INDENTURE dated as of February 21, 2008 by and between AZITHROMYCIN ROYALTY SUB LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as issuer of the Notes described herein, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as initial trustee of the Notes described herein
Exhibit
10.3
dated
as of February 21, 2008
by
and between
AZITHROMYCIN
ROYALTY SUB LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company,
as
issuer of the Notes described herein,
and
U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
initial trustee of the Notes described herein
Table
of
Contents
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GRANTING
CLAUSE
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1
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HABENDUM CLAUSE
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2
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ARTICLE
I
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GENERAL
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Section
1.1
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Rules
of Construction and Defined Terms
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3
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Section
1.2
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Compliance
Certificates and Opinions
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3
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Section
1.3
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Acts
of Noteholders.
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4
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ARTICLE
II
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THE
NOTES
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Section
2.1
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Amount
of Notes; Terms; Form; Execution and Delivery.
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Section
2.2
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Restrictive
Legends
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8
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Section
2.3
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Registrar
and Paying Agent.
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12
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Section
2.4
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Paying
Agent to Hold Money in Trust
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13
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Section
2.5
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Method
of Payment.
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14
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Section
2.6
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Minimum
Denominations
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16
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Section
2.7
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Transfer
and Exchange; Cancellation
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16
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Section
2.8
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes
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17
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Section
2.9
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Payments
of Transfer Taxes
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17
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Section
2.10
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Book-Entry
Provisions.
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18
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Section
2.11
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Special
Transfer Provisions.
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Section
2.12
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Temporary
Definitive Notes
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24
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Section
2.13
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Statements
to Noteholders.
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24
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Section
2.14
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CUSIP,
CINS, ISIN and Private Placement Numbers
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25
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Section
2.15
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Refinancing
Notes.
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26
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Section
2.16
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Class
B Notes.
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27
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Section
2.17
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Limitation
on Number of Holders of Notes
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29
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ARTICLE
III
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ACCOUNTS;
PRIORITY OF PAYMENTS
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Section
3.1
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Establishment
of Accounts.
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Section
3.2
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Investments
of Cash
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32
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Section
3.3
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Closing
Date Deposits; Withdrawals and Transfers.
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32
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Section
3.4
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Capital
Contributions
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33
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Section
3.5
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Calculation
Date Calculations.
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33
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Section
3.6
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Payment
Date First Step Transfers
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Section
3.7
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Payment
Date Second Step Withdrawals.
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35
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Section
3.8
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Interest
Reserve Account and Capital Account; Shortfalls
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37
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Section
3.9
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Parent
Shortfall
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37
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Section
3.10
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Redemptions.
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Section
3.11
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Procedure
for Redemptions.
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ARTICLE
IV
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DEFAULT
AND REMEDIES
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Section
4.1
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Events
of Default
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40
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Section
4.2
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Acceleration,
Rescission and Annulment.
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41
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Section
4.3
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Other
Remedies
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42
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Section
4.4
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Limitation
on Suits
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43
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Section
4.5
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Waiver
of Existing Defaults.
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44
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Section
4.6
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Restoration
of Rights and Remedies
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44
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Section
4.7
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Remedies
Cumulative
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44
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Section
4.8
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Rights
of Noteholders to Receive Payment
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45
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Section
4.9
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Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim
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45
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Section
4.10
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Undertaking
for Costs
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45
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Section
4.11
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Control
by Noteholders
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45
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Section
4.12
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Senior
Trustee
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45
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Section
4.13
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Application
of Proceeds
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46
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Section
4.14
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Waivers
of Rights Inhibiting Enforcement
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46
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Section
4.15
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Security
Interest Absolute
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46
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ARTICLE
V
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REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
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Section
5.1
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Representations
and Warranties
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Section
5.2
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Covenants
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Section
5.3
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Reports
and Other Deliverables by the Issuer.
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ARTICLE
VI
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THE
TRUSTEE
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Section
6.1
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Acceptance
of Trusts and Duties
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Section
6.2
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Copies
of Documents and Other Notices.
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56
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Section
6.3
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Representations
and Warranties
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57
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Section
6.4
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Reliance;
Agents; Advice of Counsel
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Section
6.5
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Not
Acting in Individual Capacity
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60
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Section
6.6
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Compensation
of Trustee
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60
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Section
6.7
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Notice
of Defaults
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60
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Section
6.8
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May
Hold Notes
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60
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Section
6.9
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Corporate
Trustee Required; Eligibility
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60
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Section
6.10
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Reports
by the Trustee
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61
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Section
6.11
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Calculation
Agent
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61
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Section
6.12
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Pledge
and Security Agreement and Other Transaction Documents
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61
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Section
6.13
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Custody
of the Collateral
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61
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Section
6.14
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Preservation
and Disclosure of Noteholder Lists
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62
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Section
6.15
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Audit
Rights
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62
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Section
6.16
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Compliance
with Applicable Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering
Regulations
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62
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Section
6.17
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Jurisdiction
of Trustee
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ARTICLE
VII
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SUCCESSOR
TRUSTEES
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Section
7.1
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Resignation
and Removal of Trustee
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Section
7.2
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Appointment
of Successor.
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ARTICLE
VIII
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INDEMNITY
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Section
8.1
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Indemnity
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Section
8.2
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Noteholders’
Indemnity
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Section
8.3
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Survival
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ARTICLE
IX
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MODIFICATION
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Section
9.1
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Modification
with Consent of Noteholders
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Section
9.2
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Modification
Without Consent of Noteholders
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66
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Section
9.3
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Subordination;
Priority of Payments
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67
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Section
9.4
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Execution
of Amendments by Trustee
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67
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Section
9.5
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Conformity
with Trust Indenture Act
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67
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ARTICLE
X
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SUBORDINATION
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Section
10.1
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Subordination
of the Notes.
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ARTICLE
XI
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DISCHARGE
OF INDENTURE
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Section
11.1
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Discharge
of Indenture.
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ARTICLE
XII
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
12.1
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Right
of Trustee to Perform
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Section
12.2
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Waiver
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Section
12.3
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Severability
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70
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Section
12.4
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Restrictions
on Exercise of Certain Rights
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70
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Section
12.5
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Notices
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70
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Section
12.6
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Assignments
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Section
12.7
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Application
to Court
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72
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Section
12.8
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GOVERNING
LAW
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72
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Section
12.9
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Jurisdiction.
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Section
12.10
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Counterparts
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Section
12.11
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Table
of Contents and Headings
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Section
12.12
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Trust
Indenture Act
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Section
12.13
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Confidential
Information
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Section
12.14
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Limited
Recourse
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75
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Section
12.15
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Tax
Characterization; No Gross Up; Withholding
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75
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Annex
A
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Rules
of Construction and Defined Terms
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Exhibit
A
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Form
of Original Class A Notes
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Resale Confidentiality Agreement
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Exhibit
C
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Agents
for Service of Process
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Exhibit
D
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Coverage
of Distribution Report
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Exhibit
E
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UCC
Financing Statements
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Exhibit
F
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Form
of Certificate of Euroclear or Clearstream for Permanent Regulation
S
Global Note
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Exhibit
G
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Form
of Certification of Beneficial Owner of Temporary Regulation S
Global
Note
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Exhibit
H
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Form
of Certification of Euroclear or Clearstream for Payments
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Exhibit
I
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Form
of Certificate of Proposed Transferor
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Exhibit
J
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Form
of Certificate of Certain Proposed Institutional Accredited Investor
Transferees
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iv
This
INDENTURE, dated as of February 21, 2008, is by and between AZITHROMYCIN ROYALTY
SUB LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as issuer of the Notes described
herein, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association,
as
initial trustee of the Notes described herein.
GRANTING
CLAUSE
THIS
INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that, in consideration of the premises and the acceptance
by the Trustee of the trusts hereby created and of the purchase and acceptance
of the Notes by the Noteholders, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, in order to secure (i) the prompt
payment of the principal of, Premium (if any) and interest on, and all other
amounts due with respect to, the Notes from time to time Outstanding hereunder,
(ii) the payment of any fees, expenses or other amounts that the Issuer is
obligated to pay under or in respect of the Notes, this Indenture or any other
Transaction Document to which the Issuer is a party, (iii) the payment and
performance of all the obligations of the Issuer in respect of any amendment,
modification, extension, renewal or refinancing of the Notes and (iv) the
performance and observance by the Issuer of all the agreements, covenants and
provisions expressed or implied herein and in the Notes for the benefit of
the
Noteholders (collectively, the “Secured
Obligations”)
and
for the uses and purposes and subject to the terms and provisions hereof, the
Issuer does hereby grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer, convey, mortgage,
pledge and confirm unto the Trustee, its successors and assigns, for the
security and benefit of the Noteholders from time to time of the Notes, a first
priority security interest in all right, title and interest of the Issuer in,
to
and under the following described property, rights and privileges (each
property, including all other property hereafter specifically subjected to
the
lien of this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto, being the
“Collateral”
and,
collectively, including all other property hereafter specifically subjected
to
the lien of this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto, are included
within and defined as the “Indenture
Estate”),
to
wit:
(1) Royalty
Payments actually made by Inspire under the Inspire License Agreement (but
not
the rights thereunder to receive such payments) and the Replacement Royalty
Payments, if any;
(2) the
Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Residual License Agreement, the Servicing
Agreement and all other Transaction Documents, Principal Documents and other
agreements to which the Issuer is a party, including those relating to the
rights of the Issuer in respect of the sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment,
contribution, grant and servicing of the Purchased Assets;
(3) (A)
all
Accounts established under this Indenture at any time, (B) all amounts from
time
to time credited to such Accounts, (C) all cash, financial assets and other
investment property, instruments, documents, chattel paper, general intangibles,
accounts and other property from time to time credited to such Accounts or
representing investments and reinvestments of amounts credited to such Accounts
and (D) all interest, principal payments, dividends and other distributions
payable on or with respect to, and all proceeds of, (i) all property so credited
or representing such investments and reinvestments and (ii) such
Accounts;
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(4) all
of
the Issuer’s rents, issues, profits, revenues and other income of the property
subjected or required to be subjected to the lien of this
Indenture;
(5) all
other
property and assets of the Issuer with respect to which a security interest
can
be created under Article 9 of the UCC, including all goods, deposit accounts,
investment property, financial assets, letter-of-credit rights, supporting
obligations, commercial tort claims, accounts, contract rights, general
intangibles and all other cash (except (i) to the extent permitted to be
distributed by the Issuer to the Parent pursuant to Section 3.7(c) and (ii)
proceeds from any Notes issued in accordance with and pursuant to this Indenture
in excess of amounts applicable to any Redemption of the Notes);
(6) all
rights of the Issuer (contractual and otherwise) constituting, arising under,
connected with or in any way related to any or all of the foregoing
property;
(7) all
books, records, files, correspondence, computer programs, tapes, disks and
related data (owned by the Issuer) that at any time evidence or contain
information relating to any of the foregoing property or are otherwise necessary
or helpful in the collection thereof or realization thereupon;
(9) all
proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing property;
BUT
SUBJECT TO all of the terms and conditions of this Indenture.
HABENDUM
CLAUSE
TO
HAVE
AND TO HOLD all and singular the aforesaid property unto the Trustee, its
successors and assigns, in trust for the benefit and security of the Noteholders
from time to time of each class of the Notes, without any priority of any one
class of Notes over any other class of Notes by reason of difference in time
of
issuance or otherwise, except as expressly provided herein, and for the uses
and
purposes and subject to the terms and provisions set forth in this
Indenture.
PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that, notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions or anything
to
the contrary herein, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and
be
continuing, the Issuer shall have the right, to the exclusion of the Trustee
and
the Noteholders, to exercise in the Issuer’s name all rights and powers of the
Issuer under the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Residual License Agreement,
the Servicing Agreement and any other agreement to which the Issuer is or may
be
a party or third party beneficiary (including Principal Documents), except
as
otherwise set forth in any such agreement, and SUBJECT TO all of the terms
and
conditions of this Indenture.
It
is
hereby further agreed that any and all property described or referred to in
the
Granting Clause that is hereafter acquired by the Issuer shall ipso facto,
and
without any other conveyance, assignment or act on the part of the Issuer or
the
Trustee, become and be subject to the Security Interest herein granted as fully
and completely as though specifically described herein, but nothing contained
in
this paragraph shall be deemed to modify or change the obligations of the Issuer
contained in the foregoing paragraphs.
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The
Issuer does hereby ratify and confirm this Indenture and the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party and, subject to the other terms of this
Indenture, does hereby agree that it will not take or omit to take any action,
the taking or omission of which might result in an alteration or impairment
of
the assignment hereunder or of any of the rights created by any
thereof.
It
is
expressly agreed that anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding,
the Issuer shall remain liable under the Transaction Documents and any other
contracts and agreements included in the Collateral to the extent set forth
therein and shall remain obligated to perform all of the duties and obligations
of the Issuer thereunder to the same extent as if this Indenture had not been
executed in accordance with and pursuant to the terms and provisions thereof,
the exercise by the Trustee of any of its rights hereunder shall not release
the
Issuer from any of its duties or obligations under any such Transaction
Documents or other contracts or agreements included in the Collateral, and,
prior to the foreclosure of the lien of this Indenture under Section 4.3, the
Trustee and the Noteholders shall have no obligation or liability under any
thereof by reason of or arising out of this Indenture or the assignment
hereunder, nor shall the Trustee or the Noteholders be required or obligated
in
any manner to perform or fulfill any obligations or duties of the Issuer under
or pursuant to any Transaction Document or any other contract or agreement
included in the Collateral or, except as herein expressly provided, to make
any
payment, make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment
received by it, present or file any claim or take any action to collect or
enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder or the payment of any amounts
that may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time
or
times; provided,
however,
that,
in exercising any right of the Issuer under any Transaction Document or any
other contract or agreement included in the Collateral, the Trustee and the
Noteholders shall be bound by, and shall comply with, the provisions thereof
applicable to the Issuer in respect of the exercise of such right and the
confidentiality provisions set forth therein.
IT
IS
HEREBY COVENANTED AND AGREED by and between the parties hereto as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
GENERAL
Section
1.1 Rules
of Construction and Defined Terms.
The
rules
of construction set forth in Annex
A
shall
apply to this Indenture and are hereby incorporated by reference into this
Indenture as if set forth fully in this Indenture. Capitalized terms used but
not otherwise defined in this Indenture shall have the respective meanings
given
to such terms in Annex
A,
which
is hereby incorporated by reference into this Indenture as if set forth fully
in
this Indenture. Not all terms defined in Annex
A
are used
in this Indenture.
Section
1.2 Compliance
Certificates and Opinions.
Upon
any application or request by the Issuer to the Trustee to take any action
under
any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee an
Officer’s Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signer thereof in his
or her capacity as such, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in
this
Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with, and an
Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such
conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that, in the
case
of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents
is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such
particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need
be
furnished.
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Every
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant
to
Section 5.3) or any indenture supplemental hereto shall include:
(a) a
statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read
such
covenant or condition and the definitions in this Indenture relating
thereto;
(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 each such individual in his or her capacity
as
such, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary
to
enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such
covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a
statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition
or covenant has been complied with.
Section
1.3 Acts
of Noteholders.
(a) Any
direction, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture in respect
of the Notes of any class to be given or taken by Noteholders may be embodied
in
and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed
by such Noteholders in person or by an agent or proxy duly appointed in writing,
and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become
effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee
or to
the Issuer. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein
and
evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act”
of
the
Noteholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any
such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient
for any purpose under this Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee
or
the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.3(a).
(b) The
fact
and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may
be
proved by the certificate of any notary public or other officer of any
jurisdiction authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds or administer oaths
that the Person executing such instrument acknowledged to him or her the
execution thereof, or by an affidavit of a witness to such execution sworn
to
before any such notary or such other officer and, where such execution is by
an
officer of a corporation or association, trustee of a trust or member of a
partnership, on behalf of such corporation, association, trust or partnership,
such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his
or
her authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or
writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved
in any other reasonable manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
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(c) In
determining whether the Noteholders have given any direction, consent, request,
demand, authorization, notice, waiver or other Act (a “Direction”)
under
this Indenture, Notes owned by the Issuer, the Parent or any Affiliate of any
such Person shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding for purposes
of any such determination. In determining whether the Trustee shall be protected
in relying upon any such Direction, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of
the
Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (i) if any such Person owns 100% of the Notes of any class
Outstanding, such Notes shall not be so disregarded as aforesaid, and (ii)
if
any amount of Notes of such class so owned by any such Person have been pledged
in good faith, such Notes shall not be disregarded as aforesaid if the pledgee
establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act
with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer, the Parent
or
an Affiliate of any such Person.
(d) The
Issuer may, at its option, by delivery of Officer’s Certificate(s) to the
Trustee, set a record date other than the Record Date to determine the
Noteholders in respect of the Notes of any class entitled to give any Direction
in respect of such Notes. Such record date shall be the record date specified
in
such Officer’s Certificate, which shall be a date not more than 30 days prior to
the first solicitation of Noteholders in connection therewith. If such a record
date is fixed, such Direction may be given before or after such record date,
but
only the Noteholders of the applicable class at the close of business on such
record date shall be deemed to be Noteholders for the purposes of determining
whether Noteholders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding Notes of such
class have authorized, agreed or consented to such Direction, and for that
purpose the Outstanding Notes of such class shall be computed as of such record
date; provided,
that no
such Direction by the Noteholders on such record date shall be deemed effective
unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture
not later than one year after the record date.
(e) Any
Direction or other action by the Noteholder of any Note shall bind the
Noteholder of every Note issued upon the transfer thereof, in exchange therefor
or in lieu thereof, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such
Note, and any Direction or other action by the Beneficial Holder of any
Beneficial Interest in any Note shall bind any transferee of such Beneficial
Interest.
ARTICLE
II
THE
NOTES
Section
2.1 Amount
of Notes; Terms; Form; Execution and Delivery.
(a) The
Outstanding Principal Balance of any class of Notes that may be authenticated
and delivered from time to time under this Indenture shall not exceed, with
respect to the Original Class A Notes, the initial Outstanding Principal Balance
for the Original Class A Notes set forth in the definition thereof or, with
respect to any Class B Notes or any class of Refinancing Notes, the Outstanding
Principal Balance authorized in the Manager Resolution or indenture supplemental
hereto establishing such Class B Notes or Refinancing Notes; provided,
that
(i) any Refinancing Notes shall be issued in accordance with Section 2.15 and
(ii) any Class B Notes shall be issued in accordance with Section
2.16.
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(b) There
shall be issued, authenticated and delivered on the Closing Date and on the
date
of issuance of any Class B Notes or any Refinancing Notes to each of the
Noteholders Notes in the principal amounts and maturities and bearing the
interest rates, in each case in registered form and, in the case of the Original
Class A Notes, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit
A
or, in
the case of any Class B Notes or any Refinancing Notes, substantially in the
form set forth in the indenture supplemental hereto pursuant to which such
Class
B Notes or Refinancing Notes are issued, with such appropriate insertions,
omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted
by
this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of
identification and such legends or endorsements typewritten, printed,
lithographed or engraved thereon, as may, consistently herewith, be prescribed
by the Trustee. The Trustee shall authenticate Notes and make Notes available
for delivery only upon the written order of the Issuer signed by a Responsible
Officer of the Issuer. Such order shall specify the aggregate principal amount
of Notes to be authenticated, the date of issue, whether they are to be issued
as Global Notes or Definitive Notes and delivery instructions.
Definitive
Notes of each class shall be typewritten, printed, lithographed or engraved
or
produced by any combination of these methods, as determined by the Trustee.
Any
Notes offered and sold to Institutional Accredited Investors that are not QIBs
that are not offered and sold in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation
S shall be issued initially in the form of Definitive Notes.
Any
Notes
offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the
form
of one or more permanent Global Notes in registered form, substantially in
the
form set forth in the applicable Exhibit to this Indenture or in any indenture
supplemental hereto (each, a “144A
Global Note”),
registered in the name of the nominee of DTC, deposited with the Trustee, as
custodian for DTC, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee
as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of each 144A Global
Note
may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the
books
and records of the Registrar, as hereinafter provided.
Any
Notes
offered and sold to Institutional Accredited Investors in offshore transactions
in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of one or
more
temporary global Notes in registered form substantially in the form set forth
in
the applicable Exhibit to this Indenture or in any indenture supplemental hereto
(each, a “Temporary
Regulation S Global Note”),
registered in the name of the nominee of DTC, deposited with the Trustee, as
custodian for DTC, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee
as hereinafter provided. At any time following the applicable Regulation S
Global Note Exchange Date, upon receipt by the Trustee and the Issuer of a
certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit
F,
executed by Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, together with copies
of certificates from Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, certifying
that it has received certification of non-U.S. beneficial ownership of a
Temporary Regulation S Global Note (or portion thereof) with respect to any
Notes to be exchanged, one or more permanent Global Notes for such Notes in
registered form substantially in the form set forth in the applicable Exhibit
to
this Indenture or in any indenture supplemental hereto (each, a “Permanent
Regulation S Global Note”
and,
together with each Temporary Regulation S Global Note, the “Regulation
S Global Notes”)
duly
executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided
shall be deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for DTC, and the Registrar
shall reflect on its books and records the date and a decrease in the principal
amount of the Temporary Regulation S Global Note of such class in an amount
equal to the principal amount of such Temporary Regulation S Global Note
exchanged. Until the Regulation S Global Note Exchange Date with respect to
any
Temporary Regulation S Global Note, Beneficial Interests in such Temporary
Regulation S Global Note may be held only through Agent Members acting for
and
on behalf of Euroclear and Clearstream.
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Notes,
if
so provided herein or in any indenture supplemental hereto, shall be issued
in
the form of permanent certificated Notes in registered form in substantially
the
form set forth in this Section 2.1(b) (collectively with any definitive, fully
registered Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.10(b), the “Definitive
Notes”).
(c) Interest
shall accrue on any class of Fixed Rate Notes from the date of issuance of
such
Fixed Rate Notes and shall be computed for each Interest Accrual Period on
the
basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months on the Outstanding
Principal Balance of such Notes. Interest shall accrue on any class of Floating
Rate Notes from the date of issuance of such Floating Rate Notes and shall
be
computed for each Interest Accrual Period on the basis of a 360-day year and
the
actual number of days elapsed in such Interest Accrual Period on the Outstanding
Principal Balance of such Notes. If any interest payment is not made when due
on
a Payment Date, the unpaid portion of such interest payment will accrue interest
at the rate then applicable to the Notes, compounded quarterly, until paid
in
full.
(d) On
the
date of any Refinancing, the Issuer shall issue and deliver, as provided in
Section 2.15, an aggregate principal amount of Refinancing Notes having the
maturities and bearing the interest rates and such other terms authorized by
one
or more Manager Resolutions or in any indenture supplemental hereto providing
for the issuance of such Refinancing Notes or specified in the form of such
Refinancing Notes, in each case in accordance with Section 2.15.
(e) On
the
date of any Class B Issuance, the Issuer shall issue and deliver, as provided
in
Section 2.16, an aggregate principal amount of Class B Notes having the
maturities and bearing the interest rates and such other terms authorized by
one
or more Manager Resolutions or in any indenture supplemental hereto providing
for the issuance of such Class B Notes or specified in the form of such Class
B
Notes, in each case in accordance with Section 2.16.
(f) The
Notes
shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by the manual or facsimile signature
of any individual who at the time such Note was executed was authorized to
execute such Note by the Manager.
(g) Each
Note
bearing the manual or facsimile signature of any individual who at the time
such
Note was executed was authorized to execute such Note by the Manager shall
bind
the Issuer, notwithstanding that any such individual has ceased to hold such
authority thereafter but prior to the authentication and delivery of such Notes
or any payment thereon.
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(h) At
any
time and from time to time after the execution of any Notes, the Issuer may
deliver such Notes to the Trustee for authentication and, subject to the
provisions of Section 2.1(i), the Trustee shall authenticate such Notes by
manual or facsimile signature upon receipt by it of a written order of the
Issuer. The Notes shall be authenticated on behalf of the Trustee by any
Responsible Officer of the Trustee.
(i) No
Note
shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory
for any purpose, unless it shall have been executed on behalf of the Issuer
as
provided in Section 2.1(f) and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee
as
provided in Section 2.1(h). Such signatures shall be conclusive evidence that
such Note has been duly executed and authenticated under this Indenture. Each
Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.
Section
2.2 Restrictive
Legends.
Each
Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or upon registration of transfer
or substitution thereof) shall bear the following legend on the face thereof
(the “Private
Placement Legend”):
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THIS
NOTE
HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF
ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, NOR IS SUCH REGISTRATION CONTEMPLATED. NEITHER THIS
NOTE
NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED,
SOLD
OR OFFERED FOR SALE OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION THEREUNDER
AND
ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAW REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS. EACH PERSON
WHO
ACQUIRES OR ACCEPTS THIS NOTE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN BY SUCH ACQUISITION OR
ACCEPTANCE (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND IS PURCHASING THIS NOTE
IN A
TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT,
(B)
IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (a) (1),
(2), (3) OR (7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (AN “INSTITUTIONAL
ACCREDITED INVESTOR”), HAS SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN FINANCIAL AND
BUSINESS MATTERS TO BE CAPABLE OF EVALUATING THE MERITS AND RISKS OF THE
PURCHASE OF THIS NOTE AND IS ABLE AND PREPARED TO BEAR THE ECONOMIC RISK OF
INVESTING IN AND HOLDING THIS NOTE, (C) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED
INVESTOR THAT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 903 OR 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR (D) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR ACQUIRING
THIS
NOTE AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE (AS DEFINED BELOW), (2)
AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE OR AN
INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR
SO
LONG AS THIS NOTE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE
IN
RELIANCE ON RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL
ACCREDITED INVESTOR THAT IS PURCHASING THIS NOTE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN, AS
THE
CASE MAY BE, FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL
ACCREDITED INVESTOR FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR
OFFER
OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES
ACT
OR (D) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN
AN
OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 903 OR 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), IN EACH CASE UNLESS CONSENTED TO BY THE
ISSUER IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION AND SUCH OFFER, SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER OCCURS
FOLLOWING (X) THE DATE THAT IS ONE YEAR (OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS
PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION
THEREUNDER) AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF (OR ANY
PREDECESSOR OF THIS NOTE) AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED
BY
APPLICABLE LAW (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) AND (3) AGREES THAT
IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS NOTE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN IS
TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND; PROVIDED,
THAT
THE ISSUER AND THE TRUSTEE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE
OR
TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (2)(C) OR (D) OF THIS PARAGRAPH TO REQUIRE THE
DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION
SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM TO THE EFFECT THAT THE RELEVANT FOREGOING
CONDITIONS ARE MET. THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S.
PERSON” HAVE THE RESPECTIVE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT. THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREINAFTER CONTAINS A PROVISION
REQUIRING THE REGISTRAR APPOINTED THEREUNDER TO REFUSE TO REGISTER ANY TRANSFER
OF THIS NOTE IN VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.
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Each
Note
shall also bear the following legend on the face thereof:
BY
ITS
PURCHASE AND ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE, EACH PURCHASER WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE
REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED (A) THAT EITHER (I) NO PLAN ASSETS HAVE BEEN USED
TO
PURCHASE THIS NOTE OR (II) TO THE EXTENT THAT PLAN ASSETS ARE USED TO PURCHASE
THIS NOTE ONE OR MORE STATUTORY OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTIONS APPLIES SUCH THAT
THE USE OF PLAN ASSETS TO PURCHASE AND HOLD THIS NOTE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A
NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION, AND (B) THAT EITHER (X) NO ASSETS OF A
GOVERNMENTAL, CHURCH OR FOREIGN PLAN HAVE BEEN USED TO PURCHASE SUCH NOTES
OR
(Y) TO THE EXTENT SUCH ASSETS ARE USED, NEITHER THE PURCHASE NOR HOLDING OF
THE
NOTES WILL CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE,
LOCAL OR NON-U.S. LAW THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE. “PLAN ASSETS” HAS THE
MEANING GIVEN TO IT BY SECTION 3(42) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY
ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”) AND REGULATIONS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR.
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THIS
NOTE
MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED
TO HEREINAFTER, AND, IN ADDITION, EACH PERSON WHO ACQUIRES OR ACCEPTS THIS
NOTE
OR AN INTEREST HEREIN BY SUCH ACQUISITION OR ACCEPTANCE AGREES THAT IT SHALL
CAUSE ANY PROPOSED TRANSFEREE TO EXECUTE A RESALE CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
IN
THE FORM ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B TO SUCH INDENTURE AND DELIVER SUCH RESALE
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT TO THE REGISTRAR (AS DEFINED IN SUCH INDENTURE) AND
FURTHER AGREES TO OTHERWISE COMPLY WITH THE TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH
IN
SUCH INDENTURE, INCLUDING SECTION 2.11 THEREOF, AND FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES TO THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.5 OF SUCH INDENTURE.
Each
Note
shall also bear the following legend on the face thereof:
BY
ITS
ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS NOTE (OR ANY BENEFICIAL
INTEREST THEREIN) MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED OR TRANSFERRED IF, IMMEDIATELY AFTER
SUCH
EXCHANGE OR TRANSFER, THERE WOULD BE MORE THAN 95 NOTEHOLDERS (IN THE CASE
OF
NOTES THAT ARE DEFINITIVE NOTES) OR BENEFICIAL HOLDERS (IN THE CASE OF NOTES
THAT ARE GLOBAL NOTES) OF NOTES, AND ANY SUCH PURPORTED EXCHANGE OR TRANSFER
SHALL BE VOID AB INITIO.
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Each
Global Note shall also bear the following legend on the face
thereof:
UNLESS
THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE
OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF,
CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS
OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO
NOMINEES OF CEDE & CO. OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE
AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE
REFERRED TO HEREINAFTER.
Each
Temporary Regulation S Global Note shall also bear the following legend on
the
face thereof:
THIS
NOTE
IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE
REFERRED TO HEREINAFTER AND IS SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER AND
EXCHANGE THEREOF AND ON THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST THEREON AS SPECIFIED IN THE
INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREINAFTER.
Section
2.3 Registrar
and Paying Agent.
(a) With
respect to each class of Notes, there shall at all times be maintained an office
or agency in the location set forth in Section 12.5 where the Notes of such
class may be presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for
exchange (including any additional registrar, each, a “Registrar”)
and
for payment thereof (including any additional paying agent, each, a
“Paying
Agent”)
and
where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of such Notes may
be
served. The Trustee shall be the initial Paying Agent and Registrar, and the
Issuer shall not be permitted to act as a Paying Agent or a Registrar. The
Issuer shall cause each Registrar to keep a register of such class of Notes
for
which it is acting as Registrar and of their transfer and exchange (the
“Register”).
Written notice of the location of each such other office or agency and of any
change of location thereof shall be given by the Trustee to the Issuer and
the
Noteholders of such class of Notes. In the event that no such office or agency
shall be maintained or no such notice of location or of change of location
shall
be given, presentations and demands may be made and notices may be served at
the
Corporate Trust Office.
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(b) Each
Authorized Agent in the location set forth in Section 12.5 shall be a bank,
trust company or corporation organized and doing business under the laws of
the
U.S., any state or territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, with a
combined capital and surplus of at least $75,000,000 (or having a combined
capital and surplus in excess of $5,000,000 and the obligations of which,
whether now in existence or hereafter incurred, are fully and unconditionally
Guaranteed by a bank, trust company or corporation organized and doing business
under the laws of the U.S., any state or territory thereof or of the District
of
Columbia and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $75,000,000)
and
shall be authorized under the laws of the U.S., any state or territory thereof
or the District of Columbia to exercise corporate trust powers, subject to
supervision by federal or state authorities (such requirements, the
“Eligibility
Requirements”).
Each
Registrar other than the Trustee shall furnish to the Trustee, at least five
Business Days prior to each Payment Date, and at such other times as the Trustee
may request in writing, a copy of the Register maintained by such
Registrar.
(c) Any
Person into which any Authorized Agent may be merged or converted or with which
it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, consolidation
or conversion to which any Authorized Agent shall be a party, or any Person
succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of any
Authorized Agent (including the administration of the fiduciary relationship
contemplated by this Indenture), shall be the successor of such Authorized
Agent
hereunder, if such successor corporation is otherwise eligible under this
Section 2.3, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act
on
the part of the parties hereto or such Authorized Agent or such successor
Person.
(d) Any
Authorized Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation
to the Trustee and the Issuer. The Issuer may, and at the request of the Trustee
shall, at any time terminate the agency of any Authorized Agent by giving
written notice of termination to such Authorized Agent and to the Trustee.
Upon
the resignation or termination of an Authorized Agent or if at any time any
such
Authorized Agent shall cease to be eligible under this Section 2.3 (when, in
either case, no other Authorized Agent performing the functions of such
Authorized Agent shall have been appointed by the Trustee), the Issuer shall
promptly appoint one or more qualified successor Authorized Agents, reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee, to perform the functions of the Authorized Agent
that has resigned or whose agency has been terminated or who shall have ceased
to be eligible under this Section 2.3. The Issuer shall give written notice
of
any such appointment made by it to the Trustee, and in each case the Trustee
shall mail notice of such appointment to all Noteholders of the related class
of
Notes as their names and addresses appear on the Register for such class of
Notes.
(e) The
Issuer agrees to pay, or cause to be paid, from time to time to each Authorized
Agent reasonable compensation for its services and to reimburse it for its
reasonable expenses to be agreed to pursuant to separate agreements with each
such Authorized Agent.
Section
2.4 Paying
Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
The
Trustee shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in
writing that all moneys deposited with any Paying Agent for the purpose of
any
payment on the Notes shall be deposited and held in trust for the benefit of
the
Noteholders entitled to such payment, subject to the provisions of this Section
2.4. Moneys so deposited and held in trust shall constitute a separate trust
fund for the benefit of the Noteholders with respect to which such money was
deposited.
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The
Trustee may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, direct any Paying Agent
to
pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent, and, upon such
payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released
from all further liability with respect to such money.
Section
2.5 Method
of Payment.
(a) On
each
Payment Date, the Trustee shall, or shall instruct a Paying Agent to, pay,
to
the extent of the Available Collections Amount for such Payment Date and any
funds withdrawn from the Interest Reserve Account or the Capital Account by
the
Trustee pursuant to Section 3.8, to the Noteholders all interest, principal
and
Premium, if any, on each class of Notes in the amounts determined by the
Calculation Agent pursuant to Section 3.5; provided,
that
payment on a Temporary Regulation S Global Note shall be made to the Noteholder
thereof only in conformity with Section 2.5(c) and payment on any Note may
be
deferred as provided in Section 2.5(d). Each payment on any Payment Date other
than the final payment with respect to any class of Notes shall be made by
the
Trustee or Paying Agent to the Noteholders as of the Record Date for such
Payment Date. The final payment with respect to any class of Notes, however,
shall be made only upon presentation and surrender of such Note by the
Noteholder or its agent at an office or agency of the Trustee or Paying Agent
in
New York City.
(b) At
such
time, if any, as the Notes of any class are issued in the form of Definitive
Notes, payments on a Payment Date shall be made by check mailed to each
Noteholder of a Definitive Note on the applicable Record Date at its address
appearing on the Register maintained with respect to such class of Notes.
Alternatively, upon application in writing to the Trustee, not later than the
applicable Record Date, by a Noteholder, subject to Section 2.5(d), any such
payments shall be made by wire transfer to an account designated by such
Noteholder at a financial institution in New York City; provided,
that
the final payment for any class of Notes shall be made only upon presentation
and surrender of the Definitive Notes of such class by the Noteholder or its
agent at an office or agency of the Trustee or Paying Agent in New York
City.
Payments
in respect of the Notes represented by a Global Note (including principal,
Premium, if any, and interest) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account specified by DTC at a financial institution
in
New York City.
(c) The
beneficial owner of a Temporary Regulation S Global Note may arrange to receive
payments through Euroclear or Clearstream on such Temporary Regulation S Global
Note only after delivery by such beneficial owner to Euroclear or Clearstream,
as the case may be, of a written certification substantially in the form of
Exhibit
G
and upon
delivery by Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, to the Paying Agent
of
a certification or certifications substantially in the form of Exhibit
H.
No
interest shall be paid to any beneficial owner and no interest shall be paid
to
Euroclear or Clearstream on such beneficial owner’s interest in a Temporary
Regulation S Global Note unless Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be,
has provided such a certification to the Paying Agent with respect to such
interest.
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(d) Not
later
than five Business Days prior to each Payment Date or any other date on which
a
Distribution Report is to be distributed to Noteholders and Beneficial Holders
pursuant to Section 2.13(a), the Registrar shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to (i) prepare a list (the “Approved
Holder List”)
of
each Noteholder and Beneficial Holder as of the related Record Date that has
executed and delivered to the Registrar a Confidentiality Agreement, (ii) obtain
from DTC a list (the “DTC
List”)
of the
Agent Members holding Beneficial Interests in the Notes as of such Record Date,
(iii) obtain from each such Agent Member as of such Record Date the
corresponding Beneficial Holders of the Beneficial Interests held by each such
Agent Member set forth on the DTC List as of such Record Date and prepare a
list
thereof and of the Beneficial Interests owned by each such Beneficial Holder
(the “Actual
Beneficial Holder List”),
(iv)
prepare a list (the “Escrow
List”),
if
necessary, that identifies any differences between (x) the Noteholders and
Beneficial Holders listed on the Approved Holder List and (y)(A) the Noteholders
of Definitive Notes set forth in the Register and (B) the Beneficial Holders
listed on the Actual Beneficial Holder List (or those Beneficial Holders that
the Registrar actually knows have not executed and delivered to the Registrar
Confidentiality Agreements), in each case as of such Record Date, and (v)
provide the Approved Holder List, the DTC List, the Actual Beneficial Holder
List and any Escrow List to the Issuer, the Servicer and the Trustee. Each
Noteholder, Agent Member and Beneficial Holder hereby agrees, acknowledges
and
consents that (I) with respect to a Noteholder of any Notes (other than DTC
or
its nominee) that as of such Record Date has not executed and delivered to
the
Registrar a Confidentiality Agreement and, therefore, is listed on the Escrow
List, the Trustee promptly (but in no event less than three Business Days prior
to the applicable Payment Date) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
notify such Noteholder of such failure and, on the applicable Payment Date,
cause any payment of principal, Premium, if any, or interest on such Notes
to be
paid directly to the Escrow Account and (II) with respect to a Beneficial Holder
of any Beneficial Interest in a Note that as of such Record Date has not
executed and delivered to the Registrar a Confidentiality Agreement and,
therefore, is listed on the Escrow List, the Trustee promptly (but in no event
less than three Business Days prior to the applicable Payment Date) shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Beneficial Interest of such
Beneficial Holder to be transferred into the name of the Trustee (including
the
Trustee acting as an Agent Member with respect to such Beneficial Interests)
and
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any payment of principal,
Premium, if any, or interest on such Notes or Beneficial Interests received
on
such Payment Date to be deposited into the Escrow Account upon receipt thereof;
provided,
that
the Record Date for purposes of receiving such payments only and with respect
only to such Beneficial Holder shall be changed to the Business Day immediately
prior to the related Payment Date. Upon receipt by the Trustee and the Issuer
of
written notice from the Registrar that the applicable Noteholder or Beneficial
Holder has executed and delivered to the Registrar a Confidentiality Agreement,
the Trustee will distribute such amounts, without interest, from the Escrow
Account to the Trustee for distribution to each such Noteholder or Beneficial
Holder, but prior to the receipt thereof the Trustee shall be authorized to
treat such purported Noteholder or Beneficial Holder as not being a Noteholder
or Beneficial Holder, as the case may be, for purposes of this
Indenture.
(e) Subject
to the application of Section 3.7(b) in respect of the next Payment Date, to
the
extent that the full amount of any interest due on the Class A Notes is not
paid
in full on any Payment Date and funds are deposited into the Collection Account
following such Payment Date but prior to the third Business Day prior to the
immediately succeeding Calculation Date, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Indenture, the Trustee shall use such funds to pay to the
Noteholders of record the overdue interest together with Additional Interest
on
such overdue interest on or before the third Business Day after such funds
are
deposited; provided,
that
all Expenses with respect to such preceding Payment Date contemplated by Section
3.7(a)(i) shall have been paid. With each such payment the Trustee shall furnish
a brief statement to Noteholders eligible to receive Distribution Reports in
accordance with this Indenture indicating the aggregate amount of funds received
and the balance of overdue interest (and interest thereon) to which the payment
is being applied. Subject to Section 2.5(d), any such payment shall be made
to
the Noteholders of record as of the third Business Day preceding the date of
each such payment. Any funds that are deposited on or after the third Business
Day prior to the immediately succeeding Calculation Date shall be held in the
Collection Account and applied in accordance with this Indenture on the next
succeeding Payment Date.
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Section
2.6 Minimum
Denominations.
Each
class of Notes shall be issued in minimum denominations of $1,000,000 or
integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Section
2.7 Transfer
and Exchange; Cancellation.
The
Notes are issuable only in fully registered form without coupons. A Noteholder
or a Beneficial Holder may transfer a Note or a Beneficial Interest therein
only
by written application to the Registrar stating the name of the proposed
transferee and otherwise complying with the terms of this Indenture, including
the requirement for the execution and delivery of a Confidentiality Agreement
by
such proposed transferee to the Registrar relating to such transfer as set
forth
in Section 2.11(j). No such transfer shall be effected until, and such proposed
transferee shall succeed to the rights of a Noteholder or a Beneficial Holder
only upon, final acceptance and registration of the transfer by the Registrar
and confirmation by the Registrar pursuant to Section 2.11(j) that such
Noteholder or such Beneficial Holder has executed and delivered an appropriate
Confidentiality Agreement to the Registrar.
Prior
to
the due presentment for registration of transfer of a Note and satisfaction
of
the requirements specified in the last sentence of the preceding paragraph,
the
Issuer and the Trustee may deem and treat the applicable registered Noteholder
as the absolute owner and holder of such Note for the purpose of receiving
payment of all amounts payable with respect to such Note and for all other
purposes and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary. The Registrar
(if different from the Trustee) shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing
and
the Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of each request for a registration
of transfer of a Note by furnishing the Issuer a copy of such
request.
Furthermore,
any Noteholder of a Global Note shall, by acceptance of such Global Note, agree
that, subject to Section 2.10(b) and Section 2.11, transfers of Beneficial
Interests in such Global Note may be effected only through a book-entry system
maintained by the Noteholder of such Global Note (or its agent) and that
ownership of a Beneficial Interest in such Global Note shall be required to
be
reflected in a book-entry system. When Notes are presented to the Registrar
with
a request to register the transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal
amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register
the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its requirements for such
transactions are met (including, in the case of a transfer, that such Notes
are
duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Trustee and Registrar duly executed by the Noteholder
thereof or by an attorney who is authorized in writing to act on behalf of
the
Noteholder). To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer
shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Notes at the Registrar’s
request. Except as set forth in Section 2.8 and Section 2.9, no service charge
shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange or redemption of
the
Notes.
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The
Registrar shall not be required to exchange or register the transfer of any
Notes as above provided during the 15-day period preceding the Final Legal
Maturity Date of any such Notes or during a 15-day period preceding the first
mailing of any notice of Redemption or Refinancing of Notes to be redeemed
or
refinanced. The Registrar shall not be required to exchange or register the
transfer of any Notes that have been selected, called or are being called for
Redemption or Refinancing except, in the case of any Notes where written notice
has been given that such Notes are to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof
not so to be redeemed.
The
Issuer at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The
Trustee and no one else shall cancel and destroy in accordance with its
customary practices in effect from time to time (subject to the record retention
requirements of the Exchange Act) any such Notes, together with any other Notes
surrendered to it for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Issuer
may not issue new Notes (other than Refinancing Notes issued in connection
with
any Refinancing) to replace Notes it has redeemed, paid or delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation.
Section
2.8 Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes.
If any
Note shall become mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, the Issuer shall, upon
the written request of the Noteholder thereof and presentation of the Note
or
satisfactory evidence of destruction, loss or theft thereof to the Trustee
or
Registrar and a confirmation by the Registrar to the Trustee that such
Noteholder (or Beneficial Holder of the Beneficial Interest therein) has
executed and delivered to the Registrar a Confidentiality Agreement, issue,
and
the Trustee shall authenticate and the Trustee or Registrar shall deliver in
exchange therefor or in replacement thereof, a new Note, payable to such
Noteholder in the same principal amount, of the same maturity, with the same
payment schedule, bearing the same interest rate and dated the date of its
authentication. If the Note being replaced has become mutilated, such Note
shall
be surrendered to the Trustee or the Registrar and forwarded to the Issuer
by
the Trustee or such Registrar. If the Note being replaced has been destroyed,
lost or stolen, the Noteholder thereof shall furnish to the Issuer, the Trustee
and the Registrar (a) such security or indemnity as may be required by the
Issuer, the Trustee and the Registrar to save each of them harmless (an
unsecured indemnity from any QIB being satisfactory security or indemnity)
and
(b) evidence satisfactory to the Issuer, the Trustee and the Registrar of the
destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof (an
affidavit from any QIB being satisfactory evidence). The Noteholders will be
required to pay any Tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection
with
such exchange or replacement and any other expenses (including the fees and
expenses of the Trustee and the Registrar) connected therewith.
Section
2.9 Payments
of Transfer Taxes.
Upon
the transfer of any Note or Notes pursuant to Section 2.7, the Issuer or the
Trustee may require from the party requesting such new Note or Notes payment
of
a sum to reimburse the Issuer or the Trustee for, or to provide funds for the
payment of, any transfer Tax or similar governmental charge payable in
connection therewith.
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Section
2.10 Book-Entry
Provisions.
(a) Global
Notes shall (i) be registered in the name of DTC or a nominee of DTC, (ii)
be
delivered to the Trustee as custodian for DTC and (iii) bear the Private
Placement Legend. In accordance with the requirements of DTC, the Issuer will
cause the Trustee to authenticate an additional Global Note or additional Global
Notes in the appropriate principal amount such that no Global Note may exceed
an
aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 at any time.
Members
of, or participants in, DTC (“Agent
Members”)
shall
have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on
their behalf by DTC, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under such Global
Note,
and DTC may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer
or
the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes
whatsoever.
Whenever
notice or other communication to the Noteholders of any class of Global Notes
is
required under this Indenture, unless and until Definitive Notes shall have
been
issued pursuant to Section 2.10(b), the Trustee shall give all such notices
and
communications specified herein to be given to Noteholders of such class of
Global Notes to DTC and/or the Agent Members, and shall make available
additional copies as requested by such Agent Members, subject to the limitations
on distribution contained in Section 2.13.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuer, the Trustee or any
agent
of the Issuer or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification,
proxy or other authorization furnished by DTC or impair, as between DTC and
its
Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise
of
the rights of a Noteholder under any Global Note. Neither the Issuer nor the
Trustee shall be liable for any delay by DTC in identifying the Agent Members
in
respect of the Global Notes, and the Issuer and the Trustee may conclusively
rely on, and shall be fully protected in relying on, instructions from DTC
for
all purposes (including with respect to the registration and delivery, and
the
respective principal amounts, of any Global Notes to be issued).
(b) Transfers
of a Global Note shall be limited to transfers of such Global Note in whole,
but
not in part, to DTC, its successors or their respective nominees. Interests
of
Agent Members in a Global Note may be transferred in accordance with the rules
and procedures of DTC and the provisions of Section 2.11. Except as set forth
in
Section 2.11(a), Definitive Notes shall be issued to the individual Agent
Members or Beneficial Holders or their nominees in exchange for their Beneficial
Interests in a Global Note with respect to any class of Notes only if (i) the
Issuer advises the Trustee in writing that DTC is no longer willing or able
to
properly discharge its responsibilities as depositary with respect to such
class
of Notes and the Trustee or the Issuer is unable to appoint a qualified
successor within 90 days of such notice, (ii) the Issuer, at its option, elects
to terminate the book-entry system through DTC or (iii) during the occurrence
of
an Event of Default with respect to such class of Notes, Noteholders of a
majority of the Outstanding Principal Balance of such class of Notes advise
the
Issuer, the Trustee and DTC through the Agent Members in writing that the
continuation of a book-entry system through DTC (or a successor thereto) is
no
longer in the best interests of the Noteholders of such class. Upon the
occurrence of any event described in the immediately preceding sentence, the
Trustee shall notify all affected Noteholders of such class, through DTC, of
the
occurrence of such event and of the availability of Definitive Notes of such
class; provided,
however,
that in
no event shall the Temporary Regulation S Global Note be exchanged for
Definitive Notes prior to the later of (x) the Regulation S Global Note Exchange
Date and (y) the date of receipt by the Issuer of any certificates determined
by
it to be required pursuant to Rule 903 or 904 under the Securities Act. Upon
surrender to the Trustee of the Global Notes of such class held by DTC,
accompanied by registration instructions from DTC for registration of Definitive
Notes, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver
the
Definitive Notes of such class to the Agent Members and Beneficial Holders
of
such class or their nominees in accordance with the instructions of
DTC.
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None
of
the Issuer, the Registrar, the Paying Agent or the Trustee shall be liable
for
any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and
shall be fully protected in relying on, such registration instructions. Upon
the
issuance of Definitive Notes of such class, the Trustee shall recognize the
Persons in whose name the Definitive Notes are registered in the Register as
Noteholders hereunder. Neither the Issuer nor the Trustee shall be liable if
the
Trustee or the Issuer is unable to locate a qualified successor to
DTC.
Definitive
Notes of any class will be freely transferable and exchangeable for Definitive
Notes of the same class at the office of the Trustee or the office of the
Registrar upon compliance with the requirements set forth herein. In the case
of
a transfer of only part of a holding of Definitive Notes, a new Definitive
Note
shall be issued to the transferee in respect of the part transferred and a
new
Definitive Note in respect of the balance of the holding not transferred shall
be issued to the transferor and may be obtained at the office of the applicable
Registrar.
(c) Any
Beneficial Interest in one of the Global Notes as to any class that is
transferred to a Person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in another
Global Note will, upon transfer, cease to be an interest in such Global Note
and
become an interest in such other Global Note and, accordingly, will thereafter
be subject to all transfer restrictions, if any, and other procedures applicable
to Beneficial Interests in such other Global Note for as long as it remains
such
an interest.
(d) Any
Definitive Note delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Note pursuant
to Section 2.10(b) shall bear the Private Placement Legend applicable to a
Global Note.
Section
2.11 Special
Transfer Provisions.
(a) The
following provisions shall apply with respect to any proposed transfer of a
Beneficial Interest in a 144A Global Note, a Permanent Regulation S Global
Note
or a Definitive Note to any Institutional Accredited Investor that is not a
QIB
(excluding Non-U.S. Persons) prior to the Resale Restriction Termination
Date:
(i) The
Registrar shall register the transfer of any Definitive Note if the proposed
transferee has delivered to the Registrar (A) a certificate substantially in
the
form of Exhibit
J
(such
certificate also to be delivered to the Issuer), (B) an Opinion of Counsel
acceptable to the Issuer that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities
Act and (C) a Confidentiality Agreement duly executed by such
transferee.
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(ii) If
the
proposed transferor is an Agent Member holding a Beneficial Interest in a 144A
Global Note or a Permanent Regulation S Global Note, upon receipt by the
Registrar of (A) the documents required by Section 2.11(a)(i), including the
Confidentiality Agreement, and (B) instructions given in accordance with DTC’s
and the Registrar’s procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and
records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of the 144A Global
Note
or the Permanent Regulation S Global Note, as the case may be, in an amount
equal to the principal amount of the Beneficial Interest in the Global Note
to
be transferred, and the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver, one or more Definitive Notes of like tenor and amount.
(b) The
following provisions shall apply with respect to any proposed transfer of a
Beneficial Interest in a 144A Global Note, a Permanent Regulation S Global
Note
or a Definitive Note to a QIB (excluding Non-U.S. Persons) prior to the Resale
Restriction Termination Date:
(i) If
the
Note to be transferred consists of (A) Definitive Notes, the Registrar shall
reflect the transfer on its books and records if such transfer is being made
by
a proposed transferor who has delivered such Note and checked the box provided
for on the form of Note stating, or has otherwise advised the Issuer and the
Registrar in writing, that the sale has been made in compliance with the
provisions of Rule 144A to a transferee who has signed the certification
provided for on the form of Note stating, or has otherwise advised the Issuer
and the Registrar in writing, that (w) it is purchasing the Note for its own
account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment
discretion and that it and any such account are QIBs within the meaning of
Rule
144A, (x) it is or such QIBs are aware that the sale to it or them is being
made
in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledge that it has or they have received
such
information regarding the Issuer as it has or they have requested pursuant
to
Rule 144A or has or have determined not to request such information, (y) it
is
or such QIBs are aware that the transferor is relying upon the foregoing
representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided
by
Rule 144A and (z) it has and all such QIBs have duly executed and delivered
to
the Registrar a Confidentiality Agreement or (B) a Beneficial Interest in a
144A
Global Note, the transfer of such Beneficial Interest may be effected only
through the book-entry system maintained by DTC and to the extent provided
in
the agreement with DTC, and, in each case, each transferee has delivered to
the
Registrar a Confidentiality Agreement duly executed by such
transferee.
(ii) If
the
proposed transferee is an Agent Member, and the Note to be transferred is a
Definitive Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of the documents referred to
in
Section 2.11(b)(i), including the Confidentiality Agreement, and instructions
given in accordance with DTC’s and the Registrar’s procedures, the Registrar
shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal
amount at maturity of the 144A Global Note in an amount equal to the principal
amount at maturity of the Definitive Note to be transferred, and the Trustee
shall cancel the Definitive Note so transferred (upon written direction from
the
Registrar if different from the Trustee).
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(iii) If
the
proposed transferee is an Agent Member, and the Note to be transferred is
represented by a Beneficial Interest in a Permanent Regulation S Global Note,
upon receipt by the Registrar of the documents referred to in Section
2.11(b)(i), including the Confidentiality Agreement, and instructions given
in
accordance with DTC’s and the Registrar’s procedures, the Registrar shall
reflect on its books and records the date and a decrease in the principal amount
of the Permanent Regulation S Global Note in an amount equal to the principal
amount of the Beneficial Interest in the Permanent Regulation S Global Note
to
be transferred, and the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records an
increase in the principal amount of the 144A Global Note in an amount equal
to
such transferred amount.
(c) With
respect to any proposed transfer of a Beneficial Interest in a Temporary
Regulation S Global Note to an Institutional Accredited Investor prior to the
Resale Restriction Termination Date, the Registrar shall reflect on its books
and records the transfer of such Beneficial Interest (A) if the proposed
transferee is a Non-U.S. Person, the proposed transferor has delivered to the
Registrar a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit
I
(such
certificate also to be delivered to the Issuer) and the proposed transferee
has
duly executed and delivered to the Registrar a Confidentiality Agreement (in
which case the transferee will receive a corresponding Beneficial Interest
in
the Temporary Regulation S Global Note) or (B) if the proposed transferee is
a
QIB and the proposed transferor has checked the box provided for on the form
of
Note stating, or has otherwise advised the Issuer and the Registrar in writing,
that the sale has been made in compliance with the provisions of Rule 144A
to a
transferee who has signed the certification provided for on the form of Note
stating, or has otherwise advised the Issuer and the Registrar in writing,
that
(w) it is purchasing the Note (or the Beneficial Interest therein) for its
own
account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment
discretion and that it and any such account are QIBs within the meaning of
Rule
144A, (x) it is or such QIBs are aware that the sale to it or them is being
made
in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledge that it has or they have received
such
information regarding the Issuer as it has or they have requested pursuant
to
Rule 144A or has or have determined not to request such information, (y) it
is
or such QIBs are aware that the transferor is relying upon the foregoing
representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided
by
Rule 144A and (z) it has and all such QIBs have duly executed and delivered
to
the Registrar a Confidentiality Agreement (in which case the Registrar shall
reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal
amount of the 144A Global Note of the relevant class, in an amount equal to
the
principal amount of the Temporary Regulation S Global Note (or the Beneficial
Interest therein) of such class to be transferred, and the Trustee shall
decrease the amount of the Temporary Regulation S Global Note of such class
(upon written direction from the Registrar if different from the
Trustee)).
(d) Except
as
set forth in Section 2.11(c), prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date,
the following provisions shall apply with respect to any transfer of a Note
(or
a Beneficial Interest therein) to a Non-U.S. Person:
(i) Except
as
set forth in Section 2.11(c), prior to the applicable Regulation S Global Note
Exchange Date, the Registrar shall not register or reflect on its books and
records any proposed transfer of a Note (or a Beneficial Interest therein)
to a
Non-U.S. Person.
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(ii) The
Registrar shall register or reflect on its books and records, as the case may
be, any proposed transfer of a Note (or a Beneficial Interest therein) to any
Non-U.S. Person that is an Institutional Accredited Investor if the Note to
be
transferred is a Definitive Note or a Beneficial Interest in a 144A Global
Note,
upon receipt of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit
I
from the
proposed transferor and a Confidentiality Agreement duly executed and delivered
to the Registrar by such Non-U.S. Person that is an Institutional Accredited
Investor.
(iii) (A)
If
the proposed transferor is an Agent Member holding a Beneficial Interest in
a
144A Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of (x) the documents, if any,
required by Section 2.11(d)(ii) and (y) instructions in accordance with DTC’s
and the Registrar’s procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and
records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of the 144A Global
Note
in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Beneficial Interest in such
144A Global Note to be transferred, and (B) if the proposed transferee is an
Agent Member, upon receipt by the Registrar of instructions given in accordance
with DTC’s and the Registrar’s procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on its
books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the
Permanent Regulation S Global Note of the relevant class in an amount equal
to
the principal amount of the Beneficial Interest in such 144A Global Note or
any
Definitive Notes issued in exchange for such Beneficial Interest in such 144A
Global Note to be transferred, and the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive
Note,
if any, so transferred or decrease the amount of the 144A Global Note (upon
written direction from the Registrar if different from the
Trustee).
(e) With
respect to any proposed transfer of any Note (or a Beneficial Interest therein)
after the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the Registrar shall reflect
the
transfer of such Note or Beneficial Interest on its books and records (along
with any appropriate increase or decrease in the principal amount at maturity
of
any Global Note upon receipt by the Registrar of instructions given in
accordance with DTC’s and the Registrar’s procedures) if the proposed transferee
has duly executed and delivered to the Registrar a Confidentiality
Agreement.
(f) Upon
the
transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend,
the Registrar shall deliver only Notes that bear the Private Placement
Legend.
(g) By
its
acceptance of any Note bearing the Private Placement Legend, each Noteholder
of
such Note acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Note set forth
in
this Indenture and in the Private Placement Legend and agrees that it will
transfer such Note (or the Beneficial Interest therein) only as provided in
this
Indenture and in accordance with the Private Placement Legend. The Registrar
shall not register or reflect on its books and records a transfer of any Note
(or any Beneficial Interest therein) unless such transfer complies with the
restrictions on transfer of such Note set forth in this Indenture and in
accordance with the Private Placement Legend. In connection with any transfer
of
Notes (or Beneficial Interests therein), each Noteholder (or Beneficial Holder)
agrees by its acceptance of the Notes (or Beneficial Interests therein) to
furnish the Trustee the certifications and legal opinions described herein
to
confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or
a
transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities
Act;
provided,
that
the Trustee shall not be required to determine (but may rely on a determination
made by the Issuer with respect to) the sufficiency of any such legal
opinions.
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(h) The
Notes
shall be issued pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities
Act. The Issuer agrees that it will not at any time (i) apply to list, list
or
list upon notice of issuance, (ii) consent to or authorize an application for
the listing or the listing of, or (iii) enable or authorize the trading of,
the
Notes on an established securities market, including (w) a national securities
exchange registered under the Exchange Act or exempted from registration because
of the limited volume of transactions, (x) a foreign securities exchange that,
under the law of the jurisdiction where it is organized, satisfies regulatory
requirements that are analogous to the regulatory requirements under the
Exchange Act applicable to exchanges described in Section 2.11(h)(w), (y) a
regional or local exchange or (z) an over-the-counter market, as the term
“established securities market” and the terms in this Section 2.11(h) are
defined for purposes of Section 7704 of the Code.
(i) The
Trustee shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written
communications received pursuant to Section 2.10 or this Section 2.11. The
Issuer shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters,
notices, Confidentiality Agreements or other written communications at any
reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable written notice to the
Trustee.
(j) Each
Noteholder, Agent Member and Beneficial Holder agrees, by acceptance of any
Note
or any Beneficial Interest therein, that it will not take any action to transfer
any Note (or any Beneficial Interest therein) to a proposed transferee without
causing such proposed transferee to execute and deliver to the Registrar an
appropriate Confidentiality Agreement relating to such transfer as set forth
in
this Section 2.11. After the Closing Date with respect to the Original Class
A
Notes (or the date of issuance with respect to any Class B Notes or any
Refinancing Notes), forms of Confidentiality Agreements will be available to
Noteholders, Agent Members and Beneficial Holders and proposed transferees
of
the Notes (or the Beneficial Interests therein) from the Registrar, initially
at
the Corporate Trust Office. Each such Confidentiality Agreement shall be
delivered to the Registrar promptly upon execution by the parties thereto and
the Registrar shall record the receipt of such Confidentiality Agreement. The
Registrar shall promptly, but in any event no later than two Business Days
after
receipt of any such executed Confidentiality Agreement, furnish a copy of such
executed Confidentiality Agreement to the Trustee, the Issuer and the Servicer
and shall maintain a list of proposed transferees (including Noteholders and
Beneficial Holders) who have furnished such executed Confidentiality Agreements,
whether or not such proposed transferees purchase any Notes (or any Beneficial
Interests therein), and make such list available for inspection at the request
of the Trustee, the Issuer or the Servicer.
(k) Notwithstanding
any other provision contained in this Indenture to the contrary, any Noteholder
or Beneficial Holder may assign a security interest in, or pledge, all or any
portion of the Notes (or any interest therein) held by it to a trustee (or
other
similar representative) under any indenture, loan agreement or similar agreement
to which such Noteholder or Beneficial Holder is party in support of any
obligations of such Noteholder or Beneficial Holder to a holder or holders
of
securities or other obligations issued by such Noteholder or Beneficial Holder;
provided, that no such assignment or pledge shall release the assigning or
pledging Noteholder or Beneficial Holder from its obligations
hereunder.
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Section
2.12 Temporary
Definitive Notes.
Pending
the preparation of Definitive Notes of any class, the Issuer may execute and
the
Trustee may authenticate and deliver temporary Definitive Notes of such class
that are printed, lithographed, typewritten or otherwise produced, in any
denomination, containing substantially the same terms and provisions as are
set
forth in the applicable Exhibit or in any indenture supplemental hereto, except
for such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations
relating to their temporary nature as the Manager executing such temporary
Definitive Notes may determine, as evidenced by his or her execution of such
temporary Definitive Notes.
If
temporary Definitive Notes of any class are issued, the Issuer shall cause
such
Definitive Notes of such class to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After
the preparation of Definitive Notes of such class, the temporary Definitive
Notes shall be exchangeable for Definitive Notes upon surrender of such
temporary Definitive Notes at the Corporate Trust Office, without charge to
the
Noteholder thereof. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary
Definitive Notes of any class, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor Definitive Notes of like class,
in
authorized denominations and in the same aggregate principal amounts. Until
so
exchanged, such temporary Definitive Notes shall in all respects be entitled
to
the same benefits under this Indenture as Definitive Notes.
Section
2.13 Statements
to Noteholders.
(a) On
each
Payment Date and any other date for distribution of any payments with respect
to
any class of Notes then Outstanding, the Trustee shall deliver a report,
covering the information set forth in Exhibit
D
and
prepared by the Servicer, giving effect to such payments (each, a “Distribution
Report”),
to
(i) each Noteholder and
Beneficial Holder included on the Approved Holder List
(and not
to any Noteholder or Beneficial Holder not included on the Approved Holder
List), (ii) the Issuer, (iii) the Calculation Agent and (iv) the Parent, and
to
no other Person. Each Noteholder and Beneficial Holder shall be entitled to
receive the Distribution Report only if such Noteholder or Beneficial Holder
has
executed and delivered to the Registrar a Confidentiality
Agreement.
(b) Each
Distribution Report provided to each Noteholder and Beneficial Holder by the
Trustee for each Payment Date pursuant to Section 2.13(a), commencing May 15,
2008, shall be accompanied by (i) a statement prepared by the Servicer setting
forth an analysis of the Collection Account activity for the period commencing
on the day next following the preceding Calculation Date and ending on the
Calculation Date relating to such Payment Date, which shall set forth, among
other things, the aggregate amount payable to Pfizer and certain other third
parties entitled to royalties in respect of Subject Products set forth in the
report contemplated by Section 4.1(c)(xi) of the Servicing Agreement, (ii)
such
information, if any, that the Parent shall have provided to the Trustee pursuant
to Section 6.3 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement during
the Interest Accrual Period then ended
and
(iii) the information, if any, that the Issuer shall have provided to the
Trustee pursuant to Section 5.3 (or the Servicer shall have provided to the
Trustee pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Servicing Agreement) during the Interest
Accrual Period then ended.
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(c) After
the
end of each calendar year but not later than the latest date permitted by law,
the Trustee shall (or shall instruct any Paying Agent to) furnish to each Person
who at any time during such calendar year was a Noteholder of any class of
Notes
a statement (for example, a Form 1099 or any other means required by law)
prepared by the Trustee containing the sum of the amounts determined pursuant
to
the information covered by Exhibit
D
with
respect to the class of Notes for such calendar year or, in the event such
Person was a Noteholder of any class of Notes during only a portion of such
calendar year, for the applicable portion of such calendar year, and such other
items as are readily available to the Trustee and that a Noteholder shall
reasonably request as necessary for the purpose of such Noteholder’s preparation
of its U.S. federal income or other tax returns. So long as any of the Notes
are
registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, such report and such other items
will be prepared on the basis of such information supplied to the Trustee by
DTC
and the Agent Members and will be delivered by the Trustee to DTC and by DTC
to
the applicable Beneficial Holders in the manner described above. In the event
that any such information has been provided by any Paying Agent directly to
such
Person through other tax-related reports or otherwise, the Trustee in its
capacity as Paying Agent shall not be obligated to comply with such request
for
information.
(d) At
such
time, if any, as the Notes of any class are issued in the form of Definitive
Notes, the Trustee shall prepare and deliver the information described in
Section 2.13(c) to each Noteholder of a Definitive Note of such class for the
relevant period of registered ownership of such Definitive Note as appears
on
the books and records of the Trustee, subject to confirmation that each such
Noteholder has executed and delivered to the Registrar a Confidentiality
Agreement.
(e) The
Trustee shall be at liberty to sanction any method of giving notice to the
Noteholders of any class if, in its opinion, such method is reasonable, having
regard to the number and identity of the Noteholders of such class and/or to
market practice then prevailing, is in the best interests of the Noteholders
of
such class, and any such notice shall be deemed to have been given on such
date
as the Trustee may approve; provided,
that
notice of such method is given to the Noteholders of such class in such manner
as the Trustee shall require.
Section
2.14 CUSIP,
CINS, ISIN and Private Placement Numbers.
The
Issuer in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP, CINS, ISIN, private placement or
other identification numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee
shall use such CUSIP, CINS, ISIN, private placement or other identification
numbers, as the case may be, in notices of redemption or exchange as a
convenience to Noteholders; provided,
that
any such notice shall 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
redemption or exchange and that reliance may be placed only on the other
identification numbers printed on the Notes; provided,
further,
that
failure to use CUSIP, CINS, ISIN, private placement or other identification
numbers in any notice of redemption or exchange shall not affect the validity
or
sufficiency of such notice.
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Section
2.15 Refinancing
Notes.
(a) Subject
to Section 2.15(b), Section 2.15(c) and Section 2.15(d), the Issuer may issue
Refinancing Notes pursuant to this Indenture for the purpose of refinancing
all
of the Outstanding Principal Balance of any class of Notes (including a
refinancing of Refinancing Notes). Each refinancing of any class of Notes with
the proceeds of an offering of Refinancing Notes (a “Refinancing”)
shall
be authorized pursuant to one or more Manager Resolutions. Each Refinancing
Note
shall be designated generally as a Note for all purposes under this Indenture,
with such further designations added or incorporated in such title as specified
in the related Manager Resolution or in any indenture supplemental hereto
providing for the issuance of such Notes or specified in the form of such Notes,
as the case may be. The Refinancing Notes shall be issued on the Payment Date
on
which the Redemption in whole of the class of Notes being refinanced is to
occur
as provided in Section 3.11.
(b) A
Refinancing of any class of Notes shall be effected as a Redemption pursuant
to
Section 3.10, provided that a Refinancing of the Original Class A Notes shall
be
effected as an Optional Redemption pursuant to Section 3.10(b). On the date
of
any Refinancing, the Issuer shall issue and sell an aggregate principal amount
of Refinancing Notes (when added to the Available Collections Amount and any
funds in the Interest Reserve Account, the Redemption Account or the Capital
Account used or to be used in connection with such Refinancing) not less than
the amount sufficient to pay in full the applicable Redemption Price of the
Notes being refinanced in whole thereby plus the Refinancing Expenses relating
thereto. The proceeds of each sale of Refinancing Notes shall be used to the
extent necessary to make the deposit required by Section 3.11 and to pay such
Refinancing Expenses. Subject to Section 3.11(b), once a notice of a Redemption
in respect of any Refinancing is published in accordance with Section 3.11(a),
each class of Notes to which such notice applies shall become due and payable
on
the Refinancing Date stated in such notice at their Redemption
Price.
(c) Each
Refinancing Note shall contain such terms as may be established in or pursuant
to the related Manager Resolution (subject to Section 2.1) or in any indenture
supplemental hereto providing for the issuance of such Notes or specified in
the
form of such Notes to the extent permitted below. Prior to the issuance of
any
Refinancing Notes, any or all of the following, as applicable, with respect
to
the related issue of Refinancing Notes shall have been determined by the Issuer
and set forth in such Manager Resolution and in any indenture supplemental
hereto providing for the issuance of such Notes or specified in the form of
such
Notes, as the case may be:
(i) the
class
of Notes to be refinanced by such Refinancing Notes;
(ii) the
aggregate principal amount of each class of Refinancing Notes that may be issued
in respect of such Refinancing;
(iii) the
proposed date of such Refinancing;
(iv) the
Final
Legal Maturity Date of each class of such Refinancing Notes;
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(v) the
rate
at which such Refinancing Notes shall bear interest or the method by which
such
rate shall be determined;
(vi) the
denomination or denominations in which any class of such Refinancing Notes
shall
be issuable;
(vii) whether
any such Refinancing Notes are to be issuable initially in temporary or
permanent global form and, if so, whether beneficial owners of interests in
any
such permanent global Refinancing Note may exchange such interests for
Refinancing Notes of such class and of like tenor of any authorized form and
denomination and the circumstances under which any such exchanges may occur,
if
other than in the manner provided in Section 2.7, and the circumstances under
which and the place or places where any such exchanges may be made and the
identity of any initial depositary therefor; and
(viii) any
other
terms, conditions, rights and preferences (or limitations on such rights and
preferences) relating to the class of Refinancing Notes (which terms shall
comply with Applicable Law and not violate any restrictions of this
Indenture).
(d) If
any of
the terms of any issue of Refinancing Notes are established by action taken
pursuant to one or more Manager Resolutions, such Manager Resolutions shall
be
delivered to the Trustee setting forth the terms of such Refinancing
Notes.
Section
2.16 Class
B Notes.
(a) Subject
to Section 2.16(b), Section 2.16(c) and Section 2.16(d), the Issuer may issue
Class B Notes pursuant to this Indenture (a “Class
B Issuance”)
for
any purpose, including, at the option of the Issuer, for the purpose of funding
a redemption of the Class A Notes, in whole or in part. Each Class B Issuance
shall be authorized pursuant to one or more Manager Resolutions. Each Class
B
Note shall be designated generally as a Note for all purposes under this
Indenture. Each Class B Note shall have such further designations added or
incorporated in such title as specified in the related Manager Resolution or
in
any indenture supplemental hereto providing for the issuance of such Notes
or
specified in the form of such Notes, as the case may be. There are no
limitations on the use of proceeds from the issuance of such Class B Notes.
If
the proceeds of the Class B Notes are being used to redeem the Class A Notes,
in
whole or in part, the Class B Notes shall be issued on the Payment Date on
which
the Optional Redemption of the Class A Notes being refinanced is to occur as
provided in Section 3.11.
(b) If
the
proceeds of the Class B Notes are being used to redeem any Class A Notes, such
redemption shall be effected as an Optional Redemption pursuant to Section
3.10.
On the date of any such Optional Redemption, the Issuer shall issue and sell
an
aggregate principal amount of Class B Notes in an amount not less than the
amount sufficient to pay in full the applicable Redemption Price of the Notes
being redeemed thereby plus the Transaction Expenses relating thereto. The
proceeds of each sale of Class B Notes shall be used to make the deposit
required by Section 3.11, to the extent applicable, to pay such Transaction
Expenses and/or for such other purposes, if any, as shall be specified in the
Manager Resolution authorizing the issuance of such Class B Notes. Subject
to
Section 3.11(b), once a notice of Redemption in respect of any Class B Issuance
is published in accordance with Section 3.11(a), each class of Notes to which
such notice applies shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date stated
in such notice at their Redemption Price.
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(c) Each
Class B Note shall contain such terms as may be established in or pursuant
to
the related Manager Resolution (subject to Section 2.1) or in any indenture
supplemental hereto providing for the issuance of such Notes or specified in
the
form of such Notes to the extent permitted herein, and shall be subordinate
to
the Class A Notes to the extent provided in this Indenture. Prior to the
issuance of the Class B Notes, any or all of the following, as applicable,
with
respect to the related Class B Issuance shall have been determined by the Issuer
and set forth in such Manager Resolution and in any indenture supplemental
hereto or specified in the form of such Class B Notes, as the case may be,
with
respect to the Class B Notes to be issued:
(i) the
aggregate principal amount of any such Class B Notes that may be
issued;
(ii) the
proposed date of such Class B Issuance;
(iii) the
Final
Legal Maturity Date of any such Class B Notes;
(iv) whether
any such Class B Notes are to have the benefit of any reserve account and,
if
so, the amount and terms thereof;
(v) the
rate
at which such Class B Notes shall bear interest or the method by which such
rate
shall be determined;
(vi) the
denomination or denominations in which such Class B Notes shall be
issuable;
(vii) whether
any such Class B Notes are to be issuable initially in temporary or permanent
global form and, if so, whether beneficial owners of interests in any such
permanent global Class B Note may exchange such interests for Class B Notes
of
like tenor and of any authorized form and denomination and the circumstances
under which any such exchanges may occur, if other than in the manner provided
in Section 2.7, and the circumstances under which and the place or places where
any such exchanges may be made and the identity of any initial depositary
therefor; and
(viii) any
other
terms, conditions, rights and preferences (or limitations on such rights and
preferences) relating to Class B Notes (which terms shall comply with Applicable
Law and not violate any restrictions of this Indenture).
(d) If
any of
the terms of any issue of Class B Notes are established by action taken pursuant
to one or more Manager Resolutions, such Manager Resolutions shall be delivered
to the Trustee setting forth the terms of such Class B Notes.
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Section
2.17 Limitation
on Number of Holders of Notes.
The
Issuer shall not issue, and the Registrar shall not issue, and exchange or
register the transfer of, any Note, if, immediately after such issuance,
exchange or transfer, there would be more than 95 Noteholders (for purposes
of
Notes that are Definitive Notes) and Beneficial Holders (for purposes of Notes
that are Global Notes), taken together in the aggregate, and any purported
exchange or transfer in violation of this Section 2.17 shall be void ab initio
and result in the purported Noteholder or Beneficial Holder not being treated
as
a Noteholder or Beneficial Holder, as the case may be, for purposes of this
Indenture.
ARTICLE
III
ACCOUNTS;
PRIORITY
OF PAYMENTS
Section
3.1 Establishment
of Accounts.
(a) Pursuant
to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Issuer will cause the Servicer,
acting on behalf of the Issuer, to establish and maintain with the Operating
Bank on its books and records in the name of the Issuer, subject to the Liens
established under this Indenture, (i) a collection account (the “Collection
Account”),
(ii)
if applicable, a redemption account (the “Redemption
Account”),
(iii)
a capital contribution account (the “Capital
Account”),
(iv)
if applicable, an escrow account (the “Escrow
Account”),
(v)
an interest reserve account (the “Interest
Reserve Account”)
and
(vi) any additional accounts the establishment of which is set forth in a
Manager Resolution delivered by the Issuer to the Servicer and the Trustee,
in
each case at such time as is set forth in this Section 3.1 or in such Manager
Resolution.
(b) Pursuant
to the terms and conditions of this Indenture, the Issuer has granted to the
Trustee a security interest in the Collection Account, the Redemption Account,
the Capital Account, the Escrow Account and the Interest Reserve Account
(collectively, the “Controlled
Accounts”)
and
all payments deposited in the Controlled Accounts.
(c) The
Operating Bank acknowledges that (i) the Issuer has granted a security interest
in all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to any funds from time
to time on deposit in, and all funds credited to, the Controlled Accounts,
(ii)
prior to the satisfaction of the Secured Obligations, the Trustee shall have
sole dominion and control over the Controlled Accounts (including, among other
things, the sole power to direct withdrawals or transfers from the Controlled
Accounts and to direct the investment and reinvestment of funds in the Accounts,
subject to Section 3.2) and (iii) the Operating Bank shall transfer funds from
the Controlled Accounts in accordance with the Trustee’s instructions until the
satisfaction of the Secured Obligations.
(d) The
Trustee shall make withdrawals and transfers from the Accounts in accordance
with the terms of this Indenture based on the Relevant Information and as
calculated by it pursuant to this Indenture. Each of the Issuer and the Trustee
acknowledges and agrees that each of the Controlled Accounts is a “deposit
account” within the meaning of Section 9-102 of the UCC, that the Operating Bank
is acting as a “bank” within the meaning of Section 9-102 of the UCC and that
the Trustee has “control”, for purposes of Section 9-314 of the UCC, of the
Controlled Accounts that are maintained with the Operating Bank. The Operating
Bank agrees that the State of New York shall be deemed to be the “bank’s
jurisdiction” within the meaning of Section 9-304 of the UCC.
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(e) The
Issuer agrees that, if any Controlled Account is established or maintained
with
any Operating Bank other than the Trustee, the Issuer shall cause (or direct
the
Servicer to cause) such Operating Bank to enter into an agreement with the
Trustee, the Issuer and the Servicer pursuant to which such Operating Bank
agrees to comply with any and all instructions of the Trustee directing the
disposition, investment and reinvestment of funds in all Controlled Accounts
maintained with such Operating Bank without the further consent of the Issuer
or
the Servicer, and the Issuer shall take such other actions as are reasonably
required by the Trustee to establish its “control”, for purposes of Section
9-314 of the UCC, over any such Accounts.
(f) If,
at
any time, any Controlled Account ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Issuer
will cause the Servicer or an agent thereof, within ten Business Days, to
establish a new Controlled Account meeting the conditions set forth in this
Section 3.1 in respect of such Controlled Account and transfer any cash or
investments in the existing Controlled Account to such new Controlled Account,
and, from the date such new Controlled Account is established, it shall have
the
same designation as the existing Controlled Account. If the Operating Bank
should change at any time, then the Issuer will cause the Servicer, acting
on
behalf of the Issuer, to thereupon promptly establish replacement Controlled
Accounts as necessary at the successor Operating Bank and transfer the balance
of funds in each Controlled Account then maintained at the former Operating
Bank
pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement to such successor Operating
Bank.
(g) The
Issuer will cause the Servicer to establish and maintain the Collection Account
at the Operating Bank not later than the Closing Date, and the Collection
Account shall bear a designation clearly indicating that the funds or other
assets deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Trustee. Except as
expressly provided herein, all Collections shall be deposited in the Collection
Account and transferred therefrom in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture. No funds shall be deposited in the Collection Account that do not
constitute Collections except as expressly provided in this Indenture without
the prior written consent of the Trustee.
(h) Upon
receipt of written notice of a Redemption of any class of Notes, the Issuer
will
cause the Servicer to establish and maintain a Redemption Account at the
Operating Bank that shall bear a description clearly indicating that the funds
or other assets deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Trustee,
who
shall hold such amounts for the benefit of the Noteholders of Notes that are
the
subject of such Redemption. All amounts received for the purpose of any such
Redemption shall be deposited in such Redemption Account and shall be held
in
such Account until such amounts are applied to pay the Redemption Price of
such
Notes (together with related Expenses) and such Notes are cancelled by the
Trustee.
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(i) The
Issuer will cause the Servicer to establish and maintain the Capital Account
at
the Operating Bank not later than the Closing Date, and the Capital Account
shall bear a designation clearly indicating that the funds or other assets
deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Trustee into which the Parent
shall deposit any capital contributions made to the Issuer. All such capital
contributions shall be held in such Account and transferred (i) to the
Collection Account only to the extent permitted by Section 3.7, (ii) to the
Redemption Account only to the extent specifically provided for in any written
notice of an Optional Redemption delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section
3.10(b) and (iii) to the Parent only to the extent permitted by Section
3.8.
(j) Upon
notice by the Trustee to the Servicer that any Noteholder, Agent Member or
Beneficial Holder has not delivered a Confidentiality Agreement to the
Registrar, the Issuer will cause the Servicer to establish and maintain an
Escrow Account at the Operating Bank in the name of the Trustee that shall
bear
a designation clearly indicating that the funds or other assets deposited
therein are held for the benefit of any such Noteholder, Agent Member or
Beneficial Holder. All amounts withheld from such Noteholder, Agent Member
or
Beneficial Holder pursuant to Section 2.5(d) shall be deposited in such Escrow
Account and shall be held in such Escrow Account until such amounts are
distributed as provided in Section 2.5(d).
(k) The
Issuer will cause the Servicer to establish and maintain the Interest Reserve
Account at the Operating Bank not later than the Closing Date, and the Interest
Reserve Account shall bear a designation clearly indicating that the funds
deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Trustee. Amounts shall be
deposited into the Interest Reserve Account only pursuant to Section
3.3(a)(iii). All such amounts shall be held in such Interest Reserve Account
and
transferred to the Collection Account only pursuant to Section 3.8.
(l) The
Operating Bank, in its capacity as securities intermediary (the “Securities
Intermediary”),
hereby confirms that it has established in the name of the Issuer a securities
account identified with account number 121030005 (such account, the
“Securities
Account”).
The
Securities Intermediary hereby agrees and confirms that (i) the Securities
Intermediary is a bank or broker that in the ordinary course of its business
maintains securities accounts for others and is acting in that capacity in
maintaining the Securities Account, (ii) the Issuer will be entitled to exercise
the rights that comprise each Financial Asset credited to the Securities Account
and (iii) its books and records will contain appropriate entries to reflect
the
status of the Issuer as the Person having a security entitlement against the
securities intermediary with respect to each Financial Asset credited to the
Securities Account by the Securities Intermediary.
(m) The
Securities Intermediary acknowledges that (i) the Issuer has granted a security
interest in all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to any
Financial Assets from time to time credited to the Securities Account and (ii)
prior to the satisfaction of the Secured Obligations, it will comply with any
entitlement orders originated by the Trustee (including entitlement orders
directing the Securities Intermediary to transfer or redeem any Financial
Assets) with respect to the Securities Account without further consent from
the
Issuer.
(n) The
Securities Intermediary hereby agrees that any property credited to the
Securities Account (whether “investment property”, “financial asset” or
“security” (each as defined in the UCC) or cash, and the proceeds thereof) shall
be treated as “financial assets” within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(9) of
the UCC.
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Section
3.2 Investments
of Cash.
The
Issuer or the Servicer, on its behalf, shall direct the Trustee in writing
to
invest and reinvest the funds on deposit in the Accounts in Eligible
Investments, to the extent such Eligible Investments are available to the
relevant Operating Bank; provided,
however,
that,
so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee
shall
direct each Operating Bank to invest such amount in Eligible Investments
described in clause (d) of the definition thereof from the time of receipt
thereof until such time as such amounts are required to be distributed pursuant
to the terms of this Indenture. In the absence of written direction delivered
to
the Trustee from the Issuer or the Servicer, the Trustee shall direct each
Operating Bank to invest any funds in Eligible Investments described in clause
(d) of the definition thereof. The Trustee shall direct each Operating Bank
to
make such investments and reinvestments in accordance with the terms of the
following provisions:
(a) the
Eligible Investments shall have maturities and other terms such that sufficient
funds shall be available to make required payments pursuant to this Indenture
on
the Business Day immediately preceding the next occurring Payment Date after
such investment is made;
(b) if
any
funds to be invested are received in the Accounts after 1:00 p.m., New York
City
time, on any Business Day, such funds shall, if possible, be invested in
overnight Eligible Investments;
(c) all
interest and earnings on Eligible Investments held in the Accounts shall be
invested in Eligible Investments on an overnight basis and credited to the
appropriate Account until the next Payment Date; and
(d) the
Issuer acknowledges that regulations of the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency
grant the Issuer the right to receive confirmations of security transactions
as
they occur. The Issuer specifically waives receipt of such confirmations to
the
extent permitted by Applicable Law and acknowledges that the Operating Bank
will
instead furnish periodic cash transaction statements that will detail all
investment transactions as set forth in this Indenture.
Section
3.3 Closing
Date Deposits; Withdrawals and Transfers.
(a) On
the
Closing Date, the Trustee shall, subject to the receipt of written direction
from the Issuer upon receipt of the proceeds from the sale by the Issuer of
the
Notes, make the following payments from such proceeds in the amounts so directed
by the Issuer:
(i) to
such
Persons as shall be specified by the Issuer, such Transaction Expenses as shall
be due and payable in connection with the issuance and sale of the
Notes;
(ii) to
the
Parent, in accordance with the Purchase and Sale Agreement, an amount equal
to
the Cash Purchase Price; and
(iii) to
the
Interest Reserve Account, $5,000,000.
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(b) On
the
date of issuance of any Class B Notes or any Refinancing Notes, the Trustee
shall, subject to the receipt of written direction from the Issuer upon receipt
of the proceeds of the sale by the Issuer of such Notes, make such payments
and
transfers as shall be specified in this Indenture, the related Manager
Resolution or any indenture supplemental hereto in respect of such Notes, copies
of which Manager Resolution and indenture supplemental hereto shall be attached
to such written direction.
(c) The
Trustee shall hold all funds received on or prior to the Closing Date from
the
Note Purchasers in trust for the Note Purchasers pending completion of the
closing of the transactions contemplated by the Note Purchase Agreements. Upon
receipt by the Trustee of the aggregate Purchase Price from all Note Purchasers,
the Trustee shall disburse the Purchase Price in accordance with this Section
3.3. If the aggregate Purchase Price shall not have been received by the Trustee
by 3:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date, or if the closing of
the
transactions contemplated by the Note Purchase Agreements shall not otherwise
be
capable of being consummated by 3:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Closing
Date, then each Note Purchaser who has paid its respective portion of the
Purchase Price shall have the right to instruct the Trustee at or after 3:30
p.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date to return such portion of the
Purchase Price to such Note Purchaser prior to the close of business on the
Closing Date or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
Section
3.4 Capital
Contributions.
The
Issuer will immediately forward any capital contributions received by it from
the Parent for deposit in the Capital Account.
Section
3.5 Calculation
Date Calculations.
(a) As
soon
as reasonably practicable after each Calculation Date (a “Relevant
Calculation Date”),
but
in no event later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the second Business
Day prior to the immediately succeeding Payment Date, the Calculation Agent
shall, based on the Servicer Information received by the Calculation Agent,
and
based on information known to it or Relevant Information provided to it, make
the following determinations and calculations (and each of the Trustee and
the
Issuer (for itself and on behalf of the Servicer) agrees to provide any Relevant
Information reasonably requested by the Calculation Agent for the purpose of
making such determinations and calculations):
(i) the
Available Collections Amount for such Payment Date;
(ii) (x)
the
amount of Collections received during the period commencing on the day
immediately following the Calculation Date that immediately preceded such
Relevant Calculation Date and ending on such Relevant Calculation Date and
(y)
the amount, if any, to be transferred from the Interest Reserve Account as
of
the Relevant Calculation Date to the Collection Account on such Payment Date
in
accordance with Section 3.8;
(iii) the
balance of funds on deposit in each Account other than the Collection Account
on
such Relevant Calculation Date and the amount of interest and earnings (net
of
losses and investment expenses), if any, on investments of funds on deposit
therein from the day immediately following the Calculation Date that immediately
preceded such Relevant Calculation Date and ending on such Relevant Calculation
Date;
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(iv) the
balance of funds on deposit in the Collection Account on such Relevant
Calculation Date and the amount of interest and earnings (net of losses and
investment expenses), if any, on investments of funds on deposit therein from
the day immediately following the Calculation Date that immediately preceded
such Relevant Calculation Date and ending on such Relevant Calculation
Date;
(v) all
fees,
costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses) of
the Noteholders under this Indenture not previously reimbursed;
(vi) all
other
Expenses not previously reimbursed, with the amounts shown on all invoices
attached to the Servicer Information received by the Calculation Agent for
the
reimbursement or payment of Expenses or Servicing Fees not previously paid
or
reimbursed;
(vii) the
applicable interest rate on each class of Floating Rate Notes determined on
the
Reference Date for the Interest Accrual Period beginning on such Payment Date
and the Interest Amount (including any Additional Interest) on each class of
Floating Rate Notes and Fixed Rate Notes for such Payment Date;
(viii) if
such
Payment Date is a Redemption Date on which a Redemption of Notes is scheduled
to
occur, the amount necessary to pay the Redemption Price of the Notes to be
repaid on such Redemption Date and the Redemption Premium, if any, to be paid
as
part of such Redemption Price;
(ix) the
amount of the Parent Shortfall Payment, if any, to be made on such Payment
Date,
provided such payment is being made in accordance with Section 3.9;
(x) the
difference, if any, between the Interest Amount due to the Noteholders of Class
A Notes pursuant to Section 3.7(a)(iii) on such Payment Date and the portion
of
the Available Collections Amount available to pay such Interest Amount for
such
Payment Date (a “Shortfall”),
taking into account any Parent Shortfall Payment determined pursuant to Section
3.5(a)(ix) and the payment of expenses described in Section 3.5(a)(v) and
Section 3.5(a)(vi) payable on such Payment Date and, with respect to each
Shortfall, the amount to be withdrawn from the Interest Reserve Account and/or
the Capital Account, if any, determined as provided in Section 3.8;
(xi) the
Outstanding Principal Balance of each class of Notes on such Payment Date
immediately prior to any principal payment on such date and the amount of any
principal payment to be made in respect of each class of Notes on such Payment
Date, taking into account the other payments to be made on such Payment Date
entitled to priority pursuant to Section 3.7;
(xii) the
amounts, if any, distributable to the Issuer on such Payment Date pursuant
to
Section 3.7(a)(viii); and
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(xiii) any
other
information, determinations and calculations reasonably required in order to
give effect to the terms of this Indenture and the other Transaction
Documents.
(b) Following
the calculations and determinations by the Calculation Agent described in
Section 3.5(a), and not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second
Business Day prior to the immediately succeeding Payment Date, the Calculation
Agent shall provide to each of the Servicer, the Issuer and the Trustee a
calculation report (a “Calculation
Report”)
listing such determinations and calculations and the amount of the Available
Collections Amount to be applied on such Payment Date to make each of the
payments and transfers contemplated by Section 3.7(a) or Section 3.10(a), and
any Parent Shortfall Payment due and payable on such date, as applicable,
setting forth the payments to be made in respect of the Notes. The calculations
set forth in each Calculation Report shall be conclusive and binding on each
of
the Issuer, the Servicer, the Trustee and each Noteholder, absent manifest
error.
Section
3.6 Payment
Date First Step Transfers.
On each
Payment Date, the Trustee shall transfer from any Account (other than the
Collection Account and the Capital Account) to the Collection Account the amount
of interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses), if any, earned
as a result of investments of funds on deposit therein from the day immediately
following the Calculation Date that immediately preceded the Relevant
Calculation Date and ending on the Relevant Calculation Date.
Section
3.7 Payment
Date Second Step Withdrawals.
(a) On
each
Payment Date, after the applicable transfers provided for in Section 3.6 have
been made and after the making of any Parent Shortfall Payment pursuant to
Section 3.9, the Trustee shall distribute from the Collection Account the
amounts set forth below in the order of priority set forth below but, in each
case, only to the extent that all amounts then required to be paid ranking
prior
thereto have been paid in full:
(i) first,
to the
payment of all Expenses due and payable on such Payment Date, with the amounts
shown on all invoices attached to the Servicer Information received by the
Trustee for the reimbursement or payment of Expenses not previously paid or
reimbursed;
(ii) second,
to the
payment of the Servicing Fee for such Payment Date and any unpaid Servicing
Fee
in respect of prior Payment Dates;
(iii) third,
to the
Trustee for distribution to the Noteholders of the Class A Notes to the ratable
payment of the Interest Amount then due and payable on the Class A Notes, taking
into account any amounts paid pursuant to Section 3.8 on such Payment Date,
provided such Noteholder has executed and delivered a Confidentiality
Agreement;
(iv) fourth,
to the
Trustee for distribution to the Noteholders of the Class A Notes, principal
payments on the Class A Notes (without premium or penalty), allocated pro rata
in proportion to the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Class A Notes held
by
such Noteholders, until the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Class A Notes
has been paid in full, provided such Noteholder has executed and delivered
a
Confidentiality Agreement;
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(v) fifth,
after
the Class A Notes have been paid in full, to the Trustee for distribution to
the
Noteholders of the Class B Notes, if any, the Interest Amount on the Class
B
Notes in accordance with their terms;
(vi) sixth,
after
the Class A Notes have been paid in full, to the Trustee for distribution to
the
Noteholders of the Class B Notes, if any, payment of the principal amount of
the
Class B Notes in accordance with their terms until the Class B Notes have been
paid in full;
(vii) seventh,
after
the Notes have been paid in full, to the ratable payment of all other
obligations under this Indenture until all such amounts are paid in full;
and
(viii) eighth,
after
the Notes have been paid in full, to the Issuer, all remaining
amounts.
(b) Prior
to
the Trustee making any distributions pursuant to Section 3.7(a), the Trustee
shall pay to the Parent from the Available Collections Amount, to be held in
trust or escrow for Pfizer and other third parties entitled to royalties from
the Parent in respect of Subject Products in one or more segregated accounts
of
the Parent, within 30 days of the end of each calendar quarter, the royalties
due to such Persons in respect of Subject Products as set forth in the report
to
be prepared by the Servicer and delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 4.1(c)(xi) of the Servicing Agreement, but in no event
shall
such royalties exceed, in the aggregate, 3.5% of Net Sales (as defined in the
Inspire License Agreement) for such calendar quarter.
(c) To
the
extent the Issuer receives amounts from the Trustee from the Collection Account
pursuant to Section 3.7(a)(viii), such amounts may be distributed by the Issuer
to the Parent (or as otherwise directed by the Parent or any Person designated
by the Parent to give such directions) in its sole discretion.
(d) To
the
extent that any monies are deposited in the Collection Account to reimburse
prior distributions in respect of a Parent Shortfall, such monies shall be
paid
to the Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders before making any other
distributions pursuant to Section 3.7(a) to the extent that such monies
otherwise would have been paid to such Noteholders on the prior respective
Payment Date in accordance with this Section 3.7 in the absence of such Parent
Shortfall.
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Section
3.8 Interest
Reserve Account and Capital Account; Shortfalls.
The
Available Collections Amount does not include the aggregate amount of funds
on
deposit in the Interest Reserve Account or the Capital Account; provided,
that,
if the Calculation Agent has determined that a Shortfall exists pursuant to
the
Calculation Report with respect to any Payment Date and there is a positive
balance in the Interest Reserve Account on the Relevant Calculation Date
immediately preceding such Payment Date, then on such Payment Date the Trustee
shall withdraw from the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the lesser
of the Shortfall and the balance in the Interest Reserve Account and distribute
it to the Noteholders of the Class A Notes in payment of the Interest Amount;
provided,
further,
that,
if the amount available in the Interest Reserve Account (if any) is less than
the amount of such Shortfall and there is a positive balance in the Capital
Account on the Relevant Calculation Date immediately preceding such Payment
Date, then on such Payment Date the Trustee shall withdraw from the Capital
Account an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount by which the Shortfall
exceeds the amount, if any, withdrawn from the Interest Reserve Account and
(ii)
the balance in the Capital Account and distribute it to the Noteholders of
the
Class A Notes in payment of the Interest Amount; provided,
further,
that
the Trustee shall (x) make such a withdrawal from the Capital Account on not
more than six Payment Dates in total prior to the Final Legal Maturity Date
and
on not more than any three consecutive Payment Dates and (y) distribute any
funds remaining in the Capital Account to the Parent in the event that
withdrawals from the Capital Account have been made on six Payment
Dates.
On
February 15, 2010, any funds remaining in the Interest Reserve Account (after
any application of the prior paragraph on the February 15, 2010 Payment Date)
shall be transferred to the Collection Account and included in the Available
Collections Amount and applied as provided under Section 3.7.
Section
3.9 Parent
Shortfall.
If, no
later than ten Business Days prior to any Calculation Date, the Trustee receives
written notice of the existence of a Parent Shortfall, the Trustee shall
promptly (but in no event later than the next succeeding Business Day following
receipt of such written notice) notify the Servicer, the Parent and the Issuer
of such existence of a Parent Shortfall. Upon the Issuer or the Parent receiving
notification of the same, or upon the Issuer or the Parent otherwise becoming
aware of a Parent Shortfall, the Issuer shall cause the Servicer, no later
than
such Calculation Date, to confirm the amount of any such Parent Shortfall in
writing to the Trustee, with a copy to the Issuer and the Parent. Unless the
Trustee shall have received prior to the related Payment Date (i) written
notification from the Parent or the Servicer certifying that any such Parent
Shortfall has been cured in full or (ii) written notice from the Trustee that
at
least two-thirds of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Senior Class of
Notes has indicated that such payment shall not be made on such Payment Date,
then prior to making any other distributions pursuant to Section 3.7 or Section
3.8, the Trustee shall make a Parent Shortfall Payment to the relevant
counterparty on such Payment Date in the amount of such Parent Shortfall from
the Collection Account; provided,
that if
the relevant counterparty shall refuse to accept such payment, then such funds
shall be returned to the Collection Account for distribution in accordance
with
this Indenture.
Section
3.10 Redemptions.
(a) On
any
Payment Date on which any class of Notes is to be the subject of a Redemption,
in whole or in part, the Trustee shall distribute the amounts in the applicable
Redemption Account as provided herein and in the applicable Manager Resolution,
including:
(i) paying
to
such Persons as shall be specified by the Issuer such Transaction Expenses
as
shall be due and payable in connection with the issuance and sale of the
applicable Class B Notes or Refinancing Notes;
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(ii) after
application of Section 3.7 and Section 3.8, remitting to the Noteholders of
such
class of Notes, in accordance with the Manager Resolution authorizing such
Redemption, an amount equal to the Redemption Price plus Premium, if any,
allocated, in the event of a Redemption of such Notes in part, pro rata in
proportion to the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Notes held by such
Noteholders; and
(iii) making
such other distributions and payments as shall be authorized and directed by
the
Manager Resolution and indentures supplemental hereto executed in connection
with such Redemption.
(b) Subject
to the provisions of Section 3.11, on any Payment Date, to the extent that
any
class of Notes will remain outstanding on such Payment Date after application
of
Section 3.7 and Section 3.8, the Issuer may elect to redeem such class of Notes,
in whole, but not in part, out of the proceeds of the Refinancing Notes and
any
funds in the Interest Reserve Account or the Capital Account in the case of
a
Refinancing of such class of Notes, or, in whole or in part, out of amounts
available in the Redemption Account for such purpose, if any, including the
proceeds of any Class B Notes (but excluding in the case of a Redemption in
part
any funds in the Interest Reserve Account or the Capital Account), in each
case,
at the Redemption Price (any such redemption, an “Optional
Redemption”).
The
Issuer shall give written notice of any such Optional Redemption to the Trustee
and the Servicer not later than five Business Days prior to the date on which
notice is to be given to Noteholders in accordance with Section 3.11(a) (unless
the Trustee and the Servicer agree to waive or limit the requirement for such
notice). Such written notice to the Trustee shall include a copy of the Manager
Resolution authorizing such Optional Redemption and shall set forth the relevant
information regarding such Optional Redemption, including the information to
be
included in the notice given pursuant to Section 3.11(a).
(c) An
indenture supplemental hereto providing for the issuance of any Class B Notes
or
Refinancing Notes may authorize one or more redemptions, in whole or in part,
of
such Notes, on such terms and subject to such conditions as shall be specified
in such indenture supplemental hereto.
Section
3.11 Procedure
for Redemptions.
(a) The
Trustee (or the Servicer acting as its agent (or any authorized agent of the
Servicer)) shall give written notice in respect of any Redemption of any class
of Notes under Section 3.10 to each Noteholder of such Notes at least 30 days
but not more than 60 days before such Redemption Date. Each notice in respect
of
a Redemption given pursuant to this Section 3.11(a) shall state (A) the expected
applicable Redemption Date, (B) the arrangements for making payments in respect
of such Redemption, (C) the projected Redemption Price of the Notes to be
redeemed, (D) in the case of a Redemption of the Notes of any class in part,
the
portion of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Notes that is expected
to be
redeemed, (E) that Notes to be redeemed in a Redemption in whole must be
surrendered (which action may be taken by any Noteholder or its authorized
agent) to the Trustee to collect the Redemption Price on such Notes and (F)
that, unless the Issuer fails to pay the Redemption Price, interest on Notes
called for Redemption in whole shall cease to accrue on and after the Redemption
Date. If mailed in the manner herein provided, the notice shall be conclusively
presumed to have been given whether or not the Noteholder receives such notice.
Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice shall not affect the validity
of the notice.
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(b) If,
at
the time of the mailing of any notice in respect of a Redemption, the Issuer
shall not have irrevocably directed the Trustee to apply funds then on deposit
with the Trustee or held by the Issuer and available to be used for such
Redemption to redeem all of the Notes called for Redemption, such notice, at
the
election of the Issuer, may state that it is conditional and subject to the
receipt of the redemption moneys in an amount sufficient to pay the principal
and premium, if any, and interest on Notes being redeemed by the Trustee on
or
before the Redemption Date and that such notice shall be of no force and effect
unless such moneys are so received on or before such Redemption
Date.
(c) If
notice
in respect of a Redemption for any Notes shall have been given as provided
in
Section 3.11(a) and such notice shall not contain the language permitted at
the
Issuer’s option under Section 3.11(b), such Notes shall become due and payable
on the Redemption Date at the Corporate Trust Office at the applicable
Redemption Price, interest on such Notes shall cease to accrue and such Notes
shall be deemed not to be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture, except
to receive payment of the Redemption Price. Upon presentation and surrender
of
such Notes at the Corporate Trust Office, such Notes shall be paid and redeemed
at the applicable Redemption Price. On or before any Redemption Date in respect
of such a Redemption, the Issuer shall, to the extent an amount equal to the
Redemption Price of such Notes (and any Refinancing Expenses relating thereto
as
of the Redemption Date) is not then held by the Issuer or on deposit in the
Redemption Account, deposit or cause to be deposited in the Redemption Account
an amount in immediately available funds equal to such amount.
(d) If
notice
in respect of a Redemption for any Notes shall have been given as provided
in
Section 3.11(a) and such notice shall contain the language permitted at the
Issuer’s option under Section 3.11(b), such Notes shall become due and payable
on the Redemption Date at the Corporate Trust Office at the applicable
Redemption Price, interest on such Notes shall cease to accrue and such Notes
shall be deemed not to be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture, except
to receive payment of the Redemption Price; provided,
that,
in each case, the Issuer shall have deposited with the Trustee or a Paying
Agent
on or prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Redemption Date an amount
sufficient to pay the Redemption Price. Upon the Issuer making such deposit
and
presentation and surrender of such Notes at the Corporate Trust Office, such
Notes shall be paid and redeemed at the applicable Redemption Price. If the
Issuer shall not make such deposit on or prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City
time) on the Redemption Date, the notice in respect of Redemption shall be
of no
force and effect, and the principal on such Notes or specified portions thereof
shall continue to bear interest as if such notice in respect of Redemption
had
not been given.
(e) All
Notes
that are redeemed will be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation and may
not be reissued or resold.
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ARTICLE
IV
DEFAULT
AND REMEDIES
Section
4.1 Events
of Default.
Each of
the following events or occurrences shall constitute an “Event
of Default”
hereunder with respect to any class of Notes (except for clauses (a), (b),
(c)
and (d) below in which the potential events or occurrences that would constitute
an Event of Default are specific to certain classes of Notes, in which case
such
Event of Default shall be constituted only with respect to such classes of
Notes
(and not all classes of Notes)), and each such Event of Default shall be deemed
to exist and continue so long as, but only so long as, it shall not have been
waived or remedied, as applicable:
(a) failure
to pay interest on the Class A Notes due on any Payment Date (other than the
Final Legal Maturity Date or any Redemption Date) within five days of such
Payment Date, but only to the extent of the Available Collections Amount
available for interest payments pursuant to the priority of payments in Section
3.7, any funds in the Interest Reserve Account and any capital contributed
to
the Issuer by the Parent as described in Section 3.1(i);
(b) (i)
failure to pay interest on the Class A Notes due on any Payment Date (other
than
the Final Legal Maturity Date, any Redemption Date or as set forth in Section
4.1(a)) in full by the next succeeding Payment Date, together with Additional
Interest on any interest not paid on the Payment Date on which it was originally
due, and (ii) in the case of any class of Notes other than the Class A Notes,
except as provided in the related Manager Resolution or any indenture
supplemental hereto providing for the issuance of such Notes pursuant to Section
2.15 or Section 2.16, failure to pay interest on any Notes of such class on
the
Payment Date that such interest is due;
(c) (i)
failure to pay principal and Premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest
on
any Notes of such class on the applicable Final Legal Maturity Date or (ii)
subject to Section 3.11(b), failure to pay the Redemption Price when due on
any
Redemption Date for such class;
(d) failure
to pay any other amount when due and payable in connection with such class
of
Notes and the continuance of such default for a period of 30 or more days after
written notice thereof is given to the Issuer by the Trustee;
(e) (i)
failure by the Issuer to comply in any material respect with any of the
covenants set forth in Section 5.2 (other than Section 5.2(h), Section 5.2(k),
Section 5.2(l), Section 5.2(m), Section 5.2(p) and Section 5.2(v)), Section
5.3(a), Section 5.3(b) or Section 5.3(c), and written notice thereof being
given
to the Issuer by
the
Trustee at the Direction of Noteholders of a majority of the Outstanding
Principal Balance of the Notes;
or (ii)
failure by the Issuer to comply in any material respect with any of the other
covenants, obligations, conditions or provisions binding on it under this
Indenture or the Notes (other than a payment default for which provision is
made
in Section 4.1(a), Section 4.1(b), Section 4.1(c) or Section 4.1(d)) if (in
the
case of this Section 4.1(e)(ii) only) such failure continues for a period of
30
days or more after written notice thereof has been given to the Issuer by the
Trustee at the Direction of Noteholders of a majority of the Outstanding
Principal Balance of the Notes;
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(f) the
Issuer becomes subject to a Voluntary Bankruptcy or an Involuntary
Bankruptcy;
(g) any
judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $1,000,000 shall be
rendered against the Issuer and either (i) enforcement proceedings have been
commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there is any
period of ten consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such
judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be
in
effect;
(h) the
Issuer becomes an investment company required to be registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(i) the
Parent shall have failed to perform in any material respect any of its covenants
under Article VI of the Purchase and Sale Agreement
or
Article VI of the Pledge and Security Agreement;
(j) the
Pfizer License Agreement shall be terminated or shall otherwise fail to be
in
full force and effect and such failure continues for a period of 30 days or
more;
(k) the
Interim Sublicense (as defined in the Residual License Agreement) has terminated
pursuant to the Residual License Agreement; or
(l) any
withdrawal or revocation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of approvals
to sell AzaSite in the United States for efficacy or safety reasons which has,
or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on repayment
of the Class A Notes.
Section
4.2 Acceleration,
Rescission and Annulment.
(a) If
an
Event of Default with respect to the Notes (other than an Acceleration Default)
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may, and, upon the Direction of
Noteholders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Senior
Class of Notes, shall, give an Acceleration Notice to the Issuer. Upon delivery
of such an Acceleration Notice (and so long as such Acceleration Notice has
not
been rescinded and annulled pursuant to this Indenture), such Outstanding
Principal Balance and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall be
immediately due and payable. At any time after the Trustee or the Noteholders
have so declared the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Notes to be
immediately due and payable, and prior to the exercise of any other remedies
pursuant to this Article IV, the Trustee, upon the Direction of Noteholders
of a
majority of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Senior Class of Notes,
shall, subject to Section 4.5(a), by written notice to the Issuer, rescind
and
annul such declaration and thereby annul its consequences if (i) there has
been
paid to or deposited with the Trustee an amount sufficient to pay all overdue
installments of interest on the Notes, and the principal of, and Premium, if
any, on the Notes that would have become due otherwise than by such declaration
of acceleration, (ii) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or
decree and (iii) all other Defaults and Events of Default, other than
non-payment of interest on and principal and Premium, if any, of the Notes
that
have become due solely because of such declaration of acceleration, have been
cured or waived. If an Acceleration Default occurs, the Outstanding Principal
Balance of the Notes and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall
automatically become immediately due and payable without any further action
by
any party.
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(b) Notwithstanding
this Section 4.2, Section 4.3 and Section 4.11, after the occurrence and during
the continuation of an Event of Default, no Noteholders of any class of Notes
other than the Senior Class of Notes shall be permitted to give or direct the
giving of an Acceleration Notice, or to exercise any remedy in respect of such
Event of Default, and no Person other than the Senior Trustee, at the Direction
of a majority of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Senior Class of Notes,
may give an Acceleration Notice or exercise any such remedy.
(c) Within
30
days after the occurrence of an Event of Default in respect of any class of
Notes, the Trustee shall give to the Noteholders of such class of Notes notice,
transmitted by mail, of all uncured or unwaived Defaults known to it on such
date; provided,
that
the Trustee may withhold such notice with respect to a Default (other than
a
payment default with respect to interest, principal or Premium, if any) if
it
determines in good faith that withholding such notice is in the interest of
the
affected Noteholders.
Section
4.3 Other
Remedies.
Subject
to the provisions of this Indenture, if an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, then the Senior Trustee may, but only at the Direction of
Noteholders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Senior
Class of Notes, pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity
to
collect the payment of principal of, Premium, if any, or interest on the Notes
or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes, this Indenture,
the
Servicing Agreement or the Pledge and Security Agreement, including any of
the
following, to the fullest extent permitted by law, subject to the receipt of
such Direction:
(a) The
Senior Trustee may obtain the appointment of a Receiver of the Indenture Estate
as provided in Section 12.7 and the Issuer consents to any such
appointment.
(b) The
Senior Trustee may, without notice to the Issuer and at such time as the Senior
Trustee in its sole discretion may determine, exercise any or all of the
Issuer’s rights in, to and under or in any way connected with or related to any
or all of the Indenture Estate, including (i) demanding and enforcing payment
and performance of, and exercising any or all of the Issuer’s rights and
remedies with respect to the collection, enforcement or prosecution of, any
or
all of the Indenture Estate, in each case by legal proceedings or otherwise,
(ii) settling, adjusting, compromising, extending, renewing, discharging and
releasing any or all of, and any legal proceedings brought to collect or enforce
any or all of, the Royalty Payments actually made by Inspire under the Inspire
License Agreement (but not the rights thereunder to receive such payments)
and
the Replacement Royalty Payments, if any, and otherwise under the Transaction
Documents and (iii) preparing, filing and signing the name of the Issuer on
(A)
any proof of claim or similar document to be filed in any bankruptcy or similar
proceeding involving the Indenture Estate and (B) any notice of lien, assignment
or satisfaction of lien, or similar document in connection with the Indenture
Estate.
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(c) The
Senior Trustee may, without notice except as specified herein, sell or cause
the
sale of all or any part of the Indenture Estate in one or more parcels at public
or private sale, at any of the Senior Trustee’s offices or elsewhere, for cash,
on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Senior
Trustee may deem commercially reasonable, provided,
that,
so long as the Principal Documents remain in force, the Senior Trustee shall
make any such sale only to a Person that is a Permitted Holder. The Issuer
agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least
ten
days’ notice to the Issuer of the time and place of any public sale or the time
after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable
notification. The Senior Trustee shall not be obligated to make any sale of
all
or any part of the Indenture Estate regardless of notice of sale having been
given. The Senior Trustee may adjourn any public or private sale from time
to
time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may,
without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so
adjourned.
(d) The
Senior Trustee may, instead of exercising the power of sale conferred upon
it by
Section 4.3(c) and Applicable Law, proceed by a suit or suits at law or in
equity to foreclose the Security Interest and sell all or any portion of the
Indenture Estate under a judgment or a decree of a court or courts of competent
jurisdiction, provided,
that,
so long as the Principal Documents remain in force, the Senior Trustee shall
make any such foreclosure sale only to a Person that is a Permitted
Holder.
(e) The
Senior Trustee may require the Issuer to, and the Issuer hereby agrees that
it
shall at its expense and upon request of the Senior Trustee, forthwith assemble
all or part of the Indenture Estate as directed by the Senior Trustee and make
it available to the Senior Trustee at a place to be designated by the Senior
Trustee that is reasonably convenient to both parties.
(f) In
addition to the rights and remedies provided for in this Indenture, the Senior
Trustee may exercise in respect of the Indenture Estate all the rights and
remedies of a secured party upon default under the UCC (whether or not the
UCC
applies to the affected property included in the Indenture Estate) and under
all
other Applicable Law; provided,
that,
so long as the Principal Documents remain in force, the Senior Trustee shall
cause any sale of the Collateral to be made only to a Person that is a Permitted
Holder.
(g) The
Senior 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.
Section
4.4 Limitation
on Suits.
Without
limiting the provisions of Section 4.8 and the final sentence of Section 12.4,
no Noteholder shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or
otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, the Pledge and Security Agreement
or
the Notes, for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy
hereunder, unless:
(a) such
Noteholder is a holder of the Senior Class of Notes and has previously given
written notice to the Senior Trustee of a continuing Event of
Default;
(b) the
Noteholders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Senior
Class of Notes make a written request to the Senior Trustee to pursue a remedy
hereunder;
(c) such
Noteholder or Noteholders offer to the Senior Trustee an indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to the Senior Trustee against any costs, expenses and liabilities
to be incurred in complying with such request;
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(d) the
Senior Trustee does not comply with such request within 60 days after receipt
of
the request and the offer of indemnity; and
(e) during
such 60-day period, Noteholders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal
Balance of the Senior Class of Notes do not give the Senior Trustee a Direction
inconsistent with such request.
No
one or
more Noteholders may use this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the
rights of another Noteholder or to obtain or seek to obtain any preference
or
priority not otherwise created by this Indenture and the terms of the Notes
over
any other Noteholder or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in
the
manner herein provided.
Section
4.5 Waiver
of Existing Defaults.
(a) The
Senior Trustee or the Noteholders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal
Balance of the Senior Class of Notes by written notice to the Senior Trustee
may
waive any existing Default (or Event of Default) hereunder and its consequences,
except a Default (or Event of Default) (i) in the payment of the interest on,
principal of, and Premium, if any, on any Note or (ii) in respect of a covenant
or provision hereof that under Article IX cannot be modified or amended without
the consent of the Noteholder of each Note affected thereby. 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 Event of Default) or impair any right consequent thereon.
(b) Any
written waiver of a Default or an Event of Default given by Noteholders to
the
Senior Trustee and the Issuer in accordance with the terms of this Indenture
shall be binding upon the Senior Trustee and the other parties hereto. Unless
such writing expressly provides to the contrary, any waiver so granted shall
extend only to the specific event or occurrence that gave rise to the Default
or
Event of Default so waived and not to any other similar event or occurrence
that
occurs subsequent to the date of such waiver.
Section
4.6 Restoration
of Rights and Remedies.
If the
Senior Trustee or any Noteholder of the Senior Class of Notes has instituted
any
proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture, and such
proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or has been
determined adversely to the Senior Trustee or such Noteholder, then in every
such case the Issuer, the Senior Trustee and the Noteholders shall, subject
to
any determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively
to
their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of
the
Senior Trustee and the Noteholders shall continue as though no such proceeding
has been instituted.
Section
4.7 Remedies
Cumulative.
Each
and every right, power and remedy herein given to the Trustee specifically
or
otherwise in this Indenture shall be cumulative and shall, to the extent
permitted by law, be in addition to every other right, power and remedy herein
specifically given or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute,
and each and every right, power and remedy whether specifically herein given
or
otherwise existing may be exercised from time to time and as often and in such
order as may be deemed expedient by the Trustee, and the exercise or the
beginning of the exercise of any power or remedy shall not be construed to
be a
waiver of the right to exercise at the same time or thereafter any other right,
power or remedy. No delay or omission by the Trustee in the exercise of any
right, remedy or power or in the pursuance of any remedy shall impair any such
right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver of any Default on the
part
of the Issuer or to be an acquiescence.
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Section
4.8 Rights
of Noteholders to Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any
Noteholder to receive payment of interest on, principal of, or Premium, if
any,
on any Note on or after the respective due dates therefor expressed in such
Note, 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
Noteholder.
Section
4.9 Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim.
The
Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may
be
necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and of any
Noteholder allowed in any judicial proceedings relating to any obligor on the
Notes, its creditors or its property.
Section
4.10 Undertaking
for Costs.
All
parties to this Indenture agree, and each Noteholder by its acceptance hereof
shall be deemed to have agreed, that, in any suit for the enforcement of any
right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for
any
action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require
the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the
costs
of such suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such suit,
having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defense made
by
the party litigant. This Section 4.10 does not apply to a suit instituted by
the
Trustee, a suit instituted by any Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment
of interest, principal, or Premium, if any, on any Note on or after the
respective due dates expressed in such Note or a suit by a Noteholder or
Noteholders of at least 10% of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the
Notes.
Section
4.11 Control
by Noteholders.
Subject
to Section 4.2 and Section 4.4 and to the rights of the Trustee hereunder,
Noteholders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Notes
shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust,
right or power conferred on the Trustee under any Transaction Document;
provided,
that:
(a) such
Direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture
and would not involve the Trustee in personal liability or expense;
(b) the
Trustee shall not determine that the action so directed would be unjustly
prejudicial to the Noteholders of such class not taking part in such Direction;
and
(c) the
Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not
inconsistent with such Direction.
Section
4.12 Senior
Trustee.
The
Trustee irrevocably agrees (and the Noteholders (other than the Noteholders
represented by the Senior Trustee) shall be deemed to agree by virtue of their
purchase of the Notes) that the Senior Trustee shall have all of the rights
granted to it under this Indenture, including the right to direct the Trustee
to
take certain action as provided for in this Indenture, and the Trustee hereby
agrees to act in accordance with each such authorized direction of the Senior
Trustee.
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Section
4.13 Application
of Proceeds.
All
cash proceeds received by the Senior Trustee in respect of any sale of,
collection from or other realization upon all or any part of the Indenture
Estate shall be deposited in the Collection Account and distributed as provided
in Article III. Any surplus of such cash proceeds held and remaining after
payment in full of all Secured Obligations shall be paid over to the Issuer
or
whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus as provided in
Section 3.7. Any amount received for any sale or sales conducted in accordance
with the terms of Section 4.3 shall to the extent permitted by Applicable Law
be
deemed conclusive and binding on the Issuer and the Noteholders.
Section
4.14 Waivers
of Rights Inhibiting Enforcement.
The
Issuer waives (a) any claim that, as to any part of the Indenture Estate, should
the Senior Trustee elect to proceed with a private sale thereof, the mere fact
that such a sale is a private sale does not, in and of itself, mean that such
sale is not a commercially reasonable method of sale for such part of the
Indenture Estate, (b) the right to assert in any action or proceeding between
it
and the Senior Trustee offsets or counterclaims that it may have, (c) all rights
of redemption, appraisement, valuation, stay and extension or moratorium and
(d)
except as otherwise provided in any of the Transaction Documents, all other
rights the exercise of which would, directly or indirectly, prevent, delay
or
inhibit the enforcement of any of the rights or remedies under this Indenture
or
the absolute sale of the Indenture Estate, now or hereafter in force under
any
Applicable Law, and the Issuer, for itself and all who may claim under it,
insofar as it or they now or hereafter lawfully may, hereby waives the benefit
of all such laws and rights.
Section
4.15 Security
Interest Absolute.
All
rights of the Trustee and security interests hereunder, and all obligations
of
the Issuer hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of,
and
the Issuer hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or may
hereafter acquire in any way relating to, any or all of the
following:
(a) any
lack
of validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or any other
agreement or instrument relating thereto (other than against the
Trustee);
(b) any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of,
all
or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any
consent to any departure from the Transaction Documents or any other agreement
or instrument relating thereto;
(c) any
taking, exchange, surrender, release or non-perfection of any Collateral or
any
other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to any
departure from any guaranty, for all or any of the Secured
Obligations;
(d) any
manner of application of any Collateral or any other collateral, or proceeds
thereof, to all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any manner of sale or
other disposition of any Collateral or any other collateral for all or any
of
the Secured Obligations or any other obligations of the Issuer under or in
respect of the Transaction Documents or any other assets of the
Issuer;
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(e) any
change, restructuring or termination of the limited liability company structure
or existence of the Issuer;
(f) the
failure of any other Person to execute this Indenture or any other agreement
or
the release or reduction of liability of the Issuer or other grantor or surety
with respect to the Secured Obligations; or
(g) any
other
circumstance (including any statute of limitations) or any existence of or
reliance on any representation by the Trustee that might otherwise constitute
a
defense available to, or a discharge of, the Issuer.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
Section
5.1 Representations
and Warranties.
The
Issuer represents and warrants to the Trustee as follows as of the Closing
Date:
(a) The
Issuer is a limited liability company created under the laws of the State of
Delaware, is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction where such qualification is required and has full power and
authority to conduct its business, and the Issuer is not in liquidation or
bankruptcy and has not become subject to a Voluntary Bankruptcy or an
Involuntary Bankruptcy.
(b) The
Issuer has not engaged in any activities since its organization (other than
those incidental to its organization and permitted by the Issuer Organizational
Documents, the execution and performance of the Transaction Documents to which
it is a party and the activities referred to in or contemplated by such
agreements), and the Issuer has not paid any dividends or made any similar
distributions since its organization.
(c) The
creation of the Notes and the issuance, execution and delivery, and the
compliance by the Issuer with the terms, of the Notes and each of the other
Transaction Documents to which it is a party:
(i) do
not at
the Closing Date conflict with, result in a breach of any of the terms or
provisions of or constitute a default under the Issuer Organizational Documents
or with any judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Authority having
jurisdiction over the Issuer, its assets or properties or, except where it
would
not have or would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect,
with any Applicable Law; and
(ii) do
not at
the Closing Date violate, or constitute a default under, any deed, indenture,
agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Issuer is a party
or by
which it or any part of its assets, property or revenues are bound.
(d) The
creation, execution and issuance of the Notes, the execution and delivery by
the
Issuer of the Transaction Documents executed by it and the performance by the
Issuer of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the arrangements
contemplated hereby and thereby to be performed by it have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Issuer.
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(e) This
Indenture constitutes, and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a
party, when executed and delivered and, in the case of the Notes, when issued
and authenticated, will constitute, valid, legally binding and (subject to
general equitable principles, and laws relating to insolvency, liquidation,
reorganization and other laws of general application relating to creditors’
rights or claims or to laws of prescription or the concepts of materiality,
reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing) enforceable obligations of the
Issuer.
(f) On
the
Closing Date, there exists no Event of Default nor any event that, had the
Notes
already been issued, would constitute a Default or an Event of
Default.
(g) On
the
Closing Date, subject to the Liens created in favor of the Trustee and except
for any other Permitted Liens, there exists no Lien over the assets of the
Issuer.
(h) All
consents, approvals, authorizations or other orders of all Governmental
Authorities required (excluding any required by the other parties to the
Transaction Documents) for or in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of the Transaction Documents by the Issuer and the issuance and
performance of the Notes and the offering of the Notes by the Issuer have been
obtained and are in full force and effect and are not contingent upon
fulfillment of any condition. No consent of any Governmental Authority or any
other party (including directors, officers, members, managers or creditors
of
the Issuer) is required that has not been obtained for the pledge by the Issuer
of the Collateral pursuant to this Indenture.
(i) The
Issuer is not required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning
of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(j) There
is
no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of
the
Issuer, threatened against the Issuer before any Governmental Authority that
in
any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay
the
transactions contemplated by this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents
to which the Issuer is a party.
(k) The
Issuer has no Subsidiaries.
(l) The
Issuer is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the assets and properties
constituting the Collateral and the other Purchased Assets, free and clear
of
any Liens other than Permitted Liens.
(m) Under
the
laws of the State of Delaware, the laws of the State of New York and U.S.
federal law in force at the Closing Date, it is not necessary that this
Indenture or any other Transaction Document (other than evidences and perfection
of the Liens) be filed, recorded or enrolled by the Issuer with any court or
other Governmental Authority in any such jurisdictions or that any stamp,
registration or similar Tax be paid by the Issuer on or in relation to this
Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents (other than filings of
Uniform Commercial Code financing statements set forth in Exhibit
E
and the
various consents and agreements, if any, pursuant hereto).
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(n) The
filings of financing statements under the UCC and other recordings, if any,
in
the appropriate offices therefor and any other actions required to perfect
a
security interest in favor of the Trustee in the Collateral, including the
Royalty Payments actually made by Inspire under the Inspire License Agreement
(but not the rights thereunder to receive such payments) and the Replacement
Royalty Payments, if any, in each case sold, transferred, conveyed, assigned,
contributed and granted on the Closing Date pursuant to the Purchase and Sale
Agreement, have been or shall have been duly made by the Closing Date, and,
subject to the terms and provisions of this Indenture, the Issuer has or shall
have the same rights as the Parent has with respect to the Purchased Assets
(if
the Parent were still the owner of such Purchased Assets) against Inspire.
No
other security agreement, financing statement or other public notice with
respect to all or any part of the Collateral (other than any of the foregoing
that is referenced in Exhibit
B
to the
Purchase and Sale Agreement or Exhibit
E
to this
Indenture or otherwise names the Trustee as secured party) is on file or of
record in any public office that perfects a valid security interest therein.
This Indenture creates a valid security interest in the Collateral securing
the
payment of the Secured Obligations.
(o) The
Issuer has determined, and by virtue of its entering into the transactions
contemplated hereby and its authorization, execution and delivery of this
Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is party, that the
issuance of the Notes and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, and its incurrence of Indebtedness and other liability
hereunder or thereunder or contemplated hereby or thereby (i) is in its own
best
interests, (ii) does not leave it unable to pay its debts as they become due
in
the ordinary course of business, (iii) will not leave it with debts that cannot
be paid from the present saleable value of its property and (iv) will not render
it insolvent within the meaning of Section 101(32) of the United States
Bankruptcy Code or Section 271 of the New York Debtor and Creditor Law or leave
it with unreasonably small capital.
(p) No
material adverse change in the business, condition (financial or otherwise),
performance or properties of the Issuer has occurred since its date of
formation.
(q) The
Issuer has never filed any tax return or report under any name other than its
exact legal name. The Issuer is an entity that is disregarded as separate from
the Parent for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(r) No
step
has been taken or is intended by the Issuer or, so far as it is aware, any
other
Person for the winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, administration, merger
or
consolidation or for the appointment of a receiver or administrator of the
Issuer or all or any of its assets.
(s) The
Issuer has not assigned or pledged any of its right, title or interest in the
Collateral to anyone other than the Trustee.
(t) The
representations and warranties made by the Issuer in any of the other
Transaction Documents to which it is a party are true and accurate as of the
date made.
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Section
5.2 Covenants.
The
Issuer covenants with the Trustee that, so long as any Notes are Outstanding,
it
will perform and comply with each of the following covenants and not engage
in
any activity prohibited by this Indenture without the prior written consent
of
the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.1 or Section 9.2, as applicable, authorizing
the Issuer not to perform any such covenants or to engage in any such activity
prohibited by this Indenture, in each case on such terms and conditions, if
any,
as shall be specified in such prior written consent:
(a) Except
as
expressly permitted by any Transaction Document or Principal Document, the
Issuer shall not take any action, whether orally or in writing, that would
amend, waive, modify, supplement, restate, cancel or terminate, or discharge
or
prejudice the validity or effectiveness of, this Indenture, the Notes, the
Pledge and Security Agreement, the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Residual
License Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, or permit any party to any such
document to be released from such obligations.
(b) The
Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) declare or pay any dividend or
make any distribution on its Capital Securities, whether in cash, property,
securities or a combination thereof, to the Parent or any other owner of a
beneficial interest in the Issuer or otherwise with respect to any ownership
of
its Capital Securities, except that the Issuer may distribute to the Parent
(x)
all or any portion of any amounts transferred to the Issuer pursuant to Section
3.7(a)(viii) or (y) any proceeds from an issuance of Notes in accordance with
this Indenture, (ii) purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value
any
issued Capital Securities of the Issuer or any of its Affiliates, (iii) make
any
payment of principal, interest or Premium, if any, on the Notes or make any
voluntary or optional redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition
or
retirement for value of, or make any deposit (including the payment of amounts
into a sinking fund or other similar fund) with respect to, Indebtedness of
the
Issuer other than in accordance with the Notes and this Indenture or (iv) make
any loan or advance to a Person, any purchase or other acquisition of any
beneficial interest, Capital Securities, warrants, rights, options, obligations
or other securities of such Person, any capital contribution to such Person
or
any other investment in such Person (other than Eligible Investments and
investments permitted under Section 5.2(f) or otherwise in accordance with
the
Notes and this Indenture).
(c) The
Issuer shall not (and shall not consent to the Parent taking any action that
would) incur or suffer to exist any Lien over or with respect to any of the
Issuer’s assets, other than (i) any Permitted Lien or (ii) any security interest
created or required to be created hereunder, including in connection with the
issuance of any Class B Notes and any Refinancing Notes.
(d) The
Issuer shall not incur, create, issue, assume, Guarantee or otherwise become
liable for or with respect to, or become responsible for, the payment or
performance of, contingently or otherwise, whether present or future (in any
such case, to “Incur”),
Indebtedness; provided,
however,
that
the Issuer may Incur Indebtedness in respect of the Original Class A Notes,
any
Class B Notes and any Refinancing Notes issued in accordance with this
Indenture.
(e) The
Issuer shall not liquidate or dissolve, consolidate with, merge with or into,
or
sell, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of the Purchased Assets
or
all or any material portion of its other property and assets to, or purchase
or
otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, any other Person,
or permit any other Person to merge with or into, or consolidate or otherwise
combine with, the Issuer.
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(f) The
Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, issue, deliver or sell, or consent
to
issue, deliver or sell, any actual, contingent, future or executory membership
interests, limited liability company interests, beneficial interests or other
equity or ownership interests (however designated, whether voting or
non-voting), except for any additional Capital Securities of the Issuer issued
to the Parent, provided that such additional Capital Securities are pledged
to
the Trustee pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, and except for any
membership interests issued to the Independent Member pursuant to the Issuer
Organizational Documents, and provided further that the Issuer shall not accept
any capital contributions from the Parent after the Closing Date except for
contributions of funds deposited into the Capital Account, which may be used
only as provided in Section 3.1(i).
(g) Except
as
otherwise provided in the Issuer Organizational Documents, the Issuer shall
not
engage in any business or activity other than purchasing and holding the
Purchased Assets and the license granted by the Residual License Agreement,
pledging the Collateral, collecting the Royalty Payments and the Replacement
Royalty Payments, if any, issuing the Notes, exercising its rights under the
Residual License Agreement and remaining a party to the Transaction Documents
and Principal Documents.
(h) The
Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into, renew or extend any
transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property or
assets, or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of the Issuer,
except for the Transaction Documents and Principal Documents as in effect on
the
Closing Date.
(i) The
Issuer shall not take any action to become subject to a Voluntary Bankruptcy
or
an Involuntary Bankruptcy. The Issuer shall provide promptly the Trustee with
written notice of the institution of any proceeding by or against the Issuer
seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation,
winding-up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or
composition of its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief
or the appointment of a receiver, trustee or other similar official for it
or
for any substantial part of its property. The Issuer shall not, without an
affirmative written resolution adopted by all of the Members, take any action
to
waive, repeal, amend, vary, supplement or otherwise modify any provision of
any
of the Issuer Organizational Documents that requires unanimous written consent
of the Members. The Issuer shall comply with, and cause compliance with, the
Issuer Organizational Documents.
(j) The
Issuer shall not take any action to waive, repeal, amend, vary, supplement
or
otherwise modify the Issuer Organizational Documents in a manner that would
adversely affect (x) the rights, remedies, privileges or preferences of any
Noteholder or (y) the Collateral, any other Purchased Assets or the Issuer
Pledged Collateral.
(k) The
Issuer shall duly and punctually pay the principal, Premium, if any, and
interest on the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the
Notes; provided,
that
the Issuer shall be in compliance with this covenant with respect to any Payment
Date (other than the Final Legal Maturity Date or any Redemption Date subject
to
3.11(b)) if any such interest in excess of the portion of the Available
Collections Amount available to pay such interest on the relevant Payment Date
and funds in the Interest Reserve Account and the Capital Account are paid
in
full not later than the immediately succeeding Payment Date (together with
Additional Interest thereon).
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(l) The
Issuer shall not employ any employees other than as required by any provisions
of local law; provided,
that
the Members, the Manager and Service Providers shall not be deemed to be
employees for purposes of this Section 5.2(l).
(m) During
any period in which the Issuer is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, the Issuer shall make available to any Noteholder or Beneficial
Holder in connection with any sale of any or all of its Notes and any
prospective purchaser of such Notes from such Noteholder or Beneficial Holder
the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities
Act.
(n) The
Issuer shall not assign, amend, modify, supplement or restate any Principal
Document, breach any of the provisions of any Principal Document, enter into
any
new agreement in respect of the Purchased Assets or the Subject Products (in
respect of the Territory in the Field) or exercise or waive any right or option,
fail to exercise any right or option or grant any consent in respect of the
Purchased Assets, the Subject Products (in respect of the Territory in the
Field) or the Principal Documents in any manner that would, in each case,
materially adversely affect the Issuer, the Issuer’s rights under the Purchase
and Sale Agreement or the Residual License Agreement or the rights and interests
of the Trustee and the Noteholders with respect thereto or conflict with or
cause an event of default under, or breach of, this Indenture, any other
Transaction Document or any Principal Document; provided,
however,
that
the Issuer shall not be required to take any action unless the Issuer has
determined in good faith that such action is not illegal or unlawful and will
not subject the Issuer to any risk of personal liability from any third party
unless such liability is a result of the Issuer’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct (except that the foregoing shall not relieve the Issuer from any
breach of its obligations under this Indenture).
(o) The
Issuer shall not terminate (or consent to any termination of) any Principal
Document in whole or in part.
(p) The
Issuer shall at all times enforce its rights and remedies under the Purchase
and
Sale Agreement, the Residual License Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and
the
Inspire License Agreement in a timely and commercially reasonable manner;
provided, that, following the occurrence and continuation of an Event of
Default, the Issuer shall give notice to the Trustee on behalf of the
Noteholders of any contemplated enforcement of such rights and remedies and
will
follow any commercially reasonable direction of the Trustee at the Direction
of
Noteholders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the
Notes.
(q) The
Issuer shall maintain its existence separate and distinct from any other Person
in all material respects, including taking the following actions, as
appropriate:
(i) maintaining
in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a Delaware limited
liability company and obtaining and preserving its qualification to do business
in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or will be necessary to
protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture and each other
instrument or agreement necessary or appropriate to properly administer this
Indenture and permit and effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby;
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(ii) maintaining
its own deposit accounts, separate from those of the Parent, any of its
directors or officers and their respective Affiliates;
(iii) conducting
no material transactions between the Issuer and any of its Affiliates, other
than entering into and performing the Transaction Documents to which it is
party;
(iv) allocating
fairly and reasonably the cost of any shared overhead expenses, including office
space, with the Parent, any of its directors or officers or any of their
respective Affiliates;
(v) conducting
its affairs separately from those of the Parent, any of its directors or
officers or any of their respective Affiliates and maintaining accurate and
separate books, records and accounts and financial statements, including in
connection with the purchase of the Purchased Assets from the Parent; it being
agreed that performance under the Transaction Documents will not result in
the
Issuer’s contravening this Section 5.2(q)(v);
(vi) acting
solely in its own name and not that of any other Person, including the Parent,
any of its directors or officers or any of their respective Affiliates, and
at
all times using its own stationery, invoices and checks separate from those
of
the Parent, any of its directors or officers or any of their respective
Affiliates;
(vii) not
holding itself out as having agreed to pay or guarantee, or as otherwise being
liable for, the obligations of the Parent, any of its directors or officers
or
any of their respective Affiliates;
(viii) insuring
that any financial reports prepared by the Issuer disclose the effects of the
sale of the Purchased Assets from the Parent and any of its Affiliates in
compliance with GAAP;
(ix) maintaining
all of its assets in its own name and not commingling its assets with those
of
any other Person except as required under the Transaction
Documents;
(x) paying
its own operating expenses and other liabilities out of its own
funds;
(xi) paying
(or causing to be paid) all of its Taxes owed by it except to the extent being
challenged in good faith;
(xii) observing
all formalities required by the Issuer Organizational Documents;
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(xiii) maintaining
adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in light
of
its contemplated business operations;
(xiv) not
acquiring obligations of the Parent, any of its directors or officers or any
of
their respective Affiliates except as required under the Transaction
Documents;
(xv) holding
itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other
Person, including the Parent or any Affiliate of the Parent;
(xvi) correcting
any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;
(xvii) not
forming, acquiring or holding any subsidiaries; and
(xviii) not
sharing any common logo with or identifying itself as a department or division
of the Parent, any of its directors or officers or any of their respective
Affiliates.
(r) The
Issuer will not enter into any agreement prohibiting the ability of the Trustee
or any Noteholder to amend or otherwise modify any Transaction Document;
provided,
that
the foregoing prohibition shall not apply to restrictions contained in any
Transaction Document.
(s) The
Issuer will not change, amend or alter its exact legal name at any time except
following 30 days’ notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee.
(t) The
Issuer will not assign or pledge, so long as the assignment hereunder shall
remain in effect and has not been terminated pursuant to Section 11.1, any
of
its right, title or interest in the Collateral hereby assigned to anyone other
than the Trustee.
(u) The
Issuer agrees that, at any time and from time to time, at the Issuer’s expense
and upon the Trustee’s written request, the Issuer will promptly and duly
execute and deliver or cause to be duly executed and delivered any and all
such
further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be
necessary in the reasonable discretion of the Trustee, in order to perfect
the
security interest in the Collateral and to carry out the provisions of this
Indenture or to enable the Trustee to exercise and enforce its rights and
remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral. The Issuer also agrees that,
at any time and from time to time, at the Issuer’s expense, the Issuer will file
(or cause to be filed) such UCC continuation statements and such other
instruments or notices as may be necessary, including UCC financing statements
or amendments thereto, that the Trustee may reasonably request in order to
perfect and preserve the security interests and other rights granted or
purported to be granted to the Trustee hereby. With respect to the foregoing
and
the grant of the security interest hereunder, the Issuer hereby authorizes
the
Trustee to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments
thereto, relative to all or any part of the Collateral without the signature
of
the Issuer where permitted by Applicable Law. The Issuer agrees that a carbon,
photographic or other reproduction of any financing statement covering the
Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement
where permitted by Applicable Law.
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(v) The
Issuer will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an
office or agency of the Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent where Notes may
be
presented or surrendered for payment, where Notes may be surrendered for
registration of transfer, exchange or purchase and where notices and demands
to
or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served.
Each of the Corporate Trust Office and each office or agency of the Trustee
in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York shall initially be one such
office or agency for all of the aforesaid purposes. The Issuer shall give prompt
written notice to the Trustee of the location, and of any change in the
location, of any such office or agency (other than a change in the location
of
the office of the Trustee). If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain
any
such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the
address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be
made
or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 12.5. The Issuer
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 designations; provided,
however,
that no
such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Issuer of its
obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The
City
of New York, for such purposes.
(w) The
Issuer shall maintain its status as an entity that is disregarded as separate
from the Parent for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Section
5.3 Reports
and Other Deliverables by the Issuer.
(a) The
Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each
fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, a
certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Issuer as to his or her knowledge
of the Issuer’s compliance with all of its obligations under this Indenture (it
being understood that, for purposes of this Section 5.3, such compliance shall
be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice
provided under this Indenture but shall reflect any interest paid on the
Original Class A Notes by the next succeeding Payment Date as contemplated
by
the proviso to Section 5.2(k) as have been timely paid).
(b) The
Issuer shall deliver written notice to the Trustee of the occurrence of (i)
any
Default or Event of Default under this Indenture and (ii) any of the events
described in Section 6.3(d) of the Purchase and Sale Agreement promptly and
in
any event within five Business Days of a Responsible Officer or manager having
actual knowledge of such Default, Event of Default, event or
situation.
(c) The
Issuer shall promptly (and in any event within five Business Days of receipt
thereof) provide to the Servicer and the Trustee copies of all materials that
the Issuer receives from the Parent pursuant to Section 6.3 of the Purchase
and
Sale Agreement or otherwise in respect of the Principal Documents.
(d) Within
120 days after the beginning of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal
year
beginning January 1, 2009, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee an opinion
of
its legal counsel, which opinion shall state whether there are any actions
to be
taken, including any financing statements to be filed in any office, within
the
period of 12 full consecutive calendar months following the date of such opinion
in order to continue the perfection of the security interests granted under
the
Transaction Documents or to continue the effectiveness of any financing
statements filed in connection with the Principal Documents as of the date
hereof.
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ARTICLE
VI
THE
TRUSTEE
Section
6.1 Acceptance
of Trusts and Duties.
Except
during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee undertakes to perform
such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this
Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this
Indenture against the Trustee; provided,
that,
to the extent those duties are qualified, limited or otherwise affected by
the
provisions of any other Transaction Document, the Trustee shall be required
to
perform those duties only as so qualified, limited or otherwise affected. The
duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by the Trust
Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture) and
as
set forth herein. The Trustee accepts the trusts hereby created and applicable
to it and agrees to perform the same but only upon the terms of this Indenture
and the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied to this
Indenture) and agrees to receive and disburse all moneys received by it in
accordance with the terms hereof. The Trustee in its individual capacity shall
not be answerable or accountable under any circumstances except for its own
willful misconduct or negligence or breach of any of its representations or
warranties set forth herein, and the Trustee shall not be liable for any action
or inaction of the Issuer or any other parties to any of the Transaction
Documents. Any amounts received by or due to the Trustee under this Indenture,
including the fees, out-of-pocket expenses and indemnities of the Trustee,
shall
be Expenses of the Issuer.
The
Issuer does hereby constitute and appoint the Trustee the true and lawful
attorney of the Issuer, irrevocably, granted for good and valuable consideration
and coupled with an interest and with full power of substitution, and with
full
power (in the name of the Issuer or otherwise), to ask, require, demand,
receive, compound and give acquittance for any and all monies and claims for
monies (in each case including insurance and requisition proceeds) due and
to
become due under or arising out of any Transaction Document and all other
property that now or hereafter constitutes part of the Indenture Estate, to
endorse any checks or other instruments or orders in connection therewith and
to
file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings that the Trustee
may deem to be necessary or advisable in the premises; provided,
that
the Trustee shall not exercise any such rights except upon
the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default hereunder in
accordance with Section 4.3.
Section
6.2 Copies
of Documents and Other Notices.
(a) The
Trustee, upon written request, shall furnish to each requesting Noteholder
or
Beneficial Holder included on the Approved Holder List and the Servicer,
promptly upon receipt thereof, duplicates or copies of all reports, Notices,
requests, demands, certificates, financial statements and other instruments
furnished thereafter to the Trustee under or in connection with this
Indenture.
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(b) The
Trustee shall furnish to Noteholders and Beneficial Holders included on the
Approved Holder List and the Servicer promptly after receipt thereof any reports
or notices received from any of the Issuer, the Parent, Inspire or Pfizer,
including (i) the report of any audit contemplated by Section 4.1(b) or 4.1(c)
of the Servicing Agreement and (ii) notice of any dispute between the Parent
and
any other party to any of the Principal Documents in respect of any Principal
Document as contemplated by Section 6.1(h) of the Purchase and Sale
Agreement.
Section
6.3 Representations
and Warranties.
The
Trustee does not make and shall not be deemed to have made any representation
or
warranty as to the validity, legality or enforceability of this Indenture,
the
Notes or any other document or instrument or as to the correctness of any
statement contained in any thereof, except that the Trustee in its individual
capacity hereby represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The
Trustee is a national banking association and is validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the United States, and is duly authorized and
licensed under applicable law to conduct its business as presently
conducted.
(b) The
Trustee has all requisite right, power and authority to execute and deliver
this
Indenture and its related documents and to perform all of its duties as Trustee
hereunder and thereunder.
(c) The
execution and delivery by the Trustee of this Indenture and the other
Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by the Trustee
of its duties hereunder and thereunder, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate proceedings, and no further approvals or filings, including
any governmental approvals, are required for the valid execution and delivery
by
the Trustee, or the performance by the Trustee, of this Indenture and such
other
Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(d) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee of this Indenture and the
other Transaction Documents to which it is a party (i) to the best of the
Trustee’s knowledge and without independent inquiry or investigation into the
facts thereto, do not violate any provision of any Applicable Law and (ii)
do
not violate any provision of its corporate charter or by-laws.
(e) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee of this Indenture and the
other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, to the best of the Trustee’s
knowledge and without independent inquiry or investigation into the facts
thereto, do not require the authorization, consent or approval of, the giving
of
notice to, the filing or registration with, or the taking of any action in
respect of, any Governmental Authority.
(f) The
Trustee has duly executed and delivered this Indenture and each other
Transaction Document to which it is a party, and each of this Indenture and
each
such other Transaction Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Trustee in accordance with its terms, except as (i) such
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies may
be limited by equitable principles of general applicability.
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Section
6.4 Reliance;
Agents; Advice of Counsel.
The
Trustee shall incur no liability to anyone acting upon any signature,
instrument, notice, resolution, request, consent, order, certificate, report,
opinion, bond or other document or paper believed by it to be genuine and
believed by it to be signed by the proper party or parties. The Trustee may
accept a copy of a resolution of, in the case of the Issuer, the Manager and,
in
the case of any other party to any Transaction Document, the governing body
of
such Person, certified in an accompanying Officer’s Certificate as duly adopted
and in full force and effect, as conclusive evidence that such resolution has
been duly adopted and that the same is in full force and effect. As to any
fact
or matter the manner of ascertainment of which is not specifically described
herein, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and may for all purposes hereof
conclusively rely on a certificate, signed by an officer of any duly authorized
Person, as to such fact or matter, and such certificate shall constitute full
protection to the Trustee for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it
in
good faith in reliance thereon. To the extent not otherwise specifically
provided herein, the Trustee shall assume, and shall be fully protected in
assuming, that the Issuer is authorized by its constitutional documents to
enter
into this Indenture and to take all action permitted to be taken by it pursuant
to the provisions hereof and shall not be required to inquire into the
authorization of the Issuer with respect thereto. To the extent not otherwise
specifically provided herein, the Trustee shall furnish to the Servicer upon
written request such information and copies of such documents as the Trustee
may
have and as are necessary for the Servicer to perform its duties under Article
II and Article III or otherwise.
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 its rights or powers or for
any action it takes or omits to take in accordance with the Direction of the
Noteholders in accordance with Section 4.11 relating to the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee,
or
exercising any trust, right or power conferred upon the Trustee, under any
Transaction Document.
The
Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties
hereunder or under any other Transaction Document either directly or by or
through agents or attorneys or a custodian or nominee, and the Trustee shall
not
be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of, or for the
supervision of, any such agent, attorney, custodian or nominee appointed with
due care by it hereunder.
The
Trustee may consult with counsel as to any matter relating to this Indenture
or
any other Transaction Document and any Opinion of Counsel or any advice of
such
counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect
of
any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel.
The
Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, or to
institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto,
at
the request, order or Direction of any of the Noteholders, pursuant to the
provisions of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, unless such
Noteholders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be
incurred therein or thereby.
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The
Trustee shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise
incur
any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or
under any other Transaction Document, or in the exercise of any of its rights
or
powers, if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such
funds or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not
reasonably assured to it, and none of the provisions contained in this Indenture
or any other Transaction Document shall in any event require the Trustee to
perform, or be responsible or liable for the manner of performance of, any
obligations of the Issuer or the Servicer under this Indenture or any of the
other Transaction Documents.
The
Trustee shall not be liable for any Losses or Taxes (except for Taxes relating
to any compensation, fees or commissions of any entity acting in its capacity
as
Trustee hereunder) or in connection with the selection of Eligible Investments
or for any investment losses resulting from Eligible Investments.
When
the
Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Acceleration
Default, such expenses (including the fees and expenses of its counsel) and
the
compensation for such services are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any bankruptcy law or law relating to creditors’ rights
generally.
The
Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of an Event of Default unless a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee obtains actual knowledge of such event or
has
received written notice of such event at its Corporate Trust Office from the
Issuer, the Servicer or Noteholders of not less than 10% of the Outstanding
Principal Balance of the Notes.
The
Trustee shall have no duty to monitor the performance of the Issuer, the
Servicer or any other party to the Transaction Documents, nor shall it have
any
liability in connection with the malfeasance or nonfeasance by such
parties.
Whenever
in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall
deem
it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking
or suffering any action to be taken hereunder or under any other Transaction
Document, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein
specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of gross negligence or bad faith
on
the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established
by
a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer and delivered to
the
Trustee, and such certificate, in the absence of gross negligence or bad faith
on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action
taken, suffered or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture or
any
other Transaction Document upon the faith thereof.
Except
as
provided expressly hereunder, the Trustee shall have no obligation to invest
and
reinvest any cash held in the Accounts in the absence of timely and specific
written investment direction by or on behalf of the Issuer. In no event shall
the Trustee be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses
incurred thereon. The Trustee shall have no liability in respect of losses
incurred as a result of the liquidation of any investment prior to its stated
maturity or the failure of the Issuer to provide timely written investment
direction.
When
the
Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of a Default specified in Section
4.1 with respect to the Issuer, if the surviving entity has failed to honor
such
obligation, the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration
under any insolvency law or under the Bankruptcy Code.
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Section
6.5 Not
Acting in Individual Capacity.
The
Trustee acts hereunder solely as trustee unless otherwise expressly provided,
and all Persons, other than the Noteholders to the extent expressly provided
in
this Indenture, having any claim against the Trustee by reason of the
transactions contemplated hereby shall look, subject to the lien and priorities
of payment as provided herein or in any other Transaction Document, only to
the
property of the Issuer for payment or satisfaction thereof.
Section
6.6 Compensation
of Trustee.
The
Trustee agrees that it shall have no right against the Noteholders or, except
as
provided in Section 3.7(a), the property of the Issuer, for any fee as
compensation for its services hereunder. The Issuer shall pay to the Trustee
from time to time such compensation as has been agreed between the two parties
on or prior to the date hereof. The compensation shall be paid to the Trustee
as
provided in Section 3.5(a) and Section 3.7(a).
Section
6.7 Notice
of Defaults.
As
promptly as practicable after, and in any event within 30 days after, the
occurrence of any Default hereunder, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to
the
Issuer, the Servicer and the Noteholders of the related class, in accordance
with Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act
applied to this Indenture), notice of such Default hereunder actually known
to a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee, unless such Default shall have been cured
or
waived; provided,
however,
that,
except in the case of a Default on the payment of the interest, principal or
Premium, if any, on any Note, the Trustee shall be fully protected in
withholding such notice if and so long as a trust committee of Responsible
Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such
notice is in the interests of the Noteholders of the related class.
Section
6.8 May
Hold Notes.
The
Trustee, any Paying Agent, the Registrar or any of their Affiliates or any
other
agent in their respective individual or any other capacity may become the owner
or pledgee of the Notes and, subject to Sections 310(b) and 311 of the Trust
Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied to this Indenture), may
otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were
not
the Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar or such other agent.
Section
6.9 Corporate
Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There
shall at all times be a Trustee that shall be eligible to act as a trustee
under
Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied
to this Indenture) and shall meet the Eligibility Requirements. If such
corporation publishes reports of conditions at least annually, pursuant to
law
or to the requirements of any federal, state, foreign, territorial or District
of Columbia supervising or examining authority, then, for the purposes of this
Section 6.9, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be
deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of conditions so published.
In
case
at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 6.9 to act as Trustee, the Trustee shall resign
immediately as Trustee in the manner and with the effect specified in Section
7.1.
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Section
6.10 Reports
by the Trustee.
Within
60 days after May 15 of each year commencing with the first full calendar year
following the issuance of any class of Notes, the Trustee shall, if required
by
Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied
to this Indenture), transmit to the Noteholders of each class, as provided
in
Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied
to this Indenture), a brief report describing, among other things, any changes
in eligibility and qualifications of the Trustee and of any Class B
Issuance.
Section
6.11 Calculation
Agent.
The
Trustee shall act as the Calculation Agent hereunder. Subject to the approval
of
the Issuer and Noteholders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal Balance
of
the Notes, another Person may become the Calculation Agent on such terms as
shall be approved by them. To the extent not otherwise specifically provided
herein, the Trustee shall furnish to the Calculation Agent, and the Calculation
Agent shall furnish to the Trustee, upon written request such information and
copies of such documents as the Trustee or the Calculation Agent may have and
as
are necessary for the Calculation Agent and the Trustee to perform their
respective duties under Article III or otherwise.
Section
6.12 Pledge
and Security Agreement and Other Transaction Documents.
The
Trustee shall enter into the Pledge and Security Agreement with the Parent
on
the Closing Date and shall hold the collateral pledged thereunder as part of
the
Collateral and the Indenture Estate for purposes of this Indenture. The
provisions of this Article VI shall apply to the Trustee’s exercise of rights
and remedies under the Pledge and Security Agreement, mutatis mutandis. In
addition, the Trustee shall enter into such other Transaction Documents on
the
Closing Date to which it is party.
Section
6.13 Custody
of the Collateral.
The
Trustee shall hold such of the Indenture Estate as consists of instruments,
deposit accounts, negotiable documents, money, goods, letters of credit and
advices of credit in the State of New York. The Trustee shall hold such of
the
Indenture Estate as constitutes investment property through a securities
intermediary, which securities intermediary shall agree with the Trustee that
(a) such investment property shall at all times be credited to a securities
account of the Trustee, (b) such securities intermediary shall treat the Trustee
as entitled to exercise the rights that comprise each financial asset credited
to such securities account, (c) all property credited to such securities account
shall be treated as a financial asset, (d) such securities intermediary shall
comply with entitlement orders originated by the Trustee without the further
consent of any other Person, (e) such securities intermediary will not agree
with any Person other than the Trustee to comply with entitlement orders
originated by such other Person, (f) such securities account and the property
credited thereto shall not be subject to any lien, security interest or right
of
set-off in favor of such securities intermediary or anyone claiming through
it
(other than the Trustee) and (g) such agreement shall be governed by the laws
of
the State of New York. Except as permitted by this Section 6.13 or as otherwise
permitted by any Transaction Document, the Trustee shall not hold any part
of
the Indenture Estate through an agent or a nominee.
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Section
6.14 Preservation
and Disclosure of Noteholder Lists.
The
Registrar shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable,
all
information as to the names and addresses of the Noteholders received by it,
including the Approved Holder List. At any time when a default or an Event
of
Default has occurred and is continuing, in case either (a) three or more
Noteholders that have executed and delivered to the Registrar a Confidentiality
Agreement or (b) one or more Noteholders of at least 25% of the Outstanding
Principal Balance of the Senior Class of Notes that have executed and delivered
to the Registrar a Confidentiality Agreement (in each case, “Applicants”)
apply
in writing to the Registrar and furnish to the Registrar reasonable proof that
each such Applicant has owned a Note for a period of at least three months
preceding the date of such application, and such application states that the
Applicants desire to communicate with other Noteholders with respect to their
rights under this Indenture or under the Notes and such application is
accompanied by a copy of the form of proxy or other communication that such
Applicants propose to transmit, then the Registrar shall, within five Business
Days after the receipt of such application, inform such Applicants as to the
approximate number of Noteholders whose names and addresses appear in such
information and as to the approximate cost of mailing to such Noteholders the
form of proxy or other communication, if any, specified in such application.
The
Registrar shall, upon the written request of such Applicants, mail to each
Noteholder whose name and address appears in such information a copy of the
form
of proxy or other communication that is specified in such request, with
reasonable promptness after a tender to the Registrar of the material to be
mailed and of payment, or provision for the payment, of the reasonable expenses
of mailing. Each and every Noteholder, by receiving and holding the same, agrees
with the Issuer and the Registrar that neither the Registrar nor any agent
of
the Issuer or the Registrar shall be held accountable by reason of mailing
any
material pursuant to a request made under this Section 6.14.
Section
6.15 Audit
Rights.
At the
Direction of Noteholders of at least 25% of the Outstanding Principal Balance
of
the Senior Class of Notes, but subject to limitations on frequency and scope
as
set forth in the Inspire License Agreement, the Senior Trustee shall instruct
the Servicer on behalf of the Issuer to exercise its rights (if currently
exercisable) pursuant to Section 5.7 of the Inspire License Agreement to have
the books and records of Inspire audited by a certified public accountant or
other Person permitted by the Inspire License Agreement.
Section
6.16 Compliance
with Applicable Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering
Regulations.
In
order to comply with Applicable Laws in effect from time to time applicable
to
banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist
activities and money laundering, the Trustee is required to obtain, verify
and
record certain information relating to Persons that maintain a business
relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly, the Issuer agrees to provide to
the
Trustee upon its request from time to time such identifying information and
documentation as may be available for the Issuer in order to enable the Trustee
to comply with such Applicable Laws.
Section
6.17 Jurisdiction
of Trustee.
Each
of
the Issuer and the Trustee agrees that the State of New York shall be the
Trustee’s jurisdiction for purposes of Sections 8-110, 9-304 and 9-305 of the
UCC.
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ARTICLE
VII
SUCCESSOR
TRUSTEES
Section
7.1 Resignation
and Removal of Trustee.
The
Trustee may resign as to all or any of the classes of Notes at any time without
cause by giving at least 30 days’ prior written notice to the Issuer, the
Servicer and the Noteholders. Noteholders of a majority of the Outstanding
Principal Balance of any class of Notes may at any time remove the Trustee
as to
such class without cause, with the consent of the Issuer (such consent not
to be
unreasonably withheld) if no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, by an instrument in writing delivered to the Issuer, the Servicer
and the Trustee being removed. In addition, the Issuer may remove the Trustee
as
to any class of Notes if (a) such Trustee fails to comply with Section 310
of
the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act applied to this
Indenture) after written request therefor by the Issuer or the Noteholders
of
the related class who have been bona fide Noteholders for at least six months,
(b) such Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.2(d) or any other provision
hereof, (c) such Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent, (d) a receiver
or public officer takes charge of such Trustee or its property or (e) such
Trustee becomes incapable of acting. References to the Trustee in this Indenture
include any successor Trustee as to all or any of the classes of Notes appointed
in accordance with this Article VII. Any resignation or removal of the Trustee
pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall not be effective until a successor Trustee
shall have been duly appointed and vested as Trustee pursuant to Section
7.2.
Section
7.2 Appointment
of Successor.
(a) In
the
case of the resignation or removal of the Trustee as to any class of Notes
under
Section 7.1, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee as to such
class; provided,
that
the Noteholders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal Balance of such
class
of Notes may appoint, within one year after such resignation or removal, a
successor Trustee as to such class that may be other than the successor Trustee
appointed by the Issuer, and such successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer
shall be superseded by the successor Trustee so appointed by the Noteholders.
If
a successor Trustee as to any class of Notes shall not have been appointed
and
accepted its appointment hereunder within 60 days after the Trustee gives notice
of resignation as to such class, the retiring Trustee, the Issuer, the Servicer
or a majority of the Outstanding Principal Balance of such class of Notes may
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Trustee as to such class. Any successor Trustee so appointed by such court
shall
immediately and without further act be superseded by any successor Trustee
appointed as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph within one year
from the date of the appointment by such court.
(b) Any
successor Trustee as to any class of Notes, however appointed, shall execute
and
deliver to the Issuer, the Servicer and the predecessor Trustee as to such
class
an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon such successor Trustee,
without further act, shall become vested with all the estates, properties,
rights, powers, duties and trusts of such predecessor Trustee hereunder in
the
trusts hereunder applicable to it with like effect as if originally named the
Trustee as to such class herein; provided,
that,
upon the written request of such successor Trustee, such predecessor Trustee
shall, upon payment of all amounts due and owing to it, execute and deliver
an
instrument transferring to such successor Trustee, upon the trusts herein
expressed applicable to it, all the estates, properties, rights, powers and
trusts of such predecessor Trustee, and such predecessor Trustee shall duly
assign, transfer, deliver and pay over to such successor Trustee all moneys
or
other property then held by such predecessor Trustee hereunder solely for the
benefit of such class of Notes.
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(c) If
a
successor Trustee is appointed with respect to one or more (but not all) classes
of the Notes, the Issuer, the predecessor Trustee and each successor Trustee
with respect to each class of Notes shall execute and deliver an indenture
supplemental hereto that shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed
necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties
of the predecessor Trustee with respect to the classes of Notes as to which
the
predecessor Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the
predecessor Trustee, and shall add to or change any of the provisions of this
Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration
of the Notes hereunder by more than one Trustee.
(d) Each
Trustee shall be an Eligible Institution and shall meet the Eligibility
Requirements, if there be such an institution willing, able and legally
qualified to perform the duties of a Trustee hereunder.
(e) Any
Person into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may
be
consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any Person to which
all
or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee (including
the administration of the trust created by this Indenture) may be transferred,
shall, subject to the terms of Section 7.2(c), be the Trustee under this
Indenture without the execution or filing of any paper with any party hereto
or
any further act on the part of any party hereto, except where an instrument
of
transfer or assignment is required by law to effect such succession, anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
ARTICLE
VIII
INDEMNITY
Section
8.1 Indemnity.
The
Issuer shall indemnify and defend the Trustee (and its officers, directors,
managers, employees and agents) for, and hold it harmless from and against,
and
reimburse the Trustee for, any loss, liability or expense incurred by it without
bad
faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct
on its
part in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture
and
its performance of its duties under this Indenture and the Notes or any other
Transaction Document to which the Trustee is party, including the reasonable
costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability and of
complying with any process served upon it or any of its officers in connection
with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties, and hold it
harmless against any loss, liability or reasonable expense incurred without
bad
faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of or
in
connection with actions taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on any
Officer’s Certificate furnished hereunder, or the failure to furnish any such
Officer’s Certificate required to be furnished hereunder. The Trustee shall
notify the Issuer promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee for which
it may seek indemnity; provided,
however,
that
failure to provide such notice shall not invalidate any right to indemnity
hereunder. The Issuer shall defend any such claim and the Trustee shall
cooperate in the defense thereof. The Trustee may have separate counsel and
the
Issuer shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of one separate outside
counsel for the Trustee, in which case the Issuer does not have to defend such
claim. The Issuer need not pay for any settlements made without its consent;
provided,
that
such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Issuer need
not
reimburse any expense or provide any indemnity against any loss, liability
or
expense incurred by the Trustee through bad faith, gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
Section
8.2 Noteholders’
Indemnity.
The
Trustee shall be entitled, subject to such Trustee’s duty during a Default to
act with the standard of care required under this Indenture, to be indemnified
by the Noteholders of any class of Notes before proceeding to exercise any
right
or power under this Indenture or any other Transaction Document at the request
or Direction of such Noteholders.
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Section
8.3 Survival.
The
provisions of Section 8.1 and Section 8.2 shall survive the termination of
this
Indenture or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee.
ARTICLE
IX
MODIFICATION
Section
9.1 Modification
with Consent of Noteholders.
With
the consent of Noteholders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal Balance
of
the Notes (voting or acting as a single class), the Trustee may amend or modify
this Indenture, the Notes, the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Purchase
and
Sale Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale, the Residual License Agreement or the
Servicing Agreement to the extent the Trustee is a party or to consent to the
amendment or modification of the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Purchase
and
Sale Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale, the Residual License Agreement or the
Servicing Agreement (or the waiver of any provision thereof). However, no such
amendment, modification, consent or waiver may, without the consent of
Noteholders of 100% of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the class of Notes
affected thereby:
(a) reduce
the percentage of Noteholders of any such class of Notes required to take or
approve any action hereunder or thereunder;
(b) reduce
the amount or change the time of payment of any amount owing or payable with
respect to any such class of Notes or change the rate of interest or change
the
manner of calculation of interest payable with respect to any such class of
Notes;
(c) alter
or
modify in any respect the provisions of this Indenture with respect to the
Collateral or the Issuer Pledged Collateral for the Notes, the provisions of
the
Pledge and Security Agreement with respect to the Issuer Pledged Collateral
for
the Notes or the manner of payment or the order of priorities in which payments
or distributions hereunder will be made as between the Noteholders of such
Notes
and the Issuer or as among the Noteholders; or
(d) consent
to any assignment of the Issuer’s rights to a party other than the Trustee for
the benefit of the Noteholders;
provided,
that
the Noteholders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Senior
Class of Notes, by written notice to the Trustee, may waive any Default or
Event
of Default pursuant to Section 4.5.
It
shall
not be necessary for the consent of the Noteholders under this Section 9.1
to
approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall
be
sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. Any such modification
approved by the required Noteholders of any class of Notes will be binding
on
the Noteholders of the relevant class of Notes and each party to this
Indenture.
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After
an
amendment under this Section 9.1 becomes effective, the Issuer or, at the
direction of the Issuer, the Trustee shall mail to the Noteholders a notice
briefly describing such amendment. Any failure of the Issuer or the Trustee
to
mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair
or affect the validity of any such amendment.
After
an
amendment under this Section 9.1 becomes effective, it shall bind every
Noteholder, whether or not notation thereof is made on any Note held by such
Noteholder.
Section
9.2 Modification
Without Consent of Noteholders.
The
Trustee may agree, without the consent of any Noteholder, to amend or modify
this Indenture, the Notes, the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Purchase
and
Sale Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale, the Residual License Agreement or the
Servicing Agreement to the extent the Trustee is a party or to consent to the
amendment or modification of the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Purchase
and
Sale Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale, the Residual License Agreement or the
Servicing Agreement (or the waiver of any provision thereof) to:
(a) establish
the terms of any Refinancing Notes or Class B Notes pursuant to Section 2.15
and
Section 2.16, respectively;
(b) evidence
the succession of a successor to the Trustee, the removal of the Trustee or
the
appointment of any separate or additional trustee or trustees and to define the
rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred upon any such separate trustee
or trustees or co-trustees;
(c) correct,
confirm or amplify the description of any property at any time subject to the
lien of this Indenture or to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any
property to or with the Trustee;
(d) cure
any
ambiguity in or correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent provision
of
this Indenture, the Notes, the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Purchase
and
Sale Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale, the Residual License Agreement or the
Servicing Agreement, in any manner that will not adversely affect the interests
of the Noteholders in any material respect as confirmed in an Officer’s
Certificate of the Issuer;
(e) grant
or
confer upon the Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders any additional
rights, remedies, powers, authority or security that may be lawfully granted
or
conferred and that are not contrary or inconsistent with this
Indenture;
(f) add
to
the covenants or agreements to be observed by the Issuer, which are not contrary
to this Indenture, or to add Events of Default for the benefit of the
Noteholders;
(g) comply
with the requirements of the SEC or any regulatory body or any Applicable Law;
or
(h) effect
any indenture supplemental hereto or any other amendment, modification,
supplement, waiver or consent with respect to this
Indenture, the Notes, the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Purchase and Sale
Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale, the Residual License Agreement or the Servicing
Agreement;
provided,
that
such indenture supplemental hereto, amendment, modification, supplement, waiver
or consent will not adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders in any
material respect as confirmed in an Officer’s Certificate of the
Issuer.
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After
an
amendment under this Section 9.2 becomes effective, the Issuer or, at the
direction of the Issuer, the Trustee shall mail to the Noteholders a notice
briefly describing such amendment. Any failure of the Issuer or the Trustee
to
mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair
or affect the validity of any such amendment.
After
an
amendment under this Section 9.2 becomes effective, it shall bind every
Noteholder, whether or not notation thereof is made on any Note held by such
Noteholder.
Section
9.3 Subordination;
Priority of Payments.
The
subordination provisions contained in Article X may not be amended or modified
without the consent of Noteholders of 100% of the Outstanding Principal Balance
of the class of Notes affected thereby. In no event shall the provisions set
forth in Section 3.7 relating to the priority of payment of Expenses be amended
or modified. In no event shall the provisions of Section 3.7(b) (or this
sentence of Section 9.3) be amended or modified without the prior written
consent of the Parent (the Parent shall be deemed to be a third party
beneficiary of this Indenture in respect of the last sentence of this Section
9.3).
Section
9.4 Execution
of Amendments by Trustee.
In
executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any amendment or
modification to this Indenture permitted by this Article IX or the modifications
thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled
to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officer’s
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such
amendment is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but
shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment that affects the
Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or
otherwise.
Section
9.5 Conformity
with Trust Indenture Act.
Every
indenture supplemental hereto pursuant to this Article IX shall conform to
the
requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect (as if the Trust
Indenture Act applied to this Indenture).
ARTICLE
X
SUBORDINATION
Section
10.1 Subordination
of the Notes.
(a) Each
of
the Issuer and the Trustee (on behalf of the Noteholders) covenants and agrees,
and each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note, covenants and agrees, that
the
Notes of each class will be issued subject to the provisions of this Article
X.
Each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note, further agrees that all amounts
payable on any Note will, to the extent and in the manner set forth in this
Article X and Section 3.7, be subordinated in right of payment to the prior
payment in full of all Expenses payable to the Service Providers pursuant to
this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents. Each Noteholder of a Class
B
Note, by its acceptance of a Class B Note, further agrees that all amounts
payable on any Class B Note will, to the extent and in the manner set forth
in
this Article X and Section 3.7, be subordinated in right of payment to the
payment in full of the Class A Notes. Any claim to payment so stated to be
subordinated is referred to as a “Subordinated
Claim”;
each
claim to payment to which another claim to payment is a Subordinated Claim
is
referred to as a “Senior
Claim”
with
respect to such Subordinated Claim.
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(b) If,
prior
to the payment in full of all Senior Claims then due and payable, the Trustee
or
any Noteholder of a Subordinated Claim shall have received any payment or
distribution in respect of such Subordinated Claim in excess of the amount
to
which such Noteholder was then entitled under Section 3.7, then such payment
or
distribution shall be received and held in trust by such Person and paid over
or
delivered to the Trustee for application as provided in Section
3.7.
(c) If
any
Service Provider, the Trustee or any Noteholder of any Senior Claim receives
any
payment in respect of any Senior Claim that is subsequently invalidated,
declared preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee,
receiver or other party, then, to the extent such payment is so invalidated,
declared preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid, such Senior
Claim
shall be revived and continue in full force and effect and shall be entitled
to
the benefits of this Article X, all as if such payment had not been
received.
(d) The
Trustee (on its own behalf and on behalf of the Noteholders) and the Issuer
each
confirm that the payment priorities specified in Section 3.7 shall apply in
all
circumstances.
(e) Each
Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note, authorizes and expressly directs the
Trustee on its behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate
to
effectuate the subordination provided in this Article X, and appoints the
Trustee its attorney-in-fact for such purposes, including, in the event of
any
dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer (whether
in
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization or similar proceedings
or
upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise), any actions
tending towards liquidation of the property and assets of the Issuer or the
filing of a claim for the unpaid balance of its Notes in the form required
in
those proceedings.
(f) If
payment on the Notes is accelerated as a result of an Event of Default, the
Issuer shall promptly notify the holders of the Senior Claims of such
acceleration.
(g) After
all
Senior Claims are paid in full and until the Subordinated Claims are paid in
full, and to the extent that such Senior Claims shall have been paid with funds
that would, but for the subordination pursuant to this Article X, have been
paid
to and retained by such holders of Subordinated Claims, the holders of
Subordinated Claims shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of Senior
Claims to receive payments applicable to Senior Claims. A payment made under
this Article X to holders of Senior Claims that otherwise would have been made
to the holders of Subordinated Claims is not, as between the Issuer and the
holders of Subordinated Claims, a payment by the Issuer.
(h) No
right
of any holder of any Senior Claim to enforce the subordination of any
Subordinated Claim shall be impaired by an act or failure to act by the Issuer
or the Trustee or by any failure by either the Issuer or the Trustee to comply
with this Indenture.
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(i) Each
Noteholder by accepting a Note acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing
subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a
consideration to each holder of any Senior Claim, whether such Senior Claim
was
created or acquired before or after the issuance of such Noteholder’s claim, to
acquire and continue to hold such Senior Claim, and such holder of any Senior
Claim shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination
provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold such Senior Claim. Each holder
of
a Subordinated Claim agrees to comply with the provisions of Article
IV.
ARTICLE
XI
DISCHARGE
OF INDENTURE
Section
11.1 Discharge
of Indenture.
(a) When
(i)
all outstanding Secured Obligations have been satisfied and the Issuer delivers
to the Trustee all Outstanding Notes (other than Notes replaced pursuant to
Section 2.8) for cancellation or (ii) all Outstanding Notes have become due
and
payable, whether at maturity or as a result of the mailing of a notice of an
Optional Redemption pursuant to Section 3.10(b) or any other Redemption pursuant
to Section 3.10(c), in each case that is subject to Section 3.11(c), and the
Issuer irrevocably deposits in the Redemption Account funds sufficient to pay
all remaining Expenses accrued and payable through such date and to pay all
principal and interest and premium (if any) on outstanding Notes at maturity
or
upon redemption all Outstanding Notes, including interest and any Premium
thereon to maturity or the Redemption Date (other than Notes replaced pursuant
to Section 2.8), and if in either case the Issuer pays all other sums payable
hereunder by the Issuer, then this Indenture shall, subject to Section 11.1(b),
cease to be of further effect and the security interest granted to the Trustee
hereunder in the Collateral and the Indenture Estate shall terminate. The
Trustee shall acknowledge satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, and
file
all UCC termination statements and similar documents prepared by the Issuer,
on
demand of the Issuer accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, at the cost and expense of the Issuer, to the effect that any
conditions precedent to a discharge of this Indenture have been
met.
(b) Notwithstanding
Section 11.1(a), the Issuer’s obligations in Section 8.1 and the Trustee’s
obligations in Section 12.13 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture.
ARTICLE
XII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
12.1 Right
of Trustee to Perform.
If the
Issuer for any reason fails to observe or punctually to perform any of its
obligations to the Trustee, whether under this Indenture, under any of the
other
Transaction Documents or otherwise, the Trustee shall have the power (but shall
have no obligation), on behalf of or in the name of the Issuer or otherwise,
to
perform such obligations or cause performance of such obligations and to take
any steps that the Trustee may, in its absolute discretion, consider appropriate
with a view to remedying, or mitigating the consequences of, such failure by
the
Issuer, in which case the reasonable expenses of the Trustee, including the
fees
and expenses of its counsel, incurred in connection therewith shall be payable
by the Issuer under Section 8.1; provided,
that no
exercise or failure to exercise this power by the Trustee shall in any way
prejudice the Trustee’s other rights under this Indenture or any of the other
Transaction Documents.
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Section
12.2 Waiver.
Any
waiver by any party of any provision of this Indenture or any right, remedy
or
option hereunder shall only prevent and estop such party from thereafter
enforcing such provision, right, remedy or option if such waiver is given in
writing and only as to the specific instance and for the specific purpose for
which such waiver was given. The failure or refusal of any party hereto to
insist in any one or more instances, or in a course of dealing, upon the strict
performance of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture by any party
hereto or the partial exercise of any right, remedy or option hereunder shall
not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of any such term or provision,
but the same shall continue in full force and effect. No failure on the part
of
the Trustee to exercise, and no delay on its part in exercising, any right
or
remedy under this Indenture will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any
single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and
remedies provided in this Indenture are cumulative and not exclusive of any
rights or remedies provided by law.
Section
12.3 Severability.
In the
event that any provision of this Indenture or the application thereof to any
party hereto or to any circumstance or in any jurisdiction governing this
Indenture shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable under any applicable
statute, regulation or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed
inoperative to the extent that it is invalid or unenforceable, and the remainder
of this Indenture, and the application of any such invalid or unenforceable
provision to the parties, jurisdictions or circumstances other than to whom
or
to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby
nor
shall the same affect the validity or enforceability of this Indenture. The
parties hereto further agree that the holding by any court of competent
jurisdiction that any remedy pursued by the Trustee hereunder is unavailable
or
unenforceable shall not affect in any way the ability of the Trustee to pursue
any other remedy available to it.
Section
12.4 Restrictions
on Exercise of Certain Rights.
The
Trustee and, during the continuance of a payment Default with respect to the
Senior Class of Notes, the Senior Trustee, except as otherwise provided in
Section 4.4, may xxx for recovery or take any other steps for the purpose of
recovering any of the obligations hereunder or any other debts or liabilities
whatsoever owing to it by the Issuer. Each of the Noteholders shall at all
times
be deemed to have agreed by virtue of the acceptance of the Notes that only
the
Trustee and, during the continuance of a payment Default with respect to the
Senior Class of Notes, the Senior Trustee, except as provided in Section 4.4,
may take any steps for the purpose of procuring the appointment of an
administrative receiver, examiner, receiver or similar officer or the making
of
an administration order or for instituting any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency, winding-up, liquidation, composition, examination
or
any like proceedings under Applicable Law.
Section
12.5 Notices.
All
Notices shall be in writing and shall be effective (a) upon receipt when sent
through the mails, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, with such receipt to be effective the date of delivery
indicated on the return receipt, (b) upon receipt when sent by an overnight
courier, (c) on the date personally delivered to an authorized officer of the
party to which sent, (d) on the date transmitted by legible telecopier
transmission with a confirmation of receipt or (e) in the case of reports under
Article III and any other report that is of a routine nature, on the date sent
by first class mail or overnight courier or transmitted by legible telecopier
transmission, in all cases, with a copy emailed to the recipient at the
applicable address, addressed to the recipient as follows:
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if
to the
Issuer, to:
Azithromycin
Royalty Sub LLC
c/o
InSite Vision Incorporated
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Telephone:
000-000-0000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
Email:
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
if
to the
Parent or the Servicer, to:
InSite
Vision Incorporated
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Telephone:
000-000-0000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
Email:
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
if
to the
Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent or the Calculation Agent,
to:
U.S.
Bank
National Association
Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Corporate Trust Services (Azithromycin Royalty Sub LLC)
Telephone:
000-000-0000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
A
copy of
each notice given hereunder to any party hereto shall also be given to each
of
the other parties hereto. Each party hereto may, by notice given in accordance
herewith to each of the other parties hereto, designate any further or different
address to which subsequent Notices shall be sent; provided,
however,
in the
case of Inspire or Pfizer, such notice may be given by the
Servicer.
Section
12.6 Assignments.
This
Indenture shall be a continuing obligation of the Issuer and shall (a) be
binding upon the Issuer and its successors and assigns and (b) inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by the Trustee and by its successors, transferees
and assigns. The Issuer may not assign any of its obligations under this
Indenture or delegate any of its duties hereunder.
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Section
12.7 Application
to Court.
The
Trustee may at any time after the service of an Acceleration Notice apply to
any
court of competent jurisdiction for an order that the terms of this Indenture
be
carried into execution under the direction of such court and for the appointment
of a Receiver of the Collateral or any part thereof and for any other order
in
relation to the administration of this Indenture as the Trustee shall deem
fit,
and it may assent to or approve any application to any court of competent
jurisdiction made at the instigation of any of the Noteholders and shall be
indemnified by the Issuer against all costs, charges and expenses incurred
by it
in relation to any such application or proceedings.
Section
12.8 GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS
INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL
SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE RULES THEREOF
RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF LAW OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH
LAWS.
Section
12.9 Jurisdiction.
(a) Each
of
the parties hereto agrees that the U.S. federal and State of New York courts
located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York shall have
jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit, action or proceeding, and to settle
any disputes, which may arise out of or in connection with this Indenture and,
for such purposes, submits to the jurisdiction of such courts. Each of the
parties hereto waives any objection that it might now or hereafter have to
the
U.S. federal or State of New York courts located in the Borough of Manhattan,
The City of New York being nominated as the forum to hear and determine any
suit, action or proceeding, and to settle any disputes, which may arise out
of
or in connection with this Indenture and agrees not to claim that any such
court
is not a convenient or appropriate forum. Each of the parties hereto has
irrevocably designated, appointed and empowered the respective Persons named
in
Exhibit
C
as its
designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on
its
behalf, and its properties, assets and revenues, service of any and all legal
process, summons, notices and documents that may be served in any suit, action
or proceeding brought against such party in any United States or state court
arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Notes. If for any reason
any
such designee, appointee and agent hereunder shall cease to be available to
act
as such, such party agrees to designate a new designee, appointee and agent
in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York on the terms and for the purposes
of this Section 12.9 satisfactory to such other party. Each party further hereby
irrevocably consents and agrees to the service of any and all legal process,
summons, notices and documents in any suit, action or proceeding against such
party by serving a copy thereof upon the relevant agent for service of process
referred to in this Section 12.9 (whether or not the appointment of such agent
shall for any reason prove to be ineffective or such agent shall accept or
acknowledge such service) or by mailing copies thereof by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, to such party at its address specified in
or
designated pursuant to this Indenture. Each party agrees that the failure of
any
such designee, appointee and agent to give any notice of such service to it
shall not impair or affect in any way the validity of such service or any
judgment rendered in any action or proceeding based thereon. Nothing herein
shall in any way be deemed to limit the ability of the Issuer or the Trustee
and
the Noteholders, as the case may be, to serve any such legal process, summons,
notices and documents in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law or to
obtain jurisdiction over such party or bring suits, actions or proceedings
against such party in such other jurisdictions, and in such manner, as may
be
permitted by Applicable Law.
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(b) The
submission to the jurisdiction of the courts referred to in Section 12.9(a)
shall not (and shall not be construed so as to) limit the right of the Trustee
to take proceedings against the Issuer in any other court of competent
jurisdiction, nor shall the taking of proceedings in any one or more
jurisdictions preclude the taking of proceedings in any other jurisdiction,
whether concurrently or not.
(c) If,
for
the purpose of obtaining a judgment or order in any court, it is necessary
to
convert a sum due hereunder to any Noteholder from U.S. dollars into another
currency, the Issuer has agreed, and each Noteholder by holding a Note will
be
deemed to have agreed, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so,
that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which, in accordance with normal
banking procedures, such Noteholder could purchase U.S. dollars with such other
currency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York on the Business
Day
preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
(d) The
obligation of the Issuer in respect of any sum payable by it to a Noteholder
shall, notwithstanding any judgment or order in a currency other than U.S.
dollars (the “Judgment
Currency”),
be
discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by
such Noteholder of such security of any sum adjudged to be so due in the
Judgment Currency, such Noteholder may in accordance with normal banking
procedures purchase U.S. dollars with the Judgment Currency. If the amount
of
U.S. dollars so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Noteholder
in the Judgment Currency (determined in the manner set forth in Section
12.9(c)), the Issuer agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any
such judgment, to indemnify such Noteholder against such loss, and, if the
amount of the U.S. dollars so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to such
Noteholder, such Noteholder agrees to remit to the Issuer such excess, provided
that such Noteholder shall have no obligation to remit any such excess as long
as the Issuer shall have failed to pay such Noteholder any obligations due
and
payable under the Notes of such Noteholder, in which case such excess may be
applied to such obligations of the Issuer under such Notes in accordance with
the terms thereof. The foregoing indemnity shall constitute a separate and
independent obligation of the Issuer and shall continue in full force and effect
notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid.
(e) EACH
OF
THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION,
PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INDENTURE
OR ANY MATTER ARISING HEREUNDER.
Section
12.10 Counterparts.
This
Indenture may be executed in one or more counterparts by the parties hereto,
and
each such counterpart shall be considered an original and all such counterparts
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section
12.11 Table
of Contents and Headings.
The
Table of Contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture
have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered
a
part hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or
provisions hereof.
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Section
12.12 Trust
Indenture Act.
This
Indenture shall not be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and shall not
be
subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, although it shall
incorporate such provisions for ease of reference.
Section
12.13 Confidential
Information.
The
Trustee, in its individual capacity and as Trustee, agrees and acknowledges
that
all information (including Confidential Information) provided to the Trustee
by
the Parent may be considered to be proprietary and confidential information
of
Inspire. The Trustee agrees to take all reasonable precautions necessary to
keep
such information confidential, which precautions shall be no less stringent
than
those that the Trustee employs to protect its own confidential information.
The
Trustee shall not disclose to any third party other than as set forth herein,
and shall not use for any purpose other than the exercise of the Trustee’s
rights and the performance of its obligations under this Indenture, any such
information without the prior written consent of Inspire. In addition, the
Trustee agrees to be bound by the provisions of Article 8 of the Inspire License
Agreement to the extent it receives confidential information of Inspire pursuant
to Section 5.3 of this Indenture or Section 4.1 of the Servicing Agreement.
The
Trustee shall limit access to such information received hereunder to (a) its
directors, officers, managers and employees and (b) its legal advisors, to
each
of whom disclosure of such information is necessary for the purposes described
above; provided,
however,
that in
each case such party has expressly agreed to maintain such information in
confidence under terms and conditions substantially identical to the terms
of
this Section 12.13.
The
Trustee agrees that Inspire does not have any responsibility whatsoever for
any
reliance on such information by the Trustee or by any Person to whom such
information is disclosed in connection with this Indenture, whether related
to
the purposes described above or otherwise. Without limiting the generality
of
the foregoing, the Trustee agrees that Inspire makes no representation or
warranty whatsoever to it with respect to such information or its suitability
for such purposes. The Trustee further agrees that it shall not acquire any
rights against Inspire or any employee, officer, director, manager,
representative or agent of Inspire (together with Inspire, “Confidential
Parties”)
as a
result of the disclosure of such information to the Trustee or to any Noteholder
or Beneficial Holder and that no Confidential Party has any duty,
responsibility, liability or obligation to any Person as a result of any such
disclosure.
In
the
event the Trustee is required to disclose any such information received
hereunder in order to comply with any laws, regulations or court orders, it
may
disclose such information only to the extent necessary for such compliance;
provided,
however,
that it
shall give Inspire and the Issuer reasonable advance written notice of any
such
court proceeding in which such disclosure may be required pursuant to a court
order so as to afford Inspire a full and fair opportunity to oppose the issuance
of such order and to appeal therefrom and shall cooperate reasonably with
Inspire in opposing such order and in securing confidential treatment of any
such information to be disclosed and/or obtaining a protective order narrowing
the scope of such disclosure.
The
Trustee agrees that Inspire is an express third-party beneficiary of the
provisions of this Section 12.13 and Article III.
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Each
of
the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent and the Registrar agrees to be bound
by
this Section 12.13 to the same extent as the Trustee.
Section
12.14 Limited
Recourse.
Each of
the parties hereto accepts that the enforceability against the Issuer of the
obligations of the Issuer hereunder and under the Notes shall be limited to
the
assets of the Issuer, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal
(including the Collateral) and the proceeds thereof. Once all such assets have
been realized upon and such assets (and proceeds thereof) have been applied
in
accordance with Article III, any outstanding obligations of the Issuer shall
be
extinguished. Each of the parties hereto further agrees that it shall take
no
action against any employee, director, officer or administrator of the Issuer
or
the Trustee in relation to this Indenture; provided,
that
nothing herein shall limit the Issuer (or its permitted successors or assigns,
including any party hereto that becomes such a successor or assign) from
pursuing claims, if any, against any such person. The provisions of this Section
12.14 shall survive termination of this Indenture; provided,
further,
that
the foregoing shall not in any way limit, impair or otherwise affect any rights
of the Trustee or the Noteholders to proceed against any such Person (a) for
intentional and willful fraud or intentional and willful misrepresentations
on
the part of or by such Person or (b) for the receipt of any distributions or
payments to which the Issuer or any successor in interest is entitled, other
than distributions expressly permitted pursuant to this Indenture and the other
Transaction Documents.
Section
12.15 Tax
Characterization; No Gross Up; Withholding.
(a) The
Issuer has entered into this Indenture, and the Notes will be issued, with
the
intention that, for federal, state and local income, single business and
franchise Tax purposes, the Notes will qualify as indebtedness. The Issuer,
by
entering into this Indenture, and each Noteholder or Beneficial Holder, agree
to
treat the Notes for federal, state and local income, single business and
franchise Tax purposes as indebtedness.
(b) The
Issuer shall not be obligated to pay any additional amounts to the Noteholders
or Beneficial Holders as a result of any withholding or deduction for, or on
account of, any present or future Taxes imposed on payments in respect of the
Notes.
(c) If
any
withholding Tax is imposed on the Issuer’s payment (or allocations of income)
under the Notes to any Noteholder, such Tax shall reduce the amount otherwise
distributable to such Noteholder. The Trustee is hereby authorized and directed
to retain from amounts otherwise distributable to any Noteholder sufficient
funds for the payment of any withholding Tax that is legally owed by the Issuer
(but such authorization shall not prevent the Trustee from contesting any such
withholding Tax in appropriate proceedings and withholding payment of such
Tax,
if permitted by Applicable Law, pending the outcome of such proceedings). The
amount of any withholding Tax imposed with respect to any Noteholder shall
be
treated as cash distributed to such Noteholder at the time it is withheld by
the
Trustee and remitted to the appropriate taxing authority. If there is a
possibility that withholding Tax is payable with respect to a payment under
the
Notes, the Trustee may in its sole discretion withhold such amounts in
accordance with this Section 12.15. If any Noteholder wishes to apply for a
refund of any such withholding Tax, the Trustee shall reasonably cooperate
with
such Noteholder in making such claim so long as such Noteholder agrees to
reimburse the Trustee for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred. Nothing herein
shall impose an obligation on the part of the Trustee to determine the amount
of
any Tax or withholding obligation on the part of the Issuer or in respect of
the
Notes.
[SIGNATURE
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Indenture to be duly
executed, all as of the date first written above.
AZITHROMYCIN
ROYALTY SUB LLC,
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as
Issuer
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By:
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InSite
Vision Incorporated, its Manager
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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as
Trustee
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF ORIGINAL CLASS A NOTE
[INSERT
THE APPLICABLE LEGEND(S) SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.2]
AZITHROMYCIN
ROYALTY SUB LLC
Azithromycin
PhaRMASM
Secured 16% Notes Due 2019
Class
A
No.
__________
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CUSIP:
__________
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U.S.$60,000,000
AZITHROMYCIN
ROYALTY SUB LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “Issuer”),
for
value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns,
the principal amount set forth on Schedule
I
hereto
on or before May 15, 2019 (the “Final
Legal Maturity Date”)
and to
pay interest quarterly in arrears on the Outstanding Principal Balance hereof
at
a rate per annum equal to 16% (the “Stated
Rate of Interest”),
from
the date hereof until the Outstanding Principal Balance hereof is paid or duly
provided for, which interest shall be due and payable on each Payment Date;
provided,
that,
with respect to any Payment Date (other than the Final Legal Maturity Date
or
any Redemption Date), any such interest in excess of the portion of the
Available Collections Amount available to pay such interest on such Payment
Date
and funds in the Interest Reserve Account and the Capital Account shall be
payable in full not later than the immediately succeeding Payment Date (together
with Additional Interest on the amount of unpaid interest from the Payment
Date
on which it was due until the date on which it is paid, compounded quarterly
on
each Payment Date). Interest on this Note in each Interest Accrual Period shall
be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
If this Note is issued in the form of a Global Note, in accordance with the
requirements of DTC, the Issuer will cause the Trustee to authenticate an
additional Note or additional Notes in the appropriate principal amount such
that neither this Note nor any other such Note may exceed an aggregate principal
amount of U.S.$500,000,000 at any time.
This
Note
is a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its
“Azithromycin PhaRMASM
Secured
16% Notes Due 2019”, issued under the Indenture dated as of February 21, 2008
(as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
in
accordance with the terms thereof, the “Indenture”),
between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (including
any
successor appointed in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the
“Trustee”).
The
Indenture also provides for the issuance of Refinancing Notes and Class B Notes.
All capitalized terms used in this Note and not defined herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture. Reference is made
to the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto for a statement of
the
respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Trustee and
the
Noteholders. This Note is subject to all terms of the Indenture.
A-1
The
Issuer will pay the Outstanding Principal Balance of this Note on or prior
to
the Final Legal Maturity Date on the Payment Dates specified in the Indenture,
subject to the availability of the Available Collections Amount therefor after
making payments entitled to priority under Section 3.7 of the
Indenture.
The
indebtedness evidenced by the Original Class A Notes is, to the extent and
in
the manner provided in the Indenture, senior in right of payment to the right
of
payment of the Class B Notes, and this Note is issued subject to such
provisions. The maturity of this Note is subject to acceleration upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of the Events of Default specified in
the
Indenture.
The
Issuer may redeem all or part of the Outstanding Principal Balance of this
Note
prior to the Final Legal Maturity Date on the Payment Dates, in the amounts
and
under the circumstances specified in the Indenture.
Any
amount of Premium or interest on this Note that is not paid when due shall,
to
the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, bear interest (“Additional
Interest”)
at an
interest rate per annum equal to the Stated Rate of Interest from the date
when
due until such amount is paid or duly provided for, compounded quarterly and
payable on the next succeeding Payment Date, subject to the availability of
the
Available Collections Amount therefor after making payments entitled to priority
under Section 3.7 of the Indenture.
This
Note
is and will be secured by the Collateral pledged as security therefor as
provided in the Indenture.
Subject
to and in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, there will be distributed
quarterly from the Collection Account on each Payment Date commencing on May
15,
2008, to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of
business on the Record Date with respect to such Payment Date, in the manner
specified in Section 3.7 of the Indenture, such Person’s pro rata share (based
on the aggregate percentage of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Original
Class A Notes held by such Person) of the aggregate amount distributable to
all
Noteholders of Original Class A Notes on such Payment Date.
All
amounts payable in respect of this Note shall be payable in U.S. dollars in
the
manner provided in the Indenture to the Noteholder hereof on the Record Date
relating to such payment. The final payment with respect to this Note, however,
shall be made only upon presentation and surrender of this Note by the
Noteholder or its agent at an office or agency of the Trustee or Paying Agent
in
New York City. At such time, if any, as this Note is issued in the form of
one
or more Definitive Notes, payments on a Payment Date shall be made by check
mailed to each Noteholder of such a Definitive Note on the applicable Record
Date at its address appearing on the Register maintained with respect to the
Original Class A Notes. Alternatively, upon application in writing to the
Trustee or other Paying Agent, not later than the applicable Record Date, by
a
Noteholder, any such payments shall be made by wire transfer to an account
designated by such Noteholder at a financial institution in New York City.
The
final payment with respect to any such Definitive Note, however, shall be made
only upon presentation and surrender of such Definitive Note by the Noteholder
or its agent at an office or agency of the Trustee or Paying Agent in New York
City. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments in respect of this Note issued
in
the form of a Global Note (including principal, Premium, if any, and interest)
shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account
specified by DTC. Any reduction in the Outstanding Principal Balance of this
Note (or any one or more predecessor Original Class A Notes) effected by any
payments made on any Payment Date shall be binding upon all future Noteholders
of this Note and of any Original Class A Note issued upon the registration
of
transfer of, in exchange or in lieu of or upon the refinancing of this Note,
whether or not noted hereon.
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The
Noteholder of this Note agrees, by acceptance hereof, to pay over to the Trustee
any money (including principal, Premium, if any, and interest) paid to it in
respect of this Note in the event that the Trustee, acting in good faith,
determines subsequently that such monies were not paid in accordance with the
priority of payment provisions of the Indenture or as a result of any other
mistake of fact or law on the part of the Trustee in making such
payment.
This
Note
is issuable only in registered form. A Noteholder or Beneficial Holder may
transfer this Note or a Beneficial Interest herein only by delivery of a written
application to the Registrar stating the name of the proposed transferee, a
Confidentiality Agreement duly executed and delivered to the Registrar by such
transferee and otherwise complying with the terms of the Indenture. No such
transfer shall be effected until, and such transferee shall succeed to the
rights of a Noteholder only upon, final acceptance and registration of the
transfer by the Registrar in the Register. When this Note is presented to the
Registrar with a request to register the transfer or to exchange it for an
equal
principal amount of Original Class A Notes of other authorized denominations,
the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested
if
its requirements for such transactions are met (including, in the case of a
transfer, that such Note is duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument
of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and Registrar duly executed
by
the Noteholder thereof or by an attorney who is authorized in writing to act
on
behalf of the Noteholder and that the transferee has executed and delivered
to
the Registrar a Confidentiality Agreement). No service charge shall be made
for
any registration of transfer or exchange of this Note, but the party requesting
such new Original Class A Note or Original Class A Notes may be required to
pay
a sum sufficient to cover any transfer Tax or similar governmental charge
payable in connection therewith.
Prior
to
the registration of transfer of this Note, the Issuer and the Trustee may deem
and treat the Person in whose name this Note (as of the day of determination
or
as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as
the
absolute owner and Noteholder hereof for the purpose of receiving payment of
all
amounts payable with respect to this Note and for all other purposes, and
neither the Issuer nor the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
Indenture permits the amendment or modification of the Indenture and the
Original Class A Notes by the Issuer with the consent of the Noteholders of
a
majority of the Outstanding Principal Balance of all Notes (voting or acting
as
a single class). However, no amendment or modification of the Indenture or
the
Original Class A Notes may, without the consent of Noteholders of 100% of the
Outstanding Principal Balance of the class of Notes affected thereby, (i) reduce
the percentage of Noteholders of any such class of Notes required to take or
approve any action under the Indenture, (ii) reduce the amount or change the
time of payment of any amount owing or payable with respect to any such class
of
Notes or change the rate of interest or change the manner of calculation of
interest payable with respect to any such class of Notes, (iii) alter or modify
the provisions with respect to the Collateral for the Notes or the manner of
payment or the order of priorities in which payments or distributions under
the
Indenture will be made as between the Noteholders of such Notes and the Issuer
or as among the Noteholders or (iv) consent to any assignment of the Issuer’s
rights to a party other than the Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders.
Any
such amendment or modification shall be binding on every Noteholder hereof,
whether or not notation thereof is made upon this Note.
A-3
The
subordination provisions contained in Article X of the Indenture may not be
amended or modified without the consent of Noteholders of 100% of the
Outstanding Principal Balance of the class of Notes affected
thereby.
The
Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Noteholders of a majority
of
the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Senior Class of Notes, on behalf of
the
Noteholders of all of the Original Class A Notes, to waive compliance by the
Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under
the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver shall be
conclusive and binding upon all present and future Noteholders of this Note
and
of any Original Class A Note issued upon the registration of transfer of, in
exchange or in lieu of or upon the refinancing of this Note, whether or not
notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
The
Original Class A Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations
as
provided in the Indenture, subject to certain limitations therein set
forth.
THIS
NOTE
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL SUBSTANTIVE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE RULES THEREOF RELATING
TO
CONFLICTS OF LAW OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES HEREUNDER SHALL
BE
DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee whose
name appears below by manual or facsimile signature, this Note shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for
any
purpose.
A-4
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Note to be signed manually or by
facsimile by its duly authorized Manager.
Date:
February 21, 2008
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AZITHROMYCIN
ROYALTY SUB LLC
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By:
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InSite
Vision Incorporated, its Manager
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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TRUSTEE’S
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This
Note
is one of the Azithromycin PhaRMASM
Secured
16% Notes Due 2019 designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned
indenture.
Date:
February 21, 2008
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U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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as
Trustee
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By:
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Authorized
Signatory
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A-5
FORM
OF TRANSFER NOTICE
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED the undersigned registered holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
Insert
Taxpayer Identification No. _____________________
(Please
print or typewrite name and address including zip code of assignee)
the
within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing _________________________________________ attorney to transfer said
Note on the books of the Issuer with full power of substitution in the
premises.
Date
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Signature
of Transferor
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NOTE:
The
signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon
the
face of the within-mentioned instrument in every particular, without alteration
or any change whatsoever.
[THE
FOLLOWING PROVISIONS TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL NOTES]
In
connection with any transfer of the within-mentioned Note, the undersigned
confirms without utilizing any general solicitation or general advertising
that:
[Check
One]
__(a) the
within-mentioned Note is being transferred in compliance with the exemption
from
registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A
thereunder
__(b) the
within-mentioned Note is being transferred other than in accordance with clause
(a) above and documents are being furnished that comply with the conditions
of
transfer set forth in the within-mentioned Note and the Indenture
If
neither of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee or other Registrar shall
not be obligated to register the within-mentioned Note in the name of any Person
other than the Noteholder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such
transfer of registration set forth herein and in Section 2.11 of the Indenture
shall have been satisfied.
Date
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NOTICE:
The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as
written
upon the face of the within-mentioned instrument in every particular,
without alteration or any change whatsoever.
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TO
BE
COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF CLAUSE (a) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The
undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing the within-mentioned
Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole
investment discretion and that each of it and any such account is a “qualified
institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A and is aware that the sale
to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has
received such information regarding the Issuer as the undersigned has requested
pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and
that
it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing
representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided
by
Rule 144A and has executed and delivered to the Registrar a Confidentiality
Agreement.
Dated:
__________
Executive
Officer
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SCHEDULE
I
AZITHROMYCIN
ROYALTY SUB LLC
Azithromycin
PhaRMASM
Secured
16% Notes Due 2019
No.
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Date
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Principal
Amount
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Notation
Explaining
Principal
Amount
Recorded
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Authorized
Signature
of
Trustee or
Custodian
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A-8
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF RESALE CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
No.
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AZITHROMYCIN
ROYALTY SUB LLC
c/o
InSite Vision Incorporated
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
__________,
20__
RESALE
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
In
connection with our possible interest in the purchase of the Azithromycin
PhaRMASM
Secured
16% Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”)
issued
by Azithromycin Royalty Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Company”)
(the
“Transaction”),
we
have requested a copy of the Private Placement Memorandum, dated February 15,
2008, relating to the Notes (the “Private
Placement Memorandum”).
In
addition to receiving the Private Placement Memorandum, we may also request
that
you or your directors, officers, managers, members, partners, employees,
affiliates, assigns, representatives (including, without limitation, financial
advisors, attorneys and accountants), investors, agents or similar persons
(collectively, “Your
Representatives”)
furnish us or our directors, officers, managers, members, partners, employees,
affiliates, assigns, representatives (including, without limitation, financial
advisors, attorneys and accountants), investors, agents or similar persons
(collectively, “Our
Representatives”)
with
certain information relating to the Company, the Transaction (including notices,
reports or other documents delivered to us in respect of the Notes or the
Indenture (as defined herein)) and the rights acquired by the Company from
InSite Vision Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”).
All
such information (whether written or oral, and whether tangible or electronic)
furnished on or after the date hereof by you or Your Representatives to us
or
Our Representatives, including, without limitation, the Private Placement
Memorandum, and any materials containing, based on or derived from any such
information (including any financial models or other analyses, compilations,
forecasts, studies or other documents based thereon) prepared by us or Our
Representatives in connection with our or Our Representatives’ review of, or our
interest in, the Transaction, is hereinafter referred to as the “Information”.
The
term Information will not, however, include information that (i) is already
legally known by us without an obligation of confidentiality to a third party
at
the time such information is disclosed unless such information was disclosed
to
us under a confidentiality agreement with you that was entered into in
connection with our earlier consideration of the Notes, (ii) is or thereafter
becomes available in the public domain, other than by breach by us or Our
Representatives of our obligations hereunder, (iii) is obtainable by us from
another source without breach of such source’s obligations of confidentiality to
you or (iv) is independently developed by our Representatives who have not
had
access to such information.
As
a
condition to receiving the Information, we hereby agree as follows:
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1. We
and
Our Representatives hereby agree (i) to keep the Information confidential,
(ii)
that the Information will be used solely for the purpose of evaluating or
entering into the Transaction and, if the Transaction is entered into,
monitoring or enforcing the Transaction and (iii) not to, without your prior
written consent, disclose any Information in any manner whatsoever; provided,
however,
that we
may reveal the Information to (a) Our Representatives who need to know the
Information for the purpose of evaluating or entering into the Transaction
and,
if the Transaction is entered into, monitoring or enforcing the Transaction
or
(b) third parties in order to comply with any applicable law, rule, regulation
or legal process or pursuant to requests of governmental authorities or
regulatory agencies having oversight over us or Our Representatives, and only
after compliance with paragraph 3 below, provided,
that
all of Our Representatives to which we disclosed Information shall agree to
keep
such information confidential, and only to use such information, on reasonable
and customary terms that are substantially the same as the terms we are subject
to, and, provided,
further,
that we
shall be wholly responsible for the full compliance of this Resale
Confidentiality Agreement by Our Representatives to which we disclosed
Information. Notwithstanding and without limitation of the foregoing, we and
Our
Representatives agree not to reveal Information to advisors who are principally
engaged in the business of investment banking, capital markets or securitization
of financial assets without prior written notice to you.
2. We
and
Our Representatives agree, whether or not the Transaction is consummated, not
to
(except as required by applicable law, rule, regulation or legal process or
pursuant to requests of governmental authorities or regulatory agencies having
oversight over us or Our Representatives, and only after compliance with
paragraph 3 below), without your prior written consent, disclose to any person
the fact that the Information or the Transaction exists or has been made
available, that we are considering the Transaction, or that discussions or
negotiations are taking or have taken place concerning the Transaction or any
term, condition or other fact relating to the Transaction or such discussions
or
negotiations, including, without limitation, the status thereof.
3. In
the
event that we or any of Our Representatives are required by applicable law,
rule, regulation or legal process or pursuant to requests of governmental
authorities or regulatory agencies having oversight over us or Our
Representatives to disclose any of the Information, we agree to use commercially
reasonable efforts to notify you promptly (unless such notice is not permitted
by applicable law, rule or regulation) so that you may seek, at your own
expense, a protective order or other appropriate remedy or, in your sole
discretion, waive compliance with the terms of this Resale Confidentiality
Agreement. In the event that no such protective order or other remedy is
obtained, or that you do not waive compliance with the terms of this Resale
Confidentiality Agreement, we agree to furnish only that portion of the
Information that we are advised by counsel (which may be internal counsel)
is
legally required and will exercise all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the
Information.
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4. If
we
determine not to proceed with the Transaction or we cease to have an interest
arising from the Transaction, we will promptly inform you of that decision
or
event and, in that case, and at any time upon your request or the request of
any
of Your Representatives, we and Our Representatives agree to (i) promptly
deliver to you all copies of the Information in our possession (except as
described in the following proviso), (ii) promptly destroy all copies of any
written Information (whether in tangible or electronic form, or otherwise)
that
we and Our Representatives have created, including, without limitation, any
notes we have taken on any discussions with you or Your Representatives, and
upon your request such destruction shall be certified in writing (including
via
email) to you by an authorized officer supervising such destruction (provided
in
each case that an appropriate person within our organization may retain one
copy
of the Information, subject to the provisions of this Resale Confidentiality
Agreement, if required to comply with internal record retention policies or
regulatory considerations, in which case, regardless of paragraph 17 below,
the
confidentiality provisions of this Resale Confidentiality Agreement will
continue to apply to such Information for so long as it is retained by such
person or any other of Our Representatives) and (iii) certify that clauses
(i)
and (ii) above have been complied with. Any oral Information will continue
to be
subject to the terms of this Resale Confidentiality Agreement.
5. We
acknowledge that you have not updated, and have no obligation to update, the
Private Placement Memorandum in any respect for events, developments or
circumstances (including, without limitation, the level of royalty payments
for
AzaSite or the sales of AzaSite compared to the sales forecasts contained in
the
Independent Consultant’s Report included as Appendix A to the Private Placement
Memorandum). We further acknowledge that neither you nor any of Your
Representatives, nor any of your or their respective officers, directors,
managers, members, partners, employees, agents or controlling persons within
the
meaning of Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, makes
any express or implied representation or warranty as to the accuracy or
completeness of the Information, and we agree that no such person will have
any
liability relating to the Information or for any errors therein or omissions
therefrom. We further agree that we are not entitled to rely on the accuracy
or
completeness of the Information.
6. We
acknowledge that we are aware of the restrictions imposed by the United States
securities laws on the purchase or sale of securities of an issuer or an
affiliate or controlling person of the issuer by any person who has received
material, non-public information from the issuer or an affiliate or controlling
person of the issuer or from a person owing a duty to any of the foregoing,
and
on the communication of such information to any other person when it is
reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell
such
securities in reliance upon such information.
7. We
represent that we maintain effective internal procedures with respect to
maintaining the confidentiality and use of the Information.
8. We
further represent and warrant that we are a qualified institutional buyer (as
defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) or an
institutional accredited investor (as defined in subparagraph (a) (1), (2),
(3)
or (7) of Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).
9. We
represent and warrant: (A) that either (i) no Plan Assets (as defined by Section
3(42) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(“ERISA”),
and
regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor) will be used to purchase
a
Note or (ii) to the extent that Plan Assets are used to purchase a Note, one
or
more statutory or administrative exemptions applies such that the use of such
Plan Assets to purchase and hold such Notes will not constitute a non-exempt
prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section
4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”);
and
(B) that either (i) assets of a governmental, church or foreign plan have been
used to purchase a Note or (ii) to the extent such assets are used, neither
the
purchase nor holding of the Notes will constitute or result in a violation
of
any law that is similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section
406
of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
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10. We
represent and warrant that either (i) we are not, and will not become, a
partnership, Subchapter S corporation or grantor trust for U.S. federal income
tax purposes or (ii) we are a partnership, Subchapter S corporation or grantor
trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes but (A) none of the direct or
indirect beneficial owners of any of our interests have allowed or caused,
or
will allow or cause, 50% or more of the value of such interests to be
attributable to such ownership of Notes or (B) our partnership, Subchapter
S
corporation or grantor trust was not formed with a principal purpose of
permitting the Company to satisfy the 100-partner limitation in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.7704-1(h)(1)(ii) (assuming for this purpose that the Notes
were classified as equity, and not debt, for U.S. federal income tax purposes),
and we will not participate or transfer an interest in any Note to any person
or
entity who is of a type described in clause (i) above but is not of a type
described in clause (ii) above.
11. We
acknowledge that remedies at law may be inadequate to protect you against any
actual or threatened breach of this Resale Confidentiality Agreement by us
or
Our Representatives, and, without prejudice to any other rights and remedies
otherwise available to you, we agree to permit you to seek the granting of
injunctive relief in your favor without proof of actual damages.
12. We
acknowledge and agree that each of the Parent and Inspire Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
is a third party beneficiary of this Resale Confidentiality Agreement and shall
have the right to enforce any provision of this Resale Confidentiality
Agreement.
13. We
agree
that no failure or delay by you in exercising any right, power or privilege
hereunder will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial
exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any right, power or privilege hereunder.
14. This
Resale Confidentiality Agreement shall be governed by, and construed,
interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York,
without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof (other
than
the provisions of Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law of the State
of
New York).
15. This
Resale Confidentiality Agreement contains the entire agreement between you
and
us concerning the confidentiality of the Information, and no modifications
of
this Resale Confidentiality Agreement or waiver of the terms and conditions
hereof will be binding upon you or us, unless approved in writing by each of
you
and us.
16. Neither
this Resale Confidentiality Agreement nor any right granted hereunder shall
be
assignable or otherwise transferable by us by operation of law or otherwise
without the Company’s prior written consent. This Resale Confidentiality
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and assigns.
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17. This
Resale Confidentiality Agreement will terminate (i) if we do not proceed with
the Transaction, 24 months after the date hereof, and (ii) if we do proceed
with
the Transaction, 24 months from the date we cease to have an interest arising
from the Transaction, whether through a sale of our interest, the maturity
or
repayment of our interest or otherwise.
18. If
we
propose to purchase, transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of any of our interest
at any time, we agree to (i) abide by any transfer restrictions described in
the
Private Placement Memorandum, (ii) inform any proposed transferee of such
interest of any such transfer restrictions, including any requirement that
such
proposed transferee enter into a resale confidentiality agreement with the
Company, and (iii) not furnish any Information to such proposed transferee.
We
acknowledge that the servicer for the Transaction shall be responsible for
the
delivery of all Information to any such prospective transferee following
execution by such prospective transferee of an appropriate resale
confidentiality agreement with the Company.
19. This
Resale Confidentiality Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Any
counterpart may be executed by facsimile signature and such facsimile signature
shall be deemed an original.
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Please
confirm your agreement with the foregoing by signing and returning to the
undersigned the duplicate copy of this Resale Confidentiality Agreement enclosed
herewith. In
accordance with Section 2.11(j) of the Indenture dated as of February 21, 2008
(the “Indenture”), made by and between you and U.S. Bank National Association,
as trustee, we will provide a fully executed copy of this Resale Confidentiality
Agreement to the Registrar (as defined in the Indenture) promptly after receipt
thereof from you.
Very
truly yours,
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insert prospective purchaser’s name]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Address:
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Accepted
and agreed as of the date first written above:
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AZITHROMYCIN
ROYALTY SUB LLC
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By:
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InSite
Vision Incorporated, its Manager
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
C
AGENTS
FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS
Party
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Jurisdiction
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Appointed
Agent
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Azithromycin
Royalty Sub LLC
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Delaware
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Corporation
Service Company
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Azithromycin
Royalty Sub LLC
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New
York
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Corporation
Service Company
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EXHIBIT
D
COVERAGE
OF DISTRIBUTION REPORT
(i) |
With
respect to the current Payment Date, (A) the balances on deposit
in the
Collection Account and any other Account established under the
Indenture
on the Calculation Date immediately preceding the prior Payment
Date (or,
with respect to the first Payment Date, on the Closing Date)
(the
“Preceding
Calculation Date”),
(B) the aggregate amounts of deposits into and withdrawals from
the
Collection Account and any other Account established under the
Indenture
from but excluding the Preceding Calculation Date to and including
the
Calculation Date immediately preceding the Payment Date (the
“Current
Calculation Date”)
and (C) the balances on deposit in the Collection Account and
any other
Account established under the Indenture on the Current Calculation
Date.
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(ii) |
Analysis
of Collection Account activity from the Preceding Calculation Date
to the
Current Calculation Date
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Balance
on the Preceding Calculation Date
Collections
from but excluding the Preceding Calculation Date to and including the Current
Calculation Date (“Current
Collections”)
Aggregate
Note payments from but excluding the Preceding Calculation Date to and including
the Current Calculation Date, including pursuant to Section 2.5(e)
Amount,
if any, paid to Pfizer and certain other third parties entitled to royalties
in
respect of Subject Products between the prior Payment Date and the current
Payment Date
Expense
payments payable on the Current Calculation Date (“Current
Expenses”)
Balance
on the Current Calculation Date
(iii) |
Amount,
if any, to be transferred from the Interest Reserve Account to
the
Collection Account on the current Payment
Date
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(iv) |
Payments
on the current Payment
Date
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Current
Expenses
Servicing
Fee
Interest
Amount
Additional
Interest, if any
Principal
payments, if any
(v) |
Outstanding
Principal Balance
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Opening
Outstanding Principal Balance
Principal
payments, if any, made on the current Payment Date
Closing
Outstanding Principal Balance
(vi) |
Amount
distributed to the Issuer from the Collection Account, if any, with
respect to the current Payment Date
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(vii) |
A
withholding obligation may be
included
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(viii) |
Appropriate
modifications will be made to contemplate any Refinancing Notes and/or
Class B Notes
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EXHIBIT
E
UCC
FINANCING STATEMENTS
1.
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A
Form UCC-1 Financing Statement will be filed with the Secretary of
State
of the State of Delaware naming the Issuer as debtor and the Trustee
as
secured party.
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EXHIBIT
F
FORM
OF CERTIFICATE OF EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM FOR
PERMANENT
REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE
__________,
20__
U.S.
Bank
National Association,
as
Trustee
Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Corporate Trust Services (Azithromycin Royalty Sub LLC)
Azithromycin
Royalty Sub LLC
c/o
InSite Vision Incorporated
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Re:
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Azithromycin
Royalty Sub LLC (the “Issuer”)
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
This
letter relates to U.S.$__________ principal amount of Azithromycin
PhaRMASM
Secured
16% Notes Due 2019 of the Issuer (the “Notes”)
represented by a Note that bears a legend (the “Legended
Note”)
outlining restrictions upon transfer of such Legended Note. Pursuant to Section
2.1 of the Indenture dated as of February 21, 2008 (the “Indenture”)
relating to the Notes and certain other classes of notes of the Issuer, we
hereby certify that we are (or we will hold such securities on behalf of) an
Institutional Accredited Investor (as defined in the Indenture) outside the
United States to whom the Notes may be transferred in accordance with Rule
904
of Regulation S promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(“Regulation
S”).
Accordingly, you are hereby requested to exchange the Legended Note for a
Permanent Regulation S Global Note (as defined in the Indenture) representing
an
identical principal amount of Notes, all in the manner provided for in the
Indenture.
Each
of
you is entitled to rely upon this letter and is irrevocably authorized to
produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any
administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the
matters covered hereby. Certain terms used in this certificate have the meanings
set forth in Regulation S.
Very
truly yours,
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[Euroclear
Bank S.A./N.V.][Clearstream Banking]
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By:
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Authorized
Signatory
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EXHIBIT
G
FORM
OF CERTIFICATE OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OF TEMPORARY
REGULATION
S GLOBAL NOTE
Euroclear
Bank S.A./N.V.
[Address]
AND/OR
Clearstream
Banking
[Address]
Re:
Azithromycin
Royalty Sub LLC (the “Issuer”)
Reference
is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of February 21, 2008 (the
“Indenture”),
made
by and between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the
“Trustee”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given
to
them in the Indenture.
This
letter relates to U.S.$__________ principal amount of Azithromycin
PhaRMASM
Secured
16% Notes Due 2019 that are held in the form of a Beneficial Interest in the
Temporary Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP No. __________) through DTC by the
undersigned (the “Holder”)
in the
name of __________. The Holder of such Temporary Regulation S Global Note hereby
requests the receipt of payments due and payable [on the applicable Payment
Date] pursuant to Section 2.5 of the Indenture.
The
Holder hereby represents and warrants that it (i) is an Institutional Accredited
Investor, (ii) is not a U.S. Person, (iii) does not hold the above-referenced
Temporary Regulation S Global Note for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person
(other than a distributor) and (iv) has executed and delivered to the Registrar
a Confidentiality Agreement. Certain terms in this certificate not otherwise
defined in the Indenture have the meanings given to them in Regulation
S.
This
certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and
the benefit of the Paying Agent.
[Name
of Holder]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
H
FORM
OF CERTIFICATE OF EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM FOR PAYMENTS
U.S.
Bank
National Association,
as
Paying
Agent
Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Corporate Trust Services (Azithromycin Royalty Sub LLC)
Re:
Azithromycin
Royalty Sub LLC (the “Issuer”)
Reference
is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of February 21, 2008 (the
“Indenture”),
made
by and between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the
“Trustee”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given
to
them in the Indenture.
This
letter relates to U.S.$__________ principal amount of Azithromycin
PhaRMASM
Secured
16% Notes Due 2019 that are held in the form of a Beneficial Interest in the
Temporary Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP No. __________) through DTC by the
undersigned (the “Holder”)
in the
name of __________. Certain Holders of the Beneficial Interests in such
Temporary Regulation S Global Note have requested the receipt of payments due
and payable [on the applicable Payment Date] pursuant to Section 2.5 of the
Indenture.
We
have
received from such Holders certifications to the effect that they (i) are
Institutional Accredited Investors, (ii) are not U.S. Persons, (iii) do not
hold
the above-referenced Temporary Regulation S Global Note for the account or
benefit of U.S. Persons (other than distributors) and (iv) have executed and
delivered to the Registrar a Confidentiality Agreement. Certain terms in this
certificate not otherwise defined in the Indenture have the meanings given
to
them in Regulation S.
Accordingly,
the Holders of the Beneficial Interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global
Note are entitled to receive interest, principal and premium, if any, in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture in the amount of
U.S.$__________.
[Clearstream
Banking][Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V.]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
I
FORM
OF CERTIFICATE OF PROPOSED TRANSFEROR
__________,
20__
U.S.
Bank
National Association,
as
Registrar
Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Corporate Trust Services (Azithromycin Royalty Sub LLC)
Azithromycin
Royalty Sub LLC
c/o
InSite Vision Incorporated
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Re:
Azithromycin Royalty Sub LLC (the “Issuer”)
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with our proposed sale of U.S.$ __________ aggregate principal amount
of Azithromycin PhaRMASM
Secured
16% Notes Due 2019 of the Issuer (the “Notes”),
we
confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with
Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Regulation
S”)
and,
accordingly, we represent that:
(1) the
offer
of the Notes was not made to a person in the U.S.;
(2) at
the
time the buy order was originated, the transferee was an institutional
accredited investor (as defined in subparagraph (a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of
Rule
501 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended) outside the U.S. or
we
and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the transferee
was
an institutional accredited investor outside the U.S.;
(3) no
directed selling efforts have been made by us in the U.S. in contravention
of
the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S, as
applicable;
(4) the
transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration
requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933; and
(5) the
transferee has entered into the confidentiality agreement required in connection
with the purchase of the Notes.
Each
of
you is entitled to rely upon this letter and is irrevocably authorized to
produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any
administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the
matters covered hereby. Certain terms used in this certificate have the meanings
set forth in Regulation S.
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Very
truly yours,
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[Name
of Transferor]
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By:
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Authorized
Signatory
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EXHIBIT
J
FORM
OF CERTIFICATE OF CERTAIN PROPOSED INSTITUTIONAL
ACCREDITED
INVESTOR TRANSFEREES
__________,
20__
U.S.
Bank
National Association,
as
Registrar
Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Corporate Trust Services (Azithromycin Royalty Sub LLC)
Azithromycin
Royalty Sub LLC
c/o
InSite Vision Incorporated
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 94501Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with our proposed purchase of Notes (the “Notes”)
of
Azithromycin Royalty Sub LLC (the “Issuer”),
we
confirm that:
1. We
have
duly executed and delivered to the Registrar (as defined in that certain
Indenture dated as of February 21, 2008 (the “Indenture”)
between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance
with the terms thereof) a Resale Confidentiality Agreement and have subsequently
received a copy of the Private Placement Memorandum dated February 15, 2008
(the
“Private
Placement Memorandum”)
relating to the Notes and such other information as we deem necessary in order
to make our investment decision. We acknowledge that we have read and agreed
to
the matters stated in the section entitled “Transfer Restrictions” of such
Private Placement Memorandum and the restrictions on duplication and circulation
of such Private Placement Memorandum.
2. We
understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes is subject to certain
restrictions and conditions set forth in the Private Placement Memorandum under
“Transfer Restrictions” and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to
resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes except in compliance with, such
restrictions and conditions and the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the
“Securities
Act”).
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3. We
understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under
the Securities Act, that the Notes will only be in the form of definitive
physical certificates and that the Notes 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 any Notes in the future, we will do so only (1) (A) to the Issuer
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 in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7)
of Regulation D under the Securities Act) (“Institutional
Accredited Investor”)
that,
prior to such transfer, furnishes to the Trustee (as defined in the Indenture)
a
signed letter containing certain representations and agreements relating to
the
restrictions on transfer of the Notes (the form of which letter can be obtained
from the Trustee) and an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Issuer that such
transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) to an Institutional
Accredited Investor in an offshore transaction in compliance with Rule 904
of
Regulation S under the Securities Act or (E) to an Institutional Accredited
Investor after the relevant time period referred to in Rule 144 under the
Securities Act expires, and we further agree to provide to any entity purchasing
any of the Notes from us a notice advising such purchaser that resales of the
Notes are restricted as stated herein and (2) in each case, in accordance with
any applicable securities laws of any state in the U.S. or any other applicable
jurisdiction and in accordance with the legend to be set forth in the Notes,
which will reflect the substance of this paragraph.
4. We
understand that, on any proposed resale of any Notes, we will be required to
furnish to the Issuer and the Trustee such certifications, legal opinions and
other information as the Issuer and the Trustee may reasonably require to
confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We
further understand that a resale confidentiality agreement is required under
the
Indenture to be executed and delivered by any proposed transferee to whom we
wish to sell any Notes.
5. We
are an
Institutional Accredited Investor 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 able to bear the economic risks of our or their
investment.
6. We
are
acquiring the Notes 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.
7. We
are
not acquiring the Notes with a view to distribution thereof or with any present
intention of offering or selling the Notes, except as permitted above, provided
that the disposition of our property and property of any accounts for which
we
are acting as fiduciary shall remain at all times within our
control.
You,
the
Issuer and the Trustee 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 proceeding or official inquiry with respect to
the
matters covered hereby.
By:
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Name:
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Title
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Annex
A
See
Annex
A to the Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Azithromycin Royalty Sub
LLC
and the Company dated February 21, 2008, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q".