EXHIBIT 4.1
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LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
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INDENTURE
Dated as of September 25, 2007
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8-1/8% Senior Notes due 2015
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
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TIA Section Indenture Section
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310(a)(1).................................................. 6.10
(a)(2).................................................. 6.10
(a)(3).................................................. N.A.
(a)(4).................................................. N.A.
(a)(5).................................................. 6.08
(b)..................................................... 6.08; 6.10
(c)..................................................... N.A.
311(a)..................................................... 6.11
(b)..................................................... 6.11
(c)..................................................... N.A.
312(a).................................................. 2.05
(b)..................................................... 9.03
(c)..................................................... 9.03
313(a)..................................................... 6.06
(b)(1).................................................. N.A.
(b)(2).................................................. 6.06
(c)..................................................... 6.06; 9.02
(d)..................................................... 6.06
314(a)..................................................... 9.02
(b)..................................................... N.A.
(c)(1).................................................. 9.04
(c)(2).................................................. 9.04
(c)(3).................................................. N.A.
(d)..................................................... N.A.
(e)..................................................... 9.05
(f)..................................................... N.A.
315(a)..................................................... 6.01(b)
(b)..................................................... 6.05; 9.02
(c)..................................................... 6.01(a)
(d)..................................................... 6.01(c)
(e)..................................................... 5.11
316(a)(last sentence)...................................... 9.06
(a)(1)(A)............................................... 5.05
(a)(1)(B)............................................... 5.02; 5.04; 8.02
(a)(2).................................................. N.A.
(b)..................................................... 5.07
317(a)(1).................................................. 5.08
(a)(2).................................................. 5.09
(b)..................................................... 2.04
318(a)..................................................... 9.01
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N.A. means Not Applicable.
NOTE:.This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be
part of this Indenture.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01. Definitions..................................................1
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions............................................6
SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act............6
SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction........................................6
ARTICLE TWO
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating..............................................7
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication.................................7
SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent...................................8
SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust..........................9
SECTION 2.05. Securityholder Lists.........................................9
SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange........................................9
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Securities.......................................9
SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Securities......................................10
SECTION 2.09. Temporary Securities........................................10
SECTION 2.10. Cancellation................................................10
SECTION 2.11. Defaulted Interest..........................................11
SECTION 2.12. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities.................11
SECTION 2.13. Transfer and Exchange of Securities.........................12
SECTION 2.14. Issuance of Additional Securities...........................14
ARTICLE THREE
REDEMPTION
[Reserved]. ............................................................15
ARTICLE FOUR
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities.......................................15
SECTION 4.02. SEC Reports.................................................15
SECTION 4.03. Compliance Certificate......................................16
SECTION 4.04. Maintenance of Office or Agency.............................16
SECTION 4.05. Corporate Existence.........................................17
SECTION 4.06. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.....................17
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SECTION 4.07. Transactions with Affiliates................................17
SECTION 4.08. Change of Control...........................................17
SECTION 4.09. Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness
by the Company and on the Incurrence of Additional
Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock by Its
Subsidiaries................................................19
SECTION 4.10. Limitation on Liens.........................................20
SECTION 4.11. Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions..............22
SECTION 4.12. Limitation on Funded Debt of Material Subsidiaries..........22
ARTICLE FIVE
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
SECTION 5.01. When Company May Merge, etc.................................23
SECTION 5.02. Successor Person Substituted................................23
ARTICLE SIX
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default...........................................24
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration................................................25
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies..............................................25
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.....................................26
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority.........................................26
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Remedies......................................26
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment........................27
SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee..................................27
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim............................27
SECTION 6.10. Priorities..................................................27
SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.......................................28
ARTICLE SEVEN
TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee...........................................28
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee...........................................29
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee................................30
SECTION 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer........................................30
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults..........................................30
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders...............................30
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity..................................31
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee......................................32
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc............................32
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification...............................33
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company...........33
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ARTICLE EIGHT
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
SECTION 8.01. Termination of Company's Obligations........................33
SECTION 8.02. Application of Trust Money..................................34
SECTION 8.03. Repayment to Company........................................34
SECTION 8.04. Reinstatement, Indemnity....................................34
ARTICLE NINE
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders..................................35
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders.....................................35
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.........................36
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents...........................36
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities.......................37
SECTION 9.06. Trustee Protected...........................................37
ARTICLE TEN
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 10.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls................................37
SECTION 10.02. Notices.....................................................37
SECTION 10.03. Communication by Holders with Other Holders.................39
SECTION 10.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent..........39
SECTION 10.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion...............39
SECTION 10.06. When Treasury Securities Disregarded........................39
SECTION 10.07. Rules by Trustee and Agents.................................40
SECTION 10.08. Legal Holidays..............................................40
SECTION 10.09. Governing Law...............................................40
SECTION 10.10. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements...............40
SECTION 10.11. No Recourse Against Others..................................40
SECTION 10.12. Successors..................................................40
SECTION 10.13. Duplicate Originals.........................................40
SECTION 10.14. Separability................................................40
SIGNATURES.................................................................S-1
EXHIBIT A- FORM OF SECURITY................................................A-1
EXHIBIT B - FORM OF GLOBAL SECURITY LEGEND.................................B-1
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NOTE:.This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part
of this Indenture.
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INDENTURE dated as of September 25, 2007 between Leucadia National
Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Company"), and The Bank of New York,
as trustee (the "Trustee").
Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and
for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Company's 8-1/8% Senior
Notes due 2015 (the "Securities"):
ARTICLE ONE.
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.
"Acquired Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of a Person either (i)
existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary, (ii) assumed in
connection with the acquisition of assets of such Person or (iii) any
refinancing or replacement by such Person of such Indebtedness; provided that
the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness then outstanding is not increased.
Acquired Indebtedness shall not include (x) any such Indebtedness created in
anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary (other than a refinancing or
replacement of Indebtedness of such Person, which original Indebtedness was not
incurred in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary) or (y) any
Indebtedness that is recourse to the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their
respective assets, other than to such Person and its Subsidiaries and their
respective assets.
"Additional Securities" means any additional Securities having
identical terms and conditions to the Securities issued pursuant to Article Two
and in compliance with Section 4.09.
"Affiliate" of the Company means (i) any Related Person and (ii) any
other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct
or indirect common control with the Company. For the purposes of this
definition, "control" when used with respect to any Person means the power to
direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
"Agent" means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar.
"Attributable Debt" means, as of any particular time, the present
value, discounted at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate borne by the
Securities, of the rental payments (not including amounts payable by the lessee
for maintenance, property taxes and insurance) due during the remaining term of
any lease (including any period for which such lease has been extended or may,
at the option of the lessor, be extended).
"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company or
any committee thereof.
"business day" means any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is
open for trading and which is not a Legal Holiday.
"Capitalized Lease Obligations" means the discounted present value
of the rental obligations of any Person under any lease of any property (whether
real, personal or mixed) which, in accordance with GAAP, is required to be
capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person.
"Capital Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any and all
shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of
capital stock, including each class of common stock and preferred stock of such
Person.
"Common Shares" means the Common Shares, par value $1.00 per share,
of the Company.
"Company" means Leucadia National Corporation, a New York
corporation, until a successor replaces such Person in accordance with the terms
of this Indenture, and thereafter means such successor.
"Consolidated Debt" means, on any date, the sum of (i) total
Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, at such date, determined in
accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis, and (ii) the aggregate liquidation
preference of all Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries of the Company, at such date,
other than Preferred Stock to the extent held by the Company and its
Subsidiaries; provided that Consolidated Debt shall not include Permitted
Indebtedness.
"Consolidated Net Worth" means, as of any date, the sum of the
Capital Stock and additional paid-in capital plus retained earnings (or minus
accumulated deficit) of the Company as of such date determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Tangible Net Worth" with respect to the Company
means, as of any date, the total shareholders' equity of the Company determined
in accordance with GAAP less any and all goodwill and other intangible assets
reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of such date.
Deferred policy acquisition costs ("DPAC"), that portion of the value of
insurance in force resulting from an acquisition and equivalent to the amount of
DPAC of the acquired entity outstanding immediately prior to such acquisition
and deferred taxes shall not be deemed goodwill or other intangible assets for
purposes of determining Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.
"Default" means any event which is, or after notice or passage of
time would be, an Event of Default.
"Depository" means, with respect to the Global Securities, The
Depository Trust Company or another Person designated as depository by the
Company, which Person must be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange
Act.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
"Funded Debt" means Indebtedness which by its terms matures at, or
can be extended or renewed at the option of the obligor to, a date more than
twelve months after the date of the creation of such Indebtedness, including,
without limitation, revolving credit loans.
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"GAAP" or "generally accepted accounting principles" means United
States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on December 31,
1992.
"Global Security Legend" means the legend substantially in the form
set forth in Exhibit B.
"Holder" or "Securityholder" means a Person in whose name a Security
is registered on the Registrar's books.
"Indebtedness" of any Person means (i) any liability of such Person
(a) for borrowed money, (b) evidenced by a note, debenture or similar instrument
(including a Purchase Money Obligation or deferred payment obligation) given in
connection with the acquisition of any property or assets (other than inventory
or similar property acquired in the ordinary course of business), including
securities, (c) for the payment of a Capitalized Lease Obligation of such Person
or (d) with respect to the reimbursement of any letter of credit, banker's
acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than trade letters of credit
issued in the ordinary course of business; provided, that the failure to make
prompt reimbursement of any trade letter of credit shall be deemed to be the
incurrence of Indebtedness); and (ii) any guarantee by such Person of any
liability of others described in clause (i) above or any obligation of such
Person with respect to any liability of others described in clause (i) above.
Indebtedness shall not include deposits at the Company's banking and lending
Subsidiaries.
"Indenture" means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from
time to time.
"Independent Director" means any director of the Company who is
neither (i) an executive officer or an employee of the Company or of any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates or (ii) a Related Person.
"Initial Securities" means the Securities issued on the Issue Date.
"Investment Grade" is defined as BBB- or higher by S&P or Baa3 or
higher by Moody's or the equivalent of such ratings by Moody's or S&P.
"Issue Date" means September 25, 2007.
"Legal Holiday" means a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which (i)
commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law or
executive order to close or (ii) the New York Stock Exchange is not open for
trading.
"Lien" means any mortgage, lien, pledge, security interest,
conditional sale or other title retention agreement or other security interest
or encumbrance of any kind (including any agreement to give any security
interest).
"Material Subsidiary" means (i) any Subsidiary of the Company which
at December 31, 1992 was a "significant subsidiary" under Regulation S-X
promulgated by the SEC or any successor to such Subsidiary and (ii) any other
Subsidiary of the Company; provided, that the Company's investments in and
advances to such Subsidiary at the date of determination thereof, without giving
effect to any write-downs in such investments or advances taken within the prior
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12 months, represent 20% or more of the Company's Consolidated Tangible Net
Worth as of such time; provided, however, that this clause (ii) shall not
include any Subsidiary if, at the time that it became a Subsidiary, the Company
contemplated commencing a voluntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Law
with respect to such Subsidiary.
"Moody's" means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or any successor
to its rating business.
"Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice
President, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer of the Company.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers
or by an Officer and the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer
of the Company. One of the Officers giving an Officers' Certificate pursuant to
Section 4.03 shall be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer
of the Company.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion from legal counsel who
is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or
counsel to the Company or the Trustee.
"Permitted Indebtedness" means (i) any Indebtedness of the Company
and its Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date or any refinancing or
replacement thereof; provided, that the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness is
not increased, (ii) Acquired Indebtedness, (iii) Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries
held by the Company or its Subsidiaries (it being understood that the sale of
such Preferred Stock by the Company or such Subsidiary to any Person other than
the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or such Subsidiary no longer being a
Subsidiary shall be deemed the issuance of Preferred Stock for purposes of
Section 4.09) and (iv) intercompany Indebtedness.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
"Physical Securities" means certificated Securities in registered
form.
"Preferred Stock" of an entity means the Capital Stock of that
entity which is preferred as to the payment of dividends or the distribution of
assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, over the shares of any other
class or series of Capital Stock of said entity.
"principal" of a debt security means the principal amount of the
security plus the premium, if any, on the security.
"Principal Property" means all property, assets or revenue of the
Company and each Material Subsidiary now owned or hereafter acquired and all
shares of stock and Indebtedness of any Material Subsidiary now owned or
hereafter acquired.
"Purchase Money Obligations" means Indebtedness evidenced by a note,
debenture, bond or other security or investment (whether or not secured by any
Lien or other security interest) issued to or assumed in favor of a vendor as
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all or part of the purchase price of property acquired by the Company or any
Subsidiary; provided, however, that such term shall not include any account
payable or any other Indebtedness incurred, created or assumed in the ordinary
course of business in connection with the obtaining of material, products or
services.
"Related Person" means any Person who directly or indirectly holds
10% or more of any class of Capital Stock of the Company as determined pursuant
to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
"Sale and Lease-Back Transaction" means an arrangement with any
Person providing for the leasing by the Company or any Subsidiary of any
property, title to which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by
the Company or such Subsidiary to such Person; provided, however, that the term
"Sale and Lease-Back Transaction" shall not include any arrangement with the
United States of America, any of its territories or possessions, or any State
thereof, or any department, agency, instrumentality or political subdivision of
any thereof.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, Inc. or any
successor to its rating business.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities" means the securities, as amended or supplemented from
time to time, that are issued and outstanding under this Indenture, treated as a
single class of securities, including the Initial Securities and Additional
Securities, if any.
"Securities Act" mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Subsidiary" means a corporation or business trust a majority of
whose Voting Stock is owned by the Company or a Subsidiary.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code xx.xx.
77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the Issue Date; provided, however, that in the
event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, "TIA" means to
the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so
amended.
"Trustee" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a
successor replaces it in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and
thereafter means the successor.
"Trust Officer" means any officer or assistant officer within the
corporate trust department of the Trustee with direct responsibilities for the
administration of this Indenture.
"United States" means the United States of America.
"Voting Stock" with respect to any Person, means Capital Stock of
such Person having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect
directors to the board of directors of such Person, but shall not include any
Capital Stock that has or would have such voting power solely by reason of the
happening of any contingency.
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"Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary in which the Company
or a Subsidiary owns all of the Capital Stock, other than directors' qualifying
shares.
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions.
Defined
Term in Section
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"Agent Members".......................................... 2.12
"Bankruptcy Law"......................................... 6.01
"Change of Control"...................................... 4.08
"Change of Control Notice"............................... 4.08
"Change of Control Payment Date"......................... 4.08
"Custodian".............................................. 6.01
"Disposition"............................................ 4.08
"Event of Default"....................................... 6.01
"Global Securities"...................................... 2.12
"Paying Agent"........................................... 2.03
"Recipient".............................................. 4.08
"Registrar".............................................. 2.03
"U.S. Government Obligations"............................ 8.01
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, if used in this Indenture, have the following meanings:
"Commission" means the SEC.
"indenture securities" means the Securities.
"indenture security holder" means a securityholder.
"indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture.
"indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee.
"obligor" on the indenture securities means the Company or any
other obligor thereon.
All other TIA terms used in this indenture that are defined by the
TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule have the
meanings assigned to them therein.
SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
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(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning
assigned to it in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
(3) "or" is not exclusive;
(4) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the
plural include the singular;
(5) any gender used in this Indenture shall be deemed to include
the neuter, masculine or feminine genders;
(6) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
(7) "herein," "hereof" and other words of similar import refer to
this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or
other subdivision.
ARTICLE TWO
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating.
The Securities and the certificate of authentication shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A with appropriate revisions to reflect the
initial interest accrual date and initial interest payment date of any
Additional Securities. The provisions of Exhibit A are part of this Indenture.
The Securities may have notations, legends and endorsements required by law,
stock exchange rule or usage. The Company shall approve the form of the
Securities and any notation, legend or endorsement on them. Each Security shall
be dated the date of its authentication.
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication.
One Officer and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
Company shall sign the Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile
signature.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that
office at the time the Security is authenticated, the Security shall be valid
nevertheless.
A Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or an authenticating
agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security. The
signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated
under this Indenture.
The Trustee or an authenticating agent shall authenticate (i)
Initial Securities for original issue in the aggregate principal amount not to
exceed $500,000,000, and (ii) Additional Securities as provided in Section 2.14,
in each case upon a written order of the Company in the form of an Officers'
Certificate. Each such written order shall specify the principal amount of
Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the Securities are to be
authenticated and whether the Securities are to be issued as Physical Securities
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or Global Securities or such other information as the Trustee may reasonably
request.
In the event that the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall
authenticate any Securities issued under this Indenture subsequent to the Issue
Date pursuant to clause (ii) of the first sentence of the immediately preceding
paragraph, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain the same
"CUSIP" number for such Securities as is printed on the Securities outstanding
at such time; provided, however, that if any series of Securities issued under
this Indenture subsequent to the Issue Date is determined, to be a different
class of security than the Securities outstanding at such time for federal
income tax purposes, the Company may obtain a "CUSIP" number for such Securities
that is different than the "CUSIP" number printed on the Securities then
outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Securities issued under this
Indenture shall vote and consent together on all matters as one class and no
series of Securities will have the right to vote or consent as a separate class
on any matter.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent to authenticate
Securities. An authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the
Trustee may do so except on original issuance. 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 the Company or
its Affiliates.
The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without
coupons and only in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may
be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the "Registrar") and
an office or agency where Securities may be presented for payment (the "Paying
Agent"). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their
transfer and exchange. The Company may have one or more co-registrars and one or
more additional paying agents. The term "Paying Agent" includes any additional
paying agent.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with
any Agent not a party to this Indenture. Such agency agreement shall provide for
reasonable compensation for such services. The agreement shall implement the
provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Company shall notify
the Trustee of the name and address of any such Agent and shall furnish the
Trustee with an executed counterpart of any such agency agreement. If the
Company fails to maintain or act as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall
act as such and shall be duly compensated therefor.
The Registrar or a co-registrar and a Paying Agent shall be
maintained by the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. The
Company initially designates the Trustee as the Registrar and Paying Agent.
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SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust.
At or prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on each due date of
the principal and interest on any Security, the Company shall deposit with the
Paying Agent immediately available funds sufficient to pay such principal and
interest becoming due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than
the Trustee to enter into an agreement whereby it shall agree to hold in trust
for the benefit of Securityholders or the Trustee all money held by such Paying
Agent for the payment of principal or interest on the Securities, and to notify
the Trustee of any Default by the Company in making any such payment. While any
such Default continues, the Trustee may require the Paying Agent to pay all
money held by it to the Trustee. Except as provided in the immediately preceding
sentence, the Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money
held by it to the Trustee. Upon doing so, such Paying Agent (other than the
Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the
Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold as separate trust
funds all money held by it as Paying Agent.
SECTION 2.05. Securityholder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the name and addresses of
Securityholders and shall otherwise comply with TIA ss. 312(a). If the Trustee
is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the
Trustee on or before each semiannual 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
Securityholders, and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA ss. 312(a).
SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.
Subject to Sections 2.12 and 2.13, when a Security is presented to
the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a transfer, the
Registrar shall register the transfer as requested if the requirements of the
Registrar are met. Subject to Sections 2.12 and 2.13, when Securities are
presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to exchange them for
an equal principal amount of Securities of other denominations, the Registrar
shall make the exchange as requested if the requirements of the Registrar are
met. The Company shall cooperate with the Registrar in meeting its requirements.
To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Trustee shall
authenticate Securities at the Registrar's request. The Company or the Trustee
may charge a reasonable fee for any registration of transfer or exchange and may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge that may be imposed in relation thereto, but not for any exchange
pursuant to Sections 2.09, 4.08 or 9.05.
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Securities.
If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee or if the
Holder of a Security claims that the Security has been lost, destroyed or
wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a
replacement Security if the requirements of the Trustee are met. An indemnity
bond may be required by the Trustee or the Company that is sufficient in the
judgment of the Company and the Trustee to protect the Company, the Trustee or
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any Agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced.
The Company or the Trustee may charge for its expenses in replacing a Security.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken
Security has become or is about to become due and payable, or is about to be
purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.08 hereof, the Company in its
discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay or purchase such
Security, as the case may be.
Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any
mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Security shall constitute an
original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the
mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Security shall be at any time
enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture
equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities duly issued
hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to
the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement
or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Securities.
SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Securities.
Securities outstanding at any time are all Securities authenticated
by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for
cancellation and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding.
Subject to Section 10.06, a Security does not cease to be outstanding because
the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates holds the Security.
If a Security is replaced or paid pursuant to Section 2.07, it
ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it
that the replaced or paid Security is held by a protected purchaser.
If any Paying Agent (other than the Company or a Subsidiary) holds
on the maturity date of the Securities money received by the Paying Agent
pursuant to this Indenture and sufficient to pay the principal and interest on
Securities payable on that date, then on and after that date such Securities
cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.
SECTION 2.09. Temporary Securities.
Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may
prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary
Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may
have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Securities.
Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall
authenticate definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities
surrendered to it.
SECTION 2.10. Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any
Securities surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or
payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Securities surrendered for
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registration of transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and shall dispose of
cancelled Securities in accordance with its customary procedures unless the
Company directs in writing their return to the Company. The Company may not
issue new Securities to replace Securities that it has paid or delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation.
SECTION 2.11. Defaulted Interest.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Securities,
it shall pay the defaulted interest plus any interest payable on the defaulted
interest to the Persons who are Securityholders on a subsequent special record
date. The Company shall fix the record date and payment date. At least 10 days
before the record date, the Company shall mail to each Securityholder a notice
that states the record date, the payment date, and the amount of defaulted
interest to be paid. The Company may pay defaulted interest in any other lawful
manner.
SECTION 2.12. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities.
The Initial Securities initially shall be represented by one or more
Securities in registered, global form without interest coupons (collectively,
the "Global Securities"). All Global Securities shall bear the Global Security
Legend. The Global Securities initially shall (i) be registered in the name of
the Depository or the nominee of the Depository, in each case for credit to an
account of an Agent Member, and (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian
for the Depository.
Members of, or direct or indirect participants in, the Depository
("Agent Members") shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any
Global Security held on their behalf by the Depository or under the Global
Securities. The Depository may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any
agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the Global
Securities for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing
herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the
Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other
authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as between the Depository
and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the
exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Security.
(a) Transfers of Global Securities shall be limited to transfers
in whole, but not in part, to the Depository, its successors or their respective
nominees. Interests of beneficial owners in the Global Securities may be
transferred or exchanged for Physical Securities only in accordance with the
applicable rules and procedures of the Depository and the provisions of Section
2.13. In addition, a Global Security shall be exchangeable for Physical
Securities only if (i) the Depository (x) notifies the Company that it is
unwilling or unable to continue as depository for such Global Security or (y)
has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and in
either case the Company fails to appoint a successor depositary within 90 days
of such notice or of the Company's becoming aware of such cessation, (ii) the
Company, at its option and subject to the procedures of the Depository, notifies
the Trustee in writing that it is electing to issue Physical Securities or (iii)
there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to
such Global Security. In all cases, Physical Securities delivered in exchange
for any Global Security or beneficial interests therein shall be registered in
the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf
of the Depository in accordance with its customary procedures. Neither the
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Company nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay by the Depository in
providing such registration information and the Company and the Trustee may
conclusively rely on instructions from the Depository as to such registration
information. In the event that a Physical Security is to be authenticated
pursuant to this clause (a), the Company will promptly make available to the
Trustee, a reasonable supply of Physical Securities in definitive, fully
registered form, without interest coupons, unless such a supply has previously
been made available to the Trustee.
(b) In connection with the transfer of a Global Security as an
entirety to beneficial owners pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 2.12,
such Global Security shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for
cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in writing in
exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Security, an equal aggregate
principal amount of Physical Securities of authorized denominations.
(c) The Holder of any Global Security may grant proxies and
otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may
hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is
entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities. None of the Company,
the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Registrar will have any responsibility or
liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account
of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security or for maintaining,
supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership
interests.
SECTION 2.13. Transfer and Exchange of Securities.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Securities. A Global Security
may not be transferred as a whole except as set forth in Section 2.12(a). Global
Securities shall not be exchanged by the Company for Physical Securities except
under the circumstances described in Section 2.13(c). Global Securities may be
exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and
2.09. Beneficial interests in a Global Security may be transferred and exchanged
as provided in Section 2.13(b) or 2.13(c) below.
(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global
Securities. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global
Securities shall be effected through the Depository, in accordance with the
provisions of this Indenture and the applicable rules and procedures of the
Depository. Beneficial interests in Global Securities shall be transferred or
exchanged only for beneficial interests in Global Securities, except as provided
in Section 2.12(a). Transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests in the
Global Securities also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or
(ii) below, as applicable:
(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Security. A
beneficial interest in a Global Security may be transferred to Persons who
take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in such Global
Security. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be
delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this
Section 2.13(b)(i).
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(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in
Global Securities. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of
beneficial interests in any Global Security that are not subject to
Section 2.13(b)(i), the transferor of such beneficial interest must
deliver to the Registrar (1) a written order from an Agent Member given to
the Depository in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures of
the Depository directing the Depository to credit or cause to be credited
a beneficial interest in another Global Security in an amount equal to the
beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions
given in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures of the
Depository containing information regarding the Agent Member account to be
credited with such increase. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements
for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Securities
contained in this Indenture and the Securities or otherwise applicable
under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of
the relevant Global Security or Global Securities pursuant to Section
2.13(f).
(c) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global
Securities for Physical Securities. A beneficial interest in a Global Security
may not be exchanged for a Physical Security except under the circumstances
described in Section 2.12(a). A beneficial interest in a Global Security may not
be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Physical
Security except under the circumstances described in Section 2.12(a).
(d) Transfer and Exchange of Physical Securities for Beneficial
Interests in Global Securities. A Holder of a Physical Security may exchange
such Physical Security for a beneficial interest in a Global Security or
transfer such Physical Security to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in a Global Security at any time. Upon receipt of
a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the
applicable Physical Security and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate
principal amount of one of the Global Securities. If any such transfer or
exchange is effected pursuant to this paragraph (d) at a time when a Global
Security has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of a
written order of the Company in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall
authenticate one or more Global Securities in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the aggregate principal amount of Physical Securities transferred or
exchanged pursuant to this paragraph (d).
(e) Transfer and Exchange of Physical Securities for Physical
Securities. Upon request by a Holder of Physical Securities, the Registrar shall
register the transfer or exchange of Physical Securities. Prior to such
registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or
surrender to the Registrar the Physical Securities 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.
(f) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Securities. At such
time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Security have been
exchanged for Physical Securities or a particular Global Security has been
repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Security
shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with
Section 2.10. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest
in a Global Security is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Security
or for Physical Securities, the principal amount of Securities represented by
such Global Security shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be
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made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the Depository 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
Security, such other Global Security shall be increased accordingly and an
endorsement shall be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the
Depository at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
(g) General. All Global Securities and Physical Securities issued
upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Securities or Physical
Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same
debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global
Securities or Physical Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer
or exchange.
(h) The Trustee and the Registrar 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 Depository participants, members or beneficial owners 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.
The Registrar shall retain for a period of two years copies of all
letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to Section
2.12 or this Section 2.13. The Company shall have the right to inspect and make
copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at any
reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable notice to the Registrar.
SECTION 2.14. Issuance of Additional Securities.
The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Securities under
this Indenture which shall have identical terms as the Initial Securities issued
on the Issue Date, other than with respect to the date of issuance, issue price,
and amount of interest payable on the first payment date applicable thereto;
provided that such issuance is not prohibited by Section 4.09. The Initial
Securities issued on the Issue Date and any Additional Securities shall be
treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture.
With respect to any Additional Securities, the Company shall set
forth in a resolution of its Board of Directors and in a Company Request, a copy
of each of which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:
(1) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Securities
to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture;
(2) the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP number of such
Additional Securities and the amount of interest payable on the first
payment date applicable thereto; provided, however, that no Additional
Securities may be issued at a price that would cause such Additional
Securities to have "original issue discount" within the meaning of Section
1273 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and
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(3) any and all other terms of issuance with respect to such
Additional Securities, including any terms which the Board of Directors
deems appropriate.
ARTICLE THREE
REDEMPTION
[Reserved].
ARTICLE FOUR
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities.
The Company shall pay the principal of and interest, if any, on the
Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities. An
installment of principal or interest shall be considered paid on the date it is
due if the Trustee or Paying Agent holds such installment in immediately
available funds at 9:00 A.M., New York City time, on the date such installment
is due. Principal and interest on Global Securities shall be payable to the
Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the sole registered owner and
the sole Holder of the Securities represented thereby.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate
borne by the Securities; it shall pay interest on overdue installments of
interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.
SECTION 4.02. SEC Reports.
(a) The Company shall file with the Trustee within 15 days after
it files them with the SEC copies of the annual reports and of the information,
documents, and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing
as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company is required
to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. If the
Company is not subject to the requirements of such Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, the Company shall continue to file with the Trustee on the same
timely basis such reports, information and other documents as it would file if
it were subject to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
The Company also shall comply with the other provisions of TIA ss. 314(a).
(b) So long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, the
Company shall cause each annual, quarterly and other financial report mailed or
otherwise furnished by it generally to stockholders to be filed with the Trustee
and mailed to the Holders at their addresses appearing in the register of\
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Securities maintained by the Registrar, in each case at the time of such mailing
or furnishing to stockholders. If the Company is not required to furnish annual
or quarterly reports to its stockholders pursuant to the Exchange Act, the
Company shall cause its financial statements, including any notes thereto and,
with respect to annual reports, an auditors' report by an accounting firm of
established national reputation and a "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations," comparable to that which would
have been required to appear in annual or quarterly reports filed under Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to be so filed with the Trustee within 120 days
after the end of each of the Company's fiscal years and within 60 days after the
end of each of the first three quarters of each such fiscal year and, after the
date such reports are so required to be filed with the Trustee, to be furnished
to any Holder upon such Holder's request.
(c) The Company shall provide the Trustee with a sufficient number
of copies of all reports and other documents and information that the Trustee
may be required to deliver to Securityholders under this Section 4.02. Delivery
of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational
purposes only and the Trustee's receipt of such reports shall not constitute
constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from
information contained therein, including the Company's compliance with any of
its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively
on Officers' Certificates).
SECTION 4.03. Compliance Certificate.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the
end of each fiscal year of the Company (which as of the Issue Date is December
31) an Officers' Certificate stating whether or not the signers know of any
Default or Event of Default. If they do know of such a Default or Event of
Default, the certificate shall describe the Default or Event of Default and
efforts to remedy the same. The Company shall notify the Trustee within 10 days
following the occurrence thereof of any acceleration which is an Event of
Default within the meaning of Section 6.01(4).
SECTION 4.04. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of
New York, an office or agency where Securities may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment and where
notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this
Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the
Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or
agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required
office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof,
such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the
address of the Trustee set forth in Section 10.02.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other
offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any
or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations;
provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the
Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, for such purposes. The Company will give prompt
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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.
SECTION 4.05. Corporate Existence.
Subject to Article Four, the Company will do or cause to be done all
things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate
existence and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each Material
Subsidiary in accordance with the respective organizational documents of each
Material Subsidiary and the rights (charter and statutory) and material
franchises of the Company and the Material Subsidiaries; provided that the
Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise, or the
corporate existence of any Material Subsidiary, if the Board of Directors shall
determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of
the business of the Company and that the loss thereof is not, and will not be,
adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
SECTION 4.06. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so)
that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever
claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any
usury law or other law, which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying
all or any portion of the principal of and/or interest on the Securities as
contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or
which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and (to the
extent that it may lawfully do so) the Company hereby expressly waives all
benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder,
delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but
will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law
had been enacted.
SECTION 4.07. Transactions with Affiliates.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to,
directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction or series of related
transactions with any Affiliate (other than with the Company or a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary), including, without limitation, any loan, advance or investment or
any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property or the rendering of any
service, unless such transaction or series of transactions is in good faith and
at arm's length and on terms which are at least as favorable as those available
in a comparable transaction from an unrelated Person. Any such transaction that
involves in excess of $10,000,000 shall be approved by a majority of the
Independent Directors on the Board of Directors of the Company; or, in the event
that at the time of any such transaction or series of related transactions there
are no Independent Directors serving on the Board of Directors of the Company,
such transaction or series of related transactions shall be approved by a
nationally recognized expert with experience in appraising the terms and
conditions of the type of transaction for which approval is required.
SECTION 4.08. Change of Control.
(a) In the event of any Change of Control, each Holder shall have
the right, at such Holder's option, to require the Company to purchase all or
any portion (in integral multiples of $2,000) of such Holder's Securities on the
date (the "Change of Control Payment Date") which is 20 business days after the
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date the Change of Control Notice as defined below is mailed (or such later date
as is required by applicable law) at 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus
accrued interest to the Change of Control Payment Date; provided that the
Company will not be obligated to purchase any of such Securities unless Holders
of at least 10% in principal amount of the Securities outstanding at the Change
of Control Payment Date (other than Securities held by the Company and its
Affiliates) shall have tendered their Securities for repurchase. In addition, in
the event of any Change of Control, the Company will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiaries to, purchase or redeem any Indebtedness ranking junior to the
Securities pursuant to any analogous provisions prior to the Change of Control
Payment Date.
(b) The Company or, at the written request and expense of the
Company, the Trustee shall send, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all
Holders, within five business days after the occurrence of each Change of
Control, a notice of the occurrence of such Change of Control (the "Change of
Control Notice") specifying a date by which a Holder must notify the Company of
such Holder's intention to exercise the repurchase right and describing the
procedure that such Holder must follow to exercise such right. The Company shall
promptly deliver a copy of such notice to the Trustee and cause a copy of such
notice to be published in a daily newspaper of national circulation.
Each Change of Control Notice shall state:
(1) the Change of Control Payment Date;
(2) the date by which the repurchase right must be exercised;
(3) the price at which the repurchase is to be made, if the
repurchase right is exercised; and
(4) a description of the procedure which the Holder must follow to
exercise a repurchase right.
No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notice shall limit
any Holder's right to exercise a repurchase right. The Company shall comply with
all applicable Federal and state securities laws in connection with each Change
of Control Notice.
(c) To exercise the repurchase right, the Holder shall deliver, on
or before the fifth calendar day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date,
written notice to the Company (or an agent designated by the Company for such
purpose) of the Holder's exercise of such right, together with (i) the Security
or Securities with respect to which the right is being exercised, duly endorsed
for transfer, with the form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the
reverse of the Security completed, and (ii) if the Change of Control Payment
Date falls between any record date for the payment of interest on the Securities
and the next succeeding interest payment date, an amount equal to the interest
which the Holder is entitled to receive on such interest payment date.
(d) Payment of the repurchase price of the Security or Securities
with respect to which the repurchase right is exercised shall be deposited by
the Company in immediately available funds by 9:00 A.M., New York City time on
the Change of Control Payment Date.
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(e) A "Change of Control" shall be deemed to occur if (i) the
Company has any other Indebtedness outstanding (other than Indebtedness under a
bank credit agreement or similar bank financing) which provides for a Change of
Control (as defined in the instrument governing such Indebtedness) if Xxx X.
Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx ceases to beneficially own, in the aggregate, a
certain percentage of the outstanding Common Shares, which percentage ownership
requirement is in excess of 10%, and a Change of Control (as defined in the
instrument governing such Indebtedness) occurs under such Indebtedness or (ii)
at any time when the Company does not have any other Indebtedness outstanding of
the type referred to in clause (i), Xxx X. Xxxxxxx and/or Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx,
individually or in the aggregate, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of (a
"Disposition"), after the date hereof, Common Shares so that, after giving
effect thereto, the sole beneficial ownership of outstanding Common Shares by
Xx. Xxxxxxx and/or Xx. Xxxxxxxxx would, in the aggregate, fall below 10% of the
then outstanding Common Shares; provided, that no Change of Control shall be
deemed to have occurred under clause (ii) if the Securities are rated by both
Xxxxx'x and S&P as Investment Grade both at the time of such Disposition and for
a period of 90 days from the date of such Disposition (it being understood that,
with respect to the foregoing proviso, a Change of Control shall be deemed to
occur on the first date during such 90-day period when the Securities are no
longer rated as Investment Grade by Xxxxx'x and S&P). The term "Common Shares"
shall include any securities issued as dividends or distributions on the Common
Shares. For purposes hereof, "sole beneficial ownership" of Common Shares shall
be deemed to include (i) all Common Shares received after June 15, 1992 from Xx.
Xxxxxxx or Xx. Xxxxxxxxx by any member of their respective immediate families or
by any trust for the benefit of either of them or any member of their respective
immediate families (a "Recipient"), which Common Shares remain held by a
Recipient during the lifetime of Xx. Xxxxxxx or Xx. Xxxxxxxxx (unless sold,
transferred or disposed of by such Recipient during the lifetime of Xx. Xxxxxxx
or Xx. Xxxxxxxxx, as the case may be, in which case such Disposition by such
Recipient shall constitute a Disposition by Xx. Xxxxxxx or Xx. Xxxxxxxxx, as the
case may be) and (ii) after the death of Xx. Xxxxxxx and/or Xx. Xxxxxxxxx, all
Common Shares owned as of the date of death by the decedent, and any Recipient
of the decedent, regardless of whether such Recipient continues to own such
Common Shares after the date of death. In determining the number of outstanding
Common Shares then held by Messrs. Cumming and Xxxxxxxxx and the total number of
outstanding Common Shares, there shall be excluded Common Shares issued by the
Company after December 31, 1991, or the conversion into or exchange for, after
December 31, 1991, Common Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable
for Common Shares.
(f) In the case of any Security which is to be purchased only in
part the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to
the Holder of such Security, without service charge, a new Security or
Securities, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in
aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the
principal amount of the Security which is not purchased.
SECTION 4.09. Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness by the
Company and on the Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and
Issuance of Preferred Stock by Its Subsidiaries.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to,
create, incur, assume or guarantee the payment of any Indebtedness, and shall
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue any Preferred Stock, if, at the time
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of such event and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis, the
Company's ratio of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Tangible Net Worth, as of
the most recent date for which consolidated financial statements are available
and adjusted for the incurrence of all Indebtedness and the issuance of all
Preferred Stock by Subsidiaries (other than Permitted Indebtedness) since that
date, would be greater than 1.75 to 1.
(b) Paragraph (a) of this Section 4.09 shall not preclude the
incurrence of Permitted Indebtedness.
SECTION 4.10. Limitation on Liens.
(a) The Company will not, nor will it permit any Material
Subsidiary to, (i) issue, assume or guarantee any Indebtedness, if such
Indebtedness is secured by a Lien upon, or (ii) directly or indirectly secure
any outstanding Indebtedness of the Company or any Material Subsidiary by a Lien
upon, any Principal Property now owned or hereafter acquired, without in any
such case effectively providing, concurrently with the issuance, assumption or
guarantee of any such Indebtedness, or the granting of security with respect to
any such outstanding Indebtedness, that the Securities (together with, if the
Company shall so determine, any other Indebtedness of or guarantee by the
Company or any Material Subsidiary ranking equally with the Securities then
existing or thereafter created) shall be secured equally and ratably with (or
prior to) such Indebtedness; provided, however, that the foregoing restriction
shall not apply to:
(1) Liens on any Principal Property acquired after the Issue Date
which are created or assumed contemporaneously with, or within 90 days
after, such acquisition solely for the purpose of securing Indebtedness
(including, but not limited to, deferred purchase price obligations)
representing, or incurred to finance, refinance or refund, the purchase
price or acquisition cost of the Principal Property subject thereto;
provided that (a) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such
Lien does not exceed 100% of such purchase price or acquisition cost and
(b) such Lien does not extend to or cover any Principal Property other
than such Principal Property and any improvements thereon or rights
appurtenant thereto acquired in such transaction;
(2) Liens on any Principal Property acquired after the Issue Date
existing at the time such Principal Property is acquired;
(3) Liens on any Principal Property or shares of stock or
Indebtedness acquired from or through a corporation which is merged with
or into the Company or a Material Subsidiary;
(4) Liens in favor of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(5) Liens on any Principal Property in existence as of the Issue
Date;
(6) Liens on any Principal Property constituting unimproved real
property constructed or improved by the Company or any Material Subsidiary
after the Issue Date which are created or assumed contemporaneously with,
or within 90 days after, such construction or improvement solely for the
purpose of securing Indebtedness (including, but not limited to, deferred
purchase price obligations) representing, or incurred to finance,
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refinance or refund, the cost of such construction or improvement;
provided that (a) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such
Lien does not exceed 100% of such cost and (b) such Lien does not extend
to or cover any Principal Property other than such unimproved real
property and any improvements thereon or rights appurtenant thereto
constructed or improved in such transaction;
(7) Liens in favor of, or required by, any governmental authority;
(8) pledges or deposits securing Indebtedness incurred in
connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other
social security legislation and deposits securing Indebtedness to
insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements or other
pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of the insurance business of a
Material Subsidiary of the Company that is a licensed insurance company,
including, without limitation, those relating to the insurance or
reinsurance operations of such Material Subsidiaries and those relating to
the requirement to create "separate accounts";
(9) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred in connection with taxes
not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are
maintained on the books of the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case
may be, in conformity with GAAP;
(10) Liens securing any extension, renewal, substitution or
replacement (or successive extensions, renewals, substitutions or
replacements) of Indebtedness of the Company or any Material Subsidiary
which is outstanding on March 31, 1993; provided, however, that the
principal amount of Indebtedness secured thereby shall not exceed the
principal amount of Indebtedness so secured at March 31, 1993; and
(11) any extension, renewal, substitution or replacement (or
successive extensions, renewals, substitutions or replacements), in whole
or in part, of any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (1) through
(10), inclusive; provided, however, that such extension, renewal,
substitution or replacement shall be limited to all or part of the
Principal Property which secured the Lien so extended, renewed,
substituted or replaced (plus improvements on such Principal Property).
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this
Section 4.10, the Company or any Material Subsidiary may (without equally and
ratably securing the Securities) issue, assume or guarantee secured Indebtedness
which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing Lien restrictions in an
aggregate amount which, together with all other such secured Indebtedness of the
Company and its Material Subsidiaries (that is, not including secured
Indebtedness of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries permitted in
accordance with Section 4.10(a)) and all Attributable Debt in respect of Sale
and Lease-Back Transactions existing at such time (other than Sale and
Lease-Back Transactions permitted in accordance with Section 4.11(a)), does not
at the time exceed 15% of total shareholders' equity in the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries, as shown on the audited consolidated balance sheet
contained in the latest annual report to shareholders of the Company.
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SECTION 4.11. Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions.
(a) The Company will not, nor will it permit any Material
Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction unless the
proceeds of such sale or transfer are at least equal to the fair value (as
determined by the Board of Directors) of the Principal Property to be leased
pursuant to such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction and either (i) the Company or
such Material Subsidiary would be entitled to incur Indebtedness secured by a
Lien on such Principal Property permitted by Section 4.10, (ii) such Sale and
Lease-Back Transaction is entered into between or among the Company and a
Subsidiary or between or among Subsidiaries, (iii) the lease in such Sale and
Lease-Back Transaction is for a period, including renewal rights, of not in
excess of three years, and the Company or such Material Subsidiary that is a
party to such lease intends that its use of such Principal Property will be
discontinued on or before the expiration of such period, or (iv) the Company
covenants that it will apply, or cause such Material Subsidiary to apply, an
amount equal to the fair value (as determined by the Board of Directors) of the
Principal Property so leased to (1) the retirement (other than any mandatory
retirement), within 60 days of the effective date of any such Sale and
Lease-Back Transaction, of Funded Debt of the Company or of such Material
Subsidiary or (2) the purchase of property that will constitute Principal
Property.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph (a),
the Company or any Material Subsidiary may enter into any Sale and Lease-Back
Transaction which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions if
the amount of the Attributable Debt in respect of such Sale and Lease-Back
Transaction, together with all secured Indebtedness of the Company and its
Material Subsidiaries (other than secured Indebtedness of the Company and its
Material Subsidiaries permitted in accordance with Section 4.10(a)) and all
other Attributable Debt in respect of Sale and Lease-Back Transactions existing
at such time (other than Sale and Lease-Back Transactions permitted in
accordance with Section 4.11(a)), does not at the time exceed 15% of total
shareholders' equity in the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as shown
on the audited consolidated balance sheet contained in the latest annual report
to shareholders of the Company.
SECTION 4.12. Limitation on Funded Debt of Material Subsidiaries.
(a) The Company will not permit any Material Subsidiary to (i)
create, incur or assume any Funded Debt other than (A) Funded Debt secured by a
Lien on Principal Property which is permitted under the provisions of Section
4.10, (B) Funded Debt owed to the Company or any Subsidiary, (C) Funded Debt of
a corporation which is merged with or into the Company or a Material Subsidiary,
(D) Funded Debt in existence as of the Issue Date, (E) Funded Debt created in
connection with, or with a view to, compliance by a Material Subsidiary with the
requirements of any program adopted by any federal, state or local governmental
authority and applicable to such Material Subsidiary and providing financial or
tax benefits to such Material Subsidiary which are not available directly to the
Company and (F) Funded Debt that is Acquired Indebtedness; or (ii) guarantee,
directly or indirectly through any arrangement that is substantially the
equivalent of a guarantee, the payment of any Funded Debt except for (A)
guarantees existing as of the Issue Date, (B) guarantees which, as of the Issue
Date, a Material Subsidiary is obligated to give, and (C) guarantees of Funded
Debt permitted under the provisions of subsection 4.12(a)(i).
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(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this
Section 4.12, any Material Subsidiary may create, incur, assume or guarantee the
payment of Funded Debt in addition to that permitted by subsection (a) of this
Section 4.12, and extend, renew, substitute or replace, in whole or in part,
such Funded Debt; provided that at the time of such creation, incurrence,
assumption, guarantee, extension, renewal, substitution or replacement, and
after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of all Funded Debt
of Material Subsidiaries does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.
ARTICLE FIVE
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
SECTION 5.01. When Company May Merge, etc.
The Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into, or sell,
lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (it
being understood that a sale of less than 90% of the Company's total assets
shall not be deemed a sale, lease, conveyance or disposition of substantially
all of the Company's assets), in one transaction or a series of related
transactions, to any Person unless:
(1) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or
merger (if other than the Company), or to which such sale, lease,
conveyance or other disposition shall have been made, is a Person
organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia;
(2) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or
merger (if other than the Company), or to which such sale, lease,
conveyance or other disposition shall have been made, assumes by
supplemental indenture in a form satisfactory to the Trustee all the
obligations of the Company under the Securities and this Indenture;
(3) immediately before and immediately after such transaction no
Default or Event of Default exists; and
(4) the Company (if the surviving entity) or any Person formed by
or surviving any such consolidation or merger, or to which such sale,
lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made, shall
immediately thereafter have a Consolidated Net Worth (after purchase
accounting adjustments) at least equal to the Consolidated Net Worth of
the Company immediately preceding such transaction.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee prior to the consummation
of the proposed transaction an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel
stating that the proposed transaction and such supplemental indenture, if any,
comply with this Indenture.
SECTION 5.02. Successor Person Substituted.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, lease, conveyance or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in
accordance with Section 5.01, the successor Person formed by such consolidation
or into which the Company is merged or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or
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other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may
exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the
same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein,
and thereafter, the predecessor Person, except in the case of a lease, shall be
relieved of all covenants and obligations under this Indenture and the
Securities
ARTICLE SIX
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default.
An "Event of Default" occurs if:
(1) the Company defaults in the payment of interest on any
Security when the same becomes due and payable and such default continues
for a period of 30 days;
(2) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal of any
Security when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon
repurchase or otherwise;
(3) the Company fails to comply with any of its other agreements
in the Securities or this Indenture and such default continues for the
period and after the notice specified below;
(4) (A) the Company or any Material Subsidiary defaults in the
payment when due of principal of, interest on, or other amounts payable in
respect of any of its respective Indebtedness (other than the Securities)
in the aggregate principal or like amount of $30,000,000 or more, or (B)
the Company or any Material Subsidiary fails to perform or comply with any
of its other agreements in respect of any of its respective Indebtedness
(other than the Securities) in the aggregate principal or like amount of
$30,000,000 or more and such Indebtedness shall be or shall have been
declared to be due and payable immediately and such acceleration shall not
have been rescinded or annulled;
(5) the Company or any Material Subsidiary pursuant to or within
the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(A) commences a voluntary case or proceeding,
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it
in an involuntary case or proceeding,
(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
(6) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree
under any Bankruptcy Law that:
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(A) is for relief (with respect to the petition commencing
such case) against the Company or any Material Subsidiary in an
involuntary case or proceeding,
(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any Material
Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of its respective
property, or
(C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any Material
Subsidiary,
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days.
The term "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar
Federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The term "Custodian" means any
receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy
Law.
A Default under clause (3) of this Section 6.01 is not an Event of
Default until the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of
the Securities notify the Company and the Trustee (if such notice is given by
Holders) of the Default and the Company does not cure the Default within 30 days
after receipt of the notice. The notice must specify the Default, demand that it
be remedied and state that the notice is a "Notice of Default."
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with respect
to the Company specified in clause (5) or (6) of Section 6.01) occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25%
in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding by notice to
the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal of, and the accrued
interest on, all of the Securities then outstanding due and payable immediately.
Upon such declaration such principal and interest shall be due and immediately
payable.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Company specified in
clause (5) or (6) of Section 6.01 occurs, all unpaid principal of, and accrued
interest on the Securities then outstanding shall ipso facto become and be
immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of
the Trustee or any Holder.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two
paragraphs, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities then
outstanding by notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its
consequences if all existing Defaults or Events of Default have been cured or
waived (other than the non-payment of principal and interest due solely as a
result of such acceleration) and if the rescission would not conflict with any
judgment or decree. When a Default or Event of Default is cured or waived, it
ceases to exist.
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may
pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the
payment of principal or interest on the Securities or to enforce the performance
of any provision of the Securities or this Indenture.
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The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess
any of the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay
or omission by the Trustee or any Securityholder 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. No remedy is
exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative.
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.
Subject to Sections 6.02, 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the Securities by notice to the Trustee may waive an
existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences, except a Default or
Event of Default in payment of principal of, or interest on, any Security.
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may
direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it.
However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law
or this Indenture, that is unduly prejudicial to the rights of another
Securityholder, as such, or that would involve the Trustee in personal
liability; provided, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by
it which is not inconsistent with such direction.
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Remedies.
Except as provided in Section 6.07, a Securityholder may not pursue
any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Securities unless:
(1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing
Event of Default;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
Securities make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee indemnity
satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days
after receipt of the request and the offer of indemnity; and
(5) no direction inconsistent with the request has been given to
the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Securities.
A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights
of another Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over other
Securityholders.
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SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of
any Holder of a Security as set forth in this Indenture to receive payment of
principal of and interest on the Security, on or after the respective due dates
expressed or provided for in the Security, 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 in payment of interest or principal specified
in Section 6.01(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover
judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company
for the whole amount of principal and interest remaining unpaid and such further
amounts as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection,
including the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Trustee, its agents
and counsel, and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.07.
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
(a) The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or
documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the
Trustee and the Securityholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to
the Company, its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered
to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on
any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver,
assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official in any such
judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to
the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of
such payments directly to the Holders, to pay the Trustee any amount due 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.
(b) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the
Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any
Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to
authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in
any such proceeding.
SECTION 6.10. Priorities.
If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article Six, it
shall pay out the money in the following order:
First: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07;
Second: to Securityholders for amounts due and unpaid on the
Securities for principal and interest, ratably, without preference or
priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the
Securities for principal and interest, respectively; and
Third: to the Company.
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The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment
to Securityholders 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 Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party
litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the
court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to
the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.
This Section 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 Securities.
ARTICLE SEVEN
TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Trustee shall exercise its rights and powers and use the same degree of care and
skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(1) The Trustee need perform only those duties that are
specifically set forth (or incorporated by reference) in this Indenture
and no others and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
this Indenture against the Trustee.
(2) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness
of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished
to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture.
However, the Trustee shall examine such certificates and opinions to
determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Indenture.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(1) This paragraph (c) does not limit the effect of paragraph (b)
of this Section.
(2) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made
in good faith by a Trust Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
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(3) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to action it
takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction
received by it pursuant to Section 6.05, and the Trustee shall be entitled
from time to time to request such a direction.
(4) The Trustee shall be under no obligation and may refuse to
perform any duty or exercise any right or power unless it receives
indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
(d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to
the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section.
(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money
received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company.
Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds
except to the extent required by law.
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee.
Subject to Section 7.01:
(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely on any document believed by
it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
person. The Trustee may rely on and shall be protected in acting or
refraining from acting upon any document believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed or presented by the proper person. 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 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
premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney, to the extent
reasonably required by such inquiry or investigation.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may
require an Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee
shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith
in reliance on such certificate or opinion.
(c) The Trustee may act through agents and shall not be
responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with
due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or
omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within
its rights or powers.
(e) The permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated
in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty, and the Trustee shall
not be answerable for other than its negligence or willful misconduct.
(f) The Trustee shall not be charged with notice or knowledge of
any Default or Event of Default, unless either (i) a Trust Officer shall
have actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default or (ii) written
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notice of such Default or Event of Default shall have been given to the
Trustee by the Company or by any Holder of the Securities.
(g) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of
the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order
or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to the provisions of this
Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee
reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and
liabilities which may be incurred by it in compliance with such request,
order or direction.
(h) Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all
references to the Trustee shall be deemed to refer to the Trustee in its
capacity as Trustee and, in connection with any agency function, in its
capacity as Agent, and (ii) every provision of this Indenture relating to
the conduct or affecting the liability or offering protection, immunity or
indemnity to the Trustee shall be deemed to apply with the same force and
effect to the Trustee acting in its capacity as Agent, in the case of
subclauses (i) and (ii) of this clause (h), and in respect to the Agent,
as if no Event of Default had occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the
owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must
comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.
SECTION 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer.
The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy
of this Indenture or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the
Company's use of the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be
responsible for any statement in the Securities other than its certificate of
authentication.
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults.
If a Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the
Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder pursuant to Section 10.02
a notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a
Default in any payment on any Security, the Trustee may withhold the notice if
and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that
withholding the notice is in the interests of Securityholders.
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
Within 60 days after each May 15, beginning with May 15, 2008 the
Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder a brief report dated as of such May 15
that complies with TIA ss. 313(a), but only if such report is required in any
year under TIA ss. 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA xx.xx. 313(b)
and 313(c).
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A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders
shall be filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Securities are
listed. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing if the Securities become
listed on any national securities exchange or of any delisting thereof.
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.
The Company shall pay the Trustee from time to time reasonable
compensation for its services (which compensation shall not be limited by any
provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express
trust). The Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred by it. Such expenses
may include the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Trustee's agents and
counsel.
The Trustee shall not be under any obligation to institute any suit,
or take any remedial action under this Indenture, or to enter any appearance or
in any way defend any suit in which it may be a defendant, or to take any steps
in the execution of the trusts created hereby or thereby or in the enforcement
of any rights and powers under this Indenture, until it shall be indemnified to
its satisfaction against any and all reasonable expenses, disbursements and
advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of
this Indenture, including compensation for services, costs, expenses, outlays,
counsel fees and other disbursements, and against all liability not due to its
negligence or willful misconduct. The Company shall indemnify the Trustee
against any loss or liability incurred by it in connection with the acceptance
or administration of the trust and its duties hereunder as Trustee, Registrar
and/or Paying Agent, including the costs and expenses of defending itself
against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of
any of its powers or duties hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company
promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity; however, unless the
position of the Company is prejudiced by such failure, the failure of the
Trustee to promptly notify the Company shall not limit its right to
indemnification. The Company shall defend each such claim and the Trustee shall
cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may retain separate counsel and the
Company shall reimburse the Trustee for the reasonable fees and expenses of such
counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent.
The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any
loss or liability incurred by the Trustee through negligence or willful
misconduct.
To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section, the
Trustee shall have a lien prior to that of the Holders of the Securities on all
money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to
pay principal and interest on particular Securities.
Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under
applicable law, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after the
occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(5) or (6), the
expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute
expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
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The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.07 shall survive
the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the termination, satisfaction or
discharge of this Indenture.
The Trustee, in its capacity as Agent, shall be entitled to the
benefits of this Section 7.07.
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.
The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Securities may remove the Trustee by so
notifying the Trustee in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent;
(3) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee
or its property; or
(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting as Trustee hereunder.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the
office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor
Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may appoint a successor
Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that,
the retiring Trustee shall transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the
successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.07, the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the
successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee
under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to
each Securityholder.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the
retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Securityholder
who has been a bona fide holder of a Security for at least six months may
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and
the appointment of a successor Trustee. Any successor Trustee shall comply with
TIA ss. 310(a)(5).
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 assets to, another corporation
or association, the successor corporation or association without any further act
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shall be the successor Trustee; provided such corporation or association shall
be otherwise eligible and qualified under this Article Seven.
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the
requirements of TIA ss. 310(a)(1). The Trustee shall always have a combined
capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent
published annual report of condition. If the Trustee has or shall acquire any
conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the TIA, the
Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the
manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the TIA and this
Indenture. To the extent permitted by the TIA, the Trustee shall not be deemed
to have a conflicting interest with respect to the Securities by virtue of being
a trustee under the Indenture dated as of November 5, 2003, between the Company
and The Bank of New York (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank), as trustee, and
the Indenture dated as of March 6, 2007 between the Company and The Bank of New
York, as Trustee.
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
The Trustee shall comply with TIA ss. 311(a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in TIA ss. 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been
removed shall be subject to TIA ss. 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE EIGHT
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
SECTION 8.01. Termination of Company's Obligations.
The Company may terminate all of its obligations under the
Securities and this Indenture if:
(a) all Securities previously authenticated and delivered (other
than destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Securities which have been
replaced or paid or Securities for whose payment money has theretofore
been deposited with the Trustee or a Paying Agent by the Company and
thereafter repaid to the Company, as provided in Section 8.03) have been
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and the Company has paid all
sums payable by it hereunder; or
(b) all such Securities that have not been delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation (1) have become due and payable or (2) will
mature within one year or are to be repurchased on a Change of Control
Payment Date within 30 days, and the Company has irrevocably deposited or
caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for
the benefit of the Holders immediately available funds sufficient or U.S.
Government Obligations which through the payment of the principal of and
interest thereon will be sufficient or a combination thereof sufficient,
in the written opinion of a firm of nationally recognized independent
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public accounts delivered to the Trustee in case U.S. Government
Obligations have been so deposited, to pay principal and interest on the
Securities to maturity or repurchase, as the case may be.
However, the Company's obligations in Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07,
4.01, 4.04, 7.07 and 7.08 shall survive until the Securities are no longer
outstanding. Thereafter the Company's obligations in Section 7.07 shall survive.
Upon receipt, in the case of clause (a) or (b) above in this Section
8.01, by the Trustee of 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, the
Trustee upon request of the Company executed by an Officer shall, at the expense
of the Company, acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company's
obligations under the Securities and this Indenture except for those surviving
obligations specified above.
In order to have money available on a payment date to pay principal
or interest on the Securities, the U.S. Government Obligations shall be payable
as to principal or interest on or before such payment date in such amounts as
will provide the necessary money. U.S. Government Obligations shall not be
callable at the issuer's option.
The term "U.S. Government Obligations" means direct obligations of
the United States for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the
United States is pledged.
SECTION 8.02. Application of Trust Money.
The Trustee shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations
(including the proceeds thereby) deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.01. It
shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations
through the Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of
principal and interest on the Securities.
SECTION 8.03. Repayment to Company.
The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company
upon request any excess money or securities held by them at any time. The
Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request of the
Company executed by an Officer any money held by them for the payment of
principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years and thereafter, the
Trustee and the Paying Agent shall have no further liability with respect to
such money; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent before
being required to make any such repayment may at the expense of the Company
cause to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in The City of
New York or mail to each such Holder notice that such money remains unclaimed
and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days
from the date of such publication or mailing, any unclaimed balance of such
money then remaining will be paid to the Company.
SECTION 8.04. Reinstatement, Indemnity.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S.
Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.01 by reason of any legal
proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental
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authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the
Company's obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived
and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.01 until
such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or
U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.01; provided, however,
that if the Company has made any payment of interest on or principal of any
Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be
subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such
payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or
Paying Agent.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee
or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations
deposited pursuant to Section 8.01 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 outstanding Securities.
ARTICLE NINE
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders.
Subject to Section 6.07, the Company, when authorized by a
resolution of its Board of Directors, and the Trustee may amend or supplement
this Indenture or the Securities without notice to or consent of any
Securityholder:
(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(2) to comply with Section 5.01;
(3) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to
certificated Securities;
(4) to comply with any requirements of the SEC in order to effect
or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA; or
(5) to provide for the issuance of Additional Securities in
accordance with this Indenture; or
(6) to make any change that would provide any additional benefit
or rights to the Securityholders or that does not adversely affect the
rights of any Securityholder.
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders.
Subject to Section 6.07, the Company, when authorized by a
resolution of its Board of Directors, and the Trustee may amend or supplement
this Indenture or the Securities with the written consent of the Holders of at
least a majority in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, and the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may waive compliance
by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities. However,
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without the consent of each Securityholder affected, an amendment, supplement or
waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04, may not:
(1) reduce the amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to
an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(2) reduce the rate of or change or extend the time for payment of
principal of or interest on any Security;
(3) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any
Security;
(4) waive a default in the payment of the principal of or interest
on any Security;
(5) make any Security payable in money other than that stated in
the Security; or
(6) make any change in this Section, Section 6.04 or Section 6.07.
Notwithstanding the above and Section 6.07, the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may waive
compliance by the Company with Section 4.08 of this Indenture.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this
Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment,
supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the
substance thereof. Any, waiver shall be deemed effective upon receipt by the
Trustee of the necessary consents and shall not require execution of any
supplemental indenture to be effective.
After an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes
effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of each Security affected
thereby, with a copy to the Trustee, a notice briefly describing the amendment
or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect
therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any
such amendment, waiver, consent or supplemental indenture. Except as otherwise
provided in this Section 9.02, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities then outstanding may waive compliance in a particular
instance by the Company with any provisions of this Indenture or the Securities.
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
Every amendment to or supplement of this Indenture or the Securities
shall comply with the TIA as then in effect.
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents.
A consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver by a Holder of a
Security shall bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security or
portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder's
Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security. However,
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until an amendment or waiver becomes effective, any such Holder or subsequent
Holder may revoke the consent as to his Security or portion of a Security. For
such revocation to be effective, the Trustee must receive the notice of
revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes
effective.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall
bind every Securityholder unless it makes a change described in any of clauses
(1) through (6) of Section 9.02. In that case the amendment, supplement or
waiver shall bind each Holder of a Security who has consented to it and every
subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same
debt as the consenting Holder's Security.
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities.
If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a
Security, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to
the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security about
the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or
the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Security shall issue
and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the changed
terms.
SECTION 9.06. Trustee Protected.
The Trustee shall sign any amendment or supplement or waiver
authorized pursuant to this Article Nine if the amendment or supplement or
waiver does not adversely affect the rights of the Trustee. If it does adversely
affect the rights of the Trustee, the Trustee may, but need not sign it. In
signing such amendment or supplement or waiver the Trustee shall be entitled to
receive, and (subject to Article Seven) shall be fully protected in relying
upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 10.04, an Opinion of
Counsel stating that such amendment or supplement or waiver is authorized or
permitted by and complies with this Indenture. The Company may not sign an
amendment or supplement until the Board of Directors approves it.
ARTICLE TEN
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 10.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts
with another provision which is required to be included in this Indenture by the
TIA, the required provision shall control.
SECTION 10.02. Notices.
Any notice or communication shall be sufficiently given if in
writing and delivered in person, by facsimile or mailed by certified or
registered mail (return receipt requested) addressed as follows:
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If to the Company:
Leucadia National Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Secretary
With a copy to:
Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
If to the Trustee:
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx - 0X
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Corporate Finance
The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be
mailed to him by first-class mail at his address as it appears on the
registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given to him if so
mailed within the time prescribed. In case by reason of the suspension of
regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable
to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the
approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every
purpose hereunder.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any
defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other
Securityholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided
above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it. If the
Company mails notices or communications to Securityholders, it shall mail a copy
to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time. All notices or communications
shall be in writing.
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SECTION 10.03. Communication by Holders with Other Holders.
Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA ss. 312(b) with
other Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the
Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have
the protection of TIA ss. 312(c).
SECTION 10.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to
take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
(1) an Officers' Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the
signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture
relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
(2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such
counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
SECTION 10.05. 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 the Officers'
Certificate required by Section 4.03) shall include:
(1) a statement that each person making such certificate or
opinion has read such covenant or condition;
(2) 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;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such person, he has
made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to
express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or
condition has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each such
person, such covenant or condition has been complied with.
SECTION 10.06. When Treasury Securities Disregarded.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount
of Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities
owned by the Company or by any Affiliate shall be disregarded, except that for
the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on
any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities which a Trust Officer of
the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.
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SECTION 10.07. Rules by Trustee and Agents.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of
Securityholders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for its
functions.
SECTION 10.08. Legal Holidays.
If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment
may be made at the place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday,
without additional interest.
SECTION 10.09. Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern this Indenture and
the Securities without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.
SECTION 10.10. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan
or debt agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary. Any such indenture, loan or
debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
SECTION 10.11. No Recourse Against Others.
All liability described in paragraph 14 of the Securities of any
director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company is waived
and released.
SECTION 10.12. Successors.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities
shall bind its successor permitted hereunder. All agreements of the Trustee in
this Indenture shall bind its successor permitted hereunder.
SECTION 10.13. Duplicate 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
instrument.
SECTION 10.14. Separability.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities 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, and a Holder shall have no claim therefor against any party hereto.
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SIGNATURES
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to
be duly executed, all as of the date first written above.
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Orlando
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Orlando
Title: Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
By: /s/ X. X'Xxxxx
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Name: X. X'Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
[Form of Security]
[Insert Global Security Legend, if applicable]
8-1/8% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2015
No. $
CUSIP:
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
(a New York corporation)
promises to pay to _______________ or registered assigns the principal amount of
____________ ____________________ Dollars on September 15, 2015 [or such other
principal amount as shall be set forth on Exhibit A hereto.]*
Interest Payment Dates: March 15 and September 15
Record Dates: March 1 and September 1, whether or not a business
day.
Dated:
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
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Chief Financial Officer
Attest:
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Secretary
* Insert in Global Securities only
Certificate of Authentication
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This is one of the Securities
referred to in the within-mentioned
Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
By:
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Authorized Signatory
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LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
8-1/8% Senior Note Due 2015
(i) Interest.
Leucadia National Corporation (the "Company") promises to pay
interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown
above. The Company will pay interest semiannually on March 15 and September 15
of each year, commencing March 15, 2008. Interest on the Securities will accrue
from the most recent date to which interest has been paid (or, if no interest
has been paid, from September 25, 2007). Interest will be computed on the basis
of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest on
overdue principal at the rate per annum shown above and shall pay interest on
overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.
(ii) Method of Payment.
The Company will pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted
interest) to the Persons who are registered holders of Securities at the close
of business on March 1 or September 1, whether or not a business day, next
preceding the interest payment date even though Securities are cancelled after
the record date and on or before the interest payment date. Holders must
surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The
Company will pay principal and interest in money of the United States that at
the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
However, the Company may pay interest by check payable in such money. It may
mail an interest check to a Holder's registered address.
(iii) Paying Agent and Registrar.
The Bank of New York (the "Trustee") will act as Paying Agent and
Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar
without prior notice. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in the
Indenture) may act in any such capacity.
(iv) Indenture.
The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of
September 25, 2007 (the "Indenture") between the Company and the Trustee. The
terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made
part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.
Code xx.xx. 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture. The
Securities are subject to all such terms and Securityholders are referred to the
Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms. The Securities are general
unsecured obligations of the Company. Subject to Section 4.09 of the Indenture,
the Indenture does not limit the principal amount of Securities which may be
issued thereunder.
(v) Redemption.
The Securities are not redeemable prior to maturity.
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(vi) Change of Control.
In the event of a Change of Control of the Company, each Holder
shall have the right, at such Holder's option, to require the Company to
repurchase all or any portion of such Holder's Securities (in integral multiples
of $2,000), at 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest to
the date of purchase.
(vii) Restrictive Covenants.
The Indenture imposes certain limitations on, among other things,
the ability of the Company to merge or consolidate with any other Person or
sell, lease or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its properties or
assets, the ability of the Company and the Subsidiaries to incur additional
Indebtedness and to enter into certain transactions with Affiliates, the ability
of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries to create certain liens and enter
into certain sale-leaseback transactions, and the ability of the Material
Subsidiaries of the Company to incur certain Indebtedness, in each case subject
to certain limitations described in the Indenture.
(viii) Denominations, Transfer, Exchange.
The Securities are in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $2,000 and whole multiples of $2,000. A Holder may transfer or
exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require
a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer
documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the
Indenture.
(ix) Persons Deemed Owners.
Subject to the record date provisions hereof, the registered Holder
of a Security may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes and neither the
Company, the Trustee nor any Agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
(x) Unclaimed Money.
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed
for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent will pay the money back to the
Company at its request. After that, Securityholders entitled to the money must
look to the Company for payment unless an abandoned property law designates
another person.
(xi) Amendment, Supplement, Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities may
be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a
majority in principal amount of the Securities, and any past default or
noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Securities. Without the consent of any
Securityholder, the Company may amend or supplement the Indenture or the
Securities to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or to provide for
uncertificated Securities in addition to certificated Securities or to make any
change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder.
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(xii) Successor Corporation.
When a successor Person assumes all the obligations of its
predecessor under the Securities and the Indenture, the predecessor Person,
except in the case of a lease, will be released from those obligations.
(xiii) Defaults and Remedies.
The terms of the Securities include the Events of Default as set
forth in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations in the
Indenture, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities
may declare all the Securities to be due and payable immediately, except that in
the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization relating to the Company, all outstanding Securities
shall become due and payable immediately without further action or notice.
Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in
the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it
enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations,
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may
direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Company must
furnish annual compliance certificates to the Trustee.
(xiv) Trustee Dealings with Company.
The Bank of New York, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its
individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and
perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with
the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
(xv) No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the
Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under
the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by
reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Securityholder by accepting a
Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part
of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
(xvi) Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or an
authenticating agent signs the certificate of authentication on the other side
of this Security.
(xvii) Abbreviations.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder
or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
tenants in common), CUST (=Custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act).
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The Company will furnish to any Securityholder upon written request
and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:
Secretary, Leucadia National Corporation, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Security, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
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(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax ID no.)
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(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint ______________________________________________________
agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may
substitute another to act for him.
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Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this
Security)
Date: ____________________
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.08 of the Indenture, check the box:
Section 4.08 [ ]
If you want to have only part of this Security purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.08 of the Indenture, state the amount (in integral
multiples of $2,000):
$
Date: ________________________ Signature: ________________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears
on the other side of this Security)
Taxpayer ID No.____________________
Signature Guarantee:__________________________________________________________
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Exhibit A
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SCHEDULE OF TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES*
The following increases or decreases in principal amount of this
Global Security have been made:
Principal
Amount of Amount of Amount of this Signature of
Decrease in Increase in Global Security Authorized
Principal Principal following such Signatory
Date of Amount of this Amount of this Decrease of trustee
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A-9
EXHIBIT B
[Form of Global Security Legend]
Any Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear
a legend (which would be in addition to any other legends required) in
substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE
HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A
NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY. THIS SECURITY IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE
EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER
OF THIS SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO
THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN
THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS
AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
