GULF SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LP INDENTURE Dated as of August 17, 2007 THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
Exhibit
4.2
GULF
SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
$225,000,000
5.75%
NOTES DUE 2012
Dated
as of August 17, 2007
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as
Trustee
This
INDENTURE, dated as of August 17, 2007, is entered into between Gulf South
Pipeline Company, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Issuer”) and The Bank
Of New York Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as Trustee
(the
“Trustee”).
The
Issuer and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and
for
the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the 5.75% Notes due 2012
(the
“Notes”):
DEFINITIONS
AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section
1.1
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For
all
purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the
context otherwise requires:
“144A
Global Note” means a Global Note in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto bearing
the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with
and
registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that shall be issued
in
a denomination equal to the Outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold
for
initial resale in reliance on Rule 144A.
“Additional
Notes” means any Notes (other than Initial Notes and Notes issued under
Sections 2.6, 2.7 and 2.10 hereof) issued under this Indenture in accordance
with Sections 2.2, 2.15 and 4.9 hereof, as part of the same series as the
Initial Notes.
“Affiliate”
of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
the
specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control,” including, with
correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common
control with,” as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of
the
management or policies of the Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by agreement or otherwise.
“Agent”
means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent or additional paying
agent.
“Applicable
Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer, redemption 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, redemption
or
exchange.
“Attributable
Debt” means, with respect to any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction as of any
particular time, the present value discounted at a rate of interest implicit
in
the terms of the lease of the obligations of the lessee under such lease
for net
rental payments during the remaining term of the lease (including any period
for
which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessee, be
extended).
“Authenticating
Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.12.
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“Bankruptcy
Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the
relief of debtors, or the law of any other jurisdiction relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, winding up, liquidation, reorganization or relief of
debtors.
“Board
of Directors” means either the Board of Directors of the general partner of
the Issuer or any committee of such Board duly authorized to act on its
behalf.
“Board
Resolution” means a copy of one or more resolutions, certified by the
secretary or an assistant secretary of the general partner of the Issuer
to have
been duly adopted or consented to by the Board of Directors and to be in
full
force and effect, and delivered to the Trustee.
“Business
Day” means, with respect to any Note, a day that in the city (or in any of
the cities, if more than one) in which amounts are payable, as specified
in the
form of such Note, is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized
or
required by law or regulation to close.
“Capital
Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination of the obligation is
to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that
would
at the time be so required to be capitalized on the balance sheet in accordance
with GAAP.
“Clearstream”
means Clearstream Banking S.A. and any successor thereto.
“Code”
means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted,
created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or if at any
time
after the execution and delivery of this Indenture such Commission is not
existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture
Act, then the body performing such duties on such date.
“Comparable
Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an
Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining
term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of
selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing
new
issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining
term
of such Notes.
“Comparable
Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, (i) the average
of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed
in each
case as a percentage of its principal amount) on the third business day
preceding such redemption date, as set forth in the daily statistical release
(or any successor release) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
and
designated “Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities” or
(ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published or does
not
contain such prices on such business day, (A) the average of the Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the
highest
and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (B) if the Issuer
obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average
of all such Quotations.
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“Consolidated
Funded Indebtedness” means the aggregate of all Outstanding Funded
Indebtedness of the Issuer and its consolidated Subsidiaries, determined
on a
consolidated basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
“Consolidated
Net Tangible Assets” means the total assets appearing on a consolidated
balance sheet of a Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries less, in general:
(1) intangible assets; (2) current and accrued liabilities (other than
Consolidated Funded Indebtedness and capitalized rentals or leases), deferred
credits, deferred gains and deferred income; and (3) reserves.
“Corporate
Trust Office of the Trustee” means the principal office of the Trustee at
which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which
office at the dated hereof is located at 0 X. XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or such
other
address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders
and the Issuer, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor
Trustee
(or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time
to time
by notice to the Holders and the Issuer).
“Custodian”
means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in
global form, the Person specified in Section 2.3(c) hereof as Custodian with
respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as custodian
hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of
this
Indenture.
“Default”
means with respect to the Notes, any event that is, or with the passage of
time
or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default with respect
to
the Notes.
“Definitive
Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder
thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.6 or 2.10 hereof, in
substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not
bear
the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.
“Depositary”
means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in
global form, the Person specified in Section 23(b) 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 provisions of
this
Indenture.
“Distribution
Compliance Period” means the 40-day distribution compliance period as
defined in Regulation S.
“Dollar”
means the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time
of
payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private
debts.
“Euroclear”
means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear systems, and
any
successors thereto.
“ECU”
means the European Currency Unit as defined and revised from time to time
by the
Council of European Communities.
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“Event
of Default” means any event or condition specified as such in Section
4.1.
“Exchange
Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder, including any successor legislation and
rules
and regulations.
“Funded
Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness that matures more than one year after
the date as of which Funded Indebtedness is being determined less any such
Indebtedness as will be retired through or by means of any deposit or payment
required to be made within one year from such date under any prepayment
provision, sinking fund, purchase fund, or otherwise.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions
and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute
of
Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board or in other statements by another entity as have
been
approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, as in effect
from time to time; provided, however, that any change in GAAP that would
cause
the Issuer to record an existing item as a liability upon its balance sheet,
which item was not previously required by GAAP to be so recorded, shall not
constitute an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes hereof.
“Global
Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.6(g)(ii) hereof, which
is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this
Indenture.
“Global
Notes” means the global Notes in the form of Exhibit A hereto issued in
accordance with Article 2 hereof.
“Government
Notes” means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the
United States of America for the payment of which obligations or guarantee
the
full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged.
“Holder”
means, in general, a Person in whose name the Notes are registered, or, if
not
registered, the bearer thereof.
“Indebtedness”
means indebtedness which is for money borrowed from others.
“Indenture”
means this instrument as originally executed and delivered or, if amended
or
supplemented as herein provided, as so amended or supplemented or both, and
shall include the forms and terms of particular series of Notes established
as
contemplated hereunder.
“Independent
Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by
the Issuer.
“Indirect
Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global
Note through a Participant.
“Initial
Notes” means $225.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes issued
under this Indenture on the date hereof.
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“Interest
Payment Dates” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 1 of each
Note.
“Issue
Date” means August 17, 2007.
“Issue
Order” means a written statement, request or order on behalf of the Issuer
signed in its name by the Chairman of the Board, the President or Vice
President, a Secretary or a Treasurer of the general partner of the
Issuer.
“Obligations”
means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications,
reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation
governing any Indebtedness.
“Officer”
means the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer,
the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Vice President
of
the general partner of the Issuer.
“Officers’
Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the
President or a Vice President, and by the Chief Financial Officer, Controller,
Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary
of
the general partner of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee. Each such
certificate shall comply with § 314 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and
include the statements provided for in Section 10.5, if applicable.
“Opinion
of Counsel” means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel who may be
an employee of or counsel to the Issuer. Each such opinion shall comply with
§
314 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and include the statements provided
for
in Section 10.5, if applicable.
“Outstanding”
when used with reference to Notes, shall, subject to the provisions of Section
6.4, mean, as of any particular time, all Notes authenticated and delivered
by
the Trustee under this Indenture, except
(a) Notes
theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation;
(b) Notes,
or
portions thereof, for the payment or redemption of which moneys or U.S.
Government Obligations (as provided for in Section 9.1) in the necessary
amount
shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any paying agent
(other than the Issuer) or shall have been set aside, segregated and held
in
trust by the Issuer for the Holders of such Notes (if the Issuer shall act
as
its own paying agent), provided that if such Notes, or portions thereof,
are to
be redeemed prior to the maturity thereof, notice of such redemption shall
have
been given as herein provided, or provision satisfactory to the Trustee shall
have been made for giving such notice; and
(c) Notes
which shall have been paid or in substitution for which other Notes shall
have
been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.7 (except
with respect to any such Note as to which proof satisfactory to the Trustee
is
presented that such Note is held by a Person in whose hands such Note is
a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer).
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“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.
“Person”
means any individual, corporation, company (including any limited liability
company), association, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or
any
other entity.
“Predecessor
Note” of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a
portion of the same Indebtedness as that evidenced by such particular Note;
and
any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.07 in lieu of a lost,
destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same Indebtedness
as
the lost, destroyed or stolen Note.
“Principal
Property” means any natural gas pipeline, gathering or storage property or
facility, or natural gas processing plant located in the United States, except
any such property that in the opinion of the Board of Directors is not of
material importance to the total business conducted by the Issuer and its
consolidated Subsidiaries; provided, however, that “Principal Property” shall
not include production and proceeds from production from gas processing plants
or oil or natural gas or petroleum products in any pipeline or storage
field.
“Private
Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.6(g)(i) hereof to
be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except as otherwise permitted
by the provisions of this Indenture.
“QIB”
means a “qualified institutional buyer” as deemed in Rule 144A.
“Reference
Treasury Dealer” means each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated and their respective successors and, at the
option of the Issuer, additional Primary Treasury Dealers; provided, however,
that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government
securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Issuer
shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
“Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury
Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Issuer,
of the
bid and ask prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case
as
a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Issuer by
such
Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third business day preceding
such
redemption date.
“Regular
Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means
the applicable date specified as a “Record Date” on the face of the
Note.
“Regulation
S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Regulation
S Global Note” means a Regulation S Temporary Global Note or Regulation S
Permanent Global Note, as appropriate.
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“Regulation
S Permanent Global Note” means a Global Note in the form of Exhibit A-1
hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and
deposited with and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee
that
shall be issued in a denomination equal to the Outstanding principal amount
of
the Regulation S Temporary Global Note upon expiration of the Distribution
Compliance Period.
“Regulation
S Temporary Global
Note” means a temporary Global Note in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto
deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary
or
its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal
amount
of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation
S.
“Reporting
Failure” means our
failure to file with the Trustee (a) within 90 days after the end of each
fiscal
year, audited balance sheets as of the end of the two most recent fiscal
years
and audited statements of income and cash flows for each of the three fiscal
years preceding the date of the most recent audited balance sheet or (b)
within
60 days of the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters, unaudited
interim
balance sheets as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter and unaudited
interim statements of income and cash flows for the period between the latest
audited balance sheet and the most recent interim balance sheet provided,
and
for the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal year.
“Responsible
Officer,” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within
the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee (or any successor group of
the
Trustee) with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture
and
also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of
and
familiarity with the particular subject.
“Restricted
Definitive Note” means one or more Definitive Notes bearing the Private
Placement Legend.
“Restricted
Global Notes” means 144A Global Notes and Regulation S Global
Notes.
“Rule
144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Rule
144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Rule
903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Rule
904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Securities
Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, including any successor legislation and rules and
regulations.
“Significant
Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary”
of the Issuer within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated
by the Commission.
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“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.
“Subsidiary”
means, in respect of any Person, any corporation, company (including any
limited
liability company), association, partnership, joint venture or other business
entity of which at least a majority of the outstanding equity interests having
ordinary voting power is at the time owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by: (a) such Person; (b) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries
of
such Person, or (c) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Tax”
means any tax, duty, xxxx, impost, assessment or other governmental charge
(including penalties, interest and any other liabilities related
thereto).
“Trust
Indenture Act of 1939” means the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including any successor
legislation and rules and regulations.
“Treasury
Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal
to the semiannual equivalent Yield to Maturity of the Comparable Treasury
Issue,
assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage
of
its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption
date.
“Trustee”
means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture
until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean such successor
Trustee.
“Unrestricted
Definitive Notes” means one or more Definitive Notes that do not and are
not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
“Unrestricted
Global Notes” means one or more Global Notes that do not and are not
required to bear the Private Placement Legend and are deposited with and
registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.
“U.S.
Government Obligations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
9.1(A).
“Yield
to Maturity” means the yield to maturity on the Notes, calculated at the
time of issuance of the Notes, and calculated in accordance with accepted
financial practice.
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Section
1.2
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Term
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Defined
in Section
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“Authentication
Order”
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2.2(d)
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“Issuer”
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Preamble
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“covenant
defeasance”
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9.1
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“DTC”
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2.3(b)
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“Event
of
Default”
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4.1
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“lien”
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3.4
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“mortgage”
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3.4
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“Notes”
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Preamble
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“Paying
Agent”
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2.3(a)
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“Registrar”
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2.3(a)
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“Security
Register”
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11.3
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Section
1.3
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Incorporation
by Reference of Trust Indenture
Act.
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(a) Whenever
this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
the
provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this
Indenture.
(b) The
following Trust Indenture Act of 1939 terms used in this Indenture have the
following meanings:
“indenture
securities” means the Notes;
“indenture
security holder” means a Holder of a Note;
“indenture
to be qualified” 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.
(c) All
other
terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act
of
1939, defined by Trust Indenture Act of 1939 reference to another statute
or
defined by Commission rule under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and not
otherwise defined herein have the meanings so assigned to them either in
the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, by another statute or Commission rule, as
applicable.
Section
1.4
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(a) Unless
the context otherwise requires:
(i) a
term
has the meaning assigned to it;
(ii) an
accounting term not otherwise defined herein has the meaning assigned to
it in
accordance with GAAP;
(iii) “or”
is
not exclusive;
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(iv) words
in
the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the
singular;
(v) all
references in this instrument to “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions
are to the designated Articles, Sections and subdivisions of this instrument
as
originally executed;
(vi) the
words
“herein,” “hereof’ and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
subdivision.
(vii) “including”
means “including without limitation;”
(viii) provisions
apply to successive events and transactions; and
(ix) references
to sections of or rules under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the
Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement
or
successor sections or rules adopted by the Commission from time to time
thereunder.
NOTES
Form
and Dating.
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(a) General.
The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially
in the form included in Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in
and
expressly made part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends
or
endorsements required by law, exchange rule or usage in addition to those
set
forth on Exhibit A. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.
The
Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000
in
excess thereof. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute
a part of this Indenture, and the Issuer and the Trustee, by their execution
and
delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions
and to
be bound thereby. 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 shall be issued initially in global form and shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1 or A-2 attached hereto (including
the
Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the
Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global
Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the
Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such aggregate
principal amount 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 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 and redemptions
and transfers of interests therein. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect
the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount
of
Outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the
Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions
given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.6 hereof.
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(c) Temporary
Global Notes. Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S
will be issued initially in the form of the Regulation S Temporary Global
Note,
which will be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented
thereby with the Trustee, at its New York office, as custodian for the
Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of
the
Depositary for the accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear
or Clearstream, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee
as
hereinafter provided. The Distribution Compliance Period will be
terminated upon the receipt by the Trustee of:
(1) a
written
certificate from the Depositary, together with copies of certificates from
Euroclear and Clearstream certifying that they have received certification
of
non-United States beneficial ownership of 100% of the aggregate principal
amount
of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note (except to the extent of any
beneficial owners thereof who acquired an interest therein during the
Distribution Compliance Period pursuant to another exemption from registration
under the Securities Act and who will take delivery of a beneficial ownership
interest in a 144A Global Note bearing a Private Placement Legend, all as
contemplated by Section 2.6(b) hereof); and
(2) an
Officers’ Certificate.
Following
the termination of the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial interests
in
the Regulation S Temporary Global Note will be exchanged for beneficial
interests in the Regulation S Permanent Global Note pursuant to the Applicable
Procedures. Simultaneously with the authentication of the Regulation
S Permanent Global Note, the Trustee will cancel the Regulation S Temporary
Global Note. The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S
Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Note may from
time
to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the
Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection
with transfers of interest as hereinafter provided.
(d) Book-Entry
Provisions. This Section 2.1(d) shall apply only to Global Notes deposited
with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuer, the Trustee or any agent
of
the Issuer or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification,
proxy
or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between
the
Depositary and its Participants or Indirect Participants, the Applicable
Procedures or the operation of customary practices of the Depositary governing
the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global
Note.
(e) Euroclear
and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the “Operating
Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of
Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream” and “Customer
Handbook” of Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial
interests in Global Notes that are held by Participants through Euroclear
or
Clearstream.
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Execution
and Authentication.
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(a) One
Officer shall execute the Notes on behalf of the Issuer by manual or facsimile
signature.
(b) If
an
Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time
a
Note is authenticated by the Trustee, the Note shall nevertheless be
valid.
(c) A
Note
shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee.
The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated
under this Indenture. The form of Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be
borne by the Note shall be substantially as set forth in Exhibit A
hereto.
(d) The
Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Issuer signed by an Officer (an
“Authentication Order”), authenticate Notes for original issue.
Registrar
and Paying Agent.
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(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 enter into an appropriate agency
agreement with any Agent not party to this Indenture, which may incorporate
the
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. Such Agreement shall implement
the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Issuer may
change any Paying Agent or Registrar without 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 and shall
be
entitled to appropriate compensation in accordance with Section 5.6
hereof. The Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent
or Registrar.
(b) The
Issuer initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as
Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.
(c) The
Issuer initially appoints the Trustee to act as Registrar and Paying Agent,
agent for service of notices and demands in connection with the Global Note
and
to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes, and the Trustee hereby
agrees so to initially act.
Paying
Agent to Hold Money in
Trust.
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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 funds held by
it
relating to the Notes to the Trustee. The Issuer at any time may require
a
Paying Agent to pay all funds held by it relating to the Notes to the Trustee.
Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Issuer)
shall have no further liability for such funds. If the Issuer or a Subsidiary
acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund
for
the benefit of the Holders all funds held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any
Event
of Default under Sections 4.1(d) and (e) hereof relating to the Issuer, the
Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
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Holder
Lists.
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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 Trust Indenture Act of 1939 §312(a). If the Trustee
is not the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to
the
Trustee at least three 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 or such shorter time as the Trustee may allow, as the Trustee
may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders and the
Issuer
shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act of 1939 §312(a).
Transfer
and Exchange.
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(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. The Issuer shall exchange Global Notes for Definitive
Notes if: (1) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee a notice from the Depositary
that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary
for
the Global Notes or that it has ceased to be a clearing agency registered
under
the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed
by
the Issuer within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary;
(2) the Issuer at its option determines that the Global Notes shall be exchanged
for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the
Trustee; provided that in no event shall the Regulation S Temporary
Global Note be exchanged by the Issuer for Definitive Notes prior to (x)
the
expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period and (y) the receipt by the
Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B)
under
the Securities Act; or (3) a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and
be continuing. Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in clauses
(1), (2) or (3) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in denominations
of
$2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof and in such names
as
the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee in writing. Global Notes also may
be
exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.7 and
2.10
hereof. Except as provided above, every Note authenticated and delivered
in
exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant
to
this Section 2.6 or Section 2.7 or 2.10 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 2.6(a),
and
beneficial interests in a Global Note may not be transferred and exchanged
other
than as provided in Section 2.6(b), (c) or (f) 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. Beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes shall
be
subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein
to the
extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests
in
Global Notes also shall require compliance with either clause (i) or (ii)
below,
as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following clauses, as
applicable:
(i) Transfer
of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any
Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof
in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in
accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement
Legend and any Applicable Procedures; provided, however, that prior to the
expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, transfers of beneficial
interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be made to or
for
the account or benefit of a “U.S. Person” (as defined in Rule 902(k) of
Regulation S) (other than a “distributor” (as defined in Rule 902(d) of
Regulation S)). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may
be
transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. Except as may be required by any
Applicable Procedures, no written orders or instructions shall be required
to be
delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section
2.6(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 2.6(b)(i) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest
must deliver to the Registrar either (A)(1) a written order from a Participant
or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited
a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the
beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given
in
accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding
the
Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) if permitted
under
Section 2.6(a) hereof, (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect
Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures
directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount
equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2)
instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information
regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered
to
effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (B)(1) above; provided
that in no event shall Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer or exchange
of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note prior to
(A)
the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period and (B) the receipt
by the
Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903 under the Securities
Act. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or
exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture
and
the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall
adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section
2.6(h) hereof.
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(iii) Transfer
of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note to Another Restricted
Global
Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest
in
another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements
of
Section 2.6(b)(ii) above and the Registrar receives the following:
(A) if
the
transferee shall take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a
144A
Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof or, if
permitted by Applicable Procedures, item (3) thereof; and
(B) if
the
transferee shall take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a
Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate
in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2)
thereof.
(iv) Transfer
and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial
Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest
in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for
a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person
who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note only if the exchange or transfer complies with the
requirements of Section 2.6(b)(ii) above and the Registrar receives the
following: (1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global
Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest
in
an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of
Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or
(2) if
the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes
to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof
in
the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate
from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (4) thereof,
and,
in
each such case, if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures
so
require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar
to
the effect that such exchange or transfer shall be effected in compliance
with
the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein
and in
the Private Placement Legend shall no longer be required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.
If
any
such transfer is effected at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has
not yet
been issued, the Issuer shall execute and, upon receipt of an Authentication
Order in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate
one
or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal
to the
aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to
this
Section 2.6(b)(iv).
(v) Transfer
or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes for Beneficial
Interests in Restricted Global Notes Prohibited. Beneficial interests in an
Unrestricted Global Note may not be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons
who
take delivery thereof in the form of, beneficial interests in a Restricted
Global Note.
(c) Transfer
or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.
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(i) Beneficial
Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Subject
to Section 2.6(a) hereof, if any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted
Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon
receipt
by the Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if
the
holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a
certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;
(B) if
such
beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule
144A,
a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof,
(C) if
such
beneficial interest is being transferred to a “non-U.S. Person” (as defined in
Rule 902(k) of Regulation S) in an offshore transaction in accordance with
Rule
903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if
such
beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144
under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit
B
hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if
such
beneficial interest is being transferred to the Issuer or any of its
Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof, or
(F) if
such
beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth
in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item 3(c)
thereof,
the
Trustee shall reduce or cause to be reduced in a corresponding amount pursuant
to Section 2.6(h) hereof the aggregate principal amount of the applicable
Restricted Global Note, and the Issuer shall execute and, upon receipt of
an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof, the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver a Restricted Definitive Note in the appropriate
principal amount to the Person designated by the holder of such beneficial
interest in instructions delivered to the Registrar by the Depositary and
the
applicable Participant or Indirect Participant on behalf of such holder.
Any
Restricted Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in
a
Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.6(c)(i) shall be registered
in
such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as
the
holder of such beneficial interest shall designate in such instructions.
The
Trustee shall deliver such Restricted Definitive Notes to the Persons in
whose
names such Notes are so registered. Any Restricted Definitive Note issued
in
exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to
this
Section 2.6(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject
to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.
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(ii) Beneficial
Interests in Regulation S Temporary Global Note to Definitive
Notes. Notwithstanding Sections 2.6(c)(i)(A) and (C)
hereof, a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may
not
be exchanged for a Definitive Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a Definitive Note prior to (A) the expiration of the
Distribution Compliance Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any
certificates required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities
Act, except in the case of a transfer pursuant to an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 903 or Rule
904.
(iii) Beneficial
Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes.
Subject to Section 2.6(a) hereof, a holder of a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted
Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who
takes
delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if the
Registrar receives the following: (1) if the holder of such beneficial interest
in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest
for an
Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form
of
Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof, or
(2) if
the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes
to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof
in
the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder
in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4)
thereof,
and,
in
each such case, if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures
so
require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar
to
the effect that such exchange or transfer shall be effected in compliance
with
the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein
and in
the Private Placement Legend shall no longer be required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.
Upon
satisfaction of the conditions of any of the clauses of this Section 2.6(c)(ii)
the Issuer shall execute, and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in
accordance with Section 2.2 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver
an Unrestricted Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount to the
Person designated by the holder of such beneficial interest in instructions
delivered to the Registrar by the Depositary and the applicable Participant
or
Indirect Participant on behalf of such holder, and the Trustee shall reduce
or
cause to be reduced in a corresponding amount pursuant to Section 2.6(h)
hereof
the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global
Note.
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(iv) Beneficial
Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes.
Subject to Section 2.6(a) hereof, if any holder of a beneficial interest
in an
Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for
an
Unrestricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a
Person
who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note,
then,
upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 2.6(b)(ii)
hereof, the Trustee shall reduce or cause to be reduced in a corresponding
amount pursuant to Section 2.6(h) hereof the aggregate principal amount of
the
applicable Unrestricted Global Note, and the Issuer shall execute and, upon
receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof,
the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver an Unrestricted Definitive Note in
the
appropriate principal amount to the Person designated by the holder of such
beneficial interest in instructions delivered to the Registrar by the Depositary
and the applicable Participant or Indirect Participant on behalf of such
holder.
Any Unrestricted Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest
pursuant to this Section 2.6(c)(iv) shall be registered in such name or names
and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such
beneficial interest shall designate in such instructions. The Trustee shall
deliver such Unrestricted Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names
such
Notes are so registered. Any Unrestricted Definitive Note issued in exchange
for
a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.6(c)(iv) shall not bear
the
Private Placement Legend.
(d) Transfer
and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.
(i) Restricted
Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any
holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for
a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted
Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the
Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if
the
holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note
for a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such
holder
in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b)
thereof;
(B) if
such
Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with
Rule
144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including
the
certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if
such
Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a “non-U.S. Person” (as
defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S) in an offshore transaction in accordance
with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit
B
hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof,
(D) if
such
Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption
from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule
144,
a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if
such
Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Issuer or any of its
Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof, or
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(F) if
such
Restrictive Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect
set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certification in item 3(c)
thereof,
the
Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to
be
increased in a corresponding amount pursuant to Section 2.6(h) hereof the
aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate
Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, a 144A Global Note,
and
in the case of clause (C) above, a Regulation S Global Note.
(ii) Restricted
Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A
holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive
Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest
in an Unrestricted Global Note only if the Registrar receives the following:
(1)
if the holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such
Note
for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from
such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications
in
item (1)(c) thereof, or (2) if the holder of such Restricted Definitive Note
proposes to transfer such Note to a Person who shall take delivery thereof
in
the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate
from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (4) thereof,
and,
in
each such case, if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures
so
require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar
to
the effect that such exchange or transfer shall be effected in compliance
with
the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein
and in
the Private Placement Legend shall no longer be required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.
Upon
satisfaction of the conditions of
any of the clauses in this Section 2.6(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel such
Restricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased in a
corresponding amount pursuant to Section 2.6(h) hereof the aggregate principal
amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.
(iii) Unrestricted
Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A
holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Unrestricted
Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt
of
a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the
applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased
in
a corresponding amount pursuant to Section 2.6(h) hereof the aggregate principal
amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.
(iv) Transfer
or Exchange of Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in
Restricted Global Notes Prohibited. An Unrestricted Definitive Note may not
be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in
the
form of, beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note.
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(v) Issuance
of Unrestricted Global Notes. If any such exchange or transfer of a
Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note
is
effected pursuant to clause (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above at a time when
an
Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue
and,
upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof,
the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes
so
transferred.
(e) Transfer
and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a
holder of Definitive Notes and such holder’s compliance with the provisions of
this Section 2.6(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. In
addition, the requesting holder shall provide any additional certifications,
documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following
provisions of this Section 2.6(e).
(i) Restricted
Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive
Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take
delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar
receives the following:
(A) if
the
transfer shall be made pursuant to Rule 144A, a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof,
(B) if
the
transfer shall be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate in
the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof,
and
(C) if
the
transfer shall be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, a certificate in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel
required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
(D) Restricted
Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive
Note may be exchanged by the holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive
Note
or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form
of
an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if the Registrar receives the
following:
(1) if
the
holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes
for
an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form
of
Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof;
or
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(2) if
the
holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes
to a
Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive
Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications in item (4) thereof,
and,
in
each such case, if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form
reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or
transfer shall be effected in compliance with the Securities Act and that
the
restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend
shall no longer be required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities
Act.
Upon
satisfaction of the conditions of any of the clauses of Section 2.6(e)(ii)
the
Trustee shall cancel the prior Restricted Definitive Note and the Issuer
shall
execute, and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with
Section
2.2 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver an Unrestricted
Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount to the Person designated
by
the holder of such prior Restricted Definitive Note in instructions delivered
to
the Registrar by such holder.
(ii) Unrestricted
Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of Unrestricted
Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof
in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request
to
register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted
Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holders
thereof.
(f) [Reserved]
(g) Legends.
The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Notes and
Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated
otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
(i) Private
Placement Legend.
(A) Except
as
permitted by clause (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note
(and
all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear
the
legend in substantially the following form:
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“THE
NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR OTHER SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS
NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED,
TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE
OF SUCH
REGISTRATION UNLESS THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY
BY
ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A
U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING ITS NOTE IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” PURSUANT TO
RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL
NOT
PRIOR TO (X) THE DATE WHICH IS TWO YEARS (OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME
AS
PERMITTED BY RULE 144(k) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION
THEREUNDER) AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF (OR OF ANY
PREDECESSOR OF THIS NOTE) OR THE LAST DAY ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE
OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS NOTE (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF THIS NOTE)
AND
(Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW (THE “RESALE
RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”), OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE
EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH
HAS
BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE
NOTES
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY
BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS
BEING
MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A INSIDE THE UNITED STATES, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS
AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN
THE
MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT AND
(3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS NOTE IS TRANSFERRED
A
NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND; PROVIDED THAT THE ISSUER,
THE
TRUSTEE AND THE REGISTRAR SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE
OR
TRANSFER (I) PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN
OPINION
OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF
THEM,
AND (II) IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, TO REQUIRE THAT A CERTIFICATION
OF
TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS NOTE IS COMPLETED
AND
DELIVERED BY THIS TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED
UPON
THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.
AS USED
HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE
THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT.”
(B) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to clauses
(b)(iv), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii) to this
Section
2.6 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall
not bear the Private Placement Legend.
(ii) Global
Note Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the
following form:
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“THIS
GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING
THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS
HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT
THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 2.6 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN
WHOLE
BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.6(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III)THIS GLOBAL
NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION
2.11
OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER.
UNLESS
AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM,
THIS
NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE
OF
THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY UNLESS THIS
NOTE
IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
(00
XXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX) (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED
IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR
TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY
OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”
(h) 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
cancelled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned
to
or retained and cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11
hereof.
At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global
Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who 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.
(i) General
Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.
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(i) 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 2.10, 3.6, 3.9, 4.12, 4.18 and
9.5
hereof).
(ii) All
Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer
or
exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations
of
the Issuer, evidencing the same Indebtedness, as the Global Notes or Definitive
Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange and shall
be
entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately
with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
(iii) Neither
the Registrar nor the Issuer shall 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 3.2 hereof and ending at the close of business on the date 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 (including a Regular Record Date) and the next succeeding
Interest Payment Date.
(iv) 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 Note and for all other purposes,
in
each case regardless of any notice to the contrary.
(v) All
certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted
to
the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.6 to effect a registration of transfer
or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.
(vi) The
Trustee is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a letter of
representation with the Depositary in the form provided by the Issuer and
to act
in accordance with such letter.
(vii) 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.
(viii) 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.
(ix) The
Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance
with
the provisions of Section 2.2 hereof.
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Replacement
Notes.
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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 in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof, shall authenticate a replacement
Note. If required by the Trustee or the Issuer, the Holder of such Note shall
provide indemnity sufficient, in the judgment of the Trustee or the Issuer,
as
applicable, to protect the Issuer, the Trustee, any Agent and any Authenticating
Agent from any loss that any of them may suffer in connection with such
replacement. If required by the Issuer, such Holder shall reimburse the Issuer
for its reasonable expenses in connection with such replacement.
Every
replacement Note issued in accordance with this Section 2.7 shall be the
valid
obligation of the Issuer evidencing the same Indebtedness as the destroyed,
lost
or stolen Note and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture
equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued
hereunder.
Outstanding
Notes.
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(a) The
Notes
Outstanding at any time shall be the entire principal amount of Notes
represented by all the Global Notes and Definitive Notes authenticated by
the
Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for
cancellation, those subject to reductions in beneficial interests effected
by
the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof, and those described in
this
Section 2.8 as not Outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.9 hereof,
a
Note shall not cease to be Outstanding because the Issuer or an Affiliate
of the
Issuer holds the Note; provided, however, that Notes held by the Issuer or
a
Subsidiary of the Issuer shall be deemed not to be outstanding for purposes
of
Section 3.7 hereof.
(b) If
a Note
is replaced pursuant to Section 2.7 hereof, it shall cease 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 3.1 hereof,
it
shall cease to be Outstanding and interest on it shall cease to
accrue.
(d) If
the
Paying Agent (other than the Issuer, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any
thereof) holds, on a redemption date, a Purchase Date or maturity date, funds
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.
Treasury
Notes.
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In
determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes
have
concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Issuer
or by
any Affiliate of the Issuer shall be considered as though not Outstanding,
except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be
protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes
that a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so
disregarded.
Temporary
Notes.
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Until
certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare
and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with
Section 2.2 hereof, 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 Global Notes or Definitive Notes in exchange
for temporary Notes, as applicable.
Holders
of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture
equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued
hereunder.
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Cancellation.
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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. Upon sole direction
of
the Issuer, the Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered
for
registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation
and
shall dispose of such cancelled Notes in accordance with its customary
procedures (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange
Act or
other applicable laws) unless the Issuer directs the Trustee in writing to
be
returned to them. The Issuer may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that
it
has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation.
Defaulted
Interest.
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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 3.1 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 mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states
the
special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest
to
be paid.
CUSIP
or ISIN Numbers.
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The
Issuer in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” and/or “ISIN” numbers (if then
generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” and/or “ISIN”
numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided, however,
that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the
correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained
in
any notice of a redemption or notice of an offer to purchase and that reliance
may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes,
and
any such redemption or offer to purchase 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” and/or “ISIN” numbers.
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Issuance
of Additional Notes.
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The
Issuer shall be entitled, subject to its compliance with Section 3.5 hereof,
to
issue Additional Notes under this Indenture which shall have identical terms
as
the Initial Notes issued on the date hereof, other than with respect to the
date
of issuance and issue price. The Initial Notes issued on the date hereof,
any
Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under
this
Indenture, including without limitation, directions, waivers, amendments,
consents, redemptions and offers to purchase.
With
respect to any Additional Notes, the Issuer shall set forth in a Board
Resolution and an Officers’ Certificate, a copy of each of which shall be
delivered to the Trustee, the following information:
(a) the
aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and
delivered pursuant to this Indenture;
(b) the
issue
price, the issue date and the CUSIP and/or ISIN number of such Additional
Notes;
provided, however, that no Additional Notes may be issued at a price that
would
cause such Additional Notes to have “original issue discount” within the meaning
of Section 1273 of the Code; and
(c) whether
such Additional Notes shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set
forth
Section 2.6 hereof relating to Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive
Notes.
Record
Date.
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The
record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders of Notes
entitled to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or
permitted under this Indenture shall be determined as provided for in Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 § 316(c).
COVENANTS
OF THE ISSUER
Payment
of Principal and
Interest
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The
Issuer covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes that
it
will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of, and interest
on, each of the Notes at the place or places, at the respective times and
in the
manner provided in such Notes and in this Indenture. If any temporary
Note provides that interest thereon may be paid while such Note is in temporary
form, the interest on any such temporary Note shall be paid, only upon
presentation of such Notes for notation thereon of the payment of such interest,
in each case subject to any restrictions that may be established pursuant
to
Article Two. The interest on Notes (together with any additional amounts
payable
pursuant to the terms of such Notes) shall be payable only to or upon the
written order of the Holders thereof entitled thereto and, at the option
of the
Issuer, may be paid by wire transfer or by mailing checks for such interest
payable to or upon the written order of such Holders at their last addresses
as
they appear on the registry books of the Issuer.
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Appointment
to Fill a Vacancy in Office of
Trustee.
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The
Issuer, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee,
will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 5.9, a Trustee, so that there
shall at all times be a Trustee with respect to the Notes.
Written
Statement to Trustee.
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The
Issuer will furnish to the Trustee on or before January 31 in each year
(beginning with January 31, 2008) a brief certificate (which need not comply
with Section 10.5) from the principal executive, financial or accounting
officer
of the general partner of the Issuer as to his or her knowledge of the Issuer’s
compliance with all conditions and covenants under the Indenture (such
compliance to be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement
of notice provided under the Indenture).
Limitations
upon Liens.
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After
the
date hereof and so long as any Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer will not,
and
will not permit any Subsidiary to, issue, assume or guarantee any Indebtedness
secured by a mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest or encumbrance (any
mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest or encumbrance being hereinafter
in
this Article referred to as a “mortgage” or “mortgages” or as a “lien” or
“liens”) of, or upon, any property of the Issuer or of any Subsidiary, without
effectively providing that the Notes shall be equally and ratably secured
with
such Indebtedness; provided, however, that the foregoing restriction shall
not
apply to:
(a) Any
purchase money mortgage created by the Issuer or a Subsidiary to secure all
or
part of the purchase price of any property (or to secure a loan made to enable
the Issuer or a Subsidiary to acquire the property described in such mortgage),
provided that the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by any such
mortgage, together with all other Indebtedness secured by a mortgage on such
property, shall not exceed the purchase price of the property
acquired;
(b) Any
mortgage existing on any property at the time of the acquisition thereof
by the
Issuer or a Subsidiary whether or not assumed by the Issuer or a Subsidiary,
and
any mortgage on any property acquired or constructed by the Issuer or a
Subsidiary and created not later than 12 months after (i) completion of such
acquisition or construction or (ii) commencement of full operation of such
property, whichever is later; provided that, if assumed or created by the
Issuer
or a Subsidiary, the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such
mortgage, together with all other Indebtedness secured by a mortgage on such
property, shall not exceed the purchase price of the property acquired or
the
cost of the property constructed;
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(c) Any
mortgage created or assumed by the Issuer or a Subsidiary on any contract
for
the sale of any product or service or any rights thereunder or any proceeds
therefrom, including accounts and other receivables, related to the operation
or
use of any property acquired or constructed by the Issuer or a Subsidiary
and
created not later than 12 months after (i) such acquisition or completion
of
such construction or (ii) commencement of full operation of such property,
whichever is later;
(d) Any
mortgage existing on any property of a Subsidiary at the time it becomes
a
Subsidiary and any mortgage on property existing at the time of acquisition
thereof,
(e) Any
refunding or extension of maturity, in whole or in part, of any mortgage
created
or assumed in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (a), (b), (c)
or (d)
above or (j), (p), or (y) below, provided that the principal amount of the
Indebtedness secured by such refunding mortgage or extended mortgage shall
not
exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by the mortgage to
be
refunded or extended outstanding at the time of such refunding or extension
and
that such refunding mortgage or extended mortgage shall be limited in lien
to
the same property that secured the mortgage so refunded or
extended;
(f) Any
mortgage created or assumed by the Issuer or a Subsidiary to secure loans
to the
Issuer or a Subsidiary maturing within 12 months of the date of creation
thereof
and not renewable or extendible by the terms thereof at the option of the
obligor beyond such 12 months, and made in the ordinary course of
business;
(g) Mechanics’
or materialmen’s liens or any lien or charge arising by reason of pledges or
deposits to secure payment of workmen’s compensation or other insurance, good
faith deposits in connection with tenders or leases of real estate, bids
or
contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money), deposits to secure
public or statutory obligations, deposits to secure or in lieu of surety,
stay
or appeal bonds and deposits as security for the payment of taxes or assessments
or other similar charges;
(h) Any
mortgage arising by reason of deposits with or the giving of any form of
security to any governmental agency or any body created or approved by law
or
governmental regulation for any purpose at any time as required by law or
governmental regulation as a condition to the transaction of any business
or the
exercise of any privilege or license, or to enable the Issuer or a Subsidiary
to
maintain self-insurance or to participate in any fund for liability on any
insurance risks or in connection with workmen’s compensation, unemployment
insurance, old age pensions or other social security or to share in the
privileges or benefits required for companies participating in such
arrangements;
(i) Mortgages
upon rights-of-way;
(j) Undetermined
mortgages and charges incidental to construction or maintenance;
(k) The
right
reserved to, or vested in, any municipality or governmental or other public
authority or railroad by the terms of any right, power, franchise, grant,
license, permit or by any provision of law, to terminate or to require annual
or
other periodic payments as a condition to the continuance of such right,
power,
franchise, grant, license or permit;
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(l) The
lien
of taxes and assessments which are not at the time delinquent;
(m) The
lien
of specified taxes and assessments which are delinquent but the validity
of
which is being contested in good faith at the time by the Issuer or a
Subsidiary;
(n) The
lien
reserved in leases for rent and for compliance with the terms of the lease
in
the case of leasehold estates;
(o) Defects
and irregularities in the titles to any property (including rights-of-way
and
easements) which are not material to the business of the Issuer and its
Subsidiaries considered as a whole;
(p) Any
mortgages securing Indebtedness neither assumed nor guaranteed by the Issuer
or
a Subsidiary nor on which it customarily pays interest, existing upon real
estate or rights in or relating to real estate (including rights-of-way and
easements) acquired by the Issuer or a Subsidiary, which mortgages do not
materially impair the use of such property for the purposes for which it
is held
by the Issuer or such Subsidiary;
(q) Easements,
exceptions or reservations in any property of the Issuer or a Subsidiary
granted
or reserved for the purpose of pipelines, roads, telecommunication equipment
and
cable, streets, alleys, highways, railroad purposes, the removal of oil,
gas,
coal or other minerals or timber, and other like purposes, or for the joint
or
common use of real property, facilities and equipment, which do not materially
impair the use of such property for the purposes for which it is held by
the
Issuer or such Subsidiary;
(r) Rights
reserved to or vested in any municipality or public authority to control
or
regulate any property of the Issuer or a Subsidiary, or to use such property
in
any manner which does not materially impair the use of such property for
the
purposes for which it is held by the Issuer or such Subsidiary;
(s) Any
obligations or duties, affecting the property of the Issuer or a Subsidiary,
to
any municipality or public authority with respect to any franchise, grant,
license or permit;
(t) The
liens
of any judgments in an aggregate amount not in excess of $2,000,000 or the
lien
of any judgment the execution of which has been stayed or which has been
appealed and secured, if necessary, by the filing of an appeal
bond;
(u) Zoning
laws and ordinances;
(v) Any
mortgage existing on any office equipment, data processing equipment (including
computer and computer peripheral equipment) or transportation equipment
(including motor vehicles, aircraft and marine vessels);
(w) Leases
now or hereafter existing and any renewals or extensions thereof;
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(x) Any
lien
on inventory and receivables incurred in the ordinary course of business
to
secure Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes including liens
incurred in connection with a sale of receivables; and
(y) Any
mortgage not permitted by clauses (a) through (x) above if at the time of,
and
after giving effect to, the creation or assumption of any such mortgage,
the
aggregate of all Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries secured
by all
such mortgages not so permitted by clauses (a) through (x) above do not exceed
10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
In
the
event that the Issuer or a Subsidiary shall hereafter secure the Notes equally
and ratably with any other obligation or Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions
of this Section 3.6, the Trustee is hereby authorized to enter into an indenture
supplemental hereto and to take such action, if any, as it may deem advisable
to
enable it to enforce effectively the rights of the Holders of the Notes so
secured, equally and ratably with such other obligation or
Indebtedness.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 5.1, the Trustee, at its request, may receive
an
Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such supplemental indenture
or steps taken to secure the Notes equally and ratably comply with the
provisions of this Section.
Limitation
on Sale and Leaseback
Transactions.
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The
Issuer agrees that it will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter
into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Issuer
or
a Subsidiary of any Principal Property, acquired or placed into service more
than 180 days prior to such arrangement (except for leases of three years
or
less), whereby such property has been or is to be sold or transferred by
the
Issuer or any Subsidiary to such Person (herein referred to as a “Sale and
Lease-Back Transaction”), unless:
(i) the
Issuer or any Subsidiary would, at the time of entering into a Sale and
Lease-Back Transaction, be entitled to incur Indebtedness secured by a mortgage
on the property to be leased in an amount at least equal to the Attributable
Debt in respect of such transaction without equally and ratably securing
the
Notes pursuant to Section 3.4 hereof; or
(ii) the
Issuer shall covenant that it will apply or cause to be applied an amount
equal
to the net proceeds from the sale of the Principal Property so leased to
the
retirement (other than any mandatory retirement) of its Funded Indebtedness
within 90 days of the effective date of any such Sale and Lease Back
Transaction, provided that the amount to be applied to the retirement of
Funded
Indebtedness of the Issuer shall be reduced by (i) the principal amount of
any
Notes delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee within 90 days after such Sale
and
Lease-Back Transaction for retirement and cancellation, and (ii) the principal
amount of Funded Indebtedness, other than Notes, voluntarily retired by the
Issuer within 90 days following such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, provided,
further, that the covenant contained in this Section shall not apply to,
and
there shall be excluded from Attributable Debt in any computation under this
Section, Attributable Debt with respect to any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction
if:
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(A) such
Sale
and Lease-Back Transaction is entered into in connection with transactions
which
are part of an industrial development or pollution control financing,
or
(B) the
only
parties involved in such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction are the Issuer and
any
Subsidiary or any Subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding
these restrictions on Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, the Issuer and its
Subsidiaries may enter into, create, assume and suffer to exist Sale and
Lease-Back Transactions, not otherwise permitted hereby, if at the time of,
and
after giving effect to, such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, the total
consolidated Attributable Debt of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries does not
exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
Holders
Lists.
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If
and so
long as the Trustee shall not be the Registrar for the Notes, the Issuer
will
furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee a list in such form as the
Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the holders
of the
Notes pursuant to § 312 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (a) semi-annually not
more than 15 days after each record date for the payment of interest on such
Notes, as hereinabove specified, as of such record date and on dates to be
determined pursuant to Section 2.5 for non-interest bearing securities in
each
year, and (b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing,
within
thirty days after receipt by the Issuer of any such request as of a date
not
more than 15 days prior to the time such information is furnished.
Reports
by the Issuer.
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The
Issuer covenants to file with the Trustee and Holders of Notes with (1) the
information regarding our business required to be delivered pursuant to Rule
144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act and (2) within 90 days after the end
of each
fiscal year, audited balance sheets as of the end of the two most recent
fiscal
years and audited statements of income and cash flows for each of the three
fiscal years preceding the date of the most recent balance sheet, and within
60
days of the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters, unaudited, unaudited
interim balance sheets as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter and
unaudited interim statements of income and cash flows for the period between
the
latest audited balance sheet and the most recent interim balance sheet provided,
and for the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal year.
Delivery
of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational
purposes only and the Trustee's receipt of such shall not constitute
constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable
from
information contained therein, including the Company's compliance with any
of
its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively
on Officers' Certificates).
Reports
by the Trustee.
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Any
Trustee’s report required under § 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
shall be transmitted on or before May 15 in each year following the date
hereof,
so long as any Notes are Outstanding hereunder, and shall be dated as of
a date
convenient to the Trustee no more than 60 nor less than 45 days prior
thereto.
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DEFAULTS
ADD REMEDIES
Event
of Default Defined, Acceleration of Maturity, Waiver of
Default.
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“Event
of
Default” wherever used herein, means each one of the following events which
shall have occurred and be continuing (whatever the reason for such Event
of
Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by
operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court
or
any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental
body):
(a) default
in the payment of any installment of interest upon any of the Notes as and
when
the same shall become due and payable, and continuance of such default for
a
period of 30 days; or
(b) default
in the payment of all or any part of the principal on any of the Notes as
and
when the same shall become due and payable either at maturity, upon any
redemption, by declaration or otherwise; or
(c) default
in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of
the
Issuer in respect of the Notes and continuance of such default or breach
for a
period of 60 days (or 180 days in the case of a Reporting Failure) after
there
has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer by the Trustee
or
to the Issuer and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, a written notice specifying such
default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice
is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or
(d) either
(1) default in payment of any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Subsidiary
of
the Issuer within any applicable grace period after final maturity or (2)
the
acceleration of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer
by
the holders thereof because of a default and, in either case, the total amount
of the Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25.0 million; or
(e) the
entry
of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises adjudging
the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving
as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment
or
composition of or in respect of the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary
under
the federal bankruptcy law or any other applicable federal or state law,
or
appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Issuer or any
Significant Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering
the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Issuer or any Significant
Subsidiary, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and
in
effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or
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(f) the
institution by the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary of proceedings to
be
adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent or the consent by the Issuer or any
Significant Subsidiary to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings against it, or the filing by the Issuer or any Significant
Subsidiary of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief
under the federal bankruptcy law or any other applicable federal or state
law,
or the consent by the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary to the filing
of any
such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Issuer or any
Significant Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its property, or the
making by the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary of any general assignment
for
the benefit of creditors;
provided,
however, that the occurrence of any of the events described in the
foregoing clause (c) shall not constitute an Event of Default if such occurrence
is the result of changes in generally accepted accounting principles as
recognized by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants at the
date
as of which this Indenture is executed and a certificate to such effect is
delivered to the Trustee by the Issuer’s independent public
accountants.
If
an
Event of Default described in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) above occurs and
is
continuing, then, and in each and every such case, either the Trustee or
the
Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then
Outstanding hereunder, by notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Trustee
if
given by the Holders), may declare the entire principal and the interest
accrued
thereon, if any, to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such
declaration, the same shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event
of
Default described in clause (e) or (f) occurs and is continuing, then and
in
each and every such case, unless the principal of all the Notes shall have
already become due and payable, the entire principal of all of the Notes
then
Outstanding, and interest accrued thereon, if any, will become immediately
due
and payable without any declaration of acceleration or other act on the part
of
the Trustee or any Holders.
The
foregoing provisions, however, are subject to the condition that if, at any
time
after the principal of the Notes shall have been so declared due and payable
or
become automatically due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for
the
payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter
provided, the Issuer shall pay or shall deposit with the Trustee a sum
sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest upon all the Notes
and
the principal of all Notes which shall have become due otherwise than by
acceleration (with interest upon such principal and, to the extent that payment
of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, on overdue installments
of
interest, at the same rate as the rate of interest specified in the Notes
to the
date of such payment or deposit) and such amount as shall be sufficient to
cover
reasonable compensation to the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee and their
agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other expenses and liabilities incurred,
and all advances made, by the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee except
as a
result of negligence or bad faith, and if any and all Events of Default under
this Indenture, other than the non-payment of the principal of Notes which
shall
have become due by acceleration, shall have been cured, waived or otherwise
remedied as provided herein, then and in every such case the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of all the Notes then Outstanding,
by
written notice to the Issuer and to the Trustee, may waive all defaults with
respect to the Notes, and rescind and annul such declaration and its
consequences, but no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend
to or
shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right consequent
thereon.
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Collection
of Indebtedness by Trustee; Trustee May Prove
Debt.
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The
Issuer covenants that (a) in case default shall be made in the payment of
any
installment of interest on any of the Notes when such interest shall have
become
due and payable, and such default shall have continued for a period of 30
days
or (b) in case default shall be made in the payment of all or any part of
the
principal of any of the Notes when the same shall have become due and payable,
whether upon maturity of the Notes or upon any redemption or by declaration
or
otherwise, then upon demand of the Trustee, the Issuer will pay to the Trustee
for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes the whole amount that then shall
have become due and payable on all Notes, for principal or interest, as the
case
may be (with interest to the date of such payment upon the overdue principal
and, to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable
law, on overdue installments of interest at the same rate as the rate of
interest; and in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient
to
cover the costs and expenses of collection, including reasonable compensation
to
the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee, their respective agents, attorneys
and
counsel, and any expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made,
by
the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee except as a result of its negligence
or
bad faith.
Until
such demand is made by the Trustee, the Issuer may pay the principal of and
interest on the Notes to the registered Holders, whether or not the principal
of
and interest on Notes be overdue.
In
case
the Issuer shall fail forthwith to pay such amounts upon such demand, the
Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, shall be entitled
and empowered to institute any action or proceedings at law or in equity
for the
collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute any such action
or
proceedings to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment
or
final decree against the Issuer or other obligor upon the Notes and collect
in
the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or other obligor
upon the Notes, wherever situated, the moneys adjudged or decreed to be
payable.
In
case
there shall be pending proceedings relative to the Issuer or any other obligor
upon the Notes under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other applicable
federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or in case
a
receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator,
sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken
possession of the Issuer or its property or such other obligor, or in case
of
any other comparable judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer or other
obligor upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Issuer or
such
other obligor, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of the
Notes
shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or
otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand
pursuant to the provisions of this Section, shall be entitled and empowered,
by
intervention in such proceedings or otherwise:
(a) to
file
and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and interest
owing
and unpaid in respect of the Notes and to file such other papers or documents
as
may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee
(including any claim for reasonable compensation to the Trustee and each
predecessor Trustee, and their respective agents, attorneys and counsel,
and for
reimbursement of all expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances
made,
by the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee, except as a result of negligence
or
bad faith) and of the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative
to
the Issuer or other obligor upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property
of
the Issuer or such other obligor,
(b) unless
prohibited by applicable law and regulations, to vote on behalf of the Holders
of the Notes in any election of a trustee or a standby trustee in arrangement,
reorganization, liquidation or other bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings
or
Person performing similar functions in comparable proceedings, and
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(c) to
collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on
any
such claims, and to distribute all amounts received with respect to the claims
of the Holders and of the Trustee on their behalf, and any trustee, receiver,
or
liquidator, custodian or other similar official is hereby authorized by each
of
the Holders to make payments to the Trustee, and, in the event that the Trustee
shall consent to the making of payments directly to the Holders, to pay to
the
Trustee such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation
to
the Trustee, each predecessor Trustee and their respective agents, attorneys
and
counsel, and all other expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances
made,
by the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee except as a result of negligence
or
bad faith.
Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or
consent to or vote for or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan
of
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes
of
any series or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee
to
vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding except,
as
aforesaid, to vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar
Person.
All
rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any
of
the Notes may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of
the
Notes or the production thereof in any trial or other proceedings relative
thereto, and any such action or proceedings instituted by the Trustee shall
be
brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery
of
judgment, subject to the payment of the expenses, disbursements and compensation
of the Trustee, each predecessor Trustee and their respective agents and
attorneys, shall be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes in
respect of which such action was taken.
In
any
proceedings brought by the Trustee (and also any proceedings involving the
interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Trustee shall
be
a party) the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Notes
in
respect to which such action was taken, and it shall not be necessary to
make
any Holders of such Notes parties to any such proceedings.
Application
of Proceeds.
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Any
moneys collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article in respect of any
series shall be applied in the following order at the date or dates fixed
by the
Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such moneys on account of principal
or interest, upon presentation of the several Notes in respect of which monies
have been collected and stamping (or otherwise noting) thereon the payment,
or
issuing Notes in reduced principal amounts in exchange for the presented
Notes
if only partially paid, or upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
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FIRST:
To the payment of costs and
expenses in respect of which monies have been collected, including reasonable
compensation to the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee and their respective
agents and attorneys and of all expenses and liabilities incurred, and all
advances made, by the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee except as a result
of
negligence or bad faith;
SECOND:
In case the principal of the
Notes in respect of which moneys have been collected shall not have become
and
be then due and payable, to the payment of interest on the Notes in default
in
the order of the maturity of the installments of such interest, with interest
(to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon
the
overdue installments of interest at the same rate as the rate of interest
specified in such Notes, such payments to be made ratably to the Persons
entitled thereto, without discrimination or preference;
THIRD:
In case the principal of the
Notes in respect of which moneys have been collected shall have become and
shall
be then due and payable, to the payment of the whole amount then owing and
unpaid upon all the Notes for principal and interest, with interest upon
the
overdue principal, and (to the extent that such interest has been collected
by
the Trustee) upon overdue installments of interest at the same rate as the
rate
of interest specified in the Notes; and in case such moneys shall be
insufficient to pay in full the whole amount so due and unpaid upon the Notes,
then to the payment of such principal and interest, without preference or
priority of principal over interest, or of interest over principal, or of
any
installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any
Note
over any other Note, ratably to the aggregate of such principal and accrued
and
unpaid interest; and
FOURTH:
To the payment of the
remainder, if any, to the Issuer.
Suits
for Enforcement.
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In
case
an Event of Default has occurred, has not been waived and is continuing,
the
Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested
in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee
shall deem necessary to protect and enforce any of such rights, either at
law or
in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement
of
any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise
of any power granted in this Indenture or to enforce any other legal or
equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.
Restoration
of Rights on Abandonment of
Proceedings.
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In
case
the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this Indenture
and
such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason,
or
shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such
case
the Issuer and the Trustee shall be restored respectively to their former
positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the
Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceedings
had been taken.
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Limitations
on Suits by Holders.
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No
Holder
of any Note shall have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision
of
this Indenture to institute any action or proceeding at law or in equity
or in
bankruptcy or otherwise upon or under or with respect to this Indenture,
or for
the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar
official or for any other remedy hereunder, unless such Holder previously
shall
have given to the Trustee written notice of default and of the continuance
thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and unless also the Holders of not less
than
25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes shall have made written request
upon the Trustee to institute such action or proceedings in its own name
as
Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities
to be
incurred therein or thereby and the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt
of
such notice, request and offer of indemnity shall have failed to institute
any
such action or proceeding and no direction inconsistent with such written
request shall have been given to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.9; it
being
understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the taker and
Holder
of every Note with every other taker and Holder and the Trustee, that no
one or
more Holders of Notes shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue
or
by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice
the rights of any other such Holder of Notes, or to obtain or seek to obtain
priority over or preference to any other such Holder or to enforce any right
under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal,
ratable and common benefit of all Holders of Notes. For the protection and
enforcement of the provisions of this Section, each and every Holder and
the
Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or
in
equity.
Unconditional
Right of Holders to Institute Certain
Suits.
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Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Indenture and any provision of any Note, the
right
of any Holder of any Note to receive payment of the principal of and interest
on
such Note on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for
in such
Note, or to institute 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.
Powers
and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver of
Default.
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Except
as
provided in Section 4.6, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved
to
the Trustee or to the Holders of Notes is intended to be exclusive of any
other
right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted
by
law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given
hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.
The
assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall
not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate
right or remedy.
No
delay
or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of Notes to exercise any right
or
power accruing upon any Event of Default occurring and continuing as aforesaid
shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver
of any
such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein; and, subject to Section
4.6,
every power and remedy given by this Indenture or by law to the Trustee or
to
the Holders of Notes may be exercised from time to time, and as often as
shall
be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders of Notes.
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Control
by Holders of Notes.
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The
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time
Outstanding shall have the right to direct the time, method, and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Notes by
this
Indenture; provided that such direction shall not be otherwise than in
accordance with law and the provisions of this Indenture and provided further
that (subject to the provisions of Section 5.1) the Trustee shall have the
right
to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee, being advised by
counsel, shall determine that the action or proceeding so directed may not
lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith by its board of directors,
the
executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or Responsible Officers
of the Trustee shall determine that the action or proceedings so directed
would
involve the Trustee in personal liability or if the Trustee in good faith
shall
so determine that the actions or forbearances specified in or pursuant to
such
direction would be unduly prejudicial to the interests of Holders of the
Notes
of all series so affected not joining in the giving of said direction, it
being
understood that (subject to Section 5.1) the Trustee shall have no duty to
ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial
to
such Holders.
Nothing
in this Indenture shall impair the right of the Trustee in its discretion
to
take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and which is not inconsistent
with
such direction or directions by Holders.
Waiver
of Past Defaults.
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Prior
to
the acceleration of the maturity of any Notes as provided in Section 4.1,
the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time
Outstanding with respect to which an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be
continuing may on behalf of the Holders of all such Notes waive any past
default
or Event of Default described in Section 4.1 and its consequences, except
a
default in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which cannot be modified
or
amended without the consent of the Holder of each Note affected. In the case
of
any such waiver, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders of all such Notes
shall
be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively;
but no
such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any
right
consequent thereon.
Upon
any
such waiver, such default shall cease to exist and be deemed to have been
cured
and not to have occurred, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall
be
deemed to have been cured, and not to have occurred for every purpose of
this
Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default
or
Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
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Trustee
to Give Notice of Default, But May Withhold in Certain
Circumstances.
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The
Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of a Default with respect
to
the Notes, give notice of all Defaults known to the Trustee to all Holders
of
Notes in the manner and to the extent provided in § 313(c) of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, unless in each case such Defaults shall have been
cured
before the mailing of such notice; provided that, except in the case of default
in the payment of the principal of or interest on any of the Notes, the Trustee
shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board
of
directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or
trustees and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines
that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the
Holders.
Right
of Court to Require Filing of Undertaking to Pay
Costs.
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All
parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by its acceptance
thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion
require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered
or
omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of
an
undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its
discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the
merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant;
but
the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by
the
Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder or group of Holders holding
in the
aggregate more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, or, in
the
case of any suit relating to or arising under clause (c) or (f) of Section
4.1,
or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment
of
the principal of or interest on any Note on or after the due date expressed
in
such Note or any date fixed for redemption.
CONCERNING
THE TRUSTEE
Duties
and Responsibilities of the Trustee; During, Default; Prior to
Default.
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With
respect to the Holders of Notes issued hereunder, the Trustee, prior to the
occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Notes and after the
curing
or waiving of all Events of Default which may have occurred, undertakes to
perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in
this
Indenture. In case an Event of Default with respect to the Notes has
occurred (which has not been cured or waived) the Trustee shall exercise
with
respect to the Notes such of the rights and powers vested in it by this
Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as
a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct
of
such person’s own affairs.
No
provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from
liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act
or its
own willful misconduct, except that
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(a) prior
to
the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Notes and after
the
curing or waiving of all such Events of Default with respect to which may
have
occurred:
(i) the
duties and obligations of the Trustee with respect
to
the
Notes of any series shall be determined solely by the express provisions
of this
Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance
of
such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture,
and
no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against
the Trustee; and
(ii) in
the
absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee,
the
Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the
correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any statements, certificates
or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of
this
Indenture; but in the case of any such statements, certificates or opinions
which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to
the
Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine
whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need
not
confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other
facts
stated therein);
(b) the
Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith
by a
Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall
be
proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
and
(c) the
Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to
be
taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders
pursuant to Section 4.9 relating to the time, method and place of conducting
any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust
or
power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture.
None
of
the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend
or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in
the
performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights
or
powers, if there shall be reasonable ground for believing that the repayment
of
such funds or adequate indemnity against such liability is not reasonably
assured to it.
The
provisions of this Section 5.1 are in furtherance of and subject to §§ 315 and
316 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
Certain
Rights of Trustee.
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In
furtherance of and subject to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, and subject
to
Section 5.1:
(a) the
Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or
refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officers’ Certificate or any other
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent,
order, bond, debenture, note, , Note or other paper or document believed
by it
to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties;
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(b) any
request, direction, order or demand of the Issuer mentioned herein shall
be
sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate (unless other evidence in
respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any resolution of
the
Board of Directors may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified
by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the general partner of the
Issuer;
(c) the
Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and any advice or any Opinion
of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect
of
any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it hereunder in good
faith
and in reliance thereon in accordance with such advice or Opinion of
Counsel;
(d) the
Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers
vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any
of the
Holders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders
shall
have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory
to it
against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred therein
or
thereby,
(e) the
Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good
faith
and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion, rights or powers
conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(f) prior
to
the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder and after the curing or waiving
of all Events of Default, the Trustee shall not be bound to make any
investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order,
approval, appraisal, bond, debenture, note, Note, or other paper or document
unless requested in writing so to do by the Holders of not less than a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding; provided that,
if
the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses
or
liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation
is,
in the opinion of the Trustee, not reasonably assured to the Trustee by the
security afforded to it by the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee may require
reasonable indemnity against such expenses or liabilities as a condition
to
proceeding; the reasonable expenses of every such investigation shall be
paid by
the Issuer or, if paid by the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee, shall be
repaid by the Issuer upon demand;
(g) the
Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any
duties
hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys not regularly
in
its employ and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any such agent or attorney appointed with due care
by
it hereunder.
(h) in
no
event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or
consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited
to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised
of the
likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of
action;
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(i) the
Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default
unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof
or
unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received
by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice
references the Notes and this Indenture;
(j) the
rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee,
including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended
to, and
shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder,
and
each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
and
(k) the
Trustee may request that the Issuer deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting
forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such
time
to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’
Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officers’
Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such
certificate previously delivered and not superseded.
Trustee
Not Responsible for Recitals Disposition of Notes or Applications
of
Proceeds Thereof.
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The
recitals contained herein and in the Notes, except the Trustee’s certificates of
authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer, and the Trustee
assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee makes
no
representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of
the
Notes, except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute
and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Notes and perform all its
obligations hereunder. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or
application by the Issuer of any of the Notes or of the proceeds
thereof.
Trustee
and Agents May Hold Notes, Collections
etc.
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The
Trustee or any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee, in its individual or any
other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights
it
would have if it were not the Trustee or such agent and may otherwise deal
with
the Issuer and receive, collect, hold and retain collections from the Issuer
with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee or such
agent.
Moneys
Held by Trustee.
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Subject
to the provisions of Section 9.4 hereof, all moneys received by the Trustee
shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the
purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other
funds except to the extent required by mandatory provisions of law. Neither
the
Trustee nor any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee shall be under any liability
for interest on any moneys received by it hereunder.
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Compensation
and Indemnification of Trustee and Its Prior
Claim.
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The
Issuer covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to time, and
the
Trustee shall be entitled to, such compensation as shall be agreed upon in
writing (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to
the
compensation of a trustee of an express trust) and the Issuer covenants and
agrees to pay or reimburse the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee upon
its
request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred
or made
by or on behalf of it in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture
(including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements
of its
counsel and of all agents and other persons not regularly in its employ)
except
any such expense, disbursement or advance as shall have been determined to
have
been caused by its own negligence or willful misconduct. The Issuer also
covenants to indemnify the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee for, and
to hold
it harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense,
including taxes (other than those based on or measured by the income of the
Trustee) incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on its part, arising
out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture
or the trusts hereunder and its duties hereunder, including the costs and
expenses of defending itself against or investigating any claim of liability
(whether asserted by the Issuer, any Holder or any other Person) in the
premises. The obligations of the Issuer under this Section to compensate
and
indemnify the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee and to pay or reimburse
the
Trustee and each predecessor Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances
shall constitute additional indebtedness hereunder and shall survive the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the resignation or removal
of
the Trustee. Such additional indebtedness shall be a senior claim to that
of the
Notes upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such,
except funds held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Notes,
and the Notes are hereby subordinated to such senior claim. When the Trustee
incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default
specified in Section 4.1(d) or 4.1(e), the expenses (including the reasonable
charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services
are
intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal
or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
Right
of Trustee to Rely on Officers’
Certificate.
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Subject
to Sections 5.1 and 5.2, whenever in the administration of the trusts of
this
Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter
be
proved or established prior to taking or suffering or omitting any action
hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein
specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on
the
part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established
by an
Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee, and such certificate, in the
absence of negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the
Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered
or
omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith
thereof.
Persons
Eligible for Appointment as
Trustee.
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The
Trustee shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business
under
the laws of the United States of America or of any state or the District
of
Columbia having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, and
which is eligible in accordance with the provisions of § 310(a) of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939. If such corporation publishes reports of condition
at
least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of a federal, state
or
District of Columbia supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes
of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall
be
deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published.
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Resignation
and Removal; Appointment of Successor
Trustee
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The
Trustee, or any trustee or trustees hereafter appointed, may at any time
resign
by giving written notice of resignation to the Issuer and by mailing notice
of
such resignation to the Holders of then Outstanding Notes at their addresses
as
they shall appear on the registry books. Upon receiving such notice of
resignation, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor trustee or trustees
with respect to the applicable series by written instrument in duplicate,
executed by authority of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument
shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor
trustee or trustees. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed
and
have accepted appointment within 30 days after the mailing of such notice
of
resignation, the resigning trustee may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction at the expense of the Issuer for the appointment of a successor
trustee, or any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note or Notes
for at
least six months may, subject to the provisions of Section 4.12, on behalf
of
himself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the
appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such
notice,
if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor
trustee.
(a) In
case
at any time any of the following shall occur:
(i) the
Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of § 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 after written request therefor by the Issuer or by
any
Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note or Notes of such series
for at
least six months; or
(ii) the
Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of § 310(a)
of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and shall fail to resign after written
request therefor by the Issuer or by any Holder; or
(iii) the
Trustee shall become incapable of acting with respect to the Notes, or shall
be
adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver or liquidator of the Trustee
or
of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge
or
control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of
rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation;
then,
in
any such case, the Issuer may remove the Trustee and appoint a successor
trustee
for such series by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of
the
Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the
Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or, subject to
§
315(e) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, any Holder who has been a bona
fide
Holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months may on behalf of himself
and
all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction
for
the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. Such
court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and
prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee. If an instrument
of acceptance by a successor Trustee shall not have been delivered to the
Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of removal, the Trustee
being removed may petition, at the expense of the Issuer, any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the
Notes.
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(b) The
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time
Outstanding may at any time remove the Trustee with respect to the Notes
and
appoint a successor trustee with respect to the Notes by delivering to the
Trustee so removed, to the successor trustee so appointed and to the Issuer
the
evidence provided for in Section 6.1 of the action in that regard taken by
the
Holders.
Any
resignation or removal of the Trustee and any appointment of a successor
trustee
with respect to such series pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section
5.9 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor
trustee as provided in Section 5.10
Acceptance
and Appointment of Successor
Trustee.
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Any
successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 5.9 shall execute and
deliver
to the Issuer and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such
appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the
predecessor trustee with respect to all Notes shall become effective and
such
successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become
vested with all rights, powers, duties and obligations with respect to such
Notes of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named
as
trustee for the Notes hereunder; but, nevertheless, on the written request
of
the Issuer or of the successor trustee, upon payment of its charges then
unpaid,
the trustee ceasing to act shall, subject to Section 9.4, pay over to the
successor trustee all moneys at the time held by it hereunder and shall execute
and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all such
rights, powers, duties and obligations. Upon request of any such successor
trustee, the Issuer shall execute any and all instruments in writing for
more
fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor trustee all
such
rights and powers. Any trustee ceasing to act shall, nevertheless, retain
a
prior claim upon all property or funds held or collected by such trustee
to
secure any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section
5.6.
Upon
acceptance of appointment by any successor trustee as provided in this Section
5.10, the Issuer shall give notice thereof to the Holders thereof by mailing
such notice to such Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the
registry books. If the acceptance of appointment is substantially
contemporaneous with the resignation, then the notice called for by the
preceding sentence may be combined with the notice called for by Section
5.9. If
the Issuer fails to give such notice within ten days after acceptance of
appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such
notice to be given at the expense of the Issuer.
Merger,
Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of
Trustee.
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Any
corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which
it
may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion
or
consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation
succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the
Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided that such
corporation shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 5.8, without
the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of
the
parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
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In
case
at the time such successor to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created
by
this Indenture any of the Notes of any series shall have been authenticated
but
not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate
of
authentication of any predecessor Trustee and deliver such Notes so
authenticated; and, in case at that time any of the Notes of any series shall
not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate
such
Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the
successor Trustee; and in all such cases such certificate shall have the
full
force which it is anywhere in the Notes of such series or in this Indenture
provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have; provided, that the
right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee
or
to authenticate Notes of any series in the name of any predecessor trustee
shall
apply only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or
consolidation.
Appointment
of Authenticating
Agent.
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As
long
as any Notes remain Outstanding, the Trustee may, by an instrument in writing,
appoint with the approval of the Issuer an authenticating agent (the
“Authenticating Agent”) which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the
Trustee to authenticate Notes, including Notes issued upon exchange,
registration of transfer, partial redemption or pursuant to Section 2.7.
Notes
authenticated by such Authenticating Agent shall be entitled to the benefits
of
this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if
authenticated by the Trustee. Whenever reference is made in this Indenture
to
the authentication and delivery of Notes by the Trustee or to the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include
authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating
Agent
for such series and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of
the
Trustee by such Authenticating Agent. Such Authenticating Agent shall at
all
times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the
United
States of America or of any State, authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least
$50,000,000 (determined as provided in Section 5.8 with respect to the Trustee)
and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State
authority.
Any
corporation into which any Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted,
or
with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any
merger,
conversion or consolidation to which any Authenticating Agent shall be a
party,
or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency business of any
Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be the Authenticating Agent with
respect
to the Notes for which it served as Authenticating Agent without the execution
or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or such
Authenticating Agent.
Any
Authenticating Agent may at any time, and if it shall cease to be eligible
shall, resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and
to the
Issuer. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any Authenticating
Agent by giving written notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent
and
to the Issuer. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a
termination, or in case at any time any Authenticating Agent shall cease
to be
eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.12 with respect
to
the Notes, the Trustee may upon receipt of an Issuer Order appoint a successor
Authenticating Agent and the Issuer shall provide notice of such appointment
to
all Holders of Notes of such series in the manner and to the extent provided
in
Section 5.10. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its
appointment hereunder shall become vested with all rights, powers, duties
and
responsibilities of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally
named as Authenticating Agent. The Issuer agrees to pay to the Authenticating
Agent for such series from time to time reasonable compensation. The
Authenticating Agent for the Notes shall have no responsibility or liability
for
any action taken by it as such at the direction of the Trustee.
Sections
5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, 5.8 and 6.3 shall be applicable to any Authenticating
Agent.
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CONCERNING
THE HOLDERS
Evidence
of Action Taken by
Holders.
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Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by a specified percentage
in principal amount of the Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one
or
more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such specified
percentage of Holders in person or by an agent 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.
Proof of execution of any instrument or of a writing appointing any such
agent
shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Sections
5.1 and 5.2) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Issuer, if made in
the
manner provided in this Article.
Proof
of Execution of Instruments and of Holding of
Notes.
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Subject
to Sections 5.1 and 5.2, the execution of any instrument by a Holder or his
agent or proxy may be proved in the following manner:
(i) The
fact
and date of the execution by any Holder of any instrument may be proved by
the
certificate of any notary public or other officer of any jurisdiction authorized
to take acknowledgments of deeds or administer oaths that the Person executing
such instruments acknowledged to him the execution thereof, or by an affidavit
of a witness to such execution sworn to before any such notary or other such
officer. Where such execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other
than
an individual, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient
proof of the authority of the Person executing the same. The fact of the
holding
by any Holder of a Note, and the identifying number of such Note and the
date of
his holding the same, may be proved by the production of such Note or by
a
certificate executed by any trust company, bank, banker or recognized securities
dealer wherever situated satisfactory to the Trustee, if such certificate
shall
be deemed by the Trustee to be satisfactory. Each such certificate shall
be
dated and shall state that on the date thereof a Note bearing a specified
identifying number was deposited with or exhibited to such trust company,
bank,
banker or recognized securities dealer by the Person named in such certificate.
Any such certificate may be issued in respect of one or more Notes specified
therein. The holding by the Person named in any such certificate of any Notes
specified therein shall be presumed to continue for a period of one year
from
the date of such certificate unless at the time of any determination of such
holding (1) another certificate bearing a later date issued in respect of
the
same Notes shall be produced, or (2) the Note specified in such certificate
shall be produced by some other Person, or (3) the Note specified in such
certificate shall have ceased to be Outstanding. The fact and date of the
execution of any such instrument and the amount and numbers of Notes held
by the
Person so executing such instrument and the amount and numbers of any Note
or
Notes may also be proven in accordance with such reasonable rules and
regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee for such series or in any
other
manner which the Trustee for such series may deem sufficient.
(ii) The
ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Security Register or by a certificate
of the Registrar.
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Holders
to be Treated as
Owners.
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The
Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may deem and
treat the Person in whose name any Note shall be registered upon the Note
register as the absolute owner of such Note (whether or not such Note shall
be
overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon)
for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of
and,
subject to the provisions of this Indenture, interest on such Note and for
all
other purposes; and neither the Issuer nor the Trustee nor any agent of the
Issuer or the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. The
Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may treat
the
Holder of any Note as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of
receiving payment thereof or on account thereof and for all other purposes
and
neither the Issuer, the Trustee, nor any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee
shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All such payments so made
to
any such Person, or upon his order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of
the
sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for
moneys
payable upon any such Note.
Notes
Owned by Issuer Deemed Not
Outstanding.
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In
determining whether the Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount
of
Outstanding Notes have concurred in any direction, consent or waiver under
this
Indenture, Notes which are owned by the Issuer or any other obligor on the
Notes
with respect to which such determination is being made or by any Person directly
or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with the Issuer or any other obligor on the Notes with respect to
which
such determination is being made shall be disregarded and deemed not to be
Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination, except that for the
purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying
on any
such direction, consent or waiver only Notes which the Trustee knows are
so
owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in
good
faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the
satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such
Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or any other obligor upon the
Notes
or any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under
direct or indirect common control with the Issuer or any other obligor on
the
Notes. In case of a dispute as to such right, the advice of counsel shall
be
full protection in respect of any decision made by the Trustee in accordance
with such advice. Upon request of the Trustee, the Issuer shall furnish to
the
Trustee promptly an Officers’ Certificate listing and identifying all Notes, if
any, known by the Issuer to be owned or held by or for the account of any
of the
above-described Persons; and, subject to Sections 5.1 and 5.2, the Trustee
shall
be entitled to accept such Officers’ Certificate as conclusive evidence of the
facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Notes not listed therein
are
Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.
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Right
of Revocation of Action
Taken.
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At
any
time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided
in
Section 6.1, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage
in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes specified in this Indenture in
connection with such action, any Holder the serial number of which is shown
by
the evidence to be included among the serial numbers of the Notes the Holders
of
which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice at the
Corporate Trust Office and upon proof of holding as provided in this Article,
revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as aforesaid any
such
action taken by the Holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon
such
Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Note and of any Notes
issued in exchange or substitution therefor or on registration of transfer
thereof, irrespective of whether or not any notation in regard thereto is
made
upon any such Note. Any action taken by the Holders of the percentage in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes specified in this Indenture in
connection with such action shall be conclusively binding upon the Issuer,
the
Trustee and the Holders of all the Notes affected by such action.
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AMENDMENTS
Amendments
and Supplements Without Consent of
Holders.
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The
Issuer, when authorized by a resolution of its Board of Directors (which
resolution may provide general terms or parameters for such action and may
provide that the specific terms of such action may be determined in accordance
with or pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate), and the Trustee may from time to
time and at any time enter into an amend or supplement this Indenture for
one or
more of the following purposes:
(a) to
convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge to the Trustee as security for
the
Notes any property or assets;
(b) to
evidence the succession of another Person to the Issuer, or successive
successions, and the assumption by the successor Person of the covenants,
agreements and obligations of the Issuer pursuant to Article Eight;
(c) to
add to
the covenants of the Issuer such further covenants, restrictions, conditions
or
provisions as the Issuer and the Trustee shall consider to be for the protection
of the Holders of Notes and to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and
continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions,
conditions or provisions an Event of Default permitting the enforcement of
all
or any of the several remedies provided in this Indenture as herein set forth;
provided, that in respect of any such additional covenant, restriction,
condition or provision such supplemental indenture may provide for a particular
period of grace after default (which period may be shorter or longer than
that
allowed in the case of other defaults) or may provide for an immediate
enforcement upon such an Event of Default or may limit the remedies available
to
the Trustee upon such an Event of Default or may limit the right of the Holders
of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes to waive such an
Event
of Default;
(d) to
cure
any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein
or in
any supplemental indenture which may be defective or inconsistent with any
other
provision contained herein or in any supplemental indenture, or to make any
other provisions as the Issuer may deem necessary or desirable, provided
that no
such action shall materially adversely affect the interests of the Holders
of
the Notes;
(e) to
establish the form or terms of the Notes or Additional Notes; and
(f) to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor
trustee with respect to the Notes and to add to or change any of the provisions
of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the
administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one trustee, pursuant
to the
requirements of Section 5.10.
The
Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Issuer in the execution of
any
such amendment or supplement, to make any further appropriate agreements
and
stipulations which may be therein contained and to accept the conveyance,
transfer, assignment, mortgage or pledge of any property thereunder, but
the
Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such amendment or supplement
that affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture
or otherwise.
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Any
amendment or supplement authorized by the provisions of this Section may
be
executed without the consent of the Holders of any of the Notes at the time
Outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 7.2.
Amendments
and Supplements With Consent of
Holders
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With
the
consent (evidenced as provided in Article Six) of the Holders of not less
than a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding
affected by such amendment or supplement, the Issuer, when authorized by
a
resolution of its Board of Directors (which resolution may provide general
terms
or parameters for such action and may provide that the specific terms of
such
action may be determined in accordance with or pursuant to an Issuer Order),
and
the Trustee may, from time to time and at any time, amendment or supplement
this
Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any
manner
or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any amendment
or
supplement hereto or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders
of the
Notes; provided, that no such amendment or supplement shall (a) extend the
final
maturity of any Note, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the
rate
or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any amount payable
on redemption thereof, or make the principal thereof or interest thereon
payable
in any coin or currency other than that provided in the Notes that would
be due
and payable upon an acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section
4.1
or the amount thereof provable in bankruptcy pursuant to Section 4.2 or impair
or affect the right of any Holder to institute suit for the payment thereof
or,
if the Notes provide therefor, any right of repayment at the option of the
Holder, in each case without the consent of the Holder of each Note so affected,
or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Notes of any series, the consent
of
the Holders of which is required for any such amendment or supplement, without
the consent of the Holders of each Note so affected.
Upon
the
request of the Issuer, accompanied by a copy of a resolution of the Board
of
Directors (which resolution may provide general terms or parameters for such
action and may provide that the specific terms of such action may be determined
in accordance with or pursuant to an Issuer Order) certified by the secretary
or
an assistant secretary of the general partner of the Issuer authorizing the
execution of any such amendment or supplement, and upon the filing with the
Trustee of evidence of the consent of the Holders of the Notes as aforesaid
and
other documents, if any, required by Section 6.1, the Trustee shall join
with
the Issuer in the execution of such amendment or supplement unless such
amendment or supplement 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.
It
shall
not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section to approve
the particular form of any proposed amendment or supplement, but it shall
be
sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.
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Promptly
after the execution by the Issuer and the Trustee of any amendment or supplement
pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Trustee shall give notice
thereof to the Holders of then Outstanding Registered Notes by mailing a
notice
thereof by first-class mail to such Holders at their addresses as they shall
appear on the Note register, and in each case such notice shall set forth
in
general terms the substance of such amendment or supplement. Any failure
of the
Issuer to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in
any
way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment or
supplement.
Effect
of Amendment or Supplement to this
Indenture.
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Upon
the
execution of any amendment or supplement pursuant to the provisions hereof,
this
Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance
therewith and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations,
duties
and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Issuer and the Holders
of Notes affected thereby shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced
hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and
all
the terms and conditions of any such amendment or supplement shall be and
be
deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and
all
purposes.
Documents
to Be Given to
Trustee.
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The
Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 5.1 and 5.2, shall be provided
with an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence
that any amendment or supplement to this Indenture executed pursuant to this
Article complies with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and is
authorized or permitted under this Indenture.
Notation
on Notes in Respect of Amendments and
Supplements.
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Notes
authenticated and delivered after the execution of any amendment or supplement
to this Indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article may bear a notation
in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for by such amendment
or supplement or as to any action taken by Holders. If the Issuer or the
Trustee
shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of
the
Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture
contained in any such amendment or supplement may be prepared by the Issuer,
authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for the Notes then
Outstanding.
SUCCESSORS
Merger,
Consolidation or Sale of Assets of the
Issuer.
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The
Issuer shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey,
transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to any
Person, unless:
(i) the
Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer is merged or
the
Person which acquires by conveyance, transfer or lease the properties and
assets
of the Issuer substantially as an entirety shall expressly assume, by a
supplemental indenture hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in
form
satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal
of
and interest on all the Notes according to their tenor, and the performance
of
every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Issuer to be performed
or
observed;
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(ii) immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event
which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default,
shall have happened and be continuing; and
(iii) the
Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer
or
lease and such supplemental indenture comply with this Article and that all
conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have
been
complied with.
Successor
Person Substituted.
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In
case
of any such consolidation, merger, sale, lease or conveyance, and following
such
an assumption by the successor Person, such successor Person shall succeed
to
and be substituted for the Issuer, with the same effect as if it had been
named
herein. Such successor Person may cause to be signed, and may issue either
in
its own name or in the name of the Issuer prior to such succession any or
all of
the Notes issuable hereunder that theretofore shall not have been signed
by the
Issuer and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such successor
Person, instead of the Issuer, and subject to all the terms, conditions and
limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate
and
shall deliver any Notes which previously shall have been signed and delivered
by
the officers of the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, and any Notes
which such successor Person thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered
to
the Trustee for that purpose. All of the Notes so issued shall in all respects
have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Notes
theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture
as though all of such Notes had been issued at the date of the execution
hereof.
In
case
of any such consolidation, merger, sale, lease or conveyance such changes
in
phrasing and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Notes thereafter
to
be issued as may be appropriate.
In
the
event of any such sale or conveyance (other than a conveyance by way of lease)
the Issuer or any successor Person which shall theretofore have become such
in
the manner described in this Article shall be discharged from all obligations
and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes and may be liquidated and
dissolved.
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SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; UNCLAIMED MONEYS
Satisfaction
and Discharge of
Indenture.
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(a) If
at any
time (a) the Issuer shall have paid or caused to be paid the principal of
and
interest on all the Notes Outstanding hereunder (other than Notes which have
been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided
in Section 2.7) as and when the same shall have become due and payable, or
(b)
the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all Notes
theretofore authenticated (other than any Notes which shall have been destroyed,
lost or stolen and which shall have been replaced or paid as provided in
Section
2.7) or (c) in the case of Notes where the exact or maximum amount of principal
of and interest due on which can be determined at the time of making the
deposit
referred to in clause (ii) below, (i) all the Notes not theretofore delivered
to
the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, or are by
their
terms to become due and payable within one year or are to be called for
redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee
for
the giving of notice of redemption, and (ii) the Issuer shall have irrevocably
deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds the entire
amount in cash (other than moneys repaid by the Trustee or any paying agent
to
the Issuer in accordance with Section 9.4), or, direct obligations of the
United
States of America, backed by its full faith and credit (“U.S. Government
Obligations”), maturing as to principal and interest at such times and in such
amounts as will insure the availability of cash, or a combination thereof,
sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent
public
accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the
Trustee, to pay (A) the principal of and interest on all Notes on each date
that
such principal or interest is due and payable and (B) any mandatory sinking
fund
payments applicable to Notes of such Series on the dates on which such payments
are due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the
Notes;
and if, in any such case, the Issuer shall also pay or cause to be paid all
other sums payable hereunder by the Issuer with respect to the Notes, then
this
Indenture with respect to the Notes shall cease to be of further effect (except
as to (i) rights of registration of transfer and exchange of Notes and the
Issuer’s right of optional redemption, if any, (ii) substitution of mutilated,
defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes, (iii) rights of Holders of Notes
to
receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon, upon the original
stated due dates therefor (but not upon acceleration), and remaining rights
of
the Holders to receive mandatory sinking fund payments, if any, (iv) the
rights,
obligations, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder, and (v) the
rights
of the Holders of Notes as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the property
so
deposited with the Trustee payable to all or any of them) and the Trustee,
on
demand of the Issuer accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel and at the cost and expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper
instruments acknowledging such satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture
with respect to the Notes; provided, that the rights of Holders of the Notes
to
receive amounts in respect of principal of and interest on the Notes held
by
them shall not be delayed longer than required by then-applicable mandatory
rules or policies of any securities exchange upon which the Notes are listed.
The Issuer agrees to reimburse the Trustee for any costs or expenses thereafter
reasonably and properly incurred and to compensate the Trustee for any services
thereafter reasonably and properly rendered by the Trustee in connection
with
this Indenture or the Notes.
(b) The
following provisions shall apply to the Notes unless specifically otherwise
provided in a Board Resolution, Officers’ Certificate or indenture supplemental
hereto provided pursuant to Section 2.15. In addition to discharge of the
Indenture pursuant to the next preceding paragraph, in the case of Notes
the
exact or maximum amounts (including the currency of payment) of principal
of and
interest due on which can be determined at the time of making the deposit
referred to in clause (a) below, the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid
and
discharged the entire indebtedness on all the Notes on the 91st day after
the
date of the deposit referred to in subparagraph (a) below, and the provisions
of
this Indenture with respect to the Notes shall no longer be in effect (except
as
to (i) rights of registration of transfer and exchange of Notes and the Issuer’s
right of optional redemption, if any, (ii) substitution of mutilated, defaced,
destroyed, lost or stolen Notes, (iii) rights of Holders of Notes to receive
payments of principal thereof and interest thereon, upon the original stated
due
dates therefor (but not upon acceleration), and remaining rights of the Holders
to receive mandatory sinking fund payments, if any, (iv) the rights,
obligations, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder, and (v) the
rights
of the Holders of Notes as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the property
so
deposited with the Trustee payable to all or any of them) and the Trustee,
at
the expense of the Issuer, shall at the Issuer’s request, execute proper
instruments acknowledging the same, if
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(i) with
reference to this provision the Issuer has irrevocably deposited or caused
to be
irrevocably deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust, specifically
pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders
of
the Notes (i) cash in an amount, or (ii) U.S. Government Obligations, maturing
as to principal and interest at such times and in such amounts as will insure
the availability of cash or (iii) a combination thereof, sufficient, in the
opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants
expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to
pay
(A) the principal of and interest on all Notes on each date that such principal
or interest is due and payable and (B) any mandatory sinking fund payments
on
the dates on which such payments are due and payable in accordance with the
terms of the Indenture and the Notes;
(ii) such
deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
under, any agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the
Issuer is a party or by which it is bound;
(iii) the
Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel based on the fact
that
(x) the Issuer has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal
Revenue Service a ruling or (y) since the date hereof, there has been a change
in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that,
and
such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of the Notes will not recognize
income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such
deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to Federal income tax
on
the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times, as would have
been
the case if such deposit, defeasance and discharge had not
occurred;
(iv) the
Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for relating
to the
defeasance contemplated by this provision have been complied with;
and
(v) no
Event
of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become
an
Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing
on the date of such deposit or, insofar as subsections 4.1(d) and (e) are
concerned, at any time during the period ending on the 91st day after the
date
of such deposit, other than an Event of Default or such event resulting from
the
borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit.
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(c) The
following provisions shall apply to the Notes of each series unless specifically
otherwise provided in a Board Resolution, Officers’ Certificate or indenture
supplemental hereto provided pursuant to Section 2.15. In the case of Notes
the
exact or maximum amounts (including the currency of payment) of principal
of and
interest due on the Notes can be determined at the time of making the deposit
referred to in clause (a) below, the Issuer shall be released from its
obligations under Sections 3.6, 3.7 and 8.1 with respect to the Outstanding
Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied
(hereinafter, “covenant defeasance”). For this purpose, such covenant defeasance
means that, with respect to the Outstanding Notes, the Issuer may omit to
comply
with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation
set forth in such Sections, whether directly or indirectly by reason of any
reference elsewhere herein to such Sections or by reason of any reference
in
such Sections to any other provision herein or in any other document and
such
omission to comply shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section
4. 1,
but the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby.
The following shall be the conditions to application of this subsection (c)
of
this Section 9.1:
(i) The
Issuer has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee
as
trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments,
specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit
of
the Holders of the Notes, (i) cash in an amount, or (ii) U.S. Government
Obligations maturing as to principal and interest at such times and in such
amounts as will insure the availability of cash or (iii) a combination thereof,
sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent
public
accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the
Trustee, to pay (A) the principal of and interest on all Notes on each date
that
such principal and interest is due and payable and (B) any mandatory sinking
fund payments applicable to such Notes on the day on which such payments
are due
and payable in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the
Notes;
(ii) No
Event
of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become
an
Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing
on the date of such deposit or, insofar as subsections 4.1(d) and (e) are
concerned, at any time during the period ending on the 91st day after the
date
of such deposit, other than an Event of Default or such event resulting from
the
borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit;
(iii) Such
covenant defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute
a default under any agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to
which
the Issuer is a party or by which it is bound;
(iv) The
Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion
of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of the Notes will not recognize
income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such
covenant defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same
amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the
case if
such covenant defeasance had not occurred and
(v) The
Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for
relating to the covenant defeasance contemplated by this provision have been
complied with.
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Application
by Trustee of Funds Deposited for Payment of
Notes.
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Subject
to Section 9.4, all moneys deposited with the Trustee (or other trustee)
pursuant to Section 9.1 shall be held in trust and applied by it to the payment,
either directly or through any paying agent (including the Issuer acting
as its
own paying agent), to the Holders of the particular Notes for the payment
or
redemption of which such moneys have been deposited with the Trustee, of
all
sums due and to become due thereon for principal and interest; but such money
need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by
law.
Repayment
of Moneys Held by Paying
Agent.
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In
connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect
to
Notes, all moneys then held by any paying agent under the provisions of this
Indenture with respect to the Notes shall, upon demand of the Issuer, be
repaid
to it or paid to the Trustee and thereupon such paying agent shall be released
from all further liability with respect to such moneys.
Return
of Moneys Held by Trustee and Paving Agent Unclaimed for Two
Years.
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Any
moneys deposited with or paid to the Trustee or any paying agent for the
payment
of the principal of or interest on any Note and not applied but remaining
unclaimed for two years after the date upon which such principal or interest
shall have become due and payable, shall, upon the written request of the
Issuer
and unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat
or
abandoned or unclaimed property law, be repaid to the Issuer by the Trustee
or
such paying agent, and the Holder of the Notes shall, unless otherwise required
by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property
laws, thereafter look only to the Issuer for any payment which such Holder
may
be entitled to collect, and all liability of the Trustee or any paying agent
with respect to such moneys shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that
the
Trustee or such paying agent, before being required to make any such repayment
with respect to moneys deposited with it for any payment in respect
of Registered Notes of any series, shall at the expense of the Issuer, mail
by
first-class mail to Holders of such Notes at their addresses as they shall
appear on the Note register, notice, that such moneys remain and that, after
a
date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date
of
such mailing or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining
will be repaid to the Issuer.
Indemnity
for U.S. Government
Obligations.
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The
Issuer shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other
charge
imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited
pursuant to Section 9.1 or the principal or interest received in respect
of such
obligations.
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Excess
Funds.
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The
Trustee shall deliver to the Issuer from time to time upon Issuer Order any
U.S.
Government Obligations or money held by it as provided in Section 9.1 which,
as
expressed in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public
accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the
Trustee (which may include the applicable opinion delivered to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 9.1), are then in excess of the amount thereof which
then
would have been required to be deposited for the purpose for which such
obligations or money were deposited or received.
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Incorporators,
Sponsors, Members, Partners, Holders of Equity Interests, Officers
and
Directors of Issuer Exempt from Individual
Liability.
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No
recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in
this
Indenture, or in any Note, or because of any indebtedness evidenced thereby,
shall be had against any future director, officer, employee, incorporator
or
sponsor, partner or holder of equity interest of the Issuer, as such, or
of any
successor, either directly or through the Issuer, the general partner of
the
Issuer, or any successor, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional
provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable
proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released
by the acceptance of the Notes by the Holders thereof and as part of the
consideration for the issue of the Notes.
Provisions
of Indenture for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Holders of
Notes.
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Nothing
in this Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give or be
construed to give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their
successors and the Holders of the Notes, any legal or equitable right, remedy
or
claim under this Indenture or under any covenant or provision herein contained,
all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties
hereto and their successors and of the Holders of the Notes.
Successors
and Assigns of Issuer Bound by
Indenture.
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All
the
covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Indenture contained
by
or in behalf of the Issuer shall bind its successors and assigns, whether
so
expressed or not.
Notices
and Demands on Issuer, Trustee and Holders of
Notes
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Any
notice or communication by the Issuer or the Trustee 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), facsimile transmission or overnight
air
courier guaranteeing next-day delivery, to the other’s address:
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If
to the
Issuer:
Gulf
South Pipeline Company, LP
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Ownesboro,
KY 42301
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
If
to the
Trustee:
The
Bank
of New York Trust Company, N.A.
0
Xxxxx
XxXxxxx Xx., Xxxxx 0000
Chicago,
IL 60602
Attn:
Corporate Trust Administration
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
The
Issuer or the Trustee, by notice to the other, may designate additional or
different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
All
notices and communications (other than those sent to the Trustee or Holder)
shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if
personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail,
postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if sent by facsimile
transmission; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier,
if
sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next-day delivery. All notices
and
communications to the Trustee or Holder shall be deemed duly given and effective
only upon receipt.
Any
notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class mail,
certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier
guaranteeing next-day delivery to its address shown on the Security Register.
Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described
in
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 § 313(c), to the extent required by the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder
or
any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other
Holders.
If
a
notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the
time
prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives
it.
If
the
Issuer mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to
the
Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
Officers’
Certificates and Opinions of Counsel; Statements to Be Contained
Therein
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Upon
any
application or demand by the Issuer to the Trustee to take any action under
any
of the provisions of this Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee
an
Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this
Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an
Opinion
of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions
precedent have been complied with, except that in the case of any such
application or demand as to which the furnishing of such documents is
specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such
particular application or demand, no additional certificate or opinion need
be
furnished.
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Each
certificate or opinion provided for in this Indenture and delivered to the
Trustee with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided
for in
this Indenture shall include (a) a statement that the person making such
certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition, (b) a brief
statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon
which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion
are
based, (c) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an
opinion
as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with and
(d) a
statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition
or
covenant has been complied with.
Any
certificate, statement or opinion of an officer of the Issuer may be based,
insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of
or
representations by counsel, unless such officer knows that the certificate
or
opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his
certificate, statement or opinion may be based as aforesaid are erroneous,
or in
the exercise of reasonable care should know that the same are erroneous.
Any
certificate, statement or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it
relates
to factual matters, upon information with respect to which is in the possession
of the Issuer, or upon the certificate, statement or opinion of or
representations by an officer or officers of the Issuer, unless such counsel
knows that the certificate, statement or opinion or representations with
respect
to the matters upon which his certificate, statement or opinion may be based
as
aforesaid are erroneous, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know
that
the same are erroneous.
Any
certificate, statement or opinion of an officer of the Issuer or of counsel
may
be based, insofar as it relates to accounting matters, upon a certificate
or
opinion of or representations by an accountant or firm of accountants in
the
employ of the Issuer, unless such officer or counsel, as the case may be,
knows
that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the
accounting matters upon which his certificate, statement or opinion may be
based
as aforesaid are erroneous, or in the exercise of reasonable care should
know
that the same are erroneous.
Any
certificate or opinion of any independent firm of public accountants filed
with
and directed to the Trustee shall contain a statement that such firm is
independent.
Payments
Due on Saturdays, Sundays and
Holidays.
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If
the
date of maturity of interest on or principal of the Notes or the date fixed
for
redemption or repayment of any such Note shall not be a Business Day, then
payment of interest or principal need not be made on such date, but may be
made
on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if
made on
the date of maturity or the date fixed for redemption or repayment, and no
interest shall accrue for the period after such date.
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Conflict
of Any Provision of Indenture with Trust Indenture Act of
1939
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If
and to
the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts
with another provision included in this Indenture by operation of §§ 310 to 317,
inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (an “incorporated provision”),
such incorporated provision shall control.
New
York Law to Govern.
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This
Indenture and each Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of New
York,
and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of such State.
Counterparts.
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This
Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be
an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and
the
same instrument.
Effect
of Headings.
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The
Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Waiver
of Jury
Trial.
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EACH
OF
THE ISSUER AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE
TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Force
Majeure.
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In
no
event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay
in the
performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly
or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation,
strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military
disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions,
loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and
hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable
efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry
to
resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
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REDEMPTION
AND PREPAYMENT
Notices
to Trustee.
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If
the
Issuer elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions
of
Section 11.7 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 45 days but
not
more than 60 days before a redemption date (or such shorter period as allowed
by
the Trustee), an Officers’ Certificate setting forth (i) the applicable 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.
Selection
of Notes to Be
Redeemed.
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If
less
than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee shall select
the Notes to be redeemed among the Holders of the Notes in compliance with
the
requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which
the
Notes are listed or, if the Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis,
by lot
or in accordance with any other method the Trustee deems fair and appropriate
(and in compliance with applicable legal requirements). However, no Notes
of a
principal amount of $1,000 or less shall be redeemed in part, and, if a partial
redemption of Notes is made with the proceeds of a public offering of common
equity securities of the Issuer, selection of the Notes or portions of the
Notes
for redemption shall be made by the Trustee only on a proportional basis
or on
as nearly a proportional basis as is practicable (except as required by the
procedures of DTC), unless that method is otherwise prohibited. In the event
of
partial redemption by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed shall be
selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than
60
days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the Outstanding Notes
not
previously called for redemption.
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. Notes and portions of Notes selected
shall be in amounts of $2,000 or integral 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 an integral 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.
Notice
of Redemption.
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At
least
30 days but not more than 60 days prior to a redemption date, the Issuer
shall
mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to
each
Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at such Xxxxxx’s address appearing in the
securities register maintained in respect of the Notes by the Registrar (the
“Security Register”).
The
notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including the CUSIP number)
and
shall state:
(a) the
redemption date;
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(b) The
appropriate calculation of the redemption price, but need not include the
redemption price itself. The actual redemption price, calculated as described
above, shall be set forth in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee
no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the redemption date unless clause
(b) of the definition of “Comparable Treasury Price” is applicable, in which
case such Officer’s Certificate should be delivered on the redemption
date;
(c) if
any
Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such
Note
to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such
Note,
if applicable, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed
portion shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;
(d) the
name
and address of the Paying Agent;
(e) that
Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect
the redemption price;
(f) that,
unless the Issuer defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on
Notes
called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption
date;
(g) the
applicable section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for
redemption are being redeemed; and
(h) the
CUSIP
and/or ISIN numbers, if applicable.
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 days (or such shorter period allowed
by
the Trustee) prior to the date of the giving of such notice of redemption,
an
Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice (in the name
and at the expense of the Issuer) and setting forth the information to be
stated
in such notice as provided in this Section 11.3.
Effect
of Notice of
Redemption.
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Once
notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 11.3 hereof, Notes
called for redemption shall become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption
date at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may not be
conditional.
Deposit
of Redemption Price.
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On
or
prior to 11:00 a.m. New York City time on the Business Day prior to any
redemption date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying
Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and, if applicable,
accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that date. The
Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly, and in any event within two (2)
Business Days after the redemption date, 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 and unpaid
interest, if any, on all Notes to be redeemed.
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If
the
Issuer complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after
the
redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on Notes or portions of Notes
called for purchase or redemption in accordance with Section 2.8(d) hereof,
whether or not such Notes are presented for payment. If a Note is redeemed
on or
after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment
Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be paid to the
Person
in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such Regular
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 4.01 hereof.
Notes
Redeemed in Part.
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Upon
surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Issuer shall issue and,
upon
the Issuer’s written request, 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.
Optional
Redemption.
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(a) The
Notes
will be redeemable as a whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer at
any
time at a redemption price determined by the Issuer equal to the greater
of (i)
100% of the principal amount of such Notes and (ii) the sum of the present
values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon
discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day
year
consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate, plus 20 basis points,
plus in each case accrued interest thereon to the date of
redemption.
(b) Any
prepayment pursuant to this Section 11.7 shall be made pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 11.1 through 11.6 hereof.
Mandatory
Redemption.
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The
Issuer shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund
payments with respect to, or offers to purchase, the Notes.
[Signatures
on following page]
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SIGNATURES
Dated
as
of August 17, 2007.
Issuer:
GULF
SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
By:
GS
Pipeline Company, LLC, its general partner
By:
Name:
Title:
Trustee:
THE
BANK
OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
as
Trustee
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
A-1
(Face
of Note)
5.75%
NOTES DUE 2012
CUSIP ____________
No.
_____ $ ____________
GULF
SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
promises
to pay to CEDE & CO., INC., or its registered assigns, the principal sum of
U.S. Dollars ($_____________) on August 15, 2012.
Interest
Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15, commencing February 15,
2008
Record
Dates: February 1 and August 1.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Note to be signed by its duly
authorized officer.
GULF
SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
By:
GS Pipeline Company, LLC, its general partner
By:
Name:
Title:
This
is
one of the [Global]
Notes
referred to in the
within-mentioned
Indenture:
THE
BANK
OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
as
Trustee
By:
Authorized
Signatory
Dated: ,
20__
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(Back
of Note)
5.75%
NOTES DUE 2012
[THE
NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR OTHER SECURITIES
LAWS. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY
BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION UNLESS THE TRANSACTION IS
EXEMPT
FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT
(A) IT
IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING ITS NOTE
IN AN
“OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” PURSUANT TO RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT PRIOR TO (X) THE DATE WHICH IS TWO YEARS
(OR
SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144(k) UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT
OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THEREUNDER) AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE
DATE HEREOF (OR OF ANY PREDECESSOR OF THIS NOTE) OR THE LAST DAY ON WHICH
THE
ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS NOTE (OR ANY
PREDECESSOR OF THIS NOTE) AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED
BY
APPLICABLE LAW (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”), OFFER, SELL OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE NOTES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE
144A,
TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN
ACCOUNT
OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN
THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A INSIDE THE UNITED
STATES, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE
THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OR
(E) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO
WHOM
THIS NOTE IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND;
PROVIDED THAT THE ISSUER, THE TRUSTEE AND THE REGISTRAR SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT
PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER (I) PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (E)
TO
REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER
INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND (II) IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING
CASES, TO REQUIRE THAT A CERTIFICATION OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING
ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THIS NOTE IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THIS TRANSFEROR TO
THE
TRUSTEE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER
THE
RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM
BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]
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[THIS
GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING
THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS
HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT
THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 2.6 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN
WHOLE
BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.6(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III)THIS GLOBAL
NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION
2.11
OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER.
UNLESS
AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM,
THIS
NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE
OF
THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY UNLESS THIS
NOTE
IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
(00
XXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX) (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED
IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR
TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC). ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY
OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
Capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture
referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. Interest. Gulf
South Pipeline Company, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Issuer”),
promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 5.75% per
annum
until maturity. The Issuer shall pay interest semi-annually in arrears in
cash
on February 15 and August 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business
Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an “Interest Payment Date”).
Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest
has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from August 17, 2007;
provided, however, that if this Note is authenticated between a record date
referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date,
interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided,
further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be February 15, 2008.
The
Issuer shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding
under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from
time to
time at the interest rate then in effect under the Indenture and this Note;
it
shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under
any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest, from time to time at
the
same rate to the extent lawful. Interest shall be computed on the basis of
a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
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2. Method
of Payment. The Issuer shall pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted
interest) to the Persons in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor
Notes) is registered at the close of business on February 1 or August 1
preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are cancelled after
such
record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided
in
Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes
shall be payable as to principal, premium, 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 may be made by check mailed to the Holders at
their
addresses set forth in the Security Register; provided, however, that payment
by
wire transfer of immediately available funds shall be required with respect
to
principal of and interest and premium, if any, on, all Global Notes and all
other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions
to the Issuer or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or
currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal
tender for payment of public and private debts.
3. Paying
Agent and Registrar. Initially, The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.,
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 or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
4. Indenture.
The Issuer issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2007
(“Indenture”), among the Issuer 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 (15 U.S. Code §§
77aaa-77bbbb). 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.
5. Optional
Redemption.
(a) The
Notes will be redeemable as a whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer
at
any time at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal
amount of such Notes and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining
scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the
redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting
of
twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate, as defined in the Indenture below,
plus 20 basis points, plus in each case accrued interest thereon to the date
of
redemption.
For
purposes of this Note the following terms shall have the meaning
specified.
“Comparable
Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an
Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining
term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of
selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing
new
issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining
term
of such Notes.
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“Comparable
Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, (i) the average
of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed
in each
case as a percentage of its principal amount) on the third business day
preceding such redemption date, as set forth in the daily statistical release
(or any successor release) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
and
designated “Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities” or
(ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published or does
not
contain such prices on such business day, (A) the average of the Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the
highest
and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (B) if the Issuer
obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average
of all such Quotations.
“Independent
Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by
the Issuer.
“Reference
Treasury Dealer” means each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated and their respective successors and, at the
option of the Issuer, additional Primary Treasury Dealers; provided, however,
that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government
securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Issuer
shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
“Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury
Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Issuer,
of the
bid and ask prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case
as
a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Issuer by
such
Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third business day preceding
such
redemption date.
“Yield
to Maturity” means the yield to maturity on the Notes, calculated at the
time of issuance of the Notes, and calculated in accordance with accepted
financial practice.
(b) Any
prepayment pursuant to this paragraph shall be made pursuant to the provisions
of Sections 11.1 through 11.6 of the Indenture.
6. Mandatory
Redemption. The Issuer shall not be required to make mandatory redemption
or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
7. Notice
of Redemption. Notices of redemption shall be mailed at least 30 days but
not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes
are
to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than
$2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in integral multiples of $1,000,
unless
all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the
redemption date interest shall cease to accrue on Notes or portions thereof
called for redemption.
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8. Denominations,
Transfer, Exchange. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess
thereof. This Note shall represent the aggregate principal amount of
Outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed hereon and the aggregate principal
amount of Notes represented hereby may from time to time be reduced or
increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. 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 need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note
or
portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion
of
any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Issuer need not exchange or register
the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes
to
be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding
Interest Payment Date.
9. Persons
Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner
for all purposes.
10. Amendment,
Supplement and Waiver. Subject to certain exceptions, the Issuer and the
Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes with the consent
of
the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes, including
Additional Notes, if any then Outstanding, voting as a single class (including
consents obtained in connection with a purchase of or tender offer or exchange
offer for the Notes), and, subject to Section 4.10 of the Indenture, any
existing Default or Event of Default (except a continuing Default or Event
of
Default (i) in the payment of principal, premium, if any, interest, if any,
on
the Notes and (ii) in respect of a covenant or provision which under the
Indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder
of
each Note affected by such modification or amendment) or compliance with
any
provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of
the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes, including
Additional Notes, if any, then Outstanding voting as a single class (including
consents obtained in connection with a purchase of or tender offer or exchange
offer for the Notes). Without the consent of any Holder, the Issuer and the
Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes: (a) to convey,
transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge to the Trustee as security for the Notes
any property or assets; (b) to evidence the succession of another Person
to the
Issuer, or successive successions, and the assumption by the successor Person
of
the covenants, agreements and obligations of the Issuer pursuant to Article
Eight of the Indenture; (c) to add to the covenants of the Issuer such further
covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions as the Issuer and the Trustee
shall consider to be for the protection of the Holders of Notes, and to make
the
occurrence, or the occurrence and continuance, of a default in any such
additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions an Event of
Default
permitting the enforcement of all or any of the several remedies provided
in
this Indenture as herein set forth; provided, that in respect of any such
additional covenant, restriction, condition or provision such supplemental
indenture may provide for a particular period of grace after default (which
period may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of other defaults)
or may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such an Event of Default
or may
limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such an Event of Default
or may
limit the right of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of
the Notes of such series to waive such an Event of Default; (d) to cure any
ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein or in
any
supplemental indenture which may be defective or inconsistent with any other
provision contained herein or in any supplemental indenture, or to make any
other provisions as the Issuer may deem necessary or desirable, provided
that no
such action shall materially adversely affect the interests of the Holders
of
the Notes; (e) to establish the form or terms of the Notes or Additional
Notes
appertaining to such Notes or Additional Notes; and (f) to evidence and provide
for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor trustee with respect
to the Notes of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions
of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the
administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one trustee, pursuant
to the
requirements of Section 5.10 of the Indenture.
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11. Defaults
and Remedies. Each of the following constitutes an Event of Default with
respect to the Notes: default in the payment of any installment of interest
upon
any of the Notes as and when the same shall become due and payable, and
continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or default in the payment
of all or any part of the principal on any of the Notes as and when the same
shall become due and payable either at maturity, upon any redemption, by
declaration or otherwise; or default in the performance, or breach, of any
covenant or warranty of the Issuer in respect of the Notes and continuance
of
such default or breach for a period of 60 days (or 180 days in the case of
a
Reporting Failure) after there has been given, by registered or certified
mail,
to the Issuer by the Trustee or to the Issuer and the Trustee by the Holders
of
at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, a written
notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied
and
stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or either (1)
default in payment of any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Subsidiary of
the
Issuer within any applicable grace period after final maturity or (2) the
acceleration of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer
by
the holders thereof because of a default and, in either case, the total amount
of the Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25.0 million; or the entry
of
a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises adjudging
the
Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving
as
properly filed a petition seeking reorganization arrangement, adjustment
or
composition of or in respect of the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary
under
the federal bankruptcy law or any other applicable federal or state law,
or
appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other
similar official) of the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary or for any
substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation
of
its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and
in
effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or the institution by the Issuer
or
any Significant Subsidiary of proceedings to be adjudicated as bankrupt or
insolvent or the consent by the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary to the
institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing
by
the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary of a petition or answer or consent
seeking reorganization or relief under the federal bankruptcy law or any
other
applicable federal or state law, or the consent by the Issuer or any Significant
Subsidiary to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar
official) of the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary or for any substantial
part of its property, or the making by the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary
of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; provided, however,
that
the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (c) of Section 4.1
of
the Indenture shall not constitute an Event of Default if such occurrence
is the
result of changes in generally accepted accounting principles as recognized
by
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants at the date as of which
this Indenture is executed and a certificate to such effect is delivered
to the
Trustee by the Issuer’s independent public accountants
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If
an
Event of Default described in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) of Section 4.1
of the
Indenture occurs and is continuing, then, and in each and every such case,
either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Notes then Outstanding under the Indenture by notice in writing
to
the Issuer (and to the Trustee if given by Noteholders), may declare the
entire
principal of all Notes, and the interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due
and
payable immediately, and upon any such declaration, the same shall become
immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default described in clause (e)
or
(f) of Section 4.1 of the Indenture occurs and is continuing, then and in
each
and every such case, unless the principal of all the Notes shall have already
become due and payable, the entire principal of all of the Notes then
Outstanding, and interest accrued thereon, if any, will become immediately
due
and payable without any declaration of acceleration or other act on the part
of
the Trustee or any Holders.
The
foregoing provisions, however, are subject to the condition that if, at any
time
after the principal of the Notes shall have been so declared due and payable
or
become automatically due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for
the
payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter
provided, the Issuer shall pay or shall deposit with the Trustee a sum
sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest upon all the Notes
and
the principal of any and all Notes which shall have become due otherwise
than by
acceleration (with interest upon such principal and, to the extent that payment
of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, on overdue installments
of
interest, at the same rate as the rate of interest specified in the Notes
to the
date of such payment or deposit) and such amount as shall be sufficient to
cover
reasonable compensation to the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee and their
agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other expenses and liabilities incurred,
and all advances made, by the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee except
as a
result of negligence or bad faith, and if any and all Events of Default under
the Indenture, other than the non-payment of the principal of Notes which
shall
have become due by acceleration, shall have been cured, waived or otherwise
remedied as provided herein, then and in every such case the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of all the Notes then Outstanding,
by
written notice to the Issuer and to the Trustee, may waive all defaults with
respect to each such series (or with respect to all the Notes, as the case
may
be) and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences, but no such
waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any
subsequent default or shall impair any right consequent thereon.
12. Trustee
Dealings with Issuer. Subject to certain limitations, the Trustee in its
individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes
and
may otherwise deal with the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer with the
same
rights it would have if it were not Trustee.
13. No
Recourse Against Others. No past, present or future director, officer,
employee, incorporator or sponsor, partner or holder of equity interest of
the
Issuer, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer
under the Indenture, the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of,
or by
reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a
Note
waives and releases all such liability.
14. Authentication.
This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature
of the
Trustee or an authenticating agent.
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15. Abbreviations.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee,
such
as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties),
JT TEN
(= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common),
CUST
(= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
16. 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 has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers
in
notices of redemption or notices of Offers to Purchase as a convenience to
Holders. No representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers
either
as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption or notice
of
an offer to purchase and reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers printed thereon and any such redemption or offer to purchase shall
not
be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.
The
Issuer shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge
a
copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: Gulf South Pipeline Company,
LP,
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Chief Financial Officer.
17. Governing
Law. The law of the State of New York shall govern and be used to construe
this Note.
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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
|
Amount
of decrease in Principal Amount of this Global
Note
|
Amount
of increase in Principal Amount of this Global
Note
|
Principal
Amount of this Global Note following such decrease (or
increase)
|
Signature
of authorized signatory of Trustee or Note
Custodian
|
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EXHIBIT
A-2
(Face
of Regulation S Temporary Global Note)
____%
NOTES DUE 2012
CUSIP ____________
No.
_____ $ ____________
GULF
SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
promises
to pay to CEDE & CO., INC., or its registered assigns, the principal sum of
U.S. Dollars ($_____________) on August 15, 2012.
Interest
Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15, commencing February 15,
2008
Record
Dates: February 1 and August 1.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Note to be signed by its duly
authorized officer.
GULF
SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
By:
GS Pipeline Company, LLC, its general partner
By:
Name:
Title:
This
is
one of the [Global]
Notes
referred to in the
within-mentioned
Indenture:
THE
BANK
OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
as
Trustee
By:
Authorized
Signatory
Dated: ,
20__
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(Back
of Regulation S Temporary Global Note)
5.75%
NOTES DUE 2012
THE
RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION
S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE, AND THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS
EXCHANGE FOR CERTIFICATED NOTES, ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED
HEREIN). NEITHER THE HOLDER NOR THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS
REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF
INTEREST HEREON.
[THE
NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR OTHER SECURITIES
LAWS. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY
BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION UNLESS THE TRANSACTION IS
EXEMPT
FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT
(A) IT
IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING ITS NOTE
IN AN
“OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” PURSUANT TO RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT PRIOR TO (X) THE DATE WHICH IS TWO YEARS
(OR
SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144(k) UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT
OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THEREUNDER) AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE
DATE HEREOF (OR OF ANY PREDECESSOR OF THIS NOTE) OR THE LAST DAY ON WHICH
THE
ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS NOTE (OR ANY
PREDECESSOR OF THIS NOTE) AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED
BY
APPLICABLE LAW (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”), OFFER, SELL OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE NOTES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE
144A,
TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN
ACCOUNT
OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN
THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A INSIDE THE UNITED
STATES, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE
THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OR
(E) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO
WHOM
THIS NOTE IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND;
PROVIDED THAT THE ISSUER, THE TRUSTEE AND THE REGISTRAR SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT
PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER (I) PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (E)
TO
REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER
INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND (II) IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING
CASES, TO REQUIRE THAT A CERTIFICATION OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING
ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THIS NOTE IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THIS TRANSFEROR TO
THE
TRUSTEE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER
THE
RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM
BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]
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[THIS
GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING
THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS
HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT
THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 2.6 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN
WHOLE
BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.6(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III)THIS GLOBAL
NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION
2.11
OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER.
UNLESS
AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM,
THIS
NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE
OF
THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY UNLESS THIS
NOTE
IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
(00
XXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX) (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED
IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR
TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DTC). ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY
OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
Capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture
referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. Interest. Gulf
South Pipeline Company, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Issuer”),
promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 5.75% per
annum
until maturity. The Issuer shall pay interest semi-annually in arrears in
cash
on February 15 and August 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business
Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an “Interest Payment Date”).
Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest
has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from August 17, 2007;
provided, however, that if this Note is authenticated between a record date
referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date,
interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided,
further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be February 15, 2008.
The
Issuer shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding
under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from
time to
time at the interest rate then in effect under the Indenture and this Note;
it
shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under
any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest, from time to time at
the
same rate to the extent lawful. Interest shall be computed on the basis of
a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
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2. Method
of Payment. The Issuer shall pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted
interest) to the Persons in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor
Notes) is registered at the close of business on February 1 or August 1
preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are cancelled after
such
record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided
in
Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes
shall be payable as to principal, premium, 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 may be made by check mailed to the Holders at
their
addresses set forth in the Security Register; provided, however, that payment
by
wire transfer of immediately available funds shall be required with respect
to
principal of and interest and premium, if any, on, all Global Notes and all
other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions
to the Issuer or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or
currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal
tender for payment of public and private debts.
3. Paying
Agent and Registrar. Initially, The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.,
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 or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
4. Indenture.
The Issuer issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2007
(“Indenture”), among the Issuer 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 (15 U.S.Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb).
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.
5. Optional
Redemption.
(a) The
Notes will be redeemable as a whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer
at
any time at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal
amount of such Notes and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining
scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the
redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting
of
twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate, as defined in the Indenture below,
plus 20 basis points, plus in each case accrued interest thereon to the date
of
redemption.
For
purposes of this Note the following terms shall have the meaning
specified.
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“Comparable
Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an
Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining
term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of
selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing
new
issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining
term
of such Notes.
“Comparable
Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, (i) the average
of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed
in each
case as a percentage of its principal amount) on the third business day
preceding such redemption date, as set forth in the daily statistical release
(or any successor release) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
and
designated “Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities” or
(ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published or does
not
contain such prices on such business day, (A) the average of the Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the
highest
and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (B) if the Issuer
obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average
of all such Quotations.
“Independent
Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by
the Issuer.
“Reference
Treasury Dealer” means each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated and their respective successors and, at the
option of the Issuer, additional Primary Treasury Dealers; provided, however,
that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government
securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Issuer
shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
“Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury
Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Issuer,
of the
bid and ask prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case
as
a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Issuer by
such
Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third business day preceding
such
redemption date.
“Yield
to Maturity” means the yield to maturity on the Notes, calculated at the
time of issuance of the Notes, and calculated in accordance with accepted
financial practice.
(b) Any
prepayment pursuant to this paragraph shall be made pursuant to the provisions
of Sections 11.1 through 11.6 of the Indenture.
6. Mandatory
Redemption. The Issuer shall not be required to make mandatory redemption
or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
7. Notice
of Redemption. Notices of redemption shall be mailed at least 30 days but
not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes
are
to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than
$2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in integral multiples of $1,000,
unless
all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the
redemption date interest shall cease to accrue on Notes or portions thereof
called for redemption.
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8. Denominations,
Transfer, Exchange. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess
thereof. This Note shall represent the aggregate principal amount of
Outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed hereon and the aggregate principal
amount of Notes represented hereby may from time to time be reduced or
increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. 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 need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note
or
portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion
of
any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Issuer need not exchange or register
the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes
to
be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding
Interest Payment Date.
9. Persons
Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner
for all purposes.
10. Amendment,
Supplement and Waiver. Subject to certain exceptions, the Issuer and the
Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes with the consent
of
the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes, including
Additional Notes, if any then Outstanding, voting as a single class (including
consents obtained in connection with a purchase of or tender offer or exchange
offer for the Notes), and, subject to Section 4.10 of the Indenture, any
existing Default or Event of Default (except a continuing Default or Event
of
Default (i) in the payment of principal, premium, if any, interest, if any,
on
the Notes and (ii) in respect of a covenant or provision which under the
Indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder
of
each Note affected by such modification or amendment) or compliance with
any
provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of
the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes, including
Additional Notes, if any, then Outstanding voting as a single class (including
consents obtained in connection with a purchase of or tender offer or exchange
offer for the Notes). Without the consent of any Holder, the Issuer and the
Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes: (a) to convey,
transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge to the Trustee as security for the Notes
any property or assets; (b) to evidence the succession of another Person
to the
Issuer, or successive successions, and the assumption by the successor Person
of
the covenants, agreements and obligations of the Issuer pursuant to Article
Eight of the Indenture; (c) to add to the covenants of the Issuer such further
covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions as the Issuer and the Trustee
shall consider to be for the protection of the Holders of Notes, and to make
the
occurrence, or the occurrence and continuance, of a default in any such
additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions an Event of
Default
permitting the enforcement of all or any of the several remedies provided
in
this Indenture as herein set forth; provided, that in respect of any such
additional covenant, restriction, condition or provision such supplemental
indenture may provide for a particular period of grace after default (which
period may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of other defaults)
or may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such an Event of Default
or may
limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such an Event of Default
or may
limit the right of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of
the Notes of such series to waive such an Event of Default; (d) to cure any
ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein or in
any
supplemental indenture which may be defective or inconsistent with any other
provision contained herein or in any supplemental indenture, or to make any
other provisions as the Issuer may deem necessary or desirable, provided
that no
such action shall materially adversely affect the interests of the Holders
of
the Notes; (e) to establish the form or terms of the Notes or Additional
Notes
appertaining to such Notes or Additional Notes; and (f) to evidence and provide
for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor trustee with respect
to the Notes of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions
of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the
administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one trustee, pursuant
to the
requirements of Section 5.10 of the Indenture.
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11. Defaults
and Remedies. Each of the following constitutes an Event of Default with
respect to the Notes: default in the payment of any installment of interest
upon
any of the Notes as and when the same shall become due and payable, and
continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or default in the payment
of all or any part of the principal on any of the Notes as and when the same
shall become due and payable either at maturity, upon any redemption, by
declaration or otherwise; or default in the performance, or breach, of any
covenant or warranty of the Issuer in respect of the Notes and continuance
of
such default or breach for a period of 60 days (or 180 days in the case of
a
Reporting Failure) after there has been given, by registered or certified
mail,
to the Issuer by the Trustee or to the Issuer and the Trustee by the Holders
of
at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, a written
notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied
and
stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or either (1)
default in payment of any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Subsidiary of
the
Issuer within any applicable grace period after final maturity or (2) the
acceleration of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer
by
the holders thereof because of a default and, in either case, the total amount
of the Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25.0 million; or the entry
of
a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises adjudging
the
Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving
as
properly filed a petition seeking reorganization arrangement, adjustment
or
composition of or in respect of the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary
under
the federal bankruptcy law or any other applicable federal or state law,
or
appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other
similar official) of the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary or for any
substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation
of
its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and
in
effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or the institution by the Issuer
or
any Significant Subsidiary of proceedings to be adjudicated as bankrupt or
insolvent or the consent by the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary to the
institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing
by
the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary of a petition or answer or consent
seeking reorganization or relief under the federal bankruptcy law or any
other
applicable federal or state law, or the consent by the Issuer or any Significant
Subsidiary to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar
official) of the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary or for any substantial
part of its property, or the making by the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary
of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; provided, however,
that
the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (c) of Section 4.1
of
the Indenture shall not constitute an Event of Default if such occurrence
is the
result of changes in generally accepted accounting principles as recognized
by
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants at the date as of
which
this Indenture is executed and a certificate to such effect is delivered
to the
Trustee by the Issuer’s independent public accountants
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If
an
Event of Default described in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) of Section 4.1
of the
Indenture occurs and is continuing, then, and in each and every such case,
either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Notes then Outstanding under the Indenture by notice in writing
to
the Issuer (and to the Trustee if given by Noteholders), may declare the
entire
principal of all Notes, and the interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due
and
payable immediately, and upon any such declaration, the same shall become
immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default described in clause (e)
or
(f) of Section 4.1 of the Indenture occurs and is continuing, then and in
each
and every such case, unless the principal of all the Notes shall have already
become due and payable, the entire principal of all of the Notes then
Outstanding, and interest accrued thereon, if any, will become immediately
due
and payable without any declaration of acceleration or other act on the part
of
the Trustee or any Holders.
The
foregoing provisions, however, are subject to the condition that if, at any
time
after the principal of the Notes shall have been so declared due and payable
or
become automatically due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for
the
payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter
provided, the Issuer shall pay or shall deposit with the Trustee a sum
sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest upon all the Notes
and
the principal of any and all Notes which shall have become due otherwise
than by
acceleration (with interest upon such principal and, to the extent that payment
of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, on overdue installments
of
interest, at the same rate as the rate of interest specified in the Notes
to the
date of such payment or deposit) and such amount as shall be sufficient to
cover
reasonable compensation to the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee and their
agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other expenses and liabilities incurred,
and all advances made, by the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee except
as a
result of negligence or bad faith, and if any and all Events of Default under
the Indenture, other than the non-payment of the principal of Notes which
shall
have become due by acceleration, shall have been cured, waived or otherwise
remedied as provided herein, then and in every such case the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of all the Notes then Outstanding,
by
written notice to the Issuer and to the Trustee, may waive all defaults with
respect to each such series (or with respect to all the Notes, as the case
may
be) and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences, but no such
waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any
subsequent default or shall impair any right consequent thereon.
12. Trustee
Dealings with Issuer. Subject to certain limitations, the Trustee in its
individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes
and
may otherwise deal with the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer with the
same
rights it would have if it were not Trustee.
13. No
Recourse Against Others. No past, present or future director, officer,
employee, incorporator or sponsor, partner or holder of equity interest of
the
Issuer, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer
under the Indenture, the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of,
or by
reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a
Note
waives and releases all such liability.
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14. Authentication.
This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature
of the
Trustee or an authenticating agent.
15. Abbreviations.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee,
such
as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties),
JT TEN
(= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common),
CUST
(= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
16. 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 has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers
in
notices of redemption or notices of Offers to Purchase as a convenience to
Holders. No representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers
either
as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption or notice
of
an offer to purchase and reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers printed thereon and any such redemption or offer to purchase shall
not
be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.
The
Issuer shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge
a
copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: Gulf South Pipeline Company,
LP,
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Chief Financial Officer.
17. Governing
Law. The law of the State of New York shall govern and be used to construe
this Note.
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Assignment
Form
To
assign
this Note, fill in the form below:
(I)
or
(we) assign and transfer this Note to
(Insert
assignee’s social security or other tax I.D. no.)
(Print
or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
and
irrevocably appoint
as
agent
to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute
another to act for him.
Date:
Your
Signature:
(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
Signature
Guarantee:
Signatures
must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the
requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or
participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such
other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in
addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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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
|
Amount
of decrease in Principal Amount of this Global
Note
|
Amount
of increase in Principal Amount of this Global
Note
|
Principal
Amount of this Global Note following such decrease (or
increase)
|
Signature
of authorized signatory of Trustee or Note
Custodian
|
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
GULF
SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Ownesboro,
KY 42301
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
The
Bank
of New York Trust Company, N.A.
0
Xxxxx
XxXxxxx Xx., Xxxxx 0000
Chicago,
IL 60602
Attn:
Corporate Trust Administration
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Re: 5.75%
Notes due 2012
Reference
is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2007 (the “Indenture”),
among Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, as issuer (the “Issuer”) and The Bank of
New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not
defined
herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
,
(the “Transferor”) owns and proposes
to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A
hereto,
in the principal amount of $ in such Note[s] or interests (the
“Transfer”‘), to (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex
A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies
that:
[CHECK
ALL THAT APPLY]
1. ❑
Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A
GlobalNote or a Definitive Note Pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is being
effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act’), and, accordingly, the
Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive
Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believed
and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for
its
own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person
exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account
is a
“qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction
meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance
with
any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
Upon
consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be
subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement
Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in
the
Indenture and the Securities Act.
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2. ❑
Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the
Regulation S Global Note or a Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S. The
Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or
Rule
904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further
certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United
States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was
outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its
behalf
reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United
States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities
of a
designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any
Person
acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer
in
the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in
contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(a) of Regulation
S
under the Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or
scheme
to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if
the
proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Distribution
Compliance Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for
the
account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Upon
consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be
subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement
Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note, the Temporary Regulation
S
Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities
Act.
3.
Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a Definitive Note
pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or
Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer
restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes
and
Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the
Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of
the
United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that
(check one):
(a)
such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144
under the Securities Act;
or
(b)
such Transfer is being effected to the Issuer or a Subsidiary
thereof;
or
(c)
such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act.
4.
Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.
(a)
Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected
pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and
in
compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and
any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and
(ii)
the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance
with
the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive
Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated
in the
Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted
Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
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(b)
Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer is being
effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the
Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained
in the
Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the
United
States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and
the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance
with
the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance
with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or
Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer
enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global
Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
(c)
Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The Transfer is being
effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule
904 and
in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and
any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and
(ii)
the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance
with
the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive
Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the
Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted
Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
This
certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit
and
the benefit of the Issuer.
[Insert
Name of Transferor]
By:
Name:
Title:
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ANNEX
A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
1. The
Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:
[CHECK
ONE OF (a) OR (b)]
(a)
a beneficial interest in the:
(i)
144A Global Note (CUSIP), or
(ii)
Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP), or
(b)
a Restricted Definitive Note.
2. After
the Transfer the Transferee will hold:
[CHECK
ONE OF (a), (b) OR (c)]
(a)
a beneficial interest in the:
(i)
144A Global Note (CUSIP), or
(ii)
Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP), or
(iii)
Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP), or
(b)
a Restricted Definitive Note; or
(c)
an Unrestricted Definitive Note,
in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
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EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
GULF
SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Ownesboro,
KY 42301
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
The
Bank
of New York Trust Company, N.A.
0
Xxxxx
XxXxxxx Xx., Xxxxx 0000
Chicago,
IL 60602
Attn:
Corporate Trust Administration
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Re: 5.75%
Notes due 2012
Reference
is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2007 (the “Indenture”),
among Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, as issuer (the “Issuer”) and The Bank of
New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not
defined
herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
,
(the “Owner”) owns and proposes to
exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the
principal amount of $ in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”). In
connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:
1. Exchange
of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global
Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an
Unrestricted Global Note
(a)
Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note
to
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the
Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal
amount,
the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired
for the
Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in
compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global
Note and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities
Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer
contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required
in
order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with
any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United
States.
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(b)
Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted GlobalNote
to
Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive
Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is
being
acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has
been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to
the
Restricted Global Note and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities
Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance
with
the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired
in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of
the
United States.
(c)
Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest
in
an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a
Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired
for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been
effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted
Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act,
(iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance
with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United
States.
(d)
Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive
Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note
for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the
Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account
without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with
the
transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant
to
and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer
contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required
in
order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted
Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue
sky
securities laws of any state of the United States.
2. Exchange
of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global
Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted
Global Notes
(a)
Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted GlobalNote
to
Restricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive
Note
with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted
Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer.
Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of
the
Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject
to
the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed
on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities
Act.
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(b)
Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest
in a
Restricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s
Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CIRCLE ONE]
144A
Global Note, Regulation S Global Note, with an equal principal amount, the
Owner
hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s
own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in
compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted
Definitive Note and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act,
and
in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of
the
United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with
the
terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to
the
restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed
on
the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities
Act.
This
certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit
and
the benefit of the Issuer.
[Insert
Name of Transferor]
By:
Name:
Title:
Dated:
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
ONE DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY
REFERENCE ...............................................................................................................................................................................................1
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Section
1.1Definitions.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
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Section
1.2Other
Definitions..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
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Section
1.3Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture
Act..................................................................................................................................................................9
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Section
1.4Rules of
Construction.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
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ARTICLE
TWO
NOTES ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
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Section
2.1Form and
Dating.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
|
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Section
2.2Execution and
Authentication.....................................................................................................................................................................................................12
|
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Section
2.3Registrar and Paying
Agent.........................................................................................................................................................................................................12
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Section
2.4Paying Agent to Hold Money in
Trust......................................................................................................................................................................................12
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Section
2.5Holder
Lists....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
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Section
2.6Transfer and
Exchange.................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
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Section
2.7Replacement
Notes.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................25
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Section
2.8Outstanding
Notes........................................................................................................................................................................................................................25
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Section
2.9Treasury
Notes..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................25
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Section
2.10Temporary
Notes........................................................................................................................................................................................................................26
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Section
2.11Cancellation.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26
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Section
2.12Defaulted
Interest.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................26
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Section
2.13CUSIP or ISIN
Numbers............................................................................................................................................................................................................26
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Section
2.14Issuance of Additional
Notes..................................................................................................................................................................................................27
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Section
2.15Record
Date.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27
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ARTICLE
THREE COVENANTS OF THE
ISSUER .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27
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Section
3.1Payment of Principal and
Interest...............................................................................................................................................................................................27
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Section
3.2Appointment to Fill a Vacancy in Office of
Trustee................................................................................................................................................................28
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Section
3.3Written Statement to
Trustee......................................................................................................................................................................................................28
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Section
3.4Limitations upon
Liens.................................................................................................................................................................................................................28
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Section
3.5Limitation on Sale and Leaseback
Transactions......................................................................................................................................................................31
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Section
3.6Holders
Lists..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................32
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Section
3.7Reports by the
Issuer...................................................................................................................................................................................................................32
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Section
3.8Reports by the
Trustee.................................................................................................................................................................................................................32
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ARTICLE
FOUR DEFAULTS ADD
REMEDIES ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
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Section
4.1Event of Default Defined, Acceleration of Maturity, Waiver
of
Default..............................................................................................................................33
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Section
4.2Collection of Indebtedness by Trustee; Trustee May Prove
Debt.......................................................................................................................................35
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Section
4.3Application of
Proceeds..............................................................................................................................................................................................................36
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Section
4.4Suits for
Enforcement...................................................................................................................................................................................................................37
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Section
4.5Restoration of Rights on Abandonment of
Proceedings.......................................................................................................................................................37
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Section
4.6Limitations on Suits by
Holders.................................................................................................................................................................................................38
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Section
4.7Unconditional Right of Holders to Institute Certain
Suits.....................................................................................................................................................38
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Section
4.8Xxxxxx and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver
of
Default..................................................................................................................38
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Section
4.9Control by Holders of
Notes.......................................................................................................................................................................................................39
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Section
4.10Waiver of Past
Defaults.............................................................................................................................................................................................................39
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Section
4.11Trustee to Give Notice of Default, But May Withhold in Certain
Circumstances............................................................................................................40
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Section
4.12Right of Court to Require Filing of Undertaking to Pay
Costs............................................................................................................................................40
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ARTICLE
FIVE CONCERNING THE
TRUSTEE ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................40
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Section
5.1Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee; During, Xxxxxxx;
Prior
to
Default....................................................................................................................40
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5.2Certain Rights of
Trustee.............................................................................................................................................................................................................41
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5.3Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals Disposition of Notes
or
Applications of Proceeds
Thereof.................................................................................43
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5.4Trustee and Agents May Hold Notes, Collections
etc...........................................................................................................................................................43
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5.5Moneys Held by
Trustee.............................................................................................................................................................................................................43
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5.6Compensation and Indemnification of Trustee and Its Prior
Claim.......................................................................................................................................43
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Section
5.7Right of Trustee to Rely on Officers’
Certificate......................................................................................................................................................................44
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Section
5.8Persons Eligible for Appointment as
Trustee...........................................................................................................................................................................44
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Section
5.9Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor
Trustee............................................................................................................................................45
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Section
5.10Acceptance and Appointment of Successor
Trustee...........................................................................................................................................................46
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5.11Xxxxxx, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business
of
Trustee.....................................................................................................................46
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Section
5.12Appointment of Authenticating
Agent...................................................................................................................................................................................47
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ARTICLE
SIX CONCERNING THE
HOLDERS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48
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Section
6.1Evidence of Action Taken by
Holders......................................................................................................................................................................................48
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Section
6.2Proof of Execution of Instruments and of Holding of
Notes.................................................................................................................................................48
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Section
6.3Holders to be Treated as
Owners..............................................................................................................................................................................................49
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Section
6.4Notes Owned by Issuer Deemed Not
Outstanding................................................................................................................................................................49
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Section
6.5Right of Revocation of Action
Taken......................................................................................................................................................................................50
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ARTICLE
SEVEN
AMENDMENTS ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51
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Section
7.1Amendments and Supplements Without Consent of
Holders..............................................................................................................................................51
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Section
7.2Amendments and Supplements With Consent of
Holders....................................................................................................................................................52
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Section
7.3Effect of Amendment or Supplement to this
Indenture..........................................................................................................................................................53
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Section
7.4Documents to Be Given to
Trustee............................................................................................................................................................................................53
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Section
7.5Notation on Notes in Respect of Amendments and
Supplements.......................................................................................................................................53
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ARTICLE
EIGHT
SUCCESSORS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................53
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Section
8.1Xxxxxx, Consolidation or Sale of Assets of the
Issuer..........................................................................................................................................................53
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Section
8.2Successor Person
Substituted...................................................................................................................................................................................................54
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ARTICLE
NINE SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; UNCLAIMED
MONEYS ..................................................................................................................................................54
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Section
9.1Satisfaction and Discharge of
Indenture..................................................................................................................................................................................54
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Section
9.2Application by Trustee of Funds Deposited for Payment of
Notes....................................................................................................................................58
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Section
9.3Repayment of Moneys Held by Paying
Agent.......................................................................................................................................................................58
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Section
9.4Return of Moneys Held by Trustee and Paving Agent Unclaimed
for
Two
Years...........................................................................................................58
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Section
9.5Indemnity for U.S. Government
Obligations............................................................................................................................................................................58
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Section
9.6Excess
Funds.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59
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ARTICLE
TEN MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59
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Section
10.1Incorporators, Sponsors, Members, Partners, Holders of Equity
Interests, Officers and Directors of Issuer Exempt from Individual
Liability....59
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Section
10.2Provisions of Indenture for the Sole Benefit of Parties and
Holders of
Notes..................................................................................................................59
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Section
10.3Successors and Assigns of Issuer Bound by
Indenture......................................................................................................................................................59
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Section
10.4Notices and Demands on Issuer, Trustee and Holders of
Notes........................................................................................................................................59
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Section
10.5Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel; Statements to Be
Contained
Therein...................................................................................................60
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Section
10.6Payments Due on Saturdays, Sundays and
Holidays..........................................................................................................................................................61
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Section
10.7Conflict of Any Provision of Indenture with Trust Indenture
Act
of
1939.......................................................................................................................62
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Section
10.8New York Law to
Govern..........................................................................................................................................................................................................62
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Section
10.9Counterparts...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................62
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Section
10.10Effect of
Headings...................................................................................................................................................................................................................62
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Section
10.11Section 10.11 Waiver of Jury
Trial.......................................................................................................................................................................................62
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Section
10.12Section 10.12 Force
Majeure.................................................................................................................................................................................................62
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ARTICLE
ELEVEN REDEMPTION AND
PREPAYMENT ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................63
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Section
11.1Notices to
Trustee.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................63
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Section
11.2Selection of Notes to Be
Redeemed........................................................................................................................................................................................63
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Section
11.3Notice of
Redemption................................................................................................................................................................................................................63
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Section
11.4Effect of Notice of
Redemption................................................................................................................................................................................................64
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Section
11.5Deposit of Redemption
Price....................................................................................................................................................................................................64
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Section
11.6Notes Redeemed in
Part............................................................................................................................................................................................................65
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Section
11.7Optional
Redemption.................................................................................................................................................................................................................65
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Section
11.8Mandatory
Redemption............................................................................................................................................................................................................65
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