D.R. HORTON, INC. AND THE GUARANTORS
PARTY HERETO
2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due
2014
Thirtieth Supplemental
Indenture
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST
COMPANY, LLC,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SCOPE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE; GENERAL;
ADDITIONAL NOTES
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Section 2.01. Certain
Definitions
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Section 2.02. Interpretation
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Section 3.01. Reports by Company
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Section 3.02. Compliance
Certificate
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Section 3.03. Payment of Taxes; Maintenance
of Corporate Existence; Maintenance of Properties
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Section 3.04. Additional
Guarantors
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Section 4.01. Limitations on Mergers,
Consolidations and Sales of Assets
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Section 5.01. Events of Default
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Section 5.02. Acceleration
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Section 5.03. Additional
Interest
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Section 6.01. Conversion
Privilege
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Section 6.02. Conversion
Procedure
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Section 6.03. Increased Conversion Rate
Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with
Make-Whole Fundamental Changes
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Section 6.04. Adjustment of Conversion
Rate
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Section 6.05. Shares to Be Fully
Paid
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Section 6.06. Effect of Reclassification,
Consolidation, Merger or Sale
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Section 6.07. Certain Covenants
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Section 6.08. Responsibility of
Trustee
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Section 6.09. Notice to Holders Prior to
Certain Actions
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Section 6.10. Stockholder Rights
Plans
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Section 6.11. Exchange in Lieu of
Conversion
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REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF
HOLDERS
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Section 7.01. Repurchase of Option of
Holders upon a Fundamental Change
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Section 7.02. Withdrawal of Fundamental
Change Repurchase Notice
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Section 7.03. Deposit of Fundamental Change
Repurchase Price
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Section 8.01. Discharge of the Supplemental
Indenture
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Section 8.02. Application of Trust
Money
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Section 8.03. Repayment to
Company
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Section 8.04. Reinstatement
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Section 9.01. Release of a
Guarantor
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Section 9.02. Guarantors May Consolidate,
etc., on Certain Terms
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AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
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Section 10.01. With Consent of
Holders
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Section 11.01. Calculations
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Section 11.02. Governing Law
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Section 11.03. No Adverse Interpretation of
Other Agreements
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Section 11.04. No Recourse Against
Others
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Section 11.05. Successors and
Assigns
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Section 11.06. Duplicate
Originals
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Section 11.07. Severability
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EXHIBIT A FORM
OF NOTE
EXHIBIT B FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
EXHIBIT C FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION
EXHIBIT D FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE
THIRTIETH
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of May 13, 2009 (“
Supplemental Indenture ”), to the Indenture dated as
of June 9, 1997 (as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time in accordance therewith, the “ Base
Indenture ”), by and among D.R. HORTON, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”), each of the
GUARANTORS (as defined herein) and AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER &
TRUST COMPANY, LLC, formerly known as American Stock Transfer &
Trust Company, as trustee (the “ Trustee
”).
Each party agrees
as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and
ratable benefit of the Holders of Notes (each as defined
herein):
WHEREAS, the
Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee have duly authorized the
execution and delivery of the Base Indenture to provide for the
issuance from time to time of senior debt securities (the “
Securities ”) to be issued in one or more series as in
the Base Indenture provided;
WHEREAS, the
Company and the Guarantors desire and have requested the Trustee to
join them in the execution and delivery of this Supplemental
Indenture in order to establish and provide for the issuance by the
Company of a series of Securities designated as its 2.00%
Convertible Senior Notes due 2014, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Notes
”), guaranteed by the Guarantors, on the terms set forth
herein;
WHEREAS,
Section 2.01 of the Base Indenture provides that a
supplemental indenture may be entered into by the Company, the
Guarantors and the Trustee for such purpose provided certain
conditions are met;
WHEREAS, the
conditions set forth in the Base Indenture for the execution and
delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been complied with;
and
WHEREAS, all
things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid
agreement of the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, in
accordance with its terms, and a valid amendment of, and supplement
to, the Base Indenture have been done;
In consideration
of the premises and the purchase and acceptance of the Notes by the
Holders thereof the Company and the Guarantors mutually covenant
and agree with the Trustee, for the equal and ratable benefit of
the Holders, that the Indenture is supplemented and amended, to the
extent expressed herein, as follows:
Scope of Supplemental Indenture;
General; Additional Notes
The changes,
modifications and supplements to the Base Indenture effected by
this Supplemental Indenture as well as all other provisions of this
Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable only with respect to,
and govern the terms of, the Notes, which shall not be limited in
aggregate principal amount, and shall not apply to any other
Securities that may be issued under the Indenture unless a
supplemental indenture with respect to such other Securities
specifically incorporates such changes, modifications, supplements
and provisions.
Pursuant to this
Supplemental Indenture, there is hereby created and designated a
series of Securities under the Indenture entitled “2.00%
Convertible Senior Notes due 2014.” On the date hereof, an
ini-
tial principal
amount of $500,000,000 of Notes are being issued (the “
Initial Notes ”). The Initial Notes are being issued
at a public offering price equal to 100% of face amount. The Notes
shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto
and will mature and bear interest as provided in such form and have
the other terms and conditions set forth therein, this Supplemental
Indenture and the Base Indenture (to the extent not superseded
hereby). The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the
rate borne by the Notes; it shall pay interest on overdue
installments of interest at the same rate. The Notes shall be
guaranteed by the Guarantors as provided in the form of
Exhibit B hereto and the Indenture. The Trustee will
initially be the Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent for
the Notes.
The Company may,
from time to time and without the consent of the Holders, issue
additional Notes on terms and conditions identical to those of the
Notes, other than with respect to the date of issuance, issue
price, the first Interest Payment Date and the amount of interest
payable on the first Interest Payment Date applicable thereto (the
“ Additional Notes ”), which Additional Notes
shall increase the aggregate principal amount of, and shall be
consolidated and form a single series with, the other Notes,
including the Initial Notes. The Initial Notes and any such
Additional Notes shall vote on all matters, and otherwise be
treated, as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture. If
required, Additional Notes may bear an appropriate legend regarding
original issue discount for federal income tax purposes and may
bear different CUSIP or ISIN numbers.
The following
Sections of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the
Notes:
(a) Article Three
(Redemption); and
(b) Article Eight
(Discharge of Indenture).
For purposes of
Section 11.07 of the Base Indenture, the place of payment of
the Notes shall be deemed to be New York, New York.
Section 2.01.
Certain Definitions .
The following
terms used and defined in the Base Indenture shall not apply to the
Notes:
(a) Restricted
Subsidiary; and
(b) Unrestricted
Subsidiary.
The following
terms have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms used in
this Supplemental Indenture but not defined herein have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Base Indenture. To the
extent terms defined herein differ from the Base Indenture the
terms defined herein will govern.
“
Additional Interest ” means all amounts, if any,
payable pursuant to Section 5.03 hereof.
“
Additional Notes ” has the meaning set forth in
Article One.
“
Bankruptcy Law ” means title 11 of the United States
Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the
relief of debtors.
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“ Base
Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.
“ Board
of Directors ” means the board of directors of the
Company or, other then when used in the definition of
“Fundamental Change” below, any authorized committee
thereof.
“
Business Day ” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking
institutions in Fort Worth, Texas or New York, New York are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
close.
“ Capital
Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all
shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however
designated) of or in such Person’s capital stock or other
equity interests.
“
Capitalized Lease Obligations ” of any Person means
the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a
lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting
purposes in accordance with GAAP.
“ Cash
Settlement Averaging Period ” means, with respect to any
Note surrendered for conversion, the twenty consecutive Trading Day
period beginning on, and including, the third Trading Day
immediately following the Conversion Date for such Note;
provided that, with respect to any Conversion Date occurring
during the period beginning on, and including, the 23rd Scheduled
Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date and ending at
the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day
immediately preceding the Maturity Date, the “Cash Settlement
Averaging Period” means the twenty consecutive Trading Day
period beginning on, and including, the twenty-second Scheduled
Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.
“ close
of business ” means 5:00 p.m. (New York City
time).
“
Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“ Common
Equity ” of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person
that is generally (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) entitled (a) to vote in the election of directors
of such Person or (b) if such Person is not a corporation, to
vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing
body, partners, managers or others that will control the management
or policies of such Person.
“ Common
Stock ” means, subject to Section 6.06, shares of
common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, at the date
of this Supplemental Indenture or shares of any class or classes
resulting from any reclassification or reclassifications thereof
and that have no preference in respect of dividends and of amounts
payable in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company and that are not subject
to redemption by the Company; provided that if at any time
there shall be more than one such resulting class, the shares of
each such class then so issuable shall be substantially in the
proportion that the total number of shares of such class resulting
from all such reclassifications bears to the total number of shares
of all such classes resulting from all such
reclassifications.
“
Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble
hereto.
“
Continuing Director ” means a director who either was
a member of the Board of Directors on the Issue Date or who becomes
a member of the Board of Directors subsequent to that date and
whose election, appointment or nomination for election by the
stockholders of the Company is duly approved by a majority of the
Continuing Directors on the Board of Directors at the time of such
approval, either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy
statement issued by the Company on behalf of the entire Board of
Directors in which such individual is named as nominee for
director.
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Conversion Agent ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.08.
“
Conversion Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.02(c).
“
Conversion Obligation ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.01.
“
Conversion Price ” means as of any date, $1,000,
divided by the Conversion Rate as of such date.
“
Conversion Rate ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.01.
“
control ” means, when used with respect to any Person,
the power to direct the management and policies of such Person,
directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
“controlling” and “controlled” have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“
Currency Agreement ” of any Person means any foreign
exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar
agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person or any of
its Subsidiaries against fluctuations in currency
values.
“
Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee, assignee,
liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
“ Daily
Conversion Value ” means, for each of the twenty
consecutive Trading Days during the Cash Settlement Averaging
Period, one-twentieth (1/20th) of the product of (a) the
then-applicable Conversion Rate on such Trading Day and
(b) the Daily VWAP of the Common Stock on such Trading
Day.
“ Daily
Measurement Value ” is equal to the Specified Dollar
Amount, divided by twenty.
“ Daily
Settlement Amount ,” for each of the twenty
(20) consecutive Trading Days during the Cash Settlement
Averaging Period, shall consist of:
(a) cash equal to
the lesser of the Daily Measurement Value and the Daily Conversion
Value for such Trading Day; and
(b) to the extent
the Daily Conversion Value for such Trading Day exceeds the Daily
Measurement Value, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
Daily Share Amount.
“ Daily
Share Amount ” means, to the extent the Daily Conversion
Value exceeds the Daily Measurement Value, (i) the difference
between the Daily Conversion Value and the Daily Measurement Value,
divided by (ii) the Daily VWAP of the Common Stock for
such Trading Day.
“ Daily
VWAP ” for the Common Stock, in respect of any Trading
Day, means the per share volume-weighted average price on the New
York Stock Exchange as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg
VWAP” on Bloomberg page “DHI.N <equity>
AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not
available) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening of
trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading
session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average
price is unavailable, the market value of one share of the Common
Stock on such Trading Day as determined by the Board of Directors
in a commercially reasonable manner, using a volume-weighted
average price method) and will be determined without regard to
after hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular
trading session.
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“
Default ” means any event, act or condition that is,
or after notice or the passage of time or both would be, an Event
of Default.
“
Defaulted Interest ” means any interest, including
Additional Interest, if any, that is payable, but is not punctually
paid or duly provided for, on any May 15 or November 15
of each year, beginning November 15, 2009.
“
Depository ” means, with respect to the Global Notes
the Person specified as the Depository with respect to such Notes,
until a successor shall have been appointed and become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and
thereafter, “Depository” shall mean or include such
successor.
“
Designated Institution ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.11.
“
Dollars ” and “ $ ” mean United
States Dollars.
“
Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.03(a).
“ Event
of Default ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.01.
“
Ex-Dividend Date ” means, with respect to any
issuance, dividend or distribution in which the holders of Common
Stock (or other security) have the right to receive any cash, Notes
or other property, the first date on which the shares of the Common
Stock (or other security) trade on the applicable exchange or in
the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive
the issuance, dividend or distribution in question.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
“
Expiration Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.04(e).
“
Expiration Time ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.04(e).
“
Fundamental Change ” means the occurrence after the
Issue Date of any of the following events:
(a) any
“person” or “group” (within the meaning of
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) other than the Company, its
Subsidiaries or Permitted Holders files a Schedule TO or any
schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that
such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate
“beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act, of the Company’s Common Equity representing
more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s Common
Equity;
(b) any Permitted
Holder has, or any Permitted Holders have, become the direct or
indirect beneficial owners of the Company’s Common Equity
representing more than 80%, in the aggregate, of the voting power
of the Company’s Common Equity;
(c) consummation
of any binding share exchange, exchange offer, tender offer,
consolidation or merger of the Company pursuant to which the Common
Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or
any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of
transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any
Person other than one or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries
(for use in this definition, any such exchange, offer,
consolidation, merger, transaction or series of transactions being
referred to herein as a “ Merger Event ”);
provided , however , that any such
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Merger Event
where the holders of more than 50% of the Company’s shares of
Common Stock immediately prior to such Merger Event, own, directly
or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of Common Equity of the
continuing or surviving Person or transferee or the parent thereof
immediately after such Merger Event shall not be a Fundamental
Change;
(d) the first day
on which Continuing Directors cease to constitute at least a
majority of the Board of Directors;
(e) the
stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the
liquidation or dissolution of the Company (other than any
liquidation or dissolution that is part of a Merger Event and
excluded from the definition of Fundamental Change by reason of the
proviso in clause (c) above); or
(f) the Common
Stock (or other common stock into which the Notes are then
convertible) ceases to be quoted or listed on at least one United
States national or regional securities exchange,
provided , however , (x) in the case of an
event described in clause (c) above, (i) if at least 90% of
the consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares,
in the transaction or event constituting the Fundamental Change
consists of shares of Publicly Traded Securities, and (ii) as
a result of the transaction or event, the Notes become convertible
into such Publicly Traded Securities and, subject to clause (i),
other consideration, subject to Section 6.02(j), such event shall
not be a Fundamental Change; (y) if any transaction in which
the Common Stock is replaced by the securities of another Person
shall occur, following completion of any related Make-Whole
Fundamental Change period and any related Fundamental Change
Repurchase Date, references to the Company in this definition shall
instead apply to such other Person and, (z) any filing that
would otherwise constitute a Fundamental Change under clause
(a) above shall not constitute a Fundamental Change if
(i) the filing occurs in connection with a transaction in
which the Company’s Common Stock is replaced by the
securities of another Person and (ii) no such filing is made
or is in effect with respect to Common Equity representing more
than 50% of the voting power of such other Person.
“
Fundamental Change Company Notice ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 7.01(b).
“
Fundamental Change Expiration Time ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 7.01(b)(ix).
“
Fundamental Change Repurchase Date ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 7.01(a).
“
Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 7.01(a)(i).
“
Fundamental Change Repurchase Price ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 7.01(a).
“
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 may be approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession of the United States, as in effect from time
to time.
“ Global
Note ” means a Note in global form registered to the
Depository.
“
Guarantors ” means (i) initially, each
of:
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C. Richard
Dobson Builders, Inc., a Virginia corporation;
CH Investments of Texas, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
CHI Construction Company, an Arizona corporation;
CHTEX of Texas, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
Continental Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
Continental Homes of Texas, L.P., a Texas limited partnership;
Continental Residential, Inc., a California corporation;
D.R. Horton—Emerald, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership;
D.R. Horton, Inc.—Birmingham, an Alabama corporation;
D.R. Horton, Inc.—Chicago, a Delaware corporation;
D.R. Horton, Inc.—Dietz-Crane, a Delaware corporation;
D.R. Horton, Inc.—Fresno, a Delaware corporation;
D.R. Horton, Inc.—Greensboro, a Delaware corporation;
D.R. Horton, Inc.—Gulf Coast, a Delaware corporation;
D.R. Horton, Inc.—Jacksonville, a Delaware corporation;
D.R. Horton, Inc.—Louisville, a Delaware corporation;
D.R. Horton, Inc.—Minnesota, a Delaware corporation;
D.R. Horton, Inc.—New Jersey, a Delaware corporation;
D.R. Horton, Inc.—Portland, a Delaware corporation;
D.R. Horton, Inc.—Sacramento, a California corporation;
D.R. Horton, Inc.—Torrey, a Delaware corporation;
D.R. Horton LA North, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
D.R. Horton Los Angeles Holding Company, Inc., a California
corporation;
D.R. Horton Management Company, Ltd., a Texas limited
partnership;
D.R. Horton Materials, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
D.R. Horton OCI, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
D.R. Horton VEN, Inc., a California corporation;
D.R. Horton—Schuler Homes, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company;
D.R. Horton—Texas, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership;
DRH Cambridge Homes, Inc., a California corporation;
DRH Cambridge Homes, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;
DRH Construction, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Regrem VII, LP, a Texas limited partnership;
DRH Regrem VIII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;
DRH Regrem XI, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Regrem XII, LP, a Texas limited partnership;
DRH Regrem XIII, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Regrem XIV, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Regrem XV, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Regrem XVI, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Regrem XVII, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Regrem XVIII, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Regrem XIX, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Regrem XX, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Regrem XXI, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Regrem XXII, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Regrem XXIII, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Regrem XXIV, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Regrem XXV, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
DRH Southwest Construction, Inc., a California
corporation;
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DRH Tucson
Construction, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
HPH Homebuilders 2000 L.P., a California limited partnership;
KDB Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
Meadows I, Ltd., a Delaware corporation;
Meadows II, Ltd., a Delaware corporation;
Meadows VIII, Ltd., a Delaware corporation;
Meadows IX, Inc., a New Jersey corporation;
Meadows X, Inc., a New Jersey corporation;
Melmort Co., a Colorado corporation;
Melody Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
Schuler Homes of Arizona LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company;
Schuler Homes of California, Inc., a California corporation;
Schuler Homes of Oregon, Inc., an Oregon corporation;
Schuler Homes of Washington, Inc., a Washington corporation;
Schuler Mortgage, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
Schuler Realty Hawaii, Inc., a Hawaii corporation;
SGS Communities at Grande Quay, L.L.C., a New Jersey limited
liability company;
SHA Construction LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;
SHLR of California, Inc., a California corporation;
SHLR of Colorado, Inc., a Colorado corporation;
SHLR of Nevada, Inc., a Nevada corporation;
SHLR of Utah, Inc., a Utah corporation;
SHLR of Washington, Inc., a Washington corporation;
SRHI LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;
SSHI LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;
Vertical Construction Corporation, a Delaware corporation;
Western Pacific Funding, Inc., a California corporation;
Western Pacific Housing Co., a California Limited Partnership, a
California limited partnership;
Western Pacific Housing Management, Inc., a California
corporation;
Western Pacific Housing, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
Western Pacific Housing—Antigua, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Aviara, L.P., a California limited
partnership;
Western Pacific Housing—Boardwalk, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Broadway, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Canyon Park, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Carmel, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Carrillo, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Communications Hill, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Copper Canyon, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Creekside, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Culver City, L.P., a California
limited partnership;
Western Pacific Housing—Del Valle, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Lomas Verdes, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Lost Hills Park, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—McGonigle Canyon, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Mountaingate, L.P., a California
limited partnership;
Western Pacific Housing—Norco Estates, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company;
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Western Pacific
Housing—Oso, L.P., a California limited partnership;
Western Pacific Housing—Pacific Park II, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Park Avenue East, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Park Avenue West, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Playa Vista, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Poinsettia, L.P., a California
limited partnership;
Western Pacific Housing—River Ridge, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Robinhood Ridge, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Santa Fe, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Scripps, L.P., a California limited
partnership;
Western Pacific Housing—Scripps II, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Seacove, L.P., a California limited
partnership;
Western Pacific Housing—Studio 528, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Terra Bay Duets, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Torrance, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Torrey Commercial, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Torrey Meadows, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Torrey Multi-Family, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Torrey Village Center, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Vineyard Terrace, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Windemere, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company;
Western Pacific Housing—Windflower, L.P., a California
limited partnership;
WPH—Camino Ruiz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company;
and
(ii) each of the Company’s Subsidiaries which becomes a
guarantor of the Notes pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture,
in the case of (i) and (ii) until subsequently released
from its Guarantee pursuant to the provisions of the
Indenture.
“
Holder ” means the Person in whose name a Note is
registered in the registration books of the Registrar for the
Notes.
“
Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without
duplication, (i) any liability of such Person (a) for
borrowed money or under any reimbursement obligation relating to a
letter of credit or other similar instruments (other than standby
letters of credit or similar instruments issued for the benefit of
or surety, performance, completion or payment bonds, earnest money
notes or similar purpose undertakings or indemnifications issued
by, such Person in the ordinary course of business),
(b) evidenced by a bond, note, debenture or similar instrument
(including a purchase money obligation) given in connection with
the acquisition of any businesses, properties or assets of any kind
or with services incurred in connection with capital expenditures
(other than any obligation to pay a contingent purchase price as
long as such obligation remains contingent), or (c) in respect
of Capitalized Lease Obligations (to the extent of the capitalized
amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP), (ii) any
Indebtedness of others described in clause (i) above that such
Person has guaranteed to the extent of the guarantee and
(iii) all Indebtedness of others described in clause
(i) above secured by a Security Interest on any property of
such Person,
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whether or not
such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person; provided , that
Indebtedness shall not include accounts payable, liabilities to
trade creditors of such Person or other accrued expenses arising in
the ordinary course of business or obligations under Currency
Agreements or Interest Protection Agreements.
“
Indenture ” means the Base Indenture, solely to the
extent it governs the Notes, as supplemented by this Supplemental
Indenture as originally executed or as it may from time to time be
supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental
hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions of the
Base Indenture, including, for all purposes of this instrument and
any such supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this
Supplemental Indenture and any such supplemental indenture,
respectively.
“ Initial
Dividend Threshold ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.04(d).
“ Initial
Notes ” has the meaning set forth in
Article One.
“
Interest Payment Date ” means each May 15 and
November 15 of each year, beginning on November 15, 2009,
subject to Section 11.07 of the Base Indenture.
“
Interest Protection Agreement ” of any Person means
any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate collar agreement,
option or futures contract or other similar agreement or
arrangement designed to protect such Person or any of its
Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates with respect to
Indebtedness.
“
Interest Record Date ,” with respect to any Interest
Payment Date, means the May 1 or November 1 (whether or not such
day is a Business Day) immediately preceding the relevant Interest
Payment Date, respectively.
“ Issue
Date ” means May 13, 2009, the date on which the
Notes are originally issued under the Indenture.
“ Last
Reported Sale Price ” of the Common Stock or other
Capital Stock on any date means the closing sale price per share
(or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid
and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of
the average bid and the average ask prices) on that date as
reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national
or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock or other
Capital Stock is listed for trading. The Last Reported Sale Price
will be determined without reference to after-hours or extended
market trading. If the Common Stock or other Capital Stock is not
listed for trading on a United States national or regional
securities exchange on the relevant date, then the “Last
Reported Sale Price” of the Common Stock or other Capital
Stock will be the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock or
other Capital Stock in the over-the-counter market on the relevant
date as reported by Pink OTC Markets Inc. or similar organization.
If the Common Stock or other Capital Stock is not so quoted, the
“Last Reported Sale Price” of the Common Stock or other
Capital Stock will be determined by a U.S. nationally recognized
independent investment banking firm selected by the Company for
this purpose. Solely in respect of the Last Reported Sale Price for
a Trading Day during the period referred to in
Section 6.04(i), the Board of Directors shall make adjustments
to such Last Reported Sale Price to appropriately reflect the
impact of the applicable issuance, dividend or distribution
(relating to a required Conversion Rate adjustment) and the intent
of Article Six and to avoid unjust or inequitable results.
Such adjustments shall be made in good faith by the Board of
Directors (whose good faith determination shall be
conclusive).
“
Make-Whole Conversion Rate Adjustment ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a).
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“
Make-Whole Fundamental Change ” means any transaction
or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change under clause (a),
(b) or (c) of the definition thereof (in the case of any
Fundamental Change described in clause (c) of the definition
thereof, determined without regard to the proviso in such clause
(c) but subject to the clauses (x) and
(y) immediately following clause (f) of the definition of
Fundamental Change.
“
Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.03(a).
“ Market
Disruption Event ” means, with respect to the Common
Stock or any other Capital Stock, (a) a failure by the primary
exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock or other
Capital Stock trades or is quoted, as the case may be, to open for
trading during its regular trading session or (b) the
occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on
any Trading Day for the Common Stock or other Capital Stock of an
aggregate one-half hour period, of any suspension or limitation
imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding
limits permitted by the stock exchange or otherwise) in the Common
Stock or other Capital Stock or in any options, contracts or future
contracts relating to the Common Stock or other Capital
Stock.
“
Maturity Date ” means May 15, 2014.
“
Non-Recourse Indebtedness ” with respect to any Person
means Indebtedness of such Person for which (i) the sole legal
recourse for collection of principal and interest on such
Indebtedness is against the specific property identified in the
instruments evidencing or securing such Indebtedness (and any
accessions thereto and proceeds thereof) and such property was
acquired with the proceeds of such Indebtedness or such
Indebtedness was incurred within 180 days after the
acquisition of such property and (ii) no other assets of such
Person may be realized upon in collection of principal or interest
on such Indebtedness. Indebtedness which is otherwise Non-Recourse
Indebtedness will not lose its character as Non-Recourse
Indebtedness because there is recourse to the borrower, any
guarantor or any other Person for (a) environmental or tax
warranties and indemnities and such other representations,
warranties, covenants and indemnities as are customarily required
in such transactions, or (b) indemnities for and liabilities
arising from fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication or
non-payment of rents, profits, insurance and condemnation proceeds
and other sums actually received by the borrower from secured
assets to be paid to the lender, waste and mechanics’
liens.
“
Notes ” has the meaning provided in the Recitals, and
shall include the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes issued
pursuant to the Indenture.
“ Notice
of Conversion ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.02(b).
“ opening
of business ” means 9:00 a.m. (New York City
time).
“ Paying
Agent ” means the Trustee or any successor paying
agent.
“
Permitted Holder ” means any of Donald R. Horton,
Terrill J. Horton, or their respective wives, children,
grandchildren and other descendants, or any trust or other entity
controlled by any of such individuals.
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, incorporated
or unincorporated association, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
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“
Publicly Traded Debt Securities ” means any issue of
debt securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
originally issued in a public offering registered with the
Commission or in an offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the
Securities Act and of which issue at least $50 million
aggregate principal amount is outstanding.
“
Publicly Traded Securities ” means shares of common
stock, depositary receipts or other certificates representing
Common Equity, in each case, that are traded on a national or
regional securities exchange or that will be so traded when issued
or exchanged in connection with a Fundamental Change described in
clause (c) of the definition thereof.
“ Record
Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.04(g).
“
Reference Property ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.06(b).
“
Registrar ” means American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, LLC or any successor registrar of the Notes.
“
Scheduled Trading Day ” means any day that is
scheduled to be a Trading Day.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
“
Security Interest ” means any mortgage, pledge, lien,
or other security interest which secures the payment or performance
of an obligation.
“
Settlement Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.02(a).
“
Settlement Method ” means, with respect to a
conversion of Notes, the relative proportions of cash and/or shares
of Common Stock with which such conversion is settled under the
Indenture, as elected (or deemed elected) by the
Company.
“
Settlement Notice ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.02(a)(iii).
“
Significant Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the
Company which would constitute a “significant
subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02 of
Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act
(as such definition is in effect on the Issue Date).
“
Significant Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.06.
“
Specified Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03.
“
Specified Dollar Amount ” means an amount of cash per
$1,000 principal amount of a converted Note specified by the
Company in the Settlement Notice related to such converted
Note.
“
Spin-Off ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.04(c).
“ Stock
Price ” means (a) in the case of a Make-Whole
Fundamental Change described in clause (c) of the definition
of Fundamental Change in which holders of Common Stock receive
solely cash consideration in connection with such Make-Whole
Fundamental Change, the amount of cash paid per share of the Common
Stock and (b) in the case of all other Make-Whole Fundamental
Changes, the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of
Common Stock over the period of five consecutive Trading Days
ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the
Effective Date of such Make-
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Whole
Fundamental Change. The Board of Directors will make appropriate
adjustments, in its good faith determination, to account for any
adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any
event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the
Ex-Dividend Date or Record Date of the event occurs, during such
five consecutive Trading Day period.
“
Subsidiary ” of any Person means any corporation or
other entity of which a majority of the Capital Stock having
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors
or other persons performing similar functions is at the time
directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such
Person.
“
Successor ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.01(a).
“
Supplemental Indenture ” has the meaning provided in
the Preamble.
“ Trading
Day ” means, with respect to the Common Stock or any
other Capital Stock a day during which trading in the Common Stock
or other Capital Stock generally occurs on the primary exchange or
quotation system on which the Common Stock or other Capital Stock
then trades or is quoted and there is no Market Disruption Event.
If the Common Stock or other Capital Stock (or other security for
which a Last Reported Sale Price or Daily VWAP must be determined)
is not so traded or quoted, “ Trading Day ”
means “ Business Day .”
“ Trigger
Event ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.04(c).
“
Trustee ” means the party named as such above until a
successor replaces such party in accordance with the applicable
provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor
serving hereunder.
“ Trust
Indenture Act ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
in effect from time to time.
“
Valuation Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.04(c).
“
Weighted Average Consolidation ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.06(c)(iv).
Section 2.02.
Interpretation .
Section 1.04
of the Base Indenture shall apply to this Supplemental Indenture.
In addition:
(a)
“including” means including without limitation;
and
(b) all Section
and similar references are to this Supplemental Indenture, unless
otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires.
Section 3.01.
Reports by Company .
The Company will
deliver to the Trustee, within 15 days after the Company is
required to file the same with the Commission (giving effect to any
grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act),
copies of any document or other report that the Company is required
to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act. Documents filed by the
Company
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with the
Commission via the IDEA system will be deemed furnished to the
Trustee as of the time such documents are filed via the IDEA
system. The Trustee will be under no obligation to analyze or make
any credit decisions with respect to any financial statements or
reports received by it hereunder, but will hold such financial
statements or reports solely for the benefit of, and review by,
Holders of the Notes.
Section 3.02.
Compliance Certificate .
Section 4.03
of the Base Indenture (immediately following the Section heading)
is replaced with the following in its entirety:
The Company shall
deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Company an Officers’ Certificate stating
whether or not the signers know of any continuing Default by the
Company in performing any of its obligations under the Indenture.
If they do know of such a Default, the certificate shall describe
the Default.
Section 3.03.
Payment of Taxes; Maintenance of Corporate Existence;
Maintenance of Properties .
Section 4.04
of the Base Indenture (immediately following the Section heading)
is replaced with the following in its entirety:
(a) cause
to be paid and discharged all lawful taxes, assessments and
governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Company and the
Guarantors or upon the income or profits of the Company and the
Guarantors or upon property or any part thereof belonging to the
Company and the Guarantors before the same shall be in default, as
well as all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which,
if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon such property or any
part thereof; provided , however , that the Company
shall not be required to cause to be paid or discharged any such
tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim so long as the validity or
amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and the nonpayment thereof does not, in the judgment of
the Company, materially adversely affect the ability of the Company
and the Guarantors to pay all obligations under the Indenture when
due; and provided further that the Company shall not
be required to cause to be paid or discharged any such tax,
assessment, charge, levy or claim if, in the judgment of the
Company, such payment shall not be advantageous to the Company in
the conduct of its business and if the failure so to pay or
discharge does not, in its judgment, materially adversely affect
the ability of the Company and the Guarantors to pay all
obligations under the Indenture when due;
(b) cause
to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force
and effect the corporate existence of the Company and each of the
Guarantors and to comply with all applicable laws; provided
, however , that nothing in this subsection (b) shall
prevent a consolidation or merger of the Company or any Guarantor
not prohibited by the provisions of Article Nine of the Base
Indenture or Article Four of the Supplemental Indenture or any
other provision of the Indenture and the Company may fail to comply
with any such law if, in the judgment of the Company, such
non-compliance shall not be advantageous to the Company in the
conduct of its business and if the failure to comply does not, in
its judgment, materially adversely affect the ability of the
Company and the Guarantors to pay all obligations under the
Indenture when due; and
(c) at
all times keep, maintain and preserve all the property of the
Company and the Guarantors in good repair, working order and
condition (reasonable wear and tear excepted) and from time to time
make all needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements,
betterments and improvements
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thereto, so
that the business carried on in connection therewith may be
properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided
, however , that nothing in this subsection (c) shall
prevent the Company from discontinuing the operation and
maintenance of any such properties if such discontinuance, in the
judgment of the Company, does not materially adversely affect the
ability of the Company and the Guarantors to pay all obligations
under the Indenture when due.
Section 3.04.
Additional Guarantors .
Section 4.05
of the Base Indenture (immediately following the Section heading)
is replaced with the following in its entirety:
(a) If
(x) the Company or any of the Guarantors shall organize or
acquire another Subsidiary which guarantees any Publicly Traded
Debt Securities, (y) any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor
shall guarantee any Publicly Traded Debt Securities, or
(z) the Company elects to add any Subsidiary as a Guarantor,
then such Subsidiary will:
(i) execute and
deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall
unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s obligations
under the Notes on the terms set forth in the Indenture,
and
(ii) deliver to
the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel that such supplemental indenture
has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary
and constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation
of such Subsidiary.
Thereafter, such
Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor for all purposes of this Indenture
(as it relates to the Notes), until released from its obligations
as a Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of the
Indenture.
Article Five
of the Base Indenture is replaced with the following in its
entirety:
Section 4.01.
Limitations on Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets
.
Neither
the Company nor any Guarantor will consolidate or merge with or
into, or sell, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its assets (including, without limitation, by
way of liquidation or dissolution), to any Person (in each case
other than in a transaction in which the Company or a Guarantor is
the survivor of a consolidation or merger, or the transferee in a
sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition) unless:
(a) the
Person formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger (if
other than the Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be), or to
which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition will be
made (collectively, the “ Successor ”), is a
corporation or other legal entity organized and existing under the
laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of
Columbia, and the Successor assumes by supplemental indenture in a
form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee all of the obligations
of the Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, under the
Notes or a Guarantee, as the case may be, and the Indenture,
and
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(b) immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing.
The foregoing
provisions shall not apply to:
(i) a transaction
involving the sale or disposition of Capital Stock of a Guarantor,
or the consolidation or merger of a Guarantor, or the sale, lease,
conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of a Guarantor where such Capital Stock, or the assets of
such Guarantor being merged or consolidated or the assets being
sold, leased, conveyed or otherwise disposed of, as the case may
be, do not constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company (determined on a consolidated basis), or
(ii) a transaction
the purpose of which is to change the state of incorporation of the
Company or any Guarantor.
Upon
any such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other
disposition, the Successor will be substituted for the Company or
the relevant Guarantor under the Indenture. The Successor may then
exercise every power and right of the Company or the relevant
Guarantor under the Indenture, and the Company or the relevant
Guarantor will be released from all of its liabilities and
obligations in respect of the Notes and the Indenture. If the
Company or a Guarantor leases all or substantially all of its
assets, the lessee will be the Successor to the Company or such
Guarantor and may exercise every power and right of the Company or
such Guarantor under the Indenture, but the Company or such
Guarantor will not be released from its obligations to pay the
principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the
Notes.
Section 6.01
and Section 6.02 of the Base Indenture are replaced with
Sections 5.01 and 5.02 hereof in their entirety:
Section 5.01.
Events of Default .
An
“ Event of Default ” on the Notes occurs, if
voluntarily or involuntarily, whether by operation of law or
otherwise, any of the following occurs:
(a) the failure by
the Company to pay interest (including Additional Interest, if any)
on any Note when the same becomes due and payable and the
continuance of any such failure for a period of
30 days;
(b) the failure by
the Company to pay the principal or premium of any Note when the
same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration or
otherwise;
(c) the failure by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to comply with any of its
agreements or covenants in, or provisions of the Notes, the
Guarantees or the Indenture and such failure continues for the
period and after the notice specified below (except in the case of
a default under Section 4.01 which will constitute an Event of
Default with notice but without passage of time);
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(d) the
acceleration of any Indebtedness (other than Non-Recourse
Indebtedness) of the Company or any Guarantor that has an
outstanding principal amount of $50 million or more,
individually or in the aggregate, and such acceleration does not
cease to exist, or such Indebtedness is not satisfied, in either
case within 30 days after such acceleration;
(e) the failure by
the Company or any Guarantor to make any principal or interest
payment in an amount of $50 million or more, individually or
in the aggregate, in respect of Indebtedness (other than
Non-Recourse Indebtedness) of the Company or any Guarantor within
30 days of such principal or interest (including Additional
Interest, if any) becoming due and payable (after giving effect to
any applicable grace period set forth in the documents governing
such Indebtedness);
(f) the Company or
any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or
within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(A) commences a
voluntary case,
(B) consents to
the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary
case,
(C) consents to
the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially
all of its property, or
(D) makes a
general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(g) a court of
competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any
Bankruptcy Law that:
(A) is for relief
against the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant
Subsidiary as debtor in an involuntary case,
(B) appoints a
Custodian of the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant
Subsidiary or a Custodian for all or substantially all of the
property of the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant
Subsidiary, or
(C) orders the
liquidation of the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant
Subsidiary, and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect
for 60 days;
(h) any Guarantee
of a Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in
full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of
such Guarantee and the Indenture) or is declared null and void and
unenforceable or found to be invalid or any Guarantor denies its
liability under its Guarantee (other than by reason of release of a
Guarantor from its Guarantee in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture and the Guarantee);
(i) the failure by
the Company to comply with the obligation to convert the Notes into
Common Stock, cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock, as
applicable, upon exercise of a Holder’s conversion right and
such failure continues for five days; or
(j) the failure by
the Company to timely issue a Fundamental Change Company Notice in
accordance with Section 7.01.
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A
Default as described in clause (c) above will not be deemed an
Event of Default until the Trustee notifies the Company, or the
Holders of at least 25 percent in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes notify the Company and the Trustee, of the
Default and (except in the case of a default with respect to
Section 4.01) the Company does not cure the Default within
60 days after receipt of the notice. The notice must specify
the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice
is a “Notice of Default.” If such a Default is cured
within such time period, it ceases.
Section 5.02.
Acceleration .
If
an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with respect to
the Company resulting from Sections 5.01(f) or (g)) shall
have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture, the Trustee by
notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25 percent
in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the
Company and the Trustee, may declare all Notes to be due and
payable immediately. Upon such declaration of acceleration, the
amounts due and payable on the Notes will be due and payable
immediately. If an Event of Default with respect to the Company
specified in Sections 5.01(f) or (g) occurs, such an
amount will ipso facto become and be immediately due and
payable without any declaration, notice or other act on the part of
the Trustee and the Company or any Holder.
The
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding by written notice to the Trustee and the Company may
waive any Default or Event of Default (other than any Default or
Event of Default in payment of principal or interest or Additional
Interest, if any) on the Notes under the Indenture. Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may
rescind an acceleration and its consequence (except an acceleration
due to nonpayment of principal or interest (including Additional
Interest, if any) on the Notes) if the rescission would not
conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of
Default (other than the non-payment of accelerated principal) have
been cured or waived. No such rescission shall extend to or shall
affect any subsequent Event of Default, or shall impair any right
or power consequent thereon.
Section 5.03.
Additional Interest .
(a) Notwithstanding
anything in the Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary, if the
Company so elects, any failure to file reports as required under
Section 3.01 will not result in the occurrence of an Event of
Default until the expiration of the first 180 calendar days after
the date (the “Specified Date”) on which an Event of
Default would otherwise occur as a result of any such failure
(which would be the 120th calendar day after written notice is
provided to the Company in accordance with Section 5.01(c)),
provided that the Company pays Additional Interest on the
Notes at an annual rate equal to (x) 0.25% of the outstanding
principal amount of the Notes for the first 90 calendar days of
such 180-day period and (y) 0.50% of the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes for the remaining 90 calendar days of such
180-day period. Additional Interest will be payable in arrears on
each Interest Payment Date following the Specified Date in the same
manner as regular interest on the Notes. On the 181st calendar day
after the Specified Date (if such violation is not cured or waived
prior to such 181st day), an Event of Default will be deemed to
occur and the Notes will be subject to acceleration as provided in
Section 5.02. This Section 5.03(a) will not affect the rights
of Holders of Notes in the event of the occurrence of any other
Event of Default. Whenever in the Indenture there is mentioned, in
any context, the payment of interest on, or in respect of, any
Note, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of payment of
“Additional Interest” as provided for in this
Section 5.03 to the extent that, in such context, Additional
Interest, is, was or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant
to the provisions of such sections, and express mention of the
payment of Additional Interest (if applicable) shall not be
construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions
where such express mention is not made.
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(b) In
order to elect to pay Additional Interest relating to the failure
to comply with the reporting obligations as required under
Section 3.01, the Company must notify all Holders of Notes and
the Trustee and Paying Agent of such election on or before the
close of business on the 5th Business Day after the Specified Date.
If the Company fails to timely give such notice or pay Additional
Interest, the Notes will be immediately subject to acceleration as
provided in Section 5.02.
Section 6.01.
Conversion Privilege .
Upon
compliance with the provisions of this Article Six, a Holder
shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert all
or any portion (if the portion to be converted is $2,000 principal
amount or an integral multiple or $1,000 in excess thereof) of such
Note prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading
Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, in each case, at an
initial conversion rate (the “ Conversion Rate
”) of 76.5697 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment
as provided in Section 6.04) per $1,000 principal amount of
Notes (subject to the settlement provisions of Section 6.02,
the “ Conversion Obligation ”).
Section 6.02.
Conversion Procedure .
(a) Subject
to this Section 6.02, upon any conversion of any Note, the
Company will deliver to converting Holders, in respect of each
$1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, solely cash,
solely shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and Common
Stock, at its election, as set forth in this Section 6.02 (the
“ Settlement Amount ”).
(i) All
conversions on or after the 23rd Scheduled Trading Day immediately
preceding the Maturity Date will be settled using the same
Settlement Method.
(ii) On any
Conversion Date prior to the 23rd Scheduled Trading Day immediately
preceding the Maturity Date, the Company will elect (or be deemed
to have elected) the same Settlement Method for all conversions
occurring on such Conversion Date. Except for conversions that
occur on or after the 23rd Scheduled Trading Day immediately
preceding the Maturity Date, the Company need not elect the same
Settlement Method with respect to conversions that occur on
different Trading Days.
(iii) If, in
respect of any Conversion Date (or the period beginning on, and
including, the 23rd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the
Maturity Date and ending on, and including, the second Scheduled
Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, as the case
may be), the Company elects to deliver a notice (the “
Settlement Notice”) of the relevant Settlement Method
in respect of such Conversion Date (or such period, as the case may
be), the Company, through the Trustee, shall deliver such
Settlement Notice to converting Holders no later than the second
Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date.
Such Settlement Notice shall specify whether the Company shall
satisfy its Conversion Obligation by (A) delivering solely
shares of Common Stock, (B) paying solely cash or
(C) paying and delivering, as the case may be, a combination
of cash and shares of Common Stock. In the case of an election to
pay and deliver, as the case may be, a combination of cash and
shares of Common Stock, the relevant Settlement Notice shall
indicate the Specified Dollar Amount. If the Company does not
deliver a Settlement Notice, the Company will be deemed to have
elected
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to deliver a
combination of cash and shares of Common Stock in respect of its
Conversion Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount shall be
deemed to be equal to $1,000. If the Company delivers a Settlement
Notice electing to pay and deliver, as the case may be, a
combination of cash and shares of Common Stock in respect of its
Conversion Obligation but does not indicate a Specified Dollar
Amount in such Settlement Notice, the Specified Dollar Amount shall
be deemed to be equal to $1,000.
(iv) The
Settlement Amount in respect of any conversion of Notes shall be
computed as follows:
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(A)
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if
the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect
of such conversion by delivering solely Common Stock, the Company
will deliver to the converting Holder a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to (1)(i) the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be
converted, divided by (ii) $1,000, multiplied by
(2) the then-applicable Conversion Rate;
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(B)
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if
the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect
of such conversion by paying solely cash, the Company shall pay to
the converting Holder, cash in an amount per $1,000 principal
amount of Notes being converted equal to the sum of the Daily
Conversion Values for each of the twenty consecutive Trading Days
during the related Cash Settlement Averaging Period; and
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(C)
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if
the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect
of such conversion by paying and delivering, as the case may be, a
combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, if any, the Company
shall pay and deliver to the converting Holder, as the case may be,
in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being
converted, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily
Settlement Amounts for each of the twenty consecutive Trading Days
during the related Cash Settlement Averaging Period.
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(v) The Company
will also deliver to each converting Holder cash in lieu of
fractional shares of Common Stock as set forth pursuant to
Section 6.02(j).
(vi) The Daily
Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Conversion Values
(if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly
following the last day of the Cash Settlement Averaging Period.
Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts
or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount
of cash deliverable in lieu of fractional shares (if any), the
Company shall notify the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the
Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the
case may be, and the amount of cash deliverable in lieu of
fractional shares of Common Stock. The Trustee and the Conversion
Agent shall have no responsibility for any such
determination.
(b) Before
any Holder of a Note shall be entitled to convert the same as set
forth above, such Holder shall (i) in the case of a Global
Note, comply with the procedures of the Depository in effect at
that time and, if required, pay funds equal to the amount of
interest (including Additional Interest, if any) payable on the
next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as
set forth in Section 6.02(h) and, if required, all transfer or
similar taxes, if any, and (ii) in the case of a Note issued
in
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certificated
form, (1) complete and manually sign and deliver an
irrevocable notice to the Conversion Agent in the form on the
reverse of such certificated Note (or a facsimile thereof) (
Exhibit C hereto) (a “ Notice of
Conversion ”) at the office of the Conversion Agent and
shall state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be
converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which such
Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any shares of
Common Stock, if any, to be delivered upon settlement of the
Conversion Obligation to be registered, (2) surrender such
Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by
appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the office of
the Conversion Agent, (3) if required, pay funds equal to
interest (including Additional Interest, if any) payable on the
next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as
set forth in Section 6.02(h), (4) if required, furnish
appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and (5) if
required, pay all transfer or similar taxes, if any as set forth in
Section 6.02(e). The Trustee (and if different, the relevant
Conversion Agent) shall notify the Company of any conversion
pursuant to this Article Six on the date of such conversion. No
Notice of Conversion with respect to any Notes may be surrendered
by a Holder thereof if such Holder has also delivered a Fundamental
Change Repurchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes
and not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice
in accordance with Sections 7.01 and 7.02, unless the Company
defaults in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase
Price.
If more than one
Note shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same
Holder, the Conversion Obligation with respect to such Notes, if
any, that shall be payable upon conversion shall be computed on the
basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified
portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so
surrendered.
(c) A
Note shall be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to
the close of business on the date (the “ Conversion
Date ”) that the Holder has complied with the
requirements set forth in clause (b) of this
Section 6.02. The Company shall pay or deliver, as the case
may be, such cash and/or shares of Common Stock on the third
Trading Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the Cash
Settlement Averaging Period; provided , that if the Company
elects to fulfill its Conversion Obligation solely in shares of
Common Stock, the Company shall deliver such Common Stock on the
third Trading Day immediately following the relevant Conversion
Date; provided , further , that if prior to the
relevant Conversion Date, the Common Stock has been replaced by
Reference Property consisting solely of cash, pursuant to
Section 6.06(b), the Company shall pay such cash on the third
Trading Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any information required to
calculate the Conversion Obligation is not available as of the
applicable settlement date, the Company will deliver the additional
shares of Common Stock resulting from such adjustment on the third
Trading Day after the earliest Trading Day on which such
calculation can be made. If application of the provisions described
above would result in settlement of a conversion during the ten
Trading Days immediately following the Effective Date of a
Fundamental Change, settlement will instead take place on the tenth
Trading Day following the relevant Effective Date. If any shares of
Common Stock are due to converting Holders, the Company shall issue
or cause to be issued, and deliver to the Conversion Agent or to
such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees,
certificates or a book-entry transfer through the Depository for
the number of full shares of Common Stock.
(d) In
case any Note shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Note so
surrendered, without charge to such Holder, a new Note or Notes in
authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the unconverted portion of the surrendered Note.
(e) If
a Holder submits a Note for conversion, the Company shall pay all
stamp and other duties, if any, that may be imposed by the United
States or any political subdivision thereof or tax-
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ing authority
thereof or therein with respect to the issuance of shares of Common
Stock, if any, upon the conversion. However, the Holder shall pay
any such tax that is due because the Holder requests any shares of
Common Stock to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s
name. The Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates
representing the shares of Common Stock being issued in a name
other than the Holder’s name until the Trustee receives a sum
sufficient to pay any tax that will be due because the shares are
to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name. Nothing
herein shall preclude any tax withholding required by law or
regulations.
(f) Except
as provided in Section 6.04, no adjustment shall be made for
dividends on any shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion
of any Note as provided in this Article.
(g) Upon
the conversion of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee, or the
Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, shall make a notation on
such Global Note as to the reduction in the principal amount
represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in
writing of any conversion of Notes effected through any Conversion
Agent other than the Trustee.
(h) Upon
conversion, a Holder shall not receive any additional cash payment
for accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if
any) except as set forth below. The Company’s settlement of
the Conversion Obligations pursuant to Section 6.02 shall be
deemed to satisfy its obligation to pay the principal amount of the
Note and accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional
Interest, if any) to, but not including, the Conversion Date. As a
result, accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest,
if any) to, but not including, the Conversion Date shall be deemed
to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or
forfeited. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if Notes are
converted after the close of business on a Interest Record Date,
Holders of such Notes as of the close of business on the Interest
Record Date will receive the interest (including Additional
Interest, if any) payable on such Notes on the corresponding
Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. Notes
surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of
business on any Interest Record Date to the opening of business on
the corresponding Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by
payment of an amount equal to the interest (including Additional
Interest, if any) payable on the Notes so converted;
provided , however , that no such payment shall be
required (1) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change
Repurchase Date that is after an Interest Record Date but on or
prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, (2) to the
extent of any Defaulted Interest, if any, existing at the time of
conversion with respect to such Note or (3) if the Notes are
surrendered for conversion after the close of business on the
Interest Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date.
Except as set forth in this Section 6.02(h), no payment or
adjustment will be made for accrued and unpaid interest (including
Additional Interest, if any) on converted Notes.
(i) The
Person in whose name the certificate for any shares of Common Stock
delivered upon conversion is registered shall be treated as a
stockholder of record as of the close of business on the relevant
Conversion Date (if the Company elects to satisfy the related
Conversion Obligation solely in shares of Common Stock) or the last
Trading Day of the related Cash Settlement Averaging Period (in the
case of any other Settlement Method), as the case may be;
provided , however , if such Conversion Date or such
last Trading Day of the Cash Settlement Averaging Period occurs on
any date when the stock transfer books of the Company shall be
closed, such occurrence shall not be effective to constitute the
Person or Persons entitled to receive any such shares of Common
Stock due upon conversion as the record holder or holders of such
shares of Common Stock on such date, but such occurrence shall be
effective to constitute the Person or Persons entitled to receive
such shares of Common Stock as the record holder or holders thereof
for all purposes at the close of business on the next succeeding
day on which such stock transfer books are open. Upon conversion of
Notes, such Person shall no longer be a Holder.
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(j) For
each Note surrendered for conversion, if the Company has elected to
deliver a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock in respect
of its Conversion Obligation, the number of full shares that shall
be issued upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of
the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the applicable Cash
Settlement Averaging Period and any fractional shares remaining
after such computation shall be paid in cash. If more than one Note
shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder,
the number of full shares that shall be issued upon conversion
thereof (and the number of fractional shares remaining) shall be
computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the
Notes (or specified portions thereof) so surrendered. The Company
shall not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon conversion
of Notes. Instead, the Company shall pay cash in lieu of fractional
shares based on the Daily VWAP on the relevant Conversion Date (if
the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation solely in
shares of Common Stock) or based on the Daily VWAP on the last
Trading Day of the relevant Cash Settlement Averaging Period (in
the case of any other Settlement Method).
Section 6.03.
Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes
Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes
.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Conversion Rate applicable to
each Note that is surrendered for conversion, in accordance with
this Article Six, at any time from, and including, the date on
which a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs (the “
Effective Date ”), until, and including, the close of
business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding
the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date corresponding to
such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, or the twentieth Trading Day
immediately following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole
Fundamental Change (in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change
that does not constitute a Fundamental Change by virtue of the
parenthetical in the definition of Make-Whole Fundamental Change)
(such period, the “ Make-Whole Fundamental Change
Period ”), shall be increased to an amount equal to the
Conversion Rate that would, but for this Section 6.03,
otherwise apply to such Note pursuant to this Article Six,
plus an amount equal to the Make-Whole Conversion Rate
Adjustment.
As used herein,
“ Make-Whole Conversion Rate Adjustment ” means,
with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the amount set
forth in the following table that corresponds to the Effective Date
of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change and the Stock Price for such
Make-Whole Fundamental Change, all as determined by the
Company:
Make-Whole Conversion Rate
Adjustment
(per $1,000 principal amount of Notes)
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Stock Price
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$
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10.79
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$
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12.00
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$
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13.00
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$
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15.00
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$
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17.50
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$
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20.00
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$
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22.50
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$
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25.00
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$
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30.00
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$
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35.00
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$
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40.00
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$
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50.00
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16.1087
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13.2370
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10.9195
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7.6201
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5.0489
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3.4564
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2.4247
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1.7332
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0.9157
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0.4891
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0.2516
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0.0316
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16.1087
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13.5121
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11.0177
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7.5128
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4.8425
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3.2332
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2.2199
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1.5583
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0.8043
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0.4286
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0.2271
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0.0479
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16.1087
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13.3662
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10.6780
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6.9786
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4.2620
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2.6987
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1.7610
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1.1778
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0.5555
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0.2707
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0.1287
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0.0135
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16.1087
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12.7860
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9.8638
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5.9804
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3.3084
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1.8970
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1.1251
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0.6883
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0
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