EXHIBIT 4.1
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CENTURY MAINTENANCE SUPPLY, INC.
13 1/4% Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2010
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EXCHANGE INDENTURE
Dated as of July 8, 1998
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UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
Trustee
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference
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SECTION 1.01. Definitions.................................................. 1
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions............................................ 30
SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust
Indenture Act.............................................. 30
SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction........................................ 31
ARTICLE 2
The Securities
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SECTION 2.01. Amount of Securities......................................... 32
SECTION 2.02. Form and Dating.............................................. 32
SECTION 2.03. Execution and Authentication................................. 33
SECTION 2.04. Registrar and Paying Agent................................... 34
SECTION 2.05. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust.......................... 35
SECTION 2.06. Securityholder Lists......................................... 35
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Securities....................................... 35
SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Securities....................................... 36
SECTION 2.09. Temporary Securities......................................... 37
SECTION 2.10. Cancelation.................................................. 37
SECTION 2.11. Defaulted Interest........................................... 37
SECTION 2.12. CUSIP Numbers................................................ 38
ARTICLE 3
Redemption
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SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee........................................... 38
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Securities To Be Redeemed....................... 38
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption......................................... 39
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption............................... 40
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.................................. 40
SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part.................................. 41
ARTICLE 4
Covenants
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SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities........................................ 41
SECTION 4.02. SEC Reports.................................................. 41
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SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Debt........................................... 42
SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Restricted Payments............................ 42
SECTION 4.05. Limitation on Restrictions on
Distributions from Restricted
Subsidiaries............................................... 46
SECTION 4.06. Limitation on Asset Sales.................................... 47
SECTION 4.07. Limitation on Transactions with
Affiliates................................................. 50
SECTION 4.08. Limitation on Issuance or Sale of
Capital Stock of Restricted
Subsidiaries............................................... 52
SECTION 4.09. Repurchase at the Option of Holders
Upon a Change of Control................................... 52
SECTION 4.10. Limitation on Liens.......................................... 54
SECTION 4.11. Compliance Certificate....................................... 54
SECTION 4.12. Further Instruments and Acts................................. 55
SECTION 4.13. Designation of Restricted and
Unrestricted Subsidiaries.................................. 55
SECTION 4.14. Limitation on the Company's Business......................... 56
ARTICLE 5
Successor Company
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SECTION 5.01. When Company May Merge or
Transfer Assets............................................ 56
ARTICLE 6
Defaults and Remedies
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SECTION 6.01. Events of Default............................................ 57
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration................................................. 59
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies............................................... 60
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Defaults........................................... 60
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority.......................................... 61
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits.......................................... 61
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment......................... 62
SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee................................... 62
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim............................. 62
SECTION 6.10. Priorities................................................... 63
SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs........................................ 63
SECTION 6.12. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws............................. 63
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ARTICLE 7
Trustee
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SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee............................................ 64
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee............................................ 65
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee................................. 67
SECTION 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer......................................... 67
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults........................................... 67
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders................................ 68
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity................................... 68
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee....................................... 69
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger.................................. 70
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification................................ 71
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of
Claims Against Company..................................... 71
ARTICLE 8
Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance
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SECTION 8.01. Discharge of Liability on
Securities; Defeasance..................................... 71
SECTION 8.02. Conditions to Defeasance..................................... 72
SECTION 8.03. Application of Trust Money................................... 74
SECTION 8.04. Repayment to Company......................................... 74
SECTION 8.05. Indemnity for Government Obligations......................... 74
SECTION 8.06. Reinstatement................................................ 74
ARTICLE 9
Amendments
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SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders................................... 75
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders...................................... 76
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.......................... 77
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of
Consents and Waivers....................................... 78
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities........................ 78
SECTION 9.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments................................... 78
SECTION 9.07. Payment for Consent.......................................... 79
ARTICLE 10
Subordination
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SECTION 10.01. Agreement To Subordinate..................................... 79
SECTION 10.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy......................... 79
SECTION 10.03. Default on Senior Debt....................................... 80
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SECTION 10.04. Acceleration of Payment of Securities........................ 81
SECTION 10.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over.......................... 81
SECTION 10.06. Subrogation.................................................. 81
SECTION 10.07. Relative Rights.............................................. 81
SECTION 10.08. Subordination May Not Be
Impaired by Company........................................ 82
SECTION 10.09. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent........................... 82
SECTION 10.10. Distribution or Notice to
Representative............................................. 82
SECTION 10.11. Article 10 Not To Prevent Events
of Default or Limit Right To
Accelerate................................................. 82
SECTION 10.12. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated................................ 82
SECTION 10.13. Trustee Entitled To Rely..................................... 83
SECTION 10.14. Trustee To Effectuate Subordination.......................... 83
SECTION 10.15. Trustee Not Fiduciary for
Holders of Senior Debt..................................... 84
SECTION 10.16. Reliance by Holders of Senior Debt
on Subordination Provisions................................ 84
ARTICLE 11
Miscellaneous
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SECTION 11.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls................................. 84
SECTION 11.02. Notices...................................................... 84
SECTION 11.03. Communication by Holders with
Other Holders.............................................. 86
SECTION 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to
Conditions Precedent....................................... 86
SECTION 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate
or Opinion................................................. 86
SECTION 11.06. When Securities Disregarded;
Acts of Holder............................................. 87
SECTION 11.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and
Registrar.................................................. 87
SECTION 11.08. Legal Holidays............................................... 88
SECTION 11.09. Governing Law................................................ 88
SECTION 11.10. No Recourse Against Others................................... 88
SECTION 11.11. Successors................................................... 88
SECTION 11.12. Multiple Originals........................................... 88
SECTION 11.13. Table of Contents; Headings.................................. 88
SECTION 11.14. Separability Clause.......................................... 88
SECTION 11.15. Benefits of Indenture........................................ 88
Appendix A Provisions Relating to Initial
Securities and Exchange Securities
Exhibit 1 to
Appendix A Form of Initial Security
Exhibit A Form of Exchange Security
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Indenture
Section Section
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310(a)(1)..................................................... 7.10
(a)(2)........................................................ 7.10
(a)(3)........................................................ N.A.
(a)(4)........................................................ N.A.
(b)........................................................... 7.08; 7.10
(c)........................................................... N.A.
311(a)........................................................ 7.11
(b)........................................................... 7.11
(c)........................................................... N.A.
312(a)........................................................ 2.06
(b)........................................................... 11.03
(c)........................................................... 11.03
313(a)........................................................ 7.06
(b)(1)........................................................ N.A.
(b)(2)........................................................ 7.06
(c)........................................................... 11.02
(d)........................................................... 7.06
314(a)........................................................ 4.02; 4.11;
11.02
(b)........................................................... N.A.
(c)(1)........................................................ 11.04
(c)(2)........................................................ 11.04
(c)(3)........................................................ N.A.
(d)........................................................... N.A.
(e)........................................................... 11.05
(f)........................................................... 4.11
315(a)........................................................ 7.01
(b)........................................................... 7.05; 13.02
(c)........................................................... 7.01
(d)........................................................... 7.01
(e)........................................................... 6.11
316(a)
(last
sentence)..................................................... 11.06
(a)(1)(A)..................................................... 6.05
(a)(1)(B)..................................................... 6.04
(a)(2)........................................................ N.A.
(b)........................................................... 6.07
317(a)(1)..................................................... 6.08
(a)(2)........................................................ 6.09
(b)........................................................... 2.05
318(a)........................................................ 11.01
N.A. Means Not Applicable.
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Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purposes, be deemed to be
part of this Indenture.
INDENTURE dated as of July 8, 1998, between CENTURY
MAINTENANCE SUPPLY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
and UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as Trustee (the
"Trustee").
Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and
for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Company's 13 1/4%
Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2010 (the "Initial Securities") and, if and
when issued in accordance with the provisions hereof, the Company's 13 1/4%
Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2010 (the "Exchange Securities" and,
together with the Initial Securities, the "Securities"):
ARTICLE 1
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference
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SECTION 1.01. Definitions.
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"Additional Assets" means (a) any Property (other than cash, cash
equivalents and securities) to be owned by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary and used in a Related Business; or (b) Capital Stock of a Person that
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of such Capital
Stock by the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary from any Person other than
an Affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that, in the case of clause (b),
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such Restricted Subsidiary is primarily engaged in a Related Business.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means (a) any other Person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with such specified Person or (b) any other Person who is a
director or officer of (i) such specified Person, (ii) any Subsidiary of such
specified Person or (iii) any Person described in clause (a) above. 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 Member" means any member of, or participant in, the Depository.
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"Applicable Procedures" means, with respect to any transfer or
transaction involving a Temporary Regulation S Global Note or beneficial
interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depository for such Global
Note, Euroclear and Cedel, in each case to the extent applicable to such
transaction and as in effect from time to time.
"Asset Sale" means any sale, lease, transfer, issuance or other
disposition (or series of related sales, leases, transfers, issuances or
dispositions) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including any
disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction (each
referred to for the purposes of this definition as a "disposition"), of (a) any
shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors'
qualifying shares) or (b) any other assets of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary outside of the ordinary course of business of the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary (other than, in the case of clauses (a) and (b) above, (i)
any disposition by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or by the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, (ii) any disposition
effected in compliance with Section 5.01(a), (iii) any Sale and Leaseback
Transaction completed within 180 days following the original acquisition of the
subject assets where such Sale and Leaseback Transaction represents the intended
financing of Property acquired after the Issue Date and (iv) any disposition or
series of related dispositions of assets having a Fair Market Value and sale
price of less than $500,000).
"Attributable Debt" in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction
means, at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the rate
of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP) of
the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term
of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any
period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the
lessor, be extended).
"Average Life" means, as of any date of determination, with respect to
any Debt or preferred stock, the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the sum of
the product of the numbers of years (rounded to the nearest one twelfth of one
year) from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled
principal payment of such Debt or redemption or similar payment with respect to
such preferred stock multiplied by the amount of such payment by (b) the sum of
all such payments.
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"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company or
any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board.
"Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by
the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such
certification and delivered to the Trustee.
"Business Day" means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.
"Capital Lease Obligations" means any obligation under a lease that is
required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with
GAAP; and the amount of Debt represented by such obligation shall be the
capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with GAAP; and
the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any
other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease
may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty. For purposes of
Section 4.10, a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed secured by a Lien on
the Property being leased.
"Capital Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any shares or other
equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, partnership interests or
any other participations, rights, warrants, options or other interests in the
nature of an equity interest in such Person, including preferred stock, but
excluding any debt security convertible or exchangeable into such equity
interest.
"Capital Stock Sale Proceeds" means the aggregate cash proceeds
received by the Company from the issuance or sale (other than to a Subsidiary of
the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees) by the
Company of any class of its Parity Stock and Junior Stock (other than
Disqualified Stock) after the Issue Date, net of attorneys' fees, accountants'
fees, underwriters' or placement agents' fees, discounts or commissions and
brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with such
issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.
"Certificate of Designation" means the Certificate of Designation for
the Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Deleware
on July 8, 1998.
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"Certificated Preferred Stock" means certificated Series B Preferred
Stock, bearing, if required, the restricted securities legend set forth in
clause (G)(2) of paragraph (m)(iii) of the Certificate of Designation.
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following
events:
(a) prior to the first Public Equity Offering, the Initial Control
Group ceases to be the "beneficial owners" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act, except that a Person will be deemed to have "beneficial
ownership" of all shares that any such Person has the right to acquire,
whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of
time), directly or indirectly, of a majority of the voting power of the
Voting Stock of the Company, whether as a result of the issuance of
securities of the Company, any merger, consolidation, liquidation or
dissolution of the Company, any direct or indirect transfer of securities
by the Initial Control Group or otherwise (for purposes of this clause (a),
the Initial Control Group will be deemed to beneficially own any Voting
Stock of a corporation (the "specified corporation") held by any other
corporation (the "parent corporation") so long as the Initial Control Group
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a majority of
the voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent corporation); or
(b) after the first Public Equity Offering, any "Person" or "group"
(as such terms are used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange
Act or any successor provisions to either of the foregoing), including any
group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of
securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act,
other than any one or more of the Permitted Holders, becomes the
"beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, except
that a Person will be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all shares
that any such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is
exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or
indirectly, of 35% or more of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the
Company; provided, however, that the Permitted Holders are the "beneficial
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owners" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, except that a
Person will be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all shares that any
such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is
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exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or
indirectly, in the aggregate of a lesser percentage of the total voting
power of all classes of the Voting Stock of the Company than such other
Person or group (for purposes of this clause (b), such Person or group
shall be deemed to beneficially own any Voting Stock of a specified
corporation held by a parent corporation so long as such Person or group
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a majority of
the voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent corporation); or
(c) the sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other
disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all the assets
of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, considered as a whole
(other than a disposition of such assets as an entirety or virtually as an
entirety to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary or one or more Permitted Holders)
shall have occurred, or the Company merges, consolidates or amalgamates
with or into any other Person (other than one or more Permitted Holders) or
any other Person (other than one or more Permitted Holders) merges,
consolidates or amalgamates with or into the Company, in any such event
pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Voting Stock of the
Company is reclassified into or exchanged for cash, securities or other
Property, other than any such transaction where (i) the outstanding Voting
Stock of the Company is reclassified into or exchanged for Voting Stock of
the surviving corporation and (ii) the holders of the Voting Stock of the
Company immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly,
not less than a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving corporation
immediately after such transaction and in substantially the same proportion
as before the transaction; or
(d) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the
beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors (together with
any new directors whose election or appointment by such Board or whose
nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was approved by
a vote of 66 2/3% of the directors then still in office who were either
directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination
for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute
a majority of the members of the Board of Directors then in office; or
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(e) the shareholders of the Company shall have approved any plan of
liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio" means, as of any date of
determination, the ratio of (a) the aggregate amount of EBITDA for the most
recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending at least 45 days prior to such
determination date to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such four fiscal
quarters; provided, however, that (i) if the Company or any Restricted
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Subsidiary has Incurred any Debt (other than Debt incurred in the ordinary
course of business pursuant to revolving credit facilities) since the beginning
of such period that remains outstanding or if the transaction giving rise to the
need to calculate the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio is an Incurrence of
Debt, or both, Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated
after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Debt as if such Debt had been
Incurred on the first day of such period and the discharge of any other Debt
repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged with the proceeds of such
new Debt as if such discharge had occurred on the first day of such period, (ii)
if since the beginning of such period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
shall have repaid, repurchased, legally defeased or otherwise discharged any
Debt with Capital Stock Sale Proceeds, Consolidated Interest Expense for such
period shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such
discharge as if such discharge had occurred on the first day of such period,
(iii) if since the beginning of such period the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary shall have made any Asset Sale or if the transaction giving rise to
the need to calculate the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio is an Asset Sale,
or both, EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the
EBITDA (if positive) directly attributable to the Property which is the subject
of such Asset Sale for such period, or increased by an amount equal to the
EBITDA (if negative) directly attributable thereto for such period, in either
case as if such Asset Sale had occurred on the first day of such period and
Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be reduced by an amount
equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense directly attributable to any Debt of
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary repaid, repurchased, defeased or
otherwise discharged with respect to the Company and its continuing Restricted
Subsidiaries in connection with such Asset Sale, as if such Asset Sale had
occurred on the first day of such period (or, if the Capital Stock of any
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Restricted Subsidiary is sold, by an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest
Expense for such period directly attributable to the Debt of such Restricted
Subsidiary to the extent the Company and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries
are no longer liable for such Debt after such sale), (iv) if since the beginning
of such period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (by merger or otherwise)
shall have made an Investment in any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person which
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) or an acquisition of Property, including any
acquisition of Property occurring in connection with a transaction causing a
calculation to be made hereunder, which constitutes all or substantially all of
an operating unit of a business, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for
such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto (including
the Incurrence of any Debt) as if such Investment or acquisition occurred on the
first day of such period, (v) if since the beginning of such period any Person
(that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) shall
have made any Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition of Property that would have
required an adjustment pursuant to clause (iii) or (iv) above if made by the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary during such period, EBITDA and Consolidated
Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma
effect thereto as if such Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition occurred on the
first day of such period, and (vi) if since the beginning of such period the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have permanently reduced or repaid
the amount owing under the Credit Facility or shall have reduced or repaid Debt
with a maturity in excess of one year, Consolidated Interest Expense for such
period shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such
reduction or repayment as if such reduction or repayment had occurred on the
first day of such period. For purposes of this definition, pro forma
calculations shall be determined in good faith by a responsible financial or
accounting Officer of the Company and as further contemplated by the definition
of the term "pro forma". If any Debt bears a floating rate of interest and is
being given pro forma effect, the interest expense on such Debt shall be
calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of determination had been the
applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate
Agreement applicable to such Debt if such Interest Rate Agreement has a
remaining term in excess of 12 months).
"Consolidated Interest Expense" means, for any period, the total
interest expense of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries,
plus, to the extent
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not included in such total interest expense, and to the extent Incurred by the
Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (a) interest expense attributable to
capital leases, (b) amortization of debt discount and debt issuance cost,
including commitment fees, other than with respect to Debt Incurred in
connection with the Recapitalization, (c) capitalized interest, (d) non-cash
interest expenses (other than interest, if any, that is paid in kind on the
Securities), (e) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with
respect to letters of credit and bankers' acceptance financing, (f) net costs
associated with Hedging Obligations (including amortization of fees), (g)
Disqualified Dividends other than Disqualified Dividends paid with shares of
Parity Stock or Junior Stock of the Company which is not Disqualified Stock, (h)
preferred stock dividends in respect of all Preferred Stock of Restricted
Subsidiaries held by Persons other than the Company or a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary, (i) interest Incurred in connection with Investments in discontinued
operations, (j) interest accruing on any Debt of any other Person to the extent
such Debt is Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and (k) the
cash contributions to any employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the
extent such contributions are used by such plan or trust to pay interest or fees
to any Person (other than the Company) in connection with Debt Incurred by such
plan or trust.
"Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, the net income (loss)
of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries; provided, however, that there
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shall not be included in such Consolidated Net Income (a) any net income (loss)
of any Person (other than the Company) if such Person is not a Restricted
Subsidiary, except that (i) subject to the exclusion contained in clause (d)
below, the Company's equity in the net income of any such Person for such period
shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of
cash distributed by such Person during such period to the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case
of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the
limitations contained in clause (c) below) and (ii) the Company's equity in a
net loss of any such Person other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary for such
period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, (b) for
the purposes of Section 4.04 only, any net income (loss) of any Person acquired
by the Company or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries in a pooling of interests
transaction for any period prior to the date of such acquisition, (c) any net
income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary if such Restricted Subsidiary
is subject to consensual restrictions, directly or indirectly,
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on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions, directly or
indirectly, to the Company, except that subject to the exclusion contained in
clause (d) below, the Company's equity in the net income of any such Restricted
Subsidiary for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up
to the aggregate amount of cash distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during
such period to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or
other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution to
another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause), (d)
any gain (or, for purposes of Section 4.03 and Section 5.01 only, loss) realized
upon the sale or other disposition of any Property of the Company or any of its
consolidated Subsidiaries (including pursuant to any Sale and Leaseback
Transaction) which is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course
of business, provided, that any tax benefit or tax liability resulting therefrom
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shall be excluded in such Consolidated Net Income, (e) any extraordinary gain or
loss or any nonrecurring cost or expense relating to the Recapitalization,
provided that any tax benefit or tax liability resulting therefrom shall be
excluded from such Consolidated Net Income, (f) the cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principles, (g) any non-cash compensation expense realized
as a result of the grant, vesting or exercise of performance shares, stock
options or other stock awards to officers, directors and employees of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, (h) bonuses paid to employees in
connection with the Recapitalization up to $1.0 million in the aggregate and (i)
compensation expense attributable to the repurchase within 30 days of the
Recapitalization of outstanding options from employees of the Company and its
Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed $4,020,000 in the aggregate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purposes of Section 4.04 only, there
shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any dividends, repayments of
loans or advances or other transfers of assets from Unrestricted Subsidiaries to
the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such dividends, repayments
or transfers increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under such
Section pursuant to clause (a)(iii)(D) thereof.
"Credit Facility" means, with respect to the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary, one or more debt or commercial paper facilities with banks or other
institutional lenders (including the New Credit Facility) providing for
revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables or inventory financing
(including through the sale of receivables or inventory to such lenders or to
special purpose, bankruptcy remote entities formed to borrow
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from such lenders against such receivables or inventory) or trade letters of
credit, in each case together with any amendments, supplements, modifications
(including by any extension of the maturity thereof), refinancings or
replacements thereof by a lender or syndicate of lenders in one or more
successive transactions (including any such transaction that changes the amount
available thereunder, replaces such agreement or document, or provides for other
agents or lenders).
"Currency Exchange Protection Agreement" means, in respect of a
Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, currency option
or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person
against fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
"Debt" means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination
(without duplication), (a) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of
(i) debt of such Person for money borrowed and (ii) debt evidenced by notes,
debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such
Person is responsible or liable; (b) all Capital Lease Obligations of such
Person and all Attributable Debt in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions
entered into by such Person; (c) all obligations of such Person issued or
assumed as the deferred purchase price of Property, all conditional sale
obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title
retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the
ordinary course of business); (d) all obligations of such Person for the
reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker's acceptance or
similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of
credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in (a) through (c)
above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the
extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn
upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the third Business Day following
receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the
letter of credit); (e) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect
to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock or,
with respect to any Subsidiary of such Person, any preferred stock (but
excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends); (f) all obligations of the type
referred to in clauses (a) through (e) of other Persons and all dividends of
other Persons for the payment of which, in either case, such Person is
responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or
otherwise, including by means of any Guarantee; (g) all obligations of the type
referred to in clauses (a)
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through (f) of other Persons secured by any Lien on any Property of such Person
(whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person), the amount of such
obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such Property or the
amount of the obligation so secured; and (h) to the extent not otherwise
included in this definition, Hedging Obligations of such Person. The amount of
Debt of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of
all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability, upon
the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligation, of any
contingent obligations at such date; provided, that the amount outstanding at
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any time of any Debt issued with original issue discount is the face amount of
such Debt less the remaining unamortized portion of the original issue discount
of such Debt at such time as determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Default" means any event which, after notice or passage of time,
would be an Event of Default.
"Definitive Preferred Stock" means, certificated Series A Preferred
Stock bearing, if required, the restricted securities legend set forth in clause
G(1) of paragraph (m)(iii) of the Certificate of Designation.
"Designated Senior Debt" means any Senior Debt which has, at the time
of determination, an aggregate principal amount outstanding of at least $10.0
million (including the amount of all undrawn commitments and matured and
contingent reimbursement obligations pursuant to letters of credit thereunder)
that is specifically designated in the instrument evidencing such Senior Debt
and is designated in a notice delivered by the Company to the holders or a
Representative of the holders of such Senior Debt and in an Officers'
Certificate delivered to the Trustee as "Designated Senior Debt" of the Company
for purposes of this Indenture; provided that the New Credit Facility shall be
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deemed to be Designated Senior Debt under this Indenture.
"Disqualified Dividends" means, for any dividend with respect to
Disqualified Stock, the quotient of the dividend divided by the difference
between one and the maximum statutory federal income tax rate (expressed as a
decimal number between 1 and 0) then applicable to the issuer of such
Disqualified Stock.
"Disqualified Stock" means, with respect to any Person, Redeemable
Stock of such Person as to which (i) the maturity, (ii) mandatory redemption or
(iii) redemption, repurchase, conversion or exchange at the option of the
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holder thereof occurs, or may occur, on or prior to the first anniversary of the
Stated Maturity of the Securities; provided, however, that Redeemable Stock of
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such Person that would not otherwise be characterized as Disqualified Stock
under this definition shall not constitute Disqualified Stock (a) if such
Redeemable Stock is convertible or exchangeable into Debt or Disqualified Stock
solely at the option of the issuer thereof or (b) solely as a result of
provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to
repurchase or redeem such Redeemable Stock upon the occurrence of a "change of
control" occurring prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the
Securities, if (x) such repurchase obligation may not be triggered in respect of
such Redeemable Stock unless a corresponding obligation also arises with respect
to the Securities and (y) no such repurchase or redemption is permitted to be
consummated unless and until such Person shall have satisfied all repurchase or
redemption obligations with respect to any required purchase offer made with
respect to the Securities.
"EBITDA" means, for any period, an amount equal to, for the Company
and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, (a) the sum of Consolidated Net
Income for such period, plus the following to the extent reducing Consolidated
Net Income for such period: (i) the provision for taxes based on income or
profits or utilized in computing net loss, (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense,
(iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization expense and (v) any other non-cash items
(other than any such non-cash item to the extent that it represents an accrual
of or reserve for cash expenditures in any future period), minus (b) all non-
cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (other than any
such non-cash item to the extent that it will result in the receipt of cash
payments in any future period). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provision
for taxes based on the income or profits of, and the depreciation and
amortization of, a Restricted Subsidiary shall be added to Consolidated Net
Income to compute EBITDA only to the extent (and in the same proportion) that
the net income of such Restricted Subsidiary was included in calculating
Consolidated Net Income and only if a corresponding amount would not be
prohibited at the date of determination to be dividended to the Company by such
Restricted Subsidiary without prior approval (that has not been obtained),
pursuant to the terms of any consensual restriction applicable to such
Restricted Subsidiary.
"Employee Notes" means promissory notes of employees of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries payable to the Company and received in connection with
the
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substantially concurrent purchase of common stock of the Company by such
employees.
"Event of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Exchange Date" means the date on which the Securities are issued in
exchange for the Preferred Stock.
"Fair Market Value" means, with respect to any Property, the price
which could be negotiated in an arm's-length free market transaction, for cash,
between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of whom is under undue
pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. Fair Market Value will be
determined, except as otherwise provided, (a) if such Property has a Fair Market
Value equal to or less than $2.5 million, by any Officer of the Company or (b)
if such Property has a Fair Market Value in excess of $2.5 million, by a
majority of the Board of Directors and evidenced by a Board Resolution, dated
within 30 days of the relevant transaction, delivered to the Trustee.
"GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles as
in effect on the Issue Date, including those set forth (a) in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants, (b) in the statements and pronouncements of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board, (c) in such other statements by such other
entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession and (d)
the rules and regulations of the Commission governing the inclusion of financial
statements (including pro forma financial statements) in periodic reports
required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including
opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting bulletins and similar written
statements from the accounting staff of the Commission.
"Guarantee" means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any
Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt of any other Person and any
obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (a) to
purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such
Debt of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership
arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods,
securities or services, to take-or-pay or to maintain financial statement
conditions or otherwise) or (b) entered
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into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee against loss in
respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the term
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"Guarantee" shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the
ordinary course of business. The term "Guarantee" used as a verb has a
corresponding meaning. The term "Guarantor" shall mean any Person Guaranteeing
any obligation.
"Hedging Obligation" of any Person means any obligation of such Person
pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Exchange Protection Agreement
or any other similar agreement or arrangement.
"Holder" or "Securityholder" means the Person in whose name a Security
is registered on the Security Register.
"Incur" means, with respect to any Debt or other obligation of any
Person, to create, issue, incur (by merger, conversion, exchange or otherwise),
extend, assume, Guarantee or become liable in respect of such Debt or other
obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any
such Debt or obligation on the balance sheet of such Person (and "Incurrence"
and "Incurred" shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing); provided,
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however, that a change in GAAP that results in an obligation of such Person that
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exists at such time, and is not theretofore classified as Debt, becoming Debt
shall not be deemed an Incurrence of such Debt; provided further, however, that
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solely for purposes of determining compliance with Section 4.03, amortization of
debt discount shall not be deemed to be the Incurrence of Debt, provided,
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however, that in the case of Debt sold at a discount, the amount of such Debt
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Incurred shall at all times be the aggregate principal amount at Stated
Maturity.
"Indenture" means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time
to time.
"Independent Appraiser" means an investment banking firm of national
standing or any third party appraiser of national standing, provided, however,
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that such firm or appraiser is not an Affiliate of the Company.
"Initial Control Group" means Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx (or his heirs or trusts
for the benefit of his heirs), the members of the Board of Directors of the
Company immediately following the consummation of the Recapitalization and
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co. LLC or any successor entity thereof controlled by the
principals of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co.
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Incorporated or any Person controlled by, or under common control with, Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx & Co. LLC.
"Interest Rate Agreement" means, for any Person, any interest rate
swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or
other similar agreement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest
rates.
"Investment" by any Person means any direct or indirect loan (other
than advances to customers in the ordinary course of business that are recorded
as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of such Person), advance or other
extension of credit or capital contribution (by means of transfers of cash or
other Property to others or payments for Property or services for the account or
use of others, or otherwise) to, or Incurrence of a Guarantee of any obligation
of, or purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or
other securities or evidence of Debt issued by, any other Person. For purposes
of Section 4.04, Section 4.13 and the definition of "Restricted Payment", an
"Investment" shall include the portion (proportionate to the Company's equity
interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of any
Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an
Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon a redesignation of such
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Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to continue
to have a permanent "Investment" in an Unrestricted Subsidiary equal to an
amount (if positive) equal to (a) the Company's "Investment" in such Subsidiary
at the time of such redesignation less (b) the portion (proportionate to the
Company's equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the
net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation. In determining
the amount of any Investment made by transfer of any Property other than cash,
such Property shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such
Investment.
"Issue Date" means July 8, 1998.
"Legal Holiday" means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions are not required to be open in the City of New York or Houston,
Texas.
"Lien" means, with respect to any Property of any Person, any mortgage
or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,
security interest, lien, charge, easement (other than any easement not
materially impairing usefulness or marketability), encumbrance, preference,
priority or other security
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agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or
with respect to such Property (including any Capital Lease Obligation,
conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the
same economic effect as any of the foregoing or any Sale and Leaseback
Transaction).
"Merger" means the merger of Century Acquisition Corp. with and into
the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
"Merger Agreement" means the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement
among Century Acquisition Corp., the Company and shareholders of the Company
dated as of May 5, 1998, as in effect on the Issue Date.
"Moody's" means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to
the rating agency business thereof.
"Net Available Cash" from any Asset Sale or other transaction subject
to Section 4.08 hereof means cash payments received therefrom (including any
cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a
note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, but
excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the
acquiring Person of Debt or other obligations relating to the Property that is
the subject of such transaction or received in any other noncash form), in each
case net of (a) all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and
other fees and expenses incurred, and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign
and local taxes required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP, as a
consequence of such transaction, (b) all payments made on any Debt which is
secured by any Property subject to such transaction, in accordance with the
terms of any Lien upon or other security agreement of any kind with respect to
such Property, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary
consent to such transaction, or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds
from such transaction, (c) all distributions and other payments required to be
made to minority interest holders in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result
of such transaction and (d) the deduction of appropriate amounts provided by the
seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated
with the Property disposed in such transaction and retained by the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary after such transaction.
"New Credit Facility" means the credit facilities made available
pursuant to the Credit Agreement dated as of the Issue Date among the Company,
the lenders party thereto,
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc, as Arranger, Advisor and Syndication Agent, and
Citicorp (USA), Inc., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.
"Offering" the offering by the Company of 280,000 shares of Preferred
Stock consummated on July 8, 1998.
"Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief
Financial Officer or any Executive Vice President of the Company.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers of
the Company, at least one of whom shall be the principal executive officer or
principal financial officer of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion from legal counsel who is
acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the
Company.
"Permitted Debt" means:
(a) Debt evidenced by the Securities;
(b)(i) Debt under the Credit Facility; provided that the aggregate
principal amount of all such Debt under the Credit Facility comprised of
(A) term loans at any one time outstanding shall not exceed $100.0 million
minus all principal amounts repaid in respect of such term loans and (B)
revolving credit loans and obligations at any one time outstanding shall
not exceed the greater of (x) $25.0 million and (y) the sum of the amounts
equal to (1) 60% of the net book value of the inventory of the Company and
the Restricted Subsidiaries and (2) 85% of the net book value of the
accounts receivable of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each
case as of the most recent fiscal quarter ending at least 45 days prior to
the date of determination and (ii) Guarantees of Debt under the Credit
Facility;
(c) Debt in respect of Capital Lease Obligations and Purchase Money
Debt; provided, however, that (i) the aggregate principal amount of such
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Debt does not exceed the Fair Market Value (on the date of the Incurrence
thereof) of the Property acquired, constructed or leased (including costs
of installation, taxes and delivery charges with respect to such
acquisition, construction or lease) and (ii) the aggregate principal amount
of all Debt Incurred and then outstanding pursuant to this clause (c)
(together
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with all Permitted Refinancing Debt Incurred in respect of Debt
previously Incurred pursuant to this clause (c) and then outstanding) does
not exceed $10.0 million;
(d) Debt of the Company owing to and held by any Wholly Owned
Subsidiary and Debt of a Wholly Owned Subsidiary owing to and held by the
Company or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary; provided, however, that any
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subsequent issue or transfer of Capital Stock or other event that results
in any such Wholly Owned Subsidiary ceasing to be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
or any subsequent transfer of any such Debt (except to the Company or a
Wholly Owned Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute the
Incurrence of such Debt by the issuer thereof;
(e) Debt of a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Incurred and outstanding on or
prior to the date on which such Wholly Owned Subsidiary was acquired by the
Company or otherwise became a Restricted Subsidiary (other than Debt
Incurred as consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds
or credit support utilized to consummate, the transaction or series of
transactions pursuant to which such Wholly Owned Subsidiary became a
Subsidiary of the Company or was otherwise acquired by the Company);
provided, however, that at the time such Wholly Owned Subsidiary was
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acquired by the Company or otherwise became a Restricted Subsidiary and
after giving pro forma effect to the Incurrence of such Debt, the Company
would have been able to Incur $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to clause
(a) in the first paragraph of Section 4.03;
(f) Debt under Interest Rate Agreements entered into by the Company or
a Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of limiting interest rate risk in
the ordinary course of the financial management of the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary and not for speculative purposes, provided, however,
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that the obligations under such agreements are directly related to payment
obligations on Debt otherwise permitted by the terms of Section 4.03;
(g) Debt under Currency Exchange Protection Agreements entered into by
the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of limiting currency
exchange rate risks directly related to transactions entered into by the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business
and not for speculative purposes;
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(h) Debt in connection with one or more standby letters of credit or
performance bonds issued for the account of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to self-insurance
obligations and not in connection with the borrowing of money or the
obtaining of advances;
(i) Debt outstanding on the Issue Date not otherwise described in
clauses (a) through (h) above;
(j) Debt not otherwise described in clauses (a) through (i) above in
an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed
$15.0 million; and
(k) Permitted Refinancing Debt Incurred in respect of Debt Incurred
pursuant to clause (a) of the first paragraph of Section 4.03 and clauses
(a), (c), (e) and (i) above, subject, in the case of clause (c) above, to
the limitations set forth in the proviso thereto.
"Permitted Holders" means the Continuing Stockholders, any member of
the senior management of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or trusts for
the benefit of his or her immediate family), the directors of the Company
immediately following the consummation of the Recapitalization and Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx & Co. LLC or any successor entity thereof controlled by the principals of
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co. LLC or any entity controlled by, or under common control
with, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co. LLC.
"Permitted Investment" means any Investment by the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary in (a) any Restricted Subsidiary or any Person that will,
upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary; provided,
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however, that the primary business of such Restricted Subsidiary is a Related
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Business; (b) any Person if as a result of such Investment such Person is merged
or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all
its Property to, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that
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such Person's primary business is a Related Business; (c) Temporary Cash
Investments; (d) receivables owing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, if
created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or
dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided, however, that
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such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or
such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances; (e)
payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the
time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses
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for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;
(f) (i) loans and advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as
the case may be; provided, however, that such loans and advances do not exceed
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$1.0 million at any one time outstanding and (ii) loans and advances to, or the
receipt of Employee Notes from, employees of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries made or received in connection with the substantially concurrent
purchase of common stock of the Company by such employees; provided, however,
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that the aggregate principal amount of such loans, advances and notes payable
shall not exceed $1.0 million at any one time outstanding; (g) stock,
obligations or other securities received in settlement of debts created in the
ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary
or in satisfaction of judgments; (h) any Person to the extent such Investment
represents the non-cash portion of the consideration received in connection with
an Asset Sale consummated in compliance with Section 4.06; and (i) Persons
engaged in a Related Business; provided such Investments do not exceed $20.0
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million at any one time outstanding (it being agreed that an Investment shall
cease to be outstanding to the extent of dividends, repayments of loans or
advances or other transfers of Property received by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary from such Persons, and provided further that such amounts
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do not increase the amount of Restricted Payments which the Company and the
Restricted Subsidiaries may make pursuant to clause (a)(iii)(D)(1) of Section
4.04).
"Permitted Liens" means:
(a) Liens securing Senior Debt of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary;
(b) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on
the Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary if the same shall
not at the time be delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or
are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;
(c) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers', warehousemen's and
mechanics' Liens, on the Property of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of business and securing payment
of obligations which are not more than 60 days past due or are being
contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;
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(d) Liens on the Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
Incurred in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of
obligations with respect to statutory or regulatory requirements,
performance or return-of-money bonds, surety or indemnity bonds or other
obligations of a like nature and Incurred in a manner consistent with
industry practice, in each case which are not Incurred in connection with
the borrowing of money, the obtaining of advances or credit or the payment
of the deferred purchase price of Property and which do not in the
aggregate impair in any material respect the use of Property in the
operation of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries
taken as a whole;
(e) Liens on Property at the time the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary acquired such Property, including any acquisition by means of a
merger or consolidation with or into the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary; provided, however, that any such Lien may not extend to any
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other Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided
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further, however, that such Liens shall not have been Incurred in
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anticipation of or in connection with the transaction or series of
transactions pursuant to which such Property was acquired by the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary;
(f) Liens on the Property of a Person at the time such Person becomes
a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that any such Lien may not
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extend to any other Property of the Company or any other Restricted
Subsidiary which is not a direct Subsidiary of such Person; provided
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further, however, that any such Lien was not Incurred in anticipation of or
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in connection with the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to
which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary;
(g) pledges or deposits by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
under worker's compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar
legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders,
contracts (other than for the payment of Debt) or leases to which the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is party, or deposits to secure public
or statutory obligations of the Company, or deposits for the payment of
rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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(h) utility easements, building restrictions and such other
encumbrances or charges against real Property as are of a nature generally
existing with respect to properties of a similar character;
(i) judgment and attachment Liens in connection with (A) judgments
that do not constitute an Event of Default so long as the judgment creditor
is not seeking enforcement thereof and reserves have been established to
the extent required by GAAP as in effect at such time and (B) litigation
and legal proceedings that are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings (or as to which the Company or Restricted Subsidiary, as the
case may be, is preparing to promptly initiate appropriate proceedings) so
long as reserves have been established to the extent required by GAAP as in
effect at such time and so long as such Liens do not encumber assets by an
aggregate amount (together with the amount of any unstayed judgments
against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) in excess of $7.5
million;
(j) Liens existing on the Issue Date not otherwise described in
clauses (a) through (i) above;
(k) Liens on the Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
to secure any Refinancing, in whole or in part, of any Debt secured by
Liens referred to in clause (a), (e), (f) or (j) above; provided, however,
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that any such Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same Property
that secured the original Lien (together with improvements and accessions
to such Property) and the aggregate principal amount of Debt that is
secured by such Lien shall not be increased to an amount greater than the
sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount, or, if greater, the committed
amount, of the Debt secured by Liens described under clause (a), (e), (f)
or (j) above, as the case may be, at the time the original Lien became a
Permitted Lien under this Indenture and (ii) an amount necessary to pay any
fees and expenses, including premiums and defeasance costs, Incurred by the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Refinancing;
and
(l) perfected Liens of any vendor or inventory sold by such vendor
securing the unpaid purchase price of such inventory, to the extent such
Liens are stated to be reserved in such vendor's sale documents (and not
granted by separate agreement of the Company or any Subsidiary).
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"Permitted Refinancing Debt" means any Debt that Refinances any other
Debt, including any successive Refinancings, so long as (a) such Debt is in an
aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, an
aggregate issue price) not in excess of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal
amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted
value) then outstanding of the Debt being Refinanced and (ii) an amount
necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums and defeasance costs,
related to such Refinancing, (b) the Average Life of such Debt is equal to or
greater than the Average Life of the Debt being Refinanced and (c) the Stated
Maturity of such Debt is no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Debt being
Refinanced; provided, however, that Permitted Refinancing Debt shall not include
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(x) Debt of a Subsidiary that Refinances Debt of the Company or (y) Debt of the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances Debt of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, company (including any
limited liability company), partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any
other entity.
"Preferred Stock" means the Series A Preferred Stock, Series B
Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock.
"preferred stock" means any Capital Stock of a Person, however
designated, which entitles the holder thereof to a preference with respect to
the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary
or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of any
other class of Capital Stock issued by such Person.
"principal" of any Debt (including the Securities) means the principal
amount of such Debt plus the premium, if any, on such Debt.
"Private Placement" means the sale by the Company of 120,000 shares of
Preferred Stock to Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx (or his affiliate) and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co.
LLC on or about July 8, 1998.
"Private Securities" means Initial Securities issued in exchange for
Preferred Stock originally sold by the Company in the Private Placement.
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"pro forma" means, with respect to any calculation made or required to
be made pursuant to the terms hereof, a calculation performed in accordance with
Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act, as
interpreted in good faith by the Board of Directors after consultation with the
independent certified public accountants of the Company, or otherwise a
calculation made in good faith by the Board of Directors after consultation with
the independent certified public accountants of the Company, as the case may be.
"Property" means, with respect to any Person, any interest of such
Person in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or
tangible or intangible, including Capital Stock in, and other securities of, any
other Person.
"Public Equity Offering" means an underwritten public offering of
common stock of the Company pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act.
"Purchase Money Debt" means Debt (a) consisting of the deferred
purchase price of property, conditional sale obligations, obligations under any
title retention agreement, other purchase money obligations and obligations in
respect of industrial revenue bonds, in each case where the maturity of such
Debt does not exceed the anticipated useful life of the asset being financed,
and (b) Incurred to finance the acquisition or construction by the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary of such asset, including remodeling thereof and additions
and improvements thereto; provided, however, that such Debt is Incurred within
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180 days after such acquisition of such asset by the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary or completion of such construction, remodeling, addition or
improvement, as the case may be.
"Recapitalization" means the recapitalization of the Company on July
8, 1998, effected pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the New Credit Facility and
the issuance of the Preferred Stock.
"Redeemable Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any Capital
Stock (other than the Preferred Stock) that by its terms (or by the terms of any
security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, in either
case at the option of the holder thereof) or otherwise (a) matures or is
mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (b)
is or may become redeemable or repurchaseable at the option of the holder
thereof, in whole or in part, or (c) is convertible
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or exchangeable, in either case at the option of the holder thereof, for Debt or
Disqualified Stock.
"Refinance" means, in respect of any Debt, to refinance, extend,
renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue other Debt,
in exchange or replacement for, such Debt. "Refinanced" and "Refinancing" shall
have correlative meanings.
"Regulation S Securities" means Initial Securities issued in exchange
for Preferred Stock originally sold in the Offering pursuant to Regulation S.
"Related Business" means any business that is related, ancillary or
complementary to the businesses of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries
on the Issue Date.
"Representative" means the trustee, agent or representative expressly
authorized to act in such capacity, if any, for an issue of Senior Debt.
"Restricted Payment" means (a) any dividend or distribution (whether
made in cash, securities or other Property) declared or paid on or with respect
to any shares of Parity Stock or Junior Stock of the Company or any Capital
Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (including any payment in connection with any
merger or consolidation with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary),
except for any dividend or distribution which is made solely to the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary (and, if such Restricted Subsidiary is not a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary, to the other shareholders of such Restricted Subsidiary on a pro
rata basis or on a basis that results in the receipt by the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary of dividends or distributions of greater value than it
would receive on a pro rata basis) or any dividend or distribution payable
solely in shares of Junior Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;
(b) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement for value of
any Parity Stock or Junior Stock of the Company or any Capital Stock of any
Affiliate of the Company (other than from the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary) or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into any such
Parity Stock, Junior Stock or Capital Stock, including the exercise of any
option to exchange any Parity Stock, Junior Stock or Capital Stock (other than
for or into Capital Stock of the Company that is not Disqualified Stock); (c)
the purchase, repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement for value, prior
to any scheduled maturity, scheduled sinking fund or mandatory redemption
payment, any Subordinated Obligation (other than the purchase, repurchase or
other acquisition of
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any Subordinated Obligation purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking
fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due
within one year of the date of acquisition) or (d) any Investment (other than
Permitted Investments) in any Person.
"Restricted Subsidiary" means (a) any Subsidiary of the Company unless
such Subsidiary shall have been designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary as
permitted or required pursuant to Section 4.13 and (b) an Unrestricted
Subsidiary which is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary as permitted
pursuant to Section 4.13.
"Rule 144A Securities" means Initial Securities issued in exchange for
Preferred Stock sold in the Offering pursuant to Rule 144A, other than
Regulation S Securities.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Service or any successor to the
rating agency business thereof.
"Sale and Leaseback Transaction" means any arrangement relating to
Property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary transfers such Property to another Person and the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Senior Debt" of the Company means (a) all obligations consisting of
the principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest (including
interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for
reorganization relating to the Company to the extent post-filing interest is
allowed in such proceeding) in respect of (i) Debt of the Company for borrowed
money, including Debt under the Credit Facility, and (ii) Debt of the Company
evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments permitted
under this Indenture for the payment of which the Company is responsible or
liable; (b) all Capital Lease Obligations of the Company; (c) all obligations of
the Company (i) for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit,
bankers' acceptance or similar credit transaction, (ii) under Hedging
Obligations or (iii) issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of
Property and all conditional sale obligations of the Company and all obligations
under any title retention agreement permitted under this Indenture; and (d) all
obligations of other Persons of the type referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c)
for the payment of which the Company is responsible or liable as Guarantor;
provided, however, that Senior Debt
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shall not include (A) Debt of the Company that is by its terms subordinate or
pari passu in right of payment to the Securities, including any Subordinated
Debt and Subordinated Obligations; (B) any Debt Incurred in violation of the
provisions of this Indenture; (C) accounts payable or any other obligations of
the Company to trade creditors created or assumed by the Company in the ordinary
course of business in connection with the obtaining of materials or services
(including Guarantees thereof or instruments evidencing such liabilities); (D)
any liability for Federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by the
Company; (E) any obligation of the Company to any Subsidiary; or (F) any
obligations with respect to any Capital Stock.
"Series A Preferred Stock" means the Company's 13 1/4% Series A Senior
Exchangeable PIK Preferred Stock.
"Series B Preferred Stock" means the Company's 13 1/4% Series B Senior
Exchangeable PIK Preferred Stock.
"Series C Preferred Stock" means the Company's 13 1/4% Series C Senior
Exchangeable PIK Preferred Stock.
"Shelf Registration Statement" means a "shelf" registration statement
of the Company which covers the Series A Preferred Stock (or, if the Series A
Preferred Stock has been exchanged therefor, the Exchange Securities, as
applicable), on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or
any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, all amendments and supplements
to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each
case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all
material incorporated by reference therein.
"Significant Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that would be a
"Significant Subsidiary" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under
Regulation S-X promulgated by the Commission.
"Stated Maturity" means, with respect to any security, the date
specified in such security as the fixed date on which the payment of principal
of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory
redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase
of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any
contingency beyond the control of the issuer unless such contingency has
occurred).
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"Subordinated Debt" means the Securities and any other Debt of the
Company that specifically provides that such Debt is to rank pari passu with the
Securities in right of payment and is not subordinated by its terms to any Debt
or other obligation of the Company which is not Senior Debt.
"Subordinated Obligation" means any Debt of the Company (whether
outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) that specifically provides
that such Debt is to be subordinate or junior in right of payment to the
Securities.
"Subsidiary" means, in respect of any Person, any corporation,
company, association, partnership, joint venture or other business entity of
which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or
other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to
the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors,
managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled directly or
indirectly, by (a) such Person, (b) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of
such Person or (c) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
"Temporary Cash Investments" means any of the following: (a)
Investments in U.S. Government Obligations; (b) Investments in time deposit
accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within 90
days of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company which
is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof
having capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $500
million and whose long-term debt is rate "A-3" or "A-" or higher according to
Xxxxx'x or S&P (or such similar equivalent rating by at least one "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization" (as defined in Rule 436 under the
Securities Act)); (c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30
days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) entered into
with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (b) above; (d)
Investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than 90 days after the date
of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Company)
organized and in existence under the laws of the United States of America with a
rating at the time as of which any Investment therein is made of "P-1" (or
higher) according to Xxxxx'x or "A-1" (or higher) according to S&P (or such
similar equivalent rating by at least one "nationally recognized statistical
rating organization" (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act)); (e)
direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such
obligations) of any state of the United States of America
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(including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the
full faith and credit of such state is pledged and which are not callable or
redeemable at the issuer's option, provided, however, that (i) the long-term
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debt of such state is rated "A-3" or "A-1" or higher according to Xxxxx'x or S&P
(or such similar equivalent rating by at least one "nationally recognized
statistical rating organization" (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities
Act)) and (ii) such obligations mature within 180 days of the date of
acquisition thereof; and (f) investments in money market funds which invest
substantially all their assets in securities of the types described in clauses
(a) through (e) above.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. (S)(S) 77aaa-
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77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this Indenture except as required by Section
9.03 hereof; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of
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1939 is amended after such date, "Trust Indenture Act" means, to the extent
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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 and, thereafter, means the successor.
"Trust Officer" means any officer or assistant officer of the Trustee
assigned by the Trustee to administer this Indenture.
"Uniform Commercial Code" means the New York Uniform Commercial Code
as in effect from time to time.
"Unrestricted Subsidiary" means (a) any Subsidiary of the Company in
existence on the Issue Date that is not a Restricted Subsidiary; (b) any
Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and (c) any Subsidiary of the Company
that is designated after the Issue Date as an Unrestricted Subsidiary as
permitted or required pursuant to Section 4.13 and not thereafter redesignated
as a Restricted Subsidiary as permitted pursuant thereto.
"U.S. Government Obligations" means direct obligations (or
certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the
United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for
the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America
is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer's option.
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"Voting Stock" of a corporation means all classes of Capital Stock of
such corporation then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the
occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or
trustees thereof.
"Wholly Owned Subsidiary" means, at any time, a Restricted Subsidiary
all the Voting Stock of which (except directors' qualifying shares) is at such
time owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company and its other Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries.
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions.
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Defined in
Term Section
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"Affiliate Transaction"........................................ 4.07
"Bankruptcy Law"............................................... 6.01
"Change of Control Offer"...................................... 4.09
"Change of Control Payment Date"............................... 4.09
"Change of Control Purchase Price"............................. 4.09
"covenant defeasance option"................................... 8.01(b)
"Custodian".................................................... 6.01
"Event of Default"............................................. 6.01
"Excess Proceeds".............................................. 4.06
"Exchange Amendment"........................................... 2.01
"Global Security".............................................. Appendix A
"legal defeasance option"...................................... 8.01(b)
"Legal Holiday"................................................ 11.08
"Offer Amount"................................................. 4.06
"Offer Period"................................................. 4.06
"pay the Securities"........................................... 10.03
"Paying Agent"................................................. 2.04
"Payment Blockage Notice"...................................... 10.03
"Payment Blockage Period"...................................... 10.03
"Permanent Regulation S Global Notes".......................... 2.02
"Prepayment Offer"............................................. 4.06
"Prepayment Offer Notice"...................................... 4.06
"Purchase Date"................................................ 4.06
"Registrar".................................................... 2.04
"Rule 144A Global Note"........................................ 2.02
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"Successor Company"............................................ 5.01
"Temporary Regulation S Global Notes".......................... 2.02
SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
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This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the TIA which are
incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following
TIA terms have the following meanings:
"Commission" means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
"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 and any other
obligor on the indenture securities.
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 by such definitions.
SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise
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requires:
(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 GAAP;
(3) "or" is not exclusive;
(4) "including" means including without limita tion;
(5) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural
include the singular;
(6) unsecured Debt shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to
secured Debt merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured Debt;
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(7) the principal amount of any noninterest bearing or other discount
security at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be
shown on a balance sheet of the issuer dated such date prepared in
accordance with GAAP; and
(8) the principal amount of any preferred stock shall be the greater
of (i) the maximum liquidation value of such preferred stock or (ii) the
maximum mandatory redemption or mandatory repurchase price with respect to
such preferred stock.
ARTICLE 2
The Securities
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SECTION 2.01. Amount of Securities. The aggregate principal amount
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of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture
shall equal the liquidation preference of the Preferred Stock, plus, without
duplication, accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Exchange Date (the
"Exchange Amount") plus any Additional Securities issued in lieu of cash
interest.
Subject to Section 2.03, the Trustee shall authenticate Securities for
original issue on the Exchange Date in the aggregate principal amount equal to
the Exchange Amount and shall authenticate Additional Securities sufficient to
pay interest on outstanding Securities if the Company elects, as provided in
paragraph 1 of the Securities, to pay such interest in the form of Additional
Securities.
SECTION 2.02. Form and Dating. (a) Provisions relating to the
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Initial Securities and the Exchange Securities are set forth in Appendix A,
which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The
Initial Securities of each series and the Trustee's certificate of
authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 to Appendix A
which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture.
The Exchange Securities and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A, which is hereby incorporated in and
expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Securities may have notations,
legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule, agreements to
which the Company is subject, if any, or usage, provided that any such notation,
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legend or endorsement is in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company. Each
Security shall be dated the date of its
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authentication. The terms of the Securities set forth in Exhibit 1 to Appendix A
and Exhibit A are part of the terms of this Indenture.
(b) Upon their original issuance, Rule 144A Securities shall be
issued in the form of one or more Global Notes registered in the name of the
Depository or its nominee and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the
Depository, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee, for
credit by the Depository to the respective accounts of beneficial owners of the
Securities represented thereby (or such other accounts as they may direct).
Such Global Notes are collectively herein called the "Rule 144A Global Note".
Upon their original issuance, Regulation S Securities shall, to the extent
required pursuant to paragraph (C)(3)(ii)(B) of Rule 903 under Regulation S
under the Securities Act, be issued in the form of one or more temporary Global
Notes (the "Temporary Regulation S Global Notes") and, to the extent permitted
pursuant to paragraph (C)(3)(ii)(B) of such Rule 903, shall be issued initially
in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes (the "Permanent Regulation S
Global Notes"), in each case registered in the name of the Depository or its
nominee and deposited with the Trustee as custodian for the Depository, duly
executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee, for credit to the
Agent Member accounts at the Depository of Euroclear and/or Cedel for further
credit by Euroclear and Cedel, as the case may be, to the respective accounts of
the beneficial owners of the Securities represented thereby (or such other
accounts as they may direct). Interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global
Notes may only be held by the Agent Members of the Depository for Euroclear and
Cedel. Upon their initial issuance, the Private Securities shall be issued in
the form of individual definitive certificates in fully registered form without
distribution coupons and with the appropriate restrictive legends.
SECTION 2.03. Execution and Authentication. Two Officers shall sign
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the Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. The Company's
seal shall be impressed, affixed, imprinted or reproduced on the Securities and
may be in facsimile form.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that
office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security shall be
valid nevertheless.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of
this Indenture, the Company may
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deliver Securities executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication,
together with a written order of the Company signed by two Officers or by an
Officer and either an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary of the
Company for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee
in accordance with such written order of the Company shall authenticate and
deliver such Securities.
The Company may issue, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,
upon initial issuance Initial Securities in exchange for Series A Preferred
Stock or Series B Preferred Stock. The Company may issue, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, Exchange Securities (i) upon initial issuance in
exchange for Series C Preferred Stock or (ii) pursuant to an exchange offer
registered under the Securities Act. Additional Securities, if any, issued by
the Company in payment of interest (i) on the Initial Securities shall be in the
form of additional Initial Securities and (ii) on the Exchange Securities shall
be in the form of additional Exchange Securities.
A Security shall not be valid until an authorized officer or signatory
of the Trustee 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 may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable
to the Company to authenticate the Securities. Unless limited by the terms of
such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever
the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by
the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has
the same rights as any Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of notices
and demands.
SECTION 2.04. Registrar and Paying Agent. The Company shall maintain
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in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, 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 may also from time to time designate one or more other
offices or agencies (in or outside the
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Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, the City of Mew York) where the Securities may be
presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time
rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or
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recision 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 written notice to the Trustee of any such
designation or recision and of any change in the location of any such other
office or agency.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any
Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar not a party to this Indenture, which
shall incorporate the terms of the TIA. 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. If the Company
fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and
shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.07.
The Company or any of its domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
may act as Paying Agent, Registrar, co-registrar or transfer agent. The Company
may change any Paying Agent or Registrar upon notice to the Trustee but without
notice to any Holder.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and Paying
Agent in connection with the Securities.
SECTION 2.05. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust. No later than
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11:00 a.m., New York City time, on or prior to each due date of the principal
and interest on any Security, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent,
on such due date, a sum sufficient to pay such principal and interest then so
becoming due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent (other than the
Trustee) to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the
benefit of Securityholders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for
the payment of principal of or interest on the Securities and shall notify the
Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. If the
Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate
the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The
Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to
the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by the Paying Agent. Upon
complying with this Section, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability
for the money delivered to the Trustee.
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SECTION 2.06. Securityholder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as
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current a form as is reasonably prac ticable the most recent list available to
it of the names and addresses of Securityholders. If the Trustee is not the
Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, in writing at least five
Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the
Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the
Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Securityholders.
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Securities. If a mutilated Security is
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surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Security claims that such
Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue
and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security if the requirements of
Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met and the Holder satisfies
any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee and the Company. If required
by the Trustee or the Company, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond
sufficient in the judgment of the Company and the Trustee to protect the
Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar and any co-registrar from
any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced. The Company
and the Trustee may charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a
Security.
Every replacement Security is an additional obligation of the Company.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to
the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement
of mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Securities.
SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Securities. Securities outstanding at any
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time are all Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled
by it, those delivered to it for cancelation and those described in this Section
as not outstanding. A Security does not cease to be out standing because the
Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Security.
If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be
outstanding unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to
them that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If the Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with
this Indenture, on a redemption date or maturity date money sufficient to pay
all principal and
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interest payable on that date with respect to the Securities (or portions
thereof) to be redeemed or maturing, as the case may be, and the Paying Agent is
not prohibited from paying such money to the Securityholders on that date
pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on and after that date such
Securities (or portions thereof) cease to be outstanding and interest on them
ceases to accrue.
SECTION 2.09. Temporary Securities. Until definitive Securities are
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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. Every such temporary Security shall be
authentic upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner,
and with the same effect, as the definitive Securities. Without unreasonable
delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive
Securities and deliver them in exchange for temporary Securities. Such exchange
shall be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge therefor.
Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities shall in all respects be entitled
to the same rights, privileges and benefits under this Indenture as definitive
Securities authenticated and delivered hereunder.
SECTION 2.10. Cancelation. The Company at any time may deliver
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Securities to the Trustee for cancelation. The Registrar and the 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 and
destroy (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act) all
Securities surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or
cancelation and deliver a certificate of such destruction to the Company, unless
the Company directs the Trustee to deliver canceled Securities to the Company.
If the Company shall acquire any of the Securities, such acquisition shall not
operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the Debt represented by such
Securities unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for
cancelation. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities it
has redeemed, paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancelation.
SECTION 2.11. Defaulted Interest. If the Company defaults on a
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payment of interest on the Securities, the Company shall pay defaulted interest
(plus interest on such defaulted interest to the extent lawful) in any lawful
manner. The Company may pay the defaulted interest to the Persons who are
Securityholders on a subsequent special
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record date. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed any such special record
date and payment date to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee and shall
promptly mail to each Securityholder a notice that states the special record
date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest to be paid.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any interest which is paid prior to the
expiration of the grace period provided for in Section 6.01(1) hereof shall be
paid to the Holders of the Securities as of the regular record date for which
interest has not been paid.
SECTION 2.12. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the Securities
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may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall
use "CUSIP" numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders;
provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made
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as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as
contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on
the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such
redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.
ARTICLE 3
Redemption
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SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee. If the Company redeems Securities
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pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Securities, it shall notify the Trustee in
writing of the redemption date and the principal amount of Securities to be
redeemed.
In the event of a redemption pursuant to paragraph 5 of the
Securities, the Company shall give each notice to the Trustee provided for in
this Section at least 45 days before the redemption date unless the Trustee
consents to a shorter period. Any notice pursuant to this Section shall be
transmitted by facsimile and confirmed with a Trust Officer by telephone. Such
notice shall be accompanied by an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel from the Company to the effect that such redemption will comply with the
conditions herein. Such Officers' Certificate shall, in addition, specify the
redemption price of the Securities.
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Securities To Be Redeemed. If less than
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all the Securities are to be redeemed at any time, selection of Securities for
redemption may be made by the Trustee in compliance with the require-
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ments of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the
Securities are listed, or, if the Securities are not so listed, on a pro rata
basis, by lot or by such other method that the Trustee shall deem fair and
appropriate (and in a manner that complies with applicable legal requirements,
if any). The Trustee shall make the selection from outstanding Securities not
previously called for redemption. The Trustee may select for redemption portions
of the principal of Securities that have denominations larger than $1,000.
Securities and portions of them the Trustee selects shall be in amounts of
$1,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to
Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called for
redemption. The Trustee shall notify the Company and, unless the Trustee is
acting as such, the Registrar, promptly of the Securities or portions of
Securities to be redeemed.
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption. The Company shall mail a notice
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of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at
least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a date for redemption of
Securities.
The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall
state:
(1) the redemption date;
(2) the redemption price, or the calculation thereof described in
paragraph 5 of the Securities;
(3) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(4) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the
Paying Agent to collect the redemp tion price;
(5) if fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be redeemed,
the identification and principal amounts of the particular Securities to be
redeemed;
(6) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption
payment or the Paying Agent is pro hibited from making such payment
pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, interest on Securities (or portion
thereof) called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption
date; and
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(7) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy
of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the
Securities.
At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of
redemption in the Company's name and at the Company's expense. In such event,
the Company shall provide the Trustee with the information required by this
Section.
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of
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redemption is mailed, Securities called for redemption become due and payable on
the redemption date and at the redemption price stated in the notice, and from
and after such redemption date (unless the Company shall default on the payment
of the redemption price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to
bear interest. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be
paid at the redemption price stated in the notice, plus accrued interest to the
redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant
record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date that
is on or prior to the date of redemption). Failure to give notice or any defect
in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity of the notice to any
other Holder.
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price. No later than 11:00 a.m.,
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New York City time, on the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the
Paying Agent (or, if the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary is the Paying
Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) money sufficient to pay the redemption
price of and accrued interest (subject to the right of Holders of record on the
relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment
date that is on or prior to the date of redemption) on all Securities to be
redeemed on that date other than Securities or portions of Securities called for
redemption which have been delivered by the Company to the Trustee for
cancelation. All money earned on funds held in trust by the Trustee or any
Paying Agent and any excess or remaining funds shall be remitted to the Company.
The Trustee (or the paying agent) shall not be accountable or liable for any
losses from the sale or depreciation in value of such investments. In the event
that any such loss or depreciation occurs, the Company will pay the Trustee an
amount equal to such loss or depreciation.
Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the
Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money held by them for
the payment of the redemption price of and accrued interest, if any, on the
Securities that remains unclaimed for two years (or if then
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held by the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary in trust for the payment
thereof), shall be discharged from such trust, and, thereafter, Securityholders
entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors;
provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent before being required
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to make any such repayment shall at the expense of the Company cause to be
mailed to each such Holder a notice that said moneys have not been so applied
and that after a date named therein any unclaimed balance of said moneys then
remaining will be returned to the Company.
SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of a
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Security that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate for the Holder (at the Company's expense) a new Security
equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Secur ity
surrendered.
ARTICLE 4
Covenants
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SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities. The Company shall promptly pay
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the principal of and interest on the Securities on the dates and in the manner
provided in the Securities and in this Indenture. Principal and interest shall
be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying
Agent holds in accordance with this Indenture money sufficient to pay all
principal and interest then due and the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case
may be, is not prohibited from paying such money to the Securityholders on that
date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue princi pal at the rate
specified therefor in the Securities, and it shall pay interest on overdue
installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.
SECTION 4.02. SEC Reports. Commencing 60 days after the Issue Date,
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notwithstanding that the Company may not be subject to the reporting
requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company shall file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") and provide the
Trustee, the Holders of Securities and, upon request, security analysts of
prospective holders of the Securities with such annual reports and such
information, documents and other reports as are specified in Sections 13 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable to a U.S.
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corporation subject to such Sections, such information, documents and reports to
be so filed and provided at the times specified for the filing of such
information, documents and reports under such Sections; provided, however, that
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the Company shall not be so obligated to file such information, documents and
reports with the Commission if the Commission does not permit such filings. The
Company shall file with the Commission and provide the Trustee, Holders of
Securities and, upon request, security analysts of prospective holders of the
Securities with the information, documents and reports described herein whether
or not the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has been filed or declared
effective.
SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Debt. The Company shall not, and shall
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not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Incur, directly or indirectly, any Debt
unless, after giving pro forma effect to the application of the proceeds
thereof, no Default or Event of Default would occur as a consequence of such
Incurrence or be continuing following such Incurrence and either (a) after
giving effect to the Incurrence of such Debt and the application of the proceeds
thereof, the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio would be greater than 2.00 to
1.00 or (b) such Debt is Permitted Debt.
Notwithstanding paragraphs (j) and (k) of the definition of "Permitted
Debt", (a) the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary
to, Incur any Debt pursuant to such paragraphs if the proceeds thereof are used,
directly or indirectly, to Refinance any Subordinated Obligations unless such
Debt shall be subordinated to the Securities to at least the same extent as such
Subordinated Obligations and (b) the Company shall not permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to Incur any Debt pursuant to such paragraphs if the proceeds thereof
are used, directly or indirectly, to Refinance any Subordinated Obligations.
SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Restricted Payments.
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(a) The Company shall not make, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary
to make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment if at the time of, and
after giving pro forma effect to, such proposed Restricted Payment,
(i) a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing,
(ii) the Company could not Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt
pursuant to clause (a) of the first paragraph of Section 4.03 or
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(iii) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other
Restricted Payments declared or made since the Issue Date (the amount of
any Restricted Payment, if made other than in cash, to be based upon Fair
Market Value) would exceed an amount equal to the sum of:
(A) 50% of the aggregate amount of Consolidated Net Income
accrued during the period (treated as one accounting period) from the
beginning of the fiscal quarter during which the Issue Date occurs to
the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ending at least 45 days
prior to the date of such Restricted Payment (or if the aggregate
amount of Consolidated Net Income for such period shall be a deficit,
minus 100% of such deficit),
(B) Capital Stock Sale Proceeds,
(C) the amount by which Debt of the Company Incurred after the
Issue Date is reduced on the Company's balance sheet upon the
conversion or exchange (other than by the Company or a Subsidiary of
the Company) subsequent to the Issue Date of any Debt (other than
Subordinated Obligations) of the Company for Capital Stock (other than
Disqualified Stock) of the Company (less the amount of any cash or
other Property distributed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
upon such conversion or exchange), and
(D) an amount equal to the sum of (1) the net reduction in
Investments in any Person other than the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary resulting from dividends, repayments of loans or advances
or other transfers of Property, in each case to the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary from such Person, to the extent such dividends,
repayments or transfers do not increase the amount of Permitted
Investments permitted to be made pursuant to clause (i) of the
definition thereof and (2) the portion (proportionate to the Company's
equity interest in such Unrestricted Subsidiary) of the Fair Market
Value of the net assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time such
Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary;
provided, however, that the foregoing sum shall not exceed, in the
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case of any Person, the amount of Investments previously made (and
treated as a Restricted Payment) by the
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Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Person, and
(E) $5.0 million.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, the Company may:
(i) pay dividends on its Capital Stock within 60 days of the
declaration thereof if, on said declaration date, such dividends could have
been paid in compliance with this Indenture; provided, however, that at the
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time of such payment of such dividend, no other Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing (or result therefrom); provided
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further, however, that such dividend shall be included in the calculation
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of the amount of Restricted Payments;
(ii) purchase, repurchase, redeem, legally defease, acquire or retire
for value Capital Stock of the Company or Subordinated Obligations in
exchange for, or in an amount not in excess of the proceeds of the
substantially concurrent sale of, Capital Stock of the Company (other than
Disqualified Stock and other than Capital Stock issued or sold to a
Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or trust
established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of
their employees); provided, however, that (1) such purchase, repurchase,
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redemption, legal defeasance, acquisition or retirement shall be excluded
in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments and (2) the Capital
Stock Sale Proceeds from such exchange or sale shall be excluded from the
calculation pursuant to clause (a)(iii)(B) above;
(iii) purchase, repurchase, redeem, legally defease, acquire or retire
for value any Subordinated Obligations in exchange for, or in an amount not
in excess of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of,
Permitted Refinancing Debt; provided, however, that such purchase,
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repurchase, redemption, legal defeasance, acquisition or retirement shall
be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;
(iv) purchase, repurchase, redeem, legally defease, acquire or retire
for value, shares of, or options to purchase shares of, common stock of the
Company from employees or former employees of the Company, or its
Subsidiaries (or their estates or beneficiaries thereof) upon death,
disability, retirement or
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termination pursuant to the terms of the agreements (including employment
agreements) or plans (or amendments thereto) approved by the Board of
Directors, under which such individuals purchase or sell, or are granted
the option to purchase or sell, shares of such common stock; provided,
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however, that (1) the aggregate amount of such purchases, repurchases,
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redemptions, defeasances, acquisitions or retirements shall not exceed $2.5
million in any year or $5.0 million during the term of the Securities,
except that (x) such amounts shall be increased by the aggregate net amount
of cash received by the Company after the Issue Date from the sale of such
shares to, or the exercise of options to purchase such shares by, employees
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (y) the Company may forgive
or return Employee Notes without regard to the limitation set forth in
clause (iv)(1) above and such forgiveness or return shall not be treated as
a Restricted Payment for purpose of determining compliance with such clause
(iv)(1) and (2) such purchases, repurchases, defeasances, acquisitions or
retirements (but not forgiveness or return of Employee Notes) shall be
included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments; and
(v) purchase or redeem Subordinated Obligations pursuant to asset sale
or change of control provisions contained in the governing instrument
relating thereto; provided, however, that (A) no offer or purchase
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obligation may be triggered in respect of any such Subordinated Obligation
unless a corresponding obligation also arises with respect to the
Securities and (B) in any event, no repurchase or redemption of any such
Subordination Obligation may be consummated unless and until the Company
shall have satisfied all repurchase obligations with respect to any
required purchase offer made with respect to the Securities; provided,
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however, that such purchases or redemptions shall be included in the
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calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments.
(c) In computing Consolidated Net Income of the Company under
paragraph (a) above, (1) the Company shall use audited financial statements for
the portions of the relevant period for which audited financial statements are
available on the date of determination and unaudited financial statements and
other current financial data based on the books and records of the Company for
the remaining portion of such period and (2) the Company shall be permitted to
rely in good faith on the financial statements and other financial data derived
from the books and records
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of the Company that are available on the date of determination. If the Company
makes a Restricted Payment which, at the time of the making of such Restricted
Payment, would in the good faith determination of the Company be permitted under
the requirements of this Indenture, such Restricted Payment shall be deemed to
have been made in compliance with this Indenture notwithstanding any subsequent
adjustments made in good faith to the Company's financial statements affecting
Consolidated Net Income of the Company for any period.
SECTION 4.05. Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from
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Restricted Subsidiaries. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any
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Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or
suffer to exist any consensual restriction on the right of any Restricted
Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends, in cash or otherwise, or make any other
distributions on or in respect of its Capital Stock, or pay any Debt or other
obligation owed, to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (except, with
respect to restrictions on dividends of non-cash Property, as permitted pursuant
to clause (ii) of the next sentence), (b) make any loans or advances to the
Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary or (c) transfer any of its Property
to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary. The foregoing limitations
will not apply (i) with respect to clauses (a), (b) and (c), to restrictions (A)
in effect on the Issue Date, (B) pursuant to the Credit Facility, (C) relating
to Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary and existing at the time it became a
Restricted Subsidiary if such restriction was not created in connection with or
in anticipation of the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which
such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by the
Company or (D) which result from the Refinancing of Debt Incurred pursuant to an
agreement referred to in clause (i)(A) or (B) above or in clause (ii)(A) or (B)
below, provided such restriction is no less favorable to the Holders of
Securities than those under the agreement evidencing the Debt so Refinanced, and
(ii) with respect to clause (c) only, to restrictions (A) relating to Debt that
is permitted to be Incurred and secured without also securing the Securities
equal and ratable treatment pursuant to Sections 4.03 and 4.10 that limit the
right of the debtor to dispose of the Property Securing such Debt, (B)
encumbering Property at the time such Property was acquired by the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such restriction relates solely to the
Property so acquired and was not created in connection with or in anticipation
of such acquisition, (C) resulting from customary provisions restricting
subletting or assignment of
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leases or customary provisions in other agreements that restrict assignment of
such agreements or rights thereunder or (D) customary restrictions contained in
asset sale agreements limiting the transfer of such Property pending the closing
of such sale.
SECTION 4.06. Limitation on Asset Sales. (a) The Company shall not,
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and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly,
consummate any Asset Sale unless (i) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary
receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair
Market Value of the Property subject to such Asset Sale; (ii) at least 75% of
the consideration received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in
connection with such Asset Sale is in the form of cash, cash equivalents or
Additional Assets or the assumption by the purchaser of liabilities of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their
terms subordinated to the Securities) as a result of which the Company and the
Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer obligated with respect to such
liabilities; and (iii) the Company delivers an Officers' Certificate to the
Trustee certifying that such Asset Sale complies with the foregoing clauses (i)
and (ii).
(b) The Net Available Cash (or any portion thereof) from Asset Sales
may be applied by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary elects (or is required by the terms of any
Debt): (i) to prepay, repay, legally defease or purchase Senior Debt of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding, in any such case, Disqualified
Stock and Debt owed to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company); or (ii) to
reinvest in Additional Assets (including by means of an Investment in Additional
Assets by a Restricted Subsidiary with Net Available Cash received by the
Company or another Restricted Subsidiary); provided, however, that in connection
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with any prepayment, repayment, legal defeasance or purchase of Debt pursuant to
clause (i) above, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall retire such
Debt and shall cause the related loan commitment (if any) to be permanently
reduced by an amount equal to the principal amount so prepaid, repaid, legally
defeased or purchased.
(c) Any Net Available Cash from an Asset Sale not applied in
accordance with the preceding paragraph within twelve months from the date of
the receipt of such Net Available Cash shall constitute "Excess Proceeds." When
the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $10.0 million (taking into
account income earned on such Excess Proceeds, if any), the Company will be
required to make an offer to
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purchase (the "Prepayment Offer") the Securities which offer shall be in the
amount of the Excess Proceeds, on a pro rata basis according to principal
amount, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus
accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the purchase date (subject to
the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest
due on the relevant interest payment date) in accordance with the procedures
(including prorating in the event of oversubscription) set forth in this
Indenture. To the extent that any portion of the amount of Net Available Cash
remains after compliance with the preceding sentence and provided that all
holders of Securities have been given the opportunity to tender their Securities
for purchase in accordance with this Indenture, the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary may use such remaining amount for any purpose permitted by this
Indenture and the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset to zero.
(d)(1) Within five Business Days after the Company is obligated to
make a Prepayment Offer as described in the preceding paragraph, the Company
shall send a written notice, by first-class mail, to the Trustee and the Holders
of Securities (the "Prepayment Offer Notice"), accompanied by such information
regarding the Company and its Subsi diaries as the Company in good faith
believes will enable such Holders to make an informed decision with respect to
such Prepayment Offer. The Prepayment Offer Notice shall state (i) that the
Company is offering to purchase Securities pursuant to the provisions of this
Indenture, (ii) that any Security (or any portion thereof) accepted for payment
(and duly paid on the Purchase Date) pursuant to the Prepayment Offer shall
cease to accrue interest on the Purchase Date, (iii) that any Securities (or
portions thereof) not properly tendered shall continue to accrue interest, (iv)
the purchase price and purchase date, which shall be, subject to any contrary
requirements of applicable law, a Business Day no earlier than 30 days nor later
than 60 days after the date the Prepayment Offer Notice is mailed (the "Purchase
Date"), (v) the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased, (vi) a
description of the procedures which Holders of Securities must follow in order
to tender their Securities and the procedures that Holders of Securities must
follow in order to withdraw an election to tender their Securities for payment
and (vii) all other instructions and materials necessary to enable Holders to
tender Securities pursuant to the Prepayment Offer.
(2) Not later than the date upon which written notice of a Prepayment
Offer is delivered to the Trustee as provided above, the Company shall deliver
to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate as to (i) the amount of the Prepayment
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Offer (the "Offer Amount"), (ii) the allocation of the Net Available Cash from
the Asset Sales pursuant to which such Prepayment Offer is being made and (iii)
the compliance of such allocation with the provisions of Section 4.06(a). On
such date or prior to the Purchase Date, the Company shall also irrevocably
deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or a
Wholly Owned Subsidiary is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust)
in cash or Temporary Cash Investments, maturing on the last day prior to the
Purchase Date or on the Purchase Date if funds are immediately available by open
of business, an amount equal to the Offer Amount to be held for payment in
accordance with the provisions of this Section. Upon the expiration of the
period for which the Prepayment Offer remains open (the "Offer Period"), the
Company shall deliver to the Trustee for cancelation the Securities or portions
thereof which have been properly tendered to and are to be accepted by the
Company. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall, on the Purchase Date, mail or
deliver payment to each tendering Holder in the amount of the purchase price.
In the event that the aggregate purchase price of the Secur ities delivered by
the Company to the Trustee is less than the Offer Amount, the Trustee or the
Paying Agent shall deliver the excess to the Company promptly after the
expiration of the Offer Period for application in accordance with this Section.
(3) Holders electing to have a Security purchased shall be required
to surrender the Security, with an appro priate form duly completed, to the
Company or its agent at the address specified in the notice at least three
Business Days prior to the Purchase Date. Holders shall be entitled to withdraw
their election if the Trustee or the Company receives not later than one
Business Day prior to the Purchase Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal
amount of the Security which was delivered for purchase by the Holder and a
statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Security
purchased. If at the expiration of the Offer Period the aggregate principal
amount of Securities surrendered by Holders exceeds the Offer Amount, the
Company shall select the Securities to be purchased on a pro rata basis (with
such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only
Securities in denominations of $1,000, or integral multiples thereof, shall be
purchased). Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part shall be issued
new Securities equal in princi pal amount to the unpurchased portion of the
Securities surrendered.
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(4) At the time the Company delivers Securities to the Trustee which
are to be accepted for purchase, the Company shall also deliver an Officers'
Certificate stating that such Securities are to be accepted by the Company
pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.06. A Security
shall be deemed to have been accepted for purchase at the time the Trustee or
the Paying Agent mails or delivers payment therefor to the surrendering Holder.
(e) The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the
requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws
or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Securities as described
above. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations
conflict with the provisions relating to the Prepayment Offer, the Company shall
comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be
deemed to have breached its obligations described above by virtue thereof.
SECTION 4.07. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates. (a) The
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Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly
or indirectly, conduct any business or enter into or suffer to exist any
transaction or series of transactions (including the purchase, sale, transfer,
assignment, lease, conveyance or exchange of any Property or the rendering of
any service) with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (an
"Affiliate Transaction"), unless (a) the terms of such Affiliate Transaction are
(i) set forth in writing, (ii) in the interest of the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be, and (iii) no less favorable to the Company or
such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that could be
obtained in a comparable arm's-length transaction with a Person that is not an
Affiliate of the Company, (b) if such Affiliate Transaction involves aggregate
payments or value in excess of $2.5 million, the Board of Directors (including a
majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors) approves such
Affiliate Transaction and, in its good faith judgment, believes that such
Affiliate Transaction complies with clauses (a) (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph
as evidenced by a Board Resolution promptly delivered to the Trustee and (c) if
such Affiliate Transaction involves aggregate payments or value in excess of
$5.0 million, the Company obtains a written opinion from an Independent
Appraiser to the effect that the consideration to be paid or received in
connection with such Affiliate Transaction is fair, from a financial point of
view, to the Company or such Restricted
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Subsidiary, as the case may be and a copy of the written opinion is delivered to
the Trustee.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary may enter into or suffer to exist the following:
(i) any transaction or series of transactions between the Company and
one or more Restricted Subsidiaries or between two or more Restricted
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; provided that no more than
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5% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock (on a fully diluted basis)
of any such Restricted Subsidiary is owned by an Affiliate of the Company
(other than a Restricted Subsidiary);
(ii) any Restricted Payment permitted to be made pursuant to Section
4.04;
(iii) the payment of compensation (including amounts paid pursuant to
employee benefit plans) for the personal services of officers, directors
and employees of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, so long
as the Board of Directors in good faith shall have approved the terms
thereof and deemed the services theretofore or thereafter to be performed
for such compensation to be fair consideration therefor;
(iv) loans and advances to employees made in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with the past practices of the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be; provided, that such loans and
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advances do not exceed $1.0 million in the aggregate at any one time
outstanding;
(v) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the
Recapitalization pursuant to written agreements in effect on the Issue
Date;
(vi) the sale of common stock of the Company for cash; provided that
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the Company may receive Employee Notes in an aggregate principal amount not
in excess of $1.0 million at any one time outstanding;
(vii) the payment of dividends in kind in respect of any preferred
stock issued in compliance with this Section;
(viii) a proportionate split of, or a common stock dividend payable
on, the common stock of the Company;
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(ix) payments under any real or personal property lease with an
Affiliate of the Company existing at the date of this Indenture and any other
real or personal property lease with an Affiliate of the Company that is
approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors;
and
(x) sales of inventory at a price no less than the price the Company
paid to purchase such inventory and in customary volumes to Century
Airconditioning Supply, Inc. ("CAC"), purchases of inventory at cost from CAC,
and the provision of administrative services to CAC.
SECTION 4.08. Limitation on Issuance or Sale of Capital Stock of
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Restricted Subsidiaries. The Company shall not (a) sell, pledge, hypothecate or
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otherwise dispose of any shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary or
(b) permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, issue or sell
or otherwise dispose of any shares of its Capital Stock, other than (i)
directors' qualifying shares, (ii) to the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
or (iii) a disposition of 100% of the shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted
Subsidiary that complies with Section 4.06.
SECTION 4.09. Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon a Change of
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Control. (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder of
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Securities shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any
part of such Holder's Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the
"Change of Control Offer") at a purchase price (the "Change of Control Purchase
Price") equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, if any, to the purchase date (subject to the right of holders
of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date).
(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall
(a) cause a notice of the Change of Control Offer to be sent at least once to
the Dow Xxxxx News Service or similar business news service in the United States
and (b) send, by first-class mail, with a copy to the Trustee, to each Holder of
Securities, at such Holder's address appearing in the Security Register, a
notice stating: (i) that a Change of Control has occurred and a Change of
Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section and that all Securities
timely tendered will be accepted for payment; (ii) the Change of Control
Purchase Price and the purchase date, which shall be, subject to any contrary
requirements of applicable law, a Business Day no earlier than 30 days nor later
than 60 days from the date
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such notice is mailed (the "Change of Control Payment Date"); (iii) the
circumstances and relevant facts regarding the Change of Control (including
information with respect to pro forma historical income, cash flow and
capitalization after giving effect to the Change of Control); (iv) that any
Security (or portion thereof) accepted for payment (and duly paid on the Change
of Control Payment Date) pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to
accrue interest on the Change of Control Payment Date; (v) that any Securities
(or portions thereof) not properly tendered shall continue to accrue interest;
(vi) the procedures that Holders of Securities must follow in order to tender
their Securities (or portions thereof) for payment and the procedures that
Holders of Securities must follow in order to withdraw an election to tender
Securities (or portions thereof) for payment; and (vii) all other instructions
and materials necessary to enable Holders to tender Securities pursuant to the
Change of Control Offer.
(c) Holders electing to have a Security purchased shall be required
to surrender the Security, with an appro priate form duly completed, to the
Company or its agent at the address specified in the notice at least three
Business Days prior to the Change of Control Payment Date. Holders shall be
entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee or the Company receives not
later than one Business Day prior to 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 Security which was delivered for purchase by
the Holder and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have
such Security purchased. Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part
shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased
portion of the Securities surrendered.
(d) On or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Change of
Control Payment Date, the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or
with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or any of its Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries is acting as the Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust) in cash
an amount equal to the Change of Control Purchase Price payable to the Holders
entitled thereto, to be held for payment in accordance with the provisions of
this Section.
(e) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall deliver
to the Trustee the Securities or portions thereof which have been properly
tendered to and are to be accepted by the Company for payment. The Trustee or
the Paying Agent shall, on the Change of Control Payment
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Date, mail or deliver payment to each tendering Holder of the Change of Control
Payment. In the event that the aggregate Change of Control Purchase Price is
less than the amount delivered by the Company to the Trustee or the Paying
Agent, the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall deliver the
excess to the Company immediately after the Change of Control Payment Date.
(f) At the time the Company delivers Securities to the Trustee which
are to be accepted for purchase, the Company shall also deliver an Officers'
Certificate stating that such Securities are to be accepted by the Company
pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Section. A Security shall
be deemed to have been accepted for purchase at the time the Trustee or the
Paying Agent mails or delivers payment therefor to the surrendering Holder.
Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Purchase
Price, each Security accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control
Offer shall cease to accrue interest on and after the Change of Control Payment
Date.
(g) The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the
requirements of Rule 14(e) under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws
or regulations thereunder in connection with the purchase of Securities pursuant
to this Section. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or
regulations conflict with provisions of this Section, the Company shall comply
with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to
have breached its obligations under this Sec tion by virtue thereof.
SECTION 4.10. Limitation on Liens. The Company shall not, and shall
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not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, Incur or suffer
to exist, any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of its Property
(including Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary), whether owned at the Issue
Date or thereafter acquired, or any interest therein or any income or profits
therefrom, unless (i) if such Lien secures Subordinated Debt, the Securities are
secured on an equal and ratable basis with such Debt and (ii) if such Lien
secures Subordinated Obligations, such Lien shall be subordinated to a Lien
securing the Securities in the same Property as that securing such Lien to the
same extent as such Subordinated Obligations are subordinated to the Securities.
SECTION 4.11. Compliance Certificate. The Company shall deliver to
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the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company an
Officers'
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Certificate stating that in the course of the performance by the signers of
their duties as Officers of the Company they would normally have knowledge of
any Default and whether or not the signers know of any Default that occurred
during such period. If they do, the certificate shall describe the Default, its
status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect
thereto. The Company also shall comply with TIA (S) 314(a)(4).
SECTION 4.12. Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the
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Trustee, the Company shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do
such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more
effectively the purpose of this Indenture.
SECTION 4.13. Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted
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Subsidiaries. The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary of the
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Company to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if (a) the Subsidiary to be so
designated does not own any Capital Stock or Debt of, or own or hold any Lien on
any Property of, the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary, (b) the
Subsidiary to be so designated is not obligated under any Debt, Lien or other
obligation that, if in default, would result (with the passage of time or notice
or otherwise) in a default on any Debt of the Company or of any Restricted
Subsidiary and (c) either (i) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total
assets of $1,000 or less or (ii) such designation is effective immediately upon
such entity becoming a Subsidiary of the Company. Unless so designated as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Company
will be classified as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such
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Subsidiary shall not be designated a Restricted Subsidiary and shall be
automatically classified as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if either of the
requirements set forth in clauses (x) and (y) of the immediately following
paragraph will not be satisfied after giving pro forma effect to such
classification. Except as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph, no
Restricted Subsidiary may be redesignated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be
a Restricted Subsidiary if, immediately after giving pro forma effect to such
designation, (x) the Company could Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt
pursuant to clause (a) of the first paragraph of Section 4.03 and (y) no Default
or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result
therefrom.
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Any such designation or redesignation by the Board of Directors will
be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a Board Resolution giving
effect to such designation or redesignation and an Officers' Certificate (a)
certifying that such designation or redesignation complies with the foregoing
provisions and (b) giving the effective date of such designation or
redesignation, such filing with the Trustee to occur within 45 days after the
end of the fiscal quarter of the Company in which such designation or
redesignation is made (or, in the case of a designation or redesignation made
during the last fiscal quarter of the Company's fiscal year, within 90 days
after the end of such fiscal year).
SECTION 4.14. Limitation on the Company's Business. The Company
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shall not to, directly or indirectly, engage in any business or activity other
than the business currently conducted by it and its Restricted Subsidiaries and
Related Businesses.
ARTICLE 5
Successor Company
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SECTION 5.01. When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets. (a) The
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Company shall not merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into any other Person
(other than a merger of a Wholly Owned Subsidiary into the Company) or sell,
transfer, assign, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all
its Property in any one transaction or series of transactions unless: (i) the
Company shall be the surviving Person (the "Surviving Person") or the Surviving
Person (if other than the Company) formed by such merger, consolidation or
amalgamation or to which such sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or
disposition is made shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia;
(ii) the Surviving Person (if other than the Company) expressly assumes, by
supplemental indenture in form satisfactory to the Trustee, executed and
delivered to the Trustee by such Surviving Person, the due and punctual payment
of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, all the Securities,
according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of
all the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the
Company; (iii) in the case of a sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or
other disposition of all or substantially all the Property of the Company, such
Property shall have been transferred as an entirety or virtually as an entirety
to
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one Person; (iv) immediately before and after giving effect to such
transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis (and treating, for
purposes of this clause (iv) and clauses (v) and (vi) below, any Debt which
becomes, or is anticipated to become, an obligation of the Surviving Person or
any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction or series of
transactions as having been Incurred by the Surviving Person or such Restricted
Subsidiary at the time of such transaction or series of transactions), no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (v)
immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions on
a pro forma basis, the Company or the Surviving Person, as the case may be,
would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt under clause (a) of the
first paragraph of Section 4.03; provided, however, that this clause (v) shall
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not apply to a merger between the Company and a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the
Company incorporated in another state of the United States solely for the
purpose of reincorporating the Company as long as the total amount of Debt of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased as a result
thereof; and (vi) the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the
Trustee, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, an
Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such
transaction and the supplemental indenture, if any, in respect thereto comply
with this Section and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating
to such transaction have been satisfied.
(b) The Surviving Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for,
and may exercise every right and power of the Company under this Indenture, but
the predecessor Company in the case of a sale, transfer, assignment, lease,
conveyance or other disposition shall not be released from the obligation to pay
the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Securities.
ARTICLE 6
Defaults and Remedies
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SECTION 6.01. Events of Default. The following events shall be
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"Events of Default":
(1) the Company fails to make the payment of any interest on the
Securities when the same becomes due and payable, whether or not such
payment shall be prohibited by Article 10, and such failure continues for a
period of 30 days;
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(2) the failure to make the payment of any principal of or premium, if
any, on any of the Securities when the same become due and payable at its
Stated Maturity, upon acceleration, redemption, optional redemption, upon
required repurchase or otherwise;
(3) the Company fails to comply with Article 5;
(4) the Company fails to comply with any other covenant or agreement
in the Securities or in this Indenture (other than a failure which is the
subject of the foregoing clause (1), (2) or (3)), and continuance of such
failure, or occurrence, for a period of 30 days after the notice specified
below;
(5) default by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under any Debt
of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which results in acceleration
of the stated maturity of such Debt, or the failure to pay such Debt at
final maturity, in an aggregate amount greater than $7.5 million or its
foreign currency equivalent at the time;
(6) any judgment or judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate
amount in excess of $7.5 million (or its foreign currency equivalent at the
time) shall be rendered against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
and shall not be waived, satisfied or discharged for any period of 30
consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement shall not be in effect;
(7) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within
the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(A) commences a voluntary case;
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an
involuntary case;
(C) consents to the appointment of a Custo xxxx of it or for any
substantial part of its property; or
(D) makes a general assignment for the bene fit of its
creditors;
or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to
insolvency;
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(8) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under
any Bankruptcy Law that:
(A) is for relief against the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary in an involuntary case;
(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its property;
(C) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary; or
(D) grants any similar relief under any foreign laws;
and in each such case the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect
for 60 days; or
The foregoing shall constitute Events of Default whatever the reason
for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is
effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any
court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental
body.
The term "Bankruptcy Law" means Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Code, or any
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similar Federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The term "Custodian"
means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official
under any Bankruptcy Law.
A Default under clause (4) is not an Event of Default until the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Securities notify the Company (and in the case of such notice by
Holders, the Trustee) in writing of such Default and the Company does not cure
such Default within the time specified after receipt of such notice. Such
notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such
notice is a "Notice of Default."
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the
occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers' Certificate of
any Default or Event of Default, its status and what action the Company is
taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration. If an Event of Default (other than an
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Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or (8)) occurs and is continuing,
the
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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 amount of all the Securities then
outstanding, plus accrued but unpaid interest to the date of such declaration to
be immediately due and payable; provided, however, that for the purposes of
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calculating such percentage, the aggregate principal amount of Securities held
by the Company and any Affiliates thereof shall not be counted in determining
such percentage. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or (8)
occurs, the principal of the Securities shall automatically and without any
action by the Trustee or any Holder, become immediately due and payable. The
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding
Securities by notice to the Trustee and the Company may rescind and annul any
declaration of acceleration if (i) the rescission would not conflict with any
judgment or decree, (ii) if all existing Events of Default have been cured or
waived except nonpay ment of principal, premium or interest that has become due
solely because of the acceleration and (iii) all amounts due to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 7.07 have been paid. No such rescission shall affect any
subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is
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continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment
of principal of or interest on the Securities or to enforce the performance of
any provision of the Securities or this Indenture.
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 acquies cence in the Event of Default. No remedy is
exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative.
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Defaults. The Holders of a majority in
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aggregate principal amount of the Securities by notice to the Trustee may waive,
on behalf of the Holders of all outstanding Securities, a past or an existing
Default and its consequences or compliance with any provision of this Indenture
or the Securities except (i) a Default in the payment of the principal of or
interest on a Security or (ii) a Default in respect of a provision that under
Section 9.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each Securityholder
affected; provided, however, that for the purposes of calculating such
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percentage, the aggregate
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principal amount of Securities held by the Company and any Affiliates thereof
shall not be counted in determining such percentage. When a Default is waived,
it is deemed cured and not to have occurred for every purpose of this Indenture
and the Securities, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other
Default or impair any consequent right.
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority in
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aggregate principal amount of the Securities may direct the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the
Securities; provided, however, that for the purposes of calculating such
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percentage, the aggregate principal amount of Securities held by the Company and
any Affiliates thereof shall not be counted in determining such percentage.
However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law
or this Indenture or, subject to Section 7.01, that the Trustee determines is
unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Securityholders or would involve the
Trustee in personal liability; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any
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other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such
direction. Prior to taking any action hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled
to reasonable indemnity against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not
taking such action.
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits. A Security holder may not pursue
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any remedy or proceeding, including the appointment of a receiver or trustee,
with respect to this Indenture or the Securities unless:
(1) such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written
notice of a continuing Event of Default;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities then outstanding shall have made a written request, and such
Holder of or Holders shall have offered reasonable indemnity, to the
Trustee to pursue such proceeding as trustee; provided, however, that for
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the purposes of calculating such percentage, the aggregate principal amount
of Securities held by the Company and any Affiliates thereof shall not be
counted in determining such percentage; and
(3) the Trustee has not received from the Holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities outstanding a
direction inconsistent
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with such request, and has failed to institute such proceeding within 60
days after such notice, request and offer.
The foregoing limitations on the pursuit of remedies by a
Securityholder shall not apply to a suit instituted by a Holder of Securities
for the enforcement of payment of the principal of or interest on such Security
on or after the applicable due date specified in such Security. A Securityholder
may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Securityholder or
to obtain a preference or priority over another Securityholder.
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment. Notwithstanding
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any other provision of this Inden ture, the right of any Holder to receive
payment of princi pal of and interest on the Securities held by such Holder, on
or after the respective due dates expressed in this Secu rities, 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
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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 then due and owing (together with interest on any
unpaid interest to the extent lawful) and the amounts provided for in Section
7.07.
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file
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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, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may vote
on behalf of the Holders in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other
Person performing similar functions, is empowered to participate as a member,
voting or otherwise, of any official committee of creditors appointed in such
matter, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized
by each Holder to make 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 to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disburse ments and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any
other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07.
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Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to
authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder 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 Holder in any such proceeding.
SECTION 6.10. Priorities. If the Trustee col lects any money or
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property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money or property in
the following order:
FIRST: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07;
SECOND: to holders of Senior Debt of the Company to the extent
required by Article 10;
THIRD: 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
FOURTH: to the Company.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to
Securityholders pursuant to this Section. At least 15 days before such record
date, the Company shall mail to each Securityholder and the Trustee a notice
that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid.
SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement
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of any right or remedy under this Inden ture 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 rea sonable 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 does not apply to a suit by the
Trustee, the Company, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 or a suit by
Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities.
SECTION 6.12. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Company (to the
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extent it may lawfully do so) shall not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in
any manner whatso-
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ever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law
wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the
covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent
that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of
any such law, and shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power
herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of
every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE 7
Trustee
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SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee. (a) If an Event of Default has
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occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers
vested in it by this Indenture 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 such Person's own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(1) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties
as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(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 require ments of this Indenture.
However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to
determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Indenture, but shall not be obligated to verify the contents thereof.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabil ity for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own wilful misconduct,
except that:
(1) this paragraph 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
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unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts; and
(3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it
takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction
received by it pursuant to Section 6.05.
(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.
(f) Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from
other funds except to the extent required by law.
(g) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its
rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds to believe that repayment
of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not
reasonably assured to it.
(h) Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or
affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be
subject to the provisions of this Section and to the provisions of the TIA.
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may rely on any
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document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or
presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or
matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require
an Officers' Certificate or an Opin ion of Counsel. The Trustee shall not be
liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on the
Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
(c) The Trustee may act through agents and shall not be responsible
for the misconduct or negligence of any agent (other than an agent who is an
employee of the Trustee) appointed with due care.
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(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits
to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within
its rights or powers; provided, however, that the Trustee's conduct does not
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constitute wilful misconduct or negligence.
(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel, and the written advice or
written opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this
Indenture and the Securities shall be full and complete authorization and
protection from liability in respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by
it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion of such
counsel.
(f) Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any demand,
request, direction or notice from the Company shall be sufficient if signed by
an Officer of the Company.
(g) The Company, the Paying Agent, the Registrar, the Trustee and any
agent of the Company, the Paying Agent, the Registrar or the Trustee may deem
and treat the Person in whose name any Security is registered as the absolute
owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of
the principal of and, subject to the provisions of this Indenture, interest on
such Security and for all other purposes; and neither the Company, the Paying
Agent, the Registrar nor the Trustee nor any agent of the Company, the Paying
Agent, the Registrar or the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the
contrary.
(h) 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
therein or thereby.
(i) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the
facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate (including any Officers'
Certificate), statement, instrument, opinion (including any Opinion of Counsel),
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, upon reasonable notice to the Company, to examine the books,
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records, and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney.
(j) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in
respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.
(k) The permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in
this Indenture shall not be construed as duties.
(l) The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or
Event of Default, of the identity of any Restricted Subsidiary or the existence
of any Change of Control or Asset Sale unless either (i) a Responsible Officer
shall have actual knowledge thereof or (ii) the Trustee shall have received
written notice thereof from the Company or any Holder.
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee in its
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individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities
and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights
it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-
registrar 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 shall not be
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responsible for and 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 of the Company in this Indenture or in any document issued in
connection with the sale of the Securities or in the Securities other than the
Trustee's certificate of authentication.
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults. If a Default occurs and is
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continuing and if it is known to the employees of the Trustee with
responsibility for the Securities, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder
notice of the Default within 90 days after it is known to such employees of the
Trustee or written notice of it is received by the Trustee. Except in the case
of a Default in payment of principal of or interest 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.
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SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders. As promptly as
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practicable after each May 15 beginning with May 15, 1999, and in any event
prior to June 15 in each year, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder a
brief report dated as of May 15 each year that complies with TIA (S) 313(a), if
and to the extent required by said subsection. The Trustee also shall comply
with TIA (S) 313(b).
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders
shall be filed with the SEC and each stock exchange (if any) on which the
Securities are listed. The Company agrees to notify promptly the Trustee
whenever the Securities become listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting
thereof.
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity. The Company shall pay to
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the Trustee from time to time rea sonable compensation for its services. The
Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a
trustee of an express trust. The Company shall xxxx xxxxx the Trustee upon
request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it,
including costs of collection, in addition to the compensation for its services.
Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee's agents, counsel, accountants and
experts. The Company shall indemnify the Trustee and its agents, employees,
officers and directors against any and all loss, liability or expense (including
reasonable attorneys' fees, but excluding any franchise taxes imposed on the
Trustee and any taxes based on the income of the Trustee) incurred by them in
connection with the acceptance and administration of this trust, including the
reasonable costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company
(including Section 7.07) and of defending itself against any claim (including
any claim asserted by the Company) and the performance of its duties hereunder.
The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek
indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve
the Company of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent such failure
shall have materially prejudiced the Company. The Company shall defend the
claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. If the Trustee is advised
by counsel in writing that it may have available to it defenses which are in
conflict with the defenses available to the Company, then the Trustee may have
separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of
such counsel. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against
any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee or any of its agents,
counsel, accountants or experts which is judicially
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determined to be the result of the Trustee's or any such agent's, counsel's,
accountant's or expert's own wilful misconduct, negligence or bad faith. The
Company need not pay for any settlement made by the Trustee without the
Company's consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
The Trustee's right to receive payment of any amounts due under this
Section 7.07 shall not be subordinated to any other liability or indebtedness of
the Company (even though the Securities may be so subordinated).
To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section, the
Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held
or collected by the Trustee other than money or property held in trust to pay
principal of and interest on particular Securities.
The Company's payment obligations pursuant to this Section shall
survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the discharge of this
Indenture. When the Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of a Default
specified in Section 6.01(7) or (8), the expenses are intended to constitute
expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Law.
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee. The Trustee may resign at any
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time by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the
Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee. The Company shall remove the
Trustee if:
(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
(2) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;
(3) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or
its property; or
(4) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns, is removed by the Company or by the Holders of
a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities and such Holders do
not reasonably promptly appoint a successor Trustee, or if a vacancy exists in
the office of Trustee for any reason (the Trustee in such event being referred
to herein as the retiring Trustee), the Company shall promptly appoint a
successor Trustee.
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A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon 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. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its
succession to Securityholders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all
property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien
provided for in Section 7.07.
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 10% in aggregate 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.
Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this
Section, the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the
benefit of the retiring Trustee.
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger. If the Trustee
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consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially
all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking
association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or banking
association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.
In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion
or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this
Indenture any of the Securities shall have been authenticated but not delivered,
any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of
any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Securities so authenticated; and in
case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated, any
such successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Securities either in the
name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the
Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which
it is anywhere in the Securities or in this Indenture provided that the
certificate of the Trustee shall have.
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SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification. The Trustee shall at
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all times satisfy the requirements of TIA (S) 310(a). The Trustee shall have
a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most
recent published annual report of condition. The Trustee shall comply with
TIA (S) 310(b), subject to the penultimate paragraph thereof; provided, however,
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that there shall be excluded from the operation of TIA (S) 310(b)(1) any
indenture or indentures under which other securities or certificates of interest
or participation in other securities of the Company are outstanding if the
requirements for such exclusion set forth in TIA (S) 310(b)(1) are met.
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. The
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Trustee shall comply with TIA (S) 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship
listed in TIA (S) 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be
subject to TIA (S) 311(a) to the extent indicated.
ARTICLE 8
Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance
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SECTION 8.01. Discharge of Liability on Securities; Defeasance.
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(a) When (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee all outstanding Securities
(other than Securities replaced pursuant to Section 2.07) for cancelation or
(ii) all outstanding Securities have become due and payable, whether at maturity
or as a result of the mailing of a notice of redemption pursuant to Article 3
and the Company irrevocably deposits with the Trustee funds sufficient to pay at
maturity or upon redemption all outstanding Securities, including interest
thereon to maturity or such redemption date (other than Securities replaced
pursuant to Section 2.07), and if in either case the Company pays all other sums
payable hereunder by the Company, then this Indenture shall, subject to Sections
8.01(c), cease to be of further effect. The Trustee shall acknowledge
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture on demand of the Company
accompanied by an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel and at the
cost and expense of the Company.
(b) Subject to Sections 8.01(c) and 8.02, the Company at any time may
terminate (i) all its obligations under the Securities and this Indenture
("legal defeasance option") or (ii) its obligations under Sections 4.02, 4.03,
4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.13 and 4.14 the operation of
Sections 6.01(4) (to the extent relating to such other Sections), 6.01(5),
6.01(6), 6.01(7) and 6.01(8) (but, in the case of Sections 6.01(7) and (8), with
respect
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only to Significant Subsidiaries), its obligations under Sections 5.01(a)(iv),
5.01(a)(v) and the related operation of Section 6.01(3) ("covenant defeasance
option"). The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding
its prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option.
If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option, payment of the
Securities may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default with respect
thereto. If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance option, payment of
the Securities may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified
in Sections 6.01(3) and 6.01(4) (with respect to the provisions of Articles 4
and 5 referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph) and Sections 6.01(5),
6.01(6), 6.01(7) and 6.01(8) (but, in the case of Sections 6.01(7) and (8), with
respect only to Significant Subsidiaries).
Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and upon request
of the Company, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those
obligations that the Company terminates.
(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, the Company's
obligations in Sections 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 7.07, 7.08, 8.05 and 8.06 and
Appendix A shall survive until the Securities have been paid in full.
Thereafter, the Company's obligations in Sections 7.07 and 8.05 shall survive.
SECTION 8.02. Conditions to Defeasance. The Company may exercise its
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legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option only if:
(1) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee money
or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of and interest
on the Securities to maturity or redemption, as the case may be;
(2) the Company delivers to the Trustee a certificate from a
nationally recognized firm of independent accountants expressing their
opinion that the payments of principal and interest when due and without
reinvestment on the deposited U.S. Government Obligations plus any
deposited money without investment will provide cash at such times and in
such amounts as will be sufficient to pay principal and interest when due
on all the Securities to maturity or redemption, as the case may be;
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(3) 123 days pass after the deposit is made and during the 123-day
period no Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or (8) with respect to the
Company occurs which is continuing at the end of the period;
(4) the deposit does not constitute a default under any other material
agreement binding on the Company and is not prohibited by Article 10;
(5) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that the trust resulting from the deposit does not constitute, or is
qualified as, a regulated investment company under the Investment Company
Act of 1940;
(6) in the case of the legal defeasance option, the Company shall have
delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the Company
has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue
Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of this Indenture there has been a
change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the
effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that,
the Securityholders will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal
income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to
Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same
times as would have been the case if such defeasance had not occurred;
(7) in the case of the covenant defeasance option, the Company shall
have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the
Securityholders will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income
tax purposes as a result of such cove nant defeasance and will be subject
to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the
same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not
occurred (and, in the case of legal defeasance only, such Opinion of
Counsel must be based on a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service or other
change in applicable Federal income tax law); and
(8) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the
defeasance and discharge of the Securities as contemplated by this Article
8 have been complied with.
Opinions of Counsel required to be delivered to the Trustee may have
assumptions customary for opinions of
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the type required and counsel delivering such Opinions of Counsel may rely on
certificates of the Company or government or other officials customary for
opinions of the type required, including certificates certifying as to matters
of fact, including that various financial covenants have been complied with.
Before or after a deposit, the Company may make arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of Securities at a future date in
accordance with Article 3.
SECTION 8.03. Application of Trust Money. The Trustee shall hold in
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trust money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to this
Article 8. 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 of and interest on the Securities. Money
and securities so held in trust are not subject to Article 10.
SECTION 8.04. Repayment to Company. The Trustee and the Paying Agent
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shall promptly turn over to the Company upon request any excess money or
securities held by them at any time.
Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the
Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money held by them for
the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years (or if
then held by the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary in trust for the payment
thereof), shall be discharged from such trust, and, thereafter, Securityholders
entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors;
provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent before being required
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to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be mailed
to each such Holder a notice that said moneys have not been so applied and that
after a date named therein any unclaimed balance of said moneys then remaining
will be returned to the Company.
SECTION 8.05. Indemnity for Government Obligations. The Company
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shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge
imposed on or assessed against deposited U.S. Government Obligations or the
principal and interest received on such U.S. Government Obligations.
SECTION 8.06. Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is
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unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this
Article 8 by reason of
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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 obligations under this Indenture and the Securities
shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to
this Article 8 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to
apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this
Article 8; provided, however, that, if the Company has made any payment of
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interest on 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.
ARTICLE 9
Amendments
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SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders. The Company and the
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Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Securities without notice to or consent
of any Securityholder:
(1) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;
(2) to comply with Article 5;
(3) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in
place of certificated Securities (provided that the uncertificated
Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of
the Code, or in a manner such that the uncertificated Securities are
described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code);
(4) to make any change in Article 10 that would limit or terminate the
benefits available to any holder of Senior Debt of the Company under such
provisions or to comply with any requirement of the Commission in
connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust
Indenture Act (or Representatives therefor) under Article 10;
(5) to secure the Securities;
(6) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the
Holders or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the
Company;
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(7) to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with
qualifying, or maintaining the qualification of, this Indenture under the
TIA; or
(8) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of
any Securityholder in any material respect.
An amendment under this Section may not make any change that adversely
affects the rights under Article 10 of any holder of Senior Debt then
outstanding unless the holders of such Senior Debt (or their Representative)
consent in writing to such change, it being understood that any amendment the
purpose of which is to permit the Incurrence of additional Debt shall not be
construed as impairing the rights of the holders of Senior Debt pursuant to such
subordination provisions.
After an amendment under this Section becomes effective, the Company
shall mail to Securityholders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The
failure to give such notice to all Securityholders, or any defect therein, shall
not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section.
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders. The Company and the Trustee
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may amend this Indenture or the Securities without notice to any Securityholder
but with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding; provided, however, that for
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the purposes of calculating such majority, the aggregate principal amount of
Securities held by the Company and any Affiliates thereof shall not be counted
in determining such majority. However, without the consent of each Holder of an
outstanding Security affected thereby an amendment or waiver may not:
(1) reduce the amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an
amendment or waiver,
(2) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on
any Security,
(3) reduce the principal of or extend the Stated Maturity of any
Security,
(4) make any Security payable in money other than that stated in the
Security,
(5) impair the right of any Holder of the Securities to receive
payment of principal of and
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interest on such Holder's Securities on or after the due dates therefor or
to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to
such Holder's Securities,
(6) release any security interest that may have been granted in favor
of the Holders of the Securities,
(7) reduce the premium payable upon the redemption or repurchase of
any Security, or change the time at which any Security may be redeemed, as
described under Article 3,
(8) reduce the premium payable upon a Change of Control or, at any
time after a Change of Control or Asset Sale has occurred, change the time
at which the Change of Control Offer or Prepayment Offer relating thereto
must be made or at which the Securities must be repurchased pursuant to
such Change of Control Offer, or
(9) make any change to the subordination provisions of this Indenture
that would adversely affect the Holders of the Securities.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this
Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall
be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
An amendment under this Section may not make any change that adversely
affects the rights under Article 10 of any holder of Senior Debt then
outstanding unless the holders of such Senior Debt (or their Representative)
consent in writing to such change, it being understood that any amendment the
purpose of which is to permit the Incurrence of additional Debt shall not be
construed as impairing the rights of the holders of Senior Debt pursuant to such
subordination provisions.
After an amendment under this Section becomes effective, the Company
shall mail to Securityholders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The
failure to give such notice to all Securityholders, or any defect therein, shall
not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section.
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act. Every amendment
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to this Indenture or the Securities shall comply with the TIA as then in effect.
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SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers. A
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consent to an amendment or a waiver by a Holder of a Security shall bind the
Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Security or portion of the Security
that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder's Security, even if
notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Security. However, any
such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent or waiver as to such
Holder's Security or portion of the Security if the Trustee receives the notice
of revocation before the date the amendment or waiver becomes effective. After
an amendment or waiver becomes effective, it shall form a part of this Indenture
for all purposes and shall bind every Securityholder. An amendment or waiver
becomes effective upon the execution of such amendment or waiver by the Trustee.
The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for
the purpose of determining the Securityholders entitled to give their consent or
take any other action described above or required or permitted to be taken
pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the
immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Securityholders at such
record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be
entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or to
take any such action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after
such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120
days after such record date.
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities. If an
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amendment 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 regarding 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. Failure to make the appropriate
notation or to issue a new Security shall not affect the validity of such
amendment.
SECTION 9.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments. The Trustee shall sign any
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amendment authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if such amendment does not
adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee.
If it does, the Trustee may but need not sign it. In signing such amendment
the Trustee shall be entitled to receive indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it
and to receive, and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in
relying upon, an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of
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Counsel complying with Section 11.04 and stating that such amendment is
authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
SECTION 9.07. Payment for Consent. Neither the Company nor any
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Affiliate of the Company shall, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid
any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder
for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms
or provisions of this Indenture or the Securities unless such consideration is
offered to be paid to all Holders that so consent, waive or agree to amend in
the time frame set forth in solicitation documents relating to such consent,
waiver or agreement.
ARTICLE 10
Subordination
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SECTION 10.01. Agreement To Subordinate. The Company agrees, and
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each Securityholder by accepting a Security agrees, that the Securities are
subordinated obligations of the Company and that the Debt evidenced by the
Securities is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner
provided in this Article 10, to the payment when due of all Senior Debt of the
Company and that the subordination is for the benefit of and enforceable by the
holders of such Senior Debt. The Securities shall in all respects rank pari
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passu in right of payment with any future Subordinated Debt of the Company, and
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only Senior Debt of the Company shall be senior to the Securities in accordance
with the provisions set forth herein. All provisions of this Article 10 shall
be subject to Section 10.12.
SECTION 10.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy. Upon any
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payment or distribution of the assets of the Company upon a total or partial
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or in a bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding relating to the
Company or its property:
(1) holders of Senior Debt of the Company shall be entitled to receive
payment in full in cash of such Senior Debt before Securityholders shall be
entitled to receive any payment of principal of or interest on the
Securities, except that Holders of Securities may receive and retain shares
of stock and any debt securities that are subordinated to Senior Debt to at
least the same extent as the Securities; and
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(2) until such Senior Debt is paid in full in cash, any distribution
to which Securityholders would be entitled but for this Article 10 shall be
made to holders of such Senior Debt as their interests may appear.
SECTION 10.03. Default on Senior Debt. The Company may not pay the
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principal of or interest on the Securities or make any deposit pursuant to
Section 8.01 and may not repurchase, redeem or otherwise retire any Securities
(collectively, "pay the Securities") if (a) any principal, premium or interest
in respect of any Senior Debt is not paid within any applicable grace period
(including at maturity) or (b) any other default on Senior Debt occurs and the
maturity of such Senior Debt is accelerated in accordance with its terms
unless, in either case, (i) the default has been cured or waived and any such
acceleration has been rescinded or (ii) such Senior Debt has been paid in full
in cash; provided, however, that the Company may pay the Securities without
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regard to the foregoing if the Company and the Trustee receive written notice
approving such payment from the Representative of each issue of Designated
Senior Debt. During the continuance of any default (other than a default
described in clause (a) or (b) of the preceding sentence) with respect to any
Designated Senior Debt pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated
immediately without further notice (except notice required to effect the
acceleration) or the expiration of any applicable grace period, the Company may
not pay the Securities for a period (a "Payment Blockage Period") commencing
upon the receipt by the Company and the Trustee of written notice of such
default from the Representative of the holders of such Designated Senior Debt
specifying an election to effect a Payment Blockage Period (a "Payment Blockage
Notice") and ending 179 days thereafter (unless such Payment Blockage Period is
earlier terminated (a) by written notice to the Trustee and the Company from the
Representative which gave such Payment Blockage Notice, (b) because such default
is no longer continuing or (c) because such Designated Senior Debt has been
repaid in full in cash). Unless the holders of such Designated Senior Debt or
the Representative of such holders have accelerated the maturity of such
Designated Senior Debt and not rescinded such acceleration, the Company may
(unless otherwise prohibited as described in the first sentence of this
paragraph) resume payments on the Securities after the end of such Payment
Blockage Period. Not more than one Payment Blockage Notice with respect to all
issues of Designated Senior Debt may be given in any consecutive 360-day period,
irrespective of the number of defaults with
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respect to one or more issues of Designated Senior Debt during such period.
SECTION 10.04. Acceleration of Payment of Securities. If payment of
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the Securities is accelerated because of an Event of Default, the Company or the
Trustee shall promptly notify the holders of the Designated Senior Debt (or
their Representatives) of the acceleration. If payment of the Securities is
accelerated when any Designated Senior Debt is outstanding, the Company may not
pay the Securities until three Business Days after the Representatives of all
issues of Designated Senior Debt receive notice of such acceleration and,
thereafter, may pay the Securities only if this Indenture otherwise permits
payment at that time.
SECTION 10.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over. If a
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distribution is made to Securityholders that because of this Article 10 should
not have been made to them, the Securityholders who receive the distribution
shall hold it in trust for holders of Senior Debt of the Company and pay it over
to them as their interests may appear.
SECTION 10.06. Subrogation. After all Senior Debt of the Company is
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paid in full in cash and until the Securities are paid in full, Securityholders
shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of such Senior Debt to receive
distributions applicable to such Senior Debt. A distribution made under this
Article 10 to holders of such Senior Debt which otherwise would have been made
to Securityholders is not, as between the Company and Securityholders, a payment
by the Company on such Senior Debt.
SECTION 10.07. Relative Rights. This Article 10 defines the relative
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rights of Securityholders and holders of Senior Debt of the Company. Nothing in
this Indenture shall:
(1) impair, as between the Company and Security holders, the
obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay
principal of and interest on the Securities in accordance with their terms;
or
(2) prevent the Trustee or any Securityholder from exercising its
available remedies upon a Default or an Event of Default, subject to the
rights of holders of Senior Debt of the Company to receive distributions
otherwise payable to Securityholders.
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SECTION 10.08. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company. No
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right of any holder of Senior Debt of the Company to enforce the subordination
of the Debt evidenced by the Securities shall be impaired by any act or failure
to act by the Company or by its failure to comply with this Indenture.
SECTION 10.09. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent. Notwithstanding
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Section 10.03, the Trustee or Paying Agent may continue to make payments on the
Securities and shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of facts
that would prohibit the making of any such payments unless, not less than two
Business Days prior to the date of such payment, a Trust Officer receives notice
satisfactory to it that payments may not be made under this Article 10. The
Company, the Registrar or co-registrar, the Paying Agent, a Representative or a
holder of Senior Debt may give the notice; provided, however, that, if an issue
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of Senior Debt of the Company has a Representative, only the Representative may
give the notice.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior
Debt of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.
The Registrar and co-registrar and the Paying Agent may do the same with like
rights. The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this
Article 10 with respect to any Senior Debt of the Company which may at any time
be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of such Senior Debt; and
nothing in Article 7 shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such
holder. Nothing in this Article 10 shall apply to claims of, or payments to,
the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.07.
SECTION 10.10. Distribution or Notice to Repre sentative. Whenever a
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distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of Senior Debt of the
Company, the distribution may be made and the notice given to their
Representative (if any).
SECTION 10.11. Article 10 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit
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Right To Accelerate. The failure to make a payment pursuant to the Securities
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by reason of any provision in this Article 10 shall not be construed as pre
venting the occurrence of a Default. Nothing in this Article 10 shall have any
effect on the right of the Secu rityholders or the Trustee to accelerate the
maturity of the Securities.
SECTION 10.12. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated. Notwithstanding
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anything contained herein to the contrary,
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payments from money or the proceeds of U.S. Government Obligations held in trust
under Article 8 by the Trustee for the payment of principal of and interest on
the Securities shall not be subordinated to the prior payment of any Senior Debt
or subject to the restrictions set forth in this Article 10, and none of the
Securityholders shall be obligated to pay over any such amount to the Company or
any holder of Senior Debt of the Company or any other creditor of the Company.
SECTION 10.13. Trustee Entitled To Rely. Upon any payment or
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distribution pursuant to this Article 10, the Trustee and the Securityholders
shall be entitled to rely (i) upon any order or decree of a court of competent
juris diction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in Section
10.02 are pending, (ii) upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent
or other Person making such payment or distribution to the Trustee or to the
Security holders or (iii) upon the Representatives for the holders of Senior
Debt of the Company for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to
participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of such Senior Debt and
other Debt of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or
amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to
this Article 10. In the event that the Trustee determines, in good faith, that
evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of
Senior Debt of the Company to participate in any payment or distribution
pursuant to this Article 10, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish
evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of such
Senior Debt held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to
participate in such payment or distribution and other facts pertinent to the
rights of such Person under this Article 10, and, if such evidence is not
furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial
determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment. The
provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02 shall be applicable to all actions or
omissions of actions by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 10.
SECTION 10.14. Trustee To Effectuate Subordina tion. Each
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Securityholder by accepting a Security author izes and directs the Trustee on
his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to acknowledge
or effectuate the subordination between the Securityholders and the holders of
Senior Debt of the Company as provided in this Article 10 and appoints the
Trustee as attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.
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SECTION 10.15. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Debt. The
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Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior
Debt and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall mistakenly pay over
or distribute to Securityholders or the Company or any other Person, money or
assets to which any holders of Senior Debt of the Company shall be entitled by
virtue of this Article 10 or otherwise.
SECTION 10.16. Reliance by Holders of Senior Debt on Subordination
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Provisions. Each Securityholder by accept ing a Security acknowledges and
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agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be,
an inducement and a consideration to each holder of any Senior Debt of the
Company, whether such Senior Debt was created or acquired before or after the
issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to
hold, such Senior Debt and such holder of such Senior Debt shall be deemed
conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and
continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Debt.
ARTICLE 11
Miscellaneous
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SECTION 11.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls. If any provision of
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this Indenture limits, qualifies or con flicts with another provision which is
required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provi sion
shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any
provision of the TIA that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision
shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as
the case may be.
SECTION 11.02. Notices. Any notice or communica tion shall be in
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writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail or recognized
overnight courier or sent by facsimile (with a hard copy delivered in person or
by mail promptly thereafter) and addressed as follows:
if to the Company:
Century Maintenance Supply, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
if to the Trustee:
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(1) for payment, registration, transfer, exchange and tender of the
Securities:
By Hand:
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United States Trust Company of New York
000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Window Lower Level
By Mail:
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United States Trust Company of New York
000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
Telephone No.: (000)000-0000
(2) for all other communications relating to the Securities:
United States Trust Company of New York
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration -
Century Maintenance Supply, Inc.
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
The Company, on the one hand, or the Trustee, on the other hand, by
notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for
subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication mailed to a Security holder shall be
mailed to the Securityholder at the Secu rityholder's address as it appears on
the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so
mailed within the time prescribed.
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
received: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business
Days after being deposited in the mail with first-class postage prepaid, if
mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if sent by facsimile; and the next Business
Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by recognized overnight
courier
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guaranteeing next-day delivery. Notices to the Trustee will be deemed effective
only upon actual receipt.
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. Notices to the Trustee shall be effective only upon receipt.
SECTION 11.03. Communication by Holders with Other Holders.
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Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA (S) 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 (S) 312(c).
SECTION 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
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Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take or refrain
from taking any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee:
(1) an Officers' Certificate in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee 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 in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such counsel,
all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
SECTION 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each
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certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition
provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(1) a statement that the individual 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 such individual, he has made
such examination or investiga tion 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
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(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opin ion of such
individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with.
Any certificate or opinion of an Officer of the Company may be based,
insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or
representations by, counsel, unless such Officer knows, or in the exercise of
reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations
with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are
erroneous, and provided that any such certificate or opinion names the Trustee
as an addressee and is furnished to the Trustee at the time of delivery of such
certificate or opinion. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be
based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion
of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that
the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the
Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should
know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such
matters are erroneous. Opinions of Counsel required to be delivered to the
Trustee may have qualifications customary for opinions of the type required and
counsel delivering such Opinions of Counsel may rely on certificates of the
Company or government or other officials customary for opinions of the type
required, including certificates certifying as to matters of fact, including
that various financial covenants have been complied with.
SECTION 11.06. When Securities Disregarded; Acts of Holder. In
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determining whether the Holders of the re quired principal amount of Securities
have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the
Company or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or
under direct or indirect common control with the Company shall be disregarded
and deemed not to be outstanding, 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 the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so
disregarded. Also, subject to the foregoing, only Securities outstanding at the
time shall be considered in any such determination.
SECTION 11.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The
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Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Securityholders.
The Registrar, the Paying Agent and any co-registrar may make reasonable rules
for their functions.
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SECTION 11.08. Legal Holidays. A "Legal Holiday" is a Saturday, a
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Sunday or a day on which banking institu tions are not required to be open in
New York City and Houston, Texas. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday, payment
shall be made on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no
interest shall accrue for the intervening period. If a regular record date is a
Legal Holiday, the record date shall not be affected.
SECTION 11.09. Governing Law. THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES
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SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
SECTION 11.10. No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer,
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employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability
for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or this Indenture or for
any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their
creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder shall waive and release
all such lia bility. The waiver and release shall be part of the consi
deration for the issue of the Securities.
SECTION 11.11. Successors. All agreements of the Company in this
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Indenture and the Securities shall bind their successors. All agreements of the
Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.
SECTION 11.12. Multiple Originals. The parties may sign any number
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of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of
them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove
this Indenture.
SECTION 11.13. Table of Contents; Headings. The table of contents,
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cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of this
Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended
to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms
or provisions hereof.
SECTION 11.14. Separability Clause. In case any provision of this
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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.
SECTION 11.15. Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or
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in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the
parties hereto, the
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holders of Senior Debt (subject to Article 10 hereof) and the Holders of the
Securities and their successors, any benefit or any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under this Indenture or the Securities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
CENTURY MAINTENANCE SUPPLY,
INC.,
by
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
by
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Assistant Secretary
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK,
by
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
