CCO HOLDINGS, LLC and CCO HOLDINGS CAPITAL CORP., as Issuers, CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., as Parent Guarantor and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee INDENTURE Dated as of May [ ] PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE OF SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
Exhibit 4.2
CCO HOLDINGS, LLC
and
as Issuers,
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
as Parent Guarantor
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee
Dated as
of May [ ]
PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE OF SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
Trust Indenture | Indenture | |
Act Section | Section | |
310 (a)(1) |
7.10 | |
(a)(2) |
7.10 | |
(a)(3) |
N.A. | |
(a)(4) |
N.A. | |
(a)(5) |
7.10 | |
(b) |
7.10 | |
(c) |
N.A. | |
311 (a) |
7.11 | |
(b) |
7.11 | |
(c) |
N.A. | |
312 (a) |
2.05 | |
(b) |
11.03 | |
(c) |
11.03 | |
313 (a) |
7.06 | |
(b)(1) |
N.A. | |
(b)(2) |
7.06; 7.07 | |
(c) |
7.06; 11.02 | |
(d) |
7.06 | |
314 (a) |
4.04; 11.02; 11.04 | |
(b) |
N.A. | |
(c)(1) |
11.04 | |
(c)(2) |
11.04 | |
(c)(3) |
N.A. | |
(d) |
N.A. | |
(e) |
11.05 | |
(f) |
N.A. | |
315 (a) |
7.01; 7.02 | |
(b) |
7.05; 11.02 | |
(c) |
7.01 | |
(d) |
7.01 | |
(e) |
6.11 | |
316 (a) (last
sentence) |
2.09 | |
(a)(1)(A) |
6.05 | |
(a)(1)(B) |
6.04 | |
(a)(2) |
N.A. | |
(b) |
6.07 | |
(c) |
2.12 | |
317 (a)(1) |
6.08 | |
(a)(2) |
6.09 | |
(b) |
2.04 | |
318 (a) |
11.01 | |
(b) |
N.A. | |
(c) |
11.01 |
N.A. means not applicable. | ||
* | This Cross Reference Table is not part of this Indenture. |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE |
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Section 1.01 Definitions |
1 | |||
Section 1.02 Other Definitions |
6 | |||
Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
7 | |||
Section 1.04 Rules of Construction |
7 | |||
ARTICLE 2 |
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THE NOTES |
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Section 2.01 Form and Dating |
8 | |||
Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication |
10 | |||
Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent |
11 | |||
Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust |
12 | |||
Section 2.05 Holder Lists |
12 | |||
Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange |
12 | |||
Section 2.07 Replacement Notes |
26 | |||
Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes |
26 | |||
Section 2.09 Treasury Notes |
26 | |||
Section 2.10 Temporary Notes |
27 | |||
Section 2.11 Cancellation |
27 | |||
Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest |
27 | |||
Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers |
27 | |||
ARTICLE 3 |
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REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT |
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Section 3.01 Redemption and Prepayment |
28 | |||
ARTICLE 4 |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 4.01 Payment of Notes |
28 | |||
Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency |
28 |
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ARTICLE 5 |
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SUCCESSORS |
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Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets |
29 | |||
Section 5.02 Successor Corporation Substituted |
29 | |||
ARTICLE 6 |
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DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES |
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Section 6.01 Events of Default |
30 | |||
Section 6.02 Acceleration |
31 | |||
Section 6.03 Other Remedies |
32 | |||
Section 6.04 Waiver of Existing Defaults |
32 | |||
Section 6.05 Control by Majority |
32 | |||
Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits |
32 | |||
Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment |
33 | |||
Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee |
33 | |||
Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
33 | |||
Section 6.10 Priorities |
34 | |||
Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs |
34 | |||
ARTICLE 7 |
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TRUSTEE |
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Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee |
34 | |||
Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee |
36 | |||
Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee |
37 | |||
Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer |
37 | |||
Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults |
37 | |||
Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders |
38 | |||
Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity |
38 | |||
Section 7.08 Replacement of the Trustee |
39 | |||
Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc |
40 | |||
Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification |
40 | |||
Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Issuers |
40 |
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ARTICLE 8 |
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LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE |
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Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
40 | |||
Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge |
40 | |||
Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance |
41 | |||
Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance |
42 | |||
Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions |
43 | |||
Section 8.06 Repayment to Issuers |
43 | |||
Section 8.07 Reinstatement |
44 | |||
ARTICLE 9 |
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AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER |
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Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes |
44 | |||
Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes |
45 | |||
Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act |
47 | |||
Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents |
47 | |||
Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes |
47 | |||
Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc |
47 | |||
ARTICLE 10 |
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GUARANTEE |
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Section 10.01 Guarantee |
47 | |||
Section 10.02 Limitation on Liability |
50 | |||
Section 10.03 Successors and Assigns |
51 | |||
Section 10.04 No Waiver |
51 | |||
Section 10.05 Modification |
51 | |||
Section 10.06 Execution of Supplemental Indenture for Future Guarantors |
51 | |||
Section 10.07 Non-Impairment |
52 | |||
ARTICLE 11 |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 11.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls |
52 | |||
Section 11.02 Notices |
52 | |||
Section 11.03 Communication by Holders with Other Holders |
53 | |||
Section 11.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent |
53 |
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Section 11.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion |
54 | |||
Section 11.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents |
54 | |||
Section 11.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees, Members and Stockholders |
54 | |||
Section 11.08 Governing Law |
55 | |||
Section 11.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements |
55 | |||
Section 11.10 Successors |
55 | |||
Section 11.11 Severability |
55 | |||
Section 11.12 Counterpart Originals |
55 | |||
Section 11.13 Table of Contents, Headings, etc |
55 | |||
Section 11.14 Waiver of Jury Trial |
55 | |||
Section 11.15 Force Majeure |
56 | |||
ARTICLE 12 |
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SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE |
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Section 12.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
56 | |||
Section 12.02 Application of Trust Money |
57 |
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INDENTURE
dated as of May [ ], 2011 among CCO Holdings, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (as further defined below, the “Company”), CCO Holdings Capital Corp., a
Delaware corporation (as further defined below, “Capital Corp” and together with the Company, the
“Issuers”), Charter Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (as further defined below, “CCI”
or the “Parent Guarantor”) (with respect to
Article 10 and Section 7.07 only) and The Bank of New
York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”).
WITNESSETH :
WHEREAS,
the Issuers have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to
provide for the issuance of unsecured debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness
(the “Notes”) in an unlimited aggregate principal amount to be issued from time to time in one or
more series as provided in this Indenture; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Indenture a valid and legally binding agreement of
the Issuers, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
The Issuers and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal
and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01 Definitions.
“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling
or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For
purposes of this definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or
otherwise. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling, “controlled by” and “under
common control with” shall have correlative meanings.
“Agent” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.
“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Global
Note or beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and
Clearstream, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time
to time.
“Bankruptcy
Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal or state law of
any jurisdiction relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, winding up, liquidation, reorganization or relief of debtors.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors or comparable governing body of CCI or if
specified, the Company, as the case may be, in either case as constituted as of the date of any
determination required to be made, or action required to be taken, pursuant to this Indenture.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
“Capital Corp” means CCO Holdings Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation, and any successor
Person thereto.
“Capital Stock” means:
(1) | in the case of a corporation, corporate stock; | ||
(2) | in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; | ||
(3) | in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and | ||
(4) | any other interest (other than any debt obligation) or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person. |
“CCI” means Charter Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor Person
thereto.
“Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (formerly Cedelbank).
“Commission” or “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Company” means CCO Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor
Person thereto, but for the avoidance of doubt, does not include any of its Subsidiaries.
“Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in
Section 11.02 or such other address as to which the Trustee may designate from time to time by
notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor
Trustee.
“Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both
would be, an Event of Default; provided, that any Default that results solely from the taking of an
action that would have been permitted but for the continuation of a previous Default will be deemed
to be cured if such previous Default is cured prior to becoming an Event of Default.
“Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and
issued in accordance with Section 2.06, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto
except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of
Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.
“Depositary” means, with respect to the securities of any series, the Person specified in
Section 2.03 as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto
appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of
this Indenture.
“Euroclear” means Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Brussels office, as operator of
the Euroclear system.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(ii) which is required to be
placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
“Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and
the Unrestricted Global Notes.
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“Government Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United
States of America, and the payment for which the United States pledges its full faith and credit.
“Guarantee” or “guarantee” means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable
instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner
including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or
reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness, measured as
the lesser of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Indebtedness so guaranteed and the face
amount of the guarantee.
“Guarantor” means the Parent Guarantor and any Subsidiary that executes a supplemental
indenture and provides a Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the terms of any supplemental
indenture.
“Holder” means a holder of the Notes.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person,
whether or not contingent:
(1) | in respect of borrowed money; | ||
(2) | evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof); | ||
(3) | in respect of banker’s acceptances; | ||
(4) | representing Capital Lease Obligations or Attributable Debt; | ||
(5) | in respect of the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property due more than six months after the property is acquired, except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable; or | ||
(6) | represented by Hedging Obligations only to the extent an amount is then owed and is payable pursuant to the terms of such Hedging Obligations; |
if and to the extent any of the preceding items would appear as a liability upon a balance
sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
The term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the
specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the
extent not otherwise included, the guarantee by such Person of any indebtedness of any other
Person. The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be:
(1) | the accreted value thereof, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount; and | ||
(2) | the principal amount thereof, together with any interest thereon that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness. |
“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through
a Participant.
“Institutional Accredited Investor” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act that is not also a QIB.
“Issuers” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture.
“Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in The City
of New York or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain
closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that
place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on such
payment for the intervening period.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or
encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise
perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement,
any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest
and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code
(or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
“Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.
“Note”
or “Notes” has the meaning assigned to it in the
preamble.
“Note Guarantee” means any guarantee of the obligations of the Issuers under this Indenture
and the Notes by any Person in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
“Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive
Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer,
any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person.
“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company or Capital Corp,
as the case may be, by two Officers of the Company or Capital Corp, as the case may be, one of whom
must be the principal executive officer, the chief financial officer or the
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treasurer of the Company or Capital Corp, as the case may be, that meets the requirements of
Section 11.05.
“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion from legal counsel that meets the requirements of
Section 11.05. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or any Subsidiary of
the Company.
“Parent Guarantee” means the Note Guarantee of CCI and its successors.
“Parent Guarantor” means CCI and its successors.
“Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who
has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to
DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited
liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or agency or
political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
“Private Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(i)(a) to be placed on
all Additional Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions
of this Indenture.
“QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
“Register” means a register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may
prescribe, the Issuers shall provide for the registration of the Notes and of transfers and
exchanges of such Notes which the Issuers shall cause to be kept at the appropriate office of the
Registrar in accordance with Section 2.03.
“Registration Rights Agreement” means any registration rights agreement among the Issuers and
the initial purchasers named therein with respect to any Additional Notes.
“Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Regulation S Global Note” means a global note substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto bearing the Global Note Legend, the Private Placement Legend and the Regulation S Legend
deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that
will be issued in an initial denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of any
Additional Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.
“Regulation S Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(iii) which is required to
be placed on all Regulation S Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
“Responsible Officer” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the
Corporate Trust Administration of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) who
customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be
such officer and with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and
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also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom
such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
“Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.
“Restricted Global Note” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.
“Restricted
Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Rule 144A Global Note” means a global note substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on
behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in an
initial denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of any Additional Notes initially
sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
“Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Security”
or “Securities” means one or more of the Notes duly authenticated by the
Trustee and delivered pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Shelf Registration Statement” means a “shelf” registration statement providing for the
registration and the sale on a continuous or delayed basis of any Additional Notes as may be
provided in any Registration Rights Agreement.
“Significant Subsidiary” means (a) with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of
such Person which would be considered a “Significant Subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of
Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and (b) in addition, with respect to the Company, Capital
Corp.
“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any
series of Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be
paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness, or, if none, the original documentation
governing such Indebtedness, and shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or
repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment
thereof.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person:
(1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which at least 50% of the
total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the
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occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or
trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person
or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof) and, in
the case of any such entity of which 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital
Stock is so owned or controlled by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of
such Person, such Person and its Subsidiaries also have the right to control the management
of such entity pursuant to contract or otherwise; and
(2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of
which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of
which are such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination
thereof).
“Tax” shall mean any tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge
(including penalties, interest and any other liabilities related thereto).
“TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the
date on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA; provided, however, that in the event the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, then “TIA” means, to the extent required by
such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.
“Trustee” means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., until a successor replaces
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., in accordance with the applicable provisions of
this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.
“Unrestricted Definitive Note” means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not
required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
“Unrestricted Global Note” means a permanent Global Note substantially in the form of
Exhibit A attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of
Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on
behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing the Initial Notes or any
Additional Notes that do not bear the Private Placement Legend.
“U.S. Person” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act.
Section 1.02 Other Definitions.
Defined | ||||
Term | in Section | |||
“Authentication Order” |
2.02 | |||
“Covenant Defeasance” |
8.03 | |||
“DTC” |
2.03 | |||
“Event of Default” |
6.01 | |||
“Legal Defeasance” |
8.02 | |||
“Paying Agent” |
2.03 | |||
“Payment Default” |
6.01 | |||
“Purchase Date” |
3.09 | |||
“Registrar” |
2.03 |
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Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by
reference in and made a part of this Indenture.
The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
“indenture securities” means the Notes;
“indenture security holder” means a Holder of a Note;
“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;
“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and
“obligor” on the Notes means the Issuers and any successor obligor upon the Notes.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference
to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them.
Section 1.04 Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(i) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with GAAP;
(iii) “or” is not exclusive;
(iv) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;
(v) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
(vi) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act shall be deemed to
include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time
to time;
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(vii) references to any statute, law, rule or regulation shall be deemed to refer to
the same as from time to time amended and in effect and to any successor statute, law, rule
or regulation;
(viii) references to any contract, agreement or instrument shall mean the same as
amended, modified, supplemented or amended and restated from time to time, in each case, in
accordance with any applicable restrictions contained in this Indenture; and
(ix) “including” means “including, without limitation.”
ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
Section 2.01 Form and Dating.
(a) General. The Notes shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The
Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage or
this Indenture and may reference terms of the Notes. Each Note shall be dated the date of its
authentication.
The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture is unlimited. The Notes may be issued in one or more series. There shall be set forth
in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Notes of any series:
(a) the title of the series (which shall distinguish the Notes of such series from the Notes
of all other series;
(b) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series that may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered
upon transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes of such series pursuant to this
Indenture);
(c) the dates on which or periods during which the Notes of the series may be issued, and the
dates on, or the range of dates within, which the principal of and premium, if any, on the Notes of
such series are or may be payable or the method by which such date or dates shall be determined or
extended;
(d) the rate or rates at which the Notes of the series shall bear interest, if any, or the
method by which such rate or rates shall be determined, whether such interest shall be payable in
cash or additional Notes of the same series or shall accrue and increase the aggregate
principal amount outstanding of such series (including if such Securities were originally
issued at a discount), the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, or the method by
which such date or dates shall be determined, the interest payment dates on which any such interest
shall be payable, and the record dates for the determination of Holders to whom interest is payable
on such interest payment dates or the method by which such date or dates shall be determined, the
right, if any, to extend or defer interest payments and the duration of such extension or deferral;
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(e) if other than U.S. Dollars, the currency in which Notes of the series shall be denominated
or in which payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest in the Notes of the series
shall be payable and any other terms concerning such payment;
(f) the place or places, if any, in addition to or instead of the Corporate Trust Office of
the Trustee where the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on Securities of the series shall
be payable, and where Securities of any series may be presented for registration of transfer,
exchange or conversion, and the place or places where notices and
demands to or upon the Issuers in
respect of the Securities of such series may be made;
(g) the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which or the date or dates on
which, and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole
or in part, at the option of the Issuers, if the Issuers are to have that option;
(h) the obligation or right, if any, of the Issuers to redeem, purchase or repay Notes of the
series pursuant to any sinking fund, amortization or analogous provisions or at the option of a
Holder thereof and the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which or the date or
dates on which, and the terms and conditions upon which Notes of the series shall be redeemed,
purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(i) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of the
securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity
thereof;
(j) the Guarantors, if any, of the Notes of the series, and the extent of the guarantees
(including provisions relating to seniority, subordination, and the release of the Guarantors), if
any, and any additions or changes to permit or facilitate guarantees of such Securities;
(k) whether the Notes of the series are to be issued as original issue discount Securities and
the amount of discount with which such Notes may be issued;
(l) provisions, if any, for the defeasance of Notes of the series in whole or in part and any
addition or change in the provisions related to satisfaction and discharge;
(m) whether the Notes of the series are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or
more Global Notes, and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global Notes, and the terms and
conditions, if any, upon which interests in such Global Note or Global Notes may be exchanged in
whole or in part for the individual Notes represented thereby in definitive form
registered in the name or names of Persons other than such Depositary or a nominee or nominees
thereof;
(n) the date as of which any Global Notes of the series shall be dated if other than the
original issuance of the first Security of the series to be issued;
(o) the form of the Notes of the series;
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(p) whether the Notes of such series are subject to subordination and the terms of such
subordination;
(q) any restriction or condition on the transferability of the Notes such series;
(r) any addition or change in the provisions related to compensation and reimbursement of the
Trustee which applies to Securities of such series;
(s) any addition or change in the provisions related to supplemental indentures which applies
to Notes of such series;
(t) provisions, if any, granting special rights to Holders upon the occurrence of specified
events;
(u) any addition to or change in the Events of the Default which applies to any Notes of the
series; and
(v) any other terms of the Notes of such series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with
the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 9.01).
(b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A (without the Global Note Legend thereon and without
the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note
shall represent such outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it
shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed
thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from
time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any
endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the
custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder
thereof as required by Section 2.06.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the “Operating
Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the
“General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream” and “Customer Handbook”
of Clearstream (or, in each case, equivalent documents setting forth the procedures of
Euroclear and Clearstream) shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in Regulation S
Global Notes that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.
Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication.
Two Officers shall sign the Notes for each Issuer by manual or facsimile signature.
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If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is
authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.
A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature (which may be by
facsimile) of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been
authenticated under this Indenture.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the
Issuers may deliver Notes executed by the Issuers to the Trustee for authentication; and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Notes upon a written order of the Issuers signed by an Officer of
each of the Issuers (an “Authentication Order”). Such Authentication Order shall specify the
amount of Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the Notes are to be authenticated, and
whether the Notes are to be issued as one or more Global Notes and such other information as the
Issuers may include or the Trustee may reasonably request. The aggregate principal amount of Notes
which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Issuers to authenticate
Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each
reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent.
An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of
the Issuers.
Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Issuers shall maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New
York, where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and
an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”). Until otherwise
designated by the Issuers, the Issuers’ office or agency in New York shall be the office of the
Trustee maintained for such purpose. The Registrar shall keep the Register of the Notes and of
their transfer and exchange. The Issuers may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more
additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying
Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Issuers may change any Paying Agent or Registrar
without notice to any Holder. The Registrar or Paying Agent may resign at any time upon not less
than 10 Business Days’ prior written notice to the
Issuers. The Issuers shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a
party to this Indenture, which shall incorporate any applicable terms of the TIA. The Issuers
shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this
Indenture. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
The Issuers initially appoint The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with
respect to the Global Notes.
The Issuers initially appoint the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act
as custodian with respect to the Global Notes.
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Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
Principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be payable at the office of the
Paying Agent or, at the option of the Issuers, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to
Holders at their respective addresses set forth in the Register; provided, all payments of
principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the Notes represented by one or more
Global Notes registered in the name or held by the Depositary shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to accounts specified by the Holder prior to 10:00 a.m., New York time,
on each due date of the principal and interest on any Note. The Issuers shall require each Paying
Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the
benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal,
premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the
Issuers in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a
Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Issuers at any time may require a
Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the
Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the
money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a
separate trust fund for the benefit of Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any
bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Issuers, the Trustee shall serve as Paying
Agent for the Notes.
Section 2.05 Holder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent
list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA
§ 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuers shall furnish to the Trustee at least
seven Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may
request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require
of the names and addresses of Holders, and the Issuers shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a).
Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole
except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the
Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a
successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes shall be
exchanged by the Issuers for Definitive Notes if:
(i) the Issuers deliver to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling
or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency
registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not
appointed by the Issuers within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary;
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(ii) the Issuers in their sole discretion determine that the Global Notes (in whole but
not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and deliver a written notice to such
effect to the Trustee; or
(iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing a Default or Event of Default with
respect to the Notes.
Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (i), (ii) or (iii) above, Definitive
Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes
also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10.
Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion
thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10, shall be authenticated and
delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for
another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a); however, beneficial interests in a
Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f).
(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and
exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in
accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial
interests in Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to
those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Prior to the expiration of
the 40-day distribution compliance period set forth in Regulation S, beneficial interests in any
Regulation S Global Notes may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream unless transferred in
accordance with Section 2.06(b)(iii)(a). Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes
also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as
one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in
any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the
transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend.
Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who
take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note.
No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to
effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).
(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In
connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to
Section 2.06(b)(i) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the
Registrar either:
(A) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the
Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to
credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an
amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and
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(B) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing
information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase; or
(C) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the
Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to
cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest
to be transferred or exchanged; and
(D) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing
information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be
registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (A) above.
Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Issuers in accordance with Section
2.06(f), the requirements of this Section 2.06(b)(ii) shall be deemed to have been satisfied
upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal
delivered by the Holder of such beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon
satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in
Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the
Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s)
pursuant to Section 2.06(h).
(iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial
interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the
transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and the Registrar
receives the following:
(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in the Rule 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
and
(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2)
thereof.
(iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for
Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any
Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any Holder thereof for a beneficial interest in
an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer
complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to an Exchange Offer in
accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder of the beneficial
interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee,
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in the
case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not
(1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the relevant
Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Issuers;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a broker-dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) such exchange or transfer is effected after the expiration of the 40-day
distribution compliance period set forth in Regulation S and the Registrar receives
the following:
(1) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note,
a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or
(2) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of
a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the
Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and
that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no
longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above at a time
when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuers shall issue and, upon
receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall
authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph
(B) or (D) above.
Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to
Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note.
(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.
(i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any
Holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a
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Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the
Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note
proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (2)(a) thereof (provided that any such beneficial interest in
Regulation S Global Note shall not be so exchangeable until after the expiration of
the 40-day distribution compliance period set forth in Regulation S);
(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance
with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an
offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities
Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144
under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional
Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D)
above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)(d)
thereof, if applicable;
(F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Issuers or any of
their Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
(G) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c)
thereof,
the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced
accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the
appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in
a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names
and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial interest
shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or
Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose
names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial
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interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private
Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.
(ii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A
Holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest
for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to an Exchange Offer in
accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder of such beneficial
interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer,
certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a
broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the relevant
Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Issuers;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a broker-dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) such exchange or transfer is effected after the expiration of the 40-day
distribution compliance period set forth in Regulation S and the Registrar receives
the following:
(1) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private
Placement Legend, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or
(2) if the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of
a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such
Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4)
thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the
Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and
that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no
longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
(iii) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If
any Holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii), the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal
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amount of the
applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the Issuers shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions
a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for
a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall be registered in such name or
names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial
interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant
or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose
names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial
interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.
(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests in Global Notes.
(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any
Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in
a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon
receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such
Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such
Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item
(2)(b) thereof;
(B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in
accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non- U.S.
Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the
Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance
with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional
Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D)
above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)
thereof, if applicable;
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(F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
(G) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the
effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(3)(c) thereof,
the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the
aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global
Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the Rule 144A Global Note or, in the case of clause (C)
above, the Regulation S Global Note.
(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A
Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to an Exchange Offer in
accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an
exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable
Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating
in the distribution of the relevant Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuers;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a broker-dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) such exchange or transfer is effected after the expiration of the 40-day
distribution compliance period set forth in Regulation S and the Registrar receives
the following:
(1) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a
beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or
(2) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person
who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted
Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
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and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the
Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act
and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no
longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the
Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate
principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.
(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A
Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof
in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a
request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted
Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the
Unrestricted Global Notes.
If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected
pursuant to subparagraph (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note
has not yet been issued, the Issuers shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in
accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes
in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.
(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder
of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the
Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration
of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the
Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly
authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional
certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following
provisions of this Section 2.06(e):
(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted
Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take
delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the
following:
(A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities
Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and
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(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a
certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications,
certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted
Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note
or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to an Exchange Offer in
accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an
exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable
Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating
in the distribution of the relevant Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuers;
(B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) any such transfer is effected by a broker-dealer pursuant to an Exchange
Offer Registration Statement in accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) such exchange or transfer is effected after the expiration of the 40-day
distribution compliance period set forth in Regulation S and the Registrar receives
the following:
(1) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes
for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of
Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or
(2) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes
to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note,
a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so
requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Issuers to the effect
that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the
restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of
Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof
in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such
a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the
instructions from the Holder thereof.
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(f) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of an Exchange Offer in accordance with a
Registration Rights Agreement, the Issuers shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order
in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or more Unrestricted Global
Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in
the Restricted Global Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that certify in the applicable
Letters of Transmittal that (x) they are not broker-dealers, (y) they are not participating in a
distribution of the relevant Exchange Notes and (z) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule
144) of the Issuers, and accepted for exchange in the relevant Exchange Offer and (ii) Definitive
Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive
Notes accepted for exchange in the relevant Exchange Offer. Concurrently with the issuance of such
Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global
Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Definitive
Notes in the appropriate principal amount.
(g) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Notes and
Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable
provisions of this Indenture:
(i) Private Placement Legend.
(A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Restricted Global Note
and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution
thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:
THE NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A
TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER XXXXXXX 0 XX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY
NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD
OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE
EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED
THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF
THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE NOTES
EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUERS THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE
RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (I) (A) TO A PERSON WHO IS A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A
TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (B) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO
A NON-U.S. PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 904 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, OR (D) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE
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SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE
ISSUERS SO REQUEST), (II) TO THE ISSUERS, OR (III) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE
JURISDICTION, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO,
NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE
RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE AS TO THE
AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 FOR RESALE OF THE NOTE EVIDENCED
HEREBY.
(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Initial Note and any Global Note or
Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraph (b)(iv), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii),
(d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii) or (f) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in
exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement
Legend.
(ii) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the
following form:
THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING
THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS
HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT
(1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT
NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY
BE
DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE
AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR
WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUERS. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN
PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A
WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE
DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 XXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX)
(“DTC”), TO THE ISSUERS OR THEIR AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH
OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
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REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
(iii) Regulation S Legend. Each Regulation S Global Note should bear a legend in
substantially the following form:
THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION ORIGINALLY
EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION
FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED ABOVE HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN REGULATION S
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
(h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests
in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note
has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be
returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11. At any time
prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or
transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in
another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such
Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by
the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect
such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a
Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note,
such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such
Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such
increase.
(i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuers shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon the Issuers’ order or at the
Registrar’s request.
(ii) No service charge shall be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or
to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuers may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge
payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or
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similar governmental charge
payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10 and 9.05).
(iii) The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note
selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being
redeemed in part.
(iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or
exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Issuers,
evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global
Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
(v) The Issuers shall not be required to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note
between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.
(vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any
Agent and the Issuers may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the
absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on
such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Issuers shall be
affected by notice to the contrary.
(vii) The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the
provisions of Section 2.02.
(viii) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to
the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be
submitted by facsimile.
(ix) Each Holder of a Security agrees to indemnify the Issuers and the Trustee against any
liability that may result from the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holder’s Security in
violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States Federal or state
securities law.
(x) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to
compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law
with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers between or
among Depositary Participants or beneficial owners of interests in
any Global Security) other than to
require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required
by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the
same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
(xi) Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any responsibility for any actions taken or
not taken by the Depositary.
(xii) Notwithstanding anything contained herein, any transfers, replacements or exchanges of
Notes, including as contemplated in this Article 2, shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of
Indebtedness.
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Section 2.07 Replacement Notes.
If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Issuers and the Trustee receives
evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Issuers shall issue
and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if
the Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Issuers, an indemnity bond
must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Issuers to
protect the Issuers, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of
them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Issuers may charge for their expenses in replacing a
Note.
Every replacement Note is an additional legally binding obligation of the Issuers and shall be
entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes
duly issued hereunder.
Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes.
The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for
those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a
Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and those
described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09, a Note
does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note.
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee
receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01, it ceases to be
outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
If the Paying Agent (other than an Issuer, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds,
on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on
and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to
accrue interest.
Section 2.09 Treasury Notes.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in
any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by an Issuer, or by any Person directly or indirectly
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with an Issuer or, if the TIA is
applicable to this Indenture, to the extent required by the TIA, any person controlling an Issuer,
shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether
the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that
a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.
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Section 2.10 Temporary Notes.
Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuers may prepare and the
Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary
Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the
Issuers considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuers shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate
Definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 2.11 Cancellation.
The Issuers at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and
Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of
transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for
registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of such
canceled Notes in its customary manner. The Issuers may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that
they have paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest.
If the Issuers default in a payment of interest on the Notes, they shall pay the defaulted
interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted
interest, which interest on defaulted interest shall accrue until the defaulted interest is deemed
paid hereunder, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at
the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01. The Issuers shall notify the Trustee in
writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the
proposed payment. The Issuers shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and
payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the
related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date,
the Issuers (or, upon the written request of the Issuers, the Trustee in the name and at the
expense of the Issuers) shall mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states the
special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.
Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers.
The Issuers in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if
so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders;
provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of
such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that
reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such
redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuers will
promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the “CUSIP” numbers of any Notes.
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ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
Section 3.01 Redemption and Prepayment
The redemption and prepayment terms with respect to any series of Notes will be set forth in
one or more supplemental indentures governing such series of Notes.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01 Payment of Notes.
The Issuers shall pay or cause to be paid the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the
Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and
interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Issuers or
a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the due date money deposited by
the Issuers in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal,
premium, if any, and interest then due. The Issuers shall pay all Special Interest, if any, in the
same manner on the dates and in the amounts set forth in any Registration Rights Agreement.
The Issuers shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to 2.00% per annum in excess of the then
applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; they shall pay interest (including
post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of
interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.
Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Issuers shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or
agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or
co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where
notices and demands to or upon the Issuers in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be
served. The Issuers shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any
change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Issuers shall fail to
maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address
thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate
Trust Office of the Trustee.
The Issuers 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 Issuers of their obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York for such purposes. The Issuers
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shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of
any change in the location of any such other office or agency.
The Issuers hereby designate The Bank of New York Mellon, at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0X, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, as one such office or agency of the Issuers in accordance with Section 2.03.
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets.
Neither Issuer may, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another
Person or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of
its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to another Person; unless:
(A) either:
(i) such Issuer is the surviving Person; or
(ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than
such Issuer) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
shall have been made is a Person organized or existing under the laws of the United States,
any state thereof or the District of Columbia, provided that if the Person formed by or
surviving any such consolidation or merger with such Issuer is a limited liability company
or a Person other than a corporation, a corporate co-issuer shall also be an obligor with
respect to the Notes;
(B) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than
such Issuer) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition shall have been made assumes all the obligations of such Issuer under the Notes
and this Indenture pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; and
(C) immediately after such transaction no Default or Event of Default exists.
In addition, the Company may not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of
its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person. The foregoing
clause (D) of this Section 5.01 shall not apply to a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or
other disposition of assets between or among the Company and any of its Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiaries.
Section 5.02 Successor Person Substituted.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of either Issuer in accordance with
Section 5.01, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which
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either Issuer is merged or to which such transfer is made shall succeed to and (except in the
case of a lease) be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, such Issuer under
this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named therein as such
Issuer, and (except in the case of a lease) such Issuer shall be released from the obligations
under the Notes and this Indenture, except with respect to any obligations that arise from, or are
related to, such transaction.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01 Events of Default.
Except where otherwise indicated by the context or where the term is otherwise defined for a
specific purpose, the term “Event of Default” as used in this Indenture with respect to Notes of
any series shall mean one of the following described events unless it is either inapplicable to a
particular series or it is specifically deleted or modified in a supplemental indenture:
(1) default
for 30 consecutive days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes of
such series;
(2) default in payment when due of the principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes of
such series;
(3) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for 30 consecutive
days after written notice thereof has been given to the Issuers by the Trustee or to the
Issuers and the Trustee by Holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the
Notes of such series outstanding to comply with any of their other covenants or agreements
in this Indenture;
(4) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued
or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists or is
created after the date such Notes are first issued, if that default:
(a) is caused by a failure to pay at final stated maturity the principal amount on such
Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on
the date of such default (a “Payment Default”) or
(b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity,
and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the
principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default
or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $100.0 million or more;
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(5) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final judgments
which are non-appealable aggregating in excess of $100.0 million, net of applicable
insurance which has not been denied in writing by the insurer, which judgments are not paid,
discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days;
(6) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to or within the
meaning of Bankruptcy Law:
(a) commences a voluntary case,
(b) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,
(c) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of
its property, or
(d) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(7) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy
Law that:
(a) is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in an
involuntary case;
(b) appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or for
all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries; or
(c) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries;
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.
Section 6.02 Acceleration.
In
the case of an Event of Default arising from clause (6) or (7) of Section 6.01 with respect
to the Company, all outstanding Notes shall become due and payable immediately without further
action or notice. If any other Event of Default with respect to the Notes of any series occurs and
is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Issuers or the Holders of at least 25% in principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes of any series by notice to the Issuers and the Trustee may
declare the Notes of such series to be due and payable immediately. The Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes of any series then outstanding by written notice to the
Trustee may on behalf of all of the Holders of such series rescind an acceleration and its
consequences with respect to such series of Notes if the rescission would not conflict with any
judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default (except non-payment of principal, interest
or premium that has become due solely because of the acceleration) have been cured or waived.
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Section 6.03 Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy
to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the
performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not
produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in
exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or
remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are
cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 6.04 Waiver of Existing Defaults.
Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes of any series by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes of
such series waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a
continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on, the Notes of such series (including in connection with an offer to purchase)
(provided, however, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes of such series may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any
related payment default that resulted from such acceleration). Upon any such waiver, such Default
shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured
for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other
Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.05 Control by Majority.
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of any series may
direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available
to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it, in each case with respect to such
series. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this
Indenture that the Trustee determines may be prejudicial to the rights of other Holders or that may
involve the Trustee in personal liability. The Trustee may take any other action which it deems
proper that is not inconsistent with any such directive.
Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits.
A Holder may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes only if:
(a) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default
with respect to the series of Notes held by such Holder;
(b) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of a
series make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(c) such Holder or Holders of Notes offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee
indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
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(d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the
request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of indemnity; and
(e) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes of such series do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.
A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a
preference or priority over another Holder.
Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive
payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on any Note, on or after the respective due
dates expressed in such Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring suit
for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or
affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust
against the Issuers for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, and interest remaining
unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such
further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel.
Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be
necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel) and Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuers (or any other
obligor upon the Notes), their creditors or their property and shall be entitled and empowered to
collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such
claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to
make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of
such payments directly to Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any
other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07. To the extent that the payment of any such
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any
other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be
denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of,
any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may
be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of
reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize
the Trustee to authorize or
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consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the
Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.10 Priorities.
If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money in
the following order:
First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section
7.07, including payment of all compensation, expense and liabilities incurred, and all
advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;
Second: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal,
premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind,
according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any and
interest, respectively; and
Third: to the Issuers or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction
shall direct.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this
Section 6.10.
Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit
against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion
may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the
suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good
faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a
suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by Holders of more than
10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of any series.
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee.
(1) If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes of any series has occurred and is
continuing, the Trustee shall, with respect to such series, exercise such of the rights and powers
vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own
affairs.
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(2) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to any series of Notes:
(a) the duties of the Trustee, with respect to the Notes of any series, shall be
determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform
only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no
implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(b) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to
the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
certificates or opinions required to be furnished to the Trustee hereunder and conforming to
the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of certificates or opinions
specifically required by any provision hereof to be furnished to it, the Trustee shall
examine such certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the
requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any
mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(3) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own gross negligent action, its
own gross negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(a) this paragraph (3) does not limit the effect of paragraph (2) of this Section 7.01;
(b) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was grossly negligent in
ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(c) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05.
(4) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in
any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this Section 7.01.
(5) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds
or incur any liability. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and
powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holder shall have offered to
the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability, claim, damage or
expense.
(6) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the
Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuers. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be
segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
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(7) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated
in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction,
consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or documents.
Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee.
(1) The Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from
acting upon any document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any
fact or matter stated in the document.
(2) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate
or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits
to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee
may consult with counsel of its own selection and the written advice or opinion of such counsel or
any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance
thereon.
(3) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the
misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.
(4) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith
that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this
Indenture.
(5) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction
or notice from either of the Issuers shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of such Issuer.
(6) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in
it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of Holder unless such Holder shall have
offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and
liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
(7) The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless
either (a) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have actual knowledge of such Default or
Event of Default or (b) written notice of such Default or Event of Default shall have been given to
and received at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee by the Issuers or any Holder and such
notice references the Notes and this Indenture.
(8) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated
in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction,
consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document,
but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts
or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or
investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and
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premises of the Issuers, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuers
and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or
investigation.
(9) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or
consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit)
irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and
regardless of the form of action.
(10) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee,
including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be
enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and
other Person employed to act hereunder.
(11) The Trustee may request that the Issuers deliver certificates setting forth the names of
individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to
this Indenture.
Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes
and may otherwise deal with the Issuers or any Affiliate of the Issuers with the same rights it
would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting
interest, it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days and apply to the SEC for permission to
continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee
is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11.
Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer.
The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or
adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Issuers’ use of the
proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Issuers or upon the Issuers’ direction under any
provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money
received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any
statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with
the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.
Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults.
If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to Holders a notice of the Default or Event of
Default within 90 days after the Trustee acquires knowledge thereof. Except in the case of a
Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note,
the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in
good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of Holders.
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Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders.
By March 15th of each year, and for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall
mail to Holders a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA § 313(a) (but
if no event described in TIA § 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting
date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA § 313(b)(2). The
Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA § 313(c).
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders shall be mailed to the Company and
filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA §
313(d). The Issuers shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed or delisted on any
stock exchange.
Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity.
The Issuers shall pay to the Trustee from time to time compensation as agreed upon in writing
for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder. The Trustee’s compensation shall not
be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Issuers shall
reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all disbursements, advances and expenses incurred
or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the
reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.
The Issuers and the Parent Guarantor shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Trustee and
any predecessor trustee against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses
(including reasonable legal fees and expenses) including taxes (other than taxes based upon,
measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee) incurred by it arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the
costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Issuers (including this Section 7.07)
and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Issuers or any Holder or any other
person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties
hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, damage, claim, liability or expense determined to
have been caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Trustee shall notify the
Issuers promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity of which a Responsible Officer has
received written notice. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Issuers shall not relieve the
Issuers of their obligations hereunder. The Issuers shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall
cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Issuers shall pay the
reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Issuers need not pay for any settlement made
without their consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
The obligations of the Issuers in this Section 7.07 shall survive resignation or removal of
the Trustee and the satisfaction, discharge or termination of this Indenture.
To secure the Issuers’ payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien
prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except such money or
property held in trust by the Trustee to pay the principal of and interest on any
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Notes. Such Lien shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction
and discharge of this Indenture.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in
Section 6.01(7) or (8) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the
fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration
under any Bankruptcy Law.
The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.
Section 7.08 Replacement of the Trustee.
A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become
effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section
7.08.
The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created
by so notifying the Issuers. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Issuers in writing. The Issuers
may remove the Trustee if:
(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
(b) the Trustee is adjudged as bankrupt or as insolvent or an order for relief is
entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
(c) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any
reason, the Issuers shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the
successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the
Issuers.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns
or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Issuers or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount
of the then outstanding Notes may petition at the expense of the Issuers any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six
months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring
Trustee and to the Issuers. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee
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shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties
of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession
to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the
successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to
the Lien provided for in Section 7.07. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this
Section 7.08, the Issuers’ obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the
retiring Trustee.
Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of
its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further
act shall be the successor Trustee.
Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification.
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing
business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized
under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination
by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0
million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA §§ 310(a)(1),
(2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA § 310(b).
Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Issuers.
The Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA §
311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent
indicated therein.
ARTICLE 8
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Issuers may, at the option of their respective boards of directors or the Board of
Directors of CCI evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers’ Certificate of each of the
Issuers, at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 applied to all outstanding Notes of
any series upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.
Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Issuers’ exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.02,
the Issuers shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be
deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes of such
series on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal
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Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Issuers shall be deemed to
have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes of such
series, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05
and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied
all their other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and
at the expense of the Issuers, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for
the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:
(a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes of such series to receive payments in
respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes when such payments
are due from the trust referred to below;
(b) the Issuers’ obligations with respect to the Notes of such series concerning
issuing temporary Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of
an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;
(c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Issuers’
obligations in connection therewith; and
(d) the Legal Defeasance provisions of this Indenture;
Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Issuers may exercise their option under this
Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of their option under Section 8.03.
Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Issuers’ exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03,
the Issuers shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be
released from their obligations under the covenants contained in Article 5 with respect to the
outstanding Notes of such series on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are
satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes of such series shall thereafter be
deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act
of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall
continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such
Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant
Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes of such series, the Issuers may omit
to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set
forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere
herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other
provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a
Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of
this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Issuers’ exercise
under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of
the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, Sections 6.01(3)
through 6.01(5) shall not constitute
Events of Default.
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Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance pursuant to Section 8.02 or Covenant Defeasance
pursuant to Section 8.03, the following conditions must be met:
(1) the Issuers must irrevocably deposit or cause to be deposited with the Trustee, in
trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government
Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as are expected to be sufficient, in
the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the outstanding Notes on the stated maturity
or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Issuers must specify
whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;
(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that
(a) the Issuers have received from, or there has been published by, the Internal
Revenue Service a ruling or
(b)
since the date such Notes were first issued, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax
law,
in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall
confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss
for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to
federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would
have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee
an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of
the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax
purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax
on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if
such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(4) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (on the date
of such deposit (other than resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such
deposit and the grant of any Lien securing such borrowing)):
(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or
violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement or instrument (other than
this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by
which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is bound;
(6) the Issuers must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the
deposit was not made by the Issuers with the intent of preferring Holders over the
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other
creditors of the Issuers with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding
creditors of the Issuers or others; and
(7) the Issuers must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the
Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by clause (2) above with
respect to a Legal Defeasance need not be delivered if all Notes not theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation,
(a) have become due and payable or
(b) will become due and payable on the maturity date within one year, by their terms or
under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the
Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuers.
Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to Section 8.06, all money and non-callable Government Securities (including the
proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for
purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 in respect of the
outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the
provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying
Agent (including the Issuers acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to Holders of
all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but
such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Issuers shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed
on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section
8.04 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or
other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.
Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay
to the Issuers from time to time upon the request of the Issuers any money or non-callable
Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 which, in the opinion of a nationally
recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(1)), are in excess
of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
Section 8.06 Repayment to Issuers.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuers, in
trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining
unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, or interest has
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become due and
payable shall be paid to the Issuers on their request or (if then held by the Issuers) shall be
discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Issuers
for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such
trust money, and all liability of the Issuers as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided,
however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment,
may at the expense of the Issuers cause to be published once, in The New York Times and The Wall
Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date
specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or
publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining shall be repaid to the Issuers.
Section 8.07 Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or non-callable
Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be, by reason of any
order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting such application, then the Issuers’ obligations under this Indenture and the Notes,
shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03
until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance
with Section 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Issuers make any
payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of
their obligations, the Issuers shall be subrogated to the rights of Holders to receive such payment
from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes.
Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Issuers and the Trustee may amend or
supplement this Indenture or the Notes of any series without the
consent of any Holder of a Note of such series:
(1) cure any ambiguity, mistake, defect or inconsistency;
(2) provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;
(3)
[provide for or confirm the issuance of additional Notes];
(4) provide for the assumption of the Issuers’ obligations to Holders
in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Issuers pursuant to Article 5;
(5) make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to Holders of
any series or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any
such Holder;
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(6) comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the
qualification of this Indenture under the TIA or otherwise as necessary to comply with
applicable law;
(7) make any change for the issuance of any series of Notes including with respect to
the terms thereof that would provide any additional rights or benefits to Holders of any
series or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any such
Holder;
(8) conform this Indenture, as amended and supplemented, or the Notes, as amended
or supplemented, to the description and terms of such Notes in the offering memorandum,
prospectus supplement or other offering document applicable to such Notes at the time of the
initial sale thereof;
(9) change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture; provided that any such
change or elimination shall become effective only when there is no outstanding Notes of any
series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture that is entitled to the
benefit of such provision and as to which such supplemental indenture would apply; or
(10) evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor
Trustee with respect to one or more series of Notes and to add to or change any of the
provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary for or to facilitate the administration of
the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee.
Upon the request of the Issuers accompanied by a resolution of their respective boards of
directors or the Board of Directors of CCI authorizing the execution of any such amended or
supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel pursuant to Section 9.06, the Trustee shall join with the issuers in the execution of any
amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to
make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the
Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects
its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes.
Except
as provided below in this Section 9.02, this Indenture or the
Notes of any series may be amended or
supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the outstanding Notes of each series affected (including, without limitation,
consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or a tender offer or
exchange offer for, Notes) and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07, any existing Default or
compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes of any
series may be waived, including by way of
amendment, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Notes of each series affected
(including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase
of, or a tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes). Section 2.08 shall determine which Notes are
considered to be “outstanding” for purposes of this Section 9.02.
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Upon the request of the Issuers accompanied by a resolution of their respective boards of
directors or the Board of Directors of CCI authorizing the execution of any such amended or
supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the
Trustee of the consent of the Holders of such Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of an
Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 9.06, the Trustee shall join
with the Issuers in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or
supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this
Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated
to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to
approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such
consent approves the substance thereof.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the
Issuers shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment,
supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Issuers to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall
not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental
indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07, the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Notes of each affected series may waive compliance in a particular instance by the
Issuers with any provision of this Indenture or such Notes. However, without the consent of each
Holder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect
to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):
(1) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment,
supplement or waiver;
(2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter the
payment provisions with respect to the redemption of the Notes;
(3) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Note;
(4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if
any, or interest on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the
Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and a waiver of
the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;
(6) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past
Defaults or the rights of Holders to receive payments of principal of, or premium, if any,
or interest on the Notes;
(7) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note; or
(8) make any change in this Section 9.02.
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Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in a amended
or supplemental indenture that complies with the TIA as then in effect.
Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents.
Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent thereto by a Holder is a
continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that
evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not
made on any Note. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its
Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or
amendment becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance
with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.
Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes.
The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any
Note thereafter authenticated. The Issuers in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee
shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment,
supplement or waiver.
Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and
effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.
The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this
Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities
or immunities of the Trustee. The Issuers may not sign an amendment or supplemental Indenture
until their respective boards of directors approve it. In executing any amended or supplemental
indenture, the Trustee shall be provided with and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully
protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 11.04, an Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, in each case from each of the Issuers, stating that the
execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
ARTICLE 10
GUARANTEE
Section 10.01 Guarantee.
(a) To the extent applicable, each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally, irrevocably and
unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, to each Holder and to
the Trustee (i) the full and punctual payment when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by
acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of all obligations of the Issuers under this Indenture
(including obligations to the Trustee) and the Notes, whether for payment of principal
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of, premium,
if any, or interest on in respect of the Notes and all other monetary obligations of the Issuers
under this Indenture and the Notes and (ii) the full and punctual performance within applicable
grace periods of all other obligations of the Issuers whether for fees, expenses, indemnification
or otherwise under this Indenture and the Notes (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively
called the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Each Guarantor further agrees that the Guaranteed
Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from
any Guarantor, and that each Guarantor shall remain bound under this Article 10 notwithstanding any
extension or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation.
(b) To the extent applicable, each Guarantor waives presentation to, demand of payment from
and protest to the Issuers of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and also waives notice of protest
for nonpayment. Each Guarantor waives notice of any default under the Notes or the Guaranteed
Obligations. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (i) the failure
of any Holder or the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy
against the Issuers or any other Person under this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement or
otherwise; (ii) any extension or renewal of this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement; (iii)
any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this
Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement; (iv) the failure of any Holder or Trustee to exercise
any right or remedy against any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations; or (v) any change in
the ownership of each Guarantor, except as provided in Section 10.02(b) or Section 10.02(c). Each
Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled to have its obligations hereunder
divided among the Guarantors, such that such Guarantor’s obligations would be less than the full
amount claimed.
(c) Each Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled to have the assets of
the Issuers first be used and depleted as payment of the Issuers’ or such Guarantor’s obligations
hereunder prior to any amounts being claimed from or paid by such Guarantor hereunder. Each
Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled to require that the Issuer be sued
prior to an action being initiated against such Guarantor.
(d) Each Guarantor further agrees that its Guarantee herein constitutes a guarantee of payment
when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had
by any holder or the Trustee to any security held for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.
(e) The Note Guarantee of each Guarantor is, to the extent and in the manner set forth in
Article 10, equal in right of payment to all existing and future pari passu Indebtedness, senior in
right of payment to all existing and future subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuers and
subordinated and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the principal of and
premium, if any, and interest on all secured Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor and is made
subject to such provisions of this Indenture.
(f) Except as expressly set forth in Sections 8.02, 10.02 and 10.06, the obligations of each
Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination
for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and
shall not be subject to any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever
or by reason of the invalidity, illegality or
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unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or
otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Guarantor
herein shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by the failure of any holder or
the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under this Indenture, the Notes
or any other agreement, by any waiver or modification of any thereof, by any default, failure or
delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the obligations, or by any other act or thing or
omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent
vary the risk of any Guarantor or would otherwise operate as a discharge of any Guarantor as a
matter of law or equity.
(g) Each Guarantor agrees that its Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect until
payment in full of all the Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor further agrees that its
Guarantee herein shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any
time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of or interest on any Guaranteed Obligation is
rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any holder or the Trustee upon the bankruptcy or
reorganization of the Issuers or otherwise.
(h) In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Holder
or the Trustee has at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of
the Issuers to pay the principal of or interest on any Guaranteed Obligation when and as the same
shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, or to perform
or comply with any other Guaranteed Obligation, each Guarantor hereby promises to and shall, upon
receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the
Holders or the Trustee an amount equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid principal amount of such
Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such Guaranteed Obligations (but only
to the extent not prohibited by applicable law) and (iii) all other monetary obligations of the
Issuers to Holders and the Trustee.
(i) Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in
relation to Holders in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in
full of all Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between it, on the one
hand, and Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the Guaranteed
Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of the
Guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such
acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (ii) in the event of
any declaration of acceleration of such Guaranteed Obligations as provided in
Article 6, such Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become
due and payable by the Parent Guarantor for the purposes of this Section 10.01.
(j) Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee or any holder in enforcing any rights under
this Section 10.01.
(k) Upon request of the Trustee, each Guarantor shall execute and deliver such further
instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more
effectively the purpose of this Indenture.
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Section 10.02 Limitation on Liability.
(a) Any term or provision of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum
aggregate amount of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereunder by each Guarantor shall not
exceed the maximum amount that can be hereby guaranteed without rendering this Indenture, as it
relates to such Guarantor, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or
fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
(b) A Subsidiary Guarantee by any Subsidiary that executes a supplemental indenture in
accordance with Section 10.06 and provides a guarantee shall terminate and be of no further force or
effect and such Guarantor shall be deemed to be released from all obligations under this Article 10
upon:
(i) the sale, disposition, exchange or other transfer (including through merger,
consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise) of the Capital Stock (including any sale,
disposition or other transfer following which the applicable Guarantor is no longer a Wholly
Owned Restricted Subsidiary), of the applicable Guarantor if such sale, disposition,
exchange or other transfer is made in a manner not in violation of this Indenture;
(ii) [Reserved]
(iii) the release or discharge of the guarantee of any other Indebtedness which
resulted in the obligation to guarantee the Notes; and
(iv) the Issuers’ exercise of their legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance
option under Article 8 or if the Issuers’ obligations under this Indenture are discharged in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
A Subsidiary Guarantee also will be automatically released upon the applicable Subsidiary
ceasing to be a Subsidiary as a result of any foreclosure of any pledge or security interest
securing any Credit Facility or other exercise of remedies in respect thereof.
(c) The Parent Guarantee shall terminate and be of no further force or effect and the Parent
Guarantor shall be deemed to be released from all obligations under this Article 10 upon:
(i) the Issuers ceasing to be Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of CCI;
(ii) the Issuers’ transfer of all or substantially all of their assets to, or merger
with, an entity that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of CCI in accordance with Section 5.01
and such transferee entity assumes the Issuers’ obligations under this Indenture; and
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(iii) the Issuers’ exercise of their Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance
option under Article 8 or if the Issuers’ obligations under this Indenture are discharged in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
Section 10.03 Successors and Assigns.
This Article 10 shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall
inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and Holders and, in the event of
any transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges
conferred upon that party in this Indenture and in the Notes shall automatically extend to and be
vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions of this Indenture.
Section 10.04 No Waiver.
Neither a failure nor a delay on the part of either the Trustee or Holders in exercising any
right, power or privilege under this Article 10 shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a
single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or
privilege. The rights, remedies and benefits of the Trustee and Holders herein expressly specified
are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which either may have
under this Article 10 at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
Section 10.05 Modification.
No modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Article 10, nor the consent to
any departure by any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be
in writing and signed by the Trustee, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in
the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on any Guarantor
in any case shall entitle any Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same,
similar or other circumstances.
Section 10.06 Execution of Supplemental Indenture for Future Guarantors.
Each Subsidiary and other Person which is required to become a Guarantor of any series of Notes pursuant
to the terms of this Indenture (as supplemented by the supplemental indenture with respect to such Notes) shall promptly execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in the
form of Exhibit E hereto pursuant to which such Subsidiary or other Person shall become a
Guarantor under this Article 10 and shall guarantee the Notes. Concurrently with the execution and
delivery of such supplemental indenture, the Issuers shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel and an Officers’ Certificate to the effect that such supplemental indenture has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary or other Person and that, subject to the
application of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or transfer and other
similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and to the principles of equity, whether
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity, the Guarantee of such Guarantor is a valid and
binding obligation of such guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its
terms and/or to such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request.
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Section 10.07 Non-Impairment.
The failure to endorse a Guarantee on any Note shall not affect or impair the validity
thereof.
ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by
TIA § 318(c), the imposed duties shall control.
Section 11.02 Notices.
Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be sufficiently given if made by hand delivery, first class mail (registered or certified,
return receipt requested), facsimile transmission or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day
delivery, and addressed as follows:
If to the Issuers:
CCO Holdings, LLC
CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
c/o Charter Communications, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Secretary
CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
c/o Charter Communications, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Secretary
With a copy to:
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
If to the Trustee:
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
0 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
0 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
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The Issuers or the Trustee, by notice to each other Person may designate additional or
different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been
duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being
deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by
facsimile; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air
courier guaranteeing next day delivery.
Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class mail, certified or
registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to
its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall also be
so mailed to any Person described in TIA § 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to
mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency
with respect to other Holders.
If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time
prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
If the Issuers mail a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee
and each Agent at the same time.
The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this
Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured
electronic methods, provided, however, that the Trustee shall have received an incumbency
certificate listing persons designated to give such instructions or directions and containing
specimen signatures of such designated persons, which such incumbency certificate shall be amended
and replaced whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Issuer elects to
give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method)
and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding
of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses,
costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance
with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a
subsequent written instruction. The Issuer agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of
such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without
limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or
interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 11.03 Communication by Holders with Other Holders.
Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their
rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Issuers, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else
shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).
Section 11.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Issuers to the Trustee to take any action under this
Indenture, the Issuers shall furnish to the Trustee:
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(i) an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.05) stating that, in the
opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this
Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and
(ii) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee
(which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.05) stating that, in the opinion
of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.
Section 11.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided
for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) shall comply
with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and shall include:
(i) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition;
(ii) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(iii) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as
to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and
(iv) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or
covenant has been satisfied.
Section 11.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar
or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.
Section 11.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees, Members and Stockholders.
No director, officer, employee, incorporator, member or stockholder of the Issuers or CCI, as
such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers or CCI under the Notes or this
Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their
creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and
release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
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Section 11.08 Governing Law.
THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE
AND THE NOTES AND ANY GUARANTEE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF
LAWS TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED
THEREBY. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE
NOTES OR ANY GUARANTEE.
Section 11.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the
Issuers or their Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement
may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 11.10 Successors.
All agreements of the Issuers in this Indenture and the Notes, as the case may be, shall bind
their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its
successors.
Section 11.11 Severability.
In case any provision in this Indenture or the Notes, as the case may be, shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 11.12 Counterpart Originals.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an
original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
Section 11.13 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings of the Articles and Sections of this
Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of
this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions.
Section 11.14 Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE ISSUERS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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Section 11.15 Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the
performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly,
forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts
of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of
God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and
hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are
consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as
practicable under the circumstances.
ARTICLE 12
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 12.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of
registration of transfer or exchange of Notes herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, on
demand of and at the expense of the Issuers, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(a) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Notes which have been
destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.07 and (ii)
Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in
trust by the Issuers and thereafter repaid to the Issuers or discharged from such trust) have been
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(b) all such Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
(i) have become due and payable, or
(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in
the name, and at the expense, of the Issuers,
and the Issuers, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, have deposited or caused to
be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose an amount sufficient
to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Notes not theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any) and interest to the date of
such deposit (in the case of Notes which have become due and payable) or to the maturity or
redemption thereof, as the case may be;
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(2) the Issuers have paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the
Issuers; and
(3) each of the Issuers has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating
to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to this Article 11, the
obligations of the Issuers to the Trustee under Section 7.07, and, if money shall have been
deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of clause (1) of this Section 12.01, the
obligations of the Trustee under Section 12.02 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 12.02 Application of Trust Money.
All money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 12.01 shall be held in trust and
applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment,
either directly or through any Paying Agent as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled
thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such money has been
deposited with the Trustee.
[Signatures on following page]
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Dated as of [ ], 2011
CCO HOLDINGS, LLC, as an Issuer |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
CCO HOLDINGS CAPITAL CORP., as an Issuer |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., as Guarantor, with
respect to Article 10 and Section 7.07 only |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,as Trustee |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
EXHIBIT A
[THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING
THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS
HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT
(1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT
NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY
BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE
INDENTURE AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH
THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUERS. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE
OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS
A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE
DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 XXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX)
(“DTC”), TO THE ISSUERS OR THEIR AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH
OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.] 1
[THE NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A
TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER XXXXXXX 0 XX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT
BE OFFERED, SOLD
1 | Include Global Note Legend, if applicable. |
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OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE
EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED
THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF
THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE NOTES
EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUERS THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE
RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (I) (A) TO A PERSON WHO IS A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A
TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (B) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A
NON-U.S. PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 904 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, OR (D) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE
ISSUERS SO REQUEST), (II) TO THE ISSUERS, OR (III) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, AND (B)
THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM
IT OF THE NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (A)
ABOVE. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED
BY RULE 144 FOR RESALE OF THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY.]2
[THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION
ORIGINALLY EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR
THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION
FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED ABOVE HAVE
2 | Include Private Placement Legend, if applicable. |
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THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT.]3
3 | Include Regulation S Legend, if applicable. |
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[Face of Note]
CUSIP NO. [_________]
CUSIP NO. [_________]
[•]% Senior Notes due [•]
No [ ].
$[ ]
CCO HOLDINGS, LLC
and
promise to pay to CEDE & CO. or to registered assigns the principal amount of $[ ] Dollars on [ ].
Interest Payment Dates: [ ] and [ ]
Record Dates: [ ] and [ ]
Subject to Restrictions set forth in this Note.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. has caused this
instrument to be duly executed.
Dated: [ ]
CCO HOLDINGS, LLC |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
CCO HOLDINGS CAPITAL CORP. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee |
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By: | ||||
Authorized Signatory | ||||
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
CCO Holdings, LLC
CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
c/o Charter Communications, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
c/o Charter Communications, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
0 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
0 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
o [ ]% Senior Notes due [ ] (CUSIP [ ]) (the “Notes”)
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of May [ ], 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”),
among CCO Holdings, LLC (the “Company”), CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (“Capital Corp” and, together
with the Company, the “Issuers”), the guarantor party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A., as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
given to them in the Indenture.
___________________ (the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest
in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of
$_____________________________ in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to
___________________________ (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In
connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:
[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
o 1. Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global
Note or a Definitive Note Pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial
interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably
believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account,
or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion,
and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of
Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance
with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation
of the proposed
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Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or
Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement
Legend printed on the Rule 144A Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the
Securities Act.
o 2. Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global
Note or a Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and
in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor
hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States
and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or
such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the
Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the
facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person
acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States,
(ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b)
or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act and (iii) the transaction is not part of a
plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Upon consummation of
the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial
interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the
Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in
the Indenture and the Securities Act. If the Transfer of the beneficial interest occurs prior to
the expiration of the 40-day distribution compliance period set forth in Regulation S, the
transferred beneficial interest will be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or
Clearstream.
o 3. Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in a
Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation
S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to
beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and
in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of
the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):
o (i) such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under
the Securities Act; or
o (ii) such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or
o (iii) such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act; or
o (iv) such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and
pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
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Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby
further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of
Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer
restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note or Restricted
Definitive Notes and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is
supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the
Indenture and (2) an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy
of which the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such
Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed
transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest
or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Note and/or the Definitive Notes and in
the Indenture and the Securities Act.
o 4. Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.
o (i) Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected
pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with
the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities
laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in
the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or
Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the
Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive
Notes and in the Indenture.
o (ii) Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer is being effected
pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in
compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue
sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer
contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or
Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the
Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive
Notes and in the Indenture.
o (iii) Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The Transfer is being
effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the
transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws
of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the
Indenture and the Private Placement Legend
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are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon
consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the
transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions
on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global
Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit
of the Issuers.
________________________
[Insert Name of Transferor]
[Insert Name of Transferor]
By________________________
Name:
Title:
Name:
Title:
Dated: _______________________
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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
1. | The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following: |
[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]
o | (a) a beneficial interest in the: | ||
o | (i) Rule 144A Global Note (CUSIP __________), or | ||
o | (ii) Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP _________), or | ||
o | (b) a Restricted Definitive Note. | ||
2. | After the Transfer the Transferee will hold: |
[CHECK ONE]
o | (a) a beneficial interest in the: | ||
o | (i) Rule 144A Global Note (CUSIP __________), or | ||
o | (ii) Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP _________), or | ||
o | (iii) Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP _________); or | ||
o | (b) a Restricted Definitive Note; or | ||
o | (c) an Unrestricted Definitive Note, |
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
CCO Holdings, LLC
CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
c/o Charter Communications, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
c/o Charter Communications, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
0 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
0 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
o [ ]% Senior Notes due [ ] (CUSIP [ ]) (the “Notes”)
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of May [ ], 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”),
among CCO Holdings, LLC (the “Company”), CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (“Capital Corp” and, together
with the Company, the “Issuers”), the guarantor party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A., as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
given to them in the Indenture.
__________________________ (the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest
in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $____________________________ in such
Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies
that:
1. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note
for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note
o (i) Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the
Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the
beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii)
such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to
the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the
Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance
with the Securities
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Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired
in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United
States. If the Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note to
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner further certifies that it is
either (x) a non-U.S. Person to whom Notes would be transferred in accordance with
Regulation S or (y) a U.S. Person who purchased Notes in a transaction that did not require
registration under the Securities Act.
o (ii) Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to
Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby
certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without
transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the
Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
o (iii) Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted
Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby
certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without
transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the
Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. If the Exchange is
from beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note to an Unrestricted Definitive Note,
the Owner further certifies that it is either (x) a non-U.S. Person to whom Notes could be
transferred in accordance with Regulation S or (y) a U.S. Person who purchased Notes in a
transaction that did not require registration under the Securities Act.
o (iv) Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive
Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an
Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive
Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has
been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted
Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the
restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted
Definitive Note is being
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acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the
United States.
2. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes
for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes
o (i) Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to
Restricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal
principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being
acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. If the Exchange is from beneficial
interest in a Regulation S Global Note to a Restricted Definitive Note, the Owner further
certifies that it is either (x) a non-U.S. Person to whom Notes could be transferred in
accordance with Regulation S or (y) a U.S. Person who purchased Notes in a transaction that
did not require registration under the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed
Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note
issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the
Securities Act.
o (ii) Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted
Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] o Rule 144A Global Note or o
Regulation S Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the
beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii)
such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to
the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and
in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United
States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer
enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note
and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit
of the Issuers.
[Insert Name of Transferor] | ||||
By
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Dated:
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM
ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
CCO Holdings, LLC
CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
c/o Charter Communications, Inc.
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CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
c/o Charter Communications, Inc.
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Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
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Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
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Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
o [ ]% Senior Notes due [ ] (CUSIP [ ]) (the “Notes”)
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of May [ ], 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”),
among CCO Holdings, LLC (the “Company”), CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (“Capital Corp” and, together
with the Company, the “Issuers”), the guarantor party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A., as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
given to them in the Indenture.
In connection with our proposed purchase of $____________ aggregate principal amount of:
(i) o a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or
(ii) o a Definitive Note,
we confirm that:
1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject
to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be
bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except
in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the United States Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Securities Act”).
2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the
Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as
permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for
which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should
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sell the Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only (a) to the Company or any
subsidiary thereof, (b) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a “qualified
institutional buyer” (as defined therein), (c) to an institutional “accredited investor” (as
defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S.
broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter
and an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such
transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (d) outside the United States in accordance with
Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (e) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144(d)
under the Securities Act or (f) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any person purchasing the Definitive Note or
beneficial interest in a Global Note from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses
(a) through (e) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are
restricted as stated herein.
3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we
will be required to furnish to you and the Issuers such certifications, legal opinions and other
information as you and the Issuers may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale
complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us
will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
4. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial
and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the
Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of
our or its investment.
5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own
account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional “accredited investor”) as to
each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.
You and the Issuers are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to
produce this letter or a copy to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or
official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
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EXHIBIT E
[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE]
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of [ ],
among [GUARANTOR] (the “New Guarantor”), a subsidiary of CCO Holdings, LLC (or its
successor), a Delaware limited liability company and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (or its successor),
a Delaware corporation (together, the “Issuers”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee under the indenture referred to below
(the “Trustee”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS the Issuers and CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent
Guarantor”) have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”) dated as of May [ ],
2011, providing for the issuance of the Issuers’ [ ]% Senior Notes due [ ]
initially in the aggregate principal amount of $[ ] (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS Section [•] of the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Company is
required to cause the New Guarantor to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture
pursuant to which the New Guarantor shall unconditionally guarantee all the Issuers’ Obligations
under the Notes and the Indenture pursuant to a Note Guarantee on the terms and conditions set
forth herein; and
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Issuers, the Parent
Guarantor and other existing Guarantors, if any, are authorized to execute and deliver this
Supplemental Indenture;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor, the Parent
Guarantor, the Issuers and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable
benefit of Holders as follows:
1. Defined Terms. As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the
Indenture or in the preamble or recital hereto are used herein as therein defined, except that the
term “holders” in this Supplemental Indenture shall refer to the term “holders” as
defined in the Indenture and the Trustee acting on behalf of and for the benefit of such holders.
The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import
used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any
particular section hereof.
2. Agreement to Guarantee. The New Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally
with all existing guarantors (if any), to unconditionally guarantee the Issuers’
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Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the
Indenture and the Notes and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under
the Indenture.
3. Notices. All notices or other communications to the New Guarantor shall be given
as provided in Section 11.02 of the Indenture.
4. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture. Except as
expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the
terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental
Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder heretofore or
hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
5. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF
LAW.
6. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no representation as to the
validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.
7. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental
Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same
agreement.
8. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall
not effect the construction thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed as of the date first above written.
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee |
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