EXHIBIT 4.2
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EXECUTION COPY
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PRESS, INC.
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SUBORDINATED AND EXCHANGE
$100,000,000
10 3/8% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007
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INDENTURE
DATED AS OF MAY 22, 1997
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MARINE MIDLAND BANK
Trustee
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
TRUST INDENTURE
ACT SECTION INDENTURE SECTION
310 (a)(1) .................................................... 7.10
(a)(2) .................................................... 7.10
(a)(3) .................................................... N.A.
(a)(4) .................................................... N.A.
(a)(5) .................................................... 7.10
(b) ....................................................... 7.03; 7.10
(c) ....................................................... N.A.
311 (a) ....................................................... 7.11
(b) ....................................................... 7.11
(c) ....................................................... N.A.
312 (a) ....................................................... 2.05
(b) ....................................................... 13.03
(c) ....................................................... 13.03
313 (a) ....................................................... 7.06
(b)(l) .................................................... N.A.
(b)(2) .................................................... 7.06; 7.07
(c) ....................................................... 7.06;13.02
(d) ....................................................... 7.06
314 (a) ....................................................... 4.03;13.05
(b) ....................................................... N.A.
(c)(1) .................................................... 13.04
(c)(2) .................................................... 13.04
(c)(3) .................................................... N.A.
(d) ....................................................... N.A.
(e) ....................................................... 13.05
(f) ....................................................... N.A.
315 (a) ....................................................... 7.01
(b) ....................................................... 7.05,13.02
(c) ....................................................... 7.01
(d) ....................................................... 7.01
(e) ....................................................... 6.11
316 (a)(last sentence) ........................................ 2.09
(a)(1)(A) ................................................. 6.05
(a)(1)(B) ................................................. 6.04
(a)(2) .................................................... N.A.
(b) ....................................................... 6.07
(c) ....................................................... N.A.
317 (a)(l) .................................................... 6.08
(a)(2) .................................................... 6.09
(b) ....................................................... 2.04
318 (a) ....................................................... 13.01
(b) ....................................................... N.A.
(c) ....................................................... 13.01
N.A. means not applicable.
*This Cross-Reference Table is not 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 ............................................ 14
Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act ............ 15
Section 1.04. Rules of Construction ........................................ 15
ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
Section 2.01. Form and Dating .............................................. 16
Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication ................................. 16
Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent ................................... 17
Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust .......................... 17
Section 2.05. Holder Lists ................................................. 17
Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange ........................................ 18
Section 2.07. Replacement Notes ............................................ 28
Section 2.08. Outstanding Notes ............................................ 28
Section 2.09. Treasury Notes ............................................... 29
Section 2.10. Temporary Notes .............................................. 29
Section 2.11. Cancellation ................................................. 29
Section 2.12. Defaulted Interest ........................................... 29
Section 2.13. Record Date .................................................. 30
Section 2.14. Computation of Interest ...................................... 30
Section 2.15. CUSIP Number ................................................. 30
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee ........................................... 30
Section 3.02. Selection of Notes to be Redeemed or Purchased ............... 30
Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption ......................................... 31
Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption ............................... 32
Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price ...................... 32
Section 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part ....................................... 32
Section 3.07. Optional Redemption .......................................... 32
Section 3.08. Mandatory Redemption ......................................... 33
Section 3.09. Repurchase Offers ............................................ 33
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ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01. Payment of Notes ............................................. 35
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency .............................. 35
Section 4.03. SEC Reports .................................................. 36
Section 4.04. Compliance Certificate ....................................... 36
Section 4.05. Taxes ........................................................ 37
Section 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws ............................... 37
Section 4.07. Restricted Payments .......................................... 37
Section 4.08. Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting
Subsidiaries ................................................ 39
Section 4.09. Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred
Stock ....................................................... 40
Section 4.10 Assets Sales ................................................. 41
Section 4.11 Transactions With Affiliates ................................. 42
Section 4.12 Liens ........................................................ 43
Section 4.13. Offer to Purchase Upon Change of Control ..................... 43
Section 4.14. Corporate Existence .......................................... 44
Section 4.15. Additional Notes Guarantees .................................. 44
Section 4.16. No Senior Subordinated Debt .................................. 44
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01. Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets ...................... 44
Section 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted ............................ 45
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01. Events of Default ............................................ 45
Section 6.02. Acceleration ................................................. 47
Section 6.03. Other Remedies ............................................... 48
Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults ...................................... 48
Section 6.05. Control by Majority .......................................... 48
Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits .......................................... 49
Section 6.07. Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment ................ 49
Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee ................................... 49
Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim ............................. 49
Section 6.10. Priorities ................................................... 50
Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs ........................................ 50
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ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee ............................................ 51
Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee ............................................ 52
Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee ................................. 52
Section 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer ......................................... 53
Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults ........................................... 53
Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes ................... 53
Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity ................................... 53
Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee ....................................... 54
Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc. ............................ 55
Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification ................................ 55
Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against The
Company ..................................................... 55
ARTICLE 8
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 8.01. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance .................................................. 56
Section 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge ............................... 56
Section 8.03. Covenant Defeasance .......................................... 56
Section 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance ................... 57
Section 8.05. Deposited Money and Government Securities to be
Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions ............... 58
Section 8.06. Repayment to The Company ..................................... 58
Section 8.07. Reinstatement ................................................ 59
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders of the Notes ...................... 59
Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders of Notes ............................. 60
Section 9.03. Compliance with Trust
Indenture Act .......................... 61
Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents ............................ 61
Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes ............................. 61
Section 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc ............................. 62
ARTICLE 10
SUBORDINATION
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Section 10.01. Agreement to Subordinate ..................................... 62
Section 10.02. Liquidation; Dissolution; Bankruptcy ......................... 62
Section 10.03. Default on Designated Senior Debt ............................ 63
Section 10.04. Acceleration of Notes ........................................ 63
Section 10.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over .......................... 63
Section 10.06. Notice by Company ............................................ 64
Section 10.07. Subrogation .................................................. 64
Section 10.08. Relative Rights .............................................. 64
Section 10.09. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company ................. 65
Section 10.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative ..................... 65
Section 10.11. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent ........................... 65
Section 10.12. Authorization to Effect Subordination ........................ 65
Section 10.13. Amendments ................................................... 66
Section 10.14. No Waiver of Subordination Provisions ........................ 66
Section 10.15. Certain Definitions .......................................... 66
ARTICLE 11
GUARANTEE OF NOTES
Section 11.01. Notes Guarantee .............................................. 66
Section 11.02. Execution and Delivery of Notes Guarantee .................... 67
Section 11.03. Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms ........... 68
Section 11.04. Releases Following Sale of Assets ............................ 68
Section 11.05. Limitation on Guarantor Liability ............................ 69
Section 11.06. Trustee to Include Paying Agent .............................. 69
ARTICLE 12
SUBORDINATION OF NOTES GUARANTEE
Section 12.01. Agreement to Subordinate ..................................... 69
Section 12.02. Liquidation; Dissolution; Bankruptcy ......................... 70
Section 12.03. Default on Designated Guarantor Senior Debt .................. 70
Section 12.04. Acceleration of Notes ........................................ 71
Section 12.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over .......................... 71
Section 12.06. Notice by Guarantor .......................................... 71
Section 12.07. Subrogation .................................................. 72
Section 12.08. Relative Rights .............................................. 72
Section 12.09. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Guarantor ............... 72
Section 12.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative ..................... 72
Section 12.11. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent ........................... 72
Section 12.12. Authorization to Effect Subordination ........................ 73
Section 12.13. Amendments ................................................... 73
Section 12.14. No Waiver of Subordination Provisions ........................ 73
Section 12.15. Certain Definitions .......................................... 73
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ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 13.01. Trust
Indenture Act Controls ................................. 74
Section 13.02. Notices ...................................................... 74
Section 13.03. Communication by Holders of Notes with Other
Holders of Notes ............................................ 75
Section 13.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent ........... 75
Section 13.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion ................ 75
Section 13.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents .................................. 76
Section 13.07. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers,
Employees and Stockholders .................................. 76
Section 13.08. Governing Law ................................................ 76
Section 13.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements ................ 76
Section 13.10. Successors ................................................... 76
Section 13.11. Severability ................................................. 76
Section 13.12. Counterpart Originals ........................................ 76
Section 13.13. Table of Contents, Headings, etc ............................. 77
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A FORM OF NOTE
Exhibit B FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Exhibit C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Exhibit D FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ACQUIRING
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
Exhibit E FORM OF NOTES GUARANTEE
Exhibit F FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE
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Indenture, dated as of May 22, 1997, among ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc., a
Missouri corporation (the "COMPANY"), ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation, a Missouri
corporation ("HOLDINGS"), One Thousand Realty & Investment Company, a Missouri
corporation ("REALTY"), Mid-Missouri Graphics, Inc., a Missouri corporation
("GRAPHICS") (each of Holdings, Realty and Graphics a "GUARANTOR" and together,
the "GUARANTORS") and Marine Midland Bank, as trustee (the "TRUSTEE").
The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the
benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of
the Company's 10 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "SUBORDINATED
NOTES") and the Company's 10 3/8% Senior Subordinated Exchange Notes due 2007
(the "EXCHANGE NOTES" and, together with the Subordinated Notes, the "NOTES"):
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01. DEFINITIONS.
"144A GLOBAL NOTE" means the global Note in the form of EXHIBIT
A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and
deposited with and registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee that
will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of
the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
"ACQUIRED DEBT" means, with respect to any specified Person, (i)
Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is
merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, including,
without limitation, Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in
contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into or becoming a
Subsidiary of such specified Person, and (ii) Indebtedness secured by a Lien
encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
"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 purposes of this definition,
"control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling,"
"controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any
Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise;
PROVIDED that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the voting securities of a
Person shall be deemed to be control.
"AGENT" means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar.
"APPLICABLE PROCEDURES" means, with respect to any transfer or
exchange of beneficial interests in a Global Note, the rules and procedures of
the Depository that apply to such transfer and exchange.
"ASSET SALE" means (i) the sale, lease, conveyance or other
disposition of any assets or rights (including, without limitation, by way of a
sale and leaseback) other than sales of inventory or obsolete or unused
equipment or assets in the ordinary course of business (PROVIDED that the sale,
lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by
provisions of Sections 4.13 and/or 5.01 and not by the provisions of Section
4.10 hereof), and (ii) the issue or sale by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Equity Interests of any of the Company's Restricted
Subsidiaries, in the case of either clause (i) or (ii),
whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions for Net
Proceeds in excess of $2.0 million. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) a
transfer of assets by the Company to a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or by
a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiary, (iii) a Restricted Payment that is permitted by Section 4.07, (iv)
the sale of the Company's aircraft, (v) the sale of the Company's owned
apartments and (v) the sale of the Company's real property in Arizona will not
be deemed to be Asset Sales.
"BANKRUPTCY LAW" means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar
federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
"BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means the board of directors of the Company
or any authorized committee of such board of directors.
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
"CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION" means, at the time any determination
thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease
that would at such time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in
accordance with GAAP.
"CAPITAL STOCK" means (i) in the case of a corporation,
corporate stock, (ii) in the case of an association or business entity, any and
all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however
designated) of corporate stock, (iii) in the case of a partnership or limited
liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or
limited) and (iv) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person
the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of
assets of, the issuing Person.
"CASH EQUIVALENTS" mean, at any time:
(a) any evidence of Indebtedness, maturing not more than one
year after such time, issued directly by the United States of America or
any agency thereof or guaranteed by the United States of America or any
agency thereof;
(b) commercial paper, maturing not more than nine months from
the date of issue, which is issued by (i) a corporation (other than an
Affiliate of any Obligor) organized under the laws of any state of the
United States or of the District of Columbia and rated at least A-l by
S&P by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇, or (ii) any lender party to the New Credit Agreement (or
its holding company);
(c) any time deposit, certificate of deposit or bankers
acceptance, maturing not more than one year after such time, maintained
with or issued by either (i) a commercial banking institution (including
U.S. branches of foreign banking institutions) that is a member of the
Federal Reserve System and has a combined capital and surplus and
undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000, or (ii) any lender
party to the New Credit Agreement;
(d) short-term tax-exempt securities rated not lower than
MIG-1/1 + by either ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ or S&P with provisions for liquidity or
maturity accommodations of 183 days or less;
(e) repurchase agreements with respect to any securities
referred to in clause (a) above entered into with any entity referred to
in clause (b) or (c) above or any other financial institution
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whose unsecured long-term debt (or the unsecured long-term debt of whose
holding company) is rated at least A- or better by S&P or Baal or better
by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ and maturing not more than one year after such time; or
(f) any money market or similar fund the assets of which are
comprised exclusively of any of the items specified in clauses (a)
through (d) above and as to which withdrawals are permitted at least
every 90 days.
"CHANGE OF CONTROL" means the occurrence of any of the
following: (i) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other
than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related
transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any "person" (as such term is used
in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than DLJMB, (ii) the adoption of
a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, (iii) the
consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or
consolidation) the result of which is that any "person" (as defined above),
other than the Existing Shareholders and an entity that is the "beneficial
owner" (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange
Act, except that a person shall be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all
securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is
currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent
condition), directly or indirectly, of 100% of the common stock of the Company,
becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined above) of more than 50% of the Voting
Stock of the Company or Holdings (measured by voting power rather than number of
shares), or (iv) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board
of Directors of the Company are not Continuing Directors.
"CLOSING DATE" means May 22, 1997.
"COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"COMPANY" means ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc., a Missouri
corporation.
"CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW" means, with respect to any Person for
any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus (i)
an amount equal to any extraordinary loss plus any net loss realized in
connection with an Asset Sale (to the extent such losses were deducted in
computing such Consolidated Net Income), plus (ii) provision for taxes based on
income or profits of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, to the
extent that such provision for taxes was included in computing such Consolidated
Net Income, plus (iii) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its
Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued and whether or not
capitalized (including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs
and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component
of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments
associated with Capital Lease Obligations commissions, discounts and other fees
and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers' acceptance
financings, and net payments (if any) pursuant to Hedging Obligations), to the
extent that any such expense was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net
Income, plus (iv) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of goodwill
and other intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that
were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash expenses (excluding any such
non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for
cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense
that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such
period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash
expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income, plus (v) any
non-capitalized transaction costs incurred in connection with actual or proposed
financings, acquisitions or divestitures (including, but not limited to,
financing and refinancing fees and
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costs incurred in connection with the Recapitalization), in each case, on a
consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the provision for taxes based on the income or profits of, and the
depreciation and amortization and other non-cash charges of, a Subsidiary of a
Person shall be added to Consolidated Net Income to compute Consolidated Cash
Flow only to the extent (and in the same proportion) that the Net Income of such
Subsidiary was included in calculating the Consolidated Net Income of such
Person and only if a corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of
determination to be dividended to the Company by such Subsidiary without prior
approval (that has not been obtained), pursuant to the terms of its charter and
all agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes, rules and
governmental regulations applicable to that Subsidiary or its stockholders.
"CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME" means, with respect to any Person for
any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance
with GAAP; PROVIDED that (i) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is
not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of
accounting shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or
distributions paid in cash to the referent Person or a Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiary thereof, (ii) the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary shall be
excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the
date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that
has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of
its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule
or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its
stockholders, (iii) the Net Income of any Person acquired in a pooling of
interests transaction for any period prior to the date of such acquisition shall
be excluded, (iv) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles
shall be excluded and (v) the Net Income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be
excluded, whether or not distributed to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries.
"CONTINUING DIRECTORS" means, as of any date of determination,
any member of the Board of Directors of the Company who (i) was a member of such
Board of Directors on the date hereof or (ii) was nominated for election or
elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the
Continuing Directors who were members of such Board at the time of such
nomination or election.
"CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE" means the office of the Trustee in
New
York,
New York, at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ or such
other locations designated by the Trustee by written notice.
"DEFAULT" means any event that is or with the passage of time or
the giving of notice or both would be an Event of Default.
"DEFINITIVE NOTES" means a certificated Note registered in the
name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, in
the form of EXHIBIT A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global
Note Legend and shall not have the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the
Global Note" attached thereto.
"DEPOSITORY" means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued
in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof
as the Depository with respect to the Notes, until a successor shall have been
appointed and become such pursuant to Section 2.06 of this
Indenture, and,
thereafter, "Depository" shall mean or include such successor.
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"DESIGNATED SENIOR DEBT," with respect to any Person, means (i)
any Indebtedness of such Person outstanding under the New Credit Agreement and
(ii) in the event no Indebtedness is outstanding under the New Credit Agreement,
any other Senior Debt of such Person permitted under this Indenture the
principal amount of which is $25.0 million or more and that has been designated
by such Person as "Designated Senior Debt."
"DISQUALIFIED STOCK" means any Capital Stock that, by its terms
(or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is
exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily
redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at
the option of the Holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date
that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature.
"DLJMB" means DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P. and its
Affiliates.
"DLJSC" means ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities
Corporation.
"EQUITY INTERESTS" means Capital Stock and all warrants, options
or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that
is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"EXCHANGE NOTES" means the Company's 10 3/8% Senior Subordinated
Exchange Notes due 2007.
"EXCHANGE OFFER" means the offer by the Company to Holders to
exchange Exchange Notes for Subordinated Notes.
"EXCHANGE OFFER REGISTRATION STATEMENT" has the meaning set
forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
"EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS" means Indebtedness of the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness under the New Credit
Agreement) in existence on the date hereof, until such amounts are repaid.
"EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS" means DLJMB, ZS and the Management
Holders.
"FIXED CHARGES" means, with respect to any Person for any
period, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the consolidated interest expense
of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or
accrued (including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and
original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of
any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments
associated with Capital Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees
and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers' acceptance
financings, and net payments (if any) pursuant to Hedging Obligations) and (ii)
the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries
that was capitalized during such period, and (iii) any interest expense on
Indebtedness of another Person that is Guaranteed by such Person or one of its
Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of
its Restricted Subsidiaries (whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called
upon) and (iv) the product of (a) all dividend payments, whether or not in cash,
on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, other than dividend payments on Equity Interests payable solely in
Equity
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Interests of the Company and other than any dividend payment that may be deemed
to have been made as a result of an increase in the liquidation preference of
any preferred stock, times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the
denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and
local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case,
on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.
"FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO" means with respect to any Person
and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated
Cash Flow of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the
Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, Guarantees or redeems any
Indebtedness (other than revolving credit borrowings) or issues preferred stock
subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio is being calculated but prior to the date on which the event for which the
calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the "CALCULATION DATE"),
then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect
to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee or redemption of Indebtedness, or such
issuance or redemption of preferred stock, as if the same had occurred at the
beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period. In addition, for
purposes of making the computation referred to above, (i) acquisitions that have
been made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including
through mergers or consolidations and including any related financing
transactions, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such
reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date shall be deemed to have
occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period and Consolidated
Cash Flow for such reference period shall be calculated to include the
Consolidated Cash Flow of the acquired entities (adjusted to exclude (a) the
cost of any compensation, remuneration or other benefit paid or provided to any
employee, consultant, Affiliate or equity owner of the acquired entities to the
extent such costs are eliminated and not replaced and (b) the amount of any
reduction in general, administrative or overhead costs or other non-recurring
items of the acquired entities, in each case, as determined in good faith by an
officer of the Company) and without giving effect to clause (iii) of the proviso
set forth in the definition of Consolidated Net Income, and (ii) the
Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in
accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the
Calculation Date, shall be excluded, and (iii) the Fixed Charges attributable to
discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations
or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded, but
only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will
not be obligations of the referent Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
following the Calculation Date.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth
in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other
statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment
of the accounting profession, which are applicable as of the date of
determination.
"GLOBAL NOTES" means, individually and collectively, each of the
Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, in the form of
EXHIBIT A hereto issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(iv),
2.06(d)(ii) or 2.06(f) hereof.
"GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND" means the legend set forth in Section
2.06(g)(ii), which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under
this Indenture.
"GUARANTEE" means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of
negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business),
direct or indirect, in any manner (including, without
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limitation, letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof),
of all or any part of any Indebtedness.
"GUARANTORS" means all Restricted Subsidiaries and, so long as
it Guarantees any Obligations under the New Credit Agreement, Holdings.
"GUARANTOR SENIOR DEBT" means Senior Debt of any Guarantor.
"HEDGING OBLIGATIONS" means, with respect to any Person, the
obligations of such Person under (i) interest rate swap agreements, interest
rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements and (ii) other
agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations
in interest rates.
"HOLDER" means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.
"HOLDINGS" means ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation, a Missouri
corporation.
"IAI GLOBAL NOTE" means the global Note in the form of EXHIBIT A
hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and
deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depository or
its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding
principal amount of the Notes sold to Institutional Accredited Investors.
"INDEBTEDNESS" means, with respect to any Person, any
indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, in respect of borrowed
money or evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters
of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof) or banker's
acceptances or representing Capital Lease Obligations or the balance deferred
and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or representing any Hedging
Obligations, except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or
trade payable, if and to the extent any of the foregoing indebtedness (other
than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon
a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP, as well as all
indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person (whether or
not such indebtedness is assumed by such Person) and, to the extent not
otherwise included, the Guarantee by such Person of any indebtedness of any
other Person. The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be
(i) the accreted value thereof, in the case of any Indebtedness that does not
require current payments of interest, and (ii) the principal amount thereof,
together with any interest thereon that is more than 30 days past due, in the
case of any other Indebtedness.
"INDENTURE" means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented
from time to time.
"INDIRECT PARTICIPANT" means a Person who holds an interest
through a Participant.
"INITIAL PURCHASER" means ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Securities Corporation.
"INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR" means an "accredited
investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(l), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities
Act.
"INTERCOMPANY NOTE" means the note to be issued on the date
hereof by Holdings in favor of the Company in an initial principal amount not to
exceed $305.0 million.
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"INVESTMENTS" means, with respect to any Person, all investments
by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of direct or
indirect loans (including guarantees of Indebtedness or other obligations),
advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar
advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business),
purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity
Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be
classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.
If the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of
any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company such
that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no
longer a Subsidiary of the Company, the Company shall be deemed to have made an
Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market
value of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary not sold or disposed of in an
amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of Section 4.07.
"LEGAL HOLIDAY" means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which
banking institutions in the City of
New York, the city in which the principal
corporate trust office of the Trustee is located or at a place of payment are
authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment
date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment shall be made at that
place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest
shall accrue for the intervening period.
"LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL" means the letter of transmittal to be
prepared by the Company and sent to all Holders of the Notes for use by such
Holders in connection with the Exchange Offer.
"LIEN" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien,
pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such
asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable
law (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any
lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a
security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing
statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any
jurisdiction).
"LIQUIDATED DAMAGES" means all liquidated damages then owing
pursuant to Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement.
"MANAGEMENT EQUITY INTERESTS" means Equity Interests of Holdings
held by any employee of the Company (or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries).
"MANAGEMENT HOLDERS" means holders of Management Equity
Interests on the date hereof.
"MERGER AGREEMENT" means that certain agreement and plan of
merger among DLJMB, VH Acquisition, Inc., ZS and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, dated April
3, 1997.
"MOODY'S" means ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Service, Inc.
"NET INCOME" means, with respect to any Person, the net income
(loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any
reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding, however, (i) any
gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such gain
(but not loss), realized in connection with (a) any Asset Sale (including,
without limitation, dispositions pursuant to sale and leaseback transactions) or
(b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) any extraordinary or nonrecurring gain (but
not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary
or nonrecurring gain (but not loss).
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"NET PROCEEDS" means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale
(including, without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other
disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of
the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation,
legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions) and any
relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a
result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or
deductions and any tax sharing arrangements), amounts required to be applied to
repay Indebtedness secured by such assets (other than pursuant to the New Credit
Agreement) and any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such
asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP.
"NEW CREDIT AGREEMENT" means that certain credit agreement,
dated as of May 22, 1997, by and among the Company, DLJ Capital Funding, Inc.
and the lenders party thereto, including any related notes, guarantees,
collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection
therewith, and in each case as amended, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or
refinanced from time to time, including any agreement (i) extending or
shortening the maturity of any Indebtedness incurred thereunder or contemplated
thereby, (ii) adding or deleting borrowers or guarantors thereunder, (iii)
increasing the amount of Indebtedness incurred thereunder or available to be
borrowed thereunder, PROVIDED that on the date such Indebtedness is incurred it
would not be prohibited by Section 4.09 or (iv) otherwise altering the terms and
conditions thereof.
"NON-RECOURSE DEBT" means Indebtedness (i) as to which neither
the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support
of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would
constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor
or otherwise), or (c) constitutes the lender; and (ii) no default with respect
to which (including any rights that the holders thereof may have to take
enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit (upon
notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other
Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to
its stated maturity; and (iii) as to which the lenders have been notified in
writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
"NOTES" means the Subordinated Notes and the Exchange Notes.
"NOTE CUSTODIAN" means the Trustee, as custodian for the
Depository with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity
thereto.
"NOTES GUARANTEE" means the guarantee of the Notes by the
Guarantors, in the form of EXHIBIT E hereto.
"OBLIGATIONS" means any principal, interest, penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under
the documentation governing any Indebtedness, including any Guarantees of such
Indebtedness.
"OFFERING" means the offer and sale of the Notes as contemplated
by the Offering Memorandum.
"OFFERING MEMORANDUM" means the Offering Memorandum, dated May
15, 1997, relating to the Company's offering and placement of the Notes.
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"OFFICER" means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the
Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer,
the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the
Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person.
"OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE" means a certificate signed on behalf of
the Company by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal
executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the
principal accounting officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of
Section 13.04 hereof.
"OPINION OF COUNSEL" means an opinion from legal counsel who is
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section
13.04 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, any
Subsidiary of the Company or the Trustee.
"PARTICIPANT" means, with respect to DTC, a Person who has an
account with DTC.
"PERMITTED INVESTMENTS" means (a) any Investment in the Company
or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; (b) any Investment in Cash
Equivalents; (c) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment (i) such Person
becomes a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and a Guarantor or
(ii) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or
transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into,
the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a
Guarantor; (d) any Restricted Investment made as a result of the receipt of
non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in
compliance with Section 4.10; (e) any acquisition of assets solely in exchange
for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the
Company; (f) any Investment represented by the Intercompany Note; (g) any loan
made to management in order to enable management to purchase equity in Holdings;
and (h) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate fair market value
(measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to
subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments
made pursuant to this clause (h) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed
$2.0 million.
"PERMITTED JUNIOR SECURITIES" means Equity Interests in the
Company or a Guarantor or debt securities of the Company or a Guarantor that are
subordinated to all Senior Debt (and any debt securities issued in exchange for
Senior Debt) to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than,
the Notes are subordinated to Senior Debt.
"PERMITTED LIENS" means (i) Liens securing Senior Debt that was
permitted by the terms hereof to be incurred; (ii) Liens in favor of the Company
or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries; (iii) Liens on property of a Person
existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company
or any Subsidiary of the Company; PROVIDED that such Liens were in existence
prior to the contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to
any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the
Company; (iv) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by
the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, PROVIDED that such Liens were in
existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition; (v) Liens to secure
the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance
bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of
business; (v) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations)
permitted by clause (iv) of the Section 4.09 covering only the assets acquired
with such Indebtedness; (vi) Liens existing on the date hereof; (vii) Liens for
taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent
or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly
instituted and diligently concluded, PROVIDED that any reserve or other
appropriate provision as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have
been made therefor; (viii) Liens in
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connection with any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, PROVIDED that such Liens
do not exceed the Liens replaced in connections with the Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness; (ix) statutory Liens of landlords and carriers', warehousemen's,
mechanics', suppliers', materialmen's, repairmen's, or other like Liens arising
in the ordinary course of business and with respect to amounts not yet
delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, if a
reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in
conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor; (x) easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the
ordinary course of business which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in
amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the
property subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the
businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries takes as a whole; and (xi) Liens
incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Subsidiary of
the Company with respect to obligations that do not exceed $5.0 million at any
one time outstanding and that (a) are not incurred in connection with the
borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit (other than trade
credit in the ordinary course of business) and (b) do not in the aggregate
materially detract from the value of the property or materially impair the use
thereof in the operation of business by the Company or such Subsidiary.
"PERMITTED REFINANCING INDEBTEDNESS" means any Indebtedness of
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the
net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or
refund other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
PROVIDED that: (i) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of
such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of
(or accreted value, if applicable), plus accrued interest, premium and
prepayment penalties, if any, on, the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced,
renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus the amount of reasonable expenses
incurred in connection therewith); (ii) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a
Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average
Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed,
replaced, defeased or refunded; (iii) if the Indebtedness being extended,
refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of
payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final
maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and is subordinated in
right of payment to, the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of
Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being
extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and (iv) such
Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company or by the Restricted Subsidiary
who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed,
replaced, defeased or refunded.
"PERSON" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof or any other entity.
"PRIVATE PLACEMENT LEGEND" means the legend initially set forth
on the Notes in the form set forth in Section 2.06(e) hereof.
"QIB" means a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule
144A under the Securities Act.
"REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" means the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Guarantors
and the Initial Purchaser.
"RESPONSIBLE OFFICER" when used with respect to the Trustee,
means any officer within the Corporate Trust Administration of the Trustee (or
any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the trustee
customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above
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designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust
matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
"REPRESENTATIVE" means The Bank of Nova Scotia as Administrative
Agent under the New Credit Agreement, or its successor thereunder.
"RESTRICTED BENEFICIAL INTEREST" means any beneficial interest
of a Participant or Indirect Participant in the 144A Global Note.
"RESTRICTED BROKER DEALER" has the meaning set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
"RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE" means a Definitive Note bearing the
Private Placement Legend.
"RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE" means a Global Note bearing the Private
Placement Legend.
"RESTRICTED INVESTMENT" means an Investment other than a
Permitted Investment.
"RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY" of a Person means any Subsidiary of the
relevant Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"RULE 144" means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
"RULE 144A" means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities
Act.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"S&P" means Standard and Poor's Ratings Group.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"SENIOR DEBT," with respect to any Person, means (i) all
Obligations of such Person outstanding under the New Credit Agreement and all
Hedging Obligations payable to a lender under the New Credit Agreement or any of
its affiliates, including, without limitation, interest accruing subsequent to
the filing of, or which would have accrued but for the filing of, a petition for
bankruptcy, whether or not such interest is an allowable claim in such
bankruptcy proceeding, (ii) any other Indebtedness of such Person unless the
instrument under which such Indebtedness is incurred expressly provides that it
is subordinated in right of payment to any other Senior Debt of such Person and
(iii) all Obligations with respect to the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in the foregoing, Senior Debt will not include (a) any liability
for federal, state, local or other taxes, (b) any Indebtedness of such Person to
any of its Subsidiaries, (c) any trade payables or (d) any Indebtedness that is
incurred in violation of this Indenture.
"SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means the Shelf Registration
Statement as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.
"SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary that would be a
"significant subsidiary" as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X,
promulgated pursuant to the Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date
hereof.
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"STATED MATURITY" means, with respect to any installment of
interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which such
payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original
documentation governing such Indebtedness, and shall not include any contingent
obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior
to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
"SUBORDINATED NOTE OBLIGATIONS" means all Obligations with
respect to the Notes, including, without limitation, principal, premium, if any,
interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, payable pursuant to the terms of the
Notes (including upon acceleration or redemption thereof), together with and
including any amounts received or receivable upon the exercise of rights of
rescission or other rights of action (including claims for damages) or
otherwise.
"SUBORDINATED NOTES" means the Company's 10 3/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2007.
"SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to any Person, (i) any
corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the
total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the
occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or
trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a
combination thereof) and (ii) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or
the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such
Person or (b) the only general partners of which are such Person or of one or
more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination thereof).
"TAX SHARING AGREEMENT" means that certain tax sharing agreement
between Holdings and the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, as amended from
time to time; PROVIDED such amendment or amendments do not materially adversely
effect the Company.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code
Sections 77aaa-77bbbb), as amended, as in effect on the date hereof.
"TRANSFER RESTRICTED SECURITIES" means Notes that bear or are
required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
"TRUSTEE" means Marine Midland Bank until a successor replaces
it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and
thereafter means the successor.
"UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE" means a permanent global Note in the
form of EXHIBIT A attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that has
the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto,
and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the
Depository, representing a series of Notes that do not bear the Private
Placement Legend.
"UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE" means one or more Definitive
Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement
Legend.
"UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY" means (i) any Subsidiary that is
designated by the Board of Directors as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a
Board Resolution; but only to the extent that such Subsidiary: (a) has no
Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt; (b) is not party to any agreement,
contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such agreement, contract,
arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons
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who are not Affiliates of the Company; (c) is a Person with respect to which
neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or
indirect obligation (x) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (y) to
maintain or preserve such Person's financial condition or to cause such Person
to achieve any specified levels of operating results; (d) has not guaranteed or
otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (e) has at least one
director on its board of directors that is not a director or executive officer
of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and has at least one
executive officer that is not a director or executive officer of the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. Any such designation by the Board of
Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a
certified copy of the Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an
Officers' Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the
foregoing conditions and was permitted by Section 4.07. If, at any time, any
Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the foregoing requirements as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted
Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such
Subsidiary shall be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company as of such date (and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be
incurred as of such date under Section 4.09, the Company shall be in default of
such covenant). The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate
any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; PROVIDED that such
designation shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted
Subsidiary and such designation shall only be permitted if (i) such Indebtedness
is permitted under Section 4.09, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such
designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period,
(ii) such Subsidiary shall execute a Notes Guarantee and deliver an opinion of
counsel, in accordance with the terms hereof and (iii) no Default or Event of
Default would be in existence following such designation.
"VOTING STOCK" of any Person as of any date means the Capital
Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the
Board of Directors of such Person.
"WEIGHTED AVERAGE LIFE TO MATURITY" means, when applied to any
Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) the sum
of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining
installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of
principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the
number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between
such date and the making of such payment, by (ii) the then outstanding principal
amount of such Indebtedness.
"WHOLLY OWNED RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY" of any Person means a
Restricted Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or
other ownership interests of which (other than directors' qualifying shares)
shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person and one or more Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiaries of such Person.
"ZS" means ZSVH, L.P. together with ZS ▇▇ ▇▇ L.P., as the
context requires.
SECTION 1.02. OTHER DEFINITIONS.
DEFINED IN
TERM SECTION
"ACCELERATION NOTICE" ..............................................6.02
"AFFILIATE TRANSACTION" ............................................4.11
"ASSET SALE OFFER" .................................................4.10
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"CHANGE OF CONTROL OFFER" ..........................................4.13
"CHANGE OF CONTROL PAYMENT" ........................................4.13
"CHANGE OF CONTROL PAYMENT DATE" ...................................4.13
"COVENANT DEFEASANCE" ..............................................8.03
"EVENT OF DEFAULT" .................................................6.01
"EXCESS PROCEEDS" ..................................................4.10
"EXCESS PROCEEDS OFFER TRIGGERING EVENT" ...........................4.10
"LEGAL DEFEASANCE" .................................................8.02
"OFFER AMOUNT" .....................................................3.09
"OFFER PERIOD" .....................................................3.09
"PAYING AGENT" .....................................................2.03
"PAYMENT DEFAULT" ..................................................6.01
"PERMITTED DEBT" ...................................................4.09
"PURCHASE DATE" ....................................................3.09
"REGISTRAR" ........................................................2.03
"REPURCHASE OFFER" .................................................3.09
"RESTRICTED PAYMENTS" ..............................................4.07
SECTION 1.03. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision
is incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, this Indenture.
The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following
meanings:
"INDENTURE SECURITIES" means the Notes;
"INDENTURE SECURITY HOLDER" means a Holder of a Note;
"INDENTURE TO BE QUALIFIED" means this Indenture;
"INDENTURE TRUSTEE" or "INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE" means the
Trustee;
"OBLIGOR" on the Notes means the Company, each Guarantor and any
successor obligor upon the Notes.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA,
defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA
have the meanings so assigned to them therein.
SECTION 1.04. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it herein;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined herein has the meaning
assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(3) "OR" is not exclusive;
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(4) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural
include the singular;
(5) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
(6) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act
shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor
sections or rules adopted by the Commission from time to time.
ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
SECTION 2.01. FORM AND DATING.
The Notes and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall
be substantially in the form of EXHIBIT A hereto. The Notes may have notations,
legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note
shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in
denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall
constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the
Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture,
expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form
of EXHIBIT A attached hereto (including the Global Note Legend and the "Schedule
of Exchanges in the Global Note" attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive
form shall be substantially in the form of EXHIBIT A attached hereto (but
without the Global Note Legend and without the "Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto). Each Global Note shall
represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each
shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time
be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions.
Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or
decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented
thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Note Custodian, at the direction of
the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as
required by Section 2.06 hereof.
SECTION 2.02. EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION.
Two Officers shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or
facsimile signature. The Company's seal shall be reproduced on the Notes and may
be in facsimile form.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that
office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be
valid.
A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual
signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the
Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by
two Officers, authenticate Notes for original issue up to the aggregate
principal amount stated in paragraph 4 of the
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Notes. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not
exceed such amount except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to
the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate
Notes 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 an Agent to deal with Holders or an
Affiliate of the Company.
SECTION 2.03. REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT.
The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may
be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange ("REGISTRAR") and an
office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment ("PAYING AGENT"). The
Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange.
The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional
paying agents. The term "Registrar" includes any co-registrar and the term
"Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any
Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify
the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this
Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as
Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of
its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company
("DTC") to act as Depository with respect to the Global Notes.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the
Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Note Custodian with respect to the
Global Notes.
SECTION 2.04. PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST.
The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the
Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the
benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the
payment of principal, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on the
Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any
such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying
Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may
require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment
over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a
Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a
Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust
fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon
any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the
Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
SECTION 2.05. HOLDER 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
all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 3l2(a). If the Trustee
is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven
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 the Holders of
Notes and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a).
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SECTION 2.06. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE.
(a) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF GLOBAL NOTES. A Global Note may
not be transferred as a whole except by the Depository to a nominee of the
Depository, by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or to another
nominee of the Depository, or by the Depository or any such nominee to a
successor Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository. All Global Notes
will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if (i) the Company
delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depository that it is unwilling or
unable to continue to act as Depository or that it is no longer a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor
Depository is not appointed by the Company within 120 days after the date of
such notice from the Depository or (ii) the Company in its sole discretion
determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged
for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the
Trustee. Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events in (i) or (ii)
above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depository shall
instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole
or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note
authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any
portion thereof, pursuant to Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated
and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not
be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a),
however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged
as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f) hereof.
(b) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THE
GLOBAL NOTES. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global
Notes shall be effected through the Depository, in accordance with the
provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests
in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer
comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities
Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require
compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as
one or more of the other following subparagraphs as applicable:
(i) TRANSFER OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THE SAME GLOBAL
NOTE. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be
transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance
with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement
Legend. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be
transferred only to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or
instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to
effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).
(ii) ALL OTHER TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES OF BENEFICIAL
INTERESTS IN GLOBAL NOTES. In connection with all transfers and
exchanges of beneficial interests (other than a transfer of a beneficial
interest in a Global Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in the same Global Note), the transferor
of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1)
a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to
the Depository in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing
the Depository to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest
in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to
be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance
with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the
Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) (1) a
written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the
Depository in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the
Depository to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to
the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2)
instructions given by the Depository to the Registrar containing
information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note
shall be registered to effect the transfer
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or exchange referred to in (1) above. Upon an Exchange Offer by the
Company in accordance with Section 2.06(f) hereof, the requirements of
this Section 2.06(b)(ii) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon
receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of
Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial interests in the
Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements
for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes
contained in this Indenture, the Notes and otherwise applicable under
the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the
relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof.
(iii) TRANSFER OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS TO ANOTHER RESTRICTED
GLOBAL NOTE. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be
transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer
complies with the requirements of clause (ii) above and the Registrar
receives the following:
(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form
of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of EXHIBIT B
hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form
of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note, then the
transferor must deliver (x) a certificate in the form of EXHIBIT
B hereto, including the certifications and certificates and
Opinion of Counsel required by item (2) thereof, if applicable.
(iv) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN A
RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE FOR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THE UNRESTRICTED
GLOBAL NOTE. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be
exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of
clause (ii) above and:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant
to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be
transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in
the case of a transfer, is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person
participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a
Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Company;
(B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement;
(C) any such transfer is effected by a Participating
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
or
(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of
EXHIBIT C hereto, including the certifications in item (l)(a)
thereof;
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(2) if the holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof
in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of EXHIBIT B
hereto, including the certifications in item (3) thereof; and
(3) in each such case set forth in this
subparagraph (D), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably
acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or
transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the
restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.
If any such transfer is effected pursuant to
subparagraph (B) or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note
has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
authentication order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee
shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the principal amount of beneficial interests
transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above.
Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note
cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery
thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note.
(c) TRANSFER OR EXCHANGE OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS FOR
DEFINITIVE NOTES.
(i) If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a
Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon
receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for a Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder
in the form of EXHIBIT C hereto, including the certifications in
item (2)(a) thereof;
(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred
to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act,
a certificate to the effect set forth in EXHIBIT B hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred
pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in EXHIBIT
B hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;
(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred
to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D)
above, a certificate to the effect set forth in EXHIBIT B
hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion
of Counsel required by item (2) thereof, if applicable;
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(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the
effect set forth in EXHIBIT B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2)(b) thereof; or
(F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in EXHIBIT
B hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(c) thereof,
the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable
Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h)
hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive
Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant
to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in
such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such
beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions
from the Depository and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The
Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose
names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant
to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and
shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.
(ii) Notwithstanding 2.06(c)(i) hereof, a holder of a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such
beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer
such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant
to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the
case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a
transfer, is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating
in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is
an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement;
(C) any such transfer is effected by a Participating
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
or
(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for a Definitive Note that does not bear the
Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the
form of EXHIBIT C hereto, including the certifications in item
(l)(b) thereof;
(2) if the holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof
in the form of a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private
Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of
EXHIBIT B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)
thereof; and
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(3) in each such case set forth in this
subparagraph (D), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably
acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such exchange or
transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the
restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.
(iii) If any holder of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest
for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note,
then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section
2.06(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal
amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant
to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the
instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any
Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to
this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall be registered in such name or names and
in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such
beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions
from the Depository and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The
Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose
names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this section 2.06(c)(iii)
shall not bear the Private Placement Legend. A beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for a Definitive Note
bearing the Private Placement Legend or transferred to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note bearing the
Private Placement Legend.
(d) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF DEFINITIVE NOTES FOR BENEFICIAL
INTERESTS.
(i) If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes
to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note or to transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following
documentation:
(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note
proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of EXHIBIT C hereto, including the certifications in item
(2)(b) thereof;
(B) if such Definitive Note is being transferred to
a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a
certificate to the effect set forth in EXHIBIT B hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such Definitive Note is being transferred
pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in EXHIBIT
B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) (a) thereof;
(D) if such Definitive Note is being transferred to
an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other
than those listed in subparagraphs (B) and (C) above, a
certificate to the effect set forth in EXHIBIT B hereto,
including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of
Counsel required by item (2) thereof, if applicable;
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(E) if such Definitive Note is being transferred to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the
effect set forth in EXHIBIT B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2)(b) thereof; or
(F) if such Definitive Note is being transferred
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in EXHIBIT
B hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(c) thereof,
the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Note, increase or cause to be
increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A)
above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B)
above, the 144A Global Note, and in all other cases, the IAI Global
Note.
(ii) A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange
such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or
transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note only if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant
to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the
transferee, in the case of a transfer, is not (1) a
broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of
the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as
defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement;
(C) any such transfer is effected by a Participating
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
or
(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes
proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the
Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of EXHIBIT C hereto, including the certifications in item
(l)(c) thereof;
(2) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes
proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the
Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of EXHIBIT B hereto, including the certifications in item
(3) thereof; and
(3) in each such case set forth in this
subparagraph (D), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably
acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or
transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, that the
restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act, and such Definitive Notes
are being exchanged or transferred in compliance with any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United
States.
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Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this
Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Notes and
increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the
Unrestricted Global Note.
(iii) A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may
exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or
transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted
Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate
principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes. Prior to such
exchange or transfer, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender
to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a
written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar
duly executed by such Holder or by his attorney, duly authorized in
writing.
If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a
beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or
(iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued,
the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in
accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more
Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraphs
(ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above.
(e) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF DEFINITIVE NOTES FOR DEFINITIVE
NOTES. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder's compliance
with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the
transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer
or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar
the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or
by his attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder
shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as
applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.06(e).
(i) Restricted Definitive Notes may be transferred to and
registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof if the
Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule
144A under the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver
a certificate in the form of EXHIBIT B hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof; and
(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any
other exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver (x) a
certificate in the form of EXHIBIT B hereto, including the
certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by
item (2) thereof, if applicable.
(ii) Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the
Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a
Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant
to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the
transferee, in the case of a transfer, is not (1) a
broker-dealer, (2) a
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Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes
or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of
the Company;
(B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement;
(C) any such transfer is effected by a Participating
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
or
(D) the Registrar receives the following:
(1) if the Holder of such Restricted
Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an
Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in
the form of EXHIBIT C hereto, including the certifications in
item (l)(a) thereof;
(2) if the Holder of such Restricted
Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who
shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted
Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of
EXHIBIT B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)
thereof; and
(3) in each such case set forth in this
subparagraph (D), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably
acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or
transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, that the
restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act, and such Restricted
Definitive Note is being exchanged or transferred in compliance
with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the
United States.
(iii) A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer
such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request for such a
transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes
pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof. Unrestricted
Definitive Notes cannot be exchanged for or transferred to Persons who
take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note.
(f) EXCHANGE OFFER. Upon the occurrence of the Exchange
Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall
issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with Section
2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes
in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that
are not (x) broker-dealers, (y) Persons participating in the distribution of the
Exchange Notes or (z) Persons who are affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Company and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer and (ii) Definitive
Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the
Restricted Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer.
Concurrent with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the
aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be
reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive
Notes so accepted Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal amount.
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(g) LEGENDS. The following legends shall appear on the face
of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless
specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
(i) PRIVATE PLACEMENT LEGEND.
(A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (b) below,
each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued
in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the
legend in substantially the following form:
"THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS
ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED, (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED
HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN
THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS
HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE
EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES
ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE
SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1) (a) TO A PERSON WHO 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, (b) IN A
TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (c) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN
PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 904
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (d) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO
REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED
STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER
WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY
PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE
RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN (A) ABOVE."
(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note
or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(iv),
(c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii) or (f)
to this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor
or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement
Legend.
(ii) GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND. Each Global Note shall bear a legend
in substantially the following form:
"THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITORY (AS DEFINED IN THE
INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR
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THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT
TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT
(I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS
GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT
TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE
MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE
TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN
CONSENT OF THE COMPANY."
(h) CANCELLATION AND/OR ADJUSTMENT OF GLOBAL NOTES. At such
time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged
for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased
or cancelled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned
to or retained and cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11
hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a
Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for
Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note
shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global
Note, by the Trustee or by the Depository at the direction of the Trustee, to
reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or
transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be
increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by
the Trustee or by the Depository at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect
such increase.
(i) GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes
and Definitive Notes upon the Company's written order or at the
Registrar's request.
(ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a
beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note
for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar
governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such
transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or
transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.10, 4.13 and 9.05 hereof).
(iii) The Registrar shall not be required to register the
transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in
part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
(iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any
registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes
shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt,
and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global
Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer
or exchange.
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(v) The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to
register the transfer of or to exchange Notes during a period beginning
at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of
Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close
of business on the day of selection, (B) to register the transfer of or
to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part,
except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part or (C)
to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date
and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.
(vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a
transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem
and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the
absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of
principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and
none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
(vii) The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and
Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02
hereof.
(viii) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of
Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this
Section 2.06 to effect a transfer or exchange may be submitted by
facsimile.
SECTION 2.07. REPLACEMENT NOTES.
If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee, or the
Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the
destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee,
upon the written order of the Company signed by two Officers of the Company,
shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee's requirements are met. If
required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by
the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to
protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from
any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may
charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.
Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the
Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally
and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
SECTION 2.08. OUTSTANDING NOTES.
The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes
authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those delivered
to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note
effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those
described in this Section as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section
2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an
Affiliate of the Company holds the Note.
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases
to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the
replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under
Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to
accrue.
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If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an
Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money
sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such
Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue
interest.
SECTION 2.09. TREASURY NOTES.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal
amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes 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 considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of
determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such
direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Trustee knows are so owned shall
be so disregarded.
SECTION 2.10. TEMPORARY NOTES.
Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may
prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes upon a written order
of the Company signed by two Officers of the Company. Temporary Notes shall be
substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the
Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare
and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary
Notes.
Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the
benefits of this Indenture.
SECTION 2.11. CANCELLATION.
The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any
Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The
Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of
transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall destroy
cancelled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange
Act). Certification of the destruction of all cancelled Notes shall be delivered
to the Company. The Company may not issue, except pursuant to an Exchange Offer,
new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation.
SECTION 2.12. DEFAULTED INTEREST.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes,
it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent
lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are
Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided
in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company shall notify the Trustee in
writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and
the date of the proposed payment. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed
each such special record date and payment date, PROVIDED that no such special
record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for
such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the
Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name
and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a
notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the
amount of such interest to be paid.
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SECTION 2.13. RECORD DATE.
The record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders of
the Notes entitled to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent
authorized or permitted under this Indenture shall be determined as provided for
in TIA Section 316 (c).
SECTION 2.14. COMPUTATION OF INTEREST.
Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
comprised of twelve 30-day months.
SECTION 2.15. CUSIP NUMBER.
The Company in issuing the Notes may use a "CUSIP" number, and if it
does so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP number in notices of redemption or
exchange as a convenience to Holders; PROVIDED that any such notice may state
that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP
number printed in the notice or on the Notes and that reliance may be placed
only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes. The Company shall
promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP number.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
SECTION 3.01. NOTICES TO TRUSTEE.
If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional
redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee,
at least 35 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date (unless a
shorter period is acceptable to the Trustee) an Officers' Certificate setting
forth (i) the paragraph of the Notes and/or the Section of this Indenture
pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii)
the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.
If the Company is required to make an offer to purchase Notes pursuant
to Section 4.10 or 4.13 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 30
days before the scheduled purchase date, an Officers' Certificate setting forth
(i) the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the offer to purchase shall
occur, (ii) the terms of the offer, (iii) the principal amount of Notes to be
purchased, (iv) the purchase price, (v) the purchase date and (vi) and further
setting forth a statement to the effect that (a) the Company or one its
Subsidiaries has affected an Asset Sale and there are Excess Proceeds
aggregating more than $5.0 million or (b) a Change of Control has occurred, as
applicable.
SECTION 3.02. SELECTION OF NOTES TO BE REDEEMED OR PURCHASED.
If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, selection
of the Notes for redemption shall be made by the Trustee in compliance with the
requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the
Notes are listed, or, if the Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by
lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate; PROVIDED
that no Notes with a principal amount of 1,000 or less shall be redeemed in
part.
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The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes
selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for partial
purchase or redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Notes and
portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of
$1,000; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be purchased or
redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if
not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding
sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption
also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.
SECTION 3.03. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the
Company shall mail or cause to be mailed by first class mail, a notice of
redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed.
The notice shall identity the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:
(1) the redemption date;
(2) the redemption price for the Notes and accrued interest,
and Liquidated Damages, if any;
(3) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of
the principal amount of such Notes to be redeemed and
that, after the redemption date, upon surrender of such
Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to
the unredeemed portion shall be issued upon surrender of
the original Note;
(4) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(5) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to
the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
(6) that, unless the Company defaults in making such
redemption payment, interest and Liquidated Damages, if
any, on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on
and after the redemption date;
(7) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this
Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for
redemption are being redeemed; and
(8) the CUSIP number, provided that no representation is
made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP
number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the
Notes.
At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of
redemption in the Company's name and at the Company's expense; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 35 days
prior to the redemption date (or such shorter period as shall be acceptable to
the Trustee), an Officers' Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such
notice and setting forth the information to be stated in the notice as provided
in the preceding paragraph. The notice mailed in the manner herein provided
shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Holder
receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice by mail or any
defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note shall not affect the validity of
the proceeding for the redemption of any other Note.
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SECTION 3.04. EFFECT OF NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03
hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the
redemption date at the redemption price plus accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, to such date. A notice of redemption may not be
conditional.
SECTION 3.05. DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION OR PURCHASE PRICE.
On or before 10:00 a.m. (
New York City time) on each redemption date or
the date on which Notes must be accepted for purchase pursuant to Section 4.10
or 4.13, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent
money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest
and Liquidated Damages, if any, on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that
date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company upon
its written request any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by
the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of
(including any applicable premium), accrued interest and Liquidated Damages, if
any, on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.
If Notes called for redemption or tendered in an Asset Sale Offer or
Change of Control Offer are paid or if the Company has deposited with the
Trustee or Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price
of, unpaid and accrued interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on all Notes to
be redeemed or purchased, on and after the redemption or purchase date interest
and Liquidated Damages, if any, shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the
portions of Notes called for redemption or tendered and not withdrawn in an
Asset Sale Offer or Change of Control Offer (regardless of whether certificates
for such securities are actually surrendered). If a Note is redeemed or
purchased on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related
interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any, shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was
registered at the close of business on such record date. If any Note called for
redemption or tendered in an Asset Sale Offer or Change of Control Offer shall
not be so paid upon surrender because of the failure of the Company to comply
with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal and
Liquidated Damages, if any, from the redemption or purchase date until such
principal and Liquidated Dames, if any, is paid, and to the extent lawful on any
interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case, at the rate provided
in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.
SECTION 3.06. NOTES REDEEMED IN PART.
Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall
issue and, upon the Company's written request, the Trustee shall authenticate
for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal
amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.
SECTION 3.07. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
(a) Except as set forth in the next paragraph, Notes shall not be
redeemable at the Company's option prior to May 15, 2002. Thereafter, the Notes
shall be subject to redemption at any time at the option of the Company, in
whole or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of
principal amount) set forth below, PLUS any accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon to the applicable redemption date, if
redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on May 15 of the years
indicated below:
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Year Percentage
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2002.......................................................... 105.188%
2003.......................................................... 103.458%
2004.......................................................... 101.729%
2005 and thereafter........................................... 100.000%
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, on or prior to May 15, 2000, the
Company may redeem up to 40% of the original aggregate principal amount of Notes
at a redemption price of 109.375% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued
and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages thereon to the redemption date, with
the net proceeds of a sale of Equity Interests of Holdings; PROVIDED that at
least 60% in aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under the
indenture remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such
redemption; and PROVIDED, further, that such redemption shall occur within 90
days of the date of the closing of such sale or capital contribution.
SECTION 3.08. MANDATORY REDEMPTION.
Except as set forth under Sections 3.09, 4.10 and 4.13 hereof, the
Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund
payments with respect to the Notes.
SECTION 3.09. REPURCHASE OFFERS.
In the event that the Company shall be required to commence an offer to
all Holders to repurchase Notes (a "REPURCHASE OFFER") pursuant to Section 4.10
hereof, an "Excess Proceeds Offer," or pursuant to Section 4.13 hereof, a
"Change of Control Offer," the Company shall follow the procedures specified
below.
A Repurchase Offer shall commence no later than thirty (30) Business
Days after a Change of Control (unless the Company is not required to make such
offer pursuant to Section 4.13 hereof) or an Excess Proceeds Offer Triggering
Event (as defined below), as the case may be, and remain open for a period of at
least twenty (20) Business Days following its commencement and no longer, except
to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the "OFFER
PERIOD"). No later than five (5) Business Days after the termination of the
Offer Period (the "PURCHASE DATE"), the Company shall purchase the principal
amount of Notes required to be purchased pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof, in the
case of an Excess Proceeds Offer, or 4.13 hereof, in the case of a Change of
Control Offer (the "OFFER AMOUNT") or, if less than the Offer Amount has been
tendered, all Notes tendered in response to the Repurchase Offer. Payment for
any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are
made.
If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or
before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is
registered at the close of business on such record date, and no additional
interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, shall be payable to Holders who tender
Notes pursuant to the Repurchase Offer.
Upon the commencement of a Repurchase Offer, the Company shall send, by
first class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders, with a copy
to the Trustee. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials
necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to such Repurchase
Offer. The Repurchase Offer shall be made to all Holders. The notice, which
shall govern the terms
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of the Repurchase Offer, shall describe the transaction or transactions that
constitute the Change of Control or Excess Proceeds Offer Triggering Event, as
the case may be and shall state:
(a) that the Repurchase Offer is being made pursuant to this Section
3.09 and Section 4.10 or 4.13 hereof, as the case may be, and the length
of time the Repurchase Offer shall remain open;
(b) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;
(c) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment shall
continue to accrue interest;
(d) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any
Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Repurchase Offer shall cease
to accrue interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, after the Purchase
Date;
(e) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to a
Repurchase Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form
entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the
Note, duly completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the
Company, the Depository, or the Paying Agent at the address specified in
the notice not later than the close of business on the last day of the
Offer Period;
(f) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the
Company, the Depository or the Paying Agent, as the case may be,
receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a telegram,
telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the
Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for
purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to
have such Note purchased;
(g) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by
Holders exceeds the Offer Amount, the Company shall select the Notes to
be purchased on a PRO RATA basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed
appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in denominations of
$1,000, or integral multiples thereof, shall be purchased); and
(h) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part shall be
issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of
the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer).
On or before 10:00 a.m. (
New York City time) on each Purchase Date, the
Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or Paying Agent in
immediately available funds the aggregate purchase price with respect to a
principal amount of Notes equal to the Offer Amount, together with accrued and
unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon, to be held for payment
in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.09. On the Purchase Date, the
Company shall, to the extent lawful, (i) accept for payment, on a PRO RATA basis
to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof tendered
pursuant to the Repurchase Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been
tendered, all Notes tendered, (ii) deliver or cause the Paying Agent or
Depository, as the case may be, to deliver to the Trustee Notes so accepted and
(iii) deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Notes or
portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the
terms of this Section 3.09. The Company, the Depository or the Paying Agent, as
the case may be, shall promptly (but in any case not later than three (3)
Business Days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder
an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and
accepted by the Company for purchase, plus any accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated
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Damages, if any, thereon, and the Company shall promptly issue a new Note, and
the Trustee, shall authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note, to such
Holder, equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of such Holder's
Notes surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or
delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company shall publicly
announce in a newspaper of general circulation or in a press release provided to
a nationally recognized financial wire service the results of the Repurchase
Offer on the Purchase Date.
Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.09, any purchase
pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of
Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.05 and 3.06 hereof.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01. PAYMENT OF NOTES.
The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the
Notes. The Company shall pay all Liquidated Damages, if any, in the same manner
on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Principal, premium, if any, interest, and Liquidated Damages, if any, shall be
considered paid for all purposes hereunder on the date the Paying Agent if other
than the Company or any Guarantor thereof holds, as of 10:00 a.m. (
New York City
time) money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and
designated for and sufficient to pay all such principal, premium, if any,
interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, then due.
The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any
proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to
1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the
extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any
proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and
Liquidated Damages (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same
rate to the extent lawful.
SECTION 4.02. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.
The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of
New
York an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate
of the Trustee or Registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of
transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in
respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give
prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the
location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to
maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee
with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands
may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other
offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or
all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the
Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of
Manhattan, the City of
New York for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt
written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any
change in the location of any such other office or agency.
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The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee
as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03
hereof.
SECTION 4.03. SEC REPORTS.
So long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall furnish to the
Holders of Notes all quarterly and annual financial information that would be
required to be contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K
if the Company were required to file such Forms, including a "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" that
describes the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries and, with respect to the annual information only, a
report thereon by the Company's certified independent accountants. In addition,
for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company and the Guarantors
shall furnish to the Holders, upon their request, the information required to be
delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. HOWEVER, to the
extent not required by the TIA, the Company shall not be required to make any
reports pursuant to the foregoing two sentences to any Holder of Notes that the
Company reasonably believes to be a competitor of the Company.
The financial information to be distributed to Holders of Notes shall be
filed with the Trustee and mailed to the Holders at their addresses appearing in
the register of Notes maintained by the Registrar, within 120 days after the end
of the Company's fiscal years and within 60 days after the end of each of the
first three quarters of each such fiscal year.
The Company shall provide the Trustee with a sufficient number of copies
of all reports and other documents and information and, if requested by the
Company, the Trustee will deliver such reports to the Holders under this Section
4.03.
SECTION 4.04. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end
of each fiscal year, an Officers' Certificate stating that a review of the
activities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the preceding
fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a
view to determining whether each has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its
obligations under this Indenture (including, with respect to any Restricted
Payments made during such year, the basis upon which the calculations required
by Section 4.07 hereof were computed, which calculations may be based on the
Company's latest available financial statements), and further stating, as to
each such Officer signing such certificate, that, to the best of his or her
knowledge, each entity has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and
every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the
performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this
Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing
all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and
what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and
that, to the best of his or her knowledge, no event has occurred and remains in
existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of, interest
or Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes is prohibited or if such event has
occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or
proposes to take with respect thereto.
So long as not contrary to the then current recommendations of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, in connection with the
year-end financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.03 hereof, the
Company shall use its best efforts to deliver a written statement of the
Company's independent public accountants (who shall be a firm of established
national reputation that in making the examination necessary for certification
of such financial statements, nothing has come to their attention
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that would lead them to believe that the Company has violated any provisions of
Article Four or Section 5.01 hereof or, if any such violation has occurred,
specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being understood that
such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to any Person for
any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation. In the event that such
written statement of the Company's independent public accountants cannot be
obtained, the Company shall deliver an Officers' Certificate certifying that it
has used its best efforts to obtain such statements and was unable to do so.
The Company shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, deliver
to the Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default or
Event of Default, an Officers' Certificate specifying such Default or Event of
Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect
thereto.
SECTION 4.05. TAXES.
The Company shall pay, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay,
prior to delinquency all material taxes, assessments and governmental levies,
except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and
with respect to which appropriate reserves have been taken in accordance with
GAAP.
SECTION 4.06. STAY, EXTENSION AND USURY LAWS.
The Company and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may
lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any
manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension
or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may
affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and
each Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly
waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall
not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any
power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution
of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
SECTION 4.07. RESTRICTED PAYMENTS.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make
any other payment or distribution on account of the Company's Equity Interests
(other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than
Disqualified Stock) of the Company); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company; (iii) make any payment
on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or
retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Notes, except a
payment of interest or a payment of principal at Stated Maturity; or (iv) make
any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions set forth in
clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as "RESTRICTED
PAYMENTS"), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted
Payment:
(a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;
(b) the Company would, at the time of such Restricted
Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted
Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter
period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth
in the first paragraph of Section 4.09; and
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(c) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate
amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries after the date hereof (excluding Restricted
Payments permitted by clause (ii) of the next succeeding paragraph), is
less than the sum of (i) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the
Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the
beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after the date hereof
to the end of the Company's most recently ended fiscal quarter for which
internal financial statements are available at the time of such
Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period
is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit), plus (ii) 100% of the
aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from the issue or
sale since the date hereof of (A) Equity Interests of the Company (other
than Disqualified Stock), (B) any Restricted Subsidiaries or (C)
Disqualified Stock or debt securities of the Company that have been
converted into Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests (or
Disqualified Stock or convertible debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary
of the Company and other than Disqualified Stock or convertible debt
securities that have been converted into Disqualified Stock), plus (iii)
100% of the aggregate amount of capital contributions to the Company's
common equity or repayments from Holdings of amounts in respect of the
Intercompany Note, plus (iv) 100% of the net proceeds received by the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from (A) the sale or other
disposition since the date hereof of any Restricted Investment or (B)
dividends on or the sale of stock of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
The foregoing provisions will not prohibit (i) the payment of any
dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at said date
of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions hereof; (ii)
the redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of any
subordinated Indebtedness or Equity Interests of the Company in exchange for, or
out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) of, other Equity Interests of the Company
(other than any Disqualified Stock) or from the net proceeds of a capital
contribution by Holdings to the Company or repayments from Holdings of amounts
in respect of the Intercompany Note; PROVIDED that the amount of any such net
proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement,
defeasance or other acquisition shall be excluded from clause (c)(ii) of the
preceding paragraph; (iii) the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other
acquisition of subordinated Indebtedness with the net proceeds from an
incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; (iv) the repurchase,
redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Management Equity
Interests or the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for
value of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (xi) of the second paragraph
of Section 4.09 (including, in each case, any dividend or distribution to
Holdings used for such purpose); PROVIDED that the aggregate price paid for all
such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Management Equity Interests
shall not exceed the sum of (a) $2.0 million in any twelve-month period but not
more than $10.0 millions in the aggregate plus (b) cash proceeds from the sale
of Management Equity Interests to management, directors or consultants of the
Company (or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries); (v) repurchases of Equity
Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options if such Equity
Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options; (vi) other
Restricted Investments not to exceed $10.0 million; (vii) Restricted Investments
made or received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as non-cash
consideration from Asset Sales to the extent permitted by Section 4.10 or
received by a person in exchange for trade or other claims against such person
in connection with a financial reorganization of restructuring or such person;
(viii) the payment of dividends or distributions to Holdings which are used
solely to repay any Indebtedness (including any accrued interest thereon) due
from Holdings to the Company pursuant to the Intercompany Note or any
cancellation or forgiving of such Indebtedness (including any accrued interest
thereon); (ix) any loans, advances, distributions or payments between the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (x) the payment of dividends or
distributions to Holdings in an amount not to exceed $1.0 million per calendar
year to allow Holdings to pay reasonable legal, accounting, investment banking,
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financial advisory, outside director or other professional and administrative
fees and expenses incurred by it related to its business; (xi) payments pursuant
to the Tax Sharing Agreement; (xii) payments to DLJSC, or dividends to Holdings
to allow Holdings to pay DLJSC, in respect of a retainer for advisory services
in an amount not to exceed $250,000 per year; and (xiii) payments pursuant to
the indemnity provisions of the Merger Agreement (or any dividend, distribution
or loan to Holdings used for such purpose).
The Board of Directors may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an
Unrestricted Subsidiary if such designation would not cause a Default. For
purposes of making such determination, all outstanding Investments by the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid in cash) in
the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments at the
time of such designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted
Payments under the first paragraph of this covenant. Such designation will only
be permitted if such Restricted Payment would be permitted at such time and if
such Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary.
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the
fair market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or
securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.
The fair market value of any non-cash Restricted Payment shall be determined by
the Board of Directors whose resolution with respect thereto shall be delivered
to the Trustee. Not later than the date of making any Restricted Payment, the
Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such
Restricted Payment is permitted and setting forth the basis upon which the
calculations required by the covenant "Restricted Payments" were computed.
SECTION 4.08. DIVIDENDS AND OTHER PAYMENT RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING SUBSIDIARIES.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to
exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any
Restricted Subsidiary to (i)(a) pay dividends or make any other distributions to
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (1) on its Capital Stock or
(2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its
profits, or (b) pay any indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) make loans or advances to or guarantee any
Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii)
transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by
reason of (a) Existing Indebtedness as in effect on the date hereof, (b) the New
Credit Agreement as in effect as of the date hereof, and any amendments,
modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings,
replacements or refinancings thereof, PROVIDED that such amendments,
modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings,
replacement or refinancings are no more restrictive with respect to such
dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the New Credit
Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, (c) this Indenture and the Notes, (d)
applicable law, (e) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a
Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in
effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness
was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which
encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or
assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the
Person, so acquired, PROVIDED that, in the case of Indebtedness, such
Indebtedness was permitted by the terms hereof to be incurred, (f) by reason of
customary non-assignment provisions in leases entered into in the ordinary
course of business, (g) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the
ordinary course of business that impose restrictions of the nature described in
clause (iii) above on the property so acquired, (h) Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness, PROVIDED that the restrictions contained in the agreements
governing such
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Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are no more restrictive than those contained
in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, or (i)
restrictions with respect to sales of assets or dispositions of stock of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to agreements relating to
the sale of such assets or stock.
SECTION 4.09. INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS AND ISSUANCE OF PREFERRED STOCK.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee
or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise,
with respect to (collectively, "INCUR") any Indebtedness (including Acquired
Debt) and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares
of preferred stock; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) and the Company's
Restricted Subsidiaries may issue shares of preferred stock if the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio for the Company's most recently ended four full fiscal quarters
for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the
date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such preferred stock
is issued would have been at least 2.0 to 1, determined on a pro forma basis
(including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the
additional Indebtedness had been incurred, or the preferred stock had been
issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.
The provisions of the first paragraph of this covenant will not
apply to the incurrence of any of the following:
(i) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Indebtedness under the New Credit Agreement in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200.0 million at any one time
outstanding;
(ii) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries of the Existing Indebtedness;
(iii) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by the Notes and the Notes
Guarantees;
(iv) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations,
mortgage financings or purchase money obligations in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $10.0 million at any time outstanding;
(v) the incurrence by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries of Acquired Debt in an amount not to exceed
$15.0 million; PROVIDED that such Indebtedness was incurred by the prior
owner of such assets or such Restricted Subsidiary prior to such
acquisition by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries and was
not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such
acquisition by the Company or one of it Restricted Subsidiaries;
(vi) the incurrence by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in
exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund,
refinance, purchase or replace Indebtedness that was permitted by this
Indenture to be incurred;
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(vii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among
the Company and any of its Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries;
(viii) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations that are incurred for the purpose of
fixing or hedging interest rate risk with respect to any floating rate
Indebtedness that is permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be
outstanding;
(ix) the guarantee by the Company or any of the
Guarantors of Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company that was permitted to be incurred by this Indenture;
(x) the incurrence by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire or retire for value Management Equity Interests as
permitted by clause (iv) of the second paragraph of Section 4.07;
PROVIDED that such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes to at least
the same extent as the Notes are subordinated to Senior Debt; and
(xi) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount
(or accreted value, as applicable) at any time outstanding, including
all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or
replace any other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause {xi),
not to exceed $20.0 million.
SECTION 4.10 ASSETS SALES
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless (i) the Company (or the
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of
such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value (evidenced by a
resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate
delivered to the Trustee) of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or
otherwise disposed of and (ii) at least 75% of the consideration therefor
received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash;
PROVIDED that the amount of (a) any liabilities (as shown on the Company's or
such Restricted Subsidiary's most recent balance sheet), of the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that
are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any guarantee thereof) that are
assumed by the transferee of any such assets and (b) any securities, notes or
other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from
such transferee that are immediately converted by the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash received), shall be deemed to be
cash for purposes of this provision and, PROVIDED FURTHER, that the 75%
limitation referred to in clause (ii) will not apply to any Asset Sale in which
the cash portion of the consideration received therefrom, determined in
accordance with the foregoing proviso, is equal to or greater than what the
after-tax proceeds would have been had such Asset Sale complied with the
aforementioned 75% limitation.
Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset
Sale, the Company may apply such Net Proceeds, at its option, (a) to repay
Senior Debt (and to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto in
the case of revolving borrowings) or (b) to the acquisition of a controlling
interest in another business, the making of a capital expenditure or the
acquisition of other long-term assets, in each case, by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary and in accordance with the
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terms hereof. Pending the final application of any such Net Proceeds, the
Company may temporarily reduce Senior Debt or otherwise invest such Net Proceeds
in any manner that is not prohibited hereby. Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales
that are not applied or invested as provided in the first sentence of this
paragraph will be deemed to constitute "EXCESS PROCEEDS." When the aggregate
amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $5.0 million, the Company will be required to
make an offer to all Holders of Notes (an "ASSET SALE OFFER") to purchase the
maximum principal amount of Notes that may be purchased out of the Excess
Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal
amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any,
thereon to the date of purchase, in accordance with the procedures set forth
herein. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes tendered pursuant to an
Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Company may use any
remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes. If the aggregate
principal amount of Notes surrendered by Holders thereof exceeds the amount of
Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro
rata basis. Upon completion of such offer to purchase, the amount of Excess
Proceeds shall be reset at zero.
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries shall be permitted to consummate an Asset Sale without
complying with such paragraph if (i) the Company or the applicable Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset
Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets or other property
sold, issued or otherwise disposed of (as evidenced by a resolution of the
Company's Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to
the Trustee), and (ii) at least 75% of the consideration for such Asset Sale
constitutes assets or other property of a kind usable by the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries in the business of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries as conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the
date hereof; PROVIDED that any consideration not constituting assets or property
of a kind usable by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the business
conducted by them on the date of such Asset Sale received by the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any Asset Sale permitted to be
consummate under this paragraph shall constitute Net Proceeds subject to the
provisions of the two succeeding paragraphs.
SECTION 4.11 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or
assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract,
agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit
of, any Affiliate (each of the foregoing, an "AFFILIATE TRANSACTION"), unless
(i) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the
Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been
obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary with an unrelated Person and (ii) the Company delivers to the Trustee
(a) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate
Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $1.0 million, a
resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate
certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (i) above and
that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the
disinterested members of the Board of Directors and (b) with respect to any
Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving
aggregate consideration in excess of S5.0 million, other than transactions
between the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on the one hand, and
DLJSC and its Affiliates on the other hand, an opinion as to the fairness to the
Holders of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view issued by
an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing;
PROVIDED that (1) any employment agreement entered into by the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business of the Company or
such Restricted Subsidiary and ordinary course loans to employees, (2)
transactions between or among the Company
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and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (3) Restricted Payments that are permitted
by Section 4.07 and (4) payments and transactions in connection with the
Recapitalization and the application of the net proceeds from this Offering,
including the payment of any fees and expenses with respect thereto, in each
case, shall not be deemed Affiliate Transactions.
SECTION 4.12 LIENS
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to
exist any Lien securing Indebtedness or trade payables on any asset now owned or
hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom or assign or convey any
right to receive income therefrom, except Permitted Liens.
SECTION 4.13. OFFER TO PURCHASE UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL.
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder of Notes shall
have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to
$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of such Holder's Notes pursuant to the
offer described below (the "CHANGE OF CONTROL OFFER") at an offer price in cash
equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid
interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon to the date of purchase (the
"CHANGE OF CONTROL PAYMENT"). Within 30 days following any Change of Control,
the Company will mail a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or
transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase
Notes on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than
30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the
"CHANGE OF CONTROL PAYMENT DATE"), pursuant to the procedures required hereby
and described in such notice. The Company will comply with the requirements of
Rule 14e-l under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations
thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection
with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control.
On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent
lawful, (1) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered
pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an
amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or
portions thereof so tendered and (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating the
aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the
Company. The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Notes so tendered
the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly
authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder
a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes
surrendered, if any; PROVIDED that each such new Note will be in a principal
amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof. Prior to complying with the
provisions of this covenant, but in any event within 90 days following a Change
of Control, the Company shall either repay all outstanding Senior Debt or obtain
the requisite consents, if any, under all agreements governing outstanding
Senior Debt to permit the repurchase of Notes required by this covenant. The
Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or
as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.
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 herein applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and
purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of
Control Offer.
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SECTION 4.14. CORPORATE EXISTENCE.
Subject to Section 4.13 and Article 5 hereof, as the case may be, the
Company and each Guarantor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the
corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Subsidiaries in
accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be
amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Subsidiary and the rights
(charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its
Subsidiaries; PROVIDED that the Company shall not be required to preserve any
such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other
existence of any of its Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors of the Company
shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the
conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders
of the Notes.
SECTION 4.15. ADDITIONAL NOTES GUARANTEES.
If the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall acquire or
create another Subsidiary after the date hereof, then the Company shall, and
shall cause such Subsidiary, except for all Subsidiaries that have properly been
designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms hereof for
so long as they continue to constitute Unrestricted Subsidiaries, to, (A)
execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in form and
substance substantially similar to EXHIBIT F hereto pursuant to which such
Subsidiary shall unconditionally Guarantee all of the Company's obligations
under the Notes on the terms set forth in such supplemental indenture and (B)
deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee that such supplemental indenture has been duly executed and delivered by
such Subsidiary.
SECTION 4.16. NO SENIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT.
The Company shall not incur, create, issue, assume, guarantee or
otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness that is subordinate or junior in
right of payment to any Senior Debt and senior in any respect in right of
payment to the Notes.
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
SECTION 5.01. MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR SALE OF ASSETS.
The Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not
the Company is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease,
convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or
assets in one or more related transactions, to another corporation, Person or
entity unless (i) the Company is the surviving corporation or the entity or the
Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than
the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or
other disposition shall have been made is a corporation organized or existing
under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of
Columbia; (ii) the entity or Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or the entity or Person to
which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition
shall have been made assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes
and this Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture in a form reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee; (iii) immediately after such transaction no Default
or Event of Default exists; (iv) except in the case of a merger of the Company
with
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or into a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company, the Company or the entity or
Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than
the Company), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or
other disposition shall have been made at the time of such transaction and after
giving pro forma effect thereto as if such transaction had occurred at the
beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least
$1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
test set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof; and (v) each
Guarantor, unless it is the other party to the transactions described above,
shall have by supplemental indenture in a form substantially similar to EXHIBIT
F hereto confirmed that its Notes Guarantee shall apply to the Company's or the
surviving Person's obligations under this Indenture and the Notes; and the
Company delivers an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the
Trustee, stating (A) that the proposed transaction and supplemental indenture
comply with this Indenture and (B) that the Trustee shall be entitled to
conclusively rely upon such Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.
SECTION 5.02. SUCCESSOR CORPORATION SUBSTITUTED.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer,
lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof, the successor corporation
formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to
which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is
made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date
of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the
provisions of this Indenture referring to the "Company" shall refer instead to
the successor corporation and not to the Company), and shall exercise every
right and power of the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if
such successor Person had been named as the Company herein; PROVIDED, that, (i)
solely for the purposes of computing Consolidated Net Income for purposes of
clause (b) of the first paragraph of Section 4.07 hereof, the Consolidated Net
Income of any person other than the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be
included only for periods subsequent to the effective time of such merger,
consolidation, combination or transfer of assets; and (ii) in the case of any
sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance, or other disposition of less than
all of the assets of the predecessor Company, the predecessor Company shall not
be released or discharged from the obligation to pay the principal of or
interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
Each of the following constitutes an "Event of Default":
(i) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on, or
Liquidated Damages, if any, with respect to the Notes (whether
or not prohibited by Article 12 hereof);
(ii) default in payment when due of principal of or premium, if any,
on the Notes (whether or not prohibited by Article 12 hereof);
(iii) failure by the Company or any Subsidiary to comply with the
provisions described under Sections 3.09, 4.07, 4.09, 4.10 or
4.13 hereof;
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(iv) failure by the Company for 60 days after notice to comply with
its other agreements in this Indenture or the Notes;
(v) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which
there may be issued or by which there may be secured or
evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) whether such
Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the
date hereof, which default (a) is caused by a failure to pay
principal of or premium, if any, or interest on such
Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period
provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default and
the aggregate amount of such principal, premium and interest
that has not been paid exceeds $5.0 million (a "PAYMENT
DEFAULT") or (b) results in the acceleration of such
Indebtedness prior to its express maturity and, in each case,
the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the
principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which
there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has
been so accelerated, aggregates $5.0 million or more;
(vi) failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to pay final
judgments aggregating in excess of $5.0 million, which judgments
are not paid, discharged or stayed within 60 days after their
entry;
(vii) the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any group of
Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any
Bankruptcy Law:
(i) commences a voluntary case,
(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in
an involuntary case in which it is the debtor,
(iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for
all or substantially all of its property,
(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, or
(v) admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts
as the same become due;
(viii) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree
under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(i) is for relief against the Company, any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, in an involuntary
case in which it is the debtor,
(ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company, any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or for all or
substantially all of the property of the Company, any of its
Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that
taken, taken together, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary, or
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(iii) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries,
and the order or decree contemplated in clauses (i), (ii) or
(iii), remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days;
or
(ix) any Notes Guarantee shall be held in any judicial proceeding to
be unenforceable or invalid or shall cease for any reason to be
in full force and effect or any Guarantor, or any Person acting
on behalf of any Guarantor, shall deny or disaffirm its
obligations under its Notes Guarantee.
To the extent that the last day of the period referred to in clauses
(i), (iii), (iv) or (vi) of the immediately preceding paragraph is not a
Business Day, then the first Business Day following such day shall be deemed to
be the last day of the period referred to in such clauses. Any "day" will be
deemed to end as of 11:59 p.m.,
New York City time,
SECTION 6.02. ACCELERATION.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with respect to
the Company specified in clauses (vii) and (viii) of Section 6.01 hereof) occurs
and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the unpaid principal of,
premium, if any, interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on all the Notes to be
due and payable by notice in writing to the Company (and the Trustee, if given
by the Holders) specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a
"notice of acceleration" (the "ACCELERATION NOTICE"), and the same shall become
immediately due and payable; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, so long as any
Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to the New Credit Agreement shall
be outstanding, no such acceleration shall be effective until the earlier of (i)
acceleration of any such Indebtedness under the New Credit Agreement or (ii)
five Business Days after the giving of written notice to the Company and the
Representative of such acceleration. If an Event of Default with respect to the
Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken
together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary specified in clauses (vii)
or (viii) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs, all outstanding Notes shall IPSO FACTO
become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act
on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. Holders of the Notes may not enforce
this Indenture or the Notes except as provided herein. In the event of a
declaration of acceleration of the Notes because an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing as a result of the acceleration of any Indebtedness
described in clause (v) of Section 6.01 hereof, the declaration of acceleration
of the Notes shall be automatically annulled if the holders of any Indebtedness
described in such clause (v) have rescinded the declaration of acceleration in
respect of such Indebtedness within 30 days of the date of such declaration and
if (a) the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with
any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, and (b) all
existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal or interest on the
Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of the Notes, have been
cured or waived.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes by written notice to the Trustee may rescind a Default or Event of Default
(except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because
of the acceleration).
In the case of any Event of Default occurring by reason of any willful
action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of the Company with
the intention of avoiding payment of the premium that the Company would have had
to pay if the Company then had elected to redeem the Notes pursuant to the
optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07(a) hereof, an equivalent premium
shall also become and be immediately due and payable to the extent permitted by
law upon the acceleration of the Notes.
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If an Event of Default occurs prior to May 15, 2002, by reason of any willful
action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of the Company with
the intention of avoiding the prohibition on redemption of the Notes prior to
May 15, 2002, then the amount payable in respect of such Notes for purposes of
this paragraph for each of the twelve-month periods beginning on May 15 of the
years indicated below shall be as set forth below, expressed as percentages of
the principal amount that would otherwise be due but for the provisions of this
sentence, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to
the date of payment:
Year Percentage
---- ----------
1997........................................................ 113.834%
1998........................................................ 112.101%
1999........................................................ 110.376%
2000........................................................ 108.647%
2001........................................................ 106.917%
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, premium, if any,
interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes or to enforce the
performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of
the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission
by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note 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. All remedies are
cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
SECTION 6.04. WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS.
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or
exchange for Notes) by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all
of the Notes waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences
hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of
principal of or premium, if any, or interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on
the Notes. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any
Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every
purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
SECTION 6.05. CONTROL BY MAJORITY.
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power
conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that
conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly
prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the
Trustee in personal liability. The Trustee may take any other action which it
deems proper which is not inconsistent with any such direction.
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SECTION 6.06. LIMITATION ON SUITS.
A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture,
the Notes Guarantees or the Notes only if:
(a) the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default or the Trustee receives such notice
from the Company;
(b) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to
pursue the remedy;
(c) such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes offer and, if
requested, provide to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the
Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
(d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days
after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested,
the provision of indemnity; and
(e) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a
direction inconsistent with the request.
A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of
another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another
Holder of a Note.
SECTION 6.07. RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF NOTES TO RECEIVE PAYMENT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any
Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, interest, and
Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Note, on or after the respective due dates
expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), 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{i) or (ii) hereof
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its
own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole
amount of principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest
remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the
extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover
the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
SECTION 6.09. TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM.
The Trustee is authorized to 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 (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the
Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company
(or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall
be entitled and empowered to participate as a member, voting or otherwise, of
any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter and to collect,
receive and distribute any money or other securities or property payable or
deliverable upon the
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conversion or exchange of the Notes or on any such claims and any custodian in
any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such
payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the
making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any
amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the
Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents
and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out
of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of
the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all
distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the
Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or
under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. 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, 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 pursuant to this Article 6, it shall
pay out the money in the following order:
FIRST: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under
Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expense and
liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and
expenses of collection;
SECOND: to holders of Senior Debt and Guarantor Senior Debt to the
extent required by Article 10 or Article 12 hereof;
THIRD: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for
principal, premium, if any, interest, and Liquidated Damages, if any, ratably,
without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and
payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, interest, and Liquidated
Damages, if any, respectively;
FOURTH: without duplication, to the Holders for any other Obligations
owing to the Holders under this Indenture and the Notes; and
FIFTH: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent
jurisdiction shall direct.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to
Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.
SECTION 6.11. UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by
it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party
litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the
court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to
the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.
This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of
a Note pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.
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ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. DUTIES OF TRUSTEE.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing of which
it has knowledge, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights
and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same
degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent man would
exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his
own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by
the express provisions of this Indenture or the TIA and
the Trustee need perform only those duties that are
specifically set forth in this Indenture or the TIA and
no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall
be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) 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, but shall not be
obligated to verify the contents thereof.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own
willful misconduct, except that:
(i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph
(b) of this Section 7.01;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer,
unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in
ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(iii) 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 hereof.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of
this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject
to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 7.01.
(e) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to
expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee
shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and
powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders,
unless such Holder shall have offered to the Trustee security
and indemnity satisfactory to it (including, in the Trustee's
discretion, payment in cash) against any loss, liability or
expense, including reasonable attorney's fees that might be
incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
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(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money
received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with
the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be
segregated from other funds except to the extent required by
law.
SECTION 7.02. RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.
(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely on the truth of the statements
and correctness of the opinions contained in, and shall be
protected from acting or refraining from acting upon, any
document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or
presented by the proper Person. The Trustee 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 or both. The
Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith in reliance on such Officers' Certificate or
Opinion of Counsel. Prior to taking, suffering or admitting any
action, the Trustee may consult with counsel of the Trustee's
own choosing and the written advice of such counsel or any
Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
protection from liability in respect of any action taken,
suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
reliance thereon.
(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and 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 that it believes to be authorized or
within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any
demand, request, direction or notice from the Company or any
Guarantor shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the
Company or Guarantor, as applicable.
(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request
or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders shall
have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity
satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and
liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such
request or direction.
(g) The Trustee shall receive and retain financial reports and
statements of the Company and Guarantors, as provided herein,
but it shall have no duty to review or analyze such statements
or reports to determine compliance with covenants or other
obligations of the Company or Guarantors, as applicable.
(h) The Trustee shall not be bound to ascertain or inquire as to the
performance or observance of any covenants, conditions or
agreements on the part of the Company or the Guarantors, except
as set forth herein, but the Trustee may require of the Company
and the Guarantors full information and advice as to performance
of the aforesaid covenants, conditions and agreements.
SECTION 7.03. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner
of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company, the Guarantors or any
Affiliate of the Company or any Guarantor with the
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same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the
Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within
90 days, apply to the Commission for permission to continue as Trustee or
resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is
also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.
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, the Notes Guarantees or the
Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company's use of the proceeds from
the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company's direction under
any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or
application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee,
and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any
statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the
Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of
authentication.
SECTION 7.05. NOTICE OF DEFAULTS.
If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is
known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to Holders
of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it
occurs. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment on any
Note pursuant to Section 6.01(i) or (ii) hereof, 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 the Holders of the
Notes. The Trustee shall not be required to take notice or be deemed to have
notice of any Default hereunder except failure by the Company to cause to be
made any of the payments to the Trustee required to be made, or an Event of
Default of which the Trustee has actual knowledge, unless the Trustee shall have
been specifically notified in writing of such Default by the Company or the
Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes.
SECTION 7.06. REPORTS BY TRUSTEE TO HOLDERS OF THE NOTES.
Within 60 days after each March 15 beginning with the March 15 following
the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the
Trustee shall mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such
reporting date that complies with TIA Section 313(a) (but if no event described
in TIA Section 3l3(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the
reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply
with TIA Section 313(b). The Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as
required by TIA Section 313(c).
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Notes
shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the Commission and each stock
exchange on which the Company has informed the Trustee in writing the Notes are
listed in accordance with TIA Section 313(d). The Company shall promptly notify
the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting
thereof.
SECTION 7.07. COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY.
The Company and the Guarantors shall pay to the Trustee from time to
time reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services
hereunder. To the extent permitted by law, 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 promptly upon request for all reasonable
disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the
compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable
compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee's agents and counsel.
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The Company and the Guarantors shall indemnify the Trustee against any
and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this
Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against
the Company and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) and defending
itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, the Guarantors or any
Holder or any other person) or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder except to the extent any
such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence or bad
faith. The Trustee shall notify the Company and the Guarantors promptly of any
claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the
Company and the Guarantors shall not relieve the Company and the Guarantors of
its obligations hereunder. The Company and the Guarantors shall defend the claim
and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate
counsel and the Company and the Guarantors shall pay the reasonable fees and
expenses of such counsel. The Company and the Guarantors need not pay for any
settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section
7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
To secure the Company's and the Guarantors' payment obligations in this
Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or
property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay
principal, interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on particular Notes. Such
Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the
resignation or removal of the Trustee.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.0l(vii) or (viii) hereof occurs, the expenses and
the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents
and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any
Bankruptcy Law.
The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA Section 313(b)(2) to
the extent applicable.
SECTION 7.08. REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE.
A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor
Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee's acceptance of
appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.
The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the
trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so
notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the
Trustee if:
(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;
(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order
for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any
Bankruptcy Law;
(c) a Custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its
property; or
(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
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If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the
office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor
Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a
successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the
retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or
the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor Trustee.
If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder of a Note who has
been a Holder of a Note for at least six months, fails to comply with Section
7.10 hereof, such Holder of a Note may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of 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 the duties of the
Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its
succession to the Holders of the Notes. The retiring Trustee shall promptly
transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, PROVIDED
that all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the
Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the
Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company's obligations under Section
7.07 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
SECTION 7.09. SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC.
If the Trustee or any Agent consolidates, merges or converts into, or
transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another
corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the
successor Trustee or any Agent, as applicable.
SECTION 7.10. ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION.
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or
of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate
trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state
authorities. The Trustee and its direct parent shall at all times have a
combined capital surplus of at least $50.0 million as set forth in its most
recent annual report of condition.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the
requirements of TIA Section 310(a)(l), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to
TIA Section 310(b).
SECTION 7.11. PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE COMPANY.
The Trustee is subject to 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 therein.
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ARTICLE 8
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
SECTION 8.01. OPTION TO EFFECT LEGAL DEFEASANCE OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
The Company and the Guarantors may, at the option of their respective
Boards of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers'
Certificate, at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be
applied to all outstanding Notes and Notes Guarantees upon compliance with the
conditions set forth below in this Article 8.
SECTION 8.02. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE.
Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company and each Guarantor shall, subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be
deemed to have been discharged from their respective obligations with respect to
all outstanding Notes and Notes Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth
below are satisfied (hereinafter, "LEGAL DEFEASANCE"). For this purpose, Legal
Defeasance means that the Company and each Guarantor shall be deemed to have
paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes
and Notes Guarantees, which shall thereafter be deemed to be "outstanding" only
for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture
referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all their respective
other obligations under such Notes and Notes Guarantees and this Indenture (and
the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute
proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions
which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the
rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on
such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to in Section
8.04(a); (b) the Company's obligations with respect to such Notes under Sections
2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.10 and 4.02 hereof; (c) the rights,
powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee including without
limitation thereunder Section 7.07, 8.05 and 8.07 hereof and the Company's
obligations in connection therewith and (d) the provisions of this Article 8.
Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option
under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under
Section 8.03 hereof.
SECTION 8.03. COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company and each Guarantor shall, subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be
released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 3.09,
4.05, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, and 12.01
hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes and Notes Guarantees on and after
the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, "COVENANT
DEFEASANCE"), and the Notes and Notes Guarantees shall thereafter be deemed not
"outstanding" for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration
or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such
covenants, but shall continue to be deemed "outstanding" for all other purposes
hereunder (it being understood that such Notes and Notes Guarantees shall not be
deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant
Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes and Notes
Guarantees, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may omit to comply with and
shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set
forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any
reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in
any such covenant to any other provision herein
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or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a
Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as
specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes and Notes
Guarantees shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company's exercise
under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections
6.01(i) through 6.01(vi) and Section 6.01(ix) hereof shall not constitute Events
of Default.
SECTION 8.04. CONDITIONS TO LEGAL OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
The following shall be the conditions to the application of either
Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof to the outstanding Notes and Notes Guarantees:
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance:
(a) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust,
for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, (i) cash in United
States dollars, (ii) non-callable Government Securities or (iii)
a combination thereof, in such amounts as shall be sufficient,
in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent
public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge the principal of,
premium, if any, interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the
outstanding Notes on the stated maturity or on the applicable
redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must
specify whether the Notes are being defeated to maturity or to a
particular redemption date;
(b) in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee confirming that (A) the Company has received from, or
there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a
ruling or (B) since the date hereof, there has been a change in
the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the
effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall
confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes shall not
recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes
as a result of such Legal Defeasance and shall be subject to
federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and
at the same time as would have been the case if such Legal
Defeasance had not occurred;
(c) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes
shall not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax
purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and shall be
subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same
manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such
Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default of
Event or Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be
applied to such deposit);
(e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in
a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any
material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;
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(f) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that after the 91st day following the
deposit, the trust funds shall not be subject to the effect of
any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar
laws affecting creditors' rights generally;
(g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company
with the intent of preferring the Holders of Notes over the
other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating,
hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the
Company or others;
(h) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent provided for relating to the Legal
Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with;
and
(i) the Trustee shall have received such other documents and
assurances as the Trustee shall have reasonably required.
SECTION 8.05. DEPOSITED MONEY AND GOVERNMENT SECURITIES TO BE HELD IN TRUST;
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and non-callable Government
Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other
qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the
"TRUSTEE") pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes
shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the
provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or
through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the
Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to
become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, but such money need not be segregated from other
funds except to the extent required by law.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or
other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government
Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and
interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other
charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.
Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee
shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the written request
of the Company and be relieved of all liability with respect to any money or
non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof
which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public
accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the
Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(a) hereof), are
in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to
effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
SECTION 8.06. REPAYMENT TO THE COMPANY.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held
by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any,
interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on any Note and remaining unclaimed for
one year after such principal, and premium, if any, or interest or Liquidated
Damages, if any, has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its
written request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such
trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general
creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all
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liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money,
and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required
to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be
published once, in the
New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national
edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date
specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such
notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining
shall be repaid to the Company.
SECTION 8.07. REINSTATEMENT.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States
dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or
8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court
or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such
application, then the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this
Indenture, the Notes and the Notes Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as
though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until
such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in
accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if
any, interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on any Note following the
reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights
of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the
Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
SECTION 9.01. WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF THE NOTES.
Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, without the consent of
any Holder of Notes the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this
Indenture, the Notes or the Notes Guarantees:
(a) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(b) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place
of certificated Notes;
(c) to provide for the assumption of the Company's or a Guarantor's
obligations to the Holders of Notes in the case of a merger, or
consolidation pursuant to Article 5 or Article 12 hereof, as
applicable;
(d) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or
benefits to the Holders of Notes or that does not adversely
affect the legal rights hereunder of any such Holder;
(e) to comply with requirements of the Commission in order to effect
or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
or
(f) to allow any Guarantor to guarantee the Notes.
Upon the written request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of
its Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the execution of any such
amended or supplemental Indenture, and upon receipt
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by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.06 hereof, the Trustee
shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended
or supplemental Indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture
and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be
therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such
amended or supplemental Indenture that affects its own rights, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
SECTION 9.02. WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF NOTES.
Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, this Indenture, the Notes
or the Notes Guarantees may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding
(including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase
of, or tender offer or exchange offer, for Notes), and, subject to any existing
Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the
payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest or Liquidated
Damages, if any, on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an
acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this
Indenture, the Notes or the Notes Guarantees may be waived with the consent of
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
(including consents obtained in connection with or a tender offer or exchange
offer for the Notes).
Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board
of Directors of the Company authorizing the execution of any such amended or
supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence
satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid,
and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.06
hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the
execution of such amended or supplemental Indenture unless such amended or
supplemental indenture affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities
under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may, but shall not
be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under
this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or
waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance
thereof. After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02
becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of each Note affected
thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any
failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not,
however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or
supplemental Indenture or waiver.
Subject to Sections 6.02, 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may waive
compliance in a particular instance by the Company or the Guarantors with any
provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Notes Guarantees. However, without
the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment, or waiver may not (with
respect to any Note or Notes Guarantee held by a non-consenting Holder):
(a) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent
to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(b) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note
or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption of the
Notes (other than provisions relating to Sections 3.09, 4.10 and
4.13 hereof) in a manner adverse to the Holders of the Notes;
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(c) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest or
Liquidated Damages, if any, on any Note;
(d) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal
of or premium, if any, or interest or Liquidated Damages, if
any, on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the
Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes and a waiver of the payment
default that resulted from such acceleration);
(e) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the
Notes;
(f) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 hereof;
(g) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other than
a payment required by Section 4.10 or 4.13 hereof); or
(h) make any change in the amendment and waiver provisions of this
Article 9.
In addition, any amendment to the provision of Article 10 or Article 12
of this Indenture shall require the consent of the Holders of at least 75% in
aggregate amount of Notes the outstanding (including consents obtained in
connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Notes) if such
amendment would adversely affect the rights of the Holders of Notes.
SECTION 9.03. COMPLIANCE WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT.
Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture, the Notes Guarantees or
the Notes shall be set forth in a amended or supplemental Indenture that
complies with the TIA as then in effect.
SECTION 9.04. REVOCATION AND EFFECT OF CONSENTS.
Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to
it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder and every
subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as
the consenting Holder's Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any
Note. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the
consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation
before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective. An
amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms
and thereafter binds every Holder.
The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for
determining which Holders of the Notes must consent to such amendment,
supplement or waiver. If the Company fixes a record date, the record date shall
be fixed at (i) the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such
consent or the date of the most recent list of Holders of Notes furnished for
the Trustee prior to such solicitation pursuant to Section 2.05 hereof or (ii)
such other date as the Company shall designate.
SECTION 9.05. NOTATION ON OR EXCHANGE OF NOTES.
The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment,
supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in
exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall authenticate new Notes
that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.
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Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not
affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
SECTION 9.06. TRUSTEE TO SIGN AMENDMENTS, ETC.
The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized
pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely
affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Company
and the Guarantors may not sign an amendment or supplemental Indenture until
their respective Boards of Directors approve it. In signing or refusing to sign
any amended or supplemental indenture the Trustee shall be entitled to receive
and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) shall be fully protected in relying upon,
in addition to the documents required by Section 13.04 hereof, an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended
or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, that it
is not inconsistent herewith, and that it will be valid and binding upon the
Company and the Guarantors in accordance with its terms.
ARTICLE 10
SUBORDINATION
SECTION 10.01. AGREEMENT TO SUBORDINATE.
The Company agrees, and each Holder by accepting a Note agrees, that the
Subordinated Note Obligations shall be subordinated in right of payment, to the
extent and in the manner provided in this Article 10, to the prior payment in
full in cash or cash equivalents of all Senior Debt, whether outstanding on the
date hereof or thereafter incurred.
The provisions of this Article 10 shall constitute a continuing offer to
all Persons that, in reliance upon such provisions, become holders or, or
continue to hold Senior Debt; such provisions are made for the benefit of
holders of Senior Debt and they or each of them may enforce the rights of
holders of Senior Debt hereunder, subject to the terms and provisions hereof.
SECTION 10.02. LIQUIDATION; DISSOLUTION; BANKRUPTCY.
Upon any distribution to creditors of the Company in a liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
receivership or similar proceeding relating to the Company or its property, an
assignment for the benefit of creditors or any marshalling of the Company's
assets and liabilities:
(a) the holders of Senior Debt will be entitled to receive payment in
full in cash or cash equivalents of all Obligations due in respect of such
Senior Debt (including interest after the commencement of any such proceeding at
the rate specified in the applicable Senior Debt) before the Holders of Notes
will be entitled to receive any payment with respect to the Subordinated Note
Obligations (except that Holders of Notes may receive Permitted Junior
Securities and payments made from the trust created pursuant to Article 8
hereof); and
(b) until all Obligations with respect to Senior Debt are paid in full
in cash or cash equivalents, any distribution to which the Holders of Notes
would be entitled shall be made to the holders of Senior Debt (except that
Holders of Notes may receive Permitted Junior Securities and payments made from
the trust created pursuant to Article 8 hereof).
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SECTION 10.03. DEFAULT ON DESIGNATED SENIOR DEBT.
The Company also may not make any payment upon or in respect of the
Notes (except that Holders of Notes may receive Permitted Junior Securities and
payments made from the trust created pursuant to Article 8 hereof) if:
(i) a default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any,
or interest on, or commitment fees relating to, any Designated
Senior Debt occurs and is continuing beyond any applicable
period of grace; or
(ii) any other default occurs and is continuing with respect to
Designated Senior Debt that permits holders of the Designated
Senior Debt as to which such default relates to accelerate its
maturity and the Trustee receives a notice of such default (a
"PAYMENT BLOCKAGE NOTICE") from the Company or a Representative
with respect to such Designated Senior Debt. Payments on the
Notes may and shall be resumed (a) in the case of a payment
default, upon the date on which such default is cured or waived
and (b) in case of a nonpayment default, the earlier of the date
on which such nonpayment default is cured or waived or 179 days
after the date on which the applicable Payment Blockage Notice
is received, unless the maturity of any Designated Senior Debt
has been accelerated. No new period of payment blockage may be
commenced unless and until 360 days have elapsed since the
effectiveness of the immediately prior payment Blockage Notice.
No nonpayment default that existed or was continuing on the date
of delivery of any Payment Blockage Notice to the Trustee shall
be, or be made, the basis for a subsequent Payment Blockage
Notice unless such default shall have been cured or waived for a
period of not less than 90 days.
The Company may and shall resume payments on the Notes:
(a) in the case of a payment default described in clause (i)
above, upon the date on which such default is cured or
waived, and
(b) in case of a nonpayment default described in clause (ii)
above, the earlier of the date on which such nonpayment
default is cured or waived or 179 days after the date on
which the applicable Payment Blockage Notice is
received, unless the maturity of any Designated Senior
Debt has been accelerated.
SECTION 10.04. ACCELERATION OF NOTES.
The Company shall provide the names of the Representatives of the Senior
Debt to the Trustee; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the failure to provide such notice
shall not prejudice any of the rights hereunder of the holders of Senior Debt.
SECTION 10.05. WHEN DISTRIBUTION MUST BE PAID OVER.
In the event that the Trustee receives any payment of any Obligations
with respect to the Subordinated Note Obligations at a time when the Trustee has
received written notice at least two Business Days prior to such payment is
prohibited by Section 10.02 or 10.03 hereof, such payment shall be held by the
Trustee, for the benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and delivered,
upon written request to, the holders of Senior Debt as their interest may appear
or their Representative under the indenture or other agreement (if any) pursuant
to which Senior Debt may have been issued, as their interest may appear, for
application to the payment of all Obligations with respect to Senior Debt
remaining
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unpaid to the extent necessary to pay such Obligations in full in accordance
with their terms, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution
to or for the holders of Senior Debt.
In the event that any Holder receives any payment of any Obligations
with respect to the Subordinated Note Obligations at a time when such payment is
prohibited by Section 10.02 or 10.03 hereof, such payment shall be held by such
Holder, in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and
delivered, upon written request to, the holders of Senior Debt as their interest
may appear or their Representative under the indenture or other agreement (if
any) pursuant to which Senior Debt may have been issued, as their interest may
appear, for application to the payment of all Obligations with respect to Senior
Debt remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay such Obligations in full in
accordance with their terms, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or
distribution to or for the holders of Senior Debt.
With respect to the holders of Senior Debt, the Trustee undertakes to
perform only such obligations on the part of the Trustee as are specifically set
forth in this Article 10, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect
to the holders of Senior Debt shall be read into this Indenture against the
Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the
holders of Senior Debt, and shall not be liable to any such holders if the
Trustee shall pay over or distribute to or on behalf of Holders or the Company
or any other Person money or assets to which any holders of Senior Debt shall be
entitled by virtue of this Article 10, except if such payment is made as a
result of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Trustee.
SECTION 10.06. NOTICE BY COMPANY.
The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent of
any facts known to the Company that would cause a payment of any Obligations
with respect to the Subordinated Note Obligations to violate this Article 10,
but failure to give such notice shall not affect the subordination of the
Subordinated Note Obligations to the Senior Debt as provided in this Article 10.
SECTION 10.07. SUBROGATION.
After all Senior Debt is paid in full in cash or cash equivalents and
until the Notes are paid in full, Holders shall be subrogated (equally and
ratably with all other Indebtedness PARI PASSU with the Notes) to the rights of
holders of Senior Debt to receive distributions applicable to Senior Debt to the
extent that distributions otherwise payable to the Holders have been applied to
the payment of Senior Debt. A distribution made under this Article 10 to holders
of Senior Debt that otherwise would have been made to Holders is not, as between
the Company and Holders, a payment by the Company on the Senior Debt.
SECTION 10.08. RELATIVE RIGHTS.
This Article 10 defines the relative rights of the Holders and holders
of Senior Debt. Nothing in this Indenture shall:
(i) impair, as between the Company and the Holders, the obligation
of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay
principal of, premium, if any, interest and Liquidated Damages,
if any, on the Notes in accordance with their terms;
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(ii) affect the relative rights of Holders and creditors of the
Company other than their rights in relation to holders of Senior
Debt; or
(iii) prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising its available
remedies upon a Default or an Event of Default, subject to the
rights of holders and owners of Senior Debt to receive
distributions and payments otherwise payable to Holders.
If the Company fails because of this Article 10 to pay principal of,
premium, if any, interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on a Note on the due
date, the failure is nevertheless a Default or an Event of Default.
SECTION 10.09. SUBORDINATION MAY NOT BE IMPAIRED BY COMPANY.
No right of any holder of Senior Debt to enforce the subordination of
the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes shall be prejudiced or impaired by any
act or failure to act by the Company or any Holder or by the failure of the
Company or any Holder to comply with this Indenture.
SECTION 10.10. DISTRIBUTION OR NOTICE TO REPRESENTATIVE.
Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of
Senior Debt, the distribution may be made and the notice given to their
Representative.
Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in
this Article 10, the Trustee and the Holders shall be entitled to rely upon any
order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction or upon any
certificate of such Representative or of the liquidating trustee or agent or
other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders for the
purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such
distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt and other Indebtedness of the
Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or
distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 10.
SECTION 10.11. RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE AND PAYING AGENT.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 10 or any other provision
of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the
existence of any facts that would prohibit the making of any payment or
distribution by the Trustee, and the Trustee and the Paying Agent may continue
to make payments on the Notes, unless the Trustee shall have received at its
Corporate Trust Office at least two Business Days prior to the date of such
payment written notice that the payment of any Obligations with respect to the
Notes would violate this Article 10, PROVIDED that this Section 10.11 shall not
limit or modify the rights of holders of Senior Debt to recover any such
payments from the Holders of the Notes pursuant to Sections 10.02, 10.03 and/or
10.05. Only the Company or a Representative may give such notice. Nothing in
this Article 10 shall impair the claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or
pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior Debt
with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the
same with like rights.
SECTION 10.12. AUTHORIZATION TO EFFECT SUBORDINATION.
Each Holder of a Note by the Holder's acceptance thereof authorizes and
directs the Trustee on the Holder's behalf to take such action as may be
necessary or appropriate to effectuate the
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subordination as provided in this Article 10, and appoints the Trustee to act as
the Holder's attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. If the Trustee does
not file a proper proof of claim or proof of debt in the form required in any
proceeding referred to in Section 6.01 (vii) and (viii) and Section 6.09 hereof
at least 30 days before the expiration of the time to file such claim, each
Representative of Designated Senior Debt is hereby authorized to file an
appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders of the Notes.
SECTION 10.13. AMENDMENTS.
Any amendment to the provisions of this Article 10 shall require the
consent of the Holders of at least 75% in aggregate amount of Notes then
outstanding if such amendment would adversely affect the rights of the Holders
of Notes.
SECTION 10.14. NO WAIVER OF SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS.
(a) No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Debt to
enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be
prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such
holder.
(b) Without in any way limiting the generality of paragraph (a) of this
Section, the holders of Senior Debt may, at any time and from time to time,
without the consent of or notice to the Trustee or the Holders, without
incurring responsibility to the Holders of the Notes and without impairing or
releasing the subordination provided in this Article or the obligations
hereunder of the Holders to the holders of Senior Debt, do any one or more of
the following: (1) change the manner, place or terms of payment or extend the
time of payment of, or renew or alter, any Senior Debt or any instrument
evidencing the same or any agreement under which Senior Debt is outstanding; (2)
sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged
or otherwise securing Senior Debt; (3) release any Person liable in any manner
for the collection of Senior Debt; and (4) exercise or refrain from exercising
any rights against the Company and any other Person.
SECTION 10.15. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Section 10, the terms "DISTRIBUTION" and "PAYMENT"
include payments, distributions and other transfers of assets by or on behalf of
the Company (including redemptions, repurchases or other acquisitions of the
Notes) from any source, of any kind or character, whether direct or indirect, by
set-off or otherwise, whether in cash, property or securities.
ARTICLE 11
GUARANTEE OF NOTES
SECTION 11.01. NOTES GUARANTEE.
Subject to Section 11.05 hereof, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and
severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns,
irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes and
the Obligations of the Company hereunder and thereunder, that: (a) the principal
of, premium, if any, interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes will
be promptly paid in full when due, subject to any applicable grace period,
whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest
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on the overdue principal, premium, if any, (to the extent permitted by law)
interest on any interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes,
and all other payment Obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee
hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in full and performed, all in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (b) in case of any extension
of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other Obligations, the
same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the
terms of the extension or renewal, subject to any applicable grace period,
whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise. Failing
payment when so due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed
for whatever reason the Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to
pay the same immediately. An Event of Default under this Indenture or the Notes
shall constitute an event of default under the Notes Guarantees, and shall
entitle the Holders to accelerate the Obligations of the Guarantors hereunder in
the same manner and to the same extent as the Obligations of the Company. The
Guarantors hereby agree that their Obligations hereunder shall be unconditional,
irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this
Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent
by any Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of
any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other
circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or
defense of a Guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment,
demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or
bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the
Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this
Notes Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the
Obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
if the guarantee of Holdings issued pursuant to the New Credit Agreement is
released. Holdings' Notes Guarantee shall also be released. Such release of
Holdings' Notes Guarantee shall not require any notice or action and shall be
deemed to occur upon the release of Holdings' guarantee issued pursuant to the
New Credit Agreement. If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or
otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors, or any Note Custodian,
Trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the
Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid by the Company or any Guarantor to
the Trustee or such Holder, this Notes Guarantee, to the extent theretofore
discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Each Guarantor agrees
that it shall not be entitled to, and hereby waives, any right of subrogation in
relation to the Holders in respect of any Obligations guaranteed hereby. Each
Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and
the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the
Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof
for the purposes of its Notes Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or
other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations
guaranteed thereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of
such Obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such Obligations (whether or
not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for
the purpose of its Notes Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to seek
contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right
does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Notes Guarantees.
SECTION 11.02. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF NOTES GUARANTEE.
To evidence its Notes Guarantee set forth in Section 11.01 hereof, each
Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Notes Guarantee substantially in
the form of EXHIBIT E hereto shall be endorsed by manual or facsimile signature
by an Officer of such Guarantor on each Note authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee and that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor,
by manual or facsimile signature, by an Officer of such Guarantor.
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Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Notes Guarantee set forth in
Section 11.01 hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any
failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Notes Guarantee.
If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Notes
Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the
Note on which a Notes Guarantee is endorsed, the Notes Guarantee shall be valid
nevertheless.
The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication
thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Notes Guarantee set
forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.
SECTION 11.03. GUARANTORS MAY CONSOLIDATE, ETC., ON CERTAIN TERMS
(a) Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 hereof, nothing contained in
this Indenture shall prohibit a merger between a Guarantor and another Guarantor
or a merger between a Guarantor and the Company.
(b) No Guarantor shall consolidate with or merge with or into (whether
or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) or sell all or substantially all
of its assets to, another corporation. Person or entity whether or not
affiliated with such Guarantor unless, other than with respect to a merger
between a Guarantor and another Guarantor or a merger between a Guarantor and
the Company, (i) subject to the provisions of Section 11.04 hereof, the Person
formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than such
Guarantor) assumes all the Obligations of such Guarantor, pursuant to a
supplemental indenture substantially in the form of EXHIBIT F hereto, under this
Indenture; (ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default
or Event of Default exists; and (iii) except in the case of a merger of a
Guarantor with and into a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Guarantor, the Company
would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant
to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of
Section 4.09 hereof.
(c) In the case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance
and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture,
executed and delivered to the Trustee and substantially in the form of EXHIBIT F
hereto, of the Notes Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual
performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be
performed by the Guarantor, such successor Person shall succeed to and be
substituted for the Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named
herein as a Guarantor; PROVIDED that, solely for purposes of computing
Consolidated Net Income for purposes of clause (b) of the first paragraph of
Section 4.07 hereof, the Consolidated Net Income of any Person other than the
Company and its Subsidiaries shall only be included for periods subsequent to
the effective time of such merger, consolidation, combination or transfer of
assets. Such successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the
Notes Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes issuable hereunder which
theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the
Trustee. All of the Notes Guarantees so issued shall in all respects have the
same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Notes Guarantees
theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture
as though all of such Notes Guarantees had been issued at the date of the
execution hereof.
SECTION 11.04. RELEASES FOLLOWING SALE OF ASSETS.
In the event of (i) a sale or other disposition of all of the assets of
any Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, (ii) a sale or
other disposition of all of the capital stock of any Guarantor or (iii) the
designation of a Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, then such Guarantor
shall be released
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and relieved of any obligations under its Notes Guarantee; PROVIDED that (i) the
Net Proceeds from such sale or other disposition are treated in accordance with
the provisions of Section 4.10 hereof and (ii) the Company is in compliance with
all other provisions of this Indenture applicable to such disposition. Upon
delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers' Certificate to the effect
of the foregoing, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in
order to evidence the release of any Guarantor from its Obligation under its
Notes Guarantee. Any Guarantor not released from its Obligations under its Notes
Guarantee shall remain liable for the full amount of principal of, premium, if
any, interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes and for the other
Obligations of such Guarantor under this Indenture as provided in this Article
11.
SECTION 11.05. LIMITATION ON GUARANTOR LIABILITY.
For purposes hereof, each Guarantor's liability shall be limited to the
lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of the Obligations of the Company under the
Notes and this Indenture and (ii) the amount, if any, which would not have (A)
rendered such Guarantor "insolvent" (as such term is defined in the Bankruptcy
Law and in the Debtor and Creditor Law of the State of New York) or (B) left
such Guarantor with unreasonably small capital at the time its Notes Guarantee
of the Notes was entered into; PROVIDED that, it will be a presumption in any
lawsuit or other proceeding in which a Guarantor is a party that the amount
guaranteed pursuant to the Notes Guarantee is the amount set forth in clause (i)
above unless any creditor, or representative of creditors of such Guarantor, or
debtor in possession or trustee in bankruptcy of the Guarantor, otherwise proves
in such a lawsuit that the aggregate liability of the Guarantor is the amount
set forth in clause (ii) above. In making any determination as to solvency or
sufficiency of capital of a Guarantor in accordance with the previous sentence,
the right of such Guarantor to contribution from other Guarantors, and any other
rights such Guarantor may have, contractual or otherwise, shall be taken into
account.
SECTION 11.06. TRUSTEE TO INCLUDE PAYING AGENT.
In case at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have
been appointed by the Company and be then acting hereunder, the term "Trustee"
as used in this Article 11 shall in each case (unless the context shall
otherwise require) be construed as extending to and including such Paying Agent
within its meaning as fully and for all intents and purposes as if such Paying
Agent were named in this Article 11 in place of the Trustee.
ARTICLE 12
SUBORDINATION OF NOTES GUARANTEE
SECTION 12.01. AGREEMENT TO SUBORDINATE.
The Guarantors agree, and each Holder by accepting a Note agrees, that
all Guarantee Obligations, shall be subordinated in right of payment, to the
extent and in the manner provided in this Article 12, to the prior payment in
full in cash or cash equivalents of all Guarantor Senior Debt, whether
outstanding on the date hereof or thereafter incurred.
The provisions of this Article 12 shall constitute a continuing offer to
all Persons that, in reliance upon such provisions, become holders of, or
continue to hold Guarantor Senior Debt; such provisions are made for the benefit
of holders of Guarantor Senior Debt and they or each of them may
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enforce the rights of holders of Guarantor Senior Debt hereunder, subject to the
terms and provisions hereof.
SECTION 12.02. LIQUIDATION; DISSOLUTION; BANKRUPTCY.
Upon any distribution to creditors of any Guarantor in a liquidation or
dissolution of such Guarantors or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
receivership or similar proceeding relating to such Guarantor or its property,
an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any marshalling of such
Guarantor's assets and liabilities:
(a) the holders of Guarantor Senior Debt of such Guarantor will be
entitled to receive payment in full in cash or cash equivalents of all
Obligations due in respect of such Guarantor Senior Debt (including interest
after the commencement of any such proceeding at the rate specified in the
applicable Guarantor Senior Debt, whether or not such interest is in an allowed
claim under applicable law) before the Holders of Notes will be entitled to
receive any payment under the Notes Guarantee of such Guarantors; and
(b) until all Obligations with respect to Guarantor Senior Debt of any
Guarantor are paid in full in cash or cash equivalents, any distribution under
the Notes Guarantee of such Guarantor to which the Holders of Notes would be
entitled shall be made by such Guarantor to the holders of Guarantor Senior Debt
of such Guarantor (except that Holders of Notes may receive Permitted Junior
Securities and payments made from the trust created pursuant to Article 8
hereof)
SECTION 12.03. DEFAULT ON DESIGNATED GUARANTOR SENIOR DEBT.
No Guarantor may make any payment upon or in respect of such Guarantor's
Notes Guarantee (except that Holders of Notes may receive Permitted Junior
Securities and payments made from the defeasance trust created pursuant to
Article 8 hereof) if:
(i) a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any,
or interest on Designated Guarantor Senior Debt of such
Guarantor occurs and is continuing; or
(ii) any other default occurs and is continuing with respect to
Designated Guarantor Senior Debt of such Guarantor that permits
holders of such Designated Guarantor Senior Debt as to which
such default relates to accelerate its maturity and the Trustee
receives a notice of such default (a "PAYMENT BLOCKAGE NOTICE")
from a Representative with respect to such Designated Guarantor
Senior Debt. Payments on the Notes Guarantees may and shall be
resumed (a) in the case of a payment default, upon the date on
which such default is cured or waived and (b) in case of a
nonpayment default, the earlier of the date on which such
nonpayment default is cured or waived or 179 days after the date
on which the applicable Payment Blockage Notice is received,
unless the maturity of any Designated Guarantor Senior Debt has
been accelerated. No new period of payment blockage may be
commenced unless and until 360 days have elapsed since the
effectiveness of the immediately prior Payment Blockage Notice.
No nonpayment default that existed or was continuing on the date
of delivery of any Payment Blockage Notice to the Trustee shall
be, or be made, the basis for a subsequent Payment Blockage
Notice.
Such Guarantor may and shall resume payments on its Notes Guarantee:
(a) in the case of a payment default described in clause (i)
above, upon the date on which such default is cured or
waived, and
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(b) in case of a nonpayment default described in clause (ii)
above, the earlier of the date on which such nonpayment
default is cured or waived or 179 days after the date on
which the applicable Payment Blockage Notice is
received, unless the maturity of any Designated
Guarantor Senior Debt of such Guarantor has been
accelerated.
SECTION 12.04. ACCELERATION OF NOTES.
The Company shall provide the names of the Representatives of the
Guarantor Senior Debt to the Trustee; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the failure to
provide such notice shall not prejudice any of the rights hereunder of the
holders of Guarantor Senior Debt.
SECTION 12.05. WHEN DISTRIBUTION MUST BE PAID OVER.
In the event that the Trustee receives any payment of any Guarantee
Obligations with respect to a Guarantor at a time when the Trustee has actual
knowledge that such payment is prohibited by Section 12.02 or 12.03 hereof, such
payment shall be held by the Trustee, for the benefit of, and shall be paid
forthwith over and delivered, upon written request to, the holders of Guarantor
Senior Debt of such Guarantor as their interest may appear or their
Representative under the indenture or other agreement (if any) pursuant to which
such Guarantor Senior Debt may have been issued, as their interest may appear,
for application to the payment of all Obligations with respect to such Guarantor
Senior Debt remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay such Obligations in
full in accordance with their terms, after giving effect to any concurrent
payment or distribution to or for the holders of such Guarantor Senior Debt.
In the event that any Holder receives any payment of any Guarantee
Obligations of a Guarantor at a time when such payment is prohibited by Section
12.02 or 12.03 hereof, such payment shall be held by such Holder, in trust for
the benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and delivered, upon written
request to, the holders of Guarantor Senior Debt of such Guarantor as their
interest may appear or their Representative under the indenture or other
agreement (if any) pursuant to which such Guarantor Senior Debt may have been
issued, as their interest may appear, for application to the payment of all
Obligations with respect to such Guarantor Senior Debt remaining unpaid to the
extent necessary to pay such Obligations in full in accordance with their terms,
after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the
holders of such Guarantor Senior Debt.
With respect to the holders of Guarantor Senior Debt, the Trustee
undertakes to perform only such obligations on the part of the Trustee as are
specifically set forth in this Article 12, and no implied covenants or
obligations with respect to the holders of Guarantor Senior Debt shall be read
into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe
any fiduciary duty to the holders of Guarantor Senior Debt, and shall not be
liable to any such holders if the Trustee shall pay over or distribute to or on
behalf of Holders or the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries or any other Person money or
assets to which any holders of Guarantor Senior Debt shall be entitled by virtue
of this Article 12, except if such payment is made as a result of the willful
misconduct or gross negligence of the Trustee.
SECTION 12.06. NOTICE BY GUARANTOR.
Each Guarantor shall promptly notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent of
any facts known to such Guarantor that would cause a payment of any Guarantee
Obligations to violate this Article 12, but failure to give such notice shall
not affect the subordination of the Notes Guarantees to the Guarantor Senior
Debt as provided in this Article 12.
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SECTION 12.07. SUBROGATION.
After all Guarantor Senior Debt is paid in full in cash or cash
equivalents and until the Notes Guarantees are paid in full, Holders shall be
subrogated (equally and ratably with all other Indebtedness PARI PASSU with the
Notes Guarantees) to the rights of holders of Guarantor Senior Debt to receive
distributions applicable to Guarantor Senior Debt to the extent that
distributions otherwise payable to the Holders have been applied to the payment
of Guarantor Senior Debt. A distribution made under this Article 12 to holders
of Guarantor Senior Debt that otherwise would have been made to Holders is not,
as between the Guarantors and Holders, a payment by the Guarantors on the
Guarantor Senior Debt.
SECTION 12.08. RELATIVE RIGHTS.
This Article 12 defines the relative rights of the Holders and holders
of Guarantor Senior Debt. Nothing in this Indenture shall:
(i) impair, as between the Guarantors and the Holders, the
obligation of the Guarantors, which is absolute and
unconditional, to pay principal of, premium, if any, interest
and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes in accordance with
the terms of the Notes Guarantees;
(ii) affect the relative rights of Holders and creditors of the
Guarantors other than their rights in relation to holders of
Guarantor Senior Debt; or
(iii) prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising its available
remedies upon a Default or an Event of Default, subject to the
rights of holders and owners of Guarantor Senior Debt to receive
distributions and payments otherwise payable to Holders.
If any Guarantor fails because of this Article 12 to pay its Guarantee
Obligations in accordance with its Notes Guarantee on the due date, the failure
is nevertheless a Default or an Event of Default.
SECTION 12.09. SUBORDINATION MAY NOT BE IMPAIRED BY GUARANTOR.
No right of any holder of Guarantor Senior Debt to enforce the
subordination of the Guarantee Obligations shall be prejudiced or impaired by
any act or failure to act by the Guarantors or any Holder or by the failure of
the Guarantors or any Holder to comply with this Indenture.
SECTION 12.10. DISTRIBUTION OR NOTICE TO REPRESENTATIVE.
Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of
Guarantor Senior Debt, the distribution may be made and the notice given to
their Representative.
Upon any payment or distribution of assets of a Guarantor referred to in
this Article 12, the Trustee and the Holders shall be entitled to rely upon any
order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction or upon any
certificate of such Representative or of the liquidating trustee or agent or
other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders for the
purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such
distribution, the holders of the Guarantor Senior Debt and other Indebtedness of
such Guarantor, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts
paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this
Article 12.
SECTION 12.11. RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE AND PAYING AGENT.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 12 or any other provision
of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the
existence of any facts that would prohibit the making of any payment or
distribution by the Trustee, and the Trustee and the Paying Agent may continue
to make payments on the Notes Guarantees, unless the Trustee shall have received
at its Corporate Trust Office at least two Business Days prior to the date of
such payment written notice that the payment of any Obligations with respect to
the Notes Guarantees would violate this Article 12. Only the Guarantors or a
Representative may give the notice. Nothing in this Article 12 shall impair the
claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Guarantor
Senior Debt with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent
may do the same with like rights.
SECTION 12.12. AUTHORIZATION TO EFFECT SUBORDINATION.
Each Holder of a Note by the Holder's acceptance thereof authorizes and
directs the Trustee on the Holder's behalf to take such action as may be
necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in this
Article 12, and appoints the Trustee to act as the Holder's attorney-in-fact for
any and all such purposes. If the Trustee does not file a proper proof of claim
or proof of debt in the form required in any proceeding referred to in Section
6.09 hereof at least 30 days before the expiration of the time to file such
claim, a Representative of Designated Guarantor Senior Debt is hereby authorized
to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders of the Notes.
SECTION 12.13. AMENDMENTS.
Any amendment to the provisions of this Article 12 shall require the
consent of the Holders of at least 75% in aggregate amount of Notes then
outstanding if such amendment would adversely affect the rights of the Holders
of Notes.
SECTION 12.14. NO WAIVER OF SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS.
(a) No right of any present or future holder of any Guarantor Senior
Debt to enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be
prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such
holder.
(b) Without in any way limiting the generality of paragraph (a) of this
Section, the holders of Guarantor Senior Debt may, at any time and from time to
time, without the consent of or notice to the Trustee or the Holders, without
incurring responsibility to the Holders of the Notes and without impairing or
releasing the subordination provided in this Article or the obligations
hereunder of the Holders to the holders of Guarantor Senior Debt, do any one or
more of the following: (1) change the manner, place or terms of payment or
extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, any Guarantor Senior Debt or
any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which Guarantor Senior
Debt is outstanding; (2) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any
property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Guarantor Senior Debt; (3)
release any Person liable in any manner for the collection of Guarantor Senior
Debt; and (4) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any
Guarantor and any other Person.
SECTION 12.15. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS,
For purposes of this Section 12, the terms "DISTRIBUTION" and "PAYMENT"
include payments, distributions and other transfers of assets by or on behalf of
any Guarantor (including redemptions,
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repurchases or other acquisitions of the Notes) from any source, of any kind or
character, whether direct or indirect, by set-off or otherwise, whether in cash,
property or securities.
ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 13.01. TRUST INDENTURE ACT CONTROLS.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with
the duties imposed by TIA Section 318(c), the imposed duties shall control.
SECTION 13.02. NOTICES.
Any notice or communication by the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee
to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or mailed by
first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telecopier
or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others' address:
If to the Company or any Guarantor:
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telecopy:
Attention:
With a copy to:
Weil, Gotshal & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
If to the Trustee:
Marine Midland Bank
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration--▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc.
The Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice to the others may
designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or
communications.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to the Trustee or
to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by
hand, if personally delivered; five (5) Business Days
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after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt
acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to
the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.
Any notice or communication to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been
duly given to the Trustee when received at its Corporate Trust Office
(Attention: Corporate Trust Administration--▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc.)
Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class
mail to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or
communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA Section
3l3(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to mail a notice or
communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency
with respect to other Holders.
Except with respect to notices or communications to the Trustee, if a
notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time
prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail
a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
SECTION 13.03. COMMUNICATION BY HOLDERS OF NOTES WITH OTHER HOLDERS OF NOTES.
Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other
Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The
Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of
TIA Section 312(c).
SECTION 13.04. CERTIFICATE AND OPINION AS TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
Upon any request or application by the Company or any Guarantor to the
Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company or such Guarantor
shall furnish to the Trustee:
(a) an Officers' Certificate in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements
set forth in Section 13.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion
of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any,
provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action
have been satisfied; and
(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements
set forth in Section 13.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion
of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants
have been satisfied.
SECTION 13.05. STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OR OPINION.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition
or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided
pursuant to TIA Section 3l4(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA
Section 3l4(e) and shall include:
(a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion
has read such covenant or condition;
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(b) 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;
(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she 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 satisfied; and
(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person,
such condition or covenant has been satisfied.
SECTION 13.06. RULES BY TRUSTEE AND AGENTS.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of
Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set
reasonable requirements for its functions.
SECTION 13.07. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND
STOCKHOLDERS.
No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the
Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations
of the Company under the Notes, any Notes Guarantee, this Indenture or for any
claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their
creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such
liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of
the Notes and the Notes Guarantees.
SECTION 13.08. GOVERNING LAW.
THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO
CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES GUARANTEES AND THE NOTES.
SECTION 13.09. NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or
debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any
such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this
Indenture.
SECTION 13.10. SUCCESSORS.
All agreements of the Company and the Subsidiaries Guarantors in this
Indenture, the Notes and the Notes Guarantees shall bind their respective
successors and assigns. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall
bind its successors and assigns.
SECTION 13.11. SEVERABILITY.
In case any provision in this Indenture, the Notes or in the Notes
Guarantees shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected
or impaired thereby.
SECTION 13.12. COUNTERPART 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.
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SECTION 13.13. TABLE OF CONTENTS, HEADINGS, ETC.
The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the
Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of
reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in
no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
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SIGNATURES
Dated as of May 22, 1997 ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PRESS, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated as of May 22, 1997 ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CORPORATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated as of May 22, 1997 MID-MISSOURI GRAPHICS, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated as of May 22, 1997 ONE THOUSAND REALTY & INVESTMENT COMPANY
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated as of May 22, 1997 MARINE MIDLAND BANK,
as trustee
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Corporate Trust Officer
EXHIBIT A
(Face of Note)
10 3/8% Senior Subordinated [Exchange] Notes due 2007
No. 1 $______________
CUSIP NO._________
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PRESS, INC.
promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, the principal sum of ______
Dollars on May 15, 2007.
Interest Payment Dates: May 15 and November 15
Record Dates: May 1 and November 1
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PRESS, INC.
By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title:
Dated:
This is one of the
Notes referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture:
MARINE MIDLAND BANK,
as Trustee
By:
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(LEGENDS APPEAR ON REVERSE FACE OF NOTE)
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(Back of Note)
10 3/8% Senior Subordinated [Exchange] Notes due 2007
[Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Notes in
definitive form, this Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the
Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to
the Depository or another nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any
such nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of such successor
Depository. Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative
of The Depository Trust Company (55 ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇) ("▇▇▇"),
to the issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment,
and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other
name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment
is made to Cede & Co. or such other entity as may be requested by an authorized
representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL in as much as the registered owner
hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.](1)
[THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS
ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED,
SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN
APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED
HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE
EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT
PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED
HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY
BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1) (a) TO A PERSON
WHO 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, (b) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) OUTSIDE THE
UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (d) IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO
REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY
OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH
SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE
SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN (A)
ABOVE.](2)
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(1). This paragraph should be included only if the Note is issued in global
form.
(2). This paragraph should be removed upon the exchange of Subordinated Notes
for Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer or upon the registration of the
Subordinated Notes pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.
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Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. INTEREST. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc., a Missouri corporation, or its
successor (the "COMPANY"), promises to pay interest on the principal
amount of this Note at the rate of 10 3/8% per annum and shall pay the
Liquidated Damages, if any, payable pursuant to Section 5 of the
Registration Rights Agreement referred to below. The Company will pay
interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, in United States dollars
(except as otherwise provided herein) semi-annually in arrears on May 15
and November 15, commencing November 15, 1997, or if any such day is not
a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an "INTEREST
PAYMENT DATE"). Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid,
from the date of issuance; PROVIDED that if there is no existing Default
or Event of Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is
authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and
the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from
such next succeeding Interest Payment Date, except in the case of the
original issuance of Notes, in which case interest shall accrue from the
date of authentication. The Company shall pay interest (including
post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on
overdue principal at the rate equal to 1.0% per annum in excess of the
then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it
shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding
under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and
Liquidated Damages (without regard to any applicable grace period) at
the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest shall be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT, The Company will pay interest on the Notes (except
defaulted interest) and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the Persons who
are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the May 1 or
November 1 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes
are cancelled after such record date and on or before such Interest
Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.13 of the Indenture with
respect to defaulted interest. The Notes shall be payable as to
principal, premium, if any, interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, at
the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within
or without the City and State of New York, or, at the option of the
Company, payment of interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, may be made
by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the
register of Holders; PROVIDED that payment by wire transfer of
immediately available funds shall be required with respect to principal
of, and interest, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, on, all Global
Notes and, except for payments of principal, on all other Notes the
Holders of which shall have provided written wire transfer instructions
to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin
or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is
legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Marine Midland Bank, the Trustee
under the Indenture, shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The
Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any
Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such
capacity.
4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of
May 22, 1997 ("INDENTURE") among the Company, the Guarantors and the
Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture
and those made a part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb)
(the "TIA"). The
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Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the
Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. The Notes are
general unsecured Obligations of the Company limited to $100,000,000 in
aggregate principal amount, plus amounts, if any, sufficient to pay
premium, if any, interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on outstanding
Notes as set forth in Paragraph 2 hereof.
5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
Except as set forth in the next paragraph, the Notes shall not be
redeemable at the Company's option prior to May 15, 2002. Thereafter,
the Notes shall be subject to redemption at the option of the Company,
in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days'
notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal
amount) set forth below together with accrued and unpaid interest and
any Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon to the applicable redemption
date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on May 15 of
the years indicated below:
YEAR PERCENTAGE
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2002.................................................... 105.188%
2003.................................................... 103.458%
2004.................................................... 101.729%
2005 and thereafter..................................... 100.000%
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to May 15, 2000,
the Company may redeem up to 40% of in aggregate principal amount of
Notes at a redemption price of 109.375% of the principal amount thereof,
plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, thereon, to the
redemption date with the net proceeds of a sale of Equity Interests
(other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company, a capital contribution
to the Company's common equity from Holdings or a repayment of the
Intercompany Note with the net proceeds of a sale of Equity Interests of
Holdings; PROVIDED that at least 60% in aggregate principal amount of
Notes originally issued remain outstanding immediately after the
occurrence of any such redemption; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that such
redemption shall occur within 90 days of the date of the closing of any
such sale or capital contribution.
6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION.
Except as set forth in paragraph 7 below, the Company shall not be
required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with
respect to the Notes.
7. REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder of Notes
will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part
(equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of such Holder's Notes
pursuant to the offer described below (the "CHANGE OF CONTROL OFFER") at
an offer price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any,
thereon, to the date of purchase. Within 10 days following any Change of
Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder describing the
transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control
setting forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer
required by the Indenture.
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(b) When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $5.0 million,
the Company shall offer to all Holders of Notes (an "ASSET SALE OFFER")
to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes that may be purchased
out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash equal to 100% of
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, and
Liquidated Damages thereon, if any, to the date of purchase in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. To the extent
that the aggregate amount of Notes tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale
Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Company may use any
remaining Excess Proceeds for any general corporate purposes. If the
aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by Holders thereof
exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the
Notes to be purchased on a PRO RATA basis.
(c) Holders of the Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase
will receive a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer from the
Company prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such
Notes purchased by completing the form titled "Option of Holder to Elect
Purchase" appearing below.
8. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption shall be mailed at least 30
days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder
whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in
denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in
whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are
to be redeemed. On and after the redemption date, interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, ceases to accrue on the Notes or portions
thereof called for redemption.
9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form
without coupons in initial denominations of $1,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000. The transfer of the Notes may be registered and
the Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar
and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish
appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may
require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted
by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer
of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the
unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, it need not
exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days
before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between
a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.
10. SUBORDINATION. Each Holder by accepting a Note agrees that the payment
of principal of, premium and liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on
each Note is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the
manner provided in Article 10 of the Indenture, to the prior payment in
full of all Senior Debt (whether outstanding on the date of the
Indenture or thereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed), and
the subordination is for the benefit of the holders of Senior Debt.
11. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as
its owner for all purposes.
12. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to the following paragraphs
and the provisions of the Indenture, the Notes and the Notes Guarantees
may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at
least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding
(including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a
purchase of or, tender offer or exchange offer for Notes), and any
existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of
Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any,
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interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes, except a payment
default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or
compliance with any provision of the Indenture, the Notes or the Notes
Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including consents
obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for Notes).
Without the consent of any Holder of Notes, the Company and the
Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture, the Notes Guarantees or
the Notes to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to provide for
uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes,
to provide for the assumption of the Company's or a Guarantor's
obligations to Holders of Notes in the case of a merger or
consolidation, to make any change that would provide any additional
rights or benefits to the Holders of Notes or that does not adversely
affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder, to
comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to effect or
maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture
Act or to allow any Guarantor to guarantee the Notes.
In Addition, any amendment to the provision of Article 10 or Article 12
of the Indenture shall require the consent of the Holders of at least
75% in aggregate amount of Notes then outstanding (including consents
obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the
Notes) if such amendment would adversely affect the rights of the
Holders of Notes.
13. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (i) default for 30
days in the payment when due of interest on or Liquidated Damages, if
any, with respect to the Notes (whether or not prohibited by Article 10
and Article 12 of the Indenture); (ii) default in payment when due of
the principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes (whether or not
prohibited by Article 10 and Article 12 of the Indenture); (iii) failure
by the Company or any Subsidiary to comply with the provisions described
in Sections 3.09, 4.07, 4.09,4.10 or 4.13 of the Indenture; (iv) failure
by the Company or any Subsidiary for 60 days after notice from the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes
then outstanding to comply with its other agreements in the Indenture or
the Notes; (v) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under
which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced
any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of their its
Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now
exists, or is created after the date of the Indenture, which default (a)
is caused by a failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, or
interest on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace
period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default and the
aggregate amount of such principal, premium and interest that has not
been paid exceeds $5.0 million (a "PAYMENT DEFAULT") or (b) results in
the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity and
in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness as to which
a Payment Default shall have occurred, together with the principal
amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a
Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated,
aggregates $5.0 million or more; (vi) failure by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $5.0
million, which judgments are not paid discharged or stayed within 60
days after their entry; (vii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency
with respect to the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any
group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary; and (viii) any Notes guarantee shall be held in
any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or shall cease
for any reason to be in full force and effect or any Guarantor, or any
Person acing on behalf of any Guarantor, shall deny or disaffirm its
obligations under its Notes Guarantee.
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If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable by notice in
writing to the Company and the Trustee specifying the respective Event
of Default and that it is a "notice of acceleration" and the same shall
become immediately due and payable; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, so long as
any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to the New Credit
Agreement shall be outstanding, no such acceleration shall be effective
until the earlier of (i) acceleration of any such Indebtedness under the
New Credit Agreement or (ii) five Business Days after the giving of
written notice to the Company and the Representative of such
acceleration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of
Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with
respect to the Company, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of
Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable without
further action or notice. Holders of the Notes may not enforce the
Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. In the event
of a declaration of acceleration of the notes because an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing as a result of the acceleration
of any Indebtedness described in clause (v) of the preceding paragraph,
the declaration of acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically
annulled if the holders of any indebtedness described in clause (v) have
rescinded the declaration of acceleration in respect of such
Indebtedness within 30 days of the date of such declaration and if (a)
the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with
any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, and (b) all
existing Event of Default, except nonpayment of principal or interest on
the Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of the
Notes, have been cured or waived.
Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its
exercise of any trust or power. The Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by notice to the
Trustee, may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any
existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the
Indenture, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the
payment of interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on, or principal of,
the Notes. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of
any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of
Default relating to the payment of principal, interest or Liquidated
Damages, if any) if it determines that withholding notice is in such
Holders' interest. The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee
annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the
Company is required upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of
Default to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or
Event of Default.
14. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee, in its individual or any
other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform
services for the Company, the Guarantors or their respective Affiliates,
and may otherwise deal with the Company, the Guarantors or their
respective Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
15. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No director, officer, employee, incorporator
or stockholder, of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any
liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under the
Notes, the Indenture or the Notes Guarantees or for any claim based on,
in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each
Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such
liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the
issuance of the Notes and any Notes Guarantee.
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16. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the
manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
17. ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a
Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT
(= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST ( = Custodian), and
U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
18. [ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED SECURITIES. In
addition to the rights provided to Holders of the Notes under the
Indenture, Holders of Transferred Restricted Securities (as defined in
the Registration Rights Agreement) shall have all the rights set forth
in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among
the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchaser (the "REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT").]
19. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee
on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused
CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP
numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to the Holders. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as
printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and
reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed
thereon.
The Company shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without
charge a copy of the Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement.
Requests may be made to:
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Telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: President
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and
transfer this Note to
________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint_________________________________________________________
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute
another to act for him.
________________________________________________________________________________
Date:
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Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on
the face of this Note)
Signature Guarantee:
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant
to Section 4.10 or 4.13 of the Indenture, check the box below:
/ / Section 4.10 / / Section 4.13
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.13 of the Indenture, state the
amount you elect to have purchased: $__________
Date: Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name
appears on the Note)
Tax Identification No.:_____________
Signature Guarantee.
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES(3)
THE FOLLOWING EXCHANGES OF A PART OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE FOR OTHER NOTES HAVE BEEN
MADE:
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Date of Exchange Amount of decrease in Amount of increase in Principal Amount of Signature of authorized
Principal Amount of Principal Amount of this Global Note officer of Trustee or
this Global Note this Global Note following such decrease Note Custodian
(Or increase)
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3. This should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Marine Midland Bank
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: Corporate Trust Administration--
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc.
Re: 10 3/8% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007 OF ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PRESS,
INC.
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of May 22, 1997 (the
"INDENTURE"), between ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc. a Missouri corporation, as issuer
(the "COMPANY"), ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation, a Missouri corporation, as guarantor
("HOLDINGS"), Mid-Missouri Graphics, Inc., a Missouri corporation, as guarantor
("GRAPHICS"), One Thousand Realty & Investment Company, a Missouri corporation,
as guarantor ("REALTY"), and Marine Midland Bank, as trustee. Capitalized terms
used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Indenture.
____________, (the "TRANSFEROR") owns and proposes to transfer the
Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the
principal amount of $____________in such Note[s] or interests (the "TRANSFER"),
to ____________ (the "TRANSFEREE"), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In
connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:
[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
1. / / CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE
144A GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A. The Transfer is
being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"), and,
accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial
interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor
reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or
Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to
which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each
such account is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule
144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is
in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the
United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the
terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note
will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and
in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
2. / / CHECK AND COMPLETE IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL
INTEREST IN THE IAI GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO ANY PROVISION
OF THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A. The Transfer is being effected in
compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in
Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in
accordance
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with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state
of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies
that (check one):
(a) / / such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance
with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
or
(b) / / such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a Subsidiary
thereof;
or
(c) / / such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;
or
(d) / / such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited
Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Rule 144, and the Transferor hereby
further certifies that the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions
applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note or Restricted
Definitive Notes and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which
certification is supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in
the form of EXHIBIT D to the Indenture and (2) an Opinion of Counsel provided by
the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to
this certification), to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the
Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with
the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive
Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the IAI Global Note and/or the Definitive Notes and
in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
3. / / CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN
UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE OR OF AN UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE.
(a) / / CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO RULE 144. (i) The Transfer is being
effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act
and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and
any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and
(ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with
the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive
Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the
Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted
Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
(b) / / CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO OTHER EXEMPTION. (i) The Transfer
is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144 and in
compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii)
the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with
the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive
Note will not be subject to the
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restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on
the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your
benefit and the benefit of the Company.
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[Insert Name of Transferor]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Dated:________, ____
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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following;
[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]
(a) / / a beneficial interest in the:
(i) / / 144A Global Note (CUSIP__________), or
(ii) / / IAI Global Note (CUSIP_______); or
(b) / / a Restricted Definitive Note.
2. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold;
[CHECK ONE]
(a) / / a beneficial interest in the:
(i) / / 144A Global Note (CUSIP_________), or
(ii) / / IAI Global Note (CUSIP_______); or
(iii) / / Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP_______); or
(b) / / a Restricted Definitive Note; or
(c) / / an Unrestricted definitive Note,
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Marine Midland Bank
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: Corporate Trust Administration--
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc.
Re: 10 3/8% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007 OF ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
PRESS, INC.
(CUSIP _____________ )
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of May 22,
1997 (the "INDENTURE"), between ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc. a Missouri corporation,
as issuer (the "COMPANY"), ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation, a Missouri corporation, as
guarantor ("HOLDINGS"), Mid-Missouri Graphics, Inc., a Missouri corporation, as
guarantor ("GRAPHICS"), One Thousand Realty & Investment Company, a Missouri
corporation, as guarantor ("REALTY"), and Marine Midland Bank, as trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to
them in the Indenture.
____________, (the "OWNER") owns and proposes to exchange the
Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of
$_____________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "EXCHANGE"). In connection with
the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:
1. EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN A
RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE FOR UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS
IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE
(a) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A
RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In
connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal
principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is
being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange
has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the
Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"), (iii) the restrictions on
transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in
compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the
United States.
(b) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED
GLOBAL NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of
the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted
Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive
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Note is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such
Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with
the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the
Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being
acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state
of the United States.
(c) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the
Owner's Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest
is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such
Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with
the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the
Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being
acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state
of the United States.
(d) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO
UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Owner's Exchange of a
Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby
certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's
own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance
with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and
pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on
transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the
Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable
blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
2. EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN
RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES FOR RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS
IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES
(a) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A
RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the
Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a
Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby
certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's
own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note
issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in
the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in
the Indenture and the Securities Act.
(b) / / CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange
of the Owner's Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the
[CHECK ONE] / / 144A Global Note, / / IAI Global Note with an equal principal
amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired
for the Owner's own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been
effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the
Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities
Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state
of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance
with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject
to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend
printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the
Securities Act.
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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made
for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.
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[Insert Name of Owner]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Dated: ________, ____
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM
ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Marine Midland Bank
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: Corporate Trust Administration--
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc.
Re: 10 3/8% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007 OF ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
PRESS, INC.
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of May 22,
1997 (the "INDENTURE"), between ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc. a Missouri corporation,
as issuer (the "COMPANY"), ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation, a Missouri corporation, as
guarantor ("HOLDINGS"), Mid-Missouri Graphics, Inc., a Missouri corporation, as
guarantor ("GRAPHICS"), One Thousand Realty & Investment Company, a Missouri
corporation, as guarantor ("REALTY"), and Marine Midland Bank, as trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to
them in the Indenture.
In connection with our proposed purchase of $___________
aggregate principal amount of:
(a) / / a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or
(b) / / a Definitive Note,
we confirm that:
1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes
or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set
forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to
resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in
compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT").
2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have
not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any
interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following
sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we
are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any
interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any subsidiary
thereof, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a
"qualified institutional buyer" (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional
"accredited investor" (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes
(or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the
Company a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and
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an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect
that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) pursuant to the
provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (E) pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide
to any person purchasing the Definitive Note or beneficial interest in a Global
Note from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through
(D) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are
restricted as stated herein.
3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes
or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the
Company such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the
Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with
the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us
will bear a legend to the foregoing effect. We further understand that any
subsequent transfer by us of the Notes or beneficial interest therein acquired
by us must be effected through one of the Placement Agents.
4. We are an institutional "accredited investor" (as
defined in Rule 501(a)(l), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities
Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes,
and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the
economic risk of our or its investment.
5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest
therein purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of
which is an institutional "accredited investor") as to each of which we exercise
sole investment discretion.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and
are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any
interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry
with respect to the matters covered hereby.
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[Insert Name of Accredited Investor]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Dated: ____________, ____
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EXHIBIT E
NOTES GUARANTEE
Subject to Section 11.05 of the Indenture, each Guarantor hereby,
jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors
and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of the Indenture,
the Notes and the Obligations of the Company under the Notes or under the
Indenture, that: (a) the principal of, premium, if any, interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any, on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, subject to
any applicable grace period, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or
otherwise, and interest on overdue principal, premium, if any, (to the extent
permitted by law) interest on any interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if
any, on the Notes and all other payment Obligations of the Company to the
Holders or the Trustee under the Indenture or under the Notes will be promptly
paid in full and performed, all in accordance with the terms thereof; and (b) in
case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such
other payment Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due or
performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, subject to
any applicable grace period, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration,
redemption or otherwise. Failing payment when so due of any amount so guaranteed
or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors will be
jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately.
The obligations of the Guarantor to the Holders and to the Trustee
pursuant to this Notes Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in
Article 11 of the Indenture, and reference is hereby made to such Indenture for
the precise terms of this Notes Guarantee. The terms of Articles 11 of the
Indenture are incorporated herein by reference. This Notes Guarantee is subject
to release as and to the extent provided in Section 11.04 of the Indenture.
This is a continuing Guarantee and shall remain in full force and effect
and shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its respective successors and
assigns to the extent set forth in the Indenture until full and final payment of
all of the Company's Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture and shall
inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the
Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder
or the Trustee, the rights and privileges herein conferred upon that party shall
automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all
subject to the terms and conditions hereof. This is a Notes Guarantee of payment
and not a guarantee of collection.
Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment,
filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the
Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest,
notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Notes Guarantee will
not be discharged except by complete performance of the Obligations contained in
the Notes and the Indenture; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the guarantee of
Holdings issued pursuant to the New Credit Agreement is released, Holdings'
Notes Guarantee shall also be released. Such release of Holdings' Notes
Guarantee shall not require any notice or action and shall be deemed to occur
upon the release of Holdings' guarantee issued pursuant to the New Credit
Agreement.
This Notes Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose
until the certificate of authentication on the Note upon which this Notes
Guarantee is noted shall have been executed by the Trustee under the Indenture
by the manual signature of one of its authorized officers.
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For purposes hereof, each Guarantor's liability shall be limited to the
lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of the Obligations of the Company under the
Notes and the Indenture and (ii) the amount, if any, which would not have (A)
rendered such Guarantor "insolvent" (as such term is defined in the Bankruptcy
Law and in the Debtor and Creditor Law of the State of New York) or (B) left
such Guarantor with unreasonably small capital at the time its Notes Guarantee
of the Notes was entered into; PROVIDED that, it will be a presumption in any
lawsuit or other proceeding in which a Guarantor is a party that the amount
guaranteed pursuant to the Notes Guarantee is the amount set forth in clause (i)
above unless any creditor, or representative of creditors of such Guarantor, or
debtor in possession or trustee in bankruptcy of such Guarantor, otherwise
proves in such a lawsuit that the aggregate liability of the Guarantor is
limited to the amount set forth in clause (ii) above. The Indenture provides
that, in making any determination as to the solvency or sufficiency of capital
of a Guarantor in accordance with the previous sentence, the right of such
Guarantors to contribution from other Guarantors and any other rights such
Guarantors may have, contractual or otherwise, shall be taken into account.
Capitalized terms used herein have the same meanings given in the
Indenture unless otherwise indicated.
Dated as of May 22, 1997 ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CORPORATION
By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated as of May 22, 1997 MID-MISSOURI GRAPHICS, INC.
By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated as of May 22, 1997 ONE THOUSAND REALTY & INVESTMENT COMPANY
By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE"), dated as
of ____________, ___ among ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Press, Inc., a Missouri corporation
(the "Company"), [Guarantor] (the "NEW GUARANTOR"), a subsidiary of the Company
and Marine Midland Bank, as trustee under the indenture referred to below (the
"TRUSTEE"). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the
meaning ascribed to them in the Indenture (as defined below).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the
Trustee an indenture (the "INDENTURE"), dated as of May 22, 1997, providing for
the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000 of 10 3/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "NOTES");
WHEREAS, Article 11 of the Indenture provides that under certain
circumstances the Company may or must cause certain of its subsidiaries to
execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which
such subsidiaries shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company's
Obligations under the Notes pursuant to a Notes Guarantee on the terms and
conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is
authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Company, the New Guarantor and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the
equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without
definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2. AGREEMENT TO NOTES GUARANTEE. The New Guarantor hereby agrees,
jointly and severally with all other Guarantors, to guarantee the Company's
Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in Article 11 of the Indenture and to be bound by all other
applicable provisions of the Indenture.
3. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director,
officer, employee, incorporator, shareholder or agent of any Guarantor, as such,
shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantor
under the Notes, any Notes Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental
Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such
obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and
releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for issuance of the Notes.
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4. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.
5. COUNTERPARTS The parties may sign any number of copies of this
Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them
together represent the same agreement.
6. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
7. THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner
whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental
Indenture or for or in respect of the correctness of the recitals of fact
contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the New Guarantor.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture
to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
Dated: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PRESS, INC.
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By:
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Name:
Title:
Dated: [NAME OF NEW GUARANTOR]
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By:
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Name:
Title:
Dated: MARINE MIDLAND BANK,
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By:
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Name:
Title:
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