|
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 |
i
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
ii
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
iii
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
iv
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,
2
(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
3
(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
4
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
5
(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
6
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.
7
“ 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
8
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
9
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,
10
(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
11
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.
12
“ 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).
13
“ 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
14
(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.
15
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
16
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;
17
(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.
18
“ 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.
19
“ 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
20
(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;
21
(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.
22
“ 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.
23
“ 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;
24
(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;
(d) Liens for taxes,
assessments or governmental charges or levies on the Property of
the Issuer if the same shall not at the time be
25
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;
26
(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
27
(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.
28
“ 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.
29
“ 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.
30
“ 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
31
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.
32
“ 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.
33
“ 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
34
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.
35
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.
36
(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.
37
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.
38
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
39
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.
40
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.
41
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.
42
(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
43
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
44
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.
45
(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.
(c) No certification is
required in connection with any transfer or exchange of any Note
(or a beneficial interest therein) after such Note is
eligible
46
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.
47
|