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Exhibit 4.1
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PACKAGED ICE, INC.
as Issuer,
THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN
AND
U.S. TRUST COMPANY OF TEXAS, N.A.
as Trustee
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INDENTURE
Dated as of January 28, 1998
Amended and Restated as of April 30, 1998
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9 3/4% Series A Senior Notes
due February 1, 2005
9 3/4% Series B Senior Notes
due February 1, 2005
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Indenture
Section Section
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310(a)(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10
(a)(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10
(a)(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
(a)(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
(a)(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.08; 7.10
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.08; 7.10; 11.02
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
311(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.11
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.11
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
312(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.05
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.03
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.03
313(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.06
(b)(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
(b)(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.06
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.06; 11.02
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.06
314(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.08; 4.10; 11.02
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
(c)(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.02; 11.04
(c)(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.02; 11.04
(c)(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.05
(f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
315(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.01(b)
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.05; 11.02
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.01(a)
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.05; 7.01(c)
(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11
316(a)(last sentence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.09
(a)(l)(A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.05
(a)(l)(B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.04
(a)(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.07
317(a)(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.08
(a)(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.09
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.04
318(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.01
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.01
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N.A. means Not Applicable
NOTE: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a
part of the Indenture.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
SECTION 1.02. Incorporation by Reference of TIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SECTION 1.03. Rules of Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ARTICLE TWO
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Assets in Trust. . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SECTION 2.05. Securityholder Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
SECTION 2.09. Treasury Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
SECTION 2.10. Temporary Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
SECTION 2.11. Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
SECTION 2.12. CUSIP Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
SECTION 2.13. Deposit of Moneys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
SECTION 2.14. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities . . . . . . . . 27
SECTION 2.15. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges . . . . . . . . . . 28
SECTION 2.16. Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
ARTICLE THREE
REDEMPTION
SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SECTION 3.07 Optional Redemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SECTION 3.08. Procedures for Purchase Offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00
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SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Restricted Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
SECTION 4.05. Corporate Existence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SECTION 4.06. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SECTION 4.07. Maintenance of Properties and Insurance . . . . . . . . . . 39
SECTION 4.08. Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default; Tax Information . 40
SECTION 4.09. Compliance with Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
SECTION 4.10. SEC Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
SECTION 4.11. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws . . . . . . . . . . 41
SECTION 4.12. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates . . . . . . . . . 41
SECTION 4.13. Limitation on Conduct of Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
SECTION 4.14. Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions
Affecting Subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
SECTION 4.15. Limitation on Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SECTION 4.16. Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control . . . . . . . . . 43
SECTION 4.17. Asset Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
SECTION 4.18. Limitation on Issuances and Sales of Capital Stock of
Subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
SECTION 4.19. Limitation on Status as Investment Company . . . . . . . . . 46
SECTION 4.20 Sale and Leaseback Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
SECTION 4.21 Additional Subsidiary Guarantees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
ARTICLE FIVE
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
SECTION 5.01. Mergers, Consolidations and Sale of Assets . . . . . . . . . 47
ARTICLE SIX
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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SECTION 6.10. Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SECTION 6.12 Restoration of Rights and Remedies. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
ARTICLE SEVEN
TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
SECTION 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company . . . . . 59
ARTICLE EIGHT
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
SECTION 8.01. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance . . . . . . . . . . 59
SECTION 8.02. Satisfaction and Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
SECTION 8.03. Survival of Certain Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
SECTION 8.04. Acknowledgment of Discharge by Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . 63
SECTION 8.05. Application of Trust Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
SECTION 8.06. Repayment to the Company or Subsidiary Guarantors;
Unclaimed Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
SECTION 8.07. Reinstatement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
ARTICLE NINE
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with TIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . 67
SECTION 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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ARTICLE TEN
GUARANTEE
SECTION 10.01. Unconditional Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
SECTION 10.02. Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
SECTION 10.03. Limitation of Subsidiary Guarantor's Liability . . . . . . 68
SECTION 10.04. Subsidiary Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain
Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
SECTION 10.05. Contribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
SECTION 10.06. Waiver of Subrogation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
SECTION 10.07. Execution of Subsidiary Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
SECTION 10.08. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws . . . . . . . . . 71
ARTICLE ELEVEN
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 11.01. TIA Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
SECTION 11.02. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
SECTION 11.03. Communications by Holders with Other Holders . . . . . . . 73
SECTION 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent . . . . 73
SECTION 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion . . . . . . 73
SECTION 11.06. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar . . . . . . . . 74
SECTION 11.07. Legal Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
SECTION 11.08. Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
SECTION 11.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements . . . . . . 74
SECTION 11.10. No Recourse Against Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
SECTION 11.11. Successors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
SECTION 11.12. Duplicate Originals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
SECTION 11.13. Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
SIGNATURES
Exhibit A-l - Form of Series A Security
Exhibit A-2 - Form of Series B Security
Exhibit B - Form of Legend for Global Securities
Exhibit C - Form of Certificate Deliverable Upon Transfer or Exchange of
Securities
Exhibit D - Transferee Certificate for Non-QIB Accredited Investors
Note: This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part
of the Indenture.
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THIS INDENTURE dated as of January 28, 1998, as amended and restated as
of April 30, 1998, is among PACKAGED ICE, INC., a Texas corporation (the
"Company"), PACKAGED ICE LEASING, INC., a Nevada corporation, SOUTHCO ICE,
INC., a Texas corporation, MISSION PARTY ICE, INC., a Texas corporation,
SOUTHWEST TEXAS PACKAGED ICE, INC., a Texas corporation, SOUTHWESTERN ICE,
INC., a Texas corporation, GOLDEN EAGLE ICE - TEXAS, INC., a Texas corporation,
and PACKAGED ICE SOUTHEAST, INC., a Texas corporation, SOUTHERN BOTTLED WATER
COMPANY, INC., a Texas corporation, and REDDY ICE CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (collectively, the "Subsidiary Guarantors"), and U.S. TRUST COMPANY
OF TEXAS, N.A., a national banking association, as Trustee (the "Trustee").
Each party hereto agrees as follows for the benefit of each other party
and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Series A Securities
and the Series B Securities (as such terms are hereinafter defined), without
preference of one such series over the other:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.
"Acquired Indebtedness" of any Person means Indebtedness of another
Person and any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such other Person
becomes a Subsidiary of such Person or at the time it merges or consolidates
with such Person or any of such Person's Subsidiaries or is assumed by such
Person or any Subsidiary of such Person in connection with the acquisition of
assets from such other Person and in each case not Incurred by such Person or
any Subsidiary of such Person or such other Person in connection with, or in
anticipation or contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Subsidiary of
such Person or such acquisition, merger or consolidation, and which
Indebtedness is without recourse to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
to any of their respective properties or assets other than the Person or such
Person's Subsidiaries or the assets to which such Indebtedness related prior to
the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or the time of such
acquisition, merger or consolidation.
"Adjusted Net Assets" has the meaning provided in Section 10.05.
"Affiliate" means, when used with reference to any Person, any other
Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or
indirect common control with, such Person. For the purposes of this
definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the
power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative of the foregoing.
"Affiliate Transaction" has the meaning provided in Section 4.12.
"Agent" means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-Registrar.
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"Asset Acquisition" means (i) an Investment by the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company in any other Person pursuant to which such Person
shall become a Subsidiary of the Company or shall be merged with or into the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or (ii) the acquisition by the Company
or any Subsidiary of the Company of assets of any Person comprising an existing
business (whether existing as a separate entity), subsidiary, division or unit
of such Person.
"Asset Sale" means any sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease or
other disposition to any Person other than the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, by means of a sale and leaseback
transaction or a merger or consolidation) (collectively, for purposes of this
definition, a "transfer"), directly or indirectly, in one or a series of
related transactions, of (a) any Capital Stock of any Subsidiary held by the
Company or any other Subsidiary, (b) all or substantially all of the properties
and assets of any division or line of business of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (c) any other properties or assets of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries other than transfers of cash, Cash Equivalents, accounts
receivable, or properties or assets in the ordinary course of business;
provided that the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties or
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be governed
by the provisions of Section 5.01 and/or Section 4.16 and not by the provisions
of Section 4.17. For the purposes of this definition, the term "Asset Sale"
also shall not include any of the following: (i) sales of damaged, worn-out or
obsolete equipment or assets that, in the Company's reasonable judgment, are
either (A) no longer used or (B) no longer useful in the business of the
Company or its Subsidiaries; (ii) any lease of any property entered into the
ordinary course of business and with respect to which the Company or any
Subsidiary is the lessor, except any such lease that provides for the
acquisition of such property by the lessee during or at the end of the term
thereof for an amount that is less than the fair market value thereof at the
time the right to acquire such property is granted; (iii) a Restricted Payment
or Permitted Investment permitted under Section 4.03; and (iv) any transfers
that, but for this clause (iv), would be Asset Sales, if (A) the Company elects
to designate such transfers as not constituting Asset Sales and (B) after
giving effect to such transfers, the aggregate fair market value of the
properties or assets transferred in such transaction or any such series of
related transactions so designated by the Company does not exceed $1,000,000.
"Asset Proceeds Deficiency" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17.
"Asset Proceeds Offer" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17.
"Attributable Indebtedness" in respect of a sale and leaseback
transaction means, at the time of determination, the present value (discounted
at the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance
with GAAP) of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the
remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction
(including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the
option of the lessor, be extended). As used in the preceding sentence, the
"net rental payments" under any lease for any such period shall mean the sum of
rental and other payments required to be paid with respect to such period by
the lessee thereunder, excluding any amounts required to be paid by such lessee
on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water
rates or similar charges. In the case of any lease that is terminable by the
lessee upon payment of penalty, such net rental payment shall also include the
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amount of such penalty, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid
under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so
terminated.
"Available Proceeds Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17.
"Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal, state
or foreign law for the relief of debtors.
"Board of Directors" means, with respect to any Person, the Board of
Directors of such Person or any committee of the Board of Directors of such
Person duly authorized, with respect to any particular matter, to exercise the
power of the Board of Directors of such Person.
"Board Resolution" means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a
resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person
to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in
full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the
Trustee.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other
day on which banking institutions in The City of New York or Dallas, Texas are
required or authorized by law or other governmental action to be closed.
"Capital Stock" means (i) with respect to any Person that is a
corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents
(however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including
each class of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of such Person, and (ii) with
respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership or
other equity interests of such Person.
"Capitalized Lease Obligation" means, as to any Person, the obligations
of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a lease that are required to
be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP and,
for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date
shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in
accordance with GAAP.
"Cash Equivalents" means (i) marketable direct obligations issued by, or
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or issued by any
agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in
each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof; (ii)
marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of
America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public
instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition
thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings
obtainable from either Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P") or Xxxxx'x
Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"); (iii) commercial paper maturing no more
than 270 days from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of
acquisition, having a rating of at least A-l from S&P or at least P-l from
Moody's; (iv) certificates of deposit or bankers" acceptances maturing within
180 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any commercial bank
organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof
or the District of Columbia or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank having at the
date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less
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than $250,000,000; (v) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than
seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) above
entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (iv)
above; (vi) deposits available for withdrawal on demand with any commercial
bank not meeting the qualifications specified in clause (ii) above, provided
that all such deposits do not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any one
time; (vii) demand and time deposits and certificates of deposit with any
commercial bank organized in the United States not meeting the qualifications
specified in clause (ii) above, provided that such deposits and certificates
support bond, letter of credit and other similar types of obligations incurred
in the ordinary course of business; and (viii) investments in money market or
other mutual funds substantially all of whose assets comprise securities of the
types described in clauses (i) through (v) above.
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following: (i)
the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way
of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as
a whole to any person (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange
Act) other than to the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor; (ii) the Company
consolidates with or merges into another Person or any Person consolidates
with, or merges into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction
in which the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is changed into or
exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such
transaction where (a) the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is changed
into or exchanged for Voting Stock of the surviving or resulting Person that is
Qualified Capital Stock and (b) the holders of the Voting Stock of the Company
immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, not less
than a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving or resulting Person
immediately after such transaction; (iii) the adoption of a plan relating to
the liquidation or dissolution of the Company not involving a merger or
consolidation or a sale or other disposition of assets described in clause (i)
above; (iv) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation,
any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person (as defined
above), excluding Permitted Holders, becomes the "beneficial owner" (as such
term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly
or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock
of the Company; provided that the sale of Voting Stock of the Company to a
Person or Persons acting as underwriters in connection with a firm commitment
underwriting shall not constitute a Change of Control; or (v) the first day on
which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company are
not Continuing Directors (other than by action of the Permitted Holders). For
purposes of this definition, any transfer or an equity interest of an entity
that was formed for the purpose of acquiring Voting Stock of the Company will
be deemed to be a transfer of such portion of such Voting Stock as corresponds
to the portion of the equity of such entity that has been so transferred.
"Change of Control Offer" has the meaning provided in Section 4.16.
"Change of Control Payment" has the meaning provided in Section 4.16.
"Change of Control Payment Date" has the meaning provided in Section
4.16.
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"Common Stock" of any Person means any and all shares, interests or
other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether
voting or non-voting) of such Person's common stock, whether outstanding on the
Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date, and includes, without limitation,
all series and classes of such common stock.
"Company" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a
successor replaces it pursuant to this Indenture and thereafter means such
successor.
"Consolidated EBITDA" means, with respect to any Person, for any period,
the sum (without duplication) of (i) Consolidated Net Income plus (ii) to the
extent that any of the following shall have been taken into account in
determining Consolidated Net Income, (A) all income taxes of such Person and
its Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period (other
than income taxes attributable to extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gains
or losses or taxes attributable to sales or dispositions of assets outside the
ordinary course of business), Consolidated Interest Expense, amortization
expense and depreciation expense, and (B) other non-cash items (other than non-
cash interest) reducing Consolidated Net Income, other than any non-cash item
which requires the accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future
period and other than any non-cash charge constituting an extraordinary item of
loss, less other non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income, all as
determined on a consolidated basis for such Person and its Subsidiaries in
conformity with GAAP.
"Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means, with respect to any
Person, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person during the four full
fiscal quarters for which financial information is available (the "Four Quarter
Period") ending on or prior to the date of the transaction or event giving rise
to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (the
"Transaction Date") to Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for the Four
Quarter Period. In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, for
purposes of this definition, "Consolidated EBITDA" and "Consolidated Fixed
Charges" shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis for the
period of such calculation to (i) the Incurrence or repayment of any
Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (and the application of
the proceeds thereof) giving rise to the need to make such calculation and any
Incurrence or repayment of other Indebtedness (and the application of the
proceeds thereof), other than the Incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in
the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes pursuant to
working capital facilities, at any time subsequent to the first day of the Four
Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such Incurrence
or repayment, as the case may be (and the application of the proceeds thereof),
occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period, and (ii) any Asset Sales
or Asset Acquisitions (including, without limitation, any Asset Acquisition
giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a result of such Person or
one of its Subsidiaries (including any Person who becomes a Subsidiary as a
result of any such Asset Acquisition) Incurring, assuming or otherwise being
liable for Acquired Indebtedness) at any time subsequent to the first day of
the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such
Asset Sale or Asset Acquisition (including the Incurrence, assumption or
liability for any such Indebtedness or Acquired Indebtedness and also including
any Consolidated EBITDA, based upon the four fiscal quarters of such Person for
which financial information is available immediately preceding such Asset
Acquisition, associated with such Asset Acquisition) occurred on the first day
of the Four Quarter Period; provided that the Consolidated EBITDA of any Person
acquired shall be included only to the extent includable pursuant to the
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definition of "Consolidated Net Income." If such Person or any of its
Subsidiaries directly or indirectly guarantees Indebtedness of a third person,
the preceding sentence shall give effect to the Incurrence of such guaranteed
Indebtedness as if such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person had directly
Incurred or otherwise assumed such guaranteed Indebtedness. Furthermore, in
calculating "Consolidated Fixed Charges" for purposes of determining the
denominator (but not the numerator) of this "Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio," (1) interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of
the Transaction Date (including Indebtedness actually Incurred on the
Transaction Date) and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall
be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of
interest on such Indebtedness in effect on the Transaction Date; and (2)
notwithstanding clause (1) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a
fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements
relating to Interest Swap Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate
per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements.
"Consolidated Fixed Charges" means, with respect to any Person for any
period, the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense and
(ii) the product of (x) the amount of all dividend payments on any series of
Preferred Stock of such Person (other than dividends paid in Qualified Capital
Stock) paid (to the extent not accrued in a prior period), accrued or scheduled
to be paid or accrued during such period times (y) a fraction, the numerator of
which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current
effective consolidated Federal, state and local tax rate of such Person,
expressed as a decimal.
"Consolidated Interest Expense" means, with respect to any Person for
any period, the aggregate of the interest expense of such Person and its
Subsidiaries (excluding amortization of deferred financing fees) for such
period, on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and
including (a) all amortization of original issue discount (other than any
original issue discount on Indebtedness attributable to proceeds of the sale of
warrants issued in connection with the Incurrence of such Indebtedness); (b)
the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations paid (to the extent not
accrued in a prior period), accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by
such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period; (c) net cash costs under
all Interest Swap Obligations (including amortization of fees); (d) all
capitalized interest; and (e) the interest portion of any deferred payment
obligations for such period.
"Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any Person, for any
period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries
for such period on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP;
provided that there shall be excluded therefrom (a) after-tax gains and losses
from Asset Sales or abandonments or reserves relating thereto, (b) after-tax
items classified as extraordinary or nonrecurring gains, (c) the net income or
loss of any Person acquired in a "pooling of interests" transaction accrued
prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of the referent Person or is merged
or consolidated with the referent Person or any Subsidiary of the referent
Person, (d) the net income (but not loss) of any Subsidiary of the referent
Person to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions
by that Subsidiary of that income is restricted by a contract, operation of law
or otherwise, (e) the net income of any Person, other than a Subsidiary of the
referent Person, except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid
to the referent Person or to a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the referent person
by such Person, (f) any restoration to income of any contingency reserve,
except to the extent that provision for such reserve was made out of
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Consolidated Net Income accrued at any time following the Issue Date, (g)
income or loss attributable to discontinued operations (including, without
limitation, operations disposed of during such period whether or not such
operations were classified as discontinued), and (h) in the case of a successor
to the referent Person by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of the
referent Person's assets, any earnings of the successor corporation prior to
such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets.
"Consolidated Net Worth" of any Person means the consolidated
stockholders" equity of such Person, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP, less (without duplication) amounts attributable to
Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person.
"Consolidated Non-cash Charges" means, with respect to any Person for
any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash
expenses of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated
basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Continuing Director" means, as of any date of determination, any member
of the Board of Directors of the Company who (i) was a member of such Board of
Directors on the Issue Date; (ii) was nominated for election or elected to such
Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors
who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or
election (iii) was elected or nominated for election pursuant to the Voting
Agreement.
"Covenant Defeasance" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(c).
"Credit Facilities" means, with respect to the Company, the credit
facilities provided for under the Credit Agreement dated April 30, 1998, among
the Company, Antares Leveraged Capital Corp., as agent, and the persons from
time to time lenders thereunder, and one or more other debt facilities or
commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders providing
for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing or letters of
credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded,
replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.
"Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator,
sequestrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
"Default" means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or
with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of
Default.
"Depository" means, with respect to the Securities issued in the form of
one or more Global Securities, The Depository Trust Company or another Person
designated as Depository by the Company, which must be a clearing agency
registered under the Exchange Act.
"Disqualified Capital Stock" means any Capital Stock which, by its terms
(or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it
is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily
redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is
redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or
prior to the final maturity date of the Securities; provided, however, that any
Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because
the holders thereof have the right to require the
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Company to repurchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a
Change of Control or an Asset Sale shall not constitute Disqualified Capital
Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Company may not
repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless
(i) all obligations of the Company under this Indenture with respect to such
Change of Control or Asset Sale have been satisfied prior to such repurchase or
redemption and (ii) such repurchase or redemption does not violate any covenant
of this Indenture.
"Events of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
any successor statute or statutes thereto.
"Existing Indebtedness" means up to $85 million in aggregate principal
amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries in existence on the
Issue Date, until such amounts are repaid.
The term "fair market value" or "fair value" means, with respect to any
asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm's-length, free
market transaction, for cash, between an informed and willing seller and an
informed and willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or
compulsion to complete the transaction. Fair market value shall be determined
by the Board of Directors of the Company acting reasonably and in good faith
and shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee;
provided, however, that if the aggregate non-cash consideration to be received
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from any Asset Sale or the issuance
of Qualified Capital Stock could be reasonably likely to exceed $5,000,000 the
fair market value shall be determined by an Independent Financial Advisor.
"Family Member" means, when used with reference to any natural Person,
such Person's spouse, siblings, parents, children, or other lineal descendants
(whether by adoption or consanguinity), and shall mean a trust, the primary
beneficiary of which is the Person's spouse, siblings, parents, children, or
other lineal descendants (whether by adoption or consanguinity).
"Financial Advisor" means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking
firm of nationally recognized standing that is, in the reasonable and good
faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, qualified to perform
the task for which such firm has been engaged.
"Four Quarter Period" has the meaning set forth in the definition of
"Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" above.
"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 such other statements by such
other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting
profession of the United States, which are in effect as of the Issue Date.
"Global Security" means a Security evidencing all or a part of the
Securities issued to the Depository in accordance with Section 2.01 and bearing
the legend prescribed in Exhibit B.
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"Holder" or "Security holder" means a Person in whose name a Security is
registered on the Registrar's books.
"Ice Business" means (i) the manufacture and sale (including, without
limitation, direct sales, wholesale sales and retail sales) of ice; (ii) the
manufacture and sale of ice and water by means of ice manufacturing or water
purification equipment (including ice makers, bins, baggers, merchandisers,
delivery devices and related equipment) installed on the premises of the
Company's customer(s) whether or not such equipment is owned by the Company,
the customers, or a third party; (iii) contract on-premises ice or water
service (including leasing of ice or water related equipment) for a customer's
internal use; (iv) providing cold storage and freezer related services in
conjunction with the traditional ice business; (v) the sale of products
incidental or related to the foregoing; and (v) all logical extensions of the
foregoing.
"Incur" means, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of
any Person, to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise),
assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or
other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise,
of any such Indebtedness or other obligation on the balance sheet of such
Person (and "Incurrence," "Incurred," "Incurrable" and "Incurring" shall have
meanings correlative to the foregoing); provided, however, that (A) any
Indebtedness assumed in connection with an acquisition of assets and any
Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary
(whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) of the Company or
at the time such Person is merged or consolidated with the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed to be Incurred at the time of the
acquisition of such assets or by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes, or is
merged or consolidated with, a Subsidiary of the Company or by the Company at
the time of such merger or consolidation, as the case may be, and (B) any
amendment, modification or waiver of any document pursuant to which
Indebtedness was previously Incurred shall not be deemed to be an Incurrence of
Indebtedness unless such amendment, modification or waiver increases the
principal or premium thereof or interest rate thereon (including by way of
original issue discount), and (C) a change in GAAP that results in an
obligation of a Person that exists at such time becoming Indebtedness shall not
be deemed an Incurrence of Indebtedness. A guarantee by the Company or a
Subsidiary Guarantor of Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or a Subsidiary
Guarantor, as applicable, shall not be a separate incurrence of Indebtedness.
"Indebtedness" means with respect to any Person, without duplication,
(i) all Obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all Obligations of
such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments,
(iii) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (iv) all Obligations of
such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all
conditional sale obligations and all Obligations under any title retention
agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities arising
in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue by 90 days or more or
are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly
instituted and diligently conducted), (v) all Obligations for the reimbursement
of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker's acceptance or similar credit
transaction, (vi) all Indebtedness of others (including all dividends of other
Persons for the payment of which is) guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by
such Person or that is otherwise its legal liability or which such Person has
agreed to purchase or repurchase or in respect of which such Person has agreed
contingently to supply or advance funds but excluding endorsements of
negotiable instruments and documents in the ordinary
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course of business, (vii) net liabilities of such Person under Interest Swap
Obligations, (viii) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the
holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to
be secured by) any Lien on any asset or property (including, without
limitation, leasehold interests and any other tangible or intangible property)
of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person or
is not otherwise such Person's legal liability; provided that if the
Obligations so secured have not been assumed by such Person or are otherwise
not such Person's legal liability, the amount of such Indebtedness for the
purposes of this definition shall be limited to the lesser of the amount of
such Indebtedness secured by such Lien or the fair market value of the assets
or property securing such Lien, and (ix) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued
by such Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified
Capital Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary
liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding
accrued dividends if any. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date
shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations
as described above and the maximum liability, upon the occurrence of the
contingency giving rise to the obligation, of any contingent obligations at
such date; provided that the amount outstanding at any time of any non-interest
bearing Indebtedness or other Indebtedness issued with original issue discount
is the full amount of such Indebtedness less the remaining unamortized portion
of the original issue discount of such Indebtedness at such time as determined
in conformity with GAAP, but such Indebtedness shall only be deemed to be
Incurred as of the date of original issuance thereof.
"Indenture" means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time
to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Independent" when used with respect to any specified Person means such
a Person who (a) is in fact independent, (b) does not have any direct financial
interest or any material indirect financial interest in the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, or in any Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
and (c) is not an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner,
director or person performing similar functions for the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. Whenever it is provided in this Indenture that any Independent
Person's opinion or certificate shall be furnished to the Trustee, such Person
shall be appointed by the Company and approved by the Trustee in the exercise
of reasonable care, and such opinion or certificate shall state that the signer
has read this definition and that the signer is Independent within the meaning
thereof.
"Initial Purchaser" means Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc.
"Institutional Accredited Investor" means an institution that is an
"accredited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) under the Securities Act.
"Interest Payment Date" means the stated maturity of an installment of
interest on the Securities.
"Interest Swap Obligations" means the obligations of any Person under
any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future, interest rate
option, interest rate swap, interest rate cap or other interest rate hedge or
arrangement.
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"Investment" by any Person means any direct or indirect (i) loan,
advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (by means of
transfers of cash or other property (valued at the fair market value thereof as
of the date of transfer) to others or payments for property or services for the
account or use of others, or otherwise) (excluding commission, travel and
similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of
business); (ii) purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes,
debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by any other
Person; (iii) guarantee or assumption of any Indebtedness or any other
obligation of any other Person (except for an assumption of Indebtedness for
which the assuming Person receives consideration at the time of such assumption
in the form of property or assets with a fair market value at least equal to
the principal amount of the Indebtedness assumed, extensions of trade credit or
other advances to customers on commercially reasonable terms in accordance with
normal trade practices or otherwise in the ordinary course of business,
workers" compensation, utility, lease and similar deposits and prepaid expenses
made in the ordinary course of business, and endorsements of negotiable
instruments and documents in the ordinary course of business); and (iv) all
other items that would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such
Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. The amount of any Investment shall
not be adjusted for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs
or write-offs with respect to such Investment. If the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Common Stock of
any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect
to any such sale or disposition, the Company no longer owns, directly or
indirectly, greater than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock of such
Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date
of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of the Common
Stock of such Subsidiary not sold or disposed of.
"Issue Date" means January 28, 1998, the first date on which Series A
Securities were issued hereunder.
"Lien" means, with respect to any Person, any mortgage, pledge, lien,
encumbrance, easement, restriction, covenant, right-of-way, charge or adverse
claim affecting title or resulting in an encumbrance against real or personal
property of such Person, or a security interest of any kind (including any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature
thereof, any option, right of first refusal or other similar agreement to sell,
in each case securing obligations of such Person and any filing of or agreement
to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or
equivalent statute or statutes) of any jurisdiction other than to reflect
ownership by a third party of property leased to the referent Person or any of
its Subsidiaries under a lease that is not in the nature of a conditional sale
or title retention agreement).
"Maturity Date" means February 1, 2005.
"Net Cash Proceeds" means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds
in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (including payments in respect of
deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash
Equivalents) received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from such Asset
Sale net of (a) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such
Asset Sale (including, without limitation, brokerage, legal, accounting and
investment banking fees and sales commissions), (b) taxes paid or payable ((1)
including, without limitation, income taxes reasonably estimated to be actually
payable as a result of any disposition of property within two years of the date
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of disposition and (2) after taking into account any reduction in tax liability
due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements)
and (c) appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any Subsidiary, as
the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities
associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Subsidiary,
as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation,
pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to
environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations
associated with such Asset Sale.
"Net Equity Proceeds" means (a) in the case of any sale by the Company
of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, the aggregate net cash proceeds and
the fair market value of any property or securities received by the Company,
after payment of expenses, commissions and the like (including, without
limitation, brokerage, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and
commissions) incurred in connection therewith, and (b) in the case of any
exchange, exercise, conversion or surrender of any outstanding Indebtedness of
the Company or any Subsidiary issued after the Issue Date for or into shares of
Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, the amount of such Indebtedness (or, if
such Indebtedness was issued at an amount less than the stated principal amount
thereof, the accrued amount thereof as determined in accordance with GAAP) as
reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Company prepared in
accordance with GAAP as of the most recent date next preceding the date of such
exchange, exercise, conversion or surrender (plus any additional amount
required to be paid by the holder of such Indebtedness to the Company or to any
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company upon such exchange, exercise, conversion
or surrender and less any and all payments made to the holders of such
Indebtedness, and all other expenses incurred by the Company in connection
therewith), in each case (a) and (b) to the extent consummated after December
31, 1997.
"Obligations" means all obligations for principal, premium, interest,
penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other
liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
"Offered Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17.
"Officer" means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board,
the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief
Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer, the Treasurer or Assistant
Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Person.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers of
the Company.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion from legal counsel which
and who are reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
"Original Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
"Pari Passu Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company that is
pari passu in right of payment to the Securities.
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"Pari Passu Offer" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17.
"Paying Agent" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
"Payment Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17.
The term "payment default" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
"Payment Restriction" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14.
"Permitted Holders" means the following Persons: Ares Leveraged
Investment Fund, L.P., Culligan Water Technologies, Inc., Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, SV
Capital Partners, L.P.; Norwest Equity Partners V, a Minnesota Limited
Partnership, The Food Fund II Limited Partnership, X. X. Xxxxx III, Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx, and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, and any of their respective Affiliates and
Family Members, each of the foregoing individually being a "Permitted Holder."
"Permitted Indebtedness" means, without duplication, each of the
following:
(i) Indebtedness under the Original Securities and the Second
Issuance Securities;
(ii) Indebtedness under any Existing Indebtedness;
(iii) Indebtedness in respect of bid, performance or surety
bonds issued for the account of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof in
the ordinary course of business, including guarantees or obligations of
the Company or any Subsidiary thereof with respect to letters of credit
supporting such bid, performance or surety obligations (in each case
other than for an obligation for money borrowed);
(iv) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(v) The Subsidiary Guarantees of the Original Securities and
the Second Issuance Securities ;
(vi) Indebtedness under Credit Facilities in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $80 million at any one time outstanding
and any guarantee thereof, reduced by any permanent repayment or
permanent reduction thereof after the Second Issue Date which is
accompanied by a corresponding permanent commitment reduction pursuant
to Section 4.17 hereof;
(vii) Interest Swap Obligations of the Company; provided,
however, that such Interest Swap Obligations are entered into to protect
the Company and its Subsidiaries from fluctuations in interest rates on
Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with this Indenture to the extent
the notional principal amount of such Interest Swap Obligation does not
exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness to which such Interest
Swap Obligation relates ("Permitted Swaps");
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(viii) Indebtedness of a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the
Company to the Company or to a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the
Company for so long as such Indebtedness is held by the Company or a
direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company in each case subject to no
Lien held by a Person other than the Company or a direct or indirect
Subsidiary of the Company or the holders of Indebtedness under the
Credit Facilities (or an agent for such holders); provided that if as of
any date any Person other than the Company or a direct or indirect
Subsidiary of the Company or the holders of Indebtedness under the
Credit Facilities (or an agent for such holders) owns or holds any such
Indebtedness or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness, such date
shall be deemed the date of the Incurrence of Indebtedness not
constituting Permitted Indebtedness by the issuer of such Indebtedness;
(ix) Indebtedness of the Company to a direct or indirect
Subsidiary of the Company for so long as such Indebtedness is held by a
direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company in each case subject to no
Lien held by a Person other than the holders of Indebtedness under the
Credit Facilities (or an agent for such holders); provided, that (a) any
Indebtedness of the Company to any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the
Company is unsecured and subordinated, pursuant to a written agreement,
to the Company's Obligations under this Indenture and the Securities,
and (b) if as of any date any Person other than a direct or indirect
Subsidiary of the Company owns or holds any such Indebtedness or any
Person other than the holders of Indebtedness under the Credit
Facilities (or an agent for such holders) holds a Lien in respect of
such Indebtedness, such date shall be deemed the date of the Incurrence
of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness by the issuer of
such Indebtedness; and
(x) additional Indebtedness not to exceed an aggregate
principal amount of $10,000,000 at any one time outstanding and any
guarantee thereof.
"Permitted Investments" means (a) Investments in cash and Cash
Equivalents; (b) Investments by the Company or by any Subsidiary of the Company
in any Person that is or will become immediately after such Investment a direct
or indirect Subsidiary of the Company; (c) any Investments in the Company by
any Subsidiary of the Company; provided that any Indebtedness evidencing such
Investment is unsecured; (d) Investments made by the Company or by its
Subsidiaries as a result of an Asset Sale made in compliance with Section 4.17;
(e) Permitted Swaps; (f) Investments in ventures organized outside the United
States in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any one time outstanding; (g)
Investments in an amount not to exceed $500,000 at any one time outstanding,
(h) Investments held by any Person on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary
to the extent such Investments are not incurred in anticipation of or in
connection with such acquisition; and (i) Investments in stock, obligations or
securities received in settlement of debts owing to the Company or any
Subsidiary as a result of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or upon the
foreclosure, perfection or enforcement of any Lien in favor of the Company or
any Subsidiary, in each case as to debt owing to the Company or any Subsidiary
that arose in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any such
Subsidiary, provided that any stocks, obligations or securities received in
settlement of debts that arose in the ordinary course of business (and received
other than as a result of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or upon
foreclosure, perfection or enforcement of any Lien) that are, within 30 days of
receipt, converted into cash or Cash Equivalents shall be treated as having
been cash or Cash Equivalents at the time received.
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"Permitted Liens" means, without duplication, each of the following:
(i) Liens existing as of the Issue Date;
(ii) Liens securing the Securities, the Subsidiary Guarantees or any
Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities;
(iii) Liens in favor of the Company;
(iv) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges or claims
either (i) not delinquent or (ii) contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and as to which the Company or its Subsidiaries shall have set
aside on its books such reserves as may be required pursuant to GAAP;
(v) contractual and statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of
carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repairmen and other
Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not
delinquent for more than 30 days or being contested in good faith, if such
reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP
shall have been made in respect thereof;
(vi) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of
business in connection with workers" compensation, unemployment insurance and
other types of social security, or to secure the payment or performance of
tenders, statutory or regulatory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids,
government contracts and leases, performance and return of money bonds and
other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed
money);
(vii) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as
any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the
review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period
within which such proceeding may be initiated shall have not expired;
(viii) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capital Lease
Obligation or operating lease;
(ix) Liens securing Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred in compliance
with Section 4.04; provided, however, that (i) the related Purchase Money
Indebtedness shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Company or
any Subsidiary other than the property or assets so acquired and any proceeds
therefrom and (ii) the Lien securing any such Indebtedness shall be created
within 90 days of such acquisition;
(x) Liens securing obligations under or in respect of Interest Swap
Obligations;
(xi) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods of any
Person securing such Person's obligations in respect of bankers" acceptances
issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase,
shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;
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(xii) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to
commercial letters of credit that encumber documents and other property or
assets relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof;
(xiii) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising
from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, including rights of offset and set-off;
(xiv) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by
the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and Liens on property or assets of
a Subsidiary existing at the time it became a Subsidiary, provided that such
Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of the acquisition and do
not extend to any assets other than the property of such Person or the acquired
property (and the proceeds thereof), as applicable; and
(xv) Liens on capital stock or other equity interests in Unrestricted
Subsidiaries and Permitted Investments made pursuant to clause (f) of the
definition thereof.
"Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds
of which are used to refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund, other
Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to
clause (i), (ii) or (v) of the definition of "Permitted Indebtedness"; provided
that: (i) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or
accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so exchanged, refinanced,
renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus the amount of related prepayment
penalties, fees and reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith); (ii)
such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than
the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal
to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness
being exchanged, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; (iii) if
the Indebtedness being exchanged, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or the
Subsidiary Guarantees, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated
in right of payment to, the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the
case may be, on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of Securities as
those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being
exchanged, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and (iv) such
Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company or by the Subsidiary that is the
obligor on the Indebtedness being exchanged, refinanced, renewed, replaced,
defeased or refunded.
"Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, unincorporated
organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political
subdivision thereof.
"Physical Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
"Preferred Stock" of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person
that has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with
respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation.
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"principal" of any Indebtedness (including the Securities) means the
principal amount of such Indebtedness plus the premium, if any, on such
Indebtedness.
"Private Placement Legend" means the legend initially set forth on the
Series A Securities in the form set forth on Exhibit A-l.
"Public Equity Offering" means an underwritten offer and sale of
Qualified Capital Stock of the Company pursuant to a registration statement
that has been declared effective by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act
(other than a registration statement on Form S-8 or otherwise relating to
equity securities issuable under any employee benefit plan of the Company).
"Purchase Date" means the Change of Control Payment Date or purchase
date with respect to an Asset Proceeds Offer, as applicable.
"Purchase Money Indebtedness" means Indebtedness or that portion of
Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary incurred in connection with the
acquisition by the Company or such Subsidiary, subsequent to the Issue Date, of
any property or assets, including Capitalized Lease Obligations.
"Purchase Offer" means either a Change of Control Offer or an Asset
Proceeds Offer, as applicable.
"Qualified Capital Stock" means any Capital Stock that is not
Disqualified Capital Stock.
"Qualified Institutional Buyer" or "QIB" has the meaning specified in
Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
"Record Date" means the Record Dates specified in the Securities.
"Redemption Date," when used with respect to any Security to be
redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to the terms of
this Indenture and Paragraph 5 in the forms of Security annexed hereto as
Exhibit A-1 and A-2.
"Redemption Price," when used with respect to any Security to be
redeemed, means the price fixed for such redemption pursuant to the terms of
this Indenture and Paragraph 5 in the forms of Security annexed hereto as
Exhibit A-1 and A-2.
"Refinance" means, in respect of any security or Indebtedness, to
refinance, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue
a security or Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such security or
Indebtedness in whole or in part. "Refinanced" and "Refinancing" shall have
correlative meanings.
"Registered Exchange Offer" means the offer to exchange the Series B
Securities for all of the outstanding Series A Securities in accordance with
the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Registrar" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
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"Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights Agreement
by and among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and the
Initial Purchaser, relating to the Securities, dated as of the Issue Date, as
amended and restated as of the Second Issue Date (or a later date on which
Series A Securities other than the Original Securities or the Second Issuance
Securities are issued), as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified
from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
"Resale Restriction Termination Date" has the meaning provided in
Section 2.15.
"Responsible Officer," when used with respect to the Trustee, means any
officer within the Corporate Trust Group (or any successor group) of the
Trustee, including without limitation any Vice President, any Assistant Vice
President, any Assistant Secretary or any other officer of the Trustee
customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above
designated officers, who shall, in any case, be responsible for the
administration of this document or have familiarity with it, and also means,
with respect to particular corporate trust matters, any other officer to whom
such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with
the particular subject.
"Restricted Payment" has the meaning provided in Section 4.03.
"Restricted Security" has the meaning set forth in Rule 144(a)(3) under
the Securities Act and includes, without limitation, any Private Exchange Note
(as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement); provided that the Trustee
shall be entitled to request and conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel
with respect to whether any Security is a Restricted Security.
"Restricted Subsidiary" of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent
Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"Rule 144A" means Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Second Issuance Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
"Second Issue Date" means April 30, 1998, the first date on which Series
A Securities constituting the Second Issuance Securities were issued hereunder.
"Securities" means the Series A Securities and Series B Securities as
amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof
that are issued pursuant to this Indenture.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
"Series A Securities" means the 9 3/4% Series A Senior Notes due February
1, 2005, being issued pursuant to this Indenture.
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"Series B Securities" means the 9 3/4% Series B Senior Notes due February
1, 2005 (the terms of which are identical to the Series A Securities except
that the Series B Securities shall be registered under the Securities Act, and
shall not contain the restrictive legend on the face of the form of the Series
A Securities), to be issued in exchange for the Series A Securities pursuant to
the Registered Exchange Offer and this Indenture.
"Significant Subsidiary" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule
1.02(v) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.
"Specified Affiliate Transactions" means certain transactions among the
Company and Subsidiaries and certain Affiliates which were entered into prior
to the Issue Date as set forth in Schedule I to this Indenture.
"Subordinated Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company or a
Subsidiary Guarantor that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the
Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be.
"Subsidiary", with respect to any Person, means (i) any corporation of
which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast in the election of directors under ordinary circumstances
shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or (ii) any
other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary
circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed not
to be a Subsidiary of the Company for purposes of this Indenture.
"Subsidiary Guarantee" means any guarantee of the Securities by a
Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the provisions described under Article
Ten.
"Subsidiary Guarantor" means (i) each of Packaged Ice Leasing, Inc.,
Southco Ice, Inc., Mission Party Ice, Inc., Southwest Texas Packaged Ice, Inc.,
Southwestern Ice, Inc., Golden Eagle Ice--Texas, Inc., Packaged Ice Southeast,
Inc., Southern Bottled Water Company, Inc., and Reddy Ice Corporation and (ii)
each of the Company's Subsidiaries that in the future executes a supplemental
indenture in which such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the terms of this
Indenture as a Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that any Person constituting a
Subsidiary Guarantor as described above shall cease to constitute a Guarantor
when its respective Subsidiary Guarantee is released in accordance with the
terms of this Indenture.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Sections
77aaa-77bbbb), as amended, as in effect on the date of the execution of this
Indenture until such time as this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, and
thereafter as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified under
the TIA, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.03.
"Trust Officer" means any officer within the corporate trust
administration department (or any successor group of the Trustee), including
any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary or any other
officer or assistant officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions
similar to those performed by the persons who at that time shall be such
officers, and also means,
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with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom
such trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject.
"Trustee" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a
successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and
thereafter means such successor.
"U.S. Government Obligations" has the meaning provided in Section 8.01.
"U.S. Legal Tender" means such coin or currency of the United States of
America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of
public and private debts.
"Unrestricted Subsidiary" means (1) any Subsidiary of the Company which
at the time of determination shall be an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated
by the Board of Directors as provided below) and (2) any Subsidiary or
Subsidiaries of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors may
designate any Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly acquired or newly
formed Subsidiary of the Company) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such
Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock of, or owns or holds any lien on any property
of, any other Subsidiary of the Company which is not a Subsidiary of the
Subsidiary of the Company to be so designated or otherwise an Unrestricted
Subsidiary, provided that (x) such designation complies with the Section 4.03
hereof, (y) each Subsidiary so designated and each of its Subsidiaries has not
at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue,
assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with
respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of
the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (z) unless such
designation is a Permitted Investment, immediately after giving pro forma
effect to such designation, the Company could incur $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.04(b). Any such designation by the Board of
Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a Board
Resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers' Certificate
certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.
"Voting Agreement" means that certain amended and restated voting
agreement dated September 20, 1995, as amended, by and among the shareholders
of the Company named therein and the Company.
"Voting Stock" means, with respect to any Person, securities of any
class or classes of Capital Stock in such Person entitling the holders thereof
(whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has voting
power by reason of any contingency) to vote in the election of members of the
Board of Directors of such Person.
"Weighted Average Life to Maturity" means, when applied to any
Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the then
outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness into (b) the total
of the product obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining
installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of
principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the
number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse
between such date and the making of such payment.
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"Wholly-owned Subsidiary" of any Person means any Subsidiary of such
Person of which all the outstanding voting securities which normally have the
right to vote in the election of directors, other than director's qualifying
shares, are owned by such Person or any wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Person.
SECTION 1.02. Incorporation by Reference of TIA.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, such provision
is incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, this Indenture. The
following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
"Commission" means the SEC;
"indenture securities" means the Securities;
"indenture security holder" means a Holder or a Security holder;
"indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture;
"indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee; and
"obligor" on the indenture securities means the Company, any Subsidiary
Guarantor or any other obligor on the Securities.
All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA,
defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule and not
otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them therein.
SECTION 1.03. Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning
assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(3) "or" is not exclusive;
(4) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the
plural include the singular;
(5) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
and
(6) "herein," "hereof" and other words of similar import refer
to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section
or other subdivision.
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ARTICLE TWO
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating.
The Series A Securities and Series B Securities and the Trustee's
certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibits
A-l and A-2, respectively. The Securities may have notations, legends or
endorsements (including notations relating to the Guarantee) required by law,
stock exchange rule or usage. The Company and the Trustee shall approve the
form of the Securities and any notation, legend or endorsement (including
notations relating to the Subsidiary Guarantee) on them. Each Security shall
be dated the date of its authentication.
The terms and provisions contained in the Securities and the Subsidiary
Guarantee shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this
Indenture. The Series A Securities and the Series B Securities shall be
considered collectively to be a single class for all purposes of this
Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and
offers to purchase.
Series A Securities offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A shall be
issued initially in the form of one or more permanent Global Securities in
registered form, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-l ("Global
Securities"), deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depository, and
shall bear the legend set forth on Exhibit B. Series B Securities (other than
any constituting Private Exchange Notes) shall be issued initially in the form
of one or more permanent Global Securities in registered form, substantially
in the form set forth in Exhibit A-2, deposited with the Trustee, as custodian
for the Depositary, and shall bear the legend set forth on Exhibit B. The
aggregate principal amount of any Global Security may from time to time be
increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as
custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.
Series A Securities offered and sold in reliance on any other exemption
from registration under the Securities Act other than as described in the
preceding paragraph and any Series B Securities constituting Private Exchange
Notes shall be issued in the form of certificated Securities in registered form
in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-l and Exhibit A-2,
respectively (the "Physical Securities").
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication.
Two Officers, or an Officer and an Assistant Secretary, shall sign, or
one Officer shall sign and one Officer or an Assistant Secretary (each of whom
shall, in each case, have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate
actions) shall attest to, the Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile
signature. The Company's seal shall also be affixed to or imprinted or
reproduced on the Securities.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Security was an Officer at the
time of such execution but no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee
authenticates the Security, the Security shall
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be valid nevertheless. Each Subsidiary Guarantor shall execute the Subsidiary
Guarantee in the manner set forth in Section 10.07.
A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the
Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security. The
signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated
under this Indenture.
The Trustee shall authenticate (i) Series A Securities for original
issue on the Issue Date in the aggregate principal amount of $145,000,000 (the
"Original Securities"), (ii) Series A Securities for original issue on the
Second Issue Date in the aggregate principal amount of $125,000,000 (the
"Second Issuance Securities"), (iii) Series A Securities for original issue
after the Second Issue Date in such additional principal amounts as may be set
forth in an Officers' Certificate described as follows and (iv) Series B
Securities from time to time for issue only in exchange for a like principal
amount of Series A Securities, in each case upon receipt of a written order of
the Company in the form of an Officers' Certificate. The Officers' Certificate
shall specify the amount of Securities to be authenticated, the series and type
of Securities, the date on which the Securities are to be authenticated and the
date from which interest on such securities shall accrued. The aggregate
principal amount of Securities outstanding at any time may not exceed
$270,000,000 plus any additional principal amount issued pursuant to item (iii)
of the first sentence of this paragraph, except as provided in Section 2.07.
Upon receipt of a written order of the Company in the form of an Officers'
Certificate, the Trustee shall authenticate Securities in substitution of
Securities originally issued to reflect any name change of the Company.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to
the Company to authenticate Securities. Unless otherwise provided in the
appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the
Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the
Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the
same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company and Affiliates of the Company.
The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons
in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Company shall maintain an office or agency in The City of New York,
where (a) Securities may be presented or surrendered for registration of
transfer or for exchange ("Registrar"), (b) Securities may be presented or
surrendered for payment ("Paying Agent") and (c) notices and demands in respect
of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Registrar shall keep a
register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange. The Company,
upon notice to the Trustee, may have one or more co-Registrars and one or more
additional Paying Agents reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The term
"Paying Agent" includes any additional Paying Agent. The Company initially
appoints the Trustee as Registrar and Paying Agent until such time as the
Trustee has resigned or a successor has been appointed. Except as set forth in
Section 2.13, neither the Company nor any Affiliate of the Company may act as
Paying Agent.
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SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Assets in Trust.
The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to
agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of
Holders or the Trustee all assets held by such Paying Agent for the payment of
principal of, or interest on, the Securities, and shall notify the Trustee of
any Default by the Company in making any such payment. The Company at any time
may require a Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee
and account for any assets disbursed and the Trustee may at any time during the
continuance of any payment Default, upon written request to a Paying Agent,
require such Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee
and to account for any assets distributed. Upon distribution to the Trustee of
all assets that shall have been delivered by the Company to the Paying Agent,
the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for such assets. If the
Company or any of its Affiliates acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and
hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by
it as Paying Agent. During the continuance of any Event of Default, the
Trustee shall serve as the sole Paying Agent of the Securities.
SECTION 2.05. Securityholder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of
Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee on or before each Record Date and at such other times as the Trustee
may request in writing a list as of such date and in such form as the Trustee
may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Holders, which list may be
conclusively relied upon by the Trustee.
SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.
Subject to the provisions of Sections 2.14 and 2.15, when Securities are
presented to the Registrar or a co-Registrar with a request to register the
transfer of such Securities or to exchange such Securities for an equal
principal amount of Securities of the same series and other authorized
denominations, the Registrar or co-Registrar shall register the transfer or
make the exchange as requested if its requirements for such transaction are
met; provided, however, that the Securities surrendered for transfer or
exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar or co-Registrar,
duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute
and the Trustee shall authenticate Securities at the Registrar's or co-
Registrar's written request. No service charge shall be made for any
registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable
in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or other
governmental charge payable upon exchanges or transfers pursuant to Section
2.10, 3.06, 4.16, or 9.05). The Registrar or co-Registrar shall not be
required to register the transfer of or exchange of any Security (i) during a
period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the mailing of a
notice of redemption of Securities and ending at the close of business on the
day of such mailing, (ii) selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant
to Article Three, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed
in part (iii) during a period beginning 15 days
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before the mailing of a notice of an offer to repurchase pursuant to Section
4.16 or 4.17 or (iv) between a Record Date and the next succeeding Interest
Payment Date.
Any Holder of the Global Security shall, by acceptance of such Global
Security, agree that, subject to Section 2.15(d), transfers of beneficial
interests in such Global Security may be effected only through a book-entry
system maintained by the Depository (or its agent), and that ownership of a
beneficial interest in the Global Security shall be required to be reflected in
a book entry.
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Securities.
If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee or if the Holder
of a Security claims that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully
taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon the Company's written
request, shall authenticate a replacement Security of the same series if the
Trustee's requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company,
such Holder must provide an indemnity bond or other indemnity, sufficient in
the judgment of both the Company and the Trustee, to protect the Company, the
Trustee and any Agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security
is replaced. The Company and the Trustee may charge such Holder for its
reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses in replacing a Security, including
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel.
Every replacement Security is an additional obligation of the Company.
SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Securities.
Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities that have been
authenticated by the Trustee except those canceled by it, those delivered to it
for cancellation and those described in this Section as not outstanding.
Subject to Section 2.09, a Security does not cease to be outstanding because
the Company or any of its Affiliates holds the Security.
If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 (other than a
mutilated Security surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding
unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security
is held by a bona fide purchaser. A mutilated Security ceases to be
outstanding upon surrender of such Security and replacement thereof pursuant to
Section 2.07.
If on a Redemption Date or the Maturity Date the Paying Agent holds U.S.
Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay all of the
principal and interest due on the Securities payable on that date, then on and
after that date such Securities cease to be outstanding and interest on them
ceases to accrue.
SECTION 2.09. Treasury Securities.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of
Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned
by the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be disregarded, except that, for
the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying
on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities that the Trustee
actually knows are so owned shall be disregarded. Securities so owned which
have been pledged
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in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the
satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right so to act with respect to the
Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company, a Subsidiary Guarantor or
any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of any of them.
The Trustee may require an Officers' Certificate listing Securities
owned by the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company.
SECTION 2.10. Temporary Securities.
Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may
prepare and the Trustee shall, upon the Company's written request, authenticate
temporary Securities upon receipt of a written order of the Company in the form
of an Officers' Certificate. The Officers' Certificate shall specify the
amount of temporary Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the
temporary Securities are to be authenticated. Temporary Securities shall be
substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that
the Company considers appropriate for temporary Securities. Without
unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall
authenticate upon receipt of a written order of the Company pursuant to Section
2.02 definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities.
SECTION 2.11. Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee
any Securities surrendered to them for transfer, exchange or payment. The
Trustee, or at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent,
and no one else, shall cancel and, at the written direction of the Company,
shall dispose of all Securities surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment or
cancellation. Subject to Section 2.07, the Company may not issue new
Securities to replace Securities that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation. If the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall acquire any
of the Securities, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or
satisfaction of the Indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and
until the same are surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to this
Section 2.11.
SECTION 2.12. CUSIP Number.
The Company in issuing each series of the Securities will use a "CUSIP"
number, and if so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP number in notices of
redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such
notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or
accuracy of the CUSIP number printed in the notice or on the Securities, and
that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on
the Securities. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any such
CUSIP number used by the Company in connection with the Securities and any
change in such CUSIP number.
SECTION 2.13. Deposit of Moneys.
Prior to 11:00 a.m. New York City time on each Interest Payment Date and
Maturity Date, the Company shall have deposited with the Paying Agent U.S.
Legal Tender sufficient to make cash
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payments due on such Interest Payment Date or Maturity Date, as the case may
be, and so as to permit the Paying Agent to remit payment in immediately
available funds to the Holders on such Interest Payment Date or Maturity Date,
as the case may be. Alternatively, the Company may make payments on the
Securities by wire transfer, in same day funds, or, in the case of Physical
Securities, by check delivered to the Holders thereof at their registered
addresses. To the extent the Company makes such payments directly to the
Holders, the Company shall simultaneously notify the Trustee thereof in
writing.
SECTION 2.14. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities.
(a) The Global Securities initially shall (i) be registered in the
name of the Depository or the nominee of such Depository, (ii) be delivered to
the Trustee as custodian for such Depository and (iii) bear legends as set
forth in Exhibit B.
Members of, or participants in, the Depository ("Agent Members") shall
have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on
their behalf by the Depository, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under the
Global Security, and the Depository may be treated by the Company, the Trustee
and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the Global
Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing
herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or
the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other
authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as between the Depository
and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the
exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Security.
(b) Global Securities may be transferred as a whole, and interests of
beneficial owners in Global Securities may be transferred or exchanged for
Physical Securities, only in accordance with the rules and procedures of the
Depository and the provisions of Section 2.15. In addition, Physical
Securities shall be transferred to all beneficial owners in exchange for their
beneficial interests in Global Securities if (i) the Depository notifies the
Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for any Global
Security and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90
days of such notice or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
and the Registrar has received a request from the Depository to issue Physical
Securities.
(c) In connection with the transfer of Global Securities as an
entirety to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b), the Global Securities
shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the
Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, to each
beneficial owner identified by the Depository in exchange for its beneficial
interest in the Global Securities, an equal aggregate principal amount of
Physical Securities of authorized denominations.
(d) Any Physical Security constituting a Restricted Security
delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Security pursuant to
paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall, except as otherwise provided by
Section 2.15, bear the legend regarding transfer restrictions applicable to the
Physical Securities set forth in Exhibit A-l.
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(e) The Holder of any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise
authorize any person, including Agent Members and persons that may hold
interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled
to take under this Indenture or the Securities.
SECTION 2.15. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Physical Securities. When Physical
Securities are presented to the Registrar with a request:
(i) to register the transfer of the Physical Securities; or
(ii) to exchange such Physical Securities for an equal number
of Physical Securities of other authorized denominations,
the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if
the requirements under this Section 2.15 for such transactions are met;
provided, however, that the Physical Securities presented or surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange:
(I) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company
and the Registrar or co-Registrar, duly executed by the
Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing;
and
(II) in the case of Physical Securities the offer and sale of
which have not been registered under the Securities Act
and are presented for transfer or exchange prior to (x)
the date which is two years after the later of the date of
original issue and the last date on which the Company or
any affiliate of the Company was the owner of such
Security, or any predecessor thereto and (y) such later
date, if any, as may be required by any subsequent change
in applicable law (the "Resale Restriction Termination
Date"), such Physical Securities shall be accompanied, in
the sole discretion of the Company, by the following
additional information and documents, as applicable:
(A) if such Physical Security is being delivered to the
Registrar by a Holder for registration in the name
of such Holder, without transfer, a certification
from such Holder to that effect (in substantially
the form of Exhibit C hereto); or
(B) if such Physical Security is being transferred to a
qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule
144A under the Securities Act) in accordance with
Rule 144A under the Securities Act or pursuant to
an exemption from registration in accordance with
Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certification
to that effect (in substantially the form of
Exhibit C hereto); or
(C) if such Physical Security is being transferred to
an institutional "accredited investor" within the
meaning of subparagraph (a)(1),
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(a)(2), (a)(3) or (a)(7) of Rule 501 under the
Securities Act, delivery of a Certificate of
Transfer in the form of Exhibit D hereto and an
opinion of counsel and/or other information
satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such
transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act;
or
(D) if such Physical Security is being transferred in
reliance on another exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, a certification
to that effect (in substantially the form of
Exhibit C hereto) and an opinion of counsel
reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect
that such transfer is in compliance with the
Securities Act.
(b) Restrictions on Transfer of a Physical Security for a Beneficial
Interest in a Global Security. A Physical Security may not be exchanged for a
beneficial interest in a Global Security except upon satisfaction of the
requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Registrar of a Physical
Security, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer,
in form satisfactory to the Registrar, together with:
(A) certification, substantially in the form of Exhibit
C hereto, that such Security is being transferred
to a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in
Rule 144A under the Securities Act) in accordance
with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; and
(B) written instructions directing the Registrar to
make, or to direct the Depositary to make, an
endorsement on the Global Security to reflect an
increase in the aggregate amount of the Securities
represented by the Global Security,
then the Registrar shall cancel such Physical Security and cause, or direct the
Depositary to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and
procedures existing between the Depositary and the Registrar, the number of
Securities represented by the Global Security to be increased accordingly. If
no Global Security is then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the
Registrar shall authenticate a new Global Security in the appropriate amount.
(c) Transfer and Exchange of Global Securities. The transfer and
exchange of Global Securities or beneficial interests therein shall be effected
through the Depositary, in accordance with this Indenture (including the
restrictions on transfer set forth herein) and the procedures of the Depositary
therefor.
(d) Transfer of a Beneficial Interest in a Global Security for a
Physical Security.
(i) Any Person having a beneficial interest in a Global
Security may upon request exchange such beneficial
interest for a Physical Security. Upon receipt by the
Registrar of written instructions or such other form of
instructions as is customary for the Depositary from the
Depositary or its
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nominee on behalf of any Person having a beneficial
interest in a Global Security and upon receipt by the
Registrar of a written order or such other form of
instructions as is customary for the Depositary or the
Person designated by the Depositary as having such a
beneficial interest containing registration instructions
and, in the case of any such transfer or exchange prior to
the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the following
additional information and documents:
(A) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to
the Person designated by the Depositary as being
the beneficial owner, a certification from such
Person to that effect (in substantially the form of
Exhibit C hereto); or
(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to
a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule
144A under the Securities Act) in accordance with
Rule 144A under the Securities Act or pursuant to
an exemption from registration in accordance with
Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certification
to that effect from the transferee or transferor
(in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto); or
(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to
an institutional "accredited investor" within the
meaning of subparagraph (a)(l), (a)(2), (a)(3) or
(a)(7) of Rule 501 under the Securities Act,
delivery of a Certificate of Transfer in the form
of Exhibit D hereto and an opinion of counsel
and/or other information satisfactory to the
Company to the effect that such transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act; or
(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred in
reliance on another exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, a certification
to that effect (in substantially the form of
Exhibit C hereto) and an opinion of counsel
reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect
that such transfer is in compliance with the
Securities Act,
then the Registrar will cause, in accordance with the
standing instructions and procedures existing between the
Depositary and the Registrar, the aggregate amount of the
Global Security to be reduced and, following such
reduction, the Company will execute and, upon receipt of
an authentication order in the form of an Officers'
Certificate, the Registrar will authenticate and deliver
to the transferee a Physical Security.
(ii) Physical Securities issued in exchange for a beneficial
interest in a Global Security pursuant to this Section
2.15(d) shall be registered in such names and in such
authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to
instructions from its direct or indirect participants or
otherwise, shall instruct
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the Registrar in writing. The Registrar shall deliver
such Physical Securities to the Persons in whose names
such Physical Securities are so registered.
(e) Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange of Global Securities.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture (other than the
provisions set forth in subsection (f) of this Section 2.15), a Global Security
may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the
Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another
nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a
successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.
(f) Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or
replacement of Securities not bearing the Private Placement Legend, the
Registrar shall deliver Securities that do not bear the Private Placement
Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities bearing the
Private Placement Legend, the Registrar shall deliver only Securities that bear
the Private Placement Legend unless, and the Trustee is hereby authorized to
deliver Securities without the Private Placement Legend only if, (i) the
circumstances contemplated by paragraph (a)(ii)(II) of this Section 2.15 exist,
(ii) there is delivered to the Registrar an Opinion of Counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee to the effect that neither such
legend nor the related restrictions on transfer are required in order to
maintain compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act or (iii) such
Security has been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act.
(g) General. By its acceptance of any Security bearing the Private
Placement Legend, each Holder of, and each beneficial interest in, such a
Security acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Security set forth
in this Indenture and in the Private Placement Legend and agrees that it will
transfer such Security only as provided in this Indenture.
The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other
written communications received pursuant to Section 2.14 or this Section 2.15.
The Company shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such
letters, notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon
the giving of reasonable written notice to the Registrar.
SECTION 2.16. Designation.
The Indebtedness evidenced by the Securities is hereby irrevocably
designated as "senior indebtedness" or such other term denoting seniority for
the purposes of any future Indebtedness of the Company which the Company makes
subordinate to any senior indebtedness or such other term denoting seniority.
SECTION 2.17 Defaulted Interest.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Securities, 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 Securities and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company shall notify the
Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on
each Security and the date of the proposed payment. The Trustee may fix or
cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date,
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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 payment date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the
Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) 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.
ARTICLE THREE
REDEMPTION
SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee.
If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to Section 3.07
hereof, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date and the
principal amount of Securities to be redeemed. The Company shall give notice
of redemption to the Paying Agent and Trustee at least 30 days but not more
than 60 days before the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be
agreed to by the Trustee in writing), together with an Officers' Certificate
stating that such redemption will comply with the conditions contained herein.
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.
If less than all of the Securities are to be redeemed at any time,
selection of such Securities for redemption will be made by the Trustee in
compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange,
if any, on which such Securities are listed or, if such Securities are not then
listed on a national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by
such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.
The Trustee shall make the selection from the Securities outstanding and
not previously called for redemption and shall promptly notify the Company in
writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any
Security selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be
redeemed. Securities in denominations of $1,000 may be redeemed only in whole.
The Trustee may select for redemption portions (equal to $1,000 or any integral
multiple thereof) of the principal of Securities that have denominations larger
than $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for
redemption also apply to portions of Securities called for redemption.
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the
Trustee, at the Company's request made at least 45 days before the Redemption
Date (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee in writing)
shall mail a notice of redemption by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each
Holder whose Securities are to be redeemed at the addresses of such Holders as
they appear in the register maintained by the Register pursuant to Section
2.03. The Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company's name
and at the Company's expense. Each notice for redemption shall identify the
Securities to be redeemed and shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date;
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(2) the Redemption Price and the amount of accrued interest,
if any, to be paid;
(3) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(4) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered
to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price plus accrued
interest, if any;
(5) that, unless the Company defaults in making the redemption
payment, interest on Securities called for redemption ceases to accrue
on and after the Redemption Date, and the only remaining right of the
Holders of such Securities is to receive payment of the Redemption Price
upon surrender to the Paying Agent of the Securities redeemed;
(6) if any Security is being redeemed in part, the portion of
the principal amount of such Security to be redeemed and that, after the
Redemption Date, and upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or
Securities in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion
thereof will be issued
(7) if fewer than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the
identification of the particular Securities (or portion thereof) to be
redeemed, as well as the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be
redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be
outstanding after such partial redemption; and
(8) the subparagraph of the Securities pursuant to which the
Securities are to be redeemed.
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03,
Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date
and at the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any. Upon surrender to
the Trustee or Paying Agent, such Securities called for redemption shall be
paid at the Redemption Price (which shall include accrued interest thereon to
the Redemption Date), but installments of interest, the maturity of which is on
or prior to the Redemption Date, shall be payable to Holders of record at the
close of business on the relevant Record Dates. Failure to give notice or any
defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity of notice to
any other Holder.
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.
On or before 11:00 a.m. New York Time on the Redemption Date, the
Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay
the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Securities to be
redeemed on that date. The Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company
any U.S. Legal Tender so deposited which is not required for that purpose upon
the written request of the Company, except with respect to monies owed as
obligations to the Trustee pursuant to Article Seven.
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If the Company complies with the preceding paragraph, then, unless the
Company defaults in the payment of such Redemption Price plus accrued interest,
if any, interest on the Securities to be redeemed will cease to accrue on and
after the applicable Redemption Date, whether or not such Securities are
presented for payment.
SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Upon surrender of a Security that is to be redeemed in part, the Company
shall execute and the Trustee, upon the Company's written request, shall
authenticate for the Holder a new Security or Securities equal in principal
amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.
SECTION 3.07 Optional Redemption.
(a) The Securities shall be redeemable, at the Company's option, in
whole at any time or in part from time to time, on and after February 1, 2002
at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal
amount) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on February 1 of
the year set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest
thereon to the Redemption Date.
YEAR PERCENTAGE
2002 ........................................... 104.8750%
2003 ........................................... 102.4375%
2004 and thereafter ............................ 100.0000%
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time on or prior to
February 1, 2001, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal
amount of Securities originally issued at a Redemption Price of 109.75% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the
Redemption Date, with the net proceeds of any Public Equity Offering; provided
that at least 65% aggregate principal amount of Securities originally issued
remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; and,
provided, further, that such redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of
the closing of such Public Equity Offering.
(c) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made
pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
SECTION 3.08. Procedures for Purchase Offers.
Notice of a Purchase Offer pursuant to this Section 3.08 shall be mailed
or caused to be mailed, by first class mail, by the Company not less than 30
nor more than 60 days before the Purchase Date to all Holders at their last
registered addresses, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice shall contain all
instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender
Securities pursuant to the Purchase Offer and shall state the following terms:
(1) the section of the Indenture pursuant to which the Purchase Offer
is being made and that all Securities properly tendered will be
accepted for payment; provided, however,
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that if the aggregate principal amount of Securities tendered in
connection with an Asset Proceeds Offer plus accrued interest at
the expiration of such offer exceeds the Payment Amount, the
Company shall select the Securities to be purchased on a pro rata
basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the
Company so that only Securities in denominations of $1,000 or
multiples thereof shall be purchased);
(2) the purchase price (including the amount of accrued interest) and
the Purchase Date and that the Purchase Offer will remain open
for at least 20 Business Days and until the close of business on
the Business Day prior to the Purchase Date;
(3) that any Security not properly tendered will continue to accrue
interest;
(4) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment therefor, any
Security accepted for payment pursuant to the Purchase Offer
shall cease to accrue interest after the Purchase Date;
(5) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a
Purchase Offer will be required to surrender the Security, with
the form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the
reverse of the Security completed, to the Paying Agent at the
address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on
the third Business Day prior to the Purchase Date;
(6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the
Paying Agent receives, not later than one Business Day prior to
the Purchase Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or
letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount
of the Securities the Holder delivered for purchase and a
statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have
such Security purchased; and
(7) that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part will be
issued new Securities in a principal amount equal to the
unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered; provided that
each Security purchased and each new Security issued shall be in
an original principal amount of $1,000 or integral multiples
thereof.
On or before 11:00 a.m. New York Time on the Purchase Date, the Company
shall (i) accept for payment Securities or portions thereof tendered pursuant
to the Purchase Offer which are to be purchased in accordance with item (1)
above, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay
the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Securities to be
purchased and (iii) deliver to the Trustee Securities so accepted together with
an Officers' Certificate stating the Securities or portions thereof being
purchased by the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail or otherwise
deliver to the Holders of Securities so accepted payment in an amount equal to
the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any. For purposes of any Purchase
Offer, the Trustee shall act as the Paying Agent.
Any amounts remaining after the purchase of Securities pursuant to a
Purchase Offer shall be returned by the Trustee to the Company.
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The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the
Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the
extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the purchase
of Securities pursuant to a Purchase Offer. To the extent the provisions of
any such rule conflict with the provisions of this Indenture relating to a
Purchase Offer, the Company shall comply with the provisions of such rule and
be deemed not to have breached its obligations relating to such Purchase Offer
by virtue thereof.
ARTICLE FOUR
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities.
The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on the Securities in
New York, New York in the manner provided in the Securities and this Indenture.
An installment of principal of or interest on the Securities shall be
considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent holds on
that date U.S. Legal Tender designated for and sufficient to pay the
installment.
Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of
twelve 30-day months.
SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Company shall maintain in The City of New York, the office or agency
required under Section 2.03. The Company shall give prompt written notice to
the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or
agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required
office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof,
such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at
the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 11.02. The Company hereby
initially designates the office of United States Trust Company, an affiliate of
the Trustee, as its office or agency in The City of New York.
SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Restricted Payments.
The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, (a) declare or pay any dividend or
make any distribution (other than dividends or distributions payable solely in
Qualified Capital Stock of the Company) on or in respect of shares of the
Company's Capital Stock to holders of such Capital Stock, (b) purchase, redeem
or otherwise acquire or retire for value (each, an "acquisition of") any
Capital Stock of the Company, or any warrants, rights or options to acquire
shares of any class of such Capital Stock, other than through the exchange
therefor solely of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights
or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, (c) make any
principal payment on, purchase, defease, redeem, prepay, decrease or otherwise
acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled final maturity, scheduled
repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment (each, an "acquisition of"), any
Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or (d) make any Investment (other than
Permitted Investments) in any Person (each of the foregoing prohibited actions
set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) being referred to as a "Restricted
Payment"), if at the time of such proposed Restricted Payment or immediately
after giving effect thereto, (i) a Default or an Event of Default has occurred
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and is continuing or would result therefrom, or (ii) the Company is not able to
Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness in accordance with paragraph
(b) of Section 4.04 (as if such Restricted Payment had been made as of the last
day of the Four Quarter Period), or (iii) the aggregate amount of Restricted
Payments (including such proposed Restricted Payment) made subsequent to the
Issue Date exceeds or would exceed the sum of: (u) 50% of the Consolidated Net
Income (or if Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss)
of the Company during the period (treating such period as a single accounting
period) from April 1, 1998 to the end of the Company's most recently ended
fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the
time of such Restricted Payment; (v) 100% of the aggregate Net Equity Proceeds
received by the Company from any Person from the issuance and sale subsequent
to the Issue Date of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company other than any
Qualified Capital Stock sold to a Subsidiary of the Company; (w) the aggregate
net cash proceeds received after the Issue Date by the Company (other than from
any of its Subsidiaries) upon the exercise of any options, warrants or rights
to purchase shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; (x) the aggregate
net cash proceeds received after the Issue Date by the Company from the
issuance or sale (other than to any of its Subsidiaries) of debt securities or
shares of Disqualified Capital Stock that have been converted into or exchanged
for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, together with the aggregate cash
received by the Company at the time of such conversion or exchange; (y) an
amount equal to the net reduction in Investments, subsequent to the Issue Date,
in any Person resulting from payments of interest on debt, dividends,
repayments of loans or advances, return of capital, or other transfers of
property (but only to the extent such distributions are not included in the
calculation of Consolidated Net Income of the Company), in each case, to the
Company or any Subsidiary from any Person, not to exceed in the case of any
Person, the amount of Investments previously made by the Company or any
Subsidiary in such Person and which was treated as a Restricted Payment; and
(z) $500,000.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, these provisions do not prohibit: (1)
the acquisition of Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options
to acquire Capital Stock of the Company either (i) solely in exchange for
shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options
to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or (ii) through the
application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other
than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of
the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock
of the Company; (2) the acquisition of any Subordinated Indebtedness of the
Company either (i) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of
the Company, or (ii) through the application of net proceeds of a substantially
concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of (A)
shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options
to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (B) Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness; or (3) loans by the Company to employees in the ordinary course
of business up to an aggregate amount of $250,000 at any one time outstanding;
provided, however, that in the case of clauses (1), (2) and (3) of this
paragraph, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
at the time of such payment or as a result thereof. In determining the
aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date,
amounts expended pursuant to clauses (1)(ii), (2)(i) and (2)(ii)(A) shall, in
each case, be included in such calculation.
For purposes of the foregoing provisions, the amount of any Restricted
Payment (other than cash) shall be the fair market value (evidenced by a
resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in
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an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee) on the date of the
Restricted Payment of the asset(s) proposed to be transferred by the Company or
such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. Not
later than the date of making any Restricted Payment, the Company shall deliver
to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment
complies with this Indenture and setting forth in reasonable detail the basis
upon which the required calculations were computed, which calculations may be
based upon the Company's latest available internal quarterly financial
statements.
The Board of Directors may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an
Unrestricted Subsidiary if such designation would be permitted by the
provisions of this Section 4.03 and if such Restricted Subsidiary otherwise
meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. For purposes of making
such determination, all outstanding Investments by the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid in cash prior to such
designation) in the Restricted Subsidiary so designated will, at the election
of the Company, either (A) reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments
under clause (iii) of the first paragraph of this Section 4.03 or (B)
constitute Permitted Investments under clauses (f) or (g) of the definition
thereof. All such outstanding Investments will be deemed to constitute
Investments in an amount equal to the fair market value of such Investments at
the time of such designation.
For purposes of this Section 4.03, if a particular Restricted Payment
involves a non-cash payment, including a distribution of assets, then such
Restricted Payment shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the cash portion of
such Restricted Payment, if any, plus an amount equal to the fair market value
of the non-cash portion of such Restricted Payment.
SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Indebtedness.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness, including,
without limitation, any Acquired Indebtedness (other than Permitted
Indebtedness).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, the Company and its
Subsidiaries may Incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired
Indebtedness), in each case, if (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing on the date of the proposed Incurrence thereof or
would result as a consequence of such proposed Incurrence and (ii) immediately
after giving effect to such proposed Incurrence, the Consolidated Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio of the Company is at least equal to 1.75 to 1.0 if such proposed
Incurrence is on or prior to September 30, 1999; and at least equal to 2.0 to
1.0 if such proposed Incurrence is thereafter.
(c) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary Guarantor will, directly
or indirectly, in any event Incur any Indebtedness which by its terms (or by
the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) is subordinated to any
other Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may
be, unless such Indebtedness is also by its terms (or by the terms of any
agreement governing such Indebtedness) made expressly subordinate to the
Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the
case may be, to the same extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness is
subordinated pursuant to subordination provisions that are
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most favorable to the holders of any other Indebtedness of the Company or such
Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be.
SECTION 4.05. Corporate Existence.
Except as otherwise permitted by Article Five, the Company shall do or
cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and
effect its corporate existence and the corporate, partnership or other
existence of each of its Subsidiaries and the rights (charter and statutory)
and material franchises of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or
franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any Subsidiary,
if the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that the preservation
thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is
not, and will not be, disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders.
SECTION 4.06. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Company shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged,
before the same shall become delinquent, (i) all material taxes, assessments
and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or any of its Subsidiaries
or upon the income, profits or property of it or any of its Subsidiaries and
(ii) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, in each case,
if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon the property of it or any of its
Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay
or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge
or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate provision has been
made.
SECTION 4.07. Maintenance of Properties and Insurance.
(a) The Company shall cause all material properties owned by or
leased by it or any of its Subsidiaries used or useful to the conduct of its
business or the business of any of its Subsidiaries to be improved or
maintained and kept in normal condition, repair and working order and supplied
with all necessary equipment and shall cause to be made all necessary repairs,
renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in its
judgment may be necessary, so that the business carried on in connection
therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided,
however, that nothing in this Section 4.07 shall prevent the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries from discontinuing the use, operation or maintenance of any of
such properties, or disposing of any of them, if such discontinuance or
disposal is, in the judgment of the Board of Directors or of the board of
directors of any Subsidiary of the Company concerned, or of an officer (or
other agent employed by the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries) of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries having managerial responsibility for any
such property, desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company, and if such discontinuance or disposal is not
adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
(b) The Company shall maintain, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to
maintain, insurance with responsible carriers against such risks and in such
amounts, and with such deductibles,
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retentions, self-insured amounts and co-insurance provisions, as are
customarily carried by similar businesses of similar size.
SECTION 4.08. Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default; Tax Information.
(a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after
the close of each fiscal year an Officers' Certificate stating that a review of
the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been made under the
supervision of the signing officers with a view to determining whether the
Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this
Indenture and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such
certificate, that to the best of his knowledge the Company during such
preceding fiscal year has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and
every such covenant and no Default or Event of Default occurred during such
year and at the date of such certificate there is no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing or, if such signers do know of such
Default or Event of Default, the certificate shall describe its status with
particularity. The Officers' Certificate shall also notify the Trustee should
the Company elect to change the manner in which it fixes its fiscal year end.
Upon the qualifications of this Indenture under the TIA, such Officer's
Certificate shall comply with TIA Section 314(a)(4).
(b) So long as (and to the extent) not contrary to the then current
recommendations of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the
annual financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.10 shall be
accompanied by a written report of the Company's independent accountants (who
shall be a firm of established national reputation) that in conducting their
audit of such financial statements nothing has come to their attention that
would lead them to believe that the Company has violated any provisions of
Article 4 or 5 of this Indenture insofar as they relate to accounting matters
or, if any such violation has occurred, specifying the nature and period of
existence thereof, it being understood that such accountants shall not be
liable directly or indirectly to any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge
of any such violation.
(c) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, promptly upon any
Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default in the performance of
any covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Indenture, an Officers'
Certificate specifying the Default or Event of Default and describing its
status with particularity.
(d) The Company shall calculate and deliver to the Trustee all
original issue discount information to be reported by the Trustee to Holders as
required by law.
SECTION 4.09. Compliance with Laws.
The Company shall comply, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to
comply, with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and
restrictions of the United States of America, all states and municipalities
thereof, and of any governmental department, commission, board, regulatory
authority, bureau, agency and instrumentality of the foregoing, in respect of
the conduct of their respective businesses and the ownership of their
respective properties, except for such noncompliances as would not in the
aggregate have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results
of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
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SECTION 4.10. SEC Reports.
(a) The Company will file with the SEC all information, documents and
reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, whether or not the Company is subject to such filing
requirements so long as the SEC will accept such filings. The Company will
file with the Trustee within 15 days after it files them with the SEC, copies
of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or
copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and
regulations prescribe), without exhibits, which the Company files with the SEC
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Upon qualification of
this Indenture under the TIA, the Company shall also comply with the provisions
of TIA Section 314(a).
(b) Regardless of whether the Company is required to furnish such
reports to its stockholders pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company shall
cause its consolidated financial statements, comparable to that which would
have been required to appear in annual or quarterly reports, to be delivered to
the Trustee and the Holders. The Company will also make such reports available
to prospective purchasers of the Securities, securities analysts and broker-
dealers upon their request.
(c) For so long as any of the Securities remain outstanding the
Company will make available to any prospective purchaser of the Securities or
beneficial owner of the Securities in connection with any sale thereof the
information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act, until such
time as the Company has consummated the Registered Exchange Offer or until such
time as the holders thereof have disposed of such Securities pursuant to an
effective registration statement filed by the Company.
SECTION 4.11. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it
shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or
take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or
other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any
portion of the principal of and/or interest on the Securities as contemplated
herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may
affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture, and (to the extent
that it may lawfully do so) the Company hereby expressly waives all benefit or
advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or
impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will
suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had
been enacted.
SECTION 4.12. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, conduct any business or enter into any transaction or series
of transactions with or for the benefit of any of their Affiliates (each an
"Affiliate Transaction") but excluding Specified Affiliate Transactions, except
in good faith and on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that could have been obtained in a
comparable transaction on an arm's-length basis from a Person not an Affiliate
of the Company or such Subsidiary. All
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Affiliate Transactions (and each series of related Affiliate Transactions which
are similar or part of a common plan) involving aggregate payments or other
property with a fair market value in excess of $1,000,000 shall be approved by
the Board of Directors of the Company, such approval to be evidenced by a Board
Resolution stating that such Board of Directors has determined that such
transaction complies with the foregoing provisions. If the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company enters into an Affiliate Transaction (or a series of
related Affiliate Transactions related to a common plan) that involves an
aggregate fair market value of more than $10,000,000, the Company or such
Subsidiary shall, prior to the consummation thereof, obtain a favorable opinion
as to the fairness of such transaction or series of related transactions to the
Company or the relevant Subsidiary, as the case may be, from a financial point
of view, from an Independent Financial Advisor and file the same with the
Trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions set forth in this
Section 4.12 shall not apply to (i) transactions between the Company and any
Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries, (ii) any employee compensation arrangement
of the Company or any Subsidiary which has been approved by a majority of the
Company's disinterested directors and found in good faith by such directors to
be in the reasonable best interest of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the
case may be, or (iii) customary directors" fees, indemnification and similar
arrangements.
SECTION 4.13. Limitation on Conduct of Business.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
engage in the conduct of any business other than the Ice Business.
SECTION 4.14. Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting
Subsidiaries.
The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit or
suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the
ability of any Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions
on its Capital Stock; (b) make loans or advances or pay any Indebtedness or
other obligation owed to the Company or to any Subsidiary of the Company; or
(c) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or to any Subsidiary
of the Company (each such encumbrance or restriction in clause (a), (b), or (c)
a "Payment Restriction"), except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing
under or by reason of: (1) applicable law; (2) this Indenture; (3) customary
non-assignment provisions of any lease or license agreements or similar
agreements entered into the ordinary course of business of any Subsidiary of
the Company; (4) any instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness Incurred in
accordance with paragraph (b) of Section 4.04; provided that such encumbrance
or restriction is not, and will not be, applicable to any Person, or the
properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or
assets of the Person, becoming a Subsidiary of the Company; (5) agreements
existing on the Issue Date to the extent and in the manner such agreements are
in effect on the Issue Date; (6) any restriction or encumbrance contained in
contracts for the sale of assets to be consummated in accordance with this
Indenture solely in respect of the assets to be sold pursuant to such contract;
(7) any restrictions on the sale or other disposition or encumbrance of any
property securing Indebtedness as a result of a Permitted Lien on such
property; (8) any agreement relating to an acquisition of property, so long as
the encumbrances or restrictions in any such agreement relate solely to the
property so acquired and are not or were not
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created in anticipation of or in connection with the acquisition thereof; (9)
the Credit Facilities; or (10) any encumbrance or restriction contained in
Permitted Indebtedness or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to
Refinance the Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in
clauses (2), (4), (5) or (9) above (whether the Indebtedness Refinanced is
repaid in whole or in part); provided, that the provisions relating to such
encumbrance or restriction contained in any such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness are no less favorable to the Company or to the Holders in any
material respect in the reasonable and good faith judgment of the Board of
Directors of the Company than the provisions relating to such encumbrance or
restriction contained in agreements referred to in such clause (2), (4), (5) or
(9).
SECTION 4.15. Limitation on Liens.
The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume, affirm or
suffer to exist or become effective any Lien of any kind except for Permitted
Liens, upon any of their respective property or assets, whether owned on or
acquired after the Issue Date, or any income, profits or proceeds therefrom, to
secure (a) any Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary (if it is not
also a Subsidiary Guarantor), unless prior to, or contemporaneously therewith,
the Securities are equally and ratably secured, or (b) any Indebtedness of any
Subsidiary Guarantor, unless prior to, or contemporaneously therewith, the
Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor is equally and ratably
secured; provided, however, that if such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated
to the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantees, the Lien securing such
Indebtedness will be subordinated and junior to the Lien securing the
Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be, with the same
relative priority as such Indebtedness has with respect to the Securities or
the Subsidiary Guarantees. The foregoing covenant will not apply to any Lien
securing Acquired Indebtedness, provided that any such Lien extends only to the
property or assets that were subject to such Lien prior to the related
acquisition by the Company or such Subsidiary and was not created, incurred or
assumed in contemplation of such transaction.
SECTION 4.16. Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder of
Securities shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any
part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of such Holder's
Securities on a Business Day (the "Change of Control Payment Date") not more
than 60 nor less than 30 days following such Change of Control, pursuant to the
offer described below (the "Change of Control Offer") at an offer price in cash
equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon to the date of purchase (the "Change of Control Payment").
Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Trustee, at the written
direction of the Company, shall mail a notice to each Holder describing the
transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and the
Company's offer to repurchase Securities pursuant to the procedures required by
Section 3.08 and 4.16 and described in such notice. The Company shall comply
with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other
securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and
regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Securities
as a result of a Change of Control.
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(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the
extent lawful, (i) accept for payment all Securities or portions thereof
properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (ii) deposit with
the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of
all Securities or portions thereof so tendered and (iii) deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Trustee the Securities so accepted, together with an Officers'
Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities or portions
thereof being purchased by the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail
or otherwise deliver to each Holder of Securities so tendered the Change of
Control Payment for such Securities, and the Trustee shall promptly
authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder
a new Security equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the
Securities surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Security shall be
in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof. The Company
shall publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as
soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.
(c) The Change of Control provisions described above shall be
applicable whether or not any other provisions of this Indenture are
applicable.
(d) The Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control
Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control
Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the
requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control
Offer made by the Company and purchases all Securities validly tendered and not
withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.
SECTION 4.17. Asset Sales.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
engage in an Asset Sale unless (i) the Company or the Subsidiary, as the case
may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to
the fair market value (evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors of
the Company set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee) of
the assets or Properties issued or sold or otherwise disposed of and (ii) at
least 85% of the consideration therefor received by the Company or such
Subsidiary is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided that the amount
of (x) any liabilities (as shown on the Company's or such Subsidiary's most
recent balance sheet) of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than contingent
liabilities and liabilities that are Subordinated Indebtedness or otherwise by
their terms subordinated to the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantees) that
are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary
novation agreement that releases the Company or such Subsidiary from further
liability and (y) any notes or other obligations received by the Company or any
such Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such
Subsidiary into cash within 360 days of closing such Asset Sale (to the extent
of the cash received), shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this
provision.
Within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds from any
Asset Sale, the Company may (i) apply all or any of the Net Cash Proceeds
therefrom to repay Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) of the
Company or any Subsidiary, provided, in each case, that the related loan
commitment of any revolving credit facility or other borrowing (if any) is
thereby permanently reduced by the amount of such Indebtedness so repaid, or
(ii) invest all or any part of
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the Net Cash Proceeds thereof in properties and other capital assets that
replace the properties or other capital assets that were the subject of such
Asset Sale or in other properties or other capital assets that will be used in
the Ice Business. Pending the final application of any such Net Cash Proceeds,
the Company may temporarily reduce borrowings under any revolving credit
facility or otherwise invest such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner that is not
prohibited by this Indenture. Any Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale that
are not applied or invested as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph
will be deemed to constitute "Available Proceeds Amount." When the aggregate
Available Proceeds Amount exceeds $5,000,000, the Company shall make an offer
to purchase, from all Holders of the Securities and any then outstanding Pari
Passu Indebtedness required to be repurchased or repaid on a permanent basis in
connection with an Asset Sale, an aggregate principal amount of Securities and
any such Pari Passu Indebtedness equal to such Available Proceeds Amount as
follows:
(i) (A) The Company shall make an offer to purchase (an "Asset
Proceeds Offer") from all Holders of the Securities in accordance with
the procedures set forth in this Indenture the maximum principal amount
(expressed as a multiple of $1,000) of Securities that may be purchased
out of an amount (the "Payment Amount") equal to the product of such
Available Proceeds Amount multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the outstanding principal amount of the Securities and the
denominator of which is the sum of the outstanding principal amount of
the Securities and such Pari Passu Indebtedness, if any (subject to
proration in the event such amount is less than the aggregate Offered
Price (as defined in clause (ii) below) of all Securities tendered), and
(B) to the extent required by any such Pari Passu Indebtedness and
provided there is a permanent reduction in the principal amount of such
Pari Passu Indebtedness, the Company shall make an offer to purchase
such Pari Passu Indebtedness (a "Pari Passu Offer") in an amount (the
"Pari Passu Indebtedness Amount") equal to the excess of the Available
Proceeds Amount over the Payment Amount.
(ii) The offer price for the Securities shall be payable in
cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the
Securities tendered pursuant to an Asset Proceeds Offer, plus accrued
and unpaid interest, if any, to the date such Asset Proceeds Offer is
consummated (the "Offered Price"), in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this Indenture. To the extent that the aggregate Offered Price
of the Securities tendered pursuant to an Asset Proceeds Offer is less
than the Payment Amount relating thereto or the aggregate amount of the
Pari Passu Indebtedness that is purchased or repaid pursuant to the Pari
Passu Offer is less than the Pari Passu Indebtedness Amount (such
shortfall constituting an "Asset Proceeds Deficiency"), the Company may
use such Asset Proceeds Deficiency, or a portion thereof, for general
corporate purposes, subject to the limitations of Section 4.03.
(iii) If the aggregate Offered Price of Securities validly
tendered and not withdrawn by Holders thereof exceeds the Payment
Amount, Securities to be purchased will be selected on a pro rata basis.
Upon completion of such Net Proceeds Offer and Pari Passu Offer, the
amount of Available Proceeds Amount shall be reset to zero.
The Company shall not permit any Subsidiary to enter into or suffer to
exist any agreement (excluding Permitted Liens) that would place any
restriction of any kind (other than pursuant to law or regulation) on the
ability of the Company to make an Asset Proceeds Offer following any Asset
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Sale. The Company will comply with Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any
other securities laws and regulations thereunder, if applicable, in the event
that an Asset Sale occurs and the Company is required to purchase Securities as
described above.
Any amounts remaining after the purchase of Securities pursuant to an
Asset Sale Offer shall be returned by the Trustee to the Company.
SECTION 4.18. Limitation on Issuances and Sales of Capital Stock of
Subsidiaries.
The Company shall not cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue
or sell any Capital Stock (other than to the Company or to a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of the Company) or permit any Person (other than the Company or a
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company) to own or hold any Capital Stock of any
Subsidiary of the Company or any Lien or security interest therein; provided,
however, that this Section 4.18 shall not prohibit (i) Permitted Liens or (ii)
the disposition (by sale, merger or otherwise) of all of the Capital Stock of a
Subsidiary provided any Net Cash Proceeds therefrom are applied in accordance
with Section 4.17.
SECTION 4.19. Limitation on Status as Investment Company.
The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to,
register as an "investment company" (as that term is defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended), or otherwise become subject to regulation
under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 4.20 Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
enter into any sale and leaseback transaction; provided that the Company or any
Subsidiary, as applicable, may enter into a sale and leaseback transaction if
(i) the Company could have (a) incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to the
Attributable Indebtedness relating to such sale and leaseback transaction
pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in
clause (b) of Section 4.04 and (b) incurred a Lien to secure such Indebtedness
pursuant to the covenant described above under Section 4.15, (ii) the gross
cash proceeds of such sale and leaseback transaction are at least equal to the
fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
Company and set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee) of
the property that is the subject of such sale and leaseback transaction and
(iii) the transfer of assets in such sale and leaseback transaction is
permitted by, and the Company applies the proceeds of such transaction in
compliance with, the covenant described under Section 4.17.
SECTION 4.21 Additional Subsidiary Guarantees.
If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries transfers or causes to be
transferred, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, any
property to any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, or if the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall organize, acquire or otherwise invest
in another Subsidiary having total assets with a book value in excess of
$250,000, then such transferee or acquired or other Subsidiary shall (i)
execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall fully
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and unconditionally guarantee all of the Company's obligations under the
Securities and the Indenture on the terms set forth in the Indenture and (ii)
deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel that such supplemental indenture
has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary and
constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such
Subsidiary. Thereafter, such Subsidiary shall be a Subsidiary Guarantor for
all purposes of the Indenture.
ARTICLE FIVE
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
SECTION 5.01. Mergers, Consolidations and Sale of Assets.
(a) The Company shall not, in a single transaction or series of
related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell,
assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially
all of the Company's assets (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company
and the Company's Subsidiaries) whether as an entirety or substantially as an
entirety to any Person unless: (i) either (1) the Company shall be the
surviving or continuing corporation or (2) the Person (if other than the
Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or
the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or
other disposition the properties and assets of the Company and of the Company's
Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety (the "Surviving Entity") (x) shall be
a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United
States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (y) shall expressly
assume, by supplemental indenture (in form and substance satisfactory to the
Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment
of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on all of the Securities
and the performance of every covenant of the Securities, this Indenture and the
Registration Rights Agreement on the part of the Company to be performed or
observed; (ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and, if
applicable, the assumption contemplated by clause (i)(2)(y) above (including
giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness Incurred or
anticipated to be Incurred in connection with or in respect of such
transaction), the Company or such Surviving Entity, as the case may be, (1)
shall have a Consolidated Net Worth equal to or greater than the Consolidated
Net Worth of the Company immediately prior to such transaction and (2) shall be
able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to paragraph
(b) of Section 4.04 hereof; provided that in determining the Consolidated Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company or such Surviving Entity, as the case may
be, such ratio shall be calculated as if the transaction (including the
Incurrence of any Indebtedness or Acquired Indebtedness) took place on the
first day of the Four Quarter Period; (iii) immediately before and immediately
after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by
clause (i)(2)(y) above (including, without limitation, giving effect to any
Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred
and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction) no
Default and no Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing; and (iv)
the Company or the Surviving Entity shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such
consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other
disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with
such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the applicable
provisions of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent in this
Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
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(b) Upon any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, lease or
transfer in accordance with the foregoing, the successor Person formed by such
consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance,
lease or transfer is made will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may
exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the
same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company therein, and
thereafter (except in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer, lease,
conveyance or other disposition) the predecessor corporation will be relieved
of all further obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the
Securities.
(c) Each Subsidiary Guarantor (other than any Subsidiary Guarantor
whose Subsidiary Guarantee is to be released in accordance with the terms of
the Guarantee and this Indenture in connection with any transaction complying
with the provisions of Section 4.17) will not, and the Company will not cause
or permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, consolidate with or merge with or into
any Person or sell, assign, transfer, care, convey or otherwise dispose of all
or substantially all of its assets, other than the Company or any other
Subsidiary Guarantor unless: (i) the entity formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than the Subsidiary Guarantor), or to which
such disposition shall have been made, is a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of
Columbia; (ii) such entity assumes by supplemental indenture all of the
obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor on the Subsidiary Guarantee; (iii)
immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and (iv) immediately after
giving effect to such transaction and the use of any net proceeds therefrom on
a pro forma basis, the Company could satisfy the provisions of clause (a)(ii)
of this Section 5.01. Any merger or consolidation of a Subsidiary Guarantor
with and into the Company (with the Company being the surviving entity) or
another Subsidiary Guarantor need only comply with clause (a)(iv) of this
Section 5.01.
ARTICLE SIX
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default.
An "Event of Default" occurs if:
(1) the Company fails to pay interest on any Security when the
same becomes due and payable and such failure continues for a period of
30 days; or
(2) the Company fails to pay the principal of or premium on
any Security, when such principal or premium becomes due and payable,
whether at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise (including the failure
to make a payment to purchase securities properly tendered pursuant to a
Change of Control Offer or an Asset Proceeds Offer); or
(3) the Company defaults in the observance or performance of
any other covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or any
Security Document which default continues for a period of 30 days after
the Company receives written notice specifying the default from the
Trustee or from Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of
outstanding Securities (except in the case of a default
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with respect to Section 5.01 hereof, which will constitute an Event of
Default with notice but without passage of time); or
(4) the Company defaults under any mortgage, indenture or
instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be
secured or evidenced any Indebtedness of the Company or of any
Subsidiary of the Company (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company) which default (a) is caused by
a failure to pay principal of, interest or premium, if any, on such
Indebtedness after any applicable grace period provided in such
Indebtedness on the date of such default (a "payment default"), or (b)
results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express
maturity and, in each case, the principal amount of any such
Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such
Indebtedness under which there has been a payment default or the
maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $2,500,000; or
(5) one or more judgments in an aggregate amount in excess of
$1,000,000 (which are not covered by third-party insurance as to which a
financially sound insurer has not disclaimed coverage) being rendered
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and such judgments remain
undischarged, or unstayed or unsatisfied for a period of 60 days after
such judgment or judgments become final and non-appealable; or
(6) the Company or any of its Subsidiary Guarantors or
Significant Subsidiaries (A) admits in writing its inability to pay its
debts generally as they become due, (B) commences a voluntary case or
proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law with respect to itself, (C) consents
to the entry of a judgment, decree or order for relief against it in an
involuntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, (D) consents to
the appointment of a Custodian of it or for substantially all of its
property, (E) consents to or acquiesces in the institution of a
bankruptcy or an insolvency proceeding against it, (F) makes a general
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (G) takes any corporate
action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing;
(7) a court of competent jurisdiction enters a judgment,
decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy
Law, which shall (A) approve as properly filed a petition seeking
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition in respect of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) appoint a Custodian of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or for substantially all of its
property or (C) order the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and
such judgment, decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a
period of 60 consecutive days; or
(8) any of the Subsidiary Guarantees ceases to be in full
force and effect, or any of the Subsidiary Guarantees is declared to be
null and void and unenforceable or any of the Subsidiary Guarantees is
found to be invalid or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors denies its
liability under its Subsidiary Guarantee (other than by reason of
release of a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture).
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The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of any Default
actually known to it, give to the Holders notice of such Default; provided
that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of principal of or
interest on any of the Securities, 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 and/or Responsible Officers, of
the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in
the interest of the Holders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default specified in
Section 6.01(4) shall have occurred and be continuing, such Event of Default
and any consequential acceleration shall be automatically rescinded if the
Indebtedness that is the subject of such Event of Default has been repaid, or
if the default relating to such Indebtedness is waived or cured and if such
Indebtedness has been accelerated, the holders thereof have rescinded their
declaration of acceleration in respect of such Indebtedness (provided, in each
case, that such repayment, waiver, cure or rescission is effected within a
period of 10 days from the continuation of such default beyond the applicable
grace period or the occurrence of such acceleration).
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in
clauses (6) or (7) above with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing,
then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in
aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may declare the
unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all
the Securities then outstanding to be due and payable, by a notice in writing
to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by Holders) and upon such
declaration such principal amount, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid
interest will become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default with
respect to the Company specified in clauses (6) or (7) above occurs, all unpaid
principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the
Securities then outstanding will ipso facto become due and payable without any
declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. The Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding by notice
to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if (i) all
existing Events of Default, other than the non-payment of the principal and
premium, if any, and interest of the Securities which has become due solely by
such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived and (ii) the
rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of
competent jurisdiction.
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue
any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment
of principal of or interest on the Securities or to enforce the performance of
any provision of the Securities or this Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of
the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or
omission by the Trustee or any Security holder in exercising any right or
remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy
or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy
is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the
extent permitted by law.
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SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.
Subject to Sections 2.09, 6.02, 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of not less
than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities by notice to
the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its
consequences, except a Default in the payment of principal of or interest on
any Security as specified in clauses (1) and (2) of Section 6.01. The Company
shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that the
requisite percentage of Holders have consented to such waiver and attaching
copies of such consents. When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is
cured and ceases.
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority.
Subject to Section 2.09, the Holders of not less than a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding Securities may 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 it. Subject to Section 7.01,
however, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with any
law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to
the rights of another Security holder, or that may involve the Trustee in
personal liability; provided that the Trustee may take any other action deemed
proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.
In the event the Trustee takes any action or follows any direction
pursuant to this Indenture or any Security Document, the Trustee shall be
entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against
any loss or expense caused by taking such action or following such direction.
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits.
Subject to Section 6.07 below, a Security holder may not pursue any
remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Securities unless:
(1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default;
(2) the Holder or Holders of at least 25% in principal amount
of the outstanding Securities make a written request to the Trustee to
pursue the remedy;
(3) such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to
the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee
against any loss, liability or expense;
(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60
days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the
provision of indemnity; and
(5) during such 60-day period the Holder or Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities do not give
the Trustee a direction which, in the opinion of the Trustee, is
inconsistent with the request.
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A Security holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of
another Security holder or to obtain a preference or priority over such other
Security holder.
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any
Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on a Security, on or
after the respective due dates expressed in such Security, or to bring suit for
the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall
not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.
SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default in payment of principal or interest specified in
clause (1) or (2) of Section 6.01 occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may
recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the
Company or any other obligor on the Securities for the whole amount of
principal and accrued interest and fees remaining unpaid, together with
interest on overdue principal, in each case at the rate per annum borne by the
Securities and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs
and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents
as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee
(including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements
and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Security holders
allowed in any judicial proceedings relating to the Company or the Subsidiary
Guarantors, its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered
to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on
any such claims and to distribute the same, and any Custodian in any such
judicial proceedings is hereby authorized by each Security holder to make such
payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the
making of such payments directly to the Security holders, to pay to the Trustee
any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements
and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due
the Trustee under Section 7.07. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to
authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf
of any Security holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to
authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Security holder in
any such proceeding.
SECTION 6.10. Priorities.
If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article
Six, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:
First: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07;
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Second: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities
for principal and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of
any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities for
principal and interest, respectively; and
Third: to the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors, as their
respective interests may appear.
The Trustee, upon prior notice to the Company, may fix a record date and
payment date for any payment to Security holders pursuant to this Section 6.10.
SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by
it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party
litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the
court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys" fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to
the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.
This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder
pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by a Holder or Holders of more than 10% in
principal amount of the outstanding Securities.
SECTION 6.12 Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce
any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been
discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to
the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every case, subject to any
determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders
shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions
hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders
shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
ARTICLE SEVEN
TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee.
(a) If an Event of Default actually known to the Trustee has occurred
and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers
vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in
their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. The Trustee will be
under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under this
Indenture at the request of any of the holders of Securities, unless they shall
have offered and, if requested, provided to the Trustee security and indemnity
satisfactory to it.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default actually
known to the Trustee:
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(1) The Trustee need perform only those duties as are
specifically set forth herein and no others and no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee.
(2) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness
of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions and
such other documents delivered to it and conforming to the requirements
of this Indenture. However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates
and opinions to determine whether or not they conform, on their face, to
the requirements of this Indenture.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(1) This paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b)
of this Section 7.01.
(2) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment
made in good faith by a Trust Officer, unless it is proved that the
Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
(3) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action
it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction
received by it pursuant to Section 6.05.
(d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder or to take or omit to take any
action under this Indenture or take any action at the request or direction of
Holders if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of
such funds is not assured to it or it does not receive security or indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against such risk,
liability, loss, fee or expense which might be incurred by it in compliance
with such request or direction.
(e) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the
Trustee is subject to this Section 7.01.
(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money
received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company or
any Subsidiary Guarantor. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be
segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee.
Subject to Section 7.01:
(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely on any document believed
by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in
the document.
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(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may
require an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall
conform to the provisions of Section 11.05. The Trustee shall not be
liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in
reliance on such certificate or opinion.
(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and
shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent
(other than an agent who is an employee of the Trustee) appointed with
due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or
omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be
authorized or within its rights or powers.
(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice or
opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete
authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action
taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any
of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request,
order or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to the provisions of
this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered and, if
requested, provided to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity
against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred
therein or thereby.
(g) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture,
any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company or any
Subsidiary Guarantor shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the
Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor.
(h) Except with respect to Section 4.01 and 4.08 hereof, the
Trustee shall have no duty to inquire as to the performance of the
Company's covenants in Article 4 hereof. In addition, the Trustee shall
not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default
except (i) any event of Default occurring pursuant to Sections 6.01(1)
and 6.01(2) hereof or (ii) any Default or Event of Default of which the
Trustee shall have received written notification or obtained actual
knowledge.
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner
or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company, its
Subsidiaries, or their respective Affiliates with the same rights it would have
if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However,
the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.
SECTION 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer.
The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as
to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture, the Securities or the Subsidiary
Guarantees, it shall not be accountable for the Company's use of the proceeds
from the Securities, it shall not be responsible for the use or
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application of any money by a Paying Agent other than the Trustee and it shall
not be responsible for any statement of the Company in this Indenture or any
document issued in connection with the sale of Securities or any statement in
the Securities other than the Trustee's certificate of authentication. The
Trustee makes no representations with respect to the effectiveness or adequacy
of this Indenture or the validity or perfection, if any, of Liens granted under
this Indenture. The Trustee shall not be responsible for independently
ascertaining or maintaining such validity or perfection, if any, and shall be
fully protected in relying upon certificates and opinions delivered to it in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Default.
If a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the
Trustee receives actual notice of such event, the Trustee shall mail to each
Security holder, as their names and addresses appear on the Security holder
list described in Section 2.05, notice of the uncured Default or Event of
Default within 90 days after the Trustee receives such notice. Except in the
case of a Default or an Event of Default in payment of principal of, or
interest on, any Security, including the failure to make any payment due on (i)
the Change of Control Payment Date pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or
(ii) the Purchase Date pursuant to a Purchase Offer, the Trustee may withhold
the notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee,
or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers, of the Trustee
in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the
Security holders.
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
This Section 7.06 shall not be operative as a part of this Indenture
until this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, and, until such qualification,
this Indenture shall be construed as if this Section 7.06 were not contained
herein.
Within 60 days after each April 15 beginning with April 15, 1998, the
Trustee shall, to the extent that any of the events described in TIA Section
313(a) occurred within the previous twelve months, but not otherwise, mail to
each Security holder a brief report dated as of such April 15 that complies
with TIA Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA Section
313(b), 313(c) and 313(d).
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Security holders
shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each securities
exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed.
The Company shall notify the Trustee if the Securities become listed on
any securities exchange or of any delisting thereof.
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.
The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable
compensation for its services hereunder (which shall be agreed to from time to
time by the Company and the Trustee). The Trustee's compensation shall not be
limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The
Company shall promptly reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable
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disbursements, expenses and advances (including reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel) incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its
services, except any such disbursements, expenses and advances as may be
attributable to the Trustee's negligence or bad faith. Such expenses shall
include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the
Trustee's agents, accountants, experts and counsel and any taxes or other
expenses incurred by a trust created pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof.
The Company shall indemnify the Trustee and each predecessor trustee
for, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, claim, damage or
expense incurred by the Trustee without negligence or willful misconduct on its
part arising out of or in connection with the administration of this trust and
its duties under this Indenture, including the reasonable expenses and
attorneys" fees of defending itself against any claim of liability arising
hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim asserted
against the Trustee for which it may seek indemnity. However, the failure by
the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its
obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee
shall cooperate in the defense (and may employ its own counsel) at the
Company's expense. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify
against any loss or liability incurred by the Trustee as a result of the
violation of this Indenture by the Trustee if such violation arose from the
Trustee's negligence or bad faith.
To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the
Trustee shall have a senior claim prior to the Securities against all money or
property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of
Default specified in clause (6) or (7) of Section 6.01 occurs, the expenses
(including the reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) and the
compensation for the services shall be preferred over the status of the Holders
in a proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law and are intended to constitute
expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law. The Company's obligations
under this Section 7.07 and any claim arising hereunder shall survive the
resignation or removal of any Trustee, the discharge of the Company's
obligations pursuant to Article Eight and any rejection or termination under
any Bankruptcy Law.
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Company in
writing. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Company and the Trustee
in writing and may appoint a successor trustee with the Company's consent. The
Company may remove the Trustee if:
(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent;
(3) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the
Trustee or its property; or
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(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the
office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall notify each Holder of such
event and shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after
the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Securities may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the
successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after
that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer, after payment of all sums then owing
to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07, all property held by it as Trustee to
the successor Trustee, subject to its rights under Section 7.07, the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the
successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee
under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession
to each Security holder.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the
retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or
the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor Trustee.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Security holder
may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee
and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section
7.08, the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the
benefit of the retiring Trustee.
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers
all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another Person,
the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further act
shall, if such resulting, surviving or transferee Person is otherwise eligible
hereunder, be the successor Trustee.
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirement
of TIA Sections 310(a)(1) and 310(a)(5). The Trustee and/or its ultimate parent
entity shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 as
set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. The Trustee
shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $150,000 as set forth in
its most recent published annual report of condition. The Trustee shall comply
with TIA Section 310(b); provided, however, that there shall be excluded from
the operation of TIA Section 310(b)(1) any indenture or indentures under which
other securities, or certificates of interest or participation in other
securities, of the Company are outstanding, if the requirements for such
exclusion set forth in TIA Section 310(b)(1) are met.
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SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
The Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee hereunder shall comply with TIA
Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA Section
311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA
Section 311(a) to the extent indicated.
ARTICLE EIGHT
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
SECTION 8.01. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
(a) The Company may, at its option by Board Resolution, at any time,
with respect to the Securities, elect to have either paragraph (b) or paragraph
(c) below be applied to the outstanding Securities upon compliance with the
conditions set forth in paragraph (d).
(b) Upon the Company's exercise under paragraph (a) of the option
applicable to this paragraph (b), the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors
shall be deemed to have been released and discharged from their respective
obligations with respect to the outstanding Securities and the Subsidiary
Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied
(hereinafter, "Legal Defeasance"). For this purpose, such Legal Defeasance
means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire
indebtedness represented by the outstanding Securities, which shall thereafter
be deemed to be "outstanding" only for the purposes of the Sections and matters
under this Indenture referred to in (i) and (ii) below, and to have satisfied
all their respective obligations under such Securities, the Subsidiary
Guarantees and this Indenture, except for the following which shall survive
until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (i) the rights of Holders
of outstanding Securities to receive solely from the trust fund described in
paragraph (d) below and as more fully set forth in such paragraph, payments in
respect of the principal of and interest on such Securities when such payments
are due and (ii) obligations listed in Section 8.03, subject to compliance with
this Section 8.01. The Company may exercise its option under this paragraph
(b) notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under paragraph (c) below
with respect to the Securities.
(c) Upon the Company's exercise under paragraph (a) of the option
applicable to this paragraph (c), the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors
shall be released and discharged from their respective obligations under any
covenant contained in Article 5 and in Sections 4.03 through 4.22 with respect
to the outstanding Securities on and after the date the conditions set forth
below are satisfied (hereinafter, "Covenant Defeasance"), and the Securities
shall thereafter be deemed to be not "outstanding" for the purpose of any
direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the
consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall
continue to be deemed "outstanding" for all other purposes hereunder. For this
purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding
Securities, the Company and any Subsidiary Guarantor may omit to comply with
and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set
forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any
reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference
in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and
such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default
under Section 6.01(3), nor shall any event referred to in Section 6.01(4) or
(5) thereafter constitute
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a Default or an Event of Default thereunder but, except as specified above, the
remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.
(d) The following shall be the conditions to application of either
paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) above to the outstanding Securities:
(1) The Company shall have irrevocably deposited or caused to
be deposited, in trust, with the Trustee, for the benefit of the
Holders, U.S. Legal Tender or direct non-callable obligations of, or
non-callable obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America for
the payment of which obligation or guarantee the full faith and credit
of the United States of America is pledged ("U.S. Government
Obligations") maturing as to principal and interest in such amounts and
at such times as are sufficient, without consideration of the
reinvestment of such interest and after payment of all Federal, state
and local taxes or other charges or assessments in respect thereof
payable by the Trustee, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm
of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification
thereof (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee)
delivered to the Trustee, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on all the outstanding Securities on the dates on which any
such payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture and of the Securities (whether at stated maturity or on the
applicable redemption date);
(2) Such deposits shall not cause the Trustee to have a
conflicting interest as defined in and for purposes of the TIA;
(3) The Trustee shall have received Officers' Certificates
stating that no Default or Event of Default or event which with notice
or lapse of time or both would become a Default or an Event of Default
with respect to the Securities shall have occurred and be continuing on
the date of such deposit or, insofar as Section 6.01(6) or (7) is
concerned, at any time during the period ending on the 91st day after
the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall
not be deemed satisfied until the expiration of such period);
(4) The Trustee shall have received Officers' Certificates
stating that such deposit will not result in a Default under this
Indenture or a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under,
any other material instrument or agreement to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or its property is bound;
(5) (i) In the event the Company elects paragraph (b) hereof,
the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the
United States, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee to the effect that (A) the Company has received from, or there
has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B)
since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable federal
income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon
such Opinion of Counsel shall state that Holders of the Securities will
not recognize income gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a
result of such deposit and the defeasance contemplated hereby and will
be subject to Federal
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income taxes in the same manner and at the same times as would have been
the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred, or (ii) in the
event the Company elects paragraph (c) hereof, the Company shall deliver
to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, to the effect that
Holders of the Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for
Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and the
defeasance contemplated hereby and will be subject to Federal income tax
in the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as
would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not
occurred;
(6) The deposit shall not result in the Company, the Trustee
or the trust becoming or being deemed to be an "investment company"
under the Investment Company Act of 1940;
(7) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officer's Certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Trustee, stating that the deposit under clause (1) was not made by
the Company or any Subsidiary with the intent of defeating, hindering,
delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company or any
Subsidiary or others;
(8) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion
of Counsel, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee, to the effect that, (A) the trust funds will not be subject to
any rights of holders of Indebtedness, including, without limitation,
those rights arising under this Indenture, and (B) the 91st day
following the deposit after the trust funds will not be subject to any
applicable Bankruptcy Law; provided, however, that if a court were to
rule under any such law in any case or proceeding that the trust funds
remained property of the Company, no opinion needs to be given as to the
effect of such laws on the trust funds except the following: (A)
assuming such trust funds remained in the Trustee's possession prior to
such court ruling to the extent not paid to Holders of Securities, the
Trustee will hold, for the benefit of the Holders of Securities, a valid
and enforceable security interest in such trust funds that is not
avoidable in bankruptcy or otherwise, subject only to principles of
equitable subordination, (B) the Holders of Securities will be entitled
to receive adequate protection of their interests in such trust funds if
such trust funds are used, and (C) no property, rights in property or
other interests granted to the Trustee or the Holders of Securities in
exchange for or with respect to any of such funds will be subject to any
prior rights of any other person, subject only to prior Liens granted
under Section 364 of Title 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (or any
section of any other Bankruptcy Law having the same effect), but still
subject to the foregoing clause (B); and
(9) The Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions
precedent specified herein relating to the defeasance contemplated by
this Section 8.01 have been complied with.
In the event all or any portion of the Securities are to be redeemed
through such irrevocable trust, the Company must make arrangements satisfactory
to the Trustee, at the time of such deposit, for the giving of the notice of
such redemption or redemptions by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of
the Company.
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SECTION 8.02. Satisfaction and Discharge.
This Indenture shall upon the request of the Company cease to be of
further effect (except as provided in Section 8.03) and the Trustee, at the
expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture when
(a) either
(i) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered
(other than (A) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and
which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.07 and (B)
Securities for whose payment money has been deposited in trust with the
Trustee or any Paying Agent and thereafter paid to the Company or
discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation; or
(ii) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation
(A) have become due and payable, or
(B) will become due and payable at their maturity
within one year, or
(C) are to be called for redemption within one year
under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of
notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the
expense, of the Company,
and the Company, in the case of clause (A), (B) or (C) above, has
irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as
trust funds in trust for such purpose money or U.S. Government
Obligations in an amount sufficient (as certified by an independent
public accountant designated by the Company) to pay and discharge the
entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any) and
interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which
have become due and payable) or the stated maturity or Redemption Date,
as the case may be;
(b) the Company has paid or caused to paid all other sums then
due and payable hereunder by the Company;
(c) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the
Securities shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such
deposit and after giving effect to such deposit; and
(d) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions
precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge
of this Indenture have been complied with.
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SECTION 8.03. Survival of Certain Obligations.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and of
the Securities referred to in Section 8.01 or 8.02, the respective obligations
of the Company and the Trustee under Sections 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06,
2.07, 2.08. 2.10, 2.12, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07(a), 4.02,
6.07, Article Seven, Sections 8.04, 8.05, 8.06 and 8.07 shall survive until the
Securities are no longer outstanding, and thereafter the obligations of the
Company and the Trustee under Sections 7.07, 8.04, 8.05, 8.06 and 8.07 shall
survive. Nothing contained in this Article Eight shall abrogate any of the
obligations or duties of the Trustee under this Indenture.
SECTION 8.04. Acknowledgment of Discharge by Trustee.
Subject to Section 8.07, after (i) the conditions of Section 8.01 or
8.02 have been satisfied, (ii) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all
other sums payable hereunder by the Company and (iii) the Company has delivered
to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating
that all conditions precedent referred to in clause (i) above relating to the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with, the
Trustee upon written request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the
Company's obligations under this Indenture except for those surviving
obligations specified in Section 8.03.
SECTION 8.05. Application of Trust Assets.
The Trustee shall hold any U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government
Obligations deposited with it pursuant to this Article Eight in the irrevocable
trust established pursuant to Section 8.01 or 8.02. The Trustee shall apply
the deposited U.S. Legal Tender or the U.S. Government Obligations, together
with earnings thereon, either directly or through the Paying Agent, in
accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on
the Securities. The U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations so held
in trust and deposited with the Trustee in compliance with Section 8.01 or 8.02
shall not be part of the trust estate under this Indenture, but shall
constitute a separate trust fund for the benefit of all Holders entitled
thereto.
SECTION 8.06. Repayment to the Company or Subsidiary Guarantors; Unclaimed
Money.
Subject to Sections 7.07 and 8.01, the Trustee shall promptly pay to the
Company, or if deposited with the Trustee by any Subsidiary Guarantor, to such
Subsidiary Guarantor, upon receipt by the Trustee of an Officers' Certificate,
any excess money, determined in accordance with Section 8.01, held by it at any
time. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company or any
Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, upon receipt by the Trustee or the
Paying Agent, as the case may be, of an Officers' Certificate, any money held
by it for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest that remains
unclaimed for one year after payment to the Holders is required; provided,
however, that the Trustee and the Paying Agent before being required to make
any payment may, but need not, at the expense of the Company cause to be
published once in a newspaper of general circulation in The City of New York or
mail to each Holder entitled to such money notice that such money remains
unclaimed and that after a date specified therein, which shall be at least 30
days from the date of such publication or mailing, any unclaimed balance of
such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. After payment to the
Company of any
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Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, Security holders entitled to money
must look solely to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an
applicable abandoned property law designates another person, and all liability
of the Trustee or Paying Agent with respect to such money shall thereupon
cease.
SECTION 8.07. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S.
Government Obligations in accordance with this Indenture by reason of any legal
proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental
authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application,
then and only then the Company's and each Subsidiary Guarantor's, if any,
obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and
reinstated as though no deposit had been made pursuant to this Indenture until
such time as the Trustee is permitted to apply all such money or U.S.
Government Obligations in accordance with this Indenture provided, however,
that if the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors, as the case may be, have made
any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities
because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company or the Subsidiary
Guarantors, as the case may be, shall be, subrogated to the rights of the
holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money or U.S.
Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE NINE
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders.
The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, when authorized by a Board
Resolution, and the Trustee, together, may amend or supplement this Indenture
or the Securities without notice to or consent of any Securityholder:
(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(2) to evidence the succession in accordance with Article V
hereof of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such
successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities;
(3) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or
in place of certificated Securities;
(4) to make any other change that does not materially
adversely affect the rights of any Securityholders hereunder; or
(5) to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection
with the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA; or
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(6) to add or release any Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the
terms of this Indenture; or
(7) to evidence and provide for the acceptance or appointment
hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
provided that the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel
and an Officers' Certificate, each stating that such amendment or supplement
complies with the provisions of this Section 9.01.
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders.
Subject to Section 6.07, the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, when
authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, together, with the written
consent of the Holder or Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the outstanding Securities, may amend or supplement this Indenture,
or the Securities, without notice to any other Securityholders. Subject to
Section 6.07, the Holder or Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the outstanding Securities may waive compliance by the Company with any
provision of this Indenture, or the Securities without notice to any other
Securityholder. Without the consent of each Securityholder affected hereby,
however, no amendment, supplement or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to
Section 6.04, may:
(1) reduce the principal amount of Securities whose Holders
must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver of any provision of
this Indenture, the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantees;
(2) reduce the rate or change the time for payment of
interest, including default interest, on any Security;
(3) reduce the principal amount of any Security;
(4) change the Maturity Date of any Security, or change the
date on which any Securities may be subject to redemption or repurchase
or reduce the redemption price or repurchase price therefor;
(5) make any change in provisions of this Indenture protecting
the right of each Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest
on such Security on or after the due date thereof or to bring suit to
enforce such payment, or permitting Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Securities to waive Defaults or Events of Default;
(6) make any changes in Section 6.04, 6.07 or this Section
9.02;
(7) make the principal of, or the interest on any Security
payable in money other than as provided for in this Indenture, the
Securities and the Guarantees as in effect on the date hereof;
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(8) affect the ranking of the Securities or the Guarantees, in
each case in a manner adverse to the Holders;
(9) amend, modify or change the obligation of the Company to
make or consummate a Change of Control Offer, a Purchase Offer or waive
any default in the performance thereof or modify any of the provisions
or definitions with respect to any such offers; or
(10) release any Subsidiary Guarantor from any of its
obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee or the Indenture otherwise
than in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this
Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or
waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance
thereof.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes
effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice
briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the
Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any
way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with TIA.
From the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, every
amendment, waiver or supplement of this Indenture or the Securities shall
comply with the TIA as then in effect.
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents.
Until an amendment, waiver or supplement becomes effective, a consent to
it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent
Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as
the consenting Holder's Security, even if notation of the consent is not made
on any Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the
consent as to his Security or portion of his Security by notice to the Trustee
or the Company received before the date on which the Trustee receives an
Officers' Certificate certifying that the Holders of the requisite principal
amount of Securities have consented (and not theretofore revoked such consent)
to the amendment, supplement or waiver.
The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for
the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment,
supplement or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the last
sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, those persons who were Holders
at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those persons,
shall be entitled to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such
persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall
be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date.
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After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall
bind every Securityholder, unless it makes a change described in any of clauses
(1) through (10) of Section 9.02, in which case, the amendment, supplement or
waiver shall bind only each Holder of a Security who has consented to it and
every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences
the same debt as the consenting Holder's Security.
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities.
If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security,
the Trustee may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the
Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security about
the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company
or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Security shall
issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the
changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new
security shall not affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
SECTION 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc.
The Trustee shall execute any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized
pursuant to this Article Nine provided that the Trustee may, but shall not be
obligated to, execute any such amendment, supplement or waiver which affects
the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture. The
Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying
upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers' Certificate each stating that the
execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this
Article Nine is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and constituted the
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance
with its terms. Such Opinion of Counsel shall be at the expense of the
Company, and the Trustee shall have a lien under Section 7.07 for any such
expense.
ARTICLE TEN
GUARANTEE
SECTION 10.01. Unconditional Guarantee.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby unconditionally, jointly and severally,
guarantees (such guarantee to be referred to herein as the "Subsidiary
Guarantee") to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, the Securities or
the Obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that: (i) the
principal of and interest on the Securities will be promptly paid in full when
due, subject to any applicable grace period, whether at maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise and interest on the overdue principal, if any, and
interest on any interest, to the extent lawful, of the Securities and all other
Obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or
thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof; and (ii) in case of any extension of time of
payment or renewal of any Securities or of any such other obligations, the same
will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the
terms of the extension or renewal, subject to any applicable grace period,
whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
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otherwise, subject, however, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, to the
limitations set forth in Section 10.03. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby
agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of
the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Securities or this Indenture,
the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any
Holder of the Securities with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the
recovery of any judgment against the Company, and action to enforce the same or
any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable
discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby waives
diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the
event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a
proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands
whatsoever and covenants that this Subsidiary Guarantee will not be discharged
except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Securities,
this Indenture and in this Subsidiary Guarantee. If any Security holder or the
Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, any
Subsidiary Guarantor, or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar
official acting in relation to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, any
amount paid by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Trustee or such
Security holder, the Subsidiary Guarantees, to the extent theretofore
discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Each Subsidiary
Guarantor further agrees that, as between each Subsidiary Guarantor, on the one
hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of
the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Six
for the purposes of the Subsidiary Guarantees, notwithstanding any stay,
injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the
obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any acceleration of such
obligations as provided in Article Six, such obligations (whether or not due
and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by each Subsidiary
Guarantor for the purpose of the Subsidiary Guarantees. A Subsidiary Guarantee
shall not become valid or obligatory for any purpose with respect to a Security
unless the certificate of authentication on such Security shall have been
signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
SECTION 10.02. Severability.
In case any provision of the Subsidiary Guarantees shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION 10.03. Limitation of Subsidiary Guarantor's Liability.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor and by its acceptance hereof each Holder
hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the guarantee
by such Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to its Subsidiary Guarantee not
constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of the Bankruptcy
Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act
or any similar Federal or state law. To effectuate the foregoing intention,
the Holders and such Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the
obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under the Subsidiary Guarantee shall
be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other
contingent and fixed liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor and after giving
effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other
Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Subsidiary
Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee or pursuant to
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Section 10.05, result in the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under the
Subsidiary Guarantee not constituting such fraudulent transfer or conveyance
under federal or state law.
SECTION 10.04. Subsidiary Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain
Terms.
(a) Nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities
shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Subsidiary Guarantor with or
into the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor or shall prevent any sale of
assets or conveyance of the property of a Subsidiary Guarantor as an entirety
or substantially as an entirety, to the Company or another Subsidiary
Guarantor. Upon any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, the
Subsidiary Guarantee given by such Subsidiary Guarantor shall no longer have
any force or effect.
(b) Except as set forth in Article Four, Article Five hereof and
Section 10.04(c), nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the
Securities shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Subsidiary Guarantor
with or into other Persons other than the Company or another Subsidiary
Guarantor (whether or not affiliated with the Subsidiary Guarantor) or shall
prevent any sale of assets, or conveyance of the property, of a Subsidiary
Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, to Persons other than
the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor (whether or not affiliated with the
Subsidiary Guarantor); provided, however, that, (i) immediately after such
transaction, and giving effect thereto such transaction does not (a) violate
any covenants set forth herein or (b) result in a Default or Event of Default
under this Indenture that is continuing, and (ii) upon any such consolidation,
merger, sale or conveyance, the Subsidiary Guarantee set forth in this Article
Ten, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the
covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by such Subsidiary
Guarantor, shall be expressly assumed (in the event that the Subsidiary
Guarantor is not the surviving Person in the merger), by supplemental indenture
satisfactory in form to the Trustee, executed and delivered to the Trustee, by
the Person formed by such consolidation, or into which the Subsidiary Guarantor
shall have merged, or by the Person that shall have acquired such assets or
property. In the case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance
and upon the assumption by the successor corporation, by supplemental indenture
executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee
of the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of
this Indenture to be performed by the Subsidiary Guarantor, such successor
Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Subsidiary Guarantor with
the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Subsidiary Guarantor;
provided, however, that solely for purposes of computing amounts described in
subclause (iii) of the first paragraph of Section 4.03 any such successor
Person shall only be deemed to have succeeded to and be substituted for any
Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to periods subsequent to the effective time
of such merger, consolidation or transfer of assets.
(c) Upon the sale or disposition (whether by merger, stock purchase,
asset sale or otherwise) of a Subsidiary Guarantor (or all or substantially all
its assets) to an entity which is not a Subsidiary of the Company and which
sale or disposition is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture
(including, without limitation, Sections 4.17, 4.20 and 4.21), such Subsidiary
Guarantor shall be deemed released from all obligations under this Article Ten
without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder;
provided, however, that any such termination shall occur only to the extent
that all obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under all
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of its guarantees of, and under all of its pledges of assets or other security
interests which secure, any other Indebtedness of the Company shall also
terminate upon such release, sale or transfer.
The Trustee shall deliver an appropriate instrument or instruments
evidencing such release upon receipt of a request by the Company accompanied by
an Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel certifying as to the compliance
with this Section 10.04. Any Subsidiary Guarantor not so released remains
liable for the full amount of principal of and interest on the Securities as
provided in this Article Twelve.
SECTION 10.05. Contribution.
In order to provide for just and equitable contribution among the
Subsidiary Guarantors, the Subsidiary Guarantors agree, inter se, that in the
event any payment or distribution is made by any Subsidiary Guarantor (a
"Funding Guarantor") under the Subsidiary Guarantee, such Funding Guarantor
shall be entitled to a contribution from all other Subsidiary Guarantors in a
pro rata amount based on the Adjusted Net Assets of each Subsidiary Guarantor
(including the Funding Guarantor) for all payments, damages and expenses
incurred by that Funding Guarantor in discharging the Company's obligations
with respect to the Securities or any other Subsidiary Guarantor's obligations
with respect to the Subsidiary Guarantee. "Adjusted Net Assets" of such
Subsidiary Guarantor at any date shall mean the lesser of the amount by which
(x) the fair value of the property of such Subsidiary Guarantor exceeds the
total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent
liabilities (after giving effect to all other fixed and contingent liabilities
incurred or assumed on such date (other than liabilities of such Subsidiary
Guarantor under Indebtedness Subordinated to such Subsidiary Guarantor's
Subsidiary Guarantee)), but excluding liabilities under the Subsidiary
Guarantee, of such Subsidiary Guarantor at such date and (y) the present fair
salable value of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor at such date exceeds
the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such
Subsidiary Guarantor on its debts (after giving effect to all other fixed and
contingent liabilities incurred or assumed on such date and after giving effect
to any collection from any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary Guarantor in respect
of the obligations of such Subsidiary under the Subsidiary Guarantee),
excluding debt in respect of the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary
Guarantor, as they become absolute and matured.
SECTION 10.06. Waiver of Subrogation.
Until all Subsidiary Guarantee Obligations are paid in full each
Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any claims or other rights which
it may now or hereafter acquire against the Company that arise from the
existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Subsidiary Guarantor's
obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantee and this Indenture, including,
without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration,
indemnification, and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any
Holder of Securities against the Company, whether or not such claim, remedy or
right arises in equity, or under contract, statute or common law, including,
without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Company, directly or
indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner,
payment or security on account of such claim or other rights. If any amount
shall be paid to any Subsidiary Guarantor in violation of the preceding
sentence and the Securities shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall
have been deemed to have been paid to such Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit
of, and held in trust for the benefit of,
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the Holders of the Securities, and shall, forthwith be paid to the Trustee for
the benefit of such Holders to be credited and applied upon the Securities,
whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect
benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and
that the waiver set forth in this Section 10.06 is knowingly made in
contemplation of such benefits.
SECTION 10.07. Execution of Subsidiary Guarantee.
To evidence their guarantee to the Security holders set forth in this
Article Ten, the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby agree to execute the Subsidiary
Guarantee in substantially the form included in Exhibit A-l and A-2, which
shall be endorsed on each Security ordered to be authenticated and delivered by
the Trustee. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that its Subsidiary
Guarantee set forth in this Article Ten shall remain in full force and effect
notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Security a notation of such
Subsidiary Guarantee. Each such Subsidiary Guarantee shall be signed on behalf
of each Subsidiary Guarantor by an Officer (who shall, in each case, have been
duly authorized by all requisite corporate actions) prior to the authentication
of the Security on which it is endorsed, and the delivery of such Security by
the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due
delivery of such Subsidiary Guarantee on behalf of such Subsidiary Guarantor.
Such signature upon the Subsidiary Guarantee may be by manual or facsimile
signature of such Officer and may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the
Subsidiary Guarantee, and in case any such Officer who shall have signed the
Subsidiary Guarantee shall cease to be such officer before the Security on
which such Subsidiary Guarantee is endorsed shall have been authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee or disposed of by the Company, such Security
nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the
person who signed the Subsidiary Guarantee had not ceased to be such Officer of
the Subsidiary Guarantor.
SECTION 10.08. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully
do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner
whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law
or any usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive each such
Subsidiary Guarantor from performing its Subsidiary Guarantee as contemplated
herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may
affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and (to the extent
that it may lawfully do so) each such Subsidiary Guarantor hereby expressly
waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not
hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the
Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though
no such law had been enacted.
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ARTICLE ELEVEN
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 11.01. TIA Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with
the duties imposed by operation of Sections 310 to 318, inclusively of the TIA,
the imposed duties shall control.
SECTION 11.02. Notices.
Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing, and shall be sufficiently given if made by hand delivery,
by telex, by telecopier or registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
if to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor:
Packaged Ice, Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: President
with copies to:
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Xxxxx & Xxxx, L.L.P.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
if to the Trustee:
U.S. Trust Company of Texas, N.A.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Department
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Each of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee by
written notice to each other such person may designate additional or different
addresses for notices to such person. Any notice or communication to the
Company and the Trustee, shall be deemed to have been given or made as of the
date so delivered if personally delivered; when answered back, if telexed; when
receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied; and five (5) calendar days after
mailing if sent by registered
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or certified mail, postage prepaid (except that a notice of change of address
shall not be deemed to have been given until actually received by the
addressee).
Any notice or communication mailed to a Security holder shall be mailed
to him by first class mail or other equivalent means at his address as it
appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently
given to him if so mailed within the time prescribed.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Security holder or any
defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Security
holders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above,
it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
SECTION 11.03. Communications by Holders with Other Holders.
Security holders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with
other Security holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture, the
Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantees. The Company, the Trustee, the
Registrar and any other person shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).
SECTION 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take
any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at
the request of the Trustee:
(1) an Officers' Certificate, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Trustee, stating that, in the opinion of the
signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this
Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
(2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such
counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
SECTION 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition
or covenant provided for in this Indenture, other than the Officers'
Certificate required by Section 4.08, shall include:
(1) a statement that the person making such certificate or
opinion has read such covenant or condition;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the
examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions
contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he has
made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to
express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or
condition has been complied with; and
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(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each
such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with;
provided, however, that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of
Counsel may rely on an Officers' Certificate or certificates of public
officials.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or
covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all
such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such
Person or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one
such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one
or more other such Persons as to such other matters, and any such Person may
certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
SECTION 11.06. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar.
The Trustee, Paying Agent or Registrar may make reasonable rules for its
functions.
SECTION 11.07. Legal Holidays.
If a payment date is not a Business Day, payment may be made on the next
succeeding day that is a Business Day and no interest shall accrue for the
period from such Redemption Date to such succeeding Business Day.
SECTION 11.08. Governing Law.
THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Each
of the parties hereto agrees to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
competent courts of the State of New York sitting in The City of New York in
any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the
Securities.
SECTION 11.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or
debt agreement of any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Any such
indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
SECTION 11.10. No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee, stockholder, partner or incorporator, as
such, of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor whether past, present or
future shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or such
Subsidiary Guarantor under the Securities, this Indenture or the Subsidiary
Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such
obligations or their creation. Each Security holder by accepting a Security
waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of
the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
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SECTION 11.11. Successors.
All agreements of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in this
Indenture, the Securities and the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be,
shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this
Indenture shall bind its successor.
SECTION 11.12. Duplicate Originals.
All parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each
signed copy or counterpart shall be an original, but all of them together shall
represent the same agreement.
SECTION 11.13. Severability.
In case any one or more of the provisions in this Indenture, in the
Securities or in the Guarantees shall be held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and
enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it
being intended that all of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the
full extent permitted by law.
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SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be
duly executed, all as of the date first written above.
PACKAGED ICE, INC.
By: /s/ X.X. XXXXX, III
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Name:
Title:
U.S. TRUST COMPANY OF TEXAS, N.A., as
Trustee
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
PACKAGED ICE LEASING, INC.
SOUTHCO ICE, INC.
MISSION PARTY ICE, INC.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS PACKAGED ICE, INC.
SOUTHWESTERN ICE, INC.
GOLDEN EAGLE ICE - TEXAS, INC.
PACKAGED ICE SOUTHEAST, INC.
SOUTHERN BOTTLED WATER COMPANY, INC.
REDDY ICE CORPORATION
By: /s/ X.X. XXXXX, III
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Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I
SPECIFIED AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
The following are Specified Affiliate Transactions:
A. Requirements contract with Southwest Texas Equipment Distributors, Inc.
to purchase ice machines and related equipment.
B. Lease agreements for real property and improvements with X. X. Xxxxx
III, Xxxx X. Xxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and their heirs, successors and
assigns.
C. Merger agreements and related transactions as follows:
1. Acquisition of Mission Party Ice, Inc.;
2. Acquisition of Southwest Texas Packaged Ice, Inc.; and
3. Acquisition of Southwestern Ice, Inc.
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[FORM OF SERIES A SECURITY]
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1993, AS
AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1)
REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" ( AS DEFINED IN
RULE 144A PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL
"ACCREDITED INVESTOR" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501 (a)(l), (2), (3) OR (7)
PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (AN "ACCREDITED INVESTOR") OR (C) IT IS
NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT
RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER THEREOF OR
ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A PROMULGATED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED
INVESTOR THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHED (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS
BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER-DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING
CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
OF THIS SECURITY, (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO
THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 PROMULGATED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (F) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH
PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE
EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN
TWO YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY, IF THE PROPOSED
TRANSFEREE IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO
SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE ISSUER SUCH CERTIFICATIONS,
WRITTEN LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY
REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS "OFFSHORE TRANSACTION," "UNITED
STATES" AND "U.S. PERSON" HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT.
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CUSIP No.
PACKAGED ICE, INC.
9 3/4% Series A Senior Note
due February 1, 2005
No. $
PACKAGED ICE, INC., a Texas corporation (the "Company", which term
includes any successor corporation), for value received promises to pay to _____
or registered assigns, the principal sum of ______ Dollars, on February 1,
2005.
Interest Payment Dates: February 1 and August 1 commencing August 1,
1998
Record Dates: January 15 and July 15
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security contained
herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at
this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Security to be signed
manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers.
PACKAGED ICE, INC.
[SEAL] By:
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Name:
Title:
Attest:
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Secretary
[FORM OF Trustee's CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]
This is one of the Securities described in the within-mentioned
Indenture.
Dated: U.S. TRUST COMPANY OF TEXAS, N.A.
as Trustee
By
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Authorized Signatory
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PACKAGED ICE, INC.
9 3/4% Series A Senior Note
due February 1, 2005
1. Interest.
PACKAGED ICE, INC., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), promises to pay
interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown
above, which rate is subject to increase of up to 1.50% per annum in certain
circumstances described in the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in the
Indenture, defined below). The Company will pay interest semi-annually on
February 1 and August 1 of each year (the "Interest Payment Date"), commencing
August 1, 1998. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from
January 28, 1998. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of
twelve 30-day months.
2. Method of Payment.
On each Interest Payment Date, the Company shall pay interest on the
Securities (except defaulted interest) to the persons who are the registered
Holders at the close of business on the Record Date immediately preceding such
Interest Payment Date even if the Securities are canceled on registration of
transfer or registration of exchange after such Record Date, except as provided
in Section 2.17 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Holders
must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The
Company shall pay principal and interest in New York, New York in money of the
United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public
and private debts ("U.S. Legal Tender"). However, the Company may pay
principal and interest by wire transfer in same day funds, or, in the case of
Physical Securities, by check payable in such U.S. Legal Tender.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar.
Initially, U.S. Trust Company of Texas, N.A. will act as Paying Agent
and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-
Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its
Subsidiaries may act as Registrar or co-Registrar.
4. Indenture and Guarantees.
The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture, dated as of
January 28, 1998, as amended and restated as of April 30, 1998, among the
Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, as such Indenture may be
amended or supplemented from time to time (the "Indenture"). Capitalized terms
herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein.
The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those
made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15
U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the "TIA"), as in effect on the date of the
Indenture until such time as the Indenture is qualified under the TIA, and
thereafter as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under
the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Securities are
subject to all such terms, and Holders of Securities are
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referred to the Indenture and said Act for a statement of them. The Securities
are general unsecured obligations of the Company limited in aggregate principal
amount to $145,000,000 issued on the Issue Date, $125,000,000 issued on the
Second Issue Date and additional principal amounts issuable thereafter subject
to the terms of the Indenture. Payment on each Security is guaranteed on a
senior basis, jointly and severally, by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to
Article Ten of the Indenture.
5. Optional Redemption.
The Securities will be redeemable, at the Company's option, in whole at
any time or in part from time to time, on and after February 1, 2002 at the
following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount)
if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on February 1 of the year
set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued interest thereon to the date of
redemption:
Year Percentage
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2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.8750%
2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.4375%
2004 and thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0000%
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time on or prior to February 1,
2001, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of
Securities originally issued at a redemption price of 109.75% of the principal
amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the redemption
date with the net proceeds of any Public Equity Offering; provided that at
least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities originally issued
remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; and
provided, further, that such redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of
the closing of such Public Equity Offering.
6. Repurchase at Option of Holder.
(a) If there is a Change of Control, the Company shall be required to
make an offer (a "Change of Control Offer") to repurchase all or any part
(equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of each Holder's Securities
at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof
plus accrued and any unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the Change of Control
Payment Date (as hereinafter defined) (the "Change of Control Payment").
Within 30 days following the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company
shall mail a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or transactions
and setting forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as
required by the Indenture.
(b) If the Company or a Subsidiary consummates any Asset Sales, the
Indenture requires that certain proceeds be used, subject to the limitations
contained therein, to make an offer to all Holders of Securities (an "Asset Sale
Offer") pursuant to Section 4.17 of the Indenture to purchase certain amounts of
Securities in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture.
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7. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than
60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed
at such Holder's registered address. Securities in denominations of $1,000 may
be redeemed only in whole. The Trustee may select for redemption portions
(equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal of
Securities that have denominations larger than $1,000.
If any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption
that relates to such Security shall state the portion of the principal amount
thereof to be redeemed. A new Security in a principal amount equal to the
unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof
upon cancellation of the original Security. On and after the redemption date,
interest will cease to accrue on Securities or portions thereof called for
redemption.
8. Sinking Fund.
There will be no mandatory sinking fund payments for the Securities.
9. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations
of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder shall register the
transfer of or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The
Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate
endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or
similar governmental charges payable in connection not register the transfer of
or exchange any securities or portions thereof selected for redemption, except
the unredeemed portion of any security being redeemed in part.
10. Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered Holder of a Security shall be treated as the owner of it
for all purposes.
11. Unclaimed Funds.
If funds for the payment of principal or interest remain unclaimed for
one year, the Trustee and the Paying Agents will repay the funds to the Company
at its request subject to terms of the Indenture. After that, all liability of
the Trustee and such Paying Agents with respect to such funds shall cease.
12. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
The Company may be discharged from its obligations under the Indenture
and the Securities except for certain provisions thereof ("Legal Defeasance"),
and may be discharged from its obligations to comply with certain covenants
contained in the Indenture and the Securities ("Covenant Defeasance"), in each
case upon satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Indenture.
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13. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities may be
amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, and
any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision may
be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities then outstanding. Without notice to or consent of any
Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture or the
Securities to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency,
provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of
certificated Securities or comply with any requirements of the SEC in
connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA, or make any
other change that does not materially adversely affect the rights of any Holder
of a Security.
14. Restrictive Covenants.
The Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit
the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to make restricted
payments, to incur indebtedness, to create liens, to issue preferred or other
capital stock of subsidiaries, to sell assets, to permit restrictions on
dividends and other payments by subsidiaries to the Company, to consolidate,
merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets, to engage in transactions
with affiliates or to engage in certain businesses. The limitations are
subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. The Company
must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such limitations.
15. Defaults and Remedies.
Events of Default are set forth in the Indenture. If an Event of
Default (other than an Event of Default pursuant to Sections 6.01(6) or (7) of
the Indenture with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of
Securities then outstanding may declare all the Securities to be due and
payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the
Indenture. Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture or the
Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee is not obligated
to enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it has received indemnity
satisfactory to it. The Indenture permits, subject to certain limitations
therein provided, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities then outstanding to direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust
or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of Securities notice of any
continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default in payment of
principal or interest, including an accelerated payment) if it determines that
withholding notice is in their interest.
16. Trustee Dealings with Company.
The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other
capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal
with the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates as if it were
not the Trustee.
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17. No Recourse Against Others.
No stockholder, director, officer, employee or incorporator, as such, of
the Company shall have any liability for any obligation of the Company under
the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by
reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of a Security by
accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and
release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
18. Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating
agent signs the certificate of authentication on this Security.
19. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a
Security 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).
20. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures, the Company will cause CUSIP numbers to be
printed on the Securities immediately prior to the qualification of the
Indenture under the TIA as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the
Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed hereon.
The Company will furnish to any Holder of a Security upon written
request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:
Packaged Ice, Inc., 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Attn:
President.
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[FORM OF NOTATION ON NOTE RELATING TO GUARANTEE]
GUARANTEE
The Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture (the "Indenture")
referred to in the Security upon which this notation is endorsed and each
hereinafter referred to as a "Subsidiary Guarantor," which term includes any
successor Person under the Indenture) have unconditionally guaranteed on a
senior basis (such guarantee by each Subsidiary Guarantor being referred to
herein as the "Guarantee") (i) the due and punctual payment of the principal of
and interest on the Securities, whether at maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal
and interest, if any, on the Securities, to the extent lawful, and the due and
punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or
the Trustee all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article Ten of the
Indenture and (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of
any Securities or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly
paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the
extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.
No stockholder, officer, director or incorporator, as such, past,
present or future, of any Subsidiary Guarantor shall have any liability under
the Guarantee by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, officer,
director or incorporator.
The Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the
certificate of authentication on the Securities upon which the Guarantee is
noted shall have been executed by the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual
signature of one of its authorized officers.
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
PACKAGED ICE LEASING, INC.
SOUTHCO ICE, INC.
MISSION PARTY ICE, INC.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS PACKAGED ICE, INC.
SOUTHWESTERN ICE, INC.
GOLDEN EAGLE ICE - TEXAS, INC.
PACKAGED ICE SOUTHEAST, INC.
SOUTHERN BOTTLED WATER COMPANY, INC.
REDDY ICE CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
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(Print or type name, address and zip code of assignee)
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(Insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee)
and irrevocably appoint
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agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may
substitute another to act for him.
In connection with any transfer of this Security occurring prior to the
date which is the earlier of (i) the date of the declaration by the SEC of the
effectiveness of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act") covering resales of this Security (which
effectiveness shall not have been suspended or terminated at the date of the
transfer) and (ii) October 16, 1999, the undersigned confirms that it has not
utilized any general solicitation or general advertising in connection with the
transfer and that:
[Check One]
[ ] (a) this Security is being transferred in compliance with the exemption
from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule
thereunder.
or
[ ] (b) this Security is being transferred other than in accordance with
(a) above and documents are being furnished which comply with the
conditions of transfer set forth in this Security and the Indenture.
If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee or Registrar shall not
be obligated to register this Security in the name of any person other than the
Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of
registration set forth herein and in Section 2.15 of the Indenture shall have
been satisfied.
Dated: Signed:
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(Sign exactly as name appears
on the other side of this
Security)
Signature Guarantee:
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Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion
Program (or other signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee)
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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (a) ABOVE IS CHECKED
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this
Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises
sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a "qualified
institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act
and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and
acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the
undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to
request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying
upon the undersigned's foregoing representations in order to claim the
exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
Dated:
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NOTICE: To be executed by an executive
officer
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company
pursuant to Sections 4.16 or 4.17 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box:
Section 4.16 [ ] Section 4.17 [ ]
If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the
Company pursuant to Sections 4.16 or 4.17 of the Indenture, state the amount:
$ _______________________
(multiple of $1,000)
Date: Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name
appears on the other side of
this Security)
Signature Guarantee:
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Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion
Program (or other signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee)
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EXHIBIT A-2
[FORM OF SERIES B SECURITY]
PACKAGED ICE, INC. CUSIP No. 695148 AL 0
9 3/4% Series B Senior Note
due February 1, 2005
No. $
PACKAGED ICE, INC., a Texas corporation (the "Company", which term
includes any successor corporation), for value received promises to pay to
or registered assigns, the principal sum of
Dollars, on February 1, 2005.
Interest Payment Dates: February 1 and August 1 commencing August 1,
1998
Record Dates: January 15 and July 15
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security contained
herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at
this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Security to be signed
manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers.
PACKAGED ICE, INC.
[SEAL] By:
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Name:
Attest: Title:
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Secretary
[FORM OF TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]
This is one of the Securities described in the within-mentioned
Indenture.
Dated: U.S. TRUST COMPANY OF TEXAS, N.A.
as Trustee
By
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Authorized Signatory
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PACKAGED ICE, INC.
9 3/4% Series B Senior Note
due February 1, 2005
1. Interest.
PACKAGED ICE, INC., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), promises to pay
interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown
above. The Company will pay interest semi-annually on February 1 and August 1
of each year (the "Interest Payment Date"), commencing August 1, 1998.
Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which
interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from January 28, 1998.
Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months.
2. Method of Payment.
On each Interest Payment Date, the Company shall pay interest on the
Securities (except defaulted interest) to the persons who are the registered
Holders at the close of business on the Record Date immediately preceding such
Interest Payment Date even if the Securities are canceled on registration of
transfer or registration of exchange after such Record Date. Holders must
surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The
Company shall pay principal and interest in New York, New York in money of the
United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public
and private debts ("U.S. Legal Tender"). However, the Company may pay
principal and interest by wire transfer in same day funds, or, in the case of
Physical Securities, by check payable in such U.S. Legal Tender.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar.
Initially, U.S. Trust Company of Texas, N.A. will act as Paying Agent
and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-
Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its
Subsidiaries may act as Registrar or co-Registrar.
4. Indenture and Guarantees.
The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture, dated as of
January 28, 1998, as amended and restated as of April 30, 1998, among the
Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, as such Indenture may be
amended or supplemented from time to time (the "Indenture"). Capitalized terms
herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein.
The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those
made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15
U.S.C. Section 77aaa-77bbbb) (the "TIA"), as in effect on the date of the
Indenture until such time as the Indenture is qualified under the TIA, and
thereafter as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under
the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Securities are
subject to all such terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the
Indenture and said Act for a statement of them. The Securities are general
unsecured obligations of the Company limited in aggregate principal amount to
$145,000,000 issued on the Issue Date, $125,000,000 issued on the Second Issue
Date, and additional principal amounts issuable
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thereafter subject to the terms of the Indenture. Payment on each Security is
guaranteed on a senior basis, jointly and severally, by the Subsidiary
Guarantors pursuant to Article Ten of the Indenture.
5. Optional Redemption.
The Securities will be redeemable, at the Company's option, in whole at
any time or in part from time to time, on and after February 1, 2002 at the
following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount)
if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on February 1 of the year
set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued interest thereon to the date of
redemption:
Year Percentage
---- ----------
2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.8750%
2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.4375%
2004 and thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0000%
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time on or prior to February 1,
2001, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of
Securities originally issued at a redemption price of 109.75% of the principal
amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the redemption
date with the net proceeds of any Public Equity Offering; provided that at
least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities originally issued
remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; and
provided, further, that such redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of
the closing of such Public Equity Offering.
6. Repurchase at Option of Holder.
(a) If there is a Change of Control, the Company shall be required to
make an offer (a "Change of Control Offer") to repurchase all or any part
(equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of each Holder's Securities
at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof
plus accrued and any unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the Change of Control
Payment Date (as hereinafter defined) (the "Change of Control Payment").
Within 30 days following the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company
shall mail a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or transactions
and setting forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as
required by the Indenture.
(b) If the Company or a Subsidiary consummates any Asset Sales, the
Indenture requires that certain proceeds be used, subject to the limitations
contained therein, to make an offer to all Holders of Securities (an "Asset Sale
Offer") pursuant to Section 4.17 of the Indenture to purchase certain amounts of
Securities in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture.
7. Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than
60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed
at such Holder's registered address. Securities in denominations of $1,000 may
be redeemed only in whole. The Trustee may select for
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redemption portions (equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof) of the
principal of Securities that have denominations larger than $1,000.
If any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption
that relates to such Security shall state the portion of the principal amount
thereof to be redeemed. A new Security in a principal amount equal to the
unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof
upon cancellation of the original Security. On and after the redemption date,
interest will cease to accrue on Securities or portions thereof called for
redemption.
8. Sinking Fund.
There will be no mandatory sinking fund payments for the Securities.
9. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations
of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder shall register the
transfer of or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The
Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate
endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or
similar governmental charges payable in connection not register the transfer of
or exchange any securities or portions thereof selected for redemption, except
the unredeemed portion of any security being redeemed in part.
10. Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered Holder of a Security shall be treated as the owner of it
for all purposes.
11. Unclaimed Funds.
If funds for the payment of principal or interest remain unclaimed for
one year, the Trustee and the Paying Agents will repay the funds to the Company
at its request subject to terms of the Indenture. After that, all liability of
the Trustee and such Paying Agents with respect to such funds shall cease.
12. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
The Company may be discharged from its obligations under the Indenture
and the Securities except for certain provisions thereof ("Legal Defeasance"),
and may be discharged from its obligations to comply with certain covenants
contained in the Indenture and the Securities ("Covenant Defeasance"), in each
case upon satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Indenture.
13. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities may be
amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal
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amount of the Securities then outstanding, and any existing Default or Event of
Default or compliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then
outstanding. Without notice to or consent of any Holder, the parties thereto
may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Securities to, among other things,
cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, provide for uncertificated
Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities or comply with
any requirements of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the
Indenture under the TIA, or make any other change that does not materially
adversely affect the rights of any Holder of a Security.
14. Restrictive Covenants.
The Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit
the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to make restricted
payments, to incur indebtedness, to create liens, to issue preferred or other
capital stock of subsidiaries, to sell assets, to permit restrictions on
dividends and other payments by subsidiaries to the Company, to consolidate,
merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets, to engage in transactions
with affiliates or to engage in certain businesses. The limitations are
subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. The Company
must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such limitations.
15. Defaults and Remedies.
Events of Default are set forth in the Indenture. If an Event of
Default (other than an Event of Default pursuant to Sections 6.01(6) or (7) of
the Indenture with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of
Securities then outstanding may declare all the Securities to be due and
payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the
Indenture. Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture or the
Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee is not obligated
to enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it has received indemnity
satisfactory to it. The Indenture permits, subject to certain limitations
therein provided, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities then outstanding to direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust
or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of Securities notice of any
continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default in payment of
principal or interest, including an accelerated payment) if it determines that
withholding notice is in their interest.
16. Trustee Dealings with Company.
The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other
capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal
with the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates as if it were
not the Trustee.
17. No Recourse Against Others.
No stockholder, director, officer, employee or incorporator, as such, of
the Company shall have any liability for any obligation of the Company under
the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by
reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of a
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Security by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The
waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the
Securities.
18. Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating
agent signs the certificate of authentication on this Security.
19. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a
Security 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).
20. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures, the Company will cause CUSIP numbers to be
printed on the Securities immediately prior to the qualification of the
Indenture under the TIA as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the
Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed hereon.
The Company will furnish to any Holder of a Security upon written
request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:
Packaged Ice, Inc., 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Attn:
President.
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[FORM OF NOTATION ON NOTE RELATING TO GUARANTEE]
GUARANTEE
The Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture (the "Indenture")
referred to in the Security upon which this notation is endorsed and each
hereinafter referred to as a "Subsidiary Guarantor," which term includes any
successor Person under the Indenture) have unconditionally guaranteed on a
senior basis (such guarantee by each Subsidiary Guarantor being referred to
herein as the "Guarantee") (i) the due and punctual payment of the principal of
and interest on the Securities, whether at maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal
and interest, if any, on the Securities, to the extent lawful, and the due and
punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or
the Trustee all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article Ten of the
Indenture and (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of
any Securities or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly
paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the
extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.
No stockholder, officer, director or incorporator, as such, past,
present or future, of any Subsidiary Guarantor shall have any liability under
the Guarantee by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, officer,
director or incorporator.
The Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the
certificate of authentication on the Securities upon which the Guarantee is
noted shall have been executed by the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual
signature of one of its authorized officers.
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
PACKAGED ICE LEASING, INC.
SOUTHCO ICE, INC.
MISSION PARTY ICE, INC.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS PACKAGED ICE, INC.
SOUTHWESTERN ICE, INC.
GOLDEN EAGLE ICE - TEXAS, INC.
PACKAGED ICE SOUTHEAST, INC.
SOUTHERN BOTTLED WATER COMPANY, INC.
REDDY ICE CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
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(Print or type name, address and zip code of assignee)
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(Insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee)
and irrevocably appoint
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agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may
substitute another to act for him.
Dated: Signed:
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(Sign exactly as name appears
on the other side of this
Security)
Signature Guarantee:
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Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion
Program (or other signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee)
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company
pursuant to Sections 4.16 or 4.17 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box:
Section 4.16 [ ] Section 4.17 [ ]
If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the
Company pursuant to Sections 4.16 or 4.17 of the Indenture, state the amount:
$
Date: Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on
the other side of this Security)
Signature Guarantee:
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Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion
Program (or other signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee)
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF LEGEND FOR BOOK-ENTRY SECURITIES
Any Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a
legend (which would be in addition to any other legends required in the case of
a Restricted Security) in substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A
DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY. THIS
SECURITY IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A
PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS
SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY) MAY
BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE
INDENTURE.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
("DTC"), TO ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE,
OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE
& CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH
OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC),
ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE &
CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
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EXHIBIT C
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE
OR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF SECURITIES
Re: 9 3/4% Senior Notes due February 1, 2005, (the "Securities") of Packaged
Ice, Inc.
This Certificate relates to _____ Securities held in* _____ book-entry
or* _____ certificated form by _____ (the "Transferor" ) .
The Transferor:*
[ ] has requested that the Registrar by written order to deliver in
exchange for its beneficial interest in the Global Security held by the
Depositary a Security or Securities in definitive, registered form of
authorized denominations and an aggregate number equal to its beneficial
interest in such Global Security (or the portion thereof indicated above); or
[ ] has requested that the Registrar by written order to exchange or
register the transfer of a Security or Securities.
In connection with such request and in respect of each such
Security, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Transferor is familiar
with the Indenture relating to the above captioned Securities and the
restrictions on transfers thereof as provided in Section 2.15 of such
Indenture, and that the transfer of this Securities does not require
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act")
because[*]:
[ ] Such Security is being acquired for the Transferor's own account,
without transfer (in satisfaction of Section 2.15(a)(II)(A) or Section
2.15(d)(i)(A) of the Indenture).
[ ] Such Security is being transferred to a qualified institutional
buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the Act), in reliance on Rule 144A or in
accordance with Regulation S under the Act.
[ ] Such Security is being transferred in accordance with Rule 144
under the Act.
[ ] Such Security is being transferred in reliance on and in
compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Act,
other than Rule 144A or Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Act. An opinion of
counsel to the effect that such transfer does not require registration under
the Act accompanies this Certificate.
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[INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR]
By:
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Date:
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*Check applicable box.
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EXHIBIT D
Transferee Letter of Representation
Packaged Ice, Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our proposed purchase of 9 3/4% Senior Notes due
February 1, 2005, (the "Securities") of Packaged Ice, Inc. (the "Company") we
confirm that:
1. We understand that the Securities have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and,
unless so registered, may not be sold except as permitted in the
following sentence. We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any
investor account for which we are purchasing Securities to offer, sell
or otherwise transfer such Securities prior to the date which is two
years after the later of the date of original issue and the last date on
which the Company or any affiliate of the Company was the owner of such
Securities, or any predecessor thereto (the "Resale Restriction
Termination Date") only (a) to the Company, (b) pursuant to a
registration statement which has been declared effective under the
Securities Act, (c) so long as the Securities are eligible for resale
pursuant to Rule 144A, under the Securities Act, to a person we
reasonably believe is a qualified institutional buyer under Rule 144A (a
"QIB") that purchases for its own account or for the account of a QIB
and to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance
on Rule 144A, (d) pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the
United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities
Act, (e) to an institutional "accredited investor" within the meaning of
subparagraph (a)(l), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501 under the Securities
Act that is purchasing for his own account or for the account of such an
institutional "accredited investor," or (f) pursuant to any other
available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act, subject in each of the foregoing cases to any requirement of law
that the disposition of our property or the property of such investor
account or accounts be at all times within our or their control and to
compliance with any applicable state securities laws. The foregoing
restrictions on resale will not apply subsequent to the Resale
Restriction Termination Date. If any resale or other transfer of the
Securities is proposed to be made pursuant to clause (e) above prior to
the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the transferor shall deliver a
letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to
the registrar under the Indenture pursuant to which the Securities were
issued (the "Registrar") which shall provide, among other things, that
the transferee is an institutional "accredited investor" within the
meaning of subparagraph (a)(l), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501 under the
Securities Act and that it is acquiring such Securities for investment
purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act.
The Registrar and the Company reserve the right prior to any offer, sale
or other transfer prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date of
the Securities pursuant to clause (e) or (f) above to require the
delivery of a written opinion of counsel, certifications, and or other
information satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar.
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2. We are an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined
in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities
Act) purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an
institutional "accredited investor," and we are acquiring the Securities
for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in
connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act and
we have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in
the Securities, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each
able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment for an
indefinite period.
3. We are acquiring the Securities purchased by us for our
own account or for one or more accounts as to each of which we exercise
sole investment discretion.
4. You and your counsel are entitled to rely upon this letter
and you are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy
hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding
or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
Very truly yours,
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(Name of Purchaser)
By:
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Date:
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Upon transfer the Securities would be registered in the name of the new
beneficial owner as follows:
Name:
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Address:
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Taxpayer ID Number:
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