10.375% Senior Secured Notes due
2014
11.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2017
U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
Trustee
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY
REFERENCE
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1
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SECTION 1.02 Rules of Construction
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SECTION 2.01 Form and Dating
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SECTION 2.02 Execution and
Authentication
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34
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SECTION 2.03 Registrar, Paying Agent and
Depositary
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SECTION 2.04 Paying Agent To Hold Money In
Trust
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SECTION 2.05 Holder Lists
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SECTION 2.06 Transfer and Exchange
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SECTION 2.07 Replacement Notes
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SECTION 2.08 Outstanding Notes
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SECTION 2.09 Intentionally Omitted
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SECTION 2.10 Temporary Notes
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SECTION 2.11 Cancellation
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49
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SECTION 2.12 Defaulted Interest
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SECTION 2.13 CUSIP, ISIN or Common Code
Numbers
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50
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SECTION 3.01 Optional Redemption
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50
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SECTION 3.02 Election To Redeem; Notice To
Trustee
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51
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SECTION 3.03 Selection By Trustee of Notes To Be
Redeemed or Purchased
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SECTION 3.04 Notice of Redemption
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SECTION 3.05 Deposit of Redemption
Price
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SECTION 3.06 Notes Payable on Redemption
Date
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SECTION 3.07 Notes Redeemed in Part
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SECTION 3.08 Mandatory Disposition of Notes
Pursuant to Gaming Laws
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SECTION 4.01 Payment of Principal, Premium and
Interest
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54
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SECTION 4.03 Officer’s Certificate as to
Compliance
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55
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SECTION 4.04 Maintenance of Office or
Agency
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SECTION 4.05 Money For Notes; Payments To Be
Held In Trust
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SECTION 4.06 Corporate Existence
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SECTION 4.07 Subsidiary Guarantee
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SECTION 4.08 Further Assurances and Gaming
Approval
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SECTION 4.09 Change of Control
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SECTION 4.10 Non-Collateral Asset
Sales
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60
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SECTION 4.11 Collateral Asset Sales
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63
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SECTION 4.12 Event of Loss
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65
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SECTION 4.13 Limitation on Incurrence of
Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred
Stock
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68
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SECTION 4.14 Limitation on Liens
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72
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SECTION 4.15 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback
Transactions
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SECTION 4.16 Limitation on Restricted
Payments
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SECTION 4.17 Limitation on Layered
Indebtedness
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77
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SECTION 4.18 Transactions With
Affiliates
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SECTION 4.19 Dividend and Other Payment
Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries
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SECTION 4.20 Designation of Restricted and
Unrestricted Subsidiaries
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SECTION 4.22 Payments For Consent
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SECTION 4.23 Suspension of Covenants
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SECTION 4.24 Post-closing matters
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CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR
LEASE
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SECTION 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of
All or Substantially All Assets
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SECTION 5.02 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of
All or Substantially All Assets of Subsidiary Guarantors
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SECTION 6.01 Events of Default
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SECTION 6.02 Acceleration of Maturity;
Rescission and Annulment
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SECTION 6.03 Collection of Indebtedness and
Suits For Enforcement By Trustee
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SECTION 6.04 Trustee May File Proofs of
Claim
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SECTION 6.05 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without
Possession of Debt Securities
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SECTION 6.06 Application of Money
Collected
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SECTION 6.07 Limitation on Suits
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SECTION 6.08 Unconditional Right of Holders To
Receive Principal, Premium and Interest
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SECTION 6.09 Restoration of Rights and
Remedies
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SECTION 6.10 Rights and Remedies
Cumulative
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SECTION 6.11 Delay or Omission Not
Waiver
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SECTION 6.12 Control By Holders
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SECTION 6.13 Waiver of Existing
Defaults
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SECTION 6.14 Undertaking For Costs
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SECTION 6.15 Waiver of Stay or Extension
Laws
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SECTION 6.16 Disqualified Holders
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SECTION 7.01 Certain Duties and
Responsibilities
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SECTION 7.02 Notice of Defaults
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SECTION 7.03 Certain Rights of
Trustee
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SECTION 7.04 Not Responsible For Recitals or
Issuance of Notes
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SECTION 7.05 May Hold Notes
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SECTION 7.06 Money Held In Trust
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SECTION 7.07 Compensation and
Reimbursement
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SECTION 7.08 Disqualification; Conflicting
Interests
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SECTION 7.09 Corporate Trustee Required;
Eligibility
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SECTION 7.10 Resignation and Removal;
Appointment of Successor
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SECTION 7.11 Acceptance of Appointment By
Successor
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SECTION 7.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation
or Succession to Business
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SECTION 7.13 Preferential Collection of Claims
Against Company
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SECTION 7.14 Appointment of Authenticating
Agent
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SECTION 7.15 Paying Agent; Registrar
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SECTION 7.16 Reports By Trustee
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DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE
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SECTION 8.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of
Indenture
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SECTION 8.02 Application of Trust
Money
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SECTION 8.03 Applicability of Article
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SECTION 8.04 Legal Defeasance and Covenant
Defeasance
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SECTION 8.05 Conditions to Legal or Covenant
Defeasance
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SECTION 8.06 Deposited Moneys and Government
Securities To Be Held In Trust
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SECTION 8.07 Repayment to Company
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SECTION 9.01 Amendment, Supplement and
Waiver
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SECTION 9.02 Execution of Supplemental
Indentures
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SECTION 9.03 Effect of Supplemental
Indentures
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SECTION 9.04 Reference in Notes to Supplemental
Indentures
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SECTION 9.05 Revocation and Effect of Consents
and Waivers
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SECTION 10.01 Subsidiary Guarantee
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SECTION 10.02 Execution and Delivery of
Subsidiary Guarantee
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SECTION 10.03 Limitation of Subsidiary
Guarantor’s Liability
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SECTION 10.04 Contribution
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SECTION 10.05 Rights Under The Subsidiary
Guarantee
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SECTION 10.06 Primary Obligations
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SECTION 10.09 No Election
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SECTION 10.10 Financial Condition of The
Company
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SECTION 11.01 Collateral and Collateral
Documents; Additional Collateral
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SECTION 11.02 Collateral Opinions
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SECTION 11.03 Possession and Use of Collateral;
Disposition of Collateral Without Release and Not Constituting
Collateral Asset Sale
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SECTION 11.04 Specified Releases of
Collateral
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SECTION 11.05 Release and Reconveyance of
Collateral
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SECTION 11.06 Purchaser Protected
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SECTION 11.07 Authorization of Actions To Be
Taken By The Trustee and The Collateral Agent Under The Collateral
Documents
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SECTION 11.08 Certain TIA
Requirements
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120
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SECTION 11.09 Equal and Ratable Lien Sharing by
Holders of Notes and Holders of Pari Passu Secured
Indebtedness
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SECTION 11.11 Enforcement of Security
Interests
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SECTION 12.02 Communication By Holders With
Other Holders
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SECTION 12.03 Certificate and Opinion as to
Conditions Precedent
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122
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SECTION 12.04 Statements Required in Certificate
or Opinion
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SECTION 12.05 Rules By Trustee, Paying
Agent and Registrar
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SECTION 12.06 Business Days
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SECTION 12.07 Governing Law
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SECTION 12.08 No Recourse Against
Others
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SECTION 12.10 Multiple Originals
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SECTION 12.11 Table of Contents;
Headings
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SECTION 12.12 Severability
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SECTION 12.13 No Adverse Interpretation of Other
Agreements
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SECTION 12.14 No Parent Liability
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SECTION 12.15 Additional Waiver
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EXHIBIT A-1
—FORM OF 2014 NOTE
EXHIBIT A-2 —FORM OF 2017 NOTE
EXHIBIT B — FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
EXHIBIT C — FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
EXHIBIT D — FORM OF JOINDER
EXHIBIT E — FORM OF DEEDS OF TRUST
EXHIBIT F — FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT G — FORM OF PLEDGE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT H — FORM OF TRANSFERABILITY CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT I — FORM OF TRANSFERABILITY CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT J — SURVEY REQUIREMENTS
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INDENTURE dated as
of May 19, 2009, among MGM MIRAGE, a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company ”), the Subsidiary Guarantors
party hereto, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “
Trustee ”), having its Corporate Trust Office
at 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55107-1419.
Each party agrees
as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal
and ratable benefit of the Holders of (i) the Company’s
10.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 issued on the Closing Date
(as defined herein) (the “ 2014 Notes ”),
(ii) the Company’s 11.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2017
issued on the Closing Date (the “ 2017 Notes
”, together with the 2014 Notes, the “ Initial
Notes ”) and (iii) if and when issued pursuant
to this Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined
herein), any Exchange Notes (as defined herein) (all such notes in
clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to
collectively as the “ Notes ”, and for
purposes of this Indenture, all references to Notes to be issued or
authenticated upon transfer, replacement or exchange shall be
deemed to refer to Notes of the applicable series):
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01
DEFINITIONS.
“
Acceptable Event of Loss Commitment ” has the
meaning given in Section 4.12(a)(ii).
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Acceptable Non-Collateral Commitment ” has the
meaning given in Section 4.10(b).
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Acquired Indebtedness ” means, with respect to
any specified Person,
(a) Indebtedness
of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is
merged with or into or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such
specified Person, including Indebtedness incurred in connection
with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or
into or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person,
and
(b) Indebtedness
secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified
Person.
“
Additional Interest ” means all additional
interest then owing pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement.”
“
Additional Lien ” has the meaning given in
Section 4.14(a).
“
Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any
other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or
under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.
For purposes of this definition, “ control ”
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms “
controlling, ” “ controlled by ”
and “ under common control with ”), as used with
respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise. For
purposes of this definition, no Non-Control Entity shall be deemed
an Affiliate of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary.
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Affiliate Transaction ” has the meaning given
in Section 4.18(a).
“
After-Acquired Collateral Documents ” has the
meaning given in Section 11.01(b).
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After-Acquired Property ” has the meaning given
in Section 11.01(b).
“
Agent ” means any Registrar or Paying
Agent.
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Ancillary Mortgage Documents ” means with
respect to Collateral consisting of real property and the Mortgage
relating to such Collateral, (i) an opinion of counsel (which
counsel shall be satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) with respect
to the enforceability of the Mortgage, and such other related
matters as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in each
case in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent,
(ii) ALTA lenders policy(ies) of title insurance with respect
to such Collateral issued by a title company reasonably
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent insuring fee simple title with
respect to such Collateral and insuring that the Mortgage creates a
valid and enforceable first priority lien on the Collateral
encumbered thereby, together with all endorsements and co-insurance
reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, (iii) an
ALTA/ACSM survey with respect to such Collateral dated a date, and
prepared by a Person and in form and substance, reasonably
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (iv) one or more
environmental assessment reports which, in their totality, provide
a detailed environmental assessment of such Collateral, in form and
substance and from an independent environmental assessment firm
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and (v) any consents or
estoppels reasonably deemed necessary or advisable by the
Collateral Agent in connection with the Mortgage, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in each
case in substantially the form entered into with respect to the
Collateral in existence on the Closing Date.
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Applicable Premium ” means with respect to any
Note on any Redemption Date, as determined by the Company, the
excess of:
(a) the sum of the
present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and
interest on the Note (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the
Redemption Date), discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual
basis using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such
Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over
(b) the principal
amount of the Note.
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Applicable Procedures ” means, with respect to
any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any
Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear
and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange at the
relevant time.
“
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 Capitalized
Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby
according to the definition of “Capitalized Lease
Obligation” and (b) in all other instances, the present
value of the total Obligations of the lessee for rental payments
during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and
Leaseback Transaction calculated using a discount rate equal to the
rate of interest applicable to the Notes.
“
Authenticating Agent ” has the meaning
specified in Section 7.14.
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Authentication Order ” has the meaning given in
Section 2.02.
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Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or
any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of
debtors.
“
Bellagio Deed of Trust ” means the Fee and
Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security
Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of the Closing Date, granted
by Bellagio, LLC to Nevada Title Company, as trustee, for the
benefit of the Trustee.
“
Bellagio, LLC ” means Bellagio, LLC, a Nevada
limited liability company.
“
Beneficial Owner ” has the meaning assigned to
such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange
Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any
particular “person” (as that term is used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such
“person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of
all securities that such “person” has the right to
acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such
right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the
passage of time.
“
Beneficiaries ” means the Holders and the
Trustee.
“
Board of Directors ” means, with respect to any
Person, the Board of Directors (or any similar governing body) of
such Person, or unless the context otherwise requires, any
authorized committee of the Board of Directors (or such body) of
such Person. Unless otherwise specified, “ Board of
Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the
Company.
“
Board Resolution ” means a duly adopted
resolution of the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise specified,
“Board Resolution” means a duly adopted resolution of
the Board of Directors of the Company.
“
Broker-Dealer ” means any broker-dealer that
receives Exchange Notes for its own account in any Exchange Offer
in exchange for Notes that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a
result of market-making or other trading activities.
“
Business Day ” means each day which is not a
Legal Holiday.
(a) in the case of
a corporation, corporate stock;
(b) in the case of
an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests,
participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of
corporate stock;
(c) in the case of
a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or
membership interests (whether general or limited); and
(d) any other
interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to
receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of
assets or properties of, the issuing Person.
“
Capitalized Lease Obligation ” means, at the
time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the
liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be
required to be
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capitalized and
reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the
footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP.
“ Cash
Equivalents ” means:
(a) Government
Securities due within one year after the date of the making of the
Investment;
(b) readily
marketable direct obligations of any State of the United States of
America or any political subdivision of any such State or any
public agency or instrumentality thereof given on the date of such
Investment a credit rating of at least Aa by Moody’s or AA by
S&P in each case due within one year from the making of the
Investment;
(c) certificates
of deposit issued by, bank deposits in, eurodollar deposits
through, bankers’ acceptances of, and repurchase agreements
covering Government Securities executed by any bank or by any bank
incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, any
State thereof or the District of Columbia and having on the date of
such Investment combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of
at least $250,000,000, or total assets of at least $5,000,000,000,
in each case due within one year after the date of the making of
the Investment;
(d) certificates
of deposit issued by, bank deposits in, eurodollar deposits
through, bankers’ acceptances of, and repurchase agreements
covering Government Securities executed by any branch or office
located in the United States of America of a bank incorporated
under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States of
America having on the date of such Investment combined capital,
surplus and undivided profits of at least $500,000,000, or total
assets of at least $15,000,000,000, in each case due within one
year after the date of the making of the Investment;
(e) repurchase
agreements covering Government Securities executed by a broker or
dealer registered under Section 15(b) of the Exchange Act having on
the date of the Investment capital of at least $50,000,000, due
within 90 calendar days after the date of the making of the
Investment; provided that the maker of the Investment
receives written confirmation of the transfer to it of record
ownership of the Government Securities on the books of a
“primary dealer” in such Government Securities or on
the books of such registered broker or dealer, as soon as
practicable after the making of the Investment;
(f) readily
marketable commercial paper or other debt securities issued by
corporations doing business in and incorporated under the laws of
the United States of America or any State thereof or of any
corporation that is the holding company for a bank described in
clause (c) or (d) above given on the date of such
Investment a credit rating of at least P-1 by Moody’s or A-1
by S&P, in each case due within one year after the date of the
making of the Investment;
(g) a readily
redeemable “money market mutual fund” sponsored by a
bank described in clause (c) or (d) hereof, or a
registered broker or dealer described in clause (e) hereof,
that has and maintains an investment policy limiting its
investments primarily to instruments of the types described in
clauses (a) through (f) hereof and given on the date of
such Investment a credit rating of at least Aa by Moody’s and
AA by S&P; and
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(h) corporate
notes or bonds having an original term to maturity of not more than
one year issued by a corporation incorporated under the laws of the
United States of America or any State thereof, or a participation
interest therein; provided that any commercial paper issued
by such corporation is given on the date of such Investment a
credit rating of at least Aa by Moody’s and AA by
S&P.
“
Casualty ” means any casualty, loss, damage,
destruction or other similar loss with respect to real or personal
property or improvements.
“
Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any
of the following:
(a) the direct or
indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other
than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of
related transaction, of all or substantially all of the assets and
properties of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, to any “person” (as that term is used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to Tracinda
and its Affiliates;
(b) the adoption
of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of either the
Company or any successor thereto;
(c) the
consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any
merger or consolidation) the result of which is that (i) any
“person” (as defined in clause (a) above), other than
Tracinda and any of its Affiliates, becomes the Beneficial Owner
directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the outstanding Voting
Stock of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number
of Equity Interests, and (ii) Tracinda does not own a greater
percentage of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company than the
percentage of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company owned by
such “person”, measured by voting power rather than
number of Equity Interests, and does not by contract or otherwise
possess the power to vote or direct the voting of the amount of
Voting Stock necessary to elect a majority of the Board of
Directors;
(d) the first day
on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors are
not Continuing Directors;
(e) Tracinda and
any of its Affiliates ceasing to collectively own more than 15% of
the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting
power rather than number of Equity Interests; or
(f) the Company
consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person or sells,
assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of all or
substantially all of its assets and properties to any Person, or
any Person consolidates with, or mergers with or into, the Company,
in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the
outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is converted into or
exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any
such transaction where the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding
immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or
exchanged for Voting Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the
surviving or transferee Person constituting a majority of the
outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or
transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such
issuance).
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“
Change of Control Offer ” has the meaning given
in Section 4.09(a).
“
Change of Control Payment ” has the meaning
given in Section 4.09(a).
“
Change of Control Payment Date ” has the
meaning given in Section 4.09(b)(ii).
“
CityCenter ” means the development of that name
currently under construction by a joint venture of Subsidiaries of
the Company and Dubai World on an approximately 67 acre site on the
Las Vegas Strip and further described in the Company’s public
filings with the Commission.
“
Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking,
societe anonyme, Luxembourg.
“
Closing Date ” means May 19,
2009.
“
Collateral ” means all of the assets and
properties subject to the Liens created by the Collateral
Documents, including any Replacement Collateral but, in any event,
excluding Excluded Assets.
“
Collateral Agent ” means the Trustee, in its
capacity as “ Collateral Agent ” under this
Indenture and under the Collateral Documents, and any successor
thereto in such capacity.
“
Collateral Asset Sale ” means the sale,
conveyance, transfer or other disposition, whether in a single
transaction or a series of related transactions, of Collateral.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a disposition of Collateral upon the
terms and conditions set forth in Section 11.03(a) shall not
be considered a Collateral Asset Sale.
“
Collateral Asset Sale Offer ” has the meaning
given in Section 4.11(d).
“
Collateral Asset Sale Payment ” has the meaning
given in Section 4.11(d).
“
Collateral Asset Sale Payment Date ” has the
meaning given in Section 4.11(d)(ii).
“
Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the
Deeds of Trust, the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement,
and any other security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages,
collateral assignments, deeds of trust and all other pledges,
agreements, financing statements, patent, trademark or copyright
filings, or other filings or documents that create or purport to
create or perfect a Lien in the assets of the Collateral Grantors
in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Holders),
in each case as they may be amended from time to time, and any
instruments of assignment or other instruments or agreements
executed pursuant to the foregoing.
“
Collateral Grantor ” means Bellagio, LLC and
The Mirage Casino-Hotel or any other Restricted Subsidiary that
pledges Collateral to the Collateral Agent as security for the
Notes.
“
Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
Company ” means the Person named as the
“Company” in the first paragraph of this instrument
until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the
applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
“Company” shall mean such successor Person.
“
Company Request ” and “ Company
Order ” mean, respectively, a written request or
order signed in the name of the Company by the Chairman of the
Board of Directors, the President or an
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Executive or
Senior Vice President and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer,
the Controller, an Assistant Controller, the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Company, and delivered to the
Trustee.
“
Condemnation ” means any taking by a
Governmental Authority of assets or property, or any part thereof
or interest therein, for public or quasi-public use under the power
of eminent domain, by reason of any public improvement or
condemnation or in any other manner.
“
Condemnation Award ” means all proceeds of any
Condemnation or transfer in lieu thereof.
“
Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense
” means with respect to any Person for any period, the total
amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the
amortization of deferred financing fees of such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and
otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.
“
Consolidated EBITDA ” means, with respect to
any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such
Person for such period
(a) increased
(without duplication) by:
(i) provision for
taxes based on income or profits or capital gains, including,
without limitation, state, franchise and similar taxes and foreign
withholding taxes of such Person paid or accrued during such period
to the extent the same was deducted (and not added back) in
computing Consolidated Net Income; plus
(ii) Consolidated
Fixed Charges of such Person for such period (including (x) net
losses on Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments
entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk and
(y) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing
activities, in each case, to the extent included in Consolidated
Fixed Charges) to the extent the same was deducted (and not added
back) in calculating such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(iii) Consolidated
Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for such
period to the extent the same were deducted (and not added back) in
computing Consolidated Net Income; plus
(iv) preopening
and start-up expenses that are required by GAAP to be charged as an
expense prior to or upon opening, to the extent that such
preopening and start-up expenses were deducted in computing
Consolidated Net Income; plus
(v) any other
non-cash charges, including any write-offs or write-downs, reducing
Consolidated Net Income for such period ( provided that if
any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for
potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in
respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from
Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a
prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period);
(b) decreased by (without
duplication) non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of
such Person for such period, excluding any non-cash gains to the
extent they
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represent the
reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that
reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period; and
(c) increased
or decreased by (without duplication):
(i) any net gain
or loss resulting in such period from Hedging Obligations and the
application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 133; plus or minus, as applicable,
(ii) any net gain
or loss resulting in such period from currency translation gains or
losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness
(including any net loss or gain resulting from hedge agreements for
currency exchange risk), in each case to the extent the same was
deducted or added back in computing Consolidated Net Income, as
applicable; provided , for any period ending during the one
year period after the opening of CityCenter, that portion of
Consolidated EBITDA for such period attributable to (1) cash
dividends or distributions received by a Restricted Subsidiary from
CityCenter except dividends or distributions of income from the
sales of condominium units and (2) cash management fees
received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of
the management of CityCenter shall in each of clauses (1) and
(2) be annualized at each date of determination by taking the
product of (x) such Consolidated EBITDA and (y) the
fraction equal to four divided by the number of full fiscal
quarters that have elapsed since the opening of
CityCenter.
“
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ”
means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of
Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period to the
Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the
event that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs,
assumes, guarantees, redeems, retires or extinguishes any
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred under any revolving
credit facility unless such Indebtedness has been permanently
repaid and has not been replaced) or issues or redeems Disqualified
Stock or Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the
period for which the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is
being calculated but prior to or simultaneously with the event for
which the calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio is made (the “ Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio Calculation Date ”), then the Consolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro
forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee,
redemption, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness, or such
issuance or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as
if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable
four-quarter period.
For purposes of
making the computation referred to above, Investments,
acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and disposed
operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) that have been
made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during
the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference
period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Consolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date shall be calculated on
a pro forma basis, assuming that all such Investments,
acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and disposed
operations (and the change in any associated fixed charge
obligations and the change in Consolidated EBITDA resulting
therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter
reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person
that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with
or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the
beginning of such period shall have made any Investment,
acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or disposed
operation that would have required adjustment pursuant to this
definition, then the Consolidated Fixed
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Charge Coverage
Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto
for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition,
merger, consolidation or disposed operation had occurred at the
beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.
For purposes of
this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to
an Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger or consolidation or
any other transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be
made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer
of the Company in accordance with Regulation S-X of the
Securities Act, as promulgated by the Commission (and may include,
for the avoidance of doubt cost savings adjustments in compliance
with such Regulation). If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of
interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest
on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect
on the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date
had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into
account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness).
Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to
accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible
financial or accounting officer of the Company to be the rate of
interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in
accordance with GAAP. For purposes of making the computation
referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving
credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be
computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness
during the applicable period except as set forth in the first
paragraph of this definition. Interest on Indebtedness that may
optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of
a prime or similar rate, a Eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or
other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate
actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate
chosen as the Company may designate.
“
Consolidated Fixed Charges ” means, with
respect to any Person for any period, the sum of:
(a) Consolidated
Interest Expense of such Person for such period;
(b) the product of
(i) all cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding
items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock
of any Restricted Subsidiary during such period, times (ii) a
fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of
which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and
local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal,
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;
and
(c) the product of
(i) all dividends or other distributions accrued (excluding
items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified
Stock during such period, times (ii) a fraction, the numerator
of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then
current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of
such Person, expressed as a decimal, determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP.
“
Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, with
respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum
of:
(a) the
consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued (including,
without limitation or duplication, amortization of original issue
discount, amortization or write-off of deferred financing costs,
non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred
payment obligations, the interest component of all payments
associated with Capitalized Lease Obligations, imputed interest
with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other
fees and charges incurred
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in respect of
letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, and net
payments (if any) pursuant to Hedging Obligations), plus
(b) any interest
accruing on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by
such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which shall
include, without limitation, any interest accruing on Indebtedness
of Detroit under the Credit Facility, plus
(c) consolidated
capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries
for such period, whether paid or accrued. For purposes of this
definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be
deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such
Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized
Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.
“
Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect
to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income, of
such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a
consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with
GAAP; provided, however , that, without
duplication,
(a) any after-tax
effect, whether gains or losses, of items classified as
extraordinary or any non-cash item classified as nonrecurring shall
be excluded,
(b) the cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principles during such period
shall be excluded,
(c) any after-tax
effect of income (loss) from disposed, abandoned, transferred,
closed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or
losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or
discontinued operations shall be excluded,
(d) any after-tax
effect of gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating
thereto) attributable to asset dispositions other than in the
ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the
Company, shall be excluded,
(e) the Net Income
for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary or is an
Unrestricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity
method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that
Consolidated Net Income of the Company shall be increased by the
aggregate amount of Net Income of any such Person in respect of
such period distributed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
in the form of cash dividends or distributions,
(f) non-cash
expenses resulting from the grant of stock and stock options and
other compensation to management personnel of the Company
and
(g) the Net Income
for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary shall be excluded to
the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is
not at the date of determination permitted without any prior
governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or
indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any
agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or
governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or
its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the
payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally
waived, provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Company
will be
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increased by
the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments
actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) or
Cash Equivalents to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof
in respect of such period, to the extent not already included
therein.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 4.16 only (other
than clause (3)(IV) of Section 4.16(a)), there shall be
excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from the
sale or other disposition, repurchase, redemption, repayment or
return of capital, as applicable, of Investments made by the
Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in Existing Investment
Entities, any distribution or dividend received from an Existing
Investment Entity, the sale or other disposition, repurchase,
redemption, repayment or return of capital, as applicable, of
Restricted Investments made after the Closing Date by the Company
or its Restricted Subsidiaries in Persons that are not Existing
Investment Entities and any distribution or dividend received from
any such Person.
“
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets ” means, as of
each date of determination, the total amount of assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, after deducting therefrom
(a) all current liabilities of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (excluding (i) the current portion of long-term
Indebtedness, (ii) inter-company liabilities, and
(iii) any liabilities which are by their terms renewable or
extendable at the option of the obligor thereon to a time more than
twelve months from the time as of which the amount thereof is being
computed), and (b) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks,
patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like
intangibles of the Company and its Subsidiaries, all as set forth
on the latest internally available consolidated balance sheet of
the Company prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“
Contingent Obligations ” means, with respect to
any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases,
dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness
(“ primary obligations ”) of any other
Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any
manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without
limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not
contingent,
(a) to purchase
any such primary obligation or any property or asset constituting
direct or indirect security therefor,
(b) to advance or
supply funds
(i) for the
purchase or payment of any such primary obligation, or
(ii) to maintain
working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or
otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary
obligor, or
(c) to purchase
property, assets, securities or services primarily for the purpose
of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability
of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation
against loss in respect thereof.
“
Continuing Directors ” means, as of any date of
determination, with respect to any Person, any member of the Board
of Directors of such Person who:
(a) was a member
of such Board of Directors on the Closing Date; or
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(b) was nominated
for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the
approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members
of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or
election.
“
Corporate Trust Office ” means the office of
the Trustee specified in Section 12.01 or any other office
specified by the Trustee from time to time pursuant to such
Section.
“
corporation ” means a corporation, association,
company or business trust.
“
Covenant Defeasance ” has the meaning given in
Section 8.04(c).
“
Covenant Suspension Event ” has the meaning
given in Section 4.23(a).
“
Credit Facility ” means the Fifth Amended and
Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2006, among
the Company, as Borrower and MGM Grand Detroit, LLC, as
Co-Borrower, the Banks, Syndication Agent, Documentation Agents and
Co-Documentation Agents therein named, and Bank of America, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent (and their successors and assigns from time
to time party thereto), as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated
September 30, 2008, Amendment No. 2 and Waiver, dated as
of March 16, 2009, Amendment No. 3, dated as of
March 26, 2009, Amendment No. 4, dated as of
April 9, 2009, Amendment No. 5 and Waiver, dated as of
April 29, 2009 and Amendment No. 6, dated as of
May 12, 2009, including any related notes, guarantees,
collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in
connection therewith and any additional credit agreements and
related documents relating to the up to $1.0 billion of
Indebtedness permitted under 4.13(b)(i), in each case as amended,
modified, renewed, extended, refunded, replaced or refinanced, in
whole or in part, from time to time.
“
Credit Facility Refinancing Indebtedness ” has
the meaning given in Section 4.13(c).
“
Deeds of Trust ” mean that certain Bellagio
Deed of Trust and that certain The Mirage Casino-Hotel Deed of
Trust, substantially in the forms attached hereto as
Exhibit E.
“
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.
“
Defaulted Interest ” has the meaning specified
in Section 2.12(a).
“
Definitive Note ” means one or more
certificated Notes registered in the name of the Holder thereof,
issued in accordance with Section 2.06, and substantially in
the form of Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2
hereto.
“
Depositary ” means, with respect to the Notes
issued in whole or in part in global form, the person specified in
or pursuant to Section 2.03 as the Depositary with respect to
the Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become
such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and
thereafter, “ Depositary ” means or
includes such successor.
“
Detroit ” means MGM Grand Detroit, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company.
“
Disqualified Holder ” has the meaning given in
Section 3.08.
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“
Disqualified Stock ” means, with respect to any
Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by
the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which
it is putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event,
matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely as a result
of a change of control or asset sale) pursuant to a sinking fund
obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the
holder thereof (other than solely as a result of a change of
control or asset sale), in whole or in part, in each case prior to
the date 91 calendar days after the Maturity Date of the Notes;
provided, however , that if such Capital Stock is issued to
any plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or its
Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital
Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may
be required to be repurchased by the Company or its Subsidiaries in
order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
The amount of any Disqualified Stock shall be the greater of the
face amount and the maximum redemption or repurchase price
thereof.
“
Distribution Compliance Period ” means the
40-day Distribution Compliance Period provided for in
Regulation S.
“
Dollar ” or “ $ ”
means a dollar or other equivalent unit in such coin or currency of
the United States that, at the time of payment, is legal tender for
the payment of public and private debts.
“
DTC ” has the meaning given in
Section 2.03.
“
Equity Interests ” means Capital Stock and all
warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock, but
excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or
exchangeable for, Capital Stock.
“
Euroclear ” means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., or
its successor, as operator of the Euroclear system.
“
Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in
Section 6.01.
“
Event of Loss ” means, with respect to any
Collateral, any (a) Casualty of such Collateral,
(b) Condemnation or seizure (other than pursuant to
foreclosure or confiscation or requisition of the use of such
Collateral) or (c) settlement in lieu of clause
(b) above, in each case having a fair market value in excess
of $50.0 million.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder.
“
Exchange Notes ” means the Unrestricted
Definitive Notes issued in exchange for the Initial Notes pursuant
to the Exchange Offer in Section 2.06(f).
“
Exchange Offer ” has the meaning set forth in
the Registration Rights Agreement.
“
Excluded Assets ” means MH, Inc., MRGS, LLC,
the tradename “Bellagio” and related trademarks,
service marks and copyrights ( provided that upon the
transfer of the Bellagio trademark to another Restricted Subsidiary
that is not a Collateral Grantor such Subsidiary will grant to
Bellagio LLC a royalty free perpetual non-exclusive license to such
trademark, which license and rights thereunder will be part of the
Collateral), interests in the nightclubs Light, Bella and Mist, and
the specific parcels of real property (i) owned by Bellagio,
LLC consisting of 3 parcels being located at or
consisting
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of (1) a
Triangle Parcel (Lot 3) (with address of 3600 S. Las Vegas
Boulevard), (2) parcel on Frank Sinatra Drive north of
Tropicana Avenue, and (3) a parcel in the Area between Frank
Sinatra Drive and 1-15 north of Tropicana Avenue; (ii) owned
by Mirage consisting of five parcels comprised of parking lots and
a structure across Industrial Road from The Mirage Casino-Hotel
(with addresses of 3619, 3665 and 3705 Industrial Boulevard); and
(iii) owned by Mirage Laundry Services Corp. comprised of a
Pyrotechnic Bunker (with an address of 3549 Industrial
Road).
“
Existing Investment Entity ” means any
Non-Control Entity, any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any other Person
in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has made
an Investment existing as of the Closing Date that is designated as
an Existing Investment Entity in writing by the Company to the
Trustee.
“
Existing Notes ” means that Existing Senior
Notes and the Existing Subordinated Notes.
“
Existing Senior Notes ” means (a) the
Company’s 6% senior notes due 2009 in the aggregate principal
amount of $820.0 million, (b) the Company’s 8.50%
senior notes due 2010 in the aggregate principal amount of
$782.0 million, (c) the Company’s 6.75% senior
notes due 2012 in the aggregate principal amount of
$544.7 million, (d) the Company’s 5.875% senior
notes due 2014 in the aggregate principal amount of
$508.9 million, (e) the Company’s 6.625% senior
notes due 2015 in the aggregate principal amount of
$875 million, (f) the Company’s 6.75% senior notes
due 2013 in the aggregate principal amount of $484.2 million,
(g) the Company’s 6.875% senior notes due 2016 in the
aggregate principal amount of $242.9 million, (h) the
Company’s 7.50% senior notes due 2016 in the aggregate
principal amount of $732.7 million, (i) the
Company’s 7.625% senior notes due 2017 in the aggregate
principal amount of $743.0 million, (j) the 13% Secured
Notes, (k) the Mandalay Senior Notes and (l) the Mirage
Notes.
“
Existing Subordinated Notes ” means the
Subordinated MGM Notes and the Subordinated Mandalay
Notes.
“
Funding Guarantor ” has the meaning given in
Section 10.04.
“
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 Accounts and statements and pronouncements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such
other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession, which are in effect from time to
time.
“
Gaming Authority ” means the Nevada Gaming
Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, the New Jersey
Casino Control Commission, the New Jersey Division of Gaming
Enforcement, the Michigan Gaming Control Board, the Detroit City
Council, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the Illinois Gaming
Board or any similar commission or agency which has, or may at any
time after the date of this Indenture have, jurisdiction over the
gaming activities of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company or any successor thereto.
“
Gaming Facility ” means any gaming or
pari-mutuel wagering establishment and any related building,
restaurant, hotel, theater, parking facilities, retail shops, land,
golf courses and other recreation and entertainment facilities, and
vessel, barge, ship and equipment.
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“
Gaming Laws ” means the gaming laws of a
jurisdiction or jurisdictions to which the Company or a Subsidiary
of the Company is, or may at any time after the date of this
Indenture be, subject.
“
Gaming Licenses ” means all licenses, permits,
franchises or other authorization from any governmental authority
required on the date of this Indenture or at any time thereafter to
own, lease, operate or otherwise conduct the gaming business of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“
Global Note Legend ” means the legend set forth
in Section 2.06(g)(ii), which is required to be placed on all
Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
“
Global Notes ” means one or more Notes
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 and
Exhibit A-2 issued under this Indenture that is deposited with
or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its
nominee.
“
Government Securities ” means readily
marketable (a) direct full faith and credit obligations of the
United States of America or obligations guaranteed by the full
faith and credit of the United States of America and
(b) obligations of an agency or instrumentality of, or
corporation owned, controlled or sponsored by, the United States of
America that are generally considered in the securities industry to
be implicit obligations of the United States of America.
“
Governmental Authority ” means the government
of the United States or any other nation, or of any political
subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or
other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing,
regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining
to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the
European Union or the European Central bank).
“
guarantee ” means a guarantee (other than by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the
ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner
(including letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in
respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other
obligations.
“
Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning
specified in Section 10.01(a).
“
Hedging Obligations ” means, with respect to
any Person, the obligations of such Person under any interest rate
swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar
agreement, commodity swap agreement, commodity cap agreement,
commodity collar agreement, foreign exchange contract, currency
swap agreement or similar agreement providing for the transfer,
modification or mitigation of interest rate, commodity or currency
risks either generally or under specific contingencies.
“
Holder ” means the Person in whose name a Note
is registered on the Registrar’s books.
“
incur ” means, with respect to any
Indebtedness, to directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue,
assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly
liable, contingently or otherwise (collectively, an “
incurrence ”).
“
Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any
Person, without duplication:
(a) any
indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent:
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(i) in respect of
borrowed money;
(ii) evidenced by
bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of
credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication,
reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(iii) representing
the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any
property (including Capitalized Lease Obligations), except
(A) any such balance that constitutes a trade payable or
similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the
ordinary course of business and (B) any earn-out obligations
until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of
such Person in accordance with GAAP; or
(iv) representing
net obligations under any Hedging Obligations; if and to the extent
that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than letters of
credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a
balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person
prepared in accordance with GAAP;
(b) to the extent
not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable
for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise on, the
obligations of the type referred to in clause (a) of a third
Person (whether or not such items would appear upon the balance
sheet of the such obligor or guarantor), other than by endorsement
of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of
business; and
(c) to the extent
not otherwise included, the obligations of the type referred to in
clause (a) of a third Person secured by a Lien on any asset
owned by such first Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is
assumed by such first Person; provided, however , that
notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to
include (i) Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary
course of business and not in connection with Indebtedness under
clause (a) or (ii) any obligation or commitment,
contingent or otherwise, to make an Investment (other than any
guarantee of or other obligation or commitment to pay any
Indebtedness for borrowed money of another Person).
“
Indenture ” means this Indenture as amended or
supplemented from time to time.
“
Independent Financial Advisor ” means an
accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant to
Persons engaged in Similar Businesses of nationally recognized
standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Company,
qualified to perform the task for which it has been
engaged.
“
Indirect Participant ” means an entity that,
with respect to any Depositary, clears through or maintains a
direct or indirect, custodial relationship with a
Participant.
“
Initial Notes ” has the meaning specified in
the preamble hereto.
“
Initial Purchasers ” means Banc of America
Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets
Inc., RBS Securities Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, BNP
Paribas Securities Corp., Commerzbank Capital Markets Corp., Daiwa
Securities America Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and UBS
Securities LLC.
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“
Interest Payment Date ” with respect to any
Note means May 15 and November 15 of each year,
commencing November 15, 2009, provided that if such
Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, interest due on such
Interest Payment Date shall be payable on the next succeeding
Business Day.
“
Investment Grade Rating ” means a rating equal
to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s or BBB-
(or the equivalent) by S&P.
“
Investments ” means, with respect to any
Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including
Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances
or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable or credit
extended, trade credit, advances to customers, commission, travel
and similar advances or credit extended to officers and employees,
in each case made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or
other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity
Interests or other securities issued by any other Person,
completion guarantees issued in favor of any person other than a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (but only to the extent that
any obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries with respect to such completion guarantee is required
by GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet of the Company as a
liability) and investments that are required by GAAP to be
classified on the balance sheet (excluding the footnotes) of the
Company in the same manner as the other investments included in
this definition to the extent such transactions involve the
transfer of cash or other property. For purposes of the definition
of “ Unrestricted Subsidiary ” and Section
4.16:
(a)
“Investments” shall include the portion (proportionate
to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the
fair market value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Company
at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted
Subsidiary; provided, however , that upon a redesignation of
such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be
deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in
an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal
to:
(i) the
Company’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the
time of such redesignation; less
(ii) the portion
(proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such
Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such
Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and
(b) any property
transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued
at its fair market value at the time of such transfer, in each case
as determined in good faith by the Company.
“
Legal Defeasance ” has the meaning given in
Section 8.04(b).
“
Legal Holiday ” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a
day on which commercial banking institutions are not required to be
open in the State of New York.
“
Letter of Transmittal ” means the letter of
transmittal to be prepared by the Company and sent to all Holders
of the Notes for use by such Holders in connection with an Exchange
Offer.
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“
Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any
mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation,
charge, security interest, preference, priority or encumbrance of
any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded
or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or any lease
in the nature thereof; provided that in no event shall an
operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.
“ Loss
Proceeds Offer ” has the meaning given in
Section 4.12(b).
“ Loss
Proceeds Offer Payment ” has the meaning given in
Section 4.12(b).
“ Loss
Proceeds Offer Payment Date ” has the meaning given
in Section 4.12(b)(ii).
“
Mandalay ” means Mandalay Resort Group, a
Nevada corporation.
“
Mandalay Senior Notes ” means
(a) Mandalay’s 6.375% Senior Notes due 2011 in the
aggregate principal amount of $128.7 million;
(b) Mandalay’s 6.50% Senior Notes due 2009 in the
aggregate principal amount of $226.3 million;
(c) Mandalay’s Floating Rate Convertible Senior
Debentures due 2033 in the aggregate principal amount of
$5.9 million; (d) Mandalay’s 7% Debentures due 2036
in the aggregate principal amount of $0.6 million; and
(e) Mandalay’s 6.7% Debentures due 2096 in the aggregate
principal amount of $4.3 million.
“
Maturity ” when used with respect to any Note
means the date on which the principal of such Note or an
installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or
herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration
of acceleration, call for redemption, repayment or
otherwise.
“
Maturity Date ” means May 15, 2014 for the
2014 Notes and November 15, 2017 for the 2017
Notes.
“
Mirage ” means Mirage Resorts, Incorporated, a
Nevada corporation.
“
Mirage Notes ” means Mirage’s 7.25%
debentures due 2017 in the aggregate principal amount of
$100 million.
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors
Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency
business.
“
Mortgage ” means a deed of trust, assignment of
leases and rents, security agreement and fixture filing executed
and delivered by any Collateral Grantor on or after the Closing
Date substantially in the form of the Deeds of Trust or in such
form as may be approved by the Collateral Agent, with such changes
thereto as may be recommended by the Collateral Agent’s local
counsel based on local laws or customary local mortgage or deed of
trust practices, as such security instrument may be modified from
time to time.
“ Net
Income ” means, with respect to any Person, the net
income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with
GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock
dividends.
“ Net
Loss Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Event of
Loss, the proceeds in the form of (a) cash or Cash Equivalents,
(b) insurance proceeds, (c) Condemnation Awards or
(d) damages
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awarded by any
judgment, in each case received by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries from such Event of Loss, net of:
(i) reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Event of Loss
(including without limitation legal, accounting and appraisal or
insurance adjuster fees); and
(ii) taxes paid or
payable after taking into account any reduction in consolidated tax
liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax
sharing arrangements.
“ Net
Loss Proceeds Deposit Account ” has the meaning given
in Section 4.12(a).
“ Net
Proceeds ” means the aggregate cash proceeds and Cash
Equivalents received by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in respect of any Non-Collateral Asset Sale or
Collateral Asset Sale (each, an “ Asset Sale
”), including any cash and Cash Equivalents received upon the
sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in
any Asset Sale, net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale
and the sale or disposition of such non-cash consideration,
including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and
brokerage and sales commissions, any relocation expenses incurred
as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof
(after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions
and any tax sharing arrangements), amounts required to be applied
to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien on such assets
or properties (other than Collateral or as required by
Section 4.10(b)(i)) and any deduction of appropriate amounts
to be provided by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities
associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and
retained by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after
such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other
post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to
environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations
associated with such transaction.
“ New
York-New York ” means the New York-New York Hotel and
Casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“ New
York-New York Collateral ” means the assets securing
the 13% Secured Notes and the New York-New York Guarantees thereof
including (i) New York-New York, the real property on which
New York-New York is located and all existing and future personal
property of New York-New York LLC (other than cash, deposit
accounts, gaming and liquor licenses, other assets and properties
in which the grant of security is restricted by law or contract and
certain excluded assets), (ii) upon receipt of the necessary gaming
approvals, 100% of the equity interests in New York-New York LLC,
and (iii) any replacement or substitute collateral permitted
to be provided pursuant to the 13% Secured Notes
Indenture.
“ New
York-New York Collateral Documents ” means the deeds
of trust, security agreements, pledge agreements and other
collateral documents in respect of the New York-New York
Collateral, in each case as amended, modified, renewed, extended,
refunded, replaced or refinanced, in whole or in part, from time to
time
“ New
York-New York Guarantee ” means any guarantee of the
13% Secured Notes by a New York-New York Guarantor.
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“ New
York-New York Guarantor ” means any Subsidiary
Guarantor that is required by the terms of the 13% Secured Notes
Indenture to guarantee the 13% Secured Notes and to grant Liens
securing its guarantee on assets included in the New York-New York
Collateral.
“
Non-Collateral Asset Sale ” means (a) the
sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of any assets or
properties other than Collateral and rights in respect thereof
(including, without limitation, by way of a sale and leaseback)
other than in the ordinary course of business, and (b) the issue or
sale by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity
Interests of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries other than Equity
Interests that constitute Collateral, in the case of either clause
(a) or (b), whether in a single transaction or a series of
related transactions that have a fair market value (as determined
in good faith by the Board of Directors and evidenced by a
certified Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee) in excess of
$250.0 million or for net cash proceeds in excess of
$250.0 million. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (a) a
transfer of assets or properties by the Company to a Restricted
Subsidiary or by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to
another Restricted Subsidiary; (b) an issuance of Equity
Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another
Restricted Subsidiary; (c) a Restricted Payment or a Permitted
Investment that is permitted by Section 4.16; (d) a
disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents; (e) a disposition of
either obsolete equipment or equipment that is damaged, worn out or
otherwise no longer useful in the business; (f) any Sale and
Leaseback Transaction involving an asset (other than a Gaming
Facility) in respect of which Sale and Leaseback Transaction less
than $250.0 million of Attributable Debt is incurred;
(g) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or a
settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims
of any kind or a grant of any Lien not prohibited by the terms of
this Indenture; and (h) like kind exchanges of properties
where such properties have substantially equivalent fair market
values (as determined in good faith by the Company or, if such fair
market values is $250.0 million or more, the Board of
Directors and in such case evidenced by the delivery to the Trustee
of a certified copy of Board Resolutions documenting such
determination) shall in each case not be considered a
Non-Collateral Asset Sale.
“
Non-Collateral Asset Sale Offer ” has the
meaning given in Section 4.10(b)(ii).
“
Non-Collateral Asset Sale Payment ” has the
meaning given in Section 4.10(b)(ii).
“
Non-Collateral Asset Sale Payment Date ” has
the meaning given in Section 4.10(c)(ii).
“
Non-Control Entity ” means any partnership,
joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which
50% or more of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total
equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership
interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by a Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of
that Person, or a combination thereof, whether in the form of
membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or
otherwise, but with respect to which such Person and its other
Subsidiaries do not have the collective right to elect a majority
of the Board of Directors or other equivalent governing body, and
otherwise lack the power to direct the management, of such
partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar
entity. Unless otherwise specified, “Non-Control
Entity” refers to a Non-Control Entity of the
Company.
“
Non-Recourse Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness,
Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary
(a) as to which
none of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary:
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(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 any other Indebtedness (other than the Notes) of any of
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default on
such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be
accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity.
“
Non-U.S. Person ” means any Person other than a
U.S. Person.
“ Note
Register ” means a register in which, subject to such
reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall
provide for the registration of the Notes and of transfers and
exchanges of such Notes which the Company shall cause to be kept at
the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee (or at the appropriate
office of any other Registrar appointed hereunder).
“
Notes ” has the meaning stated in the recital
of this Indenture and more particularly means any Notes
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. For all purposes
of this Indenture, the term “ Notes ”
shall include any Exchange Notes to be issued and exchanged for the
Initial Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and
this Indenture.
“
Notes Custodian ” or “
Custodian ” means the custodian with respect to
any Global Note (as appointed by the Depositary), or any successor
entity thereto covered in 2.03.
“
Notice of Default ” has the meaning given in
Section 6.01.
“
Obligations ” means any principal, interest
(including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a
petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the
rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto,
whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable
state, federal or foreign law), penalties, fees, indemnifications,
reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to
letters of credit and banker’s acceptances), damages and
other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal,
interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements,
damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation
governing any Indebtedness.
“
Offering Memorandum ” means the offering
memorandum dated May 14, 2009 relating to the sale of the
Initial Notes.
“
Officer ” means the Chairman of the Board, the
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating
Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice
President or Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, any
Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary of the Company or a
Subsidiary Guarantor.
“
Officer’s Certificate ” means a
certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer of the
Company or on behalf of a Restricted Subsidiary by an Officer of
such Restricted Subsidiary, who
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must be the
principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the
treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Company or any
officer of such Restricted Subsidiary that meets the requirements
set forth herein.
“
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 Company, a
Subsidiary of the Company or the Trustee.
“
Outstanding Notes ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.08.
“ Pari
Passu Indebtedness ” has the meaning given in
Section 4.10(b)(i).
“
Participant ” means, with respect to the
Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account
with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and,
with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and
Clearstream).
“
Paying Agent ” has the meaning given in
Section 2.03.
“
Permitted Investment ” means:
(a) any Investment
in the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries,
provided that any Investment that results in a transfer of
Collateral to any Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute a
Permitted Investment only if such Restricted Subsidiary is a
Subsidiary Guarantor and the Collateral Agent shall have received
such instruments and documents as may be necessary to ensure that
the Liens of the Collateral Documents continue to apply to such
Collateral and continue to be of first priority;
(b) any Investment
in cash and Cash Equivalents, provided that in the case of
Investments of Collateral, such Investments constitute Collateral
under the Collateral Documents;
(c) any Investment
by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Person
that is engaged in a Similar Business if as a result of such
Investment:
(i) such Person
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; or
(ii) such Person,
in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged
or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially
all of its assets and properties to, or is liquidated into, the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, and, in each case, any
Investment held by such Person; provided that such
Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such
acquisition, merger, consolidation or transfer;
(d) any Investment
in securities or other assets or properties, including earnouts,
not constituting cash and Cash Equivalents and received in
connection with (i) a Non-Collateral Asset Sale made pursuant
to the provisions of Section 4.10 or any other disposition of
assets or properties not constituting a Non-Collateral Asset Sale
or (ii) a Collateral Asset Sale made pursuant to and in
accordance with Section 4.11;
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(e) any Investment
existing on the Closing Date, including any Investments in Existing
Investment Entities;
(f) any Investment
acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries:
(i)
in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by
the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or
as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or
recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts
receivable; or
(ii)
as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or
other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in
default;
(g) Hedging
Obligations permitted under Section 4.13(b)(ix);
(h) any Investment
in CityCenter, including without limitation CityCenter Holdings,
LLC, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or
would occur as a consequence thereof;
(i) Investments
the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (exclusive of
Disqualified Stock) of the Company; provided, however , that
such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for
Restricted Payments under clause (3) of
Section 4.16(a);
(j) guarantees of
Indebtedness of the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary permitted
under Section 4.13;
(k) loans and
advances to officers, directors and employees, in each case
incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past
practices or to fund such Person’s purchase of Equity
Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent company
thereof; and
(l) so long as no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a
consequence thereof, an Investment of up to 42 acres of undeveloped
land in respect of the joint venture with Kerzner International and
Istithmar previously announced by the Company in its filings with
the Commission.
“
Permitted Liens ” means, with respect to any
Person:
(a) pledges or
deposits by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws,
unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation or regulatory
requirements, deposits made in the ordinary course of business to
secure liability to insurance carriers; good faith deposits in
connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the
payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party;
deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person
or deposits of cash or U.S. government bonds to secure bid, surety
or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party; deposits as
security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of
rent, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business; and
deposits
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made by the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with
any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted
hereunder;
(b) Liens imposed
by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and
mechanics’ Liens, in each case for sums not yet overdue for a
period of more than 30 days or being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments
or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person
shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for
review if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on
the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;
(c) Liens for
taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet overdue
for a period of more than 30 days or payable or subject to
penalties for nonpayment or which are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate
reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such
Person in accordance with GAAP;
(d) (i) minor
survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations
of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers,
electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar
purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real
properties or Liens incidental, to the conduct of the business of
such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not
incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do not in the
aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties
or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of
such Person, (ii) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses
granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not
materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and do not secure
any Indebtedness and (iii) Liens arising from Uniform
Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating
leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Liens securing
Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section
4.13(b)(iv) and Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of
a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or another Restricted
Subsidiary permitted to be incurred in accordance with
Section 4.13 or Liens in favor of the Company or any
Subsidiary Guarantor;
(f) Liens existing
on the Closing Date (other than Liens securing
Indebtedness);
(g) Liens on
assets or properties or shares of stock of a Person at the time
such Person becomes a Subsidiary or Liens on assets or properties
at the time the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the
property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or
consolidation with or into the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries; provided, however , that in each case such
Liens do not secured Indebtedness and are not created or incurred
in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person
becoming such a Subsidiary or such acquisition, as the case may be;
and provided further , that in each case such Liens may not
extend to any other property owned by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries;
(h) Liens to
secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or
replacement (or successive refinancing, refunding, extensions,
renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any
Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing
clauses (e), (f) and
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(g);
provided, however , that (i) such new Lien shall be
limited to all or part of the same property that secured the
original Lien (plus improvements on such property), and (ii) the
Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to
any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding
principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the
Indebtedness described under clauses (e), (f) and (g) at
the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien, and (B) an
amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums,
related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or
replacement;
(i) Liens securing
judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of
Default under Section 6.01(e) so long as such Liens are
adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings that may
have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment have not
been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings
may be initiated has not expired;
(j) (i) Liens
in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of
law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the
importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention,
consignment or similar arrangements for the sale or purchase of
goods entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; and
(iii) Liens on specific items of inventory of other goods and
proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in
respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the
account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or
storage of such inventory or other goods;
(k) Liens that are
contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the
establishment of depository relations with banks not given in
connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, or (ii) relating
to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or
similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(m) any
encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements)
with respect to Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar
arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;
and
(n) Liens securing
Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount as of the date of the
incurrence of such Indebtedness, including, without limitation,
Liens securing the Notes and the related Subsidiary Guarantees of
the Notes (and exchange notes in respect thereof), the 13% Secured
Notes and all other secured Indebtedness then outstanding, not to
exceed 16.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at the time of
such incurrence.
For purposes of
this definition, the term “Indebtedness” shall be
deemed to include interest on such Indebtedness. The foregoing
notwithstanding, (a) none of the Liens set forth above (other
than those set forth in clauses (b), (c), (d)(i) and (ii), (j)(i)
and (k)) shall apply to any assets or properties that constitute
Collateral and (b) and none of the Liens set forth above shall
be a Permitted Lien to the extent it has priority over the
Collateral Agent’s Liens and security interests in any of the
Collateral.
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“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other
entity.
“
Place of Payment ” when used with respect to
the Notes means the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or such
other location as may be established under
Section 4.04.
“
Pledge Agreement ” means the Pledge Agreement
executed by Mirage in favor of the Collateral Agent, substantially
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.
“
Pledged LLC Interests ” means all of the
ownership interests of Bellagio, LLC and Mirage Hotel and Casino
owned by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary pledged to
the Collateral Agent as security for the Notes.
“
Predecessor Note ” of any particular Note means
every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as
that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purposes of
this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under
Section 2.07 in lieu of a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen
Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated,
lost, destroyed or stolen Note.
“
Preferred Stock ” means any Equity Interest
with preferential rights of payment of dividends or upon
liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.
“
Private Placement Legend ” means the legend set
forth in Section 2.06(g)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued
under this Indenture except where specifically stated otherwise by
the provisions of this Indenture.
“
Protected Purchaser ” means a purchaser of a
Note, or of an interest therein, who: (i) gives value;
(ii) does not have notice of any adverse claim to the Note;
and (iii) obtains control of the Note.
“
Purchase Date ” means any of the Change of
Control Payment Date, the Non-Collateral Asset Sale Payment Date,
the Collateral Asset Sale Payment Date and the Loss Proceeds Offer
Payment Date, as applicable.
“
QIB ” means a “qualified institutional
buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
“
Qualified Stock ” means any Capital Stock that
is not Disqualified Stock.
“
Redemption Date ” means the date fixed for
redemption of any Note pursuant to this Indenture.
“
Redemption Price ” has the meaning given in
Section 3.01.
“ Real
Estate ” means the hotels and casinos commonly known
as Bellagio and The Mirage, the real property upon which the hotels
and casinos are located.
“
Refinancing Indebtedness ” has the meaning
given in Section 4.13(b)(x).
“
Registrar ” has the meaning given in
Section 2.03.
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“
Registration Rights Agreement ” means the
Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the Notes dated as of
the Closing Date, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and
the Initial Purchasers, as such agreement may be amended, modified
or supplemented from time to time.
“
Regular Record Date ” for the interest payable
on the Notes on any Interest Payment Date means the May 1 or
November 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be,
immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.
“
Regulation S ” means Regulation S
promulgated under the Securities Act.
“
Regulation S Global Note ” means one or
more Global Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend issued in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of the Initial Notes sold in reliance on Rule 903 of
Regulation S on the Closing Date.
“
Released Property ” has the meaning given in
Section 11.04(b)(i).
“
Replacement Collateral ” has the meaning given
in Section 4.11(b).
“
Replacement Collateral Documents ” has the
meaning given in Section 4.11(b).
“
Replacement Gaming Collateral ” has the meaning
given in Section 4.11(b).
“
Replacement Pledged Equity ” has the meaning
given in Section 4.11(b).
“
Responsible Officer ” means any officer within
the corporate trust department of the Trustee who customarily
performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at
the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any
corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who
shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this
Indenture.
“
Restricted Definitive Note ” means one or more
Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture bearing the Private
Placement Legend.
“
Restricted Global Note ” means one or more
Global Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend, issued under
this Indenture; provided that in no case shall an Exchange
Note issued in accordance with this Indenture and the terms of any
Registration Rights Agreement be a Restricted Global
Note.
“
Restricted Investment ” means an Investment
(including an Investment made in a Non-Control Entity or an
Unrestricted Subsidiary) other than a Permitted
Investment.
“
Restricted Payment ” has the meaning given in
Section 4.16(a).
“
Restricted Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any
direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company (including any foreign
subsidiary) that is not then an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
provided, however , that if any Unrestricted Subsidiary
ceases to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall be
included in the definition of “ Restricted Subsidiary
”; provided , further , that for purposes of
the calculation of Consolidated Fixed Charges, Consolidated
Interest Expense, Consolidated Net Income and the
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calculation of
the amount of Restricted Payments that may be made pursuant to
clause (3) of Section 4.16(a) only, Detroit shall be
deemed to be a Restricted Subsidiary.
“
Reversion Date ” has the meaning given in
Section 4.23(b).
“
Rule 144 ” has the meaning promulgated
under the Securities Act.
“
Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A
promulgated under the Securities Act.
“
Rule 144A Global Note ” means one or more
Global Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend that will be
issued in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of the Initial Notes to be resold by the Initial
Purchasers in reliance on Rule 144A on the Closing
Date.
“
Rule 14e-1 ” has the meaning given in
Section 4.09(c).
“
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to
its rating agency business.
“ Sale
and Leaseback Transaction ” means any arrangement
providing for the leasing by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of any real or tangible personal property or assets,
which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to a third Person in
contemplation of such leasing.
“
Secured Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness
of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries secured by a
Lien.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder.
“
Security Agreement ” means the Security
Agreement executed by Bellagio, LLC and The Mirage Casino-Hotel in
favor of the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit F.
“
Shelf Registration Statement ” means a shelf
registration statement prepared pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement in respect of the Initial Notes.
“
Significant Subsidiary ” means a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company that would be a “significant
subsidiary” as defined in Article I, Rule 1-02(w)
of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act,
as in effect on the Closing Date; provided that for purposes
of this Indenture, each reference therein to 10% shall be deemed to
be 2.5%.
“
Similar Business ” means any business conducted
or proposed to be conducted by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business that is similar,
reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto.
“
Special Record Date ” for the payment of any
Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to
Section 2.12.
“
Specified Refinanced Debt ” has the meaning
given in Section 4.13(c).
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“
Stated Maturity ” when used with respect to any
Note or any payment of principal thereof or premium thereon or
interest thereon means the date specified in such Note or in this
Indenture, as the date on which the principal of such Note or such
payment of principal, premium or interest is due and
payable.
“
Subordinated Indebtedness ” means, with respect
to the Notes,
(a) any
Indebtedness of the Company which is by its terms subordinated in
right of payment to the Notes, and
(b) any
Indebtedness of any Subsidiary Guarantor which is by its terms
subordinated in right of payment to the Subsidiary Guarantee of
such entity of the Notes.
“Subordinated
Indebtedness” in any event includes the Existing Subordinated
Notes.
“
Subordinated Mandalay Notes ” means 9.375%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010 of Mandalay and the 7.625%
Senior Subordinated Debentures due 2013 of Mandalay.
“
Subordinated MGM Notes ” means the 8.375%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 of the Company.
“
Subsidiary ” of any specified Person means any
corporation, partnership or limited liability company of which at
least a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock (or other Equity
Interests) having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power for
the election of directors (or the equivalent) (irrespective of
whether or not at the time Capital Stock (or other Equity
Interests) of any other class or classes shall have or might have
voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at
the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person, or by one or
more of its other Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more
of its other Subsidiaries.
“
Subsidiary Guarantee ” means the guarantee by
any Subsidiary Guarantor of the Company’s Obligations under
this Indenture and the Notes.
“
Subsidiary Guarantor ” means each Restricted
Subsidiary that guarantees the Obligations of the Company under
this Indenture and the Notes in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture and its successors and assigns, until released from its
obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the
terms of this Indenture.
“
Successor Company ” has the meaning given in
Section 5.01(a).
“
Successor Guarantor ” has the meaning given in
Section 5.02(a)(i).
“
supplemental indenture ” has the meaning given
in Section 9.01(a).
“
Suspended Covenants ” has the meaning given in
Section 4.23(a).
“
Suspension Period ” has the meaning given in
Section 4.23(a).
“ The
Mirage Casino-Hotel ” means The Mirage Casino-Hotel,
a Nevada corporation.
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“ The
Mirage Casino-Hotel Deed of Trust ” means Deed of
Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and
Fixture Filing, dated as of the Closing Date, granted by The Mirage
Casino-Hotel to Nevada Title Company, as trustee, for the benefit
of the Trustee.
“
TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15
U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this
Indenture, except as stated in Section 9.03.
“
Title Policy ” has the meaning given in
Section 4.24.
“ 13%
Secured Notes ” means the 13% Senior Secured Notes
due November 15, 2013 of the Company in existence on the
Closing Date (and any exchange notes in respect thereof issued
pursuant to the 13% Secured Notes Indenture or any agreement in
existence on the Closing Date).
“ 13%
Secured Notes Indenture ” means the Indenture
governing the 13% Secured Notes as in effect on the Closing
Date.
“ 13%
Secured Notes Issue Date ” has the meaning given in
Section 4.16(a).
“
Tracinda ” means Tracinda Corporation, a Nevada
corporation.
“
Transaction Documents ” has the meaning given
in Section 12.14.
“
Transferability Certificate ” means the
Transferability Certificate set forth as Exhibit I hereto, or
another certificate acceptable to the Trustee.
“
Treasury Rate ” means, as of any Redemption
Date, the yield to maturity as of such Redemption Date of United
States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled
and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical
Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least
two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date (or, if such
Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available
source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period
from the Redemption Date to the maturity date for the Notes;
provided , however , that if the period from the
Redemption Date to the maturity date for the Notes is less than one
year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States
Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year
will be used.
“
Trustee ” means the Person named as the
“Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture
until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the
applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
“Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then
a Trustee hereunder. Unless the context otherwise requires,
“Trustee” shall include the Trustee in its capacity as
Collateral Agent.
“
Trust Officer ” means, when used with respect
to the Trustee or Paying Agent, any officer within the corporate
trust department of the Trustee or Paying Agent, as applicable,
including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant
secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer
of the Trustee or Paying Agent who customarily performs functions
similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be
such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter
is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct
responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
“ 2014
Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the recital
hereto.
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“ 2017
Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the recital
hereto.
“
Uniform Commercial Code ” means the Nevada
Uniform Commercial Code.
“
United States ” means the United States of
America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its
territories and possessions and other areas subject to its
jurisdiction.
“
Unrestricted Definitive Note ” means one or
more Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture that do not bear
and are not required to bear the Private Placement
Legend.
“
Unrestricted Global Note ” means one or more
Global Notes issued under this Indenture that does not bear and is
not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
“
Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means
(a) Subsidiaries
of the Company formed under the laws of foreign nations whose only
tangible assets or properties are located in foreign nations, and
pure holding companies for such foreign Subsidiaries owning as
their sole asset the stock or other securities and obligations
thereof;
(b) Detroit and
its Subsidiaries and MGMM Insurance Company;
(c) Nevada Landing
Partnership, but only until receipt of approval from the Illinois
Gaming Board of its Subsidiary Guarantee, after which it shall
become a Restricted Subsidiary; and
(d) any Subsidiary
of the Company (including any newly-formed or newly-acquired
Subsidiary) that is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in
writing by the Company to the Trustee, and any Subsidiary of such
an Unrestricted Subsidiary, but only so long as the conditions
under Section 4.20 and in the definition of
“Investment” are satisfied upon such
designation.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Subsidiary shall be designated as, or otherwise
constitute, an Unrestricted Subsidiary if:
(i) it has
outstanding any Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse
Indebtedness;
(ii) it has
guaranteed or granted any Liens securing any Indebtedness of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or
(iii) it is
subject to any of the covenants of the Credit Facility, our
Existing Notes or any other existing or future senior subordinated
notes or senior notes of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall
not apply to (A) Detroit’s Indebtedness and covenants under
the Credit Facility as long as its liability under the Credit
Facility is limited to that portion of the loans under the Credit
Facility which are actually borrowed or the proceeds of which are
actually received by Detroit and (B) Nevada Landing
Partnership with respect to its obligations under the Credit
Facility and the Existing Notes. In addition, no Collateral Grantor
shall be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
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“ U.S.
Person ” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule
902(o) under the Securities Act.
“ Vice
President ” includes, with respect to the Company,
any Executive or Senior Vice President and includes, with respect
to the Trustee, any Vice President, whether or not designated by a
number or word or words added before or after the title “Vice
President.”
“
Voting Stock ” of any Person as of any date
means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled
to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such
Person.
“
Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when
applied to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock,
as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by
dividing:
(a) the sum of the
products of the number of years from the date of determination to
the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such
Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such
Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of
such payment; by
(b) the sum of all
such payments.
“
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person means a
Subsidiary of such Person, 100% of the outstanding Equity Interests
of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) shall at
the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries of such Person.
SECTION 1.02
RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
Unless the context
otherwise requires:
(a) a term has the
meaning assigned to it;
(b) an accounting
term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with GAAP and all financial calculations and
determinations contemplated by this Indenture shall be made in
conformity with GAAP;
(c)
“or” is not exclusive;
(d)
“including” means “including without
limitation”;
(e) words in the
singular include the plural and words in the plural include the
singular;
(f) all references
to “principal” of the Notes include redemption price
and purchase price and all references to “interest” on
the Notes include Additional Interest, if any, as well as interest
accruing after the commencement of a proceeding under Title 11,
U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of
debtors (including post-petition interest), whether or not allowed
or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding;
(g) all exhibits
are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a part of
this Indenture;
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(h) all references
to articles, sections and exhibits (and subparts thereof) are to
this Indenture;
(i) all references
to statutes or rules (or their subparts) include amendments and
replacement or successor provisions;
(j) all references
to Persons include their successors;
(k) unless
otherwise specifically indicated, the term
“consolidated” with respect to any Person refers to
such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, and
excludes from such consolidation any Unrestricted Subsidiary as if
such Unrestricted Subsidiary were not an Affiliate of such Person;
and
(l) except as set
forth in Section 3.01, the 2014 Notes and 2017 Notes will be
treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture,
including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and
offers to purchase.
SECTION 2.01
FORM AND DATING.
(a)
General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of
authentication shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-1 (in the case of the 2014 Notes) and
Exhibit A-2 (in the case of the 2017 Notes). The Notes may
have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock
exchange rule, usage or this Indenture. Each Note shall be dated
the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations
of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
The terms and
provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby
expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, any
Restricted Subsidiary and the Trustee, by their execution and
delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and
provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any
provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this
Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be
controlling.
(b)
Global Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 (in the case of the 2014
Notes) and in the form of Exhibit A-2 (in the case of the 2017
Notes) (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the
“Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note”
attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 (in the case of the
2014 Notes) and Exhibit A-2 (in the case of the 2017 Notes)
(but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the
“Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note”
attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the
outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall
provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby
may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to
reflect exchanges, redemptions or transfers of beneficial interests
from one Global Note to another Global Note. Any endorsement of a
Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in
the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented
thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Notes Custodian, at the
direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by
the Holder or beneficial owner thereof as required by
Section 2.06.
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(c) Form
of Initial Notes, Etc. All Initial Notes issued on the Closing
Date are being or will be offered and sold by the Initial
Purchasers only (i) to QIBs (in which case they will be
evidenced by Rule 144A Global Notes) or (ii) in reliance
on Regulation S under the Securities Act (in which case they
will be evidenced by Regulation S Global Notes).
SECTION 2.02
EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION.
The Notes shall be
executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board of
Directors, its President, one of its Executive or Senior Vice
Presidents or Chief Executive Officers or its Treasurer, and
attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The
signature of any of these officers may be manual or
facsimile.
If an Officer
whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the
time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.
A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual
signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive
evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by an
Officer (an “ Authentication Order ”),
authenticate and, if requested therein, deliver (a) Initial
Notes for original issuance up to the aggregate principal amount
stated in such Authentication Order in such form as may be provided
therein or in this Indenture and (b) in accordance with
Section 2.06(f), Exchange Notes; provided that the
aggregate principal amount of the 2014 Notes at any time may not
exceed $650,000,000 and the aggregate principal amount of the 2017
Notes at any time may not exceed $850,000,000, except as provided
in Section 2.07. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating
agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An
authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee
may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by
the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An
authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with
Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.
SECTION 2.03
REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENT AND DEPOSITARY.
The Company shall
maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City
of New York, where Notes may be presented for registration of
transfer or for exchange (“ Registrar ”)
and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (
“ Paying Agent ” ). Until otherwise
designated by the Company, the Company’s office or agency in
New York shall be the office of the Trustee maintained for such
purpose. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of
their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more
co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term
“ Registrar ” includes any co-registrar
and the term “ Paying Agent ” includes
any additional paying agent. The Company shall enter into an
appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar, Paying Agent or
other Agent not a party to this Indenture, which shall incorporate
any applicable terms of the TIA. The Company may change any Paying
Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Registrar or
Paying Agent may resign at any time upon not less than 10 Business
Days’ prior written notice to the Company; provided,
however , that the Trustee may resign as Paying Agent or
Registrar only if the Trustee also resigns as Trustee in accordance
with Section 7.10.
The Company shall
notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent
not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or
maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee
shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act
as Paying Agent or Registrar.
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The Company
initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“
DTC ”) to act as Depositary with respect to the
Global Notes. The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as
the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Notes Custodian with
respect to the Global Notes.
SECTION 2.04
PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST.
Principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be payable at the
office of the Paying Agent or, at the option of the Company,
payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at
their respective addresses set forth in the Note Register;
provided , all payments or principal, premium, if any, and
interest with respect to the Notes represented by one or more
Global Notes registered in the name or held by the Depositary shall
be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to accounts
specified by the Holder prior to 10:00 a.m., New York time, on
each due date of the principal and interest on any Note. The
Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to
agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the
benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying
Agent for the payment of principal, premium or interest on the
Notes, and shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by
the Company in making any such payment. While any such default
continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent, and in such
event any such Paying Agent shall have the obligation, to pay all
money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may
require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee.
Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than
the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for
such money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it
shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit
of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any
bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company,
the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
Any money
deposited with any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company or a
domestic Subsidiary in trust for the payment of principal or
interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after
such principal and interest has become due and payable shall be
paid to the Company at its request, or, if then held by the Company
or a domestic Subsidiary, shall be discharged from such trust; and
the Holders shall thereafter, as general unsecured creditors, look
only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the
Paying Agent with respect to such money, and all liability of the
Company or such permitted Subsidiary as trustee thereof, shall
thereupon cease.
SECTION 2.05
HOLDER LISTS.
The Trustee shall
preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most
recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all
Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the
Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish, or shall
cause the Registrar (if other than the Company) to furnish, to the
Trustee at least seven Business Days before each Interest Payment
Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing,
a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may
reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of
Notes and, to the extent applicable, the Company shall otherwise
comply with TIA § 312(a).
SECTION 2.06
TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE.
(a)
Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not
be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of
the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or
to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any
such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such
successor Depositary. Beneficial interests in Global
Notes
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will be
exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes, subject to any
applicable laws, if (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice
from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to
act as Depositary and a successor Depositary is not appointed by
the Company within 90 days after the date of such written notice
from the Depositary, or (ii) upon request of the Trustee or
Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Notes if there shall have occurred and be continuing a
Default with respect to the Notes; provided that in no event
shall any temporary Note that is a Global Note issued pursuant to
Regulation S be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes
prior to (A) the expiration of the Distribution Compliance
Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificate
identified by the Company and its counsel to be required pursuant
to Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act. In any
such case, the Company will notify the Trustee in writing that,
upon surrender by the Participants and Indirect Participants of
their interests in such Global Note, Definitive Notes will be
issued to each Person that such Participants, Indirect Participants
and DTC jointly identify as being the beneficial owner of the
related Notes. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in
whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10
hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or
in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this
Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be
authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global
Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other
than as provided in this Section 2.06. However, beneficial
interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as
provided in Section 2.06(b), (c), (d) or (f).
(b)
Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global
Notes . The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in
the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in
accordance with the provisions hereof and the Applicable
Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes
shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those
set forth in this Indenture to the extent required by the
Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global
Notes also shall require compliance with the applicable provisions
below.
(i)
Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note;
Transfers of Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes for
Interests in Other Unrestricted Global Notes . Beneficial
interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to
Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the
transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend;
provided , however , that prior to the expiration of
the Distribution Compliance Period, no transfer of beneficial
interests in a Regulation S Global Note may be made to a U.S.
Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than
an Initial Purchaser) unless permitted by applicable law and made
in compliance with Sections 2.06(b)(ii) and (iii) below.
Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be
transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written
orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the
Registrar to effect the transfers described in this
Section 2.06(b)(i) unless specifically stated
above.
(ii) All
Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global
Notes . In connection with all transfers and exchanges of
beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i),
the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the
Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an
Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause
to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an
amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or
exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the
Participant account to be credited with such increase or, (B)
(1) if Definitive Notes are at such time permitted to be
issued pursuant to this Indenture, a written order from a
Participant or an Indirect
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Participant
given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable
Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a
Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be
transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the
Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the
Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to
effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above. Upon
consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with
Section 2.06(f), the requirements of this
Section 2.06(b)(ii) shall be deemed to have been satisfied
upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the
Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all
of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial
interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes
or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee or
Notes Custodian shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant
Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h).
(iii)
Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global
Note . A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may
be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the
transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii)
and the Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the
transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in a Rule 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a
certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof; and
(B) if the
transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in a Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must
deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (2) thereof.
(iv)
Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted
Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global
Note . A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may
be exchanged for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the
exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of
Section 2.06(b)(ii), and
(A) such exchange
or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder of
the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the case of an
exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies
in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a
Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution
of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an
“affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Company;
(B) such transfer
is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer
is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
(y) if the Holder
of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in
item (1)(a) thereof, or
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(z) if the Holder
of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the applicable
certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each
such case set forth in Section 2.06(b)(iv)(D), if the
Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require,
an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are
no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act.
If any such
transfer is effected pursuant to Section 2.06(b)(iv)(B) or
(D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not
yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof,
the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global
Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to
Section 2.06(b)(iv)(B) or (D) above.
Beneficial
interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for,
or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of,
a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.
(c)
Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive
Notes .
(i)
Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Restricted
Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes . If any Holder of
a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note
or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then,
upon receipt by the Registrar of the following
documentation:
(A) if the Holder
of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note,
a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a)
thereof;
(B) if such
beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance
with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate from such
Holder to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such
beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an
offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or
Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate from such
Holder to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such
beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in
accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a)
thereof;
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(E) if such
beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(3)(b) thereof; or
(F) if such
beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to
the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, the Trustee shall cause the
aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be
reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the
Company shall execute and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order
pursuant to Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver to the Person designated in the certificate a Restricted
Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Restricted
Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall
be registered in such name or names and in such authorized
denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial
interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the
Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee
shall deliver such Restricted Definitive Notes to the Persons in
whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Restricted Definitive
Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the
Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions
on transfer contained therein.
(ii)
Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Restricted
Global Notes for Unrestricted Definitive Notes . A Holder of a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such
beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only
if:
(A) such exchange
or transfer is effected pursuant to an Exchange Offer in accordance
with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder of such
beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee,
in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of
Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a
Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or
(3) a Person who is an “affiliate” (as defined in
Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) such transfer
is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Registrar
receives a certificate from such Holder to such effect;
(C) such transfer
is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
(y) if the Holder
of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note that does
not bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such
Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or
(z) if the holder
of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take
delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note that does not
bear the Private Placement Legend, a
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certificate
from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the applicable certifications in item
(4) thereof,
and, in each
such case set forth in this Section 2.06(c)(ii)(D), if the
Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require,
an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are
no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act.
If any such
transfer is effected pursuant to Section 2.06(c)(ii)(B) or
(D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not
yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof,
the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global
Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to
Section 2.06(c)(ii)(B) or (D) above.
(iii)
Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted
Global Notes for Unrestricted Definitive Notes . If any Holder
of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii), the
Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the
applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to
Section 2.06(h), and the Company shall execute and, upon
receipt of an Authentication Order pursuant to Section 2.02,
the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated
in the certificate a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal
amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial
interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall be
registered in such name or names and in such authorized
denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial
interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the
Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee
shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names
such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this
Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall not bear the Private Placement
Legend.
(d)
Transfer or Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial
Interests .
(i)
Transfer or Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes for
Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder
of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for
a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer
such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following
documentation:
(A) if the Holder
of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note
for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b)
thereof;
(B) if such
Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in
accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
or
(C) if such
Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S.
Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903
or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a
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certificate to
the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof, the Trustee shall cancel
the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased
the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause
(A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case
of clause (B) above, the Rule 144A Global Note, and in the
case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global
Note.
(ii)
Transfer or Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes for
Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes . A Holder of
a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such
Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof
in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note
only if:
(A) such exchange
or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder,
in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a
transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it
is not (1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in
the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is
an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Company;
(B) such transfer
is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer
is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
(y) if the Holder
of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate
from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or
(z) if the Holder
of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a
Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such
Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
applicable certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each
such case set forth in this Section 2.06(d)(ii)(D), if the
Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require,
an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained in this Indenture and in the Private Placement
Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with
the Securities Act.
Upon satisfaction
of the conditions of any of the provisions in this
Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive
Notes so transferred or exchanged and increase or cause to be
increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global
Note.
(iii)
Transferor Exchange of Unrestricted Definitive Notes for
Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes . A Holder of
an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such
Unrestricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note at
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any time. Upon
receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee
shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and
increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of
one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.
If any such
exchange or transfer from an Unrestricted Definitive Note or a
Restricted Definitive Note, as the case may be, to a beneficial
interest is effected pursuant to Section 2.06(d)(ii)(B), (ii)(D) or
(iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not
yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
authentication order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof,
the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global
Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal
amount of Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Restricted Definitive
Notes, as the case may be, so transferred.
(e)
Transfer or Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive
Notes . Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such
Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this
Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or
exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of
transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or
surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or
accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or its
attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting
Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and
information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following
provisions of this Section 2.06(e).
(i)
Transfer of Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive
Notes . Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to
and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in
the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives
the following:
(A) if the
transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof;
(B) if the
transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904,
then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(2) thereof; and
(C) if the
transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including, if the Registrar so
requests, a certification or Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably
acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act.
(ii)
Transfer or Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes for
Unrestricted Definitive Notes . Any Restricted Definitive Note
may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted
Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take
delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note
if
(A) such exchange
or transfer is effected pursuant to an Exchange Offer in accordance
with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case
of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer,
certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not
(1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the
distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an
“affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Company;
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(B) any such
transfer is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) any such
transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to an Exchange
Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
(y) if the Holder
of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes
for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder
in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
applicable certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or
(z) if the Holder
of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes
to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the applicable
certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set
forth in this Section 2.06(e)(ii)(D), if the Registrar so
requests, an Opinion of Counsel in a form reasonably acceptable to
the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained in this Indenture and in the Private Placement
Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with
the Securities Act.
(iii)
Transfer of Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted
Definitive Notes . A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes
may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in
the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a
request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register
the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from
the Holder thereof.
(f)
Exchange Offer . Upon the occurrence of an Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company
shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in
accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall
authenticate (i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the
beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered for
acceptance by Persons that make the certifications in the
applicable Letters of Transmittal required by the Registration
Rights Agreement, and accepted for exchange in an Exchange Offer
and (ii) Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes
accepted for exchange in an Exchange Offer. Concurrently with the
issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate
principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be
reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to the Persons designated by the
Holders of Restricted Definitive Notes so accepted Unrestricted
Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal amounts.
(g)
Legends . The following legends shall appear on the faces of
all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture
unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions
hereof.
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(i)
Private Placement Legend .
(A) Except as
permitted by Section 2.06(g)(i)(B) below, each Global Note
(other than an Unrestricted Global Note) and each Definitive Note
(and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof)
shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY
HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED,
SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A
BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
(1) REPRESENTS
THAT IT, AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING, IS A
“QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF
RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE
INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT,
AND
(2) AGREES FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN
PRIOR TO THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE (AS DEFINED IN THE
NEXT PARAGRAPH), EXCEPT:
(A) TO THE COMPANY
OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR
(B) PURSUANT TO A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, OR
(C) TO A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, OR
(D) PURSUANT TO AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. THE RESALE
RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE WILL BE THE DATE (1) THAT IS AT
LEAST ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND
(2) ON WHICH THE COMPANY INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE THAT THIS
LEGEND SHALL BE DEEMED REMOVED FROM THIS SECURITY, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE RELATING TO THIS
SECURITY. PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE
WITH (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO
REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR
OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE
THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO
REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY
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EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
The Private
Placement Legend shall be deemed removed from the face of any Note
without further action of the Company, the Trustee or the Holder of
such Note at such time as the Company shall have delivered a
Transferability Certificate executed by an Officer to the Trustee
certifying that the Private Placement Legend can be removed because
such Note may be resold to the public in accordance with
Rule 144 without regard to volume, manner of sale or any other
restrictions contained in Rule 144 (other than the holding
period requirement in paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of Rule 144 so long as
such holding period requirement is satisfied at such time of
determination) by Holders that are not Affiliates of the Company.
Concurrently with such deemed removal of the Private Placement
Legend, the CUSIP Number for each Restricted Global Note shall be
deemed to be 552953BE0.
(B) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant
to Section 2.06(b)(iv), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii),
(e)(ii), (e)(iii) or (f) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes
issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear
the Private Placement Legend.
(ii)
Global Note Legend . Each Global Note 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 ”), TO
THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE
& CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS 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. THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
INDENTURE AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. THIS NOTE IS
NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON
OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS
NOTE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY
OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY
OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT
IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
(iii)
Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend . Each
temporary Note that is a Global Note issued pursuant to
Regulation S shall bear a legend in substantially the
following form: THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY
GLOBAL NOTE, AND THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS
EXCHANGE FOR DEFINITIVE NOTES, ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE.
THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF ALSO AGREES,
REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IF IT IS A PURCHASER IN A SALE THAT
OCCURS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S
OF THE SECURITIES ACT, IT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, UNTIL EXPIRATION OF
THE “40-DAY DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD” WITHIN THE
MEANING OF
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RULE 903 OF
REGULATION S, ANY OFFER OR SALE OF THIS NOTE SHALL NOT BE MADE BY
IT TO A U.S. PERSON TO OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF A U.S.
PERSON WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 902(k) UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT.
(h)
Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes . At such
time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have
been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has
been redeemed, repurchased or cancelled in whole and not in part,
each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and
cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11
hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial
interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a
Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the
principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be
reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global
Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the
Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest
is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another
Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly
and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee
or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect
such increase.
(i)
General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges
.
(i) To permit
registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute
and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive
Notes upon the Company’s order or at the Registrar’s
request.
(ii) No
service charge shall be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest
in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any
registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar
governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any
such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon
exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.02, 2.10, 3.07 and
9.04).
(iii) The
Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or
exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part,
except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in
part.
(iv) The
Registrar shall retain copies of all certificates, Opinions of
Counsel, notices and other written communications received pursuant
to Section 2.06. The Company shall have the right to inspect
and make copies of all such certificates, Opinions of Counsel,
notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon
the giving of reasonable notice to the Registrar. All Global Notes
and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or
exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid
obligations of the Company, evidencing the same indebtedness, and
entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global
Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of
transfer or exchange.
(v) The
Company, Trustee and Registrar shall not be required (A) to
issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during
a period beginning at the opening of business on a Business Day
15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for
redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close
of business on the day of selection or (B) to register the
transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in
whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any
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Note being
redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to
exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding
interest payment date.
(vi) Prior to
due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the
Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in
whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such
Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and
interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the
Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to
the contrary.
(vii) The
Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02
hereof.
(viii) All
certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be
submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to
effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by
facsimile.
(ix) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, as to any certifications and
certificates delivered to the Registrar pursuant to this
Section 2.06, the Registrar’s duties shall be limited to
confirming that any such certifications and certificates delivered
to it are in the form of Exhibits B, C and I attached hereto. The
Registrar shall not be responsible for confirming the truth or
accuracy of representations made in any such certifications or
certificates.
SECTION 2.07
REPLACEMENT NOTES.
If a mutilated
Note is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Note
claims that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken,
the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a
replacement Note if the Holder (i) satisfies the Company or
the Trustee within a reasonable time after he has notice of such
loss, destruction or wrongful taking and the Registrar does not
register a transfer prior to receiving such notification,
(ii) makes such request to the Company or the Trustee prior to
the Note being acquired by a Protected Purchaser and (iii)
satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee and the
Company including evidence of the destruction, loss or theft of the
Note. Such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the
judgment of the Trustee to protect the Company, any Restricted
Subsidiary, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, and the Registrar from
any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced,
including, but not limited to any loss or liability which any of
them may suffer if a Note is replaced and subsequently presented or
claimed for payment. The Company and the Trustee may charge the
Holder for their expenses in replacing a Note including the payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
that may be required. In the event any such mutilated, lost,
destroyed or wrongfully taken Note has become or is about to become
due and payable, the Company in its discretion may pay such Note
instead of issuing a new Note in replacement thereof.
Every replacement
Note is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be
entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionally with all other Notes duly issued
hereunder.
The provisions of
this Section 2.07 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the
extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the
replacement or payment of mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully
taken Notes.
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SECTION 2.08
OUTSTANDING NOTES.
Outstanding Notes
means, as of the date of determination, all Notes theretofore
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture,
except:
(a) Notes
theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation, including Notes tendered and exchanged for other
securities of the Company;
(b) Notes for
which payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been
theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other
than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by
the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for
the Holders of such Notes; provided, however, that if such
Notes are to be redeemed, then notice of such redemption has been
duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor
satisfactory to the Trustee has been made and the date for such
redemption has passed;
(c) Notes, except
to the extent provided in Section 8.04, with respect to which
the Company has effected defeasance as provided in
Article VIII; and
(d) Notes paid
pursuant to Section 2.07 and Notes in exchange for or in lieu
of which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant
to this Indenture, other than any such Notes in respect of which
there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory
to it that such Notes are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose
hands such Notes are valid obligations of the Company; provided,
however, that in determining whether the Holders of the
requisite principal amount of Notes Outstanding have performed any
Act hereunder, Notes owned by the Company or any other obligor upon
such Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor
shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding (
provided that in connection with any offer by the Company or
any obligor to purchase or exchange Notes, Notes tendered by Holder
shall be Outstanding until the date of purchase or exchange),
except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected
in relying upon any such Act, only such Notes which a Trust Officer
of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so
disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith
may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the
satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to act with
respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or
any other obligor upon such Notes or any Affiliate of the Company
or of such other obligor.
SECTION 2.09
INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
SECTION 2.10
TEMPORARY NOTES.
Until certificates
representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare
and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall
authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be
substantially in the form of Definitive Notes but may have
variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary
Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without
unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall
authenticate Definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits
of this Indenture.
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SECTION 2.11
CANCELLATION.
All Notes
surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer or exchange shall, if
surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to
the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office. All Notes so delivered
shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. The Company may at any
time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously
authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have
acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee
(or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for
cancellation any Notes previously authenticated hereunder which the
Company has not issued, and all Notes so delivered shall be
promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Notes shall be authenticated
in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes cancelled as provided in
this Section 2.11, except as permitted by this Indenture. All
cancelled Notes held by the Trustee shall be delivered to the
Company upon Company Request. The acquisition of any Notes by the
Company shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the
indebtedness represented thereby unless and until such Notes are
surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation. The Notes shall not be
disposed of until exchanged in full for Definitive Notes or until
payment thereon is made in full.
SECTION 2.12
DEFAULTED INTEREST.
(a) Any
interest on any Note which is payable but is not punctually paid or
duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date (herein called
“ Defaulted Interest ”) shall forthwith
cease to be payable to the registered Holder on the relevant
Regular Record Date by virtue of his having been such registered
Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at
its election in each case, as provided in clause (i) or
(ii) below:
(i) The Company
may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons
in whose names such Notes (or their respective Predecessor Note)
are registered at the close of business on a special record date
(the “ Special Record Date ”) for the
payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the
following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing
of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each
such Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same
time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee prior to
10:00 a.m., New York City time, an amount of money equal to
the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such
Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the
Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment,
such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of
the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause
provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest. The Trustee shall promptly
notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and
at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed
payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date
therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Holders
of such Notes at their addresses as they appear in the Note
Register, not less than 15 calendar days prior to such Special
Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted
Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been mailed as
aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in
whose names such Notes (or their respective Predecessor Note) are
registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and
shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause
(ii).
(ii) The Company
may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Notes in any
other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which such Notes may be listed, and upon
such notice as may be required by such exchange,
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if, after
notice is given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed
payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be
deemed practicable by the Trustee.
(b) Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12, each Note
delivered under this Indenture upon transfer of, in exchange for,
or in lieu of, any other Note shall carry the rights to interest
accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other
Note.
SECTION 2.13
CUSIP, ISIN OR COMMON CODE NUMBERS.
The Company in
issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP,” “ISIN”
or “Common Code” numbers (if then generally in use)
and, if so, the Trustee shall use such numbers in notices of
redemption or repurchase as a convenience to Holders; provided,
however, that any such notice may state that no representation
is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on
the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption or
repurchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other
identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such
redemption or repurchase shall not be affected by any defect in or
omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the
Trustee of any change in “CUSIP,” “ISIN” or
“Common Code” numbers.
SECTION 3.01
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
The Company may
redeem all or a part of the 2014 Notes, in accordance with the
provisions of this Article III, at a redemption price equal to
100% of the principal amount of 2014 Notes redeemed plus the
Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and
Additional Interest, if any, to the date of redemption, subject to
the rights of Holders on the relevant Regular Record Date prior to
the Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant
Interest Payment Date.
In addition, prior
to May 15, 2013, the Company may redeem all or a part of the
2017 Notes, in accordance with the provisions of this
Article III, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of 2017 Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium
as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if
any, to the Redemption Date, subject to the rights of Holders on
the relevant record date prior to the Redemption Date to receive
interest due on the relevant interest payment date.
After May 15,
2013, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the 2017 Notes, on
not less than 30 nor more than 60 calendar days’ prior
notice, in amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof at the
following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the
principal amount, the “ Redemption Price
”), if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning of the
years indicated below:
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The amount payable
to the holder of a 2017 Note shall be equal to the applicable
redemption price of the 2017 Notes redeemed, plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date
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(subject to the
rights of Holders on the relevant record date prior to the
Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant interest
payment date).
SECTION 3.02
ELECTION TO REDEEM; NOTICE TO TRUSTEE.
The election of
the Company to redeem the Notes shall be evidenced by a Board
Resolution. The Company shall, not less than 23 Business Days
(unless a shorter notice period is acceptable to the Trustee) nor
more than 60 calendar days before the Redemption Date fixed by the
Company, notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date, the Redemption
Price, the CUSIP numbers and the principal amount of Notes to be
redeemed.
SECTION 3.03
SELECTION BY TRUSTEE OF NOTES TO BE REDEEMED OR
PURCHASED.
If the Company is
purchasing or redeeming less than all of the Notes, the Trustee
will select the Notes to be purchased or redeemed (a) if the
Notes are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance
with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange
on which the Notes are listed or (b) on a pro rata
basis to the extent practicable or, to the extent that selection on
a pro rata basis is not practicable, by lot or such other
similar method in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary.
The portions of the principal amount of Notes so selected for
partial redemption shall be equal to the minimum authorized
denominations for Notes pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or any integral
multiple thereof. In any case when more than one Note is registered
in the same name, the Trustee, in its discretion, may treat the
aggregate principal amount so registered as if it were represented
by one Note.
The Trustee shall
promptly notify the Company and the Depositary (if other than
itself) in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the
case of any Notes selected for partial redemption, the principal
amount thereof to be redeemed.
For all purposes
of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all
provisions relating to the redemption of Notes shall relate, in the
case of any Note redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the
portion of the principal amount of such Note which has been or is
to be redeemed.
SECTION 3.04
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.
Notice of
redemption shall be given by the Company, or at the Company’s
written request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of
the Company, not less than 20 Business Days and not more than 60
calendar days prior to the Redemption Date (which date may be
extended in accordance with applicable law) to each Holder at such
Holder’s registered address or otherwise in accordance with
the procedures of the Depositary; provided that a notice of
redemption may be mailed more than 60 calendar days prior to a
Redemption Date if such notice is issued in connection with the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to
Section 8.01 or Covenant Defeasance or Legal Defeasance
pursuant to Section 8.04. Any notice so given shall be
conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not any
such Holder receives such notice. Failure to give such notice, or
any defect in such notice to the Holder of any Note, in whole or in
part, shall not affect the sufficiency of any notice of redemption
with respect to the Holder of any other Note.
All notices of
redemption shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including CUSIP
number) and shall state:
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(b) the Redemption
Price,
(c) that the Notes
are being redeemed by the Company pursuant to provisions contained
in this Indenture or the terms of such Notes, together with a brief
statement of the facts permitting such redemption,
(d) that
(i) all Outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, or (ii) if
less than all Outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the
identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the
principal amount) of the particular Notes to be
redeemed,
(e) in the case of
Notes that are to be redeemed in part only, that on or after the
Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Notes, the Holders of such
Notes will receive, without charge, new Notes in authorized
denominations for the principal amount thereof remaining
unredeemed,
(f) that on the
Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable
upon each such Note to be redeemed, and that interest thereon, if
any, shall cease to accrue on and after said date, and
(g) the Place or
Places of Payment where such Notes are to be surrendered for
payment of the Redemption Price.
SECTION 3.05
DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE.
On or prior to
10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Redemption Date for the
Notes to be redeemed, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or
with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying
Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in
Section 4.05) an amount of money sufficient to pay the
Redemption Price of such Notes which are to be redeemed on that
date.
SECTION 3.06
NOTES PAYABLE ON REDEMPTION DATE.
Notice of
redemption having been given as aforesaid, any Notes so to be
redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at
the Redemption Price and from and after such date (unless the
Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price) such
Notes shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Note
for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Note shall be
paid by the Company at the Redemption Price; provided,
however, that installments of interest on Notes which have a
Stated Maturity on or prior to the Redemption Date for such Notes
shall be payable according to the terms of such Notes and the
provisions of Section 2.04, Section 2.12 and
Section 4.05.
If any Note called
for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for
redemption, the principal (and premium, if any) shall, until paid,
bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed
therefor in such Note.
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SECTION 3.07
NOTES REDEEMED IN PART.
Any Note which is
to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the Corporate
Trust Office with, if the Company, the Depositary for such Notes or
the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the
Depositary for such Notes and the Trustee duly executed by, the
Holder thereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in
writing, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Note without service
charge, a new Note or Notes, of like tenor and form, of any
authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate
principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed
portion of the principal of the Note so surrendered. In the case of
a Note providing appropriate space for such notation, at the option
of the Holder thereof, the Trustee, in lieu of delivering a new
Note or Notes as aforesaid, may make a notation on such Note of the
payment of the redeemed portion thereof.
SECTION 3.08
MANDATORY DISPOSITION OF NOTES PURSUANT TO GAMING
LAWS.
Each Holder and
beneficial owner, by accepting or otherwise acquiring an interest
in the Notes, shall be deemed to have agreed that if the Gaming
Authority of any jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries conducts or proposes to conduct gaming activities
requires that a Person who is a Holder or beneficial owner must be
licensed, qualified or found suitable under the applicable Gaming
Laws, such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, shall
apply for a license, qualification or a finding of suitability
within the required time period in accordance with such Gaming
Laws. If such Person fails to apply or become licensed or qualified
or is found unsuitable (a “ Disqualified Holder
”), then the Company shall have the right, at its option,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture:
(a) to require
such Person to dispose of its Notes or beneficial interest therein
within 30 calendar days of receipt of notice of the Company’s
election or such earlier date as may be requested or prescribed by
such Gaming Authority; or
(b) to redeem such
Notes, which Redemption Date may be less than 30 calendar days
following the notice of redemption if so requested or prescribed by
the Gaming Authority, at a redemption price equal to:
(A) the
Person’s cost, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to
the earlier of the Redemption Date or the date of the finding of
unsuitability or failure to comply; and
(B) 100% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the
earlier of the Redemption Date or the date of the finding of
unsuitability or failure to comply; or
(ii) such other
amount as may be required by applicable Gaming Laws or by order of
the applicable Gaming Authority.
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The Company shall
notify the Trustee in writing of any such Disqualified Holder
status or redemption as soon as practicable. The Company shall not
be responsible for any costs or expenses any such Holder or
beneficial owner may incur in connection with its application for a
license, qualification or a finding of suitability. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Indenture, immediately upon the
imposition of a requirement to dispose of Notes by a Gaming
Authority, such Person shall, to the extent required by applicable
Gaming Laws, have no further right (i) to exercise, directly
or indirectly, through any trustee, nominee or any other person or
entity, any right conferred by such Notes or (ii) to receive
any interest, dividends or any other distributions or payments with
respect to such Notes or any remuneration in any form with respect
to such Notes from the Company or the Trustee, except the
redemption price. Additionally, to the extent required by
applicable Gaming Laws, Notes held by a Disqualified Holder shall,
so long as held by such Person, be disregarded for the purposes of
providing notices, directions, waivers, or other actions and
determining the sufficiency of such notices, directions, waivers or
actions.
SECTION 4.01
PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM AND INTEREST.
The Company
covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Notes, that it will
duly and punctually pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest on the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes,
this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents.
In the event the
Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise does not
report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such
annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to rules and regulations
promulgated by the Commission, the Company shall make available to
the Trustee, post to the Company’s publicly accessible
website, and otherwise make available to any Holder, without cost
to any Holder, within 15 calendar days after the time the Company
would be required to file such information with the Commission, if
it were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
from and after the Closing Date,
(a) within 90
calendar days (or any other time period then in effect under the
rules and regulations of the Exchange Act with respect to the
filing of a Form 10-K by a non-accelerated filer) after the end of
each fiscal year, annual reports on Form 10-K, or any successor or
comparable form, containing the information required to be
contained therein, or required in such successor or comparable
form;
(b) within 45
calendar days (or any other time period then in effect under the
rules and regulations of the Exchange Act with respect to the
filing of a Form 10-K by a non-accelerated filer) after the end of
each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year,
reports on Form 10-Q containing all quarterly information that
would be required to be contained in Form 10-Q, or any successor or
comparable form;
(c) promptly from
time to time after the occurrence of an event required to be
therein reported and within the time period then in effect under
the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act, such reports on Form
8-K, or any successor or comparable form; and
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(d) any other
information, documents and other reports which the Company would be
required to file with the Commission if it were subject to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
in each case,
in a manner that complies in all material respects with the
requirements specified in such form; provided that none of
the foregoing reports shall be required to contain the financial
statements of Bellagio, LLC and The Mirage Casino Hotel required by
Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X of the Commission. In
addition, to the extent not satisfied by the foregoing, the Company
agrees that, for so long as any Notes are outstanding, it will
furnish to Holders and to securities analysts and prospective
investors, upon their request, the information required to be
delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities
Act.
Delivery of such
reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for
informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such
reports, information and documents shall not constitute
constructive notice of any information contained therein or
determinable from information contained therein, including the
Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as
to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on the
Officer’s Certificate described in Section 4.03). The
Trustee is under no duty to examine such reports, information or
documents to ensure compliance with the provisions of this
Indenture or to ascertain the correctness or accuracy of the
information or the statements contained therein. The Trustee is
entitled to assume such compliance and correctness unless an
Officer of the Trustee is informed in writing otherwise.
SECTION 4.03
OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE AS TO COMPLIANCE.
The Company will
deliver to the Trustee, within 120 calendar days after the end of
each fiscal year, a certificate of the principal executive officer,
principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the
Company stating whether or not, to the knowledge of the signer
thereof, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are in
compliance with all covenants and conditions under the Transaction
Documents, and, in the event of any noncompliance, specifying such
noncompliance and the nature and status thereof of which such
signer may have knowledge. For purposes of this Section 4.03,
such compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of
grace or requirement of notice provided under the Transaction
Documents.
The Company shall,
within 30 calendar days, upon becoming aware of any Event of
Default, deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such
Default.
Except with
respect to a payment Default and any Default described in the
certificates delivered pursuant to this Section 4.03, the
Trustee shall have no duty to review, ascertain or confirm the
Company’s compliance with, or the breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant set forth in this
Indenture.
SECTION 4.04
MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.
The Company will
maintain in each Place of Payment for the Notes an office or agency
where such Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where
such Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in
respect of such Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company
shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location,
and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any
time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or
agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee
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with the
address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and
demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to
receive all presentations, surrenders, notices and
demands.
The Company may
also from time to time designate different or additional offices or
agencies to be maintained for such purposes (in or outside of such
Place of Payment), and may from time to time rescind any such
designations; provided, however, that no such designation or
rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its
obligations described in the preceding paragraph. The Company shall
give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such additional
designation or rescission of designation and any change in the
location of any such different or additional office or
agency.
SECTION 4.05
MONEY FOR NOTES; PAYMENTS TO BE HELD IN TRUST.
The Company shall
maintain one or more Paying Agents for the Notes in the Borough of
Manhattan, City of New York. The initial Paying Agent for the Notes
shall be the Trustee.
Whenever the
Company shall have one or more Paying Agents with respect to the
Notes, it shall, by or on each due date of the principal (and
premium, if any) or interest on any such Notes, deposit with any
such Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and
premium, if any) or interest so becoming due (in same day funds
and, if a Global Note is Outstanding, by 10:00 a.m., New York
City time, in order for the Trustee to make payment to the
Depositary for the Notes in accordance with rules of such
Depositary), such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled thereto, and (unless any such Paying Agent is the
Trustee) the Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of its
action or failure so to act.
The Company shall
cause each Paying Agent with respect to the Notes other than the
Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in
which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to
the provisions of this Section 4.05, that such Paying Agent
shall:
(a) hold all sums
held by it for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if
any) or interest on the Notes in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such
Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;
(b) give the
Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor
upon the Notes) in the making of any payment of principal (and
premium, if any) or interest on the Notes; and
(c) at any time
during the continuance of any such default, upon the written
request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so
held in trust by such Paying Agent.
The Company may at
any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by
Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all
sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums
to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which
such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon
such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent
shall be released from all further liability with respect to such
money.
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Any money
deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the
Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of (and premium,
if any) or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two
years after such principal (and premium, if any) or interest has
become due and payable shall be paid to the Company upon Company
Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from
such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an
unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment
thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with
respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as
trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however,
that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to
make any such repayment, shall at the expense of the Company cause
to be transmitted in the manner and to the extent provided by
Section 12.02, notice that such money remains unclaimed and
that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than
30 calendar days from the date of such notification, any unclaimed
balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company
upon Company Request.
SECTION 4.06
CORPORATE EXISTENCE.
Subject to
Article V, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things
necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its and
each Restricted Subsidiary’s corporate, partnership, limited
liability company and other existence, rights (charter and
statutory) and franchises; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or
franchise if the Company shall determine that the preservation
thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of
the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
SECTION 4.07
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE.
(a) Each
Restricted Subsidiary shall (i) become a Subsidiary Guarantor
by executing this Indenture (directly, by supplemental indenture or
a joinder agreement, a form of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit D) or by executing a Subsidiary Guarantee in
substantially the form of Article X hereto, (ii) execute
any Collateral Documents as are necessary, subject to any required
approval of any Gaming Authority, to create and convey to the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders a perfected
first-priority lien on all Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens)
held by such Restricted Subsidiary and (iii) deliver an
Opinion of Counsel relating to the enforceability and authorization
of such Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture and, if applicable, perfection of the Liens in favor of
the Collateral Agent on the Collateral owned by such Restricted
Subsidiary; provided that any newly-formed, newly-acquired
or newly designated Restricted Subsidiary that does not own any
assets or properties that would constitute Collateral shall have 10
calendar days after its formation, acquisition or designation to
become a Subsidiary Guarantor.
(b) In the
event of a sale or other disposition of all of the assets and
properties of any Restricted Subsidiary, by way of merger,
consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition of all
of the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to
the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary), then such Restricted
Subsidiary (in the event of a sale or other disposition, by way of
such a merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all of the Capital
Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary) or the corporation acquiring
the property (in the event of a sale or other disposition of all of
the assets and properties of such Restricted Subsidiary) shall be
released and relieved of any Obligations under its Subsidiary
Guarantee and the Collateral Documents; provided that the
Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4.10 hereof and that
such sale or transaction complies with the other provisions hereof.
In addition, in the event the Board of Directors designates a
Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, then such
Restricted
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Subsidiary will
be released from the applicable Subsidiary Guarantee;
provided that such designation is conducted in accordance
with the applicable provisions hereof.
SECTION 4.08
FURTHER ASSURANCES AND GAMING APPROVAL.
(a) The
Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall execute and file any
and all further documents, financing statements (including UCC-3
continuation statements), agreements and instruments, and take all
further action that may be required under applicable law, or that
the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to grant,
preserve, protect and perfect the validity and priority of the
security interests created or intended to be created by the
Collateral Documents in the Collateral. In addition, from time to
time, the Company will reasonably promptly secure the Obligations
under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents by pledging or
creating, or causing to be pledged or created, perfected security
interests with respect to the Collateral. Such security interests
and Liens will be created under the Collateral Documents and other
security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other
instruments and documents in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
(b) The
pledge of the Pledged LLC Interests pursuant to the Collateral
Documents and any restriction on the ability of the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries to encumber the shares and ownership
interests of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Nevada registered
Subsidiary or which holds Nevada Gaming Licenses requires the prior
approval of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board and the Nevada
Gaming Commission in order to be effective. The Company shall as
soon as practicable after the Closing Date apply for and use
commercially reasonable efforts after the Closing Date to obtain
such approval from the Nevada State Gaming Control Board and the
Nevada Gaming Commission.
(c) Additionally,
the Company shall petition the Illinois Gaming Board to approve the
Subsidiary Guarantee by Nevada Landing Partnership of the Notes,
and upon receipt of such approval, Nevada Landing shall execute the
Subsidiary Guarantee.
SECTION 4.09
CHANGE OF CONTROL.
(a) If a
Change of Control occurs, unless the Company has previously or
concurrently mailed a redemption notice with respect to all
Outstanding Notes pursuant to Section 3.01, the Company will
make an offer to purchase all of the Notes (the “
Change of Control Offer ”) at a price in cash
(the " Change of Control Payment ”) equal to
101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and
unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of
purchase, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant
Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant
Interest Payment Date.
(b) Within 30
calendar days following any Change of Control, the Company shall
send notice of the Change of Control Offer by first-class mail,
with a copy to the Trustee, to each Holder to the address of such
Holder appearing in the Note Register or otherwise in accordance
with the procedures of the Depositary, with a copy to the Trustee,
with the following information:
(i) that a Change
of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.09
and that all Notes properly tendered pursuant to such Change of
Control Offer will be accepted for payment by the
Company;
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(ii) the amount of
the Change of Control Payment and the purchase date with respect
thereto, which will be no earlier than 20 Business Days nor later
than 60 calendar days from the date such notice is mailed (the
“ Change of Control Payment Date ”);
provided that the Change of Control Payment Date may be
extended in accordance with applicable law;
(iii) that any
Note not properly tendered will remain outstanding and continue to
accrue interest;
(iv) that unless
the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control
Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of
Control Offer will cease to accrue interest on the Change of
Control Payment Date;
(v) that Holders
electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of
Control Offer will be required to surrender such Notes, with the
form entitled “ Option of Holder to Elect Purchase
” on the reverse of such Notes completed, to the Paying Agent
at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of
business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control
Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders
will be entitled to withdraw their tendered Notes and their
election to require the Company to purchase such Notes;
provided that the Paying Agent receives, not later than the
close of business on the expiration date of the Change of Control
Offer, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of
the Holder of the Notes, the principal amount of Notes tendered for
purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its
tendered Notes and its election to have such Notes
purchased;
(vii) the other
instructions, as determined by the Company, consistent with the
provisions of this Section 4.09, that a Holder must follow;
and
(viii) if such
notice is mailed prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control,
stating that the Change of Control Offer is conditional upon the
occurrence of such Change of Control.
(c) The
Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under
the Exchange Act (“ Rule 14e-1 ”) and any
other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such
laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the
repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the
extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations
conflict with the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall
comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and
shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in
this Indenture by virtue thereof.
(d) On the
Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent
permitted by law,
(i) accept for
payment all Notes issued by it or portions thereof properly
tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;
(ii) deposit with
the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate Change of Control
Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered;
and
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(iii) deliver, or
cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation the Notes so
accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate to the
Trustee stating that such Notes or portions thereof have been
tendered to, and purchased by, the Company.
(e) The
Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer
following a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of
Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in
compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture
applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by us and purchases
all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of
Control Offer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a
Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of
Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive
agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of
making of the Change of Control Offer.
(f) The
Company’s obligation to make an offer to repurchase the Notes
as a result of a Change of Control may be waived or modified with
the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Notes until a Change of Control has
occurred.
SECTION 4.10
NON-COLLATERAL ASSET SALES.
(a) The
Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, consummate a Non-Collateral Asset Sale,
unless:
(i) the Company or
such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives
consideration at the time of such Non-Collateral Asset Sale at
least equal to the fair market value (as determined in good faith
by the Company or, if $250.0 million or more, the Board of
Directors and in such case evidenced by the delivery to the Trustee
of a certified copy of Board Resolutions documenting such
determination) of the assets or properties sold or otherwise
disposed of; and
(ii) at least 75%
of the consideration therefor received by the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash
or Cash Equivalents; provided that the following shall be
deemed to be cash for purposes of this Section 4.10 and for no
other purpose:
(A) any
liabilities (as reflected in the Company’s or such Restricted
Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the footnotes
thereto) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than
liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or
liabilities to the extent owed to the Company or any Affiliate of
the Company) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets
or properties and for which the Company and all of its Restricted
Subsidiaries have been validly released by all applicable creditors
in writing;
(B) any
Indebtedness (as reflected in the Company’s or such
Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the
footnotes thereto) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary
(other than Indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated to the
Notes or Indebtedness to the extent owed to the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company) validity released in writing in exchange
for assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
and
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(C) any
securities, notes or other similar obligations received by the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are
converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash
(to the extent of the cash received) within 180 calendar days
following the closing of such Non-Collateral Asset Sale.
(b) Within
360 calendar days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds of any
Non-Collateral Asset Sale, the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary shall apply the Net Proceeds from such Non-Collateral
Asset Sale,
(i) to prepay,
purchase, redeem or pay at maturity any Indebtedness that ranks
equally with the Notes or any Subsidiary Guarantee in right of
payment (“ Pari Passu Indebtedness ”)
including Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to any agreement
providing for revolving Indebtedness so long as the commitment
thereunder is permanently reduced by a corresponding amount, at a
price in cash in an amount not to exceed 100% of the principal
amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of
purchase; or
(ii) to make an
offer to all Holders (the “ Non-Collateral Asset Sale
Offer ”) to prepay, purchase or redeem the Notes, at
an offer price in cash (the “ Non-Collateral Asset Sale
Payment ”) equal to 100% of their princi
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