EXHIBIT 1.10
FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of October 20, 2000
among
XXXXXXX HOMES, INC.,
THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO
and
U.S. TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
AS TRUSTEE
Supplementing the Indenture
Dated as of May 6, 1998
FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of October 20, 2000
(the "Fourth Supplemental Indenture"), by and among Xxxxxxx Homes, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the Guarantors signatory hereto and U.S.
Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee").
WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors signatory thereto
executed and delivered the Indenture dated as of May 6, 1998, as supplemented by
the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 26, 1999, the Second
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 15, 1999, and the Third Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of July 27, 2000 (the "Indenture"), to the Trustee to
provide for the issuance of the Company's 9% Senior Notes Due 2008 (the
"Securities").
WHEREAS, the Company has a Subsidiary, SHA Construction LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, which is a Restricted Subsidiary.
WHEREAS, the Company desires that pursuant to Section 4.18 and
Article 10 of the Indenture, SHA Construction LLC shall become a Guarantor under
the Indenture.
WHEREAS, all necessary actions to make this Fourth
Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, the Guarantors and the
Trustee in accordance with its terms and a valid supplement to the Indenture,
have been completed.
WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors, with the consent of
the Trustee, may supplement the Indenture to reflect additional Guarantors
without notice to or the consent of any Holder.
NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and
mutual covenants herein contained, each party hereto agrees as follows for the
benefit of the holders of the Securities:
Article 1.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. DEFINITION OF TERMS.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Indenture;
(b) references to Sections or Articles mean references to such
Section or Article in the Indenture, unless stated otherwise; and
(c) rules of construction applicable pursuant to the Indenture
are also applicable herein.
Article 2.
ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR
Section 2.01. ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR.
SHA Construction LLC hereby agrees to become a Guarantor under
the Indenture.
Article 3.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.01. AUTHORIZATION.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and the
Guarantors of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture have been duly authorized by
all necessary action of the Company and each such Guarantor.
Section 3.02. RATIFICATION OF INDENTURE.
The Indenture, as supplemented by this Fourth Supplemental
Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Fourth
Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and
to the extent herein and therein provided and every holder of Securities
heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall
benefit and be bound hereby.
Section 3.03. GOVERNING LAW.
THIS FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD
TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF.
Section 3.04. SEVERABILITY.
In case any one or more of the provisions in this Fourth
Supplemental Indenture shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in any
respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such
provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the
provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.
Section 3.05. COUNTERPARTS.
This Fourth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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Section 3.06. EFFECTIVENESS.
This Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be effective and
binding when executed by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee.
Section 3.07. TRUSTEE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECITALS.
The recitals herein contained are made by the Company and the
Guarantors and not by the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for
the correctness thereof and shall incur no liability for any incorrectness
thereof. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency
of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.
Section 3.08. PERFORMANCE OF TRUSTEE.
The Trustee, for itself and its successors, accepts the Trust
of the Indenture as amended by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and agrees to
perform this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and the Indenture, but only upon the
terms and conditions set forth herein and therein, including the terms and
provisions in the Indenture defining and limiting the liability and
responsibility of the Trustee.
Section 3.09. COMPENSATION.
The Company shall promptly reimburse the Trustee upon request
for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it in administering and
executing this Fourth Supplemental Indenture. Such expenses shall include the
reasonable compensation and out-of-pocket expenses of the Trustee's agents and
counsel.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth
Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first written
above.
XXXXXXX HOMES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President of Finance
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XXXXXXX HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
XXXXXXX HOMES OF OREGON, INC.
XXXXXXX HOMES OF WASHINGTON, INC.
MELODY HOMES, INC.
MELODY MORTGAGE CO.
XXXXXXX REALTY/MAUI, INC.
XXXXXXX REALTY/OAHU, INC.
LOKELANI CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
SHLR OF WASHINGTON, INC.
SHLR OF COLORADO, INC.
SSHI LLC
SHLR OF NEVADA, INC.
SRHI LLC
XXXXXXX HOMES OF ARIZONA LLC
SHLR OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
XXXXXXX MORTGAGE, INC.
SHA CONSTRUCTION LLC,
as Guarantors
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President of Finance
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U.S. TRUST COMPANY,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Senior Vice President
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