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EXHIBIT 4.2
GREIF, INC.
6- 3
/ 4 %
SENIOR NOTES DUE 2017
INDENTURE
Dated as of February 9, 2007
U.S. Bank National Association
Trustee
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
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Trust Indenture Act
Section
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Indenture
Section
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7.10
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7.10
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N.A.
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N.A.
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7.10
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7.10
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N.A.
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7.11
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7.11
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N.A.
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2.05
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12.03
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12.03
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7.06
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N.A.
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7.06; 7.07
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7.06; 12.02
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7.06
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4.03; 12.02;
12.05
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N.A.
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12.04
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12.04
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N.A.
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N.A.
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12.05
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N.A.
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7.01
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7.05; 12.02
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7.01
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7.01
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6.11
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2.09
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6.05
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6.04
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N.A.
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6.07
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2.12
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6.08
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6.09
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2.04
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N.A.
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means not applicable.
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This Cross-Reference Table is not part of the
Indenture.
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Page
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ARTICLE 1.
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DEFINITIONS AND
INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
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Section 1.01
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Definitions.
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1
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Section 1.02
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Other Definitions.
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10
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Section 1.03
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Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture
Act.
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10
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Section 1.04
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Rules of Construction.
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11
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Section 1.05
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Acts of Holders.
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ARTICLE 2.
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THE NOTES
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Section 2.01
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Form and Dating.
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12
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Section 2.02
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Execution and Authentication.
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Section 2.03
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Registrar and Paying Agent.
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14
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Section 2.04
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Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
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Section 2.05
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Holder Lists.
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15
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Section 2.06
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Transfer and Exchange.
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15
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Section 2.07
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Replacement Notes.
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26
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Section 2.08
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Outstanding Notes.
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26
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Section 2.09
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Treasury Notes.
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27
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Section 2.10
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Temporary Notes.
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Section 2.11
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Cancellation.
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27
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Section 2.12
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Defaulted Interest.
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27
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ARTICLE 3.
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REDEMPTION AND
PREPAYMENT
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Section 3.01
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Notices to Trustee.
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28
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Section 3.02
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Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or
Purchased.
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28
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Section 3.03
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Notice of Redemption.
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Section 3.04
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Effect of Notice of Redemption.
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Section 3.05
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Deposit of Redemption or Purchase
Price.
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Section 3.06
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Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.
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Section 3.07
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Optional Redemption.
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Section 3.08
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Mandatory Redemption.
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ARTICLE 4.
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COVENANTS
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Section 4.01
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Payment of Notes.
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Section 4.02
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Maintenance of Office or Agency.
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Section 4.03
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SEC Reports.
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Section 4.04
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Limitation on Liens.
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Section 4.05
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Limitation on Sale and Leaseback.
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Section 4.06
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Exemption from Limitation on Liens and Sale and
Leaseback.
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Section 4.07
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Statement by Officers as to Default.
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Section 4.08
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Waiver of Certain Covenants.
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Section 4.09
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Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of
Control
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Section 4.10
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Limitation of Guarantees by Restricted
Subsidiaries.
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Section 4.11
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Payments for Consent.
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ARTICLE 5.
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SUCCESSORS
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Section 5.01
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Company May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain
Terms.
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Section 5.02
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Successor Substituted.
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Section 5.03
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Securities to Be Secured in Certain
Events.
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Section 5.04
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No Consolidation, Etc., Shall Result in Event of
Default.
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Section 5.05
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Opinion of Counsel to Be Given to
Trustee.
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ARTICLE 6.
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DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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Section 6.01
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Events of Default.
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Section 6.02
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Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and
Annulment.
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Section 6.03
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Other Remedies.
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Section 6.04
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Waiver of Past Defaults.
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Section 6.05
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Control by Majority.
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Section 6.06
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Limitation on Suits.
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Section 6.07
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Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive
Payment.
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Section 6.08
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Collection Suit by Trustee.
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Section 6.09
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Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
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Section 6.10
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Priorities.
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Section 6.11
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Undertaking for Costs.
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ARTICLE 7.
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TRUSTEE
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Section 7.01
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Duties of Trustee.
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Section 7.02
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Rights of Trustee.
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Section 7.03
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Individual Rights of Trustee.
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Section 7.04
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Trustee’s Disclaimer.
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Section 7.05
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Notice of Defaults.
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Section 7.06
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Reports by Trustee to Holders of the
Notes.
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Section 7.07
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Compensation and Indemnity.
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Section 7.08
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Replacement of Trustee.
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Section 7.09
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Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
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Section 7.10
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Eligibility; Disqualification.
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Section 7.11
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Preferential Collection of Claims Against
Company.
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ARTICLE 8.
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LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT
DEFEASANCE
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Section 8.01
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Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance.
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Section 8.02
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Legal Defeasance and Discharge.
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Section 8.03
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Covenant Defeasance.
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Section 8.04
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Conditions to Legal or Covenant
Defeasance.
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Section 8.05
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Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be
Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.
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Section 8.06
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Repayment to Company.
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Section 8.07
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Reinstatement.
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ARTICLE 9.
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AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND
WAIVER
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Section 9.01
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Without Consent of Holders of Notes.
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Section 9.02
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With Consent of Holders of Notes.
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Section 9.03
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Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
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Section 9.04
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Revocation and Effect of Consents.
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Section 9.05
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Notation on or Exchange of Notes.
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Section 9.06
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Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc.
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ARTICLE 10.
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE
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Section 10.01
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Subsidiary Guarantee.
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Section 10.02
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Limitation on Guarantor Liability.
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Section 10.03
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Execution and Delivery of Subsidiary
Guarantee.
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Section 10.04
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Guarantor May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain
Terms
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Section 10.05
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Releases
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ARTICLE 11.
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SATISFACTION AND
DISCHARGE
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Section 11.01
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Satisfaction and Discharge.
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Section 11.02
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Application of Trust Money.
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ARTICLE 12.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 12.01
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Trust Indenture Act Controls.
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Section 12.02
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Notices.
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Section 12.03
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Communication by Holders of Notes with Other
Holders of Notes.
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Section 12.04
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Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions
Precedent.
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Section 12.05
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Statements Required in Certificate or
Opinion.
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Section 12.06
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Rules by Trustee and Agents.
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Section 12.07
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No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers,
Employees and Stockholders.
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Section 12.08
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Governing Law.
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Section 12.09
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No Adverse Interpretation of Other
Agreements.
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Section 12.10
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Successors.
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Section 12.11
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Severability.
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Section 12.12
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Counterpart Originals.
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Section 12.13
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Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.
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Section 12.14
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Waiver of Jury Trial.
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Section 12.15
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Force Majeure.
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Exhibit A-1
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FORM OF NOTES
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Exhibit A-2
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FORM OF REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL
NOTE
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Exhibit B
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
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Exhibit C
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
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Exhibit D
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL
ACCREDITED INVESTOR
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Exhibit E
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FORM OF NOTATION OF SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTEE
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Exhibit F
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FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
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INDENTURE dated as of February 9, 2007
between Greif, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the " Company
"), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking
association, as trustee (the " Trustee ").
The Company and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of
each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as
defined) of the 6-3/4% Senior Notes due 2017 (the " Notes
"):
1. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
(a) Definitions.
" 144A Global Note " means a Global Note substantially in
the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and
the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of,
and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that
will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
" Additional Interest" means all additional interest then
owing pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
" Additional Notes " means additional notes (other than
the Initial Notes and other than Exchange Notes for such Initial
Notes) issued from time to time under this Indenture in accordance
with Section 2.02 hereof, as part of the same series as the
Initial Notes.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other
Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under
direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For
purposes of this definition, "control," as used with respect to any
Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of
such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
agreement or otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10%
or more of the Voting Stock of a Person will be deemed to be
control. For purposes of this definition, the terms "controlling,"
"controlled by" and "under common control with" have correlative
meanings.
" Agent " means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent
or additional paying agent.
" Applicable Premium " means, with respect to any Note on
any applicable redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.0% of the
then outstanding principal amount of such Note and (ii) the
excess of:
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(a) the present value at such redemption date of the sum of all
required remaining principal and interest payments due on such Note
(excluding accrued but unpaid interest), such present value to be
computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of
such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over
(b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Note.
" Applicable Procedures " means, with respect to any
transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global
Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and
Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.
" Bankruptcy Law " means Title 11, U.S. Code or any
similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
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" Board of Directors " means:
(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the
corporation or any committee thereof;
(2) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the
general partner of the partnership;
(3) with respect to a limited liability company, the board of
managers of the limited liability company; and
(4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of
such Person serving a similar function.
" Broker-Dealer " has the meaning set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
" Business Day " means each day other than a Legal
Holiday.
" Capital Stock " means:
(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and
all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents
(however designated) of corporate stock;
(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company,
partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited);
and
(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person
the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or
distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding any
debt securities convertible into such equity securities.
" Capitalized Lease Obligation " means, as to any Person,
the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to
be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under
GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such
obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such
obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
" Change of Control " means the occurrence of any of the
following events:
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(a) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions to
either of the foregoing) of persons, other than the Permitted
Holders, become the "beneficial owners" (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act, except that a person will be deemed to have
"beneficial ownership" of all shares that any such person has the
right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or
only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more
than 35% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the
Company, whether as a result of the issuance of securities of the
Company, any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution of
the Company, any direct or indirect transfer of securities by the
Permitted Holders or otherwise (for purposes of this clause (a),
the Permitted Holders will be deemed to beneficially own any Voting
Stock of a specified corporation held by a parent corporation so
long as the Permitted Holders beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, in the aggregate a majority of the total voting power
of the Voting Stock of such parent corporation); or
(b) the sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other
disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all
the assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries,
considered
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as a whole (other than a disposition of such
assets as an entirety or virtually as an entirety to a Wholly-Owned
Restricted Subsidiary or one or more Permitted Holders or a Person
of which one or more of the Permitted Holders own more than 50% of
the voting power) shall have occurred, or the Company merges,
consolidates or amalgamates with or into any other Person (other
than one or more Permitted Holders) or any other Person (other than
one or more Permitted Holders or a Person of which one or more of
the Permitted Holders own more than 50% of the voting power)
merges, consolidates or amalgamates with or into the Company, in
any such event pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding
Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified into or exchanged for
cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction
where:
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(1) the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified
into or exchanged for other Voting Stock of the Company or for
Voting Stock of the surviving corporation, and
(2) the holders of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately
prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, not less
than a majority of the Voting Stock of the Company or the surviving
corporation immediately after such transaction and in substantially
the same proportion as before the transaction; or
(c) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who
at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors
(together with any new directors whose election or appointment by
such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of
the Company was approved by a vote of not less than a majority of
the directors then still in office who were either directors at the
beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for
election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to
constitute a majority of the Board of Directors then in office;
or
(d) the stockholders of the Company shall have approved any plan
of liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
" Clearstream " means Clearstream Banking, S.A.
" Company " means the party named as such in the preamble
to this Indenture, and any and all successors thereto.
" Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee " will be at the
address of the Trustee specified in Section 12.02 hereof or
such other address as to which the Trustee or successor trustee may
give notice to the Company.
" Credit Agreement " means the Credit Agreement, dated as
of March 2, 2005, among the Company, the Subsidiaries party
thereto, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative
agent, and the lenders and agents party thereto, as amended,
restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon
termination, and whether with the original agents, lenders or
otherwise), renewed, restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or
otherwise modified from time to time (such replacement, renewal,
restructuring, repaying, refunding, refinancing or modification may
be successive or non-successive), including by means of one or more
other credit agreements, loan agreements, note agreements,
promissory notes, indentures or other agreements or instruments
evidencing or governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other
financial accommodation that has been incurred to extend, increase
or refinance in whole or in part the Indebtedness and other
obligations outstanding.
" Currency Agreement " means any foreign exchange
contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or
arrangement designed to protect the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company against fluctuations in currency
values.
" Custodian " means the Trustee, as custodian with
respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity
thereto.
" Default " means any event that is, or with the passage
of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of
Default.
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" Definitive Note " means a certificated
Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in
accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-1 hereto except that such Note shall not bear the
Global Note Legend and shall not have the "Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto.
" Depositary " means, with respect to the Notes issuable
or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified
in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the
Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary
hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable
provision of this Indenture.
" Disqualified Capital Stock " means that portion of any
Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security
into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the
option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event
(other than an event which would constitute a Change of Control),
matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund
obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the
holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of a
Change of Control) on or prior to the final maturity date of the
Notes.
" Domestic Subsidiary " means any Subsidiary, or any
Subsidiary created or acquired by the Company, that is formed under
the laws of the United States or any state of the United States or
the District of Columbia.
" Euroclear " means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator
of the Euroclear system.
" Exchange Act " means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
"Exchange Notes" means any notes issued in exchange for
the Notes pursuant to Section 2.06(f) hereof.
" Exchange Offer " has the meaning set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
"Exchange Offer Registration Statement" has the meaning
set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
"GAAP " means generally accepted accounting principles
set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such
other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession, which are in effect on the date of this
Indenture.
" Global Note Legend " means the legend set forth in
Section 2.06(g)(2), which is required to be placed on all
Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
" Global Notes " means, individually and collectively,
each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global
Notes, deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of
the Depositary or its nominee, substantially in the form of Exhibit
A-1 hereto issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(3),
2.06(b)(4) or 2.06(d)(2) hereof.
" Government Securities " means direct obligations of, or
obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America, and the
payment for which the United States pledges its full faith and
credit.
" Guarantee " means a guarantee other than by endorsement
of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of
business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without
limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of
credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or
any part of any Indebtedness.
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" Guarantor " means any Subsidiary that
executes a Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the provisions
of this Indenture and its successors and assigns until the
Subsidiary Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance
with the provisions of this Indenture.
" Holder " means a Person in whose name a Note is
registered.
" IAI Global Note " means a Global Note substantially in
the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and
the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and
registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that will
be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes sold to Institutional Accredited Investors.
" Indebtedness " means with respect to any Person,
without duplication,
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(1) all Obligations of such Person for borrowed money;
(2) all Obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or other similar instruments;
(3) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;
(4) all Obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the
deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale
obligations and all Obligations under any title retention agreement
(but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
arising in the ordinary course of business and indemnification
obligations and obligations under agreements relating to the sale
or acquisition of assets or equity);
(5) all Obligations for the reimbursement of any obligor on any
letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit
transaction;
(6) guarantees and other contingent obligations in respect of
Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above
and clause (8) below;
(7) all Obligations of any other Person of the type referred to
in clauses (1) through (6) which are secured by any lien
on any property or asset of such Person, the amount of such
Obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the fair market value
of such property or asset or the amount of the Obligation so
secured;
(8) all Obligations under currency agreements and interest swap
agreements of such Person; and
(9) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person with
the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital
Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary
liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but
excluding accrued dividends, if any.
For purposes hereof, the "maximum fixed repurchase price" of any
Disqualified Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase
price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such
Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock
were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required
to be determined pursuant to the Indenture, and if such price is
based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such
Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value shall be
determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors
of the issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock.
" Indenture " means this Indenture, as amended or
supplemented from time to time.
" Indirect Participant " means a Person who holds a
beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.
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" Initial Notes " means the $300.0 million
aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on
the date hereof.
" Initial Purchaser " means any of Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, Key Banc Capital
Markets, a division of McDonald Investments, Inc., NatCity
Investments, Inc., ING Financial Markets LLC and Piper
Jaffray & Co.
" Institutional Accredited Investor " means an
institution that is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act, who
are not also QIBs.
"Interest Payment Date" means February 1 and
August 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business
Day, on the next succeeding Business Day.
" Interest Swap Obligations " means the obligations of
any Person pursuant to any arrangement with any other Person,
whereby, directly or indirectly, such Person is entitled to receive
from time to time periodic payments calculated by applying either a
floating or a fixed rate of interest on a stated notional amount in
exchange for periodic payments made by such other Person calculated
by applying a fixed or a floating rate of interest on the same
notional amount and shall include, without limitation, interest
rate swaps, caps, floors, collars and similar agreements.
" Investments " means, with respect to any Person, all
direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons
(including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees
or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding
commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees
made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other
acquisitions for value of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other
securities, together with all items that are or would be classified
as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.
If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise
disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect
Restricted Subsidiary such that, after giving effect to any such
sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted
Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to have made an Investment
on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair
market value of the Company’s Investments in such Restricted
Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of. "Investments" shall
exclude extensions of trade credit by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
" Investment Grade Rating " means a rating of Baa3 or
better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor
rating categories of Moody’s) and BBB- or better by S&P
(or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of
S&P) (or, in each case, if such Rating Agency ceases to rate
the Company’s corporate family rating for reasons outside of
the control of the Company, the equivalent investment grade credit
rating from any Rating Agency selected by the Company as a
replacement Rating Agency).
" Legal Holiday " means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on
which banking institutions in New York City or at a place of
payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to
remain closed. If a payment date is on a Legal Holiday at a place
of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next
succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall
accrue on such payment for the intervening period.
" Letter of Transmittal" means the letter of transmittal
to be prepared by the Issuer and sent to all Holders of the Notes
for use by such Holders in connection with the Exchange Offer.
" Moody’s " means Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc. and its successors.
" Net Tangible Assets " means, at any date, the aggregate
amount of assets (less applicable reserves required by GAAP and
other properly deductible items) after deducting therefrom
(1) all current liabilities (excluding any Indebtedness for
money borrowed having a maturity of less than 12 months from the
date of the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company
but which by its terms is renewable or extendable beyond 12 months
from such date at the option of the borrower) and (2) all
goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt
discount and expense and other like intangibles, all of the
foregoing as set forth on the most recent consolidated balance
sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries computed in accordance
with GAAP.
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" Non-U.S. Person " means a Person who is
not a U.S. Person.
" Notes " has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble
to this Indenture. With respect to each class of Notes (including
any Exchange Notes issued in exchange therefore) issued hereunder,
the Initial Notes and the Additional Notes shall be treated as a
single class for all purposes under this Indenture (except as
specifically set forth herein), and unless the context otherwise
requires, all references to the Notes shall include the Initial
Notes and any Additional Notes.
" Obligations " means all obligations for principal,
premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications,
reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the
documentation governing any Indebtedness.
" Offering Memorandum " means that offering memorandum,
dated as of January 26, 2007, relating to the Initial
Notes.
" Officer " means, with respect to any Person, the
Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President,
the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the
Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary
or any Vice-President of such Person.
" Officers’ Certificate " means a certificate
signed on behalf of the Company by two Officers of the Company, one
of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal
financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting
officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of
Section 12.05 hereof.
" Opinion of Counsel " means an opinion from legal
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that meets the
requirements of Section 12.05 hereof. Such counsel may be an
employee of or counsel to the Company or any Subsidiary.
" Participant " means, with respect to the Depositary,
Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the
Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with
respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).
" Permitted Holders " means (i) All Life Foundation,
Michael H. Dempsey, Michael H. Dempsey Living Trust, Henry Coyle
Dempsey Trust, Naomi C. Dempsey Charitable Lead Annuity Trust,
Naomi C. Dempsey Trust, Patricia M. Dempsey, Patricia M. Dempsey
Living Trust, Judith D. Hook, Judith D. Hook Living Trust, Mary T.
McAlpin, Mary T. McAlpin Living Trust, Mary T. McAlpin Charitable
Remainder Annuity Trust, John McNamara, Virginia D. Ragan and
Virginia D. Ragan Living Trust; (ii) the spouses, heirs,
legatees, descendants and blood relatives to the third degree of
consanguinity of any person in clause (i), and any adopted children
and blood relative thereof; (iii) the executors and
administrators of the estate of any such person, and any court
appointed guardian of any person in clause (i) or (ii);
(iv) any trust, family partnership or similar investment
entity for the benefit of any such person referred to in the
foregoing clause (i) or (ii) or any persons (including
for charitable purposes), so long as one or more members of the
group consisting of the Permitted Holders have the exclusive or a
joint right to control the voting and disposition of securities
held by such trust, family partnership or other investment entity;
and (v) any employee or retiree benefit plan sponsored by the
Company.
" Permitted Indebtedness " means, without duplication,
each of the following:
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(1) guarantees of Indebtedness and other Obligations incurred
pursuant to the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount
not to exceed the greater of $550 million and 20% of Total
Assets;
(2) guarantees of other Indebtedness of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date reduced by
the amount of any scheduled amortization payments or mandatory
prepayments when actually paid or permanent reductions thereon;
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(3) guarantees of Interest Swap Obligations of
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company covering
Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
provided , however , that such Interest Swap
Obligations are entered into to protect the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries from fluctuations in interest rates on its
outstanding Indebtedness to the extent the notional principal
amount of such Interest Swap Obligation does not, at the time of
the incurrence thereof, exceed the principal amount of the
Indebtedness to which such Interest Swap Obligation relates;
and
(4) guarantees of Indebtedness under Currency Agreements;
provided that in the case of Currency Agreements which
relate to Indebtedness, such Currency Agreements do not increase
the Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
outstanding other than as a result of fluctuations in foreign
currency exchange rates or by reason of fees, indemnities and
compensation payable thereunder.
" Person " means any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or
government or other agency.
" Principal Property " means any mill, manufacturing
plant, manufacturing facility or timberlands owned by the Company
or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries and located within the
continental United States, but does not include any such mill,
plant, facility or timberland which in the opinion of the Board of
Directors of the Company is not of material importance to the total
business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as an
entirety.
" Private Placement Legend " means the legend set forth
in Section 2.06(g)(1) to be placed on all Notes issued under
this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions
of this Indenture.
" QIB " means a "qualified institutional buyer" as
defined in Rule 144A.
" Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration
Rights Agreement related to the Notes, dated as of February 9,
2007, between the Company and the Initial Purchasers, as such
agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented form time to
time and, with respect to any Additional Notes, one or more
registration rights agreements between the Company and the other
parties thereto, as such agreement(s) may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, relating to rights given by the
Company to the purchasers of Additional Notes to register such
Additional Notes under the Securities Act.
" Regulation S " means Regulation S promulgated under the
Securities Act.
" Regulation S Global Note " means a Regulation S
Temporary Global Note or Regulation S Permanent Global Note, as
appropriate.
" Regulation S Permanent Global Note " means a permanent
Global Note in the form of Exhibit A-1 bearing the Global Note
Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on
behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its
nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding
principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note upon
expiration of the Restricted Period.
" Regulation S Temporary Global Note " means a temporary
Global Note in the form of Exhibit A-2 and deposited with or on
behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its
nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding
principal amount of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule
903 of Regulation S.
" Responsible Officer ," when used with respect to the
Trustee, means any officer within the corporate trust department of
the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other
officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to
those performed by any of the above designated officers and also
means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any
other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such
officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the
administration of this Indenture.
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" Restricted Definitive Note " means a
Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.
" Restricted Global Note " means a Global Note bearing
the Private Placement Legend.
" Restricted Period " means the 40-day distribution
compliance period as defined in Regulation S.
" Restricted Subsidiary " means any Subsidiary
(1) substantially all of the property of which is located
within the continental United States of America and (2) which
itself, or with the Company or one or more other Restricted
Subsidiaries, owns a Principal Property.
" Rule 144 " means Rule 144 promulgated under the
Securities Act.
" Rule 144A " means Rule 144A promulgated under the
Securities Act.
" Rule 903 " means Rule 903 promulgated under the
Securities Act.
" Rule 904 " means Rule 904 promulgated the Securities
Act.
" S&P " means Standard & Poor’s
Ratings Service, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies, and its
successors.
" Sale and Leaseback Transaction " means any arrangement
with any Person providing for the leasing by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary of any properties or assets of the Company
and/or such Restricted Subsidiary (except for leases between the
Company and any Restricted Subsidiary, between any Restricted
Subsidiary and the Company or between Restricted Subsidiaries),
which properties or assets have been or are to be sold or
transferred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to such
Person which lease shall occur within 180 days after such sale or
transfer.
" SEC " means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
" Securities Act " means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
" Shelf Registration Statement" means the Shelf
Registration Statement as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
" Significant Subsidiary " means any Subsidiary that
would be a "Significant Subsidiary" of the Company within the
meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the
SEC.
" Subsidiary " means any Person a majority of the
outstanding Voting Stock of which is owned or controlled by the
Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries and which is
consolidated in the Company’s accounts.
" Subsidiary Guarantee " means each Guarantee by a
Guarantor of the Company’s payment obligations under this
Indenture and on the Notes, executed pursuant to the provisions of
this Indenture.
" TIA " means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C.
§§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date on which this
Indenture is qualified under the TIA, provided that in the
event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date,
"TIA" means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.
" Total Assets " means, at any date, the aggregate amount
of assets as set forth on the most recent consolidated balance
sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries and computed in
accordance with GAAP.
" Treasury Rate " means, as of any redemption date, the
yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States
Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and
published in the most recent
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Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15
(519) that has become publicly available at least two Business
Days prior to such redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release
is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar
market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption
date to February 1, 2017; provided , however ,
that if the period from the redemption date to February 1,
2017 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually
traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant
maturity of one year will be used.
" Trustee " means the party named as such in the preamble
to this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with
the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means
the successor serving hereunder.
" Unrestricted Definitive Note " means one or more
Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the
Private Placement Legend.
" Unrestricted Global Note " means a permanent Global
Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 attached hereto that
bears the Global Note Legend and that has the "Schedule of
Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto, and
that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name
of the Depositary, representing a series of Notes that do not bear
and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
" U.S. Person " means a U.S. Person as defined in Rule
902(o) under the Securities Act.
" Voting Stock " of any Person as of any date means the
Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote
in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
" Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary " of any specified
Person means a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person all of the
outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which
(other than directors’ qualifying shares) will at the time be
owned by such Person and/or by one or more Wholly-Owned Restricted
Subsidiaries of such Person.
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(c) Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture
Act.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the
provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this
Indenture.
The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the
following meanings:
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" indenture securities " means the
Notes;
" indenture security holder " means a Holder of a
Note;
" indenture to be qualified " means this Indenture;
" indenture trustee " or " institutional trustee "
means the Trustee; and
" obligor " on the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantee
means the Company and each Guarantor, respectively, and any
successor obligor upon the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantee,
respectively.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the
TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC
rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them.
(d) Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning
assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(3) "or" is not exclusive;
(4) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural
include the singular;
(5) "will" shall be interpreted to express a command;
(6) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
and
(7) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act
will be deemed to include substitute, replacement successor
sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time.
(e) Acts of Holders.
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(i) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be
given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one
or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such
Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and,
except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall
become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered
to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the
Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied
therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as
the "Act" of Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof
of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any
such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture
and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in
the manner provided in this Section.
(ii) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any
such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a
witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or
other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of
deeds,
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certifying that the individual signing such
instrument or writing acknowledged to such officer the execution
thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity
other than such signer’s individual capacity, such
certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of
such signer’s authority. The fact and date of the execution
of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person
executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which
the Trustee deems sufficient.
(iii) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Note shall bind
every future Holder of the same Note and the holder of every Note
issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange
therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or
suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance
thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such
Security.
(iv) If the Company shall solicit from the Holders any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
Act, the Company may, at its option, by or pursuant to a board
resolution, fix in advance a record date for the determination of
Holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but the Company
shall have no obligation to do so. If such a record date is fixed,
such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other Act may be given before or after such record date,
but only the Holders of record at the close of business on such
record date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of
determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of
Outstanding Notes have authorized or agreed or consented to such
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other Act, and for that purpose the Outstanding Notes shall be
computed as of such record date; provided that no such
authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on such record
date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective
pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six
months after the record date.
2. THE NOTES
(a) Form and Dating.
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(i) General . The Notes and the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-1 hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or
endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each
Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall
be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in
excess thereof.
The terms and provisions contained in the Notes will constitute,
and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the
Company, each Guarantor and the Trustee, by their execution and
delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and
provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any
provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this
Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be
controlling.
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(ii) Global Notes . Notes issued in global
form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 attached
hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the "Schedule
of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto).
Notes issued in definitive form will be substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-1 attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend
thereon and without the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the
Global Note" attached thereto). Each Global Note will represent
such of the Outstanding Notes as will be specified therein and each
shall provide that it represents the aggregate principal amount of
Outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the
aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby
may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to
reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note
to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate
principal amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby will be
made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the
Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder
thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.
(iii) Temporary Global Notes. Notes offered and sold in
reliance on Regulation S will be issued initially in the form of
the Regulation S Temporary Global Note, which will be deposited on
behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the
Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, and registered in the
name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary for the
accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or
Clearstream, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the
Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Restricted Period will be
terminated upon the receipt by the Trustee of:
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(a) a written certificate from the Depositary, together with
copies of certificates from Euroclear and Clearstream certifying
that they have received certification of non-United States
beneficial ownership of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of
the Regulation S Temporary Global Note (except to the extent of any
beneficial owners thereof who acquired an interest therein during
the Restricted Period pursuant to another exemption from
registration under the Securities Act and who will take delivery of
a beneficial ownership interest in a 144A Global Note or an IAI
Global Note bearing a Private Placement Legend, all as contemplated
by Section 2.06(b) hereof); and
(b) an Officers’ Certificate from the Company.
Following the termination of the Restricted Period, beneficial
interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note will be
exchanged for beneficial interests in the Regulation S Permanent
Global Note pursuant to the Applicable Procedures. Simultaneously
with the authentication of the Regulation S Permanent Global Note,
the Trustee will cancel the Regulation S Temporary Global Note. The
aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global
Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Note may from time to
time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records
of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may
be, in connection with transfers of interest as hereinafter
provided.
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(b) Execution and Authentication.
An Officer must sign the Notes for the Company by manual or
facsimile signature.
If the Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that
office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note will
nevertheless be valid.
A Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual
signature of the Trustee. The signature will be conclusive evidence
that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
On the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall, upon receipt
of a written order of the Company signed by an Officer (an "
Authentication Order "), authenticate and deliver the
Initial Notes. In addition, at any time, from time to time
thereafter, the Trustee shall upon receipt of an Authentication
Order authenticate and deliver (i) Additional Notes and
(ii) Exchange Notes or private exchange notes for issue only
in an Exchange Offer or a private exchange, respectively, pursuant
to a Registration Rights Agreement, for a like principal amount of
Initial Notes. Such Authentication Order shall specify the amount
of Notes to be authenticated. The aggregate principal amount of
Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed the aggregate
principal amount of Notes authorized for issuance by the Company
pursuant to one or more Authentication Orders, except as provided
in Section 2.07 hereof.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to
the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may
authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference
in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes
authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same
rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the
Company.
(c) Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Company will maintain an office or agency where Notes may be
presented for registration of transfer or for exchange ("
Registrar ") and an office or agency where Notes may be
presented for payment (" Paying Agent "). The Registrar will
keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange.
The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more
additional paying agents. The term "Registrar" includes any
co-registrar and the term "Paying Agent" includes any additional
paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar
without notice to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee
in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this
Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another
entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such.
The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or
Registrar.
The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company ("
DTC ") to act as Depositary with respect to the Global
Notes.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the
Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to
the Global Notes.
(d) Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
The Company will require each Paying Agent other than the
Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in
trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by
the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, or
Additional Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will
notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such
payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require
a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The
Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money
held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the
Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) will have
no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary
acts as
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Paying Agent, it will segregate and hold in a
separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held
by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization
proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee will serve as
Paying Agent for the Notes.
(e) Holder Lists.
The Trustee will preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and
addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA §
312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company will
furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each
interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may
request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the
Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the
Holders of Notes and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA
§ 312(a).
(f) Transfer and Exchange.
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(i) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes . A Global Note
may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a
nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the
Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the
Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a
nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be
exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if:
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(a) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the
Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as
Depositary and a successor Depositary is not appointed by the
Company within 120 days after the date of such notice from the
Depositary or the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the
Depositary that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under
the Exchange Act; or
(b) there has occurred and is continuing a Default or Event of
Default with respect to Notes.
Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in
(1) or (2) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in
such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global
Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as
provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated
and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any
portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or
Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and
delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global
Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided
in this Section 2.06(a); however, beneficial interests in a
Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in
Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f) hereof.
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(ii) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the
Global Notes . The transfer and exchange of beneficial
interests in the Global Notes will be effected through the
Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and
the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted
Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable
to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities
Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also
will require compliance with either subparagraph (1) or
(2) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other
following subparagraphs, as applicable:
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(a) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the
Same Global Note . Beneficial interests in any Restricted
Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof
in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global
Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the
Private Placement Legend; provided , however , that
prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of
beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may
not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a
U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests
in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who
take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall
be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the
transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(1).
(b) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests
in Global Notes . In connection with all transfers and
exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to
Section 2.06(b)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial
interest must deliver to the Registrar either:
(a) both:
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(i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect
Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause
to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an
amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or
exchanged; and
(ii) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable
Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account
to be credited with such increase; or
(b) both:
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(i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect
Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be
issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial
interest to be transferred or exchanged; and
(ii) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar
containing information regarding the Person in whose name such
Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or
exchange referred to in (1) above; provided that in no
event shall Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer or
exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary
Global Note prior to (A) the expiration of the Restricted
Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any
certificates required pursuant to Rule 903 under the Securities
Act.
Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Company in
accordance with Section 2.06(f) hereof, the requirements of
this Section 2.06(b)(2) shall be deemed to have been satisfied
upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the
Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all
of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial
interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes
or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall
adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant
to Section 2.06(h) hereof.
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(c) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to
Another Restricted Global Note . A beneficial interest in any
Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another
Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the
requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar
receives the following:
(a) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a
beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor
must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(b) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a
beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note or
the Regulation S Permanent Global Note, then the transferor must
deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications in item (2) thereof; and
(c) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a
beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note, then the transferor
must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel
required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
(d) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a
Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted
Global Note . A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global
Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person
who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in
an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies
with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and
(a) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the
case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer,
certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not
(1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the
distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;
(b) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(c) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement; or
(d) the Registrar receives the following:
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(i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate
from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or
(ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a
Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such
holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (4) thereof;
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and, in the case of clause (i) and (ii), if
the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so
require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are
no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act.
If any such transfer is effected pursuant to paragraph
(B) or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global
Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon
receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with
Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or
more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests
transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above.
Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be
exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof
in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note.
(iii) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for
Definitive Notes .
1. Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to
Restricted Definitive Notes . If any holder of a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer
such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in
the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the
Registrar of the following documentation:
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(a) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a
Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item
(2)(a) thereof;
(b) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in
accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(1) thereof;
(c) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a
Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule
903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(d) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to
an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(3)(a) thereof;
(e) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an
Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than
those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by
item (3) thereof, if applicable;
(f) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(3)(b) thereof; or
(g) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to
an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,
the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the
applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to
Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in
the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal
amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this
Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and
in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of
such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through
instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect
Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the
Persons in whose names such Notes are so
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registered. Any Definitive Note issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note
pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(1) shall bear the Private
Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on
transfer contained therein.
2. Beneficial Interests in Regulation S Temporary Global Note
to Definitive Notes . Notwithstanding Sections 2.06(c)(1)(A)
and (C) hereof, a beneficial interest in the Regulation S
Temporary Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note or
transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
Definitive Note prior to (A) the expiration of the Restricted
Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any
certificates required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the
Securities Act, except in the case of a transfer pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
other than Rule 903 or Rule 904.
3. Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to
Unrestricted Definitive Notes . A holder of a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial
interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if:
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(h) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the
case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer,
certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not
(1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the
distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;
(i) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(j) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement; or
(k) the Registrar receives the following:
(i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a
Definitive Note that does not bear the Private Placement Legend, a
certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or
(ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a
Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(4) thereof;
and, in the case of clause (i) or (ii), if the Registrar so
requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of
Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the
effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the
Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained
herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required
in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
4. Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to
Unrestricted Definitive Notes . If any holder of a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(2) hereof, the Trustee
will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global
Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h)
hereof, and the Company will execute and the Trustee will
authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the
instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount.
Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest
pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(4) will be registered in such
name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations
as the holder of such beneficial interest requests through
instructions to
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the Registrar from or through the Depositary and
the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee will deliver
such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are
so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a
beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(4) will
not bear the Private Placement Legend.
5. Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in
Restricted Global Notes . If any Holder of a Restricted
Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted
Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon
receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
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(a) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to
exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item
(2)(b) thereof;
(b) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a
QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(1) thereof;
(c) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a
Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule
903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(d) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred
pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the
effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (3)(a) thereof;
(e) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to
an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than
those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by
item (3) thereof, if applicable;
(f) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect
set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(3)(b) thereof; or
(g) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item
(3)(c) thereof,
the Trustee will cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase
or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the
case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global
Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note,
in the case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note,
and in all other cases, the IAI Global Note.
6. Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in
Unrestricted Global Notes . A Holder of a Restricted Definitive
Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive
Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if:
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(h) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the
case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer,
certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not
(1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the
distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;
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(i) such transfer is effected pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement;
(j) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement; or
(k) the Registrar receives the following:
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(i) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange
such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global
Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof;
or
(ii) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer
such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in clauses (i) and
(ii) of subparagraph D, if the Registrar so requests or if the
Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form
reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such
exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and
that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the
Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon satisfaction of
the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this
Section 2.06(d)(2), the Trustee will cancel the Definitive
Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal
amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.
7. Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in
Unrestricted Global Notes . A Holder of an Unrestricted
Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in
an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt
of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee will
cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or
cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the
Unrestricted Global Notes.
If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a
beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraph
(2) or (3) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global
Note has not yet been issued, the Company will issue and, upon
receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with
Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate one or more
Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.
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(a) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule
144A under the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a
certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof;
(b) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule
904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(2) thereof; and
(c) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of
Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
(b) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive
Notes . Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the
Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred
to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note if:
(a) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the
case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer,
certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not
(1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the
distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;
(b) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(c) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement; or
(d) the Registrar receives the following:
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(i) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes
to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or
(ii) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes
to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof
in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from
such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in clauses (i) and
(ii) of subparagraph D, if the Registrar so requests, an
Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar
to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with
the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained
herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required
in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
(c) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive
Notes . A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer
such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register
such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted
Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder
thereof.
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(vi) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence
of an Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof,
the Trustee shall authenticate:
(i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered for acceptance by
Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that
(x) they are not Broker-Dealers, (y) they are not
participating in a distribution of any Exchange Notes and
(z) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Company, and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer and
(ii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive
Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that certify in the
applicable Letters of Transmittal that (x) they are not
Broker-Dealers, (y) they are not participating in a
distribution of the Exchange Notes and (z) they are not
affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company, and accepted
for exchange in the Exchange Offer. Concurrently with the issuance
of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal
amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced
accordingly, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and mail to the Persons designated by the Holders of
Definitive Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive Notes in the
applicable principal amount. Any Notes that remain outstanding
after the consummation of an Exchange Offer, and Exchange Notes
issued in connection with an Exchange Offer, shall be treated as a
single class of securities under this Indenture.
(vii) Legends . The following legends will appear on the
face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this
Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable
provisions of this Indenture.
(a) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each
Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in
exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in
substantially the following form:
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THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY,
MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR
THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW.
BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT
(A) IT IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS DEFINED IN
RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S.
PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES
THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF
THIS SECURITY RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT
(A) TO GREIF, INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE
THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE
WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED
STATES TO AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1),
(2), (3), OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (AN "ACCREDITED
INVESTOR") THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS
FURNISHED ON ITS BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER-DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A
SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS
RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM
OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR THIS
SECURITY), (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE
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SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) PURSUANT
TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (F) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
(AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS)
OR (G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH
PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY
TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF
THIS SECURITY WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS
SECURITY, IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE
HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE
COMPANY SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS
EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER
IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION
NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS "OFFSHORE TRANSACTION," "UNITED
STATES" AND "U.S. PERSON" HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive
Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(4), (c)(3), (c)(4),
(d)(2), (d)(3), (e)(2) or (e)(3) of this Section 2.06 (and all
Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) will not
bear the Private Placement Legend.
(2) Global Note Legend . Each Global Note will bear a
legend in substantially the following form:
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"THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE
INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO
ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (1) THE TRUSTEE
MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE
EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF
THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE
TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE
AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES
IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A
WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF
THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET,
NEW YORK, NEW YORK) ("DTC"), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH
OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER
ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC),
ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY
OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN."
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(3) Regulation S Temporary Global Note
Legend. The Regulation S Temporary Global Note will bear a
legend in substantially the following form:
THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS A TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE FOR PURPOSES OF
REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY GLOBAL
NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED,
EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO BELOW.
NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS
THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE
TERMS OF THE INDENTURE.
(viii) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes .
At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global
Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular
Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and
not in part, each such Global Note will be returned to or retained
and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11
hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial
interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a
Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the
principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note will be
reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global
Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the
Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest
is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another
Global Note, such other Global Note will be increased accordingly
and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee
or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect
such increase.
(ix) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and
Exchanges .
8. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the
Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate Global Notes
and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in
accordance with Section 2.02 or at the Registrar’s
request.
9. No service charge will be made to a Holder of a Global Note
or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of
transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge
payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes
or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer
pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.09 and 9.05 hereof).
10. The Registrar will not be required to register the transfer
of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in
part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in
part.
11. All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any
registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive
Notes will be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the
same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture,
as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such
registration of transfer or exchange.
12. The Company will not be required:
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(a) to issue, to register the transfer of or to
exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of
business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for
redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close
of business on the day of selection;
(b) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note selected
for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion
of any Note being redeemed in part; or
(c) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a
record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.
13. Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer
of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and
treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the
absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of
principal of and interest (including Additional Interest, if any)
on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee,
any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
14. The Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive
Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02
hereof.
15. All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel
required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this
Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange
may be submitted by facsimile.
(9) Each Holder agrees to indemnify the Company and the Trustee
against any liability that may result from the transfer, exchange
or assignment of such Holder’s Note in violation of any
provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States Federal
or state securities law. The Trustee shall have no obligation or
duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any
restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under
applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any
Note other than to require delivery of such certificates and other
documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do
so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture,
and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to
form with the express requirements hereof.
(g) Replacement Notes .
If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the
Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of
the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company will issue
and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will
authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements
are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity
bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the
judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the
Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that
any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may
charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.
Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the
Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this
Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly
issued hereunder.
(h) Outstanding Notes.
The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes
authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those
delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest
in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the
provisions hereof, and those described in this Section as not
outstanding (the " Outstanding Notes "). Except as set forth
in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be
outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company
holds the Note; however , Notes held by the Company or a
Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of
Section 3.07 hereof.
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it
ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof
satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected
purchaser.
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If the principal amount of any Note is considered
paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding
and interest on it ceases to accrue.
If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an
Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity
date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on
and after that date such Notes will be deemed to be no longer
outstanding and will cease to accrue interest.
(i) Treasury Notes.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal
amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent,
Notes owned by the Company, or by any Person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with the Company, will be considered as though not
outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether
the Trustee will be protected in relying on any such direction,
waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee actually knows are so owned will be so disregarded.
(j) Temporary Notes.
Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery,
the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, will authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary
Notes will be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but
may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for
temporary Notes and as may be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Without unreasonable delay, the Company will prepare and the
Trustee will authenticate Definitive Notes in exchange for
temporary Notes.
Holders of temporary Notes will be entitled to all of the
benefits of this Indenture.
(k) Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent will forward to the
Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer,
exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else will cancel all
Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment,
replacement or cancellation and will dispose of such canceled Notes
(subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act)
in its customary manner. The Company may not issue new Notes to
replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation.
(l) Defaulted Interest.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes,
it will pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to
the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to
the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in
each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in
Section 4.01 hereof. The Company will notify the Trustee in
writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on
each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Company will
fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment
date, provided that no such special record date may be less
than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted
interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the
Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee
in the name and at the expense of the Company) will mail or cause
to be mailed to Holders a notice that states the special record
date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to
be paid.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12
and for greater certainty, each Note delivered under this Indenture
upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of
any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and
unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Note.
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3. REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
(a) Notices to Trustee.
If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional
redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it must furnish
to the Trustee, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a
redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth:
(1) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the
redemption shall occur;
(2) the redemption date;
(3) the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and
(4) the redemption price.
(b) Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased.
If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in
an offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee will select Notes for
redemption or purchase as follows:
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(1) if the Notes are listed on any national securities exchange,
in compliance with the requirements of the principal national
securities exchange on which the Notes are listed; or
(2) if the Notes are not listed on any national securities
exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such method as
the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.
In the event of partial redemption or purchase by lot, the
particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased will be selected,
unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60
days prior to the redemption or purchase date by the Trustee from
the Outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption or
purchase.
The Trustee will promptly notify the Company in writing of the
Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any
Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal
amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and portions of
Notes selected will be in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of
$1,000 in excess thereof; except that if all of the Notes of a
Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding
amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not $2,000 or an
integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, shall be redeemed or
purchased. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions
of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption or
purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or
purchase.
(c) Notice of Redemption.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption
date, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed, by first class
mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be
redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices
may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the
notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Article 8
or 11 of this Indenture.
The notice will identify the Notes to be redeemed and will
state:
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(c) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the
portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and
that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new
Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion
will be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;
(d) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the
Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
(f) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption
payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue
on and after the redemption date;
(g) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture
pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being
redeemed; and
(h) that no representation is made as to the correctness or
accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or
printed on the Notes.
At the Company’s request, the Trustee will give the notice
of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense;
provided , however , that the Company has delivered
to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the redemption date, or
such shorter period of time as may be acceptable to the Trustee, an
Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such
notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such
notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.
(d) Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with
Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become
irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the
redemption price. A notice of redemption may not be
conditional.
(e) Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.
On or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the redemption
or purchase date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with
the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase
price of and accrued interest (including Additional Interest, if
any) on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The
Trustee or the Paying Agent will promptly return to the Company any
money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company
in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or
purchase price of, and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed
or purchased.
If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding
paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest
will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called
for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on
or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related
interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall
be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the
close of business on such record date. If any Note called for
redemption or purchase is not so paid upon surrender for redemption
or purchase because of the failure of the
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