THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A.
GUARANTEED
BY THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE,
Dated as of September 8,
2009
$650,000,000
5.500% Notes due 2019
Supplement to Indenture dated as of
September 8, 2009
FIRST
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of September 8, 2009 (the
“First Supplemental Indenture”), between REPUBLIC
SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the
“Company”), the guarantors listed on the signature
pages hereto (collectively, the “Guarantors” and each,
a “Guarantor”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A., as trustee under the Base Indenture referred to
below (hereinafter called the “Trustee”).
WHEREAS,
the Company entered into an Indenture dated as of September 8,
2009 (the “Base Indenture,” all capitalized terms used
in this First Supplemental Indenture and not otherwise defined
being used as defined in the Base Indenture) (the Base Indenture
and First Supplemental Indenture are hereinafter collectively
called the “Indenture”) with the Trustee, providing for
(i) the issuance of senior notes, unlimited as to principal amount,
to bear such rates of interest, to mature at such time or times, to
be issued in one or more series and to have such other provisions
as authorized by or pursuant to the authority granted in one or
more resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company and
(ii) the guarantee of such senior notes by guarantors to be
named in a supplemental indenture (collectively, the
“Guarantees” and each, a “Guarantee”);
and
WHEREAS,
the Company proposes to issue $650,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of its 5.500% Notes due 2019 guaranteed by the Guarantors
(such senior notes being referred to herein as the “Initial
Notes”) and to provide therefore and for, if and when issued
in exchange for the Initial Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the
Registration Rights Agreement, 5.500% Notes due 2019 guaranteed by
the Guarantors and registered under the Securities Act (such senior
notes being referred to herein as the “Exchange Notes”
and, together with the Initial Notes, the “Notes,” and
all references to Securities in the Base Indenture shall be deemed
to refer also to the Notes unless the context otherwise provides);
and
WHEREAS,
Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture provides that without the
consent of the Holders of the Securities of any series issued under
the Base Indenture, the Company, when authorized by a Board
Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into one or more indentures
supplemental to the Base Indenture to, among other things,
establish the form or terms of securities of any series as
permitted by Sections 2.01 and 3.01 thereof and provide for
Guarantees of such series as provided by Section 13.01
thereof; and
WHEREAS,
the entry into this First Supplemental Indenture by the parties
hereto is in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Base
Indenture; and
WHEREAS,
all things necessary have been done to make this First Supplemental
Indenture, when executed and delivered by the Company and the
Guarantors, the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company
and the Guarantors, in accordance with its terms; and
WHEREAS,
all things necessary have been done to make the Notes, when
executed and delivered by the Company and authenticated by the
Trustee as provided for in the Indenture, the legal, valid and
binding agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms;
and
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WHEREAS,
all things necessary have been done to make the Guarantees, when
(a) the Notes are executed and delivered by the Company and
authenticated by the Trustee and (b) this First Supplemental
Indenture is executed and delivered by the Guarantors, the legal,
valid and binding agreement of the Guarantors, in accordance with
their terms; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
The
parties hereto mutually covenant and agree as follows:
SECTION
1. The Base Indenture is hereby amended solely with respect to the
Notes, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, as
follows:
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(A)
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By
amending Section 1.01 to replace in whole the following
definitions thereto in lieu of the corresponding existing
definitions, so that in the event of a conflict with the definition
of terms in the Base Indenture, the following definitions shall
control:
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“Independent
Investment Banker” means any of Banc of America Securities
LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and their
respective successors, or if all of such firms are unwilling or
unable to select the Comparable Treasury Issue, an independent
investment banking institution of national standing appointed by
the Company.
“Reference
Treasury Dealer” means (1) each of Banc of America
Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities
Inc. and their respective successors, provided, however, that if
any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government
securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury
Dealer”), the Company will substitute for such bank another
Primary Treasury Dealer and (2) any other Primary Treasury
Dealer selected by the Independent Investment Banker after
consultation with the Company.
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(B)
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By
amending Section 1.01 to add the following new definitions in
correct alphabetical order:
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“144A Global
Security” means a Global Security substantially in the form
of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Security Legend and the
Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and
registered in the name of, the Depositary 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.
“Change of
Control” means the occurrence of any of the following after
the date of issuance of the Notes:
1. the direct
or indirect 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
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Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” or
“group” (as those terms are used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the
Company or one of its Subsidiaries;
2. the
consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any
merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any
“person” or “group” (as those terms are
used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, it being agreed
that an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for whom
shares are held under an employee stock ownership, employee
retirement, employee savings or similar plan and whose shares are
voted in accordance with the instructions of such employee shall
not be a member of a “group” (as that term is used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) solely because such
employee’s shares are held by a trustee under said plan)
becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in
Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of the Company’s Voting Stock representing more
than 50% of the voting power of its outstanding Voting
Stock;
3. the Company
consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any
Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in
any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the
Company’s outstanding Voting Stock or Voting Stock of such
other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or
other property, other than any such transaction where the
Company’s Voting Stock outstanding immediately prior to such
transaction constitutes, or is converted into or exchanged for,
Voting Stock representing more than 50% of the voting power of the
Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving
effect to such transaction;
4. during any
period of 24 consecutive calendar months, the majority of the
members of the Company’s Board of Directors shall no longer
be composed of individuals (a) who were members of the
Company’s Board of Directors on the first day of such period
or (b) whose election or nomination to the Company’s
Board of Directors was approved by individuals referred to in
clause (a) above constituting, at the time of such election or
nomination, at least a majority of the Company’s Board of
Directors or, if directors are nominated by a committee of the
Company’s Board of Directors, constituting at the time of
such nomination, at least a majority of such committee;
or
5. the adoption
of a plan relating to the Company’s liquidation or
dissolution.
“Change of
Control Triggering Event” means, with respect to the Notes,
the Notes cease to be rated Investment Grade by each of the Rating
Agencies on any date during the period (the “Trigger
Period”) commencing 60 days prior to
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the first
public announcement by the Company of any Change of Control (or
pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following
consummation of such Change of Control (which Trigger Period will
be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so
long as any of the Rating Agencies has publicly announced that it
is considering a possible ratings change). If a Rating Agency is
not providing a rating for the Notes at the commencement of any
Trigger Period, the Notes will be deemed to have ceased to be rated
Investment Grade by such Rating Agency during that Trigger
Period.
“Certificated
Security” means a Security registered in the name of the
Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 3.06
hereof, substantially in the form of the Security attached hereto
as Exhibit A and that does not include the information called
for by footnotes 1, 3 and 4 thereof.
“Clearstream”
means Clearstream, société anonyme Luxembourg (or any
successor securities clearing agency).
“Euroclear”
means Euroclear Bank, SA/NV as operator of the Euroclear Clearance
System (or any successor securities clearing agency).
“Exchange
Notes” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Exchange
Offer” means the offer that may be made by the Company
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement to exchange Exchange
Notes for Initial Notes.
“Exchange
Offer Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in
the Registration Rights Agreement.
“Global
Security Legend” means the legend set forth in
Section 3.06(h)(ii), which is required to be placed on all
Global Securities issued under this Indenture.
“Indirect
Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest
in a Global Security through a Participant.
“Initial
Notes” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Investment
Grade” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or
its equivalent under any successor rating category of
Moody’s) and a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its
equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P), and the
equivalent investment grade credit rating from any replacement
rating agency or rating agencies selected by the Company under the
circumstances permitting the Company to select a replacement agency
and in the manner for selecting a replacement agency, in each case
as set forth in the definition of “Rating
Agency.”
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“Moody’s”
means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of
Moody’s Corporation, and its successors.
“Note”
or “Notes” means the Initial Notes, the Exchange Notes
and the Additional Notes, if any.
“Participant”
means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a
Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or
Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include
Euroclear and Clearstream).
“Private
Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in
Section 3.06(h)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued under this
Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of
this Indenture. Notes issued in the Exchange Offer or sold off of
the Shelf Registration Statement will not be required to bear a
Private Placement Legend except to the extent required by the terms
of the Indenture.
“QIB”
means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in
Rule 144A.
“Rating
Agency” means each of Moody’s and S&P; provided,
that if any of Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Notes or
fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons
outside the Company’s control, the Company may appoint
another “nationally recognized statistical rating
organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F)
under the Exchange Act as a replacement for such Rating Agency;
provided, that the Company shall give notice of such appointment to
the Trustee.
“Registration
Rights Agreement” means (i) the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2009, by and among the
Company, the Guarantors and the other parties named on the
signature pages thereof, as such agreement may be amended, modified
or supplemented from time to time and (ii) with respect to any
Additional Notes issued subsequent to September 8, 2009, the
Registration Rights Agreement, if any, entered into for the benefit
of the holders of such Additional Notes, if any.
“Regulations
S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities
Act.
“Regulation S
Global Security” means a Global Security bearing the Global
Securities Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited
with or on behalf of the Depositary and registered in the name of
the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to
the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold in
reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.
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“Restricted
Certificated Security” means a Certificated Security bearing
the Private Placement Legend.
“Restricted
Global Security” means a Global Security bearing the Private
Placement Legend.
“Rule 144”
means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
“Rule 144A”
means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities
Act.
“Rule 903”
means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
“Rule 904”
means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
“S&P”
means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.
“Shelf
Registration Statement” means the Shelf Registration
Statement as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“Voting
Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the
capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote
generally in the election of the board of directors of such
Person.
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(C)
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By
amending Section 3.06 to replace in whole the existing
Section 3.06:
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“Section 3.06
Book Entry Provisions; Transfer and Exchange
(a) Each
Global Security initially shall (i) be registered in the name
of the Depositary for such Global Security or the nominee of such
Depositary, (ii) be deposited with, or on behalf of, the
Depositary or with the Trustee as custodian for such Depositary and
(iii) bear the Global Security Legend.
Participants
shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any
Global Security held on their behalf by the Depositary, or the
Trustee as its custodian, or under such Global Security, and the
Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent
of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global
Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or
any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any
written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by
the Depositary or shall impair, as between the Depositary and its
Participants, the operation of customary practices governing the
exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Security.
(b) Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be
exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no
transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be
registered, in the name of any Person other than the
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Depositary for
such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (i) such
Depositary (A) has notified the Company that it is unwilling
or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or
(B) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered as such
under the Exchange Act, and in either case of (A) or
(B) the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary,
(ii) the Company, at its option, executes and delivers to the
Trustee a Company Order stating that it elects to cause the
issuance of the Securities in certificated form and that all Global
Securities shall be exchanged in whole for Securities that are not
Global Securities (in which case, such exchange shall be effected
by the Trustee) or (iii) there shall have occurred and be
continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Notes. In all
cases, Certificated Securities delivered in exchange for any Global
Security or beneficial interests in Global Securities will be
registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations,
requested by or on behalf of the Depositary (in accordance with its
customary procedures). Global Securities also may be exchanged or
replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 3.04
and 3.07 hereof. Every Security authenticated and delivered in
exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion
thereof, pursuant to this Section 3.06 or Section 3.04 or 3.07
hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and
shall be, a Global Security. A Global Security may not be exchanged
for another Note other than as provided in this
Section 3.06(b); however, beneficial interests in a Global
Security may be transferred and exchanged as provided in
Section 3.06(c), (d) or (g) hereof.
(c)
Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global
Securities .
The
transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global
Securities shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance
with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable
Procedures. To the extent that there is any conflict between the
Applicable Procedures and the terms of this Indenture, the
Applicable Procedures will control. Beneficial interests in the
Restricted Global Securities 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 Securities 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 Security . Beneficial
interests in any Restricted Global Security may be transferred to
Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in the same Restricted Global Security in accordance with
the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement
Legend. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Security
may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security. No
written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to
the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this
Section 3.06(c)(i).
(ii) All Other
Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global
Securities . In connection with all transfers and exchanges of
beneficial interests that are not subject to
Section 3.06(c)(i) above, 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 Depositary in accordance with
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the Applicable
Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be
credited a beneficial interest in another Global Security 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 Depositary in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be
issued a Certificated Security in an amount equal to the beneficial
interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions
given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information
regarding the Person in whose name such Certificated Security shall
be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in
(1) above. Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer by the
Company in accordance with Section 3.06(g) hereof, the
requirements of this Section 3.06(c)(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
Securities. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for
transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Securities
contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable
under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal
amount of the relevant Global Security pursuant to
Section 3.06(i) hereof.
(iii) Transfer
of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Security.
A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Security may be
transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Security if the
transfer complies with the requirements of Section 3.06(c)(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 Security, 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
transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in the Regulation S Global Security, then the transferor must
deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (2) thereof.
(iv) Transfer
and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global
Security for Beneficial Interests in the Unrestricted Global
Security . A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global
Security may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Security or transferred to a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Security if the exchange or
transfer complies with the requirements of Section 3.06(c)(ii)
above and:
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(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, certifies
in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it 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) such transfer
is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer
is effected by a broker-dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
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if
the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Security proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security, a
certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or
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if
the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Security 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 Security, a certificate from
such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (4) thereof;
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and, in each
such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so
requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, 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 no longer required
in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
(v) Through and
including the 40th day after the Issue Date, beneficial interests
in the Regulation S Global Security may be held only through
Euroclear or Clearstream, unless transferred to a person that takes
delivery through a Rule 144A Global Security.
(vi) If any such
transfer is effected pursuant to Section 3.06(c)(iv) at a time
when an Unrestricted Global Security has not yet been issued, the
Company
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shall issue
and, upon receipt of a Company Order in accordance with
Section 3.03 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or
more Unrestricted Global Securities in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial
interests transferred pursuant to
Section 3.06(c)(iv).
Beneficial
interests in an Unrestricted Global Security cannot be exchanged
for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the
form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Security.
(d)
Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Certificated
Securities .
(i) Beneficial
Interests in Restricted Global Securities to Restricted
Certificated Securities . If any holder of a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for a Restricted Certificated Security or to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a Restricted Certificated Security, then,
upon receipt by the Registrar of the following
documentation:
(A) if the holder
of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security
proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted
Certificated Security, 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 to a Non-U.S. Person in an
offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or
Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect
set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (2) thereof;
(D) 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 (3)(a) thereof;
(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 (3)(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 (3)(c) thereof,
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the Trustee
shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global
Security to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 3.06(i)
hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the
instructions a Certificated Security in the appropriate principal
amount.
Any
Certificated Security issued in exchange for a beneficial interest
in a Restricted Global Security pursuant to this
Section 3.06(d) 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 Depositary and the Participant or Indirect
Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Certificated Securities
to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any
Certificated Security issued in exchange for a beneficial interest
in a Restricted Global Security pursuant to this
Section 3.06(d)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and
shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained
therein.
(ii) Beneficial
Interests in Restricted Global Securities to Unrestricted
Certificated Securities . A holder of a beneficial interest in
a Restricted Global Security may exchange such beneficial interest
for an Unrestricted Certificated Security or may transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of an Unrestricted Certificated Security 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, certifies in the applicable
Letter of Transmittal that it 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) such transfer
is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer
is effected by a broker-dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
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if
the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Security proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a
Certificated Security that does not bear the Private Placement
Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of
Exhibit C
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hereto, including the certifications
in item (1)(b) thereof; or
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if
the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Security proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person
who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a Certificated
Security 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 (4) thereof;
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and, in each
such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so
requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, 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 no longer required
in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
(iii)
Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Securities to
Unrestricted Certificated Securities . If any holder of a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Certificated Security or to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a Certificated Security, then, upon
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 3.06(c)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the
aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Security to be
reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 3.06(i) hereof, and
the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Certificated
Security in the appropriate principal amount. Any Certificated
Security issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to
this Section 3.06(d)(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 Depositary and the Participant or
Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Certificated
Securities to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so
registered. Any Certificated Security issued in exchange for a
beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 3.06(d)(iii)
shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.
(e)
Transfer and Exchange of Certificated Securities for Beneficial
Interests .
(i) Restricted
Certificated Securities to Beneficial Interests in Restricted
Global Securities . If any Holder of a Restricted Certificated
Security proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest
in a Restricted Global Security or to transfer such Restricted
Certificated Securities to a Person who takes delivery thereof in
the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security,
then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following
documentation:
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(A) if the Holder
of such Restricted Certificated Security proposes to exchange such
Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;
(B) if such
Restricted Certificated Security 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
Restricted Certificated Security is being transferred to a Non-U.S.
Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903
or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the
effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such
Restricted Certificated Security 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 (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such
Restricted Certificated Security 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 (3)(b) thereof; and
(F) if such
Restricted Certificated Security 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 (3)(c) thereof;
the Trustee
shall cancel the Restricted Certificated Security and increase or
cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the
case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global
Security, in the case of clauses (B), (D) and (F) above,
the 144A Global Security, and in the case of clause (C) above,
the Regulation S Global Security.
(ii) Restricted
Certificated Securities to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted
Global Securities . A Holder of a Restricted Certificated
Security may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Security or transfer such Restricted
Certificated Security to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security
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
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a transfer,
certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it 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) such transfer
is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer
is effected by a broker-dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
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if
the Holder of such Certificated Securities proposes to exchange
such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global
Security, a certificate from such Holder in the form of
Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c)
thereof; or
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(2)
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if
the Holder of such Certificated Securities proposes to transfer
such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Security, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
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and, in each
such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so
requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, 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 no longer required
in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
Upon
satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this
Section 3.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Certificated
Securities and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate
principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Security.
(iii)
Unrestricted Certificated Securities to Beneficial Interests in
Unrestricted Global Securities . A Holder of an Unrestricted
Certificated Security may exchange such Note for a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global
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Security or
transfer such Certificated Securities to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Security at any time. Upon receipt of a request
for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the
applicable Unrestricted Certificated Security and increase or cause
to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the
Unrestricted Global Securities.
If any such
exchange or transfer from a Certificated Security to a beneficial
interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or
(iii) of this Section 3.06(e) at a time when an
Unrestricted Global Security has not yet been issued, the Company
shall issue and, upon receipt of a Company Order in accordance with
Section 3.03 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or
more Unrestricted Global Securities in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the principal amount of Certificated Securities so
transferred.
(f)
Transfer and Exchange of Certificated Securities for
Certificated Securities . Upon request by a Holder of
Certificated Securities and such Holder’s compliance with the
provisions of this Section 3.06(f), the Registrar shall
register the transfer or exchange of Certificated Securities. Prior
to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder
shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Certificated
Securities duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by
such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In
addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional
certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required
pursuant to the following provisions of this
Section 3.06(f).
(i) Restricted
Certificated Securities to Restricted Certificated Securities .
Any Restricted Certificated Security may be transferred to and
registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the
form of a Restricted Certificated Security 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;
(B) if the
transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904,
then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(2) thereof; and
(C) if the
transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications, certificates and opinion of
counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
(ii) Restricted
Certificated Securities to Unrestricted Certificated Securities
. Any Restricted Certificated Security may be exchanged by the
Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Certificated Security or
transferred to a Person or
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Persons who
take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Certificated
Security 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, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it
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 broker-dealer pursuant to the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
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if
the Holder of such Restricted Certificated Securities proposes to
exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Certificated Security, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or
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(2)
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if
the Holder of such Restricted Certificated Securities proposes to
transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in
the form of an Unrestricted Certificated Security, a certificate
from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications in item (4) thereof;
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and, in each such case set forth in
this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests, an opinion of
counsel in 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 the
Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
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(3)
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Unrestricted Certificated Securities
to Unrestricted Certificated Securities. A Holder of Unrestricted
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Certificated Securities may transfer
such Securities to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form
of an Unrestricted Certificated Security. Upon receipt of a request
to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the
Unrestricted Certificated Security pursuant to the instructions
from the Holder thereof.
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(g)
Exchange Offer . Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company
shall issue and, upon receipt of a Company Order in accordance with
Section 3.03, the Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or
more Unrestricted Global Securities in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in
the Restricted Global Securities tendered for acceptance by Persons
that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that
(x) they are not broker-dealers, (y) they are not
participating in a distribution of the Exchange Notes and
(z) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of
the Company, and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer and
(ii) Certificated Securities in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Certificated
Securities accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer.
Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall
cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted
Global Securities to be reduced accordingly, and the Company shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the
Persons designated by the Holders of Certificated Securities so
accepted Certificated Securities in the appropriate principal
amount.
(h)
Legends . The following legends shall appear on the face of
all Global Securities and Certificated Securities 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 Security and
each Certificated Security (and all Securities issued in exchange
therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in
substantially the following form:
“THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR
ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD,
ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF
IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS
EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF
THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF
AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED
SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR
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OTHERWISE
TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE
RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE
LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH
THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUERWAS THE OWNER OF THIS
SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO
THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS
BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO
LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE
144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES
IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE
144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR
FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE
IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A,
(D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT,
SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR
TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (E) TO
REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR
OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE
REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION
TERMINATION DATE.”
(B)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Security or Certificated
Security issued pursuant to subparagraphs (c)(i)(second sentence),
(c)(iv), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii), (f)(ii), or
(g) to this Section 3.06 (and all Notes issued in
exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the
Private Placement Legend, and any Security sold off of a Shelf
Registration Statement shall not bear the Private Placement
Legend.
(ii) Global
Security Legend. Each Global Security shall bear a legend in
substantially the following form:
“THIS
SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE
HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A
DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN
WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF CEDE & CO. OR TO A
SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS
OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS
MADE IN
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ACCORDANCE WITH
THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 3.06 OF THE
INDENTURE.
UNLESS THIS
CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
(“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT AND ANY SUCH CERTIFICATE ISSUED
IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME
AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS
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 INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE
& CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”
(i) If
any Global Security is to be exchanged for Certificated Securities
or canceled in whole, it shall be surrendered by or on behalf of
the Depositary or its nominee to the Trustee, as Security
Registrar, for exchange or cancellation as provided in this
Article III. If any Global Security is to be exchanged for
Certificated Securities or canceled in part, or if a Certificated
Security is to be exchanged in whole or in part for a beneficial
interest in any Global Security, then either (i) such Global
Security shall be so surrendered for exchange or cancellation as
provided in this Article III or (ii) the principal amount
thereof shall be reduced or increased by an amount equal to the
portion thereof to be so exchanged or canceled, or equal to the
principal amount of such Certificated Security to be so exchanged
for a beneficial interest therein, as the case may be, by means of
an appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Trustee, as
Security Registrar, whereupon the Trustee, in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures, shall instruct the Depositary or its
authorized representative to make a corresponding adjustment to its
records. Upon any such surrender or adjustment of a Global
Security, the Trustee shall, subject to this Section 3.06(i)
and as otherwise provided in this Article III, authenticate
and deliver any Securities issuable in exchange for such Global
Security (or any portion thereof) to or upon the order of, and
registered in such names as may be directed by, the Depositary or
its authorized representative. Upon the request of the Trustee in
connection with the occurrence of any of the events specified in
Section 3.06(b), the Company shall promptly make available to
the Trustee a reasonable supply of Certificated Securities. The
Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon any order,
direction or request of the Depositary or its authorized
representative which is given or made pursuant to this
Article III if such order, direction or request is given or
made in accordance with the Applicable Procedures
(j) Every
Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer
of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any
portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Article III or
otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and
shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in
the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global
Security or a nominee thereof.
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(k) The
Depositary or its nominee, as registered owner of a Global
Security, shall be the Holder of such Global Security for all
purposes under this Indenture and the Securities, and owners of
beneficial interests in a Global Security shall hold such interests
pursuant to the Applicable Procedures. Accordingly, any such
owner’s beneficial interest in a Global Security will be
shown only on, and the transfer of such interest shall be effected
only through, records maintained by the Depositary or its nominee
or its Participants.
(l) The
Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or
inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed
under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any
transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers
between or among Participants or beneficial owners of interests in
any Global Security) other than to require delivery of such
certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly
required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the
terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine
substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements
hereof.
(m) None
of the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or any Registrar will
have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of Depositary
records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial
ownership interests in a Global Security or for maintaining,
supervising or reviewing any Depositary records relating to such
beneficial ownership interests, or for transfers of beneficial
interests in the Securities or any transactions between the
Depositary and beneficial owners.
(D) By
amending Section 4.01 by adding the following sentence at the
end of thereof:
“Both
Section 4.02 (defeasance) and Section 4.03 (covenant
defeasance) shall apply to the Notes.”
(E) By
amending Section 4.03 by replacing the first sentence thereof
with the following:
“Upon the
Company’s exercise of the option applicable to this Section
4.03 with respect to the Notes, the Company shall be released from
its obligations under any covenant or provision contained or
referred to in Sections 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 14.01, with
respect to the Defeased Securities, on and after the date the
conditions set forth in Section 4.04 below are satisfied
(hereinafter, “covenant defeasance”), and the Defeased
Securities shall thereafter be deemed to be 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, and the Events of Default under
Section 5.01(c), (d) and (e) shall cease to be in
full force and effect with respect to the Notes.”
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(F) By
amending Section 9.01 by:
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deleting the period at the end of
clause (m) and inserting the following: “; and”;
and
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(b)
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inserting the following clause after
clause (m):
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“(n) to
add additional Securities of the same class and series in one or
more tranches from time to time.”
(G) By
amending Section 9.02 by:
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adding the words “and the
Guarantors,” in between the words “Company” and
the word “when” in the fourth line of the
Section;
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(b)
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deleting the word “or”
at the end of clause (j);
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(c)
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deleting the period at the end of
clause (k) and inserting the following: “; or”;
and
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(d)
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inserting the following clause after
clause (k):
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“(l)
amend, change or modify the Company’s obligation to make and
consummate a Change of Control Offer in the event of a Change of
Control Triggering Event in accorda
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