Exhibit 4.4
POWER-ONE, INC.
as Issuer
AND
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A.
as Trustee
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of May 8, 2009
Supplementing the Indenture
Dated as of June 17, 2008
with respect to the
8% Senior Secured Convertible Notes Due
2013
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as
of May 8, 2009 (the “ Supplemental Indenture
”) among POWER-ONE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association, as Trustee (the
“ Trustee ”) under the Indenture dated as of
June 17, 2008 (the “ Indenture ”) between
the Company and the Trustee, pursuant to which the Company issued
its 8% Senior Secured Convertible Notes due 2013 (the “
Notes ”).
WHEREAS, the Company issued Notes in
an aggregate principal amount of $80,000,000 under the Indenture,
of which $63,000,000 are outstanding.
WHEREAS, Section 12.01
of the Indenture provides that the Indenture or the Notes may be
amended with the consent of Holders of at least a majority of the
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including consents
obtained in connection with a purchase of the Notes).
WHEREAS, the Company has obtained
the written consent to the proposed amendments to the Indenture
from the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Notes.
NOW, THEREFORE,
for and in consideration of the
foregoing premises, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the
equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes, as
follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Section 1.1.
Amendments to the
Indenture .
(a)
The following sections of the
Indenture are deleted in their entirety and, in the case of each
such section, replaced with the phrase “[Intentionally
Omitted.]”, and any and all references to such sections,
whether direct or indirect, in any term, condition, limitation or
other provision in the Indenture, are deleted, and such sections
and references shall be of no further force or effect:
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Section 3.07
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Ownership of Subsidiaries.
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Section 3.09
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Redemption and Dividends
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Section 3.12(a)
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Total Debt.
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Section 3.12(c)
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Tangible Net Worth.
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Article VI
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Rights of Participation in Future Equity
Issuances.
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All corresponding provisions of the Notes are
deleted in their entirety and such provisions shall be of no
further force or effect.
(b)
Section 3.08
of the Indenture shall be amended
and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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“ Section 3.08
RESTRICTED
PAYMENTS .
The Company shall not, and shall
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
redeem, defease, repurchase, repay or make any payments in respect
of, by the payment of cash or Cash Equivalents (in whole or in
part, whether by way of open market purchases, tender offers,
private transactions or otherwise), all or any portion of any
unsecured Subordinated Indebtedness (or any extension, refinancing
or renewal thereof), whether by way of payment in respect of
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on such Indebtedness
if at the time such payment is due or otherwise made or, after
giving effect to such payment, an Event of Default pursuant to
Sections 7.01(a) , (b) , (c) , (d)
or (h) has occurred and is
continuing.
(c)
Section 3.10
of the Indenture shall be amended
and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“ Section 3.10
LIENS
.
The Company shall not, and shall
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
allow or suffer to exist any Lien upon or in any property or assets
(including accounts and contract rights) owned by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries other than (i) Permitted Liens and
(ii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under
Section 3.11.”
(d)
Section 3.11
of the Indenture shall be amended
and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“ Section 3.11
INDEBTEDNESS
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The Company shall not, and shall
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become
directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise
(collectively, “incurrence”; provided that accretion or
amortization of original issue discount shall not constitute an
incurrence), with respect to any Indebtedness unless, in each case,
(x) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing at the time of or as a consequence of such incurrence of
Indebtedness, and (y) at the time of the incurrence of such
Indebtedness the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding
Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taking into
account such incurrence of additional Indebtedness) shall not
exceed the Permitted Indebtedness Amount.
(e)
Section 3.12(b)
of the Indenture shall be
amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“ At the end of each fiscal quarter,
cash and Cash Equivalents shall not be less than the lesser of
(i) $20 million and (ii) 50% of the aggregate principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities. ”
(f)
The following is hereby added as a
new Section 4.15 of the Indenture:
“ Section 4.15
ASSET
SALES.
(a)
(i)
If the Company or a Pledged
Subsidiary sells a material portion of the property and assets
(other than a sale that constitutes a Permitted Disposition) of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and such sale does
not constitute a Fundamental Change (an “ Asset Sale
”), then within 360 calendar days after the receipt of the
consideration therefor, the
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Company or a Subsidiary, at its option, may
apply the net cash and Cash Equivalents received in respect of such
Asset Sale (the “ Net Proceeds ”) (x) to
make capital expenditures in the ordinary course of business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, (y) otherwise to acquire capital
assets that are used or useful in the business of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or (z) to make a Permitted Investment;
provided that a binding commitment to make such expenditure or
investment that is made not later than such 360th day shall be
treated as such a permitted application of the Net Proceeds as of
the date of such commitment so long as the Company or a Subsidiary
enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation that
such Net Proceeds will be applied to satisfy such commitment within
180 calendar days after the date such commitment is made and, in
the event any such Net Proceeds are not actually so invested in
accordance with this subsection (a)(i) by such 180th day, then
such remaining Net Proceeds shall be applied in accordance with
subsection (a)(ii) below.
(ii)
Any Net Proceeds that are not
applied as provided in subsection (a)(i) above shall
constitute “ Excess Proceeds ”. When the
aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $1.0 million, the
Company shall make an offer to all Holders of Securities (an
“ Asset Sale Repurchase Offer ”) and, if
required by the terms of any other Indebtedness that ranks equally
with the Notes in right of payment (“ Pari Passu
Indebtedness ”), to all holders of Pari Passu
Indebtedness, to purchase the maximum principal amount of
Securities and such other Pari Passu Indebtedness that can be
purchased with the Excess Proceeds, pro rata in proportion to the
respective outstanding principal amounts (together with premium, if
any) of the Securities and such other Pari Passu
Indebtedness. The offer price in respect of Securities in any
Asset Sale Repurchase Offer shall be 100% of the aggregate
principal amount of such Securities plus accrued and unpaid
interest to the date of purchase, subject to the right of the
Holders of record on a Record Date to receive interest on the
relevant Interest Payment Date in accordance with the procedures
set forth in this Indenture and the Notes.
(b)
(i)
If the Company makes an Asset
Sale Repurchase Offer pursuant to subsection (a) above, the
Company shall provide to all Holders and the Trustee a notice (the
“ Asset Sale Notice ”) with the following
information (if applicable):
(A)
the occurrence of an Asset
Sale;
(B)
that an Asset Sale Repurchase
Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.15 and
the maximum principal amount of the Securities that may be
purchased by the Company pursuant to the Asset Sale Repurchase
Offer;
(C)
the purchase price and the
purchase date with respect to Securities purchased by the Company
pursuant to the Asset Sale Repurchase Offer, which will be no
earlier than 20 Business Days nor later than 35 calendar days from
the date such notice is mailed (the “ Asset Sale Payment
Date ”); provided that the Asset Sale Payment Date may be
extended in accordance with applicable law;
(D)
the name and address of the
Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;
(E)
the then current Conversion
Rate;
(F)
that the Holder shall have the
right to withdraw any tendered Securities and the Holder’s
election to require the Company to purchase such Securities;
provided
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that the Paying Agent receives, not later than
the close of business on the expiration date of the Asset Sale
Repurchase Offer, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth
the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Securities tendered
for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its
tendered Securities and its election to have such Securities
purchased;
(G)
that unless the Company defaults
in the payment of the purchase price therefor, all Securities
accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Repurchase Offer
will cease to accrue interest on the Asset Sale Payment
Date;
(H)
if the Securities to be
repurchased are certificated, that the Holders electing to have any
Securities purchased pursuant to the Asset Sale Repurchase Offer
will be required to surrender such Securities to the Paying Agent
at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of
business on the third Business Day preceding the Asset Sale Payment
Date;
(I)
if the Securities to be
repurchased are represented by a Global Security, that the Holders
electing to have any Securities purchased pursuant to the Asset
Sale Repurchase Offer will be required to comply with the
appropriate procedures of the Depositary; and
(J)
any other instructions, as
determined by the Company, consistent with the provisions of this
Section 4.15 , that a Holder must
follow.
(ii)
The Company shall comply with the
requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any
other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such
laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the
repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Asset Sale Repurchase
Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities
laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Indenture,
the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and
regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its
obligations described in this Indenture by virtue
thereof.
(iii)
On the Asset Sale Payment Date,
the Company shall
(A)
accept for payment such principal
amount of the Securities required to be purchased under the Asset
Sale Repurchase Offer or portions thereof properly tendered
pursuant to the Asset Sale Repurchase Offer,
(B)
at or prior to 11:00 a.m.,
New York City time, deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal
to the aggregate Asset Sale Payment in respect of all Securities
accept