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
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY
REFERENCE
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Section
1.01
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Definitions
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1
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Section
1.02
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Other
Definitions
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26
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Section
1.03
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Incorporation
by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
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27
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Section
1.04
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Rules of
Construction
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27
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ARTICLE II
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THE NOTES
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Section
2.01
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Form and
Dating
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28
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Section
2.02
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Execution and
Authentication
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29
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Section
2.03
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Registrar and
Paying Agent
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30
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Section
2.04
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Paying Agent to
Hold Money in Trust
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30
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Section
2.05
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Holder
Lists
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30
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Section
2.06
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Transfer and
Exchange
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31
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Section
2.07
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Replacement
Notes
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41
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Section
2.08
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Outstanding
Notes
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41
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Section
2.09
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Temporary
Notes
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42
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Section
2.10
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Cancellation
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42
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Section
2.11
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Defaulted
Interest
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42
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Section
2.12
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Deposit of
Moneys
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42
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Section
2.13
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CUSIP
Number
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43
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ARTICLE III
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REDEMPTION
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Section
3.01
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Notices to
Trustee
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43
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Section
3.02
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Selection by
Trustee of Notes to Be Redeemed
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43
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Section
3.03
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Notice of
Redemption
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43
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Section
3.04
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Effect of
Notice of Redemption
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44
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Section
3.05
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Deposit of
Redemption Price
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44
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Section
3.06
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Notes Redeemed
in Part
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45
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ARTICLE IV
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COVENANTS
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Section
4.01
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Payment of
Notes
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45
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Section
4.02
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SEC
Reports
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45
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Section
4.03
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Waiver of Stay,
Extension or Usury Laws
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46
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Section
4.04
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Compliance
Certificate
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47
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Page
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Section
4.05
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Taxes
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47
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Section
4.06
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Limitation on
Indebtedness
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47
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Section
4.07
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Limitation on
Issuance or Sale of Capital Stock of Restricted Entities
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51
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Section
4.08
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Limitation on
Restricted Payments
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51
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Section
4.09
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Limitation on
Liens
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55
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Section
4.10
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Limitation on
Sale of Assets and Subsidiary Stock
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56
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Section
4.11
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Limitation on
Transactions with Affiliates
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59
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Section
4.12
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Future
Guarantors
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60
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Section
4.13
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Limitation on
Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries and
Restricted Entities
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60
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Section
4.14
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Payments for
Consent
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62
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Section
4.15
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Corporate
Existence
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62
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Section
4.16
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Change of
Control
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62
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Section
4.17
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Maintenance of
Office or Agency
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63
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Section
4.18
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Maintenance of
Insurance
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64
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Section
4.19
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Limitation on
Business Activities of Finance Co.
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64
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Section
4.20
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Certain Matters
in Connection with Licenses
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65
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Section
4.21
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Limitation on
Line of Business
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65
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Section
4.22
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Calculation of
Original Issue Discount
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65
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Section
4.23
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Reimbursement
Offer
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65
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ARTICLE V
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SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
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Section
5.01
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Limitation on
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Property
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66
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Section
5.02
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Substitution of
Company
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68
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ARTICLE VI
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DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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Section
6.01
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Events of
Default
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69
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Section
6.02
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Acceleration
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70
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Section
6.03
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Other
Remedies
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71
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Section
6.04
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Waiver of Past
Defaults and Events of Default
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71
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Section
6.05
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Control by
Majority
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71
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Section
6.06
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Limitation on
Suits
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71
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Section
6.07
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Rights of
Holders to Receive Payment
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72
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Section
6.08
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Collection Suit
by Trustee
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72
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Section
6.09
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Trustee May
File Proofs of Claim
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72
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Section
6.10
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Priorities
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73
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Section
6.11
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Undertaking for
Costs
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73
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ARTICLE VII
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TRUSTEE
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Section
7.01
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Duties of
Trustee
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73
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Section
7.02
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Rights of
Trustee
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74
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Section
7.03
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Individual
Rights of Trustee
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76
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Page
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Section
7.04
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Trustee’s
Disclaimer
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76
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Section
7.05
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Notice of
Defaults
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76
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Section
7.06
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Reports by
Trustee to Holders
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76
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Section
7.07
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Compensation
and Indemnity
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77
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Section
7.08
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Replacement of
Trustee
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78
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Section
7.09
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Successor
Trustee by Consolidation, Merger or Conversion
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78
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Section
7.10
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Eligibility;
Disqualification
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79
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Section
7.11
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Preferential
Collection of Claims Against Company
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79
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Section
7.12
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Paying
Agents
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79
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ARTICLE VIII
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AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND
WAIVERS
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Section
8.01
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Without Consent
of Holders
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79
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Section
8.02
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With Consent of
Holders
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81
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Section
8.03
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Revocation and
Effect of Consents
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82
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Section
8.04
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Notation on or
Exchange of Notes
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82
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Section
8.05
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Trustee to Sign
Amendments, etc.
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82
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ARTICLE IX
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DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE;
DEFEASANCE
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Section
9.01
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Discharge of
Indenture
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83
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Section
9.02
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Legal
Defeasance
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84
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Section
9.03
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Covenant
Defeasance
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84
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Section
9.04
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Conditions to
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
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84
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Section
9.05
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Deposited Money
and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other
Miscellaneous Provisions
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85
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Section
9.06
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Reinstatement
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86
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Section
9.07
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Moneys Held by
Paying Agent
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86
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Section
9.08
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Moneys Held by
Trustee
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86
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ARTICLE X
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GUARANTEE OF SECURITIES
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Section
10.01
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Guarantee
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87
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Section
10.02
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Execution and
Delivery of Guarantees
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88
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Section
10.03
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Limitation of
Guarantee
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88
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Section
10.04
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Additional
Guarantors
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88
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Section
10.05
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Release of
Guarantor
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88
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Section
10.06
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Waiver of
Subrogation
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89
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Section
10.07
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Taxes
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89
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ARTICLE XI
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
11.01
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Notices
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90
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Page
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Section
11.02
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Communications
by Holders with Other Holders
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90
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Section
11.03
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Certificate and
Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
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91
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Section
11.04
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Statements
Required in Certificate and Opinion
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91
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Section
11.05
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When Treasury
Notes Disregarded
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91
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Section
11.06
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Rules by
Trustee and Agents
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91
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Section
11.07
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Legal
Holidays
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92
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Section
11.08
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Governing
Law
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92
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Section
11.09
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No Adverse
Interpretation of Other Agreements
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92
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Section
11.10
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No Recourse
Against Others
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92
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Section
11.11
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Successors
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92
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Section
11.12
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Multiple
Counterparts
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92
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Section
11.13
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Table of
Contents, Headings, etc.
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92
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Section
11.14
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Separability
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93
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Section
11.15
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Waiver of Jury
Trial
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93
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Section
11.16
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Force
Majeure
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93
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Section
11.17
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Currency of
Account; Conversion of Currency; Foreign Exchange
Restrictions
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93
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Section
11.18
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Agent for
Service
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95
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Section
11.19
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Interest Act
(Canada)
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95
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Section
11.20
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Joint and
Several Obligations
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95
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Form of Face of
Certificated Notes
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A-1
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Exhibit
A-2
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Form of
Restricted Global Note
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A-2
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Exhibit
A-3
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Form of
Regulation S Global Note
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A-3
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Exhibit
A-4
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Form of Reverse
of Notes
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A-4
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Exhibit
B
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Form of
Certificate of Transfer
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B-1
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Exhibit
C
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Form of
Certificate of Exchange
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C-1
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Exhibit
D
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Form of
Certificate of Acquiring Institutional
Accredited
Investors
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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
“ 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
(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
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.
“ 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;
(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:
(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.
“ 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,
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.
“ 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
(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
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
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);
(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.
“ 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.
“ 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-
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
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;
(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
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
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.
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.
“ 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).
“ 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).
“ 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:
(2) such
Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or
(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.
“ 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.
The definitions of the following terms may be
found in the sections indicated as follows:
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Term
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Defined in Section
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“
Affiliate Transaction ”
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4.11
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“
Bankruptcy Law ”
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6.01
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“
Change of Control Offer ”
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4.17
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Covenant Defeasance ”
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9.03
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“
Custodian ”
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6.01
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“
Event of Default ”
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6.01
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“ IAI
Global Note ”
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2.01
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“
Legal Defeasance ”
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9.02
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“Offer ”
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4.10(c)
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“Offer
Amount ”
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4.10(c)
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“Offer
Period ”
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4.10(c)
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“
Paying Agent ”
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2.03
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“Purchase Date ”
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4.10(c)
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“Reimbursement Offer”
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4.23(a)
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“Reimbursement Offer
Amount”
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4.23(a)
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“Reimbursement Offer
Period”
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4.23(a)
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“Reimbursement Offer Period
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4.23(a)
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“
Registrar ”
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2.03
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Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture
Act .
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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.
Unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1)
a term has the meaning assigned to
it herein, whether defined expressly or by reference;
(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
(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).
(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.
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Execution
and Authentication .
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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
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.
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Registrar
and Paying Agent .
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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.
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Paying Agent
to Hold Money in Trust .
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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.
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
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).
(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
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-
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;
(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
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,
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.
(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)
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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
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.
(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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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Selection by
Trustee of Notes to Be Redeemed .
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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.
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:
(2)
the redemption price;
(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.
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Effect of
Notice of Redemption .
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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.
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Deposit of
Redemption Price .
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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.
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
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.
(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;
(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