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Exhibit 4.1
INDENTURE
between
MGM MIRAGE
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
Trustee
Dated as of December 21, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY
REFERENCE
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SECTION 1.01 DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.02 OTHER DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.03 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TRUST
INDENTURE ACT
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SECTION 1.04 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
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ARTICLE II THE DEBT SECURITIES
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SECTION 2.01 AMOUNT UNLIMITED; ISSUABLE IN
SERIES
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SECTION 2.02 FORM AND DATING
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SECTION 2.03 EXECUTION AND
AUTHENTICATION
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SECTION 2.04 REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENT AND
DEPOSITARY
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SECTION 2.05 PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN
TRUST
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SECTION 2.06 HOLDER LISTS
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SECTION 2.07 TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE
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SECTION 2.08 REPLACEMENT DEBT
SECURITIES
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SECTION 2.09 OUTSTANDING DEBT
SECURITIES
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SECTION 2.10 TEMPORARY DEBT SECURITIES
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SECTION 2.11 CANCELLATION
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SECTION 2.12 PAYMENT OF INTEREST; DEFAULTED
INTEREST
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SECTION 2.13 CUSIP, ISIN OR COMMON CODE
NUMBERS
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ARTICLE III REDEMPTION
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SECTION 3.01 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
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SECTION 3.02 ELECTION TO REDEEM; NOTICE TO
TRUSTEE
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SECTION 3.03 SELECTION BY TRUSTEE OF DEBT
SECURITIES TO BE REDEEMED
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SECTION 3.04 NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
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SECTION 3.05 DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION
PRICE
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SECTION 3.06 DEBT SECURITIES PAYABLE ON
REDEMPTION DATE
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SECTION 3.07 DEBT SECURITIES REDEEMED IN
PART
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SECTION 3.08 MANDATORY DISPOSITION OF DEBT
SECURITIES PURSUANT TO GAMING LAWS
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ARTICLE IV COVENANTS
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SECTION 4.01 PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM AND
INTEREST
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SECTION 4.02 REPORTS
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SECTION 4.03 OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE AS TO
COMPLIANCE
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SECTION 4.04 MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR
AGENCY
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SECTION 4.05 MONEY FOR DEBT SECURITIES; PAYMENTS
TO BE HELD IN TRUST
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SECTION 4.06 CORPORATE EXISTENCE
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SECTION 4.07 WAIVER OF CERTAIN
COVENANTS
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SECTION 4.08 GAMING APPROVALS
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ARTICLE V CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE,
TRANSFER OR LEASE
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SECTION 5.01 COMPANY MAY CONSOLIDATE, ETC., ONLY
ON CERTAIN TERMS
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SECTION 5.02 SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
SUBSTITUTED
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ARTICLE VI DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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SECTION 6.01 EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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SECTION 6.02 ACCELERATION OF MATURITY; RESCISSION
AND ANNULMENT
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SECTION 6.03 COLLECTION OF INDEBTEDNESS AND SUITS
FOR ENFORCEMENT BY TRUSTEE
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SECTION 6.04 TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF
CLAIM
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SECTION 6.05 TRUSTEE MAY ENFORCE CLAIMS WITHOUT
POSSESSION OF DEBT SECURITIES
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SECTION 6.06 APPLICATION OF MONEY
COLLECTED
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SECTION 6.07 LIMITATION ON SUITS
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SECTION 6.08 UNCONDITIONAL RIGHT OF HOLDERS TO
RECEIVE PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM AND INTEREST
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SECTION 6.09 RESTORATION OF RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES
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SECTION 6.10 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
CUMULATIVE
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SECTION 6.11 DELAY OR OMISSION NOT
WAIVER
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SECTION 6.12 CONTROL BY HOLDERS
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SECTION 6.13 WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS
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SECTION 6.14 UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS
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SECTION 6.15 WAIVER OF STAY OR EXTENSION
LAWS
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SECTION 6.16 DISQUALIFIED HOLDERS
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ARTICLE VII TRUSTEE
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SECTION 7.01 CERTAIN DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
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SECTION 7.02 NOTICE OF DEFAULTS
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SECTION 7.03 CERTAIN RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE
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SECTION 7.04 NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECITALS OR
ISSUANCE OF DEBT SECURITIES
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SECTION 7.05 MAY HOLD DEBT SECURITIES
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SECTION 7.06 MONEY HELD IN TRUST
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SECTION 7.07 COMPENSATION AND
REIMBURSEMENT
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SECTION 7.08 DISQUALIFICATION; CONFLICTING
INTERESTS
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SECTION 7.09 CORPORATE TRUSTEE REQUIRED;
ELIGIBILITY
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SECTION 7.10 RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL; APPOINTMENT
OF SUCCESSOR
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SECTION 7.11 ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT BY
SUCCESSOR
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SECTION 7.12 MERGER, CONVERSION, CONSOLIDATION OR
SUCCESSION TO BUSINESS
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SECTION 7.13 PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS
AGAINST COMPANY
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SECTION 7.14 APPOINTMENT OF AUTHENTICATING
AGENT
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SECTION 7.15 PAYING AGENT; REGISTRAR
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SECTION 7.16 REPORTS BY TRUSTEE
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ARTICLE VIII DISCHARGE OF DEBT SECURITIES;
DEFEASANCE
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SECTION 8.01 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF DEBT
SECURITIES
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SECTION 8.02 APPLICATION OF TRUST
MONEY
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SECTION 8.03 APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE
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SECTION 8.04 DEFEASANCE UPON DEPOSIT OF MONEYS OR
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS
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SECTION 8.05 DEPOSITED MONEYS AND U.S. GOVERNMENT
OBLIGATIONS TO BE HELD IN TRUST
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SECTION 8.06 REPAYMENT TO COMPANY
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ARTICLE IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
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SECTION 9.01 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITHOUT
CONSENT OF HOLDERS
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SECTION 9.02 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITH CONSENT
OF HOLDERS
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SECTION 9.03 EXECUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
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SECTION 9.04 EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
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SECTION 9.05 CONFORMITY WITH TRUST INDENTURE
ACT
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SECTION 9.06 REFERENCE IN DEBT SECURITIES TO
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
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ARTICLE X DEBT SECURITY GUARANTEES
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SECTION 10.01 GUARANTEE
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SECTION 10.02 EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF
GUARANTEE
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SECTION 10.03 LIMITATION OF GUARANTOR’S
LIABILITY
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SECTION 10.04 CONTRIBUTION
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SECTION 10.05 RIGHTS UNDER THE
GUARANTEE
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SECTION 10.06 PRIMARY OBLIGATIONS
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SECTION 10.07 WAIVERS
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SECTION 10.08 RELEASES
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SECTION 10.09 NO ELECTION
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SECTION 10.10 FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE
COMPANY
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SECTION 10.11 CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, ETC., ONLY
ON CERTAIN TERMS
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ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 11.01 TRUST INDENTURE ACT
CONTROLS
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SECTION 11.02 NOTICES
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SECTION 11.03 COMMUNICATION BY HOLDERS WITH OTHER
HOLDERS
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SECTION 11.04 CERTIFICATE AND OPINION AS TO
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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SECTION 11.05 STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE
OR OPINION
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SECTION 11.06 BUSINESS DAYS
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SECTION 11.07 GOVERNING LAW
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SECTION 11.08 NO RECOURSE AGAINST
OTHERS
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SECTION 11.09 SUCCESSORS
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SECTION 11.10 MULTIPLE ORIGINALS
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SECTION 11.11 TABLE OF CONTENTS;
HEADINGS
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SECTION 11.12 SEVERABILITY
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SECTION 11.13 NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER
AGREEMENTS
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SECTION 11.14 NO PARENT LIABILITY
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SECTION 11.15 RULES BY TRUSTEE, PAYING AGENT AND
REGISTRAR
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A — FORM OF DEBT SECURITY
iii
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
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TIA Section
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Indenture Section
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310
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(a)(1)
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7.09
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(a)(2)
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7.09
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(a)(3)
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N.A.
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(a)(4)
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N.A.
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(a)(5)
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7.09
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(b)
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7.08
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(c)
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N.A.
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(a)
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7.13
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(b)
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7.13
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(c)
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N.A.
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312
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(a)
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2.06
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(b)
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11.03
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(c)
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11.03
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(a)
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7.16
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(b)(1)
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7.16
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(b)(2)
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7.16
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(c)
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7.16;11.02
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(d)
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7.16
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(a)
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4.02
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(b)
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N.A.
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(c)(1)
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11.04
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(c)(2)
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11.04
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(c)(3)
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11.04
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(d)
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N.A.
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(e)
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11.05
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(f)
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N.A.
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(a)
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7.01
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(b)
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7.02; 11.01
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(c)
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7.01
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(d)
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7.01
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(e)
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6.14
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(a)(last sentence)
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2.08
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(a)(1)(A)
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6.12
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(a)(1)(B)
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6.13
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(a)(2)
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N.A.
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(b)
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6.08
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(c)
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N.A.
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(a)(1)
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6.03
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(a)(2)
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6.04
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(b)
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2.05
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(a)
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11.01
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(b)
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N.A.
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(c)
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1.03
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N.A. means not applicable.
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*
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This Cross Reference Table is not part of the
Indenture.
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iv
INDENTURE dated as of
December 21, 2006, among MGM MIRAGE, a Delaware corporation
(the " Company "), the Guarantors party hereto, and
U.S. Bank National Association (the " Trustee "),
having its Corporate Trust Office at 60 Livingston Avenue,
St. Paul, MN 55107-1419.
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
The Company has duly authorized
the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the
issuance from time to time of its debentures, notes, bonds or other
evidences of indebtedness (the "Debt Securities"), to be issued in
one or more series, as provided in this Indenture.
This Indenture is subject to the
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, that are
deemed incorporated into this Indenture and shall, to the extent
applicable, be governed by such provisions.
All things necessary have been
done to make this Indenture, when executed by the Company, a valid
agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE
WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the
premises and the purchase of Debt Securities by the Holders
thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and
proportionate benefit of all Holders of Debt Securities or Holders
of Debt Securities of any series, as applicable, as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01
DEFINITIONS.
" Act " means any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by
holders of Debt Securities that is embodied in and evidenced by one
or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such
holders in person or by an agent or proxy duly appointed in
writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments
are delivered to the Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly
required, to the Company.
" Affiliate " of any
specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this
definition, "control" (including, with correlative meanings, the
terms "controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control
with") as used with respect to any Person means the power to direct
the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or
otherwise.
" Agent " means any
Registrar, Paying Agent, co-registrar or additional paying
agent.
" Applicable
Procedures " means, with respect to any transfer or
exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the
rules and procedures of the Depositary that apply to such transfer
or exchange at the relevant time.
" Authenticating
Agent " has the meaning specified in Section 7.14.
" Bankruptcy Law "
means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal, state or foreign
law for the relief of debtors.
" Beneficiaries "
means the Holders of the Debt Securities and the Trustee.
" Board of Directors
" means, with respect to any Person, the Board of Directors (or any
similar governing body) of such Person, or unless the context
otherwise requires, any authorized committee of the Board of
Directors (or such body) of such Person. Unless otherwise
specified, "Board of Directors" means the Board of
Directors of the Company.
" Board Resolution "
means, with respect to the Company, a duly adopted resolution of
the Board of Directors of the Company.
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" Business Day "
means any day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday
or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies in Nevada
or New York are authorized or obligated by law to close.
" Code " means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
" Commission " means
the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency.
" Company " means
the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of this
instrument until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant
to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
"Company" shall mean such successor Person.
" Company Request "
and " Company Order " mean, respectively, a written
request or order signed in the name of the Company by the Chairman
of the Board of Directors, the President or an Executive or Senior
Vice President and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the
Controller, an Assistant Controller, the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.
" Corporate Trust
Office " means the office of the Trustee specified in the
Board Resolution, Officers’ Certificate or supplemental
indenture establishing the terms of the Debt Securities of any
series.
" corporation "
means a corporation, association, company or business trust.
" Debt Securities "
has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and
more particularly means any Debt Securities (including any Global
Note) authenticated and delivered under this Indenture;
provided, however, that, if at any time there is more than
one Person acting as Trustee under this Indenture, " Debt
Securities " with respect to the Indenture as to which such
Person is Trustee shall have the meaning stated in the first
recital of this Indenture and shall more particularly mean Debt
Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture,
exclusive, however, of Debt Securities of any series as to which
such Person is not Trustee.
" Debt Security
Register" means a register maintained in any office or
agency of the Company in a Place of Payment in which, subject to
such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall
provide for the registration of Debt Securities and of transfers
and exchanges of Debt Securities which the Company shall cause to
be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee (or at the
appropriate office of any other Registrar appointed hereunder).
" Default " means
any event that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or
both, would be an Event of Default.
" Defaulted Interest
" has the meaning specified in Section 2.12.
" Definitive Note "
means one or more certificated Debt Securities registered in the
name of the Holder thereof, issued in accordance with
Section 2.07, and substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto or as otherwise established pursuant to
Section 2.02.
" Depositary "
means, with respect to the Debt Securities issuable or issued in
whole or in part in global form, the person specified in or
pursuant to Section 2.04 as the Depositary with respect to the
Debt Securities, until a successor shall have been appointed and
become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, and thereafter, "Depositary" means or
includes such successor.
" Discharged " has
the meaning specified in Section 8.04.
" Disqualified
Holder " has the meaning specified in
Section 3.08.
" Dollar " or "
$ " means a dollar or other equivalent unit in such
coin or currency of the United States that, at the time of payment,
is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.
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" DTC " has the
meaning specified in Section 2.04.
" Event of Default "
has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
" Exchange Act "
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
" GAAP " means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America as in effect from time to time, including those set forth
in the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as
have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting
profession.
" Gaming Authority "
means the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control
Board, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, the New Jersey
Division of Gaming Enforcement, the Michigan Gaming Control Board,
the Detroit City Council, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the
Illinois Gaming Board or any similar commission or agency which
has, or may at any time after the date of this Indenture have,
jurisdiction over the gaming activities of the Company or a
Subsidiary of the Company or any successor thereto.
" Gaming Laws "
means the gaming laws of a jurisdiction or jurisdictions to which
the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is, or may at any time
after the date of this Indenture be, subject.
" Gaming Licenses "
means every material license, permit, franchise, registration or
other material approval held by, or issued at any time after the
date of this Indenture, to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
authorizing the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to own, lease,
operate or otherwise conduct or manage gaming in any state or
jurisdiction.
" Global Notes "
means one or more Debt Securities substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A, or as otherwise established
pursuant to Section 2.02, issued under this Indenture that is
deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee.
" Global Note Legend
" means the legend set forth in Section 2.07(f), which is
required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this
Indenture.
" Guarantee " has
the meaning specified in Section 10.01.
" Guaranteed
Obligations " has the meaning specified in
Section 10.01.
" Guarantor " means,
with respect to the Debt Securities of any series, any Person who
has guaranteed the obligations of the Company under this Indenture
with respect to such series pursuant to Article 10, until
released from such guarantee pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture.
" Holder " means the
Person in whose name a Debt Security is registered on the
Registrar’s books.
" 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; provided that the accrual of interest
shall not be considered an Incurrence of Indebtedness.
" Indebtedness " of
any Person means (i) any indebtedness of such Person,
contingent or otherwise, in respect of borrowed money (whether or
not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of
such Person or only to a portion thereof), or evidenced by notes,
bonds, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit, or
representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price
of any property, including any such indebtedness Incurred in
connection with the acquisition by such person or any of its
Subsidiaries of any other business or entity, if and to the extent
such indebtedness would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet
of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP, including for such
purpose Obligations under capitalized leases, and (ii) any
guarantee, endorsement (other than for collection or deposit in the
ordinary course of business), discount with recourse, or any
agreement (contingent or otherwise) to purchase, repurchase or
otherwise acquire or to supply or advance funds with
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respect to, or to become liable with respect to (directly or
indirectly) any indebtedness, obligation, liability or dividend of
any Person, but shall not include indebtedness or amounts owed for
compensation to employees, or for goods or materials purchased, or
services utilized, in the ordinary course of business of such
Person. For purposes of this definition of Indebtedness, a
"capitalized lease" shall be deemed to mean a lease of real or
personal property which, in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, is required to be capitalized.
" Indenture " means
this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time. The
term "Indenture" shall also include the terms of a particular
series of Debt Securities established as contemplated by
Section 2.01.
" Indirect
Participant " means an entity that, with respect to any
Depositary, clears through or maintains a direct or indirect,
custodial relationship with a Participant.
" Interest Payment
Date " with respect to any Debt Security means the Stated
Maturity of an installment of interest on such Debt Security.
" Joint Venture "
means any partnership, corporation or other entity, in which up to
and including 50% of the partnership interests, outstanding voting
stock or other equity interests is owned, directly or indirectly,
by the Company and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries.
" Lien " means any
mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit, arrangement,
encumbrance, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), or
preference, priority or other security or similar agreement or
preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect
as any of the foregoing).
" Maturity " when
used with respect to any Debt Security means the date on which the
principal of such Debt Security or an installment of principal
becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at
the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for
redemption, repayment or otherwise.
" Moody’s "
means Moody’s Investor Service, Inc.
" Non-recourse
Indebtedness " means Indebtedness the terms of which
provide that the lender’s claim for repayment of such
Indebtedness is limited solely to a claim against the property
which secures such Indebtedness.
" Notes Custodian "
or " Custodian " means the custodian with respect to
any Global Note (as appointed by the Depositary), or any successor
entity thereto covered in 2.04.
" Notice of Default
" has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
" Obligations "
means any principal, interest, premium, if any, penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements, expenses, damages or other
liabilities or amounts payable under the documentation governing or
otherwise in respect of any Indebtedness.
" Officers " means
any of the following: the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the
Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the
President, an Executive or Senior Vice President, the Treasurer, an
Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, an Assistant Controller, the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company.
" Officers’
Certificate " means a certificate signed by the Chairman of
the Board of Directors, the President or an Executive or Senior
Vice President and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the
Controller, an Assistant Controller, the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee.
" Opinion of Counsel
" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel to the
Company (including an employee of the Company).
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" Original Issue Discount
Security " means any Debt Security which provides for an
amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable
upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant
to Section 6.02.
" Outstanding Debt
Securities " has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.09.
" Participant "
means, with respect to the Depositary, a Person who has an account
with the Depositary.
" Paying Agent " has
the meaning specified in Section 2.04.
" Payment " means,
with respect to the Debt Securities and Guarantees, any payment,
whether in cash or other assets or property, of interest,
principal, premium, or any other amount on, of or in respect of the
Debt Securities, any other acquisition of Debt Securities and any
deposit into the trust described in Article VIII. The verb "
pay " has a correlative meaning.
" Person " means any
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, estate,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
" Place of Payment "
when used with respect to the Debt Securities means the Corporate
Trust Office of the Trustee or such other location as may be
established under Section 4.04.
" Predecessor Debt
Security " of any particular Debt Security means every
previous Debt Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt
as that evidenced by such particular Debt Security; and, for the
purposes of this definition, any Debt Security authenticated and
delivered under Section 2.08 in lieu of a mutilated, lost,
destroyed or stolen Debt Security shall be deemed to evidence the
same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Debt
Security.
" Redemption Date "
means the date fixed for redemption of any Debt Security pursuant
to this Indenture.
" Redemption Price
", when used with respect to any Debt Security to be redeemed,
means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this
Indenture.
" Registrar " has
the meaning specified in Section 2.04.
" Regular Record
Date " for the interest payable on the Debt Securities of
any series on any Interest Payment Date means the dates designated
as the Record Dates in the Global Notes of any such series.
" Securities Act "
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
" Significant
Subsidiary " means, with respect to any Person, any
Subsidiary of that Person that would be a "significant subsidiary"
as defined in Article I, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S
X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
as such Regulation is in effect on the date hereof.
" Special Record
Date " for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a
date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.12.
" Stated Maturity "
when used with respect to any Debt Security or any payment of
principal thereof or premium thereon or interest thereon means the
date specified in such Debt Security or in this Indenture, as the
date on which the principal of such Debt Security or such payment
of principal, premium or interest is due and payable.
" Subsidiary " of
any specified Person means any corporation, partnership or limited
liability company of which at least a majority of the outstanding
stock (or other equity interests) having by the terms thereof
ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or the
equivalent) of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at
the
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time stock (or other equity interests) of any other class or
classes of such Person shall have or might have voting power by
reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly
or indirectly owned by such Person, or by one or more other
Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more other
Subsidiaries.
" TIA " means the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb)
as in effect on the date of this Indenture, except as stated in
Section 9.03.
" Tracinda " has the
meaning set forth in Section 11.14.
" Treasury
Securities " mean any obligations issued or guaranteed by
the United States government or any agency thereof.
" Trustee " means
the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first paragraph of this
Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant
to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
"Trustee" shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee
hereunder; provided, however, that if at any time there is more
than one such Person, "Trustee" as used with respect to the Debt
Securities of any series shall mean only the Trustee with respect
to Debt Securities of that series.
" Trust Officer "
means, when used with respect to the Trustee or Paying Agent, any
officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee or
Paying Agent, as applicable, including any vice president,
assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer,
trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee or Paying Agent
who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by
the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively,
or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such
person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the
administration of this Indenture.
" Uniform Commercial
Code " means the Nevada Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect from time to time.
" United States "
means the United States of America (including the States and the
District of Columbia), its territories and possessions and other
areas subject to its jurisdiction.
" U.S. Depositary "
means Depository Trust Company or any other clearing agency
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or any successor thereto, which shall in either case be the U.S.
Depositary designated in the form of Debt Security attached as
Exhibit A hereto until a successor U.S. Depositary shall have
become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, and thereafter "U.S. Depositary" shall mean or include
each Person who is then a U.S. Depositary hereunder.
" U.S. Government
Obligations " has the meaning specified in
Section 8.04.
" Vice President "
includes, with respect to the Company, any Executive or Senior Vice
President and includes, with respect to the Trustee, any Vice
President, whether or not designated by a number or word or words
added before or after the title "Vice President."
SECTION 1.02 OTHER
DEFINITIONS.
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SECTION 1.03 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF
TRUST INDENTURE ACT.
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This Indenture is
subject to the mandatory provisions of the TIA, which are
incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The
following TIA terms have the following meanings:
"indenture securities" means the
Debt Securities.
"indenture security holder" means
a Holder.
"indenture to be qualified" means
this Indenture.
"indenture trustee" or
"institutional trustee" means the Trustee.
"obligor" on the indenture
securities means the Company, each Guarantor and any other obligor
on the Debt Securities.
All other TIA terms used in this
Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to
another statute or defined by Commission rule have the meanings
assigned to them by such definitions.
SECTION 1.04 RULES OF
CONSTRUCTION.
Unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1) a term has the meaning
assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not
otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with
GAAP and all financial calculations and determinations contemplated
by this Indenture shall be made in conformity with GAAP as in
effect as of the Closing Date;
(3) "or" is not
exclusive;
(4) "including" means
"including without limitation";
(5) words in the singular
include the plural and words in the plural include the
singular;
(6) the principal amount of
any noninterest bearing or other discount security at any date
shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a
balance sheet of the Company dated such date prepared in accordance
with GAAP and accretion of principal on such security shall not be
deemed to be the incurrence of Debt;
(7) all references to
"principal" of the Debt Securities include redemption price and
purchase price and all references to "interest" on the Debt
Securities include interest accruing after the commencement of a
proceeding under Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or
state law for the relief of debtors (including post-petition
interest), whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any
such proceeding;
(8) all exhibits are
incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a part of this
Indenture;
(9) all references to
articles, sections and exhibits (and subparts thereof) are to this
Indenture; and
(10) all references to
statutes or rules (or their subparts) include replacement or
successor provisions.
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ARTICLE II
THE DEBT SECURITIES
SECTION 2.01 AMOUNT UNLIMITED;
ISSUABLE IN SERIES.
The aggregate principal amount of
Debt Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture is unlimited.
The Debt Securities may be issued
in one or more series. There shall be established (i) in or
pursuant to a Board Resolution and, subject to Section 2.02,
set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an
Officers’ Certificate, or (ii) in one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Debt Securities of
any series:
(a) the title of the Debt
Securities of the series, including CUSIP number(s) (which shall
distinguish the Debt Securities of the series from Debt Securities
of any other series);
(b) any limit upon the aggregate
principal amount of the Debt Securities of the series which may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Debt
Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of
transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Debt
Securities of the series pursuant to Section 2.07, 2.08, 2.10,
3.07 or 9.06 and except for any Debt Securities which, pursuant to
Section 2.03, are deemed never to have been authenticated and
delivered hereunder);
(c) the Person to whom any
interest on a Debt Security of the series shall be payable, if
other than the Person in whose name that Debt Security (or one or
more predecessor Debt Securities) is registered at the close of
business on the record date for such interest;
(d) the date or dates on which the
principal of any Debt Securities of the series is payable;
(e) the rate or rates at which any
Debt Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date
or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the interest
payment dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the
record date for any such interest payable on any interest payment
date;
(f) the place or places where the
principal of and any premium and interest on any Debt Securities of
the series shall be payable;
(g) the period or periods within
which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions
upon which any Debt Securities of the series may be redeemed, in
whole or in part, at the option of the Company and, if other than
by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the
Company to redeem the Debt Securities shall be evidenced;
(h) if the amount of principal of
or any premium or interest on any Debt Securities of the series may
be determined with reference to a financial or economic measure or
pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be
determined;
(i) if other than the entire
principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of
any Debt Securities of the series which shall be payable upon
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to
Section 6.02;
(j) if the principal amount
payable at the Stated Maturity of any Debt Securities of the series
will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the
Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the
principal amount of such Debt Securities as of any such date for
any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount
thereof which shall be due and payable upon any maturity other than
the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as
of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the
manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall
be determined);
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(k) if other than by a Board
Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to
defease any Debt Securities of the series pursuant to
Section 8.04 shall be evidenced; or, that the Debt Securities
of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall not be
defeasible pursuant to Section 8.04;
(l) if applicable, that any Debt
Securities of the series shall be issuable in whole or in part in
the form of one or more Global Notes and, in such case, the
respective Depositaries for such Global Notes, the form of any
legend or legends which shall be borne by any such Global Note in
addition to or in lieu of that set forth in Section 2.07(f)
and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth
in Section 2.07 in which any such Global Notes may be
exchanged in whole or in part for Debt Securities registered, and
any transfer of such Global Note in whole or in part may be
registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the
Depositary for such Global Note or a nominee thereof;
(m) any addition to or change in
the Events of Default which apply to any Debt Securities of the
series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite
Holders of such Debt Securities to declare the principal amount
thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 6.02;
(n) any addition to, deletion from
or change in the covenants set forth in Article IV which apply
to Debt Securities of the series;
(o) the designation of the Trustee
in respect of Debt Securities of the series;
(p) if applicable, that any Debt
Securities of the series will be subordinated to other indebtedness
of the Company and the terms and conditions, if any, of such
subordination;
(q) if applicable, that any Debt
Securities of the series shall be guaranteed by any Guarantors and
the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such Debt Securities
shall be guaranteed and, if applicable, upon which such Guarantees
may be subordinated to other indebtedness of the respective
Guarantors;
(r) if applicable, that any such
Debt Securities of the series shall be secured by any collateral
and the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such Debt
Securities shall be secured and, if applicable, upon which such
liens may be subordinated to other liens securing other
indebtedness of the Company or any guarantor;
(s) if applicable, that any Debt
Securities of the series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable
for, any other securities issued by the Company or any other
Persons and the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such Debt
Securities shall be convertible or exchangeable; and
(t) any other terms of the series
(which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this
Indenture).
All Debt Securities of any one
series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination
and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to the Board
Resolution referred to above and (subject to Section 2.02(a))
set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in the
Officers’ Certificate referred to above or in any such
indenture supplemental hereto. All Debt Securities of any one
series need not be issued at one time and, unless otherwise
provided in or pursuant to the Board Resolution referred to above
and (subject to Section 2.02(a)) set forth, or determined in
the manner provided, in the Officers’ Certificate referred to
above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto with respect to
a series of Debt Securities, additional Debt Securities of a series
may be issued, at the option of the Company, without the consent of
any Holder, at any time and from time to time.
If any of the terms of the series
are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a
copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and
delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the
Officers’ Certificate setting forth the terms of the series.
If all of the Debt Securities of any series established by action
taken pursuant to a Board Resolution are not to be issued at one
time, it shall not be necessary to deliver a record of such action
at the time of issuance of each Debt Security of such series, but
an appropriate record of such action shall be delivered at or
before the time of issuance of the first Debt Security of such
series.
SECTION 2.02 FORM AND
DATING.
(a) General. The Debt
Securities and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication
shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, or in
such other form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board
Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in
each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions,
substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by
this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks
of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon
as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities
exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith,
be determined by the officers executing such Debt Securities, as
evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of Debt
Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to
a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action
shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of
the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the
delivery of the Authentication Order contemplated by
Section 2.03 for the authentication and delivery of such Debt
Securities. If all of the Debt Securities of any series established
by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution are not to be issued
at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver a record of such
action at the time of issuance of each Debt Security of such
series, but an appropriate record of such action shall be delivered
at or before the time of issuance of the first Debt Security of
such series. The Debt Securities may have notations, legends or
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endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule, usage or this
Indenture. Each Debt Security shall be dated the date of its
authentication. The Debt Securities shall be in denominations of
$1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
The terms and provisions contained
in the Debt Securities shall constitute, and are hereby expressly
made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, any Guarantors and
the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture,
expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound
thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Debt Security
conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the
provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
(b) Global Notes.
Subject to Section 2.02(a), the Debt Securities issued in
global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A
attached hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the
"Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached
thereto). Subject to Section 2.02(a), the Debt Securities
issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend
thereon and without the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the
Global Note" attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent
such of the outstanding Debt Securities as shall be specified
therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Debt Securities from time
to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Debt Securities represented thereby may from time to
time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges,
redemptions or transfers of beneficial interests from one Global
Note to another Global Note. Any endorsement of a Global Note to
reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Debt Securities represented thereby
shall be made by the Trustee or the Notes Custodian, at the
direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by
the Holder or beneficial owner thereof as required by
Section 2.07.
SECTION 2.03 EXECUTION AND
AUTHENTICATION.
The Debt Securities shall be
executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board of
Directors, its President, one of its Executive or Senior Vice
Presidents or Chief Executive Officers or its Treasurer, and
attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The
signature of any of these officers may be manual or facsimile.
If an Officer whose signature is
on a Debt Security no longer holds that office at the time a Debt
Security is authenticated, the Debt Security shall nevertheless be
valid. A Debt Security shall not be valid until authenticated by
the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be
conclusive evidence that the Debt Security has been authenticated
under this Indenture. The Trustee shall, upon a written order of
the Company signed by an Officer (an " Authentication
Order "), authenticate and, if requested therein, deliver
the Debt Securities for original issuance up to the aggregate
principal amount stated in such Authentication Order in such form
as may be provided therein or in this Indenture. The Trustee may
appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to
authenticate Debt Securities. An authenticating agent may
authenticate Debt Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each
reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee
includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has
the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of
the Company.
SECTION 2.04 REGISTRAR, PAYING
AGENT AND DEPOSITARY.
The Company shall maintain an
office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York,
where Debt Securities may be presented for registration of transfer
or for exchange (" Registrar ") and an office or
agency where Debt Securities may be presented for payment ("
Paying Agent "). The Registrar shall keep a register
of the Debt Securities and of their transfer and exchange. The
Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more
additional paying agents. The term "Registrar" includes any
co-registrar and the term "Paying Agent" includes any additional
paying agent. The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency
agreement with any Registrar, Paying Agent or other Agent not a
party to this Indenture, which shall incorporate the mandatory
terms of the TIA not otherwise excluded hereunder. The Company may
change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder.
The Registrar or Paying Agent may resign at any time upon not less
than 10 Business Days’ prior written notice to the Company;
provided, however , that the Trustee may resign as Paying
Agent or Registrar only if the Trustee also resigns as Trustee in
accordance with Section 7.10.
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The Company shall notify the
Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party
to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain
another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act
as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying
Agent or Registrar.
The Company initially appoints The
Depository Trust Company (" DTC ") to act as
Depositary with respect to the Global Notes. The Company initially
appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and
to act as Notes Custodian with respect to the Global Notes. The
Company shall cause the Debt Security Register to be kept at the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee acting in its capacity as
Registrar.
SECTION 2.05 PAYING AGENT TO
HOLD MONEY IN TRUST.
Prior to 10:00 a.m. on each
due date of the principal and interest on any Debt Security, the
Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Company or a
Subsidiary is acting as Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust
for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto) by wire transfer a
sum sufficient to pay such principal and interest when so becoming
due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the
Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in
trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by
the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or interest
on the Debt Securities, and shall notify the Trustee in writing of
any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any
such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent, and
in such event any such Paying Agent shall have the obligation, to
pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time
may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the
Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if
other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further
liability for such money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as
Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund
for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying
Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating
to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the
Debt Securities.
Any money deposited with any
Paying Agent, or then held by the Company or a domestic Subsidiary
in trust for the payment of principal or interest on any Debt
Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal
and interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the
Company at its request, or, if then held by the Company or a
domestic Subsidiary, shall be discharged from such trust; and the
Holders shall thereafter, as general unsecured creditors, look only
to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Paying
Agent with respect to such money, and all liability of the Company
or such permitted Subsidiary as trustee thereof, shall thereupon
cease.
SECTION 2.06 HOLDER
LISTS.
The Trustee shall preserve in as
current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list
available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall
otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the
Registrar, the Company shall furnish, or shall cause the Registrar
(if other than the Company) to furnish, to the Trustee at least
seven Business Days before each interest payment date and at such
other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such
form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of
the names and addresses of the Holders of Debt Securities and, to
the extent applicable, the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA
§ 312(a).
SECTION 2.07 TRANSFER AND
EXCHANGE.
(a) Transfer and Exchange
of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred as a
whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a
nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee
of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a
successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All
Global Notes shall be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes
if (i) the Company notifies the Trustee in writing that the
Depositary is no longer willing or able to act as a depositary or
ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act
and a successor Depositary is not appointed within 90 days of such
notice or cessation or (ii) the Company in its sole discretion
determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should
be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to
such effect to the Trustee. Upon the occurrence of any of the
preceding events in (i) or (ii) above, Definitive Notes
shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the
Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in
whole
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or in part, as provided in Sections 2.08 and 2.10. Every
Debt Security authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in
lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this
Section 2.07 or Section 2.08 or 2.10, shall be
authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global
Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Debt Security
other than as provided in this Section 2.07(a); however,
beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and
exchanged as provided in Section 2.07(b) or (c) or
pursuant to Section 2.01.
(b) Transfer and Exchange
of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and
exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be
effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions
of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Transfers and
exchanges of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall
require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or
(ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other
following subparagraphs, as applicable:
(i)
Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note .
Beneficial interests in any Global Note may be transferred to
Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in the same Global Note. No written orders or instructions
shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the
transfers described in this Section 2.07(b)(i).
(ii)
All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in
Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of
beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.07(b)(i),
the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the
Registrar either (A) (1) an order from a Participant or an Indirect
Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause
to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an
amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or
exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the
Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B)
(1) an order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant
given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable
Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a
Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be
transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the
Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the
Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to
effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (B)(1) above. Upon
satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of
beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture
and the Debt Securities or otherwise applicable under the
Securities Act, the Trustee or Notes Custodian shall adjust the
principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to
Section 2.07(g).
(c) Transfer or Exchange
of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes for Definitive Notes.
If any Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 2.07(b)(ii), the Trustee
shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global
Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.07(g),
and the Company shall execute and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order pursuant to Section 2.03, the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the
instructions an Definitive Note in the appropriate principal
amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial
interest pursuant to this Section 2.07(c) shall be registered
in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or
denominations as the Holder of such beneficial interest shall
instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and
the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver
such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Debt
Securities are so registered.
(d) Transfer and Exchange
of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. A
Holder of a Definitive Note may exchange such Debt Security for a
beneficial interest in a Global Note or transfer such Definitive
Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in a Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a
request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel
the applicable Definitive Note and increase or cause to be
increased the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global
Note.
(e) Transfer and Exchange
of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a
Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with
the provisions of this Section 2.07(e), the Registrar shall
register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to
such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder
shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes
duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer
in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder
or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. A Holder of
Definitive Notes may transfer such Debt Securities to a Person who
takes
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delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note. Upon receipt
of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall
register the Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the
Holder thereof.
(f) Global Note
Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially
the following form (unless otherwise specified by the
Depositary):
"THIS DEBT SECURITY IS A GLOBAL
NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO
AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF.
THIS DEBT SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO, OR REGISTERED OR
EXCHANGED FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF, ANY PERSON
OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF AND NO SUCH TRANSFER
MAY BE REGISTERED, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN
THE INDENTURE. EVERY DEBT SECURITY AUTHENTICATED AND DELIVERED UPON
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF, OR IN EXCHANGE FOR OR IN LIEU OF, THIS
DEBT SECURITY SHALL BE A GLOBAL NOTE SUBJECT TO THE FOREGOING,
EXCEPT IN SUCH LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES."
(g) Cancellation and/or
Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial
interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for
Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed,
repurchased or cancelled in whole and not in part, each such Global
Note shall be returned to or retained and cancelled by the Trustee
in accordance with Section 2.11. At any time prior to such
cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is
exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note
or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Debt Securities
represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an
endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by
the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such
reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or
transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, the principal
amount of Debt Securities represented by such other Global Note
shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on
such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the
direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
(h) General Provisions Relating
to Transfers and Exchanges.
(i) The
Debt Securities shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a
Debt Security for registration of transfer and in compliance with
this Section 2.07. When a Debt Security is presented to the
Registrar with a request to register a transfer, the Registrar
shall register the transfer as requested if the requirements of
Section 8-401 of the Uniform Commercial Code and this
Section 2.07 are met. When Debt Securities are presented to
the Registrar with a request to exchange them for an equal
principal amount of Debt Securities of other denominations, the
Registrar shall make the exchange as requested if the same
requirements are met.
(ii) To
permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and
Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order.
(iii) No
service charge shall be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest
in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any
registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar
governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any
such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon
exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.07 and
9.06).
(iv) The
Registrar shall retain copies of all certificates, notices and
other written communications received pursuant to this
Section 2.07. The Company shall have the right to inspect and
make copies of all such certificates, notices or other written
communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable
written notice to the Registrar.
(v) All
Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of
transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be
the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same
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indebtedness, and entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon
such registration of transfer or exchange.
(vi) The
Company, Trustee and Registrar shall not be required (A) to
issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Debt
Securities during a period beginning at the opening of business
15 days before the day of any selection of Debt Securities for
redemption under Section 3.03 and ending at the close of
business on the day of selection, (B) to register the transfer
of or to exchange any Debt Security so selected for redemption in
whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Debt
Security being redeemed in part or (C) to register the
transfer of or to exchange a Debt Security between a record date
and the next succeeding interest payment date.
(vii) Prior
to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Debt
Security, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat
the Person in whose name any Debt Security is registered as the
absolute owner of such Debt Security for the purpose of receiving
payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Debt
Securities, payment of the redemption price of the Debt Securities
and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or
the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
(viii) The
Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02.
(ix) All
certifications and certificates required to be submitted to the
Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.07 to effect a
registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile,
with an original of such document to be sent promptly
thereafter.
SECTION 2.08 REPLACEMENT DEBT
SECURITIES.
If a mutilated Debt Security is
surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Debt Security
claims that the Debt Security has been lost, destroyed or
wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall
authenticate a replacement Debt Security if the requirements of
Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met, such
that the Holder (i) satisfies the Company or the Trustee
within a reasonable time after he has notice of such loss,
destruction or wrongful taking and the Registrar does not register
a transfer prior to receiving such notification, (ii) makes
such request to the Company or the Trustee prior to the Debt
Security being acquired by a protected purchaser as defined in
Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code (a "
protected purchaser ") and (iii) satisfies any
other reasonable requirements of the Trustee and the Company
including evidence of the destruction, loss or theft of the Debt
Security. Such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in
the judgment of the Trustee to protect the Company, any Guarantor,
the Trustee, the Paying Agent, and the Registrar from any loss that
any of them may suffer if a Debt Security is replaced. The Company
and the Trustee may charge the Holder for their expenses in
replacing a Debt Security including the payment of a sum sufficient
to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be required.
In the event any such mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully
taken Debt Security has become or is about to become due and
payable, the Company in its discretion may pay such Debt Security
instead of issuing a new Debt Security in replacement thereof.
Every replacement Debt Security is
an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to
all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionally
with all other Debt Securities duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this
Section 2.08 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent
lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the
replacement or payment of mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully
taken Debt Securities.
SECTION 2.09 OUTSTANDING DEBT
SECURITIES.
"
Outstanding Debt Securities ", or "
Outstanding " when used with respect to Debt
Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Debt
Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture, except:
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(i) Debt
Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation, including Debt Securities tendered and
exchanged for other securities of the Company;
(ii) Debt
Securities of any series for which payment or redemption money in
the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the
Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or
set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company
shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of the Debt
Securities of such series; provided, however, that if such
Debt Securities are to be redeemed, then notice of redemption has
been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor
satisfactory to the Trustee has been made and the date for such
redemption has passed;
(iii) Debt
Securities of any series, except to the extent provided in
Section 8.04, with respect to which the Company has effected
defeasance as provided in Article VIII; and
(iv) Debt
Securities paid pursuant to Section 2.08 and Debt Securities
in exchange for or in lieu of which other Debt Securities have been
authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than
any such Debt Securities in respect of which there shall have been
presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Debt
Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such
Debt Securities are valid obligations of the Company;
provided, however, that in determining whether the
Holders of the requisite principal amount of Debt Securities
Outstanding of any series have performed any Act hereunder,
(A) the principal amount of Original Issue Discount
Securities, if any, which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall
be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and
payable as of such date upon acceleration of the maturity thereof
to such date pursuant to Section 6.02 and (B) Debt
Securities of such series owned by the Company or any other obligor
upon the Debt Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such
other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding
(provided, that in connection with any offer by the Company or any
obligor to purchase or exchange Debt Securities, Debt Securities
tendered by a Holder shall be Outstanding until the date of
purchase or exchange), except that, in determining whether the
Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such Act, only Debt
Securities which a Trust Officer of the Trustee actually knows to
be so owned shall be so disregarded. Debt Securities 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 to act with respect to such Debt Securities
and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon
the Debt Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such
other obligor.
SECTION 2.10 TEMPORARY DEBT
SECURITIES.
Until certificates representing
Definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare
and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall
authenticate temporary Debt Securities. Temporary Debt Securities
shall be substantially in the form of Definitive Debt Securities
but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for
temporary Debt Securities and as shall be reasonably acceptable to
the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare
and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Debt Securities in
exchange for temporary Debt Securities. Holders of temporary Debt
Securities shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this
Indenture.
SECTION 2.11
CANCELLATION.
All Debt Securities surrendered
for payment, redemption, transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered
to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee
at its Corporate Trust Office. All Debt Securities so delivered
shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. The Company may at any
time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Debt Securities
previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company
may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the
Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for
cancellation any Debt Securities previously authenticated hereunder
which the Company has not issued, and all Debt Securities so
delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Debt
Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any
Debt Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as
permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Debt Securities held by
the Trustee shall be delivered to the Company upon Company Request.
The acquisition of any Debt Securities by the Company shall not
operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness
represented thereby unless and until such Debt Securities are
surrendered to the
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Trustee for cancellation. The Debt Securities shall not be
disposed of until exchanged in full for Definitive Debt Securities
or until payment thereon is made in full.
SECTION 2.12 PAYMENT OF
INTEREST; DEFAULTED INTEREST.
(a) Except as otherwise
provided as contemplated by Section 2.01 with respect to any
series of Debt Securities, interest on any Debt Security which is
payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any
Interest Payment Date will be paid to the Person in whose name that
Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Debt Securities) is
registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for
such interest.
(b) Any interest on any Debt
Security which is payable but is not punctually paid or duly
provided for on any Interest Payment Date (herein called "
Defaulted Interest ") shall forthwith cease to be
payable to the registered Holder on the relevant Regular Record
Date by virtue of his having been such registered Holder, and such
Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in
each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The
Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the
Persons in whose names such Debt Securities (or their respective
Predecessor Debt Security) are registered at the close of business
on a special record date (the " Special Record Date
") for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed
in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in
writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on
each such Debt Security and the date of the proposed payment, and
at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee prior
to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, an amount of money equal to
the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such
Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the
Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment,
such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of
the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause
provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest. The Trustee shall promptly
notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and
at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed
payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date
therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Holders
of such Debt Securities at their addresses as they appear in the
Debt Security Register, not less than 15 days prior to such
Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such
Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been
mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the
Persons in whose names such Debt Securities (or their respective
Predecessor Debt Security) are registered at the close of business
on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant
to the following clause (2).
(2) The
Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on Debt
Securities in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the
requirements of any securities exchange on which such Debt
Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required
by such exchange, if, after notice is given by the Company to the
Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such
manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
(c) Subject to the foregoing
provisions of this Section, each Debt Security delivered under this
Indenture upon transfer of, in exchange for, or in lieu of, any
other Debt Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and
unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Debt
Security.
SECTION 2.13 CUSIP, ISIN OR COMMON CODE NUMBERS.
The Company in issuing the Debt
Securities may use "CUSIP," "ISIN" or "Common Code" numbers (if
then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use such
numbers in notices of redemption or repurchase as a convenience to
Holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state
that no representation is made as to the correctness of such
numbers either as printed on the Debt Securities or as contained in
any notice of a redemption or repurchase and that reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Debt
Securities, and any such redemption or repurchase shall not be
affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company
shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change in "CUSIP," "ISIN"
or "Common Code" numbers.
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ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION
SECTION 3.01 OPTIONAL
REDEMPTION.
Debt Securities of any series
which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be
redeemable in accordance with their terms and in accordance with
this Article.
SECTION 3.02 ELECTION TO
REDEEM; NOTICE TO TRUSTEE.
The election of the Company to
redeem Debt Securities of any series shall be evidenced by a Board
Resolution. The Company shall, not less than 35 (unless a shorter
notice period is acceptable to the Trustee) nor more than
60 days before the Redemption Date fixed by the Company,
notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date, the series of Debt
Securities to be redeemed, the Redemption Price, the CUSIP numbers
and the principal amount of Debt Securities of such series to be
redeemed.
SECTION 3.03 SELECTION BY
TRUSTEE OF DEBT SECURITIES TO BE REDEEMED.
If less than all of the Debt
Securities of any series are to be redeemed at the election of the
Company, the particular Debt Securities of such series to be
redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the
Redemption Date by the Trustee from the Outstanding Debt Securities
of such series not previously called for redemption by such method
as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may
provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the
minimum authorized denomination for such Debt Securities or any
integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of such Debt
Securities in a denomination larger than the minimum authorized
denomination for such Debt Securities pursuant to
Section 2.02(a) in the currency in which the such Debt
Securities are denominated. The portions of the principal amount of
the Debt Securities of such series so selected for partial
redemption shall be equal to the minimum authorized denominations
for such Debt Securities pursuant to Section 2.02(a) in the
currency in which such Debt Securities are denominated or any
integral multiple thereof. In any case when more than one Debt
Security is registered in the same name, the Trustee, in its
discretion, may treat the aggregate principal amount so registered
as if it were represented by one Debt Security.
The Trustee shall promptly notify
the Company and the U.S. Depositary for the applicable series of
Debt Securities (if other than itself) in writing of the Debt
Securities of such series selected for redemption and, in the case
of Debt Securities of any such series selected for partial
redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
For all purposes of this
Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions
relating to the redemption of Debt Securities shall relate, in the
case of any Debt Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part,
to the portion of the principal amount of such Debt Security which
has been or is to be redeemed.
SECTION 3.04 NOTICE OF
REDEMPTION.
Notice of redemption shall be
given by the Company, or at the Company’s written request, by
the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company, not less
than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the
Redemption Date to the Holders of the Debt Securities of the series
to be redeemed pursuant to this Article III, in the manner
provided in Section 11.02. Any notice so given shall be
conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not any
such Holder receives such notice. Failure to give such notice, or
any defect in such notice to the Holder of any Debt Security, in
whole or in part, shall not affect the sufficiency of any notice of
redemption with respect to the Holder of any other Debt
Security.
All notices of redemption shall
identify the series of Debt Securities to be redeemed (including
CUSIP number) and shall state:
(a) the Redemption Date,
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(b) the Redemption Price,
(c) that the Debt Securities
of such series are being redeemed by the Company pursuant to
provisions contained in this Indenture or the terms of such Debt
Securities, together with a brief statement of the facts permitting
such redemption,
(d) that (i) all
Outstanding Debt Securities of such series are to be redeemed, or
(ii) if less than all Outstanding Securities of such series
are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial
redemption, the principal amount) of the particular Debt Securities
to be redeemed,
(e) in the case of Debt
Securities of any series that are to be redeemed in part only, that
on or after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Debt
Securities, the Holders of such Debt Securities will receive,
without charge, new Debt Securities of such series in authorized
denominations for the principal amount thereof remaining
unredeemed,
(f) that on the Redemption
Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each
such Debt Security to be redeemed, and that interest thereon, if
any, shall cease to accrue on and after said date, and
(g) the Place or Places of
Payment where such Debt Securities are to be surrendered for
payment of the Redemption Price.
SECTION 3.05 DEPOSIT OF
REDEMPTION PRICE.
On or prior to 10:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on the Redemption Date for the Debt Securities
of any series so to be redeemed, the Company shall deposit with the
Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its
own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in
Section 4.05) an amount of money in the currency in which such
Debt Securities are denominated sufficient to pay the Redemption
Price of such Debt Securities which are to be redeemed on that
date.
SECTION 3.06 DEBT SECURITIES
PAYABLE ON REDEMPTION DATE.
Notice of redemption having been
given as aforesaid, any Debt Securities of any series so to be
redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at
the Redemption Price in the currency in which such Debt Securities
are payable, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall
default in the payment of the Redemption Price) such Debt
Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such
Debt Security of any such series for redemption in accordance with
said notice, such Debt Security shall be paid by the Company at the
Redemption Price; provided, however, that installments of
interest on Debt Securities which have a Stated Maturity on or
prior to the Redemption Date for such Debt Securities shall be
payable according to the terms of such Debt Securities and the
provisions of Section 2.05, Section 2.12 and Section
4.05.
If any Debt Security called for
redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for
redemption, the principal (and premium, if any) shall, until paid,
bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed
therefor in such Debt Security.
SECTION 3.07 DEBT SECURITIES
REDEEMED IN PART.
Any Debt Security of a series
which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the
Corporate Trust Office with, if the Company, the U.S. Depositary
for such Debt Securities or the Trustee so requires, due
endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Company, the U.S. Depositary for such Debt
Securities and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or
such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and the
Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver to the Holder of such Debt Security without service charge,
a new Debt Security or Debt Securities of the same series, of like
tenor and form, of any authorized denomination as requested by such
Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for
the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Debt Security so
surrendered. In the case of a Debt Security providing appropriate
space for such notation, at the option of the Holder thereof, the
Trustee, in lieu of delivering a
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new Debt Security or Debt Securities as aforesaid, may make a
notation on such Debt Security of the payment of the redeemed
portion thereof.
SECTION 3.08 MANDATORY
DISPOSITION OF DEBT SECURITIES PURSUANT TO GAMING LAWS.
Each Holder and beneficial owner,
by accepting or otherwise acquiring an interest in the Debt
Securities, shall be deemed to have agreed that if the Gaming
Authority of any jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries conducts or proposes to conduct gaming requires that a
Person who is a Holder or beneficial owner must be licensed,
qualified or found suitable under the applicable Gaming Laws, such
Holder or beneficial owner shall apply for a license, qualification
or a finding of suitability within the required time period. If
such Person fails to apply or become licensed or qualified or is
found unsuitable (a " Disqualified Holder "), then
the Company shall have the right, at its option, notwithstanding
any other provision of this Indenture:
(i) to require such Person to
dispose of its Debt Securities or beneficial interest therein
within 30 days of receipt of notice of the Company’s
election or such earlier date as may be requested or prescribed by
such Gaming Authority; or
(ii) to redeem such Debt
Securities, which Redemption Date may be less than 30 days
following the notice of redemption if so requested or prescribed by
the Gaming Authority, at a redemption price equal to:
(1) the
lesser of:
(a) the
Person’s cost, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to
the earlier of the Redemption Date or the date of the finding of
unsuitability or failure to comply; and
(b) 100%
of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest
to the earlier of the Redemption Date or the date of the finding of
unsuitability or failure to comply; or
(2) such
other amount as may be required by applicable Gaming Laws or by
order of any Gaming Authority.
The Company shall notify the
Trustee in writing of any such Disqualified Holder status or
redemption as soon as practicable. The Company shall not be
responsible for any costs or expenses any such Holder or beneficial
owner may incur in connection with its application for a license,
qualification or a finding of suitability. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Indenture, immediately upon the imposition
of a requirement to dispose of Debt Securities by a Gaming
Authority, such Person shall, to the extent required by applicable
Gaming Laws, have no further right (i) to exercise, directly
or indirectly, through any trustee, nominee or any other person or
entity, any right conferred by the Debt Securities or (ii) to
receive any interest, dividends or any other distributions or
payments with respect to the Debt Securities or any remuneration in
any form with respect to the Debt Securities from the Company or
the Trustee, except the redemption price.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01 PAYMENT OF
PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM AND INTEREST.
The Company covenants and agrees
for the benefit of Holders of Debt Securities of each series that
it will duly and punctually pay the principal of (and premium, if
any) and interest on the Debt Securities of such series in
accordance with the terms of such Debt Securities and this
Indenture.
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SECTION 4.02 REPORTS
(a) Whether or not required
by the Commission, so long as any Debt Securities are outstanding,
the Company shall furnish to the Holders within 15 days after
the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and
regulations:
(1) all
quarterly and annual financial information that would be required
to be contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and
10-K if the Company were required to file such Forms, including a
"Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations" (" MD&A ") and, with
respect to the annual information only, a report thereon by the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm;
and
(2) all
current reports that would be required to be filed with the
Commission on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such
reports.
(b) The Company shall at all
times comply with TIA § 314(a).
SECTION 4.03 OFFICER’S
CERTIFICATE AS TO COMPLIANCE.
The Company will deliver to the
Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, a
certificate of the principal executive officer, principal financial
officer or principal accounting officer of the Company stating
whether or not, to the knowledge of the signer thereof, the Company
is in compliance with all covenants and conditions under this
Indenture, and, in the event of any noncompliance, specifying such
noncompliance and the nature and status thereof of which such
signer may have knowledge. For purposes of this Section, such
compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of
grace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture.
SECTION 4.04 MAINTENANCE OF
OFFICE OR AGENCY.
The Company will maintain in each
Place of Payment for Debt Securities of any series an office or
agency where such Debt Securities may be presented or surrendered
for payment, where such Debt Securities may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange, where Debt Securities of a
series that are convertible may be surrendered for conversion, if
applicable, and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in
respect of such Debt Securities and this Indenture may be served.
If Debt Securities of a series are listed on The Stock Exchange of
the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange located outside the
United States and such stock exchange shall so require, the Company
will maintain a Paying Agent for such Debt Securities in London,
Luxembourg or any other required city located outside the United
States, as the case may be, so long as such Debt Securities are
listed on such exchange, and subject to any laws or regulations
applicable thereto, in a Place of Payment for such Debt Securities
located outside the United States an office or agency where any
such Debt Securities may be surrendered for registration of
transfer, where such Debt Securities may be surrendered for
exchange or redemption and where notices and demands to or upon the
Company in respect of such Debt Securities and this Indenture may
be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the
Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such
office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain
any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the
Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders,
notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust
Office of the Trustee and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee
as its agent to receive all presentations, surrenders, notices and
demands.
The Company may also from time to
time designate different or additional offices or agencies to be
maintained for such purposes (in or outside of such Place of
Payment), and may from time to time rescind any such designations;
provided, however, that no such designation or rescission
shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligations
described in the preceding paragraph. The Company will give prompt
written notice to the Trustee of any such additional designation or
rescission of designation and any change in the location of any
such different or additional office or agency.
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SECTION 4.05 MONEY FOR DEBT
SECURITIES; PAYMENTS TO BE HELD IN TRUST.
If the Company shall at any time
act as its own Paying Agent with respect to Debt Securities of any
series, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of
(and premium, if any) or interest on any of the Debt Securities of
that series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and
premium, if any) or interest so becoming due until such sums shall
be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein
provided, and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or
failure so to act.
Whenever the Company shall have
one or more Paying Agents with respect to the Debt Securities of
any series, it will, by or on each due date of the principal (and
premium, if any) or interest on any Debt Securities of that series,
deposit with any such Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the
principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due (in
same day funds and, if a Global Note is Outstanding, by
10:00 a.m., New York City time, in order for the Trustee to
make payment to the U.S. Depositary for the Debt Securities of such
series in accordance with rules of such U.S. Depositary), such sum
to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled
thereto, and (unless any such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the
Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure
so to act.
The Company will cause each Paying
Agent with respect to the Debt Securities of any series other than
the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in
which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to
the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will:
(a) hold all sums held by it
for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or
interest on Debt Securities of that series in trust for the benefit
of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to
such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;
(b) give the Trustee notice
of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Debt
Securities of that series) in the making of any payment of
principal (and premium, if any) or interest on the Debt Securities
of that series; and
(c) at any time during the
continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the
Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by
such Paying Agent.
The Company may at any time, for
the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct
any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by
the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the
Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were
held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by
any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be
released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Any money deposited with the
Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust
for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or
interest on any Debt Security of any series and remaining unclaimed
for two years after such principal (and premium, if any) or
interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company
upon Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be
discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Debt Security
shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to
the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee
or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all
liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease;
provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent,
before being required to make any such repayment, shall at the
expense of the Company cause to be transmitted in the manner and to
the extent provided by Section 11.02, notice that such money
remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which
shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such
notification, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining
will be repaid to the Company upon Company Request.
SECTION 4.06 CORPORATE
EXISTENCE.
Subject to Articles V and X, the
Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve and keep in full force and effect its and each
Guarantor’s corporate existence, rights (charter and
statutory) and franchises; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or
franchise if the
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Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no
longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and
the Guarantors, taken as a whole.
SECTION 4.07 WAIVER OF CERTAIN
COVENANTS.
The Company may omit in any
particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition
set forth in Sections 4.04 through 4.06 or 4.08 (or any
additional specified term, provision or condition set forth in the
Board Resolution, Officers’ Certificate or supplemental
indenture establishing the terms of the Debt Securities of any
series) for the benefit of the Holders of the Debt Securities of
any series if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at
least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt
Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either
waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive
compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such
waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition
except to the extent expressly so waived, and, until such waive
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