7 3 / 4
% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2019
Dated as of July 28,
2009
U.S. Bank National
Association
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Trust
Indenture Act Section
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Indenture Section
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7.10
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7.10
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N.A.
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N.A.
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7.10
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7.10
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N.A.
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7.11
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7.11
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N.A.
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2.05
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12.03
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12.03
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7.06
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N.A.
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7.06; 7.07
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7.06; 12.02
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7.06
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4.03; 12.02; 12.05
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N.A.
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12.04
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12.04
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N.A.
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N.A.
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12.05
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N.A.
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7.01
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7.05; 12.02
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7.01
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7.01
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6.11
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2.09
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6.05
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6.04
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N.A.
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6.07
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2.12
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6.08
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6.09
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2.04
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12.01
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N.A.
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12.01
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N.A. means not
applicable.
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*
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This
Cross-Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.
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Page
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ARTICLE 1.
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DEFINITIONS AND
INCORPORATION
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BY REFERENCE
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1
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Section 1.02 Other Definitions
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10
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Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of
Trust Indenture Act
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10
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Section 1.04 Rules of
Construction
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11
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Section 1.05 Acts of Holders
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11
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ARTICLE 2.
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THE NOTES
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Section 2.01 Form and Dating
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12
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Section 2.02 Execution and
Authentication
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Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying
Agent
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Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in
Trust
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Section 2.05 Holder Lists
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Section 2.06 Transfer and
Exchange
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14
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Section 2.07 Replacement Notes
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Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes
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Section 2.09 Treasury Notes
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Section 2.10 Temporary Notes
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Section 2.11 Cancellation
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Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest
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ARTICLE 3.
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REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
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Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee
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Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be
Redeemed or Purchased
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Section 3.03 Notice of
Redemption
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Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of
Redemption
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Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or
Purchase Price
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Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in
Part
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Section 3.07 Optional Redemption
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Section 3.08 Mandatory
Redemption
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ARTICLE 4.
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COVENANTS
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Section 4.01 Payment of Notes
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Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or
Agency
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Section 4.04 Limitation on Liens
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Section 4.05 Limitation on Sale and
Leaseback
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Section 4.06 Exemption from Limitation on
Liens and Sale and Leaseback
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Section 4.07 Statement by Officers as to
Default
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Section 4.08 Waiver of Certain
Covenants
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Section 4.09 Offer to Repurchase Upon
Change of Control
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Section 4.10 Limitation of Guarantees by
Restricted Subsidiaries
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Section 4.11 Payments for
Consent
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ARTICLE 5.
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SUCCESSORS
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Section 5.01 Company May Consolidate, Etc.,
on Certain Terms
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Section 5.02 Successor
Substituted
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Section 5.03 Securities to Be Secured in
Certain Events
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Section 5.04 No Consolidation, Etc., Shall
Result in Event of Default
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Section 5.05 Opinion of Counsel to Be Given
to Trustee
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ARTICLE 6.
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DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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Section 6.01 Events of Default
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Section 6.02 Acceleration of Maturity;
Rescission and Annulment
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Section 6.03 Other Remedies
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Section 6.04 Waiver of Past
Defaults
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Section 6.05 Control by Majority
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Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits
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Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to
Receive Payment
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Section 6.08 Collection Suit by
Trustee
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Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of
Claim
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Section 6.11 Undertaking for
Costs
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ARTICLE 7.
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TRUSTEE
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Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee
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Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee
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Section 7.03 Individual Rights of
Trustee
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Section 7.04 Trustee’s
Disclaimer
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Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults
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Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders
of the Notes
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Section 7.07 Compensation and
Indemnity
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Section 7.08 Replacement of
Trustee
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Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger,
Etc.
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Section 7.10 Eligibility;
Disqualification
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Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of
Claims Against Company
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ARTICLE 8.
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LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT
DEFEASANCE
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Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
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Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and
Discharge
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Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance
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Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or
Covenant Defeasance
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Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government
Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous
Provisions
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45
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Section 8.06 Repayment to
Company
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Section 8.07 Reinstatement
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ARTICLE 9.
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AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND
WAIVER
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Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of
Notes
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Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of
Notes
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Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust
Indenture Act
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Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of
Consents
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48
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Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of
Notes
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Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments,
Etc.
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ARTICLE 10.
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE
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Section 10.01 Subsidiary
Guarantee
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Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor
Liability
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Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery of
Subsidiary Guarantee
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Section 10.04 Guarantor May Consolidate,
Etc., on Certain Terms
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ARTICLE 11.
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SATISFACTION AND
DISCHARGE
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Section 11.01 Satisfaction and
Discharge
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Section 11.02 Application of Trust
Money
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ARTICLE 12.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 12.01 Trust Indenture Act
Controls
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Section 12.03 Communication by Holders of
Notes with Other Holders of Notes
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Section 12.04 Certificate and Opinion as to
Conditions Precedent
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Section 12.05 Statements Required in
Certificate or Opinion
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Section 12.06 Rules by Trustee and
Agents
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Section 12.07 No Personal Liability of
Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders
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Section 12.08 Governing Law
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Section 12.09 No Adverse Interpretation of
Other Agreements
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Section 12.11 Severability
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Section 12.12 Counterpart
Originals
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Section 12.13 Table of Contents, Headings,
Etc.
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Section 12.14 Waiver of Jury
Trial
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Section 12.15 Force Majeure
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Exhibit A-1 FORM OF NOTES
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Exhibit A-2 FORM OF REGULATION S TEMPORARY
GLOBAL NOTE
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Exhibit B FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF
TRANSFER
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Exhibit C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF
EXCHANGE
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Exhibit D FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ACQUIRING
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
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Exhibit E FORM OF NOTATION OF SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTEE
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Exhibit F FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE
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-iv-
INDENTURE dated as of July 28, 2009 between
Greif, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company
”), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking
association, as trustee (the “ Trustee
”).
The Company and the Trustee agree as follows for
the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of
the Holders (as defined) of the 7 3 / 4
% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “
Notes ”):
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01 Definitions.
“ 144A Global Note ” means a
Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto
bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and
deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the
Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination
equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in
reliance on Rule 144A.
“ Additional Interest” means
all additional interest then owing pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement.
“ Additional Notes ” means
additional notes (other than the Initial Notes and other than
Exchange Notes for such Initial Notes) issued from time to time
under this Indenture in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof,
as part of the same series as the Initial Notes.
“ 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 purposes of this
definition, “control,” as used with respect to any
Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of
such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
agreement or otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10%
or more of the Voting Stock of a Person will be deemed to be
control. For purposes of this definition, the terms
“controlling,” “controlled by” and
“under common control with” have correlative
meanings.
“
Agent ” means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying
Agent or additional paying agent.
“ Applicable Premium ” means,
with respect to any Note on any applicable redemption date, the
greater of (i) 1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount
of such Note and (ii) the excess of:
(a) the present value at such redemption
date of the sum of all required remaining principal and interest
payments due on such Note (excluding accrued but unpaid interest),
such present value to be 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 such 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 Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such
transfer or exchange.
“ Bankruptcy Law ” means
Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the
relief of debtors.
“ Board of Directors ”
means:
(1) with respect to a corporation, the
board of directors of the corporation or any committee
thereof;
(2) with respect to a partnership, the
board of directors of the general partner of the
partnership;
(3) with respect to a limited liability
company, the board of managers of the limited liability company;
and
(4) with respect to any other Person, the
board or committee of such Person serving a similar
function.
“ Broker-Dealer ” has the
meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
“ Business Day ” means each
day other than a Legal Holiday.
(1) in the
case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(2) in the case of an association or
business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations,
rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate
stock;
(3) in the case of a partnership or limited
liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether
general or limited); and
(4) any other interest or participation
that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the
profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing
Person,
but excluding
any debt securities convertible into such equity
securities.
“ Capitalized Lease Obligation
” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person
under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for
as capital lease obligations under GAAP and, for purposes of this
definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the
capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in
accordance with GAAP.
“ Change of Control ” means
the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) any “person” or
“group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions to either of
the foregoing) of persons, other than the Permitted Holders, become
the “beneficial owners” (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act, except that a person will 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 more than 35% of the total voting power of the
Voting Stock of the Company, whether as a result of the issuance of
securities of the Company, any merger, consolidation, liquidation
or dissolution of the Company, any direct or indirect transfer of
securities by the Permitted Holders or otherwise (for purposes of
this clause (a), the Permitted Holders will be deemed to
beneficially own any Voting Stock of a specified corporation held
by a parent corporation so long as the Permitted Holders
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a
majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such
parent corporation); or
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(b) the sale, transfer, assignment, lease,
conveyance or other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or
substantially all the assets of the Company and the Restricted
Subsidiaries, considered as a whole (other than a disposition of
such assets as an entirety or virtually as an entirety to a
Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary or one or more Permitted Holders
or a Person of which one or more of the Permitted Holders own more
than 50% of the voting power) shall have occurred, or the Company
merges, consolidates or amalgamates with or into any other Person
(other than one or more Permitted Holders) or any other Person
(other than one or more Permitted Holders or a Person of which one
or more of the Permitted Holders own more than 50% of the voting
power) merges, consolidates or amalgamates with or into the
Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which the
outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified into or
exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any
such transaction where:
(1) the outstanding Voting Stock of the
Company is reclassified into or exchanged for other Voting Stock of
the Company or for Voting Stock of the surviving corporation,
and
(2) the holders of the Voting Stock of the
Company immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or
indirectly, not less than a majority of the Voting Stock of the
Company or the surviving corporation immediately after such
transaction and in substantially the same proportion as before the
transaction; or
(c) during any period of two consecutive
years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted
the Board of Directors (together with any new directors whose
election or appointment by such Board or whose nomination for
election by the stockholders of the Company was approved by a vote
of not less than a majority of the directors then still in office
who were either directors at the beginning of such period 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; or
(d) the stockholders of the Company shall
have approved any plan of liquidation or dissolution of the
Company.
“ Clearstream ” means
Clearstream Banking, S.A.
“ Company ” means the party
named as such in the preamble to this Indenture, and any and all
successors thereto.
“ Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee ” will be at the address of the Trustee specified
in Section 12.02 hereof or such other address as to which the
Trustee or successor trustee may give notice to the
Company.
“ Credit Agreement ” means
the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 19, 2009, among the
Company, the Subsidiary party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent, and the lenders and agents party thereto, as
amended, restated, supplemented, waived (including the waiver dated
as of July 21, 2009), replaced (whether or not upon
termination, and whether with the original agents, lenders or
otherwise), renewed, restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or
otherwise modified from time to time (such replacement, renewal,
restructuring, repaying, refunding, refinancing or modification may
be successive or non-successive), including by means of one or more
other credit agreements, loan agreements, note agreements,
promissory notes, indentures or other agreements or instruments
evidencing or governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other
financial accommodation that has been incurred to extend, increase
or refinance in whole or in part the Indebtedness and other
obligations outstanding.
“ Currency Agreement ” means
any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other
similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company against fluctuations in
currency values.
“ Custodian ” means the
Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or
any successor entity thereto.
“ Default ” means any event
that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or
both would be, an Event of Default.
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“ Definitive Note ” means a
certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and
issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially
in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto except that 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.
“ Depositary ” means, with
respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in
global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as
the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all
successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having
become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this
Indenture.
“ Disqualified Capital Stock
” means that portion of 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 thereof),
or upon the happening of any event (other than an event which would
constitute a Change of Control), matures or is mandatorily
redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or
is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in
each case, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control) on or prior
to the final maturity date of the Notes.
“ Domestic Subsidiary ” means
any Subsidiary, or any Subsidiary created or acquired by the
Company, that is formed under the laws of the United States or any
state of the United States or the District of Columbia.
“
Euroclear ” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as
operator of the Euroclear system.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
“Exchange Notes”
means any notes issued in exchange
for the Notes pursuant to Section 2.06(f) hereof.
“
Exchange Offer ” has the meaning set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
“Exchange Offer Registration
Statement” has the
meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
“GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting
principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the
Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by
such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of
the accounting profession, which are in effect on the date of this
Indenture.
“ Global Note Legend ” means
the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(2), 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, deposited with or on behalf of
and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto issued in
accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(3), 2.06(b)(4) or
2.06(d)(2) hereof.
“ Government Securities ”
means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the
United States of America, and the payment for which the United
States pledges its full faith and credit.
“ Guarantee ” means a
guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for
collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect,
in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of
assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in
respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness.
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“ Guarantor ” means any
Subsidiary that executes a Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with
the provisions of this Indenture and its successors and assigns
until the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Person has been released in
accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
“
Holder ” means a Person in whose name a Note is
registered.
“ IAI Global Note ” means a
Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto
bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and
deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination
equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold to
Institutional Accredited Investors.
“
Indebtedness ” means with respect to any Person,
without duplication,
(1) all
Obligations of such Person for borrowed money;
(2) all Obligations of such Person
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar
instruments;
(3) all
Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;
(4) all Obligations of such Person issued
or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all
conditional sale obligations and all Obligations under any title
retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other
accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business and
indemnification obligations and obligations under agreements
relating to the sale or acquisition of assets or
equity);
(5) all Obligations for the reimbursement
of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance
or similar credit transaction;
(6) guarantees and other contingent
obligations in respect of Indebtedness referred to in clauses
(1) through (5) above and clause
(8) below;
(7) all Obligations of any other Person of
the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) which are
secured by any lien on any property or asset of such Person, the
amount of such Obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the fair
market value of such property or asset or the amount of the
Obligation so secured;
(8) all Obligations under currency
agreements and interest swap agreements of such Person;
and
(9) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued
by such Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such
Disqualified Capital Stock being equal to the greater of its
voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum
fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends, if
any.
For purposes hereof, the “maximum fixed
repurchase price” of any Disqualified Capital Stock which
does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in
accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if
such Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which
Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to the
Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the
fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair
market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by
the Board of Directors of the issuer of such Disqualified Capital
Stock.
“
Indenture ” means this Indenture, as amended or
supplemented from time to time.
“ Indirect Participant ”
means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note
through a Participant.
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“ Initial Notes ” means the
$250.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes issued
under this Indenture on the date hereof.
“ Initial Purchaser ” means
any of Banc of America Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.,
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., RBS Securities Inc., The Huntington
Investment Company, PNC Capital Markets LLC, and Fifth Third
Securities, Inc.
“ 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, who are not also
QIBs.
“Interest Payment Date”
means February 1 and August 1 of
each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next
succeeding Business Day.
“ Interest Swap Obligations ”
means the obligations of any Person pursuant to any arrangement
with any other Person, whereby, directly or indirectly, such Person
is entitled to receive from time to time periodic payments
calculated by applying either a floating or a fixed rate of
interest on a stated notional amount in exchange for periodic
payments made by such other Person calculated by applying a fixed
or a floating rate of interest on the same notional amount and
shall include, without limitation, interest rate swaps, caps,
floors, collars and similar agreements.
“ Investments ” means, with
respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such
Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of
loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances or
capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar
advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of
business), purchases or other acquisitions for value of
Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with
all items that are or would be classified as investments on a
balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity
Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary such
that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such
Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be
deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or
disposition equal to the fair market value of the Company’s
Investments in such Restricted Subsidiary that were not sold or
disposed of. “Investments” shall exclude extensions of
trade credit by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
in the ordinary course of business.
“ Investment Grade Rating ”
means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its
equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody’s)
and BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any
successor rating categories of S&P) (or, in each case, if such
Rating Agency ceases to rate the Company’s corporate family
rating for reasons outside of the control of the Company, the
equivalent investment grade credit rating from any Rating Agency
selected by the Company as a replacement Rating Agency).
“ Legal Holiday ” means a
Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New
York City or at a place of payment are authorized by law,
regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date
is on a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at
that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday,
and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening
period.
“ Letter of Transmittal”
means the letter of transmittal to be prepared by the Issuer and
sent to all Holders of the Notes for use by such Holders in
connection with the Exchange Offer.
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc. and its successors.
“ Net Tangible Assets ”
means, at any date, the aggregate amount of assets (less applicable
reserves required by GAAP and other properly deductible items)
after deducting therefrom (1) all current liabilities
(excluding any Indebtedness for money borrowed having a maturity of
less than 12 months from the date of the most recent
consolidated balance sheet of the Company but which by its terms is
renewable or extendable beyond 12 months from such date at the
option of the borrower) and (2) all goodwill, trade names,
trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and
other like intangibles, all of the foregoing as set forth on the
most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
Subsidiaries computed in accordance with GAAP.
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“
Non-U.S. Person ” means a Person who is not a U.S.
Person.
“ Notes ” has the meaning
assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture. With respect to
each class of Notes (including any Exchange Notes issued in
exchange therefore) issued hereunder, the Initial Notes and the
Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all
purposes under this Indenture (except as specifically set forth
herein), and unless the context otherwise requires, all references
to the Notes shall include the Initial Notes and any Additional
Notes.
“ Obligations ” means all
obligations for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities
payable under the documentation governing any
Indebtedness.
“ Offering Memorandum ” means
that offering memorandum, dated as of July 23, 2009, relating
to the Initial Notes.
“ Officer ” means, with
respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief
Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the
Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer,
the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President of such
Person.
“ Officers’ Certificate
” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by two
Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal
executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer
or the principal accounting officer of the Company, that meets the
requirements of Section 12.05 hereof.
“ Opinion of Counsel ” means
an opinion from legal counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee that meets the requirements of Section 12.05 hereof.
Such counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or any
Subsidiary.
“ Participant ” means, with
respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who
has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream,
respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and
Clearstream).
“ Permitted Holders ” means
(i) All Life Foundation, Naomi C. Dempsey Charitable Lead
Annuity Trust, Naomi C. Dempsey, Michael H. Dempsey, Patricia M.
Dempsey, Judith Dempsey Hook, Mary Dempsey McAlpin and Virginia
Dempsey Ragan; (ii) the spouses, heirs, legatees, descendants
and blood relatives to the third degree of consanguinity of any
person listed in clause (i) and any adopted children and blood
relative thereof; (iii) the executors and administrators of
the estate of any person listed in clauses (i) and
(ii) and any court appointed guardian of any person listed in
clauses (i) or (ii); (iv) any trust, family partnership
or similar investment entity for the benefit of (A) any person
listed in clauses (i) or (ii), or (B) any other person
(including for charitable purposes) so long as one or more members
of the group consisting of the Permitted Holders have the exclusive
or a joint right to control the voting and disposition of
securities held by such trust, family partnership or other
investment entity; and (v) any employee or retiree benefit
plan sponsored by the Company.
“
Permitted Indebtedness ” means, without duplication,
each of the following:
(1) guarantees of Indebtedness and other
Obligations incurred pursuant to the Credit Agreement in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of
$700 million and 20% of Total Assets;
(2) guarantees of other Indebtedness of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on
January 26, 2007 reduced by the amount of any scheduled
amortization payments or mandatory prepayments when actually paid
or permanent reductions thereon;
(3) guarantees of Interest Swap Obligations
of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company covering
Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
provided , however , that such Interest Swap
Obligations are entered into to protect the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries from fluctuations in interest rates on its
outstanding Indebtedness to the extent the notional princi pal
amount of such Interest Swap Obligation does not, at the time of
the incurrence thereof, exceed the principal amount of the
Indebtedness to which such Interest Swap Obligation relates;
and
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(4) guarantees of Indebtedness under
Currency Agreements; provided that in the case of Currency
Agreements which relate to Indebtedness, such Currency Agreements
do not increase the Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries outstanding other than as a result of fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates or by reason of fees, indemnities
and compensation payable thereunder.
“ Person ” means any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited
liability company or government or other agency.
“ Principal Property ” means
any mill, manufacturing plant, manufacturing facility or
timberlands owned by the Company or one or more Restricted
Subsidiaries and located within the continental United States, but
does not include any such mill, plant, facility or timberland which
in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company is not of
material importance to the total business of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries as an entirety.
“ Private Placement Legend ”
means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(1) to be placed
on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise
permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.
“
QIB ” means a “qualified institutional
buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
“ Registration Rights
Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement
related to the Notes, dated as of July 28, 2009, between the
Company and the Initial Purchasers, as such agreement may be
amended, modified or supplemented form time to time and, with
respect to any Additional Notes, one or more registration rights
agreements between the Company and the other parties thereto, as
such agreement(s) may be amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time, relating to rights given by the Company to the
purchasers of Additional Notes to register such Additional Notes
under the Securities Act.
“
Regulation S ” means Regulation S
promulgated under the Securities Act.
“ Regulation S Global Note
” means a Regulation S Temporary Global Note or
Regulation S Permanent Global Note, as appropriate.
“ Regulation S Permanent Global
Note ” means a permanent Global Note in the form of
Exhibit A-1 bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private
Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered
in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a
denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the
Regulation S Temporary Global Note upon expiration of the
Restricted Period.
“ Regulation S Temporary Global
Note ” means a temporary Global Note in the form of
Exhibit A-2 and deposited with or on behalf of and registered
in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a
denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes
initially sold in reliance on Rule 903 of
Regulation S.
“ Responsible Officer ,” when
used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the
corporate trust department of the Trustee (or any successor group
of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above
designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular
corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is
referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct
responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
“
Restricted Definitive Note ” means a Definitive Note
bearing the Private Placement Legend.
“ Restricted Global Note ”
means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement
Legend.
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“ Restricted Period ” means
the 40-day distribution compliance period as defined in Regulation
S.
“ Restricted Subsidiary ”
means any Subsidiary (1) substantially all of the property of
which is located within the continental United States of America
and (2) which itself, or with the Company or one or more other
Restricted Subsidiaries, owns a Principal Property.
“
Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated under
the Securities Act.
“
Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A promulgated
under the Securities Act.
“
Rule 903 ” means Rule 903 promulgated under
the Securities Act.
“
Rule 904 ” means Rule 904 promulgated the
Securities Act.
“ S&P ” means Standard
& Poor’s Ratings Service, a division of The McGraw Hill
Companies, and its successors.
“ Sale and Leaseback Transaction
” means any arrangement with any Person providing for the
leasing by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any
properties or assets of the Company and/or such Restricted
Subsidiary (except for leases between the Company and any
Restricted Subsidiary, between any Restricted Subsidiary and the
Company or between Restricted Subsidiaries), which properties or
assets have been or are to be sold or transferred by the Company or
such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person which lease shall occur
within 180 days after such sale or transfer.
“
SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
“ Shelf Registration
Statement” means the Shelf Registration Statement as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.
“ Significant Subsidiary ”
means any Subsidiary that would be a “Significant
Subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of
Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the
SEC.
“ Subsidiary ” means any
Person a majority of the outstanding Voting Stock of which is owned
or controlled by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries
and which is consolidated in the Company’s
accounts.
“ Subsidiary Guarantee ”
means each Guarantee by a Guarantor of the Company’s payment
obligations under this Indenture and on the Notes, executed
pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.
“ TIA ” means the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in
effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the
TIA, provided that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 is amended after such date, “TIA” means, to the
extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 as so amended.
“ Total Assets ” means, at
any date, the aggregate amount of assets as set forth on the most
recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
Subsidiaries and computed in accordance with GAAP.
“ 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 such 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 August 1,
2019; provided , however , that if the period from
the redemption date to August 1, 2019 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.
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“ Trustee ” means the party
named as such in the preamble to this Indenture until a successor
replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this
Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving
hereunder.
“ Unrestricted Definitive Note
” means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are
not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
“ Unrestricted Global Note ”
means a permanent Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit
A-1 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 Depositary,
representing a series of Notes that do not bear and are not
required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
“ U.S.
Person ” means a U.S. Person as defined in Rule 902(o)
under the Securities Act.
“ Voting Stock ” of any
Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that
is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of
Directors of such Person.
“ Wholly-Owned Restricted
Subsidiary ” of any specified Person means a Restricted
Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or
other ownership interests of which (other than directors’
qualifying shares) will at the time be owned by such Person and/or
by one or more Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries of such
Person.
Section 1.02 Other
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Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference
of Trust Indenture Act .
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of
the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a
part of this Indenture.
The following
TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following
meanings:
“
indenture securities ” means the Notes;
“
indenture security holder ” means a Holder of a
Note;
“ indenture to be qualified ”
means this Indenture;
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“
indenture trustee ” or “ institutional
trustee ” means the Trustee; and
“ obligor ” on the Notes and
the Subsidiary Guarantee means the Company and each Guarantor,
respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the
Subsidiary Guarantee, respectively.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are
defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or
defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to
them.
Section 1.04 Rules of
Construction.
Unless the
context otherwise requires:
(1) a term
has the meaning assigned to it;
(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)
“will” shall be interpreted to express a
command;
(6) provisions apply to successive events
and transactions; and
(7) references to sections of or rules
under the Securities Act will be deemed to include substitute,
replacement successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from
time to time.
Section 1.05 Acts of
Holders.
(a) Any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this
Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and
evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor
signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in
writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments
are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly
required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the
action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes
referred to as the “Act” of Holders signing such
instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such
instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be
sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in
favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner
provided in this Section.
(b) The fact and date of the execution by
any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the
affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a
notary public or other officer authorized by law to take
acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing
such instrument or writing acknowledged to such officer the
execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a
capacity other than such signer’s individual capacity, such
certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of
such signer’s authority. The fact and date of the execution
of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person
executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which
the Trustee deems sufficient.
(c) Any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of
any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the
holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer
thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of
anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the
Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action
is made upon such Security.
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(d) If the Company shall solicit from the
Holders any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option, by or
pursuant to a board resolution, fix in advance a record date for
the determination of Holders entitled to give such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but
the Company shall have no obligation to do so. If such a record
date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after
such record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of
business on such record date shall be deemed to be Holders for the
purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion
of Outstanding Notes have authorized or agreed or consented to such
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other Act, and for that purpose the Outstanding Notes shall be
computed as of such record date; provided that no such
authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on such record
date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective
pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six
months after the record date.
Section 2.01 Form and
Dating.
(a) General . The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate
of authentication will be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-1 hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or
endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each
Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall
be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in
excess thereof.
The terms and provisions contained in the Notes
will constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this
Indenture and the Company, each Guarantor 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 . Notes issued in global form will be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 attached hereto (including
the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges
of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes
issued in definitive form will be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-1 attached hereto (but without the Global Note
Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global
Note will represent such of the Outstanding Notes as will be
specified therein and each shall provide that it represents 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 will 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.
(c) Temporary Global Notes.
Notes offered and sold in reliance
on Regulation S will be issued initially in the form of the
Regulation S Temporary Global Note, which will be deposited on
behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the
Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, and registered in the
name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary for the
accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or
Clearstream, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the
Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Restricted Period will be
terminated upon the receipt by the Trustee of:
(1) a written certificate from the
Depositary, together with copies of certificates from Euroclear and
Clearstream certifying that they have received certification of
non-United States beneficial ownership of 100% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note
(except to the extent of any beneficial owners thereof who acquired
an interest therein during the Restricted Period pursuant to
another exemption from registration under the Securities Act and
who will take delivery of a beneficial ownership interest in a 144A
Global Note or an IAI Global Note bearing a Private Placement
Legend, all as contemplated by Section 2.06(b) hereof);
and
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(2) an
Officers’ Certificate from the Company.
Following the
termination of the Restricted Period, beneficial interests in the
Regulation S Temporary Global Note will be exchanged for
beneficial interests in the Regulation S Permanent Global Note
pursuant to the Applicable Procedures. Simultaneously with the
authentication of the Regulation S Permanent Global Note, the
Trustee will cancel the Regulation S Temporary Global Note.
The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary
Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Note may
from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on
the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as
the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as
hereinafter provided.
(d) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures
Applicable . The
provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear
System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of
Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of
Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of
Clearstream will be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests
in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the
Regulation S Permanent Global Note that are held by
Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.
Section 2.02 Execution and
Authentication.
An Officer must
sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile
signature.
If the Officer whose signature is on a Note no
longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the
Note will nevertheless be valid.
A Note will not be valid until authenticated by
the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature will be
conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this
Indenture.
On the date of this Indenture, the Trustee
shall, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an
Officer (an “ Authentication Order ”),
authenticate and deliver the Initial Notes. In addition, at any
time, from time to time thereafter, the Trustee shall upon receipt
of an Authentication Order authenticate and deliver
(i) Additional Notes and (ii) Exchange Notes or private
exchange notes for issue only in an Exchange Offer or a private
exchange, respectively, pursuant to a Registration Rights
Agreement, for a like principal amount of Initial Notes. Such
Authentication Order shall specify the amount of Notes to be
authenticated. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding
at any time may not exceed the aggregate principal amount of Notes
authorized for issuance by the Company pursuant to one or more
Authentication Orders, except as provided in Section 2.07
hereof.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent
acceptable to the Company 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 rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of
the Company.
Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying
Agent.
The Company will maintain an office or agency
where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for
exchange (“ Registrar ”) and an office or agency
where Notes may be presented for payment (“ Paying
Agent ”). The Registrar will keep a register of the Notes
and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or
more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The
term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term
“Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent.
The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice
to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of
the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If
the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as
Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The
Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or
Registrar.
The Company initially appoints The Depository
Trust Company (“ DTC ”) to act as Depositary
with respect to the Global Notes.
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The Company initially appoints the Trustee to
act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with
respect to the Global Notes.
Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money
in Trust.
The Company will require each Paying Agent other
than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will
hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money
held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, or
Additional Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will
notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such
payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require
a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The
Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money
held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the
Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) will have
no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary
acts as Paying Agent, it will segregate and hold in a separate
trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as
Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings
relating to the Company, the Trustee will serve as Paying Agent for
the Notes.
Section 2.05 Holder
Lists.
The Trustee will preserve in as current a form
as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it
of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise
comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar,
the Company will 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 Company shall otherwise
comply with TIA § 312(a).
Section 2.06 Transfer and
Exchange.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global
Notes . A Global Note may
not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee
of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary
or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or
any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such
successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged by the
Company for Definitive Notes if:
(1) the Company delivers to the Trustee
notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to
continue to act as Depositary and a successor Depositary is not
appointed by the Company within 120 days after the date of
such notice from the Depositary or the Company delivers to the
Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is no longer a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act; or
(2) there has occurred and is continuing a
Default or Event of Default with respect to Notes.
Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding
events in (1) or (2) above, Definitive Notes shall be
issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee.
Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in
part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 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 2.10 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), (c) or
(f) hereof.
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(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial
Interests in the Global Notes . The transfer and exchange of beneficial
interests in the Global Notes will be effected through the
Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and
the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted
Global Notes will 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
will require compliance with either subparagraph (1) or (2)
below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following
subparagraphs, as applicable:
(1) 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 Private
Placement Legend; provided , however , that prior to
the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial
interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be
made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S.
Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). 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)(1).
(2) 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)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial
interest must deliver to the Registrar either:
(i) a written order from a Participant or
an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with
the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary 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
(ii) instructions given in accordance with
the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the
Participant account to be credited with such increase;
or
(i) a written order from a Participant or
an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with
the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be
issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial
interest to be transferred or exchanged; and
(ii) instructions given by the Depositary
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; provided
that in no event shall Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer
or exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S
Temporary Global Note prior to (A) the expiration of the
Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any
certificates required pursuant to Rule 903 under the
Securities Act.
Upon
consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with
Section 2.06(f) hereof, the requirements of this
Section 2.06(b)(2) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon
receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the
Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes. 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.
(3) 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)(2) above and the Registrar receives the
following:
(A) if the transferee will take delivery in
the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item
(1) thereof;
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(B) if the transferee will take delivery in
the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S
Temporary Global Note or the Regulation S Permanent Global
Note, 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 transferee will take delivery in
the form of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note, 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.
(4) 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 interest in
an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies
with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above
and
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected
pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be
transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the
case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of
Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a
Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or
(3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144)
of the Issuer;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to
the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the
Registrar receives the following:
(i) 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
(ii) 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, in the
case of clause (i) and (ii), if the Registrar so requests or
if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in
form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such
exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and
that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the
Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
If any such transfer is effected pursuant to
paragraph (B) or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted
Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and,
upon receipt of an Authentication Order 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
transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above.
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.
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(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial
Interests for Definitive Notes .
(1) 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, 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 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) thereof, if
applicable;
(F) if such beneficial interest is being
transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
(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 Company 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
Depositary 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)(1) shall bear the Private
Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on
transfer contained therein.
(2) Beneficial Interests in
Regulation S Temporary Global Note to Definitive
Notes . Notwithstanding
Sections 2.06(c)(1)(A) and (C) hereof, a beneficial
interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be
exchanged for a Definitive Note or transferred to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note prior to
(A) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the
receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to
Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act, except in the
case of a transfer pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 903 or
Rule 904.
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(3) 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 only if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected
pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be
transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the
case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of
Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a
Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or
(3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144)
of the Issuer;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to
the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the
Registrar receives the following:
(i) 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
Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item
(1)(b) thereof; or
(ii) 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 an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from
such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in the
case of clause (i) or (ii), if the Registrar so requests or if
the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form
reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such
exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and
that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the
Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
(4) 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, upon satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(2) hereof, the Trustee
will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global
Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h)
hereof, and the Company will execute and the Trustee will
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)(4) will be registered in such
name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations
as the holder of such beneficial interest requests through
instructions to the Registrar from or through the Depositary and
the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee will 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)(4) will
not bear the Private Placement Legend.
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(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive
Notes for Beneficial Interests .
(1) 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 Notes 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
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) thereof, if applicable;
(F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is
being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
(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
will cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be
increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause
(A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case
of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, in the case of
clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note, and in
all other cases, the IAI Global Note.
(2) Restricted Definitive Notes to
Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes
. 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:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected
pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be
transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the
case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of
Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a
Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or
(3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144)
of the Issuer;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to
the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
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(D) the Registrar receives the
following:
(i) 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
(ii) 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, in each
such case set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph D, if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable
Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably
acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or
transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the
restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private
Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act. Upon satisfaction of the
conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this
Section 2.06(d)(2), the Trustee will cancel the Definitive
Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal
amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.
(3) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to
Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes
. 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 will
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 (2) or (3) above at a time when an
Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company will
issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance
with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate one or
more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so
transferred.
(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 will register the transfer or
exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of
transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder must 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 must provide any additional certifications,
documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the
following provisions of this Section 2.06(e).
(1) 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 under the Securities Act, then the transferor
must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant
to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver
a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof; and
(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant
to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications,
certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item
(3) thereof, if applicable.
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(2) 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:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected
pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be
transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the
case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of
Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a
Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or
(3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144)
of the Issuer;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to
the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the
Registrar receives the following:
(i) 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
(ii) 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, in each
such case set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph D, if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel
in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that
such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act
and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the
Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
(3) 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) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of an Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company
shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in
accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall
authenticate:
(i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes
in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of
the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered
for acceptance by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of
Transmittal that (x) they are not Broker-Dealers,
(y) they are not participating in a distribution of any
Exchange Notes and (z) they are not affiliates (as defined in
Rule 144) of the Company, and accepted for exchange in the
Exchange Offer and
(ii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the
Restricted Definitive Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that
certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (x) they
are not Broker-Dealers, (y) they are not participating in a
distribution of the Exchange Notes and (z) they are not
affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company, and
accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer. Concurrently with the
issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate
principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be
reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate and mail to the Persons designated by the
Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive
Notes in the applicable principal amount. Any Notes that remain
outstanding after the consummation of an Exchange Offer, and
Exchange Notes issued in connection with an Exchange Offer, shall
be treated as a single class of securities under this
Indenture.
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(g) Legends . The following legends will 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.
(1) Private Placement 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:
THIS SECURITY
HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY
NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY
ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT
(A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS
NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT,
(2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL
ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS
SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO GREIF, INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF,
(B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT,
(C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3), OR (7) UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT) (AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”) THAT, PRIOR
TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS BEHALF BY A
U.S. BROKER-DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING
CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS
ON TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE
OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR THIS SECURITY), (D) OUTSIDE THE
UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE
904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) PURSUANT TO THE
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (F) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
(AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS)
OR (G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH
PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY
TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF
THIS SECURITY WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS
SECURITY, IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE
HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE
COMPANY SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS
EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER
IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION
NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,”
“UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE
MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT.
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(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs
(b)(4), (c)(3), (c)(4), (d)(2), (d)(3), (e)(2) or (e)(3) of this
Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or
substitution thereof) will not bear the Private Placement
Legend.
(2) Global Note Legend . Each Global Note
will bear a legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS
GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (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 (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE
SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06
OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN
WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE,
(3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR
CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND
(4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE
COMPANY.
UNLESS AND
UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE
FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY
OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY
OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE
IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK)
(“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY
BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY
PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE
& CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”
(3) Regulation S Temporary Global Note
Legend. The Regulation S Temporary Global Note will bear a
legend in substantially the following form:
THIS GLOBAL
NOTE IS A TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER
THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE
NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT
AS PERMITTED UNDER THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO BELOW.
NO BENEFICIAL
OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE
PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED
CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE
INDENTURE.
(4) Original Issue Discount Legend . Any
Note issued with more than de minimus original issued discount for
U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes authenticated and delivered
hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following
form:
THIS NOTE IS
ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1271 ET
SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE
PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO
MATURITY FOR SUCH NOTE BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION
TO THE ISSUER AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE,
OHIO 43015, ATTENTION: TREASURER.
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(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 will be returned to or retained and canceled
by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 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 will be reduced
accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by
the Trustee or by the Depositary 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 will be increased accordingly and an
endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by
the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such
increase.
(i) General Provisions Relating to
Transfers and Exchanges .
(1) To permit registrations of transfers
and exchanges, the Company will execute and the Trustee will
authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 or at the
Registrar’s request.
(2) No service charge will be made to a
Holder of a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any
registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company 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 2.10, 3.06, 4.09 and
9.05 hereof).
(3) The Registrar will 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.
(4) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes
issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global
Notes or Definitive Notes will be the valid obligations of the
Company, 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.
(5) The
Company will 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;
(B) to register the transfer of or to
exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part,
except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part;
or
(C) to register the transfer of or to
exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding
interest payment date.
(6) Prior to due presentment for the
registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and
the Company 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 (including
Additional Interest, if any) on such Notes and for all other
purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall
be affected by notice to the contrary.
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(7) The Trustee will authenticate Global
Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of
Section 2.02 hereof.
(8) 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.
(9) Each Holder agrees to indemnify the
Company and the Trustee against any liability that may result from
the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holder’s Note in
violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable
United States Federal or state securities law. 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 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.
Section 2.07 Replacement Notes
.
If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the
Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the
Company will issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, will authenticate a replacement Note if the
Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or
the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that
is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to
protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating
agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is
replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a
Note.
Every replacement Note is an additional
obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the
benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all
other Notes duly issued hereunder.
Section 2.08 Outstanding
Notes.
The Notes outstanding at any time are all the
Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it,
those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the
interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance
with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section as
not outstanding (the “ Outstanding Notes ”).
Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not
cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company holds the Note; however , Notes held by the Company
or a Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be outstanding for the
purpose of Section 3.07 hereof.
If a Note is replaced pursuant to
Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the
Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is
held by a protected purchaser.
If the principal amount of any Note is
considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be
outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a
Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption
date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on
that date, then on and after that date such Notes will be deemed to
be no longer outstanding and will cease to accrue
interest.
Section 2.09 Treasury
Notes.
In determining whether the Holders of the
required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction,
waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, or by any Person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct
or indirect common control with the Company, will be considered as
though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining
whether the Trustee will be protected in relying on any such
direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer
of the Trustee actually knows are so owned will be so
disregarded.
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Section 2.10 Temporary
Notes.
Until certificates representing Notes are ready
for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt
of an Authentication Order, will authenticate temporary Notes.
Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of certificated
Notes but may have variations that the Company considers
appropriate for temporary Notes and as may be reasonably acceptable
to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company will
prepare and the Trustee will authenticate Definitive Notes in
exchange for temporary Notes.
Holders of temporary Notes will be entitled to
all of the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 2.11
Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the
Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent will
forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for
registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no
one else will cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of
transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and will
dispose of such canceled Notes (subject to the record retention
requirement of the Exchange Act) in its customary manner. The
Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid
or that have been delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation.
Section 2.12 Defaulted
Interest.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest
on the Notes, it will pay the defaulted interest in any lawful
manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the
defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent
special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes
and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company will notify the
Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to
be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The
Company will fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date
and payment date, provided that no such special record date
may be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for
such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special
record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the
Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company)
will mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states the
special record date, the related payment date and the amount of
such interest to be paid.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this
Section 2.12 and for greater certainty, each Note delivered
under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in
exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to
interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by
such other Note.
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
Section 3.01 Notices to
Trustee.
If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant
to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof,
it must furnish to the Trustee, at least 30 days but not more
than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers’
Certificate setting forth:
(1) the
clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall
occur;
(3) the
principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and
(4) the redemption price.
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Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be
Redeemed or Purchased.
If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed
or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee will
select Notes for redemption or purchase as follows:
(1) if the Notes are listed on any national
securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the
principal national securities exchange on which the Notes are
listed; or
(2) if the Notes are not listed on any
national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or
by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and
appropriate.
In the event of partial redemption or purchase
by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased will be
selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days prior to the redemption or purchase date by the
Trustee from the Outstanding Notes not previously called for
redemption or purchase.
The Trustee will promptly notify the Company in
writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in
the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase,
the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and
portions of Notes selected will be in amounts of $2,000 or whole
multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; except that if all of the
Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire
outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not $2,000
or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, shall be
redeemed or purchased. Except as provided in the preceding
sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called
for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called
for redemption or purchase.
Section 3.03 Notice of
Redemption.
At least 30 days but not more than
60 days before a redemption date, the Company will mail or
cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to
each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered
address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60
days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in
connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Article 8 or 11 of
this Indenture.
The notice will
identify the Notes to be redeemed and will 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 upon surrender of such Note, a new
Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion
will be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;
(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 Company defaults in
making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for
redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption
date;
(7) the paragraph of the Notes and/or
Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for
redemption are being redeemed; and
(8) that no representation is made as to
the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in
such notice or printed on the Notes.
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At the Company’s request, the Trustee will
give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at
its expense; provided , however , that the Company
has delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the
redemption date, or such shorter period of time as may be
acceptable to the Trustee, an Officers’ Certificate
requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the
information to be stated in such notice as provided in the
preceding paragraph.
Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of
Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in
accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for
redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption
date at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may not be
conditional.
Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or
Purchase Price.
On or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City
time, on the redemption or purchase date, the Company will deposit
with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay
the redemption or purchase price of and accrued interest (including
Additional Interest, if any) on all Notes to be redeemed or
purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent will
promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee
or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts
necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued
interest on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.
If the Company complies with the provisions of
the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase
date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of
Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or
purchased on or after an interest record date but on or prior to
the related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid
interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was
registered at the close of business on such record date. If any
Note called for redemption or purchase is not so paid upon
surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the
Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be
paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date
until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any
interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the
rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01
hereof.
Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased
in Part.
Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or
purchased in part, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, the Trustee will authenticate for the Holder
at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount
to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note
surrendered.
Section 3.07 Optional
Redemption.
The Company may redeem the Notes at its option,
in whole at any time or in part from time to time, upon not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed
plus the Applicable Premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest to
the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of
record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due
on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption
date).
Section 3.08 Mandatory
Redemption.
The Company is not required to make mandatory
redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the
Notes.
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Section 4.01 Payment of
Notes.
The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the
principal of, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, and
interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in
the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any,
and interest will be considered paid on the date due if the Paying
Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as
of 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money
deposited
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