CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. as Trustee TWENTY-SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE Dated as of January 2, 2008 TO SENIOR INDENTURE Dated as of October 1, 1997
Exhibit 4.1
TWENTY-SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of January 2, 2008
TO
SENIOR INDENTURE
Dated as of October 1, 1997
Dated as of January 2, 2008
TO
SENIOR INDENTURE
Dated as of October 1, 1997
This Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of the 2nd day of January, 2008 (this
“Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture”), is between Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a
corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Texas (hereinafter sometimes
referred to as the “Company”) and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., a national association
organized under the laws of the United States, as trustee (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the
“Trustee”) under the Indenture dated as of October 1, 1997, between the Company and The Bank of New
York, an affiliate of the Trustee and the former trustee of the Company (the “Indenture”). This
Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture relates solely to the 7.65% Senior Notes due 2010 (CUSIP No.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇) (the “Notes”) issued under the Indenture and shall not affect any other series of notes
issued under the Indenture.
WHEREAS, the Company has offered to purchase for cash all of the outstanding Notes (the
“Tender Offer”) from the holders of the Notes (the “Holders”).
WHEREAS, the Tender Offer was commenced by the Company pursuant to its Offer to Purchase and
Consent Solicitation, dated December 17, 2007 (as the same may be amended and supplemented through
the date hereof, the “Statement”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Tender Offer, the Company solicited consents (“Consents”) (the
“Consent Solicitation”) to proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the Indenture with
respect to the Notes as described in the Statement;
WHEREAS, this Supplemental Indenture evidences the Proposed Amendments described in the
Statement;
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 902 of the Indenture, for the Proposed Amendments to be
effective, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes shall have
consented to the Proposed Amendments;
WHEREAS, the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes have
consented to the Proposed Amendments; and
WHEREAS, the Company has done all things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid
agreement of the Company in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and has satisfied all other
conditions required under Article 9 of the Indenture, including, without limitation, delivery to
the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel relating to this Supplemental Indenture as contemplated by
Section 903 of the Indenture;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Company covenants and the Trustee
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
SECTION 1.01. Definitions. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or unless the
context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Indenture shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
SECTION 1.02. Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings in this Supplemental
Indenture are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of the Indenture or this
Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 1.03. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Supplemental
Indenture by the Company shall bind its respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or
not.
SECTION 1.04. Separability Clause. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture
shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION 1.05. Trust Indenture Act Controls. If any provision of this Supplemental Indenture
limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision of this Supplemental Indenture or the
Indenture that is required to be included by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the
“Act”), as in force at the date this Supplemental Indenture is executed, the provision required by
the Act shall control.
SECTION 1.06. Benefits of Supplemental Indenture. Nothing in this Supplemental Indenture,
express or implied, shall give to any person, other than the parties to this Supplemental Indenture
and their successors hereunder and the holders of the Notes, any benefit of any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under this Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 1.07. Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture 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 applications of the laws of another
jurisdiction would be required thereby.
SECTION 1.08. Reference to and Effect on the Indenture.
(a) On and after the date of this Supplemental Indenture, each reference in the
Indenture to “this Indenture,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” or “herein” shall mean and be a
reference to the Indenture as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, unless the context
otherwise requires.
(b) Except as specifically amended by this Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture and the
Notes are hereby ratified and confirmed and all of the terms, conditions and provisions
thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part
of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of the Notes heretofore and hereafter
authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound hereby.
SECTION 1.09 Effectiveness. This Supplemental Indenture shall take effect and be binding
immediately upon the execution and delivery thereof by the parties to this Supplemental Indenture;
provided, however, that:
(a) (i) the provisions of the Indenture referred to in Article II below (the “Amended
Provisions”) will remain operative in the form they existed prior to this Supplemental
Indenture, and (ii) the deletions and amendments of the Amended Provisions contemplated in
Article II below will not become operative, in
each case, until the date and time (the “Acceptance Date”) that the Company gives notice
to the Trustee and issues a press release that it accepted the Notes for payment; and
(b) for purposes of the definition of “outstanding” herein and in the Indenture, Notes
tendered to, but not yet accepted for payment by, the Company shall not be treated as owned
by the Company.
(c) Upon the Acceptance Date, the Amended Provisions will automatically be deleted or
modified as contemplated in Article II below.
(d) In the event that the Company terminates the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation
after the Supplemental Indenture has been executed, this Supplemental Indenture will
immediately no longer be effective and will be null and void.
(e) Any good faith determination by the Company concerning any conditions of the Tender
Offer and Consent Solicitation, or the satisfaction thereof, and any waiver by the Company of
any such conditions shall be conclusive and binding upon all Persons.
SECTION 1.10 Applicability. The Amended Provisions contained herein shall be applicable
only with respect to the Notes and shall not affect any of the rights and obligations of the
Company, the Trustee, or the holders of any other series of notes issued under the Indenture.
ARTICLE II
AMENDMENTS TO THE INDENTURE
SECTION 2.01 Amendment of Certain Provisions.
(a) Deletions.
(i) As they relate to the Notes, the following sections of the Indenture are hereby
deleted in their entirety and, in the case of each such section, replaced with the phrase
“[Intentionally Omitted]”, and any and all references to such sections, any and all
obligations thereunder and any event of default related solely to the following sections are
hereby deleted throughout the Indenture as they relate to the Notes, and such sections and
references shall be of no further force or effect with respect to the Notes.
| • | SECTION 406 Indemnity for U.S. Government Obligations | ||
| • | SECTION 407 Reinstatement | ||
| • | SECTION 704 Reports by Company | ||
| • | SECTION 801 Company May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms | ||
| • | SECTION 1004 Statement as to Compliance | ||
| • | SECTION 1005 Corporate Existence | ||
| • | SECTION 1006 Limitation on Mortgages | ||
| • | SECTION 1007 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions | ||
| • | SECTION 1008 Waiver of Certain Covenants |
(ii) As they relate to the Notes, each of clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and
(9) of Section 403 and each of clauses (4), (5), (6) and (7) of Section 501 are hereby
deleted in their entirety and, in the case of each such section, replaced with the phrase
“[Intentionally Omitted]” and the Company shall be released from any and all of its
obligations thereunder with respect to the Notes.
(b) Revisions.
(i) As it relates to the Notes, Section 402(a) is amended by deleting it in its entirety
and the following text is inserted in lieu thereof:
“(a) If at any time (i) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
all Securities of any series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (1) any
Securities of such series which shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which shall
have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (2) Securities for whose payment
money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company as
provided in Section 405) or (ii) all Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, or are by their terms to
become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year
under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and
the Company shall deposit with the Trustee as trust funds the entire amount in either (A) the
Currency in which such Securities are denominated (except as otherwise provided pursuant to
Section 301) or (B) U.S. Government Obligations, in either case sufficient (in the opinion of
a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written
certification thereof delivered to the Trustee) without consideration of any reinvestment and
after payment of all taxes or other charges and assessments in respect thereof payable by the
Trustee, to pay at maturity or upon redemption all Securities of such series not theretofore
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal and premium, if any, and
interest due or to become due on such date of maturity or redemption date, as the case may
be, then this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving
rights of registration of transfer or exchange of such Securities herein expressly provided
for and rights to receive payments of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on,
such Securities) with respect to the Securities of such series, and the Trustee, on demand of
the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging
this Indenture.”
(ii) As it relates to the Notes, Section 802 shall be amended by deleting the words “in
accordance with Section 801”.
(iii) As it relates to the Notes, Section 1104 shall be amended by deleting the word
“30” and inserting the word “10” in lieu thereof.
SECTION 2.02 Other Amendments to the Indenture
All definitions in the Indenture which are used exclusively in the sections and clauses
deleted pursuant to Section 2.01 of this Supplemental Indenture or whose sole use or uses in
the Indenture were eliminated in the revisions set forth in Sections 2.01 of this
Supplemental Indenture are hereby deleted as they relate to the Notes. All cross-references
in the Indenture to sections are clauses deleted by Section 2.01 of this Supplemental
Indenture shall also be deleted in their entirety as they relate to the Notes.
ARTICLE III
AMENDMENT TO THE NOTES
The Notes include certain of the foregoing provisions from the Indenture to be deleted or
amended pursuant to Sections 2.01 or 2.02 hereof. Upon the Acceptance Date, such provisions from
the Notes shall be deemed deleted or amended as applicable.
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This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, all of which together
shall constitute one agreement binding on all parties hereto, notwithstanding that all the parties
have not signed the same counterpart.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture
to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
| CLEAR CHANNEL | ||||||
| COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | ||||||
| by | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ | |||||
| Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ | |||||
| Title: | President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST | ||||||
| COMPANY, N.A., | ||||||
| as Trustee | ||||||
| by | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||
| Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||
| Title: | Assistant Treasurer | |||||