TAM CAPITAL INC. as Issuer the GUARANTORS party hereto THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee, Registrar, Transfer Agent and Principal Paying Agent and THE BANK OF NEW YORK (LUXEMBOURG) S.A. as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent INDENTURE Dated as...
Exhibit 4.1
TAM CAPITAL INC.
as Issuer
the GUARANTORS party hereto
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee, Registrar, Transfer Agent and Principal Paying Agent
as Trustee, Registrar, Transfer Agent and Principal Paying Agent
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.
as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent
as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent
Dated as of April 25, 2007
7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Sections | Indenture Sections | |||
§ 310
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(a) | 7.09 | ||
(b) | 7.07 | |||
§ 311
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7.03 | |||
§ 312
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11.02 | |||
§ 313
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7.01 | |||
§ 314
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(a) | 4, 4.02 | ||
(c) | 11.03 | |||
(e) | 11.04 | |||
§ 315
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(a) | 7.01, 7.02 | ||
(b) | 7.02, 7.05 | |||
(c) | 7.01 | |||
(d) | 7.02 | |||
(e) | 6.03, 7.02 | |||
§ 316
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(a) | 2.05, 6.02, 6.12, 6.13 | ||
(b) | 6.07, 6.08 | |||
(c) | 11.02 | |||
§ 317
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(a)(1) | 6.03 | ||
(a)(2) | 6.10 | |||
(b) | 2.03 | |||
§ 318
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11.15 |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
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Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application |
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Section 1.01. Definitions
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Section 1.02. Rules of Construction
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Section 1.03. Table of Contents; Headings
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Section 1.04. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee
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Section 1.05. Holder Communications; Acts of Holders
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ARTICLE 2 |
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The Notes |
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Section 2.01. Form and Dating
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Section 2.02. Execution, Authentication and Delivery
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Section 2.03. Transfer Agent, Registrar and Paying Agent
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Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
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Section 2.05. Payment of Principal and Interest; Principal and Interest Rights Preserved
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Section 2.06. Holder Lists
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Section 2.07. Transfer and Exchange
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Section 2.08. Replacement Notes
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Section 2.09. Temporary Notes
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Section 2.10. Cancellation
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Section 2.11. Defaulted Interest
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Section 2.12. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers
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Section 2.13. Open Market Purchases
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Section 2.14. Issuance Of Additional Notes
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Section 2.15. One Class Of Notes
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ARTICLE 3 |
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Redemption |
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Section 3.01. Right of Redemption
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Section 3.02. Applicability of Article
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Section 3.03. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee
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Section 3.04. Notice of Redemption by the Company
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Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price
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Section 3.06. Effect of Notice of Redemption
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Section 3.07. Notes Redeemed In Part
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ARTICLE 4 |
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Covenants |
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Section 4.01. Payment of Principal and Interest Under the Notes
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Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency
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Section 4.03. Money for Note Payments to Be Held in Trust
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Section 4.04. Maintenance of Corporate Existence
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Section 4.05. Payment of Taxes and Claims
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Section 4.06. Payment of Additional Amounts
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Section 4.07. Reporting Requirements
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Section 4.08. Available Information
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Section 4.09. Limitations on the Company
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Section 4.10. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates
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Section 4.11. Repurchase of Notes upon a Change of Control
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Section 4.12. Additional Interest
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ARTICLE 5 |
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Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease |
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Section 5.01. Limitation on Consolidation, Merger or Transfer of Assets
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Section 5c.02. Successor Substituted
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ARTICLE 6 |
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Events of Default and Remedies |
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Section 6.01. Events of Default
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Section 6.02. Acceleration of Maturity, Rescission and Amendment
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Section 6.03. Collection Suit by Trustee
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Section 6.04. Other Remedies
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Section 6.05. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes
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Section 6.06. Application of Money Collected
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Section 6.07. Limitation on Suits
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Section 6.08. Rights of Holders to Receive Principal and Interest
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Section 6.09. Restoration of Rights and Remedies
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Section 6.10. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
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Section 6.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver
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Section 6.12. Control by Holders
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Section 6.13. Waiver of Past Defaults and Events of Default
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Section 6.14. Rights and Remedies Cumulative
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Section 6.15. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws
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ARTICLE 7 |
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Trustee and Agents |
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Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee and Agents
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Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee
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Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee
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Section 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer
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Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults and Events of Default
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Section 7.06. Compensation and Indemnity
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Section 7.07. Replacement of Trustee
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Section 7.08. Successor Trustee by Merger
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Section 7.09. Eligibility; Disqualification
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ARTICLE 8 |
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Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance |
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Section 8.01. Discharge of Liability on Notes
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Section 8.02. Conditions to Defeasance
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Section 8.03. Application of Trust Money
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Section 8.04. Repayment to Company
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Section 8.05. Indemnity for U.S. Governmental Obligations
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Section 8.06. Reinstatement
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ARTICLE 9 |
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Amendments |
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Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders
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Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders
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Section 9.03. Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers
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Section 9.04. Notation on or Exchange of Notes
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Section 9.05. Trustee to Sign Amendments
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Section 9.06. Payment for Consent
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ARTICLE 10 |
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Guarantee |
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Section 10.01. The Note Guaranty
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Section 10.02. Guaranty Unconditional
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Section 10.03. Discharge; Reinstatement
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Section 10.04. Waiver by the Guarantors
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Section 10.05. Subrogation and Contribution
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Section 10.06. Stay of Acceleration
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Section 10.07. Limitation on Amount of Guaranty
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Section 10.08. Execution and Delivery of Guaranty
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Section 10.09. Release of Guaranty
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ARTICLE 11 |
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Miscellaneous |
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Section 11.01. Provisions of Indenture and Notes for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Holders
of Notes
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Section 11.02. Notices
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Section 11.03. Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent
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Section 11.04. Statements Required in Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel
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Section 11.05. Rules by Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agents
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Section 11.06. Currency Indemnity
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Section 11.07. No Recourse Against Others
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Section 11.08. Legal Holidays
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Section 11.09. Governing Law
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Section 11.10. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities
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Section 11.11. Successors and Assigns
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Section 11.12. Multiple Originals
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Section 11.13. Severability Clause
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Section 11.14. Force Majeure
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Section 11.15. Trust Indenture Act Of 1939
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EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT A
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— | Form of Note | ||
EXHIBIT B
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— | Form of Supplemental Indenture | ||
EXHIBIT C
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— | Form of Transfer Notice | ||
EXHIBIT D
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— | Form of Certificate for Transfer from Restricted Global
Note or Certificated Note Bearing a Securities Act
Legend to Regulation S Global Note or Certificated Note
Not Bearing a Securities Act Legend |
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EXHIBIT E
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— | Form of Transfer Certificate for Transfer from
Regulation S Global Note or Certificated Note Not
Bearing a Securities Act Legend to Restricted Global
Note or Certificated Note Bearing a Securities Act
Legend |
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EXHIBIT F
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— | Form of Certificate for Removal of the Securities Act Legend on a Certificated Note |
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INDENTURE, dated as of April 25, 2007, among TAM CAPITAL INC., an exempted company
incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands, as the Company, the GUARANTORS party
hereto (the “Guarantors”), THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee, Registrar, Transfer Agent and
Principal Paying Agent and THE BANK OF NEW YORK (LUXEMBOURG) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and
Transfer Agent.
RECITALS
The Company has duly authorized (i) the issue of 7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017 (the
“Initial Notes”), initially in an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$300,000,000, (ii) if and when
issued, the Company’s 7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017 that may be issued from time to time
in exchange for Initial Notes pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, as hereinafter defined
(the “Exchange Notes” and, together with the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes, as hereinafter
defined, the “Notes”) and (iii) has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture.
All things necessary have been done to make the Notes when executed and authenticated and
delivered hereunder and duly issued, the valid obligations of the Company, and to make this
Indenture a valid agreement of the Company.
In addition, the Guarantors party hereto have duly authorized the execution and delivery of
the Indenture as guarantors of the Notes.
Each Guarantor has done all things necessary to make the Note Guarantees, when the Notes are
executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and duly issued by the
Company, the valid obligations of such Guarantor, and to make the Indenture a valid agreement of
such Guarantor.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof,
it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders, as
follows:
ARTICLE 1
Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application
Section 1.01 . Definitions.
“Act,” when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 1.05.
“Additional Amounts” has the meaning specified in Section 4.06.
“Additional Interest” means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof or the
Registration Rights Agreement.
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“Additional Notes” means any notes issued under the Indenture in addition to the Initial
Notes, including any Exchange Notes issued in exchange for such Additional Notes, having the same
terms in all respects as the Initial Notes except for the issue date, issue price and that interest
will accrue on the Additional Notes from their date of issuance.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any other Person which, directly
or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified
Person or (b) any other Person who is a director or officer (i) of such specified Person, (ii) of
any subsidiary of such specified Person or (iii) of any Person described in clause (a) above. For
purposes of this definition, control of a Person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or
cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise,
and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Affiliate Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 4.10.
“Agents” means each of the Registrar, the Transfer Agents and the Paying Agents, including the
Principal Paying Agent, individually, an “Agent.”
“Applicable Procedures” means the applicable procedures of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream,
Luxembourg, in each case to the extent applicable.
“Authenticating Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.
“Authorized Denomination” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.
“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company, or any Guarantor, as the
case may be, or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board of Directors.
“Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary, the Assistant
Secretary or another Officer or legal counsel performing corporate secretarial functions of the
Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on
the date of such certification and delivered to the Trustee.
“Brazil” means the Federative Republic of Brazil.
“Brazilian Corporation Law” means Brazilian Federal Law No. 6.404/76, as amended from time to
time.
“Brazilian GAAP” means accounting practices prescribed by the Brazilian Corporation Law, the
rules and regulations issued by the CVM and the accounting standards issued by the Brazilian
Institute of Independent Accountants (Instituto dos Auditores Independentes do Brasil), in each
case as in effect from time to time.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday in the Cayman
Islands, Brazil or the United States or a day on which banking institutions or trust
companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in the Cayman Islands, The City of New
York, USA or São Paulo, Brazil.
“Capital Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation which is
required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on the face of a balance sheet of
such Person prepared in accordance with Brazilian GAAP; the amount of such obligation shall be the
capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with Brazilian GAAP; and the Stated Maturity
thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease
prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a
penalty.
“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares of stock, interests,
rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in
(however designated, whether voting or non-voting) such person’s equity, including any preferred
stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for such equity.
“Cayman Islands” means the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory.
“Certificated Note” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.
“Change of Control” means:
(i) the direct or indirect sale or transfer of all or substantially all the assets of XXX X.X.
to another Person (in each case, unless such other Person is a Permitted Holder); or
(ii) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, by merger,
consolidation, acquisition or any other means) as a result of which any “person” or “group” (as
such terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, other than
Permitted Holders) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as such term is used in Rules 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting
Stock of XXX X.X.; or
(iii) the first day on which a majority of the Board of Directors of XXX X.X. consists of
persons who were elected by shareholders who are not Permitted Holders.
“Clearstream, Luxembourg” means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, Luxembourg.
“Closing Date” means April 25, 2007 or such later date on which the Notes are issued
hereunder.
“Company” means TAM Capital Inc. until replaced by a successor thereof, and, thereafter,
includes the successor for purposes of any provision contained herein.
“Company Order” means a written order signed in the name of the Company by an Officer.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent
as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the notes to be redeemed that would be
utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing
new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such notes.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means with respect to any redemption date for notes, the average
of two Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date.
“Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its
corporate trust business shall be principally administered (which office as of the date of this
Indenture is located at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 10286).
“covenant defeasance option” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official
under any bankruptcy law.
“CVM” means the Brazilian Securities Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários).
“Debt” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:
(i) the principal of and premium, if any, in respect of (a) indebtedness of such Person for
money borrowed and (b) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar
instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable;
(ii) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person;
(iii) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of
property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under
any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable or other short term obligations
to suppliers payable within 180 days, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business);
(iv) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of
credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to
letters of credit securing obligations other than obligations described in clauses (i) through
(iii) above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such
letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is
reimbursed no later than the tenth Business Day following receipt by such Person of a demand for
reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit);
(v) all Hedging Obligations of such Person;
(vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) of other Persons and
all dividends of other Persons for the payment of which, in either case, such Person is responsible
or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including by
means of any guarantee (other than obligations of other Persons that are customers or
suppliers of such Person for which such Person is or becomes so responsible or liable in the
ordinary course of business to (but only to) the extent that such Person does not, or is not
required to, make payment in respect thereof);
(vii) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (v) of other Persons
secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is
assumed by such Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value
of such property or assets or the amount of the obligation so secured; and
(viii) any other obligations of such Person which are required to be, or are in such Person’s
financial statements, recorded or treated as debt under Brazilian GAAP.
“Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an
Event of Default.
“defeasance trust” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02.
“Depositary” means DTC or any successor depositary for the Notes.
“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company.
“Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V.
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange Notes” means the Notes issued by the Company and guaranteed by the Guarantors under
the Indenture in exchange for, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to, the Initial Notes in
compliance with the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement and containing terms substantially
identical to the Initial Notes (except that (i) such Exchange Notes will be registered under the
Securities Act and will not be subject to transfer restrictions or bear the Restricted Legend, and
(ii) the provisions relating to Additional Interest will be eliminated).
“Exchange Offer” means an offer by the Company to the Holders of the Initial Notes to exchange
outstanding Notes for Exchange Notes, as provided for in a Registration Rights Agreement.
“Exchange Offer Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“Facsimile Instruction” shall mean any Written Direction transmitted to the Trustee or any
Agent by means of facsimile transmission.
“Facsimile Signature” shall mean any signature transmitted to the Trustee or any Agent by
means of facsimile transmission.
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Ltd. and its successors.
“Global Note” means a global note representing the Notes substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A.
“Governing Document” shall mean any written instrument pursuant to which the Trustee or any
Agent acts in any fiduciary or agency capacity on behalf of the Company or on behalf of the
Holders.
“guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or
indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any Person and any obligation, direct or
indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply
funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation of such 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 (ii) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Debt 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 “guarantee” shall not include endorsements for
collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “guarantee” used as a verb has
a corresponding meaning.
“Guarantor” means (i) each of XXX X.X. and XXX Linhas Aéreas S.A., and (ii) each Person that
executes a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit B to the Indenture providing for the
guaranty of the payment of the Notes, or any successor obligor under the Note Guaranty pursuant to
Section 5.01, in each case unless and until such Guarantor is released from its Note Guaranty
pursuant to the Indenture.
“Hedging Agreement” means (i) any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement or
other agreement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates, (ii) any foreign
exchange forward contract, currency swap agreement or other agreement designed to protect against
fluctuations in foreign exchange rates or (iii) any commodity or raw material futures contract or
any other agreement designed to protect against fluctuations in raw material prices.
“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person
pursuant to any interest rate swap agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, interest rate
collar agreement, option or futures contract or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to
protect such Person against changes in interest rates or foreign exchange rates.
“Holder” or “Noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Register.
“Incumbency Certificate” shall mean the list of authorized signatories of the Company on file
with the Trustee.
“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance
with the provisions hereof.
“Initial Purchasers” means the initial purchasers party to a purchase agreement with the
Company and the Guarantors relating to the sale of the Initial Notes by the Company.
“Initial Notes” means the Notes issued on the Issue Date and any Notes issued in replacement
thereof, but not including any Exchange Notes issued in exchange therefor.
“interest” on a Note means the interest on such Note (including any Additional Amounts payable
by the Company in respect of such interest).
“Interest Payment Date” means the Payment Date of an installment of interest on the Notes.
“issue” means issue, assume, guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; provided,
however, that any Debt or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a
Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be
issued by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary; and the term “issuance” has a
corresponding meaning.
“Issue Date” means April 25, 2007.
“legal defeasance option” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, conditional sale or other
title retention agreement or other similar lien.
“Maturity” means, when used with respect to any Note, the date on which the outstanding
principal of and interest on such Note becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided,
whether by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
“Note Guaranty” means the guaranty of the Notes by a Guarantor pursuant to this Indenture.
“Notes” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of the Recitals in this Indenture and
shall be in the form of Note set forth in Exhibit A.
“Offering Memorandum” means the offering memorandum dated April 20, 2007 relating to the
Notes.
“Officer” means the president or chief executive officer, any vice president, the chief
financial officer, the treasurer or any assistant treasurer, or the secretary or any assistant
secretary, of the Company or any Guarantor, as the case may be, or any other Person duly appointed
by the shareholders of the Company, or such Guarantor, as the case may be, or the Board of
Directors to perform corporate duties.
“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by any two Officers of the Company or any
Guarantor, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of legal counsel of recognized standing (who may
be an employee of or counsel to the Company or any Guarantor) and who shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee, which opinion is reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee.
“Outstanding” means, when used with respect to Notes, as of the date of determination, all
Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(i) Notes theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;
(ii) Notes for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore
deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and
segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the
Holders of such Notes; provided that, if such Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 3.01(b),
notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor
satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(iii) Notes, except to the extent provided in Sections 8.01 and 8.02, with respect to which
the Company has effected legal defeasance and/or covenant defeasance as provided in Article 8; and
(iv) Notes in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been authenticated and
delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Notes in respect of which there shall
have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Notes are held by a bona fide
purchaser or protected purchaser in whose hands such Notes are valid obligations of the Company;
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of
Outstanding Notes have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, consent, notice or
waiver hereunder, Notes owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be disregarded and
deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in
relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, consent, notice or waiver, only
Notes which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice at its address
specified herein of being so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged
in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the
Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the
Company, or any other obligor upon the Notes or any of its or such other obligor’s Affiliates.
“Paying Agent” means The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A. and any other Person authorized by
the Company to pay the principal of or interest on any Notes on behalf of the Company hereunder,
including the Principal Paying Agent.
“Payment Date” means the date on which payment of interest on and/or principal of the Notes is
due.
“Payment Default” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
“Permitted Holders” means any or all of the following
(i) an immediate family member of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Oliveiro Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Demenato, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx or any
Affiliate or immediate family member thereof; immediate family member of a person means the spouse,
lineal descendants, father, mother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law
and sister-in-law of such person; and
(ii) any Person the Voting Stock of which (or in the case of a trust, the beneficial interests
in which) are owned at least 51% by Persons specified in clause (i).
“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an
association, a trust or any other entity, including a government or political subdivision or an
agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Primary Treasury Dealer” means a primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City.
“principal” of a Note means the principal amount of such Note (including any Additional
Amounts payable by the Company in respect of such principal).
“Principal Paying Agent” means The Bank of New York, until a successor Principal Paying Agent
shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and, thereafter,
“Principal Paying Agent” shall mean such successor Principal Paying Agent.
“Proceeding” has the meaning specified in Section 11.10.
“Process Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 11.10.
“Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Company.
“Rating Agency” means Standard & Poor’s or Fitch; or if Standard & Poor’s or Fitch, or both,
are not making rating of the notes publicly available, an internationally recognized U.S. rating
agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by us, which will be substituted for Standard &
Poor’s or Fitch, or both, as the case may be.
“Rating Decline” means that at any time within 90 days (which period shall be extended so long
as the rating of the notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible down grade by
either Rating Agency) after the date of public notice of a Change of Control, or of our intention
or that of any Person to effect a Change of Control, the then-applicable rating of the notes is
decreased by each Rating Agency; provided that any such Rating Decline is in whole or in part in
connection with a Change in Control.
“Record Date” means, when used with respect to the interest on the Notes payable on any
Interest Payment Date, the April 10 and October 10 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.
“Redemption Date” means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed pursuant to Section
3.01(b), the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
“Redemption Price” means, when used with respect to any Notes to be redeemed pursuant to
Section 3.01(b), the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities
LLC, and their respective successors; provided, however, that if either of the foregoing shall
cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, we will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer
and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for
the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount)
quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on the third business day preceding such redemption date.
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.
“Registrar” means The Bank of New York, until a successor Registrar shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and, thereafter, “Registrar” shall mean
such successor Registrar.
“Registration Rights Agreement” means the registration rights agreement entered into by the
Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers with respect to the Notes on the Issue Date.
“Regulation S” means Regulation S under the Securities Act, as in effect from time to time.
“Regulation S Global Note” means one or more permanent Global Notes in definitive fully
registered form without interest coupons representing Notes sold outside of the United States
pursuant to Regulation S.
“Relevant Date” means, with respect to any payment on a Note, whichever is the later of: (i)
the date on which such payment first becomes due; and (ii) if the full amount payable has not been
received by the Trustee or a Paying Agent on or prior to such due date, the date on which notice is
given to the Holders that the full amount has been received by the Trustee.
“Responsible Officer” means any officer of the Trustee or any Agent in Corporate Trust
Administration with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
“Restricted Global Note” means one or more permanent Global Notes in definitive fully
registered form without interest coupons sold to “qualified institutional buyers” (as such term is
defined in Rule 144A) pursuant to Rule 144A.
“Restricted Period” means the relevant 40-day distribution compliance period as defined in
Regulation S.
“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as in effect from time to time.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securities Act Legend” means the following legend, printed in capital letters:
THIS NOTE (AND RELATED NOTE GUARANTEES) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A
BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS
ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT OR (B) IT
IS NOT A U.S. PERSON (WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), AND (2) AGREES
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE
OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) PURSUANT TO A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) TO A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) IN AN OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT
TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. PRIOR TO THE
REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(E) ABOVE, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE
REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE
AVAILABILITY OF ANY RULE 144 EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
THE FOREGOING LEGEND MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS NOTE ON SATISFACTION OF THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED
IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.
“Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of XXX X.X. (or any successor) which at the time
of determination either (i) had assets which, as of the date of XXX X.X.’s (or such successor’s)
most recent quarterly consolidated balance sheet, constituted at least 10% of XXX X.X.’s (or such
successor’s) total assets on a consolidated basis as of such date or (ii) had revenues for the 12
month period ending on the date of XXX X.X.’s (or such successor’s) most recent quarterly
consolidated statement of income which constituted at least 10% of the XXX X.X.’s (or such
successor’s) total revenues on a consolidated basis for such period.
“Standard & Poor’s” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies, Inc.
“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as
the fixed date on which the principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to
any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of
such security at the option of the Holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency unless such
contingency has occurred).
“Subsidiary” means, in respect of any specified Person, any corporation, association,
partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of
Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the
occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof
is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such person.
“Taxing Jurisdiction” has the meaning specified in Section 4.06.
“Transfer Agent” means The Bank of New York and any other Person authorized by the Company to
effectuate the exchange or transfer of any Note on behalf of the Company hereunder.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, (1) the yield, under the heading
which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently
published statistical release designated “H.l5 (519)” or any successor publication which is
published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes
yields on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption
“Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if
no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date of the notes to be redeemed,
yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue
shall be determined, and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields
on a straight-line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (2) if such release (or any successor
release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation
date or does not contain such yields, the rate per year equal to the semi-annual equivalent
yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable
Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury
Price for such redemption date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third business day
preceding the redemption date.
“Trust Indenture Act” means the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
“Trustee” means The Bank of New York, until a successor Trustee shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, “Trustee” shall mean such
successor Trustee.
“United States” and “U.S.” means the United States of America (including the States and the
District of Columbia) and its territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its
jurisdiction.
“U.S. Dollars” and “U.S.$” each mean the currency of the United States.
“U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an
ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States (including any agency or
instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States is
pledged and which are not callable at the issuer’s option.
“Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, Capital Stock of any class or kind
ordinarily having the power to vote for the election of directors, managers or other voting members
of the governing body of such Person.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary all of the Capital Stock of which (other than
directors’ qualifying shares) is owned by the Company or another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.
“Written Direction” shall mean any written instrument, directing the Trustee or any Agent to
take any action that is signed by an authorized representative of the Company whose signature
appears on the Incumbency Certificate.
Section 1.02. Rules of Construction. (a) For all purposes of this Indenture, except as
otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(i) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this
Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(ii) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import
refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
subdivision;
(iii) “or” is not exclusive; and
(iv) “including” means including, without limitation;
(v) any reference to an “Article”, a “Section” or an “Exhibit” refers to an Article, a
Section or an Exhibit, as the case may be, of this Indenture.
(b) All accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them
in accordance with Brazilian GAAP.
(c) For purposes of the definitions set forth in Article 1 and this Indenture generally, all
calculations and determinations shall be made in accordance with Brazilian GAAP and shall be based
upon the consolidated financial statements of GLAI and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with
Brazilian GAAP.
Section 1.03. Table of Contents; Headings. The table of contents 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 1.04. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee. In any case where several matters are
required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary
that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that
they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an
opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and
any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an Officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to
legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such
Officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion
or representations with respect to the matters upon which his or her certificate or opinion is
based are erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it
relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an Officer or
Officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the
possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should
know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are
erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests,
consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may,
but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.
Section 1.05. Holder Communications; Acts of Holders. (a) The rights of Holders to
communicate with other Holders with respect to the Indenture or the Notes are as provided by the
Trust Indenture Act, and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee shall comply with the
requirements of Trust Indenture Act Sections 312(a) and 312(b). Neither the Company, the
Guarantors nor the Trustee will be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information
as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act.
(b) (i) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action
provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one
or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in Person or by agents
duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall
become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is
hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied
therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing
such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing
appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in
favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.05.
(ii) The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders,
which will be binding on all the Holders.
(c) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be
proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or
other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual
signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution
is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or
affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the
execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may
also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee reviewing such instrument or writing deems
sufficient.
(d) The principal amount and serial numbers of Notes held by any Person, and the date of
holding the same, shall be proved by the Register.
(e) If the Company solicits from the Holders of Notes any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option, by or pursuant to
a Board Resolution, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders entitled to give
such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but the
Company shall not have any obligation to do so. Such record date shall be the record date
specified in or pursuant to such Board Resolution, which shall be a date not earlier than the date
30 days prior to the first solicitation of Holders generally in connection therewith and not later
than the date such solicitation is completed. If such a record date is fixed, such request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after
such record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on such record date shall
be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion
of Outstanding Notes have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, and for that purpose the Outstanding Notes shall
be computed as of such record date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by
the Holders on such record date shall be deemed effective
unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than
eleven months after the record date.
(f) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the
Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the Holder of every Note
issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in
respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance
thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.
ARTICLE 2
The Notes
Section 2.01. Form and Dating. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication
shall be substantially in the form of Note set forth in Exhibit A, which is hereby incorporated in
and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Notes may have such appropriate insertions,
omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture and
may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends or
endorsements as may be required to comply with any law, stock exchange rule, agreement to which the
Company is subject, if any, or usage, provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in
a form acceptable to the Company.
Each Global Note representing Initial Notes shall be dated the Issue Date, and each Global
Note representing Exchange Notes shall be dated the relevant exchange date. Each definitive
certificated Note (“Certificated Note”) shall be dated the date of its authentication.
The Notes shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these
methods or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of any stock exchange on
which the Notes may be listed, if any, all as determined by the officers executing such Notes, as
evidenced by their execution of such Notes.
Section 2.02. Execution, Authentication and Delivery. (a) One Director of the Company shall
sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.
(i) If a Director 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.
(ii) A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee or an
authenticating agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Note upon
Company Order. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been
authenticated under this Indenture. 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.
(iii) The Trustee or an authenticating agent shall authenticate and deliver (A)
initially Initial Notes on the Issue Date in an aggregate principal amount of
U.S.$300,000,000, (B) any Additional Notes for original issue from time to time after
the Issue Date in such principal amounts as set forth in Section 2.14 and (C) any Exchange
Notes for issue only in exchange for a like principal amount of Initial Notes, in each case
upon a Company Order.
(iv) The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the
Notes, create and issue Additional Notes having the same terms and conditions as the Notes
in all respects, except for issue date, issue price and the first payment of interest
thereon. Additional Notes issued in this manner shall be consolidated with and shall form a
single series for non-U.S. federal income tax purposes with the previously outstanding
Notes. Unless the context otherwise requires, for all purposes of this Indenture and the
form of Note attached hereto, references to the Notes include any Additional Notes actually
issued.
(v) The Notes shall be issued in fully registered form without coupons attached in
minimum denominations of U.S.$100,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 in excess thereof
(each, an “Authorized Denomination”).
(b) The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent, with a copy of such appointment to the
Company, to authenticate the Notes (the “Authenticating Agent”). Unless limited by the terms of
such appointment, an Authenticating Agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so.
Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by an
Authenticating Agent. An Authenticating Agent has the same rights as the Registrar or any Transfer
Agent or Paying Agent or agent for service of notices and demands.
(i) Any corporation into which any Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or
with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
consolidation or conversion to which any Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any
corporation succeeding to the corporate trust business (and this transaction in particular)
of any Authenticating Agent, shall be the successor of such Authenticating Agent hereunder,
without the execution or filing of any further act on the part of the parties hereto or such
Authenticating Agent or such successor corporation.
(ii) Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of
resignation to the Trustee and the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the
agency of any Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to such
Authenticating Agent and the Company. Upon receiving such notice of resignation or upon
such a termination, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent reasonably
acceptable to the Company and shall give written notice of such appointment to the Company.
(iii) The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time
reasonable compensation for its services and reimbursement for its reasonable expenses
relating thereto.
Section 2.03. Transfer Agent, Registrar and Paying Agent. (a) Subject to such reasonable
regulations as the Company may prescribe, the books of the Company for the exchange, registration,
and registration of transfer of Notes shall be kept at the office of the Registrar (such books
maintained in such office and in any other office or agency designated for such purpose being
herein referred to as the “Register”). The Company shall also cause the Trustee to maintain books
for the exchange, registration and registration of transfer of Notes. The Trustee shall notify the
Registrar and the Registrar shall notify the Trustee, when necessary, upon any exchange,
registration or registration of transfer of any Notes and shall cause their respective books to be
amended accordingly. The Company may have one or more co-registrars and one or more additional
Transfer Agents or Paying Agents. The terms “Transfer Agent” and “Paying Agent” include any
additional transfer agent or paying agent, as the case may be. The term “Registrar” includes any
co-registrar.
(i) For so long as the Notes are listed on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange and are traded on the Euro MTF market of such stock exchange, and such stock
exchange shall so require, the Company shall maintain a Paying Agent and Transfer Agent in
Luxembourg.
(ii) The Company shall enter into any appropriate agency agreements with any Registrar,
Transfer Agent or Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture, which shall implement the
provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify the
Trustee of the name and address of any such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a
Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to
appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.06. The Company initially appoints
the Trustee as Registrar, Transfer Agent and Paying Agent, and The Bank of New York
(Luxembourg) S.A. as Paying Agent and Transfer Agent in Luxembourg in connection with the
Notes.
(b) The Registrar shall keep a record of all the Notes and shall make such record available
during regular business hours for inspection upon the request of the Company provided a reasonable
amount of time prior to such inspection. Such books and records shall include notations as to
whether such Notes have been redeemed, or otherwise paid or cancelled, and, in the case of
mutilated, destroyed, defaced, stolen or lost Notes, whether such Notes have been replaced. In the
case of the replacement of any of the Notes, the Registrar shall keep a record of the Note so
replaced, and the Notes issued in replacement thereof. In the case of the cancellation of any of
the Notes, the Registrar shall keep a record of the Note so cancelled and the date on which such
Note was cancelled. Each Transfer Agent shall notify the Trustee and the Registrar of any
transfers or exchanges of Notes effected by it. The Registrar shall not be required to register
the transfer of or exchange Certificated Notes for a period of 15 days preceding any date of
selection of Notes for redemption, or register the transfer of or exchange any Certificated Notes
previously called for redemption.
(c) All Notes surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange shall
be cancelled by the relevant Transfer Agent or Paying Agent, Registrar or the Trustee, as the case
may be. Each Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent shall notify the Trustee of the surrender
and cancellation of such Notes and shall deliver such Notes to the Trustee. The
Trustee may destroy or cause to be destroyed all such Notes surrendered for payment,
redemption, registration of transfer or exchange and, if so destroyed, shall promptly deliver a
certificate of destruction to the Company.
(d) The Paying Agent shall comply with applicable backup withholding tax and information
reporting requirements under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the U.S.
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to payments made under the Notes
(including, to the extent required, the collection of Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8 and W-9
and the filing of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms 1099 and 1096).
Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. By 10:00 A.M. New York time, no later
than one Business Day prior to each Payment Date on any Note, the Company shall deposit with the
Principal Paying Agent in immediately available funds a sum sufficient to pay such principal and
interest when so becoming due (including any amounts under Section 4.06). The Company shall
request that the bank through which such payment is to be made agree to supply to the Principal
Paying Agent by 10:00 A.M. (New York time) two Business Days prior to the due date from any such
payment an irrevocable confirmation (by facsimile) of its intention to make such payment. The
Company shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee and The Bank of New York
(Luxembourg) S.A. 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 and
interest on the Notes and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such
payment. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the
Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by it. Upon complying with this Section 2.04, the
Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee.
Each payment in full of principal, redemption amount, additional amounts and/or interest
payable under the Notes and this Indenture in respect of any Note made by or on behalf of the
Company or a Guarantor to or to the order of the Principal Paying Agent in the manner specified
herein or in the Notes on the date due shall be valid and effective to satisfy and discharge the
obligation of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, to make payment of principal,
redemption amount, additional amounts and/or interest payable hereunder and under the Notes on such
date, provided, however, that the liability of the Principal Paying Agent hereunder shall not
exceed any amounts paid to it by the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, or held by it,
on behalf of the Holders hereunder.
Section 2.05. Payment of Principal and Interest; Principal and Interest Rights Preserved.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein for the redemption of the Notes, the payment of principal
of or interest on the Notes shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among all Outstanding Notes,
without preference or priority of any kind among the Notes.
(b) Final payments in respect of any Note (whether upon redemption, declaration of
acceleration or otherwise) shall be made only against presentation and surrender of such Note at
the Corporate Trust Office, at the offices of the Trustee and, subject to any fiscal or other laws
and regulations applicable thereto, at the specified offices of any other Paying Agent appointed by
the Company.
(c) Payment of the principal of any Note on a relevant Payment Date shall be made to the
Person in whose name such Note is registered in the Register at the close of business on the
fifteenth day (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding such Payment Date, by U.S.
Dollar check drawn on a bank in The City of New York and mailed to the Person entitled thereto at
its address as it appears on the Register, or by wire transfer to a U.S. Dollar account maintained
by the payee with a bank in The City of New York, provided that such Holder so elects by giving
written notice to such effect designating such account, upon application to the Trustee at least 15
days prior to such Payment Date.
(d) Payment of interest on each Interest Payment Date with respect to any Note shall be made
to the Person in whose name such Note is registered on the Record Date immediately preceding such
Interest Payment Date by U.S. Dollar check drawn on a bank in The City of New York and mailed to
the Person entitled thereto at its address as it appears on the Register, or by wire transfer to a
U.S. Dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in The City of New York, provided that the
Holder so elects by giving written notice to such effect designating such account, which is
received by the Trustee or a Paying Agent no later than the Record Date immediately preceding such
Interest Payment Date. Unless such designation is revoked, any such designation made by such
Holder with respect to such Note shall remain in effect with respect to any future payments with
respect to such Note payable to such Holder. The Company shall pay any administrative costs
imposed by banks in connection with making payments by wire transfer.
If the Payment Date in respect of any Note is not a business day at the place in which it is
presented for payment, the Holder thereof shall not be entitled to payment of the amount due until
the next succeeding business day at such place and shall not be entitled to any further interest or
other payment in respect of any such delay.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.05, payments on Notes registered in the name
of DTC or its nominee shall be effected in accordance with the Applicable Procedures.
Section 2.06. Holder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is
reasonably practicable, the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders.
If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee in writing, at least
ten 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.
Section 2.07. Transfer and Exchange. (a) Interests in the Regulation S Global Note and the
Restricted Global Note shall be exchangeable or transferable, as the case may be, for physical
delivery of Certificated Notes if (i) DTC notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to
continue as depositary for such Global Note, or DTC ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered
under the Exchange Act, and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days,
or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Notes, provided
that such transfer or exchange is made in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the
Applicable Procedures.
Upon receipt of notice by DTC or the Trustee, as the case may be, regarding the occurrence of
any of the events described in the preceding paragraph, the Company shall use its best efforts to
make arrangements with DTC for the exchange of interests in the Global Notes for individual
Certificated Notes, and cause the requested individual Certificated Notes to be executed and
delivered to the Trustee in sufficient quantities and authenticated by the Trustee for delivery to
Holders. In the case of Certificated Notes issued in exchange for the Restricted Global Note, such
Certificated Notes shall bear the Securities Act Legend. Upon the registration of transfer,
exchange or replacement of Notes bearing such Securities Act Legend, or upon specific request for
removal of the Securities Act Legend on a Note, the Company shall deliver only Notes that bear such
Securities Act Legend, or shall refuse to remove such Securities Act Legend, as the case may be,
unless there is delivered to the Company a certificate in the form of Exhibit D or Exhibit F, as
the case may be, or such satisfactory evidence as may reasonably be required by the Company, which
may include an Opinion of Counsel, that neither the Securities Act Legend nor the restrictions on
transfer set forth therein are required to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Securities
Act. The Trustee shall exchange a Note bearing the Securities Act Legend for a Note not bearing
such Securities Act Legend only if it has been directed to do so in writing by the Company, upon
which direction it may conclusively rely.
(b) On or prior to the 40th day after the Closing Date, transfers by a DTC participant which
is an owner of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note to a transferee who takes
delivery of such interest through the Restricted Global Note shall be made only in Authorized
Denominations in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and upon receipt by the Trustee or
Transfer Agent of a written certification from the transferor of the beneficial interest in the
form of Exhibit E to the effect that such transfer is being made to a Person who the transferor
reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a
transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities
laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction. After such 40th day, such
certification requirement shall no longer apply to such transfers.
(c) Transfers by a Holder of a Certificated Note bearing the Securities Act Legend or by a DTC
participant of a beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Note to a transferee who takes
delivery of such interest through the Regulation S Global Note or in the form of a Certificated
Note not bearing the Securities Act Legend shall be made only in Authorized Denominations upon
receipt by the Trustee or Transfer Agent of a written certification from the transferor in the form
of Exhibit D to the effect that such transfer is being made in accordance with Regulation S.
Beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be shown on, and transfers thereof shall be
effected only through records maintained by DTC and its direct and indirect participants, including
Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg.
Transfers between participants in DTC shall be effected in the ordinary way in accordance with
the Applicable Procedures and shall be settled in DTC’s Same Day Funds Settlement System and
secondary market trading activity in such Notes shall therefore settle in immediately available
funds. There can be no assurance as to the effect, if any, of settlements in immediately available
funds on trading activity in the Notes. Transfers between participants in
Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg shall be effected in the ordinary way in accordance with
Applicable Procedures.
(d) Certificated Notes may be exchanged or transferred in whole or in part in the principal
amount of Authorized Denominations by surrendering such Certificated Notes at the office of the
Trustee or any Transfer Agent with a written instrument of transfer as provided in this Indenture
in the form of Exhibit B hereto duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized
in writing.
In exchange for any Certificated Note properly presented for transfer, the Trustee shall
promptly authenticate and deliver or cause to be authenticated and delivered at the Corporate Trust
Office, to the transferee, or send by mail (at the risk of the transferee) to such address as the
transferee may request, a Certificated Note or Notes, as the case may require, registered in the
name of such transferee, for the same aggregate principal amount as was transferred. In the case
of the transfer of any Certificated Note in part, the Trustee shall also promptly authenticate and
deliver or cause to be authenticated and delivered at the Corporate Trust Office, to the
transferor, or send by mail (at the risk of the transferor) to such address as the transferor may
request, a Certificated Note or Notes, as the case may require, registered in the name of such
transferor, for the aggregate principal amount that was not transferred. No transfer of any Notes
shall be made unless the request for such transfer is made by the registered Holder or his attorney
duly authorized in writing at the Corporate Trust Office and is accompanied by a completed
instrument of transfer in the form of Exhibit C attached to the Note presented for transfer.
(e) Transfer, registration and exchange of any Note or Notes shall be permitted and executed
as provided in this Section 2.07 without any charge to the Holder of any such Note or Notes other
than any taxes or governmental charges or insurance charges payable on transfers or any expenses of
delivery by other than regular mail, but subject to such reasonable regulations as the Company, the
Registrar and the Trustee may prescribe.
The costs and expenses of effecting any exchange or registration of transfer pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, except for the expense of delivery by other than regular mail (if any) and
except for the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charges or
insurance charges that may be imposed in relation thereto, shall be borne by the Company.
All Certificated Notes issued upon any exchange or registration of transfer of Notes shall be
valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits, as
the Notes surrendered upon exchange or registration of transfer.
(f) The Trustee or the Transfer Agent shall effect transfers of Global Notes and Certificated
Notes. In addition, the Registrar shall keep the Register for the ownership, exchange and
registration of transfer of any Notes. The Transfer Agent shall give prompt notice to the
Registrar and the Registrar shall likewise give prompt notice to the Trustee of any exchange or
registration of transfer of such Notes. Neither the Trustee nor any Transfer Agent shall register
the exchange or the transfer of any Global Note or Certificated Note (or any portion of a
Certificated Note) during the period of 15 days ending on the Record Date. The Trustee shall
give prompt notice to the Company of any replacement, transfer, cancellation or destruction of
the Notes.
(g) Upon any such exchange or registration of transfer of all or a portion of any Global Note
for a Certificated Note or an interest in either the Restricted Global Note or the Regulation S
Global Note for an interest in the other Global Note, the Global Note to be so exchanged shall be
marked to reflect the reduction of its principal amount by the aggregate principal amount of such
Certificated Note or the interest to be so exchanged for an interest in a Regulation S Global Note
or a Restricted Global Note, as the case may be. Until so exchanged in full, the Note shall in all
respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes authenticated and
delivered hereunder.
(h) Subject to Section 2.7(a), upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in accordance with
the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication
order in accordance with Section 2.2, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Exchange Notes in
an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the
Initial Notes or Additional Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that certify in the applicable
letters of transmittal that (i) they are not broker-dealers, (ii) they are not participating in a
distribution of the Exchange Notes and (iii) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144 under
the Securities Act) of the Company, and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer. Concurrently
with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the
applicable Initial Notes in the form of Global Notes and/or Additional Notes in the form of Global
Notes to be reduced accordingly.
Section 2.08. Replacement Notes. If any Note at any time becomes mutilated, defaced,
destroyed, stolen or lost, such Note may be replaced at the cost of the applicant (including
reasonable legal fees of the Company, the Trustee, the Transfer Agents, the Registrar and the
Paying Agents) at the office of the Trustee or any Transfer Agent, upon provision of, in the case
of destroyed, stolen or lost Notes, evidence satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company that such
Note was destroyed, stolen or lost, together with such indemnity as the Trustee and the Company may
require. Mutilated or defaced Notes must be surrendered before replacements shall be issued.
Each Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for or in lieu of any such Note shall carry
rights to accrued and unpaid interest and to interest to accrue equivalent to the rights that were
carried by such Note before such Note was mutilated, defaced, destroyed, stolen or lost.
Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture.
Section 2.09. Temporary Notes. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.07(a), until
Certificated 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 Certificated
Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. As
necessary, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Certificated Notes and
deliver them in exchange for temporary Notes at the office or agency of the Company or the
Trustee, without charge to the Holder. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall be
entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as Certificated Notes.
Section 2.10. Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Transfer Agents and the Paying Agents shall forward to the Trustee any Notes
surrendered to them for transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or a Paying Agent and no one
else shall cancel and the Trustee shall destroy in accordance with its customary procedures
(subject to the record-retention requirements of the Exchange Act) all Notes surrendered for
transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and, if so destroyed, deliver a certificate of such
destruction to the Company unless the Company directs the Trustee in writing to deliver cancelled
Notes to the Company. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes it has redeemed, paid
or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, which shall not prohibit the Company from issuing any
Additional Notes, or any Exchange Notes in exchange for Initial Notes. A Note does not cease to be
outstanding because the Company, the Guarantor or any of their Affiliates holds such Note, except
that such Notes will not be deemed to be Outstanding for voting purposes pursuant to and in
accordance with the definition of “Outstanding” in Section 1.01.
Section 2.11. Defaulted Interest. If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the
Notes, the Company shall pay the defaulted interest (plus interest on such defaulted interest at
the rate specified in Section 4.01 to the extent lawful) in any lawful manner not inconsistent with
the requirements of any stock exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as
may be required by such exchange, if, after written notice given by the Company to the Trustee of
the proposed payment pursuant to this Section 2.11, such manner of payment shall be deemed
practicable by the Trustee.
The Company may pay the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent
special record date, which date shall be at least five Business Days prior to the payment date of
such defaulted interest. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed any such special record date
and payment date, and, at least 15 days before any such special record date, the Company shall
deliver to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, a notice that states the special record date,
the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest to be paid.
Section 2.12. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers. The Company in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP and
ISIN numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in
notices as a convenience to Holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no
representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as
contained in any notice and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed on the Notes, and any such notice shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of
such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in CUSIP or
ISIN numbers.
Section 2.13. Open Market Purchases. The Company or any of its Affiliates may at any time
purchase Notes in the open market or otherwise at any agreed upon price. All Notes so purchased
may not be reissued or resold, except in compliance with applicable requirements or exemptions
under the relevant securities laws.
Section 2.14. Issuance Of Additional Notes. The Company shall be entitled, from time to
time, without notice to, or consent of, the Holders of the Notes, to create and issue additional
principal amounts of Additional Notes under this Indenture which shall have identical terms as the
Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date or the Exchange Notes exchanged therefor (in each case,
other than with respect to the issue date, issue price, the payment of interest accruing prior to
the issue date thereof and the first payment of interest (including Additional Interest, if any)
thereon, and any Additional Amounts due with respect thereto, after the issue date thereof), as the
case may be.
With respect to any Additional Notes, the Company shall set forth in a Board Resolution and an
Officers’ Certificate, a copy of each shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:
(i) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and
delivered pursuant to this Indenture;
(ii) the issue price, the issue date and the “CUSIP” and “ISIN” number of any such
Additional Notes and the amount of interest payable on the first payment date applicable
thereto;
(iii) whether such Additional Notes shall be transfer restricted securities and issued
in the same form as Initial Notes or shall be issued in the same form as the Exchange Notes,
in each case as set forth in Exhibit A to this Indenture; and
(iv) if applicable, the resale restriction termination date relating to the Notes and
the Restricted Period for such Additional Notes.
Section 2.15. One Class Of Notes. The Initial Notes, any Additional Notes and the Exchange
Notes shall vote and consent together on all matters as one class; and none of the Initial Notes,
any Additional Notes and the Exchange Notes shall have the right to vote or consent as a separate
class on any matter. The Initial Notes, any Additional Notes and the Exchange Notes shall together
be deemed to constitute a single class or series for all purposes, other than for U.S. federal
income tax purposes, under this Indenture.
ARTICLE 3
Redemption
Section 3.01. Right of Redemption. (a) Except as described in this Section 3.01 and
Paragraph 7 of the form of Note set forth in Exhibit A, the Notes may not be redeemed.
(b) The Notes shall be redeemable, at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, on any
Interest Payment Date prior to April 25, 2017, upon giving not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’
notice to the Holders (which notice shall be irrevocable), at a Redemption Price equal to the
greater of:
(1) 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed; and
(2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and
interest on such notes (exclusive of interest accrued on the Redemption Date) discounted to the
Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months)
at the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points;
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on the principal
amount being redeemed to such Redemption Date.
(c) Redemption for Taxation Reasons. If as a result of any change in or amendment to the laws
(or any rules or regulations thereunder) of a Taxing Jurisdiction, or any amendment to or change in
an official interpretation, administration or application of such laws, any treaties, rules, or
related agreements to which the Taxing Jurisdiction is a party or regulations (including a holding
by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change or amendment becomes effective or, in the case
of a change in official position, is announced on or after the issue date of the Notes or on or
after the date a successor to the Company assumes the obligations under the Notes, (i) the Company
or any successor to the Company has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts (as defined
below in Section 4.06) or (ii) either of the Guarantors or any successor to the Guarantor has or
will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts in excess of the Additional Amounts either such
Guarantor or any such successor to the Guarantor would be obligated to pay if payments were subject
to withholding or deduction at a rate of 15% or at a rate of 25% in the case that the Holder of the
Notes is resident in a tax haven jurisdiction for Brazilian tax purposes (i.e., a country that does
not impose any income tax or that imposes it at a maximum rate lower than 20% or where the laws
impose restrictions on the disclosure of ownership composition or securities ownership) (the
“Minimum Withholding Level”), as a result of the taxes, duties, assessments and other governmental
charges described above, the Company or any successor to the Company may, at their option, redeem
all, but not less than all, of the Notes, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal
amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest to the date fixed for redemption, including any
Additional Amounts with respect thereto, upon publication of irrevocable notice to Holders not less
than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. No notice of such
redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which either (x) the
Company or any successor to the Company would, but for such redemption, become obligated to pay any
Additional Amounts, or (y) in the case of payments made under the Guarantees, either Guarantor or
any successor to the Guarantor would, but for such redemption, be obligated to pay the Additional
Amounts in excess of the Minimum Withholding Level. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company or any
successor to the Company shall not have the right to so redeem the Notes unless (a) it is obligated
to pay Additional Amounts or (b) either Guarantor or any successor to the Guarantor is obliged to
pay Additional Amounts which in the aggregate amount to more than the Additional Amounts payable at
the Minimum Withholding Level. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or any successor to the
Company shall not have the right to so redeem the Notes unless it has taken reasonable measures to
avoid the obligation to pay Additional Amounts. For the avoidance of doubt, reasonable measures do
not include changing the
jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or any successor to the Company or the
jurisdiction of incorporation of a Guarantor or any successor to the Guarantor.
In the event that the Company or any successor elects to so redeem the Notes pursuant to
Section 3.01(c), it will deliver to the Trustee: (i) a certificate, signed in the name of the
Company or any successor to the Company by any two of its executive officers or by its
attorney-in-fact in accordance with its bylaws, stating that the Company or any successor to the
Company is entitled to redeem the Notes pursuant to their terms and setting forth a statement of
facts showing that the condition or conditions precedent to the right of the Company or any
successor to the Company to so redeem have occurred or been satisfied; and (ii) an Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that (1) the Company or any successor to the Company has or will become
obligated to pay Additional Amounts or either Guarantor or any successor to the Guarantor has or
will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts in excess of the Additional Amounts payable at the
Minimum Withholding Level, (2) such obligation is the result of a change in or amendment to the
laws (or any rules or regulations thereunder) of a Taxing Jurisdiction, as described above, (3) the
Company or any successor to the Company, or either Guarantor or any successor to the Guarantor, as
the case may be, cannot avoid payment of such Additional Amounts by taking reasonable measures
available to it and (4) that all governmental requirements necessary for the Company or any
successor to the Company to effect the redemption have been complied with.
Section 3.02. Applicability of Article. Redemption of Notes at the option of the Company,
as permitted by Section 3.01 or required by any provision of this Indenture, shall be made in
accordance with such provision and this Article 3. The redemption of Notes may require the prior
approval of the Central Bank of Brazil.
Section 3.03. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee. The election of the Company to redeem
the Notes pursuant to Section 3.01(b) or 3.01(c) shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution. In case
of any redemption of Notes at the election of the Company, the Company shall, at least 70 days
prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to
the Trustee), notify the Trustee in writing of such Redemption Date.
Section 3.04. Notice of Redemption by the Company. In the case of redemption of Notes
pursuant to Section 3.01(b) or 3.01(c), notice of redemption shall be mailed at least 30 but not
more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of any Note to be redeemed by
first-class mail at its registered address and such notice shall be irrevocable. In addition, so
long as the Notes are listed on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, notices shall
be published in English in a leading newspaper having general circulation in Luxembourg.
The notice shall state:
(i) the Redemption Date;
(ii) the Redemption Price;
(iii) the name and address of the Paying Agents;
(iv) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to a Paying Agent to collect
the Redemption Price;
(v) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment or the Paying
Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture,
interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;
(vi) the paragraph of the Notes pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are
being redeemed;
(vii) the CUSIP or ISIN number, if any; and
(viii) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP or
ISIN number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.
At the Company’s election and at its request, made in writing to the Trustee at least 60 days
before a date for redemption of Notes, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the
Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided that the Company shall deliver to the
Trustee, at least 70 days prior to the Redemption Date, an Officers’ Certificate requesting that
the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as
provided in the preceding paragraph.
Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price. By 10:00 A.M. New York City time, no later than
one Business Day prior to the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Principal Paying
Agent money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes
other than Notes that have been delivered by the Company to the Trustee at least 15 days prior to
the Redemption Date for cancellation. The Company shall request that the bank through which such
payment is to be made agree to supply to the Principal Paying Agent by 10:00 A.M. (New York time)
two Business Days prior to the due date from any such payment an irrevocable confirmation (by
facsimile) of its intention to make such payment.
Section 3.06. Effect of Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption having been given as
aforesaid, the Notes shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the applicable
Redemption Price (together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date), and
from and after such date (except in the event of a default in the payment of the Redemption Price
and accrued and unpaid interest) such Notes shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any
such Note for redemption in accordance with such notice, such Note shall be paid by the Company at
the Redemption Price, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date;
provided, however, that installments of interest whose Payment Date is on or prior to the
Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Notes registered as such at the close of
business on the relevant Record Dates according to their terms.
If any Note to be redeemed shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof in accordance with the
Company’s instructions for redemption, the principal shall, until paid, bear interest from the
Redemption Date at the rate borne by the Notes. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such
Notes shall be paid at the applicable Redemption Price, plus accrued and unpaid interest to
the Redemption Date; provided, however, that installments of interest payable on or prior to the
redemption date shall be payable to the Holders of such Notes registered as such at the close of
business on the relevant Record Date according to their terms.
Section 3.07. Notes Redeemed In Part. Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part,
the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder thereof (at the
Company’s expense) a new Note, equal in a principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note
surrendered; provided that each new Note shall be in a principal amount of U.S.$100,000 or an
integral multiple of U.S.$1,000 in excess thereof.
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.
ARTICLE 4
Covenants
Section 4.01. Payment of Principal and Interest Under the Notes. The Company shall
punctually pay the principal of and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided
in the form of Note set forth as Exhibit A. By 10:00 a.m. (New York City time), no later than one
Business Day prior to any Payment Date, the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or
with the Principal Paying Agent money sufficient to pay such principal and interest.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal or installments of interest, to the extent
lawful, at the rate borne by the Notes plus 1% per annum.
No interest shall be payable hereunder in excess of the maximum rate permitted by applicable
law.
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company shall maintain in each place of
payment for the Notes an office or agency where Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment
and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may
be served. The Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee shall be such office or agency of the
Company, unless the Company shall designate and maintain some other office or agency for one or
more of such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any change
in the location of any such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain
any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof,
such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust
Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such
presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
Section 4.03. Money for Note Payments to Be Held in Trust. If the Company shall at any time
act as its own Paying Agent, it shall, on or before each due date of principal of or interest on
any of the Notes, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto
a sum sufficient to pay the principal and interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to
such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and shall promptly notify the Trustee of
its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for the Notes, it shall, on or
before each due date of principal of or interest on any Notes, irrevocably deposit with a Paying
Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal and interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in
trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal or interest, and (unless such
Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of such
action or any failure so to act.
Each Paying Agent, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.03, shall:
(i) hold all sums held by it for the payment of principal of or interest on Notes in
trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such
Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein; provided, however, such sums need not be
segregated from other funds held by it, except as required by law;
(ii) give the Trustee written notice of any Default by the Company (or any other
obligor upon the Notes) in the making of any payment of principal or interest; and
(iii) at any time during the continuance of any such Default, upon the written request
of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent.
The Company shall cause each Paying Agent (other than the Principal Paying Agent and the
Paying Agent in Luxembourg) to execute and deliver an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall
agree with the Trustee to act as a Paying Agent in accordance with this Section 4.03.
The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay,
to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by
the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such
Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be
released from all further liability with respect to such sums.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in
trust for the payment of principal of or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years
after such principal or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company at the
request of the Company, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and
the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the
Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to
such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease;
provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such
repayment, shall, upon request and at the expense of the
Company, cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language,
customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in (i) the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York and (ii) so long as the Notes continue to be listed on the Euro MTF
market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a
date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any
unclaimed balance of such money then remaining shall be repaid to the Company.
Section 4.04. Maintenance of Corporate Existence. XXX X.X. shall, and shall cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain in effect its corporate existence and all registrations necessary
therefor, provided that these restrictions shall not prohibit any transactions permitted by Article
5 or the merger of any Subsidiary with or into XXX X.X. or with or into any other Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of XXX X.X.; (ii) take all reasonable actions to maintain all rights, privileges, titles
to property, franchises and the like necessary in the normal conduct of its business, activities or
operations; and (iii) maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair, working order and
condition (normal wear and tear excepted) all properties used in their business; provided, however,
that neither XXX X.X. nor its Subsidiaries shall be prevented from discontinuing those operations
(including through the transfer or dissolution of a Subsidiary) or suspending the maintenance of
those properties (including through the sale thereof) which, in the reasonable judgment of XXX X.X.
are no longer necessary in the conduct of XXX X.X.’s business, or that of its Subsidiaries; and
provided, further, that such discontinuation of operations or suspension of maintenance shall not
be materially disadvantageous to the Holders of the Notes.
Section 4.05. Payment of Taxes and Claims. XXX X.X. shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, pay all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon it or any
of its property in respect of any of its franchises, businesses, income or profits before any
penalty or interest accrues thereon, and pay all claims (including claims for labor, services,
materials and supplies) for sums which have become due and payable and which by law have or might
become a Lien upon its property; provided, however, that any such payment shall not be required
unless the failure to make such payment would have a material adverse effect upon the financial
condition of XXX X.X. and its Subsidiaries considered as one enterprise or a material adverse
effect on the performance of XXX X.X.’s obligations hereunder; and provided, further, that no such
charge or claim need be paid while it is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and if appropriate reserves or other provisions shall have been made therefor.
Section 4.06. Payment of Additional Amounts. (a) All payments by the Company in respect of
the Notes or the Guarantors in respect of the Note Guarantees will be made free and clear of, and
without withholding or deduction for or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties,
assessments, or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of
the Cayman Islands or Brazil, or any authority therein or thereof or any other jurisdiction in
which the Company or the Guarantors are organized, doing business or otherwise subject to the power
to tax (any of the aforementioned being a “Taxing Jurisdiction”), unless the Company or the
Guarantors are compelled by law to deduct or withhold such taxes, duties, assessments, or
governmental charges. In such event, the Company or the Guarantors, as applicable, will make such
deduction or withholding, make payment of the amount so withheld
to the appropriate governmental authority and pay such additional amounts as may be necessary
to ensure that the net amounts receivable by Holders of Notes after such withholding or deduction
shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would have been receivable in
respect of the Notes in the absence of such withholding or deduction (“Additional Amounts”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such Additional Amounts shall be payable:
(i) to, or to a third party on behalf of, a Holder who is liable for such taxes,
duties, assessments or governmental charges in respect of such Note by reason of the
existence of any present or former connection between such Holder (or between a fiduciary,
settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of such Holder, if such Holder is an estate, a
trust, a partnership, or a corporation) and the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, including,
without limitation, such Holder (or such fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or
shareholder) being or having been a citizen or resident thereof or being or having been
engaged in a trade or business or present therein or having, or having had, a permanent
establishment therein, other than the mere holding of the Note or enforcement of rights
under the Indenture and the receipt of payments with respect to the Note;
(ii) in respect of Notes surrendered or presented for payment (if surrender or
presentment is required) more than 30 days after the Relevant Date except to the extent that
payments under such Note would have been subject to withholdings and the Holder of such Note
would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts, on surrender of such Note for payment
on the last day of such period of 30 days;
(iii) where such Additional Amount is imposed and is required to be made pursuant to
any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, any European
Union Directive on the taxation of savings;
(iv) to, or to a third party on behalf of, a Holder who is liable for such taxes,
duties, assessments or other governmental charges by reason of such Holder’s failure to
comply with any certification, identification, documentation or other reporting requirement
concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the relevant Taxing
Jurisdiction of such Holder, if (1) compliance is required by law as a precondition to,
exemption from, or reduction in the rate of, the tax, assessment or other governmental
charge and (2) the Company has given the Holders at least 30 days’ notice that Holders will
be required to provide such certification, identification, documentation or other
requirement;
(v) in respect of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, capital gains, excise
or personal property or similar tax, assessment or governmental charge;
(vi) in respect of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable
other than by deduction or withholding from payments of principal of or interest on the
Note;
(vii) in respect of any tax imposed on overall net income or any branch profits tax; or
(viii) in respect of any combination of the above.
(b) No Additional Amounts shall be paid with respect to any payment on a Note to a Holder who
is a fiduciary, a partnership, a limited liability company or other than the sole beneficial owner
of that payment to the extent that payment would be required by the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to
be included in the income, for tax purposes, of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the
fiduciary, a member of that partnership, an interestholder in a limited liability company or a
beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts had that beneficiary,
settlor, member or beneficial owner been the Holder.
(c) The Notes are subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or
administrative or judicial interpretation. Except as specifically provided above, neither the
Company nor the Guarantors shall be required to make a payment with respect to any tax, assessment
or governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority
thereof or therein.
(d) In the event that Additional Amounts actually paid with respect to the Notes are based on
rates of deduction or withholding of withholding taxes in excess of the appropriate rate applicable
to the Holder of such Notes, and, as a result thereof such Holder is entitled to make claim for a
refund or credit of such excess from the authority imposing such withholding tax, then such Holder
shall, by accepting such Notes, be deemed to have assigned and transferred all right, title, and
interest to any such claim for a refund or credit of such excess to the Company.
(e) Any reference in this Indenture or the Notes to principal, interest or any other amount
payable in respect of the Notes by the Company or the Note Guaranty by the Guarantors will be
deemed also to refer to any Additional Amount, unless the context requires otherwise, that may be
payable with respect to that amount under the obligations referred to in this Section.
(f) Each of the Company and the Guarantors covenants that if any of the Company or the
Guarantors, as applicable, is required under applicable law to make any deduction or withholding on
payments of principal of or interest on the Notes for or on account of any tax, duty, assessment or
other governmental charge, at least 10 days prior to the first payment date on the Notes and at
least 10 days prior to each payment date thereafter where such withholding is required, the Company
or the Guarantors, as applicable, shall furnish the Trustee and the Principal Paying Agent with an
Officers’ Certificate (but only if there has been any change with respect to the matters set forth
in any previously delivered Officers’ Certificate) instructing the Trustee and the Principal Paying
Agent as to whether such payment of principal of or interest on the Notes shall be made without
deduction or withholding for or on account of any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental
charge, or, if any such deduction or withholding shall be required by the Taxing Jurisdiction, then
such certificate shall: (i) specify the amount required to be deducted or withheld on such payment
to the relevant recipient; (ii) certify that the Company or the Guarantors, as applicable, shall
pay such deduction or withholding amount to the appropriate taxing authority; and (iii) certify
that the Company or the Guarantors, as applicable, shall pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee or
the Principal Paying Agent such Additional Amounts as are required by this Section 4.06.
(g) Each of the Company and the Guarantors agrees to indemnify the Trustee and the Principal
Paying Agent for, and to hold each harmless against, any loss, liability or expense reasonably
incurred without bad faith on its part arising out of or in connection with actions taken or
omitted by it in reliance on any Officers’ Certificate furnished pursuant to this Section 4.06 or
any failure to furnish such a certificate.
(h) The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors pursuant to this Section 4.06 shall
survive termination or discharge of this Indenture, payment of the Notes and/or resignation or
removal of the Trustee or the Principal Paying Agent.
Section 4.07. Reporting Requirements. (a) The Company and the Guarantors shall provide the
Trustee with the following reports (and shall also provide the Trustee with sufficient copies, as
required, of the reports referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) for distribution, at the
Company’s and the Guarantors’ expense, to all Holders of Notes):
(i) an English language version of XXX X.X.’s annual audited consolidated financial
statements prepared in accordance with Brazilian GAAP promptly upon such financial
statements becoming available but not later than 120 days after the close of its fiscal
year;
(ii) an English language version of XXX X.X.’s unaudited quarterly financial statements
prepared in accordance with Brazilian GAAP promptly upon such statements becoming available
but not later than 60 days after the close of each fiscal quarter (other than the last
fiscal quarter of its fiscal year);
(iii) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to
in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 4.07(a), an Officers’ Certificate stating whether a
Default or Event of Default exists on the date of such certificate and, if a Default or
Event of Default exists, setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Company
and/or the Guarantors, as applicable, are taking or propose to take with respect thereto;
(iv) without duplication, English language versions or summaries of such other reports
or notices as may be filed or submitted by (and promptly after filing or submission by) the
Company and/or the Guarantors, as applicable, with (a) the CVM, (b) the Euro MTF market of
the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, or any other stock exchange on which the Notes may be listed
or (c) the SEC (in each case, to the extent that any such report or notice is generally
available to security holders of the Company or the public in Brazil or elsewhere and, in
the case of clause (c), is filed or submitted pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under, or Section
13 or 15(d) of, the Exchange Act, or otherwise); and
(v) upon any director or executive officer of the Company or any Guarantor becoming
aware of the existence of a Default or Event of Default, an Officers’ Certificate setting
forth the details thereof and the action which the Company and/or such Guarantor, as
applicable, are taking or propose to take with respect thereto.
Delivery of the above reports to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the
Trustee’s receipt of such reports shall not constitute constructive notice of any information
contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s or
the Guarantors’ compliance with any of their covenants in this Indenture (as to which the Trustee
is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).
(b) Within 60 days of the close of each of the first three fiscal quarters and within 90 days
of the close of each fiscal year, for so long as any of the Notes remain Outstanding, (i) the
Company shall request from DTC, a current list of the names and addresses of each DTC participant
which is a Holder of an interest in a Global Note and (ii) at the Company’s written request, the
Trustee shall provide the Company with the names and addresses of each Holder of a Certificated
Note, if any.
Section 4.08. Available Information. The Company shall take all action necessary to provide
information to permit resales of the Notes pursuant to Rule 144A, including furnishing to any
Holder of a Note or owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or to any prospective
purchaser designated by such a Holder or beneficial owner, upon request to such Holder or
beneficial owner, financial and other information required to be delivered under paragraph (d)(4)
of Rule 144A (as amended from time to time and including any successor provision) unless, at the
time of such request, the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act or is exempt from such requirements pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (as amended from time to time and including any successor provision).
Section 4.09. Limitations on the Company. The Company shall not (a) engage in any business
or enter into, or be a party to, any transaction or agreement except for:
(i) the issuance, sale and redemption of the Notes and activities incidentally related
thereto;
(ii) the incurrence of Debt to make inter-company loans to the Guarantors and entities
controlled by the Guarantors to finance the acquisition and leasing of aircraft, equipment
and supply materials by the Gurantors and such entities and activities reasonably related
thereto;
(iii) entering into Hedging Agreements relating to the Notes or other such Debt; and
(iv) any other transaction required by law;
(b) acquire or own any Subsidiaries or other assets or properties, except an interest in the
inter-company loans described in Section 4.09(a)(ii) and Hedging Agreements relating to its Debt
and instruments evidencing interests in the foregoing; and
(c) enter into any consolidation, merger, amalgamation, joint venture, or other form of
combination with any Person, or sell, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of any of its assets or
receivables, except as otherwise permitted under Section 5.01.
Section 4.10. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates. Neither the Company nor any
Guarantor will, nor will the Company or any Guarantor permit any of their respective Subsidiaries
to, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange
of any property, employee compensation arrangements or the rendering of any service) with, or for
the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company or such Guarantor, other than themselves or any of
their respective Subsidiaries, (an “Affiliate Transaction”) unless the terms of the Affiliate
Transaction are no less favorable to the Company or such Guarantor or such Subsidiary than those
that could be obtained at the time of the Affiliate Transaction in arm’s length dealings with a
person who is not an Affiliate.
Section 4.11. Repurchase of Notes upon a Change of Control. Not later than 30 days
following a Rating Decline that results from a Change of Control, the Company will make an Offer to
Purchase all outstanding Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount plus
accrued interest up to, but not including the date of purchase.
An “Offer to Purchase” must be made by written offer, which will specify the purchase price.
The offer must specify an expiration date (the “expiration date”) not less than 30 days or more
than 60 days after the date of the offer and a settlement date for the purchase (the “purchase
date”) not more than five Business Days after the expiration date. The offer must include
information required by the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any other applicable laws. The offer
will also contain instructions and materials necessary to enable holders to tender notes pursuant
to the offer.
A Holder may tender all or any portion of its Notes pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, subject
to the requirement that any portion of a Note tendered must be in a denomination of U.S.$100,000 or
an integral multiple of U.S.$1,000 principal amount in excess thereof. Holders are entitled to
withdraw Notes tendered up to the close of business on the expiration date. On the purchase date
the purchase price will become due and payable on each note accepted for purchase pursuant to the
Offer to Purchase, and interest on notes purchased will cease to accrue on and after the purchase
date.
The Company will comply with Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act (to the extent applicable and
not in conflict with applicable Brazilian regulations) and all other applicable laws in making any
Offer to Purchase, and the above procedures will be deemed modified as necessary to permit such
compliance.
The Guarantors will obtain all necessary consents and approvals from the Central Bank of
Brazil for the remittance of funds outside of Brazil prior to making any Offer to Purchase.
Section 4.12. Additional Interest. If Additional Interest is payable by the Company
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an
Officers’ Certificate to that effect stating (i) the amount of such Additional Interest that is
payable and (ii) the date on which such Additional Interest is payable. Unless and until a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives such a certificate, the Trustee may assume without
inquiry that no Additional Interest is payable. If the Company has paid Additional Interest
directly to the persons entitled to it, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’
Certificate setting forth the particulars of such payment.
ARTICLE 5
Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease
Section 5.01. Limitation on Consolidation, Merger or Transfer of Assets. Neither the
Company nor any Guarantor shall consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell, convey, transfer
or dispose of, or lease all or substantially all its assets as an entirety or substantially as an
entirety, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to, any Person, unless:
(i) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not the Company or such
Guarantor) shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands,
Brazil, or the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, or
any other country (or political subdivision thereof) that is a member country of the
European Union or of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on the date
of this Indenture, and such Person expressly assumes, by an indenture supplemental to this
Indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company or such
Guarantor under this Indenture and the Notes and the Note Guaranty;
(ii) the resulting, surviving or transferee person (if not the Company or such
Guarantor), if not organized and existing under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the
Cayman Islands or Brazil, undertakes, in such supplemental indenture, (i) to pay such
Additional Amounts in respect of principal (and premium, if any) and interest as may be
necessary in order that every net payment made in respect of the Notes and the Note Guaranty
after deduction or withholding for or on account of any present or future tax, penalty,
fine, duty, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by such other country or any
political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein shall not be less than the
amount of principal (and premium, if any) and interest then due and payable on the Notes and
the Note Guaranty subject to the same exceptions set forth under Sections 4.06(a)(i) through
Section 4.06(a)(viii) and (ii) that the provisions set forth in Section 3.01(c) shall apply
to such person, but in both cases, replacing existing references in such Section to Cayman
Islands or Brazil or to the Taxing Jurisdiction with references to the jurisdiction of
organization of the resulting, surviving or transferee Person as the case may be;
(iii) immediately prior to such transaction and immediately after giving effect to such
transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(iv) the Company or such Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or
transfer and such supplemental indenture, if any, comply with this Indenture.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, any of the Guarantors may
consolidate with or merge with the Company or any Subsidiary that becomes a Guarantor concurrently
with the relevant transaction.
The Trustee shall be entitled to rely exclusively on and shall accept such Officers’
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions
precedent set forth in this Section 5.01, in which event it shall be conclusive and binding on the
Holders.
Section 5.02. Successor Substituted. Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale,
assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition of all or substantially all of the
properties and assets of the Company or any Guarantor in accordance with Section 5.01 in which the
Company or such Guarantor is not the continuing obligor or Guarantor, as the case may be, under
this Indenture, the surviving or transferor Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and
may exercise every right and power of, the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, under
this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company or Guarantor
therein. When a successor assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under this Indenture, the
Notes and the Note Guaranty, the predecessor shall be released from those obligations; provided
that in the case of a transfer by lease, the predecessor shall not be released from the payment of
principal and interest on the Notes.
ARTICLE 6
Events of Default and Remedies
Section 6.01. Events of Default. The term “Event of Default” means, when used herein, any
one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be
voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to, or as a result of any
failure to obtain, any authorization, order, rule, regulation, judgment or decree of any
governmental or administrative body or court):
(a) The Company defaults in any payment of interest (including any Additional Amounts or any
Additional Interest) on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and such Default continues
for a period of 30 days;
(b) The Company defaults in the payment of the principal (including any Additional Amounts) of
any Note when the same becomes due and payable upon acceleration or redemption or otherwise;
(c) The Company or any Guarantor fails to comply with any of its covenants or agreements in
the Notes or this Indenture (other than those referred to in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section
6.01), and such failure continues for 60 days after the notice specified below;
(d) The Company, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary defaults under any mortgage,
indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or
evidenced any Debt for money borrowed by the Company, any such Guarantor or any such Significant
Subsidiary (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company, such Guarantor or any such
Significant Subsidiary) whether such Debt or guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of
this Indenture, which default (i) is caused by failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, or
interest on such Debt after giving effect to any grace period provided in such Debt on the date of
such default (“Payment Default”) or (ii) results in the acceleration of such Debt prior to its
express maturity and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Debt, together with the
principal amount of any other such Debt under which there has been a Payment Default or the
maturity of which has been so accelerated, totals U.S.$50,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof at the
time of determination) or more in the aggregate;
(e) One or more final judgments or decrees for the payment of money in excess of
U.S.$50,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof at the time of determination) in the aggregate are
rendered against the Company, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary and are not paid (whether
in full or in installments in accordance with the terms of the judgment) or otherwise discharged
and, in the case of each such judgment or decree, either (i) an enforcement proceeding has been
commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or decree and is not dismissed within 30 days
following commencement of such enforcement proceedings or (ii) there is a period of 60 days
following such judgment during which such judgment or decree is not discharged, waived or the
execution thereof stayed;
(f) an involuntary case or other proceeding is commenced against the Company, any Guarantor or
any Significant Subsidiary with respect to it or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or
other similar law now or hereafter in effect seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver,
síndico, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its
property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding remains undismissed and unstayed for a
period of 60 days; or an order for relief is entered against the Company, any Guarantor or any
Significant Subsidiary under the bankruptcy laws now or hereafter in effect, and such order is not
being contested by the Company, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary, as the case may be, in
good faith, or has not been dismissed, discharged or otherwise stayed, in each case within 60 days
of being made;
(g) the Company, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary (i) commences a voluntary case or
other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization, concordata or other relief with respect to
itself or its Debts under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect, or consents to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under
any such law, (ii) consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, síndico,
liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company, any
Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the Property of the
Company, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary or (iii) effects any general assignment for
the benefit of creditors (an event of default specified in clause (f) or this clause (g) a
“bankruptcy default”);
(h) any event occurs that under the laws of the Cayman Islands, Brazil or any political
subdivision thereof or any other country has substantially the same effect as any of the events
referred to in any of clause (f) or (g);
(i) any Note Guaranty ceases to be in full force and effect, other than in accordance the
terms of this Indenture, or a Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note
Guaranty; or
(j) XXX X.X. ceases to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding share capital of
the Company.
A Default under clause (c) of this Section 6.01 shall not constitute an Event of Default until
the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes notify the
Company and the Guarantors of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default within the
time specified after receipt of such notice.
Section 6.02. Acceleration of Maturity, Rescission and Amendment. If an Event of Default
(other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f), Section 6.01(g) or Section 6.01(h))
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of
the Outstanding Notes may declare all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all
Notes to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee,
if the notice is given by the Holders), stating that such notice is an “acceleration notice,” and
upon any such declaration such amounts shall become due and payable immediately. If an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(f), Section 6.01(g) or Section 6.01(h) occurs and is continuing,
then the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes shall become and be immediately
due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
At any time after a declaration of acceleration has been made and before a judgment or decree
for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter provided in this
Article, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes by written notice to the
Company and the Trustee may rescind or annul such declaration if:
(i) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (A) all
overdue interest on Outstanding Notes, (B) all unpaid principal of the Notes that has become
due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, (C) to the extent that payment of
such interest on the Notes is lawful, interest on such overdue interest (including any
Additional Amounts) as provided herein and (D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee and
Agents hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of
the Trustee and Agents and their agents and counsel; and
(ii) all Events of Default have been cured or waived as provided in Section 6.13 other
than the nonpayment of principal that has become due solely because of acceleration.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default or impair any right
consequent thereto.
Section 6.03. Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default specified in Section
6.01(a) or 6.01(b) occurs, the Trustee, in its own name as trustee of an express trust, (i) may
institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the whole amount then due and payable on such
Notes for principal and interest (including Additional Amounts), and interest on any overdue
principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest (including Additional Amounts) shall be
legally enforceable, upon any overdue installment of interest (including Additional Amounts), at
the rate borne by the Notes, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient
to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, (ii) may prosecute such
proceeding to judgment or final decree and (iii) may enforce the same against the Company or any
other obligor upon the Notes and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner
provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes, wherever
situated.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to
protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders by any available proceeding at law or
in equity, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or
in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 6.04. 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 (including
Additional Amounts) on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or
this Indenture.
Section 6.05. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes. All rights of action
and claims under this Indenture or the Notes may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without
the possession of any of the Notes or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto,
and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name and as trustee
of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes in respect of which such judgment
has been recovered.
Section 6.06. Application of Money Collected. Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant
to this Article 6 shall be applied in the following order:
FIRST: to the Trustee for amounts due to it hereunder (including, without limitation,
under Section 7.06);
SECOND: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal and interest
(including Additional Amounts), ratably, without preference or priority of any kind,
according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest (including
Additional Amounts), respectively; and
THIRD: to the Company or, to the extent the Trustee collects any amounts from any
Guarantor, to such Guarantor or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this
Section 6.06. 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 6.07. Limitation on Suits. A Holder may not 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 has occurred and is continuing;
(ii) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes have made a written
request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy in respect of such Event of Default;
(iii) such Holder or Holders has offered and provided to the Trustee security or
indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any cost, loss, liability or
expense to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(iv) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the
request and the offer and provision of security or indemnity; and
(v) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee
during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes
outstanding.
A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a
preference or priority over another Holder.
Section 6.08. Rights of Holders to Receive Principal and Interest. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of and
interest on the Notes held by such Holder, on or after the respective Payment Dates expressed in
the Notes, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective
dates, shall not be impaired of affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.09. Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Holder has
instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding
has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee
or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding,
the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and
respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the
Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 6.10. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file such proofs of claim
and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the
Trustee (including any claim for the compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due to the trustee hereunder) and the
Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company or any Guarantor, their
respective creditors or their respective 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 Section 7.06. Nothing herein
shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of
any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes
or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of
any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any
Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair
any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence
therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article 6 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders
may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by
the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 6.12. Control by Holders. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Notes may direct in writing the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee.
However, the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under
this Indenture at the request or direction of the Holders if such request or direction conflicts
with any law or with this Indenture or, subject to Section 7.01, if the Trustee determines it is
unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders (it being understood that, subject to Sections
7.01 and 7.02, the Trustee shall have no duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or
forbearance are unduly prejudicial to such Holders) or would involve the Trustee in personal
liability or expense; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper
by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such request or direction. Prior to taking any action
hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole
discretion against all costs, losses, liabilities and expenses caused by taking or not taking such
action.
Section 6.13. Waiver of Past Defaults and Events of Default. Subject to Section 6.02, the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee
may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences except (i) a Default or
Event of Default in the payment of the principal of or interest on a Note or (ii) a Default or
Event of Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.02 cannot be amended without the
consent of each Holder affected. 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.
Section 6.14. Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to
the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.08, no right
or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be
exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted
by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or
remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any
other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 6.15. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Company and each Guarantor covenant (to
the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in
any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance
of this Indenture or the Notes; and the Company and each Guarantor (to the extent that it may
lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law, and shall not
hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer
and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE 7
Trustee and Agents
Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee and Agents. (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing and a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge thereof, the Trustee shall exercise the
rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its
exercise as a prudent Person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such
Person’s own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default in the case of the Trustee only, (i)
the Trustee and each Agent undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are
specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
this Indenture against the Trustee or any Agent; and (ii) in the absence of bad faith on the part
of the Trustee or any Agent, the Trustee or such Agent, as the case may be, 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 or such Agent, as the case may be, and conforming
to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any certificates or opinions which
by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee or any Agent, the
Trustee or such Agent, as the case may be, shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine
whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or
investigate the accuracy of the mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own gross negligence, bad faith or
willful misconduct, except that:
(i) this Section 7.01(c) does not limit the effect of Section 7.01(b);
(ii) neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall be liable for any error of judgment made
in good faith by a Responsible Officer unless it is proved that the Trustee or such Agent,
as the case may be, was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.07 or
exercising any trust or power conferred upon it under this Indenture.
(d) Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall be liable for interest on any money received by it
except as each may agree in writing with the Company.
(e) Money held in trust by the Trustee or any Agent need not be segregated from other funds
except to the extent required by law.
(f) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee or any Agent to expend or risk
its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its
duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable
grounds to believe that repayment of such funds and/or adequate indemnity against such risk or
liability is not satisfactorily assured to it.
(g) Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or
affording protection to the Trustee and any Agent shall be subject to the provisions of this
Section 7.01.
Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee. (a) The Trustee and each Agent may rely upon, and shall be
protected in acting or refraining from acting based upon, any document believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. Neither the Trustee nor any Agent need
investigate any fact or matter stated in any such document.
(b) Before the Trustee or any Agent acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’
Certificate, the written advice of a qualified tax expert or an Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee
shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on the
Officers’ Certificate, the qualified tax expert’s written advice or Opinion of Counsel.
(c) The Trustee or any Agent may act through agents and shall not be responsible for the
willful misconduct or gross negligence of any agent appointed with due care.
(d) Any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be
sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate of the Company (unless other evidence in respect
thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Company may be evidenced to the Trustee or any Agent by copies thereof certified by the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary (or equivalent officer) of the Company.
(e) Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall be under an obligation to exercise any of the
trusts or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the
Holders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the
Trustee or such Agent security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against the
costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred thereby.
(f) Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in
good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion, rights or powers conferred
upon it by this Indenture.
(g) Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall be liable for any action it takes or omits to take
in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers; provided that the
conduct of the Trustee or any such Agent does not constitute willful misconduct, gross negligence
or bad faith.
(h) Each of the Trustee and any Agent may consult with counsel, and the advice or opinion of
counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the Notes shall be full and
complete authorization and protection from liability in respect to any action taken, omitted or
suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such
counsel.
(i) Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts
or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other
paper or document unless, in the case of the Trustee, requested in writing by the Holders of not
less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes Outstanding; provided that if the
payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be
incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee, not
satisfactorily assured to the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of this
Indenture, the Trustee may require from the Holders indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against
such expenses or liabilities as a condition to proceeding; the reasonable expenses of every such
investigation shall be paid by the Company or, if paid by the Trustee, shall be reimbursed by the
Company upon demand.
(j) Neither the Trustee nor any Paying Agent shall be required to invest, or shall be under
any liability for interest, on any moneys at any time received by it pursuant to any of the
provisions of this Indenture or the Notes except as the Trustee or any Paying Agent may otherwise
agree with the Company. Such moneys need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent
required by mandatory provisions of law.
(k) In no event shall the Trustee or any Agent be liable for special, indirect or
consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost profits),
even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the
form of action.
(l) The permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties of
the Trustee.
(m) The Trustee and each Agent shall accept and act upon Written Directions when given to the
Trustee or such Agent, as the case may be, in the form of Facsimile Instructions. Subsequent to
the transmission of a Written Direction in the form of a Facsimile Instruction, the Company agrees
to transmit to the Trustee or such Agent, in a timely manner, the originally executed Written
Direction if required pursuant to the Governing Documents or at the request of the Trustee or such
Agent. Additionally, the Trustee and each Agent shall accept a Facsimile Signature as if each such
Facsimile Signature were an original signature, if the Trustee or such Agent believes in good faith
that such signature is that of the individual whose signature it purports to be.
(n) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee,
including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be
enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and
other Person employed to act hereunder.
Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee and any Paying Agent, Registrar or
co-registrar or any other agent of the Company or of the Trustee, in its individual or any other
capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or its
Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar or
such other agent.
Section 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer. Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall be responsible
for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it
shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of 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 Trustee’s certificate of
authentication.
Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults and Events of Default. If a Default or Event of Default
occurs and is continuing, and if it is known to the Responsible Officer, the Trustee shall mail to
each Holder notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after a Responsible Officer
acquires actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default. Except in the case of a Default or
Event of Default in payment of principal of or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the
notice and shall be protected from withholding the notice if and so long as a committee of its
Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the
interests of Holders. For all purposes of this Indenture and the Notes, the Trustee shall not be
deemed to have knowledge of a Default or Event of Default unless either (i) an attorney, authorized
officer or agent of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the Indenture has actual knowledge
of such Default or Event of Default or (ii) written notice of such Default or Event of Default has
been given to the Trustee by the Company or any Holder.
Section 7.06. Compensation and Indemnity. The Company agrees to pay to the Trustee and each
Agent from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed upon in writing for its
services. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law regarding compensation
of a trustee of an express trust. The Company agrees to reimburse promptly the Trustee and each
Agent upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it, including
costs of collection, in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include
the reasonable compensation and expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee’s and each
Agent’s agents, counsel, accountants and experts. Payments of any such expenses by the Company to
the Trustee or any Agent, as the case may be, shall be made free and clear of and without
withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments,
fees or other governmental charges of whatever nature (and any fines, penalties or interest related
thereto) imposed or levied by or on behalf of the Cayman Islands, Brazil or any political
subdivision or authority thereof or therein having power to tax, unless such withholding or
deduction is required by law. In that event, the Company shall pay to the Trustee or Agent, as the
case may be, such Additional Amounts as may be necessary in order that every net payment made by
the Company to the Trustee and such Agent, as the case may be, after deducting or withholding for
or on account of any present or future tax, penalty, fine, duty, assessment or other governmental
charge imposed upon or as a result of such payment by the Cayman Islands, Brazil or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein shall not be less than the amount then due and
payable to the Trustee or the Principal Paying Agent, as the case may be. The Company shall
indemnify each of the Trustee and each Agent against any and all loss, liability or expense
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by it without gross negligence or bad
faith on its part arising out of and in connection with the administration of this Indenture, the
performance of its respective duties hereunder, and the exercise of its rights hereunder including,
without limitation, the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability and
of complying with any process served upon it or any of its officers in connection with the exercise
or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Indenture. The Company undertakes to
indemnify the Trustee and each of the Agents and their affiliates against all losses, liabilities,
including any and all tax liabilities, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include both
Brazilian and Cayman Islands taxes and associated penalties, costs, claims, actions, damages,
expenses or demands which any of them may incur or which may be made against any of them as a
result of or in connection with the appointment of or the exercise of the powers and duties or
rights by the Trustee or any Agent or its affiliates under this Indenture except as may result from
its own default, gross negligence or bad faith or that of its directors, officers or employees or
any of them, or breach by it of the terms of this Indenture. The Trustee and each Agent shall
notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee
or such Agent to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder.
If the Trustee or Agent, as the case may be, determines in its reasonable discretion that no
conflict of interest (or potential conflict of interest) exists, the Company will be entitled to
participate in the Trustee’s defense of the claim or Agent’s defense of the claim, as the case may
be, and the Trustee or such Agent may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the fees and
expenses of such counsel.
To secure the payment obligations of the Company in this Section 7.06, the Trustee shall have
a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee or the
Principal Paying Agent, except that held in trust to pay principal of and interest on particular
Notes.
The obligations of the Company pursuant to this Section 7.06 shall survive the payment of the
Notes, resignation or removal of the Trustee or any Agent and the satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture. When the Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of a Default or Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(h), the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any bankruptcy law.
The Company acknowledges that none of the Trustee, the Principal Paying Agent or any other
Agent makes any representations as to the interpretation or characterization of the transactions
herein undertaken for tax or any other purpose, in any jurisdiction. The Company represents that
it has fully satisfied itself as to any tax impact of this Indenture before agreeing to the terms
herein, and is responsible for any and all federal, state, local, income, franchise, withholding,
value added, sales, use, transfer, stamp or other taxes imposed by any jurisdiction in respect of
this Indenture.
The Company agrees to pay any and all stamp and other documentary taxes or duties which may be
payable in connection with the execution, delivery, performance and enforcement of this Indenture
by the Trustee or any Agent.
Section 7.07. Replacement of Trustee. The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying
the Company in writing. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may remove the
Trustee by so notifying the Trustee in writing and may appoint a successor Trustee. The Company
shall remove the Trustee if:
(i) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.09;
(ii) the Trustee is adjudged a 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 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 Section 7.06.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns
or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor Trustee.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.09, 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 Section 7.07, the Company’s
obligation under Section 7.06 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
Section 7.08. Successor Trustee by Merger. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or
converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business (including this
transaction) 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 in the name of the successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such
adopted certificates shall have the full force of all provisions within the Notes or in this
Indenture relating to the certificate of the Trustee.
Section 7.09. Eligibility; Disqualification. The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be a
corporation, bank or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of the United States
or any state thereof (i) which is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust power,
(ii) is subject to supervision or examination by governmental authorities, (iii) shall have at all
times a combined capital and surplus of at least U.S.$50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent
published annual report of condition and (iv) shall have its Corporate Trust Office in The City of
New York. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions
of this Section 7.09, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in
Section 7.07.
ARTICLE 8
Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance
Section 8.01. Discharge of Liability on Notes. (a) When (i) the Company or any Guarantor
delivers to the Trustee all Outstanding Notes (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.08)
for cancellation or (ii) all Outstanding Notes have become due and payable and the Company or any
Guarantor deposits in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, with the Trustee finally collected
funds sufficient to pay at Maturity all Outstanding Notes and interest thereon (other than Notes
replaced pursuant to Section 2.08 and if in any such case the Company or any Guarantor pays all
other sums payable hereunder by the Company or such Guarantor, then this Indenture, and the
obligations of the Company and the Guarantors pursuant hereto, shall, subject to Sections 8.01(d)
and 8.06, cease to be of further effect. The Trustee shall acknowledge
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture on demand of the Company or any Guarantor
accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (each stating that all conditions
precedent herein provided relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been
complied with) and at the cost and expense of the Company or any Guarantor.
(b) Subject to Sections 8.01(d), 8.02 and 8.06, the Company or any Guarantor at any time may
terminate (i) all its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes (“legal defeasance option”) or
(ii) its obligations under Sections 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 5.01(iii) and 5.02 and the operation of
Sections 6.01(c), 6.01(d), 6.01(e) and 6.01(j) (“covenant defeasance option”). The legal
defeasance option may be exercised notwithstanding any prior exercise of the covenant defeasance
option. Upon exercise by the Company or any Guarantor of the legal defeasance option or the
covenant defeasance option, each Guarantor’s obligations under its Note Guaranty will terminate.
If the legal defeasance option is exercised, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated
because of an Event of Default with respect thereto. If the covenant defeasance option is
exercised, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in
Sections 6.01(c), 6.01(d), 6.01(e) or 6.01(j).
Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and upon request of the Company or any
Guarantor, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the obligations of the Company
or any Guarantor hereunder except those specified in Section 8.01(c).
(c) Notwithstanding Section 8.01(a) and Section 8.01(b), Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06,
2.07, 2.08, 4.06, 7.06, 7.07, 8.04, 8.05 and 8.06 shall survive until the Notes have been paid in
full. Thereafter, the obligations of the Company or the applicable Guarantor pursuant to Sections
7.06, 7.07, 8.04 and 8.05 shall survive. Furthermore, each Guarantor’s obligations to pay fully
and punctually all amounts payable by the Company or any Guarantor to the Trustee under this
Indenture shall survive.
Section 8.02. Conditions to Defeasance. The Company or any Guarantor may exercise the legal
defeasance option or the covenant defeasance option only if:
(a) the Company or any Guarantor irrevocably deposits or causes to be deposited with the
Trustee as trust funds in trust, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the
benefit of the Holders (the “defeasance trust”) pursuant to an irrevocable trust and security
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, money or U.S. Government Obligations,
or a combination thereof, sufficient for the payment of principal of and interest on all the Notes
to Maturity or redemption;
(b) the Company or any Guarantor delivers to the Trustee a certificate from an internationally
recognized firm of independent accountants expressing their opinion that the payments of principal
of and interest on the Notes when due and without reinvestment on the deposited U.S. Government
Obligations plus any deposited money without investment and after payment of all federal, state and
local taxes or other charges or assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee shall provide
cash at such times and in such amounts as shall be sufficient
to pay principal of and interest on all the Notes when due at Maturity or on redemption, as
the case may be;
(c) 123 days pass after the deposit is made in accordance with the terms of Section 8.02(a)
and during such 123-day period no Default or Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(h) occurs
which is continuing at the end of the period;
(d) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit
and after giving effect thereto;
(e) the deposit does not constitute a default or event of default under any other agreement
binding on the Company or any Guarantor;
(f) the Company or any Guarantor delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect
that the trust resulting from the deposit does not constitute, or is not qualified as, a regulated
investment company under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(g) the Company or any Guarantor delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel of recognized
standing with respect to Brazilian tax matters stating that, under Brazilian law, Holders (other
than Brazilian persons) (1) shall not recognize income gain or loss for Brazilian tax purposes as a
result of such deposit and defeasance and shall be subject to Brazilian tax on the same amounts, in
the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance
had not occurred and (2) payments from the defeasance trust to any such Holder shall not be subject
to withholding or deduction for or on account of any taxes, duties, assessments or other
governmental charges under Brazilian law;
(h) in the case of the legal defeasance option, the Company or any Guarantor delivers to the
Trustee an Opinion of Counsel of recognized standing with respect to U.S. Federal income tax
matters stating that (1) the Company or such Guarantor has received from, or there has been
published by, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (2) since the date of this Indenture
there has been a change in the applicable U.S. 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 U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and
defeasance and shall be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner
and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred;
(i) in the case of the covenant defeasance option, the Company or any Guarantor delivers to
the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel of recognized standing with respect to U.S. federal income tax
matters to the effect that the Holders shall not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal
income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance and shall be subject to U.S. federal
income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the
case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred;
(j) the Company or any Guarantor delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel of recognized
standing with respect to Cayman Islands tax matters and Opinions of Counsel of
recognized standing with respect to tax matters of any other jurisdiction in which the Company
is conducting business in a manner which causes the Holders of the Notes to be liable for taxes on
payments under the Notes for which they would not have been so liable but for such conduct of
business in such other jurisdiction, stating that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or
loss in the relevant jurisdiction as a result of such deposit and the defeasance and will be
subject to taxes in the relevant jurisdiction (including any withholding taxes) on the same amount
and in the same manner and at the same times as would otherwise have been the case if such deposit
and defeasance had not occurred;
(k) the Company or any Guarantor delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Trustee, to the effect that, after the passage of 123 days
following the deposit, the trust funds shall not be subject to any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or similar law affecting creditors’ rights generally; and
(l) the Company or any Guarantor delivers to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge of
the Notes as contemplated by this Article 8 have been complied with.
Before or after a deposit, the Company or any Guarantor may make arrangements satisfactory to
the Trustee for the redemption of Notes at a future date in accordance with Article 3.
Section 8.03. Application of Trust Money. The Trustee shall hold in trust money or U.S.
Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.02. It shall apply the deposited
money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations through the Principal Paying Agent or Paying
Agents and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on the
Notes.
Section 8.04. Repayment to Company. Upon termination of the trust established pursuant to
Section 8.02, the Trustee and each Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon request, any
excess cash or U.S. Government Obligations held by them.
The Trustee and each Paying Agent shall pay to the Company, upon request, any money held by
them for the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes that remains unclaimed for two years
after the due date for such payment of principal or interest, and, thereafter, the Trustee and each
Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall not be liable for payment of such amounts hereunder and the
Holders shall be entitled to such recovery of such amounts only from the Company.
Section 8.05. Indemnity for U.S. Governmental 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 8.06. Reinstatement. If the Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any
money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article 8 by reason of any legal
proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority
enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the obligations of the Company
and the Guarantors under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees shall be revived and
reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article 8 until such time as the
Trustee or such Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in
accordance with this Article 8; provided, however, that, if the Company or any Guarantor has made
any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its
obligations, the Company and the Guarantors 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 such Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 9
Amendments
Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders. The Company and the Guarantors, when authorized
by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes, without
notice to or consent or vote of any Holder for the following purposes:
(i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;
(ii) to add guarantees or collateral with respect to the Notes;
(iii) to comply with Section 5.01;
(iv) to provide for any guarantee of the Notes, to secure the Notes or to confirm and
evidence the release, termination or discharge of any guarantee of the Notes when such
release, termination or discharge is permitted by this Indenture;
(v) to add to the covenants of the Company or the Guarantors for the benefit of the
Holders;
(vi) to surrender any right herein conferred upon the Company or the Guarantors;
(vii) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment by a successor
Trustee;
(viii) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes;
(ix) to make any other change that does not materially and adversely affect the rights
of any Holder or to conform this Indenture to the section “Description of Notes” in the
Offering Memorandum; or
(x) to comply with any applicable requirements of the SEC, including in connection with
a required qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act
provided that, in the case of clause (i) or (ii) above, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel and an Officers’ Certificate, each stating that such amendment or supplement
complies with the provisions of this Section 9.01.
Upon the written request of the Company, accompanied by a Board Resolution authorizing the
execution of any supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described
in Section 9.05, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any
supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any
further appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained, but the Trustee
shall not be obligated to enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects its own rights,
duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Each Guarantor must consent to any amendment or supplement hereunder.
Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders. Except as specified in Section 9.01, the Company,
when authorized by a Board Resolution, the Guarantors and the Trustee, together, may amend or
supplement this Indenture or the Notes with the written consent of the Holders of at least a
majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes for the purpose of adding any provisions to
or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or modifying in
any manner the rights of the Holders under this Indenture, and the Holders of at least a majority
in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may, except as set forth below, waive any past Default
or compliance with any provision of this Indenture; provided, however, that, without the consent of
each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver may not:
(i) reduce the principal amount of or change the Stated Maturity of any payment on any
Note;
(ii) reduce the rate of any interest on any Note;
(iii) reduce the amount payable upon the redemption of any Note or change the time at
which any Note may be redeemed;
(iv) change the currency for payment of principal of, or interest or any Additional
Amounts on, any Note;
(v) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any right to payment on
or with respect to any Note;
(vi) waive a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of and interest on the
Notes;
(vii) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to any amendment,
supplement or waiver;
(viii) make any change in this first paragraph of this Section 9.02;
(ix) modify or change any provision of the Indenture affecting the ranking of the Notes
or any Note Guaranty in a manner adverse to the Holders of the Notes; or
(x) make any change in any Note Guaranty that would adversely affect the Noteholders.
provided that the provisions of the covenants described in Section 4.11 may, except as provided
above, be amended or waived with the consent of Holders holding not less than 66 2/3% in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes.
Upon the written request of the Company, accompanied by a Board Resolution authorizing the
execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of
the consent of the Holders as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described
in Section 9.05 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution
of such supplemental indenture but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such
supplemental indenture which affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or
otherwise.
The Company shall mail to Holders prior written notice of any amendment or waiver proposed to
be adopted under this Section 9.02.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve
the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent
approves the substance thereof.
After an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall mail
to Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment or waiver. The failure to give such notice
to all Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment or
waiver under this Section 9.02.
Each Guarantor must consent to the amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02.
Section 9.03. Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers. (a) A consent to an amendment
or a waiver by a Holder of Notes shall bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Note or
portion of the Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation
of the consent or waiver is not made on the Note. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder
may revoke the consent or waiver as to such Holder’s Note or portion of the Note if the Trustee
receives the written notice of revocation at least one Business Day prior to the date the amendment
or waiver becomes effective. After it becomes effective, an amendment or waiver shall bind every
Holder.
(b) 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.
If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding Section 9.03(a) 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 revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action,
whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall
be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date.
Section 9.04. Notation on or Exchange of Notes. If an amendment changes the terms of a
Note, the Company may require the Holder to deliver the Note to the Trustee. If so instructed by
the Company, the Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Note regarding the changed terms
and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company 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 9.05. Trustee to Sign Amendments. The Trustee shall sign any amendment authorized
pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment, waiver or supplement does not adversely affect the
rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. In signing such amendment, waiver or
supplement, in addition to the documents required by Section 11.03, the Trustee shall be entitled
to receive indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee and to receive, and, subject to Section 7.01,
shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as
conclusive evidence that such amendment, waiver or supplemental indenture is authorized or
permitted by this Indenture, that it is not inconsistent herewith, and that it shall be valid and
binding upon the Company in accordance with its terms.
Section 9.06. Payment for Consent. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates shall,
directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee
or otherwise, to any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of
the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be
paid or agreed to be paid to all Holders which so consent, waive or agree to amend in the time
frame set forth in solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
ARTICLE 10
Guarantee
Section 10.01. The Note Guaranty. Subject to the provisions of this Article, each Guarantor
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, jointly and severally, on an unsecured basis,
the full and punctual payment (whether at Stated Maturity, upon redemption, acceleration, or
otherwise) of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, and all other amounts payable
under, each Note, and the full and punctual payment of all other amounts payable by the Company
under the Indenture. Upon failure by the Company to pay punctually any such amount, each Guarantor
shall forthwith on demand pay the amount not so paid at the place and in the manner specified in
this Indenture.
Section 10.02. Guaranty Unconditional. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are
unconditional and absolute and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, will not be
released, discharged or otherwise affected by:
(i) any extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver or release in respect of any
obligation of the Company under this Indenture or any Note, by operation of law or
otherwise;
(ii) any modification or amendment of or supplement to this Indenture or any Note;
(iii) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of the Company, or
any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting the Company
or its assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of the Company
contained in this Indenture or any Note;
(iv) the existence of any claim, set-off or other rights which the Guarantor may have
at any time against the Company, the Trustee or any other Person, whether in connection with
the Indenture or any unrelated transactions; provided that nothing herein prevents the
assertion of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory counterclaim;
(v) any invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against the Company for any
reason of this Indenture or any Note, or any provision of applicable law or regulation
purporting to prohibit the payment by the Company of the principal of or interest on any
Note or any other amount payable by the Company under the Indenture; or
(vi) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Company, the Trustee
or any other Person or any other circumstance whatsoever which might, but for the provisions
of this paragraph, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of or defense to such
Guarantor’s obligations hereunder.
Section 10.03. Discharge; Reinstatement. Each Guarantor’s obligations hereunder will remain
in full force and effect until the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and all
other amounts payable by the Company under the Indenture have been paid in full. If at any time
any payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note or any other amount
payable by the Company under this Indenture is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned
upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise, each Guarantor’s
obligations hereunder with respect to such payment will be reinstated as though such payment had
been due but not made at such time.
Section 10.04. Waiver by the Guarantors. Each Guarantor irrevocably waives acceptance
hereof, presentment, demand, protest and any notice not provided for herein, as well as any
requirement that at any time any action be taken by any Person against the Company or any other
Person.
Section 10.05. Subrogation and Contribution. Upon making any payment with respect to any
obligation of the Company under this Article, the Guarantor making such payment will be subrogated
to the rights of the payee against the Company with respect to such obligation; provided that the
Guarantor may not enforce either any right of subrogation, or any right to receive payment in the
nature of contribution, or otherwise, from any other Guarantor, with
respect to such payment so long as any amount payable by the Company hereunder or under the
Notes remains unpaid.
Section 10.06. Stay of Acceleration. If acceleration of the time for payment of any amount
payable by the Company under this Indenture or the Notes is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy
or reorganization of the Company, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the
terms of this Indenture are nonetheless payable by the Guarantors hereunder forthwith on demand by
the Trustee or the Holders.
Section 10.07. Limitation on Amount of Guaranty. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in this Article, each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that
it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guaranty of such Guarantor not constitute a
fraudulent conveyance under applicable fraudulent conveyance provisions of the laws of the Cayman
Islands, Brazil, the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of state law. To
effectuate that intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree
that the obligations of each Guarantor under its Note Guaranty are limited to the maximum amount
that would not render the Guarantor’s obligations subject to avoidance under applicable fraudulent
conveyance provisions of the laws of the Cayman Islands, Brazil, the United States Bankruptcy Code
or any comparable provision of state law.
Section 10.08. Execution and Delivery of Guaranty. The execution by each Guarantor of this
Indenture (or a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit B) evidences the Note Guaranty of
such Guarantor, whether or not the person signing as an officer of the Guarantor still holds that
office at the time of authentication of any Note. The delivery of any Note by the Trustee after
authentication constitutes due delivery of the Note Guaranty set forth in this Indenture on behalf
of each Guarantor.
Section 10.09. Release of Guaranty. The Note Guaranty of a Guarantor will terminate upon:
(i) a sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of the
Guarantor or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Guarantor
(in each case other than to the Company or a Subsidiary) otherwise permitted by this
Indenture;
(ii) if the Note Guaranty was required pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the
cessation of the circumstances requiring the Note Guaranty; or
(iii) defeasance or discharge of the Notes, as provided in Article 8.
Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel to the foregoing effect, the Trustee will execute any documents reasonably requested by the
Company in writing in order to evidence the release of the Guarantor from its obligations under its
Note Guaranty.
ARTICLE 11
Miscellaneous
Section 11.01. Provisions of Indenture and Notes for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Holders
of Notes. Nothing in this Indenture or the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person
other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders of the Notes any
benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture or the Notes.
Section 11.02. Notices. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other communication or document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon,
given, provided or furnished to, or filed with, any party to this Indenture shall, except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, be in writing and shall be deemed to have been received only
upon actual receipt thereof by prepaid first class mail, courier, telecopier or electronic
transmission, addressed to the relevant party as follows:
To the Company and the Guarantors:
Xx. Xxxxxxxx, 000, Lote 4
04072 000
São Paulo, SP
Brasil
Attention: Legal Department
Facsimile: 00-00-0000-0000
04072 000
São Paulo, SP
Brasil
Attention: Legal Department
Facsimile: 00-00-0000-0000
With a copy to:
Xxxxxxxx Chance US LLP
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
XXX
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxx
Facsimile: 0-000-000-0000
Xxxxxxxx Chance US LLP
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
XXX
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxx
Facsimile: 0-000-000-0000
To the Trustee, Registrar, Transfer Agent or Principal Paying Agent:
The Bank of New York
Corporate Trust Administration- Global Finance Americas
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0 Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
XXX
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000/3
Corporate Trust Administration- Global Finance Americas
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0 Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
XXX
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000/3
With a Copy to the Paying Agent and Transfer Agent in Luxembourg:
The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A.
Aerogolf Center
Aerogolf Center
0X Xxxxxxxxx
X-0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
X-0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Notices or communications to a Guarantor will be deemed given if given to the Company
Any party by written notice to the other parties may designate additional or different
addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Where this Indenture provides for the giving of notice to Holders, such notice shall be deemed
to have been given upon (i) the mailing of first class mail, postage prepaid, of such notice to
Holders of the Notes at their registered addresses as recorded in the Register; and (ii) for so
long as the Notes are listed on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and it is
required by the rules of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, publication of such notice to the Holders
of the Notes in English in a leading newspaper having general circulation in Luxembourg or, if such
publication is not practicable, in one other leading English language daily newspaper with general
circulation in Europe, such newspaper being published on each Business Day in morning editions,
whether or not it shall be published in Saturday, Sunday or holiday editions.
The Company shall also cause all other such publications of such notices as may be required
from time to time by applicable Brazilian law, including, without limitation, those required under
the applicable regulations issued by the CVM.
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 to a Holder in
the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
Section 11.03. Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel 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, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
(i) an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.04) 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
(which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.04) stating that, in the opinion
of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
Section 11.04. Statements Required in Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. Each
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this
Indenture shall include substantially:
(i) a statement that each Person making or rendering such Officers’ Certificate or
Opinion of Counsel has read such covenant or condition and the related definitions;
(ii) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon which the statements or opinions contained in such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of
Counsel are based;
(iii) a statement that, in the opinion of each such Person, he has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as
to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(iv) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each such Person, such
covenant or condition has been complied with.
Section 11.05. Rules by Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agents. The Trustee
may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Holders. The Registrar, the Paying Agents
and the Transfer Agents may make reasonable rules for their functions.
Section 11.06. Currency Indemnity. U.S. Dollars are the sole currency of account and
payment for all sums payable by the Company or the Guarantors under or in connection with the Notes
and the Note Guarantees, including damages. Any amount received or recovered in a currency other
than U.S. Dollars (whether as a result of, or of the enforcement of, a judgment or order of a court
of any jurisdiction, in the winding-up or dissolution of the Company or otherwise) by any Holder of
a Note in respect of any sum expressed to be due to it from the Company or any Guarantor shall only
constitute a discharge to the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, to the extent of the
U.S. Dollar amount which the recipient is able to purchase with the amount so received or recovered
in that other currency on the date of that receipt or recovery (or, if it is not practicable to
make that purchase on that date, on the first date on which it is practicable to do so). If that
U.S. Dollar amount is less than the U.S. Dollar amount expressed to be due to the recipient under
any Note, the Company and the Guarantors shall indemnify such Holder against any loss sustained by
it as a result, and if the amount of U.S. Dollars so purchased is greater than the sum originally
due to such Holder, such Holder shall, by accepting a Note, be deemed to have agreed to repay such
excess. In any event, the Company and the Guarantors shall indemnify the recipient against the
cost of making any such purchase.
For the purposes of this Section 11.06, it shall be sufficient for the Holder of a Note to
certify in a satisfactory manner (indicating the sources of information used) that it would have
suffered a loss had an actual purchase of U.S. Dollars been made with the amount so received in
that other currency on the date of receipt or recovery (or, if a purchase of U.S. Dollars on such
date had not been practicable, on the first date on which it would have been practicable, it being
required that the need for a change of date be certified in the manner mentioned above). These
indemnities constitute a separate and independent obligation from the other obligations of the
Company and the Guarantors, shall give rise to a separate and independent cause of action, shall
apply irrespective of any indulgence granted by any Holder of a Note and shall continue in full
force and effect despite any other judgment, order, claim or proof for a liquidated amount in
respect of any sum due under any Note.
Section 11.07. No Recourse Against Others. No director, officer, employee or shareholder,
as such, of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee shall have any liability for any obligations
of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee, respectively, under this Indenture or the Notes 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 11.08. Legal Holidays. In any case where any Interest Payment Date or Redemption
Date or date of Maturity of any Note shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other
provision of this Indenture or of the Notes) payment of interest or principal need not be made on
such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if
made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date or date of Maturity; provided that no interest
shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date or date of
Maturity, as the case may be on account of such delay.
Section 11.09. Governing Law. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE
USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE NOTES GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO
APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER
JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
Section 11.10. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities. (a) Each of the parties
hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York state or U.S.
federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York with respect to actions
brought against it as a defendant in respect of any suit, action or proceeding or arbitral award
arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Notes or any transaction contemplated hereby or
thereby (a “Proceeding”), and irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its property,
generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Each of the parties
hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may do so under applicable law, trial by jury
and any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such
Proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such Proceeding brought in any such
court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the Company and the Guarantors
irrevocably appoints National Corporate Research Limited (the “Process Agent”), with an office at
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, XXX, as its authorized agent to
receive on behalf of it and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any
other process which may be served in any Proceeding. If for any reason such Person shall cease to
be such agent for service of process, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall forthwith
appoint a new agent of recognized standing for service of process in the State of New York and
deliver to the Trustee a copy of the new agent’s acceptance of that appointment within 30 days.
Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Trustee, any Agent or any Holder to serve process in
any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the
Company and the Guarantors in any other court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably appoints the Process Agent as
its agent to receive, on behalf of itself and its property, service of copies of the summons and
complaint and any other process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding brought
in such New York state or U.S. federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New
York. Such service shall be made by delivering by hand a copy of such process to the Company or
any Guarantor, as the case may be, in care of the Process Agent at the address specified above.
Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Process Agent
to accept such service on its behalf. Failure of the Process Agent to give notice to the Company
or any Guarantor, as the case may be, or failure of the Company or any Guarantor, as the case may
be, to receive notice of such service of process shall not affect in any way the validity of such
service on the Process Agent, the Company or the Guarantors. As an alternative method of service,
each of the Company and the Guarantors also irrevocably consents to the service of any and all
process in any such Proceeding by the delivery by hand of copies of such process to the Company or
Guarantor, as the case may be, at its address specified in Section 11.02 or at any other address
previously furnished in writing by the Company or the Guarantors to the Trustee. Each of the
Company and the Guarantors covenants and agrees that it shall take any and all reasonable action,
including the execution and filing of any and all documents, that may be necessary to continue the
designation of the Process Agent above in full force and effect during the term of the Notes, and
to cause the Process Agent to continue to act as such.
(c) Nothing in this Section 11.10 shall affect the right of any party, including the Trustee,
any Agent or any Holder, to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the
right of any party to bring any action or proceeding against any other party or its property in the
courts of other competent jurisdictions.
(d) Each of the Company and the Guarantors irrevocably agrees that, in any proceedings
anywhere (whether for an injunction, specific performance or otherwise), no immunity (to the extent
that it may at any time exist, whether on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise) from such
proceedings, from attachment (whether in aid of execution, before judgment or otherwise) of its
assets or from execution of judgment shall be claimed by it or on its behalf or with respect to its
assets, except to the extent required by applicable law, any such immunity being irrevocably
waived, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Each of the Company and the Guarantors
irrevocably agrees that, where permitted by applicable law, it and its assets are, and shall be,
subject to such proceedings, attachment or execution in respect of its obligations under this
Indenture or the Notes.
Section 11.11. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements of the Company and the
Guarantors in this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees shall bind their respective
successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. All agreements of the Trustee in this
Indenture shall bind its successors.
Section 11.12. 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 11.13. Severability Clause. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes
shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any term or
provision hereof invalid or unenforceable in any respect.
Section 11.14. Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for
any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by,
directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work
stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural
catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications
or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use
reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume
performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
Section 11.15. Trust Indenture Act Of 1939. This Indenture shall incorporate and be
governed by the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of and to govern
indentures qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused the Indenture to be duly executed as of the
date first written above.
TAM CAPITAL INC., as the Company |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Lima | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Lima | |||
Title: | Director | |||
By: | /s/ Libano Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Libano Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
XXX X.X., as Guarantor |
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By: | /s/ Libano Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Libano Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Financial Director and Director of Relationship with Investors | |||
By: | /s/ Marco Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Marco Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | President Director | |||
TAM LINHAS AÉREAS S.A., as Guarantor |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Lima | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Lima | |||
Title: | Director | |||
By: | /s/ Libano Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Libano Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
Witnesses: | ||||||
By: | /s/ Deise Xxxxx xx Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxx de Xxxxxxxx | |||||
XX 15.788.348-6 / SSP-SP | ||||||
CIC 000.000.000-00 | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
XX 18 788 294 | ||||||
CPF 129 731 538.32 |
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee, Registrar, Transfer Agent and Principal Paying Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
STATE OF NEW YORK
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COUNTY OF NEW YORK
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On the 25 day of April, 2007, before me personally came
, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is a Assistant
Vice President of The Bank of New York, one of the corporations described in and which executed the
foregoing instrument; that he knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said
instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the Board of Directors of
said corporation; and that he signed his name thereto by like authority.
[Notarial Seal]
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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COMMISSION EXPIRES | ||||
Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Notary Public, State of New York | ||||
No. 01FA4737006 | ||||
Qualified in King’s County | ||||
Certificate Filed in New York County | ||||
Commission Expires Dec. 31, 0000 |
XXXXX XX XXX XXXX
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) | |||||
) | ss: | |||||
COUNTY OF NEW YORK
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) |
On the 25 day of April, 2007, before me personally came
, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is a Authorized
Signator of The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., one of the corporations described in and which
executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal
affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the Board
of Directors of said corporation; and that he signed his name thereto by like authority.
[Notarial Seal]
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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COMMISSION EXPIRES | ||||
Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Notary Public, State of New York | ||||
No. 01FA4737006 | ||||
Qualified in King’s County | ||||
Certificate Filed in New York County | ||||
Commission Expires Dec. 31, 2009 |
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTE
[FACE OF NOTE]
UNLESS THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK LIMITED PURPOSE TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY NAMED HEREIN (THE
“COMPANY”) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS
IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE &
CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE IN WHOLE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS TO A NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY
A NOMINEE OF DTC TO DTC OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY DTC OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY AND TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE IN PART
SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE
AND REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
[Include if Note is a Restricted Global Note, or a Note issued in exchange therefor, as
required under this Indenture: THIS NOTE (AND RELATED NOTE GUARANTEES) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED,
SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS
ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT AND
ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE
144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO
EACH SUCH ACCOUNT OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON (WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT), AND (2) AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE
OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ONLY (A) TO
THE COMPANY, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (C) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (D) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER
THE
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SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT. PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(E) ABOVE, THE
COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER
EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING
MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION
IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY RULE 144 EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT.
THE FOREGOING LEGEND MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS NOTE ON SATISFACTION OF THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED
IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN. ]
[Include if Note is Regulation S Global Note, or a Note issued in exchange therefor, in
accordance with this Indenture: “THIS NOTE (AND RELATED NOTE GUARANTEES) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY OTHER SECURITIES
LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS NOTE, AGREES THAT NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST
OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF
SUCH REGISTRATION UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.
THE FOREGOING LEGEND MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS NOTE AFTER 40 DAYS BEGINNING ON AND INCLUDING
THE LATER OF (A) THE DATE ON WHICH THE NOTES ARE OFFERED TO PERSONS OTHER THAN DISTRIBUTORS (AS
DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND (B) THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THIS NOTE.”]
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TAM CAPITAL INC.
U.S.$300,000,000
7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017
[RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE]
[REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE]
[CERTIFICATED NOTE]
Representing U.S.$
7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017
[REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE]
[CERTIFICATED NOTE]
Representing U.S.$
7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017
No. [R-1] [S-1]
CUSIP No. [144A: 87484E AA9] [Reg S: G86667 AA3]
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Principal Amount | |
ISIN No. [144A: US87484EAA91] [Reg S: USG86667AA37]
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U.S.$ | |
Common Code [Reg S: 029842094] |
TAM CAPITAL INC., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman
Islands (the “Company”, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture referred
to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered
assigns, U.S.$___, upon presentment and surrender of this Note on April 25, 2017 or on such
date or dates as the then relevant principal sum may become payable in accordance with the
provisions hereof and in the Indenture.
Interest on the outstanding principal amount shall be borne at the rate of 7.375% per annum
payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 25 and October 25 (each such date an “Interest
Payment Date”), commencing on October 25, 2007, all subject to and in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth herein and in the Indenture; provided, however, that in the event that the
Company shall at any time default on the payment of interest or such other amounts as any may be
payable in respect of the Notes, the Company shall pay interest on overdue principal or
installments of interest, to the extent lawful, at the rate borne by the Notes plus 1% per annum.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse
hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at
this place.
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Unless the certificate of authentication herein has been executed by the Trustee or
Authenticating Agent by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, this Note shall
not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
Dated: April 25, 2007
TAM CAPITAL INC. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: |
Witnesses: | ||||
By: |
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By: |
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, | ||||||
as Trustee | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of 7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017 of the
Company. The Notes constitute unsecured unsubordinated obligations of the Company, initially in an
aggregate principal amount of U.S.$300,000,000
1. Indenture.
The Notes are, and shall be, issued under an Indenture, dated as of April 25, 2007 (the
“Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, The Bank of New York, as trustee
(the “Trustee”), Registrar, Transfer Agent and Principal Paying agent (the “Principal Paying
Agent”) (collectively, the “Agents” and each individually an “Agent”) and The Bank of New York
(Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent. The terms of the Notes include
those stated in the Indenture. The Holders of the Notes shall be entitled to the benefit of, be
bound by and be deemed to have notice of, all provisions of the Indenture. Reference is hereby made
to the Indenture and all supplemental indentures thereto for a statement of the respective rights,
limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee, each Agent and
the Holders of the Notes and the terms upon which the Notes, are, and are to be, authenticated and
delivered. All terms used in this Note that are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Indenture. Copies of the Indenture and each Global Note shall be available
for inspection at the offices of the Trustee and each Paying Agent.
The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, create and
issue Additional Notes having the same terms and conditions as the Notes in all respects, except
for issue date, issue price and the first payment of interest thereon. Additional Notes issued in
this manner shall be consolidated with and shall form a single series with the previously
outstanding Notes. Unless the context otherwise requires, for all purposes of the Indenture and
this Note, references to the Notes include any Additional Notes actually issued.
The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the creation of Liens by the Company or its
Subsidiaries, and consolidation, merger and certain other transactions involving the Company. In
addition, the Indenture requires the maintenance of insurance for the Company and its Subsidiaries,
the maintenance of the existence of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the payment of certain taxes
and claims and reporting requirements applicable to the Company.
The Holder of this Note is entitled to the benefits of the Registration Rights Agreement,
dated April 25, 2007, between the Company and the Initial Purchasers named therein (the
“Registration Rights Agreement”). If the Exchange Offer (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) is not completed (or, if required, the Shelf Registration Statement (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) is not declared effective by the SEC) on or before October 31, 2007,
the annual interest rate borne by the Notes will be increased by 0.25% per annum. This
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increase in the interest rate will end upon the earlier of (i) completion of the Exchange
Offer, (ii) the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or (iii) the Notes being freely
tradable under the Securities Act.
The Note is one of the [Initial]1 [Additional]2 [Exchange]3
Notes referred to in the Indenture. The Notes include the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date,
any Additional Notes issued in accordance with Section 2.14 of the Indenture and any Exchange Notes
issued in exchange for the Initial Notes or Additional Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the
Registration Rights Agreement. The Initial Notes, any Additional Notes and the Exchange Notes are
treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture.
2. Principal.
The Company promises to pay the principal of this Note on April 25, 2017.
3. Interest.
The Notes bear interest at the rate per annum shown above from April 25, 2007, or from the
most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined below) to which interest has been paid or provided
for, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 25 and October 25 of each year (each such date, an
“Interest Payment Date”), commencing on October 25, 2007. Interest on the Notes shall be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest on overdue
principal or installments of interest, to the extent lawful, at the rate borne by the Notes plus 1%
per annum.
4. Method of Payment.
Payments of interest in respect of each Note shall be made on each Interest Payment Date by
the Paying Agents to the Persons shown on the Register at the close of business on the April 10 and
October 10, as the case may be (each, a “Record Date”), immediately preceding such Interest Payment
Date.
Payments in respect of each Note shall be made by U.S. Dollar check drawn on a bank in The
City of New York and may be mailed to the Holder of such Note at its address appearing in the
Register. Upon written application by the Holder to the specified office of any Paying Agent not
less than 15 days before the due date for any payment in respect of a Note, such payment may be
made by wire transfer to a U.S. Dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in The City of
New York. Payment of principal in respect of each Note shall be made on any Payment Date for such
principal to the Person shown on the Register at the close of business on the fifteenth day
immediately preceding such Payment Date.
1 | Include if Initial Note. | |
2 | Include if Additional Note. | |
3 | Include if Exchange Note. |
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All payments on this Note are subject in all cases to any applicable tax or other laws and
regulations, but without prejudice to the provisions of Paragraph 6 hereof. Except as provided in
Section 2.08 of the Indenture, no fees or expenses shall be charged to the Holders in respect of
such payments.
If the Payment Date in respect of any Note is not a business day at the place in which it is
presented for payment, the Holder thereof shall not be entitled to payment of the amount due until
the next succeeding business day at such place and shall not be entitled to any further interest or
other payment in respect of any such delay.
If the amount of principal or interest which is due on the Notes is not paid in full, the
Registrar shall annotate the Register with a record of the amount of interest, if any, in fact
paid.
5. Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent.
The Trustee shall act as Registrar, Transfer Agent and Principal Paying Agent of the Notes.
The Company may appoint and change any Registrar, Paying Agent or Transfer Agent in accordance with
the terms of the Indenture. For so long as the Notes are listed on the Euro MTF market of the
Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and such stock exchange shall so require, the Company shall maintain a
Paying Agent and Transfer Agent in Luxembourg. The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A. shall
initially act as Paying Agent and Transfer Agent in Luxembourg.
6. Additional Amounts.
All payments by the Company in respect of the Notes or the Guarantors in respect of the Note
Guarantees will be made free and clear of, and without withholding or deduction for, or on account
of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments, or other governmental charges of whatever
nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the Cayman Islands or Brazil, or any authority therein
or thereof or any other jurisdiction in which the Company or the Guarantors are organized, doing
business or otherwise subject to the power to tax (any of the aforementioned being a “Taxing
Jurisdiction”), unless the Company or the Guarantors are compelled by law to deduct or withhold
such taxes, duties, assessments, or governmental charges. In such event, the Company or the
Guarantors, as applicable, will make such deduction or withholding, make payment of the amount so
withheld to the appropriate governmental authority and pay such additional amounts as may be
necessary to ensure that the net amounts receivable by Holders of Notes after such withholding or
deduction shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would have been
receivable in respect of the Notes in the absence of such withholding or deduction (“Additional
Amounts”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such Additional Amounts shall be payable:
(i) to, or to a third party on behalf of, a Holder who is liable for such
taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges in respect of such Note by
reason of the existence of any present or former connection between such Holder (or
between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of such Holder, if
such Holder is an estate, a trust, a partnership, or a corporation) and the
relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, including, without limitation, such Holder (or such
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fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder) being or having been a
citizen or resident thereof or being or having been engaged in a trade or business
or present therein or having, or having had, a permanent establishment therein,
other than the mere holding of the Note or enforcement of rights under the
Indenture and the receipt of payments with respect to the Note;
(ii) in respect of Notes surrendered or presented for payment (if surrender or
presentment is required) more than 30 days after the Relevant Date except to the
extent that payments under such Note would have been subject to withholdings and
the Holder of such Note would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts, on
surrender of such Note for payment on the last day of such period of 30 days;
(iii) where such Additional Amount is imposed and is required to be made
pursuant to any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to
conform to, any European Union Directive on the taxation of savings;
(iv) to, or to a third party on behalf of, a Holder who is liable for such
taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges by reason of such Holder’s
failure to comply with any certification, identification, documentation or other
reporting requirement concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection
with the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction of such Holder, if (1) compliance is required
by law as a precondition to, exemption from, or reduction in the rate of, the tax,
assessment or other governmental charge and (2) the Company has given the Holders
at least 30 days’ notice that Holders will be required to provide such
certification, identification, documentation or other requirement;
(v) in respect of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, capital
gains, excise or personal property or similar tax, assessment or governmental
charge;
(vi) in respect of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is
payable other than by deduction or withholding from payments of principal of or
interest on the Note;
(vii) in respect of any tax imposed on overall net income or any branch
profits tax; or
(viii) in respect of any combination of the above.
No Additional Amounts shall be paid with respect to any payment on a Note to a Holder who is a
fiduciary, a partnership, a limited liability company or other than the sole beneficial owner of
that payment to the extent that payment would be required by the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to be
included in the income, for tax purposes, of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the
fiduciary, a member of that partnership, an interestholder in a limited liability company or
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a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts had that
beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the Holder.
The Notes are subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or
administrative or judicial interpretation. Except as specifically provided above, neither the
Company nor the Guarantors shall be required to make a payment with respect to any tax, assessment
or governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority
thereof or therein.
In the event that Additional Amounts actually paid with respect to the Notes are based on
rates of deduction or withholding of withholding taxes in excess of the appropriate rate applicable
to the Holder of such Notes, and, as a result thereof such Holder is entitled to make claim for a
refund or credit of such excess from the authority imposing such withholding tax, then such Holder
shall, by accepting such Notes, be deemed to have assigned and transferred all right, title, and
interest to any such claim for a refund or credit of such excess to the Company.
Any reference in the Indenture or the Notes to principal, interest or any other amount payable
in respect of the Notes by the Company or the Note Guaranty by the Guarantors will be deemed also
to refer to any Additional Amount, unless the context requires otherwise, that may be payable with
respect to that amount under the obligations referred to in this Paragraph 6.
The foregoing obligation will survive termination or discharge of the Indenture.
7. Open Market Purchases.
The Company or any of its Affiliates may at any time purchase Notes in the open market or
otherwise at any agreed upon price. All Notes so purchased may not be reissued or resold, except
in compliance with applicable requirements or exemptions under the relevant securities laws.
8. Redemption.
Except as described in Section 3.01 of the Indenture and this Paragraph 8, the Notes may not
be redeemed.
(a) The Notes shall be redeemable, at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, on any
Interest Payment Date prior to April 25, 2017, upon giving not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’
notice to the Holders (which notice shall be irrevocable), at a Redemption Price equal to the
greater of:
(1) 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed; and
(2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and
interest on such notes (exclusive of interest accrued on the Redemption Date) discounted to the
Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months)
at the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points;
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plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on the
principal amount being redeemed to such Redemption Date.
If as a result of any change in or amendment to the laws (or any rules or regulations
thereunder) of a Taxing Jurisdiction, or any amendment to or change in an official interpretation,
administration or application of such laws, any treaties, rules, or related agreements to which a
Taxing Jurisdiction is a party or regulations (including a holding by a court of competent
jurisdiction), which change or amendment becomes effective or, in the case of a change in official
position, is announced on or after the issue date of the Notes or on or after the date a successor
to the Company assumes the obligations under the Notes, (i) the Company or any successor to the
Company has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts (as defined in Section 4.06 of the
Indenture and Paragraph 5 hereof) or (ii) either of the Guarantors or any successor to the
Guarantor has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts in excess of the Additional
Amounts either such Guarantor or any such successor to the Guarantor would be obligated to pay if
payments were subject to withholding or deduction at a rate of 15% or at a rate of 25% in the case
that the Holder of the Notes is resident in a tax haven jurisdiction for Brazilian tax purposes
(i.e., a country that does not impose any income tax or that imposes it at a maximum rate lower
than 20% or where the laws impose restrictions on the disclosure of ownership composition or
securities ownership) (the “Minimum Withholding Level”), as a result of the taxes, duties,
assessments and other governmental charges described above, the Company or any of its successors
may, at their option, redeem all, but not less than all, of the Notes, at a redemption price equal
to 100% of their principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest to the date fixed for
redemption, upon publication of irrevocable notice to Holders not less than 30 days nor more than
60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. No notice of such redemption may be given earlier
than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which either (x) the Issuer or successor to the Issuer
would, but for such redemption, become obligated to pay any additional amounts, or (y) in the case
of payments made under the Guarantees, either Guarantor or any successor to the Guarantor would,
but for such redemption, be obligated to pay the Additional Amounts in excess of the Minimum
Withholding Level. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company or any successor to the Company shall
not have the right to so redeem the Notes unless (a) it is obligated to pay Additional Amounts or
(b) either Guarantor or any successor to the Guarantor is obliged to pay Additional Amounts which
in the aggregate amount exceed the Additional Amounts payable at the Minimum Withholding Level.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or any successor to the Company shall not have the right
to so redeem the Notes unless it has taken reasonable measures to avoid the obligation to pay
Additional Amounts. For the avoidance of doubt, reasonable measures do not include changing the
jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or any successor to the Company or the jurisdiction of
incorporation of a Guarantor or any successor to the Guarantor.
In the event that the Company or any successor elects to so redeem the Notes pursuant to
Section 3.01(c) of the Indenture, it will deliver to the Trustee: (i) a certificate, signed in the
name of the Company by any two of its executive officers or by its attorney-in-fact in accordance
with its bylaws, stating that the Company or any successor to the Company is entitled to redeem the
Notes pursuant to their terms and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the condition or
conditions precedent to the right of the Company or any successor to the Company to so redeem
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have occurred or been satisfied; and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (1) the
Company or any successor to the Company has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts or
either Guarantor or any successor to the Guarantor has or will become obligated to pay Additional
Amounts in excess of the Additional Amounts payable at the Minimum Withholding Level, (2) such
obligation is the result of a change in or amendment to the laws (or any rules or regulations
thereunder) of a Taxing Jurisdiction, as described above, (3) the Company or any successor to the
Company, or either Guarantor or any successor to the Guarantor, as the case may be cannot avoid
payment of such Additional Amounts by taking reasonable measures available to it and (4) that all
governmental requirements necessary for the Company to effect the redemption have been complied
with.
9. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Notes are in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of U.S.$100,000 and
integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 in excess thereof.
A Holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Trustee, the
Registrar or Transfer Agent, as the case may be, may require a Holder, among other things, to
furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by
law or permitted by the Indenture.
The Trustee, the Registrar or Transfer Agent, as the case may be, need not register the
transfer or exchange of any Notes selected for redemption or any Notes for a period of 15 days
before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or before an Interest Payment Date.
10. Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered Holder of this Note may be treated as the owner thereof for all purposes.
11. Unclaimed Money.
Subject to applicable law, the Trustee and the Paying Agents shall pay to the Company upon
request any monies held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for
two years, and thereafter, Holders entitled to such monies must look to the Company for payment as
general creditors.
12. Defeasance.
Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Company and the Guarantors at any time may
terminate some or all of their obligations under the Notes, the Indenture and the Note Guarantees,
as the case may be, if the Company or the Guarantors irrevocably deposit in trust with the Trustee
money or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient for the payment of principal of and interest on all
the Notes to Maturity or redemption. At such time, each Guarantor’s obligations under its Note
Guaranty will terminate.
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13. Amendment; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, the Indenture or the Notes may be
amended or supplemented without notice to any Holder but with the written consent of the Holders of
at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and any past Default or
compliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority
in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. However, subject to certain exceptions set forth
in the Indenture, without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected thereby, no
amendment or waiver may, among other things:
(i) reduce the principal amount of or change the Stated Maturity of any payment on any
Note;
(ii) reduce the rate of any interest on any Note;
(iii) reduce the amount payable upon the redemption of any Note or change the time at
which any Note may be redeemed;
(iv) change the currency for payment of principal of, or interest or any Additional
Amounts on, any Note;
(v) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any right to payment on
or with respect to any Note;
(vi) waive a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of and interest on the
Notes;
(vii) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to any amendment,
supplement or waiver;
(viii) make any change to the first paragraph of Section 9.02 of the Indenture;
(ix) modify or change any provision of the Indenture affecting the ranking of the Notes
or any Note Guaranty in a manner adverse to the Holders of the Notes; or
(x) make any change in any Note Guaranty that would adversely affect the Noteholders.
provided that the provisions of the covenants described in Section 4.11 of the Indenture may,
except as provided above, be amended or waived with the consent of Holders holding not less than 66
2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes.
The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may, without the consent of any Holder of the
Notes, amend the Indenture or the Notes to:
(i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;
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(ii) to add guarantees or collateral with respect to the Notes;
(iii) to comply with Section 5.01 of the Indenture;
(iv) to provide for any guarantee of the Notes, to secure the Notes or to confirm and
evidence the release, termination or discharge of any guarantee of the Notes when such
release, termination or discharge is permitted by this Indenture;
(v) to add to the covenants of the Company or the Guarantors for the benefit of the
Holders;
(vi) to surrender any right herein conferred upon the Company or the Guarantors;
(vii) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment by a successor
Trustee;
(viii) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes;
(ix) to make any other change that does not materially and adversely affect the rights
of any Holder or to conform this Indenture to the section “Description of Notes” in the
Offering Memorandum; or
(x) to comply with any applicable requirements of the SEC, including in connection with
an required qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act
provided that, in such case, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel
and an Officers’ Certificate, each stating that such amendment or supplement complies with the
provisions of Section 9.01 of the Indenture.
Each Guarantor must consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver.
14. Defaults and Remedies.
An “Event of Default” occurs if:
(i) the Company defaults in any payment of interest (including any Additional
Amounts) on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and such default
continues for a period of 30 days;
(ii) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal (including any
Additional Amounts) of any Note when the same becomes due and payable upon
acceleration or redemption or otherwise;
(iii) the Company or any Guarantor fails to comply with any of its covenants
or agreements in the Notes or the Indenture (other than those referred
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to in (i) and (ii) above), and such failure continues for 60 days after the
notice specified below;
(iv) the Company, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary defaults under
any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which
there may be secured or evidenced any Debt for money borrowed by the Company, any
such Guarantor or any such Significant Subsidiary (or the payment of which is
guaranteed by the Company, such Guarantor or any such Significant Subsidiary)
whether such Debt or guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of the
Indenture, which default (a) is caused by failure to pay principal of or premium,
if any, or interest on such Debt after giving effect to any grace period provided
in such Debt on the date of such default (“Payment Default”) or (b) results in the
acceleration of such Debt prior to its express maturity and, in each case, the
principal amount of any such Debt, together with the principal amount of any other
such Debt under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has
been so accelerated, aggregates U.S.$50,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof at the
time of determination) or more in the aggregate;
(v) one or more final judgments or decrees for the payment of money in excess
of U.S.$50,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof at the time of determination) in the
aggregate are rendered against the Company, any Guarantor or any Significant
Subsidiary and are not paid (whether in full or in installments in accordance with
the terms of the judgment) or otherwise discharged and, in the case of each such
judgment or decree, either (a) an enforcement proceeding has been commenced by any
creditor upon such judgment or decree and is not dismissed within 30 days following
commencement of such enforcement proceedings or (b) there is a period of 60 days
following such judgment during which such judgment or decree is not discharged,
waived or the execution thereof stayed;
(vi) an involuntary case or other proceeding is commenced against the Company,
any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary with respect to it or its debts under
any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect seeking
the appointment of a trustee, receiver, síndico, liquidator, custodian or other
similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, and such
involuntary case or other proceeding remains undismissed and unstayed for a period
of 60 days; or an order for relief is entered against the Company, any Guarantor or
any Significant Subsidiary under the bankruptcy laws now or hereafter in effect,
and such order is not being contested by the Company, any Guarantor or any
Significant Subsidiary, as the case may be, in good faith, or has not been
dismissed, discharged or otherwise stayed, in each case within 60 days of being
made;
(vii) the Company, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary (i) commences a
voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation,
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reorganization, concordata or other relief with respect to itself or its Debts
under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter
in effect, or consents to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case
under any such law, (ii) consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a
receiver, síndico, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or
similar official of the Company, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary or for
all or substantially all of the Property of the Company, any Guarantor or any
Significant Subsidiary or (iii) effects any general assignment for the benefit of
creditors;
(viii) any event occurs that under the laws of the Cayman Islands, Brazil or
any political subdivision thereof or any other country has substantially the same
effect as any of the events referred to in any of clause (vi) or (vii);
(ix) any Note Guaranty ceases to be in full force and effect, other than in
accordance the terms of the Indenture, or a Guarantor denies or disaffirms its
obligations under its Note Guaranty; or
(x) XXX X.X. ceases to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding
share capital of the Company.
A Default under clause (iii) above shall not constitute an Event of Default until the Trustee
or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes notify the Company and
the Guarantors of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default within the time specified
after receipt of such notice.
The Trustee is not to be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or
knowledge of any cure of any Default or Event of Default unless either (i) an attorney, authorized
officer or agent of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the Indenture has actual knowledge
of such Default or Event of Default or (ii) written notice of such Default or Event of Default has
been given to the Trustee by the Company or any Holder.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clauses (vi), (vii) and
(viii) above) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in
principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare all unpaid principal of and accrued and
unpaid interest on all Notes to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the
Company, and upon any such declaration such amounts shall become due and payable immediately. If
an Event of Default specified in clause (vi), (vii) or (viii) above occurs and is continuing, then
the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all Notes shall become and be immediately due
and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustee in case an
Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any of the
Holders, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory
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to it. Subject to such provision for the indemnification of the Trustee, the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes shall have the right to direct the
time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee.
At any time after a declaration of acceleration has been made and before a judgment or decree
for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as provided in the Indenture, the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes by written notice to the Company and the
Trustee may rescind or annul a declaration of acceleration if (i) the Company has paid or deposited
with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all overdue interest (including any Additional Amounts) on
Outstanding Notes, all unpaid principal of the Notes that has become due otherwise than by such
declaration of acceleration, interest on such overdue interest (including any Additional Amounts)
as provided in the Indenture and all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee under the Indenture and
the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel and (ii) all Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal
that has become due solely because of acceleration.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default or impair any right
consequent thereto.
15. Trustee Dealings with the Company.
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the Indenture, the Trustee and any Agent or
co-registrar or any other agent of the Company or of the Trustee, in its individual or any other
capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or its
Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Agent, or such other agent.
16. Governing Law.
THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE,
THIS NOTE AND THE NOTES GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF
LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED
THEREBY.
17. No Recourse Against Others.
No director, officer, employee or shareholder, as such, of the Company or the Trustee shall
have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or any obligations of the
Company or the Trustee under the 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 waives and releases all such
liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.
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18. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification
Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP or ISIN numbers, as applicable, to be printed on the Notes
and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP or ISIN numbers, as applicable, in notices of redemption
as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either
as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only
on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Company shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the
Indenture, which includes the form of this Note. Requests may be made to:
TAM Capital Inc.
x/x XXX X.X.
Xx. Xxxxxxxx, 000, Lote 4
04072 000
São Paulo, SP
Brasil
Attention: Legal Department
Facsimile: 00-00-0000-0000
x/x XXX X.X.
Xx. Xxxxxxxx, 000, Lote 4
04072 000
São Paulo, SP
Brasil
Attention: Legal Department
Facsimile: 00-00-0000-0000
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NOTATION OF GUARANTY
For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the
Indenture) has unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to
the provisions in the Indenture dated as of April 25, 2007 (as amended from time to time, the
“Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantor, The Bank of New York, as Trustee, Registrar,
Transfer Agent and Principal Paying Agent (collectively, the “Agents” and each individually an
“Agent”) and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent,
the full and punctual payment (whether at Stated Maturity, upon redemption, acceleration, or
otherwise) of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, and all other amounts payable
under, each Note, and the full and punctual payment of all other amounts payable by the Company
under the Indenture. The obligations of each Guarantor to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee
pursuant to the guaranty and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture
and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the guaranty.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has caused this guaranty to be duly executed.
XXX X.X., | ||||||
as Guarantor | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
TAM LINHAS AÉREAS S.A., | ||||||
as Guarantor | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: |
Witnesses: | ||||
By: |
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By: |
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EXHIBIT B
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
dated as of , ___
among
TAM CAPITAL INC.,
the [ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR(S)] Party Hereto
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
as Trustee, Registrar, Transfer Agent and Principal Paying Agent
as Trustee, Registrar, Transfer Agent and Principal Paying Agent
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.,
as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent
as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent
7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017
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THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), entered into as of , ___,
among TAM Capital Inc., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman
Islands (the “Company”), [Additional Guarantor(s)] (each an “Undersigned”), The Bank of New York,
as trustee, registrar, transfer agent and principal paying agent (the “Trustee”) and The Bank of
New York (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, The Bank of New York, as Trustee,
Registrar, Transfer Agent and Principal Paying Agent (the “Trustee”) and The Bank of New York
(Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, entered into the Indenture, dated
as of April 25, 2007 (the “Indenture”), relating to the Company’s 7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes
Due 2017 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, as a condition to the Trustee entering into the Indenture and the purchase of the
Notes by the Holders, the Company and the Guarantors agreed pursuant to the Indenture to cause any
newly acquired or created Subsidiaries to provide Guarantees in certain circumstances.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and
intending to be legally bound, the parties to this Supplemental Indenture hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used as defined
in the Indenture.
Section 2. Each Undersigned, by its execution of this Supplemental Indenture, agrees to be a
Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to
Guarantors, including, but not limited to, Article 10 thereof. [Specify % to be guaranteed, if
less than 100%.]
Section 3. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New York.
Section 4. This Supplemental Indenture may be signed in various counterparts which together
will constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 5. This Supplemental Indenture is an amendment supplemental to the Indenture, and the
Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture will henceforth be read together.
Section 6. The Trustee makes no representation or warranty as to the validity or sufficiency
of this Supplemental Indenture or the recitals contained herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed as of the date first above written.
TAM CAPITAL INC., | ||||||
as the Company | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
[ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR], | ||||||
as Guarantor | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, | ||||||
as Trustee, Registrar, Transfer Agent and Principal Paying Agent | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK (Luxembourg) S.A., | ||||||
as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: |
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF
TRANSFER NOTICE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
Insert Taxpayer Identification No.
Please print or typewrite name and address, including postal zip code, of assignee
this Note and all rights hereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing
attorney to transfer said Note on the books of TAM Capital Inc. with full
power of substitution in the premises.
In connection with any transfer of this Note occurring prior to the date [which is two years
after the original issue date of the Notes,]4 [which is on or prior to the 40th day
after the Closing Date (as defined in the Indenture governing the Notes),]5 the
undersigned confirms that:
[Check one]
o | (a) | This Note is being transferred to a person whom the Holder reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in a transaction meeting the requirement of Rule 144A; | ||||
o | (b) | This Note is being transferred in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act; | ||||
o | (c) | This Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 thereunder (if available); | ||||
o | (d) | This Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; or | ||||
o | (e) | This Note is being transferred to TAM Capital Inc., |
4 | Include in Restricted Note. | |
5 | Include in Regulation S Note. |
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in each of cases (a) through (e) above, in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any
State of the United States.
If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Transfer Agent shall not be obligated to
register this Note in the name of any Person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the
conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in Section 2.07 of the
Indenture shall have been satisfied.
Date:
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF CERTIFICATE
FOR TRANSFER FROM RESTRICTED GLOBAL
NOTE OR CERTIFICATED NOTE BEARING
A SECURITIES ACT LEGEND TO REGULATION S
GLOBAL NOTE OR CERTIFICATED NOTE
NOT BEARING A SECURITIES ACT LEGEND
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0 Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 10286
Attn: Global Finance Americas
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0 Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 10286
Attn: Global Finance Americas
Re: | 7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017 (the “Notes”) |
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated April 25, 2007 (the “Indenture”), among TAM
Capital Inc., the Guarantors party thereto, The Bank of New York, as Trustee, Registrar, Transfer
Agent and Principal Paying Agent and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying
Agent and Transfer Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
given to them in the Indenture.
This letter relates to U.S.$ principal amount of Notes which are held in the form of
[a beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Note with the Depositary in the name of the
undersigned] [a Certificated Note bearing a Securities Act Legend].
The undersigned has requested a transfer of such [beneficial interest] [Certificated Note] to
a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of [a beneficial interest of equal principal
amount in the Regulation S Global Note (ISIN No. USG86667AA37) to be held with
[Euroclear]* [Clearstream, Luxembourg]6 (Common Code No. 029842094) through
the Depositary] [a Certificated Note of equal principal amount not bearing a Securities Act
Legend]. In connection with such transfer, the undersigned does hereby certify that such transfer
has been effected in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture and the
Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the undersigned
further certifies that:
(1) the offer of the Notes was not made to a U.S. Person (as defined under Regulation S);
6 | Indicate appropriate clearing system. |
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[(2) at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or
the undersigned and any Person acting on behalf of the undersigned reasonably believed that the
transferee was outside the United States;]7
[(2) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore
securities market and neither the undersigned nor any Person acting on behalf of the undersigned
knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States;]8
(3) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule
903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable;
(4) the undersigned is not the Company, a distributor, an affiliate of either the Company or a
distributor, or a Person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing; and
(5) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of
the Securities Act.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and for the
benefit of TAM Capital Inc. Terms used in this certificate and not otherwise defined in the
Indenture have the meanings set forth in Regulation S.
[INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR] | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: |
Dated: , __________
cc: TAM Capital Inc.
7 | Insert one of the two provisions. | |
8 | Insert one of the two provisions. |
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR TRANSFER FROM REGULATION S GLOBAL
NOTE OR CERTIFICATED NOTE NOT BEARING
A SECURITIES ACT LEGEND TO RESTRICTED GLOBAL
NOTE OR CERTIFICATED NOTE BEARING
A SECURITIES ACT LEGEND
(PRIOR TO 40TH DAY AFTER CLOSING DATE)
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0 Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 10286
Attn: Global Finance Americas
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0 Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 10286
Attn: Global Finance Americas
Re: | 7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017 (the “Notes”) |
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated April 25, 2007 (the “Indenture”), among TAM
Capital Inc., the Guarantors party thereto, The Bank of New York, as Trustee, Registrar, Transfer
Agent and Principal Paying Agent and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying
Agent and Transfer Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
given to them in the Indenture.
This
letter relates to U.S.$___ principal amount of Notes which are held in the form of
[a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note (ISIN No. USG86667AA37) with the Depositary
in the name of the undersigned] [a Certificated Note not bearing the Securities Act Legend].
The undersigned has requested a transfer of such [beneficial interest] [Certificated Note] to
a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of [a beneficial interest in the Restricted
Global Note (CUSIP No. 87484E AA9) to be held through the Depositary] [a Certificated Note bearing
the Securities Act Legend]. In connection with such transfer, the undersigned does hereby confirm
that such transfer has been effected in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the
Indenture and the Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and accordingly, the undersigned represents that:
(1) the Notes are being transferred to a transferee that the undersigned reasonably believes
is purchasing the Notes for its own account or one or more accounts with respect to which the
transferee exercises sole investment discretion; and
(2) the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the
meaning of Rule 144A, in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance
with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and for the
benefit of TAM Capital Inc.
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[INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR] | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: |
Dated: , ___
cc: TAM Capital Inc.
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FOR REMOVAL
OF THE SECURITIES ACT LEGEND ON A CERTIFICATED NOTE
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0 Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 10286
Attn: Global Finance Americas
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0 Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 10286
Attn: Global Finance Americas
Re: | 7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017 (the “Notes”) |
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated April 25, 2007 (the “Indenture”), among TAM
Capital Inc., the Guarantors party thereto, The Bank of New York, as Trustee, Registrar, Transfer
Agent and Principal Paying Agent and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying
Agent and Transfer Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
given to them in the Indenture.
This
letter relates to U.S.$___ principal amount of Notes which are held in the form of
[a beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Note (CUSIP No. 87484E AA9) with the Depositary]
[[a] Certificated Note(s) in the name of the undersigned.]9
The undersigned has requested for the restrictive Legend on the Certificated Note(s) to be
removed.
In connection with such transfer, the undersigned does hereby certify that such transfer has
been effected only (i) in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 904 under the Securities
Act, (ii) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144
thereunder (if available) or (iii) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act, in each of cases (i) through (iii) in accordance with any applicable securities
laws of any State of the United States.
9 | Indicate form in which Notes are held. |
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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and for the
benefit of and TAM Capital Inc.
[NAME OF UNDERSIGNED] | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Title: |
Dated: , ___
cc: TAM Capital Inc.
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