LIMITED BRANDS, INC. (formerly known as THE LIMITED, INC.), THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO, as Guarantors and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee FORM OF THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE Dated as of [ ] to INDENTURE Dated as of March...
Exhibit 4.1.5
LIMITED BRANDS, INC. (formerly known as THE LIMITED, INC.),
THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO, as Guarantors
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee
[ ]
FORM OF THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of [ ]
to
INDENTURE
Dated as of March 15, 1988
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated [ ], between LIMITED BRANDS, INC., a Delaware corporation (herein called the “Company”), having its principal office at [ ], the Guarantors (as defined below) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a New York banking corporation, as trustee hereunder (herein called the “Trustee”).
The Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee, entered into an indenture, dated March 15, 1988 (the “Base Indenture”), as amended by the first supplemental indenture, dated May 31, 2005 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), among the Company, The Bank of New York, as resigning trustee, and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee, as further amended by the second supplemental indenture (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), dated July 17, 2007, between the Company and the Trustee (the Base Indenture, as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture and Second Supplemental Indenture, the “Original Indenture”), pursuant to which senior unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of the Company may be issued in one or more series from time to time.
Section 1301 of the Original Indenture permits the terms of any series of Debt Securities to be established in an indenture supplemental to the Original Indenture.
Section 1301 of the Original Indenture provides that a supplemental indenture may be entered into by the Company and the Trustee without the consent of any Holders of the Debt Securities, for certain purposes stated therein.
The Company has requested the Trustee to join with it and the Guarantors in the execution and delivery of this Third Supplemental Indenture in order to supplement the Original Indenture by, among other things, establishing certain terms of a series of Debt Securities and adding certain provisions thereof for the benefit of the Holders of the Debt Securities.
The Company has furnished the Trustee with a duly authorized and executed issuer order dated [ ] authorizing the execution of this Third Supplemental Indenture and the issuance of Debt Securities. Such issuer order is sometimes referred to herein as the “Authentication Order.”
All things necessary to make this Third Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee and a valid supplement to the Original Indenture have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes to be issued hereunder by Holders thereof, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree, for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Notes, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF
GENERAL APPLICATION
SECTION 1.1. Definitions.
The Original Indenture together with this Third Supplemental Indenture are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Indenture.” For the avoidance of doubt, references to any “Section” of the “Indenture” refer to such Section of the Original Indenture as supplemented and amended by this Third Supplemental Indenture. All capitalized terms which are used herein and not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Original Indenture and are used herein with the same meanings as in the Original Indenture. If a capitalized term is defined in the Original Indenture and this Third Supplemental Indenture, the definition in this Third Supplemental Indenture shall apply to the Notes (and any Guarantor endorsed therein).
For all purposes of this Third Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this article have the meanings assigned to them in this article and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted at the date of such computation;
(4) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular article, section or other subdivision; and
(5) all references used herein to the male gender shall include the female gender.
“Below Investment Grade Rating Event” means the Notes are rated below an Investment Grade Rating by both of the Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of the Change of Control (which 60-day period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for
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possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies (the “Relevant Period”)); provided that a Below Investment Grade Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply either (i) did not reduce the ratings of the Notes during the Relevant Period or (ii) do not announce or publicly confirm that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Below Investment Grade Rating Event).
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (1) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “Person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than the Company or one of its Subsidiaries; (2) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “Person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the then outstanding number of shares of the Company’s Voting Stock; or (3) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors are not Continuing Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1) the Company becomes a wholly owned Subsidiary of a holding company that has agreed to be bound by the terms of the Notes and (2) the holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction.
“Change of Control Offer” means a written offer (the “Offer”) sent by or on behalf of the Company by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder at its address appearing in the register for the Notes on the date of the Offer offering to purchase all outstanding Notes in accordance with Section 4.06. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Offer shall specify the payment date (the “Change of Control Payment Date”) for the Change of Control Offer, which shall be not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after the date of such Offer. The Offer shall contain all the information required by applicable law to be included therein. The Offer shall also state:
(1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to Section 4.06 of this Indenture;
(2) the Change of Control Payment Date;
(3) the Change of Control Payment;
(4) that the Holder may tender all or any portion of the Notes registered in the name of such Holder and that any portion of a Note tendered must be tendered in an integral multiple of $1,000 principal amount and that all Notes tendered in such manner for payment and not withdrawn shall be accepted;
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(5) the place or places where Notes are to be surrendered for tender pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;
(6) that interest on any Note not tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will continue to accrue;
(7) that on the Change of Control Payment Date the Change of Control Payment will become due and payable upon each Note being accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer and that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment therefor, interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(8) that each Holder electing to tender all or any portion of a Note pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender such Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, at the place or places specified in the Offer on or prior to the close of business on a date no earlier than the third Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date (such Note being, if the Company so requires, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company duly executed by, the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing);
(9) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw all or any portion of Notes tendered if the Company receives, not later than the close of business on the fifth Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder tendered, the certificate number of the Note the Holder tendered and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing all or a portion of its tender; and
(10) that in the case of any Holder whose Note is purchased only in part, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder of such Note without service charge, a new Note or Notes, in an aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unpurchased portion of the Note so tendered, in denominations of $2,000 principal amount or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
“Change of Control Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Change of Control.”
“Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.
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“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Company obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
“Continuing Directors” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Company who (1) was a member of such Board of Directors on the Issue Date; or (2) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election (either by a specific vote or by approval of the Company’s proxy statement in which such member was named as a nominee for election as a director, without objection to such nomination).
“Default” shall mean an Event of Default or an event that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Disqualified Equity Interests” of any Person means any class of Equity Interests of such Person that, by its terms, or by the terms of any related agreement or of any security into which it is convertible, puttable or exchangeable, is, or upon the happening of any event or the passage of time would be, required to be redeemed by such Person, whether or not at the option of the Holder thereof, or matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date which is 91 days after the final maturity date of the Notes.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any of the Company’s Subsidiaries which is organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Equity Interests” of any Person means (1) any and all shares or other equity interests (including common stock, preferred stock, limited liability company interests and partnership interests) in such Person and (2) all rights to purchase, warrants or options (whether or not currently exercisable), participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) such shares or other interests in such Person.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Guarantee” means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness.
“Guarantors” means:
(1) each Domestic Subsidiary of the Company on Issue Date that is a guarantor of our Senior Credit Facility; and
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(2) any other Subsidiary of the Company that executes a Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture;
and their respective successors and assigns, in each case, until such Person is released from its Guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers that we appoint.
“Interest Payment Dates” means each [ ] and [ ], commencing [ ], [ ].
“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Xxxxx’x and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any replacement Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company.
“Issue Date” means [ ].
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided, however, that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Notes” means [ ] issued by the Company hereunder, including, without limitation treated as a single class of securities.
“Offer” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Change of Control Offer.”
“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Executive Vice President, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, or any direct or indirect parent of the Company, as applicable.
“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or an Executive Vice President of the Company, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company.
“Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint stock company, business trust, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or political subdivision or agency thereof.
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“Qualified Equity Offerings” means a public or private offering of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Company generating gross proceeds of at least $50.0 million.
“Rating Agencies” means (1) each of Moody’s and S&P; and (2) if either Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Company’s control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act, selected by the Company (as certified by a Board Resolution) as a replacement agency for Moody’s or S&P, or both of them, as the case may be.
“Redemption Date” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to the terms of the Notes.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Company by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
“Reference Treasury Dealers” means (1) [ ] and [ ] and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company shall substitute another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Treasury Dealer, and (2) two other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company.
“Responsible Officer” when used with respect to the Trustee, means an officer or assistant officer assigned to the corporate trust department of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc.
“Senior Credit Facility” shall mean each of (i) the Amended and Restated Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, among the Company, the Lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, dated as of October 6, 2004, as amended and restated November 5, 2004, March 22, 2006, August 3, 2007, February 19, 2009 and March 8, 2010 and (ii) any other indebtedness for borrowed money (other than indebtedness owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) of the Company or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries in excess of $100.0 million.
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“Subsidiary” means a corporation, a majority of the outstanding Voting Stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to a maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date).
“Voting Stock” means capital stock the holders of which have general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the board of directors of a corporation; provided that, for the purpose of such definition, capital stock which carries only the right to vote conditioned on the occurrence of an event shall not be considered Voting Stock whether or not such event shall have occurred.
ARTICLE TWO
SECTION 2.1. Creation of the Notes; Designations.
In accordance with Section 301 of the Original Indenture, the Company hereby creates the Notes as a series of its Debt Securities issued pursuant to the Indenture. The Notes shall be known and designated as the “[ ]” of the Company.
SECTION 2.2. Forms Generally.
The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be in the forms set forth in Exhibit I with the form of notation of Guarantee to be endorsed thereon set forth in Exhibit II attached hereto, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by the Indenture and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of the Notes. Any portion of the text of any Note may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Note.
The Notes shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods or may be produced in any other manner, as determined by the officers of the Company executing such Notes, as evidenced by their manual execution of such Notes.
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ARTICLE THREE
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES
SECTION 3.1. Title and Terms of Notes.
(a) The aggregate principal amount of Notes which shall be authenticated and delivered on [ ] (the “Issue Date”) under the Indenture shall be $[ ]; provided, however, that the Company from time to time, without giving notice to or seeking the consent of the Holders of the Notes, may issue additional senior notes in any amount having the same ranking and the same interest rate, interest payment dates, maturity and other terms as the Notes, except for the issue price, the issue date and, in some cases, the first interest payment date; any additional senior notes having such similar terms shall be authenticated by the Trustee upon receipt of a Company an Authentication Order to that effect, and when so authenticated, will constitute “Notes” for all purposes of the Indenture and will (together with all other Notes issued under the Indenture) constitute a single series of Debt Securities under the Indenture. The Notes will be issued only in fully registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
(b) The principal amount of the Notes is due and payable in full on [ ] unless earlier redeemed.
(c) The Notes shall bear interest at the rate of [ ]% per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months) from the Issue Date or from the most recent Interest Payment Date on which interest has been paid or duly provided for to maturity or early redemption; and interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears on [ ] and [ ] of each year, commencing [ ], [ ], to the Persons in whose name such Notes were registered at the close of business on the preceding [ ] or [ ], respectively.
(d) Principal of and interest on the Notes shall be payable in accordance with Sections 307 and 501 of the Original Indenture.
(e) Other than as provided in Article Four of this Third Supplemental Indenture, the Notes shall not be redeemable.
(f) The Notes shall not be entitled to the benefit of any mandatory redemption or sinking fund.
(g) The Notes shall not be convertible into any other securities.
(h) Section 1104 of the Original Indenture shall apply to the Notes.
(i) The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and Paying Agent with respect to the Notes until such time as the Trustee has resigned or a successor has been appointed.
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(j) The Notes (and the notation of Guarantee endorsed thereon) will be issuable in the form of one or more Global Debt Securities and the Depositary for such Global Security will be the Depositary Trust Company.
(k) The Company shall pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes in money of the United States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
(l) A Holder may transfer or exchange Notes only in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any transfer or exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company or the Trustee may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith.
(m) Subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth in the Indenture, the Issuer may terminate some of or all its obligations under the Notes, the Guarantees and the Indenture if the Issuer deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest, on, the Notes to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.
ARTICLE FOUR
SECTION 4.1. Optional Redemption.
(a) The Notes will be redeemable in whole or in part, at the Company’s option, at any time and from time to time at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon to maturity discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate, plus 50 basis points, plus accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date.
(b) Prior to [ ], [ ], the Company may, with the net proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the outstanding Notes at a redemption price equal to [ ]% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the applicable redemption date; provided that at least 65% of the principal amount at maturity of Notes issued under this Indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of any such redemption (excluding Notes held by the Company or its Subsidiaries) and that any such redemption occurs within 90 days following the closing of any such Qualified Equity Offering.
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SECTION 4.2. Optional Redemption Procedures.
The provisions of Article Four of the Original Indenture shall apply in the case of a redemption pursuant to this Article Four.
ARTICLE FIVE
Holders of the Notes shall only be entitled to the benefit of the all covenants in Article Five of the Original Indenture (with the exception of Section 505) and the following additional covenants, which shall be deemed to be provisions of the Original Indenture with respect to the Notes, provided that this Article Five shall not become a part of the terms of any other series of Debt Securities:
SECTION 5.1. Limitations on Mergers and Sales of Assets.
The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into another corporation, or sell other than for cash or lease all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation, or purchase all or substantially all the assets of another corporation, unless:
(i) either Limited Brands, Inc. is the continuing corporation or the successor corporation (if other than Limited Brands, Inc.) expressly assumes by supplemental indenture the obligations of the Notes (in which case, except in the case of such a lease, the Company will be discharged from such obligations); and
(ii) immediately after the merger, consolidation, sale or lease, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.”
SECTION 5.2 Successor Person Substituted.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any transfer of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole in accordance with Section 5.1, the successor entity formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer is merged or to which such transfer 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 entity had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter the predecessor entity shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes, but, in the case of a lease of all or substantially all its assets, the predecessor will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes.
SECTION 5.3. Reports.
Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Indenture will provide that we will file with the SEC (unless the SEC will not accept such filings) and furnish to the Holders of Notes all quarterly
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and annual financial information, and on dates, that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Notes were registered under the Exchange Act.”
SECTION 5.4. Additional Subsidiary Guarantees.
If, any of the Domestic Subsidiaries of the Company becomes a borrower or guarantor under the Senior Credit Facility (other than obligations of a Domestic Subsidiary under indebtedness for borrowed money existing at the time such Domestic Subsidiary became a Domestic Subsidiary and not created in contemplation of such acquisition), then, in each such case, the Company shall cause such Domestic Subsidiary to:
(a) execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Domestic Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture; and
(b) deliver to the Trustee one or more Opinions of Counsel that, subject to customary qualifications, such supplemental indenture (a) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary and (b) constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of such Subsidiary in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 5.5. Change of Control Offer.
If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Notes pursuant to Section 3.07, the Company will commence a Change of Control Offer no later than 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event (or at the Company’s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control). In the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall offer payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased, to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”).
On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, to: (a) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and (b) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an officers’ certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased.
The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.06, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached the Company’s obligations under the Change of Control provisions of this Indenture or the Notes by virtue of such conflicts.”
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ARTICLE SIX
SECTION 6.1. Guarantee.
Subject to the provisions of this Article Six, each Guarantor, by execution of this Third Supplemental Indenture, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder (i) the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on each Note, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the due and punctual payment of all other Obligations and due and punctual performance of all obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms of such Note and this Indenture, and (ii) in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other Obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Each Guarantor, by execution of this Third Supplemental Indenture, agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any such Note or the Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of any such Note or the Indenture, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Company with respect thereto by the Holder of such Note, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or such Guarantor.
Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand for payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to any such Note or the Indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged as to any such Note except by payment in full of the principal thereof and interest thereon. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) subject to this Article Six, the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Six for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Obligations as provided in Article Six, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by each Guarantor for the purpose of this Guarantee.
SECTION 6.2. Execution and Delivery of Notation of Guarantee.
To further evidence the Guarantee set forth in Section 6.1, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Guarantee, substantially in the form included in Exhibit II hereto, shall be endorsed on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and such Guarantee shall be executed by either manual or facsimile signature of an Officer or an Officer of a general partner, as the case may be, of each Guarantor. The validity and enforceability of any Guarantee shall not be affected by the fact that it is not affixed to any particular Note.
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Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 6.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Guarantee.
If an Officer of a Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture or a Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which such Guarantee is endorsed or at any time thereafter, such Guarantor’s Guarantee of such Note shall be valid nevertheless.
The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of any Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantor.
SECTION 6.3. Limitation of Guarantee.
Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor are limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law. Each Guarantor that makes a payment or distribution under a Guarantee shall be entitled to a contribution from each other Guarantor in a pro rata amount based on the assets of each Guarantor.
SECTION 6.4. Release of Guarantor.
A Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released from all of its obligations under its Guarantee:
(i) in the event of a sale or other transfer of Equity Interests in such Guarantor or dissolution of such Guarantor in compliance with the terms of this Indenture following which such Guarantor ceases to be a Subsidiary;
(ii) upon such Guarantor ceasing to be a borrower or guarantor under any Senior Credit Facility; or
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(iii) in connection with a discharge of the Indenture or discharge of obligations thereunder pursuant to Sections 1101, 1102, 1103 and 1104, as applicable, of the Indenture.
and in each such case, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transactions have been complied with and that such release is authorized and permitted hereunder.
The Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Company or a Guarantor in order to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guarantee endorsed on the Notes and under this Article Seven.
SECTION 6.5. Waiver of Subrogation.
Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any claim or other rights which it may now or hereafter acquire against the Company that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations under its Guarantee and this Indenture, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, indemnification, and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Holder of Notes against the Company, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity, or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Company, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or Security on account of such claim or other rights. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence and the Notes shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall have been deemed to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the Holders, and shall forthwith be paid to the Trustee for the benefit of such Holders to be credited and applied upon the Notes, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the waiver set forth in this Section 6.5 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
ARTICLE SEVEN
SECTION 7.1 Article Eleven of the Original Indenture shall be superceded in its entirety by the following language with respect to, and solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes; provided that this Article Seven shall not become part of the terms of any other series of Debt Securities:
“SECTION 1101 Discharge of Indenture.
The Company may terminate its obligations and the obligations of the Guarantors under the Notes, the Guarantees and this Indenture, except the obligations referred to in the last paragraph of this Section 1101, if
(1) all Notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or
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(2) (a) all Notes not deliverable to the Trustee for cancellation otherwise (x) have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise, (y) will become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise, or may be called for redemption within one year or (z) have been called for redemption pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Third Supplemental Indenture and, in any case, 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, cash in U.S. Dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and accrued interest through the date of maturity or redemption,
(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit or will occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound,
(c) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture, and
(d) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the Redemption Date, as the case may be.
In addition, if the Company delivers an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been complied with, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under the Notes, the Guarantees and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified below.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company in Sections 1105 and 1106 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
“SECTION 1102 Legal Defeasance.
The Company may at its option, by Board Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, be discharged from its obligations with respect to the Notes and the Guarantors discharged from their obligations under the Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth in Section 1104 are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Notes and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes
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and this Indenture insofar as such Notes are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall, subject to Section 1106, execute instruments in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and Company acknowledging the same), except for the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (A) the rights of Holders to receive solely from the trust funds described in Section 1104 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of, premium, and interest on such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to in Section 1104, (B) the Company’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust, (C) the rights, powers, trusts, duties, and immunities of the Trustee hereunder (including claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 1101(a)), and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith, and (D) this Article Eleven. Subject to compliance with this Article Eleven, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 1102 with respect to the Notes notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 1103 with respect to the Notes.
“SECTION 1103 Covenant Defeasance.
At the option of the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, (x) the Company and the Guarantors shall be released from their respective obligations under Section 5.2 through 5.3 of the Third Supplemental Indenture (except for obligations mandated by the TIA) and Sections 505 and 506 and (y) clause (3) of Section 601 shall no longer apply with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 1103 are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that the Company and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section or portion thereof, whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such specified Section or portion thereof or by reason of any reference in any such specified Section or portion thereof to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Notes shall be unaffected thereby.
“SECTION 1104 Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to application of Section 1102 or Section 1103 to the outstanding Notes:
(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders of the Notes issued thereunder, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars, and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, interest and premium, if any, on the outstanding Notes through the stated maturity or through the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular Redemption Date,
(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (a) the Company
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has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service, a ruling or (b) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel will confirm that, the holders and beneficial owners of the respective outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax (including, for greater certainty, withholding tax) on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred,
(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the holders and beneficial owners of the respective outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax (including, for greater certainty, withholding tax) on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred,
(4) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit or insofar as Events of Default resulting from insolvency events are concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit,
(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound,
(6) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of the Company or others, and
(7) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance set forth in clauses (1) through (6) above (in the case of such Officer’s Certificate) or clauses (2) and/or (3) and (5) above (in the case of such Opinion of Counsel) have been complied with.
(i) If the funds deposited with the Trustee to effect Covenant Defeasance are insufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes when due, then our obligations and the obligations of the Guarantors under this indenture will be revived and no such defeasance will be deemed to have occurred.
All money and non-callable Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 1104 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes
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and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent), to the Holders of such Notes, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Company and the Guarantors shall (on a joint and several basis) pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 1104 or the principal, premium, if any, and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.
Anything in this Article Eleven to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 1104 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
“SECTION 1106 Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. Dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 1101, 1102 or 1103 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s and each Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article Eleven until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such U.S. Dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 1101, 1102 or 1103, as the case may be; provided that if the Company or the Guarantors have made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or accrued interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of their obligations, the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the U.S. Dollars or non-callable Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
“SECTION 1107 Moneys Held by Paying Agent.
In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, all moneys then held by any Paying Agent under the provisions of this Indenture shall, upon written demand of the Company, be paid to the Trustee, or if sufficient moneys have been deposited pursuant to Section 1104, to the Company (or, if such moneys had been deposited by the Guarantors, to such Guarantors), and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such moneys.
“SECTION 1108 Moneys Held by Trustee.
Subject to applicable law, any moneys deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent or then held by the Company or the Guarantors in trust for the payment of the principal of,
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or premium, if any, or interest on any Note that are not applied but remain unclaimed by the Holder of such Note for two years after the date upon which the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on such Note shall have respectively become due and payable shall be repaid to the Company (or, if appropriate, the Guarantors), or if such moneys are then held by the Company or the Guarantors in trust, such moneys shall be released from such trust; and the Holder of such Note entitled to receive such payment shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company and the Guarantors for the payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money shall thereupon cease; provided that the Trustee or any such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may, at the expense of the Company and the Guarantors, either mail to each Holder affected, at the address shown in the register of the Notes maintained by the Registrar pursuant to Section 308, or cause to be published once a week for two successive weeks, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published each Business Day and of general circulation in the City of New York, New York or the United States, a 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 mailing or publication, any unclaimed balance of such moneys then remaining will be repaid to the Company. After payment to the Company or the Guarantors or the release of any money held in trust by the Company or any Guarantors, as the case may be, Holders entitled to the money must look only to the Company and the Guarantors for payment as general creditors unless applicable abandoned property law designates another Person.
ARTICLE EIGHT
Section 1301 of the Original Indenture shall be amended by adding new Sections 1301(i), (j) and (k) with respect to the Notes and solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, provided that this Article Eight shall not become a part of the terms of any other series of Debt Securities:
(i) to add a Guarantee of the Notes;
(ii) to release a Guarantor as provided in Section 7.05; and
(iii) to issue additional Notes under Section 3.1 of the Third Supplemental Indenture.
ARTICLE NINE
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.1. Effect of Third Supplemental Indenture.
| (1) | This Third Supplemental Indenture is a supplemental indenture within the meaning of Section 1301 of the Original Indenture, and the Original Indenture shall be read |
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| together with this Third Supplemental Indenture and shall have the same effect over the Notes, in the same manner as if the provisions of the Original Indenture and this Third Supplemental Indenture were contained in the same instrument. |
| (2) | In all other respects, the Original Indenture is confirmed by the parties hereto as supplemented by the terms of this Third Supplemental Indenture. |
SECTION 9.2. Effect of Headings.
The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
SECTION 9.3. Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Third Supplemental Indenture by the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall bind their successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
SECTION 9.4. Severability Clause.
In case any provision in this Third Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION 9.5. Benefits of Third Supplemental Indenture.
Nothing in this Third Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Third Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 9.6. Conflict.
In the event that there is a conflict or inconsistency between the Original Indenture and this Third Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of this Third Supplemental Indenture shall control; provided, however, if any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision herein or in the Original Indenture, in either case, which is required or deemed to be included in this Indenture by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such required or deemed provision shall control.
SECTION 9.7. Governing Law.
THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE OR ENTERED INTO AND, IN EACH CASE, PERFORMED, IN SAID STATE.
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SECTION 9.8. Trustee.
The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Third Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Company.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
[Signature page to follow]
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| LIMITED BRANDS, INC. | ||
| By: |
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| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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| GUARANTORS: | ||
| BATH & BODY WORKS BRAND MANAGEMENT, INC. | ||
| BATH & BODY WORKS, LLC | ||
| BEAUTYAVENUES, INC. | ||
| INTIMATE BRANDS, INC. | ||
| LIMITED BRANDS DIRECT FULFILLMENT, INC. | ||
| LIMITED SERVICE CORPORATION | ||
| LIMITED STORE PLANNING, INC. | ||
| MAST INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||
| VICTORIA’S SECRET DIRECT BRAND MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||
| VICTORIA’S SECRET STORES BRAND | ||
| MANAGEMENT, INC. | ||
| VICTORIA’S SECRET STORES, LLC | ||
| By: |
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| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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| XXX XXXX XX XXX XXXX XXXXXX TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee | ||
| By: |
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| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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EXHIBIT I
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY, THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE (I) BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR (II) BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR THE DEPOSITARY TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 XXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX) 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 SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
LIMITED BRANDS, INC.
[ ]
| No. 1. | $[ ] |
CUSIP No. [ ]
LIMITED BRANDS, INC., a Delaware corporation, for value received, promises to pay to , or registered assigns, the principal sum of United States Dollars (US$ ) on [ ], [ ].
Interest Payment Dates: [ ] and [ ].
Regular Record Dates: [ ] and [ ].
Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
| LIMITED BRANDS, INC. | ||
| By: |
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| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
Attest:
| LIMITED BRANDS, INC. | ||
| By: |
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| Name: [ ] | ||
| Title: [ ] | ||
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. as Trustee | ||
| By: |
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| Authorized Officer | ||
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(Reverse of Note)
[ ]
| 1. | Interest |
Limited Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Issuer”), for value received, promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note (the “Note”) at the rate of [ ]% per annum. The Issuer shall pay interest semi-annually on [ ] and [ ] of each year, commencing [ ]. Interest on the Note shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from [ ] until the principal hereof is due. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate borne by the Note, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.
| 2. | Method of Payment |
The Issuer shall pay interest on the Note (except defaulted interest, which shall be paid pursuant to Section 307 of the Original Indenture) to the Persons who are registered holders at the close of business on the [ ] or [ ] next preceding the Interest Payment Date even if Notes are canceled after the record date and on or before the Interest Payment Date. The Issuer shall pay principal, premium, if any, interest, and any Additional Amounts, in money of the United States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payment of principal (and premium, if any), interest, and any Additional Amounts, in respect of Notes represented by a Global Security will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Depositary. Payments of principal (and premium, if any), interest, and Additional Amounts, in respect of a certificated Note may be made, at the option of the Issuer, either by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the accounts specified by registered holders as of the relevant record dates or (subject to collection) by check mailed to the address of the registered holders as of the relevant record dates or at the specified offices of any Paying Agent. Payment of principal in respect of a certificated Note will only be made against presentation and, provided that payment is made in full, surrender of the appropriate certificate at the specified offices of any Paying Agent.
| 3. | Paying Agent and Registrar |
Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a New York banking corporation (the “Trustee”), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar with respect to the Notes. The Issuer may appoint and change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice. The Issuer may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
| 4. | Indenture |
The Issuer issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of March 15, 1988, between the Issuer and the Trustee (the “Base Indenture”), as amended by the first supplemental
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indenture, dated May 31, 2005 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), among the Issuer, The Bank of New York, as resigning trustee, and the Trustee, as successor trustee, as further amended by the second supplemental indenture (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), dated July 17, 2007, between the Issuer and the Trustee (the Base Indenture, as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture, the “Original Indenture”), and as further amended by the third supplemental indenture (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), dated [ ], between the Issuer and the Trustee, which collectively constitutes the indenture governing the Debt Securities (the Original Indenture, as amended by the Third Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”). The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the “TIA”). The Notes include all terms and provisions of the Indenture, and holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms and provisions. This security is one of a series of securities designated as the [ ] of the Issuer (the “Notes”). Capitalized terms used herein have the same meanings given in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated.
The aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the indenture shall be unlimited. In addition, the aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities of any class or series which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be unlimited, provided that such Debt Securities shall rank equally with the Notes.
| 5. | Certain Covenants |
The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Issuer to, among other things, create or incur Liens and to sell or otherwise dispose of Subsidiaries. The Indenture also imposes limitations on the ability of the Issuer to consolidate or amalgamate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer, sell or lease its property or assets substantially as an entirety to any Person.
| 6. | Optional Redemption |
The Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Issuer’s option, at any time from time to time at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (A) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (B) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate, plus 50 basis points, plus accrued interest thereon to Redemption Date.
Prior to [ ], [ ], the Issuer may, with the net proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the outstanding Notes at a redemption price equal to [ ]% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the applicable redemption date; provided that at least 65% of the principal amount at maturity of Notes issued under this Indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of any such redemption (excluding Notes held by the Issuer or its Subsidiaries) and that any such redemption occurs within 90 days following the closing of any such Qualified Equity Offering.
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The provisions of Article Four of the Original Indenture shall apply in the case of a redemption pursuant to this Section 6.
| 7. | Sinking Fund |
The Notes will not be entitled to the benefit of any mandatory redemption or sinking fund.
| 8. | Notice of Redemption |
Notice of redemption will be mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each registered holder of Debt Securities to be redeemed at such holder’s registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000. If money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of and accrued and unpaid interest, including premium, if any, on all Debt Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the Redemption Date is deposited with the Paying Agent on or before the Redemption Date and certain other conditions are satisfied, on and after such date interest ceases to accrue on such Debt Securities (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.
| 9. | Offers to Purchase |
The Indenture provides that upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event and subject to further limitations contained therein, the Issuer shall make an offer to purchase outstanding Notes in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.5 this Third Supplemental Indenture.
| 10. | Denominations: Transfer, Exchange |
The Notes are in fully registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A registered holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any transfer or exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer or the Trustee may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith permitted by the Indenture.
| 11. | Persons Deemed Owners |
The registered holder of this Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
| 12. | Unclaimed Money |
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee will pay the money back to the Issuer at its written request. After that, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors unless an “abandoned property” law designates another Person.
| 13. | Discharge and Defeasance |
Subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth in the Indenture, the Issuer may terminate some of or all its obligations under the Notes and the Indenture if the Issuer deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest, on, the Notes to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.
| 14. | Modification and Waiver |
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the rights of the holders under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer and the Trustee with the consent of the
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holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes at the time outstanding of each series which is affected by such amendment or modification voting as one class, except that certain amendments specified in the Indenture may be made without approval of holders of the Notes. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of any series to waive on behalf of the holders of such series of Debt Securities compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the holder of this Note shall be binding upon such holder and upon all future holders of this Note and any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
| 15. | Successor Corporation |
When a successor corporation assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture and the transaction complies with the terms of Section 5.1 of this Third Supplemental Indenture, the predecessor corporation will, except as provided in Section 5.2, be released from those obligations.
| 16. | Defaults and Remedies |
If an Event of Default, other than an Event of Default described in Section 601(e) or 601(f) of the Original Indenture, with respect to the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Trustee if given by the holders of the Notes), will be entitled to declare all unpaid principal of and accrued interest on the Notes then outstanding to be due and payable immediately. In the case of an Event of Default described in Section 601(e) or 601(f) of the Original Indenture, all unpaid principal of and accrued interest on all Notes then outstanding shall be due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the holders of any Notes. Such declaration of acceleration may be annulled and past defaults (except, unless theretofore cured, a default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, interest on the Notes) may be waived by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding upon the conditions provided in the Indenture.
| 17. | Trustee Dealings with the Issuer |
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Issuer or its Affiliates and, subject to the Indenture, may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.
| 18. | Guarantees |
The Note will be entitled to the benefits of certain Guarantees made for the benefit of the Holders. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and obligations thereunder of the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders.
| 19. | No Recourse Against Others |
No incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, of the Issuer shall have any liability for any obligations, covenants or agreements of the Issuer under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof. By accepting a Note, each holder expressly waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are a condition of, and part of the consideration for, the execution of the Indenture and the issuance of the Notes.
| 20. | Authentication |
This Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.
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| 21. | Abbreviations |
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), COST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
| 22. | Governing Law |
THE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE OR ENTERED INTO AND, IN EACH CASE, PERFORMED, IN SAID STATE.
| 23. | CUSIP Number |
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused the CUSIP number to be printed on this Note and has directed the Trustee to use the CUSIP number in notices of redemption as a convenience to holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such number either as printed on this Note or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Issuer will furnish to any holder of Notes upon written request and without charge to the holder a copy of the Indenture and a copy of this Note.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)
and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
| Date: | Your Signature: |
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Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.
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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY
The initial principal amount of this Global Security is $ . The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:
| Date of Exchange |
Amount of decrease in this Global Security |
Amount of increase in Principal Amount of this Global Security |
Principal Amount of this Global Security decrease or increase |
Signature of authorized signatory of Trustee or Debt |
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Exhibit II
NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
Each of the undersigned (the “Guarantors”) hereby jointly and severally unconditionally guarantees, to the extent set forth in the Third Supplemental Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture dated as of March 15, 1988 (the “Base Indenture”), as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated May 31, 2005 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), among the Issuer, the Bank of New York, as resigning trustee, and The Bank of New York Trust Company N.A., as successor trustee, as further amended by the Second Supplemental Indenture (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), dated July 17, 2007, between the Issuer and the Trustee, and as further amended by the Third Supplemental Indenture (the “Third Supplemental Indenture,” and together with the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on overdue principal of, and premium and, to the extent permitted by law, interest, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Issuer to the holders or the Trustee, all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article Seven of the Third Supplemental Indenture, and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article Seven of the Third Supplemental Indenture.
The obligations of the Guarantors to the holders and to the Trustee pursuant to this Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Six of the Third Supplemental Indenture, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms and limitations of this Guarantee. Each holder of the Note to which this Guarantee is endorsed, by accepting such Note, agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions.
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