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Title: INDENTURE
Governing Law: New York     Date: 5/21/2007
Industry: Semiconductors     Law Firm: Latham Watkins     Sector: Technology

INDENTURE, Parties: spansion llc , spansion technology inc , wells fargo bank  national association
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EXHIBIT 4.1

 


SPANSION LLC,

as Issuer,

the Guarantors party hereto,

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

INDENTURE

Dated as of May 18, 2007

$550,000,000

Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2013

 


 


CROSS - REFERENCE TABLE

 

TIA Section

   Indenture
Section
 

310

 

(a)(1)

   7.10  
 

(a)(2)

   7.10  
 

(a)(3)

   N.A.  
 

(a)(4)

   N.A.  
 

(a)(5)

   7.10  
 

(b)

   7.08; 7.10  
 

(b)(i)

   7.08; 7.10  
 

(c)

   N.A.  

311

 

(a)

   7.11  
 

(b)

   7.11  
 

(c)

   N.A.  

312

 

(a)

   2.06  
 

(b)

   12.03  
 

(c)

   12.03  

313

 

(a)

   7.06  
 

(b)

   7.08  
 

(b)(1)

   N.A.  
 

(b)(2)

   7.06  
 

(c)

   7.06  
 

(d)

   7.06  

314

 

(a)

   4.17  
 

(b)

   N.A.  
 

(c)(1)

   N.A.  
 

(c)(2)

   N.A.  
 

(c)(3)

   N.A.  
 

(d)

   N.A.  
 

(e)

   N.A.  
 

(f)

   N.A.  

315

 

(a)

   7.01 (b)
 

(b)

   7.05  
 

(c)

   7.01 (a)
 

(d)

   7.01 (c)
 

(e)

   6.12  

316

 

(a) (last sentence)

   2.10  
 

(a)(1)(A)

   6.05  
 

(a)(1)(B)

   6.04  
 

(a)(2)

   N.A.  
 

(b)

   6.08  
 

(c)

   8.04 (b)

317

 

(a)(1)

   6.09  
 

(a)(2)

   6.10  
 

(b)

   2.05; 7.12  

318

 

(a)

   N.A.  

NOTE: This Cross - Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 


 

          P AGE
   ARTICLE 1   
   D EFINITIONS AND I NCORPORATION BY R EFERENCE   

Section 1.01 .

   Definitions    1

Section 1.02.

   Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act    34

Section 1.03.

   Rules of Construction    35
   ARTICLE 2   
   T HE S ECURITIES   

Section 2.01.

   Amount of Notes    36

Section 2.02.

   Form, Dating and Denominations; Legends    36

Section 2.03.

   Execution and Authentication    37

Section 2.04.

   Registrar and Paying Agent    38

Section 2.05.

   Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust    38

Section 2.06.

   Holder Lists    39

Section 2.07.

   Transfer and Exchange    39

Section 2.08.

   Replacement Notes    39

Section 2.09.

   Outstanding Notes    40

Section 2.10.

   Treasury Notes    40

Section 2.11.

   Temporary Notes    41

Section 2.12.

   Cancellation    41

Section 2.13.

   Defaulted Interest    41

Section 2.14.

   Cusip Number    41

Section 2.15.

   Deposit of Moneys    42

Section 2.16.

   Registration, Transfer and Exchange    42

Section 2.17.

   Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange    45

Section 2.18.

   Temporary Offshore Global Notes    47

Section 2.19.

   Computation of Interest    48
   ARTICLE 3   
   R EDEMPTION   

Section 3.01.

   Election to Redeem; Notices to Trustee    48

Section 3.02.

   Selection by Trustee of Notes to be Redeemed    48

Section 3.03.

   Notice of Redemption    48

Section 3.04.

   Effect of Notice of Redemption    49

Section 3.05.

   Deposit of Redemption Price    50

Section 3.06.

   Notes Redeemed in Part    50

Section 3.07.

   Other Mandatory Redemption    50

 

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ARTICLE 4

  
  

C OVENANTS

  

Section 4.01.

  

Payment of Notes

   50

Section 4.02.

  

Maintenance of Office or Agency

   51

Section 4.03.

  

Legal Existence

   51

Section 4.04.

  

Maintenance of Properties; Insurance; Compliance with Law

   51

Section 4.05.

  

Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws

   52

Section 4.06.

  

Compliance Certificate

   52

Section 4.07.

  

Payment of Taxes and Other Claims

   53

Section 4.08.

  

Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon Change of Control

   53

Section 4.09.

  

Limitation on Debt

   55

Section 4.10.

  

Limitation on Restricted Payments

   58

Section 4.11.

  

Limitation on Liens

   62

Section 4.12.

  

Limitation on Asset Sales

   62

Section 4.13.

  

Limitations on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries.

   66

Section 4.14.

  

Additional Note Guarantees

   68

Section 4.15.

  

Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates

   68

Section 4.16.

  

Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries

   70

Section 4.17.

  

Reports

   71

Section 4.18.

  

Payment for Consents

   72

Section 4.19.

  

Impairment of Security Interest; Further Assurances; Collateral Inspections and Reports; Costs and Indemnification

   72
  

ARTICLE 5

  
  

M ERGER , C ONSOLIDATION AND S ALE OF P ROPERTY

  

Section 5.01.

  

Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Property of the Issuer

   73

Section 5.02.

  

Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Property of the Guarantors

   75
  

ARTICLE 6

  
  

D EFAULTS AND R EMEDIES

  

Section 6.01.

  

Events of Default

   76

Section 6.02.

  

Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission

   78

Section 6.03.

  

Other Remedies

   80

Section 6.04.

  

Waiver of Past Defaults and Events of Default

   80

Section 6.05.

  

Control by Majority

   80

Section 6.06.

   Limitation on Suits    81

Section 6.07.

   No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders    81

Section 6.08.

   Rights of Holders to Receive Payment    81

Section 6.09.

   Collection Suit by Trustee    81

Section 6.10.

   Trustee May File Proofs of Claim    82

 

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Section 6.11.

   Priorities    82

Section 6.12.

   Undertaking for Costs    83
   ARTICLE 7   
   T RUSTEE   

Section 7.01.

   Duties of Trustee    83

Section 7.02.

   Rights of Trustee    84

Section 7.03.

   Individual Rights of Trustee    86

Section 7.04.

   Trustee’s Disclaimer    86

Section 7.05.

   Notice of Defaults    86

Section 7.06.

   Reports by Trustee to Holders    87

Section 7.07.

   Compensation and Indemnity    87

Section 7.08.

   Replacement of Trustee    88

Section 7.09.

   Successor Trustee by Consolidation, Merger, etc    89

Section 7.10.

   Eligibility; Disqualification    89

Section 7.11.

   Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer    90

Section 7.12.

   Paying Agents    90

Section 7.13.

   Collateral Agent    90
   ARTICLE 8   
   M ODIFICATION AND W AIVER   

Section 8.01.

   Without Consent of Holders    91

Section 8.02.

   With Consent of Holders    92

Section 8.03.

   Compliance with Trust Indenture Act    94

Section 8.04.

   Revocation and Effect of Consents    94

Section 8.05.

   Notation on or Exchange of Notes    95

Section 8.06.

   Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc    95
   ARTICLE 9   
   D ISCHARGE OF I NDENTURE ; D EFEASANCE   

Section 9.01.

   Discharge of Liability on Notes; Defeasance    95

Section 9.02.

   Conditions to Defeasance    97

Section 9.03.

   Deposited Money and Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions    98

Section 9.04.

   Reinstatement    99

Section 9.05.

   Moneys Held by Paying Agent    99

Section 9.06.

   Moneys Held by Trustee    99
   ARTICLE 10   
   G UARANTEES   

Section 10.01.

   The Guarantees    100

 

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Section 10.02.

   Guaranty Unconditional    100

Section 10.03.

   Discharge; Reinstatement    101

Section 10.04.

   Waiver by the Guarantors    101

Section 10.05.

   Subrogation and Contribution    101

Section 10.06.

   Stay of Acceleration    101

Section 10.07.

   Limitation on Amount of Guaranty    102

Section 10.08.

   Execution and Delivery of Guaranty    102

Section 10.09.

   Release of Guaranty    102
   ARTICLE 11   
   S ECURITY A RRANGEMENTS   

Section 11.01.

   Security    103

Section 11.02.

   Authorization of Actions to Be Taken    104

Section 11.03.

   Determinations Relating to Collateral    105

Section 11.04.

   Release of Liens    106

Section 11.05.

   Agreement for the Benefit of Holders of First Priority Liens    106

Section 11.06.

   Notes and Note Guaranties Not Subordinated.    107
   ARTICLE 12   
   M ISCELLANEOUS   

Section 12.01.

   Trust Indenture Act Controls    109

Section 12.02.

   Notices    109

Section 12.03.

   Communications by Holders with Other Holders    110

Section 12.04.

   Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent    111

Section 12.05.

   Statements Required in Certificate and Opinion    111

Section 12.06.

   Rules by Trustee and Agents    111

Section 12.07.

   Legal Holidays    111

Section 12.08.

   Governing Law    111

Section 12.09.

   No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements    111

Section 12.10.

   Successors    112

Section 12.11.

   Multiple Counterparts    112

Section 12.12.

   Separability    112

Section 12.13.

   Table of Contents, Headings, Etc    112

EXHIBITS

     

Exhibit A.

   Form of Note    A - 1

Exhibit B.

   Form of Supplemental Indenture    B - 1

Exhibit C.

   Restricted Legend    C - 1

Exhibit D.

   DTC Legend    D - 1

Exhibit E.

   Regulation S Certificate    E - 1

Exhibit F.

   Rule 144A Certificate    F-1

Exhibit G.

   Institutional Accredited Investor Certificate    G-1

Exhibit H.

   Certificate of Beneficial Ownership    H-1

Exhibit I.

   Temporary Offshore Global Note Legend    I - 1

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of May 18, 2007, is among SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as issuer (the “ Issuer ”), SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation, as guarantor (“ Parent ”), SPANSION TECHNOLOGY INC., a Delaware corporation, as guarantor (“ Intermediate Holdco ” and together with Parent and any other Person that Guarantees the Notes from time to time, the “ Guarantors ”), the other Guarantors party hereto from time to time and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.

ARTICLE 1

D EFINITIONS AND I NCORPORATION BY R EFERENCE

Section 1.01 . Definitions.

2016 Debentures ” means the $180.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 2.25% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Debentures Notes due 2016.

2016 Notes ” means the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 11.25% Senior Notes due 2016.

Additional Assets ” means:

(a) any Property (other than cash, Cash Equivalents and securities) to be owned by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary and used in a Related Business;

(b) Capital Stock of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of such Capital Stock by the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary from any Person other than the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer; provided, however , that such Restricted Subsidiary is primarily engaged in a Related Business; or

(c) Capital Stock of a Permitted Joint Venture; provided however , that the acquisition of such Capital Stock is permitted by Section 4.10.

Additional Notes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means:

(a) any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person; or

 


(b) any other Person who is a director or executive officer of:

(i) such specified Person;

(ii) any Subsidiary of such specified Person; or

(iii) any Person described in clause (a) above.

For the purposes of this definition, “ control ”, when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “ controlling ” and “ controlled ” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Affiliate Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(a).

Agent ” means any Registrar, Paying Agent, or agent for service or notices and demands.

Agent Member ” means a member of, or a participant in, the Depository.

Allocable Excess Proceeds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(c).

amend ” means amend, modify, supplement, restate or amend and restate, including successively; and “ amending ” and “ amended ” have correlative meanings.

Asset Sale ” means any sale, lease, transfer, issuance or other disposition (or series of related sales, leases, transfers, issuances or dispositions) by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction (each referred to for the purposes of this definition as a “disposition”), of

(a) any shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares), or

(b) any other Property of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary outside of the ordinary course of business of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary,

other than, in the case of clause (a) or (b) above,

 

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(i) any disposition by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary,

(ii) any disposition that constitutes a Permitted Investment or Restricted Payment permitted by Section 4.10,

(iii) any disposition effected in compliance with Section 5.01,

(iv) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents,

(v) the exchange of assets held by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer for assets held by any Person (including Capital Stock of such Person), provided that (A) the assets received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer in any such exchange will immediately constitute, be part of or used in a Related Business, and (B) any such assets received are of a comparable Fair Market Value to the assets exchanged,

(vi) any disposition in a single transaction or series of related transactions of assets for aggregate consideration of less than $10.0 million, and

(vii) any disposition of surplus, discontinued, damaged or worn - out equipment or other immaterial assets no longer used in the ongoing business of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Attributable Debt ” in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction means, at any date of determination, (a) if such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Debt represented thereby according to the definition of “ Capital Lease Obligations ,” and (b) in all other instances, the present value (discounted at the interest rate implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended).

Average Life ” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Debt or Preferred Stock, the quotient obtained by dividing:

(a) the sum of the product of the number of years (rounded to the nearest one - twelfth of one year) from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Debt or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment by

 

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(b) the sum of all such payments.

Bank Collateral Agent ” means the administrative agent under the Revolving Credit Agreement.

Bank Obligations ” means all Obligations secured by Liens on the Collateral that rank senior to the Liens on the Notes with respect to the Secondary Collateral and junior to the Liens on the Notes with respect to the Primary Collateral, including Obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement; provided that the amount of Debt in respect of such Obligations does not exceed the applicable Revolver Cap Amount.

Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar U.S. Federal or state law or law of any other jurisdiction relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, winding - up, liquidation, reorganization or relief of debtors.

Board of Directors ” means the board of directors or board of managers of the referent person. Unless the context otherwise requires, “Board of Directors” shall refer to the managing member or Board of Directors, as applicable, of the Issuer.

Board Resolution ” means a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or an equivalent officer, to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification.

Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.

Capital Lease Obligations ” means any obligation under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP; and the amount of Debt represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty. For purposes of Section 4.11, a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed secured by a Lien on the Property being leased.

Capital Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any shares or other equivalents (however designated) of any class of corporate stock or partnership

 

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interests or any other participations, rights, warrants, options or other interests in the nature of an equity interest in such Person, including Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt security convertible or exchangeable into such equity interest.

Capital Stock Sale Proceeds ” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Issuer from the issuance or sale (other than to a Subsidiary of Parent or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by Parent or any such Subsidiary for the benefit of their employees) by the Issuer of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) after the Issue Date, net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually Incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.

Cash Collateral Account ” means the account to be established under the Pledge and Security Agreement to hold proceeds of Primary Collateral to the extent required hereby, which account will be secured by a first priority lien for the benefit of the holders of the Notes.

Cash Equivalents ” means any of the following:

(a) United States dollars, Japanese yen or euros;

(b) Investments in U.S. Government Obligations maturing within 365 days of the date of acquisition thereof;

(c) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding 12 months and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic commercial bank or any commercial bank in Japan or a member state of the European Union having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million;

(d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (b) and (c) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (c) above;

(e) commercial paper, having the highest rating obtainable from Moody’s or S&P and in each case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition;

(f) money market funds at least 90% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (a) through (e) of this definition; and

 

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(g) in the case of a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary, substantially similar investments, of comparable credit quality, denominated in the currency of any jurisdiction in which such person conducts business.

Casualty Event ” means any damage to, or destruction of, any real or personal property or improvements that constitute Collateral.

Casualty Proceeds ” means (i) with respect to any Condemnation Event, all awards or payments received by the Issuer or any Guarantor by reason of such Condemnation Event, including all amounts received with respect to any transfer in lieu or anticipation of such Condemnation Event or in settlement of any proceeding relating to such Condemnation Event, and (ii) with respect to any Casualty Event, all insurance proceeds or payments with respect to Collateral which the Issuer or any Guarantor receives under any insurance policy by reason of such Casualty Event, plus the amounts of any deductibles under insurance policies with respect to Collateral and, if the Issuer or any Guarantor fails to maintain any insurance policy with respect to Collateral, the amounts which would have been available thereunder with respect to such Casualty Event had the Issuer or such Guarantor maintained an insurance policy.

Certificate of Beneficial Ownership ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H.

Certificated Note ” means a Note in registered individual form without interest coupons.

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions to either of the foregoing), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d - 5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, other than a Permitted Holder, becomes the “beneficial owner” (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 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of Parent; or

(b) the sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all the Property of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, considered as a whole (other than a disposition of such Property as an entirety or virtually as an entirety to a

 

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Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary), shall have occurred or Parent merges or consolidates with or into any other Person or any other Person merges or consolidates with or into Parent, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Voting Stock of Parent is reclassified into or exchanged for cash, securities or other Property, other than any such transaction where:

(i) the outstanding Voting Stock of Parent is reclassified into or exchanged for other Voting Stock of Parent or for Voting Stock of the Surviving Person; and

(ii) the holders of the Voting Stock of Parent immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, not less than a majority of the Voting Stock of Parent or the Surviving Person 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 of Parent (together with any new directors whose election or appointment by such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of Parent 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 at least a majority of the Board of Directors of Parent then in office;

(d) Parent ceases to directly or indirectly own 100% of the Capital Stock of the Issuer or any successor-in-interest to the Issuer; or

(e) the stockholders of Parent or the Issuer shall have approved any plan of liquidation or dissolution of Parent or the Issuer, except, with respect to the Issuer, in connection with the merger of the Issuer with Intermediate Holdco.

Change of Control Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.08(a).

Change of Control Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.08(b).

Change of Control Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.08(a).

Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.07.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

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Collateral ” means the Primary Collateral and the Secondary Collateral, but in all cases shall exclude the Excluded Property.

“Collateral Agent ” means the Trustee in its capacity as the Collateral Agent or any collateral agent appointed by the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture and the Security Documents.

Collateral Requirement ” means the requirement that:

(1) all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and mortgages, required by law to be filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents and perfect or record such Liens as valid Liens with priority set forth in the Security Documents free of any other Liens except for Permitted Liens, shall have been filed, registered or recorded; and

(2) the Collateral Agent shall have received, with respect to each property subject to a mortgage, counterparts of a mortgage duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such mortgaged property, a lender’s title insurance policy insuring the lien of each mortgage, an existing survey of the mortgaged property and the Opinions of Counsel required pursuant to Section 4.17(c).

Commission ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Condemnation Event ” means any condemnation or other taking or temporary or permanent requisition of any Collateral, any interest therein or right appurtenant thereto, or any change of grade affecting any Collateral, as the result of the exercise of any right of condemnation or eminent domain. A transfer to a governmental authority in lieu or anticipation of condemnation shall be deemed to be a Condemnation Event.

Consolidated Cash Flow ” means, for any period, an amount equal to, for the Issuer and its Consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries:

(a) the sum of Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus the following to the extent reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period:

(i) the provision for taxes based on income or profits or utilized in computing net loss;

(ii) Consolidated Fixed Charges;

(iii) depreciation and amortization (including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles but excluding

 

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amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) of the Issuer and its Consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; and

(iv) any other non - cash items (other than any such non - cash item to the extent that it represents an accrual of, or reserve for, cash expenditures in any future period); minus

(b) all non - cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (other than any such non - cash item to the extent that it will result in the receipt of cash payments in any future period).

Consolidated Current Liabilities ” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of liabilities of the Issuer and its Consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries which may properly be classified as current liabilities (including taxes accrued as estimated), after eliminating:

(a) all intercompany items between the Issuer and any Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(b) all current maturities of long - term Debt.

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of:

(a) the aggregate amount of Consolidated Cash Flow for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available; to

(b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such four fiscal quarters;

provided , however , that:

(i) if

(A) since the beginning of such period the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary has Incurred any Debt that remains outstanding or Repaid any Debt, or

(B) the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is an Incurrence or Repayment of Debt,

Consolidated Fixed Charges for such four - quarter period shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Incurrence or Repayment as if such Debt was Incurred or Repaid on the first day of such four - quarter period; provided

 

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that, in the event of any such Repayment of Debt, Consolidated Cash Flow for such period shall be calculated as if the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary had not earned any interest income actually earned during such period in respect of the funds used to Repay such Debt; and

(ii) if

(A) since the beginning of such period the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have made any Asset Sale or an Investment (by merger or otherwise) in any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) or an acquisition of Property which constitutes all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business,

(B) the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is such an Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition, or

(C) since the beginning of such period any Person, that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period, shall have made such an Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition,

then Consolidated Cash Flow for such four - quarter period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect to such Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition as if such Asset Sale, Investment or acquisition had occurred on the first day of such four - quarter period.

If any Debt bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest expense on such Debt shall be calculated as if the base interest rate in effect for such floating rate of interest on the date of determination had been the applicable base interest rate for the entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate Agreement applicable to such Debt if such Interest Rate Agreement has a remaining term in excess of 12 months). In the event the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary is sold during the period, the Issuer shall be deemed, for purposes of clause (i) above, to have Repaid during such period the Debt of such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Issuer and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Debt after such sale.

Consolidated Fixed Charges ” means, for any period, the total interest expense of the Issuer and its Consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, plus, to the extent not included in such total interest expense, and to the extent Incurred by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries, without duplication,

 

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(a) interest expense attributable to leases constituting part of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction and to Capital Lease Obligations,

(b) amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs, including commitment fees,

(c) capitalized interest,

(d) non - cash interest expense,

(e) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and banker’s acceptance financing,

(f) net costs associated with Hedging Obligations (including amortization of fees) related to Interest Rate Agreements,

(g) Disqualified Stock Dividends,

(h) Preferred Stock Dividends,

(i) interest Incurred in connection with Investments in discontinued operations, and

(j) interest actually paid by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary under any Guarantee of Debt of any other Person.

Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Issuer and its Consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however , that there shall not be included in such Consolidated Net Income:

(a) any net income of any Person (other than the Issuer) if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary, except that, subject to the exclusion contained in clause (c) below, equity of the Issuer and its Consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries in the net income of any such Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash distributed by such Person during such period to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (b) below);

(b) any net income of any Restricted Subsidiary if such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions, directly or indirectly, to the Issuer, except that, subject to the exclusion contained in clause (d) below, the equity of the Issuer and its Consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall

 

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be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the greater of (i) the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause (b)) and (ii) the aggregate amount of cash that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause (b));

(c) any gain or loss realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Property of the Issuer or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries (including pursuant to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) that is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business;

(d) any net after - tax extraordinary gain or loss;

(e) to the extent non - cash, any unusual, non - operating or non - recurring gain or loss;

(f) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles;

(g) any non - cash compensation expense realized for grants of performance shares, stock options or other rights to officers, directors and employees of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such shares, options or other rights can be redeemed at the option of the holder only for Capital Stock of the Issuer (other than Disqualified Stock);

(h) any cash or non - cash expenses attributable to the closing of manufacturing facilities or the lay - off of employees, in either case which are recorded as “restructuring and other special charges” in accordance with GAAP; and

(i) gains or losses due to fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effect.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of Section 4.10 only, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any dividends, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of Property from Unrestricted Subsidiaries to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such dividends, repayments or transfers increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under clause (a)(iii)(D) thereof.

 

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Consolidated Net Tangible Assets ” means Total Assets (less accumulated depreciation and amortization, allowances for doubtful receivables, other applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, after deducting therefrom Consolidated Current Liabilities and, to the extent otherwise included, the amounts of (without duplication):

(a) the excess of cost over Fair Market Value of assets or businesses acquired;

(b) any revaluation or other write - up in book value of assets subsequent to the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Issuer immediately preceding the Issue Date as a result of a change in the method of evaluation in accordance with GAAP;

(c) unamortized debt discount and expenses and other unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, organization or developmental expenses and other intangible items;

(d) minority interests in consolidated Subsidiaries held by Persons other than the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(e) treasury stock;

(f) cash or securities set aside and held in a sinking or other analogous fund established for the purpose of redemption or other retirement of Capital Stock to the extent such obligation is not reflected in Consolidated Current Liabilities; and

(g) Investments in and assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

Consolidated Restricted Subsidiary ” means, for any Person, each Restricted Subsidiary of such Person (whether now existing or hereinafter created or acquired) the financial statements of which are consolidated for financial statement reporting purposes with the financial statements of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

Corporate Trust Office ” means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 707 Wilshire Blvd., 17 th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017, Attention: Maddy Hall, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Issuer, or the principal Corporate Trust Office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Issuer).

 

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Covenant Defeasance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01(b).

Credit Facilities ” means, with respect to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, one or more debt or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, notes, receivables or inventory financing (including through the sale of receivables or inventory to such lenders or to special purpose, bankruptcy remote entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables or inventory) or trade or standby letters of credit, in each case as any such facility may be revised, restructured or Refinanced from time to time, including to extend the maturity thereof, to increase the amount of commitments thereunder ( provided that any such increase is permitted under Section 4.09), or to add Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder, whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders or investors and whether such revision, restructuring or Refinancing is under one or more Debt facilities or commercial paper facilities, indentures or other agreements, in each case with banks or other institutional lenders or trustees or investors providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, notes or letters or credit, together with related documents thereto (including, without limitation, any guaranty agreements and security documents). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Credit Facilities shall not include Debt of the Issuer evidenced by the Notes (excluding any Additional Notes) issued on the date of the Indenture, the 2016 Notes outstanding on the Issue Date or the 2016 Debentures outstanding on the Issue Date.

Currency Exchange Protection Agreement ” means, in respect of a Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, currency option or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

Custodian ” means any receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

Debt ” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication):

(a) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of:

(i) debt of such Person for borrowed money; and

 

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(ii) debt evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable;

(b) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person and all Attributable Debt in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into by such Person;

(c) all obligations of such Person representing the deferred purchase price of Property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business);

(d) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in (a) through (c) above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the third Business Day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit);

(e) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the Repayment of any Disqualified Stock or, with respect to any Subsidiary of such Person, any Preferred Stock (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends);

(f) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above of other Persons, and all dividends of other Persons the payment of which, in either case, such Person is responsible or liable for, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including by means of any Guarantee;

(g) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above of other Persons secured by any Lien on any Property of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the Fair Market Value of such Property or the amount of the obligation so secured; and

(h) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, Hedging Obligations of such Person.

 

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The amount of Debt of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance, or the accreted value of such Debt in the case of Debt issued with original issue discount, at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability, upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligation, of any contingent obligations at such date. The amount of Debt represented by a Hedging Obligation shall be equal to:

(i) zero if such Hedging Obligation has been Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(vi) or (vii); or

(ii) the notional amount of such Hedging Obligation if not Incurred pursuant to such clauses.

Default ” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

Depository ” or “ DTC ” means, with respect to the Notes issued in the form of one or more Global Notes, The Depository Trust Company or another Person designated as Depository by the Issuer, which Person must be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act.

Disqualified Stock ” means any Capital Stock of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, in either case at the option of the holder thereof) or otherwise:

(a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;

(b) is or may become redeemable or repurchaseable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part; or

(c) is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for Debt or Disqualified Stock,

on or prior to, in the case of clause (a), (b) or (c), 123 days following the Stated Maturity of the Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the Issuer to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or an Asset Sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Issuer may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.10.

Disqualified Stock Dividends ” means all dividends with respect to Disqualified Stock of the Issuer held by Persons other than a Restricted

 

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Subsidiary. The amount of any such dividend shall be equal to the quotient of such dividend divided by the difference between one and the maximum statutory federal income tax rate (expressed as a decimal number between 1 and 0) then applicable to the Issuer.

Domestic Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary other than a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary.

DTC Legend ” means the legend set forth in Exhibit D.

Event of Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

Excess Proceeds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(c).

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Excluded Property ” means property of the types referred to as excluded from collateral in clauses (i) through (v) of the proviso in Section 3.01 of the Pledge and Security Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date.

Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any Property, the price that could be negotiated in an arm’s - length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. Fair Market Value shall be determined, except as otherwise provided,

(a) if such Property has a Fair Market Value equal to or less than $25.0 million, by any Officer of the Issuer, or

(b) if such Property has a Fair Market Value in excess of $25.0 million, by at least a majority of the Board of Directors and evidenced by a Board Resolution dated within 30 days of the relevant transaction.

Foreign Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not formed under the laws of, or 50% or more of the assets of which are located in, the United States of America or any jurisdiction thereof.

Foreign Tangible Assets ” means the Total Assets of the Issuer’s Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries, calculated on a combined basis (less accumulated depreciation and amortization, allowances for doubtful receivables, other applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) and, to the extent otherwise included, less the amounts of (without duplication):

(a) the excess of cost over Fair Market Value of assets or businesses acquired;

 

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(b) any revaluation or other write-up in book value of assets subsequent to the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Issuer immediately preceding the Issue Date as a result of a change in the method of valuation in accordance with GAAP;

(c) unamortized debt discount and expenses and other unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, organization or developmental expenses and other intangible items;

(d) minority interests in consolidated Subsidiaries held by Persons other than any Foreign Restricted Subsidiary;

(e) treasury stock; and

(f) Investments in and assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied as in effect in the United States from time to time.

Global Note ” means a Note in registered global form without interest coupons.

Guarantee ” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep - well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take - or - pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise), provided, however , that the term “ Guarantee ” shall not include:

(i) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business; or

(ii) a contractual commitment by one Person to invest in another Person for so long as such Investment is reasonably expected to constitute a Permitted Investment under clause (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of “Permitted Investment”.

The term “ Guarantee ” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantor ” means (i) Parent, (ii) Intermediate Holdco and (iii) each other Person that Guarantees the Notes until such time as such Person is released from its Guarantee.

 

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Hedging Obligation ” of any Person means any obligation of such Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Exchange Protection Agreement or any other similar agreement or arrangement.

Holder ” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Note register.

Immaterial Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary that (i) has not guaranteed any other Indebtedness of the Issuer (other than Revolving Credit Agreement Debt) and (ii) has Total Assets (as determined in accordance with GAAP) of less than 2.5% of the Issuer’s Total Assets (measured at the end of the most recent fiscal period for which internal financial statements are available on a pro forma basis giving effect to any acquisitions or dispositions of companies, divisions or lines of business since such balance sheet date).

Incur ” means, with respect to any Debt or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (by merger, conversion, exchange or otherwise), extend, assume, Guarantee or become liable in respect of such Debt or other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Debt or obligation on the balance sheet of such Person (and “ Incurrence ” and “ Incurred ” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing); provided, however , that a change in GAAP that results in an obligation of such Person that exists at such time, and is not theretofore classified as Debt, becoming Debt shall not be deemed an Incurrence of such Debt; provided further , however , that any Debt or other obligations of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary.

Indenture ” means this Indenture as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time.

Independent Financial Advisor ” means an investment banking firm of national standing or any third - party appraiser with national standing in the Untied States, provided that such firm or appraiser is not an Affiliate of the Issuer.

Initial Additional Notes ” means Additional Notes issued in an offering not registered under the Securities Act and any Notes issued in replacement thereof.

Initial Notes ” means the Notes issued on the Issue Date and any Notes issued in replacement thereof.

Initial Purchasers ” means Banc of America Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

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Institutional Accredited Investor ” or “ IAI ” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (4) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

Institutional Accredited Investor Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G.

Intercreditor Agreement ” means the Intercreditor Agreement dated on or about the Issue Date among Bank of America, N.A., as Bank Collateral Agent, and the Trustee, as trustee and the Collateral Agent under the Notes, and as acknowledged by the Issuer and each other Guarantor named therein, as such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Interest Payment Date ” means March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each year.

Interest Rate Agreement ” means, for any Person, any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or other similar agreement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates.

Intermediate Holdco ” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of the Indenture until a successor replaces such party pursuant to Article Five and thereafter means the successor.

Investment ” by any Person means any direct or indirect loan (other than advances to customers in the ordinary course of business that are recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of such Person), advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (by means of transfers of cash or other Property to others or payments for Property or services for the account or use of others, or otherwise) to, or Incurrence of a Guarantee of any obligation of, or purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidence of Debt issued by, any other Person. For purposes of Sections 4.10 and 4.16 and the definition of “Restricted Payment,” the term “Investment” shall include (a) upon the issuance, sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary to a Person other than the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary as a result of which such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, the Fair Market Value of the remaining interest, if any, in such former Restricted Subsidiary held by the Issuer or such other Restricted Subsidiary, and (b) at the time that a Subsidiary of the Issuer is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the portion (proportionate to the Issuer’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary; provided, however , that upon a redesignation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Issuer shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary of an amount (if positive) equal to:

(a) the Issuer’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; less

 

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(b) the portion of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation (proportionate to the Issuer’s equity interest in such Subsidiary).

In determining the amount of any Investment made by transfer of any Property other than cash, such Property shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such Investment.

Issue Date ” means May 18, 2007.

Issuer ” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of the Indenture until a successor replaces such party pursuant to Article Five and thereafter means the successor.

Legal Defeasance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01(b).

Legal Holiday ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.07.

Lien ” means, with respect to any Property of any Person, any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, lien, charge, easement (other than any easement not materially impairing usefulness or marketability), encumbrance, preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to such Property (including any Capital Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing or any Sale and Leaseback Transaction).

Maturity Date ” when used with respect to any Note, means the date on which the principal amount of such Note becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

Net Available Cash ” from any Asset Sale means cash payments received therefrom (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of Debt or other obligations or liabilities relating to the Property that is the subject of such Asset Sale or received in any other non - cash form), in each case net of:

(a) all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses Incurred, and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP, as a consequence of such Asset Sale;

 

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(b) all payments made on or in respect of any Debt that is secured by any Property subject to such Asset Sale, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon such Property, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Sale, or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Sale;

(c) all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Sale; and

(d) the deduction of appropriate amounts provided by the seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the Property disposed of in such Asset Sale and retained by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary after such Asset Sale.

Non - Recourse Debt ” means Debt:

(a) as to which neither the Issuer nor any Restricted Subsidiary provides any guarantee or credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, guarantee, indemnity, agreement or instrument that would constitute Debt) or is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor or otherwise) or as to which there is any recourse to the assets of the Issuer; and

(b) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the Holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of other Debt of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default under such other Debt or cause the payment therefor to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity.

Non - U.S. Person ” means a Person who is not a U.S. person, as defined in Regulation S.

Note Guaranty ” means the guaranty of the Notes by a Guarantor pursuant to the Indenture.

 

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Notes ” means the Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2013 issued by the Issuer, that are issued pursuant to the Indenture from time to time, all of which are treated as a single class of securities.

notice of acceleration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.

Notice of Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

Obligations ” means, with respect to any Debt, all obligations (whether in existence on the Issue Date or arising afterwards, absolute or contingent, direct or indirect) for or in respect of principal (when due, upon acceleration, upon redemption, upon mandatory repayment or repurchase pursuant to a mandatory offer to purchase, or otherwise), premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnification, reimbursement and other amounts payable and liabilities with respect to such Debt, including all interest accrued or accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or similar case or proceeding at the contract rate (including, without limitation, any contract rate applicable upon default) specified in the relevant documentation, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such case or proceeding.

Offer Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(e).

Offer Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(e).

Offering Memorandum ” means the offering memorandum dated May 11, 2007 relating to the sale of $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes.

Officer ” means the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer or any Executive Vice President of the Issuer.

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by an Officer of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee.

Offshore Global Note ” means a Global Note representing Notes issued and sold pursuant to Regulation S.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer or the Trustee.

Parent ” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of the Indenture until a successor replaces such party pursuant to Article Five and thereafter means the successor.

Paying Agent ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.

 

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Permanent Offshore Global Note ” means an Offshore Global Note that does not bear the Temporary Offshore Global Note Legend.

Permitted Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.09(b).

Permitted Holders ” means Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and its Affiliates and Fujitsu Limited and its Affiliates.

Permitted Investment ” means any Investment by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in existence on the Issue Date or in:

(a) the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(b) any Person that will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary;

(c) any Person if as a result of such Investment such Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its Property to, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(d) Cash Equivalents;

(e) receivables owing to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided , however , that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;

(f) payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

(g) loans and advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be; provided that such loans and advances do not exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

(h) stock, obligations or other securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;

 

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(i) any Person to the extent such Investment represents the non - cash portion of the consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale consummated in compliance with Section 4.12;

(j) Investments in Permitted Joint Ventures that do not exceed 15% of Total Assets in the aggregate outstanding at any one time;

(k) any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock solely in exchange for the issuance of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer;

(l) Investments represented by Hedging Obligations if such Hedging Obligation has been Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(vi) or (vii); and

(m) other Investments (other than Investments in Parent or Intermediate Holdco) made for Fair Market Value that do not exceed $100.0 million in the aggregate outstanding at any one time.

Permitted Joint Venture ” means any Person which is, directly or indirectly, engaged principally in a Related Business, and the Capital Stock, or securities convertible into Capital Stock, of which is owned by the Issuer and one or more Persons other than the Issuer or any of its Affiliates.

Permitted Liens ” means:

(a) Liens securing the Notes, the Note Guaranties and other Obligations in respect thereof under the Indenture and the Security Documents;

(b) Liens on the Collateral to secure Debt permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(ii) (which Liens with respect the Revolving Credit Agreement Debt Incurred pursuant to clause (y) of such Section 4.09(b)(ii) may be senior to the Liens on the Notes in the case of Secondary Collateral and shall be junior to the Liens on the Notes in the case of Primary Collateral and in other cases shall have equal and ratable Liens with, or junior Liens to the Notes);

(c) Liens to secure Debt permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(iii); provided that any such Lien may not extend to any Property of the Issuer, other than the Property acquired, constructed or leased with the proceeds of any such Debt and any improvements or accessions to such Property;

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delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision that shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor;

(e) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, landlords’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens, on the Property of the Issuer arising in the ordinary course of business and securing payment of obligations that are not more than 60 days past due or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;

(f) Liens on the Property of the Issuer Incurred in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of obligations with respect to statutory or regulatory requirements, performance or return - of - money bonds, surety bonds or other obligations of a like nature and Incurred in a manner consistent with industry practice, in each case which are not Incurred in connection with the borrowing of money, the obtaining of advances or credit or the payment of the deferred purchase price of Property and which do not in the aggregate impair in any material respect the use of Property in the operation of the business of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(g) Liens on Property at the time the Issuer acquired such Property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Issuer; provided , however , that any such Lien may not extend to any other Property of the Issuer; provided , further , however , that such Liens shall not have been Incurred in anticipation of or in connection with the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which such Property was acquired by the Issuer;

(h) pledges or deposits by the Issuer under workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Debt) or leases to which the Issuer is party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of the Issuer, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or deposits for the payment of rent or margin deposits, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(i) utility easements, building restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real Property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to properties of a similar character;

 

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(j) Liens securing Debt permitted to be Incurred with respect to Hedging Obligations pursuant to Section 4.09 on collateral for such Debt to which the Hedging Obligations relate;

(k) Liens on the Capital Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Foreign Restricted Subsidiary to secure Debt of that Subsidiary;

(l) Liens in favor of the Issuer;

(m) Liens existing on the Issue Date not otherwise described in clauses (a) through (l) above;

(n) Liens on the Property of the Issuer to secure any Refinancing, in whole or in part, of any Debt secured by any Lien referred to in clause (c), (g) or (m) above; provided however , that any such Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same Property that secured the original Lien (together with any improvements and accessions to such Property) and the aggregate principal amount of Debt that is secured by such Lien shall not be increased to an amount greater than the sum of:

(i) the outstanding principal amount, or, if greater, the committed amount, of the Debt secured by Liens described under clause (c), (g) or (m) above, as the case may be, at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under the Indenture; and

(ii) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums and defeasance costs, incurred by the Issuer in connection with such Refinancing;

(o) other Liens (including Liens on the Collateral ranking equally with or junior to the Liens securing the Notes) to secure Debt, so long as the aggregate principal amount of Debt secured thereby at the time such Lien is created does not exceed (i) the greater of $150.0 million or (ii) 5% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Issuer, shown on the Issuer’s consolidated balance sheet in accordance with GAAP on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter ending at least 40 days prior to the date any such Lien shall be Incurred.

Permitted Refinancing Debt ” means any Debt that Refinances any other Debt, including any successive Refinancings, so long as:

(a) such Debt is in an aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, an aggregate accreted value) not in excess of the sum of:

(i) the aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding of the Debt being Refinanced, and

 

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(ii) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums and defeasance costs, related to such Refinancing;

(b) the Average Life of such Debt is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Debt being Refinanced;

(c) the Stated Maturity of such Debt is no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Debt being Refinanced; and

(d) the new Debt shall not be senior in right of payment to the Debt being Refinanced;

provided , however , that Permitted Refinancing Debt shall not include:

(x) debt of a Subsidiary that Refinances Debt of the Issuer; or

(y) Debt of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances Debt of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, company (including any limited liability company), association, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

Pledge and Security Agreement ” means the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of May 18, 2007, among Spansion Inc., Spansion LLC, and certain of their subsidiaries, party thereto from time to time, as Grantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association , as Collateral Agent.

Preferred Stock ” means any Capital Stock of a Person, however designated, which entitles the holder thereof to a preference with respect to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of any other class of Capital Stock issued by such Person.

Preferred Stock Dividends ” means all dividends with respect to Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries held by Persons other than the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary. The amount of any such dividend shall be equal to the quotient of such dividend divided by the difference between one and the maximum statutory federal income rate (expressed as a decimal number between 1 and 0) then applicable to the issuer of such Preferred Stock.

 

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Prepayment Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(c).

Primary Collateral ” means “Noteholder Priority Collateral” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date.

pro forma ” means, with respect to any calculation made or required to be made pursuant to the terms hereof, a calculation performed in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S - X promulgated under the Securities Act.

Property ” means, with respect to any Person, any interest of such Person in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including Capital Stock in, and other securities of, any other Person. For purposes of any calculation required pursuant to the Indenture, the value of any Property shall be its Fair Market Value.

Purchase Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(d).

Purchase Money Debt ” means Debt:

(a) consisting of the deferred purchase price of Property, conditional sale obligations, obligations under any title retention agreement, other purchase money obligations and obligations in respect of industrial revenue bonds, in each case where the maturity of such Debt does not exceed the anticipated useful life of the Property being financed; and

(b) Incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or lease by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Property, including additions and improvements thereto;

provided, however , that such Debt is Incurred within 180 days after the acquisition, construction or lease of such Property by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary.

Qualified Equity Offering ” means any public or private offering for cash of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Parent (the net proceeds of which are contributed to the Issuer as common equity) other than (i) public offerings of Capital Stock registered on Form S - 8 or (ii) other issuances upon the exercise of options of employees of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

Qualified Institutional Buyer ” or “ QIB ” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

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Redemption Date ” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Notes means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to the terms of the Notes.

Refinance ” means, in respect of any Debt, to refinance, extend, renew, refund or Repay, or to issue other Debt, in exchange or replacement for, such Debt. “ Refinanced ” and “ Refinancing ” shall have correlative meanings.

Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16.

Registrar ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.

Regular Record Date ” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.

Regulation S ” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

Regulation S Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.

Related Business ” means any business that is related, ancillary or complementary to the businesses of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and any reasonable extension thereof.

Repay ” means, in respect of any Debt, to repay, prepay, repurchase, redeem, legally defease or otherwise retire such Debt. “ Repayment ” and “ Repaid ” shall have correlative meanings. For purposes of Section 4.12 and the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio,” Debt shall be considered to have been Repaid only to the extent the related loan commitment, if any, shall have been permanently reduced in connection therewith.

Responsible Officer ” shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer in the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee having direct responsibility for the administration of the Indenture or any other officer, to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Restricted Legend ” means the legend set forth in Exhibit C.

Restricted Note ” has the same meaning as “Restricted Security” set forth in Rule 144(a)(iii) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided that the Trustee shall be entitled to request and conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel with respect to whether any Note is a Restricted Note.

 

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Restricted Payment ” means:

(a) any dividend or distribution (whether made in cash, securities or other Property) declared or paid on or with respect to any shares of the Capital Stock of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation with or into the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary), except for any dividend or distribution that is made solely to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary (and, if such Restricted Subsidiary is not a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the other shareholders of such Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis or on a basis that results in the receipt by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of dividends or distributions of greater value than it would receive on a pro rata basis) or any dividend or distribution payable solely in shares of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer;

(b) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital Stock of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than from the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary and other than for Capital Stock of the Issuer that is not Disqualified Stock);

(c) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement for value, prior to the date for any scheduled maturity, sinking fund or amortization or other installment payment, of any Subordinated Obligation (other than the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of any Subordinated Obligation purchased in anticipation of satisfying a scheduled maturity, sinking fund or amortization or other installment obligation, in each case due within one year of the date of acquisition); and

(d) any Investment (other than Permitted Investments) in any Person.

Restricted Period ” means the relevant 40-day distribution compliance period as defined in Regulation S.

Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Issuer other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Revolver Cap Amount ” means “Cap Amount” with respect to the Revolving Credit Obligations as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date.

Revolving Credit Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of September 19, 2005 among the Borrower, Spansion Inc., the

 

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Revolving Credit Agent, and a syndicate of lenders, as may be revised, restructured or Refinanced from time to time, including to extend the maturity thereof, to increase the amount of commitments thereunder ( provided that any such increase is permitted under the covenant described under Section 4.09), or to add Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder, whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders or investors and whether such revision, restructuring or Refinancing is under one or more Debt facilities or commercial paper facilities, indentures or other agreements, in each case with banks or other institutional lenders or trustees or investors providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, notes or letters or credit, together with related documents thereto (including, without limitation, any guaranty agreements and security documents) or, in the event such agreement is terminated and not immediately replaced, any Credit Facility into which the Issuer subsequently enters that the Issuer designates, in a notice to the Trustee, as a replacement, as it may be revised, restructured or Refinanced from time to time, subject to the proviso set forth above.

Revolving Credit Obligations ” means “Revolving Credit Obligations” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

Rule 144A Certificate ” means (i) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto or (ii) a written certification addressed to the Issuer and the Trustee to the effect that the Person making such certification (x) is acquiring such Note (or beneficial interest) for its own account or one or more accounts with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and each such account is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A, (y) is aware that the transfer to it or exchange, as applicable, is being made in reliance upon the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A, and (z) acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Issuer as it has requested pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) or has determined not to request such information.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” means any direct or indirect arrangement relating to Property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such Property to another Person and the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person.

 

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Secondary Collateral ” means “Revolving Credit Priority Collateral” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Security Documents ” means (i) the Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) the security documents granting a security interest in any assets of any Person to secure the Obligations under the Notes and the Note Guaranties as each may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Significant Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” of Parent within the meaning of Rule 1 - 02 under Regulation S - X promulgated by the Commission.

Stated Maturity ” means with respect to any Debt or security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency beyond the control of the issuer unless such contingency has occurred).

Subordinated Obligation ” means any Debt of the Issuer (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes pursuant to a written agreement to that effect.

Subsidiary ” means, in respect of any Person, any corporation, company (including any limited liability company), association, partnership, joint venture or other business entity of which at least a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

(a) such Person;

(b) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or

(c) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

Surviving Person ” means the surviving Person formed by merger or consolidation and for purposes of Article Five, a Person to whom all or substantially all of the property of the Issuer is sold, transferred, assigned, leased, conveyed or otherwise disposed.

Temporary Offshore Global Note ” mean an Offshore Global Note that bears the Temporary Offshore Global Note Legend.

Temporary Offshore Global Note Legend ” means the legend set forth in Exhibit I.

 

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TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa - 77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (except as provided in Section 8.03); provided, however , 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, with respect to any date of determination, the total consolidated assets of the referenced Person or Persons shown on its consolidated balance sheet in accordance with GAAP on the last day of the fiscal quarter prior to the date of determination.

Trustee ” means the party named as such in the Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the Indenture and thereafter means the successor.

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means:

(a) any Subsidiary of the Issuer that is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary as permitted or required pursuant to Section 4.16; and in any case so long as the respective Unrestricted Subsidiary is not thereafter redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary as permitted pursuant to Section 4.16; and

(b) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

U.S. Global Note ” means a Global Note that bears the Restricted Legend representing Notes issued and sold pursuant to Rule 144A.

U.S. Government Obligations ” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer’s option.

Voting Stock ” of any Person means all classes of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary ” means, at any time, a Restricted Subsidiary all the Voting Stock of which (except directors’ qualifying shares) is at such time owned, directly or indirectly, by the Issuer and its other Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries.

Section 1.02 . Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. Whenever the Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the portion of such provision required to be incorporated herein in order for the Indenture to be

 

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qualified under the TIA is incorporated by reference in and made a part of the Indenture. The following TIA terms used in the Indenture have the following meanings:

indenture securities ” means the Notes;

indenture securityholder ” means a Holder;

indenture to be qualified ” means the Indenture; and

obligor on this indenture securities ” means the Issuer, the Guarantors or any other obligor on the Notes.

All other terms used in the Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined in the TIA by reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule have the meanings therein assigned to them.

Section 1.03 . Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) a term has the meaning assigned to it herein, whether defined expressly or by reference;

(b) “or” is not exclusive;

(c) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

(d) words used herein implying any gender shall apply to both genders;

(e) “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to the Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subsection;

(f) unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP; and

(g) “$,” “U.S. Dollars” and “United States Dollars” each refer to United States dollars, or such other successor money to the United States dollar, “Japanese yen” refers to the Japanese yen or such other successor money to the Japanese yen, and “euro” refers to the European Union euro or such other successor money to the European Union euro, in each case that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

 

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ARTICLE 2

T HE S ECURITIES

Section 2.01 . Amount of Notes. The Trustee shall initially authenticate the Notes for original issue on the Issue Date in an aggregate principal amount of $550.0 million upon a written order of the Issuer in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer. The Trustee shall authenticate additional Notes (“ Additional Notes ”) thereafter in unlimited aggregate principal amount (so long as permitted by the terms of the Indenture, including, without limitation, Section 4.09) for original issue upon a written order of the Issuer in the form of an Officer’s Certificate in aggregate principal amount as specified in such order (other than as provided in Section 2.08) and upon receipt by the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes will be subject to federal income tax in the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Additional Notes were not issued. Each such written order shall specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the Notes are to be authenticated. Such Additional Notes shall have identical terms to the Initial Notes except for issuance dates and prices and with respect to interest accruing prior to their date of issuance, and will constitute the same series as the Initial Notes.

Section 2.02 . Form, Dating and Denominations; Legends. (a) The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A. The terms and provisions contained in the form of the Notes annexed as Exhibit A constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of the Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, rules of or agreements with national securities exchanges to which the Issuer is subject, or usage. Each Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes will be issuable in denominations of $1,000 in principal amount and any multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

(b) (i) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), Section 2.17(b)(iii), Section 2.17(b)(v) or Section 2.17(c) or Section 2.16(b)(iv), each Initial Note or Initial Additional Note (other than a Permanent Offshore Note) will bear the Restricted Legend.

(ii) Each Global Note, whether or not an Initial Note or Additional Note, will bear the DTC Legend.

(iii) Each Temporary Offshore Global Note will bear the Temporary Offshore Global Note Legend.

 

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(iv) Initial Notes and Initial Additional Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S will be issued as provided in Section 2.18(a).

(v) Initial Notes and Initial Additional Notes offered and sold in reliance on any exception under the Securities Act other than Regulation S and Rule 144A will be issued, and upon the request of the Issuer to the Trustee, Initial Notes offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A may be issued, in the form of Certificated Notes.

(c) If the Issuer determines (upon the advice of counsel and such other certifications and evidence as the Issuer may reasonably require) that a Note is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or a successor provision) and that the Restricted Legend is no longer necessary or appropriate in order to ensure that subsequent transfers of the Note (or a beneficial interest therein) are effected in compliance with the Securities Act, the Issuer may instruct the Trustee to cancel the Note and issue to the Holder thereof (or to its transferee) a new Note of like tenor and amount, registered in the name of the Holder thereof (or its transferee), that does not bear the Restricted Legend, and the Trustee will comply with such instruction.

(d) By its acceptance of any Note bearing the Restricted Legend (or any beneficial interest in such a Note), each Holder thereof and each owner of a beneficial interest therein acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Note (and any such beneficial interest) set forth in the Indenture and in the Restricted Legend and agrees that it will transfer such Note (and any such beneficial interest) only in accordance with the Indenture and such legend.

Section 2.03 . Execution and Authentication. The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by its Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President or any Executive Vice President. The signature of any of these Officers on the Notes may be manual or facsimile.

If an Officer whose signature is on a Note was an Officer at the time of such execution but no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.

No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Note shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Issuer, and the Issuer shall deliver such Note to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 2.12, for all purposes of the Indenture such Note shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

 

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Section 2.04 . Registrar and Paying Agent. The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “ Registrar ”), and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (the “ Paying Agent ”) and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer, if any, in respect of the Notes and the Indenture may be served. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Issuer may have one or more additional Paying Agents. The term “Paying Agent” includes any additional Paying Agent.

The Issuer shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement, which shall incorporate the provisions of the TIA, with any Agent that is not a party to the Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of the Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such Agent. If the Issuer fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, or fails to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation in accordance with Section 7.07.

The Issuer initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and Agent for service of notices and demands in connection with the Notes and the Indenture and the Issuer may change the Paying Agent without prior notice to the Holders. The Issuer may act as Paying Agent.

Section 2.05 . Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. Each Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or premium or interest on the Notes (whether such money has been paid to it by the Issuer or any other obligor on the Notes), and the Issuer and the Paying Agent shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor on the Notes) in making any such payment. Money held in trust by the Paying Agent need not be segregated except as required by law and in no event shall the Paying Agent be liable for any interest on any money received by it hereunder; provided that if the Issuer or an Affiliate thereof acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Issuer at any time may require the Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and account for any funds disbursed and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(i) or (ii), upon written request to the Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to pay forthwith all money so held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed. Upon making such payment, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee.

 

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Section 2.06 . Holder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee at least five 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, provided that, as long as the Trustee is the Registrar, no such list need be furnished.

Section 2.07 . Transfer and Exchange. Subject to Sections 2.16 and 2.17, when Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request from the Holder of such Notes to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested. Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorneys duly authorized in writing. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall issue and execute and the Trustee shall authenticate new Notes evidencing such transfer or exchange at the Registrar’s request. No service charge shall be made to the Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange. The Issuer or the Trustee may require from the Holder payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer taxes or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation to a transfer or exchange, but this provision shall not apply to any exchange pursuant to Section 2.11, 3.06, 4.08, 4.12 or 8.05 (in which events the Issuer shall be responsible for the payment of such taxes). The Registrar shall not be required to exchange or register a transfer of any Note for a period of 15 days immediately preceding the redemption of Notes, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

Any Holder of the Global Note shall, by acceptance of such Global Note, agree that transfers of the beneficial interests in such Global Note may be effected only through a book-entry system maintained by the Holder of such Global Note (or its agent), and that ownership of a beneficial interest in the Global Note shall be required to be reflected in a book entry.

Neither the Trustee nor the Registrar shall have any duty to monitor the Issuer’s compliance with or have any responsibility with respect to the Issuer’s compliance with any Federal or state securities laws.

Section 2.08 . Replacement Notes. If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Registrar or the Trustee, or if the Holder of a Note claims that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Holder of such Note furnishes to the Issuer and the Trustee evidence reasonably acceptable to them of the ownership and the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and if the requirements of Section

 

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8 - 405 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date of the Indenture are met. If required by the Trustee or the Issuer, an indemnity bond shall be posted, sufficient in the judgment of the Issuer, the Trustee or any Paying Agent to protect the Issuer, the Trustee or any Paying Agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if such Note is replaced. The Issuer may charge such Holder for the Issuer’s reasonable out - of - pocket expenses in replacing such Note, and the Trustee may charge the Issuer for the Trustee’s expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in replacing such Note. Every replacement Note shall constitute a contractual obligation of the Issuer.

Section 2.09 . Outstanding Notes. The Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes that have been authenticated by the Trustee except for (a) those canceled by it, (b) those delivered to it for cancellation, (c) to the extent set forth in Section 9.01 and 9.02, on or after the date on which the conditions set forth in Section 9.01 or 9.02 have been satisfied, those Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered by the Trustee hereunder and (d) those described in this Section 2.09 as not outstanding. Subject to Section 2.10, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or one of its Affiliates holds the Note.

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.08, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser in whose hands such Note is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer.

If the Paying Agent holds, in its capacity as such, on any Maturity Date, money sufficient to pay all accrued and unpaid interest and principal with respect to the Notes payable on that date and is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders thereof pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, then on and after that date such Notes cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.

Section 2.10 . Treasury Notes. In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any declaration of acceleration or Notice of Default or direction, waiver or consent or any amendment, modification or other change to the Indenture, Notes owned by the Issuer or any other Affiliate of the Issuer shall be disregarded as though they were not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent or any amendment, modification or other change to the Indenture, only Notes as to which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actually received an Officer’s Certificate stating that such Notes are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee established to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer, any other obligor on the Notes or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

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Section 2.11 . Temporary Notes. Until definitive Notes are prepared and ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Until such exchange, temporary Notes shall be entitled to the same rights, benefits and privileges as definitive Notes.

Section 2.12 . Cancellation. The Issuer at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall, upon the Issuer’s written request, deliver such canceled Notes to the Issuer. The Issuer may not reissue or resell, or issue new Notes to replace, Notes that the Issuer has redeemed or paid, or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 2.13 . Defaulted Interest. If the Issuer defaults on a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest, plus (to the extent permitted by law) any interest payable on the defaulted interest, in accordance with the terms hereof, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, which date shall be at least five Business Days prior to the payment date. The Issuer shall fix such special record date and payment date in a manner satisfactory to the Trustee. At least 10 days before such special record date, the Issuer shall mail to each Holder a notice that states the special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest, and interest payable on defaulted interest, if any, to be paid. The Issuer may make payment of any defaulted interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements (if applicable) of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed and, upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after written notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this sentence, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

Section 2.14 . Cusip Number. The Issuer in issuing the Notes may use a “CUSIP” number, and if so, such CUSIP number shall be included in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number printed in the notice or on the Notes, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any such CUSIP number used by the Issuer in connection with the issuance of the Notes and of any change in the CUSIP number.

 

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Section 2.15 . Deposit of Moneys. Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on each Interest Payment Date and Maturity Date, the Issuer shall have deposited with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds money sufficient to make cash payments, if any, due on such Interest Payment Date or Maturity Date, as the case may be, in a timely manner which permits the Trustee to remit payment to the Holders on such Interest Payment Date or Maturity Date, as the case may be. The principal and interest on Global Notes shall be payable to the Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the sole registered owner and the sole Holder of the Global Notes represented thereby. The principal and interest on Certificated Notes shall be payable, either in person or by mail, at the office of the Paying Agent.

Section 2.16 . Registration, Transfer and Exchange. (a) The Notes will be issued in registered form only, without coupons, and the Issuer shall cause the Trustee to maintain a register (the “ Register ”) of the Notes, for registering the record ownership of the Notes by the Holders and transfers and exchanges of the Notes.

(b) (i) Each Global Note will be registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee and, so long as DTC is serving as the Depository thereof, will bear the DTC Legend.

(ii) Each Global Note will be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for the Depository. Transfers of a Global Note (but not a beneficial interest therein) will be limited to transfers thereof in whole, but not in part, to the Depository, its successors or their respective nominees, except (1) as set forth in Section 2.16(b)(iv) and (2) transfers of portions thereof in the form of Certificated Notes may be made upon request of an Agent Member (for itself or on behalf of a beneficial owner) by written notice given to the Trustee by or on behalf of the Depository in accordance with customary procedures of the Depository and in compliance with this Section 2.16 and Section 2.17.

(iii) Agent Members will have no rights under the Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depository, and the Depository may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee as the absolute owner and Holder of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depository or its nominee may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person (including any Agent Member and any Person that holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through an Agent Member) to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under the Indenture or the Notes, and nothing herein will impair, as between the Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any security.

 

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(iv) If (x) the Depository notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for a Global Note and a successor depository is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days of the notice or (y) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Trustee has received a request from the Depository, the Trustee will promptly exchange each beneficial interest in the Global Note for one or more Certificated Notes in authorized denominations having an equal aggregate principal amount registered in the name of the owner of such beneficial interest, as identified to the Trustee by the Depository, and thereupon the Global Note will be deemed canceled. If such Note does not bear the Restricted Legend, then the Certificated Notes issued in exchange therefor will not bear the Restricted Legend. If such Note bears the Restricted Legend, then the Certificated Notes issued in exchange therefor will bear the Restricted Legend, provided that any Holder of any such Certificated Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Temporary Offshore Global Note will have the right upon presentation to the Trustee of a duly completed Certificate of Beneficial Ownership after the Restricted Period to exchange such Certificated Note for a Certificated Note of like tenor and amount that does not bear the Restricted Legend, registered in the name of such Holder.

(c) Each Certificated Note will be registered in the name of the holder thereof or its nominee.

(d) A Holder may transfer a Note (or a beneficial interest therein) to another Person or exchange a Note (or a beneficial interest therein) for another Note or Notes of any authorized denomination by presenting to the Trustee a written request therefor stating the name of the proposed transferee or requesting such an exchange, accompanied by any certification, opinion or other document required by Section 2.17. The Trustee will promptly register any transfer or exchange that meets the requirements of this Section by noting the same in the register maintained by the Trustee for the purpose; provided that

(x) no transfer or exchange will be effective until it is registered in such register and

(y) the Trustee will not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Note for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or Prepayment Offer, (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Note so selected for redemption or purchase in whole or in part, except, in the case of a partial redemption or purchase, that portion of any Note not being redeemed or purchased, or (iii) if a redemption or a purchase pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or Prepayment Offer is to occur after a Regular Record Date but on or before the corresponding Interest

 

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Payment Date, to register the transfer of or exchange any Note on or after the Regular Record Date and before the date of redemption or purchase. Prior to the registration of any transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and their agents will treat the Person in whose name the Note is registered as the owner and Holder thereof for all purposes (whether or not the Note is overdue), and will not be affected by notice to the contrary.

From time to time the Issuer will execute and the Trustee will authenticate additional Notes as necessary in order to permit the registration of a transfer or exchange in accordance with this Section 2.16.

No service charge will be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of any Note, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than a transfer tax or other similar governmental charge payable upon exchange pursuant to subsection (b)(iv)).

(e) (i) Global Note to Global Note . If a beneficial interest in a Global Note is transferred or exchanged for a beneficial interest in another Global Note, the Trustee will (x) record a decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note being transferred or exchanged equal to the principal amount of such transfer or exchange and (y) record a like increase in the principal amount of the other Global Note. Any beneficial interest in one Global Note that is transferred to a Person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in another Global Note, or exchanged for an interest in another Global Note, will, upon transfer or exchange, cease to be an interest in such Global Note and become an interest in the other Global Note and, accordingly, will thereafter be subject to all transfer and exchange restrictions, if any, and other procedures applicable to beneficial interests in such other Global Note for as long as it remains such an interest.

(ii) Global Note to Certificated Note . If a beneficial interest in a Global Note is transferred or exchanged for a Certificated Note, the Trustee will (x) record a decrease in the principal amount of such Global Note equal to the principal amount of such transfer or exchange and (y) deliver one or more new Certificated Notes in authorized denominations having an equal aggregate principal amount to the transferee (in the case of a transfer) or the owner of such beneficial interest (in the case of an exchange), registered in the name of such transferee or owner, as applicable.

(iii) Certificated Note to Global Note . If a Certificated Note is transferred or exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Note, the Trustee will (x) cancel such Certificated Note, (y) record an increase in the principal amount of such Global Note equal to the principal amount of such transfer or exchange and (z) in the event that such transfer or

 

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exchange involves less than the entire principal amount of the canceled Certificated Note, deliver to the Holder thereof one or more new Certificated Notes in authorized denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the untransferred or unexchanged portion of the canceled Certificated Note, registered in the name of the Holder thereof.

(iv) Certificated Note to Certificated Note . If a Certificated Note is transferred or exchanged for another Certificated Note, the Trustee will (x) cancel the Certificated Note being transferred or exchanged, (y) deliver one or more new Certificated Notes in authorized denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such transfer or exchange to the transferee (in the case of a transfer) or the Holder of the canceled Certificated Note (in the case of an exchange), registered in the name of such transferee or Holder, as applicable, and (z) if such transfer or exchange involves less than the entire principal amount of the canceled Certificated Note, deliver to the Holder thereof one or more Certificated Notes in authorized denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the untransferred or unexchanged portion of the canceled Certificated Note, registered in the name of the Holder thereof.

Section 2.17 . Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange. (a) The transfer or exchange of any Note (or a beneficial interest therein) may only be made in accordance with this Section 2.17 and Section 2.16 and, in the case of a Global Note (or a beneficial interest therein), the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository. The Trustee shall refuse to register any requested transfer or exchange that does not comply with the preceding sentence.

(b) Subject to paragraph (c), the transfer or exchange of any Note (or a beneficial interest therein) of the type set forth in column A below for a Note (or a beneficial interest therein) of the type set forth opposite in column B below may only be made in compliance with the certification requirements (if any) described in the clause of this paragraph set forth opposite in column C below.

 

A

 

B

 

C

U.S. Global Note   U.S. Global Note   (i)
U.S. Global Note   Offshore Global Note   (ii)
U.S. Global Note   Certificated Note   (iii)
Offshore Global Note   U.S. Global Note   (iv)
Offshore Global Note   Offshore Global Note   (i)
Offshore Global Note   Certificated Note   (v)
Certificated Note   U.S. Global Note   (iv)
Certificated Note   Offshore Global Note   (ii)
Certificated Note   Certificated Note   (iii)

(i) No certification is required.

 

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(ii) The Person requesting the transfer or exchange must deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee a duly completed Regulation S Certificate; provided that if the requested transfer or exchange is made by the Holder of a Certificated Note that does not bear the Restricted Legend, then no certification is required.

(iii) The Person requesting the transfer or exchange must deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee (x) a duly completed Rule 144A Certificate, (y) a duly completed Regulation S Certificate or (z) a duly completed Institutional Accredited Investor Certificate, and/or an Opinion of Counsel and such other certifications and evidence as the Issuer may reasonably require in order to determine that the proposed transfer or exchange is being made in compliance with the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States; provided that if the requested transfer or exchange is made by the Holder of a Certificated Note that does not bear the Restricted Legend, then no certification is required. In the event that (i) the requested transfer or exchange takes place after the Restricted Period and a duly completed Regulation S Certificate is delivered to the Trustee or (ii) a Certificated Note that does not bear the Restricted Legend is surrendered for transfer or exchange, upon transfer or exchange the Trustee will deliver a Certificated Note that does not bear the Restricted Legend.

(iv) The Person requesting the transfer or exchange must deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee a duly completed Rule 144A Certificate.

(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no such exchange is permitted if the requested exchange involves a beneficial interest in a Temporary Offshore Global Note. If the requested transfer involves a beneficial interest in a Temporary Offshore Global Note, the Person requesting the transfer must deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee (x) a duly completed Rule 144A Certificate or (y) a duly completed Institutional Accredited Investor Certificate and/or an Opinion of Counsel and such other certifications and evidence as the Issuer may reasonably require in order to determine that the proposed transfer is being made in compliance with the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States. If the requested transfer or exchange involves a beneficial interest in a Permanent Offshore Global Note, no certification is required and the Trustee will deliver a Certificated Note that does not bear the Restricted Legend.

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for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or a successor provision); provided that the Issuer has provided the Trustee with an Officer’s Certificate to that effect, and the Issuer may require from any Person requesting a transfer or exchange in reliance upon this clause an opinion of counsel and any other reasonable certifications and evidence in order to support such certificate. Any Certificated Note delivered in reliance upon this paragraph will not bear the Restricted Legend.

(d) The Trustee will retain copies of all certificates, opinions and other documents received in connection with the transfer or exchange of a Note (or a beneficial interest therein), and the Issuer will have the right to inspect and make copies thereof at any reasonable time upon written notice to the Trustee.

Section 2.18 . Temporary Offshore Global Notes. (a) Each Note originally sold by the Initial Purchasers in reliance upon Regulation S will be evidenced by one or more Offshore Global Notes that bear the Temporary Offshore Global Note Legend.

(b) An owner of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Offshore Global Note (or a Person acting on behalf of such an owner) may provide to the Trustee (and the Trustee will accept) a duly completed Certificate of Beneficial Ownership at any time after the Restricted Period (it being understood that the Trustee will not accept any such certificate during the Restricted Period). Promptly after acceptance of a Certificate of Beneficial Ownership with respect to such a beneficial interest, the Trustee will cause such beneficial interest to be exchanged for an equivalent beneficial interest in a Permanent Offshore Global Note, and will (x) permanently reduce the principal amount of such Temporary Offshore Global Note by the amount of such beneficial interest and (y) increase the principal amount of such Permanent Offshore Global Note by the amount of such beneficial interest.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), if after the Restricted Period any Initial Purchaser owns a beneficial interest in a Temporary Offshore Global Note, such Initial Purchaser may, upon written request to the Trustee accompanied by a certification as to its status as an Initial Purchaser, exchange such beneficial interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in a Permanent Offshore Global Note, and the Trustee will comply with such request and will (x) permanently reduce the principal amount of such Temporary Offshore Global Note by the amount of such beneficial interest and (y) increase the principal amount of such Permanent Offshore Global Note by the amount of such beneficial interest.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any owner of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Offshore Global Note shall not be entitled to receive payment of principal or interest on such beneficial interest or other amounts in respect of such beneficial interest until such beneficial interest is exchanged for an interest in a Permanent Offshore Global Note or transferred for an interest in another Global Note or a Certificated Note.

 

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