Exhibit 4.2
WCI COMMUNITIES, INC.
AND
THE GUARANTORS LISTED
ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO
SERIES A AND SERIES B 7-7/8% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2013
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INDENTURE
Dated as of September 29, 2003
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK
Trustee
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Indenture
Section Section
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310(a)(1).......................................................................... 7.10
(a)(2)......................................................................... 7.10
(a)(3)......................................................................... N.A.
(a)(4)......................................................................... N.A.
(a)(5)......................................................................... 7.10
(b)............................................................................ 7.10
(c)............................................................................ N.A.
311(a)............................................................................. 7.11
(b)............................................................................ 7.11
(c)............................................................................ N.A.
312(a)............................................................................. 2.05
(b)............................................................................ 13.03
(c)............................................................................ 13.03
313(a)............................................................................. 7.06
(b)(2)......................................................................... 7.07
(c)............................................................................ 7.06; 13.02
(d)............................................................................ 7.06
314(a)............................................................................. 4.03; 4.04; 13.02
(c)(1)......................................................................... 13.04
(c)(2)......................................................................... 13.04
(c)(3)......................................................................... N.A.
(e)............................................................................ 13.05
(f)............................................................................ N.A.
315(a)............................................................................. 7.01
(b)............................................................................ 7.05,13.02
(c)............................................................................ 7.01
(d)............................................................................ 7.01
(e)............................................................................ 6.11
316(a) (last sentence)............................................................. 2.09
(a)(1)(A)...................................................................... 6.05
(a)(1)(B)...................................................................... 6.04
(a)(2)......................................................................... N.A.
(b)............................................................................ 6.07
(c)............................................................................ 2.12
317(a)(1).......................................................................... 6.08
(a)(2)......................................................................... 6.09
(b)............................................................................ 2.04
318(a)............................................................................. 13.01
(b)............................................................................ N.A.
(c)............................................................................ 13.01
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N.A. means Not Applicable
Note: This Cross-Reference Table is not part of this Indenture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
1.01 Definitions................................................................................. 1
1.02 Other Definitions........................................................................... 17
1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act........................................... 17
1.04 Rules of Construction....................................................................... 18
ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
2.01 Form and Dating............................................................................. 18
2.02 Execution and Authentication................................................................ 19
2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent.................................................................. 20
2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust......................................................... 20
2.05 Holder Lists................................................................................ 20
2.06 Transfer and Exchange....................................................................... 21
2.07 Replacement Notes........................................................................... 32
2.08 Outstanding Notes........................................................................... 32
2.09 Treasury Notes.............................................................................. 32
2.10 Temporary Notes............................................................................. 32
2.11 Cancellation................................................................................ 33
2.12 Defaulted Interest.......................................................................... 33
2.13 CUSIP Numbers............................................................................... 33
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
3.01 Notices to Trustee.......................................................................... 33
3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed........................................................... 34
3.03 Notice of Redemption........................................................................ 34
3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption.............................................................. 35
3.05 Deposit of Redemption Price................................................................. 35
3.06 Notes Redeemed in Part...................................................................... 35
3.07 Optional Redemption......................................................................... 35
3.08 Mandatory Redemption........................................................................ 36
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ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
4.01 Payment of Notes............................................................................ 36
4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency............................................................. 36
4.03 Reports..................................................................................... 37
4.04 Compliance Certificate...................................................................... 37
4.05 Taxes....................................................................................... 38
4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.............................................................. 38
4.07 Restricted Payments......................................................................... 38
4.08 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.............................. 42
4.09 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.................................. 43
4.10 Maintenance of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.............................................. 46
4.11 Transactions with Affiliates................................................................ 47
4.12 Liens....................................................................................... 48
4.13 Business Activities......................................................................... 48
4.14 Corporate Existence......................................................................... 48
4.15 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.................................................. 48
4.16 No Senior Subordinated Debt................................................................. 49
4.17 Limitation on Issuances of Guarantees of Indebtedness....................................... 49
4.18 Payments for Consent........................................................................ 50
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
5.01 Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.................................................... 50
5.02 Successor Corporation Substituted........................................................... 50
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
6.01 Events of Default........................................................................... 51
6.02 Acceleration................................................................................ 52
6.03 Other Remedies.............................................................................. 53
6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults..................................................................... 53
6.05 Control by Majority......................................................................... 53
6.06 Limitation on Suits......................................................................... 53
6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment............................................... 54
6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee.................................................................. 54
6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim............................................................ 54
6.10 Priorities.................................................................................. 55
6.11 Undertaking for Costs....................................................................... 55
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ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
7.01 Duties of Trustee........................................................................... 55
7.02 Rights of Trustee........................................................................... 56
7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee................................................................ 57
7.04 Trustee's Disclaimer........................................................................ 57
7.05 Notice of Defaults.......................................................................... 57
7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.................................................. 58
7.07 Compensation and Indemnity.................................................................. 58
7.08 Replacement of Trustee...................................................................... 59
7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc............................................................ 59
7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification............................................................... 60
7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company........................................... 60
7.12 Assignment of Rights, Not Assumption of Duties.............................................. 60
ARTICLE 8
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.................................... 60
8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge.............................................................. 60
8.03 Covenant Defeasance......................................................................... 61
8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.................................................. 61
8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous
Provisions................................................................................ 62
8.06 Repayment to Company........................................................................ 63
8.07 Reinstatement............................................................................... 63
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes......................................................... 63
9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes............................................................ 64
9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act......................................................... 66
9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents........................................................... 66
9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes............................................................ 66
9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc............................................................. 66
ARTICLE 10
SUBORDINATION
10.01 Agreement to Subordinate.................................................................... 66
10.02 Liquidation; Dissolution; Bankruptcy........................................................ 67
10.03 Default on Designated Senior Debt........................................................... 67
10.04 Acceleration of Securities.................................................................. 68
10.05 When Distribution Must Be Paid Over......................................................... 68
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10.06 Notice by Company........................................................................... 68
10.07 Subrogation................................................................................. 68
10.08 Relative Rights............................................................................. 69
10.09 Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company................................................ 69
10.10 Distribution or Notice to Representative.................................................... 69
10.11 Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent.......................................................... 69
10.12 Authorization to Effect Subordination....................................................... 70
10.13 Amendments.................................................................................. 70
ARTICLE 11
NOTE GUARANTEES
11.01 Guarantee................................................................................... 70
11.02 Subordination of Note Guarantee............................................................. 71
11.03 Limitation on Guarantor Liability........................................................... 71
11.04 Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee.................................................... 71
11.05 Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms.......................................... 72
11.06 Releases Following Sale of Assets........................................................... 72
ARTICLE 12
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
12.01 Satisfaction and Discharge.................................................................. 73
12.02 Application of Trust Money.................................................................. 74
ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS
13.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls................................................................ 74
13.02 Notices..................................................................................... 74
13.03 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes............................... 75
13.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.......................................... 75
13.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion............................................... 76
13.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents................................................................. 76
13.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.................... 76
13.08 Governing Law; Submission of Jurisdiction................................................... 76
13.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements............................................... 77
13.10 Successors.................................................................................. 77
13.11 Severability................................................................................ 77
13.12 Counterpart Originals....................................................................... 77
13.13 Table of Contents, Headings, etc............................................................ 77
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A-1 FORM OF NOTE
Exhibit A-2 FORM OF REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE
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Exhibit B FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Exhibit C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Exhibit D FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED
INVESTOR
Exhibit E FORM OF NOTE GUARANTEE
Exhibit F FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
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INDENTURE dated as of September 29, 2003 between WCI Communities, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the subsidiary guarantors listed on the
signature pages hereto (collectively, the "Guarantors") and The Bank of New
York, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee").
The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the
benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of
the Notes:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
1.01 Definitions.
"144A Global Note" means a global note substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-1 hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement
Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the
Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the
outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
"Acquired Debt" means, with respect to any specified Person, (1)
Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is
merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person whether or
not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of,
such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such
specified Person; and (2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset
acquired by such specified Person.
"Additional Interest" means all additional interest then owing pursuant
to Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Additional Notes" means Notes, unlimited in aggregate principal amount
(other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with
Sections 2.02 and 4.09 hereof, as part of the same series as the Initial Notes.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, "control"
as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
agreement or otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the
Voting Stock of a Person shall be deemed to be control. For purposes of this
definition, the terms "controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control
with" shall have correlative meanings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term
"Affiliate" shall not include, with respect to the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary, any Restricted Subsidiary.
"Agent" means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar.
"Amenities" means the golf courses, marinas, clubhouses and swimming,
restaurants, tennis and other recreational facilities owned and operated by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and all activities reasonably related
thereto.
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"Applicable Procedures" means, with respect to any transfer or exchange
of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of
the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or
exchange.
"Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or
state law for the relief of debtors.
"Beneficial Owner" has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3
and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial
ownership of any particular "person" (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3)
of the Exchange Act), such "person" shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership
of all securities that such "person" has the right to acquire by conversion or
exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is
exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition. The terms
"Beneficially Owns" and "Beneficially Owned" shall have a corresponding meaning.
"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company, or
any authorized committee of the Board of Directors.
"Borrowing Base" means, at any time of determination, the sum of the
following, without duplication: (1) 100% of all cash and Cash Equivalents held
by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including cash or Cash Equivalents
held by a title insurance company in trust for the benefit of the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary; (2) 75% of the book value of Developed Land for which no
construction has occurred; (3) 95% of the cost of the land and construction
costs (as reasonably allocated by the Company) for all Units for which there is
an executed purchase contract with a buyer not affiliated with the Company, less
any deposits, down payments or xxxxxxx money; (4) 80% of the cost of the land
and construction costs (as reasonably allocated by the Company) for all Units
for which construction has begun and for which there is not an executed purchase
agreement with a buyer not affiliated with the Company; (5) 75% of Receivables;
(6) 75% of the cost of Amenities less the portion of such costs allocated on a
pro rata basis to sold memberships or marina slips; (7) 50% of the costs of
Developable Land (other than Developed Land) on which improvements have not
commenced, less CDD Obligations and mortgage Indebtedness (other than under a
Credit Facility) applicable to such land, up to the greater of $75.0 million or
30% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth; (8) 65% of all Restricted Investments up
to $25.0 million; and (9) capitalized interest and taxes up to a maximum of 10%
of the Borrowing Base, exclusive of this clause (9) at the time of
determination.
"Broker-Dealer" has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
"Capital Lease Obligation" means, at the time any determination thereof
is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that
would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in
accordance with GAAP.
"Capital Stock" means (1) in the case of a corporation, corporate
stock, (2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares,
interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of
corporate stock, (3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company,
partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited), and (4) any
other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a
share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing
Person.
"Cash Equivalents" means (1) United States dollars, (2) securities
issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States
government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full
faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having
maturities of not more than one year
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from the date of acquisition, (3) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time
deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition,
bankers' acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank
deposits, in each case with any domestic commercial bank having capital and
surplus in excess of $500 million and rated A-1 or better by Standard & Poor's
Rating Services or P-1 or better by Moody's or the equivalent of such rating by
a successor rating agency, (4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more
than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2)
and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the
qualifications specified in clause (3) above, (5) commercial paper having the
highest rating obtainable from Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard &
Poor's Rating Services and in each case maturing within one year after the date
of acquisition, and (6) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which
constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of
this definition.
"CDD Obligations" has the meaning set forth in clause (xi) of the
second paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof, to the extent that such obligation is
reflected as an obligation of the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following: (1)
the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other
than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related
transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any "person" (as
that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act or any successor
provision) other than a Principal or a Related Party of a Principal; provided
that a transaction where the Principals and/or Related Parties of a Principal
own directly or indirectly 50% or more of all classes of Capital Stock of such
Person or group immediately after such transaction shall not be a Change of
Control; (2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution
of the Company; (3) the consummation of any transaction (including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any
"person" (as defined above), other than the Principals and their Related
Parties, becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50%
of the Voting Stock of the Company (measured by voting power rather than number
of shares); or (4) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board
of Directors of the Company are not Continuing Directors.
"Clearstream" means ClearStream Bank S.A.
"Company" means WCI Communities, Inc., and any and all successors
thereto and not to any of its Subsidiaries.
"Consolidated Coverage Ratio" means with respect to any Person for any
period, the ratio of the EBITDA of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries
for such period to the Consolidated Interest Incurred of such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries for such period. In the event that the referent Person
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, Guarantees, repays,
repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital
borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the
commencement of the period for which the Consolidated Coverage Ratio is being
calculated but prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of
the Consolidated Coverage Ratio is made (the "Calculation Date"), then the
Consolidated Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such
incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase or redemption of
Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of preferred stock, and
the use of proceeds therefrom as if the same had occurred at the beginning of
the applicable four-quarter reference period.
In addition, for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Coverage
Ratio, (1) acquisitions that have been made by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations and
including any related financing transactions, during the four-quarter reference
period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation
Date shall be given pro forma effect as if they had occurred
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on the first day of the four-quarter reference period and EBITDA for such
reference period shall be calculated without giving effect to clause (3) of the
proviso set forth in the definition of Consolidated Net Income, and (2) the
EBITDA attributable to Discontinued Operations, as determined in accordance with
GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date,
shall be excluded, and (3) the Consolidated Interest Incurred attributable to
Discontinued Operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations
or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded, but
only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Consolidated
Interest Incurred will not be obligations of the referent Person or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date.
"Consolidated Indebtedness" means the Indebtedness of the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, calculated in accordance
with GAAP, including, without duplication, the amount of all Guarantees, letters
of credit or other items of Indebtedness that are reflected as liabilities on
the balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including Land
Bank Obligations reflected as liabilities on the balance sheet of the Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries excluding, however, any amounts attributable to
surety and performance bonds.
"Consolidated Interest Incurred" means, with respect to any Person for
any period, without duplication, (1) the consolidated interest expense of such
Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued
(including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original
issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any
deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated
with Capital Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and
charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers' acceptance
financings, and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to
Hedging Obligations, but excluding amortization of debt issuance costs paid on
or prior to the Issue Date), plus (2) the consolidated interest of such Person
and its Restricted Subsidiaries, that was capitalized during such period, plus
(3) any Consolidated Interest Incurred on Indebtedness of another Person that is
Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a
Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (subject,
however, to the amount of the guarantee or the value of the assets constituting
the Lien) (whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon), plus (4)
Consolidated Interest Incurred in connection with Investments in Discontinued
Operations for such period; plus (5) the product of (a) all dividends, whether
paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of
such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on
Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other than
Disqualified Stock) or to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,
times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which
is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax
rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, on a consolidated
basis and in accordance with GAAP; minus (6) to the extent included above, the
amortization of previously capitalized interest, minus (7) to the extent
included above, the amortization of debt issuance costs paid on or prior to the
Issue Date.
"Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any Person for any
period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance
with GAAP; provided that, without duplication, (1) the Net Income or net loss of
any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the
equity method of accounting shall be included only to the extent of the amount
of dividends or distributions are received in cash to the referent Person or a
Restricted Subsidiary during the referent period or receivable (without legal or
contractual restrictions) or to the extent such loss has been funded with cash
or other assets from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary during the referent
period, (2) the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary shall be excluded to the
extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by
that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of
determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not
been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its
charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or
governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its
stockholders, unless such restrict-
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tion with respect to the payments of dividends or similar distributions has been
waived (and when and to the extent such dividend or other distribution is
permitted, such income not previously recognized shall then be recognized, in
the period when such dividend or other distribution was permitted and to the
extent of such permission for purposes of calculation of Net Income under
Section 4.07 hereof but Net Income from prior periods will not be included for
any other purpose), (3) the Net Income or net loss of any Person acquired in a
pooling of interests transaction for any period prior to the date of such
acquisition shall be excluded, (4) the cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principles shall be excluded, and (5) the Net Income and net loss of
any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be excluded, unless such Net Income shall be
distributed to the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in which case
such Net Income shall be included.
"Consolidated Net Income After Grossed-up Preferred Stock Dividends"
means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net
Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a
consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, without
duplication, (1) the Net Income or net loss of any Person that is not a
Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of
accounting shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or
distributions are received in cash to the referent Person or a Restricted
Subsidiary during the referent period (regardless of whether such cash
represented Net Income in such period or a prior period) or to the extent such
loss has been funded with cash or other assets from the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary during the referent period, (2) the Net Income of any Restricted
Subsidiary shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of
dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net
Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior
governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly,
by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment,
decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that
Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect
to the payments of dividends or similar distributions has been waived (and when
and to the extent such dividend or other distribution is permitted, such income
not previously recognized shall then be recognized, in the period when such
dividend or other distribution was permitted and to the extent of such
permission for purposes of calculation of Net Income under Section 4.07 hereof
but Net Income from prior periods will not be included for any other purpose),
(3) the Net Income or net loss of any Person acquired in a pooling of interests
transaction for any period prior to the date of such acquisition shall be
excluded, (4) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall
be excluded, (5) the Net Income and net loss of any Unrestricted Subsidiary
shall be excluded, whether or not distributed to the Company or one of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, and (6) the product of (a) all dividends, whether paid
or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock or
Disqualified Stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, times
(b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is
one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate
of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis
and in accordance with GAAP shall be deducted.
"Consolidated Net Worth" of any Person as of any date means the
stockholders' equity (including any preferred stock that is classified as equity
under GAAP, other than Disqualified Stock) of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at the end of the fiscal quarter
immediately preceding such date, as determined in accordance with GAAP, less any
amount attributable to Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
"Consolidated Tangible Assets" of the Company as of any date means the
total amount of assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (less
applicable reserves) on a consolidated basis at the end of the fiscal quarter
immediately preceding such date, as determined in accordance with GAAP, less (1)
Intangible Assets and (2) appropriate adjustments on account of minority
interests of other Persons holding equity investments in Restricted
Subsidiaries.
"Consolidated Tangible Net Worth" means, with respect to any Person as
of any date, the sum of (1) the consolidated equity of the common stockholders
of such Person and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries as of
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such date, plus (2) the respective amounts reported on such Person's balance
sheet as of such date with respect to any series of preferred stock (other than
Disqualified Stock) that by its terms is not entitled to the payment of
dividends unless such dividends may be declared and paid only out of net
earnings in respect of the year of such declaration and payment, but only to the
extent of any cash received by such Person upon issuance of such preferred
stock, less (3) all write-ups (other than write-ups resulting from foreign
currency translations and write-ups of tangible assets of a going concern
business made within 12 months after the acquisition of such business)
subsequent to the date of this Indenture in the book value of any asset owned by
such Person or a consolidated Restricted Subsidiary of such Person, except to
the extent the write-up is a reversal of a write-down or a previously recorded
reserve, less (4) all investments as of such date in Unrestricted Subsidiaries
and in Persons that are not Subsidiaries (except, in each case, Permitted
Investments, to the extent included in calculating the consolidated equity in
clause (1)), less (5) Intangible Assets reflected on the consolidated balance
sheet of such Person or a consolidated Restricted Subsidiary of such Person, all
of the foregoing determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Construction Loan" means, a loan made for the purpose of financing the
construction and development of multifamily residential condominium projects or
commercial real estate projects.
"Consultant" means a natural person who is a consultant hired by the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to perform services.
"Continuing Directors" means, as of any date of determination, any
member of the Board of Directors of the Company who: (1) was a member of such
Board of Directors on the date of this Indenture, or (2) was nominated for
election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority
of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board at the time of such
nomination or election.
"Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Trustee at
which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which
office at the date hereof is located at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0X, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or such other address
as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice under Section 13.02, or
the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other
address as a successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice under
Section 13.02).
"Credit Agreement" means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of
June 28, 2002 by and among the Company, Fleet National Bank and the other
parties named therein, providing for up to $405.0 million of borrowings,
including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and
agreements executed in connection therewith, and in each case as amended,
modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced from time to time.
"Credit Facilities" means one or more debt facilities (including,
without limitation, the Credit Agreement) or commercial paper facilities, in
each case with banks or other institutional lenders providing for revolving
credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of
receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from
such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as
amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole
or in part from time to time (and whether or not with the original lender or
lenders and whether provided under the original Credit Facility or any other
credit or other agreement or indenture). Indebtedness under Credit Facilities
outstanding on the date on which Notes are first issued and authenticated under
this Indenture shall be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance on
the exception provided by clause (i) of the definition of Permitted Debt.
"Custodian" means the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary with
respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.
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"Default" means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the
giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
"Definitive Note" means a certificated Note registered in the name of
the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto except that such Note shall not
bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the "Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto.
"Depositary" means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in
whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as
the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto
appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the
applicable provision of this Indenture.
"Designated Senior Debt" means (1) Indebtedness outstanding under the
Credit Agreement and (2) any other Senior Debt of the Company permitted under
this Indenture the principal amount of which is $25.0 million or more and that
has been designated by the Company as "Designated Senior Debt."
"Developable Land" means all land of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries (a) on which Units may be constructed or which may be utilized for
commercial, retail or industrial uses, in each case, under applicable laws and
regulations and (b) the intended use by the Company for which is permissible
under the applicable regional plan, development agreement or applicable zoning
ordinance.
"Developed Land" means all Developable Land of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries which is undergoing active development or is ready for
vertical construction.
"Discontinued Operations" with respect to the Company those operations
of the Company and its Subsidiaries which were classified as "discontinued
operations" of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP as of the date of determination.
"Disqualified Stock" means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by
the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is
exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the
happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a
sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the Holder
thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the
date on which the Notes mature; provided that only the portion of Capital Stock
which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable or redeemable at the option of the
holder thereof prior to such date will be deemed to be Disqualified Stock;
provided that any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely
because the holders thereof have the right to require the Company to repurchase
such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or an asset sale
shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock
provide that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock
pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with
Section 4.07 hereof.
"EBITDA" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus (1) provision for
taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such
period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing
such Consolidated Net Income, plus (2) consolidated interest expense of such
Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, whether
expensed directly or included as a component of cost of goods sold or allocated
to Joint Ventures (including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance
costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest
component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all
payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and
other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers'
acceptance financings, and net of the effect of all payments made or
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received pursuant to Hedging Obligations), to the extent that any such expense
was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income, plus (3) depreciation,
amortization (including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles but
excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior
period) and other non-cash expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to the
extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any
future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior
period occurring after the date of this Indenture) of such Person and its
Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization
and other non-cash expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net
Income, minus (4) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for
such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of
business, in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance
with GAAP.
Notwithstanding the preceding, the provision for taxes based on the
income or profits of, and the depreciation and amortization and other non-cash
expenses of, a Subsidiary of the Company shall be added to Consolidated Net
Income to compute EBITDA of the Company only to the extent that a corresponding
amount would be permitted at the date of determination to be dividended to the
Company by such Subsidiary without prior governmental approval (that has not
been obtained), and without direct or indirect restriction pursuant to the terms
of its charter and all agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders,
statutes, rules and governmental regulations applicable to that Subsidiary or
its stockholders.
"Equity Interests" means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or
other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is
convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
"Equity Offerings" means any public or private sale of common stock or
preferred stock (excluding Disqualified Stock).
"Euroclear" means Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Brussels
office, as operator of the Euroclear system.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Exchange Notes" means the Series B Notes (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) issued in the Exchange Offer pursuant to Section
2.06(f) hereof.
"Exchange Offer" has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
"Exchange Offer Registration Statement" has the meaning set forth in
the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Excluded Contributions" means the net cash proceeds received by the
Company after the Issue Date from (a) contributions to its equity capital other
than contributions from the issuance of Disqualified Stock or (b) the sale
(other than to a Restricted Subsidiary or to any Company, Restricted Subsidiary
or parent company management equity plan or stock option plan or any other
management or employee benefit plan or agreement) of Capital Stock (other than
Disqualified Stock) of the Company, in each case designated as Excluded
Contributions pursuant to an Officers' Certificate executed by the principal
executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company on the date
such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interests are sold,
as the case may be, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation
set forth in paragraph (c) of Section 4.07 hereof.
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"Existing Indebtedness" means the aggregate principal amount of
Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than
Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement) in existence on the date of the
Indenture.
"Existing Indenture" means the Indenture, dated as of February 20,
2001, by and among the Company, the Trustee and the guarantors named on the
signature pages thereto, as such Indenture may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.
"Existing Notes" means the Company's outstanding $350.0 million
principal amount of 10 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011, outstanding
$200.0 million principal amount of 9 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 and
outstanding $125.0 million principal amount of 4% Contingent Convertible Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2023.
"Fair Market Value" means, with respect to any property or assets, the
fair market value thereof, as established by a responsible officer of the
Company, and, with respect to any property or asset the fair market value of
which exceeds $5.0 million, by an independent third party appraiser, accounting
firm or valuation firm with expertise in such valuation that is not affiliated
with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of
the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such
other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting
profession, which were in effect on April 24, 2002.
"Global Note Legend" means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(ii),
which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
"Global Notes" means, individually and collectively, each of the
Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, substantially in the
form of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.02,
2.06(b)(iv), 2.06(d)(ii) or 2.06(f) hereof.
"Government Securities" means direct obligations of, or obligations
guaranteed by, the United States of America, and the payment for which the
United States pledges its full faith and credit.
"Guarantee" means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable
instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or
indirect, in any manner (including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of
assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect
thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness.
"Guarantors" means (1) each Subsidiary as of the Issue Date and (2) any
other Restricted Subsidiary that executes a Note Guarantee in accordance with
the provisions of this Indenture, and their respective successors and assigns.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Wildcat Run of Xxx County, Inc. is not a
Guarantor of the Notes.
"Hedging Obligations" means, with respect to any Person, the
obligations of such Person under (1) interest rate swap agreements, interest
rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements and (2) other agreements
or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest
rates.
"Holder" means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.
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"IAI Global Note" means the global Note substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-1 hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement
Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the
outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold to Institutional Accredited
Investors.
"Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person and without
duplication, any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, in
respect of borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar
instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect
thereof) or banker's acceptances or representing Capital Lease Obligations or
the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or
representing any Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent any of the foregoing
(other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a
liability upon a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP,
as well as all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such
Person, subject, however, to the Fair Market Value of the assets securing such
Indebtedness (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person) and,
to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by such Person of any
indebtedness of any other Person; provided Indebtedness shall not include
Indebtedness that constitutes an accrued expense, trade payables, customer
deposits or deferred income taxes. The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as
of any date shall be (1) the accreted value thereof, in the case of any
Indebtedness issued with original issue discount, and (2) the principal amount
thereof, together with any interest thereon that is more than 30 days past due,
in the case of any other Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Indebtedness shall not include: (1) Indebtedness which has been defeased or
discharged, (2) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other
financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against
insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided that such
Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its incurrence or (3)
CDD Obligations, other than that portion of any CDD Obligations that is due and
payable at the time of determination.
"Indenture" means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time
to time.
"Independent Member" means, with respect to any board of directors of a
company, a member who is not an officer or employee of such company and is
otherwise "independent" as defined by the New York Stock Exchange's listing
requirements and, in connection with any transaction, a member of such board of
directors who is disinterested with respect to such transaction.
"Indirect Participant" means a Person who holds a beneficial interest
in a Global Note through a Participant.
"Initial Notes" means the first $125.0 million aggregate principal
amount of 7-7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 issued under this Indenture
on the Issue Date.
"Institutional Accredited Investor" means an institution that is an
"accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the
Securities Act, who are not also QIBs.
"Intangible Assets" means all unamortized debt discount and expense,
unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks,
trade names, copyrights, write-ups of assets over their carrying value at the
date of this Indenture or the date of acquisition, if acquired subsequent
thereto, and all other items which would be treated as intangibles on the
consolidated balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. For
purposes of this definition, deferred tax assets shall not be deemed to be
Intangible Assets.
"Investments" means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect
investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms
of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital
contributions (excluding commission, travel loans and advances to officers and
employees made in the
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ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration
of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items
that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company
sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect to any such
sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company, the Company shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of
any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of the Equity
Interests of such Subsidiary not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as
provided in the third paragraph of Section 4.07 hereof. The acquisition by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of a Person that holds an
Investment in a third Person shall be deemed to be an Investment by the Company
or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the
fair market value of the Investment held by the acquired Person in such third
Person in an amount determined as provided in the third paragraph of Section
4.07 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following are not Investments:
(i) Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and in
compliance with this Indenture; (ii) endorsements of negotiable instruments and
documents in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) an acquisition of
assets, Capital Stock or other securities by the Company for consideration
consisting exclusively of Equity Interests of the Company (other than
Disqualified Stock) and which Equity Interests are excluded from the calculation
set forth in Paragraph (c) of the first paragraph of Section 4.07 hereof.
"Issue Date" means September 29, 2003.
"Joint Venture" means a corporation, partnership or other entity
engaged in one or more of the Permitted Businesses in which the Company or its
Restricted Subsidiaries does not have control but owns, directly or indirectly,
at least 10% of the Equity Interests.
"Land Bank Obligations" means all obligations of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries reflected on its balance sheet as a liability in
accordance with GAAP with respect to land sold to a third party and as to which
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has an option to repurchase.
"Legal Holiday" means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in The City of New York or at a place of payment are authorized by
law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a
Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the
next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on
such payment for the intervening period.
"Letter of Transmittal" means the letter of transmittal to be prepared
by the Company and sent to all Holders of the Notes for use by such Holders in
connection with the Exchange Offer.
"Lien" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset,
whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in
the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security
interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under
the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction
provided that in no event shall any operating lease be deemed a Lien).
"Net Income" means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss)
of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in
respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding, however, without duplication,
(1) any gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such gain
or loss, realized in connection with the disposition of any Restricted
Investment by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the
extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries and (2) any extraordinary gain (but not loss), together with any
related provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain (but not loss).
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"Non-Recourse Financing" means Indebtedness incurred in connection with
the purchase, development or construction of personal or real property useful in
the Permitted Business as to which the lender upon default (1) may seek recourse
or payment against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary only through the
return or sale of the property so purchased and (2) may not otherwise assert a
valid claim for payment on such Indebtedness against the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary or any other property of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary.
"Non-U.S. Person" means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.
"Note Guarantee" means the Guarantee by each Guarantor of the Company's
payment obligations under this Indenture and on the Notes, executed pursuant to
the provisions of this Indenture.
"Notes" means the Initial Notes, the Exchange Notes and the Additional
Notes, if any, permitted to be issued in accordance with this Indenture.
"Obligations" means any principal, interest, penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under
the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
"Offering" means the offering of the Notes by the Company.
"Officer" means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board,
the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the
Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller,
the Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chief
Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice
President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any
Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee.
"Opinion of Counsel" means an opinion from legal counsel who is
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section
13.05 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, any
Subsidiary of the Company or the Trustee.
"Participant" means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or
Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or
Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and
Clearstream).
"Permitted Business" means the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries engaged in as of the date of this Indenture, including but not
limited to, planning, designing, engineering, development, construction,
marketing, sale, financing, management and operation of real estate including
business and commercial projects, office buildings, residential subdivisions,
condominiums and cooperatives (including low-, mid- and high-rise condominiums),
villa developments and single family residences, timeshares, related amenity
operations, which include golf clubs, marinas, tennis facilities, restaurants,
including leisure, hospitality (hotels) and health care services, and any and
all other businesses reasonably related thereto including, but not limited to,
pest control and security services. In addition, Permitted Businesses shall
include the operation of an amenities business and other real estate services
businesses, including but not limited to, title insurance, property management,
mortgage banking, insurance brokerage, E-commerce related businesses and real
estate brokerage.
"Permitted Investments" means: (1) any Investment in the Company or in
a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; (2) cash and any Investment in Cash
Equivalents; (3) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment (a) such Person
becomes a
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Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (b) such Person is merged, consolidated
or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its
assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company; (4) any acquisition of assets solely in exchange for the issuance of
Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company; (5) stock,
obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the
ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments or pursuant to any plan of
reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of a
debtor; (6) Investments in existence on the Issue Date; (7) Investments made in
a simultaneous exchange for a prior Permitted Investment; and (8) the fair
market value of any investment in securities or other assets not constituting
cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with the sale of assets (a)
where the securities are secured by a first priority lien on the assets sold or
(b) where at least 25% of the consideration for such sale consists of cash or
Cash Equivalents and provided that no more than an aggregate amount of $10.0
million of such securities may be outstanding at any one time under this clause
8(b); and (9) other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10.0
million at any one time outstanding under this clause (9).
"Permitted Junior Securities" of a Person means (1) Equity Interests in
such Person and (2) debt securities of such Person that are subordinated to all
Senior Debt (and any debt securities issued in exchange for Senior Debt) of such
Person to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the
Notes are subordinated to Senior Debt of the Company.
"Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net
proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or
refund other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
(other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that: (1) the principal amount
(or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
does not exceed the principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable), plus
accrued interest on, the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced, renewed,
replaced, defeased or refunded (plus the amount of reasonable expenses incurred
in connection therewith); unless such excess would be permitted by Section 4.09
hereof; (2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date
later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to
Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the
Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
refunded; (3) if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced,
defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the
final maturity date of the indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed,
replaced deferred or refunded, and is subordinated in right of payment to the
Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of Notes as those contained
in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced,
renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and (4) such Indebtedness is incurred
either by the Company or by the Subsidiary who is the obligor on the
Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
refunded.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, limited liability
partnership, trust, unincorporated organization, or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
"Principals" means Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx., Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx or any of their
affiliates.
"Private Placement Legend" means the legend set forth in Section
2.06(g)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where
otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.
"QIB" means a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A.
"Receivables" means an amount owed with respect to completed sales of
housing units, lots, parcels and amenities services sold to an unaffiliated
purchaser.
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"Registration Rights Agreement" means the A/B Exchange Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2003, by and among the Company and
the other parties named on the signature pages thereof, as such agreement may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and, with respect to any
Additional Notes, one or more registration rights agreements between the Company
and the other parties thereto, as such agreement(s) may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, relating to rights given by the Company to the
purchasers of Additional Notes to register such Additional Notes under the
Securities Act.
"Regulation S" means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
"Regulation S Global Note" means a global Note in the form of Exhibit
A-1 hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and
deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary and registered in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding
principal amount of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903 of
Regulation S.
"Regulation S Permanent Global Note" means a permanent global Note in
the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private
Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name
of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the
outstanding principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note upon
expiration of the Restricted Period.
"Regulation S Temporary Global Note" means a temporary global Note in
the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto bearing the Private Placement Legend and
deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or
its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount
of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.
"Related Party" with respect to any Principal means (A) any controlling
stockholder, 80% (or more) owned Subsidiary, or spouse or immediate family
member (in the case of an individual) of such Principal or (B) any trust,
corporation, partnership or other entity, the beneficiaries, stockholders,
partners, owners or Persons beneficially holding an 80% or more controlling
interest of which consist of such Principal and/or such other Persons referred
to in the immediately preceding clause (A).
"Representative" means the Indenture trustee or other trustee, agent or
representative for any Senior Debt.
"Responsible Officer," means, when used with respect to the Trustee,
any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any
vice president, assistant vice president, assistant treasurer, trust officer or
any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to
those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers,
respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such
person's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall
have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
"Restricted Definitive Note" means a Definitive Note bearing the
Private Placement Legend.
"Restricted Global Note" means a Global Note bearing the Private
Placement Legend.
"Restricted Investment" means an Investment other than a Permitted
Investment.
"Restricted Period" means the 40-day restricted period as defined in
Regulation S.
"Restricted Subsidiary" of a Person means any Subsidiary of the
referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
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"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
"Rule 144A" means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
"Rule 903" means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
"Rule 904" means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Senior Debt" of any Person means: (1) all Indebtedness of such Person
under Credit Facilities and all Hedging Obligations with respect thereto, (2)
any other Indebtedness of such Person permitted to be incurred under the terms
of this Indenture, unless the instrument under which such Indebtedness is
incurred expressly provides that it is on a parity with or subordinated in right
of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as the case may be, and (3) all
Obligations with respect to the foregoing.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Senior Debt
will not include: (a) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes
owed or owing by such Person, (b) any Indebtedness of such Person to any of its
Subsidiaries or other Affiliates, (c) any trade payables, customer deposits,
reserves and accrued expenses, (d) any Indebtedness that is incurred in
violation of this Indenture, (e) Indebtedness represented by the Notes, the
Guarantees, the Exchange Notes or guarantees relating to the Exchange Notes, (f)
any CDD Obligations, other than that portion of CDD Obligations that is due and
payable at the time of determination and (g) the Existing Notes.
"Senior Guarantee" means the Guarantees by the Guarantors of
Obligations under the Credit Agreement or other Senior Debt.
"Shelf Registration Statement" means the Shelf Registration Statement
as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Significant Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that would be a
"significant subsidiary" as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X,
promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on
the date hereof except that the standard of significance will be 20% instead of
10%.
"Stated Maturity" means, with respect to any installment of interest or
principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of
interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation
governing such Indebtedness, and shall not include any contingent obligations to
repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date
originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
"Subordinated Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness which is expressly
subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness provided that
Subordinated Indebtedness shall not include debt which would otherwise be Senior
Debt but for a junior lien on assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, (1) any corporation,
association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting
power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of
any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees
thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such
Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination
thereof) and (2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing
general partner of
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which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general
partners of which are such Person or of one or more Subsidiaries of such Person
(or any combination thereof, except in each case with respect to joint ventures
when such Person or Subsidiary of such Person does not exercise control of the
joint venture).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Subsidiary" shall not include
any entity referred to in (1) or (2) above to the extent the Company does not
consolidate its interest in any such entity in its consolidated financial
statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Notwithstanding the immediately
preceding sentence, not-for-profit golf clubs and common interest realty
associations that do not guarantee our Credit Facilities are not Subsidiaries.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Sections
77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified
under the TIA.
"Trustee" means the party named as such above until a successor
replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and
thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.
"U.S. Person" means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(o) under the
Securities Act.
"Unit" means a residence, whether single or part of a multifamily
building, whether completed or under construction, held by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary for sale or rental in the ordinary course of business;
provided that the number of Units that are rental Units at the time of
determination shall not exceed 25% of the total Units sold or rented by the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the immediately preceding twelve
month period.
"Unrestricted Cash" means all cash of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries which is not allocated for an expenditure or distribution or held
as a deposit for a housing purchase contract or otherwise characterized as a
deposit.
"Unrestricted Definitive Note" means one or more Definitive Notes that
do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
"Unrestricted Global Note" means a permanent global Note substantially
in the form of Exhibit A-1 attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and
that has the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached
thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name
of the Depositary, representing a series of Notes that do not bear the Private
Placement Legend.
"Unrestricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company that is
designated by the Board of Directors as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a
board resolution; but only to the extent that such Subsidiary: (1) has no
Indebtedness other than debt that is non-recourse to the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary, except to the extent that any credit support or guarantee
by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may be incurred as Indebtedness and
a Restricted Investment; (2) is not party to any agreement, contract,
arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or
understanding are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary
than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not
Affiliates of the Company; and (3) is a Person with respect to which neither the
Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect
obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain
or preserve such Person's financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve
any specified levels of operating results; unless the maximum amount of such
obligation is treated as a Restricted Investment and such Restricted Investment
may be made at the time of the giving of such obligation.
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"Valid Purchase Contract Proceeds" means valid purchase contracts for
condominium units which produce proceeds from sales (net of selling expenses and
contract deposits used for construction costs).
"Voting Stock" of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of
such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the board of
directors of such Person.
"Weighted Average Life to Maturity" means, when applied to any
Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (1) the sum
of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining
installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of
principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the
number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between
such date and the making of such payment, by (2) the then outstanding principal
amount of such Indebtedness.
"Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary" of any Person means a Restricted
Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other
ownership interests of which (other than directors' qualifying shares) shall at
the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person.
1.02 Other Definitions.
Defined in
Term Section
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"Affiliate Transaction"........................................................ 4.11
"Authentication Order"......................................................... 2.02
"CDD Obligations".............................................................. 4.09
"Change of Control Offer"...................................................... 4.15
"Change of Control Payment".................................................... 4.15
"Change of Control Payment Date"............................................... 4.15
"Covenant Defeasance".......................................................... 8.03
"Deficiency Date".............................................................. 4.10
"Event of Default"............................................................. 6.01
"incur"........................................................................ 4.09
"Legal Defeasance"............................................................. 8.02
"Minimum Tangible Net Worth"................................................... 4.10
"Offer"........................................................................ 4.10
"Offer Amount"................................................................. 4.10
"Paying Agent"................................................................. 2.03
"Payment Blockage Notice"...................................................... 10.03
"Permitted Debt"............................................................... 4.09
"Registrar".................................................................... 2.03
"Restricted Payments".......................................................... 4.07
1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision
is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.
The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following
meanings:
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"indenture securities" means the Notes;
"indenture security Holder" means a Holder of a Note;
"indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture;
"indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee; and
"obligor" on the Notes and the Note Guarantees means the Company and
the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the
Note Guarantees, respectively.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA,
defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA
have the meanings so assigned to them.
1.04 Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning
assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(c) "or" is not exclusive;
(d) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural
include the singular;
(e) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
(f) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act
shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement of successor sections or
rules adopted by the SEC from time to time.
ARTICLE II
THE NOTES
2.01 Form and Dating.
(a) General. The Notes and the Trustee's certificate of
authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 or A-2 hereto.
The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock
exchange rule or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.
The Notes shall be in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and
are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the
Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture,
expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However,
to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of
this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be
controlling.
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(b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit Exhibits A-1 or A-2 attached hereto
(including the Global Note Legend thereon and the "Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form
shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 attached hereto (but without
the Global Note Legend thereon and without the "Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto). Each Global Note shall
represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each
shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time
be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions.
Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or
decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented
thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the
Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required
by Section 2.06 hereof.
(c) Temporary Global Notes. Notes offered and sold in reliance on
Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of the Regulation S Temporary
Global Note, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes
represented thereby with the Trustee, at its Corporate Trust Office, as
custodian for the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or
the nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by
the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Restricted Period shall be terminated
upon the receipt by the Trustee of (i) a written certificate from the
Depositary, together with copies of certificates from Euroclear and Clearstream
certifying that they have received certification of non-United States beneficial
ownership of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S
Temporary Global Note (except to the extent of any beneficial owners thereof who
acquired an interest therein during the Restricted Period pursuant to another
exemption from registration under the Securities Act and who will take delivery
of a beneficial ownership interest in a 144A Global Note or an IAI Global Note
bearing a Private Placement Legend, all as contemplated by Section 2.06(a)(ii)
hereof), and (ii) an Officers' Certificate from the Company. Following the
termination of the Restricted Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S
Temporary Global Note shall be exchanged for beneficial interests in Regulation
S Permanent Global Notes pursuant to the Applicable Procedures. Simultaneously
with the authentication of Regulation S Permanent Global Notes, the Trustee
shall cancel the Regulation S Temporary Global Note. The aggregate principal
amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent
Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made
on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may
be, in connection with transfers of interest as hereinafter provided.
2.02 Execution and Authentication.
An Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile
signature.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office
at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.
A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature
of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has
been authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee shall authenticate (i) Initial Notes for original issue in
the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $125,000,000, (ii) Additional Notes
and (iii) Exchange Notes (x) in exchange for a like principal amount of Initial
Notes or (y) in exchange for a like principal amount of Additional Notes in each
case upon a written order of the Company in the form of an Officers' Certificate
of the Company (an "Authentication Order"). Each such written order shall
specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the Notes
are to be authenticated, whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes, Exchange
Notes or Additional Notes and whether the Notes are to be issued as certificated
Notes or Global Notes or such other information as the Trustee may
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reasonably request. In addition, with respect to authentication pursuant to
clauses (ii) or (iii) of the first sentence of this paragraph, the first such
written order from the Company shall be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel of
the Company in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the
Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes
whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to
authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An
authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or the
Company.
The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver
any Notes under this Indenture if the Trustee, being advised by counsel,
determines that such action may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good
faith shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal
liability.
2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be
presented for registration of transfer or for exchange ("Registrar") and an
office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment ("Paying Agent"). The
Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange.
The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional
paying agents. The term "Registrar" includes any co-registrar and the term
"Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any
Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify
the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this
Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as
Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of
its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") to
act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and
Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.
2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to
agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of
Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of
principal, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes, and
will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such
payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying
Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may
require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment
over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a
Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a
Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust
fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon
any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the
Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
2.05 Holder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of
all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a). If the Trustee
is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven
Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the
Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such
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date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the
Holders of Notes and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a).
2.06 Transfer and Exchange.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not
be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the
Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another
nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a
successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes
will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if (i) the Company
delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or
unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor
Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 120 days after the date of
such notice from the Depositary or (ii) the Company in its sole discretion
determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged
for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the
Trustee; provided that in no event shall the Regulation S Temporary Global Note
be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes prior to (x) the expiration of
the Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates
required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act. Upon the
occurrence of either of the preceding events in (i) or (ii) above, Definitive
Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the
Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as
provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and
delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof,
pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be
authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A
Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this
Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be
transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f) hereof.
(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global
Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes
shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of
this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the
Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable
to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act.
Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require
compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as
one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global
Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be
transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance
with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement
Legend; provided that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period,
transfers of beneficial interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global
Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of
a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests
in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be
required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers
described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).
(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial
Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and
exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section
2.06(b)(i) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must
deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a
Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in
accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to
credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global
Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or
exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable
Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to
be credited with such increase or (B) (1) a written order from a
Participant or an
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Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a
Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be
transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary
to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose
name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or
exchange referred to in (1) above; provided that in no event shall
Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial
interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note prior to (x) the
expiration of the Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the
Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903 under the
Securities Act. Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Company
in accordance with Section 2.06(f) hereof, the requirements of this
Section 2.06(b)(ii) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt
by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of
Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial interests in the
Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements
for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes
contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under
the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of
the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof.
(iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted
Global Note to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in
any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another
Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements
of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and the Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the
form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then
the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1)
thereof;
(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the
form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary
Global Note or the Regulation S Global Note, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and
(C) if the transferee will take delivery in the
form of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications and certificates and
Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if
applicable.
(iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a
Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in the Unrestricted
Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be
exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of
Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected
pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial
interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the
transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the
applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a
broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution
of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as
defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
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(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer
pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a
certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a)
thereof; or
(2) if the holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who
shall take delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a
certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (4)
thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if
the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so
require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable
to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer
is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the
restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private
Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.
If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B)
or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet
been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the
Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of
beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D)
above.
Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be
exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in
the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.
(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interest in Global Notes
for Definitive Notes.
(i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to
Restricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in
a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest
for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial
interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the
following documentation:
(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in
a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from
such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;
(B) if such beneficial interest is being
transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1)
thereof;
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(C) if such beneficial interest is being
transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in
accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act,
a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such beneficial interest is being
transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144
under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such beneficial interest is being
transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in
reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs
(B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth
in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications,
certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)
thereof, if applicable;
(F) if such beneficial interest is being
transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
(G) if such beneficial interest is being
transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (3)(c) thereof,
the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the
applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section
2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a
Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive
Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in
such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations
as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar
through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or
Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes
to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any
Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear
the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions
on transfer contained therein.
(ii) Beneficial Interests in Regulation S Temporary Global
Note to Definitive Notes. Notwithstanding Sections 2.06(c)(i)(A) and
(C) hereof, a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global
Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note or transferred to a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note
prior to (x) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (y) the
receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule
903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act, except in the case of a
transfer pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act other than Rule 903 or Rule 904.
(iii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to
Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an
Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted
Definitive Note only if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected
pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of such
beneficial interest, in
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the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a
transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal
that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating
in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who
is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer
pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive
Note that does not bear the Private Placement Legend,
a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit
C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b)
thereof; or
(2) if the holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who
shall take delivery thereof in the form of a
Definitive Note that does not bear the Private
Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if
the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so
require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable
to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer
is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the
restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private
Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.
(iv) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to
Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest
in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive
Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section
2.06(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal
amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant
to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the
instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any
Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant
to this Section 2.06(c)(iv) shall be registered in such name or names
and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of
such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through
instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect
Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the
Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive
Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this
Section 2.06(c)(iv) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.
(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial
Interests in Global Notes.
(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests
in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive
Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes
to a Person who takes delivery
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thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following
documentation:
(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive
Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest
in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in
the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in
item (2)(b) thereof;
(B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being
transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1)
thereof;
(C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being
transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in
accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act,
a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being
transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144
under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being
transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in
reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs
(B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth
in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications,
certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)
thereof, if applicable;
(F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being
transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
(G) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being
transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (3)(c) thereof,
the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or
cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of
clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case
of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, in the case of clause (C)
above, the Regulation S Global Note, and in all other cases, the IAI
Global Note.
(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests
in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note
may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note only if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected
pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of
an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer,
certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is
not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the
distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
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(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer
pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the Holder of such Definitive
Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a
beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note,
a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit
C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c)
thereof; or
(2) if the Holder of such Definitive
Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who
shall take delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note,
a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit
B hereto, including the certifications in item (4)
thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if
the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so
require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable
to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer
is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the
restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private
Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.
Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the
subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the
Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate
principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.
(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests
in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive
Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person
who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for
such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable
Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the
aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.
If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a
beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B),
(ii)(D) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has
not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the
Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive
Notes so transferred.
(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive
Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder's compliance
with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the
transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer
or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar
the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or
by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder
shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as
applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section
2.06(e).
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(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive
Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and
registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form
of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the
following:
(A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to
Rule 144A under the Securities Act, then the transferor must
deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to
Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a
certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof; and
(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any
other exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate
in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications,
certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)
thereof, if applicable.
(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted
Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by
the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred
to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected
pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of
an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer,
certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is
not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the
distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to
the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) any such transfer is effected by a
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the Holder of such Restricted
Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for
an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from
such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof;
or
(2) if the Holder of such Restricted
Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a
Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of
an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from
such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if
the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form
reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such
exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act
and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in
the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order
to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
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(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted
Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may
transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form
of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to
register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted
Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.
(f) Exchange Offer. 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 2.02, the
Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that
certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (x) they are not
broker-dealers, (y) they are not participating in a distribution of the Exchange
Notes and (z) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company,
and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer and (ii) Definitive Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted
Definitive Notes 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 Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and
the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the
Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Definitive
Notes in the appropriate principal amount.
(g) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all
Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless
specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
(i) Private Placement Legend.
(A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B)
below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all
Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof)
shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:
"THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS
THAT (A) IT IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THE NOTE
EVIDENCED HEREBY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN
TWO YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY RESELL OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B)
INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH
RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN
ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501 (a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT) THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS
BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER-DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING
CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR
THIS SECURITY), (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT
TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
(IF AVAILABLE), OR (F) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS
SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY
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WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY, IF THE PROPOSED
TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER,
FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE COMPANY SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR
OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH
TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT
SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN,
THE TERMS "OFFSHORE TRANSACTION," "UNITED STATES" AND "U.S. PERSON" HAVE THE
MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT."
(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global
Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs
(c)(iii), (c)(iv), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii) or (f)
to this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange
therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private
Placement Legend.
(ii) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a
legend in substantially the following form:
"THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THIS INDENTURE
GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL
OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07 OF THIS INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE
EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THIS
INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR
CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THIS INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL
NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT
OF THE COMPANY."
(iii) Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend. The
Regulation S Temporary Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially
the following form:
"THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE, AND THE
CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS EXCHANGE FOR CERTIFICATED NOTES, ARE AS
SPECIFIED IN THIS INDENTURE (AS DEFINED HEREIN). NEITHER THE HOLDER NOR THE
BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF INTEREST HEREON."
(h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time
as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for
Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or
canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or
retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At
any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note
is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in
the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive
Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be
reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the
Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such
reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred
to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest
in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly
and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the
Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
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(i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges,
the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global
Notes and Definitive Notes upon the Company's order or at the
Registrar's request.
(ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a
beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive
Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or
similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than
any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon
exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.10, 4.15 and
9.05 hereof).
(iii) The Registrar shall not be required to register the
transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in
part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
(iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any
registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive
Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the
same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as
the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration
of transfer or exchange.
(v) The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to
register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period
beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any
selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending
at the close of business on the day of selection, (B) to register the
transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole
or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in
part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a
record date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.
(vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a
transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem
and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the
absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of
principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and
none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
(vii) The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and
Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02
hereof.
(viii) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of
Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this
Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be
submitted by facsimile.
(ix) Each Holder agrees to indemnify the Company and the
Trustee against any liability that may result from the transfer,
exchange or assignment by such Holder of such Holder's Note in
violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable Unites
States Federal or state securities law.
(x) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to
monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on
transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with
respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any
transfers between or among Depositary Participants or beneficial owners
of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of
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such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly
required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms
of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial
compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
2.07 Replacement Notes.
If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and
the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or
theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee's
requirements are met. An indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is
sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the
Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that
any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its
expenses in replacing a Note.
Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and
shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
2.08 Outstanding Notes.
The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by
the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for
cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the
Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this
Section as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note
does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company holds the Note; however, Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary of
the Company shall not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of Section
3.07(b) hereof.
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be
outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the
replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section
4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an
Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money
sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such
Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue
interest.
2.09 Treasury Notes.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of
Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the
Company, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or
under direct or indirect common control with the Company, shall be considered as
though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the
Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent,
only Notes as to which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge
are so owned shall be so disregarded.
2.10 Temporary Notes.
Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the
Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order,
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
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Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable
delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive
Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of
this Indenture.
2.11 Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any
Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The
Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of
transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of
canceled Notes in accordance with its procedures for the disposition of canceled
securities in effect as of the date of such disposition (subject to the record
retention requirement of the Exchange Act). Certification of the disposition of
all canceled Notes shall be delivered to the Company. The Company may not issue
new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation.
2.12 Defaulted Interest.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall
pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful,
interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a
subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes
and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of
the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date
of the proposed payment. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such
special record date and payment date, provided that no such special record date
shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted
interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon
the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense
of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states
the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such
interest to be paid.
2.13 CUSIP Numbers.
The Company in issuing the Notes may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then
generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in notices
of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may
state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers
either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and
that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on
the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or
omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any
change in the "CUSIP" numbers.
ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
3.01 Notices to Trustee.
If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional
redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee,
at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an
Officers' Certificate setting forth (i) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to
which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal
amount of Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.
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3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.
If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an
offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed
or purchased among the Holders of the Notes in compliance with the requirements
of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are
listed or, if the Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or in
accordance with any other method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate. In
the event of partial redemption by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed
shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more
than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the outstanding
Notes not previously called for redemption.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes
selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for partial
redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Notes and portions of
Notes selected shall be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000;
except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire
outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of
$1,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence,
provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also
apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.
3.03 Notice of Redemption.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date,
the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of
redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered
address.
The notice shall identify the Notes (including the CUSIP number, if
any) to be redeemed and shall state:
(a) the redemption date;
(b) the redemption price;
(c) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the
principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date
upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to
the unredeemed portion shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;
(d) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the
Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
(f) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption
payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after
the redemption date;
(g) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture
pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and
(h) that no representation is made as to the correctness or
accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the
Notes.
At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of
redemption in the Company's name and at its expense; provided that the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 15 days prior to the date of
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the mailing of such notice, 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.
3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03
hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the
redemption date at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may not be
conditional.
3.05 Deposit of Redemption Price.
One Business Day prior to the redemption date, the Company shall
deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the
redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that
date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any
money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of
the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest on,
all Notes to be redeemed.
If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph,
on and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or
the portions of Notes called for redemption. If a Note is redeemed on or after
an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date,
then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name
such Note was registered at the close of business on such record date. If any
Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption
because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph,
interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption date until
such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on
such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in
Section 4.01 hereof.
3.06 Notes Redeemed in Part.
Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall
issue and, upon the Company's written request, the Trustee shall authenticate
for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal
amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.
3.07 Optional Redemption.
(a) Except as set forth in clause (b) of this Section 3.07, the
Company shall not have the option to redeem the Notes pursuant to this Section
3.07 prior to October 1, 2008. On or after October 1, 2008, the Company shall
have the option to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption
prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus
accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, thereon, to the
applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning
on October 1 of the years indicated below:
Year Percentage
---- ----------
2008............................................... 103.938%
2009............................................... 102.625%
2010............................................... 101.313%
2011 and thereafter................................ 100.000%
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of this Section
3.07, at any time on or prior to October 1, 2006, the Company may on one or more
occasions redeem up to an aggregate of 35% of the principal amount of Notes
issued under this Indenture at a redemption price equal to 107.875% of the
principal amount
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thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest thereon, if
any, to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity
Offerings of the Company, to the extent the net cash proceeds thereof are
contributed to the Company as a capital contribution to the common equity of the
Company; provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the
Notes issued remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such
redemption and that such redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the
closing of such Equity Offering.
(c) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made
pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
3.08 Mandatory Redemption.
The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or
sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
4.01 Payment of Notes.
The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the
Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the
date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof,
holds as of 12:00 noon Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the
Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay
all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Company shall pay all
Additional Interest, if any, in the same manner on the dates and in the amounts
set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any
proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to
1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the
extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any
proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and
Additional Interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same
rate to the extent lawful.
4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate
of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or
upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The
Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any
change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company
shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to
furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders,
notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other
offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or
all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such
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designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any
manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York for such purposes. The Company
shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or
rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.
The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee
as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03.
4.03 Reports.
(a) Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the
SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall furnish to the
Holders of Notes within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and
regulations (i) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be
required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the
Company and its Subsidiaries were required to file such forms, including a
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" that describes the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries and, with respect to the annual
information only, a report thereon by the Company's certified independent
accountants and (ii) all current reports that would be required to be filed with
the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company and its Subsidiaries were required to file
such reports. In addition, following consummation of the Exchange Offer, whether
or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Company shall file
a copy of all such information and reports with the SEC for public availability
within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and regulations (unless the
SEC will not accept such a filing) and make such information available to
securities analysts and prospective investors upon request if not then publicly
available. The Company shall at all times comply with TIA Section 314(a).
Delivery by the Company of reports, information and documents to the Trustee
pursuant to TIA Section 314(a) shall be for informational purposes only and the
Trustee's receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any
information contained therein or determinable from information contained
therein, including the Company's compliance with any of its covenants hereunder
(as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers'
Certificates).
(b) For so long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company and
the Guarantors shall furnish to the Holders and to prospective investors, upon
their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule
144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, such requirements shall be
deemed satisfied prior to the commencement of the Exchange Offer or the
effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement by the filing with the SEC of
the registration statement relating to the exchange offer and/or the Shelf
Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto, of the Securities; provided
that any such Registration Statement is filed within the time periods specified
in the Registration Rights Agreement.
4.04 Compliance Certificate.
(a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 100 days
after the end of each fiscal year, an Officers' Certificate stating that a
review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the
preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing
Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed,
performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further
stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of
his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled
each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the
performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this
Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing
all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and
what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and
that to the
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best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by
reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on
the Notes is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the
event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect
thereto.
(b) So long as not contrary to the then current recommendations of
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the year-end financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.03(a) above shall be accompanied by a
written statement of the Company's independent public accountants (who shall be
a firm of established national reputation) that in making the examination
necessary for certification of such financial statements, nothing has come to
their attention that would lead them to believe that the Company has violated
any provisions of Article 4 or Article 5 hereof or, if any such violation has
occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being
understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to
any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation.
(c) The Company shall, so long as any of the Notes are
outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, as soon as possible, and in any event
within five days after any Officer becomes aware of any Default or Event of
Default, an Officers' Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default
and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
4.05 Taxes.
The Company shall pay, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay,
prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies
except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or
where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect
to the Holders of the Notes.
4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
The Company and each of the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it
may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any
manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension
or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may
affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and
each of the Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby
expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it
shall not, by resort to any such law, 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 has been enacted.
4.07 Restricted Payments.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make
any other payment or distribution on account of the Company's or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries' Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any
payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) (other than dividends or distributions
payable in Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or
dividends or distributions to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value
(including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation
involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or
indirect parent of the Company (other than any such Equity Interests owned by
the Company, a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or any Guarantor); (iii) make
any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise
acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Notes
or the Note Guarantees, except payments of interest or a payment of principal at
Stated Maturity (other than Indebtedness permitted under clause (vi) of the
second paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof); or (iv) make any Restricted
Investment, (all such payments and other actions set forth in
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clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as "Restricted
Payments"), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted
Payment:
(a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;
(b) the Company would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and
after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been
made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted
to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated
Coverage Ratio test or the Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated Tangible
Net Worth ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof;
and
(c) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of
all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries after the date of this Indenture plus all Restricted Payments made
since February 20, 2001 until the date of this Indenture that constituted
Restricted Payments under the terms of the indentures relating to the Existing
Notes (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (ii), (iii), (iv),
(v), (vii), (ix), (x), (xi) and (xii) of the next succeeding paragraph (or, with
respect to Restricted Payments made since February 20, 2001 and prior to the
date of this Indenture, Restricted Payments (as defined in the Existing
Indenture) permitted by clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vii), (viii), (x),
(xii), (xiii) and (xiv) of Section 4.07 of the Existing Indenture)), is less
than the sum, without duplication, of
(i) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income After Grossed Up
Preferred Stock Dividends of the Company for the period (taken as one
accounting period) from December 31, 2000 to the end of the Company's
most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial
statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if
such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of
such deficit), plus
(ii) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair
Market Value as determined by an independent third party appraiser,
accounting firm or valuation firm not affiliated with the Company of
real property or securities constituting a controlling interest in any
Person received by the Company since February 20, 2001 as a
contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of
Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or from
the issue or sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company) of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or
convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Company that have
been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests (other than
Disqualified Stock), plus
(iii) to the extent that any Restricted Investment, in
whole or in part, is sold or otherwise liquidated or repaid, redeemed
or repurchased (or was sold or otherwise liquidated or repaid,
redeemed, or repurchased since February 20, 2001 to the date of this
Indenture), the sum of (A) 100% of such cash proceeds and the Fair
Market Value of other assets that do not otherwise constitute a
Restricted Investment (net of the cost of disposition or sale, if any,
and tax liabilities arising from such transaction) up to the aggregate
amount invested in such Restricted Investment outstanding at such time
plus (B) 50% of such cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of other
assets that do not otherwise constitute a Restricted Investment in
excess of the aggregate amount invested in such Restricted Investment,
in each case, to the extent not otherwise included in Consolidated Net
Income of the Company for such period, plus
(iv) 50% of the amount received from any cash dividends,
cash distributions, cash interest or other cash payments received by
the Company or a Guarantor since February 20, 2001 from any Restricted
Investment, to the extent that such dividends or cash distributions
were not otherwise included
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in Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period or in clause
(iii) above and excluding any such payments to pay obligations and
expenses of Restricted Investments such as income taxes which were not
paid prior to February 20, 2001, plus
(v) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the
Company is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the date of
this Indenture (or was redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary since
February 20, 2001 and prior to the date of this Indenture), the Fair
Market Value of the Company's Investment in such Unrestricted
Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation, plus
(vi) 100% of the reduction or release since February 20,
2001 of Indebtedness under Guarantees of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary which are Restricted Investments, to the extent that such
reduction or release is not due to any payment under such Guarantee,
plus
(vii) $10.0 million.
The preceding provisions shall not prohibit: (i) the payment of any
dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at date of
declaration, such payment would have complied with the provisions of this
Indenture; (ii) the redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other
acquisition of any subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor or
of any Equity Interests of the Company in exchange for, or out of the net cash
proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale, issuance of or contribution for,
(other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company), Equity Interests of the
Company (other than Disqualified Stock); provided that the amount of any such
net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such payment, redemption,
repurchase, retirement, defeasance, other acquisition or dividend or
distribution shall be excluded from clause (c) of the preceding paragraph; (iii)
so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or
would be caused thereby, the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other
acquisition of subordinated Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from an
incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; (iv) so long as no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the
payment of any dividend or distribution by a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company to the holders of its common Equity Interests on a pro rata basis; (v)
so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or
would be caused thereby, the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or
retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company held by any present, former or future employee,
director or Consultant of the Company's (or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
or any parent of the Company) pursuant to any management equity subscription
agreement or stock option agreement in effect as of the date of this Indenture
or any other similar agreement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all
such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not
exceed $2.0 million in any twelve-month period (with unused amounts in any
calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a
maximum (without giving effect to the following proviso) of $4.0 million in any
calendar year); provided that such amount in any calendar year may be increased
by an amount not to exceed (A) the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity
Interests of the Company, any parent of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to present, former or future directors, Consultants or employees of
the Company, its Restricted Subsidiaries or any parent of the Company that
occurred since February 20, 2001 (to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale
of such Equity Interest have not otherwise been included in clause (c) of the
immediately preceding paragraph), plus (B) the cash proceeds of key man life
insurance policies received by the Company, its Restricted Subsidiaries or any
parent of the Company since February 20, 2001; and provided that cancellation of
Indebtedness owing to the Company from present, former or future directors,
Consultants, or employees of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or
any parent of the Company the proceeds of which were used solely to purchase
Equity Interests of the Company will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted
Payment so long as the value of such Equity Interests issued did not increase
clause (c) of the preceding paragraph; (vi) so long as no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, Restricted
Investments made after the date of this Indenture having an aggregate Fair
Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this
clause (vi) and,
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without duplication, Investments made pursuant to the this clause (vi) and,
without duplication, Investments made pursuant to the comparable clause of the
indentures relating to the Existing Notes that are at that time outstanding
(without giving effect to any write-up, write-off or write-down), not to exceed
5% of the Company's Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the end of the fiscal
quarter most recently completed (with Fair Market Value of each Investment being
measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in
value); (vii) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of
stock options if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price
of such options; (viii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the payment of dividends on the
Company's Capital Stock of up to 6% per annum of the net proceeds received by
the Company in its March, 2002 initial public offering; (ix) Investments in
Unrestricted Subsidiaries that are made with Excluded Contributions; (x)
non-cash Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries in the form of administrative,
financial, accounting, management, or other similar services (together with a
non-cash allocation of corporate overhead), in each case in the ordinary course
of business; (xi) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would be caused thereby, the payment of dividends on Disqualified
Stock which is issued in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof; and (xii)
transactions contemplated by the offering memorandum dated September 24, 2003 in
connection with the issuance of the Notes under the caption "Use of Proceeds".
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the
Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or
securities proposed to be transferred or issued to or by the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment;
provided that, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Indenture, with
respect to this covenant, an MAI appraiser, accounting firm or valuation firm
with experience in such valuation and not affiliated with the Company shall be
required if the fair market value of such Restricted Payment or Restricted
Payments for any series of transactions exceeds $2.0 million. At least
quarterly, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
stating that all Restricted Payments during such quarter were permitted and
setting forth the basis upon which the calculations required by this Section
4.07 were computed, together with a copy of any fairness opinion or appraisal
required by this Indenture.
If a Guarantee constituted a Restricted Investment at the time made,
then the payment under such Guarantee shall not constitute an additional
Restricted Investment.
The Board of Directors may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an
Unrestricted Subsidiary if such designation would not cause a Default or an
Event of Default. In the event of any such designation, all outstanding
Investments owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the
Subsidiary so designated shall be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time
of such designation and shall reduce the amount available for Restricted
Payments under the first paragraph of this Section 4.07 or Permitted
Investments, as applicable. All such outstanding Investments shall be deemed to
constitute Restricted Investments in an amount equal to the fair market value of
such Investments at the time of such designation. Such designation shall only be
permitted if such Restricted Payment would be permitted at such time and if such
Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary. The Board of Directors may redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary
to be a Restricted Subsidiary if such redesignation would not cause a Default or
an Event of Default.
Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to
the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the board resolution
giving effect to such designation and an Officers' Certificate certifying that
such designation complied with the foregoing conditions and was permitted by
this Section 4.07. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to
meet the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to
be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any
Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company as of such date (and, if such Indebtedness is not
permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 4.09 hereof, the Company
shall be in default of Section 4.09 hereof). The Board of Directors of the
Company may at any time designate any
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Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such
designation shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted
Subsidiary and such designation shall only be permitted if (a) such Indebtedness
is permitted under Section 4.09 hereof, calculated on a pro forma basis as if
such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference
period, and (b) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following
such designation.
4.08 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become
effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any
Restricted Subsidiary to: (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on
its Capital Stock to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or with
respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits,
or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries; (ii) make loans or advances to the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries; or (iii) transfer any of its properties or assets to
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to encumbrances or
restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(a) any agreement, including with respect to the Existing
Indebtedness, as in effect on the date of this Indenture (and all amendments
thereto, so long as such amendments are not disadvantageous to the holders of
the Notes in any material respect);
(b) the Credit Agreement and its related documentation as in
effect as of the date of this Indenture, and any amendments, modifications,
restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or
refinancings thereof; provided that such amendments, modifications,
restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacement or
refinancings are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such
dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the Credit
Agreement as in effect on the date of this Indenture;
(c) this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the
Exchange Notes and related Note Guarantees;
(d) applicable law, statute, rule, regulation or governmental
order;
(e) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a
Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in
effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness
was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition) and any
amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements,
refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof, provided that such amendments,
modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings,
replacements or refinancings thereof are no more restrictive, taken as a whole,
with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those
contained in such instruments at the time of such acquisition, which encumbrance
or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of
any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so
acquired; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was
permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred;
(f) customary non-assignment provisions in leases, licenses or
contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past practices;
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(g) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the
ordinary course of business that impose restrictions on the property so acquired
of the nature described in clause (iii) above;
(h) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a
Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary
pending its sale or other disposition;
(i) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the
restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in
the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;
(j) Liens securing Indebtedness that limit the right of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to dispose of the assets subject
to such Lien;
(k) provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of
assets or property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, stock
sale agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course
of business;
(l) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by
customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
(m) any agreement entered into in connection with the incurrence
of Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture, provided that such agreement,
taken as a whole, is not more restrictive with respect to dividend and other
payment restrictions than those existing as of the date of this Indenture.
4.09 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee
or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise,
with respect to (collectively, "incur") any Indebtedness (including Acquired
Debt) and the Company shall not issue any Disqualified Stock and shall not
permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of preferred
stock; provided that the Company may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired
Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock and any Guarantor may incur Indebtedness or
issue preferred stock if the Consolidated Coverage Ratio for the Company's most
recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements
are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional
Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock is issued would have been at
least 2 to 1, or the ratio of the Consolidated Indebtedness less Unrestricted
Cash to Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of the Company is less than 3 to 1, in
each case determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of
the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been
incurred, or the Disqualified Stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the
beginning of such four-quarter period.
The first paragraph of this Section 4.09 shall not prohibit the
incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively,
"Permitted Debt"):
(i) the incurrence by the Company and the Guarantors of
Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock under Credit Facilities in an
aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed
the greater of (a) $450.0 million or (b) the amount of the Borrowing
Base as of the date of such incurrence (with letters of credit being
deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential
liability of the Company and the Guarantors thereunder);
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(ii) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries of the Existing Indebtedness;
(iii) the incurrence by the Company and the Guarantors of
Indebtedness represented by the Notes and the related Note Guarantees
to be issued on the date of this Indenture and the Exchange Notes and
the related Note Guarantees to be issued pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement;
(iv) the incurrence by the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (1) in connection with
the acquisition of assets or a new Subsidiary or (2) to finance the
purchase, lease or improvement of property (real or personal) or
equipment (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital
Stock of any Person owning such assets); provided that, in the case of
clause (1), such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock was incurred by the
prior owner of such assets or the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary
prior to such acquisition by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and
was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such
acquisition by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and in the case
of clause (2), any such Indebtedness incurred may not exceed the cost
of such property or equipment; and provided that the principal amount
(or accreted value, as applicable) of such Indebtedness, together with
any other outstanding Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause
(iv) and including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to
refund, refinance or replace any other Indebtedness incurred pursuant
to this clause (iv) does not exceed $30.0 million;
(v) the incurrence by the Company or any Guarantor of
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds
of which are used to refund, refinance or replace Indebtedness (other
than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by this Indenture to
be incurred under the first paragraph hereof or clauses (ii), (iii),
(iv), (ix), (xv) or (xvi) of this paragraph;
(vi) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company
and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that: (A) if the
Company is the obligor on such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is
expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all
Obligations with respect to the Notes; and (B) (1) any subsequent
issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such
Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary thereof, and (2) any sale or other transfer of
any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary thereof, shall be deemed, in each case, to
constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by
this clause (vi);
(vii) the incurrence by the Company or any Guarantor of
Hedging Obligations that are incurred for the purpose of fixing or
hedging interest rate risk with respect to any floating rate
Indebtedness that is permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be
outstanding;
(viii) the guarantee by the Company or any Guarantor of
Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company
that was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this
covenant;
(ix) the incurrence by the Company or any Guarantor of
additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted
value, as applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (ix), not to exceed $20.0
million (it being understood that any Indebtedness incurred under this
clause (ix) shall cease to be deemed incurred or outstanding for
purposes of this clause (ix) but shall be deemed to be incurred for
purposes of the first paragraph of this Section 4.09
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from and after the first date on which the Company could have incurred
such Indebtedness under the first paragraph of this Section 4.09
without reliance upon this clause (ix));
(x) Non-Recourse Financing incurred by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary for the acquisition, development and/or
improvement of real property or any infrastructure related thereto;
provided that such Non-Recourse Financing is at the date of acquisition
or the commencement of the development and/or improvement at least 70%
of the estimated cost of the assets so acquired, developed or improved;
(xi) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of direct obligations to repay or guarantee shortfalls in
payments of bond financing issued by community development districts
and local government districts to construct infrastructure improvements
("CDD Obligations"), provided that the aggregate amount of all CDD
Obligations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is due
and payable at any one time does not exceed $10.0 million;
(xii) the incurrence by the Company and the Restricted
Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in connection with letters of credit
(including, without limitation, letters of credit in respect of
workers' compensation claims or self insurance), Indebtedness with
respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers
compensation claims, escrow agreements, bankers' acceptances and surety
and performance bonds (in each case to the extent that such incurrence
does not result in the incurrence of any obligation to repay any
obligation relating to borrowed money), all in the ordinary course of
business;
(xiii) shares of preferred stock of a Restricted Subsidiary
issued to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that
any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other
event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a
Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such
shares of preferred stock (except to the Company or another Restricted
Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case to be an issuance of shares
of preferred stock;
(xiv) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company
or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of
purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or
assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any
business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness
incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business,
assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;
provided that such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet
of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (contingent obligations
referred to in a footnote to financial statements and not otherwise
reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed to be reflected on
such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (xiv));
(xv) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any Construction Loan, provided that
(A) at the time the Construction Loan is entered into or amended to
include a new project or projects, as the case may be, the Construction
Loan is not in excess of 85% of the estimated total cost of the
projects under such Construction Loan taken as a whole, including land
at fair market value, interest and soft costs (net of unrestricted
deposits) and (B)(1) at the time any Construction Loan is entered into
that relates to a single project, there are Valid Purchase Contracts
Proceeds in excess of 65% of the maximum Construction Loan amount taken
as a whole or (2) at the time any Construction Loan is entered into
that relates to more than one project or if an existing Construction
Loan is amended to include a new project or projects, there are Valid
Purchase Contracts Proceeds in excess of 70% of the maximum
Construction Loan amount taken as a whole; provided that under
clause(B)(2), for each individual project there are Valid Purchase
Contract Proceeds for such project in excess of 30% of the maximum
Construction Loan amount for such project, and provided, further, that
in the event a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would be caused thereby,
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this clause (xv) shall be unavailable to enter into a new Construction
Loan or amend an existing Construction Loan to include a new project or
projects; and
(xvi) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Construction Loans existing as of
the Issue Date up to the limits of such Construction Loan existing on
the Issue Date.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, in the
event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one
of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (i) through (xvi)
above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this
Section 4.09, the Company will be permitted to classify (and later reclassify)
in whole or in part such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence in
any manner that complies with this Section 4.09. Accrual of interest, accretion
or amortization of original issue discount or the payment of interest on any
Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms will not
be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.09;
provided, in each such case, that the amount thereof is included in Consolidated
Interest Incurred of the Company.
Indebtedness outstanding and not repaid under the Credit Facilities on
the Issue Date shall be deemed to have been incurred under clause (i) of the
second paragraph of this Section 4.09.
4.10 Maintenance of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.
If the Company's Consolidated Tangible Net Worth declines below $125.0
million (the "Minimum Tangible Net Worth") at the end of any fiscal quarter, the
Company must deliver an Officers' Certificate to the Trustee within 55 days
after the end of that fiscal quarter (110 days after the end of any fiscal year)
to notify the Trustee. If, on the last day of each of any two consecutive fiscal
quarters (the last day of the second fiscal quarter being referred to as a
"Deficiency Date"), the Company's Consolidated Tangible Net Worth is less than
the Minimum Tangible Net Worth of the Company, then the Company shall make an
offer (an "Offer") to all Holders of Notes to purchase 10% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Notes originally issued (the "Offer Amount") at a
purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued
and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of purchase;
provided that no such Offer shall be required if, after the Deficiency Date but
prior to the date the Company is required to make the Offer, capital in cash or
Cash Equivalents is contributed for Equity Interests of the Company other than
Disqualified Stock of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries sufficient to
increase the Company's Consolidated Tangible Net Worth after giving effect to
such contribution to an amount equal to or above the Minimum Tangible Net Worth.
The Company shall make the Offer no later than 65 days after each
Deficiency Date (120 days if such Deficiency Date is the last day of the
Company's fiscal year). The Offer is required to remain open for a period of 20
business days following its commencement (unless required to remain open for a
longer period by applicable law). The Company shall purchase the Offer Amount of
the Notes on a designated date no later than five business days after the
termination of the Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount of Notes shall have
been tendered, all Notes then tendered. The Company shall not be obligated to
purchase any Notes unless Holders of Notes of at least 10% of the Offer Amount
shall have tendered and not subsequently withdrawn their Notes for repurchase.
If the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered exceeds the Offer
Amount, the Company shall purchase the Notes tendered to it pro rata among the
Notes tendered (with such adjustments as may be appropriate so that only Notes
in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof shall be purchased).
The Company shall comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws
in connection with each Offer.
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In no event will the failure of the Company's Consolidated Tangible Net
Worth to equal or exceed the Minimum Tangible Net Worth at the end of any fiscal
quarter be counted toward the making of more than one Offer. The Company may
reduce the principal amount of Notes to be purchased pursuant to the Offer by
subtracting 100% of the principal amount (excluding premium) of the Notes
acquired, redeemed or called for redemption by the Company prior to the purchase
(otherwise than under this provision). The Company, however, may not credit
Notes that have been previously used as a credit against any obligation to
repurchase Notes pursuant to this provision. Any Offer shall be conducted in
compliance with applicable regulations under the federal securities law,
including Exchange Act Rule 14e-1.
4.11 Transactions with Affiliates.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or
assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract,
agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit
of, any Affiliate involving aggregate consideration in excess of $50,000 (each,
an "Affiliate Transaction"), unless (i) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms
that taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Company or the
relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a
comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with a
person who is not an Affiliate; and (ii) the Company delivers to the Trustee:
(a) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate
Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $5.0 million, a
resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate to
the effect that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 4.11 and
has been approved by a majority of the Independent Members of the Board of
Directors or if there are no Independent Members, then such Affiliate
Transaction has received unanimous approval of the Board of Directors and an
opinion as to the fairness to the Holders of such Affiliate Transaction from a
financial point of view issued by an accounting or investment banking firm of
national standing or an appraisal from an MAI appraiser, if appropriate; and (b)
with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate
Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $15.0 million, an
opinion as to the fairness to the Holders of such Affiliate Transaction from a
financial point of view issued by an accounting or investment banking firm of
national standing or an appraisal from an MAI appraiser, if appropriate.
The following items shall not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions
and therefore shall not be subject to the provisions of the prior paragraph: (1)
any employment, consulting or other compensation agreement entered into by the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business; provided that any consulting or other compensation agreement entered
into with a current or former senior officer or director of the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries providing for the payment of fees in excess of
$100,000 annually per person must be approved by a majority of the disinterested
members of the Board of Directors or the compensation committee thereof or if
there are no such disinterested members by unanimous approval of the Board of
Directors or such committee; (2) transactions between or among the Company
and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries; (3) sales of Equity Interests (other than
Disqualified Stock) to Affiliates of the Company; (4) Restricted Payments that
are permitted by the provisions of this Indenture described under Section 4.07
hereof; (5) the payment of reasonable and customary fees paid to, and indemnity
provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or Consultants of the
Company or any Subsidiary; (6) loans in the ordinary course of business to
officers, directors, employees or Consultants which are approved by a majority
of the Independent Members of the Board of Directors of the Company in good
faith or, if there are no Independent Members of the Board of Directors, by a
unanimous vote of the Board of Directors; (7) any agreement as in effect as of
the Issue Date or any amendment or modification thereto (so long as any such
amendment or modification is not disadvantageous to the holders of the Notes in
any material respect) or any transaction contemplated thereby; and (8)
agreements between the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and officers and
directors of the Company with respect to home purchases pursuant to a home
purchase program available to officers and directors of the Company.
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4.12 Liens.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to
exist any Lien of any kind securing Subordinated Indebtedness on any asset now
owned or hereafter acquired or any income or profit therefrom, unless all
payments due under this Indenture and the Notes are secured on an equal and
ratable basis with (or prior to in the case of Liens with respect to
Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Notes) the obligations so secured until
such time as such obligations are no longer secured by a Lien.
4.13 Business Activities.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary
to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such
extent as would not be material to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
taken as a whole.
4.14 Corporate Existence.
Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done
all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its
corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each
of its Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents
(as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such
Subsidiary and (ii) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises
of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided that the Company shall not be
required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate,
partnership or other existence of any of its Subsidiaries, if the Board of
Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable
in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the
Holders of the Notes.
4.15 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall
make an offer (a "Change of Control Offer") to each Holder to repurchase all or
any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of each Holder's
Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest thereon, if
any, to the date of purchase (the "Change of Control Payment"). Within 30 days
following any Change of Control, the Company shall mail a notice to each Holder
stating: (1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this
Section 4.15 and that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment; (2) the
purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 business
days and no later than 60 business days from the date such notice is mailed (the
"Change of Control Payment Date"); (3) that any Note not tendered will continue
to accrue interest; (4) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the
Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change
of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control
Payment Date; (5) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to
a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form
entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Notes
completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to
the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control
Payment Date; (6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if
the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the second
Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex,
facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the
principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase, and a statement that such
Holder is withdrawing his election to have the Notes purchased; and (7) that
Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new Notes
equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered,
which unpurchased portion must be equal to $1,000 in principal amount or an
integral multiple thereof. The Company shall comply with the
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requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws
and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are
applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes in connection with a
Change of Control. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or
regulations conflict with this Section 4.15, the Company shall comply with the
applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have
breached its obligations under this Section 4.15 by virtue of such conflict.
(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to
the extent lawful, (1) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly
tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (2) deposit with the Paying
Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes
or portions thereof so tendered and (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating the
aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the
Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder of Notes so
tendered payment in an amount equal to the purchase price for the Notes, and the
Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book
entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased
portion of the Notes surrendered by such Holder, if any; provided, that each
such new Note shall be in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple
thereof. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Change of
Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment
Date.
Prior to complying with this Section 4.15, but in any event within 90
days following a Change of Control, the Company will either repay all
outstanding Senior Debt or obtain the requisite consents, if any, under all
agreements governing outstanding Senior Debt to permit the repurchase of Notes
required by this Section 4.15.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.15,
the Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a
Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the
manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth
in this Section 4.15 hereof and all other provisions of this Indenture
applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all
Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.
4.16 No Senior Subordinated Debt.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.09 hereof, the Company
shall not incur, create, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for
any Indebtedness that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to any Senior
Debt of the Company and senior in any respect in right of payment to the Notes
and no Guarantor shall incur, create, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise
become liable for any Indebtedness that is subordinate or junior in right of
payment to any Senior Debt of such Guarantor and senior in any respect in right
of payment to such Guarantor's Note Guarantee.
4.17 Limitation on Issuances of Guarantees of Indebtedness.
The Company shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries,
directly or indirectly, to Guarantee or pledge any assets to secure the payment
of any other Indebtedness of the Company unless such Restricted Subsidiary
simultaneously executes and delivers a supplemental indenture providing for the
Guarantee of the payment of the Notes by such Restricted Subsidiary, which
Guarantee shall be senior to or pari passu with such Subsidiary's Guarantee of
or pledge to secure such other Indebtedness, unless such other Indebtedness is
Senior Debt, in which case the Guarantee of the Notes may be subordinated to the
Guarantee of such Senior Debt to the same extent as the Notes are subordinated
to such Senior Debt. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Note Guarantee
of the Notes will provide by its terms that it will be automatically and
unconditionally released and discharged if (1) the Company sells or disposes of
all of the assets of any Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or
otherwise, (2) the Company sells or disposes of all of the Capital Stock of any
Guarantor, or (3) the Company properly designates any Restricted Subsidiary that
is a Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any
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Guarantor is released from its Guarantees of Indebtedness of the Company such
that such Guarantor would not be required to provide a Guarantee of the Notes
under this Section 4.17. The form of the Note Guarantee is attached as Exhibit E
hereto.
4.18 Payments for Consent.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly or
indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of
any Holder of Notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment
of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such
consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all Holders of the Notes that
consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation
documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
ARTICLE V
SUCCESSORS
5.01 Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.06, the Company and any
Guarantor shall not, directly or indirectly, consolidate or merge with or into
(whether or not the Company or such Guarantor is the surviving corporation), or
sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all
of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to another
Person unless: (i) the Company or such Guarantor is the surviving corporation or
the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other
than the Company or such Guarantor) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer,
conveyance or other disposition shall have been made is a corporation or other
legal entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any
state thereof or the District of Columbia; (ii) the Person formed by or
surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company or such
Guarantor) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or
other disposition shall have been made assumes all the obligations of the
Company or such Guarantor under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Notes and
this Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture in a form reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee; (iii) immediately after such transaction no Default
or Event of Default exists; and (iv) except in the case of a merger of the
Company or a Guarantor with or into a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company or a Guarantor, or the merger or consolidation of a Restricted
Subsidiary with or into the Company or a transfer of all or substantially all of
the assets of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company, the Company or the Person
formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the
Company), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition shall have been made will, immediately after such transaction after
giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the
same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be
permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the
Consolidated Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of Section
4.09 hereof. In addition, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, lease
all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related
transactions, to any other Person. The provisions of this Section 5.01 shall not
be applicable to a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
of assets between or among the Company and the Guarantors.
5.02 Successor Corporation Substituted.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer,
lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof, the successor corporation
formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to
which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is
made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so
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that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease,
conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to
the "Company" shall refer instead to the successor corporation and not to the
Company), and may exercise every right and power of the Company under this
Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the
Company herein; provided that the predecessor Company shall not be relieved from
the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes except in the
case of a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all of
the Company's assets that meets the requirements of Section 5.01 hereof.
ARTICLE VI
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
6.01 Events of Default.
An "Event of Default" occurs if:
(a) the Company defaults for 30 days in the payment when due of
interest on, or Additional Interest, if any, with respect to, the Notes (whether
or not prohibited by the subordination provisions of this Indenture);
(b) the Company defaults in payment when due of the principal of
or premium, if any, on the Notes (whether or not prohibited by the subordination
provisions of this Indenture);
(c) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fail to
comply with Sections 4.10, 4.15 or 5.01 hereof;
(d) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries fail to comply with any
covenant, representation, warranty or other agreement in this Indenture or the
Notes for 30 days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of
at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes (including Additional Notes,
if any) then outstanding voting as a single class;
(e) there is a default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument
under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced
any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries) (other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries or Non-Recourse Financing to the extent such default
is not due to the default by the Company under any other Indebtedness) whether
such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of this
Indenture, if that default: (I) is caused by a failure to pay such Indebtedness
at its stated maturity and such Indebtedness together with other Indebtedness in
default for failure to pay principal at stated maturity (or the maturity of
which as then accelerated) exceeds $10.0 million in the aggregate (a "Payment
Default"); or (II) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its
express maturity and, in each case, the principal amount of any such
Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness
under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been
so accelerated, aggregates $10.0 million or more;
(f) there is failure by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $10.0 million
(except to the extent the judgment or judgments are in respect of Non-Recourse
Financing), which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of
60 days;
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(g) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any
group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited
consolidated financial statements for the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within
the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:
(i) commences a voluntary case,
(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against
it in an involuntary case,
(iii) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or
for all or substantially all of its property,
(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, or
(v) generally is not paying its debts as they become due;
or
(h) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree
under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(i) is for relief against the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that,
taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial
statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;
(ii) appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that,
taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial
statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of
the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or
any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the
latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary; or
(iii) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that,
taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial
statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days;
or
(i) except as permitted by this Indenture, any Note Guarantee
is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or shall cease
for any reason to be in full force and effect or any Guarantor, or any Person
acting on behalf of any Guarantor, shall deny or disaffirm its obligations under
such Guarantor's Note Guarantee.
6.02 Acceleration.
If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in
clause (g) or (h) of Section 6.01 hereof with respect to the Company, any
Significant Subsidiary or any group of Significant Subsidiaries that, taken as a
whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default specified in clause (g) or
(h) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs with respect to the Company, any of its
Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken
together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the
Company and
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its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all
outstanding Notes shall be due and payable immediately without further action or
notice. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of all of the
Holders rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not
conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default
(except nonpayment of principal, interest or premium that has become due solely
because of the acceleration) have been cured or waived.
6.03 Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue
any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium and Additional
Interest, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any
provision of the Notes or this Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any
of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or
omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or
remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are
cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults.
Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders
of all of the Notes waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its
consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the
payment of the principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, or
interest on, the Notes (including in connection with an offer to purchase)
(provided that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences,
including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration).
Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose
of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other
Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
6.05 Control by Majority.
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power
conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that
conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly
prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the
Trustee in personal liability.
6.06 Limitation on Suits.
A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture
or the Notes only if:
(a) the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default;
(b) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(c) such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes offer and, if
requested, provide to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to the
Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
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(d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days
after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of
indemnity or security; and
(e) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a
direction inconsistent with the request.
A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights
of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another
Holder of a Note.
6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any
Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium and Additional
Interest, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates
expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to
bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective
dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or (b) occurs and
is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and
as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of
principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest remaining
unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful,
interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and
expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers
or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the
Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the
Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company
(or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall
be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other
property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such
judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to
the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of
such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to
it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and
any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in
any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall
be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions,
dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be
entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan
of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be
deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on
behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the
Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
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6.10 Priorities.
If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it shall
pay out the money in the following order:
First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts
due under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation,
expense and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee
and the costs and expenses of collection;
Second: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the
Notes for principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and
interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind,
according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal,
premium and Additional Interest, if any and interest, respectively; and
Third: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent
jurisdiction shall direct.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to
Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.
6.11 Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by
it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party
litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the
court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to
the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.
This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee or a suit by a Holder of a
Note pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof.
ARTICLE VII
TRUSTEE
7.01 Duties of Trustee.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this
Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
such person's own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely
by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need
perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this
Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall
be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee
may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the
correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or
opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of
this Indenture. However, the
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Trustee 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 mathematical
calculations or other facts stated therein.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph
(b) of this Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is
proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent
facts; and
(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any
action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a
direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.
(d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to
expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee shall be under
no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at
the request of any Holders, unless such Holder shall have offered to the Trustee
security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or
expense.
(e) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision
of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to
paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section.
(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money
received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company.
Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds
except to the extent required by law.
7.02 Rights of Trustee.
(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed
by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person.
The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may
require an Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee
shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in
reliance on such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may
consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any
Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from
liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in
good faith and in reliance thereon.
(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall
not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with
due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or
omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the
rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any
demand, request, direction or notice from the Company shall be sufficient if
signed by an Officer of the Company.
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(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of
the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction
of any of the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee
security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses
and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or
direction.
(g) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into
the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond,
debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but
the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation
into such facts or matters as it sees fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine
to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine
the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or
attorney, and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by
reason of such inquiry or investigation.
(h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default
or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual
knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a
default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee,
and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.
(i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits
given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be
indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each
of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and other Person
employed to act hereunder.
(j) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers'
Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers
authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture,
which Officers' Certificate may be signed by any Person authorized to sign an
Officers' Certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any
such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.
7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the
owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting
interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for
permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like
rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.
7.04 Trustee's Disclaimer.
The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as
to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees,
it shall not be accountable for the Company's use of the proceeds from the Notes
or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company's direction under any
provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or
application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee,
and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any
statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the
Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of
authentication.
7.05 Notice of Defaults.
If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is
actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail
to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days
after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment
of principal of,
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premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if
and so long as a trust committee of the board of directors or Responsible
Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding the notice is
in the interests of the Holders of the Notes.
7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.
Within 60 days after each October 15 beginning with the October 15
following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain
outstanding, the Trustee shall mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report
dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA Section 313(a) (but if no
event described in TIA Section 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months
preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also
shall comply with TIA Section 313(b)(2). The Trustee shall also transmit by mail
all reports as required by TIA Section 313(c).
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of
Notes shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each stock
exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA Section 313(d).
The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any
stock exchange or of any delisting thereof.
7.07 Compensation and Indemnity.
The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such
compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as the
Company and the Trustee shall agree to in writing from time to time. The
Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a
trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee promptly
upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or
made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall
include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee's
agents and counsel.
The Company shall indemnify the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and
their agents against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it
arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its
duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this
Indenture against the Company (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself
against any claim (whether asserted by the Company or any Holder or any other
person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of
its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or
expense may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct. The Trustee
shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity.
Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of
its obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee
shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the
Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company
need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section, the
Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or
collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and
interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h) hereof occurs, the expenses and the
compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and
counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any
Bankruptcy Law.
The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA Section 313(b)(2)
to the extent applicable.
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The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.07 shall survive
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the resignation or removal
of the Trustee.
7.08 Replacement of Trustee.
A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor
Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee's acceptance of
appointment as provided in this Section.
The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from
the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so
notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the
Trustee if:
(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;
(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order
for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
(c) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or
its property; or
(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the
office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor
Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a
successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 90 days after the
retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or
the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
may, at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction
for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a
Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder
may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee
and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
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, provided all sums owing to the
Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section
7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section
7.08, the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the
benefit of the retiring Trustee.
7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all
or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation,
the successor corporation without any further act or document shall be the
successor Trustee.
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7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification.
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or
of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate
trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state
authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100 million
as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the
requirements of TIA Section 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to
TIA Section 310(b).
7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
The Trustee is subject to TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been
removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
7.12 Assignment of Rights, Not Assumption of Duties
Anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) the
Company shall remain liable under each of the agreements to which it is a party
to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and obligations
thereunder to the same extent as if this Indenture had not been executed, (b)
the exercise by the Trustee or the holders of any Notes of any of their rights,
remedies or powers hereunder shall not release the Company from any of its
duties or obligations under each of the agreements to which it is a party and
(c) neither the holders of any Notes nor the Trustee shall have any obligation
or liability under any of the agreements to which the Company is a party by
reason of or arising out of this Indenture, nor shall such holders or the
Trustee be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of the Company
thereunder or, except as expressly provided herein with respect to the Trustee,
to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned
hereunder or otherwise.
ARTICLE VIII
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Company may, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a
resolution set forth in an Officers' Certificate, at any time, elect to have
either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon
compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Eight.
8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been
discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes and all
obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to the Note Guarantees on
the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, "Legal
Defeasance"). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company and the
Guarantors shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness
represented by the outstanding Notes and the Note Guarantees, respectively,
which shall thereafter be deemed to be "outstanding" only for the purposes of
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Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a)
and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes
and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the
Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for
the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or
discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive
solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.04 hereof, and as more fully
set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of, premium and
Additional Interest, if any, and interest on such Notes when such payments are
due, (b) the Company's obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2
and Section 4.02 hereof, (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities
of the Trustee hereunder and the Company's and the Guarantors' obligations in
connection therewith and (d) this Article Eight. Subject to compliance with this
Article Eight, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02
notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.
8.03 Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be
released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.07,
4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17 and 4.18 hereof and clause
(iv) of Section 5.01 hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after
the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are satisfied (hereinafter,
"Covenant Defeasance"), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not
"outstanding" for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration
or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such
covenants, but shall continue to be deemed "outstanding" for all other purposes
hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding
for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with
respect to the outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall
have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in
any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference
elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such
covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such
omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under
Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this
Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the
Company's exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this
Section 8.03 hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(c) through 6.01(f) and Section 6.01(i) hereof
shall not constitute Events of Default.
8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the application of either
Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof to the outstanding Notes:
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
(a) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in
trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in United States dollars,
non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as
will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium and Additional
Interest, if any, and interest on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for
payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and
the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to
a particular redemption date;
(b) in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United
States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (A) the Company has
received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a
ruling or (B) since
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the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal
income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such
Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes will
not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result
of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same
amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if
such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
(c) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United
States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the
outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax
purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal
income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as
would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default
resulting from the incurrence of Indebtedness all or a portion of the proceeds
of which will be used to defease the Notes pursuant to this Article Eight
concurrently with such incurrence) or insofar as Sections 6.01(g) or 6.01(h)
hereof is concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the
date of deposit;
(e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result
in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material
agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is bound;
(f) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel (which may be subject to customary exceptions) to the effect that
assuming no intervening bankruptcy of the Company or any Guarantor between the
date of deposit and the 91st day following the deposit and assuming no Holder is
an "insider" of the Company under applicable Bankruptcy Law, after the 91st day
following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally;
(g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent
of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of the Company or with the
intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of
the Company; and
(h) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions
precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant
Defeasance have been complied with.
8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other
Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and non-callable Government
Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other
qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the
"Trustee") pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes
shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the
provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or
through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the
Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to
become due thereon in respect of principal, premium and Additional Interest, if
any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except
to the extent required by law.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or
other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government
Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the
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principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee
or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the
outstanding Notes.
Anything in this Article Eight to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request
of the Company any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as
provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized
firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification
thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under
Section 8.04(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be
required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance.
8.06 Repayment to Company.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held
by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any,
or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such
principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be
paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) shall be
discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter 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 that the Trustee or
such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the
expense of the Company cause to be published once, in the New York Times and The
Wall Street Journal (national edition), 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 notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such
money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.
8.07 Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States
dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or
8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court
or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such
application, then the Company's obligations under this Indenture and the Notes
shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to
Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is
permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03
hereof, as the case may be; provided that, if the Company makes any payment of
principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, or interest on any Note
following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated
to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the
money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes.
Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Company, the
Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Note
Guarantees or the Notes without the consent of any Holder of a Note:
(a) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
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(b) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place
of certificated Notes or to alter the provisions of Article 2 hereof (including
the related definitions) in a manner that does not materially adversely affect
any Holder;
(c) to provide for the assumption of the Company's or a
Guarantor's obligations to the Holders of the Notes by a successor to the
Company pursuant to Article 5 or Article 11 hereof;
(d) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or
benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal
rights hereunder of any Holder of the Notes;
(e) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or
maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
(f) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance
with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the date hereof; or
(g) to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture
and/or a Note Guarantee with respect to the Notes.
Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its
Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental
Indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section
7.02 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the
execution of any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized or permitted by
the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and
stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be
obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture that affects its
own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes.
Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Company, the
Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture (including
Sections 4.10 and 4.15 hereof), the Note Guarantees and the Notes with the
consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes
(including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding voting as a single class
(including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer
for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof,
any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of
Default in the payment of the principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if
any, or interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an
acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this
Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be waived with the consent of
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
(including Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including
consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or
purchase of, the Notes).
Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its
Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental
Indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the
Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by
the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee shall
join with the Company in the execution of such amended or supplemental Indenture
unless such amended or supplemental Indenture directly affects the Trustee's own
rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case
the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into
such amended or supplemental Indenture.
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It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under
this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or
waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance
thereof.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section becomes
effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a
notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of
the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in
any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental
Indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes,
if any) then outstanding voting as a single class may waive compliance in a
particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the
Notes. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or
waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a
non-consenting Holder):
(a) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must
consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(b) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any
Note or alter or waive any of the provisions with respect to the redemption of
the Notes except as provided above with respect to Sections 4.10 and 4.15
hereof;
(c) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest,
including default interest, on any Note;
(d) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of
principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes (except a rescission
of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if
any) and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(e) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the
Notes;
(f) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating
to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive
payments of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes;
(g) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other
than a payment required Section 4.10 or Section 4.15 hereof);
(h) make any changes in Article 10 hereof if such change would
adversely affect the rights of such Holder of Notes.
(i) make any change in the foregoing amendment and waiver
provisions;
(j) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its
Note Guarantee or this Indenture, except in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture.
In addition, any amendment to Sections 4.10 and 4.15 shall require the
consent of the Holders of at least 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes then outstanding if such amendment would adversely affect the rights of
Holders of Notes.
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9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be
set forth in an amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the TIA as
then in effect.
9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents.
Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent
to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and
every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same
debt as the consenting Holder's Note, even if notation of the consent is not
made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a
Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written
notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes
effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance
with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.
9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes.
The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment,
supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in
exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment,
supplement or waiver.
Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not
affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.
The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized
pursuant to this Article Nine if the amendment or supplement does not adversely
affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Company
may not sign an amendment or supplemental indenture until the Board of Directors
approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee
shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) shall be fully
protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section
13.04 hereof, an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating
that the amendment or supplement is authorized or permitted by this Indenture,
and all conditions precedent for its execution and delivery of the amended or
supplemental indenture by the Trustee have been satisfied.
ARTICLE X
SUBORDINATION
10.01 Agreement to Subordinate.
The Company agrees, and each Holder by accepting a Note agrees, that
the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes is subordinated in right of payment, to
the extent and in the manner provided in this Article 10, to the prior payment
in full of all Senior Debt (whether outstanding on the date hereof or hereafter
created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed), and that the subordination is for the
benefit of the holders of Senior Debt, including Senior Debt incurred after the
date of this Indenture.
A distribution may consist of cash, securities or other property, by
set-off or otherwise.
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10.02 Liquidation; Dissolution; Bankruptcy.
Upon any distribution to creditors of the Company in a liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
receivership or similar proceeding relating to the Company or its property, in
an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any marshaling of the Company's
assets and liabilities:
(i) holders of Senior Debt of the Company shall be
entitled to receive payment in full of all Obligations due in respect
of such Senior Debt (including interest after the commencement of any
such proceeding at the rate specified in the applicable Senior Debt)
before Holders of the Notes shall be entitled to receive any payment
with respect to the Notes (except that Holders may receive (A)
Permitted Junior Securities and (B) payments and other distributions
made from any defeasance trust created pursuant to Section 8.01
hereof); and
(ii) until all Obligations with respect to Senior Debt (as
provided in clause (i) above) are paid in full, any distribution to
which Holders would be entitled but for this Article 10 shall be made
to holders of Senior Debt (except that Holders of Notes may receive (A)
Permitted Junior Securities and (B) payments and other distributions
made from any defeasance trust created pursuant to Section 8.01
hereof), as their interests may appear.
10.03 Default on Designated Senior Debt.
(a) The Company may not make any payment or distribution to the
Trustee or any Holder in respect of Obligations with respect to the Notes and
may not acquire from the Trustee or any Holder any Notes for cash or property
(other than (A) Permitted Junior Securities and (B) payments and other
distributions made from any defeasance trust created pursuant to Section 8.01
hereof) until all principal and other Obligations with respect to the Senior
Debt have been paid in full if:
(i) a default in the payment of any principal or other
Obligations with respect to Designated Senior Debt occurs and is
continuing beyond any applicable grace period in the agreement,
indenture or other document governing such Designated Senior Debt; or
(ii) a default, other than a payment default, on
Designated Senior Debt occurs and is continuing that then permits
holders of the Designated Senior Debt to accelerate its maturity and
the Trustee receives a notice of the default (a "Payment Blockage
Notice") from a Person who may give it pursuant to Section 10.11 hereof
or the holders of any Designated Senior Debt. If the Trustee receives
any such Payment Blockage Notice, no subsequent Payment Blockage Notice
shall be effective for purposes of this Section unless and until at
least 360 days shall have elapsed since the delivery of the immediately
prior Payment Blockage Notice. No nonpayment default that existed or
was continuing on the date of delivery of any Payment Blockage Notice
to the Trustee shall be, or be made, the basis for a subsequent Payment
Blockage Notice unless such default shall have been cured or waived.
(b) The Company may and shall resume payments on and distributions
in respect of the Notes and may acquire them upon the earlier of:
(i) in the case of a payment default, the date upon which
the default is cured or waived, or
(ii) in the case of a default referred to in clause (ii)
of Section 10.03(a) hereof, the earlier of the date on which such
non-payment default is cured or waived or 179 days after the Payment
Blockage Notice is received,
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unless the maturity of any Designated Senior Debt has been accelerated, if this
Article 10 otherwise permits the payment, distribution or acquisition at the
time of such payment or acquisition. In the event that the Designated Senior
Debt is accelerated because of a default other than a payment default thereunder
in accordance with the terms of such Designated Senior Debt, and such
acceleration has not been rescinded, then the failure to make the payment
required arising from such acceleration shall constitute a payment default.
10.04 Acceleration of Securities.
If payment of the Notes is accelerated because of an Event of Default,
the Company shall promptly notify holders of Senior Debt of the acceleration.
10.05 When Distribution Must Be Paid Over.
In the event that the Trustee or any Holder receives any payment of any
Obligations with respect to the Notes (except Permitted Junior Securities or
payments and other distributions made from the defeasance trust described under
Article Eight hereof) when the payment is prohibited by Section 10.03 hereof,
such payment shall be held by the Trustee or such Holder, in trust for the
benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and delivered, upon written
request, to, the holders of Senior Debt as their interests may appear or their
Representative under this Indenture or other agreement (if any) pursuant to
which Senior Debt may have been issued, as their respective interests may
appear, for application to the payment of all Obligations with respect to Senior
Debt remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay such Obligations in full in
accordance with their terms, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or
distribution to or for the holders of Senior Debt.
With respect to the holders of Senior Debt, the Trustee undertakes to
perform only such obligations on the part of the Trustee as are specifically set
forth in this Article 10, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect
to the holders of Senior Debt shall be read into this Indenture against the
Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the
holders of Senior Debt, and shall not be liable to any such holders if the
Trustee shall pay over or distribute to or on behalf of Holders or the Company
or any other Person money or assets to which any holders of Senior Debt shall be
entitled by virtue of this Article 10, except if such payment is made as a
result of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Trustee.
10.06 Notice by Company.
The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent of
any facts known to the Company that would cause a payment of any Obligations
with respect to the Notes to violate this Article 10, but failure to give such
notice shall not affect the subordination of the Notes to the Senior Debt as
provided in this Article 10.
10.07 Subrogation.
After all Senior Debt is paid in full and until the Notes are paid in
full, Holders of Notes shall be subrogated (equally and ratably with all other
Indebtedness pari passu with the Notes) to the rights of holders of Senior Debt
to receive distributions applicable to Senior Debt to the extent that
distributions otherwise payable to the Holders of Notes have been applied to the
payment of Senior Debt. A distribution made under this Article 10 to holders of
Senior Debt that otherwise would have been made to Holders of Notes is not, as
between the Company and Holders, a payment by the Company on the Notes.
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10.08 Relative Rights.
This Article 10 defines the relative rights of Holders of Notes and
holders of Senior Debt. Nothing in this Indenture shall:
(i) impair, as between the Company and Holders of Notes,
the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to
pay principal of and interest on the Notes in accordance with their
terms;
(ii) affect the relative rights of Holders of Notes and
creditors of the Company other than their rights in relation to holders
of Senior Debt; or
(iii) prevent the Trustee or any Holder of Notes from
exercising its available remedies upon a Default or Event of Default,
subject to the rights of holders and owners of Senior Debt to receive
distributions and payments otherwise payable to Holders of Notes.
If the Company fails because of this Article 10 to pay principal of or
interest on a Note on the due date, the failure is still a Default or Event of
Default.
10.09 Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company.
No right of any holder of Senior Debt to enforce the subordination of
the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes shall be impaired by any act or failure
to act by the Company or any Holder or by the failure of the Company or any
Holder to comply with this Indenture.
10.10 Distribution or Notice to Representative.
Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of
Senior Debt, the distribution may be made and the notice given to their
Representative.
Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to
in this Article 10, the Trustee and the Holders of Notes shall be entitled to
rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction or
upon any certificate of such Representative or of the liquidating trustee or
agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders
of Notes for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in
such distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt and other Indebtedness of the
Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or
distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 10.
10.11 Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 10 or any other
provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of
the existence of any facts that would prohibit the making of any payment or
distribution by the Trustee, and the Trustee and the Paying Agent may continue
to make payments on the Notes, unless the Trustee shall have received at its
Corporate Trust Office at least five Business Days prior to the date of such
payment written notice of facts that would cause the payment of any Obligations
with respect to the Notes to violate this Article 10. Only the Company or a
Representative may give the notice. Nothing in this Article 10 shall impair the
claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior
Debt with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do
the same with like rights.
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The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the
holders of Senior Debt and shall not be liable to any such holders if the
Trustee shall in good faith mistakenly pay over or distribute to Holders of
Notes or to the Company or to any other person cash, property or securities to
which any holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 10
or otherwise. With respect to the holders of Senior Debt, the Trustee undertakes
to perform or to observe only such of its covenants or obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations
with respect to holders of Senior Debt shall be read into this Indenture against
the Trustee.
10.12 Authorization to Effect Subordination.
Each Holder of Notes, by the Holder's acceptance thereof, authorizes
and directs the Trustee on such Holder's behalf to take such action as may be
necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in this
Article 10, and appoints the Trustee to act as such Holder's attorney-in-fact
for any and all such purposes. If the Trustee does not file a proper proof of
claim or proof of debt in the form required in any proceeding referred to in
Section 6.09 hereof at least 30 days before the expiration of the time to file
such claim, the Representatives are hereby authorized to file an appropriate
claim for and on behalf of the Holders of the Notes.
10.13 Amendments.
The provisions of this Article 10 shall not be amended or modified
without the written consent of the holders of all Senior Debt.
ARTICLE XI
NOTE GUARANTEES
11.01 Guarantee.
Subject to this Article 11, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and
severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns,
irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or
the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that: (a) the principal
of and interest on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at
maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue
principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other
obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder
will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or
renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be
promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the
extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.
Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so
guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally
obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a
guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.
The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be
unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the
Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any
waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions
hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action
to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby
waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court
in the event of insolvency or
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bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the
Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Note
Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the
obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.
If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to
return to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or
other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the
Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Note
Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full
force and effect.
Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of
subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed
hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each
Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and
the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the
obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof
for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or
other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations
guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of
such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or
not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors
for the purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to
seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such
right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Guarantee.
11.02 Subordination of Note Guarantee.
The Obligations of each Guarantor under its Note Guarantee pursuant to
this Article 11 shall be junior and subordinated to the Senior Guarantee of such
Guarantor on the same basis as the Notes are junior and subordinated to Senior
Debt of the Company. For the purposes of the foregoing sentence, the Trustee and
the Holders shall have the right to receive and/or retain payments by any of the
Guarantors only at such times as they may receive and/or retain payments in
respect of the Notes pursuant to this Indenture, including Article Ten hereof.
11.03 Limitation on Guarantor Liability.
Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby
confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of
such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes
of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent
Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any
Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders
and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such
Guarantor will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other
contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such
laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive
contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in
respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 11, result
in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a
fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
11.04 Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee.
To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 11.01, each
Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Note Guarantee substantially in
the form included in Exhibit E shall be endorsed by an Officer of such Guarantor
on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and that this Indenture
shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by an Officer.
Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in
Section 11.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure
to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee.
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If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Note
Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the
Note on which a Note Guarantee is endorsed, the Note Guarantee shall be valid
nevertheless.
The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication
thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth
in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.
11.05 Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.06, no Guarantor may
consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the
surviving Person) another Person whether or not affiliated with such Guarantor
unless:
(a) subject to Section 11.06 hereof, the Person formed by or
surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than a Guarantor or the
Company) unconditionally assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor, pursuant
to a supplemental indenture in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee, under the Notes, this Indenture and the Note Guarantee on the terms set
forth herein or therein; and
(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no
Default or Event of Default exists.
In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and upon
the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and
delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the Note
Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of
the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Guarantor,
such successor Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Guarantor with
the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Guarantor. Such successor
Person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be
endorsed upon all of the Notes issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not
have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note
Guarantees so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit
under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Note
Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.
Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 hereof, and notwithstanding
clauses (a) and (b) above, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the
Notes shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the
Company or another Guarantor, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the
property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the
Company or another Guarantor.
11.06 Releases Following Sale of Assets.
In the event of a sale or other disposition of all of the assets of any
Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other
disposition of all of the Capital Stock of any Guarantor, or the Company
properly designates any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Guarantor is released from its Guarantees of
Indebtedness of the Company such that such Guarantor would not be required to
provide a Guarantee of the Notes under Section 4.17 hereof, then such Guarantor
(in the event of a sale or other disposition, by way of merger, consolidation or
otherwise, of all of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor) or the corporation
acquiring the property (in the event of a sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor) will be released and relieved
of any obligations under its Note Guarantee; provided that the net proceeds of
such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the applicable
provisions of this Indenture. Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an
Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such sale or
other disposition was made by the Company in accordance
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with the provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall execute any documents
reasonably required in order to evidence the release of any Guarantor from its
obligations under its Note Guarantee.
Any Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note
Guarantee shall remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest
on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Guarantor under this Indenture
as provided in this Article 11.
ARTICLE XII
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
12.01 Satisfaction and Discharge.
This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further
effect as to all Notes issued hereunder, when:
(a) either:
(i) all Notes that have been authenticated (except lost,
stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for
whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and
thereafter repaid to the Company) have been delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation; or
(ii) all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the making of
a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable
within one year and the Company or any Guarantor has irrevocably
deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in
trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars,
non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such
amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment
of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes
not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium
and Additional Interest, if any, and accrued interest to the date of
maturity or redemption;
(b) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing on the date of such deposit or shall occur as a result of such
deposit and such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or
constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company or any
Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound;
(c) the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all
sums payable by it under this Indenture; and
(d) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the
Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of
the Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be.
In addition, the Company must deliver an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and
discharge have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if
money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (ii) of
clause (a) of this Section, the provisions of Section 12.02 and Section 8.06
shall survive.
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12.02 Application of Trust Money.
Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06, all money deposited with the
Trustee pursuant to Section 12.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in
accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment,
either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its
own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto,
of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such money
has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from
other funds except to the extent required by law.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or
Government Securities in accordance with Section 12.01 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
Company's and any Guarantor's obligations under this Indenture and the Notes
shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to
Section 12.01; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal
of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, or interest on any Notes because of
the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the
rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or
Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
13.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with
the duties imposed by TIA Section 318(c), the imposed duties shall control.
13.02 Notices.
Any notice or communication by the Company, any Guarantor or the
Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or
mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested),
telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the
others' address:
If to the Company and/or any Guarantor:
WCI Communities, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
With a copy to:
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
If to the Trustee:
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0X
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, Ref: WCI Notes due 2013
The Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice to the others may
designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or
communications.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall
be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally
delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage
prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next
Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air
courier guaranteeing next day delivery, and effective only upon actual receipt.
Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class
mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air
courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept
by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any
Person described in TIA Section 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA.
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 within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the
addressee receives it.
If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall
mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
13.03 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.
Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other
Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The
Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of
TIA Section 312(c).
13.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take
any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
(a) an Officers' Certificate in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in
Section 13.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all
conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture
relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and
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(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in
Section 13.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such
conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.
13.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition
or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided
pursuant to TIA Section 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA
Section 314(e) and shall include:
(a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion
has read such covenant or condition;
(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the
examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in
such certificate or opinion are based;
(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has
made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express
an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been
satisfied; and
(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such
Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.
13.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of
Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set
reasonable requirements for its functions.
13.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and
Stockholders.
No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or
stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability
for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under the Notes, the Note
Guarantees, this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by
reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note
waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for issuance of the Notes.
13.08 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.
THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The parties
to this Indenture each hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of
Manhattan in The City of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to the Notes, the Guarantees or this Indenture, and all such parties
hereby irrevocably agree that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding
may be heard and determined in such New York State or federal court and hereby
irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent that they may legally do so, the
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or
proceeding. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES,
THE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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13.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan
or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any
such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this
Indenture.
13.10 Successors.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall
bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind
its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind
its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 11.05.
13.11 Severability.
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.
13.12 Counterpart Originals.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each
signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same
agreement.
13.13 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the
Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of
reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in
no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
[Signatures on following page]
SIGNATURES
Dated as of September 29, 2003
WCI COMMUNITIES, INC.
BY: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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Bay Colony-Gateway, Inc.
By: __________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Community Specialized Services, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Financial Resources Group, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
First Fidelity Title, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Florida Lifestyle Management Company
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
WCI Capital Corporation
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Sun City Center Golf Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Sun City Center Realty, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Watermark Realty, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
The Colony At Pelican Landing Golf Club, Inc.
By: ________________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Communities Amenities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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Communities Home Builders, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Gateway Communications Services, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
JYC Holdings, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Marbella at Pelican Bay, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Pelican Landing Golf Resort Ventures, Inc.
By: ______________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Sarasota Tower, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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Tarpon Cove Yacht & Racquet Club, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Tiburon Golf Ventures, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
WCI Architecture & Land Planning, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Watermark Realty Referral, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
WCI Communities Property Management, Inc.
By: _____________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
WCI Golf Group, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
WCI Realty, Inc.
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By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Bay Colony Realty Associates, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Bay Colony of Naples, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Coral Ridge Communities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Coral Ridge Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Coral Ridge Realty, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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Coral Ridge Realty Sales, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Florida National Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Gateway Communities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Gateway Realty Sales, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Heron Bay, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Heron Bay Golf Course Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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Pelican Bay Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Pelican Landing Communities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Pelican Landing Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Pelican Xxxxx Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Tarpon Cove Realty, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
WCI Homes, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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Communities Finance Company, LLC
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Florida Design Communities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK
as Trustee
BY: ___________________________________
NAME:
TITLE:
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EXHIBIT A-1
[FACE OF NOTE]
CUSIP No.
ISIN No.
7-7/8% [Series A] [Series B] Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013
No. ___ $____________
WCI COMMUNITIES, INC.
promises to pay to _____________________________________________________________
or registered assigns,
the principal sum of ___________________________________________________________
Dollars on October 1, 2013.
Interest Payment Dates: April 1 and October 1
Record Dates: March 15 and September 15
WCI COMMUNITIES, INC.
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
This is one of the Notes referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture:
Dated: _____________, ____
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
By: __________________________
Authorized Signatory
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[BACK OF NOTE]
7-7/8% [SERIES A] [SERIES B] SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2013
[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the
Indenture]
[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions
of the Indenture]
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. INTEREST. WCI Communities, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at
7-7/8% per annum from September 29, 2003 until maturity and shall pay the
Additional Interest payable pursuant to Section 5 of the Registration Rights
Agreement referred to below. The Company will pay interest and Additional
Interest semi-annually in arrears on October 1 and April 1 of each year, or if
any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an
"Interest Payment Date"). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the
date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment
of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to
on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall
accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that
the first Interest Payment Date shall be April 1, 2004. The Company shall pay
interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on
demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect; it
shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Additional Interest
(without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at
the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest on the Notes
(except defaulted interest) and Additional Interest to the Persons who are
registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the March 15 or
September 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are
canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date,
except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted
interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium and Additional
Interest, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained
for such purpose within or without The City and State of New York, or, at the
option of the Company, payment of interest and Additional Interest may be made
by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of
Holders, and provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available
funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, premium and
Additional Interest on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of
which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the
Paying Agent at least five Business Days prior to the applicable payment date.
Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America
as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private
debts.
3. AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, The Bank of New York, the
Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company
may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The
Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture
dated as of September 29, 2003 ("Indenture") between the Company, the Guarantors
listed on the signature page therein (the "Guarantors") and the Trustee. The
terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of
the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15
U.S. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb). The
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Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture
and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this
Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of
the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes are obligations of the
Company limited to $125.0 million in aggregate principal amount.
5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
(a) Except as set forth in clause (b) of this paragraph 5, the
Company shall not have the option to redeem the Notes pursuant to this paragraph
5 prior to October 1, 2008. Thereafter, the Company shall have the option to
redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as
percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid
interest and Additional Interest thereon, if any, to the applicable redemption
date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on October 1 of the
years indicated below:
Year Percentage
---- ----------
2008.................................................. 103.938%
2009.................................................. 102.625%
2010.................................................. 101.313%
2011 and thereafter................................... 100.000%
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of this paragraph
5, at any time on or prior to October 1, 2006, the Company may on one or more
occasions redeem up to an aggregate of 35% of the principal amount of Notes
issued under the Indenture at a redemption price equal to 107.875% of the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional
Interest thereon, if any, to the redemption date with the net cash proceeds of
one or more Equity Offerings of the Company to the extent the net cash proceeds
thereof are contributed to the Company as a capital contribution to the common
equity of the Company; provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such
redemption and that such redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the
closing of such Equity Offering.
6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION.
The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or
sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
7. REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall
be required to make an offer (a "Change of Control Offer") to each Holder to
repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of
each Holder's Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal
amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest thereon,
if any, to the date of purchase (the "Change of Control Payment"). Within 30
days following any Change of Control, the Company shall mail a notice to each
Holder setting forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as
required by the Indenture.
(b) If the Company's Consolidated Tangible Net Worth declines
below $125.0 million (the "Minimum Tangible Net Worth") at the end of any fiscal
quarter, the Company must deliver an Officers' Certificate to the Trustee within
55 days after the end of that fiscal quarter (110 days after the end of any
fiscal year) to notify the Trustee. If, on the last day of each of any two
consecutive fiscal quarters (the last day of the second fiscal quarter being
referred to as a "Deficiency Date"), the Company's Consolidated Tangible Net
Worth is less than the Minimum Tangible Net Worth of the Company, then the
Company shall make an offer (an "Offer") to all Holders of Notes to purchase 10%
of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes originally issued (the "Offer
Amount") at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes,
plus accrued and unpaid
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interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of purchase; provided that
no such Offer shall be required if, after the Deficiency Date but prior to the
date the Company is required to make the Offer, capital in cash or Cash
Equivalents is contributed for Equity Interests of the Company other than
Disqualified Stock to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries sufficient to
increase the Company's Consolidated Tangible Net Worth after giving effect to
such contribution to an amount equal to or above the Minimum Tangible Net Worth.
The Company shall make the Offer no later than 65 days after each
Deficiency Date (120 days if such Deficiency Date is the last day of the
Company's fiscal year). The Offer is required to remain open for a period of 20
business days following its commencement (unless required to remain open for a
longer period by applicable law). The Company shall purchase the Offer Amount of
the Notes on a designated date no later than five business days after the
termination of the Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount of Notes shall have
been tendered, all Notes then tendered. The Company shall not be obligated to
purchase any Notes unless Holders of Notes of at least 10% of the Offer Amount
shall have tendered and not subsequently withdrawn their Notes for repurchase.
If the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered exceeds the Offer
Amount, the Company shall purchase the Notes tendered to it pro rata among the
Notes tendered (with such adjustments as may be appropriate so that only Notes
in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof shall be purchased).
The Company shall comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws
in connection with each Offer.
In no event will the failure of the Company's Consolidated Tangible Net
Worth to equal or exceed the Minimum Tangible Net Worth at the end of any fiscal
quarter be counted toward the making of more than one Offer. The Company may
reduce the principal amount of Notes to be purchased pursuant to the Offer by
subtracting 100% of the principal amount (excluding premium) of the Notes
acquired, redeemed or called for redemption by the Company prior to the purchase
(otherwise than under this provision). The Company, however, may not credit
Notes that have been previously used as a credit against any obligation to
repurchase Notes pursuant to this provision. Any Offer shall be conducted in
compliance with applicable regulations under the federal securities law,
including Exchange Act Rule 14e-1.
8. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption will be mailed at
least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each
Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in
denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole
multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be
redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or
portions thereof called for redemption.
9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered
form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of
$1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as
provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder,
among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents
and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law
or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the
transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for
the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Company
need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days
before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record
date and the succeeding Interest Payment Date.
10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be
treated as its owner for all purposes.
11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain
exceptions, the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or
supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes and Additional Notes, if any, voting as a
single class, and any existing default or compliance with any provision of the
Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be waived with the consent of
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and
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Additional Notes, if any, voting as a single class. Without the consent of any
Holder of a Note, the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be amended
or supplemented to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to provide for
uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes, to
provide for the assumption of the Company's or Guarantor's obligations to
Holders of the Notes in case of a merger or consolidation, to make any change
that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes
or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any
such Holder, to comply with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture
under the Trust Indenture Act, to provide for the Issuance of Additional Notes
in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture, or to allow any
Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture to the Indenture and/or a Note
Guarantee with respect to the Notes.
12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (i) default
for 30 days in the payment when due of interest or Additional Interest, if any,
on the Notes; (ii) default in payment when due of principal of or premium, if
any, on the Notes when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon
redemption (including in connection with an offer to purchase) or otherwise,
(iii) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply
with Section 4.10, 4.15 or 5.01 of the Indenture; (iv) failure by the Company
for 30 days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at
least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional
Notes, if any) then outstanding voting as a single class to comply with certain
other agreements in the Indenture, or the Notes; (v) default under certain other
agreements relating to Indebtedness of the Company which default results in the
acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity; (vi) certain
final judgments for the payment of money in excess of $10.0 million in the
aggregate that remain undischarged for a period of 60 days; (vii) certain events
of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries; and (viii) except as permitted by the Indenture, any
Note Guarantee shall be held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or
invalid or shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect or any
Guarantor or any Person acting on its behalf shall deny or disaffirm its
obligations under such Guarantor's Note Guarantee. If any Event of Default
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be
due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of
Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding
Notes will become due and payable without further action or notice. Holders may
not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture.
Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or
power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any
continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default
relating to the payment of principal or interest) if it determines that
withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on
behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of
Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or
Event of Default in the payment of interest on, premium and Additional Interest,
if any, or the principal of, the Notes. The Company is required to deliver to
the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and
the Company is required upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default,
to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of
Default.
13. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee, in its individual
or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform
services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the
Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
14. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. A director, officer, employee,
incorporator or stockholder, of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall not
have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under the
Notes, the Note Guarantees or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in
respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by
accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release
are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
15. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be valid until
authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
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16. ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name
of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (=
tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship
and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act).
17. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES AND
RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of
Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted
Definitive Notes shall have all the rights set forth in the A/B Exchange
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of September 29, 2003, between the
Company and the parties named on the signature pages thereof (the "Registration
Rights Agreement").
18. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the
Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused
CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers
in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made
as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as
contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the
other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without
charge a copy of the Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement.
Requests may be made to:
WCI Communities, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:___________________________________
(Insert assignee's legal name)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint_________________________________________________________
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute
another to act for him.
Date: ______________________
Your Signature:_____________________________
(Sign exactly as your name
appears on the face of this
Note)
Signature Guarantee*:________________________
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box
below:
[ ] Section 4.10 [ ] Section 4.15
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the
amount you elect to have purchased:
$__________________
Date: ______________________
Your Signature:_____________________________
(Sign exactly as your name
appears on the face of this
Note)
Tax Identification No.:_____________________
Signature Guarantee*: ________________________
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest
in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of
another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have
been made:
Principal Amount
Amount of Amount of of this Global Signature of
decrease in increase in Note following authorized
Principal Amount Principal Amount such decrease (or officer of
of this Global of this Global increase) Trustee or Note
Date of Exchange Note Note Custodian
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------
* This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.
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[FACE OF REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE]
CUSIP No.
ISIN No.
7-7/8% [Series A] [Series B] Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013
No. ___ $____________
WCI COMMUNITIES, INC.
promises to pay to _____________________________________________________________
or registered assigns,
the principal sum of____________________________________________________________
Dollars on October 1, 2013.
Interest Payment Dates: April 1 and October 1
Record Dates: March 15 and September 15
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WCI COMMUNITIES, INC.
By: ___________________________
Name:
Title:
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This is one of the Notes referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture:
Dated: _______________, ____
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
By: __________________________________
Authorized Signatory
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[BACK OF REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE]
7-7/8% [SERIES A] [SERIES B] SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2013
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE
FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS
CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY (55 XXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX) ("XXX"), TO 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 SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS
THAT (A) IT IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THE NOTE
EVIDENCED HEREBY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN
TWO YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY RESELL OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B)
INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH
RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN
ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501 (a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT) THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS
BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER-DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING
CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR
THIS SECURITY), (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT
TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
(IF AVAILABLE), OR (F) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS
SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL
ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY, IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR,
THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE COMPANY
SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM MAY
REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN
EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
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ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS "OFFSHORE TRANSACTION," "UNITED STATES" AND "U.S.
PERSON" HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. INTEREST. WCI Communities, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at
7-7/8% per annum from September 29, 2003 until maturity and shall pay the
Additional Interest payable pursuant to Section 5 of the Registration Rights
Agreement referred to below. The Company will pay interest and Additional
Interest semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, or if
any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an
"Interest Payment Date"). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the
date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment
of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to
on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall
accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that
the first Interest Payment Date shall be April 1, 2004. The Company shall pay
interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on
demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect; it
shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Additional Interest
(without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at
the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest on the Notes
(except defaulted interest) and Additional Interest to the Persons who are
registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the March 15 or
September 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are
canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date,
except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted
interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium and Additional
Interest, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained
for such purpose within or without the City and State of New York, or, at the
option of the Company, payment of interest and Additional Interest may be made
by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of
Holders, and provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available
funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, premium and
Additional Interest on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of
which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the
Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United
States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of
public and private debts.
3. AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, The Bank of New York, the
Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company
may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The
Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture
dated as of September 29, 2003 ("Indenture") between the Company, the Guarantors
listed on the signature page therein (the "Guarantors") and the Trustee. The
terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of
the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15
U.S. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and
Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such
terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express
provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be
controlling. The Notes are obligations of the Company limited to $125.0 million
in aggregate principal amount.
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5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
(a) Except as set forth in clause (b) of this paragraph 5, the
Company shall not have the option to redeem the Notes pursuant to this paragraph
5 prior to October 1, 2008. Thereafter, the Company shall have the option to
redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as
percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid
interest and Additional Interest thereon, if any, to the applicable redemption
date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on October 1 of the
years indicated below:
Year Percentage
---- ----------
2008.......................................................................... 103.938%
2009.......................................................................... 102.625%
2010.......................................................................... 101.313%
2011 and thereafter........................................................... 100.000%
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of this paragraph
5, at any time on or prior to October 1, 2006, the Company may on one or more
occasions redeem up to an aggregate of 35% of the principal amount of Notes
issued under the Indenture at a redemption price equal to 107.875% of the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional
Interest thereon, if any, to the redemption date with the net cash proceeds of
one or more Equity Offerings of the Company to the extent the net cash proceeds
thereof are contributed to the Company as a capital contribution to the common
equity of the Company; provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such
redemption and that such redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the
closing of such Equity Offering.
6 MANDATORY REDEMPTION.
Except as set forth in paragraph 7 below, the Company shall not be
required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to
the Notes.
7. REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall
be required to make an offer (a "Change of Control Offer") to each Holder to
repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of
each Holder's Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal
amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest thereon,
if any, to the date of purchase (the "Change of Control Payment"). Within 30
days following any Change of Control, the Company shall mail a notice to each
Holder setting forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as
required by the Indenture.
(b) If the Company's Consolidated Tangible Net Worth declines
below $125.0 million (the "Minimum Tangible Net Worth") at the end of any fiscal
quarter, the Company must deliver an Officers' Certificate to the Trustee within
55 days after the end of that fiscal quarter (110 days after the end of any
fiscal year) to notify the Trustee. If, on the last day of each of any two
consecutive fiscal quarters (the last day of the second fiscal quarter being
referred to as a "Deficiency Date"), the Company's Consolidated Tangible Net
Worth is less than the Minimum Tangible Net Worth of the Company, then the
Company shall make an offer (an "Offer") to all Holders of Notes to purchase 10%
of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes originally issued (the "Offer
Amount") at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes,
plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of
purchase; provided that no such Offer shall be required if, after the Deficiency
Date but prior to the date the Company is required to make the Offer, capital in
cash or Cash
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Equivalents is contributed for Equity Interests of the Company other than
Disqualified Stock to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries sufficient to
increase the Company's Consolidated Tangible Net Worth after giving effect to
such contribution to an amount equal to or above the Minimum Tangible Net Worth.
The Company shall make the Offer no later than 65 days after each
Deficiency Date (120 days if such Deficiency Date is the last day of the
Company's fiscal year). The Offer is required to remain open for a period of 20
business days following its commencement (unless required to remain open for a
longer period by applicable law). The Company shall purchase the Offer Amount of
the Notes on a designated date no later than five business days after the
termination of the Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount of Notes shall have
been tendered, all Notes then tendered. The Company shall not be obligated to
purchase any Notes unless Holders of Notes of at least 10% of the Offer Amount
shall have tendered and not subsequently withdrawn their Notes for repurchase.
If the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered exceeds the Offer
Amount, the Company shall purchase the Notes tendered to it pro rata among the
Notes tendered (with such adjustments as may be appropriate so that only Notes
in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof shall be purchased).
The Company shall comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws
in connection with each Offer.
In no event will the failure of the Company's Consolidated Tangible Net
Worth to equal or exceed the Minimum Tangible Net Worth at the end of any fiscal
quarter be counted toward the making of more than one Offer. The Company may
reduce the principal amount of Notes to be purchased pursuant to the Offer by
subtracting 100% of the principal amount (excluding premium) of the Notes
acquired, redeemed or called for redemption by the Company prior to the purchase
(otherwise than under this provision). The Company, however, may not credit
Notes that have been previously used as a credit against any obligation to
repurchase Notes pursuant to this provision. Any Offer shall be conducted in
compliance with applicable regulations under the federal securities law,
including Exchange Act Rule 14e-1.
8. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption will be mailed at
least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each
Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in
denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole
multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be
redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or
portions thereof called for redemption.
9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered
form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of
$1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as
provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder,
among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents
and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law
or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the
transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for
the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Company
need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days
before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record
date and the succeeding Interest Payment Date.
10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be
treated as its owner for all purposes.
11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain
exceptions, the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or
supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes and Additional Notes, if any, voting as a
single class, and any
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existing default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture, the Note
Guarantees or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and Additional Notes,
if any, voting as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note,
the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented
to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to provide for uncertificated
Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes, to provide for the
assumption of the Company's or Guarantor's obligations to Holders of the Notes
in case of a merger or consolidation, to make any change that would provide any
additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not
adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder, to
comply with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in order
to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust
Indenture Act, to provide for the Issuance of Additional Notes in accordance
with the limitations set forth in the Indenture, or to allow any Guarantor to
execute a supplemental indenture to the Indenture and/or a Note Guarantee with
respect to the Notes.
12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (i) default
for 30 days in the payment when due of interest or Additional Interest, if any,
on the Notes; (ii) default in payment when due of principal of or premium, if
any, on the Notes when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon
redemption (including in connection with an offer to purchase) or otherwise,
(iii) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply
with Section 4.10, 4.15 or 5.01 of the Indenture; (iv) failure by the Company
for 30 days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at
least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional
Notes, if any) then outstanding voting as a single class to comply with certain
other agreements in the Indenture, or the Notes; (v) default under certain other
agreements relating to Indebtedness of the Company which default results in the
acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity; (vi) certain
final judgments for the payment of money in excess of $10.0 million in the
aggregate that remain undischarged for a period of 60 days; (vii) certain events
of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries; and (viii) except as permitted by the Indenture, any
Note Guarantee shall be held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or
invalid or shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect or any
Guarantor or any Person acting on its behalf shall deny or disaffirm its
obligations under such Guarantor's Note Guarantee. If any Event of Default
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be
due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of
Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding
Notes will become due and payable without further action or notice. Holders may
not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture.
Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or
power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any
continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default
relating to the payment of principal or interest) if it determines that
withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on
behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of
Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or
Event of Default in the payment of interest on, premium and Additional Interest,
if any, or the principal of, the Notes. The Company is required to deliver to
the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and
the Company is required upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default,
to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of
Default.
13. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee, in its individual
or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform
services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the
Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
14. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. A director, officer, employee,
incorporator or stockholder, of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall not
have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any
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Guarantor under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect
of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by
accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release
are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
15. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be valid until
authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
16. ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name
of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (=
tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship
and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act).
17. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES AND
RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of
Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted
Definitive Notes shall have all the rights set forth in the A/B Exchange
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of September 29, 2003, between the
Company and the parties named on the signature pages thereof (the "Registration
Rights Agreement").
18. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the
Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused
CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers
in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made
as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as
contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the
other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without
charge a copy of the Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement.
Requests may be made to:
WCI Communities, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:___________________________________
(Insert assignee's legal name)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint_________________________________________________________
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute
another to act for him.
Date: ______________________
Your Signature:__________________________
(Sign exactly as your name
appears on the face of
this Note)
Signature Guarantee*: ________________________
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box
below:
[ ] Section 4.10 [ ] Section 4.15
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the
amount you elect to have purchased:
$__________________
Date: ______________________
Your Signature:__________________________
(Sign exactly as your name
appears on the face of
this Note)
Tax Identification No.:__________________
Signature Guarantee*: ________________________
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE*
The following exchanges of a part of this Regulation S Temporary Global
Note for an interest in another Global Note, or of other Restricted Global Notes
for an interest in this Regulation S Temporary Global Note, have been made:
Principal Amount
Amount of Amount of of this Global Signature of
decrease in increase in Note following authorized
Principal Amount Principal Amount such decrease (or officer of
of this Global of this Global increase) Trustee or Note
Date of Exchange Note Note Custodian
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
WCI Communities, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
[Registrar address block]
Re: 7-7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of September 29,
2003 (the "Indenture"), between WCI Communities, Inc., as issuer (the
"Company"), the Guarantors listed on the signature page therein and The Bank of
New York, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
___________________, (the "Transferor") owns and proposes to transfer
the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the
principal amount of $___________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "Transfer"),
to ___________________________ (the "Transferee"), as further specified in Annex
A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:
[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE
144A GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A. The Transfer is
being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and,
accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial
interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor
reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or
Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to
which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each
such account is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule
144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is
in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the
United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the
terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note
will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and
in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE
TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE, THE REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE
NOTE PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly,
the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made
to a person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was
originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and
any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the
Transferee was outside
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the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the
facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such
Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was
prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts
have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule
904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act and/, (iii) the transaction is
not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the
Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the
expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S.
Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial
Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the
terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note
will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note, the Temporary
Regulation S Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the
Securities Act.
CHECK AND COMPLETE IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL
INTEREST IN THE IAI GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO ANY PROVISION
OF THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A OR REGULATION S. The Transfer is
being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to
beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes
and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable
blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the
Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):
(a) such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance
with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
or
(b) such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary
thereof;
or
(c) such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;
or
(d) such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited
Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144 or Rule 904, and the Transferor
hereby further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation
within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer
complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a
Restricted Global Note or Restricted Definitive Notes and the requirements of
the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a certificate
executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the Indenture and (2) an
Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which
the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such
Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the
proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred
beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on
transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the IAI Global
Note and/or the Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN
UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE OR OF AN UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE.
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CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO RULE 144. (i) The Transfer is being
effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act
and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and
any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and
(ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with
the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive
Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the
Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted
Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. (i) The Transfer is
being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the
Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the
Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United
States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with
the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance
with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or
Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer
enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global
Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO OTHER EXEMPTION. (i) The Transfer is
being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or
Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the
Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United
States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with
the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance
with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or
Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated
in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or
Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your
benefit and the benefit of the Company.
_____________________________________
[Insert Name of Transferor]
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
Dated: ______________________
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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:
[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]
(a) [ ] a beneficial interest in the:
(i) [ ] 144A Global Note (CUSIP____________), or
(ii) [ ] Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP________), or
(iii) [ ] IAI Global Note (CUSIP_______); or
(b) [ ] a Restricted Definitive Note.
After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:
[CHECK ONE]
(a) [ ] a beneficial interest in the:
(i) [ ] 144A Global Note (CUSIP____________), or
(ii) [ ] Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP________), or
(iii) [ ] IAI Global Note (CUSIP________); or
(iv) [ ] Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP________); or
(b) [ ] a Restricted Definitive Note; or
(c) [ ] an Unrestricted Definitive Note,
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
WCI Communities, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
[Registrar address block]
Re: 7-7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013
(CUSIP _____________)
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of September 29,
2003 (the "Indenture"), between WCI Communities, Inc., as issuer (the
"Company"), The Guarantors listed on the signature page therein and The Bank of
New York, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
__________________________, (the "Owner") owns and proposes to exchange
the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal
amount of $____________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "Exchange"). In
connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:
EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN A
RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE FOR UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS
IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE
(a) [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A
RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In
connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal
principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is
being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange
has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the
Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (iii) the restrictions on
transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in
compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the
United States.
(b) [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A
RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the
Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an
Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note
is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such
Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with
the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the
Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are
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not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv)
the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky
securities laws of any state of the United States.
(c) [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE
TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL Note. In connection with the
Owner's Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest
is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such
Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with
the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the
Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being
acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state
of the United States.
(d) [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE
TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Owner's Exchange of a
Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby
certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's
own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance
with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and
pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on
transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the
Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable
blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN
RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES FOR RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS
IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES
(a) [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A
RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the
Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a
Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby
certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's
own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note
issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in
the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in
the Indenture and the Securities Act.
(b) [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE
TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the
Exchange of the Owner's Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in
the [CHECK ONE] "144A Global Note, "Regulation S Global Note, "IAI Global Note
with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial
interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer and (ii)
such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with
the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities
laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed
Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest
issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the
Indenture and the Securities Act.
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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your
benefit and the benefit of the Company.
_________________________________________
[Insert Name of Transferor]
By: _____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Dated: _____________________
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM
ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
WCI Communities, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
[Registrar address block]
Re: 7-7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013
(CUSIP ____________)
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of September 29,
2003 (the "Indenture"), between WCI Communities, Inc., as issuer (the
"Company"), The Guarantors listed on the signature page therein and The Bank of
New York, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
In connection with our proposed purchase of $____________ aggregate
principal amount of:
(a) [ ] a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or
(b) [ ] a Definitive Note,
we confirm that:
We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest
therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the
Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge
or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in compliance
with, such restrictions and conditions and the United States Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been
registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein
may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We
agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting
as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein,
we will do so only (A) to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (B) in
accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a "qualified institutional
buyer" (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional "accredited investor" (as
defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its
behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a signed letter
substantially in the form of this letter and an Opinion of Counsel in form
reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act, (D) outside the United States in accordance
with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to the
provisions of Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act or (F) pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree
to provide to any person purchasing the Definitive Note or beneficial interest
in a Global Note from us in a
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transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (E) of this
paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted
as stated herein.
We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial
interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the Company such
certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Company may
reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing
restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a
legend to the foregoing effect.
We are an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and
any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of
our or its investment.
We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by
us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an
institutional "accredited investor") as to each of which we exercise sole
investment discretion.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are
irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested
party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with
respect to the matters covered hereby.
_________________________________________
[Insert Name of Transferor]
By: _____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Dated: _____________________
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor
Person under the Indenture) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally
guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the
provisions in the Indenture dated as of September 29, 2003 (the "Indenture")
among WCI Communities, Inc., the Guarantors listed on the signature pages
thereto and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee"), (a) the due and
punctual payment of the principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any,
and interest on the Notes (as defined in the Indenture), whether at maturity, by
acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest
on overdue principal and premium, and, to the extent permitted by law, interest,
and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to
the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and
(b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any
of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due
or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether
at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of the
Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee pursuant to the Note
Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article 11 of the
Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of
the Note Guarantee. Each Holder of a Note, by accepting the same, (a) agrees to
and shall be bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee,
on behalf of such Holder, to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate
to effectuate the subordination as provided in the Indenture and (c) appoints
the Trustee attorney-in-fact of such Holder for such purpose; provided, however,
that the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note Guarantee shall cease to be so
subordinated and subject in right of payment upon any defeasance of this Note in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
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Bay Colony-Gateway, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Community Specialized Services, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Financial Resources Group, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
First Fidelity Title, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Florida Lifestyle Management Company
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
WCI Capital Corporation
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Xxxxxxxxxx Road, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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Sun City Center Golf Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Sun City Center Realty, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Watermark Realty, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
The Colony At Pelican Landing Golf Club, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Communities Amenities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Communities Home Builders, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Gateway Communications Services, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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JYC Holdings, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Marbella at Pelican Bay, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Pelican Landing Golf Resort Ventures, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Sarasota Tower, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Tarpon Cove Yacht & Racquet Club, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Tiburon Golf Ventures, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
WCI Architecture & Land Planning, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Watermark Realty Referral, Inc.
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By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
WCI Communities Property Management, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
WCI Golf Group, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
WCI Realty, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Bay Colony Realty Associates, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Bay Colony of Naples, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Coral Ridge Communities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Coral Ridge Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Coral Ridge Realty, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Coral Ridge Realty Sales, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Florida National Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Gateway Communities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Gateway Realty Sales, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Heron Bay, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Heron Bay Golf Course Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Pelican Bay Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Pelican Landing Communities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Pelican Landing Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Pelican Xxxxx Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Tarpon Cove Realty, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
WCI Homes, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Communities Finance Company, LLC
By: ___________________________________
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Florida Design Communities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President:
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "Supplemental Indenture"), dated as of
________________, among __________________ (the "Guaranteeing Subsidiary"), a
subsidiary of ____________________ (or its permitted successor), a [Delaware]
corporation (the "Company"), the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined in
the Indenture referred to herein) and The Bank of New York, as trustee under the
indenture referred to below (the "Trustee").
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the
Trustee an indenture (the "Indenture"), dated as of September 29, 2003 providing
for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to $125,000,000 of
7-7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 (the "Notes");
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental
indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally
guarantee all of the Company's Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on
the terms and conditions set forth herein (the "Note Guarantee"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is
authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the
equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees as
follows:
(a) Along with all Guarantors named in the Indenture, to jointly
and severally Guarantee to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by
the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, the Notes or the
obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that:
(i) the principal of and interest on the Notes will
be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by
acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the
overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if
lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the
Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be
promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the
terms hereof and thereof; and
(ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or
renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that
same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in
accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether
at stated maturity, by
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acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any
amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for
whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally
obligated to pay the same immediately.
(b) The obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective
of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or the Indenture, the
absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder
of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of
any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other
circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or
defense of a guarantor.
(c) The following is hereby waived: diligence, presentment, demand
of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or
bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the
Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever.
(d) This Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete
performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and the Indenture, and the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary accepts all obligations of a Guarantor under the
Indenture.
(e) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or
otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors, or any Custodian, Trustee,
liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or
the Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such Holder, this
Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in
full force and effect.
(f) The Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall not be entitled to any right
of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations
guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby.
(g) As between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders
and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations
guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture
for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or
other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations
guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of
such obligations as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture, such obligations
(whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the
Guarantors for the purpose of this Note Guarantee.
(h) The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from
any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair
the rights of the Holders under the Guarantee.
(i) Pursuant to Section 11.02 of the Indenture, after giving
effect to any maximum amount and any other contingent and fixed liabilities that
are relevant under any applicable Bankruptcy or fraudulent conveyance laws, and
after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from
or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the
obligations of such other Guarantor under Article 11 of the Indenture, this new
Note Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount permissible such that the
obligations of such Guarantor under this Note Guarantee will not constitute a
fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
EXECUTION AND DELIVERY. Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the
Note Guarantees shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any
failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee.
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GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY MAY CONSOLIDATE, ETC. ON CERTAIN TERMS.
(j) The Guaranteeing Subsidiary may not consolidate with or merge
with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) another
corporation, Person or entity whether or not affiliated with such Guarantor
unless:
(i) subject to Sections 11.04 and 11.05 of the
Indenture, the Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than a Guarantor or the
Company) unconditionally assumes all the obligations of such
Guarantor, pursuant to a supplemental indenture in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, under the
Notes, the Indenture and the Note Guarantee on the terms set
forth herein or therein; and
(ii) immediately after giving effect to such
transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists.
(k) In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance
and upon the assumption by the successor corporation, by supplemental indenture,
executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee,
of the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual
performance of all of the covenants and conditions of the Indenture to be
performed by the Guarantor, such successor corporation shall succeed to and be
substituted for the Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named
herein as a Guarantor. Such successor corporation thereupon may cause to be
signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes
issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company
and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note Guarantees so issued shall in all
respects have the same legal rank and benefit under the Indenture as the Note
Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date of
the execution hereof.
(l) Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 and Section 11.05 of
Article 11 of the Indenture, and notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above,
nothing contained in the Indenture or in any of the Notes shall prevent any
consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Company or another
Guarantor, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a
Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or
another Guarantor.
RELEASES.
(m) In the event of a sale or other disposition of all of the
assets of any Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale
or other disposition of all to the capital stock of any Guarantor, in each case
to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such
transaction) a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, then such Guarantor (in the
event of a sale or other disposition, by way of merger, consolidation or
otherwise, of all of the capital stock of such Guarantor) or the corporation
acquiring the property (in the event of a sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor) will be released and relieved
of any obligations under its Note Guarantee; provided that the net proceeds of
such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.10 of the
Indenture. Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such sale or other
disposition was made by the Company in accordance with the provisions of the
Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.10 of the Indenture, the
Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the
release of any Guarantor from its obligations under its Note Guarantee.
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(n) Any Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note
Guarantee shall remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest
on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Guarantor under the Indenture
as provided in Article 11 of the Indenture.
NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director,
officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder or agent of the Guaranteeing
Subsidiary, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company
or any Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Notes, any Note Guarantees, the
Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect
of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the
Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and
release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may
not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it
is the view of the Securities and Exchange Commission that such a waiver is
against public policy.
NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY
AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
COUNTERPARTS The parties may sign any number of copies of this
Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them
together represent the same agreement.
EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience
only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner
whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental
Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which
recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Company.
Except as amended or supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, the
provisions of the Indenture are in all respects ratified and confirmed and shall
remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above
written.
Dated: _______________, ____
[GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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WCI Communities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Bay Colony-Gateway, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Community Specialized Services, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Financial Resources Group, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
First Fidelity Title, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Florida Lifestyle Management Company
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
WCI Capital Corporation
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Xxxxxxxxxx Road, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Sun City Center Golf Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Sun City Center Realty, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Xxxxxxxxx Realty, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
The Colony At Pelican Landing Golf Club, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Communities Amenities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Communities Home Builders, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Gateway Communications Services, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
JYC Holdings, Inc.
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By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Marbella at Pelican Bay, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Pelican Landing Golf Resort Ventures, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Sarasota Tower, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Tarpon Cove Yacht & Racquet Club, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Tiburon Golf Ventures, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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XXX Xxxxxxxxxxxx & Xxxx Planning, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Watermark Realty Referral, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
WCI Communities Property Management, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
WCI Golf Group, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
WCI Realty, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Bay Colony Realty Associates, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Bay Colony of Naples, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Coral Ridge Communities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Coral Ridge Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Coral Ridge Realty, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Coral Ridge Realty Sales, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Florida National Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Gateway Communities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Gateway Realty Sales, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Heron Bay, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Heron Bay Golf Course Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Pelican Bay Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Pelican Landing Communities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Pelican Landing Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Pelican Xxxxx Properties, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Tarpon Cove Realty, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
WCI Homes, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Communities Finance Company, LLC
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Florida Design Communities, Inc.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
The Bank of New York,
as Trustee
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE OF GUARANTORS
The following schedule lists each Guarantor under the Indenture as of
the Issue Date:
Bay Colony-Gateway, Inc.
Financial Resources Group, Inc.
First Fidelity Title, Inc.
Florida Lifestyle Management Company
Xxxxxxxxxx Road, Inc.
Sun City Center Golf Properties, Inc.
Sun City Center Realty, Inc.
Watermark Realty, Inc.
The Colony at Pelican Landing Golf Club, Inc.
Communities Amenities, Inc.
Communities Home Builders, Inc.
Gateway Communications Services, Inc.
JYC Holdings, Inc.
Marbella at Pelican Bay, Inc.
Pelican Landing Golf Resort Ventures, Inc.
Sarasota Tower, Inc.
Tarpon Cove Yacht & Racquet Club, Inc.
Tiburon Golf Ventures, Inc.
Watermark Realty Referral, Inc.
WCI Communities Property Management, Inc.
WCI Golf Group, Inc.
WCI Realty, Inc.
Bay Colony Realty Associates, Inc.
Bay Colony of Naples, Inc.
Coral Ridge Communities, Inc.
Coral Ridge Properties, Inc.
Coral Ridge Realty, Inc.
Coral Ridge Realty Sales, Inc.
Florida National Properties, Inc.
Gateway Communities, Inc.
Gateway Realty Sales, Inc.
Heron Bay, Inc.
Heron Bay Golf Course Properties, Inc.
Pelican Bay Properties, Inc.
Pelican Landing Communities, Inc.
Pelican Landing Properties, Inc.
Pelican Xxxxx Properties, Inc.
Tarpon Cove Realty, Inc.
WCI Homes, Inc.
Communities Finance Company, LLC
WCI Capital Corporation
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Communities Specialized Services, Inc.
WCI Architecture & Land Planning, Inc.
Florida Design Communities, Inc.
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