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16.0% Senior Notes due 2013

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16.0% Senior Notes due 2013 | Document Parties: SKYTERRA COMMUNICATIONS INC | ATC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES (CANADA) INC | MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES CORP | Mobile Satellite Ventures GP, Inc | MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES HOLDINGS (CANADA) INC | MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES INC | MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES LP | MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES SUBSIDIARY LLC | MSV FINANCE CO | MSV INTERNATIONAL, LLC You are currently viewing:
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SKYTERRA COMMUNICATIONS INC | ATC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES (CANADA) INC | MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES CORP | Mobile Satellite Ventures GP, Inc | MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES HOLDINGS (CANADA) INC | MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES INC | MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES LP | MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES SUBSIDIARY LLC | MSV FINANCE CO | MSV INTERNATIONAL, LLC

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Title: 16.0% Senior Notes due 2013
Governing Law: New York     Date: 7/25/2008
Industry: Misc. Financial Services     Sector: Financial

16.0% Senior Notes due 2013, Parties: skyterra communications inc , atc technologies  llc , mobile satellite ventures (canada) inc , mobile satellite ventures corp , mobile satellite ventures gp  inc , mobile satellite ventures holdings (canada) inc , mobile satellite ventures inc , mobile satellite ventures lp , mobile satellite ventures subsidiary llc , msv finance co , msv international  llc
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Exhibit 10.4

 



 

 

 

MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES LP

and

MSV FINANCE CO.,

as Issuers,

 

 

the GUARANTORS named herein

 

and

 

        , as Trustee

_____________________

 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of January 6, 2009

_____________________

 

 

16.0% Senior Notes due 2013

 

 



 


 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS  

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01

Definitions

 1

Section 1.02

Other Definitions

26

Section 1.03

Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act

27

Section 1.04

Rules of Construction

27

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

THE NOTES

Section 2.01

Form and Dating

28

Section 2.02

Execution and Authentication

29

Section 2.03

Registrar and Paying Agent

30

Section 2.04

Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust

30

Section 2.05

Holder Lists

30

Section 2.06

Transfer and Exchange

31

Section 2.07

Replacement Notes

41

Section 2.08

Outstanding Notes

41

Section 2.09

Temporary Notes

42

Section 2.10

Cancellation

42

Section 2.11

Defaulted Interest

42

Section 2.12

Deposit of Moneys

42

Section 2.13

CUSIP Number

43

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

REDEMPTION

 

 

 

Section 3.01

Notices to Trustee

43

Section 3.02

Selection by Trustee of Notes to Be Redeemed

43

Section 3.03

Notice of Redemption

43

Section 3.04

Effect of Notice of Redemption

44

Section 3.05

Deposit of Redemption Price

44

Section 3.06

Notes Redeemed in Part

45

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS

 

 

 

Section 4.01

Payment of Notes

45

Section 4.02

SEC Reports

45

Section 4.03

Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws

46

Section 4.04

Compliance Certificate

47

 

 

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Section 4.05

Taxes

47

Section 4.06

Limitation on Indebtedness

47

Section 4.07

Limitation on Issuance or Sale of Capital Stock of Restricted Entities

51

Section 4.08

Limitation on Restricted Payments

51

Section 4.09

Limitation on Liens

55

Section 4.10

Limitation on Sale of Assets and Subsidiary Stock

56

Section 4.11

Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates

59

Section 4.12

Future Guarantors

60

Section 4.13

Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries and Restricted Entities

60

Section 4.14

Payments for Consent

62

Section 4.15

Corporate Existence

62

Section 4.16

Change of Control

62

Section 4.17

Maintenance of Office or Agency

63

Section 4.18

Maintenance of Insurance

64

Section 4.19

Limitation on Business Activities of Finance Co.

64

Section 4.20

Certain Matters in Connection with Licenses

65

Section 4.21

Limitation on Line of Business

65

Section 4.22

Calculation of Original Issue Discount

65

Section 4.23

Reimbursement Offer

65

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

SUCCESSOR CORPORATION

 

 

 

Section 5.01

Limitation on Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Property

66

Section 5.02

Substitution of Company

68

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

 

 

Section 6.01

Events of Default

69

Section 6.02

Acceleration

70

Section 6.03

Other Remedies

71

Section 6.04

Waiver of Past Defaults and Events of Default

71

Section 6.05

Control by Majority

71

Section 6.06

Limitation on Suits

71

Section 6.07

Rights of Holders to Receive Payment

72

Section 6.08

Collection Suit by Trustee

72

Section 6.09

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

72

Section 6.10

Priorities

73

Section 6.11

Undertaking for Costs

73

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

TRUSTEE

 

 

 

Section 7.01

Duties of Trustee

73

Section 7.02

Rights of Trustee

74

Section 7.03

Individual Rights of Trustee

76

 

 

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Section 7.04

Trustee’s Disclaimer

76

Section 7.05

Notice of Defaults

76

Section 7.06

Reports by Trustee to Holders

76

Section 7.07

Compensation and Indemnity

77

Section 7.08

Replacement of Trustee

78

Section 7.09

Successor Trustee by Consolidation, Merger or Conversion

78

Section 7.10

Eligibility; Disqualification

79

Section 7.11

Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

79

Section 7.12

Paying Agents

79

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS

 

 

 

Section 8.01

Without Consent of Holders

79

Section 8.02

With Consent of Holders

81

Section 8.03

Revocation and Effect of Consents

82

Section 8.04

Notation on or Exchange of Notes

82

Section 8.05

Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

82

 

ARTICLE IX

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE

 

Section 9.01

Discharge of Indenture

83

Section 9.02

Legal Defeasance

84

Section 9.03

Covenant Defeasance

84

Section 9.04

Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

84

Section 9.05

Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions

85

Section 9.06

Reinstatement

86

Section 9.07

Moneys Held by Paying Agent

86

Section 9.08

Moneys Held by Trustee

86

 

ARTICLE X

GUARANTEE OF SECURITIES

 

Section 10.01

Guarantee

87

Section 10.02

Execution and Delivery of Guarantees

88

Section 10.03

Limitation of Guarantee

88

Section 10.04

Additional Guarantors

88

Section 10.05

Release of Guarantor

88

Section 10.06

Waiver of Subrogation

89

Section 10.07

Taxes

89

 

 

 

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

Section 11.01

Notices

90

 

 

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Section 11.02

Communications by Holders with Other Holders

90

Section 11.03

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

91

Section 11.04

Statements Required in Certificate and Opinion

91

Section 11.05

When Treasury Notes Disregarded

91

Section 11.06

Rules by Trustee and Agents

91

Section 11.07

Legal Holidays

92

Section 11.08

Governing Law

92

Section 11.09

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

92

Section 11.10

No Recourse Against Others

92

Section 11.11

Successors

92

Section 11.12

Multiple Counterparts

92

Section 11.13

Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

92

Section 11.14

Separability

93

Section 11.15

Waiver of Jury Trial

93

Section 11.16

Force Majeure

93

Section 11.17

Currency of Account; Conversion of Currency; Foreign Exchange Restrictions

93

Section 11.18

Agent for Service

95

Section 11.19

Interest Act (Canada)

95

Section 11.20

Joint and Several Obligations

95

 

 

 

Exhibits

 

 

Exhibit A-1

Form of Face of Certificated Notes

A-1

Exhibit A-2

Form of Restricted Global Note

A-2

Exhibit A-3

Form of Regulation S Global Note

A-3

Exhibit A-4

Form of Reverse of Notes

A-4

Exhibit B

Form of Certificate of Transfer

B-1

Exhibit C

Form of Certificate of Exchange

C-1

Exhibit D

Form of Certificate of Acquiring Institutional

Accredited Investors

D-1

 

 

 

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of January 6, 2009 (the “ Indenture ”), among MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Company ”), MSV FINANCE CO., a Delaware corporation (“ Finance Co. ” and, together with the Company, the “ Issuers ”), the GUARANTORS (as defined herein) parties hereto and             , a             corporation, as Trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

 

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Issuers’ 16.0% Senior Notes due 2013 (collectively, the “ Notes ”):  The term Notes shall include the Notes issued on the Issue Date, any Payment-in-Kind Notes and any Notes issued on a subsequent closing and funding date all considered as one series.

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

Section 1.01  

Definitions .

 

144A Global Note ” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A2 and A4 hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Restricted Notes Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depository or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes resold in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

Additional Assets ” means:

 

(1)           any property, plant, license, equipment or any other tangible asset or any improvement thereto (including improvements to existing assets) used or useful in a Related Business;

 

(2)           all or substantially all of the assets of, or the Capital Stock of a Person that becomes a Restricted Entity as a result of the acquisition of such Capital Stock by the Company or another Restricted Entity; or

 

(3)           Capital Stock constituting a minority interest in any Person that at such time is a Restricted Entity;

 

provided , however , that any such Restricted Entity described in clause (2) or (3) above is primarily engaged in a Related Business.

 

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.  For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means 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.  For purposes of Sections 4.08, 4.10 and 4.11 only (and for the avoidance of doubt, not Section 11.05), “Affiliate” shall also mean any beneficial owner of Capital Stock representing 20% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock (on a fully diluted basis) of the General Partner or the Capital Stock of the Company or of rights or warrants to purchase such Capital Stock (whether or not currently exercisable) and any Person who would be an Affiliate of any such beneficial owner pursuant to the first sentence hereof.

 


 

 

Agent ” means any Registrar, Paying Agent, co-registrar or agent for service of notices and demands.

 

Applicable Currency Equivalent ” means, with respect to any monetary amount in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, at any time for the determination thereof, the amount of U.S. Dollars obtained by converting such foreign currency involved in such computation into U.S. Dollars at the spot rate for the purchase of U.S. Dollars with the applicable foreign currency as quoted by Reuters at approximately 10:00 A.M. (New York time) on the date not more than two Business Days prior to such determination

 

Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to any Note on any redemption date, the greater of:

 

(1)           1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Note; and

 

(2)           the excess of:

 

(a)           the present value at such redemption date of the redemption price of the Note at January 1, 2011, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over

 

(b)           the then outstanding principal amount of the Note.

 

Applicable Procedures ” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depository that apply to such transfer or exchange.

 

Asset Disposition ” means any sale, lease (other than an operating lease entered into in the ordinary course of business), transfer or other disposition (or series of related sales, leases, transfers or dispositions) by the Company or any Restricted Entity, including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction (each referred to for the purposes of this definition as a “ disposition ”), of:

 

(1)           any shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Entity (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Entity);

 

(2)           all or substantially all the assets of any division or line of business of the Company or any Restricted Entity; or

 

(3)           any other assets of the Company or any Restricted Entity outside of the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Entity;

 

other than, in the case of clauses (1), (2) and (3) above,

 

(A)           a disposition by a Restricted Entity to the Company or by the Company or a Restricted Entity to a Guarantor;

 

(B)           for purposes of Section 4.10 only, (i) a disposition that constitutes a Restricted Payment (or would constitute a Restricted Payment but for the exclusions from the definition thereof) or a Permitted Investment and that is not prohibited by Section 4.08, (ii) the making of an

 

 

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Asset Swap and (iii) a disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company in accordance with Article 5;

 

(C)           a disposition of assets in a transaction or series of related transactions with a fair market value of less than $10 million;

 

(D)           a disposition of cash or Temporary Cash Investments;

 

(E)           the creation of a Lien permitted by this Indenture (but not the sale or other disposition of the property subject to such Lien);

 

(F)           the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles; provided, however , such licensing or sublicensing shall not interfere in any material respect with the Company’s continuing use of such intellectual property or other general intangibles in its business;

 

(G)           disposition of damaged, obsolete or worn out property in the ordinary course of business; or

 

(H)           granting a Permitted Lien.

 

Asset Swap ” means the concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets between the Company or any of the Restricted Entities and another Person.

 

Attributable Debt ” in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate borne by the Notes, compounded annually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended); provided , however , that if such Sale/Leaseback Transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation”.

 

Average Life ” means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any Indebtedness, the quotient obtained by dividing:

 

(1)           the sum of the products of the numbers of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Indebtedness multiplied by the amount of such payment by

 

(2)           the sum of all such payments.

 

Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors (or similar body) of the Company (or if the Company is a limited partnership, the general partner thereof) or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board.

 

Board Resolution ” means a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company (or if the Company is a limited partnership, the General Partner) to have been duly adopted and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification.

 

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Boeing Agreement ” means the agreement between the Company and Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc. for the MSV L-Band Space Based Network, dated January 9, 2006, as amended March 9, 2006, September 11, 2006, July 3, 2008 (and the additional amendments contemplated thereby), and from time to time in a manner not materially more burdensome, taken as a whole, to the holders of the Notes.

 

Business Day ” means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.

 

Canadian Guarantors ” means the Canadian Joint Ventures and the Existing Canadian Subsidiary.

 

Canadian Joint Ventures ” means Mobile Satellite Ventures Holdings (Canada) Inc. and Mobile Satellite Ventures (Canada) Inc. and their successors.

 

Capital Lease Obligation ” means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty.  For purposes of Section 4.09, a Capital Lease Obligation will be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased.

 

Capital Stock ” of any Person means any and all shares, interests (including partnership interests and membership interests in a limited liability company), rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

 

Change of Control ” means the occurrences of any of the following events:

 

(1)           any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders (individually or as a member of such group), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that for purposes of this clause (1) such person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of (a) more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the General Partner or (b) more than 50% of the total economic or voting power of the Capital Stock of the Company (for the purposes of this clause (1), such other person or group shall be deemed to beneficially own any Voting Stock or Capital Stock of a Person (the “ specified person ”) held by any other Person (including one or more Permitted Holders) (the “ parent entity ”), if such other person or group is the beneficial owner (as defined above in this clause (1)), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the voting power of the Voting Stock or 50% of the economic or voting power of the Capital Stock, as applicable, of such parent entity);

 

(2)           on and after the occurrence of any Public Offering, individuals who on the Issue Date constituted the Board of Directors (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Parent, the Company or the General Partner was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Parent, the Company or the General Partner then still in office who were either directors on the Issue Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors then in office;

 

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(3)           the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

 

(4)           the merger or consolidation of the Company or the General Partner with or into another Person (other than one or more Permitted Holders) or the merger of another Person (other than one or more Permitted Holders) with or into the Company or the General Partner, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company or the General Partner (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person (other than one or more Permitted Holders) other than a transaction following which in the case of a merger or consolidation transaction, holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the General Partner and 100% of the Capital Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person of the General Partner and at least a majority of the economic or voting power of the Capital Stock of the surviving Person or the Company (whether or not the surviving Person is in the same corporate form) in such merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction.

 

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control will be deemed to occur as a result of any reorganization of the Company or a Permitted Holder as contemplated in the MCSA.

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Company ” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces such party pursuant to Article 5 of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor.

 

Company Request ” means any written request signed in the name of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company (or if the Company is a limited partnership, the general partner thereof) and delivered to the Trustee.

 

Consolidated Income Tax Expense ” means, with respect to the Company for any period, the provision for federal, state, local and foreign taxes based on income or profits (including franchise taxes) payable by the Company and the Restricted Entities for such period and any Permitted Tax Distributions for such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for any period, the total interest expense of the Company and the Restricted Entities for such period, whether paid or accrued and whether or not capitalized (including amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations and Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings), and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations.

 

Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” as of any date of determination means the ratio of (x) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of the Company and the Restricted Entities as of such date of determination to (y) Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to such date of determination for which financial information is available (the “ Reference Period ”); provided , however , that:

 

 

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(1)           if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is an Incurrence of Indebtedness, the amount of such Indebtedness shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Indebtedness;

 

(2)           if the Company or any Restricted Entity has repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged any Indebtedness that was outstanding as of the end of such fiscal quarter or if any Indebtedness is to be repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged on the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Leverage Ratio (other than, in each case, Indebtedness Incurred under any revolving credit agreement), the aggregate amount of Indebtedness shall be calculated on a pro forma basis and Consolidated Operating Cash Flow shall be calculated as if the Company or such Restricted Entity had not earned the interest income, if any, actually earned during the Reference Period in respect of cash or Temporary Cash Investments used to repay, repurchase, defease or otherwise discharge such Indebtedness;

 

(3)           if since the beginning of the Reference Period the Company or any Restricted Entity shall have made any Asset Disposition, the Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for the Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Operating Cash Flow (if positive) directly attributable to the assets which are the subject of such Asset Disposition for the Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated Operating Cash Flow (if negative) directly attributable thereto for the Reference Period;

 

(4)           if since the beginning of the Reference Period the Company or any Restricted Entity (by merger or otherwise) shall have made an Investment in any Restricted Entity (or any Person which becomes a Restricted Entity) or an acquisition of assets which constitutes all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business, Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for the Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto (including the Incurrence of any Indebtedness) as if such Investment or acquisition had occurred on the first day of the Reference Period; and

 

(5)           if since the beginning of the Reference Period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Entity or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Entity since the beginning of such Reference Period) shall have made any Asset Disposition, any Investment or acquisition of assets that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (3) or (4) above if made by the Company or a Restricted Entity during the Reference Period, Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for the Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Asset Disposition, Investment or acquisition had occurred on the first day of the Reference Period.

 

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an acquisition of assets, the amount of income or earnings relating thereto and the amount of Consolidated Interest Expense associated with any Indebtedness Incurred in connection therewith, the pro forma calculations shall be determined in accordance with GAAP in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting Officer of the Company.  If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term in excess of 12 months).  If any Indebtedness is Incurred under a revolving credit facility and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated based on the average daily balance of such Indebtedness for the four fiscal quarters subject to the pro forma calculation to the extent such Indebtedness was Incurred solely for working capital purposes.

 

 

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Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the net income of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Entities; provided , however , that there shall not be included in such Consolidated Net Income:

 

(1)           any net income of any Person (other than the Company) if such Person is not a Restricted Entity, except that:

 

(A)           subject to the exclusion contained in clauses (3), (4) and (5) below, the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Company or a Restricted Entity as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution paid to a Restricted Entity, to the limitations contained in clause (2) below); and

 

(B)           the Company’s equity in a net loss of any such Person for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income to the extent such loss has been funded with cash from the Company or a Restricted Entity;

 

(2)           any net income of any Restricted Entity if such Restricted Entity is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Entity, directly or indirectly, to the Company, except that:

 

(A)           subject to the exclusion contained in clauses (3), (4) and (5) below, the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Restricted Entity for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash that could have been distributed by such Restricted Entity during such period to the Company or another Restricted Entity as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution paid to another Restricted Entity, to the limitation contained in this clause); and

 

(B)           the Company’s equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Entity for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income;

 

(3)           any gain (or loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any assets of the Company or its consolidated Restricted Entities (including pursuant to any Sale/Leaseback Transaction) which is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business and any gain (or loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Person;

 

(4)           extraordinary gains or losses;

 

(5)           the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles;

 

(6)           all deferred financing costs written off and premiums paid in connection with an early extinguishment of Indebtedness;

 

(7)           any non-cash compensation charge arising from any grant of stock, stock option, or other equity based awards; and

 

(8)           expenses related to the offering of Notes,

 

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in each case, for such period.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) for the purposes of Section 4.08 only, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any repurchases, repayments or redemptions of Investments, proceeds realized on the sale of Investments or return of capital to the Company or a Restricted Entity to the extent such repurchases, repayments, redemptions, proceeds or returns increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under Section 4.08(a)(3)(D) and (y) Consolidated Net Income shall be reduced by the amount of Permitted Tax Distributions.

 

Consolidated Operating Cash Flow ” means, with respect to the Company and the Restricted Entities on a consolidated basis, for any period, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period increased (without duplication) by the sum of:

 

(a)           Consolidated Income Tax Expense accrued for such period to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period;

 

(b)           Consolidated Interest Expense for such period to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period;

 

(c)           transition costs for customers under contract in connection with migrating such customers’ end user equipment to end user equipment that functions on the Company’s planned network not to exceed $10.0 million in any fiscal year; and

 

(d)           depreciation, amortization and any other noncash items for such period to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period (other than any noncash item which requires the accrual of, or a reserve for, cash charges for any future period) of the Company and the Restricted Entities (including amortization of capitalized debt issuance costs for such period), all of the foregoing determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and decreased by noncash items to the extent they increase Consolidated Net Income (including the partial or entire reversal of reserves taken in prior periods, but excluding reversals of accruals or reserves for cash charges taken in prior periods) for such period.

 

Consolidated Revenues ” means, for any period, the consolidated net revenue of the Company and the Restricted Entities for such period determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Total Assets ” means the total assets of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Entities, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

"Coop Agreement" means that certain Cooperation Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2007, by and among Mobile Satellite Ventures, LP, Mobile Satellite Ventures (Canada) Inc., Skyterra Communications, Inc. and Inmarsat Global Limited, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

Corporate Trust Office ” means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date of execution of this Indenture is located at:  • Attention:  • or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders and the Company).

 

Default ” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

 

 

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Definitive Note ” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1 and A-4 hereto and such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.

 

Depository ” means, with respect to the Notes issued in the form of one or more Global Notes, The Depository Trust Company or another Person designated as Depository by the Company, which Person must be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act.

 

Designated Equity Contributions ” means Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company or the Parent (to the extent the net proceeds thereof are contributed to the equity capital of the Company (other than in the form of Disqualified Stock) or are used to purchase Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock)) from the issuance or sale of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) subsequent to the Issue Date and designated in an Officer’s Certificate as Designated Equity Contributions executed by the principal financial officer of the Company.

 

Designated Equity Election ” means the delivery to the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Company elects to include Designated Equity Contributions under Section 4.08(a)(3)(B).

 

Designated Noncash Consideration ” means the fair market value of noncash consideration received by the Company or a Restricted Entity in connection with an Asset Disposition that is so designated as Designated Noncash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by the principal financial officer of the Company, less the amount of cash or cash equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Noncash Consideration.

 

Disqualified Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder) or upon the happening of any event:

 

(1)           matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than redeemable only for Capital Stock of such Person which is not itself Disqualified Stock) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;

 

(2)           is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock; or

 

(3)           is mandatorily redeemable or must be purchased upon the occurrence of certain events or otherwise (including, without limitation, at the option of the holder thereof), in whole or in part;

 

in each case on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes; provided , however , that any Capital Stock that would not constitute Disqualified Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to purchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of an “asset sale” or “change of control” shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if:

 

(A)           the “asset sale” or “change of control” provisions applicable to such Capital Stock are not more favorable, taken as a whole, to the holders of such Capital Stock than the terms applicable to the Notes and under Sections 4.10 and 4.16; and

 

 

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(B)           any such requirement only becomes operative after compliance with such terms applicable to the Notes, including the purchase of any Notes tendered pursuant thereto.

 

The amount of any Disqualified Stock that does not have a fixed redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were redeemed, repaid or repurchased on any date on which the amount of such Disqualified Stock is to be determined pursuant to this Indenture; provided , however , that if such Disqualified Stock could not be required to be redeemed, repaid or repurchased at the time of such determination, the redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be the book value of such Disqualified Stock as reflected in the most recent financial statements of such Person.

 

Equity Offering ” means a primary public or private offering of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or the Parent ((to the extent the net proceeds thereof are contributed to the equity capital of the Company (other than in the form of Disqualified Stock) or are used to purchase Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company)) other than offerings with respect to the Company’s or Parent’s Capital Stock or options, warrants or rights registered on Form S-4 or S-8.

 

Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Existing Canadian Subsidiary ” means Mobile Satellite Ventures Corp., a Nova Scotia unlimited liability company, and its successors.

 

FCC ” means the Federal Communications Commission or any successor agency thereto.

 

FCC License Subsidiary ” means Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company that owns all of the Company’s FCC Licenses in the United States.

 

FCC Licenses ” means broadcasting and other licenses, authorizations, waivers and permits which are issued from time to time by the FCC.

 

“14% Senior Secured Notes” means the 14% Senior Secured Discount Notes due 2013 issued by the Issuers and the Guarantors thereof.

 

Full In-Orbit Insurance ” means insurance coverage of satellites following the period of time that is customarily covered by launch insurance and provides coverage against partial losses, constructive total losses and complete losses.

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect as of the Original Issue Date, including those set forth in:

 

(1)           the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants;

 

(2)           statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board;

 

(3)           such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession; and

 

(4)           the rules and regulations of the SEC governing the inclusion of financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in periodic reports required to be filed pursuant

 

 

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to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting bulletins and similar written statements from the accounting staff of the SEC.

 

General Partner ” means Mobile Satellite Ventures GP Inc. and its successors.

 

Global Note Legend ” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(ii), which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

Global Notes ” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibits A2 through A4 hereto, issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(vi) or 2.06(d)(iii) hereof.

 

Governmental Authority ” means any Federal, state, provincial, local, foreign or other governmental, quasi-governmental or administrative (including self-regulatory) body, instrumentality, department, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, office of any nature whatsoever or other subdivision thereof, or any court, tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration panel or other similar dispute-resolving body, whether now or hereafter in existence, or any officer or official thereof, having jurisdiction over either of the Issuers.

 

Guarantee ” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person:

 

(1)           to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise); or

 

(2)           entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part);

 

provided , however , that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.  The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

Guarantor ” means each Subsidiary of the Company and the Canadian Joint Ventures that guarantee the Notes under Article 10.

 

Hedging Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person under:

 

(1)           currency exchange or interest rate swap agreements, currency exchange or interest rate cap agreements or currency exchange or interest rate collar agreements; or

 

(2)           other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange or interest rate prices.

 

holder ” or “ Noteholder ” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the register kept by the Registrar pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Company that owns less than 1.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets and generates less than 1.0% of the Consolidated Revenues for the latest

 

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four quarters then ended for which financial statements are available and which does not guarantee and is not an obligor under any other Indebtedness of the Company and the Restricted Entities.

 

 

Incur ” means issue, assume, Guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; provided , however , that any Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Entity (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Person at the time it becomes a Restricted Entity.  The term “Incurrence” when used as a noun shall have a correlative meaning.  Solely for purposes of determining compliance with Section 4.06:

 

(1)           except in respect of Indebtedness Incurred under Section 4.06(b)(1) (under which any amortization of debt discount or accretion of principal will be deemed an Incurrence), amortization of debt discount or the accretion of principal with respect to a non-interest bearing or other discount security;

 

(2)           the payment of regularly scheduled interest in the form of additional Indebtedness of the same instrument (such as PIK Interest) or the payment of regularly scheduled dividends on Capital Stock in the form of additional Capital Stock of the same class and with the same terms; and

 

(3)           the obligation to pay a premium in respect of Indebtedness arising in connection with the issuance of a notice of redemption or making of a mandatory offer to purchase such Indebtedness

 

will not be deemed to be the Incurrence of Indebtedness.

 

Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication):

 

(1)           the principal in respect of (A) indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed and (B)indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable, including, in each case, any premium on such indebtedness to the extent such premium has become due and payable;

 

(2)           all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person and all Attributable Debt in respect of Sale/ Leaseback Transactions entered into by such Person;

 

(3)           all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement (but excluding any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business), in each case only if and to the extent due more than 12 months after the delivery of property;

 

(4)           the principal component of all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, bankers’ acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in clauses (1) through (3) above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the tenth Business Day following payment on the letter of credit);

 

 

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(5)           the principal component of the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock of such Person or, with respect to any Preferred Stock of any Restricted Entity of such Person, the principal amount of such Preferred Stock to be determined in accordance with this Indenture (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends);

 

(6)           all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (5) of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons for the payment of which, in either case, such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including by means of any Guarantee;

 

(7)           all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) of other Persons secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the fair market value of such property or assets and the amount of the obligation so secured; and

 

(8)           to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, Hedging Obligations of such Person.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the purchase by the Company or any Restricted Entity of any business, the term “Indebtedness” will exclude post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided , however , that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid within 30 days thereafter.

 

The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all obligations as described above; provided , however , that in the case of Indebtedness sold at a discount, the amount of such Indebtedness at any time will be the accreted value thereof at such time.

 

Indenture ” means this Indenture, as defined in the first paragraph hereof, as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Indirect Participant ” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.

 

Industry Canada ” means the Canadian Federal Minister of Industry and his or her designees, including the Department of Industry and its successors.”

 

Industry Canada Licenses ” means all licenses, approvals in principle, permits or authorizations issued by Industry Canada to the Canadian Joint Ventures or the Existing Canadian Subsidiary for purposes of carrying on their respective businesses in Canada.

 

Institutional Accredited Investor ” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act (or an entity in which all of the equity owners are the foregoing) and that is not also a QIB.

 

Interest Payment Date ” means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on the Notes.

 

 

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Investment ” by any Person in any other Person means any direct or indirect advance, loan (other than advances to customers in the ordinary course of business that are recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of the lender) or other extensions of credit (including by way of Guarantee or similar arrangement) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other similar instruments issued by such Person.  If the Company or any Restricted Entity issues, sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of a Person that is a Restricted Entity such that, after giving effect thereto, such Person is no longer a Restricted Entity, any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Entity in such Person remaining after giving effect thereto will be deemed to be a new Investment at such time.  Except as otherwise provided for herein, the amount of an Investment shall be its fair market value at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value; provided that none of the following will be deemed to be an Investment:

 

(1)           Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with this Indenture; and

 

(2)           endorsements of negotiable instruments and documents in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(3)           any transaction to the extent that the consideration provided by the Company or a Restricted Entity consists of Capital Stock of the Company or the Parent (other than Disqualified Stock).

 

For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Entity”, Section 4.08 and the definition of “Restricted Payment”, “Investment” shall include:

 

(1)           the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Entity; provided , however , that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Entity equal to an amount (if positive) equal to (A) the Company’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less (B) the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and

 

(2)           any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Entity shall be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

 

Issue Date ” means the first date that the Notes are issued pursuant to this Indenture.

 

L-Band Spectrum ” means capacity or other right to use, for a satellite and/or ATC network, using the frequency band residing at 1626.5-1660.5 MHz (Earth to space), 1668-1675 MHz (Earth to space) and 1518-1559 MHz (space to Earth) as allocated for mobile satellite services by the International Telecommunications Union.

 

Legal Holiday ” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York.

 

 

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Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof).

 

Maturity Date ” means July 1, 2013.

 

“MCSA” means the Master Contribution and Support Agreement dated •, 2008 among Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd., Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situation Fund, L.P., Harbinger Co-Investment Fund I, L.P., SkyTerra Communications, Inc. the Company and the FCC License Subsidiary.

 

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

Net Available Cash ” from an Asset Disposition means cash payments received by the Company or a Restricted Entity therefrom (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise and proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any securities received as consideration, but only as and when received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to such properties or assets or received in any other non-cash form), in each case net of:

 

(1)           all legal, title, accounting, broker and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses Incurred, and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP, as a consequence of such Asset Disposition;

 

(2)           all payments made on any Indebtedness which is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Disposition pursuant to a Lien that is permitted by this Indenture prior to any Lien on such assets securing the Notes, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon or other security agreement of any kind with respect to such assets;

 

(3)           all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such Asset Disposition;

 

(4)           the deduction of appropriate amounts provided by the seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the property or other assets disposed in such Asset Disposition and retained by the Company or any Restricted Entity after such Asset Disposition; and

 

(5)           any portion of the purchase price from an Asset Disposition placed in escrow, whether as a reserve for adjustment of the purchase price, for satisfaction of indemnities in respect of such Asset Disposition or otherwise in connection with that Asset Disposition; provided , however , that upon the termination of that escrow, Net Available Cash will be increased by any portion of funds in the escrow that are released to the Company or any Restricted Entity.

 

“Net Available Reimbursement Proceeds ”, means the cash proceeds of any rights offering of any parent of the Issuers required pursuant to Article XIX of the MCSA, net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred or payable in connection with such offering.

 

Net Cash Proceeds ”, with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock or Indebtedness, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, under-

 

 

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writers’ or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.

 

Non-U.S. Person ” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person as defined in Regulation S.

 

Notes ” has the meaning given such term in the second introductory paragraph hereto.

 

Obligations ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, all obligations for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements and other amounts payable pursuant to the documentation governing such Indebtedness.

 

Officer ” means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company (or if the Company is a limited partnership, of the general partner).

 

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by any Officer and delivered to the Trustee.

 

“Old Indentures” means the Indentures, dated as of March 30, 2006 and January 7, 2008, by and among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee, as the same may be modified, supplemented, amended, refinanced, renewed or replaced.

 

“Old Notes” means the 14% Senior Secured Notes and the 16.5% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2013 issued by the Issuers and the Guarantees thereof and any “Additional Notes” as defined in and issued pursuant to Article 2 of the 14% Senior Secured Notes and in compliance with Sections 4.06 and 4.09 of such Indenture after the March 30, 2006 issue date.  The 16.5% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2013 will continue to constitute Old Notes following any amendment that subordinates such Notes to other Indebtedness of the Issuer, including, the 14% Senior Secured Notes.

 

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company.

 

“Original Issue Date” means March 30, 2006.

 

Parent ” means SkyTerra Communications, Inc., or any other direct or indirect parent company of the Company.

 

Pari Passu Indebtedness ” means the Old Notes and any other Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor that is paripassu in right of payment (and not expressly subordinated) to the Notes or, in the case of a Guarantor, that is paripassu in right of payment (and not expressly subordinated) to its Guarantee.

 

Participant ” means, with respect to the Depository, a Person who has an account with the Depository.

 

Payment-in-Kind Notes ” means additional Notes issued under this Indenture on the same terms and conditions as the Notes issued on the Issue Date in connection with PIK Interest.  For purposes of this Indenture, all references to “Notes” shall include any related Payment-in-Kind Notes.

 

Permitted Holder Change of Control ” means, with respect to a Permitted Holder, the occurrence of a Change of Control of such Permitted Holder (with references in the definition of Change

 

 

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of Control (and other defined terms referenced therein) to the General Partner or the Company being deemed to be references to such Permitted Holder).

 

Permitted Holders ” means each of (i) Harbert Management Corporation, Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd., Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situation Fund, L.P. and their Affiliates, (ii) SkyTerra Communications, Inc. so long as a Permitted Holder Change of Control with respect to SkyTerra Communications, Inc. shall not have occurred; and (iii) any group (as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) if the owner of a majority of the shares of Voting Stock of the General Partner beneficially owned by such group consist of one or more persons identified in the foregoing clauses.

 

Permitted Investment ” means an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Entity in:

 

(1)           the Company, a Guarantor or a Person that will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Guarantor; provided , however , that the primary business of such Guarantor is a Related Business;

 

(2)           another Person if, as a result of such Investment, such other Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all its assets to, the Company or a Guarantor; provided , however , that such Person’s primary business is a Related Business;

 

(3)           a Restricted Entity that is not organized in the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia in an amount outstanding not to exceed $15 million since the Issue Date;

 

(4)           cash and Temporary Cash Investments;

 

(5)           receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Entity if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided , however , that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or any such Restricted Entity deems reasonable under the circumstances;

 

(6)           payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(7)           loans or advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices of the Company or such Restricted Entity not to exceed $2.5 million at any time outstanding;

 

(8)           stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or any Restricted Entity or in satisfaction of judgments or pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of a debtor or foreclosure of a Lien;

 

(9)           any Person to the extent such Investment represents the non-cash portion of the consideration received for (A) an Asset Disposition as permitted pursuant to Section 4.10 or (B) a disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Disposition;

 

 

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(10)           any Person where such Investment was acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (A) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Entity in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable or (B) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

 

(11)           any Person to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers’ compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any Restricted Entity;

 

(12)           any Person to the extent such Investments consist of Hedging Obligations otherwise permitted under Section 4.06;

 

(13)           any Person to the extent such Investment exists on the Issue Date, and any extension, modification or renewal of any such Investments existing on the Issue Date, but only to the extent not involving additional advances, contributions or other Investments of cash or other assets or other increases thereof (other than as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities, in each case, pursuant to the terms of such Investment as in effect on the Issue Date);

 

(14)           any Person having an aggregate fair market value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (14) that are still outstanding, do not exceed $10.0 million in any calendar year and $60.0 million in the aggregate since the Issue Date;

 

(15)           Investments in Persons for the purpose of using or selling satellite capacity in Mexico or Latin America that is not being used by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, which Investments are in the form of transfers to such Persons of such unutilized satellite capacity for fair market value not to exceed $25.0 million at any time outstanding under this clause; and

 

(16)           Investments consisting of nonexclusive licensing of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons, for which license or contribution the Company and the Restricted Entities receives fair market value.

 

Permitted Liens ” means, with respect to any Person:

 

(1)           pledges or deposits by such Person under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or United States government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(2)           Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and

 

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as to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books such reserves as may be required pursuant to GAAP so long as any forfeiture (foreclosure) of collateral proceedings are stayed, Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; provided , however , that (A) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by the Company in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board and (B) such deposit account is not intended by the Company or any Restricted Entity to provide collateral to the depository institution;

 

(3)           judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been previously terminated or the period within which such proceeding may be initiated shall not have expired;

 

(4)           Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet subject to penalties for non-payment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books such reserves as may be required pursuant to GAAP so long as any forfeiture (foreclosure) of collateral proceedings are stayed;

 

(5)           Liens in favor of issuers of surety bonds or letters of credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business; provided , however , that such letters of credit do not constitute Indebtedness;

 

(6)           minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not Incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value or marketability of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person at the real property affected thereby;

 

(7)           Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 4.06(b)(13) incurred to finance the construction, purchase or lease of, or repairs, improvements or additions to, property, plant or equipment of such Person; provided , however , that the Lien may not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is Incurred (other than assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto), and the Indebtedness (other than any interest thereon) secured by the Lien may not be Incurred more than 180 days after the later of the acquisition, completion of construction, repair, improvement, addition or commencement of full operation of the property subject to the Lien;

 

(8)           Liens on L-Band Spectrum in North America leased under Capital Lease Obligations or purchased with Purchase Money Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.06(b)(12) and securing only such Indebtedness;

 

(9)           Liens existing on the Original Issue Date or incurred after the Original Issue Date and prior to the Issue Date in compliance with the terms of the Old Indentures;

 

(10)           Liens on property or shares of Capital Stock of another Person at the time such other Person becomes a Restricted Entity; provided , however , that the Liens may not extend to

 

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any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto);

 

(11)           Liens on property at the time such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquires the property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person; provided , however , that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto);

 

(12)           Liens securing Hedging Obligations so long as such Hedging Obligations are permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture;

 

(13)           leases, licenses, subleases and sublicenses of assets (including, without limitation, real property and intellectual property rights) which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(14)           Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred under Section 4.06(b)(1), including Guarantees thereof;

 

(15)           Liens securing obligations in respect of the Old Notes;

 

(16)           Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

(17)           Liens on any ownership interest of the Company or any Restricted Entity in satellites and related assets that are being produced by Boeing to secure amounts owing to Boeing (including under Section 4.06(b)(18)) and that do not restrict the granting of a Lien on such satellite and related assets to secure the Notes and the Guarantees; provided that upon the risk of loss with respect to a satellite and related assets passing to the Company, if the Company is current in its payment of all construction deferrals and other payments payable with respect to the satellite being released at such time, the Lien on such satellite and related work shall be automatically released; and

 

(18)           Liens to secure any Refinancing (or successive Refinancings) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clause (7), (9), (10), (11) or (15); provided , however , that:

 

(A)           such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure the original Lien (plus improvements and accessions to, such property or proceeds or distributions thereof); and

 

(B)           the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clause (7), (9), (10), (11) or (15) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien and (ii) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Permitted Liens” will not include any Lien described in clause (7), (10) or (11) above to the extent such Lien applies to any Additional Assets acquired directly or indirectly with Net Available Cash pursuant to Section 4.10.  For purposes of this definition, the term “Indebtedness” shall be deemed to include interest on such Indebtedness.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any property subject to any mortgages, “Permitted Liens” will not include the Liens described in clause (1) above.

 

Permitted Tax Distributions ” means dividends or distributions permitted by Section 4.08(b)(11).

 

Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

 

PIK Interest ” means interest paid with respect to the Notes in the form of Payment-in-Kind Notes.

 

Preferred Stock ”, as applied to the Capital Stock of any Person, means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) which is preferred as to the payment of dividends or distributions, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.

 

Principal ” of a Note means the then outstanding principal amount of the Note plus the premium, if any, payable on the Note which is due or overdue or is to become due at the relevant time.

 

Public Offering ” means any Equity Offering pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC.

 

Purchase Money Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness:

 

(1)           consisting of the deferred purchase price of an asset, conditional sale obligations, obligations under any title retention agreement and other purchase money obligations, in each case where the maturity of such Indebtedness does not exceed the anticipated useful life of the asset being financed, and

 

(2)           Incurred to finance the acquisition, lease or construction by the Company or a Restricted Entity of such asset, including additions and improvements;

 

provided , however , that such Indebtedness is Incurred within 180 days after the acquisition by the Company or such Restricted Entity of such asset.

 

QIB ” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

 

 “ Redemption Date ” means any date on which Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Notes and the terms of this Indenture.

 

 “ Refinance ” means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, purchase, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue other Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.

 

 

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Refinancing Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness that Refinances any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Entity existing on the Issue Date or Incurred in compliance with this Indenture, including Indebtedness that Refinances Refinancing Indebtedness; provided , however , that:

 

(1)           such Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced or, if such Refinancing Indebtedness is a Subordinated Obligation, no earlier than 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes;

 

(2)           such Refinancing Indebtedness has an Average Life at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being Refinanced or, if such Refinancing Indebtedness is a Subordinated Obligation, equal to or greater than the then remaining Average Life of the Notes;

 

(3)           such Refinancing Indebtedness has an aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price, and including any additional Indebtedness actually issued in satisfaction of payment in kind interest (such as PIK Notes)), that is equal to or less than the aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value including and any additional Indebtedness actually issued in satisfaction of payment in kind interest (such as PIK Notes)) then outstanding (plus fees and expenses, including any premium and defeasance costs) under the Indebtedness being Refinanced; and

 

(4)           if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Refinancing Indebtedness (a) is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (b) has a Stated Maturity that is at least 91 days after the later of (x) the Stated Maturity of the Notes and (y) the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced and (c) has an Average Life at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is greater than (x) the Average Life of the Notes and (y) the Average Life of the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

 

providedfurther , however , that Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include (A) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that Refinances Indebtedness of the Company or (B) Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Entity that Refinances Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Entity.

 

Regulation S ” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Regulation S Global Note ” means the Global Note in the form of Exhibits A3 and A4 hereto representing the Notes offered and sold outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S.

 

"Reimbursement Event" has the meaning set forth in the MCSA.

 

Related Business ” means any business in which the Issuers or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries was engaged on the Issue Date and the Company’s next generation business and any business related, ancillary or complementary to such business or which is a reasonable extension thereof or any business the assets of which, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors, are useful or may be used in any such business.

 

Related Business Assets ” means assets used or useful in a Related Business (including acquisition of Capital Stock of another entity that will become a Restricted Entity that only owns assets that are used or useful in a Related Business).

 

 

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Responsible Officer ,” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Division — Corporate Finance Unit of the Trustee (or any successor unit or department of the Trustee) located at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee who has direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and, for the purposes of Section 7.01(c)(2) and the second sentence of Section 7.05, shall also include any officer of the Trustee to whom any matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

Restricted Definitive Note ” means a Definitive Note bearing the Restricted Notes Legend.

 

Restricted Entity ” means any Restricted Subsidiary and any of the Canadian Joint Ventures.

 

Restricted Global Note ” means a Global Note bearing the Restricted Notes Legend.

 

Restricted Notes Legend ” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.

 

Restricted Payment ” with respect to any Person means:

 

(1)           the declaration or payment of any dividends or any other distributions of any sort in respect of its Capital Stock (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving such Person) or similar payment to the direct or indirect holders of its Capital Stock (other than (A) dividends or distributions payable solely in its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock), (B) dividends or distributions payable solely to the Issuers or a Restricted Entity and (C) pro rata dividends or other distributions made by a Subsidiary or a Canadian Joint Venture that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to minority stockholders (or owners of an equivalent interest in the case of a Subsidiary that is an entity other than a corporation));

 

(2)           the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital Stock of the Company held by any Person (other than by a Restricted Entity) or of any Capital Stock of a Restricted Entity held by any Affiliate of the Company (other than by a Restricted Entity), including in connection with any merger or consolidation and including the exercise of any option to exchange any Capital Stock (other than into Capital Stock of the Company that is not Disqualified Stock);

 

(3)           the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value, prior to scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment of any Subordinated Obligations (other than (A) from the Company or a Guarantor or (B) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Obligations purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement); or

 

(4)           the making of any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) in any Person.

 

Restricted Period ” means the 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (i) the commencement of the offering of the Notes to persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S and (ii) the date of the original issuance of the Notes (which may include issuances after the Issue Date).

 

 

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Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not an Unrestricted Entity.

 

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 501 ” means Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) 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.

 

Sale/Leaseback Transaction ” means an arrangement relating to property owned by the Company or a Restricted Entity on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired by the Company or a Restricted Entity whereby the Company or a Restricted Entity transfers such property to a Person and the Company or a Restricted Entity leases it from such Person.

 

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Securities Purchase Agreement ” means the Securities Purchase Agreement dated •, 2008 by and between the Issuers and Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situation Fund, L.P.

 

Significant Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Issuers within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.

 

Standard & Poor’s ” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

Stated Maturity ” means, with respect to any security or any installment of interest thereon, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency unless such contingency has occurred) or such installment of interest is due and payable.

 

Subordinated Obligation ” means, with respect to the Company or a Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Person (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) which is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes (or the Guarantee of such Guarantor, as applicable) pursuant to a written agreement to that effect.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

 

(1)           such Person;

 

(2)           such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or

 

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(3)           one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

Temporary Cash Investments ” means any of the following:

 

(1)           any investment in direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof;

 

(2)           investments in demand and time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within 365 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America, and which bank or trust company has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $50.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) and has outstanding debt which is rated “A” (or such similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act) or any money-market fund sponsored by a registered broker dealer or mutual fund distributor;

 

(3)           repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (2) above;

 

(4)           investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than 365 days after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Issuers) organized and in existence under the laws of the United States of America or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America with a rating at the time as of which any investment therein is made of “P-2” (or higher) according to Moody’s or “A-2” (or higher) according to Standard & Poor’s;

 

(5)           investments in securities with maturities of twelve months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least “A” by Standard & Poor’s or “A” by Moody’s; and

 

(6)           investments in money market funds that, in the aggregate, have at least $1,000 million in assets.

 

Treasury Rate ” means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) that has become publicly available at least two business days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to April 1, 2011; provided , however that if the period from the redemption date to April 1, 2011 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

 

Trust Indenture Act ” or “TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the Issue Date.

 

Trustee ” means             , as trustee, until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

 

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Unrestricted Definitive Note ” means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

 

Unrestricted Entity ” means:

 

(1)           any Subsidiary of the Company (other than Finance Co.) that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Entity by the Board of Directors in the manner provided below; and

 

(2)           any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Entity.

 

The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Entity unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided , however , that either (A) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of $1,000 or less or (B) if such Subsidiary has assets greater than $1,000, such designation would be permitted under Section 4.08; providedfurther that neither the FCC License Subsidiary nor the Canadian Joint Ventures nor any other Subsidiary that holds or owns a similar telecommunications license nor Finance Co. may be designated an Unrestricted Entity.

 

The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Entity to be a Restricted Entity; provided , however , that immediately after giving effect to such designation the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is equal to or better than the Consolidated Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such transaction. Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

 

Unrestricted Global Note ” means a permanent Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibits A2 through A4 attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depository, representing a series of Notes that do not bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

 

U.S. Government Obligations ” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable at the issuer’s option.

 

Voting Stock ” of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

 

Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” means a Restricted Entity all the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) is owned by the Issuers or one or more other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.

 

Section 1.02  

Other Definitions .

 

The definitions of the following terms may be found in the sections indicated as follows:

 

 

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Term

Defined in Section

Affiliate Transaction

4.11

Bankruptcy Law

6.01

Change of Control Offer

4.17

Covenant Defeasance

9.03

Custodian

6.01

Event of Default

6.01

IAI Global Note

2.01

Legal Defeasance

9.02

“Offer

4.10(c)

“Offer Amount

4.10(c)

“Offer Period

4.10(c)

Paying Agent

2.03

“Purchase Date

4.10(c)

“Reimbursement Offer”

4.23(a)

“Reimbursement Offer Amount”

4.23(a)

“Reimbursement Offer Period”

4.23(a)

“Reimbursement Offer Period

4.23(a)

Registrar

2.03

 

 

Section 1.03  

Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act .

 

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the portion of such provision referred to is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture as if and to the extent this Indenture were qualified under the TIA.  The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

 

indenture securities ” means the Notes.

 

indenture securityholder ” means a Noteholder.

 

indenture to be qualified ” means this Indenture (it being understood that this Indenture shall not be qualified under the TIA).

 

indenture trustee ” or “ institutional trustee ” means the Trustee.

 

obligor on the indenture securities ” means the Company, the Guarantors or any other obligor on the Notes.

 

All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined in the TIA by reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule have the meanings therein assigned to them.

 

Section 1.04  

Rules of Construction .

 

Unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(1)   a term has the meaning assigned to it herein, whether defined expressly or by reference;

 

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(2)   an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

 

 

(3)   “or” is not exclusive;

 

 

(4)   words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

 

 

(5)   words used herein implying any gender shall apply to every gender;

 

 

(6)   the term “aggregate principal amount” or “principal amount” means in each case “aggregate principal amount at maturity” or “principal amount at maturity”;

 

 

(7)   the words “herein,” “hereof,” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and

 

 

(8)   references to sections herein are references to Sections of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires.

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

THE NOTES

 

Section 2.01  

Form and Dating .

 

 

(a)   General.   The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibits A1-A4 hereto.  The Notes will be offered and sold by the Issuers pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.  The Securities Purchase Agreement contemplates the issuance of (i) $150 million aggregate principal amount of Notes on the Issue Date, (ii) $175 million aggregate principal amount of Notes on April 1, 2009, (iii) $75 million aggregate principal amount of Notes on July 1, 2009, and (iv) $100 million aggregate principal amount of Notes on January 4, 2010, or at such other times as more fully described in the Securities Purchase Agreement.  The Notes will initially be issued as Restricted Definitive Notes.  Upon request of any of the holders of the outstanding Restricted Definitive Notes and in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 2.06(d), the Restricted Definitive Notes may be exchanged in whole for one or more Global Notes, registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee; provided, however , if any Notes are not "fungible," they will be represented by separate Global Notes.  Following the Issue Date, all such Notes may be transferred to, among others, QIBs, purchasers in reliance on Regulation S and, as set forth below, Institutional Accredited Investors.  The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage.  Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.  The Notes shall be in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof, or, in the case of Payment-in-Kind Notes, such other denominations as may be required.

 

The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Issuers and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.  However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

(b)   Global Notes.   Any Notes subsequently issued in global form, without interest coupons, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibits A2-A4 attached hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto).

 

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(i)   Following the Issue Date and the exchange of the Restricted Definitive Notes for Global Notes in the manner set forth herein, the Notes resold or otherwise transferred to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued in the form of one or more 144A Global Notes, which shall be deposited with, or on behalf of, the Depository or will remain in the custody of the Trustee, as custodian, pursuant to an agreement between the Depository and the Trustee.

 

(ii)   Following the Issue Date and the exchange of the Restricted Definitive Notes for Global Notes in the manner set forth herein, the Notes resold or otherwise transferred in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued in the form of one or more Regulation S Global Notes, which shall be deposited with, or on behalf of, the Trustee as custodian for the Depository.

 

(iii)   Following the Issue Date and the exchange of the Restricted Definitive Notes for Global Notes in the manner set forth herein, Notes resold or otherwise transferred to Institutional Accredited Investors, may be exchanged for a separate note in registered form, without interest coupons (the “ IAI Global Note ”), which will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a custodian for the Depository, as described in (i) and (ii) above.

 

(iv)   Following the Issue Date and the exchange of the Restricted Definitive Notes for Global Notes in the manner set forth herein, Unrestricted Global Notes shall be issued in accordance with Sections 2.06(b)(vi), 2.06(d)(ii) and 2.06(d)(iii) and shall be deposited, duly executed by the Issuers and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided.

 

(v)   Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 and A-4 attached hereto (without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto).

 

Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions.  Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.

 

Section 2.02  

Execution and Authentication .

 

The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Issuers by two Officers of each Issuer or an Officer and an Assistant Secretary of each Issuer.  Such signature may be either manual or facsimile.

 

If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.

 

A Note shall not be valid until the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Note.  Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

 

The Trustee shall authenticate (i) Notes for original issue in an amount not to exceed $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount upon one or more Company Requests and pursuant to the dates and amounts set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement and herein, and (ii) any Payment-in-Kind Notes as a result of PIK Interest for an aggregate principal amount specified in such Company Request

 

 

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for such Payment-in-Kind Notes issued hereunder.  Each such Company Request shall specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the Notes are to be authenticated, whether the Notes are to be Payment-in-Kind Notes and whether the Notes or Payment-in-Kind Notes, as applicable, are to be issued as Definitive Notes or Global Notes or such other information as the Trustee may reasonably request.

 

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent to authenticate Notes.  An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so.  Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent.  An authenticating agent has the same right as an Agent to deal with the Issuers or an Affiliate.

 

The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Notes under this Section if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, reasonably determines that such action may not lawfully be taken, if its own rights, duties or immunities under the Notes and this Indenture are affected in a manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee or if the Trustee in good faith shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal liability to existing Noteholders.

 

Section 2.03  

Registrar and Paying Agent .

 

The Issuers shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“ Registrar ”), an office or agency located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York where Notes may be presented for payment (“ Paying Agent ”) and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Issuers in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served.  The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange.  The Issuers may have one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents.  Neither the Company nor any Affiliate of the Company may act as Paying Agent.  The Issuers may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice to any Noteholder.

 

The Issuers shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar or Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture.  The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent.  The Issuers shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such Agent.  If the Issuers fail to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, or agent for service of notices and demands, or fail to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such.  The Issuers initially appoint the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent, and agent for service of notices and demands in connection with the Notes.

 

Section 2.04  

Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust .

 

On or before each due date of the principal of and interest on any Notes, the Issuers shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal and interest so becoming due.  The Issuers at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any Default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent together with a complete accounting of such sums.  Upon doing so, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money.

 

Section 2.05  

Holder Lists .

 

 

The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Noteholders and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a).  If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuers shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in

 

 

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writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the holders of Notes and the Issuers shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a).

 

Section 2.06  

Transfer and Exchange .

 

 

(a)   Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes .  A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depository to a nominee of the Depository, by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or to another nominee of the Depository, or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository.  Global Notes will be exchanged by the Issuers for Definitive Notes if, and only if, (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depository that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depository or that it ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depository is not appointed by the Company, (ii) the Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of the Definitive Notes or (iii) an Event of Default has occurred or is continuing and the Registrar has received a request from the Depository to issue Definitive Notes.  Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depository shall instruct the Trustee.  Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.09 hereof.  Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.09 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note.  A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a); however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b) hereof.

 

(b)   Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes .  The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depository, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures.  Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act.  Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with subparagraphs (i) through (v) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

 

(i)   Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note .  Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Restricted Notes Legend.  Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note.  No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).

 

(ii)   All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes .  In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A)(1) a written order from a Participant given to the Depository in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depository to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B)(1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depository in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depository to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depository

 

 

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to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above.  Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes 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 Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof.  Transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global or the IAI Global Note to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through the Regulation S Global Note, shall be made only upon receipt by the Trustee of a certification from the transferor to the effect that such transfer is being made in accordance with Regulation S or (if available) Rule 144 under the Securities Act.  In the case of a transfer of a beneficial interest in either the Regulation S Global Note or the Rule 144A Global Note for an interest in the IAI Global Note, the transferee must furnish to the Trustee a signed letter substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

 

(iii)   Restrictions on Transfer of Regulation S Global Note .

 

(A)   Prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through the 144A Global Note or the IAI Global Note shall be made only in accordance with Applicable Procedures and upon receipt by the Trustee of a written certification from the transferor of the beneficial interest in the form provided by Exhibit B or as otherwise provided by the Issuers in accordance with applicable law to the effect that such transfer is being made to (i) a person whom the transferor reasonably believes is a QIB in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A or (ii) an IAI purchasing for its own account, or for the account of such an IAI.  Such written certification shall not be required after the expiration of the Restricted Period.  In the case of a transfer of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note for an interest in the IAI Global Note, the transferee must furnish to the Trustee a signed letter substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

 

(B)   Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note shall be transferable in accordance with applicable law and the other terms of this Indenture.

 

(iv)   Other Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note .  A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and the transferor delivers a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

 

(v)   Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes to Definitive Notes .  In the event that a Global Note is exchanged for Restricted Definitive Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, such Notes may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of Sections 2.06(c), (d) and (e) (including the certification requirements set forth therein intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A, Regulation S or such other applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act, as the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Issuers reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law.

 

(vi)   Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note .  A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial in-

 

 

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terest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and the Registrar receives the following:

 

(1)   if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or

 

(2)   if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and if the Company or the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company and 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 Restricted Notes Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

If any such transfer is effected at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuers shall issue and, upon receipt of a Company Request in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests so transferred.

 

Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.

 

(c)   Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes .

 

(i)   Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes .  If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, if such exchange complies with Section 2.06(a), and upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

 

(A)   if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;

 

(B)   if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, 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 and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, 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, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

 

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(E)   if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)(d) thereof, if applicable;

 

(F)   if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

 

(G)   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,

 

the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount.  Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depository and the Participant or Indirect Participant.  The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.  Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Restricted Notes Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

 

(ii)   Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes .  A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if such transfer and exchange complies with Section 2.06(a) and if the Registrar receives the following:

 

(1)   if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note that does not bear the Restricted Notes Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or

 

(2)   if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note that does not bear the Restricted Notes Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and if the Company or the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company and 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 Restricted Notes Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

(iii)   Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes .  If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, if such transfer and exchange

 

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complies with Section 2.06(a) and, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount.  Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depository and the Participant or Indirect Participant.  The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.  Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall not bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

 

(d)   Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests .

 

(i)   Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes .  If any holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

 

(A)   if the holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;

 

(B)   if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

(C)   if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

 

(D)   if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

 

(E)   if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)(d) thereof, if applicable;

 

(F)   if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

 

(G)   if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

 

 

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the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Restricted Global Note; provided , however ,  if any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note is effected at a time when a Restricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuers shall issue and, upon receipt of a Company Request in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Restricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred; provided , further , that the Trustee shall have no duty to take any action to secure eligibility of the Restricted Global Note for deposit with the Depository.

 

(ii)   Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes .  If and to the extent permitted by, and upon compliance with, the Applicable Procedures, a holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if the Registrar receives the following:

 

(1)   if the holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or

 

(2)   if the holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and if the Issuers or 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 Restricted Notes Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

Upon satisfaction of the conditions of this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.

 

(iii)   Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes .  If and to the extent permitted by, and upon compliance with, the Applicable Procedures, a holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time.  Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.

 

If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraph (ii) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuers shall issue and, upon receipt of a Company Request in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred; provided , however , that the Trustee shall have no duty to take any action to secure eligibility of the Unrestricted Global Note for deposit with the Depository.

 

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(e)   Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes .  Upon request by a holder of Definitive Notes and such holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes.  Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such holder or by 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 2.06(e):

 

(i)   Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes .  Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

 

(A)   if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, 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, including any such transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor, 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 Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes .  Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

 

(1)   if the holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or

 

(2)   if the holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and if the Issuers or the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Issuers 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 Restricted Notes Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

(iii)   Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes .  A holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.  Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the holder thereof.

 

(f)   [intentionally omitted]

 

 

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(g)   Legends .  The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

 

(i)   Restricted Notes Legend .

 

(A)   Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THE NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE ‘‘SECURITIES ACT’’). BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501 (a)(1), (2), (3), OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (OR AN ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE THE FOREGOING) (AN “INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR”) OR (C) IT IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.  THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (A)(1) TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (2) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION COMPLYING WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (3) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, AND A CERTIFICATE WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMPANY OR THE TRUSTEE IS DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEREE TO THE COMPANY AND TRUSTEE AND, IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, (4) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE) OR (5) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES.  AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY AGREES THAT IT WILL FURNISH TO THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE SUCH CERTIFICATES, LEGAL OPINIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION AS THEY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT TRANSFER TO IT OF THIS SECURITY COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS AND APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS SECURITY, REPRESENTS AND AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE

 

 

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COMPANY THAT IT IS (1) A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A OR (2)(a) PURCHASING FROM A PERSON NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE INITIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR SECURITY), (b) AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN ‘‘ACCREDITED INVESTOR’’ AS DEFINED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (c) HOLDING THIS SECURITY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR (3) A NON-U.S. PERSON OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF (OR AN ACCOUNT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (k)(2)(i) OF RULE 902 UNDER) REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”

 

(B)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraph (b)(vi), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii) or (e)(iii) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

 

(ii)   Global Note Legend .  Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 

THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITORY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.01(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.10 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.

 

(h)   Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes .  At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.10 hereof.  At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depository at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depository at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

 

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(i)   General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges .

 

(i)   To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges to the extent permitted hereunder, the Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon the Company’s order or at the Registrar’s request.

 

(ii)   No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuers may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.09, 4.10, 4.16, 4.18 and 8.04 hereof).

 

(iii)   The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

 

(iv)   All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Issuers, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

(v)   The Issuers shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection or (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.

 

(vi)   Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Issuers may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Issuers shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

(vii)   The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.

 

(viii)   All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.

 

(ix)   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 Note (including any transfers between or among Participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) 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.

 

(x)   None of the Trustee or any Agent shall have any responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner in a Global Note, a member of, or a Participant in the Depository or other

 

 

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Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depository or its nominee or of any Participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any Participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depository) of any notice (including any notice of redemption) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes.  All notices and communications to be given to the Noteholders and all payments to be made to Noteholders under the Notes and this Indenture shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered holders (which shall be the Depository or its nominee in the case of the Global Note).  The rights of beneficial owners in the Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depository subject to the Applicable Procedures.  The Trustee and each Agent shall be entitled to rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depository with respect to its members, Participants and any beneficial owners.  The Trustee and each Agent shall be entitled to deal with any depositary (including the Depository), and any nominee thereof, that is the registered holder of any Global Note for all purposes of this Indenture relating to such Global Note (including the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest and additional amounts, if any, and the giving of instructions or directions by or to the owner or holder of a beneficial ownership interest in such Global Note) as the sole holder of such Global Note and shall have no obligations to the beneficial owners thereof.  None of the Trustee or any Agent shall have any responsibility or liability for any acts or omissions of any such depositary with respect to such Global Note, for the records of any such depositary, including records in respect of beneficial ownership interests in respect of any such Global Note, for any transactions between such depositary and any Participant in such depositary or between or among any such depositary, any such Participant and/or any holder or owner of a beneficial interest in such Global Note, or for any transfers of beneficial interests in any such Global Security.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Global Note, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuers, the Trustee, or any agent of the Issuers or the Trustee (including any Agent), from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by any depositary (including the Depository), as a Noteholder, with respect to such Global Note or impair, as between such depositary and owners of beneficial interests in such Global Note, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of such depositary (or its nominee) as Holder of such Global Note.

 

Section 2.07  

Replacement Notes .

 

If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or if the holder of a Note presents evidence to the satisfaction of the Issuers and the Trustee that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Issuers shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date of this Indenture are met.  An indemnity bond or other security shall be required that is sufficient in the judgment of the Issuers and the Trustee to protect the Issuers, the Trustee or any Agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced.  In every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Issuers and to the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and the ownership thereof.  The Issuers and the Trustee may charge for their expenses in replacing a Note.  Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Issuers.

 

Section 2.08  

Outstanding Notes .

 

Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding.

 

 

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If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding until the Issuers and the Trustee receive proof satisfactory to each of them that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.

 

If a Paying Agent holds on a Redemption Date or Maturity Date money sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.

 

Subject to Section 11.05, a Note does not cease to be outstanding solely because the Issuers or an Affiliate holds the Note.

 

Section 2.09  

Temporary Notes .

 

Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuers may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes.  Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form, and shall carry all rights, of Definitive Notes but may have variations that the Issuers consider appropriate for temporary Notes.  Without unreasonable delay, the Issuers shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes presented to it.

 

Section 2.10  

Cancellation .

 

The Issuers at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation.  The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for transfer, exchange or payment.  The Trustee shall cancel and retain in accordance with its normal practice or, upon written request of the Issuers, may return to the Issuers, all Notes surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation.  Subject to Section 2.07 hereof, the Issuers may not issue new Notes to replace Notes in respect of which it has previously paid all principal, premium and interest accrued thereon, or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

 

Section 2.11  

Defaulted Interest .

 

If the Issuers default in a payment of interest on the Notes, they shall pay the defaulted amounts, plus any interest payable on defaulted amounts pursuant to Section 4.01 hereof, to the persons who are holders on a subsequent special record date.  The Issuers shall fix the special record date and payment date in a manner satisfactory to the Trustee and provide the Trustee at least 20 days notice of the proposed amount of default interest to be paid and the special payment date.  At least 15 days before the special record date, the Issuers shall mail or cause to be mailed to each holder a notice that states the special record date, the payment date (which shall be not less than five nor more than ten days after the special record date), and the amount to be paid.  In lieu of the foregoing procedures, the Issuers may pay defaulted interest in any other lawful manner satisfactory to the Trustee.

 

Section 2.12  

Deposit of Moneys .

 

Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on each Interest Payment Date (other than an Interest Payment Date for which PIK Interest shall be paid), each Redemption Date and the Maturity Date, the Issuers shall have deposited with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds money sufficient to make cash payments, if any, due on such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Maturity Date, as the case may be, in a timely manner which permits the Trustee to remit payment to the holders on such Interest Payment Date or Maturity Date, as the case may be.

 

 

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Section 2.13  

CUSIP Number .

 

The Issuers in issuing the Notes may, but shall not be obligated to, use one or more (including if any notes are not fungible) “CUSIP,” “ISIN” or other similar number(s), and if so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP, ISIN or other similar number(s) in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to holders, provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP, ISIN or other similar number(s) printed in the notice or on the Notes, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes.  The Issuers shall promptly inform the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP, ISIN or other similar number(s).

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

REDEMPTION

 

Section 3.01  

Notices to Trustee .

 

If the Issuers elect to redeem Notes pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Notes, (i) at least 45 days prior to the Redemption Date in the case of a partial redemption, (ii) at least 45 days prior to the Redemption Date in the case of a total redemption or (iii) during such other period as the Trustee may agree to, the Issuers shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date, the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and the redemption price, and deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that such redemption will comply with the conditions contained in paragraph 5 of the Notes.

 

Section 3.02  

Selection by Trustee of Notes to Be Redeemed .

 

In the event that fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed on either a pro rata basis or by lot, or such other method as it shall deem fair and equitable.  The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuers of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Notes selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.  The Trustee may select for redemption portions of the principal of Notes that have denominations larger than $1,000.  Notes and portions thereof the Trustee selects shall be redeemed in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 and, if Payment-in-Kind Notes are issued, a minimum of $1.00 and an integral multiple of $1.00 (in aggregate principal amount).  For all purposes of this Indenture unless the context otherwise requires, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.

 

Section 3.03  

Notice of Redemption .

 

At least 30 but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Issuers shall mail, or cause to be mailed, a notice of redemption by first-class mail to the Trustee and to each holder of Notes to be redeemed at its address as the same appears on the registry books maintained by the Registrar pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof.

 

The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including the CUSIP number(s) thereof) and shall state:

 

(1)   the Redemption Date;

 

(2)   the redemption price;

 

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(3)   if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date and upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued;

 

(4)   the name and address of the Paying Agent;

 

(5)   that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

 

(6)   that unless the Issuers default in making the redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;

 

(7)   the subparagraph of the Notes pursuant to which the Notes are being redeemed; and

 

(8)   the aggregate principal amount of Notes that are being redeemed.

 

At the Issuers’ request (and upon at least five (5) days prior written notice), the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Issuers’ names and at the Issuers’ sole expense.

 

Section 3.04  

Effect of Notice of Redemption .

 

Once the notice of redemption described in Section 3.03 is mailed, Notes called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the redemption price, including any premium, plus interest accrued to the Redemption Date, if any.  Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Notes shall be paid at the redemption price, including any premium, plus interest accrued to the Redemption Date, if any; provided that if the Redemption Date is after a regular interest payment record date and on or prior to the Interest Payment Date, the accrued interest shall be payable to the holder of the redeemed Notes registered on the relevant record date, and provided , further , that if a Redemption Date is a Legal Holiday, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest shall accrue for the period from such Redemption Date to such succeeding Business Day.

 

Section 3.05  

Deposit of Redemption Price .

 

On or prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on each Redemption Date, the Issuers shall deposit with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that date other than Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on that date which have been delivered by the Issuers to the Trustee for cancellation.

 

On and after any Redemption Date, if money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on Notes called for redemption shall have been made available in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Notes called for redemption will cease to accrue or accrete interest and the only right of the holders of such Notes will be to receive payment of the redemption price of and, subject to the first proviso in Section 3.04, accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes to the Redemption Date.  If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid, interest will be paid, from the Redemption Date until such redemption payment is made, on the unpaid principal of the Note and any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case, at the rate and in the manner provided in the Notes.

 

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Section 3.06  

Notes Redeemed in Part .

 

Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Trustee shall authenticate for a holder a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

COVENANTS

 

Section 4.01  

Payment of Notes .

 

The Issuers shall pay the principal of and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and this Indenture.  An installment of principal of or interest on the Notes shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or any Paying Agent holds on that date money designated for and sufficient to pay the installment.  PIK Interest shall be considered paid on the date due, unless interest is otherwise paid in cash, if the Trustee is directed on or prior to such date to issue Payment-in-Kind Notes in an amount equal to the amount of the applicable PIK Interest.  Interest will be computed on the basis set forth in the Notes.  All references to interest in this Indenture shall include any additional interest payable to holders pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

The Issuers shall pay interest on overdue principal (including post-petition interest in a proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law), and overdue interest, to the extent lawful, at the rate specified in the Notes.

 

No provision of this Section 4.01 shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Trustee to calculate the installment of principal of or interest on the Notes on any Interest Payment Date or to monitor the calculation thereof by the Issuers.

 

Section 4.02  

SEC Reports .

 

 

(a)   If and for so long as the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall file with the SEC and provide the Trustee and holders of Notes with such annual reports and such information, documents and other reports as are specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable to a U.S. person subject to such Sections, such information, documents and reports to be so filed and provided at the times specified for the filing of such information, documents and reports under such Sections; provided, however, that (i) the Company shall not be so obligated to file such information, documents and reports with the SEC if the SEC does not permit such filings and (ii) the Company shall not be required to include the separate financial statements of any Guarantor in any such filing.

 

(b)   At any time when the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and any Notes are outstanding, the Company will provide to the Trustees and the holders of Notes:

 

(1)   within 90 days after the end of the Company’s fiscal year, financial statements and a Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations substantially equivalent to that which would be required to be included in an Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company were the Company subject to an obligation to file such a report under the Exchange Act;

 

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(2)   within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters in each fiscal year of the Company, financial statements and a Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations substantially equivalent to that which would be required to be included in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company were the Company subject to an obligation to file such a report under the Exchange Act; and

 

(3)   within the time periods required by the SEC for issuers subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(d) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the information that would be required to be filed with the SEC in Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than in respect of Items 1.01, 2.02, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 5.02 (in the case of entry into material definitive agreements, management compensation and similar agreements only), 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 7.01, 8.01 and 9.01 (or any successor items) under Form 8-K) if the Company were subject to such reporting requirements;

 

provided, however, that the reports set forth in clauses (1), (2) and (3) above shall not be required to:  (a) contain any certification required by any such form or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, (b) include the separate financial statements of any Guarantor in any such filing or (c) include any exhibit.  Additionally, substantially concurrently with the delivery to t


 
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