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EXHIBIT 4.3 MOBILE MINI, INC. AND
LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
AS TRUSTEE
GUARANTEED TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH THEREIN
BY THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN.
INDENTURE
DATED AS OF
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET*
Provisions of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939 and the Indenture (the "Indenture"), dated as of
, , by
and among Mobile Mini, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the guarantors
listed on Schedule 1 to the Indenture, and Law Debenture Trust
Company of New York, as Trustee:
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Indenture
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TIA Section
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Section
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310(a)(1)
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7.10
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310(a)(2)
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7.10
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310(a)(3)
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Not applicable
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310(a)(4)
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Not applicable
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310(a)(5)
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Not applicable
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310(b)
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7.03; 7.08; 7.10
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310(b)(1)
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7.10
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310(c)
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Not applicable
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311(a)
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7.03; 7.11
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311(b)
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7.03; 7.11
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311(c)
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Not applicable
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312(a)
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2.05
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312(b)
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11.03
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312(c)
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11.03
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313(a)
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7.06
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313(b)(1)
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Not applicable
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313(b)(2)
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7.06
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313(c)
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7.06;11.02
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313(d)
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7.06
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314(a)
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4.03; 4.04; 11.02
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314(b)
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Not applicable
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314(c)(1)
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11.04(a)
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314(c)(2)
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11.04(b)
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314(c)(3)
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314(d)
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Not applicable
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314(e)
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11.05
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314(f)
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Not applicable
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315(a)
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7.01(b)
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315(b)
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7.05; 11.02
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315(c)
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7.01(a)
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315(d)
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7.01(c)
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315(e)
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6.12
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316(a)(1)(A)
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6.05
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316(a)(1)(B)
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6.04
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316(a)(2)
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Not applicable
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316(a) (last sentence)
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2.08; 6.04
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316(b)
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6.08
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317(a)(1)
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6.09
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317(a)(2)
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6.10
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317(b)
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2.04; 7.12
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318(a)
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This cross reference sheet shall not, for any purpose, be deemed
to be a part of the Indenture.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
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SECTION 1.01 Certain Definitions
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SECTION 1.02 Other Definitions
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SECTION 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture
Act
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SECTION 1.04 Rules of Construction
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ARTICLE 2 THE SECURITIES
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SECTION 2.01 Unlimited in Amount, Issuable in Series, Form and
Dating
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SECTION 2.02 Execution and Authentication
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SECTION 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent
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SECTION 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
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SECTION 2.05 Securityholder Lists
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SECTION 2.06 Transfer and Exchange
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SECTION 2.07 Replacement Securities
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SECTION 2.08 Outstanding Securities
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SECTION 2.09 Temporary Securities
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SECTION 2.10 Cancellation
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SECTION 2.11 Defaulted Interest
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SECTION 2.12 Special Record Dates
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SECTION 2.13 Global Securities
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SECTION 2.14 CUSIP Numbers
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SECTION 2.15 Computation of Interest
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SECTION 2.16 Treasury Notes
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ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION
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SECTION 3.01 Notices to Trustee
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SECTION 3.02 Selection of Securities to be Redeemed
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SECTION 3.03 Notice of Redemption
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SECTION 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption
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SECTION 3.05 Deposit of Redemption Price
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SECTION 3.06 Securities Redeemed or Purchased in Part
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ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS
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SECTION 4.01 Payment of Securities
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SECTION 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency
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SECTION 4.03 Reports
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SECTION 4.04 Compliance Certificate
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SECTION 4.05 Taxes
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SECTION 4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws
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SECTION 4.07 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance; Compliance
with Law
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SECTION 4.08 Payments for Consent
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SECTION 4.09 Legal Existence
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS
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SECTION 5.01 When The Issuer May Merge, Etc
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SECTION 5.02 Successor Person Substituted
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ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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SECTION 6.01 Events of Default
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SECTION 6.02 Acceleration
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SECTION 6.03 Other Remedies
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SECTION 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults
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SECTION 6.05 Control by Majority
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SECTION 6.06 Limitation on Suits
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SECTION 6.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers,
Employees and Stockholders
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SECTION 6.08 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment
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SECTION 6.09 Collection Suit by Trustee
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SECTION 6.10 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
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SECTION 6.11 Priorities
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SECTION 6.12 Undertaking for Costs
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ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE
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SECTION 7.01 Duties of Trustee
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SECTION 7.02 Rights of Trustee
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SECTION 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee
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SECTION 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer
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SECTION 7.05 Notice of Defaults
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SECTION 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders
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SECTION 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity
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SECTION 7.08 Replacement of Trustee
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SECTION 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc
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SECTION 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification
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SECTION 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the
Issuer
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SECTION 7.12 Paying Agents
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ARTICLE 8 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; DEFEASANCE
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SECTION 8.01 Satisfaction and Discharge
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SECTION 8.02 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance
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SECTION 8.03 Legal Defeasance and Discharge
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SECTION 8.04 Covenant Defeasance
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SECTION 8.05 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance
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SECTION 8.06 Deposited Money and Government Securities to be
Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions
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SECTION 8.07 Repayment to the Issuer
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SECTION 8.08 Reinstatement
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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ARTICLE 9 SUPPLEMENTS, AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
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SECTION 9.01 Without Consent of Holders
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SECTION 9.02 With Consent of Holders
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SECTION 9.03 Compliance with the Trust Indenture Act
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SECTION 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents
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SECTION 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Securities
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SECTION 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc
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ARTICLE 10 GUARANTEES
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SECTION 10.01 Guarantee
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ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 11.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls
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SECTION 11.02 Notices
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SECTION 11.03 Communication by Holders With Other Holders
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SECTION 11.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions
Precedent
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SECTION 11.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
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SECTION 11.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents
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SECTION 11.07 Legal Holidays
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SECTION 11.08 No Recourse Against Others
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SECTION 11.09 Counterparts
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SECTION 11.10 Governing Law
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SECTION 11.11 Submission to Jurisdiction; Service of Process;
Waiver of Jury Trial
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SECTION 11.12 Severability
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SECTION 11.13 Effect of Headings, Table of Contents, Etc
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SECTION 11.14 Successors and Assigns
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SECTION 11.15 No Interpretation of Other Agreements
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INDENTURE dated as
of by and among Mobile Mini, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, (the "Issuer"), the guarantors listed on
Schedule 1 hereto (herein called the "Guarantors") and Law
Debenture Trust Company of New York, as Trustee (the "
Trustee "). The Issuer has
duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to
provide for the issuance from time to time of its debentures, notes
or other evidences of indebtedness to be issued in one or more
series (the " Securities "), as herein provided, up to such
principal amount as may from time to time be authorized in or
pursuant to one or more resolutions of the Board of Directors or by
supplemental indenture. Each party
agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the
equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of each series of the
Securities: ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE SECTION 1.01
Certain Definitions . "
Affiliate " of any person means any other person which
directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by, or is under
direct or indirect common control with, the referent person. For
purposes of the covenant described under "—Certain
Covenants—Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates,"
Affiliates shall be deemed to include, with respect to any person,
any other person (1) which beneficially owns or holds,
directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of the voting
stock of the referent person, (2) of which 10% or more of the
voting stock is beneficially owned or held, directly or indirectly,
by the referenced person or (3) with respect to an individual,
any immediate family member of such person. For purposes of this
definition, "control" of a person shall mean 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. " Agent " means any
Registrar, Paying Agent, authenticating agent or co-Registrar.
" asset " means any asset or
property. " Board of Directors
" means, with respect to any Person, the board of directors of such
Person (or, if such Person is a limited liability company, the
board of managers of such Person) or similar governing body or any
authorized committee thereof. "
Board Resolution " means a copy of a resolution certified by
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Issuer to have been
duly adopted by the Board of Directors or pursuant to authorization
by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the
date of such certification (and delivered to the Trustee, if
appropriate). " Business Day "
means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
" Closing Date " means the
date on which the Securities of a particular series were originally
issued under this Indenture. "
Commission " means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
" Corporate Trust Office "
shall mean the corporate trust office of the Trustee, which shall
initially be Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, [address],
New York, New York 10016. "
Default " means any event that is, or with the passage of
time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of
Default.
" Depositary " means, with
respect to the Securities of any series issuable or issued in whole
or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, the person
designated as Depositary for such series by the Issuer, which
Depositary shall be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange
Act; and if at any time there is more than one such person,
"Depositary" as used with respect to the Securities of any series
shall mean the Depositary with respect to the Securities of such
series. " Exchange Act " means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
" GAAP " means generally
accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in
such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by
a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are
applicable to the circumstances as of the applicable measurement
date. " Global Security "
shall mean a Security issued to evidence all or a part of any
series of Securities that is executed by the Issuer and
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee to a Depositary or
pursuant to such Depositary’s instructions, all in accordance
with this Indenture and pursuant to Section 2.01, which shall
be registered as to principal and interest in the name of such
Depositary or its nominee. "
Holder " or " Securityholder " means a Person in
whose name a Security is registered in the register of Securities
kept by the Registrar. "
Indenture " means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented
from time to time. " Issuer "
means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it
pursuant to this Indenture and thereafter means the successor.
" Issuer Order " means a
written order signed in the name of the Issuer by two Officers, one
of whom must be the Issuer’s principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, treasurer, principal accounting
officer or vice president and delivered to the Trustee.
" maturity " when used with
respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of
such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and
payable as therein or herein provided, whether at stated maturity
or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or
otherwise.
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" Officer " means, with
respect to any Person, a chairman of the board, a chief executive
officer, a president, the chief financial officer, any
vice-president, the treasurer, the controller, the secretary, any
assistant treasurer or any assistant secretary of such Person.
" Officers’ Certificate
" means a certificate signed by two or more Officers, one of whom
must be the principal executive officer, principal financial
officer or principal accounting officer of the Issuer that meets
the requirements of Section 11.05 hereof.
" Opinion of Counsel " means
an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee that meets the requirements of Section 11.05 hereof.
The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer or the
Trustee. " Person " means any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association,
limited liability company, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof. "
principal " of a Security means the principal amount due on
the stated maturity of the Security plus the premium, if any, on
the Security. " Securities "
means the Securities authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture. " Securities Act "
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
" stated maturity " when used
with respect to any Security or any installment of interest
thereon, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed
date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of
interest is due and payable. "
Subsidiary " means, with respect to any Person:
(1) any corporation, limited
liability company, association or other business entity of which
more than 50% of the total voting power of the Equity Interests
entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to
vote in the election of the Board of Directors thereof are at the
time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or
one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a
combination thereof); and (2) any
partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing
general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such
Person or (b) the only general partners of which are such
Person or of one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any
combination thereof). Unless
otherwise specified, "Subsidiary" refers to a Subsidiary of the
Issuer. " TIA " means the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb)
as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified under
the TIA provided, however, that in the event the TIA is amended
after such date, "TIA" means, to the extent required by such
amendment, the Trust Indenture Act, as amended.
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" Trust Officer " when used
with respect to the Trustee, means any officer assigned to the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee with direct responsibility
for the administration of this Indenture and also means, with
respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer
to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject.
" Trustee " means the party
named as such above until a successor becomes such pursuant to this
Indenture and thereafter means or includes each party who is then a
trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such
party, "Trustee" as used with respect to the Securities of any
series means the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series.
If Trustees with respect to different series of Securities are
trustees under this Indenture, nothing herein shall constitute the
Trustees co-trustees of the same trust, and each Trustee shall be
the trustee of a trust separate and apart from any trust
administered by any other Trustee with respect to a different
series of Securities. " U.S.
Government Obligations " means securities that are
(i) direct obligations of the United States of America for the
payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or
(ii) obligations of a person controlled or supervised by and
acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of
America, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a
full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America
that is not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer
thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a
bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such U.S.
Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or
principal of any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such
custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt,
provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not
authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the
holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the
custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by
such depository receipt. SECTION 1.02 Other Definitions
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"Bankruptcy Law"
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6.01
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"Custodian"
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6.01
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"Event of Default"
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6.01
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"Legal Holiday"
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11.07
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"Paying Agent"
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2.03
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"Place of Payment"
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2.01
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"redemption price"
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3.03
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"Registrar"
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2.03
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SECTION 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture
Act . Whenever this Indenture
refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by
reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA
terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
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" indenture securities "
means the Securities. " indenture
securityholder " means a Securityholder.
" indenture to be qualified "
means this Indenture. " indenture
trustee " or " institutional trustee " means the
Trustee. " obligor " on the
Securities means the Issuer and any Guarantor and any successor
obligor on the Securities. All other
terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined
by TIA reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule
under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them. SECTION 1.04
Rules of Construction . Unless
the context otherwise requires:
(i) a
term has the meaning assigned to it;
(ii) an
accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to
it in accordance with GAAP;
(iii)
"or" is not exclusive;
(iv)
words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include
the singular;
(v)
provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
(vi)
references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act shall
be deemed to include substitute, replacement of successor sections
or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time. ARTICLE 2
THE SECURITIES SECTION 2.01 Unlimited in Amount, Issuable in
Series, Form and Dating . The
aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated
and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may
be issued in one or more series.
There shall be established in or
pursuant to a Board Resolution or an Officers’ Certificate
pursuant to authority granted under a Board Resolution or
established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto
authorized by a Board Resolution, prior to the issuance of
Securities of any series:
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(a) the
title of the Securities of the series, whether the Securities rank
as senior Securities, senior subordinated Securities or
subordinated Securities, or any combination thereof;
(b) the
price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount
thereof) at which the Securities of the series will be issued;
(c) the
aggregate principal amount of the Securities and any limit upon the
aggregate principal amount of the Securities that may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for
Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of
transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of
the series pursuant to this Article 2);
(d) the
date or dates on which the principal on the Securities will be
payable and the amount of principal that will be payable;
(e) the
rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) at which the
Securities of the series will bear interest, if any, as well as the
dates from which interest will accrue, the dates on which the
interest will be payable and the record date for the interest
payable on any payment date;
(f) the
form and terms of any guarantee of the Securities, including the
terms of subordination, if any, of the series;
(g) any
depositories, interest rate calculation agents or other agents with
respect to Securities of such series if other than those appointed
herein;
(h) the
right, if any, of Holders of the Securities to convert them into
common stock or other securities of the Issuer, including any
provisions to prevent dilution of such conversion rights;
(i) the
place or places where the principal, premium, if any, and interest,
if any, on the Securities of the series will be payable and where
the Securities which are in registered form can be presented for
registration of transfer or exchange and the identification of any
depositary or depositaries for any Global Securities;
(j) the
provisions, if any, regarding the Issuer’s right to redeem,
repay or purchase Securities of the series, in whole or in part, or
the right of the Holders to require the Issuer to redeem, repay or
purchase Securities of the series, in whole or in part;
(k) the
provisions, if any, requiring or permitting the Issuer to make
payments in a sinking fund or analogous provision to be used to
redeem the Securities of the series or a purchase fund or analogous
provision to purchase the Securities of the series;
(l) if
other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple
thereof, the denominations in which Securities of the series shall
be issuable;
(m) the
percentage of the principal amount at which the Securities of the
series will be issued and, if other than the full principal amount
thereof, the percentage of the principal
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amount of the Securities of the series which is payable if
maturity of such Securities is accelerated because of a Default;
(n) the
currency or currencies in which principal, premium, if any, and
interest, if any, of the Securities of the series will be payable;
(o) if
payments of principal of, premium or interest on the Securities of
the series will be made in one or more currencies other than that
or those in which the Securities of the series are denominated, the
manner in which the exchange rate with respect to such payments
will be determined;
(p) the
manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of, or premium
or interest on the Securities of the series will be determined, if
these amounts may be determined by reference to an index based on a
currency or currency other than that in which the Securities of the
series are denominated or designated to be payable;
(q) the
provisions, if any, relating to any security provided for the
Securities of the series;
(r) any
addition to or change in the Events of Default with respect to the
Securities of a particular series and any change in the right of
the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare
the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to
Section 6.02 hereof;
(s) any
addition to, change in or deletion from, the covenants set forth in
Articles 4 or 5 that applies to Securities of the series;
(t) the
Trustee for the series of Securities;
(u) any
other terms of the series (which terms may modify, supplement or
delete any provision of this Indenture with respect to such series;
provided, however, that no such term may modify or delete any
provision hereof if imposed by the TIA; and provided, further, that
any modification or deletion of the rights, duties or immunities of
the Trustee hereunder shall have been consented to in writing by
the Trustee). All Securities of any
series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination
and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such
Board Resolution or Officers’ Certificate or in any such
indenture supplemental hereto. The
principal of and any interest on the Securities shall be payable at
the office or agency of the Issuer designated in the form of
Security for the series (each such place herein called the "
Place of Payment "); provided, however, that payment of
interest may be made at the option of the Issuer by check mailed to
the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall
appear in the register of Securities referred to in
Section 2.03 hereof. Each
Security shall be in one of the forms approved from time to time by
or pursuant to a Board Resolution or Officers’ Certificate,
or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto. Prior
to the delivery of a Security to the Trustee for authentication in
any form approved
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by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or Officers’
Certificate, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee the Board
Resolution or Officers’ Certificate by or pursuant to which
such form of Security has been approved, which Board Resolution or
Officers’ Certificate shall have attached thereto a true and
correct copy of the form of Security that has been approved by or
pursuant thereto. The Securities may
have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock
exchange rule or usage. Each Security shall be dated the date of
its authentication. SECTION 2.02 Execution and
Authentication . One or more
Officers shall sign the Securities for the Issuer by manual or
facsimile signature. If an Officer
whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the
time the Security is authenticated, the Security shall nevertheless
be valid. A Security shall not be
valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee.
The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has
been authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee shall authenticate
Securities for original issue upon receipt of an Issuer Order.
The Trustee may appoint an
authenticating agent acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate
Securities. An authenticating agent may authenticate Securities
whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to
authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such
agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to
deal with the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer. SECTION 2.03
Registrar and Paying Agent .
The Issuer shall maintain an office
or agency (which, unless otherwise set forth in a Board Resolution
or Supplemental Indenture, shall be located in the Borough of
Manhattan in the City of New York, State of New York) where
Securities of a particular series may be presented for registration
of transfer or for exchange (the " Registrar ") and an
office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented
for payment (a " Paying Agent "). The Registrar for a
particular series of Securities shall keep a register of the
Securities of that series and of their registration of transfer and
exchange. The Issuer may appoint one or more co-Registrars and one
or more additional paying agents for each series of Securities. The
term "Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent. The
Issuer may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar
without prior notice to any Securityholder. The Issuer shall notify
the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a
party to this Indenture. If the
Issuer fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent for any series
of Securities, the Trustee shall act as such. The Issuer or any of
its Affiliates may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or
co-Registrar.
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The Issuer hereby appoints the
Trustee the initial Registrar and Paying Agent for each series of
Securities unless another Registrar or Paying Agent, as the case
may be, is appointed prior to the time Securities of that series
are first issued. SECTION 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in
Trust . Whenever the Issuer has
one or more Paying Agents it will, prior to each due date of the
principal of or interest on, any Securities, deposit with a Paying
Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal or interest so becoming
due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons
entitled to such principal or interest, and (unless such Paying
Agent is the Trustee) the Issuer will promptly notify the Trustee
of its action or failure so to act.
The Issuer shall require each Paying
Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that such Paying
Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of the Securityholders of
the particular series for which it is acting, or the Trustee, all
money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal or
interest on the Securities of such series, and that such Paying
Agent will notify the Trustee of any Default by the Issuer or any
other obligor of the series of Securities in making any such
payment and at any time during the continuance of any such Default,
upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the
Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent. If the
Issuer or an Affiliate acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and
hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the
Securityholders of the particular series for which it is acting all
money held by it as Paying Agent. The Issuer at any time may
require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee.
Upon so doing, the Paying Agent (if other than the Issuer or an
Affiliate of the Issuer) shall have no further liability for such
money. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating
to the Issuer, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the
Securities. SECTION 2.05 Securityholder 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 Securityholders,
separately by series, and shall otherwise comply with TIA
Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the
Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee as of the relevant record 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 Securityholders, separately
by series, relating to such interest payment date or request, as
the case may be. SECTION 2.06 Transfer and Exchange .
Where Securities of a series are
presented to the Registrar or a co-Registrar with a request to
register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal
amount of Securities of the same series of other authorized
denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make
the exchange if its requirements for such transactions are met. To
permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall
issue and the Trustee shall authenticate Securities at the
Registrar’s request. No service
charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange,
but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
transfer tax or similar governmental
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charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such
transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable upon exchanges
pursuant to Sections 2.09, 2.13, 3.06 or 9.05).
The Issuer need not issue, and the
Registrar or co-Registrar need not register the transfer or
exchange of, (i) any Security of a particular series during a
period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the
day of any selection of Securities of that series for redemption
under Section 3.02 and ending at the close of business on the
day of selection, or (ii) any Security so selected for
redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of
any Security of that series being redeemed in part.
Any Holder of a Global Security
shall, by acceptance of such Global Security, agree that transfers
of the beneficial interests in such Global Security may be effected
only through a book entry system maintained by the Issuer of such
Global Security (or its agent), and that ownership of a beneficial
interest in the Global Security shall be required to be reflected
in a book entry. SECTION 2.07 Replacement Securities .
If a mutilated Security is
surrendered to the Trustee or if the Holder of a Security claims
that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the
Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement
Security of same series if the Issuer’s and the
Trustee’s requirements are met. The Trustee or the Issuer may
require an indemnity bond to be furnished which is sufficient in
the judgment of both to protect the Issuer, the Trustee, and any
Agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security is
replaced. The Issuer or the Trustee may charge such Holder for its
expenses in replacing a Security.
Every replacement Security is an
obligation of the Issuer and shall be entitled to all the benefit
of the Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other
Securities of the same series. SECTION 2.08 Outstanding
Securities . The Securities of
any series outstanding at any time are all the Securities of that
series authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by
it, those delivered to it for cancellation, and those described in
this Section as not outstanding. If a
Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be
outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it
that the replaced Security is held by a protected purchaser.
If Securities are considered paid
under Section 4.01, they cease to be outstanding and interest
on them ceases to accrue. Except as
set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Security does not cease to
be outstanding because the Issuer or an Affiliate holds the
Security.
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SECTION 2.09 Temporary Securities .
Until definitive Securities are ready
for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee shall
authenticate temporary Securities upon an Issuer Order. Temporary
Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive
Securities but may have variations that the Issuer considers
appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay,
the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate
definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities.
Holders of temporary Securities shall
be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture. SECTION 2.10
Cancellation . The Issuer at
any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation.
The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any
Securities surrendered to them for registration of transfer,
exchange or payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Securities
surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment,
replacement or cancellation and shall return such canceled
Securities to the Issuer at the Issuer’s written request. The
Issuer may not issue new Securities to replace Securities that it
has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation. SECTION 2.11 Defaulted Interest .
If the Issuer fails to make a payment
of interest on any series of Securities, the Issuer shall pay such
defaulted interest plus (to the extent lawful) any interest payable
on the defaulted interest, in any lawful manner. It may elect to
pay such defaulted interest, plus any such interest payable on it,
to the Persons who are Holders of such Securities on which the
interest is due on a subsequent special record date. The Issuer
shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted
interest proposed to be paid on each such Security and the date of
the proposed payment. The Issuer shall fix or cause to be fixed any
such record date and payment date for such payment; provided,
however, that no such special record date shall be less than
10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted
interest. At least 15 days before any such record date, the
Issuer shall mail to Securityholders affected thereby a notice that
states the record date, payment date, and amount of such interest
to be paid. SECTION 2.12 Special Record Dates .
(a) The
Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, set a record date for
the purpose of determining the identity of Holders entitled to
consent to any supplement, amendment or waiver permitted by this
Indenture. If a record date is fixed, the Holders of Securities of
that series outstanding on such record date, and no other Holders,
shall be entitled to consent to such supplement, amendment or
waiver or revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such
Holders remain Holders after such record date. No consent shall be
valid or effective for more than 90 days after such record date
unless consents from Holders of the principal amount of Securities
of that series required hereunder for such amendment or waiver to
be effective shall have also been given and not revoked within such
90-day period.
(b) The
Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix any day as a record
date for the purpose of determining the Holders of any series of
Securities entitled to join in the
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giving or making of any notice of Default, any declaration of
acceleration, any request to institute proceedings or any other
similar direction. If a record date is fixed, the Holders of
Securities of that series outstanding on such record date, and no
other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice,
declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders
remain Holders after such record date; provided, however, that no
such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior
to the date 90 days after such record date. SECTION 2.13
Global Securities .
(a) Terms
of Securities. A Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto
or an Officers’ Certificate shall establish whether the
Securities of a series shall be issued in whole or in part in the
form of one or more Global Securities and the Depositary for such
Global Security or Securities.
(b) Transfer
and Exchange. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary
contained in Section 2.06 of this Indenture and in addition
thereto, any Global Security shall be exchangeable pursuant to
Section 2.06 of this Indenture for securities registered in
the names of Holders other than the Depositary for such Security or
its nominee only if (i) such Depositary notifies the Issuer
that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such
Global Security or if at any time such Depositary ceases to be a
clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and, in either
case, the Issuer fails to appoint a successor Depositary within 90
days of such event or (ii) the Issuer executes and delivers to
the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate to the effect that such
Global Security shall be so exchangeable. Any Global Security that
is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be
exchangeable for Securities registered in such names as the
Depositary shall direct in writing in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the principal amount of the Global Security with like
tenor and terms. Except as provided
in this paragraph (b) of this Section, a Global Security may
not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary with respect
to such Global Security to a nominee of such Depositary, by a
nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of
such Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a
successor Depositary or a nominee of such a successor Depositary.
(c) Legend.
Any Global Security issued hereunder shall bear a legend in
substantially the following form:
"Unless this certificate is presented
by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a
New York corporation ("DTC"), New York, New York, to the issuer or
its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and
any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co.
or such other name as may be requested by an authorized
representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or
such other entity as may be requested by an authorized
representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF
FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as
the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co. has an interest
herein."
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"Transfer of this Global Security
shall be limited to transfers in whole, but not in part, to
nominees of DTC or to a successor thereof or such successor’s
nominee and limited to transfers made in accordance with the
restrictions set forth in the Indenture referred to herein."
(d) Acts
of Holders. The Depositary, as a Holder, may appoint agents and
otherwise authorize participants to give or take any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action which a Holder is entitled to give or take under this
Indenture.
(e) Payments.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Indenture, unless
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.01 hereof,
payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on any Global
Security shall be made to the Person specified therein.
(f) Consents,
Declaration and Directions. Except as provided in paragraph
(e) of this Section, the Issuer, the Trustee and any Agent
shall treat a Person as the Holder of such principal amount of
outstanding Securities of such series represented by a Global
Security as shall be specified in a written statement of the
Depositary with respect to such Global Security, for purposes of
obtaining any consents, declarations or directions required to be
given by the Holders pursuant to this Indenture. SECTION 2.14
CUSIP Numbers . The Issuer in
issuing any series of Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then
generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP"
numbers in notices as a convenience to Holders; provided, however,
that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to
the correctness of such numbers either as printed on such
Securities or as contained in any notice and that reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers printed on such
Securities, and any such action relating to such notice shall not
be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers in such
notice. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change
in the "CUSIP" numbers. SECTION 2.15 Computation of Interest
. Unless otherwise set forth in a
Board Resolution or Supplemental Indenture, interest on the
Securities will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of
twelve 30-day months. SECTION 2.16 Treasury Notes .
In determining whether the Holders of
the required principal amount of Securities have concurred in any
declaration of acceleration or notice of default or direction,
waiver or consent or any amendment, modification or other change to
this Indenture, Securities 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 this Indenture, only Securities as to which a
responsible officer of the Trustee has received an Officers’
Certificate stating that such Securities are so owned shall be so
disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good
faith shall not be disregarded
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if the pledgee established to the satisfaction of the Trustee
the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to the Securities
and that the pledgee is not the Issuer, a Guarantor, any other
obligor on the Securities or any of their respective Affiliates.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION SECTION 3.01 Notices to Trustee .
If the Issuer elects to redeem
Securities of any series pursuant to any optional redemption
provisions thereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee at least
45 days, but not more than 60 days before a redemption
date, an Officers’ Certificate which shall specify
(i) the provisions of such Security or this Indenture pursuant
to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date,
(iii) the principal amount of Securities of that series to be
redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.
If the Issuer elects to reduce the
principal amount of Securities of any series to be redeemed
pursuant to mandatory redemption provisions thereof, it shall
notify the Trustee of the amount of, and the basis for, any such
reduction. If the Issuer elects to credit against any such
mandatory redemption Securities it has not previously delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation, it shall deliver such Securities with
such notice. SECTION 3.02 Selection of Securities to be
Redeemed . If less than all the
Securities of any series are to be redeemed, or purchased in an
offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee shall select the
Securities of that series to be redeemed or purchased as follows:
(1) if the Securities of such series are listed on any
national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements
of the principal national securities exchange on which the
Securities of that series are listed or (2) if the Securities
of that series are not listed on a national securities exchange, on
a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee
deems fair and appropriate. In the event of a partial redemption or
purchase by lot, the particular Securities to be redeemed or
purchased will be selected not less than 45 nor more than
60 days prior to the redemption or purchase date by the
Trustee from Securities of that series outstanding and not
previously called for redemption. The
Trustee shall notify the Issuer promptly in writing of the
Securities or portions of Securities to be called for redemption or
purchase and, in the case of any Securities selected for partial
redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed
or purchased. Except as otherwise provided as to any particular
series of Securities, Securities and portions thereof that the
Trustee selects shall be in amounts equal to the minimum authorized
denomination for Securities of the series to be redeemed or
purchased or any integral multiple thereof, except that if all of
the Securities of the series are to be redeemed or purchased, the
entire outstanding amount of the Securities of the series held by
such Holder, even if not equal to the minimum authorized
denomination for the Securities of that series, shall be redeemed
or purchased. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities
called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called
for redemption. The Issuer may acquire Securities by means
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other than redemption, whether pursuant to an Issuer tender
offer, open market purchase or otherwise provided such acquisition
does not otherwise violate the other terms of this Indenture.
SECTION 3.03 Notice of Redemption .
Except as otherwise provided as to
any particular series of Securities, at least 30 days but not
more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Issuer shall
mail a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Securities are to
be redeemed. The notice shall
identify the Securities of the series to be redeemed and shall
state: (1) the redemption date;
(2) the redemption price fixed in
accordance with the terms of the Securities of the series to be
redeemed, plus accrued interest, if any, to the date fixed for
redemption (the "redemption price");
(3) if any Security is being redeemed
in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Security to be
redeemed and that, after the redemption date, upon surrender of
such Security, a new Security or Securities in principal amount
equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued upon cancellation of
the original Securities; (4) the name
and address of the Paying Agent; (5)
that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the
Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
(6) that, unless the Issuer defaults
in payment of the redemption price, interest on Securities called
for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;
(7) the CUSIP number, if any, of the
Securities to be redeemed; (8) the
paragraph of the Securities and/or the section of the Indenture
pursuant to which the Securities called for redemption are being
redeemed; and (9) that no
representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the
CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the
Securities. At the Issuer’s
request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the
Issuer’s name and at its expense, provided, however, that the
Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least six Business
Days prior to the date on which notice is to be given, an
Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such
notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such
notice as provided in the preceding paragraph. The notice mailed in
the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have
been duly given whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In
any case, failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in the
notice of the Holder of any Security shall not affect the validity
of the proceeding for the redemption of any other Security.
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SECTION 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption .
Subject to the subordination
provisions of any series of Securities, once notice of redemption
is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Securities
called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date
for the redemption price. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such
Securities will be paid at the redemption price. SECTION 3.05
Deposit of Redemption Price .
On or before 10:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the redemption or purchase date, the Issuer
shall deposit with the Trustee or Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer
or any Affiliate is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in
trust) money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of
all Securities called for redemption on that date other than
Securities that have previously been delivered by the Issuer to the
Trustee for cancellation. The Paying Agent shall return to the
Issuer any money not required for that purpose.
If the Issuer complies with the
provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption
or purchase date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Securities
(or the portions thereof) called for redemption or purchase. If a
Security is redeemed or purchased on or after an interest record
date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then any
accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose
name such Securities were registered at the close of business on
such record date. If any Securities called for redemption or
purchase shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because
of the failure of the Issuer to comply with the preceding
paragraph,
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