EXHIBIT 4.1
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Enodis plc
Issuer
10 3/8% Senior Notes Due 2012
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INDENTURE
Dated as of March 26, 2002
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The Bank of New York
Trustee
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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).................................................................................. 2.05
(b)..................................................................................... 10.03
(c)..................................................................................... 10.03
313(a).................................................................................. 7.06
(b)(1).................................................................................. N.A.
(b)(2).................................................................................. 7.06
(c)..................................................................................... 10.02
(d)..................................................................................... 7.06
314(a).................................................................................. 4.02; 4.13; 10.02
(b)..................................................................................... N.A.
(c)(1).................................................................................. 10.04
(c)(2).................................................................................. 10.04
(c)(3).................................................................................. N.A.
(d)..................................................................................... N.A.
(e)..................................................................................... 10.05
(f)..................................................................................... 4.13
31(a)................................................................................... 7.01
(b)..................................................................................... 7.05; 10.02
(c)..................................................................................... 7.01
(d)..................................................................................... 7.01
(e)..................................................................................... 6.11
316(a)(last sentence)................................................................... 10.06
(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)..................................................................................... 2.04
318(a).................................................................................. 10.01
N.A. means Not Applicable.
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Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be
part of the
Indenture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference
SECTION 1.01. Definitions..............................................................................1
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions.......................................................................26
SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.......................................27
SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction...................................................................27
ARTICLE 2
The Securities
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating.........................................................................28
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication............................................................28
SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent..............................................................28
SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust.....................................................29
SECTION 2.05. Securityholder Lists....................................................................29
SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange...................................................................29
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Securities..................................................................30
SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Securities..................................................................30
SECTION 2.09. Temporary Securities....................................................................30
SECTION 2.10. Cancellation............................................................................30
SECTION 2.11. Defaulted Interest......................................................................31
SECTION 2.12. CUSIP, ISIN and Common Code Numbers.....................................................31
SECTION 2.13. Issuance of Additional Securities.......................................................31
SECTION 2.14. Redenomination of Securities in Euro....................................................31
ARTICLE 3
Redemption
SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee......................................................................33
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Securities To Be Redeemed..................................................33
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption....................................................................34
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption..........................................................35
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.............................................................35
SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part.............................................................35
ARTICLE 4
Covenants
SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities...................................................................35
SECTION 4.02. SEC Reports.............................................................................35
SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Indebtedness..............................................................36
SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Restricted Payments.......................................................39
SECTION 4.05. Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries................42
SECTION 4.06. Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock......................................43
SECTION 4.07. Limitation on Affiliate Transactions....................................................46
SECTION 4.08. Limitation on the Sale or Issuance of Capital Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries..........47
SECTION 4.09. Change of Control.......................................................................48
SECTION 4.10. Limitation on Liens.....................................................................49
SECTION 4.11. Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions...............................................50
SECTION 4.12. Additional Amounts......................................................................50
SECTION 4.13. Compliance Certificate..................................................................51
SECTION 4.14. Further Instruments and Acts............................................................52
SECTION 4.15. Limitation on Guarantees of Company Indebtedness........................................52
SECTION 4.16. Limitation on Business Activities.......................................................52
ARTICLE 5
Successor Company
SECTION 5.01. When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets...............................................52
ARTICLE 6
Defaults and Remedies
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default.......................................................................54
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration............................................................................56
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies..........................................................................56
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.................................................................56
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority.....................................................................57
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits.....................................................................57
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment....................................................57
SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee..............................................................57
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim........................................................58
SECTION 6.10. Priorities..............................................................................58
SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs...................................................................58
SECTION 6.12. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws........................................................58
ARTICLE 7
Trustee
SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee.......................................................................59
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee.......................................................................60
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SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee............................................................61
SECTION 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer....................................................................61
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults......................................................................61
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders...........................................................61
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity..............................................................61
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee..................................................................62
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger.............................................................63
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification...........................................................63
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.......................................63
ARTICLE 8
Discharge of
Indenture; Defeasance
SECTION 8.01. Discharge of Liability on Securities; Defeasance........................................63
SECTION 8.02. Conditions to Defeasance................................................................64
SECTION 8.03. Application of Trust Money..............................................................65
SECTION 8.04. Repayment to Company....................................................................66
SECTION 8.05. Indemnity for Government Obligations....................................................66
SECTION 8.06. Reinstatement...........................................................................66
ARTICLE 9
Amendments
SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders..............................................................66
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders.................................................................67
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust
Indenture Act.....................................................68
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers...........................................68
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities...................................................68
SECTION 9.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments..............................................................68
SECTION 9.07. Payment for Consent.....................................................................69
ARTICLE 10
Miscellaneous
SECTION 10.01. Trust
Indenture Act Controls............................................................69
SECTION 10.02. Notices.................................................................................69
SECTION 10.03. Communication by Holders with Other Holders.............................................70
SECTION 10.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent......................................70
SECTION 10.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion...........................................70
SECTION 10.06. When Securities Disregarded.............................................................70
SECTION 10.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar............................................71
SECTION 10.08. Legal Holidays..........................................................................71
SECTION 10.09. GOVERNING LAW...........................................................................71
SECTION 10.10. Jurisdiction; Service of Process........................................................71
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SECTION 10.11. No Recourse Against Others..............................................................72
SECTION 10.12. Successors..............................................................................72
SECTION 10.13. Multiple Originals......................................................................72
SECTION 10.14. Table of Contents; Headings.............................................................72
SECTION 10.15. Severability............................................................................72
Rule 144A/Regulation S Appendix
Exhibit 1 - Form of Initial Security
Exhibit A - Form of Exchange Security or Private Exchange Security
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INDENTURE dated as of March 26,
2002, between
ENODIS plc, a public company
limited by shares incorporated under the
laws of England and Wales (the "Company"),
and THE BANK OF NEW YORK acting through its
London branch, a New York banking
corporation (the "Trustee").
Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and
for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Company's Initial
Securities, Additional Securities, Exchange Securities and Private Exchange
Securities:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01. DEFINITIONS.
"Additional Assets" means (1) any property, plant or equipment used in
a Related Business; (2) the 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; or (3) Capital Stock constituting a minority
interest in any Person that at such time is a Restricted Subsidiary; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that any such Restricted Subsidiary described in clause (2) or (3)
above is primarily engaged in a Related Business.
"Additional Securities" means, subject to the Company's compliance
with Section 2.13 and Section 4.03, 10 3/8% Senior Notes Due 2012 issued from
time to time after the Issue Date under the terms of this
Indenture (other than
pursuant to Section 2.06, 2.07, 2.09 or 3.06 of this
Indenture and other than
Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities issued pursuant to an
exchange offer for other Securities outstanding under this Indenture).
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person, directly
or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For 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. For
purposes of Sections 4.04, 4.06 and 4.07 only, "Affiliate" shall also mean any
beneficial owner of Capital Stock representing 5% or more of the total voting
power of the Voting Stock (on a fully diluted basis) of the Company or of rights
or warrants to purchase such Capital Stock (whether or not currently
exercisable) and any Person who would be an Affiliate of any such beneficial
owner pursuant to the first sentence hereof.
"Asset Disposition" means any sale, lease, transfer or other
disposition (or series of related sales, leases, transfers 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:
(1) any shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than
directors' qualifying shares or shares required by applicable law to be
held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary);
(2) all or substantially all the assets of any division or line of
business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or
(3) any other assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
outside of the ordinary course of business of the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall not be deemed to be
Asset Dispositions:
(A) a disposition by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or by the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary;
(B) for purposes of Section 4.06 only, a disposition that constitutes
a Restricted Payment permitted by Section 4.04 or a Permitted Investment;
(C) a disposition of Temporary Cash Investments on an arms-length
basis;
(D) the conveyance, sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition in
the ordinary course of business by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary
of (i) inventory and other assets acquired and held for resale (excluding
land real estate assets held by the Company) or (ii) damaged, worn out or
obsolete assets; and
(E) a disposition of assets with a fair market value of less than
L500,000.
"Attributable Debt" in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction means,
as of the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest
rate borne by the Securities, compounded annually) of the total obligations of
the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included
in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease
has been extended); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if such Sale/Leaseback Transaction
results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented
thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of "Capital Lease
Obligation."
"Average Life" means, as of the date of determination, with respect to
any Indebtedness, the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products
of the numbers of years from the date of determination to the dates of each
successive scheduled principal payment of, or redemption or similar payment with
respect to, such Indebtedness multiplied by the amount of such payment by (2)
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.
"Bridge Loan Agreement" means the Bridge Loan Agreement dated as of
February 20, 2002, entered into by and among the Company, Credit Suisse First
Boston and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, together with the related documents
thereto, as amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
"Bridge Loans" means any and all loans made to the Company pursuant to
the Bridge Loan Agreement.
"Business Day" means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.
"Capital Lease Obligation" of any Person means any obligation of such
Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under any capital lease of (or
other agreement conveying the right to use) real or personal property which, in
accordance with GAAP, is required to be recorded as a capitalized lease
obligation in such Person's consolidated financial statements.
"Capital Stock" of any Person means any and all shares, interests,
rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or
interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Preferred
Stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following
events:
(1) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of
the Exchange Act) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rules
13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that for purposes of this
clause (1) such person shall 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 more than a majority of the total voting power
of the Voting Stock of (i) the Company (other than a Parent Entity) or (ii)
following the completion of any Scheme of Arrangement, a Parent Entity;
(2) individuals who on the Issue Date constituted the board of
directors of the Company (together with any new directors whose election by
such board of directors or whose nomination for election by the
shareholders of the Company was approved by a vote of 66 2/3% of the
directors of the Company then still in office who were either directors on
the Issue Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously
so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the board of
directors of the Company (or, after completion of any Scheme of
Arrangement, a Parent Entity) then in office;
(3) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution
of the Company (or, after completion of any Scheme of Arrangement, the
Company or a Parent Entity); or
(4) the merger or consolidation of the Company (or, after completion
of any Scheme of Arrangement, the Company or a Parent Entity) with or into
another Person or
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the merger of another Person with or into the Company (or, after completion
of any Scheme of Arrangement, the Company or a Parent Entity), or the sale
of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (or, after completion
of any Scheme of Arrangement, the Company or a Parent Entity), determined
on a consolidated basis, to another Person, other than a transaction
following which (A) in the case of a merger or consolidation transaction,
holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the
Company (or, after completion of any Scheme of Arrangement, the Company or
a Parent Entity) immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities
into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or
consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority
of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such
merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction and
in substantially the same relative proportions as before the transaction
and (B) in the case of a sale of assets transaction, the transferee Person
becomes the obligor in respect of the Securities and a Subsidiary of the
transferor of such assets.
"Code" means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Company" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a
successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor and, for purposes of
any provision contained herein and required by the TIA, each other obligor on
the indenture securities.
"Consolidated Coverage Ratio" as of any date of determination means
the ratio of
(x) the aggregate amount of EBITDA for the period of the most recent
four consecutive fiscal quarters ending at least 45 days prior to the date
of such determination to
(y) Consolidated Interest Expense for such four fiscal quarters;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that:
(1) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has Incurred any
Indebtedness since the beginning of such period that remains outstanding or
if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated
Coverage Ratio is an Incurrence of Indebtedness, or both, EBITDA and
Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after
giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Indebtedness as if such
Indebtedness had been Incurred on the first day of such period;
(2) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has repaid,
repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged any Indebtedness since the
beginning of such period or if any Indebtedness is to be repaid,
repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged (in each case other than
Indebtedness Incurred under any revolving credit facility unless such
Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and has not been replaced) on the
date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the
Consolidated Coverage Ratio, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for
such period shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if such discharge
had occurred on the first day of such period and as if the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary has not earned the interest income actually
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earned during such period in respect of cash or Temporary Cash Investments
used to repay, repurchase, defease or otherwise discharge such
Indebtedness;
(3) if since the beginning of such period the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary shall have made any Asset Disposition, EBITDA for
such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to EBITDA (if positive)
directly attributable to the assets which are the subject of such Asset
Disposition for such period, or increased by an amount equal to EBITDA (if
negative), directly attributable thereto for 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 Indebtedness 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 Disposition for such
period (or, if the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary is sold, the
Consolidated Interest Expense for such period directly attributable to the
Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Company and
its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such
Indebtedness after such sale);
(4) 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 assets, including any
acquisition of assets occurring in connection with a transaction requiring
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 Indebtedness) as if such
Investment or acquisition occurred on the first day of such period; and
(5) 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 Disposition, any Investment or acquisition of
assets that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (3) or (4)
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
Disposition, Investment or acquisition occurred on the first day of such
period.
For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an
acquisition of assets, the amount of income or earnings relating thereto and the
amount of Consolidated Interest Expense associated with any Indebtedness
Incurred in connection therewith, the pro forma calculations shall be determined
in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting Officer of the Company.
If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro
forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness 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 Indebtedness if such Interest Rate Agreement has a remaining term in excess
of 12 months).
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"Consolidated Current Liabilities" as of the date of determination
means the aggregate amount of liabilities of the Company and its consolidated
Restricted Subsidiaries which may properly be classified as current liabilities
(including taxes accrued as estimated), on a consolidated basis, after
eliminating (1) all intercompany items between the Company and any Restricted
Subsidiary and (2) all current maturities of long-term Indebtedness, all as
determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
"Consolidated Interest Expense" means, for any period, the total
interest expense of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries,
plus, to the extent not included in such total interest expense, and to the
extent incurred by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, without
duplication,
(1) interest expense attributable to capital leases and the interest
expense attributable to leases constituting part of a Sale/Leaseback
Transaction,
(2) amortization of debt discount and debt issuance cost,
(3) capitalized interest,
(4) non-cash interest expense,
(5) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with
respect to letters of credit and bankers' acceptance financing,
(6) net payments pursuant to Hedging Obligations,
(7) Preferred Stock dividends in respect of all Preferred Stock held
by Persons other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (other than
dividends payable solely in Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock)
of the Company),
(8) interest incurred in connection with Investments in discontinued
operations,
(9) interest accruing on any Indebtedness of any other Person to the
extent such Indebtedness is Guaranteed by (or secured by the assets of) the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and
(10) 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 Indebtedness Incurred by such plan or trust.
"Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, the net income or
loss of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as determined in
accordance with GAAP; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that there shall not be included in
such Consolidated Net Income:
(1) any net income of any Person (other than the Company) if such
Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary, except that:
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(A) subject to the exclusion contained in clause (4) 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 actually 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
paid to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in
clause (3) below); and
(B) the Company's equity in a net loss of any such Person for
such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net
Income;
(2) any net income (or loss) of any Person acquired by the Company or
a Subsidiary in a pooling of interests transaction for any period prior to
the date of such acquisition;
(3) any net income of any Restricted Subsidiary if such Restricted
Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the
payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted
Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company, except that:
(A) subject to the exclusion contained in clause (4) 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 which could actually have been
distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary for such period to the
Company or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other
distribution (by loans, advances, intercompany transfer or otherwise)
for so long as so permitted (subject, in the case of a dividend or
other distribution which could have been paid to another Restricted
Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause (3)); PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, for purposes of determining whether an Incurrence of
Indebtedness by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will be
permitted pursuant to Section 4.03(a), to the extent that any net
income of a Restricted Subsidiary would be excluded solely as a result
of Permitted Bank Restrictions, that net income of such Restricted
Subsidiary will be included in determining Consolidated Net Income so
long as, in the case of an Incurrence of Indebtedness by the Company,
the Credit Agreement permits such Restricted Subsidiary to pay
dividends or make distributions sufficient to pay interest on the
Indebtedness being Incurred by the Company and any other Indebtedness
of the Company in existence as of the date of determination and all
other amounts scheduled to become due on any such Indebtedness prior
to the Stated Maturity of the Securities; and
(B) the Company's equity in a net loss of any such Restricted
Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining such
Consolidated Net Income;
(4) any gain (but not loss) realized upon the sale or other
disposition of any assets of the Company, its consolidated Subsidiaries or
any other Person (including pursuant to any sale-and-leaseback arrangement)
which is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the
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ordinary course of business and any gain (but not loss) realized upon the
sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Person;
(5) extraordinary gains or losses;
(6) to the extent reflected in net income, the effect of any non-cash
items resulting from any write-up, write-down or write-off of assets
(including any impairment of goodwill) of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary; and
(7) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purposes of Section 4.04 only, there
shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any repurchases, repayments or
redemptions of Investments, proceeds realized on the sale of Investments or
return of capital to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such
repurchases, repayments, redemptions, proceeds or returns increase the amount of
Restricted Payments permitted under Section 4.04(a)(3)(D).
"Consolidated Net Tangible Assets" as of any date of determination,
means the total amount of assets (less accumulated depreciation and
amortization, allowances for doubtful receivables, other applicable reserves and
other properly deductible items) which would appear on a consolidated balance
sheet of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on
a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and after giving effect to
purchase accounting and after deducting therefrom Consolidated Current
Liabilities and, to the extent otherwise included, the amounts of:
(1) minority interests in consolidated Subsidiaries held by Persons
other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) excess of cost over fair value of assets of businesses acquired,
as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company
(exclusive of any reductions in such excess since the date of acquisition
as a result of the amortization or writedown thereof);
(3) any revaluation or other write-up in book value of assets
subsequent to the Issue Date as a result of a change in the method of
valuation in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
(4) unamortized debt discount and expenses and other unamortized
deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade
names, copyrights, licenses, organization or developmental expenses and
other intangible items;
(5) treasury stock;
(6) cash set apart and held in a sinking or other analogous fund
established for the purpose of redemption or other retirement of Capital
Stock to the extent such obligation is not reflected in Consolidated
Current Liabilities; and
(7) Investments in and assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
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"Consolidated Net Worth" means the total of the amounts shown on the
balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as of the end of the most recent
fiscal quarter of the Company ending at least 45 days prior to the taking of any
action for the purpose of which the determination is being made, as the sum of:
(1) the par or stated value of all outstanding Capital Stock of the
Company PLUS
(2) paid-in capital or capital surplus relating to such Capital Stock
PLUS
(3) any retained earnings or earned surplus
LESS (A) any accumulated deficit and (B) any amounts attributable to
Disqualified Stock.
"Credit Agreement" means the Senior Credit Agreement dated as of
February 20, 2002, entered into by and among Enodis Holdings Limited, certain
Subsidiaries of Enodis Holdings Limited as borrowers, certain Subsidiaries of
Enodis Holdings Limited as guarantors, the lenders referred to therein, Credit
Suisse First Boston and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as Arrangers, and The
Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as Facility Agent and Issuing Bank, together with
the related documents thereto (including the term loans and revolving loans
thereunder, any guarantees and security documents and any subordination
agreements), as amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms,
conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any agreement
(and related document) governing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance, in whole or
in part, the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be
outstanding under such Credit Agreement or a successor Credit Agreement, whether
by the same or any other lender or group of lenders, and any successive
Refinancing of the foregoing.
"Currency Agreement" means in respect of a Person any foreign exchange
contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement designed to protect
such Person against fluctuations in currency values.
"Default" means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time
or both would be, an Event of Default.
"Disqualified Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any Capital
Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is
convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder) or upon
the happening of any event:
(1) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than redeemable only
for Capital Stock of such Person which is not itself Disqualified Stock)
pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;
(2) is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder for
Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock; or
(3) is mandatorily redeemable or must be purchased upon the occurrence
of certain events or otherwise, in whole or in part,
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in each case on or prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the
Securities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any Capital Stock that would not constitute
Disqualified Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right
to require such Person to purchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the
occurrence of an "asset sale" or "change of control" occurring prior to the
first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Securities shall not constitute
Disqualified Stock if (1) the "asset sale" or "change of control" provisions
applicable to such Capital Stock are not more favorable to the holders of such
Capital Stock than the terms applicable to the Securities in Sections 4.06 and
4.09 of this Indenture and (2) any such requirement only becomes operative after
compliance with such terms applicable to the Securities, including the purchase
of any Securities tendered pursuant thereto.
The amount of any Disqualified Stock that does not have a fixed
redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be calculated in accordance with
the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were
redeemed, repaid or repurchased on any date on which the amount of such
Disqualified Stock is to be determined pursuant to the Indenture; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that if such Disqualified Stock could not be required to be redeemed,
repaid or repurchased at the time of such determination, the redemption,
repayment or repurchase price will be the book value of such Disqualified Stock
as reflected in the most recent financial statements of such Person.
"EBITDA" for any period means the sum of Consolidated Net Income, plus
the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income
but without duplication:
(1) all income tax expense of the Company and its consolidated
Restricted Subsidiaries,
(2) Consolidated Interest Expense,
(3) depreciation and amortization expense of the Company and its
consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding amortization expense
attributable to a prepaid operating activity item that was paid in cash in
a prior period) and
(4) all other non-cash charges of the Company and its consolidated
Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any such non-cash charge to the extent
that it represents an accrual of or a reserve for cash expenditures in any
future period),
in each case for such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provision for
taxes based on the income or profits of, and the depreciation and amortization
and non-cash charges of, a Restricted Subsidiary shall be added to Consolidated
Net Income to compute EBITDA only to the extent (and in the same proportion,
including by reason of minority interests) that the net income of such
Restricted Subsidiary was included in calculating Consolidated Net Income.
"Eligible Indebtedness" means any indebtedness other than:
(1) Indebtedness in the form of, or represented by, bonds or other
securities or any guarantee thereof; and
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(2) Indebtedness that is, or may be, quoted, listed or purchased and
sold in any stock exchange, automated trading system or over-the-counter or
other securities market (including, without prejudice to the generality of
the foregoing, the market for securities eligible for resale pursuant to
Rule 144A under the Securities Act).
"Established Rate" means the rate for conversion of British pounds
sterling (including compliance with rules relating to roundings in accordance
with applicable European Community regulations) into euro established by the
Council of European Union pursuant to Article 1091(4) of the Treaty establishing
the European Community, as amended by the Treaty on European Union.
"Exchange Act" means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the U.K., as
in effect from time to time. Unless otherwise provided by the terms of the
Indenture, all ratios and computations contained in the indenture will be
computed in conformity with GAAP.
"Guarantee" means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any
Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any Person and
any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person
(1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or
payment of) such Indebtedness of such 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
(2) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the
obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such
obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part);
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the term "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 Obligations" means, with respect to any Person, the
obligations of such Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement or Currency
Agreement.
"Holder" or "Securityholder" means the Person in whose name a Security
is registered on the Registrar's books.
"Incur" means issue, assume, Guarantee, incur or otherwise become
liable for; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a
Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (whether
by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be
Incurred by such Person at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary. The term
"Incurrence" when used as a noun shall have a correlative meaning. Solely for
purposes of determining compliance with Section 4.03, (1) amortization of debt
discount or the accretion of principal with respect to a non-interest bearing or
other discount
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security and (2) the payment of regularly scheduled interest in the form of
additional Indebtedness of the same instrument or the payment of regularly
scheduled dividends on Capital Stock in the form of additional Capital Stock of
the same class and with the same terms will not be deemed to be the Incurrence
of Indebtedness.
"Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person on any date of
determination (without duplication):
(1) the principal in respect of (A) indebtedness of such Person for
money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds
or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is
responsible or liable, including, in each case, any premium on such
indebtedness to the extent such premium has become due and payable;
(2) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person and all Attributable
Debt in respect of Sale/Leaseback Transactions entered into by such Person;
(3) 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);
(4) 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 clauses (1)
through (3) 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
fifteenth Business Day following payment on the letter of credit);
(5) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the
redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock of such
Person or, with respect to any Preferred Stock of any Subsidiary of such
Person, the principal amount of such Preferred Stock to be determined in
accordance with the Indenture (but excluding, in each case, any accrued
dividends);
(6) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (5)
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;
(7) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6)
of other Persons secured by any Lien on any property or asset 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 assets and the amount of the obligation so secured; and
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(8) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, Hedging
Obligations of such Person.
The amount of Indebtedness 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, HOWEVER, that
in the case of Indebtedness sold at a discount, the amount of such Indebtedness
at any time will be the accreted value thereof at such time.
"Indenture" means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time
to time.
"Independent Qualified Party" means an internationally recognized
investment banking firm, accounting firm or appraisal firm; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that such firm is not an Affiliate of the Company.
"Intercompany Loan" means the subordinated loan from the Company to
Enodis Holdings Limited made pursuant to the Subordinated Intercompany Loan
Agreement.
"Interest Rate Agreement" means in respect of a Person any interest
rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement or other financial agreement or
arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest
rates, including, without limitation, collars, floors, forwards and options
relating to any such agreement.
"Investment" in any Person means any direct or indirect advance, loan
(other than advances to customers in the ordinary course of business that are
recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of the lender and
commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the
ordinary course of business) or other extensions of credit (including by way of
Guarantee or similar arrangement) or capital contribution to (by means of any
transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or
services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition of
Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other similar instruments issued by such Person.
Except as otherwise provided for herein, the amount of an Investment shall be
its fair value at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to
subsequent changes in value.
For purposes of the definition of "Unrestricted Subsidiary," the
definition of "Restricted Payment" and Section 4.04:
(1) "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 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 (x)
the Company's "Investment" in such Subsidiary at the time of such
redesignation less (y) 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; and
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(2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary
shall be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer, in
each case as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.
"Issue Date" means March 26, 2002.
"Legal Holiday" means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in
London, England or New York, New York are not required to open.
"Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance,
lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof).
"Net Available Cash" from an Asset Disposition 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
and proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any securities received as
consideration, but only as and when received, but excluding any other
consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of
Indebtedness or other obligations relating to such properties or assets or
received in any other noncash form), in each case net of
(1) all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other
fees and expenses incurred (including, without limitation, accountants'
fees, brokerage fees and underwriters' or placement agents' fees, discounts
or commissions), and all taxes required to be accrued as a liability under
GAAP, as a consequence of such Asset Disposition;
(2) all payments made on any Indebtedness which is secured by any
assets subject to such Asset Disposition, in accordance with the terms of
any Lien upon or other security agreement of any kind with respect to such
assets, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary
consent to such Asset Disposition, or by applicable law, be repaid out of
the proceeds from such Asset Disposition,
(3) all distributions and other payments required to be made to
minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a
result of such Asset Disposition,
(4) the deduction of appropriate amounts provided by the seller as a
reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with
the property or other assets disposed in such Asset Disposition and
retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after such Asset
Disposition and
(5) foreign exchange costs resulting from the conversion of currencies
to sterling or U.S. dollars.
"Net Cash Proceeds", with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital
Stock, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale net of attorneys' fees,
accountants' fees, underwriters' or placement agents' fees, discounts or
commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees
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actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid
or payable as a result thereof.
"Officer" means any Senior Officer or the Secretary of the Company.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers.
"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 or the Trustee.
"Parent Entity" means any Person which becomes the owner of 100% of
the Capital Stock of the Company as the result of a Scheme of Arrangement.
"Permitted Bank Restrictions" means the restrictions on the payment of
dividends or the making of distributions by subsidiaries of the Company included
in the Credit Agreement on the Issue Date, as such Credit Agreement may be
amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time so long as such restrictions are no more restrictive than the
restrictions included therein on the Issue Date; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that to the
extent that the term of the Credit Agreement or any replacement Credit Agreement
extends to or beyond the Stated Maturity of the Securities, such Credit
Agreement contains no restrictions on the payment of dividends or the making of
distributions by subsidiaries of the Company that could prevent such
subsidiaries from dividending or distributing funds to the Company to pay the
full principal amount of the Securities at the Stated Maturity, including all
accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
"Permitted Investment" means an Investment by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary in
(1) the Company, a Restricted Subsidiary or a Person that will, upon
the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the primary business of such Restricted Subsidiary is a
Related Business;
(2) another Person if as a result of such Investment such other Person
is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or
substantially all its assets to, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such Person's primary business is a Related
Business;
(3) cash and Temporary Cash Investments;
(4) receivables owing to the Company or any 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 such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the
Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the
circumstances;
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(5) payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are
expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses
for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of
business;
(6) loans or advances to employees made in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices of the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary;
(7) stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts
created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;
(8) any Person to the extent such Investment represents the non-cash
portion of the consideration received for an Asset Disposition as permitted
pursuant to Section 4.06;
(9) any Person where such Investment is acquired by the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries (A) in exchange for any other Investment or
accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary
in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization
or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts
receivable or (B) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other
transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;
(10) any Person that is in existence on the Issue Date and, where
relevant, any extension, modification or renewal of any such Investments as
long as any such extension, modification or renewal does not cause an
increase in the amount of such Investment;
(11) Securities;
(12) any Person that consists of utility deposits in the ordinary
course of business;
(13) loans to a trustee of any of Company's stock option plans which
are in existence on the Issue Date or entered into pursuant to Section
4.07(b)(8); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the proceeds of such loans are used to
fund purchases of the Company's Capital Stock in connection with the
exercise of employee stock options; and PROVIDED FURTHER that no more than
L2,000,000 of such loans may be made in any fiscal year; and
(14) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or
result therefrom), any Person in an aggregate amount which, when added
together with the amount of all the Investments made pursuant to this
clause (14) which at such time have not been repaid through repayments of
loans, cancellation or expiration of Guarantees or advances or other
transfers of assets and which remain outstanding, does not exceed
L5,000,000 (with the fair market value of each Investment being
measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes
in value).
"Permitted Liens" means, with respect to any Person,
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(1) pledges or deposits by such Person 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 Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or
deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or
deposits of cash or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds
to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested
taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in
the ordinary course of business;
(2) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers', warehousemen's,
landlord's and mechanics' Liens, in each case for sums not yet due or being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising
out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such
Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for
review and Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law
provision relating to banker's Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights
and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a
creditor depository institution; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (A) such deposit
account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to
restrictions against access by the Company in excess of those set forth by
regulations promulgated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and (B) such
deposit account is not intended by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
to provide collateral to the depository institution;
(3) Liens for property taxes not yet subject to penalties for
non-payment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings;
(4) Liens in favor of issuers of surety bonds or letters of credit
issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the
ordinary course of its business; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such letters of
credit do not constitute Indebtedness;
(5) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or
reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers,
electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes,
or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property or Liens
incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the
ownership of its properties which were not Incurred in connection with
Indebtedness and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect
the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the
operation of the business of such Person;
(6) Liens securing Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations)
Incurred to finance the construction, purchase or lease of, or repairs,
improvements or additions to, property, plant or equipment of such Person;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Lien may not extend to any other property owned
by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time the Lien
is Incurred (other than assets and property affixed or appurtenant
thereto), and the Indebtedness (other than any interest thereon) secured by
the Lien may not be Incurred more than 180 days after the later of the
acquisition, completion of construction, repair, improvement, addition or
commencement of full operation of the property subject to the Lien;
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(7) Liens to secure Indebtedness Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary
under the Credit Agreement (or the Bilateral Documents referred to in the
Credit Agreement (as in effect on the Issue Date)) that is permitted
pursuant to Section 4.03;
(8) Liens existing on the Issue Date;
(9) Liens on property or shares of Capital Stock of another Person at
the time such other Person becomes a Subsidiary of such Person; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by such
Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than assets affixed or
appurtenant thereto);
(10) Liens on property at the time such Person or any of its
Subsidiaries acquires the property, including any acquisition by means of a
merger or consolidation with or into such Person or a Subsidiary of such
Person; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Liens may not extend to any other
property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other
than assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto);
(11) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Subsidiary
of such Person owing to such Person or a wholly owned Subsidiary of such
Person;
(12) Liens securing Hedging Obligations so long as such Hedging
Obligations relate to Indebtedness that is, and is permitted to be under
this Indenture, secured by a Lien on the same property securing such
Hedging Obligations;
(13) Liens created for the benefit of (or to secure) the Securities
(or Guarantees of the Securities);
(14) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capital Lease
Obligation permitted to be incurred under this Indenture;
(15) to the extent constituting a Lien, rights of banks to set-off
deposits against Indebtedness owed to such banks;
(16) any other Liens imposed by operation of law which do not
materially affect the Company's ability to perform its obligations under
the Securities and this Indenture;
(17) any other Lien not described in clauses (1) through (16) above
which, together with all other Liens created pursuant to this clause (17)
since the Issue Date, does not exceed L1,000,000; and
(18) Liens to secure any Refinancing (or successive Refinancings) as a
whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in
the foregoing clause (6), (8), (9) or (10); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (A)
such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property and
assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the
original Lien arose, could secure the original Lien (plus improvements and
accessions to such property or proceeds or distributions thereof) and (B)
the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any
amount greater than the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount or, if
greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness
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described under clause (6), (8), (9) or (10) at the time the original Lien
became a Permitted Lien and (y) an amount necessary to pay any fees and
expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding,
extension, renewal or replacement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Permitted Liens" will not include any Lien
described in clause (6), (9) or (10) above to the extent such Lien applies to
any Additional Assets acquired directly or indirectly from Net Available Cash
pursuant to Section 4.06. For purposes of this definition, the term
"Indebtedness" shall be deemed to include interest on such Indebtedness.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof or any other entity.
"Preferred Stock", as applied to the Capital Stock of any Person,
means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) which is
preferred as to the payment of dividends or distributions, or as to the
distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or
dissolution of such Person, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of
such Person.
"principal" of a Security means the principal of the Security plus the
premium, if any, payable on the Security which is due or overdue or is to become
due at the relevant time.
"Public Equity Offering" means an underwritten primary public offering
of ordinary shares of the Company.
"Redenomination Date" means (i) the first date that interest or
principal is due under the Securities specified by the Company in the Exchange
Notice given to the Holders and the Trustee pursuant to the first paragraph of
Section 2.14 hereof on or after the date on which the United Kingdom first
participates in the third stage of the European economic and monetary union, if
at all or (ii) if a specific date is specified by applicable law as the date on
which obligations are required to be redenominated in euro, such date.
"Refinance" means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance,
extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue
other Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, all or any part of such
Indebtedness. "Refinanced" and "Refinancing" shall have correlative meanings.
"Refinancing Indebtedness" means Indebtedness that Refinances any
Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Issue
Date or Incurred in compliance with this Indenture, including Indebtedness that
Refinances Refinancing Indebtedness; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that:
(1) such Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity no earlier
than the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced;
(2) such Refinancing Indebtedness has an Average Life at the time such
Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the
Average Life of the Indebtedness being Refinanced, and
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(3) such Refinancing Indebtedness has an aggregate principal amount
(or if Incurred with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price)
that is equal to or less than the aggregate principal amount (or if
Incurred with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then
outstanding or committed (plus fees and expenses, including any premium and
defeasance costs) under the Indebtedness being Refinanced;
PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, that Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include (A)
Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that Refinances Indebtedness of the Company or (B)
Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances
Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"Related Business" means any business in which the Company was engaged
on the Issue Date and any business related, ancillary or complementary to any
business of the Company in which the Company was engaged on the Issue Date.
"Responsible Officer" means, when used with respect to the Trustee,
any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any
vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant
treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily
performs functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time
shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is
referred because of such person's knowledge of and familiarity with the
particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the
administration of this Indenture.
"Restricted Payment" with respect to any Person means
(1) the declaration or payment of any dividends or any other
distributions of any sort in respect of its Capital Stock (including any
payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving such
Person) or similar payment to the direct or indirect holders of its Capital
Stock (other than dividends or distributions payable solely in its Capital
Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) and dividends or distributions
payable solely to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, and other than
pro rata dividends or other distributions made by a Subsidiary that is not
a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to minority stockholders (or owners of an
equivalent interest in the case of a Subsidiary that is an entity other
than a corporation)),
(2) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for
value of any Capital Stock of the Company held by any Person or of any
Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary held by any Affiliate of the
Company (other than a Restricted Subsidiary), including the exercise of any
option to exchange any such Capital Stock (other than for or into Capital
Stock of the Company that is not Disqualified Stock),
(3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other
acquisition or retirement for value, prior to scheduled maturity, scheduled
repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment of any Subordinated Obligations
of such Person (other than the purchase, repurchase, or other acquisition
of Subordinated Obligations 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 such purchase, repurchase,
redemption or other acquisition) or
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(4) the making of any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment)
in any Person.
"Restricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company that is
not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"Revolving Credit Facility" means the revolving credit facility
contained in the Credit Agreement (including any Ancillary Facilities referred
to in the Credit Agreement (as in effect on the Issue Date)) and any other
facility or financing arrangement that Refinances, in whole or in part, any such
revolving credit facility.
"Rights Offering" means the fully underwritten offering by the Company
of rights to purchase up to 150,861,463 of its ordinary shares commenced on
February 21, 2002.
"Sale/Leaseback Transaction" means an arrangement relating to property
owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary on the Issue Date or thereafter
acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary whereby the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person.
"Scheme of Arrangement" means a scheme of arrangement pursuant to
section 425 of the Companies ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ in England, pursuant to which a new public
limited company will become the owner of 100% of the Capital Stock of the
Company and the holders of the ordinary shares of the Company immediately prior
to such transaction will hold the same relative proportions of all of the
ordinary shares of the new public limited company immediately after such
transaction.
"SEC" means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Senior Indebtedness" means with respect to any Person,
(1) Indebtedness of such Person, whether outstanding on the Issue Date
or thereafter Incurred, and
(2) accrued and unpaid interest (including interest accruing on or
after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization
relating to such Person whether or not post-filing interest is allowed in
such proceeding) in respect of (A) indebtedness of such Person for money
borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or
other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is
responsible or liable
unless, in the case of clauses (1) and (2), in the instrument creating or
evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, it is provided
that such obligations are subordinate in right of payment to the Securities;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Senior Indebtedness shall not include:
(1) any obligation of such Person to any Subsidiary,
(2) any liability for U.S. Federal, state, local or other taxes owed
or owing by such Person,
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(3) any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising
in the ordinary course of business (including guarantees thereof or
instruments evidencing such liabilities),
(4) any Indebtedness of such Person (and any accrued and unpaid
interest in respect thereof) which is subordinate or junior in any respect
to any other Indebtedness or other obligation of such Person or
(5) that portion of any Indebtedness which at the time of Incurrence
is Incurred in violation of this Indenture.
"Senior Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive
Officer, the Chief Financial Officer-Group, Chief Financial Officer-Operations
or the Treasurer (or comparable positions) or any member of the Executive
Committee of the Company.
"Significant Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be
a "Significant Subsidiary" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under
Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.
"Specified Parent Payments" means payments to a Parent Entity in
respect of financial obligations and liabilities incurred by a Parent Entity in
the ordinary course of maintaining its existence, including, without limitation,
obligations and liabilities for the payment of taxes, fees in connection with
obtaining and maintaining the listing of shares on the
London Stock Exchange,
obtaining and maintaining the listing of American Depositary Shares on the New
York Stock Exchange, compliance with applicable rules and regulations of the
SEC, audit fees, non-executive directors' fees, costs of shareholder
communications and meetings, legal expenses, filing fees and other bona fide
costs and expenses incurred by a Parent Entity in the ordinary course of
maintaining its existence.
"Stated Maturity" means, with respect to any security, the date
specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final 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 unless such contingency has occurred).
"Sterling Equivalent" means with respect to any monetary amount in a
currency other than sterling, at any time of determination thereof, the amount
of sterling obtained by converting such foreign currency involved in such
computation into sterling at the spot rate for the purchase of sterling with the
applicable foreign currency as published in FINANCIAL TIMES on the date two
Business Days prior to such determination.
Except as described in Section 4.03, whenever it is necessary to
determine whether the Company has complied with any covenant in the Indenture or
a Default has occurred and an amount is expressed in a currency other than
sterling, such amount will be treated as the Sterling Equivalent determined as
of the date such amount is initially determined in such currency.
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"Subordinated Intercompany Loan Agreement" means the Subordinated Loan
Agreement dated February 20, 2002, between the Company and Enodis Holdings
Limited.
"Subordinated Obligation" means, with respect to a Person, any
Indebtedness of such Person (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter
Incurred) which is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Securities
pursuant to a written agreement to that effect.
"Subordination Agreement" means the Subordination Agreement dated
February 20, 2002, among the Company, Enodis Holdings Limited and Credit Suisse
First Boston and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc as agents for the lenders under
the Credit Agreement.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation,
association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the
total voting power of shares of Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by (1) such Person, (2) such Person and one or more
Subsidiaries of such Person or (3) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
"Temporary Cash Investments" means any of the following:
(1) any investment in direct obligations of the United Kingdom, the
Federal Republic of Germany or the United States of America or any agency
thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United Kingdom or the United
States of America or any agency thereof,
(2) investments in time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and
money market deposits maturing within 180 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, any state thereof or any foreign country
recognized by the United States of America, and which bank or trust company
has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of
L50,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) and has
outstanding debt that is rated "A" (or such similar equivalent rating) or
higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating
organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act) or any
money-market fund sponsored by a registered broker dealer or mutual fund
distributor,
(3) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for
underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered
into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (2) above,
(4) 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 or any foreign country recognized by 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 ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors
Service, Inc. or "A-1" (or higher) according to Standard and Poor's Ratings
Group, and
(5) investments in securities with maturities of six months or less
from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state,
commonwealth or territory of the
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, the Federal Republic of Germany or the United
Kingdom, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and
rated at least "A" by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group or "A" by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇
Investors Service, Inc.
"Term Loan Facility" means the term loan facilities contained in the
Credit Agreement and any other facilities or financing arrangement that
Refinances in whole or in part any such term loan facility.
"TIA" means the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Sections
77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this Indenture.
"Trustee" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a
successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.
"Uniform Commercial Code" means the New York Uniform Commercial Code
as in effect from time to time.
"Unrestricted Subsidiary" means:
(1) any Subsidiary of the Company that at the time of determination
shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors in
the manner provided below; and
(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary of the Company (including
any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary
unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Capital Stock or
Indebtedness of, or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other
Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so
designated; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that either (A) the Subsidiary to be so
designated has total assets of L1,000 or less or (B) if such Subsidiary
has assets greater than L1,000, such designation would be permitted as an
Investment under Section 4.04. The Board of Directors may designate any
Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
immediately after giving effect to such designation (A) the Company could Incur
L1.00 of additional Indebtedness under Section 4.03(a) and (B) no Default
shall have occurred and be continuing. Any such designation by the Board of
Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee
a copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such
designation and an Officers' Certificate certifying that such designation
complied with the foregoing provisions.
"U.K. Government Obligations" means direct obligations (or
certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the
United Kingdom for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United
Kingdom is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer's
option.
"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
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credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or
redeemable at the issuer's option.
"Voting Stock" of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock or other
interests (including partnership interests) of such Person 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 a Restricted Subsidiary all the
Capital Stock of which (other than directors' qualifying shares) is owned by the
Company or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
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SECTION 1.02. OTHER DEFINITIONS.
Defined in
Term Section
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"Additional Amounts"................................................... 4.12
"Affiliate Transaction"................................................ 4.07
"Agent Members"........................................................ Appendix
"Applicable Procedures"................................................ Appendix
"Bankruptcy Law"....................................................... 6.01
"Change of Control".................................................... 4.09(b)
"Clearstream".......................................................... Appendix
"covenant defeasance option"........................................... 8.01(b)
"Custodian"............................................................ 6.01
"Definitive Security".................................................. Appendix
"Depository"........................................................... Appendix
"Distribution Compliance Period"....................................... Appendix
"Euroclear"............................................................ Appendix
"Exchange Notice"...................................................... 2.14
"Exchange Securities".................................................. Appendix
"Event of Default"..................................................... 6.01
"Global Security"...................................................... Appendix
"Initial Purchasers"................................................... Appendix
"Initial Securities"................................................... Appendix
"legal defeasance option".............................................. 8.01(b)
"Offer"................................................................ 4.06(b)
"Offer Amount"......................................................... 4.06(c)(2)
"Offer Period"......................................................... 4.06(c)(2)
"Paying Agent"......................................................... 2.03
"Permanent Regulation S Global Security"............................... Appendix
"Private Exchange"..................................................... Appendix
"Private Exchange Securities".......................................... Appendix
"Purchase Agreement"................................................... Appendix
"Purchase Date"........................................................ 4.06(c)(1)
"QIB".................................................................. Appendix
"Redenomination"....................................................... 2.14
"Registered Exchange Offer"............................................ Appendix
"Registrar"............................................................ 2.03
"Registration Rights Agreement"........................................ Appendix
"Regulation S"......................................................... Appendix
"Rule 144A"............................................................ Appendix
"Rule 144A Global Security"............................................ Appendix
"Securities"........................................................... Appendix
"Securities Act"....................................................... Appendix
"Securities Custodian"................................................. Appendix
"Shelf Registration Statement"......................................... Appendix
"Successor Company".................................................... 5.01
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Defined in
Term Section
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"Taxes"................................................................ 4.12
"Temporary Regulation S Global Security"............................... Appendix
"Transfer Restricted Security"......................................... Appendix
SECTION 1.03. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT. 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 SEC;
"indenture securities" means the Securities;
"indenture security holder" means a Securityholder;
"indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture;
"indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee; and
"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
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 limitation;
(5) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural
include the singular;
(6) unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or
junior to Secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured
Indebtedness;
(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;
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(8) the principal amount of any Preferred Stock shall be (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, whichever is greater; and
(9) all references to the date the Securities were originally issued
shall refer to the Issue Date.
ARTICLE 2
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 2.01. FORM AND DATING. Provisions relating to the Initial
Securities, the Private Exchange Securities and the Exchange Securities are set
forth in the Rule 144A/Regulation S Appendix attached hereto (the "Appendix")
which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made part of this Indenture. The
Initial Securities and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 to the Appendix which is hereby
incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Exchange
Securities, the Private 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, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company).
Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms of the
Securities set forth in the Appendix and Exhibit A are part of the terms of this
Indenture.
SECTION 2.02. EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION. Two Officers shall sign
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.
A Security shall not be valid until an authorized 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 2.03. REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT. The Company shall maintain
an office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration of
transfer or for exchange (the "Registrar") and an office or agency where
Securities may be presented for payment (the
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"Paying Agent"). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of
their transfer and exchange. The Company may have one or more co-registrars and
one or more additional paying agents. The term "Paying Agent" includes any
additional paying agent.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any
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 Wholly Owned Subsidiary incorporated or organized within The
United States of America may act as Paying Agent, Registrar, co-registrar or
transfer agent.
The Company hereby initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and
Paying Agent in connection with the Securities, and the Company hereby initially
appoints The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A. as Luxembourg Paying Agent. As
long as any Securities remain outstanding, if the conclusions of the ECOFIN
Council Meeting in November 2000 are implemented, the Company shall, to the
extent possible as a matter of law, ensure that there is a Paying Agent for the
Securities in a European Union Member State that will not be obligated to
withhold or deduct tax pursuant to any European Union Directive on the taxation
of savings implementing such conclusions.
SECTION 2.04. PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST. Prior to each due
date of the principal and interest on any Security, the Company shall deposit
with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal and interest when
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 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.
SECTION 2.05. SECURITYHOLDER LISTS. The Trustee shall preserve in as
current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it
of the 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 2.06. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE. The Securities shall be issued in
registered form and shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Security
for registration of transfer. When a Security is presented to the Registrar or a
co-registrar with a request to register a transfer, the Registrar shall register
the transfer as requested if the requirements of this Indenture and Section
8-401(1) of the Uniform Commercial Code are met. When Securities are
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presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to exchange them for
an equal principal amount of Securities of other denominations, the Registrar
shall make the exchange as requested if the same requirements are met.
SECTION 2.07. REPLACEMENT SECURITIES. If a mutilated Security is
surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Security claims that the
Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue
and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security if the requirements of
Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met and the Holder satisfies
any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee. 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. In case the mutilated, lost,
destroyed or wrongfully taken Security has become or is about to become due and
payable, the Company in its discretion may pay the Security instead of issuing a
replacement Security.
Every replacement Security is an additional obligation of the Company.
SECTION 2.08. OUTSTANDING SECURITIES. Securities outstanding at any
time are all Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled
by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this
Section as not outstanding. A Security does not cease to be outstanding 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 interest payable on that date with respect to the Securities
(or portions thereof) to be redeemed or maturing, as the case may be, 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
ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate
temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of
definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company considers
appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Company
shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Securities and
deliver them in exchange for temporary Securities.
SECTION 2.10. CANCELLATION. The Company at any time may deliver
Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. 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
dispose of (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act)
all Securities surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or
cancellation in accordance with its customary procedures unless the Company
directs the Trustee
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to deliver canceled Securities to the Company. The Company may not issue new
Securities to replace Securities it has redeemed, paid or delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation.
SECTION 2.11. DEFAULTED INTEREST. If the Company defaults in a payment
of interest on the Securities, 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 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.
SECTION 2.12. CUSIP, ISIN AND COMMON CODE NUMBERS. The Company in
issuing the Securities may use "ISIN," "Common Code" or "CUSIP" numbers (if then
generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use "ISIN," "Common Code" or
"CUSIP" numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that any such notice may state that no representation is made 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.
SECTION 2.13. ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES. The Company shall be
entitled, subject to its compliance with Section 4.03, to issue Additional
Securities under this Indenture which shall have identical terms as the Initial
Securities issued on the Issue Date, other than with respect to the date of
issuance and issue price. The Initial Securities issued on the Issue Date, any
Additional Securities and all Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities
issued in exchange therefor shall be treated as a single class for all purposes
under this Indenture.
With respect to any Additional Securities, the Company shall set forth
in a resolution of the Board of Directors and an Officers' Certificate, a copy
of each which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:
(1) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Securities to be
authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture;
(2) the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP, ISIN or Common Code
number of such Additional Securities; provided, HOWEVER, that no Additional
Securities may be issued at a price that would cause such Additional
Securities to have "original issue discount" within the meaning of Section
1273 of the Code; and
(3) whether such Additional Securities shall be Transfer Restricted
Securities and issued in the form of Initial Securities as set forth in the
Appendix to this Indenture or shall be issued in the form of Exchange
Securities as set forth in Exhibit A.
SECTION 2.14. REDENOMINATION OF SECURITIES IN EURO.
(a) If the euro replaces the British pound sterling as the lawful
currency in the U.K. (a "Redenomination"), the Securities will be redenominated
in euro in accordance with this
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Section 2.14, without the consent of the Holders or the Trustee, except to the
extent otherwise required by law, and, in such event, neither the Company nor
any Securityholder shall be entitled to early redemption, rescission, notice,
repudiation, adjustment or renegotiation of the terms and conditions of the
Securities or this Indenture or to raise other defenses or to request any
compensation claim, and the other obligations of the Company under the
Securities and this Indenture shall be unaffected.
(b) If a Redenomination is to occur, the Company shall provide notice
(the "Exchange Notice") to that effect to each of the Trustee, the Paying Agent,
the Holders and Luxembourg Stock Exchange. To the extent practicable, such
notice shall be provided at least 30 days in advance of the Redenomination Date.
The Exchange Notice shall specify that, with effect from the Redenomination Date
specified in such notice, the Securities shall be redenominated in euro.
(c) Except to the extent otherwise required by law, a Redenomination
will have the following effects:
(1) The Securities shall be deemed to be redenominated into euro in
the minimum denomination of EURO 0.01 with a principal amount for each
Security equal to the principal amount of that Security in British pounds
sterling, converted into euro at the Established Rate.
(2) Every payment of interest, premium, principal or Additional
Amounts on the Securities that falls due on or after the Redenomination
Date will be payable in euro and calculated by reference to the aggregate
principal amount of the Securities outstanding expressed in euro at the
Established Rate, with amounts less than EURO 0.01 rounded to the nearest
(euro)0.01, EURO 0.005 being rounded up. Any amount that was due and
payable prior to the Redenomination Date but remains unpaid on the
Redenomination Date shall thereafter be due and payable in euro, converted
at the Established Rate.
(3) Any Definitive Securities that are issued after the Redenomination
Date (including any Securities issued in exchange for Securities originally
denominated in British pounds sterling) shall be issued at the expense of
the Company in denominations of EURO 1,000 or any integral multiple
thereof or, except that to the extent any remaining amounts are less than
EURO 1,000, they shall be issuable in such smaller denominations as the
Company may direct and the Trustee may approve.
(4) At the option of the Company, new euro-denominated Securities will
be issued in exchange for Securities denominated in British pounds sterling
in such manner as the Trustee may specify and as shall be notified to the
Holders in the Exchange Notice, such Exchange Notice not to be given less
than 15 days prior to any date for payment of principal or interest on the
Securities.
(5) Regardless of whether the Company issues euro-denominated
Securities, all outstanding Securities will continue to constitute valid
obligations of the Company. With respect to Securities that are denominated
in British pounds sterling, after the Redenomination Date, such Securities
shall be deemed to represent solely obligations
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payable in euro, converted at the Established Rate, under the procedures
specified above. All payments in euro shall be made by credit or transfer
to a euro account or any other account to which euro may be credited or
transferred as specified by the payee or, at the option of the payee, by a
euro check.
(6) If interest for any period ending on or after the
Redenomination Date is required to be calculated for a period ending on a
date other than April 15 or October 15 of any year, it will be calculated
by applying the rate of interest on the Securities to the outstanding
aggregate principal amount of such Securities for the period from the most
recent date to which interest has been paid on such Securities, or if no
interest has been paid on such Securities, from the date of the original
issue of such Securities, as computed on the basis of a 360-day year of
twelve 30-day months, and rounding the resultant figure to the nearest
EURO 0.01, EURO 0.005 being rounded upwards or otherwise in accordance
with applicable market convention.
(7) Other changes shall be made pursuant to the provisions of
this Section 2.14 as the Company may decide, after consultation with the
Trustee, and as may be specified in the notice, to conform them to
conventions then applicable to instruments denominated in euro; and any
such other changes will not take effect until after they have been notified
to the Holders and the Trustee in accordance with this Indenture.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION
SECTION 3.01. NOTICES TO TRUSTEE. If the Company elects to redeem
Securities pursuant to paragraph 5 or 6 of the Securities, it shall notify the
Trustee in writing of the redemption date, the principal amount of Securities to
be redeemed and the paragraph of the Securities pursuant to which the redemption
will occur.
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. 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. If fewer than all the
Securities are to be redeemed, the record date relating to such redemption shall
be selected by the Company and given to the Trustee, which record date shall be
not fewer than 45 days after the date of notice to the Trustee. Any such notice
may be canceled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being published
or mailed to any Securityholder and shall thereby be void and of no effect.
SECTION 3.02. SELECTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REDEEMED. If fewer than
all the Securities are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Securities
to be redeemed pro rata or by lot or by a method that complies with applicable
legal and securities exchange 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 L1,000. Securities and portions of them the
Trustee selects
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shall be in principal amounts of L1,000 or a whole multiple of L1,000.
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 promptly of the Securities or portions of Securities to be redeemed.
SECTION 3.03. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. At least 30 days but not more than
60 days before a date for redemption of Securities, the Company shall mail a
notice of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder of Securities to be
redeemed at such Holder's registered address.
The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed (including the
CUSIP, ISIN or Common Code number) and shall state:
(1) the redemption date;
(2) the redemption price;
(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 redemption 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, interest on Securities (or portion thereof) called for redemption
ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;
(7) the paragraph of the Securities pursuant to which the Securities
called for redemption are being redeemed; and
(8) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy
of the CUSIP, ISIN or Common Code 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.
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SECTION 3.04. EFFECT OF NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Once notice of
redemption is given in accordance with Sections 3.01 and 3.03, Securities called
for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date and at the
redemption price stated in the notice. 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 related
interest payment date). 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.
Except in connection with defeasance pursuant to Section 8.02 of this
Indenture, at any time prior to the giving of notice of redemption to the
Holders pursuant to Section 3.03, the Company may withdraw, revoke or rescind
any notice of redemption delivered to the Trustee without any continuing
obligation to redeem the Securities.
SECTION 3.05. DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE. Prior to the redemption
date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or a
Subsidiary is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) money
sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest 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 cancellation.
SECTION 3.06. SECURITIES REDEEMED IN PART. Upon surrender of a
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 Security surrendered.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01. PAYMENT OF SECURITIES. The Company shall promptly pay
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.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal 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. Notwithstanding that the Company may not be
subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act or otherwise report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for
such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC, the Company shall file with or furnish to the SEC and
provide the Trustee for the benefit of the Securityholders:
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(1) within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, annual reports
on Form 20-F (or any successor form) containing the information required to
be contained therein (or required on each successor form), including
audited financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and
reconciled to generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States;
(2) within 45 days (or, in the case of the second quarter of the
fiscal year ended September 28, 2002, 60 days) after the end of each of the
first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, reports on Form 6-K (or
any successor form) including a "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and unaudited quarterly
financial statements, in each case in form and substance substantially
similar to the corresponding information required to be contained in a Form
10-Q (or required in any successor form), including unaudited financial
statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and reconciled to generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States; and
(3) promptly from time to time after the occurrence of an event that
would be required to be the subject of a public announcement by the Company
in accordance with the listing rules of the U.K. Listing Authority, other
reports on Form 6-K (or any successor form), which Form 6-K shall contain
substantially the same information required to be contained in such public
announcement.
So long as any of the Securities are listed on the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange and the rules of such stock exchange so require, copies of such
information shall also be available during normal business hours on any business
day at the office of The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A.
In addition, in the event that the Company is neither subject to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act nor exempt from reporting
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act, the Company shall furnish to
the Holders of the Securities and to prospective investors upon the requests of
such Holders, any information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule
144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act so long as the Securities are not freely
transferable under the Securities Act.
Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is
for informational purposes only and the Trustee's receipt of such shall not
constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or
determinable from information contained therein, including the Company's
compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is
entitled to rely exclusively on Officers' Certificates).
SECTION 4.03. LIMITATION ON INDEBTEDNESS. (a) The Company shall not,
and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Incur, directly or
indirectly, any Indebtedness; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall be
entitled to Incur Indebtedness, and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be
entitled to Incur Eligible Indebtedness, in each case if, on the date of such
Incurrence and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis, no Default has
occurred and is continuing and the Consolidated Coverage Ratio exceeds 2.5 to 1.
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(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph (a), the Company and the
Restricted Subsidiaries shall be entitled to Incur any or all of the following
Indebtedness:
(1) Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to any Revolving Credit Facility;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, immediately after giving effect to any such
Incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness Incurred
under this clause (1) and then outstanding does not exceed the greater of
(A) $85,000,000 less the sum of all principal payments with respect to such
Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.06(a)(3)(A) and (B) the sum of (x) 50%
of the book value of the inventory of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries and (y) 80% of the book value of the accounts receivable of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(2) Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to any Term Loan Facility;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, after giving effect to any such Incurrence, the
aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness Incurred under this clause
(2) and then outstanding does not exceed $370,000,000 less the aggregate
sum of all principal payments actually made from time to time after the
Issue Date with respect to such Indebtedness (other than principal payments
made from any permitted Refinancings thereof);
(3) Indebtedness owed to and held by the Company or a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (A) any subsequent issuance or transfer
of any Capital Stock which results in any such Wholly Owned Subsidiary
ceasing to be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary or any subsequent transfer of such
Indebtedness (other than to the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary) shall
be deemed, in each case, to constitute the Incurrence of such Indebtedness
by the obligor thereon and (B) if the Company is the obligor on such
Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated to the prior
payment in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the Securities;
(4) the Securities and the Exchange Securities (other than any
Additional Securities);
(5) Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date (other than
Indebtedness described in clause (1), (2), (3) or (4) of this Section
4.03(b));
(6) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred and outstanding
on or prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by the
Company (other than Indebtedness Incurred in connection with, or to provide
all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate,
the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such
Subsidiary became a Subsidiary or was acquired by the Company); PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that on the date of such acquisition and after giving pro forma
effect thereto, the Company would have been able to Incur at least
L1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.03(a);
(7) Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness Incurred
pursuant to Section 4.03(a) or pursuant to clause (4), (5) or (6) or this
clause (7) of this Section 4.03(b); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that to the extent
such Refinancing Indebtedness
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directly or indirectly Refinances Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Incurred
pursuant to clause (6), such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Incurred
only by such Subsidiary;
(8) Hedging Obligations directly related to Indebtedness permitted to
be Incurred by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to this
Indenture;
(9) obligations in respect of performance, bid and surety bonds and
completion guarantees provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
in the ordinary course of business;
(10) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other
financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against
insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its
Incurrence;
(11) any Guarantees by the Company of Indebtedness of a Restricted
Subsidiary so long as the Incurrence of such Indebtedness by such
Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of this Indenture;
(12) obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing
for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations,
in each case, Incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any
business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than Guarantees of Indebtedness
Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business,
assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;
PROVIDED that (a) such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet
of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (contingent obligations
referred to in a footnote or footnotes to financial statements and not
otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed to be reflected
on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (a)) and (b) the maximum
assumable liability in respect of such Indebtedness will at no time exceed
the gross proceeds including non-cash proceeds (the fair market value of
such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without
giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such disposition;
(13) Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) Incurred by
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to finance the purchase,
lease or improvement of assets (real or personal) or equipment (whether
through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person
owning such assets) in an aggregate principal amount which when added
together with the amount of other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this
clause (13) and then outstanding, does not exceed the greater of (A)
L15,000,000 and (B) 6% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (in each
case including any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect thereto); PROVIDED
that such assets or equipment are used in a Related Business); and
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(14) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount which, when taken
together with all other Indebtedness outstanding on the date of such
Incurrence (other than Indebtedness permitted by clauses (1) through (13)
of this Section 4.03(b) or Section 4.03(a)) does not exceed
L10,000,000 at any time outstanding.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not Incur any
Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.03(b) if the proceeds thereof are used,
directly or indirectly, to Refinance any Subordinated Obligations unless such
Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Securities to at least the same extent
as such Subordinated Obligations.
(d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.03, (1)
in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of
the types of Indebtedness described herein, the Company, in its sole discretion,
shall classify such item of Indebtedness at the time of Incurrence and only be
required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one of the above
clauses and (2) the Company shall be entitled to divide and classify an item of
Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described herein;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that all outstanding Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement
immediately following the Issue Date will be deemed to have been Incurred
pursuant to Section 4.03(b)(1) and (2).
(e) For purposes of determining compliance with any
sterling-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness where the
Indebtedness Incurred is denominated in a different currency, the amount of such
Indebtedness will be the Sterling Equivalent, determined on the date of the
Incurrence of such Indebtedness, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if any such
Indebtedness denominated in a different currency is subject to a Currency
Agreement with respect to sterling, covering all principal, premium, if any, and
interest payable on such Indebtedness, the amount of such Indebtedness expressed
in sterling will be as provided in such Currency Agreement. The principal amount
of any Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred in the same currency as the
Indebtedness being Refinanced will be the Sterling Equivalent of the
Indebtedness Refinanced, except to the extent that (1) such Sterling Equivalent
was determined based on a Currency Agreement, in which case the Refinancing
Indebtedness will be determined in accordance with the preceding sentence, and
(2) the principal amount of the Refinancing Indebtedness exceeds the principal
amount of the Indebtedness being Refinanced, in which case the Sterling
Equivalent of such excess will be determined on the date such Refinancing
Indebtedness is Incurred.
SECTION 4.04. LIMITATION ON RESTRICTED PAYMENTS. (a) The Company shall
not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to
make a Restricted Payment if at the time the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary makes such Restricted Payment:
(1) a Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result
therefrom);
(2) the Company is not entitled to Incur an additional L1.00 of
Indebtedness under Section 4.03(a); or
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(3) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other
Restricted Payments since the Issue Date would exceed the sum of (without
duplication):
(A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income accrued during the period
(treated as one accounting period) from the beginning of the fiscal
quarter immediately following 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, in
case such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of
such deficit); PLUS
(B) 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the
Company from the issuance or sale of its Capital Stock or received by
the Company from a Parent Entity as a capital contribution in respect
of the Company's Capital Stock (other than (i) in either case,
Disqualified Stock or (ii) any Net Cash Proceeds from the Rights
Offering) subsequent to the Issue Date (other than an issuance or sale
to a Subsidiary of either the Company or any Parent Entity and other
than an issuance or sale to an employee stock ownership plan or to a
trust established by either the Company or any Parent Entity or any of
their respective Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees) and
100% of any cash capital contribution received by the Company from its
shareholders subsequent to the Issue Date; plus
(C) the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company is reduced on
the Company's balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other
than by a Subsidiary of the Company) subsequent to the Issue Date of
any Indebtedness of the Company convertible or exchangeable for
Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company (less the
amount of any cash, or the fair value of any other property,
distributed by the Company upon such conversion or exchange); plus
(D) an amount equal to the sum of (x) the net reduction in the
Investments (other than Permitted Investments) made by the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person resulting from repurchases,
repayments or redemptions of, or expiration or cancellation (in the
case of Investments consisting of Guarantees or other contingent
obligations) of such Investments by such Person, proceeds realized on
the sale of such Investment and proceeds representing the return of
capital (excluding dividends and distributions), in each case received
by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, and (y) to the extent
such Person is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the portion (proportionate
to the Company's equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair
market value of the net assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the
time such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted
Subsidiary; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the foregoing sum shall not
exceed, in the case of any such Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary, the
amount of Investments (excluding Permitted Investments) previously
made (and treated as a Restricted Payment) by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary in such Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary.
(b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit:
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(1) any Restricted Payment made out of the Net Cash Proceeds of the
substantially concurrent sale of, or made by exchange for, Capital Stock of
the Company (other than the Rights Offering) or Net Cash Proceeds received
as a capital contribution in respect of the Capital Stock of the Company
(other than, in any such case, Disqualified Stock and other than Capital
Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary of either the Company or any Parent
Entity or an employee stock ownership plan or to a trust established by
either the Company or any Parent Entity or any of their respective
Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees) or a substantially
concurrent cash capital contribution received by the Company from its
shareholders; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (A) such Restricted Payment shall be
excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments and (B)
the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale or such cash capital contribution (to
the extent so used for such Restricted Payment) shall be excluded from the
calculation of amounts under Section 4.04(a)(3)(B);
(2) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other
acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Obligations made by
exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale
of, Indebtedness which is permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section
4.03; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such purchase, repurchase, redemption,
defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value shall be excluded
in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;
(3) dividends paid within 60 days after the date of declaration
thereof if at such date of declaration such dividend would have complied
with this Section 4.04; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that at the time of payment of
such dividend, no other Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or
result therefrom); PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, that such dividend shall be
included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;
(4) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, the
repurchase or other acquisition of shares of Capital Stock of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries from employees, former employees, directors or
former directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or permitted
transferees of such employees, former employees, directors or former
directors), 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 Capital Stock; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the aggregate amount of such repurchases and other
acquisitions shall not exceed L1,000,000 in any calendar year;
PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, that such repurchases and other acquisitions
shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;
(5) (a) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant
to applicable law in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of
all or substantially all of the Company's property or assets that complies
with the terms of the Indenture applicable to mergers, consolidations and
transfers of all or substantially all of the Company's property or assets,
or (b) the repurchase, redemption, or other acquisition for value of
Capital Stock of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries representing
fractional shares of such Capital Stock in connection with a merger,
consolidation, amalgamation, or other combination of the Company or any
such Restricted Subsidiary; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
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any such payments, distributions, repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions
for value do not in the aggregate exceed 1% of the total consideration paid
in such merger, consolidation, transfer, amalgamation or other combination
of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary;
(6) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon cashless
exercises of stock options if the aggregate value of the repurchases of
such Capital Stock does not exceed the aggregate amount of the exercise
price of such options received by the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such repurchases shall be excluded in
the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;
(7) any Specified Parent Payments; or
(8) any other Restricted Payment which, together with all other
Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (8) since the Issue Date,
does not exceed L5,000,000; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no default shall
have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom); PROVIDED
FURTHER, HOWEVER, that such Restricted Payment shall be excluded in the
calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments.
SECTION 4.05. LIMITATION ON RESTRICTIONS ON DISTRIBUTIONS FROM
RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any
Restricted Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become
effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any
Restricted Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on
its Capital Stock to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or pay any
Indebtedness owed to the Company, (b) make any loans or advances to the Company
or (c) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company, except:
(1) with respect to clauses (a), (b) and (c),
(A) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement in
effect at or entered into on the Issue Date, including, without
limitation, the Credit Agreement (as in effect on the Issue Date);
(B) any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Restricted
Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement relating to any Indebtedness
Incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary on or prior to the date on
which such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired by the Company (other
than Indebtedness 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 related transactions pursuant to which such
Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired
by the Company) and outstanding on such date;
(C) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement
effecting a Refinancing of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to an
agreement referred to in Section 4.05(1)(A) or (B) or this clause (C)
or contained in any amendment to an agreement referred to in Section
4.05(1)(A) or (B) or this clause (C); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
encumbrances and restrictions with respect to such Restricted
Subsidiary contained in any such refinancing agreement or amendment
are no
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more restrictive than encumbrances and restrictions with respect to
such Restricted Subsidiary contained in such predecessor agreements
(as determined by the Company in good faith);
(D) any encumbrance or restriction contained in the Subordination
Agreement or the terms of the Intercompany Loan or any future
subordination agreement or intercompany loan that (i) is substantially
the same as those contained in the Subordination Agreement and the
Intercompany Loan and (ii) relate to loans made by the Company to a
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the proceeds of an equity or debt financing
permitted under the Indenture;
(E) any encumbrance or restriction included in any instrument
governing Eligible Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary permitted
to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
encumbrances and restrictions with respect to such Restricted
Subsidiary contained in any such instrument are no less favorable to
the Holders of the Securities than the encumbrances and restrictions
included in the Credit Agreement on the Issue Date (as determined by
the Company in good faith); and
(2) with respect to clause (c) only,
(A) any such encumbrance or restriction consisting of customary
nonassignment provisions in leases governing leasehold interests to
the extent such provisions restrict the transfer of the lease or the
property leased thereunder;
(B) restrictions contained in security agreements or mortgages
securing Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such
restrictions restrict the transfer of the property subject to such
security agreements or mortgages; and
(C) any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary
imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or
disposition of all or substantially all the Capital Stock or assets of
such Restricted Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or
disposition.
SECTION 4.06. LIMITATION ON SALES OF ASSETS AND SUBSIDIARY STOCK. (a)
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,
directly or indirectly, consummate any Asset Disposition unless
(1) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary receives consideration
at the time of such Asset Disposition at least equal to the fair market
value (including as to the value of all non-cash consideration), as
determined in good faith by a Senior Officer of the Company (or, if the
fair market value of the shares and assets subject to such Asset
Disposition exceeds L1,000,000, by the Board of Directors of the
Company), of the shares and assets subject to such Asset Disposition;
(2) at least 75% of the consideration thereof received by the Company
or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or cash equivalents;
and
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(3) an amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Cash from such Asset
Disposition is applied by the Company (or such Restricted Subsidiary, as
the case may be)
(A) FIRST, to the extent the Company elects (or is required by
the terms of any Indebtedness), to prepay, repay, redeem or purchase
Senior Indebtedness of the Company, Indebtedness of Restricted
Subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement or other Indebtedness (other
than any Disqualified Stock) of a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (in each
case other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or an Affiliate of
the Company) within one year from the later of the date of such Asset
Disposition or the receipt of such Net Available Cash;
(B) SECOND, to the extent of the balance of such Net Available
Cash after application in accordance with clause (A), to the extent
the Company elects, to acquire Additional Assets within one year from
the later of the date of such Asset Disposition or the receipt of such
Net Available Cash;
(C) THIRD, to the extent of the balance of such Net Available
Cash after application in accordance with clauses (A) and (B), to make
an Offer to the Holders of the Securities (and to holders of other
Senior Indebtedness designated by the Company) to purchase Securities
(and such other Senior Indebtedness) pursuant to and subject to the
conditions of Section 4.06(b); and
(D) FOURTH, to the extent of the balance of such Net Available
Cash after application in accordance with clauses (A), (B) and (C),
for any general corporate purpose otherwise permitted by the terms of
the Indenture;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in connection with any prepayment, repayment or purchase
of Indebtedness pursuant to clause (A) or (C) above, the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary shall permanently retire such Indebtedness and shall cause
the related loan commitment (if any) to be permanently reduced in an amount
equal to the principal amount so prepaid, repaid or purchased.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.06, the
Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to apply any Net
Available Cash in accordance with this Section 4.06(a) except to the extent that
the aggregate Net Available Cash from all Asset Dispositions which are not
applied in accordance with this Section 4.06(a) exceeds L5,000,000.
Pending application of Net Available Cash pursuant to this Section 4.06(a), such
Net Available Cash shall be invested in Temporary Cash Investments or applied to
temporarily reduce revolving credit indebtedness.
For the purposes of this Section 4.06(a), the following are deemed to
be cash or cash equivalents: (1) the assumption of Indebtedness of the Company
or any Restricted Subsidiary and the release of the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary from all liability on such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset
Disposition and (2) securities received by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary from the transferee that are promptly converted by the Company or
such Restricted Subsidiary into cash.
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(b) In the event of an Asset Disposition that requires the purchase of
Securities (and other Senior Indebtedness) pursuant to Section 4.06(a)(3)(C),
the Company shall purchase Securities tendered pursuant to an offer by the
Company for the Securities (and such other Senior Indebtedness) (the "Offer") at
a purchase price of 100% of their principal amount (or, in the event such other
Senior Indebtedness was issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of
the accreted value thereof), without premium, plus accrued but unpaid interest
(or, in respect of such other Senior Indebtedness, such lesser price, if any, as
may be provided for by the terms of such Senior Indebtedness) in accordance with
the procedures (including prorating in the event of oversubscription) set forth
in Section 4.06(c). If the aggregate purchase price of Securities (and any other
Senior Indebtedness) tendered pursuant to the Offer exceeds the Net Available
Cash allotted to their purchase, the Company shall select the Securities and
other Senior Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis but in round
denominations, which in the case of the Securities will be denominations of
L1,000 principal amount or multiples thereof. The Company shall not be
required to make an Offer to purchase Securities (and other Senior Indebtedness)
pursuant to this Section 4.06 if the Net Available Cash available therefor is
less than L5,000,000 (which lesser amount shall be carried forward for
purposes of determining whether such an Offer is required with respect to the
Net Available Cash from any subsequent Asset Disposition).
(c) (1) Promptly, and in any event within 10 days after the Company
becomes obligated to make an Offer, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee and
send, by first-class mail to each Holder, a written notice stating that the
Holder may elect to have his Securities purchased by the Company either in whole
or in part (subject to prorating as described in Section 4.06(b) in the event
the Offer is oversubscribed) in integral multiples of L1,000 of principal
amount, at the applicable purchase price. The notice shall specify a purchase
date not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after the date of such notice
(the "Purchase Date") and shall contain such information concerning the business
of the Company which the Company in good faith believes will enable such Holders
to make an informed decision (which at a minimum will include (A) the most
recently filed Annual Report on Form 20-F (including audited consolidated
financial statements) of the Company, the most recent subsequently filed
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and any Current Report on Form 6-K of the Company
filed subsequent to such Quarterly Report, other than Current Reports describing
Asset Dispositions otherwise described in the offering materials (or
corresponding successor reports), (B) a description of material developments in
the Company's business subsequent to the date of the latest of such Reports, and
(C) if material, appropriate pro forma financial information) and all
instructions and materials necessary to tender Securities pursuant to the Offer,
together with the information contained in clause (3).
(2) Not later than the date upon which written notice of an Offer is
delivered to the Trustee as provided below, the Company shall deliver to
the Trustee an Officers' Certificate as to (A) the amount of the Offer (the
"Offer Amount"), including information as to any other Senior Indebtedness
included in the Offer, (B) the allocation of the Net Available Cash from
the Asset Dispositions pursuant to which such Offer is being made and (C)
the compliance of such allocation with the provisions of Section 4.06(a)
and (b). On such date, the Company shall also irrevocably deposit with the
Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own
Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust) in 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
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amount equal to the Offer Amount to be held for payment in accordance with
the provisions of this Section. If the Offer includes other Senior
Indebtedness, the deposit described in the preceding sentence may be made
with any other paying agent pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to the
Trustee. Upon the expiration of the period for which the Offer remains open
(the "Offer Period"), the Company shall deliver to the Trustee for
cancellation the Securities or portions thereof which have been properly
tendered to and are to be accepted by the Company. The Trustee shall, on
the Purchase Date, mail or deliver payment (or cause the delivery of
payment) to each tendering Holder in the amount of the purchase price. In
the event that the aggregate purchase price of the Securities delivered by
the Company to the Trustee is less than the Offer Amount applicable to the
Securities, the Trustee shall deliver the excess to the Company immediately
after the expiration of the Offer Period for application in accordance with
this Section 4.06.
(3) Holders electing to have a Security purchased shall be required to
surrender the Security, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the
Company 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 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.
(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. A
Security shall be deemed to have been accepted for purchase at the time the
Trustee, directly or through an agent, mails or delivers payment therefor
to the surrendering Holder.
(d) 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 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 Section by virtue of its compliance with
such securities laws or regulations.
SECTION 4.07. LIMITATION ON AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS. (a) The Company
shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into or
permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange
of any property, employee compensation arrangements or the rendering of any
service) with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (an
"Affiliate Transaction") unless (1) the terms thereof are no less favorable to
the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that could be obtained at
the time of such transaction in arm's-length dealings with a Person who is not
such an Affiliate;
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(2) if such Affiliate Transaction involves an amount in excess of
L2,000,000, the terms of the Affiliate Transaction are set forth in
writing and a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company who are
disinterested with respect to such Affiliate Transaction have determined in good
faith that the criteria set forth in clause (1) are satisfied and have approved
the relevant Affiliate Transaction as evidenced by a resolution of the Board of
Directors; and (3) if such Affiliate Transaction involves an amount in excess of
L10,000,000, the Board of Directors shall also have received a written
opinion from an Independent Qualified Party to the effect that such Affiliate
Transaction is fair, from a financial standpoint, to the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries or is not less favorable to the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries than could reasonably be expected to be obtained at the
time in an arm's-length transaction with a Person who was not an Affiliate.
(b) The provisions of Section 4.07(a) shall not prohibit (1) any
Restricted Payment permitted to be made pursuant to Section 4.04 or any
Permitted Investment described in clause (5) of the definition of "Permitted
Investment"; (2) any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants
in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment
arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the Board of
Directors; (3) loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business
in accordance with the past practices of the Company or its Restricted
Subsidiaries, but in any event not to exceed L1,000,000 in the aggregate
outstanding at any one time; (4) the payment of reasonable fees to directors of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and, following any Scheme of
Arrangement, of a Parent Entity, in any case who are not employees of the
Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries or such Parent Entity; (5) any
transaction with a Restricted Subsidiary or joint venture or similar entity
which would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in or otherwise controls such
Restricted Subsidiary, joint venture or similar entity; (6) any agreement as in
effect on the Issue Date and described in the offering circular dated March 19,
2002, prepared in connection with the sale of the Securities or any renewals or
extensions of any such agreement (so long as such renewals or extensions are not
less favorable to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries) and the
transactions evidenced thereby; (7) the issuance or sale of any Capital Stock
(other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company; (8) any employment agreement,
employee benefit plan or scheme (including employee stock incentive), related
trust agreement, officer and director indemnification agreement or any similar
arrangement heretofore or hereafter entered into in the ordinary course of
business and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, or any
collective bargaining agreement approved by any member of the Executive
Committee of the Company; (9) any Scheme of Arrangement; and (10) any Specified
Parent Payments.
SECTION 4.08. LIMITATION ON THE SALE OR ISSUANCE OF CAPITAL STOCK OF
RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES. The Company (1) shall not, and shall not permit any
Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any
Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person (other than to the
Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary), (2) shall not permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to issue any of its Capital Stock (other than, if necessary, shares
of its Capital Stock constituting directors' or other legally required
qualifying shares) to any Person (other than to the Company or a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary) and (3) will not sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of
(other than Liens which are permitted pursuant to clause (7) of the definition
of "Permitted Liens"), or permit the issuance or sale to any Person of, shares
of Capital Stock of Enodis Holdings Limited or Enodis Group Limited, unless, in
the case of clauses (1)
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and (2) above, (A) immediately after giving effect to such issuance, sale or
other disposition, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries own any
Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary, or (B) immediately after giving
effect to such issuance, sale or other disposition, such Restricted Subsidiary
would no longer constitute a Restricted Subsidiary and any Investment in such
Person remaining after giving effect thereto is treated as a new Investment by
the Company and such Investment would have been permitted to be made under
Section 4.04 if made on the date of such issuance, sale or other disposition.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance or sale of shares of
Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company other than Enodis
Holdings Limited or Enodis Group Limited will not violate the provisions of the
immediately preceding sentence if such Capital Stock is issued or sold in
connection with: (x) the formation or initial capitalization of such Restricted
Subsidiary, including at such time any issuance of Capital Stock to other
Persons or (y) a single transaction or a series of substantially contemporaneous
transactions whereby such Restricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary
of the Company by reason of the acquisition of securities or assets from another
Person.
SECTION 4.09. CHANGE OF CONTROL. (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change
of Control, each Holder shall have the right to require that the Company
purchase such Holder's Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of
the principal amount thereof on the date of purchase plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, to the date of purchase (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 terms contemplated in Section
4.09(b).
(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall
publish a notice in a leading newspaper having a general circulation in New York
(which is expected to be the WALL STREET JOURNAL) and in a leading newspaper
having a general circulation in
London (which is expected to be the FINANCIAL
TIMES) (and, if and so long as the Securities are listed on the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange and the rules of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange so require, a newspaper
having a general circulation in Luxembourg (which is expected to be the
LUXEMBURGER WORT) and, in the case of definitive Securities, mail a notice to
each Holder in each case with a copy to the Trustee (the "Change of Control
Offer") stating, among other things:
(1) that a Change of Control has occurred and that such Holder has the
right to require the Company to purchase such Holder's Securities at a
purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to
the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive
interest on the relevant interest payment date);
(2) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of
Control (including information with respect to pro forma historical income,
cash flow and capitalization, in each case after giving effect to such
Change of Control);
(3) the purchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor
later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed); and
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(4) the instructions determined by the Company, consistent with this
Section, that a Holder must follow in order to have its Securities
purchased.
(c) Holders electing to have a Security purchased will be required to
surrender the Security, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Company
at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days prior to the
purchase date. Holders will 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.
(d) On the purchase date, all Securities purchased by the Company
under this Section shall be delivered by the Company to the Trustee for
cancellation, and the Company shall pay the purchase price plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the Holders entitled thereto.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the
Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of
Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the
times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this
Section applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and
purchases all Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of
Control Offer.
(f) 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 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 Section by virtue of its compliance with
such securities laws or regulations.
SECTION 4.10. LIMITATION ON LIENS. The Company shall not, and shall
not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, Incur or permit
to exist any Lien (the "Initial Lien") of any nature whatsoever on any of its
properties (including Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary), whether owned
at the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, securing any Indebtedness, other than
Permitted Liens, without effectively providing that the Securities shall be
secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) the obligations so secured for so
long as such obligations are so secured. Any Lien created for the benefit of the
Holders of the Securities pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall provide by
its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally released and
discharged upon the release and discharge (as it relates to the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries) of the Initial Lien; and with respect to any Restricted
Subsidiary the assets of which, or the Company's Capital Stock in which, are
encumbered by such Lien, upon (a) any sale, exchange or transfer to any Person
not an Affiliate of the Company of all of the Company's Capital Stock in, or all
or substantially all the assets of, such Restricted Subsidiary, PROVIDED that
such sale, exchange or transfer is made in compliance
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with the applicable provisions of the Indenture, or (b) the designation of such
Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms
of this Indenture.
SECTION 4.11. LIMITATION ON SALE/LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS. The Company
shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any
Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to any property, other than a
Sale/Leaseback Transaction between the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary,
unless (1) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary would be entitled to (A)
Incur Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to
such Sale/Leaseback Transaction pursuant to Section 4.03 and (B) create a Lien
on such property securing such Attributable Debt without equally and ratably
securing the Securities pursuant to Section 4.10, (2) the gross proceeds
received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such
Sale/Leaseback Transaction are at least equal to the fair value (as determined
by the Board of Directors) of such property and (3) the Company applies the
proceeds of such transaction in compliance with Section 4.06.
SECTION 4.12. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS. All payments made under or with
respect to the Securities shall be made free and clear of and without
withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, duty,
levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties,
interest and other liabilities related thereto) (hereinafter "TAXES") imposed or
levied by or on behalf of the government of the U.K. or any political
subdivision thereof or any authority therein or thereof having power to tax, or
within any other jurisdiction in which the Company is organized or is otherwise
resident for tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is
made (each a "RELEVANT TAXING JURISDICTION"), unless the Company is required to
withhold or deduct Taxes by law.
If the Company is so required to withhold or deduct any amount for or
on account of Taxes imposed by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction from any payment
made under or with respect to the Securities, the Company shall pay such
additional amounts ("ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS") as may be necessary so that the net
amount received by the Holders (including Additional Amounts) after such
withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount the Holders would have
received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the foregoing obligation to pay Additional Amounts does not apply to (1)
any Taxes that would not have been so imposed but for the existence of any
present or former connection between the relevant Holder (or between a
fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of power
over the relevant Holder, if the relevant Holder is an estate, nominee, trust or
corporation) and the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (other than the mere holding
of such Security); (2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer,
personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or governmental charge; (3) any
Taxes that are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the Holder or
beneficial owner of the Security to comply with any request by the Company to
provide information or documentation concerning the nationality, residence or
identity of such Holder or beneficial owner or to make any declaration or
similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which is
required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice
of the taxing jurisdiction as a precondition to exemption from all or part; (4)
a withholding or deduction imposed on a payment to an individual which is
required to be made pursuant to any European Union Directive on the taxation of
savings implementing the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council meeting on November
26-27, 2000, or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order
to
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conform to, such Directive; (5) a Security presented for payment by or on
behalf of a Securityholder who would have been able to avoid such withholding or
deduction by presenting the relevant Security to another paying agent in a
Member State of the European Union; or (6) any Taxes imposed by reason of any
combination of clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) above.
In addition, the Company shall not be required to pay Additional
Amounts (a) if the payment could have been made without such deduction or
withholding if the beneficiary of the payment had presented the Security for
payment within 30 days after the date on which such payment or such Security
became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided
for, whichever is later (except to the extent that the Holder would have been
entitled to Additional Amounts had the Security been presented on the last day
of such 30 day period), or (b) with respect to any payment of principal of (or
premium, if any, on) or interest on such Security to any Holder who is a
fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of
such payment, to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such
fiduciary, a member of such a partnership or the beneficial owner of such
payment would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts had such
beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the actual Holder of such
Security.
Upon request, the Company shall provide the Trustee with official
receipts or other documentation satisfactory to the Trustee evidencing the
payment of the Taxes with respect to which Additional Amounts are paid.
Whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context: (1) the
payment of principal; (2) purchase prices in connection with a purchase of
Securities; (3) interest; or (4) any other amount payable on or with respect to
any of the Securities, such reference shall be deemed to include payment of
Additional Amounts provided for in this Section to the extent that, in such
context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.
The Company shall pay any present or future stamp or similar court or
documentary taxes, charges or levies ("stamp taxes") that arise in any
jurisdiction from the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of the
Securities, this Indenture or any other document or instrument in relation
thereof, excluding such taxes, charges or similar levies imposed by any
jurisdiction outside of the U.K., the jurisdiction of incorporation of any
successor of the Company or any jurisdiction in which a paying agent is located,
and the Company shall agree to indemnify the Holders for any such stamp taxes
paid by such Holders.
The obligations described under this Section shall survive any
termination, defeasance or discharge of this Indenture and shall apply mutatis
mutandis to any jurisdiction in which any successor Person to the Company is
organized or any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or
therein.
SECTION 4.13. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE. The Company shall deliver to the
Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company an
Officers' Certificate signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial
officer or chief accounting officer, 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
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status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect
thereto. The Company also shall comply with TIA Section 314(a)(4).
SECTION 4.14. FURTHER INSTRUMENTS AND ACTS. Upon request of the
Trustee, the Company will 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 4.15. LIMITATION ON GUARANTEES OF COMPANY INDEBTEDNESS. The
Company shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to Guarantee any Indebtedness
of the Company or to secure any Indebtedness of the Company with a Lien on the
assets of such Restricted Subsidiary, unless contemporaneously therewith (or
prior thereto) effective provision is made to Guarantee or secure the
Securities, as the case may be, on an equal and ratable basis with such
Guarantee or Lien for so long as such Guarantee or Lien remains effective, and
in an amount equal to the amount of Company Indebtedness so Guaranteed or
secured; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any Guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary of a
Subordinated Obligation of the Company shall be subordinated and junior in right
of payment to the contemporaneous Guarantee of the Securities by such Restricted
Subsidiary; PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, that the Company shall not permit a
Restricted Subsidiary to secure any Subordinated Obligation of the Company or to
Guarantee or secure any Capital Stock of the Company.
Any such Guarantee of the Securities shall be released upon:
(a) the release of the Guarantee that gave rise to the obligation to
provide a Guarantee of the Securities so long as no other Indebtedness of
the Company is at the time Guaranteed by such Restricted Subsidiary;
(b) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary held by the Company and the
Restricted Subsidiaries;
(c) the designation in accordance with this Indenture of the Guarantor
as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and
(d) legal defeasance and discharge of the Securities as provided in
Section 8.01(b).
SECTION 4.16. LIMITATION ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. The Company shall
not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, engage in any business
other than a Related Business, except to such extent as is not material to the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSOR COMPANY
SECTION 5.01. WHEN COMPANY MAY MERGE OR TRANSFER ASSETS. (a) The
Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or
lease, in one
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transaction or a series of transactions, directly or indirectly, all or
substantially all its assets to, any Person, unless:
(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the "Successor
Company") shall be a Person organized and existing under laws of (i)
England and Wales, (ii) any country that is a member of the European Union
on the Issue Date or (iii) the United States of America, any state thereof
or the District of Columbia and the Successor Company (if not the Company)
shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and
delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all the
obligations of the Company under the Securities and this Indenture;
(2) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction (and
treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor
Company or any Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been
Incurred by such Successor Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such
transaction), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(3) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction, the
Successor Company would be able to Incur an additional L1.00 of
Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.03(a);
(4) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction, the
Successor Company shall have Consolidated Net Worth in an amount that is
not less than the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company immediately prior
to such transaction;
(5) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such
consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any)
comply with this Indenture;
(6) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or
loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of such transaction
and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the
same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such
transaction had not occurred; and
(7) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel in the jurisdiction of organization of the Company or the Successor
Company (as applicable) to the effect that the Holders of the Securities
will not recognize income, gain or loss for income tax purposes of such
jurisdiction as a result of such transaction or series of transactions and
will be subject to income tax in such jurisdiction on the same amounts, in
the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such
transaction or series of transactions had not occurred;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that clauses (3) and (4) will not be applicable to (A) a
Restricted Subsidiary consolidating with, merging into or transferring all or
part of its properties and assets to the Company or (B) the Company merging with
an Affiliate of the Company solely for the purpose and with the sole effect of
reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction.
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The Successor Company shall be the successor to the Company and shall
succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of,
the Company under this Indenture, and the predecessor Company, except in the
case of a lease, shall be released from the obligation to pay the principal of
and interest on the Securities.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. An "Event of Default" occurs if:
(1) the Company defaults in any payment of interest or any Additional
Amounts on any Security when the same becomes due and payable, and such
default continues for a period of 30 days;
(2) the Company (i) defaults in the payment of the principal of any
Security when the same becomes due and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon
optional redemption, upon declaration or otherwise, or (ii) fails to redeem
or purchase Securities when required pursuant to this Indenture or the
Securities;
(3) the Company fails to comply with Section 5.01;
(4) the Company fails to comply with Section 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05,
4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.15 or 4.16 (other than a failure to
purchase Securities when required under Section 4.06 or 4.09) and such
failure continues for 30 days after the notice specified below;
(5) the Company fails to comply with any of its agreements in the
Securities or this Indenture (other than those referred to in clause (1),
(2), (3) or (4) above) and such failure continues for 60 days after the
notice specified below;
(6) Indebtedness of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary is not
paid within any applicable grace period after final maturity or is
accelerated by the holders thereof because of a default and the total
amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds L5,000,000,
or its foreign currency equivalent at the time;
(7) the Subordination Agreement or the Subordinated Intercompany Loan
Agreement is amended or supplemented to make any change in the rights of
the Company thereunder that adversely affects in any respect the Holders of
the Securities (other than any amendment converting a portion of the
Intercompany Loan into equity in Enodis Holdings Limited), or the principal
amount of the Intercompany Loan is converted, exchanged or otherwise
reduced to an amount which (i) is less than the aggregate principal amount
of the Securities and Bridge Loans outstanding at such time or (ii)
together with any other intercompany loans owed by Enodis Holdings Limited
(or any other direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) to the Company
on subordination terms no less favorable to the Company than those of the
Intercompany
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Loan (including those set forth in the Subordination Agreement), is less
than the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness of the
Company at such time;
(8) 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 Custodian of it or for any
substantial part of its property; or
(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to
insolvency;
(9) 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; or
(C) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary;
or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws and the order
or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days; or
(10) any judgment or decree for the payment of money in excess of
L5,000,000 or its foreign currency equivalent at the time is entered
against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, remains outstanding for
a period of 60 days following the entry of such judgment or decree and is
not discharged, waived or the execution thereof stayed.
The foregoing will 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 the Insolvency ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ as
supplemented or amended together with all rules, regulations and instruments
made thereunder and applicable English law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency,
administration, receivership and other similar matters; ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
CODE, or any similar U.S. Federal or state law for the relief of
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debtors. The term "Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator,
custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
A Default under clause (4) or (5) is not an Event of Default until the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding
Securities notify the Company of the 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 Event of Default under clause (6) and any event which with the giving of
notice or the lapse of time would become an Event of Default under clause (4),
(5) or (10), 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
Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(8) or (9) with respect to the
Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities by notice to the
Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal of and accrued but unpaid
interest on all the Securities to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration,
such principal and interest shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(8) or (9) with respect to the Company occurs,
the principal of and interest on all the Securities shall IPSO FACTO become and
be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part
of the Trustee or any Securityholders. The Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Securities by notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration
and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or
decree and if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except
nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of
acceleration. 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
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 acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is
exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the
extent permitted by law.
SECTION 6.04. WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS. The Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Securities by notice to the Trustee may waive an
existing Default and its consequences except (i) a Default in the payment of the
principal of or interest on a Security (ii) a Default arising from the failure
to redeem or purchase any Security when required pursuant to this Indenture or
(iii) a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.02 cannot be
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amended without the consent of each Securityholder affected. When a Default is
waived, it is deemed cured, 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
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. 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 other action deemed
proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. Prior to
taking any action under this Section 6.05, the Trustee shall be entitled to
indemnification from the Securityholders satisfactory to it in its sole
discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such
action.
SECTION 6.06. LIMITATION ON SUITS. Except to enforce the right to
receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due, no
Securityholder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the
Securities unless:
(1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice stating that an
Event of Default is continuing;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities
make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee security or indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense;
(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after
receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and
(5) the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities do
not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request during such
60-day period.
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
any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive
payment of principal of and interest on the Securities held by such Holder, on
or after the respective due dates expressed in the Securities, or to bring suit
for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall
not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
SECTION 6.08. COLLECTION SUIT BY TRUSTEE. If an Event of Default
specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee 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.
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SECTION 6.09. TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM. The Trustee may file
such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the Securityholders
allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, its creditors or
its property and, 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, 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, disbursements and advances of the Trustee,
its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section
7.07. 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 Notes 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 collects any money or
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 Securityholders for amounts due and unpaid on the
Securities for principal and interest, ratably, without preference or
priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the
Securities for principal and interest, respectively; and
THIRD: to the Company or as a court of competent jurisdiction may
direct.
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
of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee
for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may
require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay
the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable
costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in the
suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses
made by the party litigant. This Section does not apply to a suit by the
Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 or a suit by Holders of
more than 10% in principal amount of the Securities.
SECTION 6.12. WAIVER OF STAY OR EXTENSION LAWS. The Company (to the
extent it may lawfully do so) shall not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in
any manner whatsoever 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
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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
SECTION 7.01. DUTIES OF TRUSTEE. (a) If an Event of Default has
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 requirements 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.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability 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 Responsible Officer of the Trustee 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
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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 conclusively rely
on any document 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 Opinion 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 appointed with due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits
to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or
powers; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Trustee's conduct does not constitute wilful
misconduct, negligence or bad faith.
(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the
advice or 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 the advice or opinion of such
counsel.
(f) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the
facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture,
note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the
Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into
such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to
make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the
books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney
at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional
liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.
(g) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or
Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual
knowledge thereof or unless written notice thereof is received by the Trustee.
(h) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given
to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are
extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities
hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.
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(i) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers'
Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers
authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture,
which Officers' Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an
Officers' Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any
such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.
SECTION 7.03. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE. The Trustee in its
individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities
and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights
it would have if it were not Trustee. However, if the Trustee acquires any
conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the TIA, it must
eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to
continue as trustee or resign. Any Paying Agent, Registrar, co-registrar or
co-paying agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must
comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.
SECTION 7.04. TRUSTEE'S DISCLAIMER. The Trustee shall not be
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 the 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
continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each
Securityholder notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in
the case of a Default in payment of principal of or interest on any Security
(including payments pursuant to the mandatory redemption provisions of such
Security, if any), the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a
committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding
the notice is in the interests of Securityholders.
SECTION 7.06. REPORTS BY TRUSTEE TO HOLDERS. As promptly as
practicable after each March 15 beginning with the March 15 following the date
of this Indenture, and in any event prior to May 15 in each year, the Trustee
shall mail to each Securityholder a brief report dated as of March 15 that
complies with TIA Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA Section
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 the
Trustee from time to time such compensation for its services as agreed in
writing between the parties. The Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by
any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall
reimburse 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 of the Trustee's agents and counsel. The Company shall
indemnify
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the Trustee and any predecessor trustee against any and all loss, liability or
damage and the reasonable costs or expenses including any stamp, documentary or
other similar taxes or duties paid by the Trustee, incurred by it in connection
with the administration of this trust 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. The Company shall defend the
claim and the Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the
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 through
the Trustee's own wilful misconduct, negligence or bad faith.
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 discharge of this Indenture. When the Trustee incurs expenses after
the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 6.01(7) or (8) with respect to
the Company, 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
time by so notifying the Company in writing at least 30 days prior to the date
of the proposed registration. The Holders of a majority in 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 or an order for
relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
(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 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.
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.
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If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the
retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee may, at the expense
of the Company, or the Holders of 10% in principal amount of the Securities may,
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Trustee.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Securityholder
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 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 without any
further act shall be the successor Trustee, PROVIDED that such corporation shall
be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article 7.
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
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.
SECTION 7.10. ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION. The Trustee shall at all
times satisfy the requirements of TIA Section 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
Section 310(b); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that there shall be excluded from the
operation of TIA Section 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 Section 310(b)(1) are met.
SECTION 7.11. PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST COMPANY. The
Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been
removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent indicated.
ARTICLE 8
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE
SECTION 8.01. DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY ON SECURITIES; DEFEASANCE. (a)
When (1) the Company delivers to the Trustee all outstanding Securities (other
than Securities replaced
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pursuant to Section 2.07) for cancellation or (2) all outstanding Securities
have become due and payable, whether at maturity or on a redemption date as a
result of the mailing of a notice of redemption pursuant to Article 3 hereof 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 Section
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 (1) all its obligations under the Securities and this Indenture
("legal defeasance option") or (2) its obligations under Sections 4.02, 4.03,
4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.15 and 4.16 and the operation
of Sections 6.01(4), 6.01(6), 6.01(8), 6.01(9) and 6.01(10) (but, in the case of
Sections 6.01(8) and (9), with respect only to Significant Subsidiaries) and the
limitations contained in Sections 5.01(a)(3) and (4) ("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(4), 6.01(6), 6.01(8), 6.01(9) and 6.01(10) (but, in the case of
Sections 6.01(8) and (9), with respect only to Significant Subsidiaries) or
because of the failure of the Company to comply with Section 5.01(a)(3) or (4).
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 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 7.07 and 7.08 and in
this Article 8 shall survive until the Securities have been paid in full.
Thereafter, the Company's obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.04 and 8.05 shall
survive.
SECTION 8.02. CONDITIONS TO DEFEASANCE. The Company may exercise its
legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option only if:
(1) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee money
or U.K. Government Obligations 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.K. Government Obligations or U.S.
Government Obligations plus any deposited money without
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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;
(3) 123 days pass after the deposit is made and during the 123-day
period no Default specified in Sections 6.01(8) or (9) 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
agreement binding on the Company;
(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 U.S. 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 (A) the Company
has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue
Service a ruling, or (B) since the date of this Indenture there has been a
change in the applicable U.S. 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 U.S.
Federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be
subject to U.S. 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 U.S. Federal
income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and will be
subject to U.S. 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;
(8) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the
U.K. to the effect that (A) Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss
for U.K. income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance,
and will be subject to U.K. income tax on the same amounts, and in the same
manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit
and defeasance, had not occurred; and
(9) 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.
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
trust money, U.K. Government Obligations or U.S. Government Obligations
deposited with it pursuant to this Article 8. It shall apply the deposited money
and the money from U.K.
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Government Obligations or 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.
SECTION 8.04. REPAYMENT TO COMPANY. The Trustee and the Paying Agent
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, and,
thereafter, Securityholders entitled to the money must look to the Company for
payment as general creditors.
SECTION 8.05. INDEMNITY FOR GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS. The Company shall
pay and shall indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed
on or assessed against deposited U.K. Government Obligations or U.S. Government
Obligations or the principal and interest received on such U.K. Government
Obligations or U.S. Government Obligations.
SECTION 8.06. REINSTATEMENT. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable
to apply any money, U.K. Government Obligations or U.S. Government Obligations
in accordance with this Article 8 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason
of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining,
restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company's 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.K. Government
Obligations or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article 8;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, if the Company has made any payment of interest on or
principal of any Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the
Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to
receive such payment from the money or U.K. Government Obligations or U.S.
Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS
SECTION 9.01. WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS. The Company and the 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, HOWEVER, 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 add guarantees with respect to the Securities or to secure the
Securities;
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(5) 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;
(6) to make provision for the issuance of Additional Securities to the
extent such issuance is permitted under the covenants described herein;
(7) to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with
qualifying, or maintaining the qualification of, this Indenture under the
TIA;
(8) to evidence and provide for an acceptance of an appointment
hereunder by a successor Trustee; or
(9) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of
any Securityholder.
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 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 principal
amount of the Securities then outstanding (including consents obtained in
connection with a tender offer or exchange for the Securities). However, without
the consent of each Securityholder affected thereby, an amendment may not:
(1) reduce the amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an
amendment;
(2) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on
any Security;
(3) reduce the principal amount of or extend the Stated Maturity of
any Security;
(4) reduce the amount payable upon the redemption of any Security or
change the time at which any Security may or shall be redeemed in
accordance with Article 3;
(5) make any Security payable in money other than that stated in the
Security;
(6) impair the right of any Holder of the Securities to receive
payment of principal of and 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;
(7) make any changes in the ranking or priority of any Security that
would adversely affect the Securityholders;
(8) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 or the second sentence of
this Section; or
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(9) make any change in Section 4.12 that adversely affects the rights
of any Securityholder or amend the terms of the Securities or this
Indenture in a way that would result in the loss of an exemption from any
of the Taxes described therein.
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.
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 to
this Indenture or the Securities shall comply with the TIA as then in effect.
SECTION 9.04. REVOCATION AND EFFECT OF CONSENTS AND WAIVERS. A 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 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 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
amendment authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the 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
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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 Counsel
stating that such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
SECTION 9.07. PAYMENT FOR CONSENT. Neither the Company nor any
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
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 10.01. TRUST INDENTURE ACT CONTROLS. If any provision of this
Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is
required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provision
shall control.
SECTION 10.02. NOTICES. Any notice or communication shall be in
writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail addressed as
follows:
if to the Company:
Enodis plc
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Attention of:
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if to the Trustee:
The Bank of New York
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Attention of:
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The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
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Any notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be mailed
to the Securityholder at the Securityholder's address as it appears on the
registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed
within the time prescribed.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any
defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other
Securityholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided
above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
SECTION 10.03. COMMUNICATION BY HOLDERS WITH OTHER HOLDERS.
Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 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 Section 312(c).
SECTION 10.04. CERTIFICATE AND OPINION AS TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take 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 10.05. STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OR OPINION. Each
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 investigation as is necessary to enable him to express
an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has
been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such
individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with; PROVIDED
that with respect to matters of fact, an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an
Officers' Certificate or on a certificate of an appropriate public
official.
SECTION 10.06. WHEN SECURITIES DISREGARDED. In determining whether the
Holders of the required principal amount of Securities have concurred in any
direction, waiver or
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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 10.07. RULES BY TRUSTEE, PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. The
Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Securityholders.
The Registrar and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their
functions.
SECTION 10.08. LEGAL HOLIDAYS. 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 10.09. GOVERNING LAW. THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO
THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE
REQUIRED THEREBY.
SECTION 10.10. JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS. The Company hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the
nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or U.S. Federal court
sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York, and any appellate
court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating
to this Indenture or the Securities, or for recognition or enforcement of any
judgment, and the Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all
claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined
in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such U.S.
Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any
such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
Nothing in this Indenture shall affect any right that any Securityholder or the
Trustee may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this
Indenture or the Securities against the Company or its respective properties in
the courts of any jurisdiction. The Company has irrevocably appointed Shack
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as its authorized agent (the "Authorized Agent"), upon whom service of process
may be served in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon
this Indenture or the Securities which may be instituted in any such court. The
Company hereby represents and warrants that the Authorized Agent has accepted
such appointment and has agreed to act as said agent for service of process, and
the Company agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and
all documents that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force
and effect as aforesaid. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent shall be
deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon the Company. Nothing
in this Indenture will affect the right of any party to this Indenture to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law. If for any reason the Authorized
Agent is unable to serve in such
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capacity, the Company shall appoint another agent reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee. The Company irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, any objection to any suit, action or proceeding that
may be brought in connection with this Indenture or the Securities, including
such actions, suits or proceedings relating to securities laws of the United
States of America or any state thereof, in such courts whether on grounds of
venue, residence or domicile or on the ground that any such suit, action or
proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. The Company hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such
court.
SECTION 10.11. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. A director, officer,
employee, incorporator 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 liability. The waiver and release shall be part
of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
SECTION 10.12. SUCCESSORS. All agreements of the Company in this
Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successors. All agreements of the
Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.
SECTION 10.13. MULTIPLE ORIGINALS. The parties may sign any number of
copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them
together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this
Indenture.
SECTION 10.14. TABLE OF CONTENTS; HEADINGS. The table of contents,
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 10.15. SEVERABILITY. In case any one or more of the provisions
in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and
enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being
intended that all of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the full
extent permitted by law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
ENODIS plc,
by
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Company Secretary
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
by
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Assistant Vice President
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RULE 144A/REGULATIONS APPENDIX
PROVISIONS RELATING TO INITIAL SECURITIES,
PRIVATE EXCHANGE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE SECURITIES
1. DEFINITIONS.
1.1 DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Appendix the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated below:
"Applicable Procedures" means, with respect to any transfer or
transaction involving a Temporary Regulation S Global Security or beneficial
interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depository, Euroclear and
Clearstream for such a Temporary Regulation S Global Security, in each case to
the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time.
"Clearstream" means Clearstream Banking, societe anonyme, or any
successor securities clearing agency.
"Definitive Security" means a certificated Initial Security or
Exchange Security or Private Exchange Security bearing, if required, the
restricted securities legend set forth in Section 2.3(e).
"Depository" means The Bank of New York, in its capacity as common
depositary for Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream Banking, societe
anonyme, its nominees and their respective successors.
"Distribution Compliance Period", with respect to any Securities,
means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of
(i) the day on which such Securities are first offered to Persons other than
distributors (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) in reliance
on Regulation S and (ii) the date on which such Securities are initially issued.
"Euroclear" means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the
Euroclear System, or any successor securities clearing agency.
"Exchange Securities" means (1) the 10 3/8% Senior Notes Due 2012
issued pursuant to the Indenture in connection with a Registered Exchange Offer
pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement and (2) Additional Securities, if
any, issued pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC under the
Securities Act.
"Initial Purchasers" means (1) with respect to the Initial Securities
issued on the Issue Date, Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited and The
Royal Bank of Scotland plc and
(2) with respect to each issuance of Additional Securities, the Persons
purchasing such Additional Securities under the related Purchase Agreement.
"Initial Securities" means (1) L100,000,000 aggregate principal amount
of 10 3/8% Senior Notes Due 2012 issued on the Issue Date and (2) Additional
Securities, if any, issued in a transaction exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act.
"Private Exchange" means the offer by the Company, pursuant to a
Registration Rights Agreement, to the Initial Purchasers to issue and deliver to
each Initial Purchaser, in exchange for the Initial Securities held by the
Initial Purchaser as part of its initial distribution, a like aggregate
principal amount of Private Exchange Securities.
"Private Exchange Securities" means any 10 3/8% Senior Notes Due 2012
issued in connection with a Private Exchange.
"Purchase Agreement" means (1) with respect to the Initial Securities
issued on the Issue Date, the Purchase Agreement dated March 19, 2002, among the
Company and the Initial Purchasers, and (2) with respect to any issuance of
Additional Securities, the purchase agreement or underwriting agreement among
the Company and the Persons purchasing such Additional Securities.
"QIB" means a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A.
"Registered Exchange Offer" means the offer by the Company, pursuant
to a Registration Rights Agreement, to certain Holders of Initial Securities, to
issue and deliver to such Holders, in exchange for the Initial Securities, a
like aggregate principal amount of Exchange Securities registered under the
Securities Act.
"Registration Rights Agreement" means (1) with respect to the Initial
Securities issued on March 26, 2002, the Registration Rights Agreement dated
March 19, 2002, among the Company and the Initial Purchasers, and (2) with
respect to each issuance of Additional Securities issued in a transaction exempt
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, the registration
rights agreement, if any, among the Company and the Persons purchasing such
Additional Securities under the related Purchase Agreement.
"Securities" means the Initial Securities, the Additional Securities,
the Exchange Securities and the Private Exchange Securities issued under this
Indenture, treated as a single class.
"Securities Act" means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Securities Custodian" means the custodian with respect to a Global
Security (as appointed by the Depository), or any successor Person thereto and
shall initially be the Trustee.
"Shelf Registration Statement" means the registration statement issued
by the Company in connection with the offer and sale of Initial Securities or
Private Exchange Securities pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement.
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"Transfer Restricted Securities" means Securities that bear or are
required to bear the legend set forth in Section 2.3(b) hereto.
1.2 OTHER DEFINITIONS.
Defined in
Term Section
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"Agent Members"................................... 2.1(b)
"Global Security"................................. 2.1(a)
"Regulation S".................................... 2.1(a)
"Rule 144A"....................................... 2.1(a)
"Rule 144A Global Security"....................... 2.1(a)
"Temporary Regulation S Global Security".......... 2.1(a)
2. THE SECURITIES.
2.1 (a) FORM AND DATING. The Initial Securities will be offered and sold by
the Company pursuant to a Purchase Agreement. The Initial Securities will be
resold initially only to (i) QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities
Act ("Rule 144A") and (ii) Persons other than U.S. Persons (as defined in
Regulation S under the Securities Act ("Regulation S")) in reliance on
Regulation S. Initial Securities may thereafter be transferred to, among others,
QIBs and purchasers in reliance on Regulation S, in each case, subject to the
restrictions on transfer set forth herein. Initial Securities initially resold
pursuant to Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the form of one or more
permanent global Securities in definitive, fully registered form (collectively,
the "Rule 144A Global Security") and Initial Securities initially resold
pursuant to Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of one or more
temporary global securities in definitive, fully registered form (collectively,
the "Temporary Regulation S Global Security"), in each case without interest
coupons and with the global securities legend and restricted securities legend
set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto, which shall be deposited on behalf of the
purchasers of the Initial Securities represented thereby with the Securities
Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the
Depository, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as
provided in the Indenture. Except as set forth in this Section 2.1(a),
beneficial ownership interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Security
will not be exchangeable for interests in the permanent global security (the
"Permanent Regulation S Global Security"), or any other Security without a
legend containing restrictions on transfer of such Security prior to the
expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period and thereafter beneficial
interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Security may be exchanged for
interests in a Rule 144A Global Security or the Permanent Regulation S Global
Security only upon certification in a form reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee that beneficial ownership interests in such Temporary Regulation S
Global Security are owned either by non-U.S. persons or U.S. persons who
purchased such interests in a transaction that did not require registration
under the Securities Act.
Beneficial interests in Temporary Regulation S Global Securities or
Permanent Regulation S Global Securities may be exchanged for interests in Rule
144A Global Securities only if (1) such exchange occurs in connection with a
transfer of Securities in compliance with Rule 144A, and (2) the transferor of
the Regulation S Global Security first delivers to the Trustee
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a written certificate (in a form satisfactory to the Trustee) to the effect that
(a) the Regulation S Global Security is being transferred to a Person who the
transferor reasonably believes to be a QIB, (b) such Person is purchasing for
its own account or the account of a QIB in a transaction meeting the
requirements of Rule 144A, and (c) such exchange is in accordance with all
applicable securities laws of the States of the United States and other
jurisdictions.
The Rule 144A Global Security, the Temporary Regulation S Global
Security and the Permanent Regulation S Global Security are collectively
referred to herein as "Global Securities". The aggregate principal amount of the
Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments
made on the records of the Trustee and the Depository or its nominee as
hereinafter provided.
(b) BOOK-ENTRY PROVISIONS. This Section 2.1(b) shall apply only to a
Global Security deposited with or on behalf of the Depository.
The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with
this Section 2.1(b), authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global
Securities that (a) shall be registered in the name of the Depository for such
Global Security or Global Securities or the nominee of such Depository and (b)
shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depository or pursuant to such
Depository's instructions or held by the Trustee as custodian for the
Depository.
Members of, or participants in, the Depository ("Agent Members") shall
have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on
their behalf by the Depository or by the Trustee as the custodian of the
Depository or under such Global Security, and the Company, the Trustee and any
agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be entitled to treat the Depository as
the absolute owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the
Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any
written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository
or impair, as between the Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of
customary practices of such Depository governing the exercise of the rights of a
holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Security.
(c) CERTIFICATED SECURITIES. Except as provided in this Section 2.1 or
Section 2.3 or 2.4, owners of beneficial interests in Global Securities shall
not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Securities.
2.2 AUTHENTICATION. The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver: (1) on the
Issue Date, an aggregate principal amount of L100,000,000 10 3/8% Senior
Notes Due 2012, (2) any Additional Securities for an original issue in an
aggregate principal amount specified in the written order of the Company
pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Indenture and (3) Exchange Securities or Private
Exchange Securities for issue only in a Registered Exchange Offer or a Private
Exchange, respectively, pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, for a like
principal amount of Initial Securities, in each case upon 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. Such order shall specify the
amount of the Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the original
issue of Securities is to be authenticated and, in the case of any issuance of
Additional Securities
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pursuant to Section 2.13 of the Indenture, shall certify that such issuance is
in compliance with Section 4.03 of the Indenture.
2.3 TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE.
(a) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF DEFINITIVE SECURITIES. When Definitive
Securities are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request:
(x) to register the transfer of such Definitive Securities; or
(y) to exchange such Definitive Securities for an equal principal
amount of Definitive Securities of other authorized denominations,
the Registrar or co-registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange
as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Definitive Securities surrendered for transfer or
exchange:
(i) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar
or co-registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly
authorized in writing; and
(ii) if such Definitive Securities are required to bear a restricted
securities legend, they are being transferred or exchanged pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, pursuant to
Section 2.3(b) or pursuant to clause (A), (B) or (C) below, and are
accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as
applicable:
(A) if such Definitive Securities are being delivered to the
Registrar by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder,
without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect; or
(B) if such Definitive Securities are being transferred to the
Company, a certification to that effect; or
(C) if such Definitive Securities are being transferred (x)
pursuant to an exemption from registration in accordance with Rule
144A, Regulation S or Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or (y) in
reliance upon another exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act: (i) a certification to that effect (in the form
set forth on the reverse of the Security) and (ii) if the Company so
requests, an opinion of counsel or other evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it as to the compliance with the restrictions set
forth in the legend set forth in Section 2.3(e)(i).
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF A DEFINITIVE SECURITY FOR A BENEFICIAL
INTEREST IN A GLOBAL SECURITY. A Definitive Security may not be exchanged for a
beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Security or a Permanent Regulation S
Global Security except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below.
Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Definitive Security, duly
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endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer, in form
satisfactory to the Trustee, together with:
(i) certification, in the form set forth on the reverse of the
Security, that such Definitive Security is either (A) being transferred to
a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A or (B) is being transferred after
expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period by a Person who initially
purchased such Security in reliance on Regulation S to a buyer who elects
to hold its interest in such Security in the form of a beneficial interest
in the Permanent Regulation S Global Security; and
(ii) written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct
the Securities Custodian to make, an adjustment on its books and records
with respect to such Rule 144A Global Security (in the case of a transfer
pursuant to clause (b)(i)(A)) or Permanent Regulation S Security (in the
case of a transfer pursuant to clause (b)(i)(B)) to reflect an increase in
the aggregate principal amount of the Securities represented by the Rule
144A Global Security or Permanent Regulation S Global Security, as
applicable, such instructions to contain information regarding the
Depository account to be credited with such increase,
then the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Security and cause, or direct the
Securities Custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and
procedures existing between the Depository and the Securities Custodian, the
aggregate principal amount of Securities represented by the Rule 144A Global
Security or Permanent Regulation S Global Security, as applicable, to be
increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Security to be
exchanged and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person
specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global
Security or Permanent Regulation S Global Security, as applicable, equal to the
principal amount of the Definitive Security so canceled. If no Rule 144A Global
Securities or Permanent Regulation S Global Securities, as applicable, are then
outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon
written order of the Company in the form of an Officers' Certificate, a new Rule
144A Global Security or Permanent Regulation S Global Security, as applicable,
in the appropriate principal amount.
(c) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF GLOBAL SECURITIES. (i) The transfer and
exchange of Global Securities or beneficial interests therein shall be effected
through the Depository, in accordance with this Indenture (including applicable
restrictions on transfer set forth herein, if any) and the procedures of the
Depository therefor. A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Security
shall deliver to the Registrar a written order given in accordance with the
Depository's procedures containing information regarding the participant account
of the Depository to be credited with a beneficial interest in the Global
Security. The Registrar shall, in accordance with such instructions, instruct
the Depository to credit to the account of the Person specified in such
instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Security and to debit the
account of the Person making the transfer the beneficial interest in the Global
Security being transferred.
(ii) If the proposed transfer is a transfer of a beneficial interest
in one Global Security to a beneficial interest in another Global Security,
the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an
increase in the principal amount of the Global
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Security to which such interest is being transferred in an amount equal to
the principal amount of the interest to be so transferred, and the
Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a
corresponding decrease in the principal amount of the Global Security from
which such interest is being transferred.
(iii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix (other
than the provisions set forth in Section 2.4), a Global Security may not be
transferred as a whole except by the Depository to a nominee of the
Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another
nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a
successor Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository.
(iv) In the event that a Global Security is exchanged for Definitive
Securities pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Appendix, prior to the
consummation of a Registered Exchange Offer or the effectiveness of a Shelf
Registration Statement with respect to such Securities, such Securities may
be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially
consistent with the provisions of this Section 2.3 (including the
certification requirements set forth on the reverse of the Initial
Securities intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or
Regulation S, as the case may be) and such other procedures as may from
time to time be adopted by the Company.
(d) RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL
SECURITIES. During the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial ownership
interests in Temporary Regulation S Global Securities may only be sold, pledged
or transferred through Euroclear or Clearstream in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures and only (i) to the Company, (ii) so long as such Security
is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, to a Person whom the selling
holder reasonably believes is a QIB that purchases for its own account or for
the account of a QIB to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer
is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (iii) in an offshore transaction in
accordance with Regulation S, (iv) pursuant to an exemption from registration
under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 (if applicable) under the
Securities Act or (v) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act, in each case in accordance with any applicable securities laws
of any state of the United States.
(e) LEGEND.
(i) Except as permitted by the following paragraphs (ii), (iii) and
(iv), each Security certificate evidencing the Global Securities (and all
Securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall
bear a legend in substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A
TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF
THIS
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SECURITY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE
RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE
SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT
(A) THIS SECURITY MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED, ONLY (I) TO THE COMPANY, (II) IN THE UNITED STATES TO A
PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT)
IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (III) OUTSIDE
THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE
904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (IV) PURSUANT TO EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER
(IF AVAILABLE) OR (V) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (V) IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE
UNITED STATES, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS
REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY FROM IT OF THE
RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO IN (A) ABOVE.
(ii) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Security
(including any Transfer Restricted Security represented by a Global
Security) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Registrar
shall permit the transferee thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted
Security for a certificated Security that does not bear the legend set
forth above and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer
Restricted Security, if the transferor thereof certifies in writing to the
Registrar that such sale or transfer was made in reliance on Rule 144 under
the Securities Act (such certification to be in the form set forth on the
reverse of the Security).
(iii) After a transfer of any Initial Securities or Private Exchange
Securities pursuant to and during the period of the effectiveness of a
Shelf Registration Statement with respect to such Initial Securities or
Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be, all requirements
pertaining to legends on such Initial Security or such Private Exchange
Security will cease to apply, the requirements requiring any such Initial
Security or such Private Exchange Security issued to certain Holders be
issued in global form will cease to apply, and a certificated Initial
Security or Private Exchange Security or an Initial Security or Private
Exchange Security in global form, in each case without restrictive transfer
legends, will be available to the transferee of the Holder of such Initial
Securities or Private Exchange Securities upon exchange of such
transferring Holder's certificated Initial Security or Private Exchange
Security or directions to transfer such Holder's interest in the Global
Security, as applicable.
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(iv) Upon the consummation of a Registered Exchange Offer with respect
to the Initial Securities, all requirements pertaining to such Initial
Securities that Initial Securities issued to certain Holders be issued in
global form will still apply with respect to Holders of such Initial
Securities that do not exchange their Initial Securities, and Exchange
Securities in certificated or global form will be available to Holders that
exchange such Initial Securities in such Registered Exchange Offer.
(v) Upon the consummation of a Private Exchange with respect to the
Initial Securities, all requirements pertaining to such Initial Securities
that Initial Securities issued to certain Holders be issued in global form
will still apply with respect to Holders of such Initial Securities that do
not exchange their Initial Securities, and Private Exchange Securities in
global form with the global securities legend and the Restricted Securities
Legend set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto will be available to Holders that
exchange such Initial Securities in such Private Exchange.
(f) CANCELLATION OR ADJUSTMENT OF GLOBAL SECURITY. At such time as all
beneficial interests in a Global Security have either been exchanged for
certificated Securities, redeemed, purchased or canceled, such Global Security
shall be returned to the Depository for cancellation or retained and canceled by
the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest
in a Global Security is exchanged for certificated Securities, redeemed,
purchased or canceled, the principal amount of Securities represented by such
Global Security shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books
and records of the Trustee (if it is then the Securities Custodian for such
Global Security) with respect to such Global Security, by the Trustee or the
Securities Custodian, to reflect such reduction.
(g) OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES OF SECURITIES.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate certificated Securities
and Global Securities at the Registrar's or co-registrar's request.
(ii) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any transfer tax, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable
in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes, assessments or
similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to
Sections 3.06, 4.09 and 9.05 of the Indenture).
(iii) The Registrar or co-registrar shall not be required to register
the transfer of or exchange (a) any Definitive Security selected for
redemption in whole or in part pursuant to Article 3 of this Indenture,
except the unredeemed portion of any Definitive Security being redeemed in
part, or (b) any Security for a period beginning 15 Business Days before
the mailing of a notice of an offer to repurchase or redeem Securities or
15 Business Days before an interest payment date.
(iv) Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any
Security, the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar or any
co-registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name a Security is
registered as the absolute owner of such
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Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest
on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such
Security is overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee, the Paying
Agent, the Registrar or any co-registrar shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
(v) All Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to
the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be
entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Securities
surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.
(h) NO OBLIGATION OF THE TRUSTEE.
(i) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any
beneficial owner of a Global Security, a member of, or a participant in the
Depository or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of
the Depository or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with
respect to any ownership interest in the Securities or with respect to the
delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person
(other than the Depository) of any notice (including any notice of
redemption) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such
Securities. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and
all payments to be made to Holders under the Securities shall be given or
made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which shall be
the Depository or its nominee in the case of a Global Security). The rights
of beneficial owners in any Global Security shall be exercised only through
the Depository subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the
Depository. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying
upon information furnished by the Depository with respect to its members,
participants and any beneficial owners.
(ii) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor,
determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer
imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any
transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers between
or among Depository participants, members or beneficial owners in any
Global Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates and
other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so
if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to
examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the
express requirements hereof.
2.4 CERTIFICATED SECURITIES.
(a) A Global Security deposited with the Depository or with the
Trustee as Securities Custodian for the Depository pursuant to Section 2.1 shall
be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of certificated
Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of
such Global Security, in exchange for such Global Security, only if such
transfer complies with Section 2.3 and (i) the Depository notifies the Company
that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for such Global
Security or if at any time such Depository ceases to be a "clearing agency"
registered under the Exchange Act, in either case, and a successor Depositary is
not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice, or (ii) an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing or (iii) the Company, in its sole
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discretion, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance
of Definitive Securities under this Indenture.
(b) Any Global Security that is transferable to the beneficial owners
thereof pursuant to this Section shall be surrendered by the Depository to the
Trustee located at its principal corporate trust office in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, to be so transferred, in whole or from time to
time in part, without charge, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,
upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Security, an equal aggregate
principal amount of Definitive Securities of authorized denominations. Any
portion of a Global Security transferred pursuant to this Section shall be
executed, authenticated and delivered only in denominations of L1,000
principal amount and any integral multiple thereof and registered in such names
as the Depository shall direct. Any Definitive Security delivered in exchange
for an interest in the Transfer Restricted Security shall, except as otherwise
provided by Section 2.3(e) hereof, bear the restricted securities legend set
forth in Exhibit 1 hereto.
(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.4(b), the registered Holder
of a Global Security shall be entitled to grant proxies and otherwise authorize
any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through
Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this
Indenture or the Securities.
(d) In the event of the occurrence of either of the events specified
in Section 2.4(a), the Company shall promptly make available to the Trustee a
reasonable supply of Definitive Securities in definitive, fully registered form
without interest coupons.
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EXHIBIT 1
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RULE 144A/REGULATION S APPENDIX
[FORM OF FACE OF INITIAL SECURITY]
[Global Securities Legend]
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF EUROCLEAR BANK S.A./N.V. ("EUROCLEAR") OR CLEARSTREAM BANKING, SOCIETE
ANONYME ("CLEARSTREAM") TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE
NAME OF ITS AUTHORIZED NOMINEE OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE
TO ITS AUTHORIZED NOMINEE, OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM) ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR
OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH
AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, ITS AUTHORIZED NOMINEE, HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN
WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM OR TO A
SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR'S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS
GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
[Restricted Securities Legend]
THIS SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A
TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE
EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE
SELLER OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT
(A) THIS SECURITY MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY
(I) TO THE COMPANY, (II) IN THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER
REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
RULE 144A, (III) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (IV) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF
AVAILABLE) OR (V) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (V) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND (B) THE HOLDER
WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS
SECURITY FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO IN (A) ABOVE.
[Temporary Regulation S Global Security Legend]
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW, BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN THIS
TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY WILL NOT BE EXCHANGEABLE FOR INTERESTS IN
THE PERMANENT REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY OR ANY OTHER SECURITY REPRESENTING AN
INTEREST IN THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY WHICH DO NOT CONTAIN A LEGEND
CONTAINING RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THE "40-DAY
DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD" (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 903(c)(3) OF
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THEN ONLY UPON CERTIFICATION IN FORM
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE THAT SUCH BENEFICIAL INTERESTS ARE OWNED
EITHER BY NON-U.S. PERSONS OR U.S. PERSONS WHO PURCHASED SUCH INTERESTS IN A
TRANSACTION THAT DID NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. DURING
SUCH 40-DAY DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD, BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN
THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY MAY ONLY BE SOLD, PLEDGED OR
TRANSFERRED THROUGH EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM AND ONLY (I) TO THE COMPANY, (II)
IN THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT)
IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (III) OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES IN A TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(IV) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT,
IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (IV) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. HOLDERS OF INTERESTS IN THIS TEMPORARY
REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY WILL NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY OF THE
RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE, IF THEN APPLICABLE.
BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE
EXCHANGED FOR INTERESTS IN A RULE 144A GLOBAL SECURITY ONLY IF (1) SUCH EXCHANGE
OCCURS IN CONNECTION WITH A TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE
144A, AND (2) THE TRANSFEROR OF THE REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY FIRST DELIVERS
TO THE TRUSTEE A WRITTEN CERTIFICATE IN FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE
TRUSTEE TO THE EFFECT THAT THE REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY BEING TRANSFERRED TO
A PERSON (A) WHO THE TRANSFEROR REASONABLY BELIEVES TO BE A QUALIFIED
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INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (B) PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN
ACCOUNT OR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION
MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, AND (C) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS OF THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
[Rule 144A Global Security Legend]
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS RULE 144A GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A
PERSON WHO TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN THE REGULATION S GLOBAL
SECURITY, WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE 40-DAY DISTRIBUTION
COMPLIANCE PERIOD, ONLY IF THE TRANSFEROR FIRST DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A
WRITTEN CERTIFICATE IN FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE TO THE EFFECT
THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR 904 OF
REGULATION S OR RULE 144 (IF AVAILABLE) AND THAT, IF SUCH TRANSFER OCCURS PRIOR
TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE 40-DAY DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD, THE INTEREST
TRANSFERRED WILL BE HELD IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER THROUGH EUROCLEAR OR
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10 3/8% Senior Notes Due 2012
Enodis plc, a public company limited by shares incorporated under the
laws of England and Wales, promises to pay to , or registered
assigns, the principal sum of_______British pounds sterling on April 15, 2012.
Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15.
Record Dates: April 1 and October 1.
Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side
of this Security.
Dated:
ENODIS plc,
by
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Name:
Title:
by
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Name:
Title:
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
as Trustee, certifies
that this is one of
the Securities referred
to in the Indenture.
by
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Authorized Signatory
[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF INITIAL SECURITY]
10 3/8% Senior Note Due 2012
1. INTEREST
Enodis plc, a public company limited by shares incorporated under the
Laws of England and Wales (such corporation, and its successors and assigns
under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the "Company"),
promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate
per annum shown above; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if a Registration Default (as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) occurs, additional interest will
accrue on this Security at a rate of 0.50% per annum (increasing by an
additional 0.50% per annum after each consecutive 90-day period that occurs
after the date on which such Registration Default occurs up to a maximum
additional interest rate of 2.00%) from and including the date on which any such
Registration Default shall occur to but excluding the date on which all
Registration Defaults have been cured. The Company will pay interest
semiannually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15,
2002. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which
interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from March 26, 2002.
Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT
The Company will pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted
interest) to the Persons who are registered holders of Securities at the close
of business on the April 1 or October 1 next preceding the interest payment date
even if Securities are canceled after the record date and on or before the
interest payment date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to
collect principal payments. The Company will pay principal and interest in money
of the United Kingdom that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of
public and private debts. Payments in respect of the Securities represented by a
Global Security (including principal, premium and interest) will be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by Clearstream
or Euroclear. The Company will make all payments in respect of a certificated
Security (including principal, premium and interest) by mailing a check to the
registered address of each Holder thereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that payments on a
certificated Security will be made by wire transfer to a British pounds sterling
account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United Kingdom if such Holder
elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or the
Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 30 days
immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as
the Trustee may accept in its discretion).
3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR
Initially, The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation (the
"Trustee"), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar and The Bank of New York
(Luxembourg) S.A. will act as Luxembourg Paying Agent. The Company may appoint
and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice. The
Company or any of its domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may
act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.
4. INDENTURE
The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of March
26, 2002 ("Indenture"), between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the
Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C.
Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the "Act").
Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and
Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the Act for a statement of
those terms.
The Securities are general unsecured obligations of the Company. The
Company shall be entitled, subject to its compliance with Section 4.03 of the
Indenture, to issue Additional Securities pursuant to Section 2.13 of the
Indenture. The Initial Securities issued on the Issue Date, any Additional
Securities and all Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities issued in
exchange therefor will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the
Indenture. The Indenture contains covenants that limit the ability of the
Company and its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness; pay dividends or
distributions on, or redeem or repurchase capital stock; make investments; issue
or sell capital stock of subsidiaries; engage in transactions with affiliates;
create liens on assets; transfer or sell assets; guarantee indebtedness;
restrict dividends or other payments of subsidiaries; consolidate, merge or
transfer all or substantially all of its assets and the assets of its
subsidiaries; and engage in sale/leaseback transactions. These covenants are
subject to important exceptions and qualifications.
5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
Except as set forth below, the Company shall not be entitled to redeem
the Securities at its option prior to April 15, 2007.
On and after April 15, 2007, the Company shall be entitled at its
option to redeem all or a portion of the Securities upon not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days' notice, at the redemption prices (expressed in percentages of
principal amount on the redemption date), 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), if
redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on April 15 of the years set
forth below:
Redemption
Period Price
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2007 105.188%
2008 103.458%
2009 101.729%
2010 and thereafter 100.000%
In addition, prior to April 15, 2005, the Company shall be entitled at
its option on one or more occasions to redeem Securities (which includes
Additional Securities, if any) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities (which includes
Additional Securities, if any) originally issued at a redemption price
(expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 110.375%, plus accrued and
unpaid interest to
the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds from one or more Public Equity
Offerings; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (1) at least 65% of such aggregate principal
amount of Securities (which includes Additional Securities, if any) remains
outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption (other than
Securities held, directly or indirectly, by the Company or its Affiliates); and
(2) each such redemption occurs within 60 days after the date of the related
Public Equity Offering.
6. OPTIONAL TAX REDEMPTION
The Company shall be entitled to redeem the Securities, at its option,
at any time as a whole but not in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60
days' notice, at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid
interest (if any) to the date of redemption (subject to the right of Holders of
record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date), in the event the Company has become or would become
obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable with
respect to the Securities, any Additional Amounts as a result of:
(1) a change in or an amendment to the laws (including any regulations
promulgated thereunder) of the U.K. (or any political subdivision or taxing
authority thereof or therein); or
(2) any change in or amendment to any official position regarding the
application or interpretation of such laws or regulations, which change or
amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after the Issue Date,
and the Company cannot avoid such obligation by taking reasonable measures
available to it. The foregoing will apply mutatis mutandis to the laws and
official positions of any jurisdiction in which any successor permitted under
Section 5.01 of the Indenture is organized, but only with respect to events
arising after the date of succession.
Before publishing or mailing notice of redemption of the Securities,
the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate to the effect
that it cannot avoid an obligation to pay Additional Amounts by taking
reasonable measures available to it. It will also deliver an opinion of
independent legal counsel of recognized standing stating that it would be
obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of a change in tax laws or
regulations or the application or interpretation of such laws or regulations.
7. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS
All payments made under or with respect to the Securities shall be
made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of
any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental
charge (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto)
(hereinafter "Taxes") imposed or levied by or on behalf of the government of the
U.K. or any political subdivision thereof or any authority therein or thereof
having power to tax, or within any other jurisdiction in which the Company is
organized or is otherwise resident for tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or
through which payment is made (each a "Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction"), unless
the Company is required to withhold or deduct Taxes by law.
If the Company is so required to withhold or deduct any amount for or
on account of Taxes imposed by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction from any payment
made under or with respect to the Securities, the Company shall pay such
additional amounts ("Additional Amounts") as may be necessary so that the net
amount received by the Holders (including Additional Amounts) after such
withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount the Holders would have
received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the foregoing obligation to pay Additional Amounts does not apply to (1)
any Taxes that would not have been so imposed but for the existence of any
present or former connection between the relevant Holder (or between a
fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of power
over the relevant Holder, if the relevant Holder is an estate, nominee, trust or
corporation) and the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (other than the mere holding
of such Security); (2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer,
personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or governmental charge; (3) any
Taxes that are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the Holder or
beneficial owner of the Security to comply with any request by the Company to
provide information or documentation concerning the nationality, residence or
identity of such Holder or beneficial owner or to make any declaration or
similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which is
required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice
of the taxing jurisdiction as a precondition to exemption from all or part; (4)
a withholding or deduction imposed on a payment to an individual which is
required to be made pursuant to any European Union Directive on the taxation of
savings implementing the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council meeting on November
26-27, 2000, or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order
to conform to, such Directive; (5) a Security presented for payment by or on
behalf of a Securityholder who would have been able to avoid such withholding or
deduction by presenting the relevant Security to another paying agent in a
Member State of the European Union; or (6) any Taxes imposed by reason of any
combination of clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) above.
In addition, the Company shall not be required to pay Additional
Amounts (a) if the payment could have been made without such deduction or
withholding if the beneficiary of the payment had presented the Security for
payment within 30 days after the date on which such payment or such Security
became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided
for, whichever is later (except to the extent that the Holder would have been
entitled to Additional Amounts had the Security been presented on the last day
of such 30 day period), or (b) with respect to any payment of principal of (or
premium, if any, on) or interest on such Security to any Holder who is a
fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of
such payment, to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such
fiduciary, a member of such a partnership or the beneficial owner of such
payment would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts had such
beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the actual Holder of such
Security.
Upon request, the Company shall provide the Trustee with official
receipts or other documentation satisfactory to the Trustee evidencing the
payment of the Taxes with respect to which Additional Amounts are paid.
Whenever in the Indenture or this Security there is mentioned, in any
context: (1) the payment of principal; (2) purchase prices in connection with a
purchase of Securities or such Security; (3) interest; or (4) any other amount
payable on or with respect to any of the Securities
or such Security, such reference shall be deemed to include payment of
Additional Amounts provided for in this paragraph to the extent that, in such
context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.
The Company shall pay any present or future stamp or similar court or
documentary taxes, charges or levies ("stamp taxes") that arise in any
jurisdiction from the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of this
Security, the Indenture or any other document or instrument in relation thereof,
excluding such taxes, charges or similar levies imposed by any jurisdiction
outside of the U.K., the jurisdiction of incorporation of any successor of the
Company or any jurisdiction in which a paying agent is located, and the Company
shall agree to indemnify the Holders for any such stamp taxes paid by such
Holders.
The obligations described under this paragraph shall survive any
termination, defeasance or discharge of the Indenture and shall apply mutatis
mutandis to any jurisdiction in which any successor Person to the Company is
organized or any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or
therein.
8. MANDATORY REDEMPTION
The Securities are not subject to any mandatory redemption or sinking
fund payments. However, the Company is required under certain circumstances to
offer to purchase the Securities as provided for in paragraph 10 of this
Security and in Sections 4.06 and 4.09 of the Indenture.
9. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than
60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed
at his registered address. Securities in denominations larger than L1,000
principal amount may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of
L1,000. If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued
interest on all Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the
redemption date is deposited with the Paying Agent on or before the redemption
date and certain other conditions are satisfied, on and after such date interest
ceases to accrue on such Securities (or such portions thereof) called for
redemption.
10. PUT PROVISIONS
Upon a Change of Control, any Holder of Securities will have the right
to cause the Company to repurchase all or any part of the Securities of such
Holder at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the
Securities to be repurchased plus accrued interest to the date of repurchase
(subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to
receive interest due on the related interest payment date) as provided in, and
subject to the terms of, the Indenture.
11. DENOMINATIONS; TRANSFER; EXCHANGE
The Securities are in registered form without coupons in denominations
of L1,000 principal amount and whole multiples of L1,000. A Holder may transfer
or exchange Securities
in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among
other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to
pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The
Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Securities selected
for redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the
portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or any Securities for a period of 15
days before a selection of Securities to be redeemed or 15 days before an
interest payment date.
12. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS
The registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the owner of
it for all purposes.
13. UNCLAIMED MONEY
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed
for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the
Company at its request unless an abandoned property law designates another
Person. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look only to
the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.
14. DISCHARGE AND DEFEASANCE
Subject to certain conditions, the Company at any time shall be
entitled to terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities and
the Indenture if the Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.K. Government
Obligations or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal and
interest on the Securities to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.
15. AMENDMENT, WAIVER
Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the
Indenture and the Securities may be amended with the written consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount outstanding of the Securities
and (ii) any default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the
written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount outstanding of
the Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture,
without the consent of any Securityholder, the Company and the Trustee shall be
entitled to amend the Indenture or the Securities to cure any ambiguity,
omission, defect or inconsistency, or to comply with Article 5 of the Indenture,
or to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of
certificated Securities, or to add guarantees with respect to the Securities or
to secure the Securities, or to add additional covenants or surrender rights and
powers conferred on the Company, or to comply with any request of the SEC in
connection with qualifying the Indenture under the Act, or to make any change
that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder.
16. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Under the Indenture, Events of Default include (i) default for 30 days
in payment of interest on the Securities; (ii) default in payment of principal
on the Securities at maturity, upon redemption pursuant to paragraph 5 or 6 of
the Securities, upon acceleration or otherwise,
or failure by the Company to redeem or purchase Securities when required; (iii)
failure by the Company to comply with other agreements in the Indenture or the
Securities, in certain cases subject to notice and lapse of time; (iv) certain
accelerations (including failure to pay within any grace period after final
maturity) of other Indebtedness of the Company if the amount accelerated (or so
unpaid) exceeds L5,000,000; (v) certain amendments to the Subordination
Agreement or the Subordinated Intercompany Loan Agreement; (vi) certain events
of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company and the Significant
Subsidiaries; and (vii) certain judgments or decrees for the payment of money in
excess of L5,000,000. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities may
declare all the Securities to be due and payable immediately. Certain events of
bankruptcy or insolvency are Events of Default which will result in the
Securities being due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events
of Default.
Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except
as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or
the Securities unless it receives indemnity or security satisfactory to it.
Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The
Trustee may withhold from Securityholders notice of any continuing Default
(except a Default in payment of principal or interest) if it determines that
withholding notice is in the interest of the Holders.
17. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the Act, the Trustee under
the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed
to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company
or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.
18. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company
or the Trustee shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company
under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of
or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security,
each Securityholder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and
release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
19. AUTHENTICATION
This Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the
Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of
authentication on the other side of this Security.
20. ABBREVIATIONS
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or
an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the
entireties), JT
TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common),
CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
21. ISIN/COMMON CODE/CUSIP NUMBERS
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures the Company has caused ISIN, Common Code or
CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to
use ISIN, Common Code or CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience
to Securityholders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers
either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption
and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed
thereon.
22. HOLDERS' COMPLIANCE WITH REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Each Holder of a Security, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges and
agrees to the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement, including the
obligations of the Holders with respect to a registration and the
indemnification of the Company to the extent provided therein.
23. GOVERNING LAW
THIS SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF
ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH TO ANY SECURITYHOLDER UPON WRITTEN REQUEST
AND WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE SECURITYHOLDER A COPY OF THE INDENTURE WHICH HAS IN IT
THE TEXT OF THIS SECURITY IN LARGER TYPE. REQUESTS MAY BE MADE TO:
ENODIS PLC
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Security, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)
and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer this Security on the books
of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
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Date: Your Signature:
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Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.
In connection with any transfer of any of the Securities evidenced by this
certificate occurring prior to the expiration of the period referred to in Rule
144(k) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") after the
later of the date of original issuance of such Securities and the last date, if
any, on which such Securities were owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the
Company, the undersigned confirms that such Securities are being transferred in
accordance with its terms:
CHECK ONE BOX BELOW(1)
(1) G to the Company; or
(2) G pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act; or
(3) G inside the United States to a Person whom the seller
reasonably believes is a "qualified institutional buyer"
(as defined in Rule 144A under the
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(1) Check against restricted securities legend.
Securities Act) that purchases for its own account or for
the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom
notice is given that such transfer is being made in
reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in
compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; or
(4) G outside the United States in an offshore transaction within
the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act in
compliance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act; or
(5) G pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by
Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
If such transfer is being made pursuant to an offshore transaction in accordance
with Rule 904 under the Securities Act, the undersigned further certifies that:
(i) the offer of the Securities was not made to a person in the
United States;
(ii) either (a) at the time the buy offer was originated, the
transferee was outside the United States or we and any person acting on our
behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United
States, or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or through the
facilities of a designated off-shore securities market and neither we nor
any person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction has been
pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;
(iii) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United
States in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903 or Rule 904 of
Regulation S under the Securities Act, as applicable;
(iv) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the
registration requirements of the Securities Act;
(v) we have advised the transferee of the transfer restrictions
applicable to the Securities; and
(vi) if the circumstances set forth in Rule 904(b) under the
Securities Act are applicable, we have complied with the additional
conditions therein, including (if applicable) sending a confirmation or
other notice stating that the Securities may be offered and sold during the
distribution compliance period specified in Rule 903 of Regulation S under
the Securities Act; pursuant to registration of the Securities under the
Securities Act; or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration
requirements under the Securities Act.
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of
the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other
than the registered holder thereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if box (4) or (5) is
checked, the Trustee shall be entitled to require, prior to registering any such
transfer of the Securities, such legal opinions, certifications and other
information as the Company has reasonably requested to confirm that such
transfer is being
made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as the exemption provided
by Rule 144 under such Act.
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Signature
Signature Guarantee:
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Signature must be guaranteed Signature
Signatures must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution"
meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership
or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or
such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Registrar
in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the U.S.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (3) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this
Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises
sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a "qualified
institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act
and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A under
the Securities Act and acknowledges that it has received such information
regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A
under the Securities Act or has determined not to request such information and
that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned's foregoing
representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by
Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
Dated: _______________ ________________________________
NOTICE: To be executed by
an executive officer
[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES]
SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY
The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been
made:
Amount of decrease in Amount of increase in Principal amount of this Signature of authorized
Date of Principal amount of this Principal amount of this Global Security following signatory of Trustee or
Exchange Global Security Global Security such decrease or increase Securities Custodian
OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.06 or 4.09 of the Indenture, check the box:
/ /
If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by
the Company pursuant to Section 4.06 or 4.09 of the Indenture, state the amount
in principal amount: L!
Date: Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name
appears on the other side
of this Security.)
Signature Guarantee:
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(Signature must be guaranteed)
Signatures must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution"
meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership
or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or
such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Registrar
in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the U.S.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF EXCHANGE SECURITY
OR PRIVATE EXCHANGE SECURITY]*/**/
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*/ If the Security is to be issued in global form add the Global Securities
Legend from Exhibit 1 to Appendix A and the attachment from such Exhibit 1
captioned "[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES] - SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR
DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY".
**/ If the Security is a Private Exchange Security issued in a Private Exchange
to an Initial Purchaser holding an unsold portion of its initial allotment,
add the Restricted Securities Legend from Exhibit 1 to Appendix A and
replace the Assignment Form included in this Exhibit A with the Assignment
Form included in such Exhibit 1.
No. ______________ L____________
10 3/8% Senior Notes Due 2012
Enodis plc, a public company limited by shares incorporated under the
laws of England and Wales, promises to pay to_______, or registered assigns, the
principal sum of British pounds sterling on April 15, 2012.
Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15.
Record Dates: April 1 and October 1.
Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side
of this Security.
Dated:
ENODIS plc
by
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Name:
Title:
by
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Name:
Title:
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
as Trustee, certifies
that this is one of
the Securities referred
to in the Indenture.
by
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Authorized Signatory
[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF EXCHANGE SECURITY
OR PRIVATE EXCHANGE SECURITY]
10 3/8% Senior Note Due 2012
1. INTEREST
Enodis plc, a public company limited by shares incorporated under the
laws of England and Wales (such corporation, and its successors and assigns
under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the "Company"),
promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate
per annum shown above[; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF A REGISTRATION DEFAULT (AS
DEFINED IN THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT) OCCURS, ADDITIONAL INTEREST WILL
ACCRUE ON THIS SECURITY AT A RATE OF 0.50% PER ANNUM (INCREASING BY AN
ADDITIONAL 0.50% PER ANNUM AFTER EACH CONSECUTIVE 90-DAY PERIOD THAT OCCURS
AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH REGISTRATION DEFAULT OCCURS UP TO A MAXIMUM
ADDITIONAL INTEREST RATE OF 2.00%) FROM AND INCLUDING THE DATE ON WHICH ANY SUCH
REGISTRATION DEFAULT SHALL OCCUR TO BUT EXCLUDING THE DATE ON WHICH ALL
REGISTRATION DEFAULTS HAVE BEEN CURED.](2) The Company will pay interest
semiannually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15,
2002. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which
interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from March 26, 2002.
Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT
The Company will pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted
interest) to the Persons who are registered holders of Securities at the close
of business on the April 1 or October 1 next preceding the interest payment date
even if Securities are canceled after the record date and on or before the
interest payment date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to
collect principal payments. The Company will pay principal and interest in money
of the United Kingdom that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of
public and private debts. Payments in respect of the Securities represented by a
Global Security (including principal, premium and interest) will be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by Clearstream
or Euroclear. The Company will make all payments in respect of a certificated
Security (including principal, premium and interest) by mailing a check to the
registered address of each Holder thereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that payments on a
certificated Security will be made by wire transfer to a British pounds sterling
account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United Kingdom if such Holder
elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or the
Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 30 days
immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as
the Trustee may accept in its discretion).
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(2) Insert if at the date of issuance of the Exchange Security or Private
Exchange Security (as the case may be) any Registration Default has
occurred with respect to the related Initial Securities during the interest
period in which such date of issuance occurs.
3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR
Initially, The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation (the
"Trustee"), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar, and The Bank of New York
(Luxembourg) S.A. will act as Luxembourg Paying Agent. The Company may appoint
and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice. The
Company or any of its domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may
act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.
4. INDENTURE
The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of March
26, 2002 ("Indenture"), between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the
Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C.
Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the "Act").
Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and
Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the Act for a statement of
those terms.
The Securities are general unsecured obligations of the Company. The
Company shall be entitled, subject to its compliance with Section 4.03 of the
Indenture, to issue Additional Securities pursuant to Section 2.13 of the
Indenture. The Initial Securities issued on the Issue Date, any Additional
Securities and all Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities issued in
exchange therefor will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the
Indenture. The Indenture contains covenants that limit the ability of the
Company and its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness; pay dividends or
distributions on, or redeem or repurchase capital stock; make investments; issue
or sell capital stock of subsidiaries; engage in transactions with affiliates;
create liens on assets; transfer or sell assets; guarantee indebtedness;
restrict dividends or other payments of subsidiaries; consolidate, merge or
transfer all or substantially all of its assets and the assets of its
subsidiaries; and engage in sale/leaseback transactions. These covenants are
subject to important exceptions and qualifications.
5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
Except as set forth below, the Company shall not be entitled to redeem
the Securities at its option prior to April 15, 2007.
On and after April 15, 2007, the Company shall be entitled at its
option to redeem all or a portion of the Securities upon not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days' notice, at the redemption prices (expressed in percentages of
principal amount, on the redemption date) 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), if
redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on April 15 of the years set
forth below:
Redemption
Period Price
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2007 105.188%
2008 103.458%
2009 101.729%
2010 and thereafter 100.000%
In addition, prior to April 15, 2005, the Company shall be entitled at
its option on one or more occasions to redeem Securities (which includes
Additional Securities, if any) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities (which includes
Additional Securities, if any) originally issued at a redemption price
(expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 110.375%, plus accrued and
unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds from one or
more Public Equity Offerings; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (1) at least 65% of such
aggregate principal amount of Securities (which includes Additional Securities,
if any) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such
redemption (other than Securities held, directly or indirectly, by the Company
or its Affiliates); and (2) each such redemption occurs within 60 days after the
date of the related Public Equity Offering.
6. OPTIONAL TAX REDEMPTION
The Company shall be entitled to redeem the Securities, at its option,
at any time as a whole but not in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60
days' notice, at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid
interest (if any) to the date of redemption (subject to the right of Holders of
record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date), in the event the Company has become or would become
obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable with
respect to the Securities, any Additional Amounts as a result of:
(1) a change in or an amendment to the laws (including any regulations
promulgated thereunder) of the U.K. (or any political subdivision or taxing
authority thereof or therein); or
(2) any change in or amendment to any official position regarding the
application or interpretation of such laws or regulations, which change or
amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after the Issue Date,
and the Company cannot avoid such obligation by taking reasonable measures
available to it. The foregoing will apply mutatis mutandis to the laws and
official positions of any jurisdiction in which any successor permitted under
Section 5.01 of the Indenture is organized, but only with respect to events
arising after the date of succession.
Before publishing or mailing notice of redemption of the Securities,
the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate to the effect
that it cannot avoid an obligation to pay Additional Amounts by taking
reasonable measures available to it. It will also deliver an opinion of
independent legal counsel of recognized standing stating that it would be
obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of a change in tax laws or
regulations or the application or interpretation of such laws or regulations.
7. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS
All payments made under or with respect to the Securities shall be
made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of
any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental
charge (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto)
(hereinafter "Taxes") imposed or levied by or on behalf of the government of the
U.K. or any political subdivision thereof or any authority therein or thereof
having power to tax, or within any other jurisdiction in which the Company is
organized or is otherwise resident for tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or
through which payment is made (each a "Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction"), unless
the Company is required to withhold or deduct Taxes by law.
If the Company is so required to withhold or deduct any amount for or
on account of Taxes imposed by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction from any payment
made under or with respect to the Securities, the Company shall pay such
additional amounts ("Additional Amounts") as may be necessary so that the net
amount received by the Holders (including Additional Amounts) after such
withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount the Holders would have
received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the foregoing obligation to pay Additional Amounts does not apply to (1)
any Taxes that would not have been so imposed but for the existence of any
present or former connection between the relevant Holder (or between a
fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of power
over the relevant Holder, if the relevant Holder is an estate, nominee, trust or
corporation) and the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (other than the mere holding
of such Security); (2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer,
personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or governmental charge; (3) any
Taxes that are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the Holder or
beneficial owner of the Security to comply with any request by the Company to
provide information or documentation concerning the nationality, residence or
identity of such Holder or beneficial owner or to make any declaration or
similar claim or satisfy any information or reporting requirement, which is
required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice
of the taxing jurisdiction as a precondition to exemption from all or part; (4)
a withholding or deduction imposed on a payment to an individual which is
required to be made pursuant to any European Union Directive on the taxation of
savings implementing the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council meeting on November
26-27, 2000, or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order
to conform to, such Directive; (5) a Security presented for payment by or on
behalf of a Securityholder who would have been able to avoid such withholding or
deduction by presenting the relevant Security to another paying agent in a
Member State of the European Union; or (6) any Taxes imposed by reason of any
combination of clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) above.
In addition, the Company shall not be required to pay Additional
Amounts (a) if the payment could have been made without such deduction or
withholding if the beneficiary of the payment had presented the Security for
payment within 30 days after the date on which such payment or such Security
became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided
for, whichever is later (except to the extent that the Holder would have been
entitled to Additional Amounts had the Security been presented on the last day
of such 30 day period), or (b) with respect to any payment of principal of (or
premium, if any, on) or interest on such Security to any Holder who is a
fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of
such payment, to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such
fiduciary, a member of such a partnership or the beneficial owner of such
payment would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts had such
beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the actual Holder of such
Security.
Upon request, the Company shall provide the Trustee with official
receipts or other documentation satisfactory to the Trustee evidencing the
payment of the Taxes with respect to which Additional Amounts are paid.
Whenever in the Indenture or this Security there is mentioned, in any
context: (1) the payment of principal; (2) purchase prices in connection with a
purchase of Securities or such Security; (3) interest; or (4) any other amount
payable on or with respect to any of the Securities or such Security, such
reference shall be deemed to include payment of Additional Amounts provided for
in this paragraph to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are,
were or would be payable in respect thereof.
The Company shall pay any present or future stamp or similar court or
documentary taxes, charges or levies ("stamp taxes") that arise in any
jurisdiction from the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of this
Security, the Indenture or any other document or instrument in relation thereof,
excluding such taxes, charges or similar levies imposed by any jurisdiction
outside of the U.K., the jurisdiction of incorporation of any successor of the
Company or any jurisdiction in which a paying agent is located, and the Company
shall agree to indemnify the Holders for any such stamp taxes paid by such
Holders.
The obligations described under this paragraph shall survive any
termination, defeasance or discharge of the Indenture and shall apply mutatis
mutandis to any jurisdiction in which any successor Person to the Company is
organized or any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or
therein.
8. MANDATORY REDEMPTION
The Securities are not subject to any mandatory redemption or sinking
fund payments. However, the Company is required under certain circumstances to
offer to purchase the Securities as provided for in paragraph 10 of this
Security and in Sections 4.06 and 4.09 of the Indenture.
9. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than
60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed
at his registered address.
Securities in denominations larger than L1,000 principal amount may be redeemed
in part but only in whole multiples of L1,000. If money sufficient to pay
the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Securities (or portions
thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is deposited with the Paying
Agent on or before the redemption date and certain other conditions are
satisfied, on and after such date interest ceases to accrue on such Securities
(or such portions thereof) called for redemption.
10. PUT PROVISIONS
Upon a Change of Control, any Holder of Securities will have the right
to cause the Company to repurchase all or any part of the Securities of such
Holder at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the
Securities to be repurchased plus accrued interest to the date of repurchase
(subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to
receive interest due on the related interest payment date) as provided in, and
subject to the terms of, the Indenture.
11. DENOMINATIONS; TRANSFER; EXCHANGE
The Securities are in registered form without coupons in denominations
of L1,000 principal amount and whole multiples of L1,000. A Holder may transfer
or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may
require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or
transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by
the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any
Securities selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be
redeemed in part, the portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or any
Securities for a period of 15 days before a selection of Securities to be
redeemed or 15 days before an interest payment date.
12. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS
The registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the owner of
it for all purposes.
13. UNCLAIMED MONEY
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed
for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the
Company at its request unless an abandoned property law designates another
Person. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look only to
the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.
14. DISCHARGE AND DEFEASANCE
Subject to certain conditions, the Company at any time shall be
entitled to terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities and
the Indenture if the Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.K. Government
Obligations or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal and
interest on the Securities to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.
15. AMENDMENT, WAIVER
Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the
Indenture and the Securities may be amended with the written consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount outstanding of the Securities
and (ii) any default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the
written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount outstanding of
the Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture,
without the consent of any Securityholder, the Company and the Trustee shall be
entitled to amend the Indenture or the Securities to cure any ambiguity,
omission, defect or inconsistency, or to comply with Article 5 of the Indenture,
or to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of
certificated Securities, or to add guarantees with respect to the Securities or
to secure the Securities, or to add additional covenants or surrender rights and
powers conferred on the Company, or to comply with any request of the SEC in
connection with qualifying the Indenture under the Act, or to make any change
that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder.
16. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Under the Indenture, Events of Default include (i) default for 30 days
in payment of interest on the Securities; (ii) default in payment of principal
on the Securities at maturity, upon redemption pursuant to paragraph 5 or 6 of
the Securities, upon acceleration or otherwise, or failure by the Company to
redeem or purchase Securities when required; (iii) failure by the Company to
comply with other agreements in the Indenture or the Securities, in certain
cases subject to notice and lapse of time; (iv) certain accelerations (including
failure to pay within any grace period after final maturity) of other
Indebtedness of the Company if the amount accelerated (or so unpaid) exceeds
L5,000,000; (v) certain amendments to the Subordination Agreement or the
Subordinated Intercompany Loan Agreement; (vi) certain events of bankruptcy or
insolvency with respect to the Company and the Significant Subsidiaries; and
(vii) certain judgments or decrees for the payment of money in excess of
L5,000,000. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities may declare all
the Securities to be due and payable immediately. Certain events of bankruptcy
or insolvency are Events of Default which will result in the Securities being
due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default.
Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except
as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or
the Securities unless it receives indemnity or security satisfactory to it.
Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The
Trustee may withhold from Securityholders notice of any continuing Default
(except a Default in payment of principal or interest) if it determines that
withholding notice is in the interest of the Holders.
17. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the Act, the Trustee under
the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed
to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may
otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would
have if it were not Trustee.
18. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company
or the Trustee shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company
under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of
or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security,
each Securityholder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and
release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
19. AUTHENTICATION
This Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the
Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of
authentication on the other side of this Security.
20. ABBREVIATIONS
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or
an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as
tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors
Act).
21. ISIN/COMMON CODE/CUSIP NUMBERS
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures the Company has caused ISIN, Common Code or
CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to
use ISIN, Common Code or CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience
to Securityholders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers
either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption
and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed
thereon.
[22. HOLDERS' COMPLIANCE WITH REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Each Holder of a Security, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges and
agrees to the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement, including the
obligations of the Holders with respect to a registration and the
indemnification of the Company to the extent provided therein.]3
23. GOVERNING LAW
THIS SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE
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(3) Delete if this Security is not being issued in exchange for an Initial
Security.
EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE
REQUIRED THEREBY.
THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH TO ANY SECURITYHOLDER UPON WRITTEN REQUEST
AND WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE SECURITYHOLDER A COPY OF THE INDENTURE WHICH HAS IN IT
THE TEXT OF THIS SECURITY IN LARGER TYPE. REQUESTS MAY BE MADE TO:
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Security, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)
and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer this Security on the
books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
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Date: Your Signature:
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Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.
OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.06 or 4.09 of the Indenture, check the box:
/ /
If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.06 or 4.09 of the Indenture, state the amount in principal
amount: L!
Date: Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.)
Signature Guarantee:
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(Signature must be guaranteed)
Signatures must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the
requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or
participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such
other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Registrar in
addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the U.S.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.