock owned by any terminated
employee, provided that
(i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would
arise as a result of such payment, (ii) after giving effect to such
payment, the Obligors are in compliance on a pro forma basis with the financial
covenants set forth in Section 4B.10 hereof (recomputed for the most recent
period for which financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the
terms hereof after giving effect thereto), (iii) the aggregate amount of
all such payments (whether made in cash, by the issuance of Indebtedness or
otherwise) shall not exceed $2.0 million and (iv) the aggregate amount of
all such payments made in cash shall not exceed $500,000;
(e) Parent
may pay or make dividends and distributions to the holders of its capital stock
solely in the form of Qualified Equity Interests, and (ii) Issuer may pay
or make dividends and distributions to the holders of its capital stock solely
in the form of Qualified Equity Interests, provided that they are pledged to the
Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders, as security for the Notes
pursuant to a Security Agreement reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Trustee;
and
(f) the
applicable Obligor may pay as and when due and payable regularly scheduled
interest in respect of Subordinated Indebtedness.
Section 4B.07. Transactions with
Affiliates.
Except as
expressly permitted by this Indenture, the Obligors shall not, and shall not
permit any of their Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly (a) make any
Investment in an Affiliate; (b) transfer, sell, lease, assign or otherwise
dispose of any property to an Affiliate; (c) merge into or consolidate with
an Affiliate, or purchase or acquire property from an Affiliate; or
(d) enter into any other transaction directly or indirectly with or for the
benefit of an Affiliate (including guarantees and assumptions of obligations of
an Affiliate); provided
that:
(i)
any Affiliate who is an individual may
serve as a director, officer, employee or consultant of any Obligor, receive
reasonable compensation for his or her services in such capacity and benefit
from Permitted Investments to the extent specified in clause (e) of the
definition thereof;
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(ii) the
Obligors may engage in and continue the transactions with or for the benefit of
Affiliates which are described in Schedule 4B.07
or are referred to in Section 4B.06 hereof (but only to the extent
specified in such section);
(iii) the
Obligors may engage in transactions with Affiliates in the ordinary course of
business on terms which are no less favorable to the Obligors than those likely
to be obtained in an arms’ length transaction between an Obligor and a
non-affiliated third party, so long as the Obligors deliver to the Trustee
(A) with respect to any Affiliate transaction effected pursuant to this
clause (iii) involving aggregate consideration in excess of $5.0 million, a
resolution of the Board of Directors of the applicable Obligor set forth in an
officers’ certificate certifying that such Affiliate transaction complies with
this clause (iii) and that such Affiliate transaction has been approved by
a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of such
Obligor and (B) with respect to any Affiliate transaction or series of
related Affiliate transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of
$15.0 million, an opinion as to the fairness to the applicable Obligor of such
Affiliate transaction from a financial point of view issued by an accounting,
appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing;
(iv) the
Obligors may engage in transactions among Obligors;
(v) the
Obligors and their Subsidiaries may engage in compensation and employment
arrangements with employees (including issuances of Qualified Equity Interests
to employees) in the ordinary course of business and to the extent not otherwise
prohibited by this Indenture; and
(vi) any
Obligor and its Subsidiaries may enter into other transactions between an
Obligor or its Subsidiary that are entered into in the ordinary course of
business and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of such
Obligor and its Subsidiary; provided, that such transactions and agreements are
on fair and reasonable terms not less favorable to such Obligor than those
likely to be obtained in an arms’ length transaction between unrelated parties
of equal bargaining power.
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Section 4B.08. Restrictive
Agreements.
The
Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, directly
or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other
arrangement (other than this Indenture, the First Lien Note Indenture and the
Senior Credit Facility) that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon
(a) the ability of any Obligor to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien
upon any of its property or assets, or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary of
any Obligor to pay dividends or other distributions to such Obligor with respect
to any shares of its capital stock or other equity interests or to make or repay
loans or advances to any Obligor or the ability of any Obligor to Guarantee
Indebtedness of any other Obligor; provided that (i) the
foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by
this Indenture, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and
conditions existing on the date hereof identified on Schedule 4B.08
(but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or
modification materially expanding the scope of, any such restriction or
condition), (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions
and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of stock or assets
of a Subsidiary of a Obligor pending such sale, provided such restrictions
and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is
permitted hereunder, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply
to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured
Indebtedness permitted by this Indenture if such restrictions or conditions
apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness and
(v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary
provisions in leases and other contracts (excluding license agreements)
restricting the assignment thereof.
Section 4B.09. Sale-Leaseback
Transactions.
The
Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, directly
or indirectly, enter into any arrangements with any Person whereby any Obligor
or such Subsidiary shall sell or transfer (or request another Person to
purchase) any property, real, personal or mixed, used or useful in its business,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such
property from any Person.
Section 4B.10. Certain Financial
Covenants.
(a) Leverage
Ratio. The Obligors shall not permit the Leverage Ratio as of
each date set forth below to exceed the ratio set opposite such date
below:
Date
|
Ratio
|
||
June 30,
2010
|
6.67
to 1.00
|
||
September 30,
2010
|
8.21
to 1.00
|
||
December 31,
2010
|
8.07
to 1.00
|
||
March 31,
2011
|
8.59
to 1.00
|
||
June 30,
2011
|
8.31
to 1.00
|
||
September 30,
2011
|
8.08
to 1.00
|
||
December 31,
2011
|
7.94
to 1.00
|
||
March 31,
2012
|
7.57
to 1.00
|
||
June 30,
2012
|
7.27
to 1.00
|
||
September 30,
2012
|
7.04
to 1.00
|
||
December
31, 2012
|
6.79
to 1.00
|
||
March
31, 2013
|
6.61
to 1.00
|
||
June
30, 2013
|
6.44
to 1.00
|
||
September
30, 2013
|
6.23
to 1.00
|
||
December
31, 2013
|
6.09
to 1.00
|
(b) Interest Coverage
Ratio. The Obligors shall not permit the Interest Coverage
Ratio as of each date set forth below to be less than the ratio set forth
opposite such date below:
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Date
|
Ratio
|
||
June 30,
2010
|
1.08
to 1.00
|
||
September 30,
2010
|
0.88
to 1.00
|
||
December 31,
2010
|
0.89
to 1.00
|
||
March 31,
2011
|
0.83
to 1.00
|
||
June 30,
2011
|
0.85
to 1.00
|
||
September 30,
2011
|
0.87
to 1.00
|
||
December 31,
2011
|
0.88
to 1.00
|
||
March 31,
2012
|
0.91
to 1.00
|
||
June 30,
2012
|
0.94
to 1.00
|
||
September 30,
2012
|
0.96
to 1.00
|
||
December
31, 2012
|
0.99
to 1.00
|
||
March
31, 2013
|
1.01
to 1.00
|
||
June
30, 2013
|
1.03
to 1.00
|
||
September
30, 2013
|
1.05
to 1.00
|
||
December
31, 2013
|
1.07
to 1.00
|
(c) Capital
Expenditures. The Obligors shall not permit the aggregate
amount of Capital Expenditures (including those incurred in connection with any
Capital Lease Obligations) made by the Obligors and their Subsidiaries during
each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the Measurement Dates
set forth below to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Measurement Date
below:
Measurement Date
|
Maximum Capital
Expenditure Amount
|
|||
June 30,
2010
|
$ | 24,013,000 | ||
September 30,
2010
|
$ | 25,817,000 | ||
December 31,
2010
|
$ | 25,168,000 | ||
March 31,
2011
|
$ | 25,148,000 | ||
June 30,
2011
|
$ | 25,497,000 | ||
September 30,
2011
|
$ | 26,147,000 | ||
December 31,
2011
|
$ | 27,034,000 | ||
March 31,
2012
|
$ | 27,400,000 | ||
June 30,
2012
|
$ | 27,706,000 | ||
September 30,
2012
|
$ | 27,995,000 | ||
December
31, 2012
|
$ | 28,337,000 | ||
March
31, 2013
|
$ | 28,714,000 | ||
June
30, 2013
|
$ | 29,029,000 | ||
September
30, 2013
|
$ | 29,326,000 | ||
December
31, 2013
|
$ | 29,678,000 |
Section 4B.11. Lines of
Business.
The
Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, engage to
any substantial extent in any line or lines of business activity other than the
types of businesses engaged in by the Obligors as of the Issue Date and
businesses substantially related or incidental thereto.
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Section 4B.12. Other
Indebtedness.
The
Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, purchase,
redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value, or set apart any money for a
sinking, defeasance or other analogous fund for the purchase, redemption,
retirement or other acquisition of, or make any voluntary payment or prepayment
of the principal of or interest on, or any other amount owing in respect of any
Subordinated Indebtedness, except to the extent permitted by Section 4B.06
hereof.
Section 4B.13. Modifications of Certain
Documents.
The
Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, consent
to any amendment, modification, supplement or waiver of any of the provisions of
any organizational documents of any Obligor or Subsidiary, any documents or
agreements evidencing, governing or securing any Subordinated Indebtedness;
provided, however, that the Obligors
may amend any term or provision of their organizational documents so long as
such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the interests or rights
of Holders of the Notes. By way of illustration and without limiting
the condition set forth in the proviso contained in the immediately preceding
sentence, any amendment to any term or provision of any organizational documents
of the Obligors pertaining to the rights of holders of preferred equity
interests, common equity interests or warrants shall be deemed to materially and
adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Notes to the extent that
such amendment confers upon the holders thereof rights which, if exercised
against any Obligor, would cause an Event of Default to occur.
Section 4B.14. Special Restrictions on
Parent.
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, Parent shall not (a) engage in any
business or activity other than holding title to all of the capital stock or
other equity interests of the Issuer, (b) hold any assets except for
(i) the capital stock or other equity interests of the Issuer and
(ii) cash maintained in the BNY Parent Accounts, provided that each of the BNY
Parent Accounts is at all times subject to a Second Priority Lien in favor of
the Collateral Trustee and covered by a Control Agreement in favor of the
Collateral Trustee or (c) incur or permit to exist any Indebtedness or
other liabilities (other than Indebtedness under the Restructuring Documents),
assume or Guarantee any Indebtedness of any other Person (other than pursuant to
the Restructuring Documents) or create, incur, assume or permit to exist any
Liens on any or all of its assets (other than the Liens created under the
Security Documents), or (d) engage in any activities incidental to the
foregoing clauses (a) through (c).
ARTICLE FIVE
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Each of
the Obligors represents and warrants to the Trustee and the Holders, as to
itself and each other Obligor, as of the Issue Date and as of each date
thereafter on which any of the following representations and warranties are
required to be restated or remade (whether in connection with any amendment or
waiver of any of the provisions of this Indenture or otherwise),
that:
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Section 5.01 Organization;
Powers.
Each
Obligor and each Subsidiary has been duly formed or organized and is validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization. Each Obligor and each Subsidiary has all requisite
power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and is qualified
to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such
qualification is required, except where the failure to have such power or
authority or to be so qualified or in good standing, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 5.02 Authorization;
Enforceability.
This
Indenture and the other Restructuring Documents have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by each of the Obligors to the extent each is a party
thereto and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each such
Obligor, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of
equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law.
Section 5.03 Governmental Approvals; No
Conflicts.
(a) As
of the Effective Time, the execution, delivery and performance of this
Indenture, the Notes and the other Restructuring Document by the Obligors to the
extent each is a party thereto and the consummation of the Restructuring
Transactions (i) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or
filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, including the
Bankruptcy Court, which has not been obtained, except as disclosed on Schedule 5.03,
(ii) will not violate any applicable law, policy or regulation or the
organizational documents of the Obligors or any order of any Governmental
Authority, (iii) will not violate or result in a default under any
indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Obligors, or any
assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by
the Obligors, and (iv) except for the Liens created by the Security
Documents, will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any
asset of the Obligors.
(b) As
of the Effective Time, the Confirmation Order has been entered by the Bankruptcy
Court, is in full force and effect, and has not been reversed, vacated, modified
or stayed, and no application or motion has been filed or served on the Parent
or any Subsidiary seeking leave to appeal or a stay pending appeal and the Plan
of Reorganization has not been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified,
except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.04 Financial Condition; No
Material Adverse Change.
(a) The
Obligors have heretofore provided the following financial statements to the
Trustee:
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(i)
in Haights Cross Communications, Inc.’s
annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
the consolidated balance sheets of Haights Cross Communications, Inc. and its
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008, and the related
notes thereto, accompanied by the report of Ernst & Young LLP dated May 26,
2009;
(ii) in
Haights Cross Communications, Inc.’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, the unaudited consolidated balance
sheets of Haights Cross Communications, Inc. and its Subsidiaries as of March
31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, the related unaudited consolidated statements of
operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, and for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and the related unaudited
consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2009
and 2008 and for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, and the related
notes thereto;
(iii) in
Haights Cross Communications Inc.’s quarterly reports provided to the Informal
Committee of Senior Notes (as defined in the Plan of Reorganization), the
unaudited consolidated balance sheets of Haights Cross Communications, Inc. and
its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2009, the related unaudited consolidated
statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009
and the related unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2009, and the related notes thereto;
and
(iv) in
the Disclosure Statement, the projected consolidated balance sheets of the
Parents and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and
2014, and the related projected consolidated statements of income for each of
the years ended December 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, and the related
projected consolidated statements of cash flows for each of the years ended
December 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
The
financial statements referred to in clauses (i) and (iii) above were
prepared in all material respects in accordance with GAAP applied consistently
throughout the periods involved and present fairly, in all material respects,
the respective consolidated financial position and results of operations and
cash flows of Haights Cross Communications, Inc. and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with
GAAP, subject in the case of unaudited interim financial statements to year-end
audit adjustments. The projected financial statements referred to in
clause (iv) above were prepared by the Parent in good faith and were based on
estimates and assumptions that were reasonable when made; provided that such
projections are not to be viewed as facts and the actual results during the
period or periods covered thereby may differ from such projections and the
differences may be material. There is no assurance, representation,
warranty or agreement that any projected or forecasted results will be
achieved.
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(b) Except
as disclosed on Schedule 5.04
and except for the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, since December 31, 2008,
there has been no material adverse change in the business, assets, operations or
condition, financial or otherwise, or prospects of Parent and its Subsidiaries
from that set forth in the financial statements referred to in
subsection 5.04(a)(i) above.
(c) None
of the Obligors has as of the Issue Date any contingent liabilities, unusual
forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any
unfavorable commitments in each case that are material, except as referred to or
reflected or provided for in the balance sheets as at the end of the respective
periods referred to above, or as referred to or reflected or provided for in the
financial statements described in this Section 5.04 or in the Disclosure
Statement.
Section 5.05 Properties.
(a) Except
as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each
Obligor and each Subsidiary has (i) good title to, or valid and subsisting
leasehold interests in, all its Property, and (ii) marketable fee simple title
to any owned Real Property Asset. All machinery and equipment
material to the business of the Obligors and the Subsidiaries is in good
operating condition (for the purpose for which it is used) and repair (normal
wear and tear and immaterial loss from casualty and condemnation excepted), and
all necessary replacements of and repairs thereto have been made so as to
preserve and maintain in all material respects the value and operating
efficiency of such machinery and equipment.
(b) Set
forth on Schedule 5.05 is
a complete list of (i) all Copyrights of Recorded Books that have been
registered in the United States Copyright Office and (ii) all Patents and
Trademarks of the Obligors that have been registered in the United States Patent
and Trademark Office. All registered Copyrights material to the
business of the Obligors, if any, are set forth on Schedule 5.05. Each
Obligor owns, or is licensed to use, all Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights and
other intellectual property material to its business (“Proprietary Rights”) and, to
the Knowledge of the Obligors, the use thereof by the Obligors does not infringe
upon the rights of any other Person, except as would not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) As
of the Issue Date, Schedule 5.05
contains a true, accurate and complete list of all Real Property Assets, whether
owned or leased. Except as specified in Schedule 5.05,
each lease, sublease or assignment of lease (together with all amendments,
modifications, supplements, renewals or extensions thereof) affecting any
Leasehold Property of the Obligors is in full force and effect and the Obligors
have no Knowledge of any material default that has occurred and is continuing
thereunder, and each such agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of each applicable Obligor or Subsidiary, as applicable, enforceable
against such Obligor or Subsidiary in accordance with its terms, except as
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally or by
equitable principles.
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Section 5.06 Litigation and Environmental
Matters.
(a) Except
for the Disclosed Matters set forth in part (a) of Schedule 5.06,
there are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or
Governmental Authority pending against or, to the Knowledge of the Obligors,
threatened against or affecting any Obligor or Subsidiary (i) in which any
Person has alleged in writing that the use by any Obligor or Subsidiary of any
Patent, Trademark or Copyright violates or infringes on the rights of any Person
or (ii) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse
determination and that, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected,
individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other
than the Disclosed Matters set forth in part (a) of Schedule 5.06).
(b) Except
for the Disclosed Matters set forth in part (b) Schedule 5.06 or
except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Obligors and the Subsidiaries
(i) have not failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain,
maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required in
connection with the operation of the Obligors’ and the Subsidiaries’ business to
be in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (ii) have not
become subject to any Environmental Liability; (iii) have not received
notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or any inquiry,
allegation, notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority which
is currently outstanding or pending concerning its compliance with any
Environmental Law or (iv) do not know of any basis for any Environmental
Liability.
Section 5.07 Compliance with Laws and
Agreements.
Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.07,
each Obligor and each Subsidiary is in compliance (a) with all laws,
regulations, policies and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it
or its property where such failure, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) with
all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or
its-property, except, in the case of this clause (b), where the failure to
do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.08 Investment and Holding
Company Status.
No
Obligor is (a) an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to
regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (b) a
“bank holding company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.
Section 5.09 Taxes.
Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.09,
each Obligor and each Subsidiary has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax
Returns required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes
required to have been paid by it, except for Taxes being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings for which reserves have been maintained in accordance
with GAAP.
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Section 5.10 ERISA.
Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.10,
no Obligor or Subsidiary has any Pension Plans or Foreign Plans. No
ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken
together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably
expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. No Obligor or Subsidiary has a present intention to terminate
any Pension Plan or Foreign Plan with respect to which any Obligor or Subsidiary
would incur a cost to terminate such plan, including amounts required to be
contributed to fund such plan on plan termination and all costs and expenses
associated therewith, including without limitation attorneys’ and actuaries’
fees and expenses in connection with such termination and a reasonable estimate
of expenses and settlement or judgment costs and attorneys’ fees and expenses in
connection with litigation related to such termination, that would reasonably
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.11 Disclosure.
As of the
Effective Time, the Obligors have disclosed to the Holders in the Disclosure
Statement and in this Indenture, including the exhibits and schedules hereto,
all material agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to
which any Obligor or Subsidiary is subject after the Effective Time, and all
other matters known to the Obligors, that, individually or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. The Disclosure Statement, as amended and supplemented as of
the Effective Time, and the information included in this Indenture, including
the exhibits and schedules hereto, when taken as a whole, do not contain any
untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not materially misleading.
Section 5.12 Capitalization.
As of the
Effective Time, after giving effect to the Restructuring Transactions, the
capital structure and ownership of the Obligors (other than Parent) and their
Subsidiaries are as set forth on Schedule 5.12. As
of the Effective Time, after giving effect to the Restructuring Transactions
(including, without limitation, the Rights Offering), to the Knowledge of the
Obligors, the identity of each Person who owns of record 10% or more of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of Parent and the percentage of the total
issued and outstanding capital stock of Parent held by each such Person are set
forth on Schedule 5.12. As
of the Effective Time, after giving effect to the Restructuring Transactions,
the authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock and equity interests of the
Obligors (other than Parent) and their Subsidiaries consists of the capital
stock and equity interests described on Schedule 5.12,
all of which is duly and validly issued and outstanding, and in the case of any
corporation, fully paid and nonassessable. As of the Effective Time,
after giving effect to the Restructuring Transactions, all issued and
outstanding capital stock and equity interests of Parent is duly and validly
issued and outstanding, and fully paid and nonassessable. Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.12,
as of the Issue Date, (x) there are no outstanding Equity Rights with
respect to any Obligor (other than Parent) or any Subsidiary and, (y) there
are no outstanding obligations of any Obligor or any Subsidiary to repurchase,
redeem, or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of or other equity
interest in any Obligor or any Subsidiary, nor are there any outstanding
obligations of any Obligor or any Subsidiary to make payments to any Person,
such as “phantom stock” payments, where the amount thereof is calculated with
reference to the fair market value or equity value of any Obligor or any
Subsidiary.
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Section 5.13 Subsidiaries.
(a) Set
forth on Schedule 5.13 is
a complete and correct list of all Subsidiaries of the Obligors as of the Issue
Date, together with, for each such Subsidiary, (i) the jurisdiction of
organization of such Subsidiary, (ii) each Person holding ownership
interests in such Subsidiary and (iii) the nature of the ownership
interests held by each such Person and the percentage of ownership of such
Subsidiary represented by such ownership interests. Except as
disclosed in Schedule 5.13,
(x) each Obligor and its respective Subsidiaries owns, free and clear of
Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Collateral Trustee pursuant to the
Security Documents and Permitted Liens), and has the unencumbered right to vote,
all outstanding ownership interests in each Person shown to be held by it in
Schedule 5.13,
(y) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each such Person
organized as a corporation is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
(z) there are no outstanding Equity Rights with respect to such
Person.
(b) Parent
is a holding company and is not engaged in any business or activity other than
the ownership of its Subsidiaries and other activities related thereto and such
other activities and actions as are permitted pursuant to this Indenture or any
other Restructuring Documents.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4B.08,
as of the Issue Date, none of the Obligors is subject to any indenture,
agreement, instrument or other arrangement containing any provision of the type
described in Section 4B.08 (“Restrictive Agreements”),
other than any such provision the effect of which has been unconditionally,
irrevocably and permanently waived.
Section 5.14 Material Indebtedness, Liens
and Agreements.
(a) Part (a)
of Schedule 5.14
contains a complete and correct list, as of the Issue Date, of all Indebtedness
or any extension of credit (or commitment for any extension of credit) to, or
guarantee by, any Obligor or any Subsidiary the aggregate principal or face
amount of which equals or exceeds (or may equal or exceed) $150,000, and the
aggregate principal or face amount outstanding or that may become outstanding
with respect thereto is correctly described on Schedule 5.14. All
Indebtedness set forth on part (a) of Schedule 5.14
which is to be paid and discharged in full at the Effective Time is marked with
an asterisk (“*”) on Schedule 5.14.
(b) Part (b)
of Schedule 5.14 is
a complete and correct list, as of the Issue Date, of each Lien (other than the
Liens in favor of the Collateral Trustee) securing Indebtedness of any Person
and covering any property of the Obligors or their Subsidiaries, and the
aggregate Indebtedness secured (or which may be secured) by each such Lien and
the Property covered by each such Lien is correctly described in the appropriate
part of Schedule 5.14. Each
such Lien set forth on part (b) of Schedule 5.14
which is to be released and discharged at the Effective Time is marked with an
asterisk (“*”) on Schedule 5.14.
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(c) Part (c)
of Schedule 5.14 is
a complete and correct list, as of the date of this Indenture, of each contract
and arrangement to which any Obligor or Subsidiary is a party for which breach,
nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew would have a Material Adverse
Effect other than purchase orders made in the ordinary course of business and
subject to customary terms.
(d) All
agreements listed on Schedule 5.14
are valid, subsisting, in full force and effect, are currently binding and will
continue to be binding upon each Obligor or Subsidiary that is a party thereto
and, to the Knowledge of the Obligors, binding upon the other parties thereto in
accordance with their terms. The Obligors are not in default under
any such agreements, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse agreements.
Section 5.15 Federal Reserve
Regulations.
No
Obligor is engaged principally or as one of its important activities in the
business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin
stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System). The Restructuring Transactions, including the
issuance of the Notes, the First Lien Notes and the Warrants, the security
arrangements contemplated by the Security Documents, the execution, delivery and
performance of the Restructuring Documents and the consummation of all other
transactions contemplated by the Restructuring Transactions, will not violate or
be inconsistent with any of the provisions of Regulations T, U, or X of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Section 5.16 Solvency.
As of the
Effective Time and after giving effect to the Restructuring Transactions and the
other transactions contemplated hereby:
(a) the
aggregate value of all properties of the Obligors, taken as a whole, at their
present fair saleable value on a going concern basis (i.e., the amount that may be
realized within a reasonable time, considered to be six months to one year,
either through collection or sale at the regular market value, conceiving the
latter as the amount that could be obtained for such properties within such
period by a capable and diligent businessman from an interested buyer who is
willing to purchase under ordinary selling conditions), exceed the amount of all
the debts and other liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured
and unliquidated liabilities) of the Obligors;
(b) the
Obligors will not, on a consolidated basis, have an unreasonably small capital
with which to conduct their business operations as heretofore conducted;
and
(c) the
Obligors, on a consolidated basis, will be able to pay their debts and other
liabilities as they mature.
Section 5.17 Force
Majeure.
Since
December 31, 2008, the business, properties and other assets of the
Obligors and their Subsidiaries have not been materially and adversely affected
in any way as the result of any fire or other casualty, strike, lockout or other
labor trouble, embargo, sabotage, confiscation, contamination, riot, civil
disturbance, activity of armed forces or act of God.
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Section 5.18 Labor and Employment
Matters.
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.18,
(A) no employee of the Obligors or any Subsidiary is represented by a labor
union, no labor union has been certified or recognized as a representative of
any such employee, and the Obligors and their Subsidiaries do not have any
obligation under any collective bargaining agreement or other agreement with any
labor union or any obligation to recognize or deal with any labor union, and
there are no such contracts or other agreements pertaining to or which determine
the terms or conditions of employment of any employee of the Obligors or their
Subsidiaries; (B) the Obligors do not have Knowledge of any pending or
threatened representation campaigns, elections or proceedings, except such as
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect; (C) the Obligors do not have Knowledge of any
strikes, slowdowns or work stoppages of any kind, or threats thereof, and no
such activities occurred during the 24-month period preceding the date hereof,
except such as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and (D) no Obligor or Subsidiary has
engaged in, admitted committing or been held to have committed any unfair labor
practice, except such as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.18,
the Obligors and their Subsidiaries are in compliance with, all applicable laws,
rules and regulations respecting employment, wages, hours, compensation,
benefits, and payment and withholding of taxes in connection with employment,
except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.18,
except as could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the Obligors and their Subsidiaries are in
compliance with, all applicable laws, rules and regulations respecting
occupational health and safety, whether now existing or subsequently amended or
enacted, including the Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C.
Section 651 et seq. and the state analogies thereto, all as amended or
superseded from time to time, and any common law doctrine relating to worker
health and safety.
Section 5.19 Bank
Accounts.
As of the
Issue Date, Schedule 5.19
lists all banks, securities intermediaries and other financial institutions at
which any Obligor maintains any deposit account, bank account, securities
account and/or other account as of the Issue Date, and such Schedule correctly
identifies the name and address of each bank, depository, securities
intermediary or other financial institution at which any such account is
maintained, the name in which each such account is held, a description of the
purpose of each such account, and the complete account number.
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Section 5.20 OFAC.
No
Obligor, nor any Subsidiary of any Obligor (i) is a person whose property
or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to
Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking
Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to
Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii) engages in
any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive
order, or is otherwise associated with any such person in any manner violative
of Section 2, or (iii) is a person on the list of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations or prohibitions
under any other U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control
regulation or executive order. The regulations and executive orders
described in clauses (i) through (iii) of the preceding sentence are
referred to herein as “OFAC
Regulations”.
Section 5.21 Patriot
Act.
The
Obligors are in compliance with the (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as
amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States
Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other
enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto (collectively, the “FAC
Regulations”), except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) the Uniting And
Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept And
Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001), except as would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly
or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee,
political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office,
or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or
direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United
States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the
“FCPA”).
Section 5.22 Trade
Relations.
Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.22 and except for the filing of the Chapter 11
Cases prior to the Effective Time, there exists no actual or, to the Knowledge
of the Obligors, threatened, termination, cancellation or limitation of, or any
adverse modification or adverse change in, the business relationship between any
Obligor or Subsidiary and any customer or any group of customers whose purchases
of goods or services individually or in the aggregate are material to the
business of such Obligor or Subsidiary, or with any material supplier, and there
exists no present condition or state of facts or circumstances which could
materially adversely affect the Obligors or their Subsidiaries or prevent the
Obligors or their Subsidiaries from conducting their businesses after the
consummation of the Restructuring Transactions in substantially the same manner
in which such businesses heretofore have been conducted.
ARTICLE SIX
DEFAULTS
AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01 Events of
Default.
Each of
the following is an “Event of
Default”:
(a) the
Obligors shall fail to pay (i) any principal of any Note when the same
shall become due and payable, whether at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption
or otherwise or (ii) any interest on any Note or any other Obligation
(other than any Obligation specified in clause (i) of this
Section 6.01(a)) of the Obligors to the Holders within three (3) days after
same shall become due and payable, whether or not prohibited by the provisions
of Article Twelve hereof;
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(b) any
representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Obligor or
any Subsidiary in or in connection with this Indenture or any Note Document or
any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, or in any report, certificate,
financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection
with this Indenture, any of the other Notes Documents or any amendment or
modification hereof or thereof, shall prove to have been incorrect in any
material respect when made or deemed made;
(c) any
Obligor (i) shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or
agreement contained in Section 4A.03 (with respect to existence), or in any
Section of Article 4B (it being expressly acknowledged and agreed that any
Event of Default resulting from the failure of such Obligor at any measurement
date to satisfy any financial covenant set forth in Section 4B.10 shall not
be deemed to be “cured” or remedied solely by such Obligor’s satisfaction of
such financial covenant at any subsequent measurement date), (ii) shall
fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in
Sections 4A.02, 4A.08, 4A.09 and such failure described in this
clause (ii) shall continue unremedied for a period of 10 days after
the earlier of (x) Knowledge by any Obligor or (y) written notice
thereof from the Trustee (given at the request of any Holder) to the Issuer or
(iii) shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant, condition or
agreement contained in the Indenture (other than those specified in clauses (a),
(b) or (c)(i)-(ii) of this Section 6.01) and such failure described in this
clause (iii) shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after
the earlier of (x) Knowledge by any Obligor or (y) written notice
thereof from the Trustee (given at the request of any Holder) to the
Issuer;
(d) any
Obligor or any Subsidiary shall fail to observe or perform any covenant,
condition or agreement contained in any other Note Document, and such failure
shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the earlier of
(x) Knowledge by any Obligor or (y) written notice thereof from the
Trustee (given at the request of any Holder) to the Issuer;
(e) any
Obligor or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal,
interest or otherwise and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material
Indebtedness or any Material Rental Obligation, when and as the same shall
become due and payable, after giving effect to any grace period with respect
thereto;
(f) any
event or condition occurs that results in (i) (A) other than with respect
to the First Lien Notes or any other First Lien Secured Debt, any Material
Indebtedness of any Obligor or any Subsidiary becoming due prior to its
scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (disregarding any notice
provisions or grace periods) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness
or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause such Material
Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption
or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity, or (B) 45 days after the
occurrence thereof (so long as the same is then continuing), any “Event of
Default” as defined under the First Lien Note Indenture or any other First Lien
Secured Debt or (ii) the lease with respect to any Material Rental
Obligation of any Obligor or any Subsidiary that enables or permits (with or
without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the counterparty to
such lease to cause such lease to be terminated prior to its scheduled
expiration date and such termination was not initiated by the applicable Obligor
or Subsidiary and/or is adverse to such Obligor or such
Subsidiary;
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(g) an
involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be
filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of
any Obligor or any Material Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of
its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or
similar official for any Obligor or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial
part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall
continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or
ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(h) any
Obligor or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any
proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other
relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership
or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution
of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or
petition described in clause (g) of this Section 6.01,
(iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee,
custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Obligor or any
Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an
answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any
such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors
or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing;
(i)
any Obligor or any Material Subsidiary shall
become unable, admit in writing or fail generally to pay its debts as they
become due;
(j)
a final judgment or judgments for the
payment of money in excess of $5.0 million in the aggregate (exclusive of
judgment amounts fully covered by insurance where the insurer has not denied
liability in respect of such judgment) shall be rendered by one or more courts,
administrative tribunals or other bodies having jurisdiction against any Obligor
or any Subsidiary and the same shall not be discharged (or provision shall not
be made for such discharge), bonded, or a stay of execution thereof shall not be
procured, within 60 days from the date of entry thereof and the relevant
Obligor or any Subsidiary shall not, within said period of 60 days, or such
longer period during which execution of the same shall have been stayed, appeal
therefrom and cause the execution thereof to be stayed during such
appeal;
(k) an
ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the reasonable opinion of the Required
Holders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred,
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
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(l)
any of the following shall
occur: (i) the Liens created hereunder or under the Second Lien
Security Documents shall at any time (other than by reason of the Collateral
Trustee relinquishing such Lien) cease to constitute valid and perfected Liens
on Collateral intended to be covered thereby having a fair market value of
$500,000 in the aggregate; (ii) except for expiration in accordance with
its respective terms, (A) this Indenture, (B) any Note, (C) any
Second Lien Security Document or (D) the Note Documents, taken as a whole,
shall for whatever reason be terminated, or shall cease to be in full force and
effect; or (iii) the enforceability of any Note Document shall be contested
by (x) any Person (other than an Obligor, the Trustee or any Required
Holder) in good faith or (y) any Obligor;
(m) there
shall occur any loss, theft, damage or destruction of any Collateral not fully
covered by insurance and having a fair market value of $1.5 million in the
aggregate;
(n) any
Guarantor shall assert that its obligations under any Note Document shall be
invalid or unenforceable; or
(o) there
shall occur any Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.02 Acceleration.
In the
case of an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or
Section 6.01(h) hereof, all outstanding Notes shall become due and payable
immediately without further action or notice. If any other Event of
Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in
aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the
Notes to be due and payable immediately by notice in writing to the Parent
specifying the Event of Default; provided, however, that so long as any First
Lien Notes or any other First Lien Secured Debt Obligations are outstanding, the
acceleration shall not be effective until the earlier of (1) an acceleration of
Indebtedness under the First Lien Notes or any other First Lien Secured Debt or
(2) five business days after receipt by the Issuer and the trustee under the
First Lien Note Indenture and the Debt Representative of any other First Lien
Secured Debt of written notice of such declaration of acceleration of the Notes.
Whenever the events or conditions which caused an Event of Default have ceased
to exist, the Event of Default shall be deemed not to be
continuing.
Section 6.03 Other
Remedies.
(a) If
an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any
available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, interest,
and Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to, the Notes or to enforce the
performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.
(b) The
Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes
or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or
omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or
remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All
remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
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Section 6.04 Waiver of Past
Defaults.
(a) Holders
of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by
written notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes,
rescind and annul a declaration of acceleration pursuant to Section 6.02
hereof, and its consequences, and waive any related existing Default or Event of
Default (except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of
interest or Additional Amounts, if any, or on the principal of the Notes)
if:
(i)
the Issuer has paid or deposited
with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (x) all sums paid or advanced by
the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses and
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, it agents and counsel, (y) all
overdue interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on all Notes, (z) the
principal of and premium, if any, on any Notes that have become due otherwise
than by such declaration or occurrence of acceleration and interest and
Additional Amounts, if any, thereon at the rate prescribed therefor by such
Notes, and (iv) to the extent that payment for such interest is lawful,
interest upon overdue interest, if any, at the rate prescribed in
Section 4A.14 hereof,
(ii) all
existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes that
have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or
waived, and
(iii) the
rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of
competent jurisdiction.
(b) The
Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the
requisite percentage of Holders have consented to any such waiver and attaching
copies of such consents. In case of any such waiver, the Obligors,
the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored to their former positions and
rights hereunder and under the Notes, respectively. This
Section 6.04 and Section 9.02 hereof shall be in lieu of
Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the TIA and such Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the
TIA is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture and the Notes, as permitted
by the TIA. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist,
and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured
for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.05 Control by
Majority.
The
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the
Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that
conflicts with law or this Indenture, that may involve the Trustee in personal
liability, or that the Trustee determines in good faith may be unduly
prejudicial to the rights of Holders of Notes not joining in the giving of such
direction and may take any other action it deems proper that is not inconsistent
with any such direction received from Holders of Notes.
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Section 6.06 Limitation on
Suits.
(a) A
Holder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes
unless:
(i)
the Holder gives the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default;
(ii) the
Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Notes
make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(iii) such
Holder or Holders offer the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee
against any costs, liability or expense;
(iv) the
Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of
the request and the offer of indemnity; and
(v) during
such 60-day period, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent
with the request.
Such
limitations do not apply to the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment
of the principal of, premium or Additional Amounts, if any, or interest on, such
Note or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment, on or after the
due date expressed in the Notes, which right shall not be impaired or affected
without the consent of the Holder.
(b) A
Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another
Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a
Note.
Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes
to Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to
receive payment of principal, premium, if any, interest on, and Additional
Amounts, if any, with respect to, the Note, on or after the respective due dates
expressed in the Note (including in connection with any redemption required
under Section 3.08 hereof), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any
such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or
affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.08 Collection Suit by
Trustee.
If an
Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h) occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as
trustee of an express trust against the Issuer for the whole amount of principal
of, premium, if any, interest, and Additional Amounts, if any, remaining unpaid
on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and premium, if any, and, to the
extent lawful, interest and Additional Amounts, if any, and such further amount
as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including
the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel.
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Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of
Claim.
The
Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents
as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee
(including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements
and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the
Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer or any
Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property
and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money
or other securities or property payable or deliverable on any such claims and
any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each
Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee
shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to
the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other
amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent
that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances
of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee
under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall
be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and
shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities
and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such
proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or
arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to
authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of
any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition
affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to
vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.10 Priorities.
(a) If
the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it shall pay out the
money in the following order:
First: to
the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07
hereof, including payment of all compensation, expense and liabilities Incurred,
and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of
collection;
Second: to
First Lien Secured Parties to the extent required by Article
Twelve;
Third: to
Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium,
if any, interest and Additional Amounts, if any, ratably, without preference or
priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for
principal, premium, if any, interest, and Additional Amounts, if any,
respectively; and
Fourth: the
balance, if any, to the Issuer or to such party as a court of competent
jurisdiction shall direct.
(b) The
Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of
Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.
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Section 6.11 Undertaking for
Costs.
In any
suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any
suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a 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 does
not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to
Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than ten percent in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.
ARTICLE SEVEN
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01 Duties of
Trustee.
Except to
the extent, if any, provided otherwise in the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (as
from time to time in effect):
(a) If
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise
such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same
degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or
use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own
affairs.
(b) Except
during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i)
the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express
provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that
are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied
covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee;
and
(ii) in
the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to
the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed
therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming
to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee shall
examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform
to the requirements of this Indenture.
(c) The
Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its
own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except
that:
(i)
this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this
Section;
(ii) the
Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in
ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
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(iii) the
Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take
in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to
Section 6.05 hereof.
(d) Whether
or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in
any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of
this Section 7.01.
(e) No
provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own
funds or incur any liability. The Trustee shall be under no
obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the
request of any Holder of Notes, unless such Holder shall have offered to the
Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or
expense.
(f) Money
held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to
the extent required by law. The Trustee shall not be liable for
interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing
with the Issuer.
Section 7.02 Certain Rights of
Trustee.
(a) The
Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee
need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before
the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’
Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not
be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on
such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may
consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel
shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith
and in reliance thereon.
(c) The
Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible
for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due
care.
(d) The
Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good
faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred
upon it by this Indenture.
(e) Unless
otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request,
direction or notice from the Issuer shall be sufficient if signed by two
Officers of the Issuer.
(f) The
Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders
unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that
might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or
direction. In no event shall the Trustee be liable to any Person for
special, punitive, indirect, consequential or incidental loss or damage of any
kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits) for any action it
takes or omits to take, even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood
of such loss or damage.
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(g) The
Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any default or Event of Default
unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or
written notice of such default or Event of Default is received by the Trustee at
the corporate trust office of the Trustee, and such notice references the
securities of this Indenture.
Section 7.03 Individual Rights of
Trustee.
The
Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee
of Notes and may become a creditor of, or otherwise deal with, the Issuer or any
of its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any
conflicting interest as described in the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (as in
effect at such time), it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply
to the Commission for permission to continue as trustee or
resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and
duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11
hereof.
Section 7.04 Trustee’s
Disclaimer.
The
Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the
validity or adequacy of this Indenture, it shall not be accountable for the
Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Issuer or
upon the Issuer’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not
be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying
Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement
or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in
connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than
its certificate of authentication.
Section 7.05 Notice of
Defaults.
If a
Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the
Trustee, the Trustee shall deliver to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default
or Event of Default within 90 days after actual notice to or knowledge by
the Trustee. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in
payment of principal, premium, if any, interest or Additional Amounts, if any,
on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee
of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice
is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes.
Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to
Holders of the Notes.
(a) Within
60 days after each May 31 beginning with the May 31 following the
date hereof, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall
deliver to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting
date that complies with TIA § 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA
§ 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting
date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply
with TIA § 313(b)(2). The Trustee shall also transmit by mail
all reports as required by TIA § 313(c).
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(b) A
copy of each report at the time of its delivery to the Holders of Notes shall be
delivered to the Issuer and filed with the Commission and each stock exchange on
which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA § 313(d). The
Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock
exchange or any delisting thereof.
Section 7.07 Compensation and
Indemnity.
(a) The
Issuer shall pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for
its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder in accordance with a
written schedule provided by the Trustee to the Issuer. The Trustee’s
compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an
express trust. The Issuer shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon
request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made
by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses
shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the
Trustee’s agents and legal counsel.
(b) The
Obligors shall indemnify the Trustee for, and hold it harmless against any and
all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this
Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against
any Obligor (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any
claim (whether asserted by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Holder or any other
person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of
its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or
expense may be attributable to its gross negligence, or willful
misconduct. The Trustee shall notify the Issuer promptly of any claim
for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify
the Issuer shall not relieve any Obligor of its obligations hereunder unless and
to the extent failure to notify the Issuer materially impairs such Xxxxxxx’s
ability to defend such claim. Such Obligor shall defend the claim and
the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. Neither Issuer nor
Guarantor need pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(c) The
obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 shall
survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and resignation or
removal of the Trustee.
(d) To
secure the Issuer’s and Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section, the
Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or
collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and
interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and resignation or removal of the
Trustee.
(e) When
the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default
specified in Section 6.01(g) and (h) hereof occurs, the expenses and the
compensation for the services (including the reasonable fees and expenses of its
agents and legal counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration
under any Bankruptcy Law.
(f) The
Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 313(b)(2) to the extent
applicable.
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Section 7.08 Replacement of
Trustee.
(a) A
resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee
shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of
appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.
(b) The
Trustee may resign by notifying the Issuer in writing at any time and be
discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the
Issuer. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee upon 30 days notice by so
notifying the Trustee and the Issuer in writing. The Issuer may
remove the Trustee if:
(i)
the Trustee fails to comply with
Section 7.10 hereof;
(ii) the
Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered
with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
(iii) a
custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property;
or
(iv) the
Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
(c) If
the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of
Trustee for any reason, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor
Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office,
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may
appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the
Issuer.
(d) If
a successor Xxxxxxx does not take office within 30 days after the retiring
Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Issuer, or the Holders
of Notes of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may
petition at the expense of the Issuer any court of competent jurisdiction for
the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(e) If
the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at
least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder may
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and
the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(f) A
successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the
retiring Trustee and to the Issuer. Thereupon, the resignation or
removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor
Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this
Indenture. The successor Trustee shall deliver a notice of its
succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer
all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, provided all sums owing to
the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in
Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee
pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Issuer’s obligations under
Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring
Trustee.
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Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Xxxxxx,
Etc.
If the
Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially
all of its corporate trust business to, another Person, the successor Person
without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.
Section 7.10 Eligibility;
Disqualification.
There
shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation or other
institution organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of
America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by
federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at
least $150.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of
condition.
This
Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of
TIA § 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA
§ 310(b).
Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of
Claims Against Company.
The
Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship
listed in TIA § 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been
removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated
therein. The Trustee hereby waives any right to set-off any claim
that it may have against the Issuer in any capacity (other than as Trustee and
Paying Agent) against any of the assets of the Issuer held by the Trustee; provided, however, that if the Trustee
is or becomes a lender of any other Indebtedness permitted hereunder to be pari passu with the Notes,
then such waiver shall not apply to the extent of such
Indebtedness.
Section 7.12 No Representation by
Trustee.
The
recitals and statements contained herein (except the name, address and
jurisdiction of organization of the Trustee) and in the Notes (other than the
Trustee’s authentication of the Notes) shall be taken as the recitals of and
statements of the Issuer, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their
correctness. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no
representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the
Notes (except the Trustee’s certificates of authentication thereof) of any
series. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or
application by the Issuer of the Notes or the proceeds thereof. The
Trustee shall have no duty to ascertain or inquire as to the performance of the
Issuer’s covenants in Article Four hereof or otherwise established by the terms
of the Notes.
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ARTICLE EIGHT
CONDITIONS
TO ISSUANCE OF THE NOTES
Section 8.01 Conditions Precedent to the
Issuance of the Notes. The
authentication and issuance of the Notes is subject to the satisfaction or
waiver by the Requisite Plan Support Parties or the Collateral Trustee, as the
case may be as further specified below, of each of the following conditions
precedent:
(a) Counterparts of
Indenture. The Trustee shall have received from each party
hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Indenture executed on behalf of
such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Trustee (which may
include telecopy transmission of an executed signature page of this Indenture)
that such party has executed a counterpart of this Indenture.
(b) Notes. The
Trustee shall have received a duly completed and executed Note for the account
of each Holder.
(c) Existence and Good
Standing. The Requisite Plan Support Parties shall have
received such documents and certificates as the Requisite Plan Support Parties
may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing
of the Obligors and their Subsidiaries, the authorization of the Restructuring
Transactions by the Obligors and the authorization, execution and delivery of
the Restructuring Documents by the Obligors to the extent each is a party
thereto, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Plan
Support Parties.
(d) Security Interests in
Personal and Mixed Property. The Collateral Trustee shall have
received the following, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Collateral Trustee:
(i)
Lien Searches and UCC
Termination Statements. (A) The results of a recent
search, by one or more Persons satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee, of all
effective UCC financing statements, fixture filings or other comparable filings
and all judgment and tax lien filings which may have been made with respect to
any personal or mixed property of any Obligor, together with copies of all such
filings disclosed by such search, and (B) UCC or other comparable
termination statements duly executed by all applicable Persons for filing in all
applicable jurisdictions as may be necessary to terminate any effective UCC
financing statements, fixture filings or other comparable filings disclosed in
such search (other than any such financing statements, fixture filings or other
comparable filings in respect of Liens permitted to remain outstanding pursuant
to the terms of this Indenture) or if such termination statements cannot be
obtained from a creditor whose debt is to be repaid with the proceeds of the
Notes, an agreement to deliver such termination statements upon receipt by such
creditor of payment in full of the amounts due such creditor;
(ii) UCC Financing Statements and
Fixture Filings. UCC financing statements and, where
reasonably required by the Collateral Trustee, fixture filings duly authorized
by each applicable Obligor with respect to all personal and mixed property
Collateral of such Obligor, for filing in all jurisdictions as may be necessary
or, in the opinion of the Collateral Trustee, desirable to perfect the security
interests created in such Collateral pursuant to the Note
Documents;
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(iii) Stock Certificates and
Instruments. The following possessory Collateral (or, if such
possessory Collateral cannot be obtained from a creditor whose debt is to be
repaid with the proceeds of the Notes, an agreement to deliver such possessory
Collateral upon receipt by such creditor of payment in full of the amounts due
such creditor): (A) certificates (which certificates shall be
accompanied by irrevocable undated stock powers, undated and duly endorsed in
blank and otherwise reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the
Collateral Trustee) representing all capital stock and other equity interests
pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement and the UK Charge Over Shares and
(B) all promissory notes or other instruments (duly endorsed, where
appropriate, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee)
evidencing any Collateral;
(iv) PTO Cover Sheets,
Etc. All security agreements, cover sheets or other documents
or instruments required to be filed with the United States Patent and Trademark
Office or United States Copyright Office in order to create or perfect Liens in
respect of any Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights; and
(v) Perfection
Certificates. Perfection certificates dated the Issue Date
from each Obligor, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee,
duly executed by a Designated Financial Officer of each Obligor.
(e) Security
Agreement. The Collateral Trustee shall have received from
each party thereto a counterpart of the Security Agreement executed on behalf of
such party.
(f)
UK Charge Over
Shares. The Collateral Trustee shall have received from
Recorded Books a counterpart of the UK Charge Over Shares executed on behalf of
such party.
(g) Mortgage;
Etc. On the Issue Date, the Issuer shall, at its sole cost and
expense, deliver to Collateral Trustee:
(i)
a fully executed and notarized Mortgage (the
“Issue Date Mortgage”)
with respect to the Issue Date Mortgaged Property, in form suitable for filing
or recording in all applicable filing or recording offices that the Collateral
Trustee may deem reasonably necessary in order to create a valid First Priority
Lien, subject to Permitted Liens, in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the
benefit of the Holders of the Notes, and evidence that all applicable filing and
recording taxes and fees have been paid;
(ii) a
fully paid Mortgage Policy in respect of the Issue Date Mortgaged Property
subject to the Issue Date Mortgage in form and substance, with endorsements (to
the extent available at customary rates) and in amounts reasonably acceptable to
the Collateral Trustee, issued by a nationally-recognized title insurer,
insuring the Issue Date Mortgage to be a valid First Priority Lien on the
property described therein, free and clear of all defects and encumbrances,
excepting only Permitted Liens, and providing for such other affirmative
insurance as the Collateral Trustee may deem reasonably
necessary;
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(iii) to
the extent required for issuance of a Mortgage Policy containing customary
coverage for survey matters, American Land Title Association/American Congress
on Surveying and Mapping form surveys, for which all necessary fees (where
applicable) have been paid, certified to the Collateral Trustee for the benefit
of the Holders and the issuer of the Mortgage Policy in a manner reasonably
satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee by a land surveyor duly registered and
licensed in Maryland and reasonably acceptable to the Collateral
Trustee;
(iv) evidence
that the insurance required by Section 4A.05 hereof has been obtained with
respect to the Issue Date Mortgaged Property;
(v) a
favorable opinion of Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, local Maryland counsel
to the Obligors, with respect to the due execution and delivery, authorization,
creation, enforceability and perfection of the Issue Date Mortgage on the Issue
Date Mortgaged Property and any related fixture filings, and such other matters
related thereto as the Collateral Trustee may reasonably request, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee;
(vi) evidence
that the Issue Date Mortgaged Property is not located in an area identified by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, or if
the Additional Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof is identified by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards
(including, without limitation, those areas designated as Zone A or Zone V),
evidence that the flood insurance required under Section 4A.05 hereof has been
obtained with respect to the Issue Date Mortgaged Property;
(vii) such
other consents, agreements and confirmations of lessees, lessors and other
parties as the Collateral Trustee may reasonably deem necessary, and evidence
that all other actions reasonably requested by the Collateral Trustee that are
necessary in order to create a valid First Priority Lien on the property
described in the Issue Date Mortgage has been taken; and
(viii)
upon the reasonable request of the Collateral Trustee, existing
environmental and other reports in Issuer’s possession with respect to the Issue
Date Mortgaged Property.
(h) Leases; Landlord’s Waivers
and Consents. In the case of each Material Leasehold Property
existing as of the Issue Date, Obligor shall deliver to Collateral Trustee, as
soon as reasonably practicable after the Issue Date, but in no event later than
60 days after the Issue Date, copies of the lease and ancillary documentation
relating thereto, and all amendments thereto, between the applicable Obligor and
the landlord or tenant party thereto, together with a fully executed Landlord’s
Waiver and Consent with respect thereto and where required by the terms of any
lease, the consent of the mortgagee, ground lessor or other party.
(i)
Evidence of
Insurance. The Collateral Trustee shall have received
certificates from the Obligors’ insurance brokers that all insurance required to
be maintained pursuant to Section 4A.05 is in full force and effect and
that the Collateral Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties has been named
as additional insured or loss payee thereunder to the extent required under
Section 4A.05.
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(j)
Necessary Governmental
Permits, Licenses and Authorizations and Consents; Etc. The
Obligors shall have obtained all other permits, licenses, authorizations and
consents from all other Governmental Authorities, including without limitation,
the Bankruptcy Court, and all consents of other Persons with respect to
Indebtedness, Liens and material agreements listed on Schedule 5.14 (and so
identified thereon), in each case that are necessary or advisable in connection
with the Restructuring Transactions, the execution, delivery and performance of
the Restructuring Documents and the operation of the business of the Obligors as
currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted by the Obligors, and each of
the foregoing shall be in full force and effect, in each case other than those
which the failure to obtain or maintain which, either individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. All applicable waiting periods in connection with the
Restructuring Transactions shall have expired or been terminated without any
action being taken or threatened by any competent authority which would
restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the Restructuring
Transactions. No action, request for stay, petition for review or
rehearing, reconsideration or appeal with respect to any of the foregoing shall
be pending, and the time for any applicable Governmental Authority to take
action to set aside its consent on its own motion shall have
expired.
(k) Material
Agreements. The Requisite Plan Support Parties shall have
received copies of, and shall be reasonably satisfied with the form and
substance of (i) any and all agreements among any of the holders of capital
stock or other equity interests in the Obligors, (ii) any stock option
plans, phantom stock incentive programs and similar arrangements provided by the
Obligors to any Person, (iii) any and all employment contracts with senior
management of the Obligors, (iv) any and all management and consulting
agreements with any Persons and (v) all agreements set forth on
Schedule 5.14, in each case, as such will be in effect from and after the
Issue Date.
(l) Financial Statements;
Projections. The Requisite Plan Support Parties shall have
received the certified financial statements and projections referred to in
Section 5.04 hereof and the same shall not be materially inconsistent with
the information previously provided to the Requisite Plan Support
Parties.
(m) Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of each Obligor
set forth in this Indenture and the other Note Documents shall be true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the Issue Date, except (i) to
the extent any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been
made as of a specific date, in which case, such representation or warranty shall
be true and correct in all material respects as of such date and (ii) that
any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or
“Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects, subject to
the materiality qualification contained therein.
(n) No
Defaults. At the time of, and immediately after giving effect
to the issuance of the Notes, no Default shall have occurred and be
continuing.
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(o) Financial Officer
Certificate. The Requisite Plan Support Parties shall have
received a certificate, dated the Issue Date and executed by a Designated
Financial Officer, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in
paragraphs (m) and (n) of this Section 8.01 as of the Issue Date after giving
effect to the Effective Time.
(p) Solvency
Certificate. The Trustee shall have received the Solvency
Certificate dated the Issue Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit F
hereto, and executed by the Chief Financial Officer of each
Obligor.
(q) No Material Adverse
Effect. There shall have occurred no Material Adverse Effect
since December 31, 2008, except for the filing of the Chapter 11
Cases.
(r) Corporate and Legal
Structure and Capitalization. The Holders shall be reasonably
satisfied with the corporate and legal structure and capitalization of each
Obligor and each of its Subsidiaries, the Equity Interests in which Subsidiaries
is being pledged pursuant to the Second Lien Security Documents, including the
terms and conditions of the charter, articles, bylaws and each class of Equity
Interest in each Obligor and each such Subsidiary and of each agreement or
instrument relating to such structure or capitalization.
(s) Effectiveness of Plan of
Reorganization. The Plan of Reorganization shall have become
effective in accordance with its terms.
(t) The Intercreditor
Agreement. The Collateral Trustee shall have received the
Intercreditor Agreement, executed by each party thereto, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee.
(u) The Collateral Trust
Agreement. The Collateral Trustee shall have received the
Collateral Trust Agreement, executed by each party thereto, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee.
(v) Opinion of
Counsel The Trustee and Collateral Trustee shall have received
the favorable written opinion (addressed to the Trustee and the Collateral
Trustee dated the Issue Date) of (a) Xxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, special counsel to
the Obligors, covering such matters relating to the Obligors, the Note
Documents, the other Restructuring Documents or the Restructuring Transactions
as the Collateral Trustee or the Trustee shall reasonably request, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Collateral Trustee, and
(b) Eversheds LLP, local United Kingdom counsel to the Obligors covering
the UK Charge Over Share and such other matters related thereto as the Trustee
and the Collateral Trustee shall reasonably request and in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Collateral
Trustee.
(w) Other
Documents. The Trustee, the Collateral Trustee and the
Requisite Plan Support Parties shall have received all material contracts,
instruments, opinions, certificates, assurances and other documents as the
Trustee, the Collateral Trustee or the Requisite Plan Support Parties shall have
reasonably requested and the same shall be reasonably satisfactory to each of
them.
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ARTICLE NINE
AMENDMENT,
SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders
of Notes.
(a) Notwithstanding
Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Issuer, the Guarantors, and the Trustee
may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes without the consent of any
Holder of a Note:
(i)
to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(ii) to
provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated
Notes;
(iii) to
provide for the assumption of the Issuer’s or any Guarantor’s obligations to
Holders of Notes in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or
substantially all of the Issuer’s or such Guarantor’s assets, in each case,
which is permitted under this Indenture;
(iv) to
make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the
Holders of Notes or that does not materially adversely affect the legal rights
under this Indenture of any such Holder;
(v) to
comply with the provisions described under Section 4A.09 or Article
Ten;
(vi) to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment of a successor Trustee;
or
(vii) to
provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with this
Indenture.
(b) Upon
the request of the Issuer accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors
authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental Indenture, and
upon receipt by the Trustee of any documents requested under
Section 7.02(b) hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Issuer in the
execution of any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized or permitted by
the terms of this Indenture and make any further appropriate agreements and
stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be
obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture that affects its
own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of
Notes.
(a) Except
as otherwise provided in this Section 9.02, the Issuer, the Guarantors and
the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes with the consent
of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes
then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection
with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes), and, subject
to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default
or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes may be waived
with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in
connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for,
Notes).
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(b) The
Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of
determining the Persons entitled to consent to any indenture supplemental
hereto. If a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date,
or its duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to
consent to such supplemental indenture, whether or not such Holders remain
Holders after such record date; provided that unless such consent shall have
become effective by virtue of the requisite percentage having been obtained
prior to the date which is 90 days after such record date, any such consent
previously given shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be
cancelled and of no further effect.
(c) Upon
the request of the Issuer accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors
authorizing the execution of any such amendment or supplement to this Indenture,
and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of
the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the
Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee
shall join with the Issuer in the execution of such amendment or supplement
unless such amendment or supplement directly affects the Trustee’s own rights,
duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the
Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such
amendment or supplement.
(d) It
shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this
Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment,
supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the
substance thereof.
(e) After
an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section becomes effective, the
Issuer shall deliver to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly
describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the
Issuer to deliver such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any
way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment, supplement or
waiver. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, the Holders of
a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
(including Additional Notes, if any) may waive compliance in a particular
instance by the Issuer with any provision of this Indenture or the
Notes. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an
amendment or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not:
(i)
reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders
must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(ii) reduce
the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter the
provisions, or waive any payment, with respect to the redemption of the
Notes;
(iii) change
the method of calculating or change the time for payment of interest on any
Note;
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(iv) waive
a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or
premium, or Additional Amount, if any, on the Notes (except a rescission of
acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and a waiver of the payment
default that resulted from such acceleration);
(v) make
any Note payable in money other than U.S. dollars;
(vi) make
any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past
Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of,
or interest or premium or Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes;
(vii) release
any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or this
Indenture, except in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(viii) impair
the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with
respect to the Notes or any Note Guarantee;
(ix) except
as otherwise permitted under Section 4A.09 or Article Ten, consent to the
assignment or transfer by the Issuer or any Guarantor of any of their rights or
obligations under this Indenture;
(x) contractually
subordinate in right of payment the Notes or any Note Guarantee to any other
Indebtedness; or
(xi) make
any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions.
Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust
Indenture Act.
Every
amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in a
document that complies with the TIA as then in effect.
Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of
Consents.
Until an
amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder
of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent
Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the
consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any
Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a
Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written
notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes
effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in
accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.
Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of
Notes.
(a) The
Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or
waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Issuer in exchange
for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication
Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or
waiver.
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(b) Failure
to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the
validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments,
Etc.
The
Trustee shall sign any amendment or supplement to this Indenture or any Note
authorized pursuant to this Article Nine if the amendment or supplement does not
adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the
Trustee. The Issuer may not sign an amendment or supplemental
Indenture or Note until its Board of Directors approves it. In
executing any amendment or supplement or Note, the Trustee shall be entitled to
receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) shall be fully protected in
relying upon an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the
execution of such amendment or supplement is authorized or permitted by this
Indenture, and the Trustee shall be entitled to receive (i) a copy of any
Board Resolution passed pursuant to this Section 9.06 and
(ii) evidence of any consent of the Holders provided in accordance with
Section 9.02.
ARTICLE TEN
NOTE
GUARANTEES
Section 10.01 Guarantee.
(a) Subject
to this Article Ten, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, and
fully and unconditionally, guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns,
irrespective of the validity and enforceability of, this Indenture, the Notes or
the obligations of the Issuer hereunder or thereunder,
that: (a) the principal of, premium, if any, and interest and
Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when
due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest
on the overdue principal of, premium, if any, and interest and Additional
Amounts, if any, on the Notes, if lawful (subject in all cases to any applicable
grace period provided herein), and all other obligations of the Issuer to the
Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder shall be promptly paid in full or
performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (b) in
case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such
other obligations, the same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed
in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of
any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason,
the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same
immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of
payment and not a guarantee of collection.
(b) The
Guarantors hereby agree that, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable
law, their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the
validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the
absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder
of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of
any judgment against the Issuer, any action to enforce the same or any other
circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or
defense of a Guarantor. Subject to Section 6.06 hereof, each
Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of
claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any
right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest, notice and all
demands whatsoever and covenants that this Note Guarantee shall not be
discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the
Notes and this Indenture.
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(c) If
any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the
Issuer, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar
official acting in relation to any of the Issuer or the Guarantors, any amount
paid by any of them to the Trustee or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the
extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and
effect.
(d) Each
Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in
relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until
payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor
further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders
and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations
guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Six hereof for the
purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other
prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations
guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration
of such obligations as provided in Article Six hereof, such obligations (whether
or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors
for the purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the
right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise
of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Note
Guarantee.
(e) The
Note Guarantee of each Guarantor herein shall be, in the manner and to the
extent set forth in Article Twelve, subordinated to such Guarantor’s Guarantee
of First Lien Secured Debt.
Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor
Liability.
Each
Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it
is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor
not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy
Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act
or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to such Note
Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the
Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such
Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to
all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant
under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to
receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other
Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this
Article Ten, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note
Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery of
Note Guarantee.
(a) To
evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01, each Guarantor
hereby agrees that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor
by its President or one of its Vice Presidents.
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(b) Each
Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01
shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on
each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee.
(c) If
an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture no longer holds that office at
the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note Guarantee shall be valid
nevertheless.
(d) The
delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder,
shall constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture
on behalf of the Guarantors.
(e) If
required by Section 4A.09 hereof, the Issuer shall cause such Subsidiaries
to execute supplemental indentures to this Indenture and Note Guarantees in
accordance with Section 4A.09 hereof and this Article Ten, to the extent
applicable.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
COLLATERAL
AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS
Section 11.01 Collateral and Security
Documents.
[This
Section subject to change based on negotiations with any other first lien debt
under a credit agreement or otherwise]
(a) In
order to secure the due and punctual payment of the Notes, the Issuer and the
Guarantors have entered into and delivered to the Collateral Trustee the
Security Agreement and the other Second Lien Security Documents, in each case,
to which it is a party, to create the Liens on the Collateral securing their
respective obligations under the Notes and the Note
Guarantees. Pursuant to the provisions of the Intercreditor
Agreement, the rights and remedies of the Collateral Trustee and the Holders of
the Notes in the Collateral shall be junior and subordinated to the holders of
the First Lien Secured Debt Obligations under the First Lien Secured Debt
Documents. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this
Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreement or Second Lien Security Documents, the
Intercreditor Agreement and Second Lien Security Documents shall
control.
(b) The
Issuer and the Guarantors shall comply with all covenants and agreements
contained in the Second Lien Security Documents the failure to comply with which
would have a material and adverse effect on the Liens purported to be created
thereby securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees.
(c) Until
the Notes are discharged in full or are otherwise no longer outstanding (whether
pursuant to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise), all remedies
and enforcement actions in respect of the Collateral and any foreclosure actions
in respect of any Liens on the Collateral, and all actions, undertakings or
consents by the Collateral Trustee in respect of the Collateral shall be
undertaken solely at the instruction of the Requisite Secured Debtholders,
including without limitation:
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(i)
the exercise or forbearance from exercise of
rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral and enforcement of Liens
securing the Secured Debt;
(ii) the
exercise or forbearance from exercise of rights and powers of a holder of
capital stock included in the Collateral;
(iii) the
acceptance of Collateral in full or partial satisfaction of any Secured Debt;
and
(iv) the
exercise and forbearance from exercise of all rights and remedies of a secured
party under the UCC or any similar law of any applicable jurisdiction or
equity;
provided,
however, that any actions constituting a release of all or substantially all of
the Collateral shall require the consent of all holders of First Lien Secured
Debt, including the Holders of the First Lien Notes, and all Holders of the
Notes.
(d) Until
the Notes are discharged in full or are otherwise no longer outstanding, no
Second Lien Secured Party (including any Holder of Notes) shall have any right
to:
(i)
sue, ask or demand or join with any other party to cause
the Issuer or any of its Guarantors to commence any Insolvency or Liquidation
Proceeding that would hinder, delay, limit or prohibit the lawful exercise or
enforcement of any right or remedy otherwise available to any Secured Party in
respect of the Liens granted to the Collateral Trustee in the Collateral under
the Security Documents for the benefit of first, the holders of First Lien
Secured Debt Equally and Ratably and, thereafter, the Holders of the Notes
equally and ratably;
(ii) contest
any lawful exercise by the Collateral Trustee, acting at the direction of, or as
consented to by, the Requisite Secured Debtholders, of any remedy or foreclosure
of the Liens on the Collateral;
(iii) contest
any other request for judicial relief made in any court by the Collateral
Trustee at the direction of, or as consented to by, the Requisite Secured
Debtholders, or
(iv) oppose
or otherwise contest any motion for relief from the automatic stay or for any
injunction against foreclosure or enforcement of Liens granted to the Collateral
Trustee in the Collateral under the Security Documents for the benefit of,
first, holders of First Lien Secured Debt Equally and Ratably and, thereafter,
the Holders of the Notes equally and ratably, in any Insolvency or Liquidation
Proceeding.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, subject to the restrictions set forth in Article 12 hereof, any
Holder may take any actions and exercise any and all rights available to a
holder of unsecured claims so long as not in contravention of the restrictions
set forth above, including the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation
Proceeding against the Issuer or any of our Guarantors as an unsecured creditor
or any suit to enforce payment of principal, premium, if any, interest and
Additional Interest, if any on the Notes or under any Note
Guarantee.
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Section 11.02 Authorization of Actions to
Be Taken.
(a) Each
Holder of Notes, by its acceptance thereof, consents and agrees to the terms of
each Second Lien Security Document and the Intercreditor Agreement, in each
case, as originally in effect and as amended, supplemented or replaced from time
to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Indenture, authorizes
and directs the Collateral Trustee and the Trustee to enter into the Second Lien
Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, and authorizes and empowers
the Collateral Trustee and the Trustee to perform their respective obligations,
exercise its rights and powers and take any action permitted or required
thereunder.
(b) Each
of the Collateral Trustee and the Trustee is authorized and empowered to receive
for the benefit of the Holders of Notes any funds collected or distributed under
the Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Security Documents and to make
further distributions of such funds to the Holders of Notes according to the
provisions of this Indenture.
(c) If
an Event of Default occurs under this Indenture, the Trustee shall deliver to
the Collateral Trustee a written notice of such Event of
Default. [If, as a result of delivering such notice to the Collateral
Trustee, the Trustee becomes the Controlling Debt Representative, then subject
to Article Seven hereof and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee, pursuant
to the direction of Holders representing a majority of principal amount of Notes
outstanding, shall or, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the
Holders of Notes, may direct the Collateral Trustee with respect to any action,
omission, forbearance, enforcement or exercise of remedies with respect to the
Collateral for purposes of any Enforcement Action. Subject to the
terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, each of the Collateral Trustee and the
Trustee is authorized and empowered to institute and maintain such suits and
proceedings as it may deem expedient to protect or enforce the Liens securing
the Notes and the Note Guarantees or to prevent any impairment of Collateral by
any acts that may be unlawful or in violation of the Second Lien Security
Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as it may deem
expedient to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders
of Notes in the Collateral, including power to institute and maintain suits or
proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or
other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment,
rule or order would impair the Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees
or be prejudicial to the interests of Holders of Notes, the Collateral Trustee
or the Trustee.
Section 11.03 Application of Proceeds of
Collateral.
Upon any
realization upon the Collateral, the proceeds thereof shall be applied in
accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security
Documents.
Section 11.04 Possession and Use of
Collateral.
Unless an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, subject to the terms of
the First Lien Secured Debt Documents, this Indenture and the Security
Documents, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall have the right to remain in
possession and retain exclusive control of the Collateral securing the Notes
(other than any Collateral delivered to the Collateral Trustee or the Trustee in
accordance with the provisions of the First Lien Secured Debt Documents, this
Indenture or the Security Documents and other than as set forth in the
First Lien Secured Debt Documents, this Indenture or the Security
Documents), to freely operate the Collateral and to collect, invest and dispose
of any income thereon.
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Section 11.05 Trust Indenture Act
Requirements; Opinion of Counsel; Certificates of the Issue.
The
Issuer and the Guarantors shall furnish to the Collateral Trustee and the
Trustee on or prior to July 1 of each year beginning with July 1,
2010, an Opinion of Counsel, dated as of such date, either (a) stating
that, in the opinion of such counsel, (i) action has been taken with
respect to the recording, registering, filing, re-recording, re-registering and
re-filing of this Indenture, all supplemental indentures, financing statements,
continuation statements or notices, recordings or other instruments of further
assurance as is necessary to maintain the Liens securing the Notes and the Note
Guarantees and reciting the details of such action or referring to prior
Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, and (ii) based on
relevant laws as in effect on the date of such Opinion of Counsel, all financing
statements and continuation statements have been executed and filed that are
necessary as of such date and during the succeeding 12 months fully to preserve
and perfect the Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees, to the extent
the Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees can be perfected by the
filing of a financing statement; or (b) stating that, in the opinion of
such counsel, no such action is necessary to maintain such Liens securing the
Notes or any Note Guarantee as effective and perfected. The Issuer
and the Guarantors shall otherwise comply with the provisions of
TIA Section 314(b). In addition, to the extent applicable,
the Issuer and the Guarantors shall cause TIA Section 313(b), relating to
reports, and TIA § 314(d), relating to the release of property or
securities from the Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees or relating
to the substitution therefor of any property or securities to be subjected to
the Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees, to be complied
with. Any certificate or opinion required by TIA Section 314(d)
may be made by an Officer of the Issuer, except in cases where TIA
Section 314(d) requires that such certificate or opinion be made by an
independent Person, which Person will be an independent engineer, appraiser or
other expert reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee. The
determination as to whether an independent Person needs to sign such certificate
or opinion shall be made by the Issuer and the Collateral Trustee shall have no
responsibility related thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Article 11, the Issuer shall not be required to comply
with all or any portion of TIA Section 314(d) if it determines, in good
faith based on advice of counsel, that under the terms of TIA
Section 314(d) and/or any interpretation or guidance as to the meaning
thereof of the SEC or its staff, including “no action” letters or exemptive
orders, all or any portion of TIA Section 314(d) is inapplicable to one or
a series of released Collateral.
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Section 11.06 Further
Assurances.
(a) Subject
to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, each of the Issuer and the
Guarantors shall, at its own expense, promptly execute and deliver or otherwise
authenticate all further instruments and documents and take all further action
that may be necessary or desirable or that the Collateral Trustee may request,
in order to perfect any pledge or security interest granted to purposed to be
granted under the Second Lien Security Documents to enable the Collateral
Trustee to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder and under the
Second Lien Security Documents with respect to any Collateral of such
grantor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of
the Issuer and the Guarantors shall at its own expense, make, execute, endorse,
acknowledge, file and/or deliver to the Collateral Trustee from time to time
such lists, descriptions and designations of its Collateral, warehouse receipts,
receipts in the nature of warehouse receipts, bills of lading, documents of
title, vouchers, invoices, schedules, confirmatory assignments, conveyances,
financing statements, transfer endorsements, powers of attorney, certificates,
reports and other assurances or instruments and take such further steps relating
to the Collateral and other property or rights covered by the Liens securing
Notes and the Note Guarantees, which the Collateral Trustee deems reasonably
appropriate or advisable to perfect, preserve or protect its Liens securing the
Notes and the Note Guarantees in the Collateral.
(b) [To
the extent that any Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees are not
perfected as of the Issue Date (other than as permitted in the Intercreditor
Agreement or any Second Lien Security Document) the Issuer will take such action
as to have such Liens perfected prior to the date that is [90] days from
the Issue Date.]
Section 11.07 Release of
Collateral.
(a) The
Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees on the Collateral shall be
automatically terminated and released without further action by any party, in
whole or in part: (i) upon any sale or disposition of any
portion of Collateral in compliance with the Security Documents and
Sections 3.08(a)(iii) and 4B.04 hereof; (ii) upon payment in full of
principal, interest and all other Obligations on the Notes issued under this
Indenture; (iii) prior to an Enforcement Action, (x) with respect to a
release of less than all or substantially all of the Collateral, with the
consent of Requisite Secured Debtholders or as otherwise may be required by the
Security Documents and (y) with respect to a release of all or
substantially all of the Collateral, with the consent of all Holders of Notes
and all holders of First Lien Secured Debt; (iv) in connection with an
Enforcement Action, at the direction or with the consent of the Requisite
Secured Debtholders or as otherwise may be required by the Security Documents;
and (v) to the extent any Collateral becomes Excluded Assets.
(b) Without
the necessity of any consent of or notice to the Trustee or any Holder of the
Notes, the Issuer or any Guarantor may request and instruct the Collateral
Trustee to, on behalf of each Holder of Notes, (A) execute and deliver to
the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, for the benefit of any Person,
such release documents as may be reasonably requested, of all Liens held by the
Collateral Trustee in any Collateral securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees,
and (B) deliver any such assets in the possession of the Collateral Trustee
to the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be; provided that any such
release complies with the terms of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement
and the Second Lien Security Documents.
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(c) The
release of any Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes and the Note
Guarantees or the release of, in whole or in part, the Liens securing the Notes
and the Note Guarantees created by any of the Second Lien Security Document will
not be deemed to impair the Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees in
contravention of the provisions hereof if and to the extent the Collateral or
the Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees are released pursuant to
the terms of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable
Second Lien Security Documents. Each of the Holders of the Notes
acknowledge that a release of Collateral or Liens securing the Notes and the
Note Guarantees strictly in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the
Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Security Documents will not be
deemed for any purpose to be an impairment of the Second Lien Security Documents
or otherwise contrary to the terms of this Indenture.
Section 11.08 Amendments to Secured Debt
Documents.
[The
First Lien Secured Debt Documents with respect to each Class of First Lien
Secured Debt, including the First Lien Notes and this First Lien Note Indenture,
are permitted to be amended or modified in accordance with their terms, without
the consent of (or any action by) the Holders of the Notes, so long as such
amendments and modifications do not contravene the Intercreditor Agreement;
provided that in no
event shall any amendment or modification to any First Lien Secured Debt
Document (i) increase the aggregate principal amount of First Lien Secured
Debt that may be incurred and secured Equally and Ratably with the First
Priority Lien on the Collateral pursuant to the First Lien Security Documents in
excess of the amount permitted to be so incurred and secured under this
Indenture or (ii) result in a default under any First Lien Secured Debt
Document or any Note Document.]
ARTICLE TWELVE
SUBORDINATION
Section 12.01 Agreement to
Subordinate. Each
of the Issuer and the Guarantors covenants and agrees, and each Holder by
accepting a Note likewise covenants and agrees, that all Notes shall be issued
subject to the provisions of this Article 12; and each Person holding any Note
accepts and agrees to be bound by such provisions.
The
payment of the principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Amounts,
if any, on all Notes (including, but not limited to, the redemption price with
respect to the Notes called for redemption in accordance with Article 3 hereof)
issued hereunder shall, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth,
be subordinated and subject in right of payment to the prior payment of all
First Lien Secured Debt, whether outstanding at the date of this Indenture or
thereafter incurred, in full in cash or payment satisfactory to the holders of
First Lien Secured Debt.
No
provision of this Article 12 shall prevent the occurrence of any Default or
Event of Default hereunder.
Section 12.02 Payment to
Holders. No
payment shall be made with respect to the principal of, or premium, if any,
interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes (including, but not
limited to, the redemption price with respect to the Notes called for redemption
in accordance with Article 3 hereof), and no redemption, repurchase or
retirement of the Notes shall occur if:
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(a) a
default in the payment of principal, premium, interest, Additional Amount or
other obligations due on any First Lien Secured Debt occurs and is continuing
(or, in the case of First Lien Secured Debt for which there is a period of
grace, in the event of such a default that continues beyond the period of grace,
if any, specified in the First Lien Note Indenture or other instrument
evidencing such First Lien Secured Debt), unless and until such default shall
have been cured or waived by the appropriate holders of the First Lien Secured
Debt or shall have ceased to exist; or
(b) a
default, other than a payment default, on any First Lien Secured Debt occurs and
is continuing that then permits holders of such First Lien Secured Debt to
accelerate the maturity of all or any portion of such First Lien Secured Debt
(or would permit such holders to so accelerate with the giving of notice or the
passage of time or both) and the Trustee receives a notice of the default (a
“Payment Blockage
Notice”) from a Debt Representative or holder of such First Lien Secured
Debt or the Issuer.
Subject to the provisions of Section
12.05, if the Trustee receives any Payment Blockage Notice pursuant to clause
(b) above, no subsequent Payment Blockage Notice shall be effective for purposes
of this Section unless and until at least 360 days shall have elapsed since the
initial effectiveness of the immediately prior Payment Blockage
Notice. No nonpayment default that existed or was continuing on the
date of delivery of any Payment Blockage Notice to the Trustee (unless such
default was waived, cured or otherwise ceased to exist and thereafter
subsequently reoccurred) shall be, or be made, the basis for a subsequent
Payment Blockage Notice, whether or not within a period of 360 consecutive
days.
Unless this Article 12 otherwise
prohibits payments on or distributions in respect of the Notes at the time of
such payments or distributions, the Issuer may and shall resume such payments on
and distributions:
(A) in
the case of a default referred to in clause (a) above, the date upon which the
default is cured or waived by the requisite holders of First Lien Secured Debt
or otherwise ceases to exist, or
(B) in
the case of a default referred to in clause (b) above, the earliest to occur of
(i) the date on which such default is cured or waived or otherwise ceases to
exist or such First Lien Secured Debt is discharged or paid in full, (ii)179
days pass after the date on which the applicable Payment Blockage Notice is
received, and (iii) such payment blockage period shall have been terminated by
written notice to the Issuer or the Trustee from the Person initiating such
payment blockage period, if the maturity of such First Lien Secured Debt has not
been accelerated.
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Upon any
payment by the Issuer or any Guarantor, or distribution of assets of the Issuer
or any Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or
securities, to creditors upon any dissolution or winding-up or liquidation or
reorganization of the Issuer or any Guarantor (whether voluntary or involuntary)
or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceedings, all amounts
due or to become due upon all First Lien Secured Debt shall first be paid in
full in cash, or other payment satisfactory to the holders of First Lien Secured
Debt before any payment is made on account of the principal of, premium, if any,
interest or Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes (including, but not limited
to, the redemption price with respect to the Notes called for redemption in
accordance with Article 3 hereof); and upon any such dissolution or winding-up
or liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer or any Guarantor or bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership or other proceeding, any payment by the Issuer or any
Guarantor, or distribution of assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor of any kind
or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Holders of
the Notes or the Trustee would be entitled, except for the provision of this
Article 12, shall (except as aforesaid) be paid by the Issuer or such Guarantor
or by any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other
Person making such payment or distribution, or by the Holders of the Notes or by
the Trustee under this Indenture if received by them or it, directly to the
holders of First Lien Secured Debt (pro rata to such holders on the basis of the
respective amounts of First Lien Secured Debt held by such holders, or as
otherwise required by law or a court order) or their Debt Representative or Debt
Representatives, as their respective interests may appear, to the extent
necessary to pay all First Lien Secured Debt in full in cash, or other payment
satisfactory to the holders of First Lien Secured Debt, after giving effect to
any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of First Lien
Secured Debt, before any payment or distribution is made to the Holders of the
Notes or to the Trustee.
For
purposes of this Article 12, the words, “cash, property or securities” shall not
be deemed to include shares of stock of the Issuer or any Guarantor as
reorganized or readjusted, or securities of the Issuer or any Guarantor or any
other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment, the
payment of which is subordinated at least to the extent provided in this Article
12 with respect to the Notes to the payment of all First Lien Secured Debt which
may at the time be outstanding; provided that (i) the First Lien Secured Debt is
assumed by the new corporation, if any, resulting from any reorganization or
readjustment, and (ii) the rights of the holders of First Lien Secured Debt are
not, without the consent of such holders, altered by such reorganization or
readjustment.
In the
event of the acceleration of the Notes because of an Event of Default, no
payment or distribution shall be made to the Trustee or any Holders in respect
of the principal of, premium, if any, interest or Additional Amounts, if any, on
the Notes by the Issuer or any Guarantor (including, but not limited to, the
redemption price with respect to the Notes called for redemption in accordance
with Article 3 hereof), except payments and distributions made by the Trustee as
permitted by Section 12.05, until all First Lien Secured Debt has been paid in
full in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of First Lien Secured
Debt or such acceleration is rescinded in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture. If payment of the Notes is accelerated because of an Event
of Default, the Issuer shall promptly notify holders of First Lien Secured Debt
of such acceleration.
In the
event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, any payment or
distribution of assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor of any kind or character,
whether in cash, property or securities (including, without limitation, by way
of setoff or otherwise), prohibited by the provisions of this Article 12, shall
be received by the Trustee or any of the Holders before all First Lien Secured
Debt is paid in full, in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of
First Lien Secured Debt, or provision is made for such payment thereof in
accordance with its terms in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders
of First Lien Secured Debt, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust
for the benefit of and shall be paid over or delivered to the holders of First
Lien Secured Debt or their Debt Representative or Debt Representatives, as their
respective interests may appear, as calculated by the Issuer.
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Nothing
in this Section 12.02 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee
under or pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof. This Section 12.02 shall be
subject to the further provisions of Section 12.05 hereof.
Section 12.03 Subrogation of
Notes. After
the payment in full, in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of
First Lien Secured Debt of all First Lien Secured Debt (and all commitments with
respect to such First Lien Secured Debt have terminated or expired), the rights
of the Holders of the Notes shall be subrogated to the extent of the payments or
distributions made to the holders of such First Lien Secured Debt pursuant to
the provisions of this Article 12 (equally and ratably with the holders of all
indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor which by its express terms is
subordinated to other indebtedness of the Issuer or such Guarantor to
substantially the same extent as the Notes are subordinated and is entitled to
like rights of subrogation) to the rights of the holders of First Lien Secured
Debt to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the
Issuer or such Guarantor applicable to the First Lien Secured Debt until the
principal, premium, if any, interest or Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes
shall be paid in full in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of
First Lien Secured Debt; and, for the purposes of such subrogation, no payments
or distributions to the holders of the First Lien Secured Debt of any cash,
property or securities to which the Holders or the Trustee would be entitled
except for the provisions of this Article 12, and no payment over pursuant to
the provisions of this Article 12, to or for the benefit of the holders of First
Lien Secured Debt by Holders or the Trustee, shall, as between the Issuer or any
Guarantor, its creditors other than holders of First Lien Secured Debt, and the
Holders, be deemed to be a payment by the Issuer or such Guarantor to or on
account of the First Lien Secured Debt; and no payments or distributions of
cash, property or securities to or for the benefit of the Holders pursuant to
the subrogation provisions of this Article 12, which would otherwise have been
paid to the holders of First Lien Secured Debt shall be deemed to be a payment
by the Issuer or any Guarantor to or for the account of the Notes. It
is understood that the provisions of this Article 12 are and are intended solely
for the purposes of defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one
hand, and the holders of the First Lien Secured Debt, on the other
hand.
Nothing
contained in this Article 12 or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Notes is
intended to or shall impair, as among the Issuer or any Guarantor, its creditors
other than the holders of First Lien Secured Debt, and the Holders, the
obligation of the Issuer and each Guarantor, which is absolute and
unconditional, to pay to the Holders the principal of (and premium, if any),
interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes as and when the same shall
become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or is intended to or
shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Issuer and
each Guarantor other than the holders of the First Lien Secured Debt, nor shall
anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holders from exercising
all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon Default under this
Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article 12 of the holders
of First Lien Secured Debt in respect of cash, property or securities of the
Issuer or any Guarantor received upon the exercise of any such
remedy.
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Upon any
payment or distribution of assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor referred to in
this Article 12, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, and the
Holders shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon any order or decree made by
any court of competent jurisdiction in which such bankruptcy, dissolution,
winding-up, liquidation or reorganization proceedings are pending, or a
certificate of the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent
or other Person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or
to the Holders, for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to
participate in such distribution, the holders of the First Lien Secured Debt and
other indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, the amount thereof or payable
thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article
12.
Section 12.04 Authorization to Effect
Subordination. Each
Holder by accepting a Note authorizes and directs the Trustee on such Xxxxxx’s
behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the
subordination as provided in this Article 12 and appoints the Trustee to act as
such Xxxxxx’s attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. If the
Trustee does not file a proper proof of claim or proof of debt in the form
required in any proceeding referred to in Section 12.03 hereof at least 30 days
before the expiration of the time to file such claim, the holders of any First
Lien Secured Debt or their Debt Representatives are hereby authorized to file an
appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders and each Holder hereby
appoints the holders of First Lien Secured Debt or their respective
Representatives to act as its attorney-in-fact for any and all such
purposes.
Section 12.05 Notice to
Trustee. The
Issuer shall give prompt written notice in the form of an Officer’s Certificate
to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee and to any Paying Agent of any fact
known to the Issuer which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to
or by the Trustee or any Paying Agent in respect of the Notes pursuant to the
provisions of this Article 12. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Article 12 or any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be
charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the
making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Notes
pursuant to the provisions of this Article 12, unless and until a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the office
of the Trustee specified in Section 13.02 hereof from the Issuer (in the form of
an Officer’s Certificate) or a Debt Representative or a holder or holders of
First Lien Secured Debt; and before the receipt of any such written notice, the
Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, shall be entitled in all
respects to assume that no such facts exist; provided that with respect to any
such monies that may become payable for any purpose (including, without
limitation, the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, interest or
Additional Interest, if any, on any Note) unless the Trustee shall have
received, on a date not less than two Business Days immediately prior to the
date upon which by the terms hereof such monies shall become payable, the notice
provided for in this Section 12.05, then, anything contained in Section 12.02 to
the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall have full power and authority to
receive such monies and to apply the same to the purpose for which they were
received, and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may be
received by it on or after such prior date; provided further that if the Trustee
shall receive any such notice on the date upon which by the terms hereof such
monies shall become payable, the Trustee may, in its reasonable discretion,
waive the time for notice provided in the foregoing provision.
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The
Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, shall be entitled to
conclusively rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Debt
Representative or a Person representing himself to be a holder of First Lien
Secured Debt to establish that such notice has been given by a Debt
Representative or a holder of First Lien Secured Debt. In the event
that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with
respect to the right of any Person as a holder of First Lien Secured Debt 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 First Lien Secured Debt held by
such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such
payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such
Person under this Article 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.
Section 12.06 Trustee’s Relation to First
Lien Secured Debt. The
Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth
in this Article 12 in respect of any First Lien Secured Debt at any time held by
it, to the same extent as any other holder of First Lien Secured Debt, and
nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such
holder. Nothing in this Article 12 shall apply to the claims of, or
payment to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.07.
With
respect to the holders of First Lien Secured Debt, the Trustee undertakes to
perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Article 12, and no implied covenants or
obligations with respect to the holders of First Lien Secured Debt shall be read
into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be
deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of First Lien Secured Debt and,
subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, the Trustee shall not be liable to
any holder of First Lien Secured Debt if it shall pay over or deliver to
Holders, the Issuer or any other Person money or assets to which any holder of
First Lien Secured Debt shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 12 or
otherwise.
Section 12.07 No Impairment of
Subordination. No
right of any present or future holder of any First Lien Secured Debt to enforce
subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or
impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Issuer or any Guarantor
or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any
noncompliance by the Issuer or any Guarantor with the terms, provisions and
covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such
holder may have or otherwise be charged with.
Section 12.08 Article Applicable to Paying
Agents. If
at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have been appointed by
the Issuer and be then acting hereunder, the term “Trustee” as used in this
Article shall (unless the context otherwise requires) be construed as extending
to and including such Paying Agent within its meaning as fully for all intents
and purposes as if such Paying Agent were named in this Article in addition to
or in place of the Trustee; provided, however, that the first paragraph of
Section 12.05 shall not apply to the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer if it
or such Affiliate acts as Paying Agent.
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Section 12.09 First Lien Secured Debt
Entitled to Rely. The
holders of First Lien Secured Debt shall have the right to rely upon this
Article 12, and no amendment or modification of the provisions of this Article
12 that adversely affect the rights and interests of such holders shall be
effective as to such holders unless holders of a majority of First Lien Secured
Debt then outstanding (counting commitments to lend as if the related loans had
been made) shall have agreed in writing thereto. Each Holder by
accepting a Note acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of Article 12 are,
and are intended to be, an inducement and consideration to each holder of First
Lien Secured Debt (whether such First Lien Secured Debt was acquired or created
before or after the issuance of the Notes) to acquire and hold, or to continue
to hold, such First Lien Secured Debt, and such holder of First Lien Secured
Debt shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on the provisions of this
Article 12 in acquiring and continuing to hold such First Lien Secured
Debt.
Section 12.10 Reinstatement. To
the extent the payment of or distribution in respect of any First Lien Secured
Debt (whether by or on behalf of the Issuer or any Guarantor as proceeds of
security or enforcement of any right of setoff or otherwise) is declared to be
fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be paid to any receiver,
trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or similar Person under any
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, fraudulent conveyance or similar law, then
if such payment or distribution is recovered by, or paid over to, such receiver,
trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or similar Person, the First
Lien Secured Debt or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be
deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as if such payment had not
occurred.
Section 12.11 Actions by Holders of First
Lien Secured Debt. The
holders of the First Lien Secured Debt may, at any time and from time to time,
without the consent of or notice to the Trustee or the Holders, without
incurring responsibility to the Holders and without impairing or releasing the
subordination provided in this Indenture or the obligations of the Holders
hereunder to the holders of the First Lien Secured Debt, do any one or more of
the following:
(a) change
the manner, place or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of, or renew
or alter, the First Lien Secured Debt or any instrument evidencing the same or
any agreement under which any First Lien Secured Debt is outstanding or
secured;
(b) sell,
exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or
otherwise secured;
(c) release
any Person liable in any manner for the collection of First Lien Secured
Debt;
(d) exercise
or refrain from exercising any rights against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any
other Person; and
(e) take
any other action in the reasonable business judgment of the holders of First
Lien Secured Debt.
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 13.01 Trust Indenture Act
Controls.
If any
provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties
imposed by TIA § 318(c), the imposed duties shall
control.
Section 13.02 Notices.
(a) Any
notice or communication by the Issuer or any Guarantor, on the one hand, or the
Trustee on the other hand, to the other is duly given if in writing and
delivered in Person or mailed by first class mail (registered or certified,
return receipt requested), telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next
day delivery, to the others’ address:
If to the
Issuer or any Guarantor:
c/o
Haights Cross Operating Company
00 Xxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
White
Plains, New York 10604
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxx
With
copies to:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx LLP
Boston,
MA 02111
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
If to the
Trustee:
Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, N.A.
Corporate
Trust Services
Sixth
& Marquette-MAC N9311-110
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xx.
Minneapolis,
MN 55479
Attn: X.
Xxxxxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
(b) The
Issuer the Guarantors or the Trustee, by notice to the others may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or
communications.
(c) All
notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to
have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally
delivered; three Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage
prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next
Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air
courier guaranteeing next day delivery.
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(d) Any
notice or communication to a Holder shall be delivered by first class mail,
certified or registered, return receipt requested, electronic transmission, or
by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on
the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall
also be so delivered to any Person described in TIA § 313(c), to the
extent required by the TIA. Failure to deliver a notice or
communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency
with respect to other Holders.
(e) If
a notice or communication is delivered in the manner provided above within the
time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives
it.
(f) If
the Issuer delivers a notice or communication to Holders, it shall deliver a
copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
Section 13.03 Communication by Holders of
Notes with Other Holders of Notes.
Holders
may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to
its rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Issuer, the
Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA
§ 312(c).
Section 13.04 Certificate and Opinion as
to Conditions Precedent.
(a) Upon
any request or application by the Issuer to the Trustee to take any action under
this Indenture (except with respect to the initial issuance of the Notes), the
Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee:
(i)
an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in
Section 12.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all
conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture
relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and
(ii) an
Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee
(which shall include the statements set forth in Section 12.05 hereof)
stating that, in the opinion of such counsel (who may rely upon an Officers’
Certificate as to matters of fact), all such conditions precedent and covenants
have been satisfied.
Section 13.05 Statements Required in
Certificate or Opinion.
(a) Each
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to
TIA § 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and
shall include:
(i) a
statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition;
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(ii) 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;
(iii) a
statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she 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
satisfied; and
(iv) a
statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or
covenant has been satisfied.
Section 13.06 Rules by Trustee and
Agents.
The
Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of
Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and
set reasonable requirements for its functions.
Section 13.07 No Personal Liability of
Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.
No
director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder, member, manager or
partner of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for
any obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture,
the Note Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of,
such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting
a Note waives and releases all such liability. This waiver and
release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The
waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities
laws.
Section 13.08 Governing
Law.
THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE,
THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE TIA SHALL BE
APPLICABLE.
Section 13.09 Consent to
Jurisdiction.
Any legal
suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture or the
transactions contemplated hereby (“Related Proceedings”) may be
instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the
City of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in
the City of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each
party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in
any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons,
notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute
or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective
service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such
court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any
objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the
Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to
plead or claim in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum.
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Section 13.10 No Adverse Interpretation of
Other Agreements.
This
Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt
agreement of the Issuer or of any other Person. Any such indenture,
loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 13.11 Successors.
All
agreements of the Issuer in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its
successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall
bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this
Indenture shall bind its successors.
Section 13.12 Severability.
In case
any provision in this Indenture or the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 13.13 Counterpart
Originals.
The
parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed
copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same
agreement.
Section 13.14 Acts of
Holders.
(a) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by the Holders may be
embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar
tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agents duly appointed in writing;
and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become
effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and,
where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Such instrument
or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are
herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing
such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such
instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any
purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Issuer
if made in the manner provided in this Section 12.14.
(b) The
fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing
may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a
certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take
acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument
or writing acknowledged to such witness, notary or officer the execution
thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity
other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also
constitute sufficient proof of authority. The fact and date of the
execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person
executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee
deems sufficient.
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(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Section 12.14, the principal
amount and serial numbers of Notes held by any Holder, and the date of holding
the same, shall be proved by the register of the Notes maintained by the
Registrar as provided in Section 2.04 hereof.
(d) If
the Issuer shall solicit from the Holders of the Notes any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Issuer may,
at its option, by or pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors, fix in
advance a record date for the determination of Holders entitled to give such
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act,
but the Issuer shall have no obligation to do so. Notwithstanding TIA
§ 316(c), such record date shall be the record date specified in or pursuant to
such resolution, which shall be a date not earlier than the date 30 days
prior to the first solicitation of Holders generally in connection therewith or
the date of the most recent list of Holders forwarded to the Trustee prior to
such solicitation pursuant to Section 2.06 hereof and not later than the
date such solicitation is completed. If such a record date is fixed,
such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
Act may be given before or after such record date, but only the Holders of
record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be
Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite
proportion of the then outstanding Notes have authorized or agreed or consented
to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or
other Act, and for that purpose the then outstanding Notes shall be computed as
of such record date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent
by the Holders on such record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall
become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than
eleven months after the record date.
(e) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act
of the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and
the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration or transfer thereof or in
exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or
suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Issuer in reliance thereon, whether or
not notation of such action is made upon such Note.
(f) Without
limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder
with regard to any particular Note may do so itself with regard to all or any
part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed
agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all
or any part of such principal amount.
Section 13.15 Benefit of
Indenture.
Nothing,
in this Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person,
other than the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Registrar and its
successors hereunder, and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 13.16 Table of Contents, Headings,
Etc.
The Table
of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of
this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to
be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict
any of the terms or provisions hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first
above written.
Very
truly yours,
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FARGO BANK, N.A.
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CROSS COMMUNICATION, INC.
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TRIUMPH
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RECORDED
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EXHIBIT A
[Face of
Note]
[IF
GLOBAL NOTE, INSERT GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND]
No.
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**$____________**
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Floating
Rate Second Priority Secured Subordinated Notes due 2014
Issue
Date:
Haights
Cross Operating Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”, which term includes
any successor under this Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received,
promises to pay to ,
or its registered assigns, the principal sum of
($ )
on [●], 2014.
Reference
is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse
hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as
if set forth at this place.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Note to be signed manually or by
facsimile by its duly authorized officers.
By:
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(Trustee’s
Certificate of Authentication)
This is
one of the Floating Rate Second Priority Secured Subordinated due 2014 described
in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
[·]
as
Trustee
By:
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Signatory
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[Reverse
Side of Note]
Floating
Rate Second Priority Secured Subordinated Notes due 2014
Capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture
referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. (a) Interest. The
Issuer promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at a rate
per annum equal at all times during each Interest Period to the sum of the LIBOR
Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin, payable in arrears on
the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration
of more than three months, on each day that occurs during such Interest Period
every three months from the first day of such Interest Period (each such date on
which interest shall be paid, an “Interest Payment Date”); provided that all accrued
interest on the Notes shall be payable on each date that any portion of the
principal of such Note shall be payable hereunder and on the Maturity
Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any portion of the
Notes which is not paid when due or within any applicable grace or cure period
shall automatically bear interest until paid in full at the Post-Default Rate,
(ii) during the period when any Event of Default of the type described in
clauses (g), (h) or (i) of Section 6.01 of the Indenture shall have
occurred and be continuing, the outstanding principal balance of the Notes shall
automatically bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at the
Post-Default Rate, (iii) if there shall occur and be continuing any Event
of Default (other than an Event of Default of the type described in
clauses (g) or (h) of Section 6.01 of the Indenture), following
written notice delivered to the Issuer from the Trustee at the request of
Holders representing 25% or more of the outstanding principal amount of Notes,
the outstanding principal balance of the Notes shall bear interest, after as
well as before judgment, at the Post-Default Rate during the period beginning on
the date such Event of Default first occurred, and ending on the date such Event
of Default is cured or waived. All interest hereunder shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, and in each case shall be
payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but
excluding the last day). The LIBOR Rate shall be determined by the
Trustee, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest
error. Promptly after receipt of a notice of selection of an Interest
Period pursuant to the terms of the definition of “Interest Period,” the Trustee
shall give notice to the Issuer and the Holders of the applicable Interest
Period and the applicable interest rate determined by the Trustee for purposes
of this Section 1.
For any
Interest Period where the Issuer’s Consolidated Net Cash Flow for the four
consecutive fiscal quarters preceding any Interest Payment Date for which
financial statements are available is negative, then the Issuer may, at its
option, elect to pay up to 100 basis points of interest rate on this Note either
(i) by increasing the principal amount of this Note or (ii) by issuing PIK Notes
(“PIK
Interest”). The Issuer must elect the form of interest payment
with respect to each interest period by delivering a notice to the Trustee 30
days prior to an Interest Payment Date. The Trustee shall promptly
deliver a corresponding notice to the Holder of this Note. In the
absence of such an election for any Interest Period, interest on this Note will
be payable in cash.
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PIK
Interest on this Note will be payable by increasing the principal amount of this
Note by an amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable
interest period (rounded up to the nearest whole dollar) (or, if necessary,
pursuant to the requirements of the depositary or otherwise, to authenticate new
Global Notes executed by the Issuer with such increased principal
amounts). Following an increase in the principal amount of this Note
as a result of a PIK Payment, this Note will bear interest on such increased
principal amount from and after the date of such PIK Payment.
(b) Additional
Amounts. Holders of Notes shall be entitled to Additional
Amounts at such time, in such amounts and in such manner prescribed by
subsections (b), (c) and (d) of Section 4A.14 of the
Indenture.
2. Method of
Payment. The Issuer shall pay interest on the Notes (except
defaulted interest) and Additional Amounts, if any, to the Persons who are
registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the record date
immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled
after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as
provided in Section 2.13 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted
interest. The Notes shall be payable as to principal, premium and
Additional Amounts, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Issuer
maintained for such purpose or, at the option of the Issuer, payment of interest
and Additional Amounts, if any, may be made by check mailed to the Holders at
their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, and provided that payment by wire
transfer of immediately available funds shall be required with respect to
principal of and interest, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, on, all
Global Notes and to any Holder of Notes which shall have provided wire transfer
instructions to the Issuer or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be
in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of
payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
3. Paying Agent and
Registrar. Initially, the Trustee under the Indenture shall
act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may change any Paying
Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Issuer, the
Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries may act in any such
capacity.
4. Indenture. The
Issuer issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of [●], 2010 (“Indenture”) among the Issuer,
the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those
stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The Notes are subject to all
such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a
statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note
conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the
Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Indenture pursuant to
which this Note is issued provides that an unlimited aggregate principal amount
of Additional Notes may be issued thereunder.
5. Redemption. At any
time after the date First Lien Notes are discharged in full or are otherwise no
longer outstanding, the Issuer shall have the option to redeem the Notes, in
whole or in part, pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Indenture. The
Notes are subject to the mandatory redemption pursuant to Section 3.08 of
the Indenture.
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6. Subordination. Each
Holder by accepting this Note covenants and agrees, that the payment of the
principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on this
Note (including, but not limited to, the redemption price with respect to this
Notes called for redemption in accordance with Article 3 of the Indenture)
shall, to the extent and in the manner set forth in Article Twelve of the
Indenture, be subordinated and subject in right of payment to the prior payment
of all First Lien Secured Debt, whether outstanding at the date of this
Indenture or thereafter incurred, in full in cash or payment satisfactory to the
holders of First Lien Secured Debt.
7. Denominations, Transfer,
Exchange. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1.00 and integral multiples of $1.00 in excess
thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be
exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may
require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and
transfer documents and the Issuer may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees
required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuer is not
required to transfer or exchange any Note selected for
redemption. Also, the Issuer is not required to transfer or exchange
any Note for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be
redeemed. Transfer may be restricted as provided in the
Indenture.
8. Persons Deemed
Owners. The registered Holder of a Note shall be treated as
its owner for all purposes.
9. Amendment, Supplement and
Waiver. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the
Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least
a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without
limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer
or exchange offer for, the Notes), and any existing default or compliance with
any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
(including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase
of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, the Notes). Without the
consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or
supplemented to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or
inconsistency, or to make any change that does not adversely affect the legal
rights under the Indenture of any such Holder.
10. Defaults and
Remedies. In the case of an Event of Default arising from
certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to any Obligor or any
Subsidiary as provided in Section 6.01(g) and (h), all outstanding Notes
shall become due and payable immediately without further action or
notice. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately by
notice in writing to the Issuer specifying the Event of
Default. Holders of the Notes may not enforce the Indenture or the
Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain
limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or
power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of
any Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating
to the payment of principal, premium, interest or Additional Amounts) if it
determines that withholding notice is in their interest. Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice
to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind and
annul a declaration of acceleration pursuant to Section 6.02 of the
Indenture, and its consequences, and waive any related existing Default or Event
of Default if certain conditions are satisfied.
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11. Trustee Dealings with
Company. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity,
may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Issuer or
its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or its Affiliates, as if
it were not the Trustee.
12. No Recourse Against
Others. No director, officer, employee, incorporator or
stockholder of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability
for any obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantors under the Notes, the
Indenture, the Note Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by
reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes
by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The
waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the
Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the
federal securities laws.
13. Authentication. This
Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the
Trustee or an authenticating agent.
14. CUSIP
Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the
Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused
CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers
in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on
the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed
only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
15. Guarantee. The
Issuer’s obligations under the Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed,
jointly and severally, by the Guarantors as provided in Article Ten of the
Indenture.
16. Copies of
Documents. The Issuer shall furnish to any Holder upon written
request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be
made to:
00 Xxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
White
Plains, New York 10604
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxx
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ASSIGNMENT
FORM
To assign
this Note, fill in the form below:
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:
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(Insert
assignee’s legal name)
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(Insert
assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
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(Print
or type assignee’s name, address and zip
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and
irrevocably appoint
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to
transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer. The agent may
substitute another to act for
him.
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Date: ______________________
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Your Signature
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(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the face of this
Note)
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Signature
Guarantee*:
* Participant
in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature
guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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SCHEDULE
OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE
The
following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another
Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global
Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been
made:
Date of Exchange or
PIK Payment
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Amount
of Decrease
in
Principal Amount
at
Maturity of this
Global Note
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Amount
of Increase
in
Principal Amount
at
Maturity of this
Global Note
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Principal
Amount at
Maturity
of this
Global
Note
Following
such
decrease
(or
increase)
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Signature
of
Authorized
Officer
of
Trustee or Note
Custodian
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE
DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS
Supplemental
Indenture (this “Supplemental
Indenture”), dated as of ,
among
(the “Guaranteeing
Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of Haights Cross Operating Company (or its
permitted successor), a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, N.A., (or its permitted successor), as trustee under the Indenture
referred to below (the “Trustee”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
the Issuer and the other Guarantors party thereto have heretofore executed and
delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of [•],
2010 providing for the issuance of Floating Rate Second Priority Secured
Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS,
the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing
Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture
pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee
all of the Issuer’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms
and conditions set forth herein (the “Note Guarantee”);
and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to
execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing
Subsidiary and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable
benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
1. Capitalized
Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2. Agreement to
Guarantee.
(a) In
accordance with the terms of Article Ten of the Indenture, the Guaranteeing
Subsidiary, along with all other Guarantors, jointly and severally, and fully
and unconditionally, guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns,
irrespective of the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes or
the obligations of the Issuer hereunder or thereunder, that:
(i) the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on
the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by
acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of,
premium, if any, and interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes, if
lawful (subject in all cases to any applicable grace period provided herein),
and all other obligations of the Issuer to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder
or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof;
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(ii) in
case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such
other obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed
in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of
any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason,
the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same
immediately. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that this is a
guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.
(b) The
Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees that, to the maximum extent permitted
under applicable law, its obligations hereunder shall be unconditional,
irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or the
Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent
by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the
recovery of any judgment against the Issuer, any action to enforce the same or
any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable
discharge or defense of a Guarantor.
(c) The
Guaranteeing Subsidiary, subject to Section 6.06 of the Indenture, hereby
waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court
in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a
proceeding first against the Issuer, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever
and covenants that this Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by
complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and the
Indenture.
(d) The
Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that if any Holder or the Trustee is required by
any court or otherwise to return to the Issuer, the Guarantors, or any
custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to
any of the Issuer or the Guarantors, any amount paid by any of them to the
Trustee or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore
discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
(e) The
Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall not be
entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of
any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations
guaranteed hereby.
(f) The
Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand,
and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the
obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Six of
the Indenture for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay,
injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the
obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of
acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article Six of the Indenture,
such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and
payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Note
Guarantee.
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(g) The
Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall have the right to seek contribution from any
non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the
rights of Holders under the Note Guarantee.
(h) The
Guaranteeing Subsidiary confirms, pursuant to Section 10.02 of the
Indenture, that it is the intention of such Guaranteeing Subsidiary that its
Note Guarantee not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes
of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent
Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to its
Note Guarantee and, to effectuate the foregoing intention, hereby irrevocably
agrees that the obligations of such Guaranteeing Subsidiary will be limited to
the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and
fixed liabilities of such Guaranteeing Subsidiary that are relevant under such
laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive
contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in
respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under Article Ten of the
Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guaranteeing Subsidiary under its
Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or
conveyance.
3. No Recourse Against
Others. Pursuant to Section 12.07 of the Indenture, no
director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Guaranteeing
Subsidiary shall have any liability for any obligations of such Guaranteeing
Subsidiary under the Notes, the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or for any claim
based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their
creation.
4. NEW YORK LAW TO
GOVERN. THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE
USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE TIA
SHALL BE APPLICABLE.
5. Counterparts. The
parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental
Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them
together represent the same agreement.
6. Effect of
Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only
and shall not affect the construction hereof.
7. Trustee. The
Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of
the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect
of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Issuer.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to
be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above
written.
Dated: ,
[Guaranteeing
Subsidiary]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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HAIGHTS
CROSS OPERATING COMPANY
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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