BLOCKBUSTER INC. as Issuer THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS PARTIES HERETO 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 INDENTURE Dated as of October 1, 2009 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee
Exhibit 4.1
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as Issuer
THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS PARTIES
HERETO
11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2014
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Dated as of OctoberΒ 1, 2009
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
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Definitions and Incorporation by Reference |
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SECTIONΒ 1.1. | Β Β | Definitions |
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SECTIONΒ 1.2. | Β Β | Other Definitions |
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SECTIONΒ 1.3. | Β Β | Rules of Construction |
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ARTICLE II |
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The Notes |
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SECTIONΒ 2.1. | Β Β | Form, Dating and Terms |
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SECTIONΒ 2.2. | Β Β | Execution and Authentication |
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SECTIONΒ 2.3. | Β Β | Registrar and Paying Agent |
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SECTIONΒ 2.4. | Β Β | Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust |
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SECTIONΒ 2.5. | Β Β | Holder Lists |
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SECTIONΒ 2.6. | Β Β | Transfer and Exchange |
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SECTIONΒ 2.7. | Β Β | Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers to Institutional Accredited Investors |
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SECTIONΒ 2.8. | Β Β | Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to RegulationΒ S |
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SECTIONΒ 2.9. | Β Β | Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes |
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SECTIONΒ 2.10. | Β Β | Outstanding Notes |
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SECTIONΒ 2.11. | Β Β | Temporary Notes |
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SECTIONΒ 2.12. | Β Β | Cancellation |
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SECTIONΒ 2.13. | Β Β | Payment of Interest; Defaulted Interest |
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SECTIONΒ 2.14. | Β Β | Computation of Interest |
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SECTIONΒ 2.15. | Β Β | CUSIP Numbers |
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ARTICLE III |
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Covenants |
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SECTIONΒ 3.1. | Β Β | Payment of Notes |
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SECTIONΒ 3.2. | Β Β | SEC Reports |
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SECTIONΒ 3.3. | Β Β | Limitation on Indebtedness |
Β Β | 51 |
SECTIONΒ 3.4. | Β Β | Limitation on Restricted Payments |
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SECTIONΒ 3.5. | Β Β | Limitation on Liens |
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SECTIONΒ 3.6. | Β Β | Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions |
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SECTIONΒ 3.7. | Β Β | Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries |
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SECTIONΒ 3.8. | Β Β | Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock |
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SECTIONΒ 3.9. | Β Β | Limitation on Affiliate Transactions |
Β Β | 65 |
SECTIONΒ 3.10. | Β Β | Limitation on Capital Expenditures |
Β Β | 67 |
SECTIONΒ 3.11. | Β Β | Change of Control |
Β Β | 68 |
SECTIONΒ 3.12. | Β Β | Springing Maturity Offer |
Β Β | 69 |
SECTIONΒ 3.13. | Β Β | Excess Cash Flow Offer |
Β Β | 71 |
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SECTIONΒ 3.14. | Β Β | Future Subsidiary Guarantors | Β Β | 72 |
SECTIONΒ 3.15. | Β Β | Limitation on Lines of Business | Β Β | 73 |
SECTIONΒ 3.16. | Β Β | Effectiveness of Covenants | Β Β | 73 |
SECTIONΒ 3.17. | Β Β | Compliance Certificate | Β Β | 74 |
SECTIONΒ 3.18. | Β Β | Statement by Officers as to Default | Β Β | 74 |
SECTIONΒ 3.19. | Β Β | Payment for Consents | Β Β | 74 |
ARTICLE IV |
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Successor Company and Successor Guarantor |
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SECTIONΒ 4.1. | Β Β | When Company May Merge or Otherwise Dispose of Assets | Β Β | 74 |
SECTIONΒ 4.2. | Β Β | When a Subsidiary Guarantor May Merge or Otherwise Dispose of Assets | Β Β | 76 |
ARTICLE V |
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Redemption of Notes |
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SECTIONΒ 5.1. | Β Β | Optional Redemption | Β Β | 77 |
SECTIONΒ 5.2. | Β Β | Mandatory Redemption | Β Β | 78 |
SECTIONΒ 5.3. | Β Β | Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee of Optional and Mandatory Redemptions |
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SECTIONΒ 5.4. | Β Β | Selection by Trustee of Notes to Be Redeemed | Β Β | 78 |
SECTIONΒ 5.5. | Β Β | Notice of Redemption | Β Β | 78 |
SECTIONΒ 5.6. | Β Β | Deposit of Redemption Price | Β Β | 79 |
SECTIONΒ 5.7. | Β Β | Notes Payable on Redemption Date | Β Β | 79 |
SECTIONΒ 5.8. | Β Β | Notes Redeemed in Part | Β Β | 80 |
ARTICLE VI |
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Defaults and Remedies |
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SECTIONΒ 6.1. | Β Β | Events of Default | Β Β | 80 |
SECTIONΒ 6.2. | Β Β | Acceleration | Β Β | 83 |
SECTIONΒ 6.3. | Β Β | Other Remedies | Β Β | 83 |
SECTIONΒ 6.4. | Β Β | Waiver of Past Defaults | Β Β | 83 |
SECTIONΒ 6.5. | Β Β | Control by Majority | Β Β | 84 |
SECTIONΒ 6.6. | Β Β | Limitation on Suits | Β Β | 84 |
SECTIONΒ 6.7. | Β Β | Rights of Holders to Receive Payment | Β Β | 84 |
SECTIONΒ 6.8. | Β Β | Collection Suit by Trustee | Β Β | 85 |
SECTIONΒ 6.9. | Β Β | Trustee May File Proofs of Claim | Β Β | 85 |
SECTIONΒ 6.10. | Β Β | Priorities | Β Β | 85 |
SECTIONΒ 6.11. | Β Β | Undertaking for Costs | Β Β | 85 |
ARTICLE VII |
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Trustee |
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SECTIONΒ 7.1. | Β Β | Duties of Trustee and Collateral Agent | Β Β | 86 |
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SECTIONΒ 7.2. | Β Β | Rights of Trustee and Collateral Agent |
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SECTIONΒ 7.3. | Β Β | Individual Rights of Trustee and Collateral Agent |
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SECTIONΒ 7.4. | Β Β | Disclaimer |
Β Β | 89 |
SECTIONΒ 7.5. | Β Β | Notice of Defaults |
Β Β | 89 |
SECTIONΒ 7.6. | Β Β | Compensation and Indemnity |
Β Β | 89 |
SECTIONΒ 7.7. | Β Β | Replacement of Trustee |
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SECTIONΒ 7.8. | Β Β | Successor Trustee by Merger |
Β Β | 91 |
SECTIONΒ 7.9. | Β Β | Eligibility; Disqualification |
Β Β | 91 |
SECTIONΒ 7.10. | Β Β | Limitation on Duty of Trustee and Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral; Indemnification |
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ARTICLE VIII |
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Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance |
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SECTIONΒ 8.1. | Β Β | Discharge of Liability on Notes; Defeasance |
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SECTIONΒ 8.2. | Β Β | Conditions to Defeasance |
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SECTIONΒ 8.3. | Β Β | Application of Trust Money |
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SECTIONΒ 8.4. | Β Β | Repayment to Company |
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SECTIONΒ 8.5. | Β Β | Indemnity for U.S. Government Obligations |
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SECTIONΒ 8.6. | Β Β | Reinstatement |
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ARTICLE IX |
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Amendments |
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SECTIONΒ 9.1. | Β Β | Without Consent of Holders |
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SECTIONΒ 9.2. | Β Β | With Consent of Holders |
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SECTIONΒ 9.3. | Β Β | Effect of Consents and Waivers |
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SECTIONΒ 9.4. | Β Β | Notation on or Exchange of Notes |
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SECTIONΒ 9.5. | Β Β | Trustee To Sign Amendments |
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ARTICLE X |
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Subsidiary Guarantee |
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SECTIONΒ 10.1. | Β Β | Subsidiary Guarantee |
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SECTIONΒ 10.2. | Β Β | Limitation on Liability; Termination, Release and Discharge |
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SECTIONΒ 10.3. | Β Β | Right of Contribution |
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SECTIONΒ 10.4. | Β Β | No Subrogation |
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ARTICLE XI |
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Collateral and Security |
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SECTIONΒ 11.1. | Β Β | The Collateral |
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SECTIONΒ 11.2. | Β Β | Further Assurances | Β Β | 101 |
SECTIONΒ 11.3. | Β Β | Release of Liens on the Collateral | Β Β | 102 |
SECTIONΒ 11.4. | Β Β | Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent Under the Collateral Documents |
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SECTIONΒ 11.5. | Β Β | Recording, Registration and Opinions |
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ARTICLE XII |
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Miscellaneous |
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SECTIONΒ 12.1. | Β Β | Notices | Β Β | 104 |
SECTIONΒ 12.2. | Β Β | Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent | Β Β | 105 |
SECTIONΒ 12.3. | Β Β | Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion | Β Β | 105 |
SECTIONΒ 12.4. | Β Β | When Notes Disregarded | Β Β | 105 |
SECTIONΒ 12.5. | Β Β | Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar | Β Β | 106 |
SECTIONΒ 12.6. | Β Β | Days Other than Business Days | Β Β | 106 |
SECTIONΒ 12.7. | Β Β | Governing Law | Β Β | 106 |
SECTIONΒ 12.8. | Β Β | Waiver of Jury Trial | Β Β | 106 |
SECTIONΒ 12.9. | Β Β | No Recourse Against Others | Β Β | 106 |
SECTIONΒ 12.10. | Β Β | Successors | Β Β | 106 |
SECTIONΒ 12.11. | Β Β | Multiple Originals | Β Β | 106 |
SECTIONΒ 12.12. | Β Β | Variable Provisions | Β Β | 106 |
SECTIONΒ 12.13. | Β Β | Table of Contents; Headings | Β Β | 106 |
SECTIONΒ 12.14. | Β Β | Direction by Holders to Enter into Collateral Documents | Β Β | 106 |
SECTIONΒ 12.15. | Β Β | Force Majeure | Β Β | 106 |
SECTIONΒ 12.16. | Β Β | USA Patriot Act | Β Β | 107 |
EXHIBITS |
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EXHIBITΒ A | Β Β | Form of Note | Β Β |
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INDENTURE, dated as of OctoberΒ 1, 2009 (this βIndentureβ), among BLOCKBUSTER INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the βCompanyβ), certain subsidiaries of the Company from time to time parties hereto (the βSubsidiary Guarantorsβ) and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee (in such capacity, the βTrusteeβ) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the βCollateral Agentβ).
Recitals of the Company
The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of (i)Β $675,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Companyβs 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2014, issued on the date hereof (the βInitial Notesβ), and (ii)Β if and when issued, up to $50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of additional notes having identical terms and conditions as the Initial Notes other than issue date, issue price and the first interest payment date (the βAdditional Notesβ and, together with the Initial Notes, the βNotesβ).
Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes:
ARTICLE I
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference
SECTION 1.1. Definitions.
βAcquired Indebtednessβ means, with respect to any Person, Indebtedness (i)Β of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person is merged with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii)Β assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person, in each case whether or not Incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or such acquisition, and Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person. Acquired Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been Incurred, with respect to clause (i)Β of the preceding sentence, on the date such Person is merged with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and, with respect to clause (ii)Β of the preceding sentence, on the date of consummation of such acquisition of assets.
βAffiliateβ of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, βcontrolβ when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms βcontrollingβ and βcontrolledβ have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
βApplicable Premiumβ means, with respect to a Note on any Redemption Date, the greater of:
(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Note; and
(2) the excess, if any, of (a)Β the present value as of such Redemption Date of (i)Β the principal amount of such Note on OctoberΒ 1, 2014, plus (ii)Β all required interest payments due on such Note through OctoberΒ 1, 2014 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points, over (b)Β the then outstanding principal of such Note.
βAsset Dispositionβ means any direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, issuance or other disposition, or a series of related sales, leases, transfers, issuances or dispositions that are part of a common plan, of shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than directorsβ qualifying shares), property or other assets (each referred to for the purposes of this definition as a βdispositionβ) by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction.
Notwithstanding the preceding, the following items shall not be deemed to be Asset Dispositions:
(1) a disposition of assets by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) the sale of Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business;
(3) a disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(4) a disposition of used, obsolete, worn out or surplus equipment or equipment that is no longer useful in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and that is disposed of in each case in the ordinary course of business including sales to Franchisees;
(5) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a manner permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 4.1 or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control;
(6) an issuance of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary;
(7) for purposes of SectionΒ 3.8 only, the making of a Permitted Investment or a disposition subject to SectionΒ 3.4;
(8) dispositions of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary or property or other assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions (it being understood that any liquidation of assets used in any store of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the closing of such store shall not be deemed to be βrelatedβ to the liquidation of assets used in any other store of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) with an aggregate fair market value of less than $2.0 million;
(9) the creation of a Permitted Lien and dispositions in connection with Permitted Liens;
(10) dispositions of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings and exclusive of factoring or similar arrangements;
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(11) the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles and licenses, leases or subleases of other property in the ordinary course of business which do not materially interfere with the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(12) to the extent allowable under SectionΒ 1031 of the Code, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Related Business;
(13) foreclosure on assets;
(14) any sale of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than a Permitted Joint Venture);
(15) a Sale/Leaseback Transaction that is made for cash consideration in an amount not less than the cost of the underlying fixed or capital asset and is consummated within 90 days after the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary acquires or completes the acquisition of such fixed or capital asset;
(16) Permitted Store Swaps;
(17) the receipt by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation award payable by reason of theft, loss, physical destruction or damage, taking or similar event with respect to any of their respective property or assets; and
(18) operating leases in the ordinary course of business.
βAttributable Indebtednessβ in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate implicit in the transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended), determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that if such Sale/Leaseback Transaction constitutes a Capitalized Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of βCapitalized Lease Obligations.β
βAverage Lifeβ means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock, the quotient obtained by dividing (1)Β the sum of the products of the numbers of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment by (2)Β the sum of all such payments.
βBoard of Directorsβ means:
(1) with respect to a corporation, the Board of Directors of the corporation or (other than for purposes of determining Change of Control) any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of the Board of Directors with respect to the relevant matter;
(2) with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership; and
(3) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
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βBoard Resolutionβ means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of a company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such company and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
βBusiness Dayβ means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.
βCapital Expendituresβ means, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of the additions to property, plant or equipment and other capital expenditures, including replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements during such period, of the Company and the Subsidiaries for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that βCapital Expendituresβ will be deemed to exclude assets received as a result of Permitted Store Swaps.
βCapital Stockβ of any Person means (i)Β with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Common Stock or Preferred Stock, and (ii)Β with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, limited liability company, membership or other equity interests of such Person but in each case excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.
βCapitalized Lease Obligationβ means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation will be the capitalized amount of such obligation at the time any determination thereof is to be made as determined in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof will be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date such lease may be terminated without penalty.
βCash Equivalentsβ means:
(1) U.S. dollars, or in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States Government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof), having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;
(3) marketable general 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 and, at the time of acquisition, having a credit rating of βAβ or better from either StandardΒ & Poorβs Ratings Group, Inc. or Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc.;
(4) certificates of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankersβ acceptances having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any commercial bank the long-term debt of which is rated at the time of acquisition thereof at least βAβ or the equivalent thereof by StandardΒ & Poorβs Ratings Group, Inc., or βAβ or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc., and having combined capital and surplus in excess of $500 million;
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(5) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2), (3)Β and (4)Β above, entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4)Β above;
(6) commercial paper rated at the time of acquisition thereof at least βA-1β or the equivalent thereof by StandardΒ & Poorβs Ratings Group, Inc. or βP-1β or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc., or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized Rating Agency, if both of the two named Rating Agencies cease publishing ratings of investments, and in any case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition thereof;
(7) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (1)Β through (6)Β above denominated in euros or any foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to in such clauses and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Restricted Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction; and
(8) interests in any investment company or money market fund that invests 95% or more of its assets in instruments of the type specified in clauses (1)Β through (7)Β above.
βChange of Controlβ means:
(1) any βpersonβ or βgroupβ of related persons (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that such person or group shall be deemed to have βbeneficial ownershipβ of all shares that any such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company or any of its direct or indirect parent entities (or their successors by merger, consolidation or purchase of all or substantially all of their assets);
(2) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company are not Continuing Directors;
(3) the sale, assignment, 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 βpersonβ (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act); or
(4) the adoption by the stockholders of the Company of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
βCodeβ means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
βCollateralβ means all property and assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in which Liens are, from time to time, purported to be granted to secure the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
βCollateral Agentβ means U.S. Bank National Association, acting in its capacity as collateral agent under the Collateral Documents, or any successor thereto.
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βCollateral Agreementβ means the Collateral Agreement, dated as of OctoberΒ 1, 2009, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
βCollateral Documentsβ means the Collateral Agreement, Mortgages, pledge agreements, agency agreements and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to this Indenture or any of the foregoing, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and pursuant to which Collateral is pledged, assigned or granted to or on behalf of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders and the Trustee or notice of such pledge, assignment or grant is given.
βCommodity Agreementβ means any commodity futures contract, commodity option, commodity swap agreement, commodity collar agreement, commodity cap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary designed to protect the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries against fluctuations in the price of commodities actually used in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
βCommon Stockβ means with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interest or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or nonvoting) of such Personβs common stock whether or not outstanding on the Issue Date, and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock.
βCompanyβ means Blockbuster Inc. until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means such successor.
βConsolidated Coverage Ratioβ means as of any date of determination, with respect to any Person, the ratio of (x)Β the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which financial statements prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP are available to (y)Β Consolidated Interest Expense for such four consecutive fiscal quarters, provided, however, that:
(i) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary:
(a) has Incurred any Indebtedness since the beginning of such period that remains outstanding on such date of determination or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio is or includes an Incurrence of Indebtedness, Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Indebtedness as if such Indebtedness had been Incurred on the first day of such period (except that in making such computation, the amount of Indebtedness under any revolving credit facility outstanding on the date of such calculation shall be deemed to be (x)Β the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during such four fiscal quarters or such shorter period for which such facility was outstanding or (y)Β if such facility was created after the end of such four fiscal quarters, the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the period from the date of creation of such facility to the date of such calculation) and the discharge of any other Indebtedness repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged with the proceeds of such new Indebtedness as if such discharge had occurred on the first day of such period; or
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(b) has repaid, repurchased, redeemed, retired, defeased or otherwise discharged any Indebtedness since the beginning of the period that is no longer outstanding on such date of determination or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio includes a discharge of Indebtedness (in each case, other than Indebtedness Incurred under any revolving credit facility unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and the related commitment terminated), Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such discharge of such Indebtedness, including with the proceeds of such new Indebtedness, as if such discharge had occurred on the first day of such period;
(ii) if since the beginning of such period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will have made any Asset Disposition (without giving effect to the $2.0 million threshold in clause (8)Β of the definition thereof) or disposed of or discontinued (as defined under GAAP) any company, division, operating unit, segment, business, group of related assets or line of business (including a Permitted Joint Venture) or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio includes such a transaction:
(a) the Consolidated EBITDA for such period will be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) directly attributable to the assets that are the subject of such disposition or discontinuation for such period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) directly attributable thereto for such period; and
(b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period will be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense directly attributable to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary repaid, repurchased, redeemed, retired, defeased or otherwise discharged (to the extent the related commitment is permanently reduced) with respect to the Company and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such transaction for such period (or, if the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary is sold, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period directly attributable to the Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Company and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Indebtedness after such sale),
(iii) if since the beginning of such period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (by merger or otherwise) will have made an Investment in any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) or an acquisition of assets, including any acquisition of assets occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder, which constitutes all or substantially all of a company, division, operating unit, segment, business, group of related assets or line of business, Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period will be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto (including the Incurrence of any Indebtedness) as if such Investment or acquisition occurred on the first day of such period;
(iv) if since the beginning of such period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) will have Incurred any Indebtedness or discharged any Indebtedness, made any disposition or any Investment or acquisition of assets that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (i), (ii)Β or (iii)Β above if made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary during such period, Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period will be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such transaction occurred on the first day of such period; and
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(v) if since the beginning of such period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has incurred 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), Consolidated EBITDA for such period will be calculated after amounts attributable to such discontinued operations.
If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness if such Interest Rate Agreement has a remaining term in excess of 12 months). If any Indebtedness that is being given pro forma effect bears an interest rate at the option of the Company, the interest rate shall be calculated by applying such optional rate chosen by the Company. For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any calculation under this definition, the pro forma calculations shall be (x)Β made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company (and may include, for the avoidance of doubt, cost savings and operating expense reductions resulting from such Investments, acquisition, merger or consolidation which is being given pro forma effect that have been or are expected to be realized within twelve (12)Β months after the date of such Investment, acquisition, merger or consolidation as the result of specified actions taken or to be taken within six (6)Β months after such date) and, except as otherwise provided herein or (y)Β determined in accordance with Regulation S-X.
βConsolidated EBITDAβ means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period:
(1) increased (without duplication) by the following items to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income:
(a) consolidated interest expense; plus
(b) Consolidated Income Taxes; plus
(c) consolidated depreciation expense; plus
(d) consolidated amortization expense or impairment charges recorded in connection with the application of Financial Accounting Standard No.Β 142 βGoodwill and Other Intangiblesβ and Financial Accounting Standard No.Β 144 βAccounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assetsβ; plus
(e) other non-cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income, including any write-offs or write-downs (excluding any such non-cash charge to the extent it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash charges in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period not included in the calculation); plus
(f) any non-cash compensation expense realized for grants of restricted stock, performance shares, stock options or other rights to officers, directors and employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such shares, options or other rights can be redeemed at the option of the holder only for Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock); plus
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(g) any fees, charges or other expenses made or Incurred in connection with any actual or proposed Investment, asset sale, acquisition, recapitalization or issuance of Capital Stock or Incurrence of Indebtedness or any amendment or modification of Indebtedness; plus
(h) the amount of any restructuring charges (including lease termination, severance and relocation expenses), integration costs or other business optimization expenses or reserves or other non-recurring charges or expenses deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus
(i) without duplication, for those fiscal periods completed prior to the Issue Date, all adjustments to EBITDA for such period used to calculate Adjusted EBITDA for such period as disclosed in the βSummaryβSummary historical consolidated financial and operating dataβ section of the Offering Memorandum;
(2) decreased (without duplication) by non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period (excluding any items which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or reserve for, anticipated cash charges that reduced EBITDA in any prior period); and
(3) increased or decreased (without duplication) to eliminate the following items reflected in Consolidated Net Income:
(a) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from Hedging Obligations and the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.Β 133;
(b) all unrealized gains and losses relating to financial instruments to which fair market value accounting is applied;
(c) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risk); and
(d) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Personβs consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to any completed acquisition.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, clauses (1)(b)Β through (e)Β relating to amounts of a Restricted Subsidiary of a Person will be added to Consolidated Net Income to compute Consolidated EBITDA of such Person only to the extent (and in the same proportion) that the net income (loss) of such Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor) was included in calculating the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and, to the extent the amounts set forth in clauses (1)(b)Β through (e)Β are in excess of those necessary to offset a net loss of such Restricted Subsidiary or if such Restricted Subsidiary has net income for such period included in Consolidated Net Income, only if a corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of determination to be dividended to the Company by such Restricted Subsidiary without prior approval (that has not been obtained), pursuant to the terms of its charter and all agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes, rules and governmental regulations applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders.
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βConsolidated Income Taxesβ means, with respect to any Person for any period, taxes imposed upon such Person or other payments required to be made by such Person by any governmental authority which taxes or other payments are calculated by reference to the income or profits or capital of such Person or such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent such income or profits were included in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period), including, without limitation, state, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes regardless of whether such taxes or payments are required to be remitted to any governmental authority.
βConsolidated Interest Expenseβ means, for any period, the total interest expense of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, whether paid or accrued, plus, to the extent not included in such interest expense:
(1) interest expense attributable to Capitalized Lease Obligations and the interest portion of rent expense associated with Attributable Indebtedness in respect of the relevant lease giving rise thereto, determined as if such lease were a capitalized lease in accordance with GAAP and the interest component of any deferred payment obligations;
(2) amortization of debt discount (including the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par); provided, however, that any amortization of bond premium will be credited to reduce Consolidated Interest Expense unless, pursuant to GAAP, such amortization of bond premium has otherwise reduced Consolidated Interest Expense;
(3) non-cash interest expense; provided any (i)Β non-cash interest expense or income attributable to the movement in the xxxx-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP and (ii)Β amortization or write-off of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense;
(4) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankersβ acceptance financing;
(5) the interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such interest shall only be included in βConsolidated Interest Expenseβ if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has ever previously made a payment of interest or principal or other Obligations in respect of such Indebtedness;
(6) costs associated with entering into Interest Rate Agreements (including amortization of fees);
(7) the Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period;
(8) the product of (a)Β all dividends paid or payable, in cash, Cash Equivalents or Indebtedness or accrued during such period on any series of Disqualified Stock or Designated Preferred Stock of such Person or on Preferred Stock of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary
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Guarantors payable to a party other than the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary times (b)Β a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state, provincial and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP; and
(9) the cash contributions to any employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such contributions are used by such plan or trust to pay interest or fees to any Person (other than the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in connection with Indebtedness Incurred by such plan or trust.
For purposes of the foregoing, total interest expense will be determined (i)Β after giving effect to any net payments made or received by the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to Interest Rate Agreements, (ii)Β exclusive of amounts classified as other comprehensive income in the balance sheet of the Company and (iii)Β shall not include of the amount of any redemption premium paid in connection with any mandatory redemption of the Notes in accordance with SectionΒ 5.2.
βConsolidated Net Incomeβ means, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (before preferred stock dividends); provided, however, that, except for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow for any period, there will not be included in such Consolidated Net Income:
(1) any net income (loss) of any Person if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, except that:
(a) subject to the limitations contained in clauses (3)Β through (6)Β below, the Companyβs equity in the net income of any such Person for such period will be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (2)Β below (except that any distribution from a Permitted Joint Venture that is treated as Net Available Cash pursuant to clause (18)Β of the definition of βPermitted Investmentsβ shall not be included in Consolidated Net Income)); and
(b) the Companyβs equity in a net loss of any such Person for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income to the extent such loss has been funded with cash from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary during such period;
(2) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under SectionΒ 3.4(a)(3)(A), any net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor) if such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to prior government approval or other restrictions due to the operation of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or government regulation (which have not been waived), directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company, except that:
(a) subject to the limitations contained in clauses (3)Β through (6)Β below, the Companyβs equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period will be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash
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that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend (subject, in the case of a dividend to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause); and
(b) the Companyβs equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period will be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income;
(3) any after-tax effect of gain or loss (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) realized upon sales or other dispositions of any assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than in the ordinary course of business;
(4) any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments;
(5) the after-tax effect of extraordinary gain or loss;
(6) the after-tax effect of the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles;
(7) any after-tax effect of non-cash impairment charges recorded in connection with the application of Financial Accounting Standard No.Β 142 βGoodwill and Other Intangiblesβ and Financial Accounting Standard No.Β 144 βAccounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assetsβ; and
(8) any non-cash compensation expense realized for grants of performance shares, stock options or other rights to officers, directors and employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such shares, options or other rights can be redeemed at the option of the holder only for Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock or Designated Preferred Stock).
βContinuing Directorsβ means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Company who: (1)Β was a member of such Board of Directors on the Issue Date; or (2)Β 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 the Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.
βCorporate Trust Officeβ means the designated office of the Trustee at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX-XX-XX0X, Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000-0000, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company or the principal corporate office of any successor trustee (or such other address as a successor trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company).
βCredit Facilityβ means the credit agreement dated as of AugustΒ 20, 2004, by and among the Company, the lenders party thereto in their capacities as lenders thereunder and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, as amended and restated as of NovemberΒ 4, 2005, as further amended by the first amendment dated as of AprilΒ 10, 2007, the second amendment dated as of JulyΒ 2, 2007, the amendment agreement dated as of AprilΒ 2, 2009 and the amendment agreement dated as of OctoberΒ 1, 2009, including any guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements, refundings or refinancings thereof and any credit facilities that replace, refund or refinance any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder.
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βCurrency Agreementβ means in respect of a Person any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, futures contract, option contract or other similar agreement as to which such Person is a party or a beneficiary.
βDefaultβ means any event or condition that is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
βDefinitive Noteβ means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with SectionΒ 2.6 hereof, substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the βSchedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Noteβ attached thereto.
βDepositaryβ means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and their respective successors and assigns, or such other depository institution hereinafter appointed by the Company.
βDesignated Preferred Stockβ means Preferred Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officersβ Certificate executed by the principal financial officer of the Company on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in SectionΒ 3.4(a)(3).
βDisqualified Stockβ means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person that 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: (1)Β matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (2)Β is convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (excluding Capital Stock which is convertible or exchangeable solely at the option of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that upon such conversion or exchange it shall be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock)), or (3)Β is redeemable at the option of the holder of Capital Stock, in whole or in part, in each case on or prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the final maturity date of the Notes or the date the Notes are no longer outstanding; provided, however, that only the portion of Capital Stock that so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided, further, that any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or Asset Disposition (each defined in a substantially identical manner to the corresponding definitions in this Indenture) shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock (and all such securities into which it is convertible or for which it is ratable or exchangeable) provide that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock (and all such securities into which it is convertible or for which it is ratable or exchangeable) pursuant to such provision prior to compliance by the Company with SectionΒ 3.8 and SectionΒ 3.11 and such repurchase or redemption complies with SectionΒ 3.4.
βEquity Offeringβ means a public offering for cash by the Company of its Common Stock, or options, warrants or rights with respect to its Common Stock, other than (x)Β public offerings with respect to the Companyβs Common Stock, or options, warrants or rights, registered on Form S-4 or S-8, (y)Β an issuance to any Subsidiary or (z)Β any offering of Common Stock issued in connection with a transaction that constitutes a Change of Control.
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βExcess Cash Flowβ means, for any fiscal year, the sum (without duplication) of:
(1) Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such fiscal year, adjusted to exclude any gains or losses attributable to Asset Dispositions; plus
(2) depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges or losses deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal year (excluding depreciation and amortization related to the rental inventory of the Company and the Subsidiaries); plus
(3) the net amount for such fiscal year, if any, of any increase in the deferred tax liability of the Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries or any decrease in the deferred tax asset of the Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries, excluding any change in deferred taxes that does not change or offset the taxes payable (or receivable, if applicable) account of the Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries; minus
(4) the sum of (i)Β any non-cash gains included in determining such Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal year plus (ii)Β the net amount for such fiscal year, if any, of any decrease in the deferred tax liability of the Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries or any increase in the deferred tax assets of the Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries, excluding any change in deferred taxes that does not change or offset the taxes payable (or receivable if applicable) account of the Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries; minus
(5) the sum, without duplication, of (i)Β cash Capital Expenditures for such fiscal year (except to the extent attributable to the Incurrence of Capitalized Lease Obligations or otherwise financed by Incurring Indebtedness and except to the extent made in reliance on SectionΒ 3.10(b)) plus (ii)Β cash consideration paid during such fiscal year to make acquisitions or other Investments (other than Cash Equivalents and except to the extent financed by Incurring Indebtedness); minus
(6) the aggregate principal amount of Notes repaid during such period pursuant to SectionΒ 5.2 and the aggregate principal amount of long-term Indebtedness (other than the Notes) repaid or prepaid by the Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries during such fiscal year, excluding (i)Β Indebtedness in respect of revolving loans and letters of credit, except to the extent that any repayment or prepayment of such Indebtedness is accompanied by a permanent reduction in related commitments (it being agreed that the net permanent reduction of the revolving commitments under the Credit Facility in April 2009 shall reduce the Excess Cash Flow for the fiscal year ending nearest to DecemberΒ 31, 2009), and (ii)Β repayments or prepayments of long-term Indebtedness (including any such Indebtedness referred to in the foregoing subclauses of this clause (6))Β financed by Incurring other long-term Indebtedness.
βExchange Actβ means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
βExisting Senior Subordinated Notesβ means the $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated notes due 2012 issued by the Company.
βFallaway Dateβ means, with respect to any Permitted Joint Venture, the date that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have received aggregate cash and cash equivalents as the result of all Investments from distributions or redemptions in respect of such Investments or sales of such Investments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Permitted Joint Venture on or prior to such date in reliance on clause (18)Β of the definition of βPermitted Investmentsβ (other than cash
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and cash equivalents received from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) in an amount equal to 75% of the fair market value of all such Investments (measured as of the date each such Investment was made) as determined in Good Faith by the Company.
βForeign Assetsβ means the aggregate assets of Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company determined in accordance with GAAP as disclosed in the financial statements or in the footnotes to the financial statements of the Company most recently made available in accordance with this Indenture.
βForeign Subsidiaryβ means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia and any Subsidiary of such Restricted Subsidiary.
βFranchiseesβ means a franchisee or licensee of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary operating a video rental store under the βBlockbusterβ name or another trade name owned by the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to an area development agreement, a franchise agreement or a license agreement.
βGAAPβ means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect as of the Issue Date, including those 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 approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession. All ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in this Indenture shall be computed in conformity with GAAP, except that in the event the Company is acquired in a transaction that is accounted for using purchase accounting, the effects of the application of purchase accounting shall be disregarded in the calculation of such ratios and other computations contained in this Indenture.
βGood Faith by the Companyβ means the decision in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company; provided that (a)Β if such decision involves a determination of fair market value in excess of $7.5 million, the decision is made in good faith by the Senior Management of the Company and (b)Β if such decision involves a determination of fair market value in excess of $15.0 million, the decision is made in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.
βGuaranteeβ means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person, directly or indirectly, guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other nonfinancial obligations of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person:
(1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise); or
(2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the term βGuaranteeβ will not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term βGuaranteeβ used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
βGuarantor Subordinated Obligationβ means, with respect to a Subsidiary Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee pursuant to a written agreement.
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βHedging Obligationsβ of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Agreement or Commodity Agreement.
βHolderβ means a Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrarβs books.
βImmaterial Subsidiaryβ means, as of any date, any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Subsidiary) whose total assets, as of that date, are less than $10.0 million and whose total revenues for the most recent 12-month period do not exceed $10.0 million; provided that a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary will not be considered to be an Immaterial Subsidiary if it, directly or indirectly, Guarantees or otherwise provides direct credit support for any indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.
βIncurβ means issue, create, assume, Guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; provided, however, that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) will be deemed to be Incurred by such Person at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; and the terms βIncurredβ and βIncurrenceβ have meanings correlative to the foregoing. Any Indebtedness issued at a discount (including Indebtedness on which interest is payable through the issuance of additional Indebtedness) shall be deemed incurred at the time of original issuance of the Indebtedness at the initial accreted amount thereof.
βIndebtednessβ means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication):
(1) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money;
(2) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;
(3) the principal component of all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankersβ acceptances or other similar instruments (including reimbursement obligations with respect thereto except to the extent such reimbursement obligation relates to a Trade Payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business and such obligation is satisfied within 30 days of Incurrence) other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in clauses (1)Β and (2)Β above and clause (5)Β below) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the fifth Business Day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit;
(4) the principal component of all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property (except Trade Payables), which purchase price is due more than six months after the date of placing such property in service or taking delivery and title thereto, except (i)Β any such balance that constitutes a Trade Payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business and (ii)Β any earn-out obligation until the amount of such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP;
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(5) Capitalized Lease Obligations and all Attributable Indebtedness of such Person (whether or not such items would appear on the balance sheet of the guarantor or obligor);
(6) the principal component or liquidation preference of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock or, with respect to any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, any Preferred Stock (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends);
(7) the principal component of all Indebtedness of other Persons secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person; provided, however, that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of (a)Β the fair market value of such asset at such date of determination and (b)Β the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Persons;
(8) the principal component of Indebtedness of other Persons to the extent Guaranteed by such Person (whether or not such items would appear on the balance sheet of the guarantor or obligor); and
(9) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, net Hedging Obligations of such Person (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such Hedging Obligation that would be payable by such Person at such time).
The Indebtedness of any Person shall not include bona fide revenue sharing arrangements or royalty obligations that would not be required to be reflected as long-term liabilities of such Person on the face of a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP, including those relating to the production, distribution or acquisition of motion pictures, video games or other programming, talent or publishing rights, so long as such arrangements or obligations are contingent on customary financial performance metrics such as revenues or profitability.
The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date will 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 contingent obligations arising in the ordinary course of business and not with respect to borrowed money of such Person or other Persons shall not be deemed to constitute Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, money borrowed and set aside at the time of the Incurrence of any Indebtedness in order to pre-fund the payment of interest on such Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be βIndebtedness,β provided that such money is held to secure the payment of such interest.
βIndependent Financial Advisorβ means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm or consultant to Persons engaged in a Related Business of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Company, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.
βInterest Payment Dateβ means JanuaryΒ 1,Β AprilΒ 1,Β JulyΒ 1 and OctoberΒ 1 of each year to Stated Maturity of the Notes.
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βInterest Rate Agreementβ means with respect to any Person any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future agreement, interest rate option agreement, interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedge agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement as to which such Person is party or a beneficiary.
βInvestmentβ in any Person means any direct or indirect advance, loan (other than advances or extensions of credit to customers in the ordinary course of business that are in conformity with GAAP recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries) or other extensions of credit (including by way of Guarantee or similar arrangement, but excluding any debt or extension of credit represented by a bank deposit other than a time deposit) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other similar instruments issued by such Person and all other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that none of the following will be deemed to be an Investment:
(1) Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with this Indenture;
(2) endorsements of negotiable instruments and documents in the ordinary course of business; and
(3) an acquisition of assets, Capital Stock or other securities by the Company or a Subsidiary for consideration to the extent such consideration consists of Common Stock of the Company.
For purposes of SectionΒ 3.4, (1)Β βInvestmentβ will include the portion (proportionate to the Companyβs equity interest in a Restricted Subsidiary to be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Restricted Subsidiary at the time that such Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent βInvestmentβ in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to (a)Β the Companyβs aggregate βInvestmentβ in such Subsidiary as of the time of such redesignation less (b)Β the portion (proportionate to the Companyβs equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets (as conclusively determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) of such Subsidiary at the time that such Subsidiary is so re-designated a Restricted Subsidiary; and (2)Β any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.
βInvestment Grade Ratingβ means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc. and BBB- (or the equivalent) by StandardΒ & Poorβs Ratings Group, Inc., in each case, with a stable or better outlook; provided that a change in outlook shall not by itself cause the Company to lose its Investment Grade Rating.
βIssue Dateβ means OctoberΒ 1, 2009.
βLienβ means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other
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agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.
βMortgageβ has the meaning as defined under the Collateral Agreement.
βNet Available Cashβ from an Asset Disposition means cash payments received (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise and net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any securities or other assets received as consideration, but only as and when received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to the properties or assets that are the subject of such Asset Disposition or received in any other non-cash form) therefrom, in each case net of (i)Β all brokerage, legal, accounting, investment banking, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses incurred, and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be paid or accrued as a liability under GAAP (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing agreements), as a consequence of such Asset Disposition, (ii)Β all payments made on any Indebtedness that is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Disposition, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon such assets, or that must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Disposition, or by applicable law be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Disposition, (iii)Β all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Disposition, (iv)Β the deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the property or other assets disposed of in such Asset Disposition and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after such Asset Disposition and (v)Β any portion of the purchase price from an Asset Disposition placed in escrow (whether as a reserve for adjustment of the purchase price, or for satisfaction of indemnities in respect of such Asset Disposition); provided, however, that, in the cases of clauses (iv)Β and (v), upon reversal of any such reserve or the termination of any such escrow, Net Available Cash shall be increased by the amount of such reversal or any portion of funds released from escrow to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.
βNet Cash Proceedsβ means, with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock of the Company or Indebtedness, the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale, net of attorneysβ fees, accountantsβ fees, underwritersβ or placement agentsβ fees, listing fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees and charges actually Incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result of such issuance or sale (after taking into account any available tax credit or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements).
βNon-Guarantor Subsidiaryβ means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor.
βNon-Recourse Debtβ means Indebtedness of a Person:
(1) as to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary (a)Β provides any Guarantee or credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, Guarantee, indemnity, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) or (b)Β is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor or otherwise);
(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default under such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and
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(3) the explicit terms of which provide there is no recourse against any of the assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries.
βNotes Custodianβ means the custodian with respect to the Global Note (as appointed by the Depositary), or any successor Person thereto and shall initially be the Trustee.
βObligationsβ means any principal, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable state, federal or foregoing law), penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including, without limitation, reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and bankersβ acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
βOffering Memorandumβ means the offering memorandum, dated as of SeptemberΒ 17, 2009, relating to the offering of the Notes.
βOfficerβ means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company or, in the event that a Person is a partnership or a limited liability company that has no such officers, a person duly authorized under applicable law by the general partner, managers, members or a similar body to act on behalf of such Person. Officer of any Subsidiary Guarantor has a correlative meaning.
βOfficersβ Certificateβ means a certificate signed by two Officers or by an Officer and either an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary of the Company.
βOpinion of Counselβ means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor.
βPermitted Investmentβ means an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in:
(1) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, including through the purchase of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) any Investment by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Person that is engaged in a Related Business if as a result of such Investment:
(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; or
(b) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;
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and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or transfer;
(3) cash and Cash Equivalents;
(4) receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided, however, that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;
(5) payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;
(6) loans or advances to employees, officers or directors of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not in excess of $5.0 million with respect to all loans or advances made since the Issue Date (without giving effect to the forgiveness of any such loan);
(7) any Investment acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries:
(a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable;
(b) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default; or
(c) in the form of notes payable, or stock or other securities issued by account debtors to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to negotiated agreements with respect to the settlement of such account debtorβs accounts, and other Investments arising in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection of accounts receivable, in each case in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;
(8) Investments made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Disposition that was made pursuant to and in compliance with SectionΒ 3.8 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Disposition;
(9) Investments in existence on the Issue Date, and any extension, modification or renewal of any such Investments existing on the Issue Date, but only to the extent not involving additional advances, contributions or other Investments of cash or other assets or other increases thereof (other than as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities, in each case, pursuant to the terms of such Investment as in effect on the Issue Date);
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(10) any Person to the extent such Investments consist of Currency Agreements, Interest Rate Agreements, Commodity Agreements and related Hedging Obligations, which transactions or obligations are Incurred in compliance with SectionΒ 3.3;
(11) Guarantees of Indebtedness issued in accordance with SectionΒ 3.3;
(12) Investments made in connection with the funding of contributions under any non-qualified retirement plan or similar employee compensation plan including, without limitation, split-dollar insurance policies, in an amount not to exceed the amount of compensation expense recognized by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such plans;
(13) stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments or pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of a debtor;
(14) any Person to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workersβ compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(15) prepayments and other credits to suppliers made in the ordinary course of business;
(16) endorsements of negotiable instruments and documents in the ordinary course of business;
(17) Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, together with all other Investments pursuant to this clause (17), in an aggregate amount at the time of such Investment not to exceed $30.0 million outstanding at any one time (with the fair market value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); and
(18) the transfer or sale of all or a portion of the assets and liabilities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are used exclusively in the operation of the βby-mailβ business and/or βdigital deliveryβ business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to a Person that is not a Subsidiary or that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary that was formed for purposes of forming a bona fide joint venture with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company (such Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary, a βPermitted Joint Ventureβ), which Permitted Joint Venture is intended to directly conduct one or both of such businesses; provided that:
(A) after giving effect to such transfer or any series of related transfers on a pro forma basis, the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Company would be equal to or greater than the Consolidated Coverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such transfer;
(B) all Capital Stock of such Permitted Joint Venture owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall at all times constitute Collateral for so long as such Capital Stock is owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;
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(C) any contract (x)Β at any time in effect between the Permitted Joint Venture and the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (and any amendment or waiver thereof) is on terms at least as favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary as could be obtained in an armβs length transaction with a Person that was not an Affiliate as determined in Good Faith by the Company and (y)Β in effect at any time prior to the Fallaway Date, between the Permitted Joint Venture and any Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) that beneficially owns Capital Stock of the Permitted Joint Venture (and any amendment or waiver thereof) is on terms at least as favorable to the Permitted Joint Venture as could be obtained in an armβs length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate as determined in Good Faith by the Company;
(D) the Permitted Joint Venture shall not at any time prior to the Fallaway Date have any Indebtedness for money borrowed (other than Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes in an amount not to exceed $20.0 million at any time outstanding and other de minimis Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of its business operations);
(E) any upfront cash received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as consideration for their Investments in such Permitted Joint Venture or from the sale of Capital Stock of such Permitted Joint Venture and, prior to the Fallaway Date, any cash distribution received by the Company from such Permitted Joint Venture shall, in each case, be deemed to be Net Available Cash from an Asset Disposition by the Company, and will be applied in accordance with this Indenture; and
(F) prior to the Fallaway Date, any distribution by such Permitted Joint Venture in respect of the Capital Stock of such Permitted Joint Venture shall be on a pro rata basis (or a more favorable basis to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries).
βPermitted Joint Ventureβ has the meaning set forth in clause (18)Β of the definition of βPermitted Investments.β
βPermitted Liensβ means, with respect to any Person:
(1) Liens securing the Notes (including Additional Notes) and the Subsidiary Guarantees;
(2) pledges or deposits by such Person under workersβ compensation laws, unemployment, general insurance and other insurance laws and old-age pensions and other social security or retirement benefits or similar legislation, or good-faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or United States government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import or customs duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(3) Liens imposed by law, including carriersβ, warehousemenβs, mechanicsβ, materialmenβs and repairmenβs Liens, Incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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(4) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet subject to penalties for non-payment or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided appropriate reserves required pursuant to GAAP have been made in respect thereof;
(5) Liens in favor of issuers of surety or performance bonds or letters of credit or bankersβ acceptances or similar obligations issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business; provided, however, that such instruments do not secure the payment of Indebtedness;
(6) minor survey exceptions, encumbrances, ground leases, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including, without limitation, minor defects or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real properties or liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;
(7) Liens securing Hedging Obligations relating to Indebtedness so long as the related Indebtedness is, and is permitted to be under this Indenture, secured by a Lien on the same property securing such Hedging Obligation;
(8) leases, licenses, subleases and sublicenses of assets (including, without limitation, real property and intellectual property rights) that do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that such leases, licenses, subleases and sublicenses do not secure Indebtedness;
(9) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as any appropriate legal proceedings that may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment have not been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated has not expired;
(10) Liens for the purpose of securing (A)Β any Attributable Indebtedness in respect of a Sale/ Leaseback Transaction Incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3(b)(viii) or (B)Β the payment of all or a part of the purchase price of, or Capitalized Lease Obligations, mortgage financings, purchase money obligations or other payments Incurred to finance, franchise development rights, assets or property (other than Capital Stock or other Investments) acquired, constructed, improved or leased in the ordinary course of business; provided that, in the case of this subclause (10)(B):
(a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens is otherwise permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture and does not exceed the cost of the franchise development rights, assets or property so acquired, constructed or improved; and
(b) such Liens are created within 180 days of construction, acquisition or improvement of such assets or property and do not encumber any other assets or property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than such franchise development rights, assets or property and assets affixed or appurtenant thereto;
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(11) Liens that constitute bankerβs Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depositary institution, whether arising by operation of law or pursuant to contract;
(12) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(13) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens permitted under clause (1)Β above or clause (29)Β below);
(14) Liens on property or shares of stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Liens are not created, Incurred or assumed in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided further, however, that any such Lien may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(15) Liens on property at the time the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Liens are not created, Incurred or assumed in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided further, however, that such Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(16) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary;
(17) Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness Incurred by Foreign Subsidiaries under SectionΒ 3.3;
(18) Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refinance, refund, replace, amend, extend or modify, as a whole or in part, Indebtedness that was previously so secured pursuant to clauses (10), (13), (14), (15)Β and (18)Β of this definition; provided that any such Lien is limited to all or part of the same property or assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the original Lien arose, could secure) the Indebtedness being refinanced or is in respect of property that is the security for a Permitted Lien hereunder;
(19) any interest or title of a lessor under any operating lease;
(20) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Personβs obligations in respect of bankersβ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;
(21) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with importation of goods;
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(22) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(23) Liens on funds of the Company or any Subsidiary held in deposit accounts with third party providers of payment services securing credit card charge-back reimbursement and similar cash management obligations of the Company or the Subsidiaries;
(24) Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under SectionΒ 4-208 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the relevant jurisdiction covering only the items being collected upon;
(25) Liens arising by operation of law or contract on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof to secure premiums thereunder;
(26) Liens on insurance policies and proceeds of insurance policies (including rebates of premiums) securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3(b)(xiii) to finance the payment of premiums on the insurance policies subject to such Liens;
(27) Liens created pursuant to the express terms of the Viacom Agreements as in effect on the Issue Date, or as subsequently amended or modified; provided, however, that no Lien permitted under this clause (27)Β will extend to any Collateral;
(28) Liens securing other obligations in an amount not to exceed $10.0 million at any time outstanding; and
(29) Liens on cash collateral securing letters of credit outstanding pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3(b)(xv) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of letters of credit that are cash collateralized on the Issue Date.
βPermitted Store Swapβ means the exchange of (a)Β assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries all or substantially all of which consist of Stores and related equipment and inventory for (b)Β assets of any other Person all or substantially all of which consist of Stores and related equipment and inventory; provided that the value of the assets received by the Company and the Subsidiaries in any such exchange is reasonably equivalent to that of the assets transferred by the Company and the Subsidiaries in any such exchange; provided, further, that, to the extent the assets disposed of by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary constituted Collateral, the assets received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary also constitute Collateral.
βPersonβ means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision hereof or any other entity.
βPreferred Stockβ means, as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation, Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.
βQIBβ means any βqualified institutional buyerβ (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act).
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βRating Agenciesβ means StandardΒ & Poorβs Ratings Group, Inc. and Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc. or if StandardΒ & Poorβs Ratings Group, Inc. or Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc. or both shall not make a rating on the Notes publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical Rating Agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company), which shall be substituted for StandardΒ & Poorβs Ratings Group, Inc. or Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc. or both, as the case may be.
βRecord Dateβ for the interest and Defaulted Interest, if any, payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means MarchΒ 15,Β JuneΒ 15,Β SeptemberΒ 15 or DecemberΒ 15 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.
βRefinancing Indebtednessβ means Indebtedness that is Incurred to refund, refinance, replace, exchange, renew, repay or extend (including pursuant to any defeasance or discharge mechanism) (collectively, βrefinance,β βrefinancesβ and βrefinancedβ shall each have a correlative meaning) any Indebtedness existing on the Issue Date or Incurred in compliance with this Indenture (including Indebtedness of the Company that refinances Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary and Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness of another Restricted Subsidiary (except that a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not refinance Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor)), including Indebtedness that refinances Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, however, that:
(1) in the case of a refinancing of the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes or if the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced is later than the Stated Maturity of the Notes, the entire principal amount of the Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity at least 91 days later than the Stated Maturity of the notes;
(2) the Refinancing Indebtedness has an Average Life at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being refinanced at such time;
(3) such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred in an aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less than the sum of the aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced (plus, without duplication, any additional Indebtedness Incurred to pay interest, premiums required by the instruments governing such existing Indebtedness or premiums necessary to effectuate such refinancing and fees and expenses Incurred in connection therewith);
(4) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantee, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantee on terms at least as favorable to the Holders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes may be refinanced with unsecured Indebtedness that otherwise meets the requirements of the other clauses of this definition; and
(5) Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor.
βRelated Businessβ means any business that is the same as or related, ancillary or complementary to any of the businesses of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date.
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βRestricted Investmentβ means any Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
βRestricted Notes Legendβ means the Private Placement Legend set forth in clause (A)Β of SectionΒ 2.1(d) or the RegulationΒ S Legend set forth in clause (B)Β of SectionΒ 2.1(d), as applicable.
βRestricted Periodβ means, in relation to the Initial Notes, the 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (A)Β the day on which the Initial Notes are offered to persons other than distributors (as defined in RegulationΒ S under the Securities Act) and (B)Β the Issue Date and, in relation to any Additional Notes that are Restricted Notes, it means the comparable period of 40 consecutive days.
βRestricted Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary of the Company other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
βSale/Leaseback Transactionβ means any direct or indirect arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary whereby the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person.
βSECβ means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
βSecured Leverage Ratioβ means, as of any date, the ratio of (i)Β the excess of (x)Β the amount of Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that would be required to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company prepared in accordance with GAAP on such date over (y)Β the amount of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that would be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company prepared in accordance with GAAP on such date to (ii)Β Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP are available (with such pro forma adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA as are consistent with the adjustments to pro forma Consolidated EBITDA contained in the definition of βConsolidated Coverage Ratioβ).
βSecurities Actβ means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
βSenior Managementβ means the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company.
βSignificant Subsidiaryβ means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a βSignificant Subsidiaryβ of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under RegulationΒ S-X promulgated by the SEC.
βStated Maturityβ means, with respect to any security, the date specified in the agreement governing or certificate relating to such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision, but shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
βStoreβ means a retail outlet owned or operated by a Person for the sale, rental or trade of video products (including videocassettes, DVDs and any technological successors thereto) and/or game products, and associated or other retail inventory of such Person.
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βSubordinated Obligationβ means any Indebtedness of the Company (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) that is subordinated or junior in right of payment to the Notes pursuant to a written agreement.
βSubsidiaryβ of any Person means (a)Β any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the total ordinary voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof (or Persons performing similar functions) or (b)Β any partnership, joint venture limited liability company or similar entity of which more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, is, in the case of clauses (a)Β and (b), at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (1)Β such Person, (2)Β such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (3)Β one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless otherwise specified herein, each reference to a Subsidiary will refer to a Subsidiary of the Company.
βSubsidiary Guaranteeβ means, individually, any Guarantee by a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereto, and, collectively, all such Guarantees. Each such Subsidiary Guarantee will be in the form prescribed by this Indenture.
βSubsidiary Guarantorβ means each Restricted Subsidiary in existence on the Issue Date that provides a Subsidiary Guarantee on the Issue Date (and any other Restricted Subsidiary that provides a Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with this Indenture); provided that upon release or discharge of such Restricted Subsidiary from its Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with this Indenture, such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary Guarantor.
βTrade Payablesβ means, with respect to any Person, any accounts payable to trade creditors created, assumed or Guaranteed by such Person arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the acquisition of goods or services.
βTreasury Rateβ means the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519)Β that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to OctoberΒ 1, 2014; provided, however, that if the period from the Redemption Date to OctoberΒ 1, 2014 is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from the Redemption Date to OctoberΒ 1, 2014 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.
βTrusteeβ means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means such successor.
βTrust Officerβ means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such personβs knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
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βUniform Commercial Codeβ means the New York Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time.
βUnrestricted Subsidiaryβ means (1)Β any Subsidiary of the Company that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of the Company in the manner provided below and (2)Β any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary or a Person becoming a Subsidiary through merger or consolidation or Investment therein) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary only if:
(1) such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries does not own any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of or have any Investment in, or own or hold any Lien on any property of, any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated or otherwise an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(2) all the Indebtedness of such Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries shall, at the date of designation, and will at all times thereafter, consist of Non-Recourse Debt;
(3) such designation and the Investment of the Company in such Subsidiary complies with SectionΒ 3.4;
(4) such Subsidiary, either alone or in the aggregate with all other Unrestricted Subsidiaries, does not operate, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(5) such Subsidiary is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation:
(a) to subscribe for additional Capital Stock of such Person; or
(b) to maintain or preserve such Personβs financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and
(6) on the date such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with terms substantially less favorable to the Company than those that might have been obtained from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company.
Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect to such designation and an Officersβ Certificate certifying that such designation complies with the foregoing conditions. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the foregoing requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Incurred as of such date.
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The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof and the Company could Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3(a) on a pro forma basis taking into account such designation.
βU.S. Government Obligationsβ means securities that are (a)Β direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (b)Β obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of the United States of America, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in SectionΒ 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligations or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S. Government Obligations held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the Holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligations or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the U.S. Government Obligations evidenced by such depositary receipt.
βViacom Agreementsβ means (a)Β the Amended and Restated Initial Public Offering and Split-Off Agreement, dated as of JuneΒ 18, 2004, among Viacom, Viacom International and the Company, (b)Β the Amended and Restated Release and Indemnification Agreement, dated as of JuneΒ 18, 2004, between Viacom and the Company, (c)Β the Amended and Restated Transition Services Agreement, dated as of JuneΒ 18, 2004, between Viacom and the Company, (d)Β the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of JuneΒ 18, 2004, between Viacom and the Company, (e)Β the Amended and Restated Tax Matters Agreement dated as of JuneΒ 18, 2004, between Viacom and the Company, and (f)Β the Judgment Sharing Agreement, dated as of JuneΒ 18, 2004 among Paramount Pictures Corporation, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Viacom and the Company, as each may be amended from time to time.
βVoting Stockβ of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable of such Person.
βWholly-Owned Subsidiaryβ means a Restricted Subsidiary, all of the Capital Stock of which (other than directorsβ qualifying shares) is owned by the Company or another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.
SECTION 1.2. Other Definitions.
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Term |
Β Β | DefinedΒ in Section |
βAdditional Notesβ |
Β Β | Recitals |
βAffiliate Transactionβ |
Β Β | 3.9(a) |
βAgent Membersβ |
Β Β | 2.1(e)(iii) |
βAsset Disposition Offerβ |
Β Β | 3.8(c) |
βAsset Disposition Offer Amountβ |
Β Β | 3.8(d)(i) |
βAsset Disposition Offer Periodβ |
Β Β | 3.8(d)(i) |
βAsset Disposition Purchase Dateβ |
Β Β | 3.8(d)(i) |
βAuthenticating Agentβ |
Β Β | 2.2 |
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Term |
Β Β | Defined in Section |
βBankruptcy Lawβ |
Β Β | 6.1 |
βChange of Control Offerβ |
Β Β | 3.11(b) |
βChange of Control Paymentβ |
Β Β | 3.11(b)(i) |
βChange of Control Payment Dateβ |
Β Β | 3.11(b)(ii) |
βCompany Orderβ |
Β Β | 2.2 |
βcovenant defeasance optionβ |
Β Β | 8.1(b) |
βCustodianβ |
Β Β | 6.1 |
βDefaulted Interestβ |
Β Β | 2.13 |
βDefinitive Note Legendβ |
Β Β | 2.1(d) |
βEvent of Defaultβ |
Β Β | 6.1 |
βExcess Cash Flow Offerβ |
Β Β | 3.13(a) |
βExcess Cash Flow Offer Amountβ |
Β Β | 3.13(a) |
βExcess Cash Flow Paymentβ |
Β Β | 3.13(b)(i) |
βExcess Cash Flow Payment Dateβ |
Β Β | 3.13(b)(ii) |
βExcess Proceedsβ |
Β Β | 3.8(c)) |
βGlobal Notesβ |
Β Β | 2.1(b) |
βGuarantor Obligationsβ |
Β Β | 10.1 |
βIAIsβ |
Β Β | 2.1(b) |
βInitial Notesβ |
Β Β | Recitals |
βInstitutional Accredited Investor Global Noteβ |
Β Β | 2.1(b) |
βInstitutional Accredited Investor Notesβ |
Β Β | 2.1(b) |
βlegal defeasance optionβ |
Β Β | 8.1(b) |
βNote Registerβ |
Β Β | 2.3 |
βNotesβ |
Β Β | Recitals |
βNotice of Defaultβ |
Β Β | 6.1 |
βPaying Agentβ |
Β Β | 2.3 |
βPrivate Placement Legendβ |
Β Β | 2.1(d) |
βRedemption Dateβ |
Β Β | 5.5 |
βRegistrarβ |
Β Β | 2.3 |
βRegulationΒ Sβ |
Β Β | 2.1(b) |
βRegulationΒ S Global Noteβ |
Β Β | 2.1(b) |
βRegulationΒ S Legendβ |
Β Β | 2.1(d) |
βRegulationΒ S Notesβ |
Β Β | 2.1(b) |
βReinstatement Dateβ |
Β Β | 3.16(b) |
βResale Restriction Termination Dateβ |
Β Β | 2.6(a) |
βRestricted Global Noteβ |
Β Β | 2.6(e) |
βRestricted Paymentβ |
Β Β | 3.4(a) |
βRule 144A Global Noteβ |
Β Β | 2.1(b) |
βRule 144A Notesβ |
Β Β | 2.1(b) |
βSpecial Interest Payment Dateβ |
Β Β | 2.13(a) |
βSpecial Record Dateβ |
Β Β | 2.13(a) |
βSpringing Maturity Offerβ |
Β Β | 3.12(b) |
βSpringing Maturity Paymentβ |
Β Β | 3.12(b)(i) |
βSpringing Maturity Payment Dateβ |
Β Β | 3.12(b)(ii) |
βSuccessor Companyβ |
Β Β | 4.1(a)(i) |
βSuccessor Guarantorβ |
Β Β | 4.2(a)(i) |
βSuspended Covenantsβ |
Β Β | 3.16(a) |
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Term |
Β Β | DefinedΒ in Section |
βSuspension Periodβ |
Β Β | 3.16(b) |
βUnrestricted Global Noteβ |
Β Β | 2.6(e) |
βUnutilized Excess Proceedsβ |
Β Β | 3.8(c) |
SECTION 1.3. Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:
Β
Β | (a) | a term has the meaning assigned to it; |
Β
Β | (b) | an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP; |
Β
Β | (c) | βorβ is not exclusive; |
Β
Β | (d) | βincludingβ means including without limitation; |
Β
Β | (e) | words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular; |
Β
Β | (f) | unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured Indebtedness; |
Β
Β | (g) | references to sections of, or rules under, the Securities Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time; |
Β
Β | (h) | unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an βArticle,β βSectionβ or βclauseβ refers to an Article, Section or clause, as the case may be, of this Indenture; and |
Β
Β | (i) | the words βherein,β βhereofβ and βhereunderβ and any other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not any particular Article, Section, clause or other subdivision. |
ARTICLE II
The Notes
SECTION 2.1. Form, Dating and Terms.
(a) The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (other than the Notes issued pursuant to SectionΒ 2.6, 2.9, 2.11, 3.8, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13 and 5.8) is $725,000,000. The Initial Notes issued on the date hereof shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $675,000,000. In addition, the Company may issue, from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, Additional Notes in the form of Exhibit A hereto in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000. In addition, Additional Notes may be authenticated and delivered, pursuant to SectionΒ 2.6, 2.9, 2.11, 3.8, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13 and 5.8.
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The Initial Notes shall be known and designated as β11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2014β of the Company. Additional Notes shall be known and designated as β11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2014β of the Company.
With respect to any Additional Notes, the Company shall set forth in (a)Β a Board Resolution and (b)Β (i)Β an Officersβ Certificate or (ii)Β one or more indentures supplemental hereto, the following information:
(i) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; and
(ii) the issue price and the issue date of such Additional Notes.
In authenticating and delivering Additional Notes, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the Opinion of Counsel and Officersβ Certificate required by SectionΒ 12.2, an Opinion of Counsel as to the due authorization, execution, delivery, validity and enforceability of such Additional Notes.
The Initial Notes and the Additional Notes shall be considered collectively as a single class for all purposes of this Indenture. Holders of the Initial Notes and the Additional Notes shall vote and consent together as one class on all matters to which such Holders are entitled to vote or consent, and none of the Holders of the Initial Notes or the Additional Notes shall have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter to which such Holders are entitled to vote or consent.
(b) The Initial Notes are being offered and sold by the Company pursuant to a Purchase Agreement, dated as of SeptemberΒ 17, 2009, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and X.X.Β Xxxxxx Securities Inc. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes shall be resold initially only to (A)Β QIBs and (B)Β Persons other than U.S. Persons (as defined in RegulationΒ S under the Securities Act (βRegulationΒ Sβ)) in reliance on RegulationΒ S. Such Initial Notes and Additional Notes may thereafter be transferred to among others, QIBs, purchasers in reliance on RegulationΒ S and institutional βaccredited investorsβ (as defined in Rules 501(a)(1), (2), (3)Β and (7)Β under the Securities Act) who are not QIBs (βIAIsβ) in accordance with Rule 501 of the Securities Act in accordance with the procedure described herein. Additional Notes offered after the date hereof may be offered and sold by the Company from time to time pursuant to one or more purchase agreements in accordance with applicable law.
Initial Notes and Additional Notes offered and sold to QIBs in the United States of America in reliance on Rule 144A (the βRule 144A Notesβ) shall be issued in the form of a permanent global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A, which is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Indenture, including appropriate legends as set forth in SectionΒ 2.1(d) (the βRule 144A Global Noteβ), deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Rule 144A Global Note may be represented by more than one certificate, if so required by the Depositaryβs rules regarding the maximum principal amount to be represented by a single certificate. The aggregate principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee, as hereinafter provided.
Initial Notes and any Additional Notes offered and sold outside the United States of America (the βRegulationΒ S Notesβ) in reliance on RegulationΒ S shall initially be issued in the form of a permanent global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A including appropriate legends as set forth in SectionΒ 2.1(d) (the βRegulationΒ S Global Noteβ).
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The RegulationΒ S Global Note may be represented by more than one certificate, if so required by the Depositaryβs rules regarding the maximum principal amount to be represented by a single certificate. The aggregate principal amount of the RegulationΒ S Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee, as hereinafter provided.
Initial Notes and any Additional Notes resold to IAIs (the βInstitutional Accredited Investor Notesβ) in the United States of America shall be issued in the form of a permanent global Note substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ A including appropriate legends as set forth in SectionΒ 2.1(d) (the βInstitutional Accredited Investor Global Noteβ) deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Institutional Accredited Investor Global Note may be represented by more than one certificate, if so required by the Depositaryβs rules regarding the maximum principal amount to be represented by a single certificate. The aggregate principal amount of the Institutional Accredited Investor Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee, as hereinafter provided.
The RuleΒ 144A Global Note, the RegulationΒ S Global Note, and the Institutional Accredited Investor Global Note are sometimes collectively herein referred to as the βGlobal Notes.β
The principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose in The City of New York, or at such other office or agency of the Company as may be maintained for such purpose pursuant to SectionΒ 2.3; provided, however, that, at the option of the Company, each installment of interest (other than with respect to Global Notes) may be paid by check mailed to addresses of the Persons entitled thereto as such addresses shall appear on the Note Register. Payments in respect of Notes represented by a Global Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Depositary.
The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage, in addition to those set forth on ExhibitΒ A and in SectionΒ 2.1(d). The Company and the Trustee shall approve the form of the Notes and any notation, endorsement or legend on them. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms of the Notes set forth in ExhibitΒ A are part of the terms of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to be bound by such terms.
(c) Denominations. The Notes shall be issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and only in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
(d) Restrictive Legends. (A)Β Each Rule 144A Global Note and the Institutional Accredited Investor Global Note shall bear the following legend (the βPrivate Placement Legendβ) on the face thereof:
βTHIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE βSECURITIES ACTβ), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION 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)Β REPRESENTS THAT (A)Β IT IS A βQUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERβ (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A
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UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B)Β IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2)Β AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A)Β TO THE ISSUER OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B)Β INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C)Β OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D)Β PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E)Β IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE ISSUER SO REQUESTS), OR (F)Β PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3)Β AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS βOFFSHORE TRANSACTION,β βUNITED STATESβ AND βU.S. PERSONβ HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.β
(B) Each RegulationΒ S Global Note shall bear the following legend (the βRegulationΒ S Legendβ) on the face thereof:
βTHIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE βSECURITIES ACTβ), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION 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)Β REPRESENTS THAT (A)Β IT IS A βQUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERβ (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B)Β IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2)Β AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A)Β TO THE ISSUER OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B)Β INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C)Β OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D)Β PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E)Β IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE ISSUER SO
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REQUESTS), OR (F)Β PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3)Β AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS βOFFSHORE TRANSACTION,β βUNITED STATESβ AND βU.S. PERSONβ HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON, AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.β
(C) The Global Notes, whether or not an Initial Note, shall bear the following legend on the face thereof:
βUNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (βDTCβ), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDEΒ & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDEΒ & 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, CEDEΒ & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSORβS NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.β
(D) Each Note issued hereunder that has more than a de minimis amount of original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
βTHIS SECURITY IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1271 ET SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY FOR SUCH SECURITY BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO: [CORPORATE SECRETARY], BLOCKBUSTER INC., 0000Β XXXΒ XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXX 00000, TELEPHONE NUMBER (000)Β 000-0000.β
(E) Each Definitive Note shall bear the following legend (the βDefinitive Note Legendβ) on the face thereof:
βIN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.β
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(e) Book-Entry Provisions.
(i) This SectionΒ 2.1(e) shall apply only to Global Notes deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary.
(ii) Each Global Note initially shall (x)Β be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Note or the nominee of such Depositary, (y)Β be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for such Depositary and (z)Β bear legends as set forth in SectionΒ 2.1(d).
(iii) Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (βAgent Membersβ) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee as the custodian of the Depositary or under such Global Note, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of the Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.
(iv) The registered Holder of a Global Note 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 Notes.
(v) In connection with any transfer of a portion of the beneficial interest in a Global Note pursuant to SectionΒ 2.1(f) to beneficial owners who are required to hold Definitive Notes, the Trustee shall reflect on its books and records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of such Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Global Note to be transferred, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, one or more Definitive Notes of like tenor and amount.
(vi) In connection with the transfer of an entire Global Note to beneficial owners pursuant to subsection (f)Β of this Section, such Global Note 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 Depositary in exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations.
(vii) Any Holder of a Global Note shall, by acceptance of such Global Note, agree that transfers of beneficial interests in such Global Note may be effected only through a book-entry system maintained by (a)Β the Holder of such Global Note (or its agent) or (b)Β any Holder of a beneficial interest in such Global Note, and that ownership of a beneficial interest in such Global Note shall be required to be reflected in a book entry.
(f) Definitive Notes. Except as provided below in SectionΒ 2.6(i), owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes shall not be entitled to receive Definitive Notes. In addition, Definitive
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Notes shall be transferred to all beneficial owners in exchange for their beneficial interests in a Global Note if (i)Β the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such Global Note or the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, at a time when the Depositary is required to be so registered in order to act as Depositary, and in each case a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90Β days of such notice or (ii)Β an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has received a request from the Depositary.
(g) Any Definitive Note delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Note pursuant to SectionΒ 2.1(e)(v) or (vi)Β shall, except as otherwise provided by paragraph (c)Β of SectionΒ 2.6, bear the applicable legend regarding transfer restrictions applicable to the Definitive Note set forth in SectionΒ 2.1(d).
(h) In connection with the exchange of a portion of a Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in a Global Note, the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Note, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, to the transferring Holder a new Definitive Note representing the principal amount not so transferred.
SECTION 2.2. Execution and Authentication. Two Officers shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.
A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually authenticates the Note. The signature of the Trustee on a Note shall be conclusive evidence that such Note has been duly and validly authenticated and issued under this Indenture. A Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery: (1)Β Initial Notes for original issue on the Issue Date in an aggregate principal amount of $675,000,000 and (2)Β subject to the terms of this Indenture Additional Notes for original issue a principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000, in each case upon a written order of the Company signed by an Officer of the Company (the βCompany Orderβ). Such Company Order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated and whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes or Additional Notes.
The Trustee may appoint an agent (the βAuthenticating Agentβ) reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate the Notes. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, any such Authenticating Agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent.
In case the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, pursuant to Article IV, shall be consolidated or merged with or into any other Person or shall convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, and the successor Person resulting from such consolidation, or surviving such merger, or into which the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor shall have been merged, or the Person which shall have received a conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition as aforesaid, shall have executed an indenture supplemental hereto with the Trustee pursuant to Article IV, any of the Notes authenticated or delivered prior to such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition may, from time to time, at the request of the successor Person, be exchanged for other Notes executed in the name of the successor Person with such changes in phraseology and form as may be appropriate, but otherwise in substance of like tenor as the Notes surrendered for such exchange and of like principal amount; and the Trustee, upon Company Order of the successor Person,
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shall authenticate and deliver Notes as specified in such order for the purpose of such exchange. If Notes shall at any time be authenticated and delivered in any new name of a successor Person pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.2 in exchange or substitution for or upon registration of transfer of any Notes, such successor Person, at the option of the Holders but without expense to them, shall provide for the exchange of all Notes at the time outstanding for Notes authenticated and delivered in such new name.
SECTION 2.3. Registrar and Paying Agent. The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the βRegistrarβ) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (the βPaying Agentβ). The Company shall cause each of the Registrar and the Paying Agent to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of NewΒ York. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange (the βNote Registerβ). The Company may have one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term βPaying Agentβ includes any additional paying agent and the term βRegistrarβ includes any co-registrar.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar or Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of each such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to SectionΒ 7.6. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or transfer agent.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and Paying Agent for the Notes. The Company may remove any Registrar or Paying Agent upon written notice to such Registrar or Paying Agent and to the Trustee; provided, however, that no such removal shall become effective until (i)Β acceptance of any appointment by a successor as evidenced by an appropriate agreement entered into by the Company and such successor Registrar or Paying Agent, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee or (ii)Β notification to the Trustee that the Trustee shall serve as Registrar or Paying Agent until the appointment of a successor in accordance with clause (i)Β above. The Registrar or Paying Agent may resign at any time upon written notice to the Company and the Trustee.
SECTION 2.4. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. By no later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date on which any principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note is due and payable, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient in immediately available funds to pay such principal, premium, if any, or interest when due. 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 money held by such Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes and shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in making any such payment. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by such Paying Agent. Upon complying with this Section, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee. Upon any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding with respect to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
SECTION 2.5. Holder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors, shall furnish to the Trustee, in writing at least five Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Holders.
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SECTION 2.6. Transfer and Exchange.
(a) The following provisions shall apply with respect to any proposed transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note prior to the date which is one year after the later of the date of its original issue and the last date on which the Company or any Affiliate of the Company was the owner of such Notes (or any predecessor thereto) (the βResale Restriction Termination Dateβ):
(i) a transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note or a beneficial interest therein to a QIB shall be made upon the representation of the transferee in the form as set forth on the reverse of the Note that it is purchasing the Note 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 βqualified institutional buyerβ within the meaning of RuleΒ 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on RuleΒ 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as it has requested pursuant to RuleΒ 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by RuleΒ 144A;
(ii) a transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note or a beneficial interest therein to an IAI shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in SectionΒ 2.7 hereof from the proposed transferee and, if requested by the Company or the Trustee, the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to each of them; and
(iii) a transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note or a beneficial interest therein to a Non-U.S. Person shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in SectionΒ 2.8 hereof from the proposed transferee and, if requested by the Company or the Trustee, the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to each of them.
(b) The following provisions shall apply with respect to any proposed transfer of a RegulationΒ S Note prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period:
(i) a transfer of a RegulationΒ S Note or a beneficial interest therein to a QIB shall be made upon the representation of the transferee, in the form of assignment on the reverse of the certificate, that it is purchasing the Note 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 βqualified institutional buyerβ within the meaning of RuleΒ 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on RuleΒ 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to RuleΒ 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by RuleΒ 144A;
(ii) a transfer of a RegulationΒ S Note or a beneficial interest therein to an IAI shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in SectionΒ 2.7 hereof from the proposed transferee and, if requested by the Company or the Trustee, the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to each of them; and
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(iii) a transfer of a RegulationΒ S Note or a beneficial interest therein to a Non-U.S. Person shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in SectionΒ 2.8 hereof from the proposed transferee and, if requested by the Company or the Trustee, receipt by the Trustee or its agent of an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to each of them.
After the expiration of the Restricted Period, interests in the RegulationΒ S Note may be transferred in accordance with applicable law without requiring the certification set forth in SectionΒ 2.8 or any additional certification.
(c) Restricted Notes Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes not bearing a Restricted Notes Legend, the Registrar shall deliver Notes that do not bear a Restricted Notes Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes bearing a Restricted Notes Legend, the Registrar shall deliver only Notes that bear such Restricted Notes Legend unless there is delivered to the Registrar an Opinion of Counsel 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. Any Additional Notes sold in a registered offering shall not be required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.
(d) The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to SectionΒ 2.1 or this SectionΒ 2.6. 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.
(e) Exchange from Global Note Bearing Restricted Notes Legend to Global Note Not Bearing Restricted Notes Legend. To the extent permitted by law after the one year anniversary of the Issue Date and upon compliance with the following procedures, beneficial interests in a Global Note bearing the Restricted Notes Legend (a βRestricted Global Noteβ) may, at the Companyβs sole discretion, be exchanged for beneficial interests in a Global Note not bearing the Restricted Notes Legend (an βUnrestricted Global Noteβ). In order to effect such exchange, the Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee instructing the Trustee to (1)Β direct the Depositary to transfer the specified amount of the outstanding beneficial interests in a particular Restricted Global Note to an Unrestricted Global Note and provide the Depositary with all such information as is necessary for the Depositary to appropriately credit and debit the relevant Holder accounts and (2)Β provide prior written notice to all Holders of such exchange, which notice must include the date such exchange is proposed to occur, the CUSIP number of the relevant Restricted Global Note and the CUSIP number of the Unrestricted Global Note into which such Holdersβ beneficial interests shall be exchanged. As a condition to any such exchange pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.6(e), the Trustee shall be entitled to receive from the Company, and rely upon conclusively without any liability, an Officersβ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Company, in form and in substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, to the effect that such transfer of beneficial interests to the Unrestricted Global Note shall be effected in compliance with the Securities Act. The Company may request from Holders such information it reasonably determines is required in order to be able to deliver such Officersβ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, including certification from Holders that they are not Affiliates of the Company and have not knowingly acquired their beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Note from any Affiliate of the Company. Upon such exchange of beneficial interests pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.6(e), the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date of such transfer and a decrease and increase, respectively, in the principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Note and the Unrestricted Global Note, respectively, equal to the principal amount of beneficial interests transferred. Following any such transfer pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.6(e) of all of the beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note, such Restricted Global Note shall be cancelled.
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(f) Retention of Written Communications. The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to SectionΒ 2.1 or this SectionΒ 2.6. 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 prior written notice to the Registrar.
(g) Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Notes.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Article II, execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Notes and Global Notes at the Registrarβs request.
(ii) No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require the Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes, assessments or similar governmental charges payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to SectionΒ 3.8, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13 or 5.8).
(iii) The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of any Note for a period beginning (1)Β 15 Business Days before the mailing of a notice of an offer to repurchase Notes and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, (2)Β 15 Business Days before an Interest Payment Date and ending on such Interest Payment Date or (3)Β 15 Business Days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under SectionΒ 5.4 hereof.
(iv) Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Note, the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name a Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
(v) All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.
(h) No Obligation of the Trustee. (i)Β The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of, or a participant in, the Depositary or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes, or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice or the payment of any amount or delivery of any Notes (or other security or property) under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders in respect of the Notes shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.
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(ii) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
(i) Affiliate Holders. Any Note or beneficial interest in a Global Notes transferred to an affiliate (such term as used in this clause (i)Β having the meaning given Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company or evidencing a Note that has been acquired by an affiliate in a transaction or chain of transactions not involving any public offering registered under the Securities Act shall, until one year after the last date on which either the Company or any affiliate of the Company was an owner of such Note, be in the form of a Definitive Note and bear the Private Placement Legend.
SECTION 2.7. Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers to Institutional Accredited Investors.
[Date]
c/o U.S. Bank National Association
00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
XX-XX-XX0X
Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: [Corporate Trust Department]
Dear Sirs:
This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of $Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β principal amount of the 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 (the βNotesβ) of Blockbuster Inc. (the βCompanyβ).
Upon transfer, the Notes would be registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows:
Name: ________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________
TaxpayerΒ IDΒ Number: ___________________________
The undersigned represents and warrants to you that:
1. We are an institutional βaccredited investorβ (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3)Β or (7)Β under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the βSecurities Actβ)) purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an institutional βaccredited investorβ at least $250,000 principal amount of the Notes, and we are acquiring the Notes not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits
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and risk of our investment in the Notes and we invest in or purchase securities similar to the Notes in the normal course of our business. We and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.
2. We understand that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing Notes to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such Notes prior to the date that is one year 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 Notes (or any predecessor thereto) (the βResale Restriction Termination Dateβ) only (a)Β to the Company, (b)Β pursuant to a registration statement which has been declared effective under the Securities Act (βRule 144Aβ), (c)Β in a transaction complying with the requirements of Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to a person we reasonably believe is a qualified institutional buyer under Rule 144A (a βQIBβ) 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)Β pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of RegulationΒ S under the Securities Act, (e)Β to an institutional βaccredited investorβ within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3)Β or (7)Β under the Securities Act that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of such an institutional βaccredited investor,β in each case in a minimum principal amount of Notes of $250,000 or (f)Β pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, subject in each of the foregoing cases to any requirement of law that the disposition of our property or the property of such investor account or accounts be at all times within our or their control and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws. The foregoing restrictions on resale shall not apply subsequent to the Resale Restriction Termination Date. If any resale or other transfer of the Notes is proposed to be made pursuant to clause (e)Β 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 Company and the Trustee, which shall provide, among other things, that the transferee is an institutional βaccredited investorβ (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3)Β or (7)Β under the Securities Act) and that it is acquiring such Notes for investment purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act. Each purchaser acknowledges that the Company and the Trustee reserve the right prior to any offer, sale or other transfer prior to the Resale Termination Date of the Notes pursuant to clauses (d), (e)Β or (f)Β above to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certifications and/or other information satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee.
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SECTION 2.8. Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to RegulationΒ S.
[Date]
c/o U.S. Bank National Association
00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
XX-XX-XX0X
Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: [Corporate Trust Department]
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Β | Β Β | 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 (the βNotesβ) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our proposed sale of $Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β aggregate principal amount of the Notes, we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with RegulationΒ S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the βSecurities Actβ), and, accordingly, we represent that:
(a) the offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United States;
(b) either (i)Β at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States or (ii)Β the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated off-shore securities market and neither we nor any person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction has been pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;
(c) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United States in contravention of the requirements of RuleΒ 903(a)(2) or RuleΒ 904(a)(2) of RegulationΒ S, as applicable; and
(d) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
In addition, if the sale is made during a restricted period and the provisions of RuleΒ 903(b)(2), RuleΒ 903(b)(3) or RuleΒ 904(b)(1) of RegulationΒ S are applicable thereto, we confirm that such sale has been made in accordance with the applicable provisions of RuleΒ 903(b)(2), RuleΒ 903(b)(3) or RuleΒ 904(b)(1), as the case may be.
We also hereby certify that we [are][are not] an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company and, to our knowledge, the transferee of the Notes [is][is not] an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in RegulationΒ S.
Very truly yours,
[Name of Transferor]
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By: | Β | Β |
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SECTION 2.9. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes. If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Note claims that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon Company Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the requirements of SectionΒ 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met such that the Holder (a)Β notifies the Company and the Trustee within a reasonable time after such Holder has notice of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking and the Registrar has not registered a transfer prior to receiving such notification, (b)Β makes such request to the Company prior to the Company having notice that the Note has been acquired by a protected purchaser as defined in SectionΒ 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code (a βprotected purchaserβ) and (c)Β satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Company and the Trustee. If required by the Trustee or the Company, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Company and the Trustee to protect the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced, then, in the absence of notice to the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Company shall execute and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for any such mutilated Note or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note.
Upon the issuance of any new Note under this Section, the Company may require that such Holder pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) in connection therewith.
Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor and any other obligor upon the Notes, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.
SECTION 2.10. Outstanding Notes. Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section as not outstanding. A Note does not cease to be outstanding in the event the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note except that the Company or an Affiliate of the Company shall not obtain voting rights with respect to such Note.
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If a Note is replaced pursuant to SectionΒ 2.9, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If the Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture, on a Redemption Date or maturity date money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest payable on that date with respect to the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or maturing, as the case may be, and the Paying Agent is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on and after that date such Notes (or portions thereof) cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.
SECTION 2.11. Temporary Notes. In the event that Definitive Notes are to be issued under the terms of this Indenture, until such Definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of Definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Notes. After the preparation of Definitive Notes, the temporary Notes shall be exchangeable for Definitive Notes upon surrender of the temporary Notes at any office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose and such exchange shall be without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Notes, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery in exchange therefor, one or more Definitive Notes representing an equal principal amount of Notes. Until so exchanged, the Holder of temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as a Holder of Definitive Notes.
SECTION 2.12. Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel and return to the Company all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and deliver a certificate of such cancellation to the Company. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Note have either been exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global Note shall be returned by the Depositary to the Trustee for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Note, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the Global Note and on the books and records of the Trustee (if it is then the Notes Custodian for such Global Note) with respect to such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Notes Custodian, to reflect such reduction.
SECTION 2.13. Payment of Interest; Defaulted Interest. Interest on any Note which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any interest payment date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose pursuant to SectionΒ 2.3.
Any interest on any Note which is payable, but is not paid when the same becomes due and payable and such nonpayment continues for a period of 30 days shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the regular record date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such defaulted interest
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and (to the extent lawful) interest on such defaulted interest at the rate borne by the Notes (such defaulted interest and interest thereon herein collectively called βDefaulted Interestβ) shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clauseΒ (a) or (b)Β below:
(a) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date (as defined below) for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date (not less than 30 days after such notice) of the proposed payment (the βSpecial Interest Payment Dateβ), and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a record date (the βSpecial Record Dateβ) for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the Special Interest Payment Date and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date, and in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date and Special Interest Payment Date therefor to be given in the manner provided for in SectionΒ 12.1, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date and Special Interest Payment Date therefor having been so given, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid on the Special Interest Payment Date to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clauseΒ (b).
(b) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (b), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such interest payment date (other than an interest payment date at maturity) would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, then the interest payment shall be postponed to the next succeeding Business Day (except if that Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, then interest shall be paid on the immediately preceding Business Day). If the maturity date of the Notes is a day that is not a Business Day, all payments to be made on such day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, with the same force and effect as if made on the maturity date. In either of such cases, no additional interest shall be payable as a result of such delay in payment.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Note.
SECTION 2.14. Computation of Interest. Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
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SECTION 2.15. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the Notes may use βCUSIPβ numbers (if then generally in use). The Trustee shall not be responsible for the use of CUSIP numbers, and the Trustee makes no representation as to their correctness as printed on any Note or notice to Holders. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
ARTICLE III
Covenants
SECTION 3.1. Payment of Notes. The Company shall promptly pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and in this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds in accordance with this Indenture money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due and the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate specified therefor in the Notes.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Company may, to the extent it is required to do so by law, deduct or withhold income or other similar taxes imposed by the United States of America from principal or interest payments hereunder.
SECTION 3.2. SEC Reports. Notwithstanding that the Company may not be subject to the reporting requirements of SectionΒ 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, if not filed electronically with the SEC through XXXXX (or any successor system), the Company shall provide to the Trustee and the registered Holders of the Notes, within 15 days of the time periods specified in the relevant forms:
(1) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such Forms (but without any requirement to provide separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company), including a βManagementβs Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operationsβ and, with respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual financial statements by the Companyβs independent registered public accounting firm; and
(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports.
Additionally, the Company shall cause such documents to be filed with the SEC unless the SEC shall not accept such documents. The requirement for the Company to provide information may be satisfied by posting such reports, documents and information on its website within the time periods specified by this SectionΒ 3.2; provided, however, that the Company shall (upon request) provide one copy of the exhibits of the foregoing to the Trustee and shall (upon request) provide additional copies of such exhibits to any Holder or prospective Holder.
If the Company has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries and such Unrestricted Subsidiaries, either individually or collectively, would otherwise have been a Significant Subsidiary, then the quarterly and annual financial information required by the preceding paragraph
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shall include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes to the financial statements and in Managementβs Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition, of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
In addition, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall make available to the Holders and to prospective investors, upon the request of such Holders, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act so long as the Notes are not freely transferable under the Securities Act.
The Company shall also hold a quarterly conference call for the Holders of the Notes to discuss financial information for the previous quarter. The conference call shall be following the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Company and not later than ten business days from the time that the Company distributes the financial information as set forth in clause (1)Β above. No fewer than three days prior to the conference call, the Company shall issue a press release announcing the time and date of such conference call and providing instructions for holders of Notes, securities analysts and prospective investors to obtain access to such call. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company may satisfy the requirements of this paragraph by holding the conference call required above within the time period required as part of any earnings call of the Company in accordance with past practice.
SECTION 3.3. Limitation on Indebtedness.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness); provided, however, that the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors may Incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) if on the date thereof and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis the Consolidated Coverage Ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is at least 2.00 to 1.00.
(b) The provisions of SectionΒ 3.3(a) shall not apply to the Incurrence of the following Indebtedness:
(i) Indebtedness of the Company evidenced by the Notes (including Additional Notes in a principal amount of up to $50.0 million issued following the Issue Date) and of Subsidiary Guarantors evidenced by the Subsidiary Guarantees relating to the Notes (and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof);
(ii) [Reserved];
(iii) Guarantees by (x)Β the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor (including any Restricted Subsidiary the Company elects to cause to become a Subsidiary Guarantor in connection therewith) of Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, provided that in the event such Indebtedness that is being Guaranteed is a Subordinated Obligation or a Guarantor Subordinated Obligation, then the related Guarantee shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be, and (y)Β Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries of Indebtedness Incurred by Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture;
(iv) Indebtedness of the Company owing to and held by any Restricted Subsidiary or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to and held by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however,
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(A) if the Company is the obligor on Indebtedness owing to a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the Notes;
(B) if a Subsidiary Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary is the obligee, such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Subsidiary Guarantees of such Subsidiary Guarantor; and
(C) (1) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Stock or any other event that results in any such Indebtedness being beneficially held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and (2)Β any subsequent sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be;
(v) any Indebtedness (other than the Indebtedness described in clause (i)) outstanding on the Issue Date and any Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred in respect of any Indebtedness described in this clause (v)Β or clause (vi)Β or Incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3(a);
(vi) Indebtedness of Persons Incurred and outstanding on the date on which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by, or merged into, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition); provided, however, that at the time such Person is acquired by the Company and after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (vi), either (x)Β the Company would have been able to Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3(a) or (y)Β the Consolidated Coverage Ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than such Consolidated Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such acquisition;
(vii) Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations; provided, however, that such Hedging Obligations are entered into in the ordinary course of business (and not for speculative purposes);
(viii) (x) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred to finance the purchase, lease, construction or improvement of any franchise development rights or any property, plant or equipment used or to be used in the business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary through the direct purchase of such franchise development rights, property, plant or equipment including any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the purchase of such franchise development rights, property, plant or equipment or secured by a Lien on such property, plant or equipment prior to the purchase thereof in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $40.0 million at any one time outstanding pursuant to this clause (viii)(x) and (y)Β Attributable Indebtedness in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the foregoing in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30.0 million at any one time outstanding pursuant to this clause (viii)(y);
(ix) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of workersβ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance, self-insurance obligations, performance, bid surety, appeal and similar bonds and completion Guarantees (not for borrowed money) provided in the ordinary course of business;
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(x) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn-outs or similar obligations, in each case, Incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business or assets of the Company or any business, assets or Capital Stock of a Subsidiary, other than Guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided that:
(A) the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds including non-cash proceeds (the fair market value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition; and
(B) such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote to financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet shall not be deemed to be reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (x);
(xi) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument, including, but not limited to, electronic transfers, wire transfers and commercial card payments drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business (except in the form of committed or uncommitted lines of credit); provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of Incurrence;
(xii) Indebtedness Incurred by Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount, together with all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (xii), not to exceed at any time outstanding the greater of (x)Β $50.0 million and (y)Β 10.0% of Foreign Assets (measured as of the most recent fiscal quarter ended prior to the date of Incurrence for which financial statements are available);
(xiii) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with (x)Β insurance premium financing arrangements not to exceed $10.0 million at any one time outstanding or (y)Β take-or-pay obligations in supply agreements incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(xiv) Indebtedness owed on a short-term basis of no longer than 30 days to banks and other financial institutions Incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries with such banks or financial institutions that arises in connection with ordinary banking arrangements to manage cash balances of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(xv) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries represented by letters of credit (including letters of credit outstanding on the Issue Date) in an aggregate face amount not to exceed the face amount of letters of credit outstanding for the account of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date; and
(xvi) in addition to the items referred to in clauses (i)Β through (xv)Β above, Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding principal amount which, when taken together with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (xvi)Β and then outstanding, shall not exceed $75.0 million.
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(c) For purposes of determining compliance with, and the outstanding principal amount of any particular Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to and in compliance with, this SectionΒ 3.3:
(i) in the event that Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in SectionΒ 3.3(b) or could be Incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3(a), the Company, in its sole discretion, shall classify such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) on the date of Incurrence and may later reclassify such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this SectionΒ 3.3 and only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness once; provided that all letters of credit outstanding for the account of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date shall be deemed to be outstanding in reliance on SectionΒ 3.3(b)(xv) and may not later be reclassified;
(ii) Guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Indebtedness that is otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness shall not be included;
(iii) the principal amount of any Disqualified Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, shall be equal to the greater of the maximum mandatory redemption or repurchase price (not including, in either case, any redemption or repurchase premium) or the liquidation preference thereof;
(iv) Indebtedness permitted by this SectionΒ 3.3 need not be permitted solely by reference to one provision permitting such Indebtedness but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this SectionΒ 3.3 permitting such Indebtedness; and
(v) the amount of Indebtedness issued at a price that is less than the principal amount thereof shall be equal to the amount of the liability in respect thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
Accrual of interest, accrual of dividends, the accretion of accreted value or the amortization of debt discount, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness and the payment of dividends in the form of additional shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this SectionΒ 3.3. The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be (i)Β the accreted value thereof in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount or the aggregate principal amount outstanding in the case of Indebtedness issued with interest payable-in-kind and (ii)Β the principal amount or liquidation preference thereof, together with any interest thereon that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness.
(d) In addition, the Company shall not permit any of its Unrestricted Subsidiaries to Incur any Indebtedness or issue any shares of Disqualified Stock, other than Non-Recourse Debt. If at any time an Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such date (and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be Incurred as of such date under this SectionΒ 3.3, the Company shall be in Default of this SectionΒ 3.3).
(e) For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was Incurred, in the case of term Indebtedness, or first committed, in
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the case of revolving credit Indebtedness; provided that if such Indebtedness is Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced. Notwithstanding any other provision of this SectionΒ 3.3, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company may Incur pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.3 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies. The principal amount of any Indebtedness Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if Incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such Refinancing Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.
SECTION 3.4. Limitation on Restricted Payments.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to:
(i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution (whether made in cash, securities or other property) on or in respect of its Capital Stock (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) other than:
(A) dividends or distributions payable solely in Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock or Designated Preferred Stock) or in options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Capital Stock of the Company; and
(B) dividends or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary payable to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary (and if such Restricted Subsidiary is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, to its other holders of common Capital Stock on a pro rata basis);
(ii) purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock of the Company held by Persons other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than in exchange for Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock or Designated Preferred Stock));
(iii) make any principal payment on, or purchase, repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, any Subordinated Obligations, Guarantor Subordinated Obligations or Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred in exchange for or to refinance the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes in reliance on SectionΒ 3.4(b)(ii), other than (x)Β Indebtedness of the Company owing to and held by any Restricted Subsidiary or Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor owing to and held by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary permitted under SectionΒ 3.3(b)(iv) or (y)Β in the case of the Existing Subordinated Notes, on or after JuneΒ 1, 2012 so long as the Company has purchased all notes validly tendered in any required Springing Maturity Offer; or
(iv) make any Restricted Investment
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(all such payments and other actions referred to in clauses (i)Β through (iv)Β (other than any exception thereto) shall be referred to as a βRestricted Paymentβ), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:
(1) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom);
(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis, the Company is able to Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under SectionΒ 3.3(a) hereof; and
(3) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments declared or made subsequent to the Issue Date (excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi)Β (xii), (xiii)Β and (xiv)Β of SectionΒ 3.4(b)) would not exceed the sum of, without duplication:
(A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (treated as one accounting period) from the first day of the Companyβs first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ending prior to the date of such Restricted Payment for which financial statements are available (or, in case such Consolidated Net Income is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit);
(B) 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the fair market value, as determined in Good Faith by the Company, of marketable securities or other property received by the Company from the issue or sale of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or other capital contributions subsequent to the Issue Date, other than:
(x) Net Cash Proceeds received from an issuance or sale of such Capital Stock to a Subsidiary of the Company or to an employee stock ownership plan, option plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination); and
(y) Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company from the issue and sale of its Capital Stock or capital contributions to the extent applied to redeem Notes in compliance with the provisions set forth under SectionΒ 5.1(b);
(C) the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is reduced on the Companyβs consolidated balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than (x)Β Indebtedness held by a Subsidiary of the Company and (y)Β the Existing Subordinated Notes and Refinancing Indebtedness that was Incurred in exchange for or to refinance the Existing Subordinated Notes in reliance on SectionΒ 3.4(b)(ii)) subsequent to the Issue Date of any Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock or Designated Preferred Stock) of the Company (less the amount of any cash, or the fair market value of any other property, distributed by the Company upon such conversion or exchange);
(D) 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds and the fair market value of property other than cash and marketable securities (such fair market value to be determined in Good Faith by the Company) from the sale or other disposition (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Restricted Investments made after the Issue Date and
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redemptions and repurchases of such Restricted Investments from the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and repayment of Restricted Investments in the form of loans or advances from the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and releases of Guarantees that constitute Restricted Investments by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than in each case to the extent the Restricted Investment was made pursuant to SectionΒ 3.4(b)(xiii));
(E) 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds and the fair market value of property other than cash and marketable securities (such fair market value to be determined in Good Faith by the Company) received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries from the sale (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than in each case to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary was made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to SectionΒ 3.4(b)(xiii) or to the extent such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment); and
(F) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company designated as such after the Issue Date is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company merges into or consolidates with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case after the Issue Date, the fair market value of such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation or such merger or consolidation, or in the case of the transfer, dividend or distribution of assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, the fair market value of such assets of the Unrestricted Subsidiary, as determined in Good Faith by the Company at the time of the redesignation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time of such merger, consolidation or transfer of assets (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary was made by a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to SectionΒ 3.4(b)(xiii) or to the extent such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment).
(b) The provisions of SectionΒ 3.4(a) hereof shall not prohibit
(i) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Capital Stock, Disqualified Stock or Subordinated Obligations of the Company (or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Existing Subordinated Notes) or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Restricted Investment made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Capital Stock of the Company (other than (x)Β Disqualified Stock, (y)Β Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination and (z)Β in the case of a purchase, repurchase, redemption defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock or Designated Preferred Stock, Designated Preferred Stock); provided, however, that the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale of Capital Stock shall be excluded from SectionΒ 3.4(a)(3)(B);
(ii) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Obligations (or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Existing Subordinated Notes) or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent Incurrence of Refinancing Indebtedness;
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(iii) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Disqualified Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary made by exchange for or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of Disqualified Stock of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that, so long as such refinancing Disqualified Stock is permitted to be Incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3 and constitutes Refinancing Indebtedness;
(iv) dividends paid within 60 days after the date of declaration if at such date of declaration such dividend would have complied with this provision;
(v) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition, cancellation or retirement for value of Capital Stock, or options, warrants, equity appreciation rights or other rights to purchase or acquire Capital Stock, of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company held by any existing or former employees, management or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or their assigns, estates or heirs, in each case in connection with the repurchase provisions under employee stock option or stock purchase agreements or other compensatory agreements approved by the Board of Directors; provided that such redemptions or repurchases pursuant to this clause shall not exceed $5.0 million in the aggregate during any calendar year, although such amount in any calendar year (with any unused amounts in any year being available in the next succeeding year) may be increased by an amount not to exceed:
(A) the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company and, to the extent contributed to the Company, Capital Stock of any of the Companyβs direct or indirect parent companies, in each case to existing or former employees or members of management of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies that occurs after the Issue Date, to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Capital Stock have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments (provided that the Net Cash Proceeds from such sales or contributions shall be excluded from SectionΒ 3.4(a)(3)(B)); plus
(B) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date; less
(C) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds described in the clauses (A)Β and (B)Β of this clause (v);
(vi) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of βConsolidated Interest Expenseβ;
(vii) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock issued by the Company after the Issue Date; provided, however, that for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock, after giving effect to such issuance on a pro forma basis, the Company would have a Consolidated Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00;
(viii) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur (i)Β upon the exercise of stock options, warrants, other rights to purchase Capital Stock or other convertible securities if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof or conversion price thereof or (ii)Β in connection with withholdings or similar taxes payable by any future, present or former employee, director or officer;
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(ix) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Obligation (or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Existing Subordinated Notes) or Guarantor Subordinated Obligation at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such Subordinated Obligation (or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Existing Subordinated Notes) or Guarantor Subordinated Obligation in the event of a Change of Control in accordance with provisions similar to SectionΒ 3.11; provided that, prior to or simultaneously with such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the Company has made a Change of Control Offer and has completed the repurchase or redemption of all Notes validly tendered for payment in connection with such Change of Control Offer;
(x) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Existing Senior Subordinated Notes at a purchase price not greater than 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest thereon; provided that (i)Β the aggregate consideration paid in reliance on this clause (x)Β for such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of such Existing Senior Subordinated Notes shall not exceed $25.0 million and (ii)Β after giving effect to such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value pursuant to this clause (x)Β on a pro forma basis (A)Β there shall be no more than $25.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Existing Senior Subordinated Notes outstanding and (B)Β on a pro forma basis, the Secured Leverage Ratio as of such date would be less than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00;
(xi) cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Company or other exchanges of securities of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for Capital Stock of the Company; provided, however, that any such cash payment shall not be for the purpose of evading the limitation of this SectionΒ 3.4 (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company);
(xii) the repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations with Unutilized Excess Proceeds remaining after an Asset Disposition Offer pursuant to SectionΒ 3.8; or
(xiii) at any time after the end of the Companyβs second fiscal quarter in 2010, if the Consolidated Coverage Ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is equal to or at least 2.00 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis, other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, which, when taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (xiii)Β (as reduced by the amount of capital returned from any such Restricted Payments that constituted Restricted Investments in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (exclusive of amounts included in SectionΒ 3.4(a)(3)(A)) not to exceed $5.0 million; or
(xiv) at any time after the end of the Companyβs second fiscal quarter in 2010, the declaration and payment of dividends on the Companyβs 7.50% Series A Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock in an aggregate amount not to exceed $6.0 million for all such dividends pursuant to this clause (xiv)Β so long as on a pro forma basis as of the date of declaration of any such dividend, the Secured Leverage Ratio would be less than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00;
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provided, however, that at the time of and after giving effect to any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (vi), (x), (xii), (xiii)Β or (xiv), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.
(c) The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the fair market value on the date of such Restricted Payment of the assets or securities proposed to be paid, transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment. The fair market value of any cash Restricted Payment shall be its face amount and any non-cash Restricted Payment shall be determined conclusively in Good Faith by the Company and any such determination shall be (x)Β delivered to the Trustee if such fair market value is estimated in Good Faith by the Company to exceed $7.5 million and (y)Β based upon an opinion or appraisal issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing if such fair market value is estimated in Good Faith by the Company to exceed $20.0 million.
For purposes of determining compliance with this SectionΒ 3.4, in the event that a proposed Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payments described in clauses (i)Β through (xiv)Β of this SectionΒ 3.4(b), or is entitled to be made pursuant to SectionΒ 3.4(a), the Company shall be entitled to classify such Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) on the date of its payment in any manner that complies with this SectionΒ 3.4.
(d) As of the Issue Date, all of the Companyβs Subsidiaries shall be Restricted Subsidiaries. The Company shall not permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary to become a Restricted Subsidiary except pursuant to the last sentence of the defined term βUnrestricted Subsidiary.β For purposes of designating any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, all outstanding Investments by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid) in the Subsidiary so designated shall be deemed to be Restricted Payments in an amount determined as set forth in the definition of βInvestment.β Such designation shall be permitted only if a Restricted Payment in such amount would be permitted at such time and if such Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not be subject to any of the restrictive covenants set forth in this Indenture.
SECTION 3.5. Limitation on Liens. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) that secures obligations under any Indebtedness on any asset or property of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, including any Guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary, or any income or profits therefrom, or assign or convey any right to receive income therefrom.
SECTION 3.6. Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction unless:
(a) any such sale of any fixed or capital assets that is made for cash consideration in an amount not less than the cost of such fixed or capital asset and is consummated within 90 days after the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset; or
(b) (i) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction at least equal to the fair market value (as determined in Good Faith by the Company) of the property subject to such transaction;
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(ii) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could have Incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Indebtedness in respect of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3;
(iii) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary would be permitted to create a Lien on the property subject to such Sale/Leaseback Transaction under SectionΒ 3.5; and
(iv) the Sale/Leaseback Transaction is treated as an Asset Disposition and all of the conditions of this Indenture described in SectionΒ 3.8 (including the provisions concerning the application of Net Available Cash) are satisfied with respect to such Sale/Leaseback Transaction, treating all of the consideration received in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction as Net Available Cash for purposes of SectionΒ 3.8.
SECTION 3.7. Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
(i) (A) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or
(B) pay any Indebtedness or other obligations owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on Common Stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock);
(ii) make any loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that the subordination of loans or advances made to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances); or
(iii) sell, lease or transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that such transfers shall not include any type of transfer described in clause (i)Β or (ii)Β of this SectionΒ 3.7(a)).
(b) The restrictions in SectionΒ 3.7(a) shall not prohibit encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement in effect at or entered into on the Issue Date, including, without limitation, this Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees, the Collateral Documents, the indenture governing the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes and the Credit Facility (and related documentation) in effect on such date;
(ii) any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Person pursuant to an agreement relating to any Capital Stock or Indebtedness Incurred by such Person on or before the date on which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by, merged into or consolidated
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with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than Capital Stock or Indebtedness Incurred as consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by, merged into or consolidated with the Company or in contemplation of the transaction) and outstanding on such date; provided that any such encumbrance or restriction shall not extend to any Person or the assets or property of the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary other than the Person and its Subsidiaries or the assets and property so acquired and that, in the case of Indebtedness, was permitted to be Incurred pursuant to this Indenture;
(iii) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement effecting a refunding, replacement or refinancing of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in clause (i)Β or (ii)Β of this SectionΒ 3.7(b) or this clause (iii)Β or contained in any amendment, restatement, modification, renewal, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing of an agreement referred to in clause (i)Β or (ii)Β of this SectionΒ 3.7(b) or this clause (iii); provided, however, that the encumbrances and restrictions with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary contained in any such agreement are no less favorable (as determined in Good Faith by the Company) in any material respect, taken as a whole, to the Holders of the Notes than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in such agreements referred to in clause (i)Β or (ii)Β of this SectionΒ 3.7(b) on the Issue Date or the date such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged into a Restricted Subsidiary, whichever is applicable;
(iv) in the case of SectionΒ 3.7(a)(iii), Liens permitted to be Incurred under the provisions of SectionΒ 3.5 that apply only to the assets subject to such Liens;
(v) (a) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and (b)Β Capitalized Lease Obligations permitted under this Indenture, in each case, that impose encumbrances or restrictions of the nature described in SectionΒ 3.7(a)(iii) on the property so acquired;
(vi) contracts for the sale of assets, including customary restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale of all or a portion of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary;
(vii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(viii) any customary provisions in joint venture agreements relating to joint ventures and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, provided that if such joint venture is a Restricted Subsidiary, such provisions shall not materially affect the Companyβs ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Notes (as determined in Good Faith by the Company);
(ix) any customary provisions in leases, subleases or licenses and other agreements entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(x) encumbrances or restrictions arising or existing by reason of applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
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(xi) encumbrances or restrictions contained in indentures or debt instruments or other debt arrangements Incurred or Preferred Stock issued by Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with SectionΒ 3.3 that are not more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those applicable to the Company in this Indenture and the Credit Facility on the Issue Date (which results in encumbrances or restrictions comparable to those applicable to the Company at a Restricted Subsidiary level); and
(xii) encumbrances or restrictions contained in indentures or other debt instruments or debt arrangements Incurred or Preferred Stock issued by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to clauses (vi), (xii), (xiii)Β and (xvi)Β of SectionΒ 3.3(b) by Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument shall not materially affect the Companyβs ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Notes (as determined in Good Faith by the Company).
SECTION 3.8. Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Asset Disposition following the Issue Date unless:
(i) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at least equal to the fair market value (such fair market value to be determined as of the date of contractually agreeing to such Asset Disposition), as determined in Good Faith by the Company (including as to the value of all non-cash consideration), of the assets subject to such Asset Disposition;
(ii) at least 75% of the consideration from such Asset Disposition received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; and
(iii) in the case of an Asset Disposition of Collateral, the remaining consideration from such Asset Disposition that is not in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents is thereupon with its acquisition pledged as Collateral to secure the Notes.
(b) Any Net Available Cash received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Asset Disposition:
(1) in the case of (A)Β the first $100.0 million of Net Available Cash received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary following the Issue Date from all Asset Dispositions (other than any Sale/Leaseback Transaction) consummated after the Issue Date, (B)Β 75% of any Net Available Cash received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from any other Asset Disposition (other than any Sale/Leaseback Transaction) consummated after the Issue Date shall be applied (x)Β in the case of any Asset Disposition by a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary or consisting of Capital Stock of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, to repay Indebtedness of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary within 30 days of receipt of such Net Available Cash or (y)Β otherwise, to make an Asset Disposition Offer in accordance with the following paragraph and (C)Β 50% of any Net Available Cash received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Sale/Leaseback Transaction constituting an Asset Disposition consummated after the Issue Date shall be applied (x)Β in the case of any Asset Disposition by a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary or consisting of Capital Stock of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, to repay Indebtedness of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary within 30 days of receipt of such Net Available Cash or (y)Β otherwise, to make an Asset Disposition Offer in accordance with SectionΒ 3.8(c); and
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(2) in the case of any Net Available Cash received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not required to be applied as provided in clause (1)Β above, within 365 days to (x)Β reinvest in assets used or useful in a Related Business, provided that to the extent the assets subject to such Asset Disposition were Collateral, such newly acquired assets shall also be Collateral or (y)Β in the case of an Asset Disposition by a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary or consisting of Capital Stock of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, to repay Indebtedness of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary.
(c) All Net Available Cash that is not applied or invested as provided in subclause (1)(B)(x)Β or (1)(C)(x)Β or clause (2)Β of SectionΒ 3.8(b) within the time periods set forth therein will be deemed to constitute βExcess Proceeds.β When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $10.0 million, the Company shall be required to make an offer (βAsset Disposition Offerβ) to all Holders to apply such Excess Proceeds to purchase the maximum principal amount of the Notes (on a pro rata basis) that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds, at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase (subject to the rights of Holders of record on any record date to receive payments of interest on the related Interest Payment Date), in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture in integral multiples of $1,000 (except that no Note will be purchased in part if the remaining principal amount would be less than $2,000). To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes so validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to an Asset Disposition Offer is less than such Excess Proceeds, the Company may use any remaining portion of such Excess Proceeds that is not applied to purchase Notes (βUnutilized Excess Proceedsβ) for general corporate purposes or as otherwise required pursuant to its other contractual requirements, subject to the other covenants contained in this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by Holders exceeds the amount of such Excess Proceeds, the Notes to be purchased shall be selected on a pro rata basis on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of tendered Notes. Upon completion of such Asset Disposition Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.
(d) (i) The Asset Disposition Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the βAsset Disposition Offer Periodβ). No later than five Business Days after the termination of the Asset Disposition Offer Period (the βAsset Disposition Purchase Dateβ), the Company shall purchase the principal amount of Notes required to be purchased pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.8 (the βAsset Disposition Offer Amountβ) or, if less than the Asset Disposition Offer Amount has been so validly tendered, all Notes validly tendered in response to the Asset Disposition Offer.
(ii) If the Asset Disposition Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid on such Asset Disposition Purchase Date to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Disposition Offer.
(iii) On or before the Asset Disposition Purchase Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Asset Disposition Offer Amount of Notes or portions of Notes validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Asset Disposition Offer, or if less than the Asset Disposition Offer Amount has been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn, all Notes validly tendered and not properly withdrawn, in each case in denominations of $1,000 (except that no Note shall be purchased in part if the remaining principal amount would be
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less than $2,000). The Company or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly (but in any case not later than five Business Days after termination of the Asset Disposition Offer Period) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder of Notes an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes validly tendered and not properly withdrawn by such holder and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company shall promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon delivery of an Officersβ Certificate from the Company, shall authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered; provided that each such new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Disposition Offer on the Asset Disposition Purchase Date.
(e) For the purposes of this SectionΒ 3.8, the following are deemed to be cash: (x)Β except in the case of an Asset Disposition of Collateral, the assumption of Indebtedness of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock or Subordinated Obligations) or Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Guarantor Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of any Subsidiary Guarantor) and the release of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from all liability on such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Disposition and (y)Β securities, notes or similar obligations received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the transferee that are converted within 90 days by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash.
(f) The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of SectionΒ 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.8. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this SectionΒ 3.8, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Indenture.
SECTION 3.9. Limitation on Affiliate Transactions.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of the Company (an βAffiliate Transactionβ) unless:
(i) the terms of such Affiliate Transaction are not materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that could be obtained in a comparable transaction at the time of such transaction in armβs-length dealings with a Person who is not such an Affiliate;
(ii) in the event such Affiliate Transaction involves an aggregate consideration in excess of $5.0 million, the terms of such transaction have been approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company and by a majority of the members of such Board of Directors having no personal stake in such transaction, if any (and such majority or majorities, as the case may be, determine that such Affiliate Transaction satisfies the criteria in clause (i)Β above); and
(iii) in the event such Affiliate Transaction involves an aggregate consideration in excess of $15.0 million, the Company has received a written opinion from an Independent Financial Advisor that such Affiliate Transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries or not materially less favorable than those that might reasonably have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an armβs-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate.
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(b) The provisions of SectionΒ 3.9(a) shall not apply to:
(i) any (x)Β Restricted Payment permitted to be made pursuant to SectionΒ 3.4 and (y)Β Permitted Investment in any Person that is an Affiliate of the Company solely as a result of ownership of Investments in such Person by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(ii) any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment agreements and other compensation arrangements, options to purchase Capital Stock of the Company pursuant to restricted stock plans, long-term incentive plans, stock appreciation rights plans, participation plans or similar employee benefits plans, pension plans or similar plans or agreements or arrangements approved by the Board of Directors of the Company;
(iii) loans or advances to employees, officers or directors of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not in excess of $5.0 million (without giving effect to the forgiveness of any such loan);
(iv) any transaction between or among the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary or between or among Restricted Subsidiaries, and any Guarantees issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for the benefit of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in accordance with SectionΒ 3.3;
(v) the payment of reasonable and customary fees and compensation to, and employee benefit arrangements, including, without limitation, split-dollar insurance policies, and indemnity provided on behalf of, directors, officers and employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(vi) the existence of, and the performance of obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under the terms of any agreement to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party as of or on the Issue Date, as these agreements may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time; provided, however, that any future amendment, modification, supplement, extension or renewal entered into after the Issue Date shall be permitted to the extent that its terms are not more disadvantageous to the Holders of the Notes in any material respect, as determined in Good Faith by the Company, than the terms of the agreements in effect on the Issue Date;
(vii) any agreement between any Person and an Affiliate of such Person existing at the time such Person is acquired by or merged into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition or merger, or any amendment thereto (so long as any such amendment is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders, as determined in Good Faith by the Company, when taken as a whole as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the date of such acquisition or merger);
(viii) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that as determined in Good Faith by the Company,
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such transactions are on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person;
(ix) any purchases by the Companyβs Affiliates of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries the majority of which Indebtedness is placed with Persons who are not Affiliates;
(x) any issuance or sale of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) to Affiliates of the Company and the granting of registration and other customary rights in connection therewith or any contribution to the Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and
(xi) the Viacom Agreements.
SECTION 3.10. Limitation on Capital Expenditures.
(a) The Company shall not permit the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in any fiscal year of the Company set forth below to exceed the amount set forth opposite such fiscal year below in the column βMaximum Amountβ; provided that in the event the amount of Capital Expenditures in any period below is less than the amount set forth opposite such fiscal year below under the heading βMaximum Amount,β the βMaximum Amountβ set forth below for the next succeeding year (but not any other year) shall be deemed to have been increased by the lesser of (x)Β the amount of such shortfall and (y)Β the amount set forth below opposite such year in the column βMaximum Carry-Forward Amountβ:
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Β Β | Maximum Amount (inΒ millions) |
Β Β | Maximum Carry-Forward Amount | ||
Fiscal Year 2009 |
Β Β | $ | 35.0Β million | Β Β | Β | N/A |
Fiscal Year 2010 |
Β Β | $ | 70.0 million | Β Β | $ | 10.0Β million |
Fiscal Year 2011 |
Β Β | $ | 80.0 million | Β Β | $ | 10.0 million |
Fiscal Year 2012 |
Β Β | $ | 80.0 million | Β Β | $ | 10.0 million |
Fiscal Year 2013 |
Β Β | $ | 80.0 million | Β Β | $ | 10.0 million |
Fiscal Year 2014 |
Β Β | $ | 80.0 million | Β Β | $ | 10.0 million |
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing: (A)Β the Maximum Amount set forth above for (i)Β the Companyβs fiscal 2011 year shall be increased by $20.0 million if the Secured Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.10 to 1.00 on the last day of the Companyβs fiscal 2010 year and (ii)Β each fiscal year of the Company after fiscal 2011 year shall be increased by $20.0 million if the Secured Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00 on the last day of the fiscal year of the Company immediately preceding such fiscal year; and (B)Β at the option of the Company as set forth in an Officersβ Certificate delivered to the Trustee, the following Capital Expenditures shall be excluded in determining the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any period for purposes of this SectionΒ 3.10:
(1) Capital Expenditures made from Net Available Cash received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Asset Disposition;
(2) Capital Expenditures made from insurance proceeds;
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(3) Capital Expenditures that are required by law or necessary to maintain compliance with federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations or orders applicable to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(4) Capital Expenditures (i)Β in amounts that the Company could otherwise use to make a Restricted Payment pursuant to SectionΒ 3.4(a) or SectionΒ 3.4(b)(xiii) or clause (17)Β of the definition of βPermitted Investmentsβ (and which shall be treated as either a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment, as applicable, for all purposes of this Indenture) and (ii)Β made with the proceeds of sale of Capital Stock of the Company (other than (x)Β Disqualified Stock, (y)Β Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination or (z)Β Designated Preferred Stock); provided, however, that the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale of Capital Stock shall be excluded from SectionsΒ 3.4(a)(3)(B) and 3.4(b)(i).
SECTION 3.11. Change of Control.
(a) If a Change of Control occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of the Notes as described under SectionΒ 5.1, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000 except that no Note may be tendered in part if the remaining principal amount would be less than $2,000) of such Holderβs Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).
(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall mail a notice (the βChange of Control Offerβ) to each Holder at the address appearing in the Note Register, with a copy to the Trustee, stating:
(i) that a Change of Control Offer is being made and that such Holder has the right to require the Company to purchase such Holderβs Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on a record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date) (the βChange of Control Paymentβ);
(ii) the repurchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed) (the βChange of Control Payment Dateβ); and
(iii) the procedures determined by the Company, consistent with this Indenture, that a Holder must follow in order to have its Notes repurchased.
(c) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:
(i) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes 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 Notes or portions of Notes so tendered; and
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(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officersβ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the Company.
(d) The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder of Notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or larger integral multiples of $1,000.
(e) If the Change of Control Payment Date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be paid on the relevant Interest Payment Date to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders who tender pursuant to the Change of Control Offer.
(f) The Change of Control provisions described above shall be applicable whether or not any other provisions of this Indenture are applicable. 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.
(g) The Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (i)Β 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 Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer or (ii)Β a notice of redemption for all of the outstanding Notes has been given pursuant to this Indenture unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the proposed Redemption Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making the Change of Control Offer.
(h) The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations thereunder in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in this Indenture by virtue of such conflict.
SECTION 3.12. Springing Maturity Offer.
(a) If Existing Senior Subordinated Notes in an aggregate principal amount of more than $25.0 million remain outstanding on MayΒ 31, 2012, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000 except that no Note may be tendered in part if the remaining principal amount would be less than $2,000) of such Holderβs Notes on such date at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).
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(b) In the event Existing Senior Subordinated Notes in an aggregate principal amount of more than $25.0 million remain outstanding on AprilΒ 27, 2012, the Company shall mail a notice (the βSpringing Maturity Offerβ) no earlier than AprilΒ 1, 2012 and no later than AprilΒ 27, 2012 to each Holder at the address appearing in the Note Register, with a copy to the Trustee, stating:
(i) that a Springing Maturity Offer is being made and that such Holder has the right to require the Company to purchase such Holderβs Notes on MayΒ 31, 2012 at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on a record date to receive interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date) (the βSpringing Maturity Paymentβ);
(ii) the repurchase date (which shall be MayΒ 31, 2012) (the βSpringing Maturity Payment Dateβ); and
(iii) the procedures determined by the Company, consistent with this Indenture, that a Holder must follow in order to have its Notes repurchased.
(c) On MayΒ 31, 2012, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:
(i) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Springing Maturity Offer;
(ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Springing Maturity Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes so tendered; and
(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officersβ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the Company.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent that there are not Existing Senior Subordinated Notes in an aggregate principal amount of more than $25.0 million outstanding as of MayΒ 31, 2012, the Company shall not be required to purchase Notes pursuant to the Springing Maturity Offer.
(d) The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder of Notes so tendered the Springing Maturity Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or larger integral multiples of $1,000.
(e) If the Springing Maturity Payment Date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be paid on the relevant Interest Payment Date to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest will be payable to Holders who tender pursuant to the Springing Maturity Offer.
(f) The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Springing Maturity Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Springing Maturity Payment Date.
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(g) The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations thereunder in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Springing Maturity Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this SectionΒ 3.12, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue of such conflict.
SECTION 3.13. Excess Cash Flow Offer.
(a) If for any fiscal year of the Company, commencing with the fiscal year ending nearest DecemberΒ 31, 2009, the Company has Excess Cash Flow, the Company shall be required within 120 days after the end of such fiscal year to consummate an offer to repurchase Notes (in integral multiples of $1,000 except that no Note may be tendered in part if the remaining principal amount would be less than $2,000) from Holders (an βExcess Cash Flow Offerβ), which offer shall be in an aggregate amount equal to the excess of (i)Β 50% of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year minus (ii)Β the lesser of (x)Β the aggregate principal amount of Notes optionally redeemed or optionally repurchased (in open market transactions, by tender offer or otherwise but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Notes redeemed pursuant to SectionΒ 5.2 or purchased pursuant to an Excess Cash Flow Offer pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.13, Asset Disposition Offer pursuant to SectionΒ 3.8 or Springing Maturity Offer pursuant to SectionΒ 3.12) by the Company during such fiscal year and (y)Β the aggregate purchase or redemption price paid by the Company for all such purchases referred to in subclause (x)Β above during such fiscal year (the βExcess Cash Flow Offer Amountβ), on a pro rata basis according to principal amount but subject to such rounding as may be determined by the Trustee to ensure Notes are purchased in the denominations provided above, at a purchase price in cash equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), in accordance with the procedures (including prorating in the event of oversubscription) set forth in this Indenture.
(b) Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year in which the Company has Excess Cash Flow, the Company shall mail a notice setting forth the Excess Cash Flow Offer to each Holder at the address appearing in the Note Register, with a copy to the Trustee, stating:
(i) that an Excess Cash Flow Offer is being made, the maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes that the Company may be required to purchase in such offer, and that such Holder has the right to require the Company to purchase such Holderβs Notes (subject to proration) at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on a Record Date to receive interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date) (the βExcess Cash Flow Paymentβ);
(ii) the repurchase date (which shall be no earlier than 20 business days after such notice is mailed and no later than 120 days after the end of the applicable fiscal year) (the βExcess Cash Flow Payment Dateβ); and
(iii) the procedures determined by the Company, consistent with this Indenture, that a Holder must follow in order to have its Notes repurchased.
(c) On the Excess Cash Flow Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:
(i) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Excess Cash Flow Offer (subject to proration in the event the aggregate Excess Cash Flow Payment for all Notes validly tendered in such offer exceeds the Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount);
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(ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Excess Cash Flow Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes so accepted for payment; and
(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officersβ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the Company.
(d) The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder of Notes so accepted the Excess Cash Flow Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or larger integral multiples of $1,000.
(e) If an Excess Cash Flow Payment Date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be paid on the relevant Interest Payment Date to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders who tender pursuant to the Excess Cash Flow Offer.
(f) The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations thereunder in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Excess Cash Flow Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue of such conflict.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this SectionΒ 3.13, the Company shall not be required (but may elect to do so) to make an Excess Cash Flow Offer in accordance with this SectionΒ 3.13 unless the Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount with respect to the applicable period in respect of which such Excess Cash Flow Offer is to be made exceeds $5.0 million (with lesser amounts in excess of $1.0 million being carried forward for the purposes of determining whether the $5.0 million threshold has been met for any future period).
SECTION 3.14. Future Subsidiary Guarantors.
(a) The Company shall cause each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Subsidiary) that is formed or acquired following the Issue Date to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary shall unconditionally Guarantee, on a joint and several basis, the full and prompt payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest in respect of the Notes on the terms set forth in Article X pursuant to a supplemental indenture hereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; provided that any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that constitutes an Immaterial Subsidiary need not become a Subsidiary Guarantor until such time as it ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary.
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(b) Each Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor on or after the Issue Date shall also become a party to the applicable Collateral Documents and shall as promptly as practicable execute and deliver such joinders, security instruments, financing statements, mortgages, deeds of trust (in substantially the same form as those executed and delivered with respect to the Collateral) and certificates and opinions of counsel (to the extent, and substantially in the form, delivered on the Issue Date (but no greater scope)) as may be necessary to vest in the Collateral Agent a perfected first-priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) in properties and assets that constitute Collateral as security for the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees and as may be necessary to have such property or asset added to the applicable Collateral as required under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such properties and assets to the same extent and with the same force and effect.
SECTION 3.15. Limitation on Lines of Business. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, engage in any business other than a Related Business.
SECTION 3.16. Effectiveness of Covenants.
(a) If after the Issue Date (i)Β the Notes have an Investment Grade Rating from both of the Ratings Agencies and (ii)Β no Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be subject to Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.7, 3.9, 3.10, 3.13, 3.14 and 4.1(a)(iv) (collectively, the βSuspended Covenantsβ).
(b) If at any time the Notesβ credit rating is downgraded from an Investment Grade Rating by any Rating Agency or if a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Suspended Covenants shall thereafter be reinstated as if such covenants had never been suspended (the βReinstatement Dateβ) and be applicable pursuant to the terms of this Indenture (including in connection with performing any calculation or assessment to determine compliance with the terms of this Indenture), unless and until the Notes subsequently attain an Investment Grade Rating and no Default or Event of Default is in existence (in which event the Suspended Covenants shall no longer be in effect for such time that the Notes maintain an Investment Grade Rating and no Default or Event of Default is in existence); provided, however, that no Default, Event of Default or breach of any kind shall be deemed to exist or have occurred under this Indenture, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees with respect to the Suspended Covenants based on, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall bear any liability for, any actions taken or events occurring during the Suspension Period (as defined below), or any actions taken at any time pursuant to any contractual obligation arising prior to the Reinstatement Date, regardless of whether such actions or events would have been permitted if the applicable Suspended Covenants remained in effect during such period. The period of time between the date of suspension of the covenants and the Reinstatement Date is referred to as the βSuspension Period.β
(c) On the Reinstatement Date, all Indebtedness Incurred during the Suspension Period shall be classified to have been Incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3(a) or one of the clauses set forth in SectionΒ 3.3(b) (to the extent such Indebtedness would be permitted to be Incurred thereunder as of the Reinstatement Date and after giving effect to Indebtedness Incurred prior to the Suspension Period and outstanding on the Reinstatement Date). To the extent such Indebtedness would not be so permitted to be Incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3(a) or 3.3(b), such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified as permitted under SectionΒ 3.3(b)(v). Calculations made after the Reinstatement Date of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under SectionΒ 3.4 shall be made as though SectionΒ 3.4 had been in effect since the Issue Date and throughout the Suspension Period. Accordingly, Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period shall reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under SectionΒ 3.4(a).
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(d) During any period when the Suspended Covenants are suspended, the Board of Directors of the Company may not designate any of the Companyβs Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to this Indenture.
SECTION 3.17. Compliance Certificate. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company an Officersβ Certificate stating that in the course of the performance by the signers of their duties as Officers of the Company they would normally have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default and whether or not the signers know of any Default or Event of Default that occurred during such period. If they do, the certificate shall describe the Default or Event of Default, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
SECTION 3.18. Statement by Officers as to Default. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the knowledge thereof, written notice in the form of an Officersβ Certificate of any Event of Default or any event which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default under SectionΒ 6.1(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (ix), (x)Β or (xi), which shall include their status and what action the Company is taking or proposing to take in respect thereof.
SECTION 3.19. Payment for Consents. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder of any Notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all Holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or amendment.
ARTICLE IV
Successor Company and Successor Guarantor
SECTION 4.1. When Company May Merge or Otherwise Dispose of Assets.
(a) The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets, in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless:
(i) if other than the Company, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the βSuccessor Companyβ) shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State of the United States, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof;
(ii) the Successor Company (if other than the Company) assumes pursuant to a supplemental indenture or other documentation instruments, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in forms reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Company under the Notes, this Indenture and the Collateral Documents (as applicable) and shall cause such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, filed and recorded in such jurisdictions as may be required by applicable law to preserve and protect the Lien on the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Company, together with such financing statements or comparable documents as may be required to perfect any security interests in such Collateral which may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement or a similar document under the Uniform Commercial Code or other similar statute or regulation of the relevant states or jurisdictions;
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(iii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Successor Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(iv) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction and any related financing transactions, as if such transactions had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period;
(A) the Successor Company would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to SectionΒ 3.3(a); or
(B) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio for the Successor Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than such Consolidated Coverage Ratio prior to such transaction;
(v) each Subsidiary Guarantor (unless it is the other party to the transactions above, in which case clause (i)Β shall apply) shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its Subsidiary Guarantee shall apply to such Personβs obligations in respect of this Indenture and the Notes and its obligations under the Collateral Documents shall continue to be in effect and shall cause such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, filed, and recorded in such jurisdictions as may be required by applicable law to preserve and protect the Lien on the Collateral owned by such Subsidiary Guarantor, together with such financing statements or comparable documents as may be required to perfect any security interests in such Collateral which may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement or a similar document under the Uniform Commercial Code or other similar statute or regulation of the relevant states or jurisdictions; and
(vi) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officersβ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this SectionΒ 4.1 and, if any supplement to any Collateral Document is required in connection with such transaction, such supplement shall comply with the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 4.1(a)(iii) and (iv):
(i) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, merge with or into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor so long as no Capital Stock of the Restricted Subsidiary is distributed to any Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor, and
(ii) the Company may merge with an Affiliate of the Company solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction to realize tax or other benefits, so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby; provided that, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary that merges into the Company, the Company shall not be required to comply with the preceding clause (vi).
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For purposes of this SectionΒ 4.1, the sale, lease, conveyance, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, which properties and assets, if held by the Company instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.
(c) The Company shall be released from its obligations under this Indenture and the Successor Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents (as applicable), but, in the case of a lease of all or substantially all its assets, the predecessor Company shall not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes.
(d) The Successor Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents (as applicable), but the predecessor Company in the case of a conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all its assets shall not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes. Solely for the purpose of computing amounts under Sections 3.4(a)(3)(A), (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(C) and (a)(3)(D), the Successor Company shall only be deemed to have succeeded and be substituted for the Company with respect to periods subsequent to the effective time of such merger, consolidation, combination or transfer of assets.
SECTION 4.2. When a Subsidiary Guarantor May Merge or Otherwise Dispose of Assets.
(a) The Company shall not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to consolidate with or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not the Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets, in one or more related transactions, to any Person (other than to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor), unless:
(i) if such entity remains a Subsidiary Guarantor, (A)Β the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the βSuccessor Guarantorβ) shall be a corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State of the United States, the District of Columbia or any other territory thereof; (B)Β the Successor Guarantor, if other than such Subsidiary Guarantor, expressly assumes in writing by supplemental indenture (and other applicable documents), executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under the Subsidiary Guarantee, this Indenture and the Collateral Documents (as applicable) and shall cause such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, filed, and recorded in such jurisdictions as may be required by applicable law to preserve and protect the Lien on the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Guarantor, together with such financing statements or comparable documents as may be required to perfect any security interests in such Collateral which may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement or a similar document under the Uniform Commercial Code or other similar statute or regulation of the relevant states or jurisdictions; (C)Β immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Successor Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default of Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and (D)Β the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officersβ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture; and
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(ii) the transaction is made in compliance with SectionΒ 3.8 (it being understood that only such portion of the Net Available Cash as is required to be applied on the date of such transaction in accordance with the terms of this Indenture needs to be applied in accordance therewith at such time), to the extent applicable.
(b) A Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under this Indenture and the Successor Guarantor shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, a Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents (as applicable), but, in the case of a lease of all or substantially all its assets, a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not be released from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Subsidiary Guarantor may merge with or into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to another Subsidiary Guarantor or the Company or merge with a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Subsidiary Guarantor in a State of the United States or the District of Columbia, as long as the amount of Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby.
ARTICLE V
Redemption of Notes
SECTION 5.1. Optional Redemption.
(a) The Company may on any one or more occasions prior to OctoberΒ 1, 2012, redeem up to 35% of the original principal amount of the Notes (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings at a redemption price of 111.75% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date); provided that:
(i) at least 65% of the original principal amount of the Notes (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) remains outstanding after each such redemption; and
(ii) the redemption occurs within 90 days after the closing of such Equity Offering.
Notice of any redemption pursuant to this SectionΒ 5.1(a) may be given prior to the completion of such Equity Offering, and any such redemption or notice may, at the Companyβs discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of the related Equity Offering.
(b) In addition, at any time prior to OctoberΒ 1, 2014, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the Applicable Premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).
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SECTION 5.2. Mandatory Redemption. On each Interest Payment Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (each a βMandatory Redemption Dateβ), commencing JanuaryΒ 1, 2010, the Company shall be required to redeem 3.333% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Notes (including any Additional Notes) originally issued under this Indenture (the βScheduled Redemption Amountβ) at a redemption price of 106% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event and on any occasion that any Notes are redeemed (other than pursuant to this SectionΒ 5.2) or purchased (including, without limitation, pursuant to SectionΒ 3.8, 3.12 or 3.13, or other tender offer or in open market transaction), the amount of each then remaining Scheduled Redemption Amount shall be reduced by an amount equal to 3.333% of the principal amount of Notes so redeemed (other than pursuant to this SectionΒ 5.2) or purchased on such occasion.
SECTION 5.3. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee of Optional and Mandatory Redemptions. If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to SectionΒ 5.1 and in connection with each required redemption pursuant to SectionΒ 5.2, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 5 Business Days before notice of redemption is required to be mailed or caused to be mailed to Holders pursuant to SectionΒ 5.5 but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, an Officersβ Certificate setting forth (a)Β the paragraph or subparagraph of such Note and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (b)Β the Redemption Date, (c)Β the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (d)Β the redemption price. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee such documentation and records as shall enable the Trustee to select the Notes to be redeemed pursuant to SectionΒ 5.4.
SECTION 5.4. Selection by Trustee of Notes to Be Redeemed. In the case of any partial redemption, selection of the Notes for redemption will be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed or, if the Notes are not listed, then on as nearly a pro rata basis as possible or by lot (subject to such rounding as the Trustee may determine so that Notes are redeemed in whole increments of $1,000 and no Note of $2,000 in principal amount or less shall be redeemed in part). If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption relating to such note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Note in accordance with SectionΒ 5.8.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Notes selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to redemption of Notes shall relate, in the case of any Note redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Note which has been or is to be redeemed.
SECTION 5.5. Notice of Redemption. The Company shall mail or cause to be mailed by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to a date fixed for redemption (a βRedemption Dateβ), to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed. The Trustee shall give notice of redemption in the Companyβs name and at the Companyβs expense; provided, however, that the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, at least 5 Business Days before the notice of redemption is required to be mailed or caused to be mailed to Holders (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee), an Officersβ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice at the Companyβs expense and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the following items; provided, further, that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with Article VIII.
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All notices of redemption shall state:
(a) the Redemption Date,
(b) the redemption price and the amount of accrued interest to the Redemption Date payable as provided in SectionΒ 5.7, if any,
(c) if less than all outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the identification of the particular Notes (or portion thereof) to be redeemed, as well as the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be outstanding after such partial redemption,
(d) in case any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice which relates to such Note shall state that on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Note, the Holder shall receive, without charge, a new Note or Notes of authorized denominations for the principal amount thereof remaining unredeemed,
(e) that on the Redemption Date the redemption price (and accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption Date payable as provided in SectionΒ 5.7) shall become due and payable upon each such Note, or the portion thereof, to be redeemed, and, unless the Company defaults in making the redemption payment, that interest on Notes called for redemption (or the portion thereof) shall cease to accrue on and after said date,
(f) the place or places where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price and accrued interest, if any,
(g) the name and address of the Paying Agent,
(h) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price,
(i) the CUSIP number, and that no representation is made as to the accuracy or correctness of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes, and
(j) the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes are to be redeemed.
SECTION 5.6. Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time, on any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in SectionΒ 2.4) an amount of money sufficient to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest on, all the Notes which are to be redeemed on that date.
SECTION 5.7. Notes Payable on Redemption Date. Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Notes so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the redemption price therein specified (together with accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption Date) (except as provided for in the last paragraph of SectionΒ 5.1(a)), and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued interest) such
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Notes shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Note for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Note shall be paid by the Company at the redemption price, together with accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal (and premium, if any) shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate borne by the Notes.
If a Redemption Date is on or after an interest Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, the accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be paid to the Person in whose name the Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders whose Notes shall be subject to redemption by the Company.
SECTION 5.8. Notes Redeemed in Part. Any Note which is to be redeemed only in part (pursuant to the provisions of this Article) shall be surrendered at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose pursuant to SectionΒ 2.3 (with, if the Company so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holderβs attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Holder of such Note at the expense of the Company, a new Note or Notes, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in an aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Note so surrendered, provided that each such new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. It is understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, only an Authentication Order and not an Opinion of Counsel or Officersβ Certificate is required for the Trustee to authenticate such new Note.
ARTICLE VI
Defaults and Remedies
SECTION 6.1. Events of Default.
(a) Each of the following is an event of default (an βEvent of Defaultβ):
(i) default in any payment of interest on any Note when the same becomes due, and such default continues for a period of 30 days;
(ii) default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on any Note when the same becomes due at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;
(iii) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor fails to comply with its obligations under SectionΒ 3.11, 3.12 or 3.13 or ArticleΒ IV;
(iv) the Company fails to comply for 30 days after notice as provided below with any of its obligations under Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.14, 3.15 and 3.19 (in each case, other than matters that would constitute an Event of Default under SectionΒ 6.1(a)(iii));
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(v) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor fails to comply for 60 days after notice as provided below with its other agreements (except as provided in clauses (a)(i) through (a)(iv) of this SectionΒ 6.1) contained in this Indenture or under the Notes and the Collateral Documents;
(vi) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries defaults under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there is issued or by which there is secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the Issue Date, which default:
(A) is caused by a failure to pay principal on such Indebtedness at its stated maturity or due date (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods) (βpayment defaultβ); or
(B) results in the acceleration by the holders of such Indebtedness prior to its stated final, 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 $35.0 million or more;
(vii) the Company or a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law (as defined below):
(A) commences a voluntary case or proceeding with respect to itself;
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding;
(C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian (as defined below) of it or for substantially all of its property; or
(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency;
(viii) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(A) is for relief against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or a group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, in an involuntary case;
(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company, any Significant Subsidiary or a group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, for any substantial part of its property; or
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(C) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company, any Significant Subsidiary or a group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws and the order, decree or relief remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days;
(ix) failure by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary to pay final and non-appealable judgments aggregating in excess of $35.0 million (net of any amounts that are covered by insurance issued by a reputable and creditworthy insurance company (as determined in the Good Faith by the Company) that has not contested coverage), which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days after such judgment becomes final;
(x) any (A)Β Subsidiary Guarantee or (B)Β Collateral Document governing a security interest with respect to any Collateral having a fair market value in excess of $10.0 million, in each case, of a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that taken together as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would constitute a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect (except as contemplated by the terms of this Indenture and the Subsidiary Guarantees) or is declared null and void in a judicial proceeding or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or group of Subsidiary Guarantors that taken together as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would constitute a Significant Subsidiary denies or disaffirms its obligations under this Indenture, its Subsidiary Guarantee or any Collateral Document and the Company fails to cause such Restricted Subsidiary or Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, to rescind such denials or disaffirmations within 30 days; and
(xi) with respect to any Collateral having a fair market value in excess of $10.0 million, individually or in the aggregate, (A)Β the failure of the security interest with respect to such Collateral under the Collateral Documents, at any time, to be in full force and effect for any reason other than in accordance with their terms and the terms of this Indenture and other than the satisfaction in full of all obligations under this Indenture and discharge of this Indenture if such failure continues for 60 days or (B)Β the assertion by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, in any pleading in any court of competent jurisdiction, that any such security interest is invalid or unenforceable, except in each case for the failure or loss of perfection resulting from the failure of the Collateral Agent to make filings, renewals and continuations (or other equivalent filings) which are required to be made or the failure of the Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Documents.
The foregoing shall constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under clauses (iv), (v)Β or (xi)(A) or (xi)(B) of this SectionΒ 6.1(a) shall not constitute an Event of Default until the Trustee or the Holders of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes notify the Company of the default and the Company does not cure such default within the time specified in clause (iv), (v)Β or (xi)(A) or (xi)(B) of this paragraph after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a βNotice of Default.β
The term βBankruptcy Lawβ means Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Code, or any similar Federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The term βCustodianβ means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
SECTION 6.2. Acceleration. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in SectionΒ 6.1(a)(vii) or (viii)Β with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders shall, declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such principal, premium and accrued and unpaid interest shall, subject to SectionΒ 6.4, be immediately due and payable. In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes because an Event of Default set forth in SectionΒ 6.1(a)(vi) above has occurred and is continuing, such declaration of acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically rescinded and annulled if the event of default or payment default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to SectionΒ 6.1(a)(vi) shall be remedied or cured by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or waived by the holders of the relevant Indebtedness within 20 days after the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto and if (1)Β the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (2)Β all existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal, premium or interest on the Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of the Notes, have been cured or waived. If an Event of Default specified in SectionΒ 6.1(a)(vii) or (viii)Β with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Notes shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders.
SECTION 6.3. Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes, this Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Collateral Documents.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative.
SECTION 6.4. Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of a majority in principal amount outstanding (including without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, notes) Notes by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences (except a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium or interest on a Note) and rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Notes and its consequences if (1)Β rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (2)Β all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived. When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is deemed cured, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any consequent right.
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SECTION 6.5. Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee or the Collateral Agent. However, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Collateral Documents, or, subject to Sections 7.1 and 7.2, that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders or would involve the Trustee or the Collateral Agent in personal liability; provided, however, that the Trustee or the Collateral Agent may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent that is not inconsistent with such direction. Prior to taking any action under this Indenture, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to indemnity, security or prefunding satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.
SECTION 6.6. Limitation on Suits. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest when due, no Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:
(i) the Holder has previously given to the Trustee written notice stating that an Event of Default is continuing;
(ii) the Holders of at least 25% in outstanding principal amount of the Notes have made a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(iii) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense;
(iv) the Trustee has not complied with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and
(v) the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction that, in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with the request during such 60-day period.
A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may any Holder enforce any Lien of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
SECTION 6.7. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, premium (if any) or interest on the Notes held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Notes, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
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SECTION 6.8. Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default specified in SectionΒ 6.1(a)(i) or (ii)Β occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount then due and owing (together with interest on any unpaid interest to the extent lawful) and the amounts provided for in SectionΒ 7.6.
SECTION 6.9. 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 and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective creditors or properties and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may vote on behalf of the Holders in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other Person performing similar functions, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under SectionΒ 7.6.
SECTION 6.10. Priorities. The Trustee shall pay out any money or property received by it, whether pursuant to the foreclosure or other remedial provisions contained in the Collateral Documents or otherwise, in the following order:
First: to the Trustee for amounts due to it under SectionΒ 7.6 and to the Collateral Agent for fees and expenses incurred under the Collateral Documents;
Second: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively; and
Third: to the Company or, to the extent the Trustee receives any amount for any Subsidiary Guarantor, to such Subsidiary Guarantor.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section. At least 15 days before such record date, the Company shall mail to each Holder and the Trustee a notice that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid.
SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneysβ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by the Company, a suit by a Holder pursuant to SectionΒ 6.7 or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in outstanding principal amount of the Notes.
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ARTICLE VII
Trustee
SECTION 7.1. Duties of Trustee and Collateral Agent.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, as the case may be, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent Person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such Personβs own affairs; provided that if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees and the Collateral Documents at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered the Trustee or the Collateral Agent indemnity, security or prefunding satisfactory to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, as applicable, against loss, liability or expense.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) the Trustee or the Collateral Agent undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and the Collateral Documents and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture or any Collateral Document against the Trustee or the Collateral Agent; and
(ii) (x) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Collateral Documents, as applicable and (y)Β in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Collateral Agent and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Collateral Documents, as applicable. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall examine such certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Collateral Documents, as the case may be (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(c) The Trustee and the Collateral Agent may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b)Β of this Section;
(ii) (x) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer or Trust Officers unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts and (y)Β the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct by a Trust Officer or Trust Officers unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(iii) (x) 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 SectionΒ 6.5 and (y)Β the Collateral Agent shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to SectionΒ 6.5.
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(iv) The Collateral Agent shall not have any fiduciary or other implied duties of any kind or nature to any person, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
(d) The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Company.
(e) Money held in trust by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
(f) No provision of this Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Collateral Documents shall require the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
(g) Every provision of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
(h) The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, security, prefunding or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneysβ fees and expenses) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
SECTION 7.2. Rights of Trustee and Collateral Agent.
(a) Each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond or any other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person or Persons. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee or the Collateral Agent acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officersβ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on an Officersβ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct in reliance on an Officersβ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
(c) Each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.
(d) Each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith (in the case of the Trustee) which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers; provided, however, that the Trusteeβs or the Collateral Agentβs conduct, respectively, does not constitute willful misconduct or negligence.
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(e) Each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Collateral Documents shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder or under the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Collateral Documents in good faith (in the case of the Trustee) or in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (in the case of the Collateral Agent) and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
(f) The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into any statement, warranty or representation, or the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond or other paper or document made or in connection with this Indenture or any other Collateral Document; moreover, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into (i)Β the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or in any other Collateral Document, (ii)Β the occurrence of any default, or the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Indenture, any other Collateral Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (iii)Β the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (iv)Β the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (v)Β the satisfaction of any condition set forth in any Collateral Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent, but each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall have no liability with respect to any action or inaction taken by or with respect to any Sub-Collateral Agent (as defined in the Collateral Agreement).
(g) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except (i)Β during any period it is serving as Registrar and Paying Agent for the Notes, any Event of Default occurring pursuant to Sections 6.1(a)(i) and 6.1(a)(ii), or (ii)Β any Default or Event of Default of which a Trust Officer shall have (x)Β received written notification at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture or (y)Β obtained βactual knowledge.β βActual knowledgeβ shall mean the actual fact or statement of knowing by a Trust Officer without independent investigation with respect thereto.
(h) In no event shall the Trustee or the Collateral Agent be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee or the Collateral Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, the Collateral Agent, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder
(j) The Trustee and the Collateral Agent may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.
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SECTION 7.3. Individual Rights of Trustee and Collateral Agent. Each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or their Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or Collateral Agent, respectively. Any Paying Agent, Registrar, co-registrar or co-paying agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with SectionΒ 7.9. In addition, the Trustee shall be permitted to engage in transactions with the Company; provided, however, that if the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest the Trustee must (i)Β eliminate such conflict within 90 days of acquiring such conflicting interest, (ii)Β apply to the SEC for permission to continue acting as Trustee or (iii)Β resign.
SECTION 7.4. Disclaimer. Each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Collateral Documents or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Companyβs use of the Notes or the proceeds from the Notes, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Company in this Indenture or in any document issued in connection with the sale of the Notes or in the Notes other than the Trusteeβs certificate of authentication or for the use or application of any funds received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee.
SECTION 7.5. Notice of Defaults. If a Default occurs and is continuing and is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder, with a copy to the Collateral Agent, notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of Trust Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of Holders.
SECTION 7.6. Compensation and Indemnity. The Company shall pay to each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent from time to time such compensation for its services as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time. The Trusteeβs compensation and the Collateral Agentβs compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it, including, but not limited to, costs of collection, costs of preparing and reviewing reports, certificates and other documents, costs of preparation and mailing of notices to Holders and reasonable costs of counsel retained by the Trustee in connection with the delivery of an Opinion of Counsel or otherwise, in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trusteeβs agents, counsel, accountants and experts. The Company shall indemnify the Collateral Agent, any predecessor Collateral Agent, the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder (including Paying Agent, and Registrar), and each of their officers, directors, employees, counsel and agents, against any and all loss, liability or expense (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneysβ fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder and under the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees and the Collateral Documents, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture (including this SectionΒ 7.6), the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees and the Collateral Documents and of defending itself against any claims (whether asserted by any Holder, the Company or otherwise). The Collateral Agent and the Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Collateral Agent and the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend the claim and the Collateral Agent and the Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Collateral Agent and the Trustee through their own willful misconduct or negligence or bad faith.
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To secure the Companyβs payment obligations in this Section, the Collateral Agent and the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee other than money or property held in trust to pay principal of and interest on particular Notes. The right of the Collateral Agent and the Trustee to receive payment of any amounts due under this SectionΒ 7.6 shall not be subordinate to any other liability or indebtedness of the Company.
The Companyβs payment obligations pursuant to this Section and any lien arising hereunder shall survive the discharge of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee. When the Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of a Default specified in SectionΒ 6.1(a)(vii) or (viii)Β with respect to the Company, the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
SECTION 7.7. Replacement of Trustee. The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Company and the Trustee in writing and may appoint a successor Trustee. The Company shall remove the Trustee if:
(i) the Trustee fails to comply with SectionΒ 7.9;
(ii) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;
(iii) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(iv) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Company or by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes and such Holders do not reasonably promptly appoint a successor Trustee, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason (the Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Trustee), the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in SectionΒ 7.6.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the Notes may petition, at the Companyβs expense, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee fails to comply with SectionΒ 7.9, unless the Trusteeβs duty to resign is stayed, any Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this SectionΒ 7.7, the Companyβs obligations under SectionΒ 7.6 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
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SECTION 7.8. Successor Trustee by Merger. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.
In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture, any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have.
SECTION 7.9. Eligibility; Disqualification. The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million as set forth in its most recent filed annual report of condition.
SECTION 7.10. Limitation on Duty of Trustee and Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral; Indemnification.
(a) Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall have any duty as to any Collateral in their possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto and neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest in the Collateral. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in their possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which they accord their own property and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent in good faith.
(b) Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall have any duty to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms of this Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Collateral Documents by the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or any other Person.
ARTICLE VIII
Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance
SECTION 8.1. Discharge of Liability on Notes; Defeasance.
(a) When (i)Β (x)Β the Company delivers to the Trustee all outstanding Notes (other than Notes replaced pursuant to SectionΒ 2.9) for cancellation or (y)Β all outstanding Notes not theretofore delivered for cancellation have become due and payable whether at maturity or upon redemption pursuant to Article V hereof, or will become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of a notice of redemption pursuant to Article V and the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor irrevocably deposits or causes to be
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deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders money in U.S. dollars, U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as shall be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on such Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption; (ii)Β no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or shall occur as a result of such deposit (other than a default resulting from borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant of any Lien securing such borrowing) and such deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is bound; (iii)Β the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable to the Trustee under this Indenture and the Notes; and (iv)Β the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of such Notes at maturity or the Redemption Date, as the case may be, then this Indenture shall, subject to SectionΒ 8.1(c), cease to be of further effect.
(b) Subject to Sections 8.1(c) and 8.2, the Company at its option and at any time may terminate (i)Β all the obligations of the Company and any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Notes, this Indenture and the Collateral Documents (βlegal defeasance optionβ) or (ii)Β the obligations of the Company and any Subsidiary Guarantor under Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.19 and 4.1(a)(iii) and the Collateral Documents and the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant or provision, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or provision 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 with such covenants or provisions shall no longer constitute a Default or an Event of Default under SectionΒ 6.1(a)(iii) (only with respect to SectionΒ 4.1(a)(iii)), 6.1(a)(iv) (only with respect to such covenants), 6.1(a)(v) (only with respect to such covenants), 6.1(a)(vi), 6.1(a)(vii) (only with respect to Significant Subsidiaries or a group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), SectionΒ 6.1(a)(viii) (only with respect to Significant Subsidiaries or a group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) and 6.1(a)(ix) (clause (ii)Β being referred to as the βcovenant defeasance optionβ), but except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and the Notes shall be unaffected thereby. The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option.
If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default. If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in SectionΒ 6.1(a)(iii) (only with respect to SectionΒ 4.1(a)(iii)), 6.1(a)(iv) (only with respect to the covenants subject to such covenant defeasance), 6.1(a)(v) (only with respect to the covenants subject to such covenant defeasance), 6.1(a)(vi), 6.1(a)(vii) (only with respect to Significant Subsidiaries or a group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), 6.1(a)(viii) (only with respect to Significant Subsidiaries or a group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) or 6.1(a)(ix), 6.1(a)(x)Β orΒ 6.1(a)(xi) or because of the failure of the Company to comply with SectionΒ 4.1(a)(iv).
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Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and upon request of the Company, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those obligations that the Company terminates.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 8.1(a) and (b), the Companyβs obligations in Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.1, 6.7, 6.8, 7.1, 7.2, 7.6, 7.7, 8.1(b) (with respect to legal defeasance), 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 and 8.6 shall survive until the Notes have been paid in full. Thereafter, the Companyβs obligations in Sections 6.7, 7.6, 8.4 and 8.5 shall survive.
SECTION 8.2. Conditions to Defeasance. The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option only if:
(i) the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and U.S. Government Obligations, in such amounts as shall be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or interest and premium, if any, on the outstanding Notes issued hereunder on the Stated Maturity or on the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular Redemption Date;
(ii) in the case of legal defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, (a)Β the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (b)Β 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 confirm that, the Holders shall not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such legal defeasance and shall be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such legal defeasance had not occurred;
(iii) in the case of covenant defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the Holders of the respective outstanding Notes shall not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and shall be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not occurred;
(iv) such legal defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is bound;
(v) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant of any Lien securing such borrowings);
(vi) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, assuming, among other things, no intervening bankruptcy of the Company between the date of deposit and the 91st day following the deposit and assuming that no Holder is an βinsiderβ of the Company under applicable bankruptcy law, after the 91st day following the deposit, the trust funds shall not be subject to the effect of SectionΒ 547 of Title 11 of the United States Code;
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(vii) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officersβ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of the Company or others; and
(viii) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officersβ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions), each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the legal defeasance or the covenant defeasance have been complied with.
SECTION 8.3. Application of Trust Money. The Trustee shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to this Article VIII. It shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations through the Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes.
SECTION 8.4. Repayment to Company. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Order any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in this Article VIII which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect legal defeasance or covenant defeasance, as applicable, provided that the Trustee shall not be required to liquidate any U.S. Government Obligations in order to comply with the provisions of this paragraph.
Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes that remains unclaimed for two years, and, thereafter, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors.
SECTION 8.5. Indemnity for U.S. Government Obligations. The Company shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against deposited U.S. Government Obligations or the principal and interest received on such U.S. Government Obligations.
SECTION 8.6. Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article VIII by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the obligations of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees and the Collateral Documents shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article VIII until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article VIII; provided, however, that, if the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors have made any payment of interest on or principal of any Notes 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 Notes to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
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ARTICLE IX
Amendments
SECTION 9.1. Without Consent of Holders. This Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees and the Collateral Documents may be amended or supplemented without notice to or consent of any Holder:
(i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;
(ii) to comply with (a)Β Article IV in respect of the assumption by a Successor Company of an obligation of the Company under this Indenture, the Notes and the Collateral Documents and (b)Β Article IV and Article X in respect of the assumption by a Person of the obligations of a Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee, this Indenture and the Collateral Documents;
(iii) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; provided that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of SectionΒ 163(f) of the Code or in a manner such that the uncertificated Notes are described in SectionΒ 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code;
(iv) to issue Additional Notes in accordance with this Indenture, to add Guarantees with respect to the Notes or to release a Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee or this Indenture in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture;
(v) add additional property or assets as Collateral to secure the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees or to appoint a Sub-Collateral Agent (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) for the purposes set forth in the Collateral Agreement;
(vi) to release Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral as provided in SectionΒ 11.3;
(vii) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company;
(viii) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect;
(ix) comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended;
(x) provide for the appointment of a successor trustee; provided that the successor trustee is otherwise qualified and eligible to act as such under the terms of this Indenture; or
(xi) conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees to any provision of the βDescription of notesβ section of the Offering Memorandum, to the extent that such provision in the βDescription of notesβ is intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees.
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After an amendment under this Section becomes effective, the Company shall mail to Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section. A consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver under this Indenture by any Holder given in connection with a tender of such Holderβs Note shall not be rendered invalid by such tender.
SECTION 9.2. With Consent of Holders. This Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees and the Collateral Documents may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes). Any past default or compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Collateral Documents may be waived with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes). However, without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not:
(i) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment;
(ii) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Note;
(iii) reduce the principal of or extend the Stated Maturity of any Note;
(iv) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the Notes issued hereunder (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes issued hereunder by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued hereunder with respect to a nonpayment default and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(v) reduce the premium payable upon the redemption or repurchase of any Note or change the time at which any Note may or shall be redeemed or repurchased in accordance with SectionΒ 3.11, 3.12, or 3.13 or Article V, whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in the covenants or otherwise;
(vi) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Note;
(vii) impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on such Holderβs Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holderβs Notes;
(viii) make any change in the amendment provisions in this SectionΒ 9.2;
(ix) modify the Subsidiary Guarantees of any Significant Subsidiary or group of Subsidiary Guarantors that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in any manner, taken as a whole, materially adverse to the Holders; or
(x) release any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or group of Subsidiary Guarantors that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary from any of its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee or this Indenture, except in compliance with the terms thereof.
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In addition, without the consent of the Holders of at least 75% in principal amount of Notes then outstanding, no amendment, supplement or waiver may modify any Collateral Document or the provisions in this Indenture dealing with Collateral Documents or application of trust moneys in any manner, taken as a whole, materially adverse to the Holders or otherwise release any Collateral from the Liens of the Collateral Documents other than in accordance with this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or supplement, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. A consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver under this Indenture by any Holder given in connection with a tender of such Holderβs Note shall not be rendered invalid by such tender.
After an amendment or supplement under this Indenture or the Collateral Documents becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment or supplement. The failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment or supplement under this Section.
SECTION 9.3. Effect of Consents and Waivers. A consent to an amendment, supplement or a waiver by a Holder of a Note shall bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Note or portion of the Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holderβs Note, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Note. After an amendment or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder unless it makes a change described in clauses (i)Β through (x)Β of SectionΒ 9.2, in which case the amendment, supplement or waiver or other action shall bind each Holder who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holderβs Notes. An amendment or waiver made pursuant to SectionΒ 9.2 shall become effective upon receipt by the Trustee of the requisite number of written consents.
The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to give their consent or take any other action described above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to take any such action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date.
SECTION 9.4. Notation on or Exchange of Notes. If an amendment changes the terms of a Note, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Note to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Note regarding the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Note shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or to issue a new Note shall not affect the validity of such amendment.
SECTION 9.5. Trustee To Sign Amendments. The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article IX if the amendment, supplement or waiver does not, in the sole determination of the Trustee, adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may but need not sign it. In signing any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to this Article IX, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to
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Sections 7.1 and 7.2) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officersβ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment, supplement or waiver is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and any Subsidiary Guarantors, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof (including SectionΒ 9.3). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel will be required for the Trustee to execute any amendment or supplement adding a new Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture.
ARTICLE X
Subsidiary Guarantee
SECTION 10.1. Subsidiary Guarantee. Subject to the provisions of this Article X, each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, jointly and severally with each other Subsidiary Guarantor, to each Holder of the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the Trustee the full and punctual payment when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and all other obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding and the obligations under SectionΒ 7.6) and the Collateral Documents (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the βGuarantor Obligationsβ). Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees (to the extent lawful) that the Guarantor Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from it, and that it shall remain bound under this Article X notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guarantor Obligation.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor waives (to the extent lawful) presentation to, demand of, payment from and protest to the Company of any of the Guarantor Obligations and also waives (to the extent lawful) notice of protest for nonpayment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor waives (to the extent lawful) notice of any default under the Notes or the Guarantor Obligations.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that its Subsidiary Guarantee herein constitutes a Guarantee of payment when due (and not a Guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Holder to any security held for payment of the Guarantor Obligations.
Except as set forth in SectionΒ 4.2, SectionΒ 10.2 and Article VIII, the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than payment of the Guarantor Obligations in full), including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not (to the extent lawful) be subject to any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever or by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Guarantor Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor herein shall not (to the extent lawful) be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by (a)Β the failure of any Holder to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Company or any other person under this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Documents or any other agreement or otherwise; (b)Β any extension or renewal of any thereof; (c)Β any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Documents or any other agreement; (d)Β the release of any security held by any Holder or the Collateral Agent for the Guarantor Obligations or any of them; (e)Β the failure of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy against any other Subsidiary Guarantor; (f)Β any change in the
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ownership of the Company; (g)Β any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Guarantor Obligations; or (h)Β any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Subsidiary Guarantor or would otherwise operate as a discharge of such Subsidiary Guarantor as a matter of law or equity.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that its Subsidiary Guarantee herein shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all the Guarantor Obligations or such Subsidiary Guarantor is released from its Subsidiary Guarantee in compliance with SectionΒ 4.2, SectionΒ 10.2 and Article VIII. Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that its Subsidiary Guarantee herein shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the Guarantor Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Holder upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise.
In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Holder has at law or in equity against any Subsidiary Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Company to pay any of the Guarantor Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby promises to and shall, upon receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Trustee or the Trustee on behalf of the Holders an amount equal to the sum of (i)Β the unpaid amount of such Guarantor Obligations then due and owing and (ii)Β accrued and unpaid interest on such Guarantor Obligations then due and owing (but only to the extent not prohibited by law) (including interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding).
Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that, as between such Subsidiary Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, (x)Β the maturity of the Guarantor Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in this Indenture for the purposes of its Subsidiary Guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guarantor Obligations guaranteed hereby and (y)Β in the event of any such declaration of acceleration of such Guarantor Obligations, such Guarantor Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Subsidiary Guarantor for the purposes of this Subsidiary Guarantee.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneysβ fees) incurred by the Trustee or the Holders in enforcing any rights under this Section.
Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be required to make a notation on the Notes to reflect any Subsidiary Guarantee or any release, termination or discharge thereof and any such notation shall not be a condition to the validity of any Subsidiary Guarantee.
SECTION 10.2. Limitation on Liability; Termination, Release and Discharge.
(a) Any term or provision of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount as shall, 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 its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law and not otherwise being void or voidable under any similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
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(b) (i) A Subsidiary Guarantee by a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and each Subsidiary Guarantor and its obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantee and this Indenture shall be released and discharged, upon any sale, exchange or transfer (by merger or otherwise) of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor (including any sale, exchange or transfer after which the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary or the sale of all the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor, which sale, exchange or transfer is made in compliance with this Indenture, including SectionΒ 3.8 and Article IV);
(ii) each Subsidiary Guarantor shall be deemed released from all its obligations under this Indenture and its Subsidiary Guarantee, and such Subsidiary Guarantee shall terminate, upon the legal defeasance or covenant defeasance of the Notes or upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, in each case pursuant to the provisions of Article VIII hereof; and
(iii) each Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under this Indenture and its Subsidiary Guarantee if the Company designates such Subsidiary Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation complies with the other applicable provisions of this Indenture.
(c) In the case of SectionΒ 10.2(b)(i) only, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee an Officersβ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.
(d) The release of a Subsidiary Guarantor from its Subsidiary Guarantee and its obligations under this Indenture in accordance with the provisions of this SectionΒ 10.2 shall not preclude the future applications of SectionΒ 3.14 to such Person.
SECTION 10.3. Right of Contribution. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that any Subsidiary Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made on the obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantees, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor who has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. The provisions of this SectionΒ 10.3 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of each Subsidiary Guarantor to the Trustee and the Holders and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall remain liable to the Trustee and the Holders for the full amount guaranteed by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.
SECTION 10.4. No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder, no Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Trustee or any Holder against the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Trustee or any Holder for the payment of the Guarantor Obligations, nor shall any Subsidiary Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Trustee and the Holders by the Company on account of the Guarantor Obligations are paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to any Subsidiary Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Guarantor Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Subsidiary Guarantor in trust for the Trustee and the Holders, segregated from other funds of such Subsidiary Guarantor, and shall, forthwith
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upon receipt by such Subsidiary Guarantor, be turned over to the Trustee in the exact form received by such Subsidiary Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Subsidiary Guarantor to the Trustee, if required), to be applied against the Guarantor Obligations.
ARTICLE XI
Collateral and Security
SECTION 11.1. The Collateral.
(a) The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees thereof when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, interest on the overdue principal of and interest (to the extent lawful), if any, on the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees thereof and performance of all other obligations under this Indenture, including, without limitation, the obligations of the Company set forth in SectionΒ 7.6 and SectionΒ 8.6 herein, and the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees thereof and the Collateral Documents, shall be secured by Liens as provided in the Collateral Documents which the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, as the case may be, have entered into simultaneously with the execution of this Indenture and shall be secured by all Collateral Documents hereafter delivered as required or permitted by this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
(b) The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby agree that the Collateral Agent shall hold the Collateral in trust for the benefit of all of the Holders and the Trustee, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents and the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the Collateral Documents.
(c) Each Holder, by its acceptance of any Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees thereof, consents and agrees to the terms of the Collateral Documents (including, without limitation, the provisions providing for foreclosure) as the same may be in effect or as may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to perform its obligations and exercise its rights under the Collateral Documents in accordance therewith.
(d) The Trustee and each Holder, by accepting the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees thereof, acknowledges that, as more fully set forth in the Collateral Documents, the Collateral as now or hereafter constituted shall be held for the benefit of all the Holders and the Trustee, and that the Lien of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents in respect of the Trustee and the Holders is subject to and qualified and limited in all respects by the Collateral Documents and actions that may be taken thereunder.
SECTION 11.2. Further Assurances.
The Company shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to, at their sole expense, do or cause to be done all acts which may be reasonably necessary, if requested by the Collateral Agent, to confirm that the Collateral Agent holds, for the benefit of the Holders and the Trustee, duly created, enforceable and perfected first-priority Liens and security interests, as applicable, in the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens) to the extent such liens are required to be so perfected by this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
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SECTION 11.3. Release of Liens on the Collateral.
(a) The Liens on the Collateral shall automatically and without any need for any further action by any Person be released:
(i) in whole or in part, as applicable, as to all or any portion of property subject to such Liens which has been taken by eminent domain, condemnation or other similar circumstances;
(ii) in whole upon:
(1) satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as set forth in SectionΒ 8.1(a); or
(2) a legal defeasance or covenant defeasance of this Indenture as set forth in SectionΒ 8.1(b);
(iii) in part, as to any property that (x)Β is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor) in a transaction not prohibited by this Indenture at the time of such sale, transfer or disposition or (y)Β is owned or at any time acquired by a Subsidiary Guarantor that has been released from its Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with this Indenture, concurrently with the release of such Subsidiary Guarantee;
(iv) pursuant to an amendment in accordance with Article IX; and
(v) in whole as to all Collateral that is owned by a Subsidiary Guarantor that is released from its Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with SectionΒ 10.2.
(b) In connection with any termination or release of any Liens in all or any portion of the Collateral pursuant to this Indenture or any of the Collateral Documents, the Trustee shall, or shall cause the Collateral Agent to, promptly execute, deliver or acknowledge all documents, instruments and releases necessary to release, reconvey to the Company and/or the Subsidiary Guarantors, as the case may be, such Collateral or otherwise give effect to, evidence or confirm such termination or release in accordance with the directions of the Company and/or the Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be.
(c) The release of any Collateral from the terms of the Collateral Documents shall not be deemed to impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof if and to the extent such Collateral is released pursuant to this Indenture or upon termination of this Indenture. The Trustee and each of the Holders each acknowledge and direct the Trustee and the Collateral Agent that a release of Collateral or a Lien in accordance with the terms of any Collateral Document and this Article XI will not be deemed for any purpose to be an impairment of the Lien on the Collateral in contravention of the terms of this Indenture.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, as and when requested by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee shall instruct the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver Uniform Commercial Code financing statement amendments or releases (which shall be prepared by the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor) solely to the extent necessary to delete property or assets not required to be subject to a Lien under the Collateral Documents from the description of assets in any previously filed financing statements. If requested in writing by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor,
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the Trustee shall instruct the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver such documents, instruments or statements (which shall be prepared by the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor) and to take such other action as the Company may request to evidence or confirm that such property or assets not required to be subject to a Lien under the Collateral Documents described in the immediately preceding sentence has been released from the Liens of each of the Collateral Documents. The Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver such documents, instruments and statements and shall take all such actions promptly upon receipt of such instructions from the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Trustee.
SECTION 11.4. Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent Under the Collateral Documents.
(a) Subject to the provisions of the Collateral Documents and the other provisions of this Indenture, each of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Holders, on behalf of the Holders, take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to (i)Β enforce any of its rights or any of the rights of the Holders under the Collateral Documents and (ii)Β upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Collateral in respect of the obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder and thereunder. Subject to the provisions of the Collateral Documents, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall have the power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts that may be unlawful or in violation of the Collateral Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee or the Collateral Agent may deem expedient to preserve or protect its interest and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral (including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the security interest hereunder or be prejudicial to the interests of the Holders or the Trustee).
(b) The Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of the Company to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral. The Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall have no responsibility for recording, filing, re-recording or refiling any financing statement, continuation statement, document, instrument or other notice in any public office at any time or times or to otherwise take any action to perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest granted to it under the Collateral Documents or otherwise.
(c) Where any provision of the Collateral Documents requires that additional property or assets be added to the Collateral, the Company shall, or shall cause the applicable Subsidiary Guarantors to, take any and all actions reasonably required to cause such additional property or assets to be added to the Collateral and to create and maintain a valid and enforceable perfected first-priority security interest in such property or assets (subject to Permitted Liens) in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders in accordance with and to the extent required under the Collateral Documents.
(d) The Trustee or the Collateral Agent, in giving any consent or approval under the Collateral Documents, shall be entitled to receive, as a condition to such consent or approval, an Officersβ
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Certificate to the effect that the action or omission for which consent or approval is to be given does not violate this Indenture or the Collateral Documents, and the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall be fully protected in giving such consent or approval on the basis of such Officersβ Certificate.
SECTION 11.5. Recording, Registration and Opinions.
The Company shall furnish to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent on or within 120 days following the end of its fiscal year, commencing in 2010, an Opinion of Counsel either (A)Β stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken with respect to the recording, filing, re-recording and refiling of Liens under the Collateral Documents on Article 9 Collateral as is necessary to maintain the perfection of such Liens, and reciting the details of such action or (B)Β stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action is necessary to maintain the perfection of such Liens. For purposes of the foregoing, the term βArticle 9 Collateralβ shall mean Collateral with respect to which a Lien thereon may be perfected by the filing of a UCC-1 financing statement pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the jurisdiction of organization of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor.
ARTICLE XII
Miscellaneous
SECTION 12.1. Notices. Notices given by publication shall be deemed given on the first date on which publication is made, and notices given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, shall be deemed given five calendar days after mailing. Any notice or communication shall be in writing and delivered in person, by facsimile or mailed by first-class mail addressed as follows:
if to the Company or to any Subsidiary Guarantor:
0000 Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (000)Β 000-0000
With a copy to:
XxxxxxxxΒ & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, P.C.
Facsimile No.: (000)Β 000-0000
if to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
XX-XX-XX0X
Attn: Blockbuster Inc. Administrator
Facsimile No.: (000)Β 000-0000
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The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed to the Holder at the Holderβs address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
SECTION 12.2. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action under this Indenture (except in connection with the original issuance of Notes on the date hereof), the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
(i) an Officersβ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
(ii) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
SECTION 12.3. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(i) a statement that the individual making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;
(ii) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(iii) a statement that, in the opinion of such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(iv) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with.
In giving such Opinion of Counsel, counsel may rely as to factual matters on an Officersβ Certificate or on certificates of public officials.
SECTION 12.4. When Notes Disregarded. In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes which a Trust Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Also, subject to the foregoing, only Notes outstanding at the time shall be considered in any such determination.
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SECTION 12.5. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by, or a meeting of, Holders. The Registrar and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.
SECTION 12.6. Days Other than Business Days. If a payment date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is not a Business Day, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. If a regular Record Date is not a Business Day, the Record Date shall not be affected.
SECTION 12.7. Governing Law. This Indenture, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 12.8. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 12.9. No Recourse Against Others. An incorporator, director, officer, employee, stockholder or controlling person, as such, of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Holder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.
SECTION 12.10. Successors. All agreements of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.
SECTION 12.11. Multiple Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture.
SECTION 12.12. Variable Provisions. The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Paying Agent and Registrar and custodian with respect to any Global Notes.
SECTION 12.13. Table of Contents; Headings. The table of contents, cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
SECTION 12.14. Direction by Holders to Enter into Collateral Documents. By accepting a Note, each Holder is deemed to have authorized and directed the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to enter into the Collateral Documents.
SECTION 12.15. Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee or the Collateral Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out
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of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
SECTION 12.16. USA Patriot Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with SectionΒ 326 of the USA Patriot Act the Trustee and the Trust Officers, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, are required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account. The parties to this agreement agree that they will provide the Trustee and the Trust Officers with such information as they may request in order to satisfy the requirements of the USA Patriot Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
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BLOCKBUSTER INC. | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | |
Title: | Β | |
BLOCKBUSTER CANADA INC. | ||
BLOCKBUSTER DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. | ||
BLOCKBUSTER DISTRIBUTION, INC. | ||
BLOCKBUSTER GIFT CARD, INC. | ||
BLOCKBUSTER GLOBAL SERVICES INC. | ||
BLOCKBUSTER INTERNATIONAL SPAIN INC. BLOCKBUSTER INVESTMENTS LLC | ||
BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO ITALY, INC. | ||
MOVIELINK, LLC | ||
TRADING ZONE INC., as Subsidiary Guarantors | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | |
Title: | Β | |
BLOCKBUSTER PROCUREMENT LP, as Subsidiary Guarantor | ||
By: BLOCKBUSTER DISTRIBUTION, INC., its General Partner | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | |
Title: | Β |
[Signature Page to Indenture]
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | |
Title: | Β | |
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Collateral Agent | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | |
Title: | Β |
[Signature Page to Indenture]
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]
[Applicable Restricted Notes Legend]
[Depository Legend, if applicable]
No.Β [Β Β Β Β ] | Β | Principal Amount $[Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], as revised by the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in the Global Note attached hereto |
CUSIP NO.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
BLOCKBUSTER INC.
11.75% Senior Secured Note due 2014
Blockbuster Inc., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], or registered assigns, the initial principal amount set forth on the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in the Global Note attached hereto, as revised by the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in the Global Note attached hereto, on OctoberΒ 1, 2014.
Interest Payment Dates: JanuaryΒ 1,Β AprilΒ 1,Β JulyΒ 1 and OctoberΒ 1.
Record Dates: MarchΒ 15,Β JuneΒ 15,Β SeptemberΒ 15 and DecemberΒ 15.
Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
11.75% Senior Secured Note due 2014
1. Interest
Blockbuster Inc., a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the βCompanyβ), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate per annum shown above.
The Company shall pay interest quarterly on JanuaryΒ 1,Β AprilΒ 1,Β JulyΒ 1 and OctoberΒ 1 of each year, with the first interest payment to be made on JanuaryΒ 1, 2010. Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid on the Notes or, if no interest has been paid, from OctoberΒ 1, 2009. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal or premium, if any (plus interest on such interest to the extent lawful), at the rate borne by the Notes to the extent lawful. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate borne by the Notes plus 2.0%Β per annum.
Interest shall accrue (in addition to the interest rate borne by the Notes) from and including the date on which an Event of Default under SectionΒ 6.1(a)(vii) or 6.1(a)(viii) shall occur to but excluding the date on which such Event of Default shall have been cured, at a rate per annum equal to 2.0% of the principal amount of the Notes.
2. Method of Payment
By no later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date on which any principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note is due and payable, the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, and/or interest. The Company shall pay interest (except Defaulted Interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the MarchΒ 15,Β JuneΒ 15,Β SeptemberΒ 15 and DecemberΒ 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date even if Notes are cancelled, repurchased or redeemed after the record date and on or before the Interest Payment Date. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of Notes represented by a Global Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) shall be made by the transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Depositary. The Company shall make all payments in respect of a Definitive Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) by mailing a check to the registered address of each Holder thereof.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar
Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America and having a corporate trust office at 00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX-XX-XX0X, Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000-0000 (βTrusteeβ), shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its domestically incorporated Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.
4. Indenture
The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of OctoberΒ 1, 2009 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the βIndentureβ), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Act for a statement of those terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
The Notes are senior secured obligations of the Company. The aggregate principal amount of Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for replacement Notes and Notes issued upon transfer) is $725,000,000. This Note is one of the 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 referred to in the Indenture. The Notes include (i)Β $675,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Companyβs 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 issued under the Indenture on OctoberΒ 1, 2009 (herein called βInitial Notesβ) and (ii)Β if and when issued, additional 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 of the Company that may be issued from time to time under the Indenture subsequent to OctoberΒ 1, 2009 in a principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 (herein called βAdditional Notesβ). The Indenture, among other things, imposes certain limitations on the Incurrence of Indebtedness by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, the payment of dividends and other distributions on the Capital Stock of the Company, the purchase or redemption of Capital Stock of the Company, certain purchases or redemptions of Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations, the sale or transfer of assets and Capital Stock of Subsidiaries, certain Sale/Leaseback Transactions involving the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, the issuance or sale of Capital Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries, the incurrence of certain Liens, future Subsidiary Guarantors, the business activities and investments of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, capital expenditures and transactions with Affiliates, provided, however, certain of such limitations shall be suspended if the Notes receive a rating of βBBB-β (or the equivalent) or higher from StandardΒ & Poorβs Rating Services (or its successors) and βBaa3β (or the equivalent) or higher from Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc. (or its successors), in each case, with a stable or better outlook. In addition, the Indenture limits the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to enter into agreements that restrict distributions and dividends from Subsidiaries. The Indenture also imposes requirements with respect to the provision of financial information.
5. Guarantee
To guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest (including post-filing or post-petition interest) on the Notes and all other amounts payable by the Company under the Indenture, the Notes and the Collateral Documents when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the terms of the Notes and the Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantors have unconditionally guaranteed (and future guarantors, together with the Subsidiary Guarantors, shall unconditionally Guarantee), jointly and severally, such obligations on a senior, secured basis pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
6. Security
The Initial Notes and Additional Notes are treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture and shall be secured by first-priority Liens and security interests, subject to Permitted Liens, in the Collateral on the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the Collateral Documents. The Collateral Agent holds the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders, in each case pursuant to the Collateral Documents. Each Holder, by accepting this Note, consents and agrees to the terms of the Collateral Documents (including the provisions providing for the foreclosure and release of
Collateral) as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and the Indenture and authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Collateral Documents, and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith.
7. Redemption
(a) At any time prior to OctoberΒ 1, 2014, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the Applicable Premium plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the date of redemption (subject to the rights of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).
βApplicable Premiumβ means with respect to a Note on any date of redemption, the greater of:
(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Note; and
(2) the excess, if any, of (a)Β the present value as of such date of redemption of (i)Β the principal amount of such Note on OctoberΒ 1, 2014, plus (ii)Β all required interest payments due on such Note through OctoberΒ 1, 2014 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the date of redemption), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points, over (b)Β the then outstanding principal of such Note, in each case as calculated by the Company or on behalf of the Company by such Person as the Company shall designate.
βTreasury Rateβ means the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519)Β that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to OctoberΒ 1, 2014; provided, however, that if the period from the Redemption Date to OctoberΒ 1, 2014 is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from the Redemption Date to OctoberΒ 1, 2014 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used.
(c) On or prior to OctoberΒ 1, 2012, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the original principal amount of the Notes (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings at a redemption price of 111.75% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date); provided that
(i) at least 65% of the original principal amount of the Notes (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) remains outstanding after each such redemption; and
(ii) the redemption occurs within 90 days after the closing of such Equity Offering.
Notice of any redemption pursuant to clause (c)Β may be given prior to the completion of such Equity Offering, and any such redemption or notice may, at the Companyβs discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of the related Equity Offering.
(d) Any redemption pursuant to this paragraph 7 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of SectionΒ 5.1, and Sections 5.3 through 5.8 of the Indenture.
8. Mandatory Redemption
(a) On each Interest Payment Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (each a βMandatory Redemption Dateβ), commencing JanuaryΒ 1, 2010, the Company shall be required to redeem 3.333% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Notes (including any Additional Notes) originally issued under the Indenture (the βScheduled Redemption Amountβ) at a redemption price of 106% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event and on any occasion that any Notes are redeemed (other than pursuant to this paragraph) or purchased (including, without limitation, pursuant to SectionΒ 3.8, 3.12 or 3.13, or other tender offer or in an open market transaction), the amount of each then remaining Scheduled Redemption Amount shall be reduced by an amount equal to 3.333% of the principal amount of Notes so redeemed (other than pursuant to this SectionΒ 8(a)) or purchased on such occasion.
(b) Any redemption pursuant to this SectionΒ 8 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 5.2 through 5.8 of the Indenture.
9. Put Provisions
(a) If a Change of Control occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of the Notes under SectionΒ 5.1 of the Indenture, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000 except that no Note may be tendered in part if the remaining principal amount would be less than $2,000) of such Holderβs Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date) as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the Indenture.
(b) In the event of an Asset Disposition that requires the purchase of Notes pursuant to SectionΒ 3.8(c) of the Indenture, the Company shall be required to make an offer to all Holders to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase (subject to the rights of Holders of record on any record date to receive payments of interest on the related Interest Payment Date). Holders of Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase will receive an Asset Disposition Offer from the Company prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such Note purchased pursuant to such offer by completing the form entitled βOption of Holder To Elect Purchaseβ attached hereto, or transferring its interest in such Note by book-entry transfer, to the Company or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days before the Asset Disposition Purchase Date.
(c) In the event a Springing Maturity Offer is required pursuant to SectionΒ 3.12 of the Indenture, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000 except that no Note may be tendered in part if the remaining principal amount
would be less than $2,000) of such Holderβs Notes on such date at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).
(d) Pursuant to SectionΒ 3.13 of the Indenture, the Company may be required to repurchase Notes (in integral multiples of $1,000 except that no Note may be tendered in part if the remaining principal amount would be less than $2,000) from Holders in an aggregate amount equal to the excess of (i)Β 50% of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year minus (ii)Β the lesser of (x)Β the aggregate principal amount of Notes optionally redeemed or optionally repurchased (in an open market transactions, by tender offer or otherwise but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Notes redeemed pursuant to SectionΒ 5.2 of the Indenture or purchased pursuant to an Excess Cash Flow Offer pursuant to SectionΒ 3.13 of the Indenture, Asset Disposition Offer pursuant to SectionΒ 3.8 of the Indenture or Springing Maturity Offer pursuant to SectionΒ 3.12 of the Indenture) by the Company during such fiscal year and (y)Β the aggregate purchase or redemption price paid by the Company for all such purchases referred to in subclause (x)Β above during such fiscal year, on a pro rata basis according to principal amount but subject to such rounding as may be determined by the Trustee to ensure Notes are purchased in the denominations provided above, at a purchase price in cash equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), in accordance with the procedures (including prorating in the event of oversubscription) set forth in SectionΒ 3.13 of the Indenture.
10. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange
The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Notes for a period beginning 15 Business Days before an Interest Payment Date and ending on such Interest Payment Date.
11. Persons Deemed Owners
The registered Holder of this Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
12. Unclaimed Money
If money for the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Company at its request unless an abandoned property law designates another person. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look only to the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.
13. Discharge and Defeasance
Subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company at any time may terminate some or all of its obligations under the Notes and the Indenture if the Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal and interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.
14. Amendment, Waiver
Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i)Β the Indenture, the Notes and the Collateral Documents may be amended with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for Notes) and (ii)Β any default (other than (x)Β with respect to nonpayment or (y)Β in respect of a provision that cannot be amended without the written consent of each Holder affected) or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes). Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend the Indenture, the Notes or the Collateral Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, or to comply with Article IV or Article X of the Indenture in respect of the assumption by a Successor Company of an obligation of the Company under the Indenture or by a Successor Guarantor of obligations under a Subsidiary Guarantee, or to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes, or to add Guarantees with respect to the Notes or to secure the Notes, or to release a Subsidiary Guarantor upon its designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or otherwise in accordance with the Indenture, to release Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral as provided under the collateral release provisions, or to add additional covenants or surrender rights and powers conferred on the Company, or to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect or to conform the text of the Indenture, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees to the βDescription of notesβ section of the Offering Memorandum dated SeptemberΒ 17, 2009 in certain cases.
15. Defaults and Remedies
Under the Indenture, Events of Default include, without limitation: (i)Β default for 30 days in payment of interest when due on the Notes; (ii)Β default in payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes at Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption, upon required repurchase, upon declaration or otherwise; (iii)Β failure by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with its obligations under Article IV of the Indenture, (iv)Β failure by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with certain other provisions or agreements in the Indenture, the Notes and the Collateral Documents, in certain cases subject to notice and lapse of time; (v)Β certain accelerations (including failure to pay within any grace period after final maturity) of other Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary if the amount accelerated (or so unpaid) exceeds $35.0 million; (vi)Β certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary; (vii)Β certain final judgments or decrees for the payment of money in excess of $35.0 million; (viii)Β the failure of any (1)Β Subsidiary Guarantee or (2)Β Collateral Document governing a security interest with respect to any Collateral having a fair market value in excess of $10.0 million; and (ix)Β with respect to Collateral with a fair market value in excess of $10.0 million, a declaration or assertion of invalidity or unenforceability or the failure to be in full force and effect (except as contemplated hereby), subject to any applicable grace periods as set forth in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes then outstanding may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are Events of Default which shall result in the Notes being due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default.
Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent may refuse to enforce the Indenture or the Notes unless each receives
indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest.
17. Collateral
These Notes and any Guarantee by a Guarantor are secured by a security interest in the Collateral pursuant to certain Collateral Documents.
18. Trustee Dealings with the Company
Subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.
19. No Recourse Against Others
A director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Notes, the Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.
20. Authentication
This Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent acting on its behalf) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.
21. Abbreviations
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entirety), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian) and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
22. CUSIP Numbers
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Note Identification Procedures the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
23. Successor Entity
When a successor entity assumes, in accordance with the Indenture, all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture, and immediately before and thereafter no Default or Event of Default exists and all other conditions of the Indenture are satisfied, the predecessor entity will be released from those obligations.
24. Governing Law
This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
The Company shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Note in larger type. Requests may be made to:
Blockbuster Inc.
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Attention: General Counsel
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Note to
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The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to SEC Rule 17Ad-15.
The undersigned hereby certifies that it Β¨ is / Β¨ is not an Affiliate of the Company and that, to its knowledge, the proposed transferee Β¨ is / Β¨ is not an Affiliate of the Company.
In connection with any transfer or exchange of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the date that is one year after the later of the date of original issuance of such Notes and the last date, if any, on which such Notes were owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being:
CHECK ONE BOX BELOW:
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2 | Β Β | Β¨ | Β Β | transferred to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof; or |
3 | Β Β | Β¨ | Β Β | transferred pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the βSecurities Actβ); or |
4 | Β Β | Β¨ | Β Β | transferred pursuant to and in compliance with RegulationΒ S under the Securities Act; or |
5 | Β Β | Β¨ | Β Β | transferred to an institutional βaccredited investorβ (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements (the form of which letter appears as Section 2.7 of the Indenture); or |
6 | Β Β | Β¨ | Β Β | transferred pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. |
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (4), (5)Β or (6)Β is checked, the Trustee or the Company may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, in their sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Trustee or the Company may reasonably request to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, such as the exemption provided by Rule 144 under such Act.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (1)Β OR (3)Β ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note 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 βqualified institutional buyerβ within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 undersignedβs foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL NOTE
The initial principal amount of the Note shall be $ [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ]. The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to SectionΒ 3.8, 3.11, 3.12 or 3.13 of the Indenture, check the box:
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If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to SectionΒ 3.8, 3.11, 3.12 or 3.13 of the Indenture, state the amount in principal amount (must be in denominations of integral multiples of $1,000): $
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The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to SEC Rule 17Ad-15.
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE
Pursuant to the Indenture (the βIndentureβ) dated as of OctoberΒ 1, 2009 among Blockbuster Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto (each a βSubsidiary Guarantorβ and collectively the βSubsidiary Guarantorsβ) and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee (the βTrusteeβ) and as collateral agent, each Subsidiary Guarantor, subject to the provisions of Article X of the Indenture, hereby fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, jointly and severally with each other Subsidiary Guarantor, to each Holder of the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the Trustee the full and punctual payment when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and all other obligations of the Company under the Indenture and the Notes (including without limitation interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding and the obligations under SectionΒ 7.6 of the Indenture) and the Collateral Documents (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the βGuarantor Obligationsβ). Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees (to the extent lawful) that the Guarantor Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from it, and that it shall remain bound under this Subsidiary Guarantee notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guarantor Obligation.
The Guarantor Obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of the Notes pursuant to the Subsidiary Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article X of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Subsidiary Guarantee.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneysβ fees) incurred by the Trustee or the Holders in enforcing any rights under this Subsidiary Guarantee.
BLOCKBUSTER CANADA INC. | ||
BLOCKBUSTER DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. | ||
BLOCKBUSTER DISTRIBUTION, INC. | ||
BLOCKBUSTER GIFT CARD, INC. | ||
BLOCKBUSTER GLOBAL SERVICES INC. | ||
BLOCKBUSTER INTERNATIONAL SPAIN INC. BLOCKBUSTER INVESTMENTS LLC | ||
BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO ITALY, INC. | ||
MOVIELINK, LLC | ||
TRADING ZONE INC., as Subsidiary Guarantors | ||
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BLOCKBUSTER PROCUREMENT LP, as Subsidiary Guarantor | ||
By: BLOCKBUSTER DISTRIBUTION, INC., | ||
its General Partner | ||
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Name: | Β | |
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