FELCOR LODGING LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP,
as Issuer,
FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED,
FELCOR/CSS HOLDINGS, L.P.,
FELCOR HOTEL ASSET COMPANY, L.L.C.,
FELCOR PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY, L.L.C.,
FELCOR LODGING HOLDING COMPANY, L.L.C.,
FHAC TEXAS HOLDINGS, L.P.,
FELCOR CANADA CO.,
FELCOR OMAHA HOTEL COMPANY, L.L.C.,
FELCOR TRS HOLDINGS, L.P.,
MYRTLE BEACH HOTELS, L.L.C.,
FELCOR TRS BORROWER 1, L.P.,
FELCOR TRS GUARANTOR, L.P.,
CENTER CITY HOTEL ASSOCIATES,
FELCOR LODGING COMPANY, L.L.C.,
FELCOR TRS BORROWER 3, L.P.,
FELCOR TRS BORROWER 4, L.L.C.,
as Guarantors,
FELCOR HOLDINGS TRUST,
as Pledgor,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
Dated as of October 31,
2006
Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes
due 2011
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TIA Sections
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Indenture
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Section 310(a)(1)
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Section 313(c)
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Section 314(a)
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Section 315(b)
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Section 317(a)(1)
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Section 318(a)
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The
Cross-Reference Table shall not for any purpose be deemed to be a
part of the Indenture.
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY
REFERENCE
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Definitions
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Incorporation
by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
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Rules of
Construction
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ARTICLE II
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NOTES
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Form and
Dating
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Restrictive
Legends
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Execution,
Authentication and Denominations
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Registrar and
Paying Agent
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Paying Agent To
Hold Money in Trust
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Transfer and
Exchange
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Book-Entry
Provisions for Global Notes
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Special
Transfer Provisions
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Replacement
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Outstanding
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Temporary
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Cancellation
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CUSIP
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Defaulted
Interest
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Issuance of
Additional Notes
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ARTICLE III
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REDEMPTION
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Optional
Redemption
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Notices to
Trustee
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Selection of
Notes To Be Redeemed
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Notice of
Redemption
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Effect of
Notice of Redemption
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Deposit of
Redemption Price
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Payment of
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Notes Redeemed
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ARTICLE IV
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COVENANTS
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Payment of
Notes
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Maintenance of
Office or Agency
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Limitation on
Indebtedness
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Limitation on
Restricted Payments
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Limitation on
Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted
Subsidiaries
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Limitation on
the Issuance and Sale of Capital Stock of Restricted
Subsidiaries
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Limitation on
Issuances of Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries
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Limitation on
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Limitation on
Liens
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Limitation on
Asset Sales
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Repurchase of
Notes upon a Change of Control
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Existence
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Payment of
Taxes and Other Claims
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Maintenance of
Properties and Insurance
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Notice of
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Compliance
Certificates
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Commission
Reports and Reports to Holders
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Waiver of Stay,
Extension or Usury Laws
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Limitation on
Sale-Leaseback Transactions
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Maintenance of
Total Unencumbered Assets
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Investment
Grade Rating
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ARTICLE V
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SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
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Consolidation,
Merger and Sale of Assets
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Successor
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ARTICLE VI
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DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
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Events of
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Acceleration
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Other
Remedies
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Waiver of Past
Defaults
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Control by
Majority
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Limitation on
Suits
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Rights of
Holders To Receive Payment
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Collection Suit
by Trustee
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Trustee May
File Proofs of Claim
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Priorities
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Undertaking for
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Restoration of
Rights and Remedies
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Rights and
Remedies Cumulative
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Delay or
Omission Not Waiver
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ARTICLE VII
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TRUSTEE
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General
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Certain Rights
of Trustee
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Individual
Rights of Trustee
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Trustee’s
Disclaimer
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Notice of
Default
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Reports by
Trustee to Holders
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Compensation
and Indemnity
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Replacement of
Trustee
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Successor
Trustee by Merger, Etc.
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Eligibility
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Money Held in
Trust
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Withholding
Taxes
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ARTICLE VIII
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DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
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Termination of
Company’s Obligations
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Defeasance and
Discharge of Indenture
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Defeasance of
Certain Obligations
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Application of
Trust Money
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Repayment to
Company
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Reinstatement
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ARTICLE IX
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AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND
WAIVERS
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Without Consent
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With Consent of
Holders
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Revocation and
Effect of Consent
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Notation on or
Exchange of Notes
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Trustee To Sign
Amendments, Etc.
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Conformity with
Trust Indenture Act
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ARTICLE X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Trust Indenture
Act of 1939
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Notices
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Certificate and
Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
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Statements
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Rules by
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Payment Date
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Governing
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No Adverse
Interpretation of Other Agreements
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No Recourse
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Successors
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Duplicate
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Separability
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Table of
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ARTICLE XI
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GUARANTEE OF THE NOTES
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Guarantee
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Obligations of
Guarantor Unconditional
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Notice to
Trustee
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This
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Trustee’s
Compensation Not Prejudiced
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Payments May Be
Paid Prior to Dissolution
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Release of
Guarantee
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ARTICLE XII
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SECURITY
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Security
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Recording and
Opinions
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Release and
Disposition of Collateral
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Enforcement of
Claims Against Pledged Collateral
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Authorization
of Actions To Be Taken by the Trustee
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General Partner
Interest in FelCor LP
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Appointment of
Collateral Agent
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Limitation on
Liability
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INDENTURE, dated
as of October 31, 2006, among FelCor Lodging Limited
Partnership (“FelCor LP”), a Delaware limited
partnership, FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated
(“FelCor”), a Maryland corporation, FelCor/CSS
Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; FelCor Hotel Asset
Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company; FelCor
Pennsylvania Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company;
FelCor Lodging Holding Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company; FHAC Texas Holdings, L.P., a Texas limited
partnership; FelCor Canada Co., a Nova Scotia unlimited liability
company; FelCor Omaha Hotel Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company; FelCor TRS Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership; Myrtle Beach Hotels, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company; FelCor TRS Borrower 1, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership; FelCor TRS Guarantor, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership; Center City Hotel Associates, a Pennsylvania limited
partnership; FelCor Lodging Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company; FelCor TRS Borrower 3, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership; FelCor TRS Borrower 4, L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company; and U.S. Bank National Association, a national
banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and
FelCor Holdings Trust, a Massachusetts business trust, as pledgor
(the “Pledgor”).
FelCor LP has duly
authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide
for the issuance initially of up to $215,000,000 aggregate
principal amount at maturity of FelCor LP’s Senior Secured
Floating Rate Notes Due 2011 (the “Notes”) issuable as
provided in this Indenture. Each Guarantor has duly authorized the
execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for a guarantee
of the Notes and of certain of FelCor LP’s obligations
hereunder. All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid
agreement of FelCor LP and the Guarantors in accordance with its
terms have been done, and FelCor LP and the Guarantors have done
all things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by FelCor LP
and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee hereunder and duly
issued by FelCor LP, the valid obligations of FelCor LP and the
Guarantors as hereinafter provided.
This Indenture is
subject to, and shall be governed by, the provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, that are required to be a part
of and to govern indentures qualified under the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended.
AND THIS INDENTURE FURTHER
WITNESSETH
For and in
consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the
Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the
equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders, as
follows:
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY
REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01.
Definitions .
“
Acquired Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of a Person
existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or
assumed in connection with an Asset Acquisition from such Person by
a Restricted Subsidiary and not incurred by such Person in
connection with, or in anticipation of, such Person becoming a
Restricted Subsidiary or such Asset Acquisition; provided
that Indebtedness of such Person that is redeemed, defeased,
retired or otherwise repaid at the time of or immediately upon
consummation of the transactions by which such Person becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary or such Asset Acquisition shall not be
Acquired Indebtedness.
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Adjusted Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any
period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of FelCor, FelCor LP and
their respective Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined
on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP (without taking
into account Unrestricted Subsidiaries) plus the minority interest
in FelCor LP, if applicable; provided that the following
items shall be excluded in computing Adjusted Consolidated Net
Income, without duplication:
(i) the net income
(or loss) of any Person, other than FelCor LP, FelCor or a
Restricted Subsidiary, except to the extent of the amount of
dividends or other distributions actually paid to FelCor LP, FelCor
or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries by such Person
during such period;
(ii) the net
income (or loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that
the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by
such Restricted Subsidiary of such net income is not at the time
permitted by the operation of the terms of its charter or any
agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or
governmental regulation applicable to such Restricted
Subsidiary;
(iii) any
after-tax gains or losses attributable to Asset Sales;
(iv) for so long
as the Notes are not rated Investment Grade, any amount paid or
accrued as dividends on Preferred Stock of FelCor LP, FelCor or any
Restricted Subsidiary owned by Persons other than FelCor or FelCor
LP and any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries;
and
(v) all
extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses.
“
Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets ” means the
total amount of assets of FelCor LP, FelCor and their respective
Restricted Subsidiaries (less applicable depreciation, amortization
and other valuation reserves), except to the extent resulting from
write-ups of capital assets (excluding write-ups in connection with
accounting for acquisitions in conformity with GAAP), after
deducting from the total amount of assets:
(i) all current
liabilities of FelCor LP, FelCor and their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries, excluding intercompany items, and
(ii) all goodwill,
trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and
expense and other like intangibles, all as set forth on the most
recent quarterly or annual consolidated balance sheet of FelCor LP
or FelCor and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, prepared in
conformity with GAAP and filed with the Commission or provided to
the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.17.
“
Adjusted Total Assets ” means, for any Person, the sum
of :
(i) Total Assets
for such Person as of the end of the calendar quarter preceding the
Transaction Date as set forth on the most recent quarterly or
annual consolidated balance sheet of FelCor LP or FelCor and their
respective Restricted Subsidiaries, prepared in conformity with
GAAP and filed with the Commission or provided to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 4.17, and
(ii) any increase
in Total Assets following the end of such quarter including,
without limitation, any increase in Total Assets resulting from the
application of the proceeds of any additional
Indebtedness.
“
Administrative Agent ” means the relevant agent bank,
if any, under any Line of Credit established by FelCor, and such
agent bank’s successors and assigns.
“
Affiliate ” means, as applied to any Person, any other
Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under
direct or indirect common control with, such Person. For purposes
of this definition, “ control ” (including, with
correlative meanings, the terms “ controlling ,”
“ controlled by ” and “ under common
control with ”), as applied to any Person, means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
“
Agent ” means any Registrar, Paying Agent,
authenticating agent or co-Registrar.
“ Agent
Members ” has the meaning provided in
Section 2.07(a).
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“ Asset
Acquisition ” means:
(i) an investment
by FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries in any other Person pursuant to which such Person
shall become a Restricted Subsidiary or shall be merged into or
consolidated with FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective
Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that such Person’s
primary business is related, ancillary, incidental or complementary
to the businesses of FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective
Restricted Subsidiaries on the date of such investment;
or
(ii) an
acquisition by FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective
Restricted Subsidiaries from any other Person that constitutes
substantially all of a division or line of business, or one or more
hotel properties, of such Person; provided that the property
and assets acquired are related, ancillary, incidental or
complementary to the businesses of FelCor LP or FelCor or any of
their respective Restricted Subsidiaries on the date of such
acquisition.
“ Asset
Disposition ” means the sale or other disposition by
FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries, other than to FelCor LP, FelCor or another Restricted
Subsidiary, of:
(i) all or
substantially all of the Capital Stock of any Restricted
Subsidiary, or
(ii) all or
substantially all of the assets that constitute a division or line
of business, or one or more hotel properties, of FelCor LP or
FelCor or any of their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries.
“ Asset
Sale ” means any sale, transfer or other disposition,
including by way of merger, consolidation or sale-leaseback
transaction, in one transaction or a series of related transactions
by FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to
any Person other than FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their
respective Restricted Subsidiaries of:
(i) all or any of
the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary other than sales
permitted under clause (iv) of Section 4.06,
(ii) all or
substantially all of the property and assets of an operating unit
or business of FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective
Restricted Subsidiaries, or
(iii) any other
property and assets of FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their
respective Restricted Subsidiaries outside the ordinary course of
business of FelCor LP or FelCor or such Restricted Subsidiary and,
in each case, that is not governed by the provisions of this
Indenture applicable to mergers, consolidations and sales of assets
of FelCor LP and FelCor;
provided that “ Asset Sale ” shall not
include:
(a) sales or other
dispositions of inventory, receivables and other current
assets,
(b) sales,
transfers or other dispositions of assets with a fair market value
not in excess of $1 million in any transaction or series of
related transactions, or
(c) sales or other
dispositions of assets for consideration at least equal to the fair
market value of the assets sold or disposed of, to the extent that
the consideration received would satisfy the requirements set forth
in clause (i)(B) of the second paragraph of
Section 4.10.
“ Average
Life ” means at any date of determination with respect to
any debt security, the quotient obtained by dividing:
(i) the sum of the
products of:
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(a) the number of
years from such date of determination to the dates of each
successive scheduled principal payment of such debt security,
and
(b) the amount of
such principal payment; by
(ii) the sum of
all such principal payments.
“ Board
of Directors ” means (i) with respect to FelCor, the
Board of Directors of FelCor, (ii) with respect to FelCor LP, the
Board of Directors of its general partner, and (iii) with
respect to the Subsidiary Guarantors, the board of directors of its
general partner or manager, as the case may be, or, in each case,
any committee of such Board of Directors duly authorized to act
under this Indenture.
“ Board
Resolution ” means a copy of a resolution, certified by
the Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board
of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such
certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
“
Business Day ” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday
or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York, or
in the city of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, are
authorized by law to close.
“ Capital
Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all
shares, interests, participation or other equivalents (however
designated, whether voting or non-voting), including partnership
interests, whether general or limited, in the equity of such
Person, whether outstanding on the Closing Date or issued
thereafter, including, without limitation, all Common Stock,
Preferred Stock and Units.
“
Capitalized Lease ” means, as applied to any Person,
any lease of any property, whether real, personal or mixed, of
which the discounted present value of the rental obligations of
such Person as lessee, in conformity with GAAP, is required to be
capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person.
“
Capitalized Lease Obligations ” means, as applied to
any Person, the discounted present value of the rental obligations
under a Capitalized Lease as reflected on the balance sheet of such
Person in accordance with GAAP.
“ Change
of Control ” means such time as:
(i) a “
person ” or “ group ” (as such
terms are defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange
Act), becomes the ultimate “ beneficial owner ”
(as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than
35% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of FelCor or,
other than by FelCor, of FelCor LP on a fully diluted basis;
or
(ii) individuals
who on the Closing Date constitute the Board of Directors of FelCor
(together with any new or replacement directors whose election by
the Board of Directors or whose nomination by the Board of
Directors for election by FelCor’s shareholders was approved
by a vote of at least a majority of the members of the Board of
Directors then still in office who either were members of the Board
of Directors on the Closing Date or whose election or nomination
for election was so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a
majority of the members of the Board of Directors then in
office.
“ Closing
Date ” means October 31, 2006.
“
Collateral ” means any property, assets, proceeds or
other items that may be pledged as security for the Notes, whether
pursuant to Section 4.09, Article Twelve or
otherwise.
“
Collateral Agency Agreement ” means an agreement among
FelCor, FelCor LP, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the
Administrative Agent and the trustees for the 8
1 / 2
% Senior Notes due 2011 and 7
5 / 8 %
Senior Notes due 2007, substantially in the form attached as
Exhibit E to this Indenture.
“
Collateral Agent ” has the meaning provided in
Section 12.07.
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“
Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the
Collateral Agency Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, and any other
security agreement, financing statement or other document
applicable to the Collateral, each as in effect at the Closing Date
and as amended from time to time as permitted by the
Indenture.
“
Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the
Exchange Act or, if at any time after the execution of this
Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the duties
now assigned to it under the TIA, then the body performing such
duties at such time.
“ Common
Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all
shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however
designated, whether voting or non-voting) that have no preference
on liquidation or with respect to distributions over any other
class of Capital Stock, including partnership interests, whether
general or limited, of such Person’s equity, whether
outstanding on the Closing Date or issued thereafter, including,
without limitation, all series and classes of common
stock.
“ Company
Order ” means a written request or order signed in the
name of a Person (i) by its Chairman, a Vice Chairman, its
President, a Vice President, manager or similar officer of its
general partner and (ii) by its Treasurer, an Assistant
Treasurer, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, manager or
similar officer of its general partner and delivered to the
Trustee; provided , however , that such written
request or order may be signed by any two of the officers or
directors listed in clause (i) above in lieu of being signed
by one of such officers or directors listed in such clause
(i) and one of the officers listed in clause
(ii) above.
“
Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, Adjusted
Consolidated Net Income for such period plus , to the extent
such amount was deducted in calculating such Adjusted Consolidated
Net Income:
(i) Consolidated
Interest Expense,
(ii) income taxes
(other than income taxes (either positive or negative) attributable
to extraordinary and non-recurring gains or losses or sales of
assets),
(iii) depreciation
expense,
(iv) amortization
expense, and
(v) all other
non-cash items reducing Adjusted Consolidated Net Income (other
than items that will require cash payments and for which an accrual
or reserve is, or is required by GAAP to be, made),
less all non-cash items increasing Adjusted
Consolidated Net Income, all as determined on a consolidated basis
for FelCor LP, FelCor and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries
in conformity with GAAP; provided that, if any Restricted
Subsidiary is not a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary,
Consolidated EBITDA shall be reduced (to the extent not otherwise
reduced in accordance with GAAP) by an amount equal to:
(a) the amount of
the Adjusted Consolidated Net Income attributable to such
Restricted Subsidiary multiplied by
(b) the percentage
ownership interest in the income of such Restricted Subsidiary not
owned on the last day of such period by FelCor LP or FelCor or any
of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries.
“
Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for any period,
without duplication, the aggregate amount of interest expense in
respect of Indebtedness of FelCor, FelCor LP and their respective
Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, all as determined on a
consolidated basis (without taking into account Unrestricted
Subsidiaries) in conformity with GAAP, including, without
limitation:
(a) amortization
of original issue discount on any Indebtedness and the interest
portion of any deferred payment obligation, calculated in
accordance with GAAP;
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(b) all
commissions, discounts and other fees and expenses owed with
respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance
financing;
(c) the net costs
associated with Interest Rate Agreements and Indebtedness that is
Guaranteed or secured by assets of FelCor LP, FelCor or any of
their respective Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(d) all but the
principal component of rentals in respect of Capitalized Lease
Obligations paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or to be accrued
by FelCor LP, FelCor and their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries;
excluding (i) the amount of such interest expense of
any Restricted Subsidiary if the net income of such Restricted
Subsidiary is excluded in the calculation of Adjusted Consolidated
Net Income pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition thereof
(but only in the same proportion as the net income of such
Restricted Subsidiary is excluded from the calculation of Adjusted
Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clause (ii) of the
definition thereof) and (ii) any premiums, fees and expenses
(and any amortization thereof) payable in connection with the
offering of the Notes or paid in connection with any other
Indebtedness outstanding on June 30, 2000, all as determined
on a consolidated basis (without taking into account Unrestricted
Subsidiaries) in conformity with GAAP.
“
Corporate Trust Office ” means the office of the
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Trustee shall,
at any particular time, be principally administered, which office
is, at the date of this Indenture, located at 60 Livingston Avenue,
EP-MN-WS3C, St. Paul, Minnesota 55107-2292, Attention: Corporate
Trust Administration.
“
Currency Agreement ” means any foreign exchange
contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or
arrangement.
“
Default ” means any event that is, or after notice or
passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
“
Depositary ” means The Depository Trust Company, its
nominees and their respective successors.
“
Disqualified Stock ” means any class or series of
Capital Stock of any Person that by its terms or otherwise
is:
(i) required to be
redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes,
(ii) redeemable at
the option of the holder of such class or series of Capital Stock,
other than Units, at any time prior to the Stated Maturity of the
Notes, or
(iii) convertible
into or exchangeable for Capital Stock referred to in clause
(i) or (ii) above or Indebtedness having a scheduled
maturity prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes;
provided that any Capital Stock that would not constitute
Disqualified Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders
thereof the right to require such Person to repurchase or redeem
such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of an “ asset
sale ” or “ change of control ”
occurring prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes shall not
constitute Disqualified Stock if the “ asset sale
” or “ change of control ” provisions
applicable to such Capital Stock are no more favorable to the
holders of such Capital Stock than the provisions contained in
Sections 4.10 and 4.11 and such Capital Stock specifically
provides that such Person will not repurchase or redeem any such
stock pursuant to such provisions prior to FelCor LP’s
repurchase of such Notes as are required to be repurchased pursuant
to Sections 4.10 and 4.11.
“ Equity
Offering ” means a public or private offering of Capital
Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of FelCor or FelCor LP;
provided that the proceeds received by FelCor or FelCor LP
directly or indirectly from such offering are not less than
$50,000,000.
“ Event
of Default ” has the meaning provided in
Section 6.01.
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“ Excess
Proceeds ” has the meaning provided in
Section 4.10.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
“
Exchange Notes ” means any securities of FelCor LP
containing terms identical to the Notes (except that such Exchange
Notes shall be registered under the Securities Act) that are issued
and exchanged for such Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement (or, with respect to Notes issued after the Closing Date,
pursuant to a registration rights agreement with substantially the
same terms and conditions as the Registration Rights Agreement) and
this Indenture.
“
Existing Senior Notes ” means FelCor LP’s
outstanding 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2007, 8 1/2% Senior Notes due
2011 and Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2011.
“ fair
market value ” means the price that would be paid in an
arm’s-length transaction between an informed and willing
seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing
buyer under no compulsion to buy, as determined in good faith by
the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive if
evidenced by a Board Resolution.
“ Funds
From Operations ” for any period means the consolidated
net income of FelCor LP, FelCor and their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period in conformity with GAAP (without
taking into account Unrestricted Subsidiaries) excluding gains or
losses from debt restructurings and sales of depreciable operating
property, plus depreciation of real property (including furniture
and equipment) and amortization related to real property and other
non-cash charges related to real property, after adjustments for
unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures plus the minority
interest in FelCor LP, if applicable; provided that for
purposes of the payment of any dividend or distribution by FelCor
LP or FelCor, “ Funds From Operations ” shall be
equal to $80 million plus the amount thereof computed for the
period commencing with July 1, 2000 and ending on the last day
of the last fiscal quarter preceding the payment of such dividend
or distribution.
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States of America as in effect as of July 1,
2000, including, without limitation, those 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 approved
by a significant segment of the accounting profession. All ratios
and computations contained or referred to in this Indenture shall
be computed in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis,
except that calculations made for purposes of determining
compliance with the terms of the covenants and with other
provisions of this Indenture shall be made without giving effect
to:
(i) the
amortization of any expenses incurred in connection with the
offering of the Notes, and
(ii) except as
otherwise provided, the amortization of any amounts required or
permitted by Accounting Principles Board Opinion Nos. 16 and
17.
“ Global
Notes ” has the meaning provided in
Section 2.01.
“
Government Securities ” means direct obligations of,
obligations guaranteed by, or participations in pools consisting
solely of obligations of or obligations guaranteed by, the United
States of America for the payment of which obligations or guarantee
the full faith and credit of the United States of America is
pledged and that are not callable or redeemable at the option of
the issuer thereof.
“
Guarantee ” means any obligation, contingent or
otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any
Indebtedness of any other Person and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect,
contingent or otherwise, of such Person:
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(i) to purchase or
pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of)
such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue
of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to
purchase assets, goods, securities or services (unless such
purchase arrangements are on arm’s-length terms and are
entered into in the ordinary course of business), to take-or-pay,
or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise),
or
(ii) entered into
for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such
Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee
against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part);
provided that the term “ Guarantee ”
shall not include (a) endorsements for collection or deposit
in the ordinary course of business or (b) a guarantee by
FelCor LP or FelCor of Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of FelCor LP
that is recourse (except upon the occurrence of certain events set
forth in the instruments governing such Indebtedness, including,
without limitation, fraud, misapplication of funds or other
customary recourse provisions) solely to assets pledged to secure
such Indebtedness, for so long as such guarantee may not be
enforced against FelCor LP or FelCor by the holder of such
Indebtedness (except upon the occurrence of such an event),
provided that upon the occurrence of such an event, such
guarantee shall be deemed to be the Incurrence of a “
Guarantee ” and at the time of such Incurrence and
during such period as such guarantee may be enforced against FelCor
LP or FelCor by the holder of such Indebtedness, such guarantee
shall be deemed to be a “ Guarantee ” for all
purposes under this Indenture. The term “ Guarantee
” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“
Guaranteed Indebtedness ” has the meaning provided in
Section 4.07.
“
Guarantors ” means FelCor and the Subsidiary
Guarantors, collectively.
“
Holder ” or “ Noteholder ” means
the registered holder of any Note.
“
Incur ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, to
incur, create, issue, assume, Guarantee or otherwise become liable
for or with respect to, or become responsible for, the payment of,
contingently or otherwise, such Indebtedness, including an “
Incurrence ” of Acquired Indebtedness; provided
that neither the accrual of interest nor the accretion of original
issue discount shall be considered an Incurrence of
Indebtedness.
“
Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person at
any date of determination (without duplication):
(i) all
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money;
(ii) all
obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or
other similar instruments;
(iii) the face
amount of letters of credit or other similar instruments (excluding
obligations with respect to letters of credit (including trade
letters of credit) securing obligations (other than obligations
described in (i) or (ii) above or (v), (vi) or (vii)
below) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such
Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or,
if drawn upon, to the extent such drawing is reimbursed no later
than the third Business Day following receipt by such Person of a
demand for reimbursement);
(iv) all
unconditional obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and
unpaid purchase price of property or services, which purchase price
is due more than six months after the date of placing such property
in service or taking delivery and title thereto or the completion
of such services, except Trade Payables;
(v) all
Capitalized Lease Obligations;
(vi) all
Indebtedness of other Persons secured by a Lien on any asset of
such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such
Person; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness
shall
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be the lesser
of (A) the fair market value of such asset at such date of
determination and (B) the amount of such
Indebtedness;
(vii) all
Indebtedness of other Persons Guaranteed by such Person to the
extent such Indebtedness is Guaranteed by such Person;
and
(viii) to the
extent not otherwise included in this definition or the definition
of Consolidated Interest Expense, obligations under Currency
Agreements and Interest Rate Agreements.
The amount of
Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding
balance at such date of all unconditional obligations of the type
described above and, with respect to obligations under any
Guarantee, the maximum liability upon the occurrence of the
contingency giving rise to the obligation; provided
that:
(A) the amount
outstanding at any time of any Indebtedness issued with original
issue discount shall be deemed to be the face amount with respect
to such Indebtedness less the remaining unamortized portion of the
original issue discount of such Indebtedness at the date of
determination in conformity with GAAP, and
(B) Indebtedness
shall not include any liability for federal, state, local or other
taxes.
“
Indenture ” means this Indenture as originally
executed or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time
by one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture entered
into pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture.
“
Institutional Accredited Investor ” means an
institution that is an “ accredited investor ”
as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) under the Securities Act.
“
Interest Coverage Ratio ” means, on any Transaction
Date, the ratio of:
(i) the aggregate
amount of Consolidated EBITDA for the then most recent four fiscal
quarters prior to such Transaction Date for which reports have been
filed with the Commission or provided to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 4.17 (“Four Quarter Period”);
to
(ii) the aggregate
Consolidated Interest Expense during such Four Quarter
Period.
In making the
foregoing calculation,
(A) pro
forma effect shall be given to any Indebtedness Incurred or
repaid (other than in connection with an Asset Acquisition or Asset
Disposition) during the period (“ Reference Period
”) commencing on the first day of the Four Quarter Period and
ending on the Transaction Date (other than Indebtedness Incurred or
repaid under a revolving credit or similar arrangement to the
extent of the commitment thereunder (or under any predecessor
revolving credit or similar arrangement) in effect on the last day
of such Four Quarter Period unless any portion of such Indebtedness
is projected, in the reasonable judgment of the senior management
of FelCor LP or FelCor (as evidenced by an Officer’s
Certificate), to remain outstanding for a period in excess of
12 months from the date of the Incurrence thereof), in each
case as if such Indebtedness had been Incurred or repaid on the
first day of such Reference Period;
(B) Consolidated
Interest Expense attributable to interest on any Indebtedness
(whether existing or being Incurred) computed on a pro forma
basis and bearing a floating interest rate shall be computed as if
the rate in effect on the Transaction Date (taking into account any
Interest Rate Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness if such
Interest Rate Agreement has a remaining term in excess of
12 months or, if shorter, at least equal to the remaining term
of such Indebtedness) had been the applicable rate for the entire
period;
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(C) pro
forma effect shall be given to Asset Dispositions and Asset
Acquisitions (including giving pro forma effect to the
application of proceeds of any Asset Disposition and any
Indebtedness Incurred or repaid in connection with any such Asset
Acquisitions or Asset Dispositions) that occur during such
Reference Period but subsequent to the end of the related Four
Quarter Period as if they had occurred and such proceeds had been
applied on the first day of such Reference Period; and
(D) pro
forma effect shall be given to asset dispositions and asset
acquisitions (including giving pro forma effect to the
application of proceeds of any asset disposition and any
Indebtedness Incurred or repaid in connection with any such asset
acquisitions or asset dispositions) that have been made by any
Person that has become a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged
with or into FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective
Restricted Subsidiaries during such Reference Period but subsequent
to the end of the related Four Quarter Period and that would have
constituted Asset Dispositions or Asset Acquisitions during such
Reference Period but subsequent to the end of the related Four
Quarter Period had such transactions occurred when such Person was
a Restricted Subsidiary as if such asset dispositions or asset
acquisitions were Asset Dispositions or Asset Acquisitions and had
occurred on the first day of such Reference Period; provided
that to the extent that clause (C) or (D) of this
sentence requires that pro forma effect be given to an Asset
Acquisition or Asset Disposition, such pro forma calculation
shall be based upon the four full fiscal quarters immediately
preceding the Transaction Date of the Person, or division or line
of business, or one or more hotel properties, of the Person that is
acquired or disposed of to the extent that such financial
information is available.
“
Interest Payment Date ” means each semiannual interest
payment date on June 1 and December 1, of each year,
commencing June 1, 2007.
“
Interest Rate Agreement ” means any interest rate
protection agreement, interest rate future agreement, interest rate
option agreement, interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap
agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedge
agreement, option or future contract or other similar agreement or
arrangement with respect to interest rates.
“
Investment ” in any Person means any direct or
indirect advance, loan or other extension of credit (including
without limitation by way of Guarantee or similar arrangement, but
excluding advances to customers in the ordinary course of business
that are, in conformity with GAAP, recorded as accounts receivable
on the consolidated balance sheet of FelCor LP, FelCor and their
respective Restricted Subsidiaries) or capital contribution to (by
means of any transfer of cash or other property (tangible or
intangible) to others or any payment for property or services
solely for the account or use of others, or otherwise), or any
purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures
or other similar instruments issued by, such Person and shall
include:
(i) the
designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary; and
(ii) the fair
market value of the Capital Stock (or any other Investment), held
by FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries of (or in) any Person that has ceased to be a
Restricted Subsidiary, including without limitation, by reason of
any transaction permitted by clause (iii) of
Section 4.06;
provided that the fair market value of the Investment
remaining in any Person that has ceased to be a Restricted
Subsidiary shall be deemed not to exceed the aggregate amount of
Investments previously made in such Person valued at the time such
Investments were made, less the net reduction of such Investments.
For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted
Subsidiary” and Section 4.04:
(i)
“Investment” shall include the fair market value of the
assets (net of liabilities (other than liabilities to FelCor LP or
FelCor or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries)) of any
Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary is
designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(ii) the fair
market value of the assets (net of liabilities (other than
liabilities to FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective
Restricted Subsidiaries)) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary at the
time that
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such
Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary shall
be considered a reduction in outstanding Investments;
and
(iii) any property
transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued
at its fair market value at the time of such transfer.
“
Investment Grade ” means a rating of the Notes by both
S&P and Moody’s, each such rating being in one of such
agency’s four highest generic rating categories that
signifies investment grade ( i.e. , BBB- (or the equivalent)
or higher by S&P and Baa3 (or the equivalent) or higher by
Moody’s); provided , in each case, such ratings are
publicly available; provided , further , that in the
event Moody’s or S&P is no longer in existence for
purposes of determining whether the Notes are rated
“Investment Grade,” such organization may be replaced
by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as
defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act) designated by
FelCor LP and FelCor, notice of which shall be given to a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee.
“
Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest,
encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including without
limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement
or lease in the nature thereof or any agreement to give any
security interest).
“ Line of
Credit ” means one or more credit facilities established
by FelCor LP or FelCor, together with all other agreements,
instruments and documents executed or delivered pursuant thereto or
in connection therewith, in each case as such agreements,
instruments or documents may be amended, supplemented, extended,
renewed, replaced or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc. and its successors.
“ Net
Cash Proceeds ” means:
(a) with respect
to any Asset Sale, the proceeds of such Asset Sale in the form of
cash or cash equivalents, including payments in respect of deferred
payment obligations (to the extent corresponding to the principal,
but not interest, component thereof) when received in the form of
cash or cash equivalents (except to the extent such obligations are
financed or sold with recourse to FelCor LP or FelCor or any of
their respective Restricted Subsidiaries) and proceeds from the
conversion of other property received when converted to cash or
cash equivalents, net of:
(i) brokerage
commissions and other fees and expenses (including fees and
expenses of counsel and investment bankers) related to such Asset
Sale,
(ii) provisions
for all taxes actually paid or payable as a result of such Asset
Sale by FelCor LP, FelCor and their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
(iii) payments
made to repay Indebtedness or any other obligation outstanding at
the time of such Asset Sale that either (A) is secured by a
Lien on the property or assets sold or (B) is required to be
paid as a result of such sale, and
(iv) amounts
reserved by FelCor LP, FelCor and their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries against any liabilities associated with such Asset
Sale, including without limitation, pension and other
post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to
environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification
obligations associated with such Asset Sale, all as determined on a
consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP; and
(b) with respect
to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock, the proceeds of such
issuance or sale in the form of cash or cash equivalents, including
payments in respect of deferred payment obligations (to the extent
corresponding to the principal, but not interest, component
thereof) when received in the form of cash or cash equivalents
(except to the extent such obligations are financed or sold with
recourse to FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective
Restricted Subsidiaries) and proceeds from the conversion
of
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other property
received when converted to cash or cash equivalents, net of
attorney’s fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’
or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions and
brokerage, consultant and other fees incurred in connection with
such issuance or sale and net of tax paid or payable as a result
thereof.
“
Non-U.S. Person ” means a person who is not a U.S.
person, as defined in Regulation S.
“ Note
Guarantee ” means a Guarantee by FelCor and the
Subsidiary Guarantors for payment of the Notes by such Person,
including, without limitation, the Subsidiary Guarantees. The Note
Guarantees will be unsecured senior obligations of each such Person
and will be unconditional regardless of the enforceability of the
Notes or this Indenture.
“ Note
Register ” has the meaning provided in
Section 2.04.
“
Notes ” means any of the securities, as defined in the
first paragraph of the recitals hereof, that are authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture. For all purposes of this Indenture,
the term “ Notes ” shall include the Notes
initially issued on the Closing Date, any other Notes issued after
the Closing Date under this Indenture and any Exchange Notes. For
purposes of this Indenture, all Notes shall vote together as one
series of Notes under this Indenture.
“ Offer
to Purchase ” means an offer to purchase Notes by FelCor
LP, from the Holders commenced by mailing a notice to the Trustee
and each Holder stating:
(i) the covenant
pursuant to which the offer is being made and that all Notes
validly tendered will be accepted for payment on a pro rata
basis;
(ii) the purchase
price and the date of purchase (which shall be a Business Day no
earlier than 15 days nor later than 60 days from the date
such notice is mailed) (“ Payment Date
”);
(iii) that any
Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest pursuant to its
terms;
(iv) that, unless
FelCor LP defaults in the payment of the purchase price, any Note
accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer to Purchase shall cease
to accrue interest on and after the Payment Date;
(v) that Holders
electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
will be required to surrender the Note, together with the form
entitled “Option of the Holder to Elect Purchase” on
the reverse side of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at the
address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on
the Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders
will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Payment Agent
receives, not later than the close of business on the third
Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date, a facsimile
transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the
principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase and a statement
that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Notes
purchased; and
(vii) that Holders
whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new
Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the
Notes surrendered; provided that each Note purchased and
each new Note issued shall be in a principal amount of $1,000 or
integral multiples thereof.
On the Payment
Date, FelCor LP shall
(a) accept for
payment on a pro rata basis Notes or portions thereof
tendered pursuant to an Offer to Purchase;
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(b) deposit with
the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the purchase price of all
Notes or portions thereof so accepted; and
(c) shall promptly
thereafter deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee all
Notes or portions thereof so accepted together with an
Officers’ Certificate specifying the Notes or portions
thereof accepted for payment by FelCor LP.
The Paying Agent
shall promptly mail to the Holders of Notes so accepted payment in
an amount equal to the purchase price, and the Trustee shall
promptly authenticate and mail to such Holders a new Note equal in
principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Note
surrendered; provided that each Note purchased and each new
Note issued shall be in a principal amount of $1,000 or integral
multiples thereof. FelCor LP shall publicly announce the results of
an Offer to Purchase as soon as practicable after the Payment Date.
FelCor LP shall comply with Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act
and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the
extent such laws and regulations are applicable, in the event that
FelCor LP is required to repurchase Notes pursuant to an Offer to
Purchase.
“
Officer ” means, with respect to any Person,
(i) the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice
President, the Chief Financial Officer, and (ii) the Treasurer
or any Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or any Assistant
Secretary or Person holding a similar position at the general
partner or manager of such Person.
“
Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate
signed by one Officer listed in clause (i) of the definition
thereof and one Officer listed in clause (ii) of the
definition thereof. Each Officers’ Certificate (other than
certificates provided pursuant to TIA Section 314(a)(4)) shall
include the statements provided for in TIA
Section 314(e).
“
Offshore Global Note ” has the meaning provided in
Section 2.01.
“
Offshore Notes Exchange Date ” has the meaning
provided in Section 2.01.
“
Offshore Physical Notes ” has the meaning provided in
Section 2.01.
“ Opinion
of Counsel ” means a written opinion signed by legal
counsel who may be an employee of or counsel to FelCor or FelCor
LP. Each such Opinion of Counsel shall include the statements
provided for in TIA Section 314(e).
“ Paying
Agent ” has the meaning provided in Section 2.04,
except that, for the purposes of Article Eight, the Paying
Agent shall not be FelCor LP, a Subsidiary of FelCor LP, any
Guarantor or an Affiliate of any of them. The term “
Paying Agent ” includes any additional Paying
Agent.
“
Permanent Offshore Global Note ” has the meaning
provided in Section 2.01.
“
Permitted Investment ” means:
(i) an Investment
in FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries or a
Person which will, upon the making of such Investment, become a
Restricted Subsidiary or be merged or consolidated with or into or
transfer or convey all or substantially all its assets to, FelCor
LP or FelCor or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries;
provided that such person’s primary business is
related, ancillary, incidental or complementary to the businesses
of FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries on the date of such Investment;
(ii) Temporary
Cash Investments;
(iii) payroll,
travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at
the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses in
accordance with GAAP; and
(iv) stock,
obligations or securities received in satisfaction of
judgments.
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“
Person ” means an individual, partnership,
corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated
organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or
political subdivision thereof.
“
Physical Notes ” has the meaning provided in
Section 2.01.
“ Pledge
Agreement ” means a pledge agreement between the
Collateral Agent and the Pledgor substantially in the form attached
as Exhibit F to this Indenture.
“ Pledged
Collateral ” means the units of limited partner interest
of FelCor LP held by the Pledgor, representing a greater than 94%
common limited partnership interest in FelCor LP.
“
Pledgor ” means FelCor Holdings Trust, a Massachusetts
business trust.
“
Preferred Stock ” means, with respect to any Person,
any and all shares, interests, participation or other equivalents
(however designated, whether voting or non-voting) that have a
preference on liquidation or with respect to distributions over any
other class of Capital Stock, including preferred partnership
interests, whether general or limited, or such Person’s
preferred or preference stock, whether outstanding on the Closing
Date or issued thereafter, including, without limitation, all
series and classes of such preferred or preference
stock.
“ Private
Placement Legend ” means the legend initially set forth
on the Notes in the form set forth in Section 2.02.
“ QIB
” means a “ qualified institutional buyer
” as defined in Rule 144A.
“
Redemption Date ,” when used with respect to any Note
to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or
pursuant to this Indenture.
“
Redemption Price ,” when used with respect to any Note
to be redeemed, means the price at which such Note is to be
redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
“
Registrar ” has the meaning provided in
Section 2.04.
“
Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration
Rights Agreement, dated October 31, 2006, among FelCor LP,
FelCor, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
& Smith Incorporated and certain permitted assigns specified
therein.
“
Registration Statement ” means the Registration
Statement as defined and described in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“ Regular
Record Date ” for the interest payable on any Interest
Payment Date means the May 15 or November 15 (whether or
not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such
Interest Payment Date.
“
Regulation S ” means Regulation S under the
Securities Act.
“
Responsible Officer ,” when used with respect to the
Trustee, means the chairman or any vice chairman of the board of
directors, the chairman or any vice chairman of the executive
committee of the board of directors, the chairman of the trust
committee, the president, any vice president, any assistant vice
president, the secretary, any assistant secretary, the treasurer,
any assistant treasurer, the cashier, any assistant cashier, any
trust officer or assistant trust officer, the controller or any
assistant controller 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 his or her knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject.
“
Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of FelCor
LP or FelCor other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided
that FelCor LP shall not be a Restricted Subsidiary of
FelCor.
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“
Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A under the
Securities Act.
“ Secured
Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness secured by a Lien
upon the property of FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective
Restricted Subsidiaries, other than Indebtedness secured by a Stock
Pledge to the extent such Indebtedness does not exceed 50% of
Adjusted Total Assets.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
“ Senior
Indebtedness ” means the following obligations of FelCor
LP or FelCor or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries,
whether outstanding on the Closing Date or thereafter
Incurred:
(i) all
Indebtedness and all other monetary obligations (including
expenses, fees and other monetary obligations) of FelCor LP and
FelCor under the Line of Credit;
(ii) all
Indebtedness and all other monetary obligations of FelCor LP or
FelCor or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries (other
than the Notes), including principal and interest on such
Indebtedness, unless such Indebtedness, by its terms or by the
terms of any agreement or instrument pursuant to which such
Indebtedness is issued is expressly subordinated in right of
payment to the Notes; and
Senior
Indebtedness will also include interest accruing subsequent to
events of bankruptcy of FelCor LP and FelCor and their respective
Restricted Subsidiaries at the rate provided for the document
governing such Senior Indebtedness, whether or not such interest is
an allowed claim enforceable against the debtor in a bankruptcy
case under bankruptcy law.
“ Shelf
Registration Statement ” means the Shelf Registration
Statement as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“
Significant Subsidiary ” means, at any date of
determination, any Restricted Subsidiary that, together with its
Subsidiaries:
(i) for the most
recent fiscal year of FelCor LP and FelCor, accounted for more than
10% of the consolidated revenues of FelCor LP, FelCor and their
respective Restricted Subsidiaries, or
(ii) as of the end
of such fiscal year, was the owner of more than 10% of the
consolidated assets of FelCor LP, FelCor and their respective
Restricted Subsidiaries, all as set forth on the most recently
available consolidated financial statements thereof for such fiscal
year.
“
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s and its
successors.
“
Specified Date ” means any Redemption Date, Change of
Control Payment Date, Excess Proceeds Payment Date or any date on
which the Notes first become due and payable after an Event of
Default.
“ Stated
Maturity ” means:
(i) with respect
to any debt security, the date specified in such debt security as
the fixed date on which the final installment of principal of such
debt security is due and payable; and
(ii) with respect
to any scheduled installment of principal of or interest on any
debt security, the date specified in such debt security as the
fixed date on which such installment is due and payable.
“ Stock
Pledge ” means a security interest in the equity
interests of subsidiaries of FelCor and/or FelCor LP.
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“
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any
corporation, association or other business entity of which more
than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock is
owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person and one or more other
Subsidiaries of such Person and the accounts of which would be
consolidated with those of such Person in its consolidated
financial statements in accordance with GAAP, if such statements
were prepared as of such date.
“
Subsidiary Debt ” means all unsecured Indebtedness of
which a Restricted Subsidiary is the primary obligor.
“
Subsidiary Guarantee ” means a Guarantee by each
Subsidiary Guarantor for payment of the Notes by such Subsidiary
Guarantor. The Subsidiary Guarantee will be an unsecured senior
obligation of each Subsidiary Guarantor and will be unconditional
regardless of the enforceability of the Notes and this Indenture.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Subsidiary Guarantee by a
Subsidiary Guarantor shall provide by its terms that it shall be
automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon
(i) the sale or other disposition of the Capital Stock of such
Subsidiary Guarantor, if, as a result of such sale or disposition,
such Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be a subsidiary of FelCor LP;
provided such sale or other disposition is in compliance
with the terms of this Indenture, (ii) the consolidation or
merger of any such Subsidiary Guarantor with any person other than
FelCor LP or a Subsidiary of FelCor LP, if, as a result of such
consolidation or merger, such Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be a
subsidiary of FelCor LP; provided such consolidation or
merger is in compliance with this Indenture, (iii) a
defeasance under Section 8.02 or 8.03 of this Indenture or
(iv) the unconditional and complete release of such Subsidiary
Guarantor from its Guarantee of all Guaranteed
Indebtedness.
“
Subsidiary Guarantor ” means each of:
(i) FelCor/CSS
Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership;
(ii) FelCor Hotel
Asset Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company;
(iii) FelCor
Pennsylvania Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company;
(iv) FelCor
Lodging Holding Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company;
(v) FHAC Texas
Holdings, L.P., a Texas limited partnership;
(vi) FelCor Canada
Co., a Nova Scotia unlimited liability company;
(vii) FelCor Omaha
Hotel Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company;
(viii) FelCor TRS
Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership;
(ix) Myrtle Beach
Hotels, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company;
(x) FelCor TRS
Borrower 1, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership;
(xi) FelCor TRS
Guarantor, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership;
(xii) Center City
Hotel Associates, a Pennsylvania limited partnership;
(xiii) FelCor
Lodging Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company;
(xiv) FelCor TRS
Borrower 3, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership;
(xv) FelCor TRS
Borrower 4, L.L.C, a Delaware limited liability company;
and
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(xvi) each other
Restricted Subsidiary that executes a Subsidiary Guarantee in
compliance with Section 4.07.
“
Temporary Cash Investment ” means any of the
following:
(i) direct
obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof
or obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the United
States of America or any agency thereof;
(ii) time deposits
accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits
maturing within 180 days of the date of acquisition thereof
issued by a bank or trust company which is organized under the laws
of the United States of America, any state thereof, and which bank
or trust company has capital, surplus and undivided profits
aggregating in excess of $50 million and has outstanding debt
which is rated “A” (or such similar equivalent rating)
or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating
organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act)
or any money-market fund sponsored by a registered broker dealer or
mutual fund distributor;
(iii) repurchase
obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for
underlying securities of the types described in clause
(i) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications
described in clause (ii) above;
(iv) commercial
paper, maturing not more than 90 days after the date of
acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of
FelCor LP or FelCor) organized and in existence under the laws of
the United States of America, any state thereof with a rating at
the time as of which any investment therein is made of
“P-1” (or higher) according to Moody’s or
“A-1” (or higher) according to S&P; and
(v) securities
with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition
issued or fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any state,
commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by
any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at
least “A” by S&P or Moody’s.
“
Temporary Offshore Global Note ” has the meaning
provided in Section 2.01.
“ TIA
” or “ Trust Indenture Act ” means the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code
Sections 77aaa-77bbb), as in effect on the date this Indenture
was executed, except as provided in Section 9.06.
“ Total
Assets ” means the sum of:
(i) Undepreciated
Real Estate Assets; and
(ii) all other
assets of FelCor LP, FelCor and their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in conformity with
GAAP (but excluding intangibles and accounts
receivables).
“ Total
Unencumbered Assets ” as of any date means the sum
of:
(i) those
Undepreciated Real Estate Assets not securing any portion of
Secured Indebtedness; and
(ii) all other
assets (but excluding intangibles and accounts receivable) of
FelCor LP, FelCor and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries not
securing any portion of Secured Indebtedness determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“ Trade
Payables ” means, with respect to any Person, any
accounts payable or any other indebtedness or monetary obligation
to trade creditors created, assumed or Guaranteed by such Person or
any of its Subsidiaries arising in the ordinary course of business
in connection with the acquisition of goods or services.
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“
Transaction Date ” means, with the respect to the
Incurrence of any Indebtedness by FelCor LP or FelCor or any of
their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, the date such
Indebtedness is to be Incurred and, with respect to any Restricted
Payment, the date such Restricted Payment is to be made.
“
Trustee ” means the party named as such in the first
paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it in
accordance with the provisions of Article Seven of this
Indenture and thereafter means such successor.
“
Undepreciated Real Estate Assets ” means, as of any
date, the cost (being the original cost to FelCor LP or FelCor or
any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries plus capital
improvements) of real estate assets of FelCor LP, FelCor and their
Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, before depreciation and
amortization of such real estate assets, determined on a
consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP.
“ United
States Bankruptcy Code ” means the Bankruptcy Reform Act
of 1978, as amended and as codified in Title 11 of the United
States Code, as amended from time to time hereafter, or any
successor federal bankruptcy law.
“
Units ” means the limited partnership units of FelCor
LP, that by their terms are redeemable at the option of the holder
thereof and that, if so redeemed, at the election of FelCor are
redeemable for cash or Common Stock of FelCor.
“
Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means
(i) any Subsidiary
of FelCor LP or FelCor that at the time of determination shall be
designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors in
the manner provided below; and
(ii) any
Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
The Board of
Directors may designate any Restricted Subsidiary (including any
newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of FelCor LP or FelCor)
to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any
Capital Stock of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of,
FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries (other than Capital Stock of any Subsidiaries of such
Subsidiary); provided that:
(A) any Guarantee
by FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness of the Subsidiary being so
designated shall be deemed an “ Incurrence ” of
such Indebtedness and an “ Investment ” by
FelCor LP or FelCor or such Restricted Subsidiary (or all, if
applicable) at the time of such designation;
(B) either
(I) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of
$1,000 or less or (II) if such Subsidiary has assets greater
than $1,000, such designation would be permitted under
Section 4.04; and
(C) if applicable,
the Incurrence of Indebtedness and the Investment referred to in
clause (A) of this proviso would be permitted under
Sections 4.03 and 4.04.
The Board of
Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a
Restricted Subsidiary; provided that
(i) no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time
of or after giving effect to such designation; and
(ii) all Liens and
Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary outstanding
immediately after such designation would, if Incurred at such time,
have been permitted to be Incurred (and shall be deemed to have
been Incurred) for all purposes of this Indenture.
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Any such
designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the
Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the Board
Resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers’
Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the
foregoing provisions.
“
Unsecured Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of
FelCor LP or FelCor or any of their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries that is not Secured Indebtedness.
“ U.S.
Global Note ” has the meaning provided in
Section 2.01.
“ U.S.
Physical Notes ” has the meaning provided in
Section 2.01.
“ Voting
Stock ” means with respect to any Person, Capital Stock
of any class or kind ordinarily having the power to vote for the
election of directors, managers or other voting members of the
governing body of such Person.
“ Wholly
Owned ” means, with respect to any Subsidiary of any
Person, the ownership of all of the outstanding Capital Stock of
such Subsidiary (other than any director’s qualifying shares
or Investments by individuals mandated by applicable law) by such
Person or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such
Person.
SECTION 1.02.
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 notes ” means the Notes;
“
indenture note holder ” means a Holder or a
Noteholder;
“
indenture to be qualified ” means this
Indenture;
“
indenture trustee ” or “ institutional
trustee ” means the Trustee; and
“
obligor ” on the indenture securities means FelCor LP,
the Guarantors or any other obligor on the Notes.
All other TIA
terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined
by TIA reference to another statute or defined by a rule of the
Commission and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them therein.
SECTION 1.03.
Rules of Construction . Unless the context otherwise
requires:
(i) a term has the
meaning assigned to it;
(ii) an accounting
term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with GAAP;
(iii) “
or ” is not exclusive;
(iv) words in the
singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the
singular;
(v) provisions
apply to successive events and transactions;
(vi) “
herein ,” “ hereof ” and other
words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not
to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;
(vii) all ratios
and computations based on GAAP contained in this Indenture shall be
computed in accordance with the definition of GAAP set forth in
Section 1.01; and
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(viii) all
references to Sections or Articles refer to Sections or Articles of
this Indenture unless otherwise indicated.
SECTION 2.01.
Form and Dating . The Notes and the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form
annexed hereto as Exhibit A with such appropriate insertions,
omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or
permitted by this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends
or endorsements required by law, stock exchange agreements to which
FelCor LP or the Guarantors are subject or usage. FelCor LP shall
approve the form of the Notes and any notation, legend or
endorsement on the Notes. Each Note shall be dated the date of its
authentication.
The terms and
provisions contained in the form of the Notes annexed hereto as
Exhibit A shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a
part of this Indenture. To the extent applicable, FelCor LP, the
Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this
Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be
bound thereby.
Notes offered and
sold in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the
form of one or more permanent global Notes in registered form,
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A
(collectively, the “ U.S. Global Notes ”),
deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, duly
executed by FelCor LP and authenticated by the Trustee as
hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the U.S.
Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by
adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for
the Depositary or its nominee, as hereinafter provided.
Notes offered and
sold in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S
shall be issued initially in the form of one or more temporary
global Notes in registered form substantially in the form set forth
in Exhibit A (the “Temporary Offshore Global
Notes”) deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the
Depositary, duly executed by FelCor LP and authenticated by the
Trustee as hereinafter provided. At any time following 40 days
from the initial issuance of a series of notes (the “Offshore
Notes Exchange Date”), upon receipt by the Trustee and FelCor
LP of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, one or more permanent global Notes in registered form
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A (the
“Permanent Offshore Global Notes,” and together with
the Temporary Offshore Global Notes, the “Offshore Global
Notes”) duly executed by FelCor LP and authenticated by the
Trustee as hereinafter provided shall be deposited with the
Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, and the Registrar shall
reflect on its books and records the date and a decrease in the
principal amount of the Temporary Offshore Global Notes in an
amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in
the Temporary Offshore Global Notes transferred.
Notes offered and
sold in reliance on Regulation D under the Securities Act
shall be issued in the form of permanent certificated Notes in
registered form in substantially the form set forth in
Exhibit A (the “ U.S. Physical Notes ”).
Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.07 in exchange for
interests in the Offshore Global Note shall be in the form of
permanent certificated Notes in registered form substantially in
the form set forth in Exhibit A (the “ Offshore
Physical Notes ”).
The Offshore
Physical Notes and U.S. Physical Notes are sometimes collectively
herein referred to as the “ Physical Notes ,”
The U.S. Global Notes and the Offshore Global Notes are sometimes
referred to herein as the “ Global Notes
.”
The definitive
Notes shall be typed, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced
by any combination of these methods or may be produced in any other
manner permitted by the rules of any securities exchange on which
the Notes may be listed, all as determined by the Officers
executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such
Notes.
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SECTION 2.02.
Restrictive Legends . Unless and until a Note is exchanged
for an Exchange Note or sold in connection with an effective
Registration Statement pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement, the U.S. Global Notes, Temporary Offshore Global Notes
and each U.S. Physical Note shall bear the following legend on the
face thereof:
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 IN THE
FOLLOWING SENTENCE. 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 TWO YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS
SECURITY RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT
(A) TO FELCOR LODGING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 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
903 OR 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 FELCOR LP SO REQUESTS), OR (G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES
THAT IT WILL DELIVER 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 TWO YEARS
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 FELCOR LP 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 MEANINGS GIVEN
TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
Each Global Note,
whether or not an Exchange Note, shall also bear the following
legend on the face thereof:
UNLESS THIS
CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, TO FELCOR LP OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER
ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR SUCH OTHER REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY
PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS
IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY
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TRUST COMPANY),
ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY
OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF,
CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL
NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO
NOMINEES OF CEDE & CO. OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH
SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL
NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.08 OF THE INDENTURE.
SECTION 2.03.
Execution, Authentication and Denominations . The Notes
shall be executed by two Officers of FelCor, as general partner of
FelCor LP. The signature of any of these Officers on the Notes may
be by facsimile or manual signature in the name and on behalf of
FelCor or FelCor LP, as the case may be.
If an Officer
whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the
time the Trustee or authenticating agent authenticates the Note,
the Note shall be valid nevertheless.
A Note shall not
be valid until the Trustee or authenticating agent manually signs
the certificate of authentication on the Note. The signature shall
be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under
this Indenture.
The Notes shall be
issued in the initial aggregate principal amount of $215,000,000,
provided that FelCor LP may issue additional Notes hereunder
without limitation as to principal amount in accordance with
Section 2.15 hereof.
At any time and
from time to time after the execution of this Indenture, the
Trustee or an authenticating agent shall upon receipt of a Company
Order authenticate for original issue Notes in the aggregate
principal amount specified in such Company Order; provided
that the Trustee shall be entitled to receive an Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel of FelCor LP in connection
with such authentication of Notes. Such Company Order shall specify
the amount of Notes to be authenticated , the principal amount of
each Note to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue
of Notes is to be authenticated, the registered holder of each of
the said Notes, delivery instruction for each such Note and in case
of an issuance of Notes pursuant to Section 2.15, shall certify
that such issuance is in compliance with
Article Four.
The Trustee may
appoint an authenticating agent to authenticate Notes. An
authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee
may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by
the Trustee includes authentication by such authenticating agent.
An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal
with FelCor LP or an Affiliate of FelCor LP.
The Notes shall be
issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in
denominations of $1,000 in principal amount at maturity and any
integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
SECTION 2.04.
Registrar and Paying Agent . FelCor LP shall maintain an
office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of
transfer or for exchange (the “ Registrar ”), an
office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (the
“ Paying Agent ”) and an office or agency where
notices and demands to or upon FelCor LP in respect of the Notes
and this Indenture may be served, which shall be in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York. FelCor LP shall cause the
Registrar to keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and
exchange (the “ Note Register ”). FelCor LP may
have one or more co-Registrars and one or more additional Paying
Agents.
FelCor LP shall
enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a
party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the
provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. FelCor LP
shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the name and
address of any such Agent and any change in the address of such
Agent. If FelCor LP fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent
and/or agent for service of notices and demands, the Trustee shall
act as such Registrar, Paying Agent and/or agent for service of
notices and demands. FelCor LP may remove any Agent upon written
notice to such Agent and the Trustee; provided that no such removal
shall become effective until (i) the acceptance of an
appointment by a successor Agent to such Agent as
evidenced
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by an
appropriate agency agreement entered into by FelCor LP and such
successor Agent and delivered to the Trustee or
(ii) notification to the Trustee that the Trustee shall serve
as such Agent until the appointment of a successor Agent in
accordance with clause (i) of this proviso. Except with
respect to Article 8, FelCor, FelCor LP, any Subsidiary of
FelCor or FelCor LP, or any Affiliate of any of them may act as
Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar, and/or agent for service
of notice and demands.
FelCor LP
initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent,
authenticating agent and agent for service of notice and demands.
If, at any time, the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Registrar
shall make available to the Trustee on or before each Interest
Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may reasonably
request, the names and addresses of the Holders as they appear in
the Note Register.
SECTION 2.05.
Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust . Not later than each
due date of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on any
Notes, FelCor LP shall deposit with the Paying Agent money in
immediately available funds sufficient to pay such principal,
premium, if any, and interest so becoming due; provided that if the
Trustee is then serving as Paying Agent, FelCor LP agrees to use
its reasonable best efforts to deposit or otherwise transfer such
funds to the Trustee by no later than 11:00 a.m., New York
City time, on the applicable due date. FelCor LP shall require each
Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that such
Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or
the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes (whether
such money has been paid to it by FelCor LP or any other obligor on
the Notes), and such Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Trustee
of any default by FelCor LP (or any other obligor on the Notes) in
making any such payment. FelCor LP at any time may require a Paying
Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and account for
any funds disbursed, and the Trustee may at any time during the
continuance of any payment default, upon written request to a
Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to pay all money held by it
to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed. Upon doing
so, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money
so paid over to the Trustee. If FelCor, FelCor LP or any Subsidiary
of FelCor or FelCor LP or any Affiliate of any of them acts as
Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date of any principal
of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, segregate and hold
in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders a sum of
money sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, or
interest so becoming due until such sum of money shall be paid to
such Holders or otherwise disposed of as provided in this
Indenture, and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or
failure to act.
SECTION 2.06.
Transfer and Exchange . The Notes are issuable only in
registered form. A Holder may transfer a Note only by written
application to the Registrar stating the name of the proposed
transferee and otherwise complying with the terms of this
Indenture. No such transfer shall be effected until, and such
transferee shall succeed to the rights of a Holder only upon, final
acceptance and registration of the transfer by the Registrar in the
Note Register. Prior to the registration of any transfer by a
Holder as provided herein, FelCor LP, the Guarantors, the Trustee,
and any agent of FelCor LP shall treat the person in whose name the
Note is registered as the owner thereof for all purposes whether or
not the Note shall be overdue, and neither FelCor LP, the
Guarantors, the Trustee, nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary. Furthermore, any Holder of a Global Note
shall, by acceptance of such Global Note, agree that transfers of
beneficial interests in such Global Note may be effected only
through a book entry system maintained by the Holder of such Global
Note (or its agent) and that ownership of a beneficial interest in
the Note shall be required to be reflected in a book entry. When
Notes are presented to the Registrar or a co-Registrar with a
request to register the transfer or to exchange them for an equal
principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations
(including an exchange of Notes for Exchange Notes), the Registrar
shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if
its requirements for such transactions are met; provided that no
exchanges of Notes for Exchange Notes shall occur until a
Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the
Commission and that any Notes that are exchanged for Exchange Notes
shall be cancelled by the Trustee. To permit registrations of
transfers and exchanges, FelCor LP shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate Notes at the Registrar’s request. No
service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange or redemption of the Notes, but FelCor LP 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 other similar governmental charge payable
upon exchanges pursuant to Section 2.11, 3.08 or
9.04).
The Registrar
shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of
or exchange any Note during a period beginning at the opening of
business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of
redemption of Notes selected
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for redemption
under Section 3.03 and ending at the close of business on the
day of such mailing, or (ii) to register the transfer of or
exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part,
except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in
part.
SECTION 2.07.
Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes . (a) The U.S.
Global Note and Offshore Global Note initially shall (i) be
registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Notes or
the nominee of such Depositary, (ii) be delivered to the
Trustee as custodian for such Depositary and (iii) bear
legends as set forth in Section 2.02.
Members of, or
participants in, the Depositary (“ Agent Members
”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to
any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary, or the
Trustee as its custodian, or under the Global Note, and the
Depositary may be treated by FelCor LP, the Guarantors, the Trustee
and any agent of FelCor LP, the Guarantors, or the Trustee as the
absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent FelCor
LP, the Guarantors, the Trustee or any agent of FelCor LP, the
Guarantors, or the Trustee, from giving effect to any written
certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the
Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent
Members, the operation of customary practices governing the
exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Note.
(b) Transfers
of a Global Note shall be limited to transfers of such Global Note
in whole, but not in part, to the Depositary, its successors or
their respective nominees. Interests of beneficial owners in a
Global Note may be transferred in accordance with the rules and
procedures of the Depositary and the provisions of
Section 2.08. In addition, U.S. Physical Notes and Offshore
Physical Notes shall be transferred to all beneficial owners in
exchange for their beneficial interests in the U.S. Global Note or
the Offshore Global Note, respectively, if (i) the Depositary
notifies FelCor LP that it is unwilling or unable to continue as
Depositary for the U.S. Global Note or the Offshore Global Note, as
the case may be, and a successor depositary is not appointed by
FelCor LP within 90 days of such notice, (ii) an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has
received a request therefor from the Depositary or (iii) in
accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary and the
provisions of Section 2.08.
(c) Any
beneficial interest in one of the Global Notes that is transferred
to a person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in the
other Global Note will, upon transfer, cease to be an interest in
such Global Note and become an interest in the other Global Note
and, accordingly, will thereafter be subject to all transfer
restrictions, if any, and other procedures applicable to beneficial
interests in such other Global Note for as long as it remains such
an interest.
(d) In
connection with any transfer of a portion of the beneficial
interests in the U.S. Global Note or Permanent Offshore Global Note
to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b) of this
Section, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the
date and a decrease in the principal amount of the U.S. Global Note
or Permanent Offshore Global Note in an amount equal to the
principal amount of the beneficial interest in the U.S. Global Note
or Permanent Offshore Global Note to be transferred, and FelCor LP
shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, one
or more U.S. Physical Notes or Offshore Physical Notes, as the case
may be, of like tenor and amount.
(e) In
connection with the transfer of the entire U.S. Global Note or
Offshore Global Note to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph
(b) of this Section, the U.S. Global Note or Offshore Global
Note, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be surrendered to the
Trustee for cancellation, and FelCor LP shall execute, and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, to each beneficial owner
identified by the Depositary in exchange for its beneficial
interest in the U.S. Global Note or Offshore Global Note, as the
case may be, an equal aggregate principal amount of U.S. Physical
Notes or Offshore Physical Notes, as the case may be, of authorized
denominations.
(f) Any U.S.
Physical Note delivered in exchange for an interest in the U.S.
Global Note pursuant to paragraph (b), (d) or (e) of this
Section shall, except as otherwise provided by paragraph
(f) of Section 2.08, bear the legend regarding transfer
restrictions applicable to the U.S. Physical Note set forth in
Section 2.02.
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(g) Any
Offshore Physical Note delivered in exchange for an interest in the
Temporary Offshore Global Note pursuant to paragraph (b),
(d) or (e) of this Section shall, except as otherwise
provided by paragraph (f) of Section 2.08, bear the
legend regarding transfer restrictions applicable to the Offshore
Physical Note set forth in Section 2.02.
(h) The
registered Holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise
authorize any person, including Agent Members and persons that may
hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a
Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the
Notes.
SECTION 2.08.
Special Transfer Provisions . Unless and until a Note is
exchanged for an Exchange Note or sold in connection with an
effective Registration Statement pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement, the following provisions shall apply:
(a)
Transfers to Non-QIB Institutional Accredited Investors .
The following provisions shall apply with respect to the
registration of any proposed transfer of a Note to any
Institutional Accredited Investor which is not a QIB (excluding
Non-U.S. Persons):
(1) The Registrar
shall register the transfer of any Note, whether or not such Note
bears the Private Placement Legend, if (x) the requested
transfer is two years after the original issuance of the Notes or
(y) the proposed transferee has delivered to the Registrar a
certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto and,
if such transfer is with respect to an aggregate principal amount
of Notes at the time of transfer of less than $100,000, an opinion
of counsel acceptable to FelCor and FelCor LP that such transfer is
in compliance with the Securities Act.
(2) If the
proposed transferor is an Agent Member holding a beneficial
interest in the U.S. Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of
(x) the documents, if any, required by paragraph (1) and
(y) instructions given in accordance with the
Depositary’s and the Registrar’s procedures, the
Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a
decrease in the principal amount at maturity of the U.S. Global
Note in an amount equal to the principal amount at maturity of the
beneficial interest in the U.S. Global Note to be transferred, and
FelCor LP shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, one or more U.S. Physical Notes of like tenor and
amount.
(b)
Transfers to QIBs. The following provisions shall apply with
respect to the registration of any proposed transfer of a U.S.
Physical Note or an interest in the U.S. Global Note to a QIB
(excluding Non-U.S. Persons):
(i) If the Note to
be transferred consists of (x) U.S. Physical Notes, the
Registrar shall register the transfer if such transfer is being
made by a proposed transferor who has checked the box provided for
on the form of Note stating, or has otherwise advised FelCor LP and
the Registrar in writing, that the sale has been made in compliance
with the provisions of Rule 144A to a transferee who has
signed the certification provided for on the form of Note stating,
or has otherwise advised FelCor LP and the Registrar in writing,
that it is purchasing the Note for its own account or an account
with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and
that it and any such account is a QIB within the meaning of
Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in
reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received
such information regarding FelCor LP and the Guarantors as it has
requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to
request such information and that it is aware that the transferor
is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the
exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A or
(y) an interest in the U.S. Global Note, the transfer of such
interest may be effected only through the book entry system
maintained by the Depositary.
(ii) If the
proposed transferee is an Agent Member, and the Note to be
transferred consists of U.S. Physical Notes, upon receipt by the
Registrar of the documents referred to in clause (i) and
instructions given in accordance with the Depositary’s and
the Registrar’s procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on
its books and records the date and an increase in the principal
amount at maturity of the U.S. Global
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Note in an
amount equal to the principal amount at maturity of the U.S.
Physical Notes, to be transferred, and the Trustee shall cancel the
U.S. Physical Note so transferred.
(c)
Transfers of Interests in the Temporary Offshore Global Note
. The following provisions shall apply with respect to registration
of any proposed transfer of interests in the Temporary Offshore
Global Note:
(i) The Registrar
shall register the transfer of any Note (x) if the proposed
transferee is a Non-U.S. Person and the proposed transferor has
delivered to the Registrar a certificate substantially in the form
of Exhibit D hereto or (y) if the proposed transferee is
a QIB and the proposed transferor has checked the box provided for
on the form of Note stating, or has otherwise advised FelCor LP and
the Registrar in writing, that the sale has been made in compliance
with the provisions of Rule 144A to a transferee who has
signed the certification provided for on the form of Note stating,
or has otherwise advised FelCor LP and the Registrar in writing,
that it is purchasing the Note for its own account or an account
with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and
that it and any such account is a QIB within the meaning of
Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in
reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received
such information regarding FelCor LP and the Guarantors as it has
requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to
request such information and that it is aware that the transferor
is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the
exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
(ii) If the
proposed transferee is an Agent Member, upon receipt by the
Registrar of the documents referred to in clause (i)(y) above and
instructions given in accordance with the Depositary’s and
the Registrar’s procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on
its books and records the date and an increase in the principal
amount at maturity of the U.S. Global Note, in an amount equal to
the principal amount at maturity of the Temporary Offshore Global
Note to be transferred, and the Trustee shall decrease the amount
of the Temporary Offshore Global Note in such an amount.
(d)
Transfers of Interests in the Permanent Offshore Global Note or
Unlegended Offshore Physical Notes . The following provisions
shall apply with respect to any transfer of interests in the
Permanent Offshore Global Note or unlegended Offshore Physical
Notes. The Registrar shall register the transfer of any such Note
without requiring any additional certification.
(e)
Transfers to Non-U.S. Persons at Any Time . The following
provisions shall apply with respect to any transfer of a Note to a
Non-U.S. Person:
(i) Prior to
40 days from the initial issuance of a series of Notes, the
Registrar shall register any proposed transfer of a Note to a
Non-U.S. Person upon receipt of a certificate substantially in the
form of Exhibit D hereto from the proposed transferor. On and
after 40 days from the initial issuance of a series of Notes,
the Registrar shall register any proposed transfer to any Non-U.S.
Person if the Note to be transferred is a U.S. Physical Note or an
interest in the U.S. Global Note, upon receipt of a certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit D from the proposed
transferor.
(ii) (a) If
the proposed transferor is an Agent Member holding a beneficial
interest in the U.S. Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of
(x) the documents, if any, required by paragraph (i) and
(y) instructions in accordance with the Depositary’s and
the Registrar’s procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on
its books and records the date and a decrease in the principal
amount at maturity of the U.S. Global Note in an amount equal to
the principal amount at maturity of the beneficial interest in the
U.S. Global Note to be transferred, and (b) if the proposed
transferee is an Agent Member, upon receipt by the Registrar of
instructions given in accordance with the Depositary’s and
the Registrar’s procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on
its books and records the date and an increase in the principal
amount at maturity of the Offshore Global Note in an amount equal
to the principal amount at maturity of the U.S. Physical Notes or
the U.S. Global Note, as the case may be, to be transferred, and
the Trustee shall cancel the U.S. Physical Note, if any, so
transferred or decrease the amount of the U.S. Global
Note.
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(f)
Private Placement Legend . Upon the transfer, exchange or
replacement of Notes not bearing the Private Placement Legend, the
Registrar shall deliver Notes that do not bear the Private
Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of
Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Registrar shall
deliver only Notes that bear the Private Placement Legend unless
either (i) the circumstances contemplated by the second
sentence of the fourth paragraph of Section 2.01 or paragraph
(a)(1)(x) or (e)(ii) of this Section 2.08 exist or
(ii) there is delivered to the Registrar an Opinion of Counsel
reasonably satisfactory to FelCor and FelCor LP and the Trustee to
the effect that neither such legend nor the related restrictions on
transfer are required in order to maintain compliance with the
provisions of the Securities Act.
(g)
General . By its acceptance of any Note bearing the Private
Placement Legend, each Holder of such a Note acknowledges the
restrictions on transfer of such Note set forth in this Indenture
and in the Private Placement Legend and agrees that it will
transfer such Note only as provided in this Indenture. The
Registrar shall not register a transfer of any Note unless such
transfer complies with the restrictions on transfer of such Note
set forth in this Indenture. In connection with any transfer of
Notes, each Holder agrees by its acceptance of the Notes to furnish
the Registrar or FelCor LP 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 a transaction not subject to, the registration
requirements of the Securities Act; provided that the Registrar
shall not be required to determine (but may rely on a determination
made by FelCor LP with respect to) the sufficiency of any such
certifications, legal opinions or other information.
The Registrar
shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written
communications received pursuant to Section 2.07 or this
Section 2.08. FelCor LP shall have the right to inspect and
make copies of all such letters, notices or other written
communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable
written notice to the Registrar.
SECTION 2.09.
Replacement Notes . If a mutilated Note is surrendered to
the Trustee or if the Holder claims that the Note has been lost,
destroyed or wrongfully taken, FelCor LP shall issue and the
Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note of like tenor and
amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding;
provided that the requirements of this Section 2.09 are met.
If required by the Trustee or FelCor LP, an indemnity bond must be
furnished that is sufficient in the judgment of both the Trustee
and FelCor LP to protect FelCor LP, the Guarantors, the Trustee or
any Agent from any cost, expense or loss that any of them may
suffer if a Note is replaced and subsequently presented or claimed
for payment. FelCor LP may charge such Holder for its expenses and
the expenses of the Trustee in replacing a Note. In case any such
mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note has become or
is about to become due and payable, FelCor LP in its discretion may
pay such Note instead of issuing a new Note in replacement
thereof.
Every replacement
Note is an additional obligation of FelCor LP and shall be entitled
to the benefits of this Indenture.
SECTION 2.10.
Outstanding Notes . Notes outstanding at any time are all
Notes that have been authenticated by the Trustee except for those
cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those
described in this Section 2.10 as not outstanding.
If a Note is
replaced pursuant to Section 2.09, it ceases to be outstanding
unless and until the Trustee and FelCor LP receive proof
satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide
purchaser.
If the Paying
Agent (other than FelCor, FelCor LP or an Affiliate of FelCor or
FelCor LP) holds on the maturity date money sufficient to pay Notes
payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes cease
to be outstanding and interest on them shall cease to
accrue.
A Note does not
cease to be outstanding because FelCor or FelCor LP or one of their
Affiliates holds such Note; provided that, in determining
whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the
outstanding Notes have given any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Notes owned by
FelCor, FelCor LP, the Guarantors or any other obligor upon the
Notes or any Affiliate of FelCor LP or the Guarantors or of such
other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be
outstanding, except that, in determining whether
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the Trustee
shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Notes
which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.
Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be
regarded as outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the
satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act
with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not FelCor LP or
the Guarantors or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate
of FelCor LP or the Guarantors or of such other obligor.
SECTION 2.11.
Temporary Notes . Until definitive Notes are ready for
delivery, FelCor LP may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate
temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form
of definitive Notes but may have insertions, substitutions,
omissions and other variations determined to be appropriate by the
Officers executing the temporary Notes, as evidenced by their
execution of such temporary Notes. If temporary Notes are issued,
FelCor LP will cause definitive Notes to be prepared without
unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Notes, the
temporary Notes shall be exchangeable for definitive Notes upon
surrender of the temporary Notes at the office or agency of FelCor
LP designated for such purpose pursuant to Section 4.02,
without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of
any one or more temporary Notes FelCor LP shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like
principal amount of definitive Notes of authorized denominations.
Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall be entitled to the
same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Notes.
SECTION 2.12.
Cancellation . FelCor LP at any time may deliver to the
Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and
delivered hereunder which FelCor LP may have acquired in any manner
whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any
Notes previously authenticated hereunder which FelCor LP has not
issued and sold. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward
to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for transfer, exchange
or payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Notes surrendered for
transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation in accordance with its
normal procedure.
SECTION 2.13.
CUSIP Numbers . FelCor LP in issuing the Notes may use
“CUSIP,” “CINS” or “ISIN”
numbers (if then generally in use), and the Trustee shall use
CUSIP, CINS or ISIN numbers, as the case may be, in notices of
redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided that
any such notice shall state that no representation is made as to
the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or
as contained in any notice of redemption or exchange and that
reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed on the Notes.
SECTION 2.14.
Defaulted Interest . If FelCor LP or the Guarantors default
in a payment of interest on the Notes, FelCor LP or the Guarantors
shall pay, or shall deposit with the Paying Agent money in
immediately available funds sufficient to pay the defaulted
interest, plus (to the extent lawful) any interest payable on the
defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent
special record date. A special record date, as used in this
Section 2.14 with respect to the payment of any defaulted
interest, shall mean the 15th day next preceding the date fixed by
FelCor LP for the payment of defaulted interest, whether or not
such day is a Business Day. At least 15 days before the
subsequent special record date, FelCor LP shall mail to each Holder
and to the Trustee a notice that states the subsequent special
record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest
to be paid.
SECTION 2.15.
Issuance of Additional Notes . FelCor LP may, subject to
compliance with Article Four of this Indenture, issue additional
Notes under this Indenture. The Notes issued on the Closing Date
and any additional Notes subsequently issued shall be treated as a
single class for all purposes under this Indenture.
SECTION 3.01.
Optional Redemption . (a) Except as provided in
Section 3.01(b), FelCor LP may not redeem any of the Notes
prior to December 1, 2007. The Notes will be redeemable at the
option of FelCor LP, in whole or in part, at any time, and from
time to time, on and after December 1, 2007, upon not less
than 15 days’ nor more than 60 days’ notice,
at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the
principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the 12-month period
commencing December 1 of the years indicated below, in each case
together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption
Date:
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(a) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, at any time, or from time to time, on or prior to
December 1, 2009, FelCor LP may, at its option, use the net cash
proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings to redeem up to 35% of the
principal amount of the Notes issued under this Indenture at a
Redemption Price (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount
thereof) equal to the sum of (i) 100% plus (ii) the then
Applicable Interest Rate (as defined in Exhibit A) on the
Notes, together with accrued unpaid interest thereon, if any, to
the Redemption Date; provided that (i) at least 65% of
the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under this
Indenture remains outstanding immediately after such redemption;
and (ii) FelCor LP makes such redemption no later than
90 days after the consummation of any such Equity
Offering.
SECTION 3.02.
Notices to Trustee . If FelCor LP elects to redeem Notes
pursuant to Section 3.01, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of
the Redemption Date and the principal amount of Notes to be
redeemed in an Officers’ Certificate at least 30 days
before the Redemption Date (unless a shorter period shall be
satisfactory to the Trustee).
SECTION 3.03.
Selection of Notes To Be Redeemed . If less than all of the
Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee shall select the
Notes to be redeemed in compliance with the requirements, as
certified to it by FelCor LP, of the principal national securities
exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed or, on a pro
rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in
its sole discretion shall deem fair and appropriate; provided that
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