REAL MEX RESTAURANTS,
INC.
AND EACH OF THE GUARANTORS PARTY
HERETO
14% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE
2013
Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association
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Trust
Indenture Act Section
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Indenture Section
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7.10
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7.10
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N.A.
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N.A.
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7.10
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7.10
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N.A.
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7.11
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7.11
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N.A.
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2.05
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13.03
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13.03
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7.06
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10.07
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7.06; 7.07
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7.06; 13.02
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7.06
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4.03;13.02; 13.05
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10.07
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13.04
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13.04
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N.A.
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10.07; 10.08; 10.09
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13.05
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N.A.
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7.01
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7.05; 13.02
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7.01
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7.01
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6.11
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2.09
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6.05
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6.04
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N.A.
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6.07
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2.12
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6.08
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6.09
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2.04
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13.01
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N.A.
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13.01
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N.A. means not
applicable.
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This Cross Reference Table is not part of the
Indenture.
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Page
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ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
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1
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Section 1.02 Other Definitions
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25
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Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of
Trust Indenture Act
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26
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Section 1.04 Rules of
Construction
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ARTICLE 2.
THE NOTES
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Section 2.01 Form and Dating
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26
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Section 2.02 Execution and
Authentication
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27
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Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying
Agent
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28
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Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in
Trust
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28
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Section 2.05 Holder Lists
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28
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Section 2.06 Transfer and
Exchange
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29
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Section 2.07 Replacement Notes
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39
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Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes
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39
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Section 2.09 Treasury Notes
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40
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Section 2.10 Temporary Notes
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40
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Section 2.11 Cancellation
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40
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Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest
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40
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Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers
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41
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ARTICLE 3.
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
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Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee
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41
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Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be
Redeemed or Purchased
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41
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Section 3.03 Notice of
Redemption
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41
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Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of
Redemption
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42
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Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or
Purchase Price
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42
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Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in
Part
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43
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Section 3.07 Optional Redemption
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43
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Section 3.08 Mandatory
Redemption
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43
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Section 3.09 Offer to Purchase by
Application of Excess Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow
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44
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ARTICLE 4.
COVENANTS
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Section 4.01 Payment of Notes
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45
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Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or
Agency
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45
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46
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Section 4.04 Compliance
Certificate
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47
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47
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Section 4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury
Laws
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47
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Section 4.07 Restricted Payments
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Section 4.08 Dividend and Other Payment
Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries
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50
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Section 4.09 Incurrence of Indebtedness and
Issuance of Preferred Stock
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51
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52
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Section 4.11 Transactions with
Affiliates
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54
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56
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Section 4.13 Business Activities
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56
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Section 4.14 Corporate Existence
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56
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Section 4.15 Offer to Repurchase Upon
Change of Control
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57
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Section 4.16 Limitation on Issuances and
Sales of Equity Interests in Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries
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58
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Section 4.17 Payments for
Consent
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58
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Section 4.18 Additional Note
Guarantees
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58
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Section 4.19 Further Assurances;
Insurance
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Section 4.20 Designation of Restricted and
Unrestricted Subsidiaries
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60
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Section 4.21 Limitation on Capital
Expenditures
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60
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Section 4.22 Excess Cash Flow
Offer
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Section 4.23 Minimum Consolidated Cash
Flow
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ARTICLE 5.
SUCCESSORS
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Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation, or Sale
of Assets
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62
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Section 5.02 Successor Corporation
Substituted
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63
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ARTICLE 6.
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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Section 6.01 Events of Default
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Section 6.02 Acceleration
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Section 6.03 Other Remedies
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Section 6.04 Waiver of Past
Defaults
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Section 6.05 Control by Majority
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Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits
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Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to
Receive Payment
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66
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Section 6.08 Collection Suit by
Trustee
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Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of
Claim
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Section 6.11 Undertaking for
Costs
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67
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ARTICLE 7.
TRUSTEE
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Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee
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68
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Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee
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68
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Section 7.03 Individual Rights of
Trustee
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69
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Section 7.04 Trustee’s
Disclaimer
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Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults
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Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders
of the Notes
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Section 7.07 Compensation and
Indemnity
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70
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Section 7.08 Replacement of
Trustee
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70
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Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger,
etc.
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71
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Section 7.10 Eligibility;
Disqualification
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71
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Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of
Claims Against Company
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ARTICLE 8.
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
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Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
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71
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Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and
Discharge
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Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance
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Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or
Covenant Defeasance
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73
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Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government
Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous
Provisions
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74
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Section 8.06 Repayment to
Company
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Section 8.07 Reinstatement
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ARTICLE 9.
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
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Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of
Notes
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75
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Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of
Notes
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75
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Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust
Indenture Act
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77
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Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of
Consents
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77
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Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of
Notes
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77
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Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments,
etc.
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ARTICLE 10.
COLLATERAL AND SECURITY
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Section 10.01 Security Documents
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77
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Section 10.02 Ranking of Note
Liens
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78
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Section 10.03 Order of
Application
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78
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Section 10.04 Collateral Agent
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79
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Section 10.05 Authorization of Actions to
Be Taken
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80
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Section 10.06 Release of Note
Liens
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81
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Section 10.07 Recording and
Opinions
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82
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Section 10.08 Certificates of the
Company
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82
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Section 10.09 Certificates of the
Trustee
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83
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Section 10.10 Amendment of Security
Documents
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83
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Section 10.11 Appointment of Co-Collateral
Agent
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84
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ARTICLE 11.
NOTE GUARANTEES
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85
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Section 11.02 Limitation on Guarantor
Liability
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85
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Section 11.03 Execution and Delivery of
Note Guarantee
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86
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Section 11.04 Guarantors May Consolidate,
etc., on Certain Terms
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86
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87
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ARTICLE 12.
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
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Section 12.01 Satisfaction and
Discharge
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Section 12.02 Application of Trust
Money
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ARTICLE 13.
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 13.01 Trust Indenture Act
Controls
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89
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Section 13.03 Communication by Holders of
Notes with Other Holders of Notes
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Section 13.04 Certificate and Opinion as to
Conditions Precedent
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Section 13.05 Statements Required in
Certificate or Opinion
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Section 13.06 Rules by Trustee and
Agents
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91
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Section 13.07 No Personal Liability of
Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders
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Section 13.08 Governing Law
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Section 13.09 No Adverse Interpretation of
Other Agreements
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Section 13.11 Severability
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Section 13.12 Counterpart
Originals
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91
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Section 13.13 Table of Contents, Headings,
etc.
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91
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FORM OF
NOTE
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FORM OF
REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE
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FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
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FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
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FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED
INVESTOR
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FORM OF
NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
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FORM OF
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
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iv
INDENTURE dated as of July 7, 2009 among
Real Mex Restaurants, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Guarantors
(as defined) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Trustee.
The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee
agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal
and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined) of the 14% Senior
Secured Notes due 2013 (the “ Notes
”):
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01 Definitions.
“ 144A Global Note ” means a
Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit Al hereto
bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and
deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the
Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination
equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in
reliance on Rule 144A.
“
Acquired Debt ” means, with respect to any specified
Person:
(1) Indebtedness of any other Person
existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or
became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such
Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation
of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a
Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person; provided ,
however , that Indebtedness of such acquired Person which is
redeemed, defeased, retired or otherwise repaid at the time of or
immediately upon consummation of the transactions by which such
Person merges with or into or becomes a Subsidiary of such Person
shall not be Acquired Debt; and
(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien
encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
“ Act of Required Noteholders
” means, as to any matter at any time, a direction in writing
delivered to the Collateral Agent by or with the written consent of
the Holders of a majority in aggregate outstanding principal amount
of Notes then outstanding, voting together as a single class. For
this purpose, Note Debt registered in the name of, or Beneficially
Owned by, the Company or any of its Affiliates will be deemed not
to be outstanding.
“ Adjusted Leverage Ratio ”
means for any period, the ratio of (A) (i) Consolidated
Indebtedness as of the end of such period plus (ii) eight
times Consolidated Rental Expense for such period to (B)
(i) Consolidated Cash Flow for such period plus
(ii) Consolidated Rental Expense for such period. In the event
that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs,
assumes, guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or
otherwise discharges any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working
capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems preferred
stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the
Adjusted Leverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the
date on which the event for which the calculation of the Adjusted
Leverage Ratio is made (the “ Calculation Date
”), then the Adjusted Leverage Ratio will be calculated
giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption,
Guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other
discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or
redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds
therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the
applicable reference period.
In addition,
for purposes of calculating the Adjusted Leverage Ratio:
(1) acquisitions and dispositions that have
been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations, or any
Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired or disposed
of by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries,
and including any related financing transactions and including
increases or decreases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries,
during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such
reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be
given pro forma effect (in accordance with
Regulation S-X under the Securities Act) as if they had
occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period;
provided , that if any assets (including Capital Stock)
acquired in such acquisitions are disposed of during the same four-
quarter reference period (or vice versa), such acquisitions (and
the related dispositions) shall be disregarded for purposes of this
clause (1);
(2) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable
to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP,
and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein)
disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be
excluded;
(3) any Person that is a Restricted
Subsidiary on the Calculation Date (or would become a Restricted
Subsidiary on such Calculation Date in connection with the
transaction requiring determination of such Consolidated Cash Flow)
will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times
during such period;
(4) any Person that is not a Restricted
Subsidiary on the Calculation Date (or would cease to be a
Restricted Subsidiary on such Calculation Date in connection with
the transaction requiring determination of such Consolidated Cash
Flow) will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at
any time during such period; and
(5) cash on the balance sheet (and, to the
extent not included on the balance sheet, any Excess Cash Flow
Offer Amount held in the escrow account pursuant to the covenant
entitled “Excess Cash Flow”) at the end of such period
shall be deducted from Consolidated Indebtedness.
“ Affiliate ” of any
specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For purposes of this
definition, “control,” as used with respect to any
Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of
such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
agreement or otherwise. For purposes of this definition, the terms
“ controlling ,” “ controlled by
” and “ under common control with ” have
correlative meanings.
“
Agent ” means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying
Agent or additional paying agent.
“
Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to any Note
on any redemption date, the greater of:
(1) 1.0%
of the principal amount of the Note; or
(a) the present value at such redemption
date of (i) the redemption price of the Note at July 1,
2011 (such redemption price being set forth in the table appearing
in Section 3.07) plus (ii) all required interest payments
due on the Note through July 1, 2011 (excluding accrued but
unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the redemption
date), computed 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.
“ 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.
(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other
disposition of any assets or rights; provided that the sale,
lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all
of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole
will be governed by the provisions of Section 4.15 hereof
and/or the provisions of Section 5.01 hereof and not by the
provisions of Section 4.10 hereof; and
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(2) the issuance or sale of Equity
Interests in any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries
(other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required
by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Company or
a Restricted Subsidiary).
Notwithstanding
the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an
Asset Sale:
(1) any single transaction or series of
related transactions that involves assets having a Fair Market
Value of less than $1.0 million;
(2) a
transfer of assets between or among the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries;
(3) an issuance of Equity Interests by a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to a
Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(4) the sale or lease of products, services
or accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business and any
sale or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets
in the ordinary course of business;
(5) the
sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(6) a Restricted Payment that does not
violate Section 4.07 hereof or a Permitted
Investment;
(7) dispositions of Investments or
receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or
collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in
bankruptcy or similar proceeds and exclusive of factoring or
similar arrangements;
(8) the licensing or sublicensing of
intellectual property or other general intangibles and licenses,
leases or subleases of other property in the ordinary course of
business which do not materially interfere with the business of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(9) the sale or other disposition of
restaurants in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice; and
(10) the
sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“ Bankruptcy Law ” means
Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the
relief of debtors.
“ 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. The terms “Beneficially
Owned” and “Beneficial Ownership” have
corresponding meanings.
“
Board of Directors ” means:
(1) with respect to a corporation, the
board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly
authorized to act on behalf of such board;
(2) with respect to a partnership, the
Board of Directors of the general partner of the
partnership;
(3) with respect to a limited liability
company, the managing member or members or any controlling
committee of managing members thereof; and
(4) with respect to any other Person, the
board or committee of such Person serving a similar
function.
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“
Broker-Dealer ” has the meaning set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
“ Business Day ” means any
day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial
banking institutions in the State of New York or at a place of
payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to
remain closed.
“ Capital Expenditures ”
means for any period all direct or indirect (by way of acquisition
of Capital Stock of a Person or the expenditure of cash or the
transfer of property or the incurrence of Indebtedness)
expenditures in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of
fixed or capital assets that would be required to be capitalized in
conformity with GAAP, excluding (i) normal replacement and
maintenance programs properly charged to current operations,
(ii) the purchase price of equipment to the extent that the
consideration therefor consists of used, worn out, damaged,
obsolete or surplus equipment being traded in at such time or the
proceeds of a concurrent sale of such used, worn out, damaged,
obsolete or surplus equipment, (iii) the acquisition of all or
substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of,
another entity or business unit (such as a division) as permitted
by the terms of this Indenture, (iv) the amount of any
expenditures used to replace assets that have suffered a casualty
for which insurance proceeds have been received or have been
properly recorded as receivable and (v) any item customarily
charged directly to expenses or depreciated over a useful life of
twelve (12) months or less in accordance with GAAP.
“ Capital Lease Obligation ”
means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of
the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time
be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the
date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such
lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid
by the lessee without payment of a penalty.
(1) in the
case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(2) in the case of an association or
business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations,
rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate
stock;
(3) in the case of a partnership or limited
liability company, partnership interests (whether general or
limited) or membership interests; and
(4) any other interest or participation
that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the
profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing
Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities
convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities
include any right of participation with Capital Stock, including,
in each case, Preferred Stock.
“ Cash Amount ” means, with
respect to any period, the greater of (a) $0 and (b) the
excess of (i) the Cash Equivalents of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of the last day of such period over (ii) the
sum of (A) the outstanding revolving credit borrowings under
the Credit Agreement as of the last day of such period and (B)
$5 million.
“ Cash
Equivalents ” means:
(1) United
States dollars;
(2) securities issued or directly and fully
guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency
or instrumentality of the United States government (
provided that the full faith and credit of the United States
is pledged in support of those securities) having maturities of not
more than six months from the date of acquisition;
(3) certificates of deposit and eurodollar
time deposits with maturities of six months or less from the date
of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not
exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits, in each case,
with any lender party to a Credit Facility or with any U.S.
commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of
$500.0 million and a Thomson Bank Watch Rating of
“B” or better;
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(4) repurchase obligations with a term of
not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types
described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with
any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in
clause (3) above;
(5) commercial paper having one of the two
highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and in each
case maturing within six months after the date of acquisition;
and
(6) money market funds at least 95% of the
assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described
in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition.
“
Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the
following:
(1) the direct or indirect sale, lease,
transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of
merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related
transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any
“person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act) other than a Principal, a Related Party of a
Principal;
(2) the
adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of
the Company;
(3) the consummation of any transaction
(including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation), the
result of which is that any “person” (as defined
above), other than the Principals and their Related Parties,
becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than
50% of the Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting power
rather than number of shares; or
(4) after an initial public offering of the
Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company, the first
day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of
the Company are not Continuing Directors.
“
Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking,
S.A.
“ Collateral ” means all
properties and assets at any time owned or acquired by the Company
or any of the Guarantors, other than Excluded Assets.
“ Collateral Agent ” means
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as
collateral agent under the Security Documents and the Intercreditor
Agreement, together with its successors in such
capacity.
“
Company ” means Real Mex Restaurants, Inc., and any
and all successors thereto.
“ Consolidated Cash Flow ”
means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus,
without duplication:
(1) an amount equal to (a) any
extraordinary loss plus (b) any net loss realized by such
Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an
Asset Sale, in each case to the extent such losses were deducted in
computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(2) provision for taxes based on income or
profits of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such
period and state franchise taxes, to the extent that such provision
for taxes or state franchise taxes was deducted in computing such
Consolidated Net Income; plus
(3) the Fixed Charges of such Person and
its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that
such Fixed Charges were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net
Income; plus
(4) (a) customary fees and expenses of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries payable in connection with
(i) the issuance and maintenance of the Notes and the related
borrowing under the Credit Agreement, (ii) any Equity
Offering, (iii) the incurrence, maintenance, termination or
repayment of Indebtedness permitted by Section 4.09 hereof or
(iv) any acquisition permitted under this Indenture and
(b) restructuring charges, in each case to the extent that
such items were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income;
plus
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(5) depreciation, amortization (including
amortization of deferred financing fees and intangibles but
excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a
prior period), the GAAP rental expense associated with operating
leases less the actual cash rental expense associated with such
operating leases and other non-cash expenses (including charges
related to the writeoff of goodwill or intangibles or assets as a
result of impairment, in each case, as required by SFAS
No. 142 or SFAS No. 144 but excluding any such non-cash
expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve
for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid
cash expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and
its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such
depreciation, amortization, GAAP rental expense and other non-cash
expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income;
minus
(6) non-cash items increasing such
Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of
revenue in the ordinary course of business; in each case, on a
consolidated basis and determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“ Consolidated Indebtedness ”
means, as at any date of determination, without duplication, the
aggregate amount of all Indebtedness (excluding any Indebtedness
attributable to undrawn letters of credit) of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.
“ Consolidated Net Income ”
means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the
aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined
in accordance with GAAP; provided that:
(1) the Net Income (if positive) of any
Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for
by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the
extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in
cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Person;
(2) the Net Income (but not loss) of any
Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded to the extent that the
declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by
that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of
determination permitted without any prior governmental approval
(that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by
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;
(3) the
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be
excluded; and
(4) notwithstanding clause (1) above,
the Net Income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary will be excluded,
whether or not distributed to the specified Person or one of its
Subsidiaries.
“ Consolidated Rental Expense
” means, for any period, the aggregate amount of fixed and
contingent rentals payable by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period with respect to leases of real and
personal property, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP.
“ Continuing Directors ”
means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of
Directors of the Company who:
(1) was a
member of such Board of Directors on the date of this Indenture;
or
(2) 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 of the
Trustee ” will be at the address of the Trustee specified
in Section 13.02 hereof or such other address as to which the
Trustee may give notice to the Company.
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“ Credit Agreement ” means
that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated
January 29, 2007, as amended as of the date hereof, by and
among the Company, General Electric Capital Corporation, as
administrative agent and as lender, and the other lenders party
thereto from time to time, providing for (1) up to
$15.0 million of revolving credit borrowings and (2) a
separate facility for up to $25.0 million of letters of
credit, in each case, including any related notes, guarantees,
collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in
connection therewith, and in each case as amended, restated,
modified, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after
termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of
sales of debt securities to institutional investors) in whole or in
part from time to time.
“ Credit Agreement Agent ”
means General Electric Capital Corporation, in its capacity as
collateral agent under the Priority Lien Security Documents, and
any successor thereto in such capacity.
“ Credit Facilities ” means,
one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the
Credit Agreement, but excluding the Term Loan Credit Agreement) or
commercial paper facilities, in each case with banks or other
institutional lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term
loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of
receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed
to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of
credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed,
refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise)
or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to
institutional investors) in whole or in part from time to
time.
“ Custodian ” means the
Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or
any successor entity thereto.
“ Default ” means any event
that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or
both would be, an Event of Default.
“ Definitive Note ” means a
certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and
issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially
in the form of Exhibit Al hereto except that such Note shall
not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the
“Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note”
attached thereto.
“ Depositary ” means, with
respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in
global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as
the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all
successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having
become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this
Indenture.
“ Disqualified Stock ” means
any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any
security into which it is convertible, or for which it is
exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder of the
Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is
mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or
otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital
Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is
91 days after the date on which the Notes mature.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that
would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of
the Capital Stock have the right to require the Company to
repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of
control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if
(x) the asset sale or change of control provisions applicable
to such Capital Stock are not more favorable to the holders of such
Capital Stock than the provisions of Sections 4.10 and 4.15
hereof or (y) the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the
Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock prior
to the Company’s purchase of the Notes as is required to be
purchased pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture at a price
not greater than 101% of the liquidation value thereof. The amount
of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for
purposes of this Indenture will be the maximum amount that the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay
upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption
provisions of, such Disqualified Stock, exclusive of accrued
dividends.
“ Domestic Subsidiary ” means
any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was formed under the
laws of the United States or any state of the United States or the
District of Columbia or that guarantees or otherwise provides
direct credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any
Guarantor.
“ Escrow Account ” means a
securities account maintained with the Collateral Agent.
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“ Escrow Agreement ” means a
control and blocked account agreement prepared by the Company
reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and the Credit
Agreement Agent.
“ Escrowed Funds ” means any
funds, investment property, financial assets or other property held
in, or credited to, the Escrow Account.
“ equally and ratably ”
means, in reference to any sharing of Liens or proceeds from the
enforcement of the Collateral Agent’s security interests in
the Collateral as among the holders of Note Obligations, that such
Liens or proceeds:
(1) shall be allocated and distributed
first to the Trustee, for account of the Holders of Notes, ratably
in proportion to the principal of and interest and premium (if any)
outstanding when the allocation or distribution is made, and
thereafter; and
(2) shall be allocated and distributed (if
any such proceeds remain after payment in full of all of the
principal of and interest and premium (if any) on all outstanding
Note Debt) to the Trustee, for account of the holders of any
remaining Note Obligations with respect to the Notes, ratably in
proportion to the aggregate unpaid amount of such remaining Note
Obligations due and demanded (with written notice to the Trustee
and the Collateral Agent) prior to the date such distribution is
made.
“ 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).
“ Equity Offering ” means an
offer and sale of common stock of the Company or any direct or
indirect parent of the Company pursuant to a registration statement
that has been declared effective by the SEC pursuant to the
Securities Act (other than a registration statement on Form S-8 or
otherwise relating to equity securities issuable under any employee
benefit plan of the Company).
“
Euroclear ” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as
operator of the Euroclear system.
“ Excess Cash Flow ” means,
for any period, Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company for such
period, adjusted as follows:
(1) minus
the cash portion of Fixed Charges (net of interest income) of the
Company ;
(2) minus Capital Expenditures permitted to
be made in accordance with the Indenture for such period;
and
(3) minus the cash portion of any taxes
described in clause (2) of the definition of Consolidated Cash
Flow with respect to such period.
“Excess Cash Flow Offer
Amount” means, with
respect to any period, the lesser of (A) 75% of Excess Cash
Flow for such period and (B) the Cash Amount for such period
(in either case, less the amount of any open market purchases and
any redemptions of Notes pursuant to this Indenture made by the
Company during such period).
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
“
Exchange Offer ” has the meaning set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
“ Exchange Offer Registration
Statement ” has the meaning set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement.
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“
Excluded Assets ” means:
(1) any lease, license, contract, property
right or agreement to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party
or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and only for so
long as the grant of a security interest therein under the Security
Documents (i) is prohibited by law or would constitute or
result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of any
right, title or interest of the grantor of such security interest
therein pursuant to applicable law, or (ii) would require the
consent of third parties that are not Affiliates of the Company or
any Guarantor and such consent has not been obtained or waived
(other than in the case of real property or equipment leases in
respect of property or equipment leased by the Company or any
Guarantor, for which no additional efforts need to be made) after
the Company, or the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be, has
used commercially reasonable efforts to try to obtain such consent
or a waiver thereof, or (iii) other than as a result of a
breach of the provisions thereof, would constitute a default under
or result in a termination of such lease, permit, license,
contract, property right or agreement, in each case, (other than to
the extent that any such provisions thereof would be rendered
ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409
of the Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor provision or
provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable
law); provided that, immediately upon (a) the
unenforceability, ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of
(i) such prohibition, (ii) the provisions that would be
so breached or (iii) such breach, default or termination or
(b) the obtaining of any such consent or waiver, if any
Priority Lien Obligations exist that have not been repaid in full
and the Priority Lien Collateral Agent holds or is granted,
substantially concurrently, a security interest therein, the
Excluded Assets shall not include, and the Company or applicable
Guarantor, as the case may be, shall be deemed immediately and
automatically to have granted a security interest in, all such
leases, licenses, contracts, property rights and agreements and
such other rights and interests thereunder as if such prohibition,
the provisions that would be so breached or such breach, default or
termination had never been in effect and as if such consent had not
been required;
(2) money, deposit accounts and
letter-of-credit rights that are not supporting obligations, all as
defined in Article 9 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code
(except that the exclusion of money, deposit accounts and
letter-of-credit rights that are not supporting obligations from
the Collateral will not affect, limit or impair any security
interest of the Collateral Agent in any proceeds of Collateral at
any time held as money, held on deposit in any deposit account or
constituting letter-of-credit rights); provided that
(i) in the event, and to the extent, that, after the date of
this Indenture, the security interest granted therein may be
perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform
Commercial Code of the relevant jurisdiction, money, deposit
accounts and letter-of-credit rights that are not supporting
obligations shall cease to be Excluded Assets, and (ii)
(x) the Company and each Guarantor, as the case may be, shall
have used commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Collateral
Agent to have a security interest perfected by control (as defined
in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) to secure the
Note Obligations in any deposit account in which the Priority Lien
Collateral Agent or any holder of Priority Lien Obligations holds a
security interest perfected by control, and (y) such commercially
reasonable efforts shall have been unsuccessful;
(3) (i) any foreign intellectual property
of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or
(ii) any automobiles, trailers, vehicles or the like of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries subject to a
certificate-of-title statute (within the meaning of Article 9
of the New York Uniform Commercial Code), in each case, in which a
security interest may not be perfected by the filing of a financing
statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the relevant
jurisdiction;
(4) any other property or assets in which a
security interest cannot be perfected by the filing of a financing
statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the relevant
jurisdiction, so long as the aggregate Fair Market Value of all
such property excluded under this clause (4) does not at any
time exceed $1.0 million (except that the exclusion of such
property from the Collateral will not affect, limit or impair any
security interest of the Collateral Agent in any proceeds of
Collateral at any time held as personal property of a type in which
a security interest cannot be perfected by the filing of a
financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the
relevant jurisdiction);
(5) Subject to the proviso to clause
(1) of this definition, any real property leased by the
Company or any Guarantor;
(6) at any time, any real property interest
acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after
the date of this Indenture in which the Collateral Agent does not
have a perfected security interest on such acquisition date, solely
to the extent the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary was not
then required to grant the Collateral Agent a perfected security
interest therein under Section 4.19 hereof;
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(7) any assets or properties in which the
Collateral Agent is required to release its Note Liens securing
Note Obligations pursuant to Section 10.06 hereof;
provided that if such Liens are required to be released as a
result of the sale, transfer or other disposition of any assets or
properties of the Company or any Guarantor, such assets or
properties shall cease to be “Excluded Assets” under
this clause (7) if the Company or any Guarantor thereafter
acquires or reacquires such assets or properties;
(8) the Voting Stock of any Foreign
Subsidiary in excess of 65% of the outstanding Voting Stock of such
Foreign Subsidiary; and
(9) at any time Priority Lien Obligations
exist that have not been repaid in full, any properties or assets
(other than those specified in clauses (1) through
(8) above) acquired by the Company or any Guarantor after the
date of this Indenture in which the Priority Lien Collateral Agent
or the holders of the requisite percentage of Priority Lien Debt do
not obtain a security interest to secure Priority Lien Debt;
provided that the aggregate Fair Market Value of all such
property and assets does not exceed $500,000;
provided that (1) solely for the purposes of the
Intercreditor Agreement, no asset or property will constitute an
Excluded Asset for so long as it is subject to a Priority Lien, and
(2) for all other purposes, including the Security Documents
(and the Collateral that will secure the obligations in respect of
the Notes and the Note Guarantees), no asset will constitute an
Excluded Asset for so long as it is subject to a Priority Lien,
other than (i) any leased real property held by the Company or
any Guarantor from time to time to the extent such leased real
property would otherwise be an “Excluded Asset” under
clause (5) of this definition or (ii) any deposit account
to the extent such deposit account would otherwise be an
“Excluded Asset” under clause (2) of this
definition. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the term
Collateral include any securities or Equity Interests of any of the
Company’s Affiliates if such securities or Equity Interests
are not owned by the Company or any of the Guarantors.
“ Existing Indebtedness ”
means Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than
Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement) in existence on the date
of this Indenture, until such amounts are repaid.
“ Fair Market Value ” means
the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated
willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity
of either party, determined in good faith by the Board of Directors
of the Company, which determination will be conclusive (unless
otherwise provided in this Indenture).
“ Fixed Charges ” means, with
respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without
duplication, of:
(1) the consolidated interest expense of
such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period,
whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, original
issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component
of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component -of all
payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, commissions,
discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter
of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, and net of the
effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging
Obligations in respect of interest rates, but excluding
amortization of debt issuance costs and excluding accrued dividends
on preferred stock reclassified as debt; plus
(2) the consolidated interest expense of
such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized
during such period; plus
(3) any interest on Indebtedness of another
Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one
of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such Guarantee or
Lien is called upon; plus
(4) the product of (a) all cash
dividends paid on any series of preferred stock of such Person or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity
Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other
than Disqualified Stock) or to the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company, times (b) 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, in each case, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
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“ Foreign Subsidiary ” means
any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Domestic
Subsidiary.
“ GAAP ” means generally
accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in
such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by
a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in
effect on the date of this Indenture.
“ Global Note Legend ” means
the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(2) hereof, which is
required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this
Indenture.
“ Global Notes ” means,
individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes
and the Unrestricted Global Notes deposited with or on behalf of
and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee,
substantially in the form of Exhibit Al hereto and that bears
the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of
Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto,
issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(3),
2.06(b)(4), 2.06(d)(2) or 2.06(f) hereof.
“ Government Securities ”
means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the
United States of America, and the payment for which the United
States pledges its full faith and credit.
“ Guarantee ” means a
guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for
collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect,
in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of
assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in
respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether
arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to
keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to
take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or
otherwise).
“
Guarantors ” means Parent and the Subsidiary
Guarantors.
“ Hedging Obligations ”
means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of
such Person under:
(1) interest rate swap agreements (whether
from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate
cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;
(2) other agreements or arrangements
designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk;
and
(3) other agreements or arrangements
designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency
exchange rates or commodity prices.
“
Holder ” means a Person in whose name a Note is
registered.
“ IAI Global Note ” means a
Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit Al hereto
bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and
deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination
equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold to
Institutional Accredited Investors.
“ Indebtedness ” means, with
respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person
(excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), whether or not
contingent:
(1) in
respect of borrowed money;
(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures
or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement
agreements in respect thereof);
(3) in
respect of banker’s acceptances;
(4) representing Capital Lease
Obligations;
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(5) representing the balance deferred and
unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more
than six months after such property is acquired or such services
are completed; or
(6) representing any Hedging
Obligations;
if and to the
extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit and
Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance
sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In
addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes (a) all
Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the
specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by
the specified Person) and (b) to the extent not otherwise
included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness
of any other Person.
“ Indenture ” means this
Indenture, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time.
“ Indirect Participant ”
means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note
through a Participant.
“
Initial Purchaser ” means Jefferies & Company,
Inc.
“
Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding ”
means:
(1) any case commenced by or against the
Company or any other Obligor under any Bankruptcy Law, any other
proceeding for the reorganization, recapitalization or adjustment
or marshalling of the assets or liabilities of the Company or any
other Obligor, any receivership or assignment for the benefit of
creditors relating to the Company or any other Obligor or any
similar case or proceeding relative to the Company or any other
Obligor or its creditors, as such, in each case whether or not
voluntary;
(2) any liquidation, dissolution,
marshalling of assets or liabilities or other winding up of or
relating to the Company or any other Obligor, in each case whether
or not voluntary and whether or not involving bankruptcy or
insolvency; or
(3) any other proceeding of any type or
nature in which substantially all claims of creditors of the
Company or any other Obligor are determined and any payment or
distribution is or may be made on account of such
claims.
“ Institutional Accredited Investor
” means an institution that is an “accredited
investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) under the Securities Act, who are not also
QIBs.
“ Intercreditor Agreement ”
means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date of this
Indenture, among the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Priority
Lien Collateral Agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“ Investments ” means, with
respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such
Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of
loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances or
capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar
advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of
business and advances to customers in the ordinary course of
business that are recorded as accounts receivable), purchases or
other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity
Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or
would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP. If the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect
to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, the Company will be deemed to
have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition
equal to the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Investments
in such Restricted Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in
an amount determined as provided in Section 4.07(c) hereof.
The acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of
a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed
to be an Investment by the Company or such Subsidiary in such third
Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the
Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an
amount determined as provided in Section 4.07(c) hereof.
Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the amount of an
Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made
and without giving effect to subsequent changes in
value.
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“ 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 the Exchange Offer.
“ Lien ” means, with respect
to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest
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,
any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to
sell give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to
give any financing statement relating to a lien on an asset under
the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any
jurisdiction.
“ Liquidated Damages ” means
all liquidated damages then owing pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement.
“ Net Income ” means, with
respect to any specified Person, the net income (loss) of such
Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction
in respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding,
however:
(1) any gain (but not loss), together with
any related provision for taxes on such gain (but not loss),
realized in connection with: (a) any Asset Sale; or
(b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any
Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
and
(2) any extraordinary gain (but not loss),
together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary
gain (but not loss).
“ Net Proceeds ” means the
aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including,
without limitation, any cash 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,
including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment
banking fees and discounts, and sales commissions, and any other
fees and expenses, including without limitation relocation expenses
incurred as a result of the Asset Sale, taxes paid or payable as a
result of the Asset Sale, in each case, 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, other than Indebtedness under a Credit Facility,
secured by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of
such Asset Sale and any reserve for adjustment in respect of the
sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with
GAAP.
“
Non-Recourse Debt ” means Indebtedness:
(1) as to which neither the Company nor any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of
any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that
would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly
liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c) constitutes the
lender;
(2) no default with respect to which
(including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness 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 of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or
cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable
prior to its Stated Maturity; and
(3) as to which the lenders have been
notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the
stock or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries.
“ Non-U.S. Person ” means a
Person who is not a U.S. Person.
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“ Note
Debt ” means the Notes.
“ Note Documents ” means,
collectively, this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the
Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and all agreements
governing, securing or relating to any Note Obligations.
“ Note Guarantee ” means the
Guarantee by each Guarantor of the Company’s Obligations
under this Indenture and the Notes, executed pursuant to the
provisions of this Indenture.
“ Note Lien ” means a Lien
granted by the Company or any other Obligor to the Collateral Agent
(or any other holder, or representative of holders, of Note
Obligations) upon any property or assets of the Company or such
Obligor to secure Note Obligations.
“ Note
Obligations ” means Note Debt and all other Obligations
in respect thereof.
“
Notes ” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble
to this Indenture.
(1) any principal (including reimbursement
obligations with respect to letters of credit whether or not
drawings have been made thereon), interest (including any interest
accruing at the then applicable rate provided in any
applicable Secured Debt Document after the maturity of the
Indebtedness thereunder and any reimbursement obligations therein
and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in any
applicable Secured Debt Document after the filing of any petition
in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency,
reorganization or like proceeding, whether or not a claim for
post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such
proceeding), penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements,
damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation
governing any Indebtedness;
(2) the obligation to pay an amount equal
to all damages that a court shall determine any holder of the
applicable Secured Debt has suffered by reason of a breach by the
applicable obligor thereunder of any obligation, covenant or
undertaking with respect to any applicable Secured Debt Document;
and
(3) any net obligations of the obligor
under any applicable Secured Debt Document to any holder of Secured
Debt (or any representative on its behalf) or any Affiliate thereof
under any Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates or
currency exchange rates.
“ Obligor ” means Parent, the
Company and each Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (if any) that
at any time guarantees or provides collateral security or credit
support for any Note Obligations.
“ Officers’ Certificate
” means, with respect to any Person, an officers’
certificate to be delivered upon the occurrence of certain events
as set forth in this Indenture, and to be executed by two officers
of such Person, one of whom shall be the principal executive
officer, the principal financial officer, the Treasurer or a Vice
President of such Person, and in the case of an officer’s
certificate of the Company, meeting the requirements of
Section 13.05 hereof. Unless otherwise provided in this
Indenture or the context otherwise requires, references to an
Officers’ Certificate shall be to an Officers’
Certificate of the Company.
“ Opinion of Counsel ” means
the opinion of counsel (subject to certain customary exceptions and
assumptions) to be delivered upon the occurrence of certain events
set forth in this Indenture (which Opinion of Counsel shall be
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and shall meet the
requirements of Section 13.05 hereof). The counsel may be an
employee of or counsel to the Company.
“
Parent ” means RM Restaurant Holding Corp., a Delaware
corporation.
“ 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).
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“ Permitted Business ” means
the ownership and, operation or franchising of restaurants,
including a single restaurant, and the production, packaging or
distribution of food, and any business that is similar or
reasonably related, ancillary or complementary thereto and any
reasonable extension thereof.
“
Permitted Debt ” means:
(1) the incurrence by the Company and any
Subsidiary Guarantor of Indebtedness and obligations in respect of
letters of credit under Credit Facilities; provided that, the
aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding under such
Credit Facilities shall not exceed (a) $15 million outstanding
at any time under this clause (1) for revolving loans and
letters of credit and (b) $25 million outstanding at any time
under this clause (1) with respect to letters of credit only
(with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount
equal to the maximum potential liability of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder);
(2) the incurrence by the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries of the Existing Indebtedness;
(3) the incurrence by the Company and the
Subsidiary Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Notes and
the related Note Guarantees to be issued on the date of this
Indenture and the exchange Notes and the related Note Guarantees to
be issued pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement;
(4) the incurrence by the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capital
Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money
obligations, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing,
whether or not incurred at the time of such cost or acquisition,
all or any part of the purchase price or cost of design,
construction, installation or improvement of property, plant or
equipment or intellectual property rights used in the business of
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate
principal amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge
any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (4), not to
exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(5) the incurrence by the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew,
refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness
(other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by this
Indenture to be incurred under the Adjusted Leverage Ratio test set
forth in Section 4.09(a) hereof or clauses (2), (3), (4),
(5) or (15) of this definition;
(6) the incurrence by the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or
among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
provided , however, that:
(a) if the Company or any Subsidiary
Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not
the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be
expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all
Obligations then due with respect to the Notes, in the case of the
Company, or the Note Guarantee, in the case of a Subsidiary
Guarantor; and
(b) (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer
of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being
held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary
of the Company and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such
Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
will be deemed,
in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by
the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that
was not permitted by this clause (6);
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(7) the issuance by any of the
Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or to any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of preferred stock;
provided , however , that:
(a) any subsequent issuance or transfer of
Equity Interests that results in any such preferred stock being
held by a Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the
Company; and
(b) any sale or other transfer of any such
preferred stock to a Person that is not either the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
will be deemed,
in each case, to constitute an issuance of such preferred stock by
such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause
(7);
(8) the incurrence by the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations that are
incurred for the purpose of fixing or hedging (a) interest
rate risk with respect to any floating rate Indebtedness that is
permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be outstanding or
(b) currency values or commodity prices with respect to
transactions entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(9) the guarantee by the Company or any of
the Subsidiary Guarantors of Indebtedness of the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was permitted to be
incurred by another clause of this definition; provided that
if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari
passu with the Notes, then the guarantee shall be subordinated
or pari passu , as applicable, to at least the same extent
as the Indebtedness guaranteed;
(10) the incurrence by the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in respect of
workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations,
bankers’ acceptances, performance and surety bonds in the
ordinary course of business;
(11) the incurrence by the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness arising from the
honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft
or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient
funds, so long as such Indebtedness is covered within five Business
Days;
(12) Indebtedness arising from agreements
of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for
indemnification, adjustment or purchase price or similar
obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with
the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than
guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or
any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the
purpose of financing such acquisition;
(13) letters of credit and reimbursement
obligations in respect thereof incurred in connection with
self-insurance and voluntary disability insurance programs and
purchases of supplies in the ordinary course of business (under
Credit Facilities or otherwise);
(14) the incurrence by the Company or any
Subsidiary Guarantor of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate
principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time
outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge
any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (14), not to
exceed $5.0 million; and
(15) the incurrence by the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of any other Person
existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or
became a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, that (i) such
Indebtedness is not incurred in connection with, or in
contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or
becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, and (ii) after giving pro
forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (and to the
acquisition of such other Person) the Adjusted Leverage Ratio for
the four fiscal quarters most recently completed prior to the date
of such incurrence for which internal financial statements are
available would be at least 0.25 less than the Adjusted Leverage
Ratio for such period had such Indebtedness not been
incurred.
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“
Permitted Investments ” means:
(1) any Investment in the Company or in a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a
Guarantor;
(2) any
Investment in Cash Equivalents;
(3) any Investment by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in a Person, if as a result of
such Investment:
(a) such Person becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company and a Guarantor; or
(b) such Person is merged, consolidated or
amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all
of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a
Guarantor;
(4) any
Investment made prior to the date of this Indenture;
(5) any Investment made as a result of the
receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made
pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.10
hereof;
(6) any acquisition of assets or Capital
Stock solely in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds
received from, the issuance of Equity Interests (other than
Disqualified Stock) of the Company; provided that the amount
of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such
Investment pursuant to this clause (6) will be excluded from
clause (3)(B) of the second paragraph of Section 4.07(a)
hereof;
(7) any Investments received in compromise
or resolution of (A) obligations of trade creditors,
franchisees or customers that are accounts receivable of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant
to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the
bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor, franchisee or
customer; or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes
with Persons who are not Affiliates;
(8) Investments represented by Hedging
Obligations;
(9) endorsements of negotiable instruments
and documents in the ordinary course of business;
(10) pledges or deposits permitted under
clause (9) of the definition of “Permitted
Liens”;
(11) repurchases of the Notes;
(12) payroll, travel and similar advances
to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances
ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and
that are made in the ordinary course of business;
(13) loans or advances to employees made in
the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary;
(14) receivables owing to the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary if created or acquired in the ordinary
course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with
customary trade terms as the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary
deems reasonable under the circumstances; and
(15) other Investments in any Person other
than an Affiliate of the Company having an aggregate Fair Market
Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and
without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken
together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause
(15) that are at the time outstanding and all Capital
Expenditures made pursuant to clause (iv) of
Section 4.21(a) hereof not to exceed $5.0 million;
provided that (A) if an Investment made pursuant to this
clause (15) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company at the date of the making of the
Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after
such date, such Investment will thereafter be deemed to have been
made pursuant to clause (1) above and shall cease to have been
made pursuant to this clause (15) and (B) the Company
will be permitted, in its sole discretion, to later reclassify all
or a portion of a Capital Expenditure in any manner that complies
with Section 4.21 hereof.
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“
Permitted Liens ” means:
(1) Liens on assets of the Parent or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness and other
Obligations under Credit Facilities that were incurred pursuant to
clause (1) of the definition of “Permitted
Debt”;
(2) Liens
in favor of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors;
(3) Liens on property or shares of Capital
Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with
or into or consolidated with Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary
of the Company; provided that such Liens were in existence
prior to the contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do
not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into
or consolidated with Parent, the Company or the
Subsidiary;
(4) Liens on property (including Capital
Stock) existing at the time of acquisition of the property by
Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company;
provided that such Liens were in existence prior to such
acquisition and not incurred in contemplation of such
acquisition;
(5) Liens to secure the performance of
statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or
other obligations of a like nature, in each case, other than for
the payment of Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of
business (including, without limitation, rights of offset and
set-off);
(6) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted
by clause (4) of the definition of “Permitted
Debt,” in each case covering only the assets acquired with or
financed by such Indebtedness;
(7) Liens
existing on the date of this Indenture;
(8) Liens for taxes, assessments or
governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that
are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that
any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in
conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;
(9) pledges or deposits by a Person under
worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or
similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with
bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of
Indebtedness) or leases or licenses to which such Person is a
party, or 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;
(10) Liens imposed by law, such as
carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and
mechanics’ Liens, in each case, incurred in the ordinary
course of business;
(11) judgment Liens not giving rise to an
Event of Default so long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any
appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated
for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally
terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be
initiated shall not have expired;
(12) Liens arising solely by virtue of any
statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s Liens,
rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit
accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository
institution; provided , however , that (a) such
deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is
not subject to restrictions against access by Parent, the Company
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of those set forth
by regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board and
(b) such deposit account is not intended by Parent, the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to provide collateral to the
depository institution;
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(13) with respect to Parent, the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, survey exceptions, 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 similar restrictions as to the
use of real property that were not incurred in connection with
Indebtedness and that 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 Parent, the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be;
(14) Liens securing Hedging Obligations so
long as such Hedging Obligations relate to Indebtedness that is
permitted to be incurred under this Indenture;
(16) leases or subleases granted to Persons
other than Parent, the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, and not materially
interfering with the ordinary course of business of Parent, the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(17) Liens under licensing agreements
entered into by Parent, the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries for use of intellectual property entered into in the
ordinary course of business;
(18) Liens arising out of conditional sale,
title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale
of goods entered into by Parent, the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business;
(19) Liens to secure insurance policies
arising out of insurance premium financing arrangements;
(20) Liens to secure any Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this
Indenture; provided , however , that:
(a) the new Lien shall be limited to all or
part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the
written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could
secure the original Lien (plus improvements and accessions to, such
property or proceeds or distributions thereof); and
(b) the Indebtedness secured by the new
Lien is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of
(x) the outstanding principal amount, or, if greater,
committed amount, of the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and
(y) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses,
including premiums, related to such renewal, refunding,
refinancing, replacement, defeasance or discharge;
(21) Liens securing reimbursement
obligations with respect to letters of credit permitted under
clause (13) of the definition of “Permitted Debt”
which encumber documents and other property relating to such
letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof; and
(22) exceptions to title approved by the
Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 4.19(c)
hereof.
“
Permitted Payments to Parent ” means, without
duplication as to amounts:
(1) payments made to Parent to permit
Parent to pay reasonable out of pocket expenses associated with the
Refinancing Transactions as disclosed in the subsections of the
Company’s Offering Circular dated July 1, 2009, relating
to the initial offering of the Notes entitled “Offering
Summary — Refinancing Transactions,” and “Use of
Proceeds” or in a supplemental pricing sheet delivered in
connection with the purchase of the Notes;
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(2) payments to Parent or any direct or
indirect parent of Parent to permit Parent or any direct or
indirect parent of Parent to pay franchise taxes, directors fees
and reasonable accounting, legal and administrative expenses of
Parent when due, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 per
annum;
(3) for so long as the Company is a member
of a group filing a consolidated or combined tax return with Parent
or any direct or indirect parent of Parent, payments to Parent or
any direct or indirect parent of Parent in respect of an allocable
portion of the tax liabilities of such group that is attributable
to the Company and its Subsidiaries (“ Tax Payments
”). The Tax Payments shall not exceed the lesser of
(i) the amount of the relevant tax (including any penalties
and interest) that the Company would owe if the Company were filing
a separate tax return (or a separate consolidated or combined
return with its Subsidiaries that are members of the consolidated
or combined group), taking into account any carryovers and
carrybacks of tax attributes (such as net operating losses) of the
Company and such Subsidiaries from other taxable years and
(ii) the net amount of the relevant tax that Parent actually
owes to the appropriate taxing authority. Any Tax Payments received
from the Company shall be paid over to the appropriate taxing
authority within 30 days of Parent’s or any direct or
indirect parent of Parent’s receipt of such Tax Payments or
refunded to the Company.
“
Permitted Prior Liens ” means:
(1) Liens described in clauses (1), (3),
(4), (6), (7), (20) (but only to the extent the Indebtedness being
refinanced thereunder is, at the time of such refinancing, secured
by a Permitted Prior Lien), and (21) of the definition of
“Permitted Liens”;
(2) Liens described in clauses (5) and
(9) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”;
provided , that, in each case:
(a) such Lien consists of cash
collateralization of an amount not to exceed the lower of
(i) 105% of the aggregate amount of the underlying obligation,
and (ii) the percentage of the aggregate amount of the
underlying obligation required to be subject to such Lien under the
terms of the agreement with the holder of such Lien that provides
for the grant of such Lien;
(b) such Lien is customarily required under
the terms of like agreements entered into by similarly situated
Persons to have priority over the security interests granted to
secure the Note Obligations; and
(c) for so long as any Priority Lien
Obligations exist that have not been repaid in full, pursuant to
the Credit Agreement and the related Priority Lien Security
Documents, such Lien is permitted to rank, and in fact ranks, prior
to the security interest granted on such cash collateral to secure
Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement;
(3) Liens described in clause (14) of
the definition of “Permitted Liens”; provided
that, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Hedging Obligations
secured thereby are secured by any and all Liens securing
Indebtedness incurred under each Credit Facility then in
effect;
(4) Liens that arise by operation of law
and are not voluntarily granted, to the extent such Liens are
entitled by operation of law to priority over the security
interests created by the Security Documents (including, without
limitation, any such Liens satisfying the requirements of this
clause (4) and arising under clauses (8), (10) or
(13) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”);
and
(5) Liens described in clauses (12) or
(18) of the definition of “Permitted Liens,” to
the extent such Liens are entitled by operation of law to priority
over the security interests created by the Security
Documents.
“ Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the
net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance, replace,
defease or discharge other Indebtedness of the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness),
including Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
used to refinance Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
provided that:
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(1) the principal amount (or accreted
value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if
applicable) of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced,
replaced, defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the
Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including
premiums, incurred in connection therewith);
(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of,
and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater
than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness
being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or
discharged;
(3) if the Indebtedness being renewed,
refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is
subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the
final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to,
the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of Notes as
those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness
being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or
discharged; and
(4) such Indebtedness is incurred either by
the Company or by the Restricted Subsidiary who is the obligor on
the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced,
defeased or discharged.
“ Person ” means any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited
liability company or government or other entity.
“ Preferred Stock ” means any
Equity Interest with preferential right of payment (i) of
dividends, or (ii) upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up
of the issuer of such Equity Interest.
“ Principal ” means
(i) Farallon Capital Management, LLC, (ii) Kohlberg
Kravis Roberts & Co. and (iii) any investment vehicle that
is managed (whether through ownership of securities having a
majority of the voting power or through management of investments)
by any of the Persons listed in clause (i) or (ii) or an
Affiliate of any of the Persons listed in clause (i) or (ii),
but excluding any portfolio companies of any Person listed in
clauses (i), (ii) or (iii).
“ Priority Lien ” means a
Lien by the Company or any other Obligor to the Priority Lien
Collateral Agent (or any other holder, or representative of
holders, of Priority Lien Obligations) upon any property or assets
of the Company or such Obligor to secure Priority Lien
Obligations.
“ Priority Lien Collateral Agent
” means the Credit Agreement Agent or, after all Priority
Lien Obligations in respect of the Credit Agreement have been
repaid in full, a single representative of all holders of Priority
Liens most recently designated by the Company in an Officers’
Certificate delivered to the Trustee and Collateral Agent or the
successor of such representative in its capacity as
such.
“
Priority Lien Debt ” means:
(1) the principal amount of any
Indebtedness which, when incurred (or, in the case of any
reimbursement obligation for a letter of credit issued under any
Credit Facility, when such letter of credit was issued), either
(a) was permitted to be secured by Liens permitted by clause
(1) or (21) of the definition of “Permitted
Liens” or (b) was incurred (or, in the case of any such
reimbursement obligation, relates to a letter of credit that was
issued) upon delivery to the Priority Lien Collateral Agent, the
Trustee and the Collateral Agent of an Officers’ Certificate
to the effect that, at the time of such incurrence, such
Indebtedness was permitted to be secured by Liens permitted by
clause (1) or (21) of the definition of “Permitted
Liens,” including without limitation any such Indebtedness
incurred in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding to the extent
constituting Indebtedness permitted to be secured by Liens
permitted by clause (1) or (21) of the definition of
“Permitted Liens” (it being agreed that, for purposes
of qualifying as “Priority Lien Debt,” any loan
advanced or letter of credit issued under a line of credit will be
deemed “incurred” at the time the Credit Facility
governing such Indebtedness is entered into); provided that
any holder of Priority Lien Debt and the Priority Lien Collateral
Agent shall be conclusively entitled to rely on an Officers’
Certificate from the Company addressed to any such holder or the
Priority Lien Collateral Agent (a copy of which Officers’
Certificate is provided substantially concurrently to the
Collateral Agent and the Trustee) that any borrowings, issuances of
letters of credit or other extensions of credit under any Credit
Facility were incurred, and are permitted to be incurred, under the
terms of this Indenture; and
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(2) Hedging Obligations permitted to be
secured by Liens permitted by clause (14) of the definition of
“Permitted Liens”; provided that, pursuant to
the Credit Agreement, the Hedging Obligations secured thereby are
secured by the Liens securing Indebtedness incurred under the
Credit Agreement.
“ Priority Lien Documents ”
means the Credit Agreement, the Priority Lien Security Documents
and all other agreements governing, securing or relating to any
Priority Lien Obligations (other than the Intercreditor
Agreement).
“ Priority Lien Obligations ”
means the Priority Lien Debt and all other Obligations of the
Company or any Obligor under the Priority Lien
Documents.
“ Priority Lien Security Documents
” means one or more security agreements, pledge agreements,
collateral assignments, mortgages, deeds of trust or other grants
or transfers for security executed and delivered by the Company or
any other Obligor creating (or purporting to create) a Priority
Lien upon property owned or to be acquired by the Company or any
other Obligor in favor of any holder or holders of Priority Lien
Obligations, or any Trustee, agent or representative acting for any
such holders, as security for any Priority Lien Obligations, in
each case, as amended, modified, renewed, restated or replaced, in
whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its
terms.
“ Private Placement Legend ”
means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(1) hereof to be
placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where
otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.
“
QIB ” means a “qualified institutional
buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
“ Registration Rights Agreement
” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
July 7, 2009, among the Company, the Guarantors and the other
parties named on the signature pages thereof, as such agreement may
be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“
Regulation S ” means Regulation S
promulgated under the Securities Act.
“ Regulation S Global Note
” means a Regulation S Temporary Global Note or
Regulation S Permanent Global Note, as appropriate.
“ Regulation S Permanent Global
Note ” means a permanent Global Note in the form of
Exhibit Al hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the
Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and
registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in
a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the
Regulation S Temporary Global Note upon expiration of the
Restricted Period.
“ Regulation S Temporary Global
Note ” means a temporary Global Note in the form of
Exhibit A2 hereto deposited with or on behalf of and
registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in
a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the
Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903 of
Regulation S.
(1) any controlling equity holder or more
than 66⅔% owned Subsidiary of any Principal; or
(2) any trust, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company or other entity, the beneficiaries,
stockholders, partners, members, owners or Persons beneficially
holding a more than 66 2/3% controlling interest of which consist
of the Principal and/or such other Persons referred to in the
immediately preceding clause (1).
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“ repaid in full ” means
termination of all commitments to extend credit that would
constitute Priority Lien Debt, payment in full in cash of the
principal of and interest and premium (if any) on all Priority Lien
Debt (except undrawn letters of credit), discharge or cash
collateralization (at the lower of (1) 105% of the aggregate
undrawn amount and (2) the percentage of the aggregate undrawn
amount required for release of liens under the terms of the
applicable Priority Lien Document) of all letters of credit
outstanding under any Priority Lien Debt, and payment in full in
cash of all other Priority Lien Obligations (except Unasserted
Contingent Obligations) that are outstanding and unpaid at the time
the Priority Lien Debt is repaid in full in cash. “ paid
in full ” shall have the correlative meaning.
“ Responsible Officer, ” when
used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the
Corporate Trust Administration of the Trustee (or any successor
group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee
customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any
of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a
particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such
matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with
the particular subject.
“
Restricted Definitive Note ” means a Definitive Note
bearing the Private Placement Legend.
“
Restricted Global Note ” means a Global Note bearing
the Private Placement Legend.
“
Restricted Investment ” means an Investment other than
a Permitted Investment.
“ Restricted Period ” means
the 40-day distribution compliance period as defined in Regulation
S.
“ Restricted Subsidiary ” of
a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an
Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“
Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated under
the Securities Act.
“
Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A promulgated
under the Securities Act.
“
Rule 903 ” means Rule 903 promulgated under
the Securities Act.
“
Rule 904 ” means Rule 904 promulgated under
the Securities Act.
“ Sale
of Collateral ” means any Asset Sale involving a sale or
other disposition of Collateral.
“
SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
Secured Debt ” means Note Debt and Priority Lien
Debt.
“
Secured Debt Documents ” means the Note Documents and
the Priority Lien Documents.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
“ Security Documents ” means
one or more security agreements, pledge agreements, collateral
assignments, mortgages, collateral agency agreements, control
agreements, deeds of trust or other grants or transfers for
security executed and delivered by the Company or any other Obligor
creating (or purporting to create) a Note Lien upon Collateral, in
each case, as amended, modified, renewed, restated or replaced, in
whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its
terms.
“ Shelf Registration Statement
” means the Shelf Registration Statement as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
“ Significant Subsidiary ”
means any Subsidiary that would be a “significant
subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of
Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as
such Regulation is in effect on the date of this
Indenture.
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“ Stated Maturity ” means,
with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any
series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest
or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation
governing such Indebtedness as of the date of this Indenture, and
will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or
repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date
originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
“
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any specified
Person:
(1) any corporation, association or other
business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of
shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence
of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement
or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting
power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees
of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the
time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or
one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a
combination thereof); and
(2) any partnership (a) the sole
general partner or the managing general partner of which is such
Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general
partners of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of
that Person (or any combination thereof).
“ Subsidiary Guarantor ”
means any Subsidiary of the Company that executes a Note Guarantee
in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and its
successors and assigns, in each case, until the Note Guarantee of
such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of
this Indenture.
“ Term Loan Credit Agreement”
means that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Parent,
Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, and
the lenders party thereto from time to time, providing for a
$25.0 million unsecured term loan, including any related
guarantees, instruments and agreements executed in connection
therewith, and in each case as amended, restated, modified,
renewed, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or
otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt
securities to institutional investors) in whole or in part from
time to time.
“ 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 or similar market data)) most nearly
equal to the period from the redemption date to July 1, 2011;
provided, however, that if the period from the redemption date to
July 1, 2011 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.
“
TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb).
“ Trustee ” means Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association until a successor replaces it in
accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and
thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.
“ Unasserted Contingent Obligations
” means, at any time, Obligations for taxes, costs,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities in
respect of which no claim or demand for payment has been made at
such time (except (i) the principal of and interest and
premium (if any) on, and fees relating to, any Indebtedness,
(ii) contingent obligations to reimburse the issuer of an
outstanding letter of credit for amounts that may be drawn or paid
thereunder and (iii) any such contingent claims or demands as
to which the Priority Lien Collateral Agent or any holder of
Priority Lien Obligations has then notified the
Company).
“ Unrestricted Definitive Note
” means a Definitive Note that does not bear and is not
required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
“ Unrestricted Global Note ”
means a Global Note that does not bear and is not required to bear
the Private Placement Legend.
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“ Unrestricted Subsidiary ”
means any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board
of Directors of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant
to a resolution of the Board of Directors, and any Subsidiary of
such Unrestricted Subsidiary, but only to the extent that such
Subsidiary:
(1) has no
Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;
(2) except as permitted by
Section 4.11 hereof is not party to any agreement, contract,
arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such agreement,
contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be
obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the
Company;
(3) is a Person with respect to which
neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any
direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional
Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such
Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to
achieve any specified levels of operating results; and
(4) has not guaranteed or otherwise
directly or indirectly provided credit support for any
Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries.
“ U.S. Person ” means a U.S.
Person as defined in Rule 902(k) promulgated under the Securities
Act.
“ Voting Stock ” of any
specified 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 at any date, the
number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of the products obtained by
multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment,
sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of
principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the
Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the
nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the
making of such payment; by
(2) the
then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
“ Wholly-Owned Restricted
Subsidiary ” of any specified Person means a Subsidiary
of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other
ownership interests of which (other than directors’
qualifying shares) will at the time be owned by such Person or by
one or more Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person and
one or more Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries of such
Person.
Section 1.02 Other
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Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference
of Trust Indenture Act.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of
the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a
part of this Indenture.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are
defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or
defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to
them.
Section 1.04 Rules of
Construction.
Unless the
context otherwise requires:
(1) a term
has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise
defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with
GAAP;
(3)
“or” is not exclusive;
(4) words
in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the
singular;
(5)
“will” shall be interpreted to express a
command;
(6) provisions apply to successive events
and transactions; and
(7) references to sections of or rules
under the Securities Act will be deemed to include substitute,
replacement of successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from
time to time.
Section 2.01 Form and
Dating.
(a) General . The Notes and the
Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially
in the form of Exhibits Al and A2 hereto. The Notes may have
notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange
rule or usage. Each Note will be dated the date of its
authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $1,000 and
integral multiples thereof.
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The terms and provisions contained in the Notes
will constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this
Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors 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 will be substantially in the form of Exhibits A1 or A2
hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the
“Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note”
attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form will be
substantially in the form of Exhibit Al hereto (but without
the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of
Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto).
Each Global Note will represent such of the outstanding Notes as
will be specified therein and each shall provide that it represents
the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to
time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be
reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and
redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount
of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Notes represented thereby will be made by the Trustee
or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance
with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by
Section 2.06 hereof.
(c) Temporary Global Notes . Notes
offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S will be issued
initially in the form of the Regulation S Temporary Global
Note, which will be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the
Notes represented thereby with the Trustee, at its New York office,
as custodian for the Depositary, and registered in the name of the
Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary for the accounts of
designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream,
duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as
hereinafter provided. The Restricted Period will be terminated upon
the receipt by the Trustee of:
(1) a written certificate from the
Depositary, together with copies of certificates from Euroclear and
Clearstream certifying that they have received certification of
non-United States Beneficial Ownership of 100% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note
(except to the extent of any Beneficial Owners thereof who acquired
an interest therein during the Restricted Period pursuant to
another exemption from registration under the Securities Act and
who will take delivery of a Beneficial Ownership interest in a 144A
Global Note or an IAI Global Note bearing a Private Placement
Legend, all as contemplated by Section 2.06(b) hereof);
and
(2) an
Officers’ Certificate from the Company.
Following the termination of the Restricted
Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary
Global Note will be exchanged for beneficial interests in the
Regulation S Permanent Global Note pursuant to the Applicable
Procedures. Simultaneously with the authentication of the
Regulation S Permanent Global Note, the Trustee will cancel
the Regulation S Temporary Global Note. The aggregate
principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and
the Regulation S Permanent Global Note may from time to time
be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the
Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in
connection with transfers of interest as hereinafter
provided.
(3) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures
Applicable . The provisions of the “Operating Procedures
of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions
Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “General Terms and
Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer
Handbook” of Clearstream will be applicable to transfers of
beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note
and the Regulation S Permanent Global Note that are held by
Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.
Section 2.02 Execution and
Authentication.
At least one
Officer must sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile
signature.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no
longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the
Note will nevertheless be valid.
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A Note will not be valid until authenticated by
the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature will be
conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this
Indenture.
The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver:
(i) on the Issue Date, an aggregate principal amount of
$130.0 million 14% Senior Secured Notes due 2013 and
(ii) Exchange Notes for issue only in an Exchange Offer
pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, for a like principal
amount of Notes, in each case upon a written order of the Issuers
signed by one Officer (an “ Authentication Order
”). Such Authentication Order shall specify the amount of the
Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue
of the Notes is to be authenticated.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent
reasonably 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 and Paying
Agent.
The Company will maintain an office or agency
where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for
exchange (“ Registrar ”) and an office or agency
where Notes may be presented for payment (“ Paying
Agent ”). The Registrar will keep a register of the Notes
and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or
more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The
term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term
“Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent.
The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice
to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of
the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If
the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as
Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The
Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or
Registrar.
The Company initially appoints The Depository
Trust Company (“ DTC ‘) to act as Depositary
with respect to the Global Notes.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee to
act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with
respect to the Global Notes.
Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money
in Trust.
The Company will require each Paying Agent other
than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will
hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money
held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or
Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will
notify the Trustee of any Default by the Company in making any such
payment. While any such Default continues, the Trustee may require
a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The
Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money
held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the
Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) will have
no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary
acts as Paying Agent, it will segregate and hold in a separate
trust fund for the benefit of’ the Holders all money held by
it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization
proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee will serve as
Paying Agent for the Notes.
Section 2.05 Holder
Lists.
The Trustee will preserve in as current a form
as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it
of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise
comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar,
the Company will furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business
Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as
the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of
such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and
addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Company shall otherwise
comply with TIA § 312(a).
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Section 2.06 Transfer and
Exchange.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global
Notes . A Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole
by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of
the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the
Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor
Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global
Notes will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes
if:
(1) the Company delivers to the Trustee
notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to
continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a
successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within
120 days after the date of such notice from the
Depositary;
(2) the Company in its sole discretion
determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should
be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to
such effect to the Trustee; provided , that in no event
shall the Regulation S Temporary Global Note be exchanged by
the Company for Definitive Notes prior to (A) the expiration
of the Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar
of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B)
under the Securities Act; or
(3) there has occurred and is continuing a
Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes.
Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding
events in (1), (2) or (3) above, Definitive Notes shall
be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the
Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole
or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof.
Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu
of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this
Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be
authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global
Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other
than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial
interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as
provided in Section 2.06(b), (c) or
(f) hereof.
(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial
Interests in the Global Notes . The transfer and exchange of
beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be effected through
the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture
and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the
Restricted Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer
comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the
Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global
Notes also will require compliance with either subparagraph
(1) or (2) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the
other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
(1) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the
Same Global Note . Beneficial interests in any Restricted
Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof
in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global
Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the
Private Placement Legend; provided, however, that prior to the
expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial
interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be
made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S.
Person (other than the Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests in
any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall
be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the
transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(1).
(2) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of
Beneficial Interests in Global Notes . In connection with all
transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not
subject to Section 2.06(b)(1) above, the transferor of such
beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar
either:
(i) a written order from a Participant or
an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with
the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or
cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note
in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or
exchanged; and
(ii) instructions given in accordance with
the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the
Participant account to be credited with such increase;
or
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(i) a written order from a Participant or
an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with
the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be
issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial
interest to be transferred or exchanged; and
(ii) instructions given by the Depositary
to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in
whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the
transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above;
provided that in no event shall Definitive Notes be
issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in the
Regulation S Temporary Global Note prior to (A) the
expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the
Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903 or
Rule 904 under the Securities Act.
Upon
consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with
Section 2.06(f) hereof, the requirements of this
Section 2.06(b)(2) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon
receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the
Letter of Transmittal delivered by the holder of such beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all
of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial
interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes
or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall
adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant
to Section 2.06(h) hereof.
(3) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to
Another Restricted Global Note . A beneficial interest in any
Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another
Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the
requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar
receives the following:
(A) if the transferee will take delivery in
the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item
(1) thereof;
(B) if the transferee will take delivery in
the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S
Temporary Global Note or the Regulation S Permanent Global
Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(2) thereof; and
(C) if the transferee will take delivery in
the form of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of
Counsel required by item thereof, if applicable.
(4) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial
Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in
an Unrestricted Global Note . A beneficial interest in any
Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer
complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above
and:
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(A) such exchange or transfer is effected
pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement and Section 2.06(f) hereof 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 (i) a
Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person participating in the distribution
of the Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an affiliate
(as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to
the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the
Registrar receives the following:
(i) if the holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of
Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a)
thereof; or
(ii) if the holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in
the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each
such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so
requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of
Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar and the
Company 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
subparagraph (B) or (D) above at a time when an
Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall
issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance
with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one
or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests
transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or
(D) above.
Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global
Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take
delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note.
(c) Transfer
or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes
.
(1) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global
Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes . If any holder of a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note
or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then,
upon receipt by the Registrar of the following
documentation:
(A) if the holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate
from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including
the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;
(B) if such beneficial interest is being
transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
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(C) if such beneficial interest is being
transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in
accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to
the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such beneficial interest is being
transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such beneficial interest is being
transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on
an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D)
above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of
Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if
applicable;
(F) if such beneficial interest is being
transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
(G) if such beneficial interest is being
transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c)
thereof,
the Trustee
shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global
Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h)
hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the
instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount.
Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in
a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)
shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized
denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial
interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the
Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee
shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names
such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note
pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(1) shall bear the Private
Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on
transfer contained therein.
(2) Beneficial Interests in Regulation S
Temporary Global Note to Definitive Notes . Notwithstanding
Sections 2.06(c)(1)(A) and (C) hereof, a beneficial
interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be
exchanged for a Definitive Note or transferred to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note prior to
(A) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the
receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to
Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) .under the Securities Act, except in the
case of a transfer pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 903 or
Rule 904.
(3) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global
Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes . A holder of a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such
beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only
if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected
pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement and Section 2.06(f) hereof, 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 (i) a Broker-Dealer,
(ii) a Person participating in the distribution of the
Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an affiliate (as
defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to
the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
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(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:
(i) if the holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or
(ii) if the holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in
the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from
such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each
such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so
requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of
Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar and the
Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are
no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act.
(4) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted
Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes . If any holder
of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(2) hereof, the
Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable
Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to
Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company will execute and the
Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in
the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal
amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial
interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(4) will be
registered in such name or names and in such authorized
denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial
interest requests through instructions to the Registrar from or
through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant.
The Trustee will deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in
whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note
issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this
Section 2.06(c)(4) will not bear the Private Placement
Legend.
(d) Transfer
and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests
.
(1) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial
Interests in Restricted Global Notes . If any holder of a
Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such
Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof
in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note,
then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following
documentation:
(A) if the holder of such Restricted
Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such
Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;
(B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is
being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is
being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction
in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to
the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof;
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(D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is
being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with
Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a)
thereof;
(E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is
being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in
reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs
(B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth
in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications,
certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item
(3) thereof, if applicable;
(F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is
being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
(G) if such Restricted Definitive Note is
being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c)
thereof,
the Trustee
will cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be
increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause
(A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case
of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, in the case of
clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note, and in
all other cases, the IAI Global Note.
(2) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial
Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes . A holder of a
Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted
Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only
if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected
pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement and Section 2.06(f) hereof 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 (i) a Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person participating
in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person
who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Company;
(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to
the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the
Registrar receives the following:
(i) if the holder of such Definitive Notes
proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the
Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item
(1)(c) thereof; or
(ii) if the holder of such Definitive Notes
proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted
Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(4) thereof;
and, in each
such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so
requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of
Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the
effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the
Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained
herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required
in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
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Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of
the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(2), the Trustee will
cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased
the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global
Note.
(3) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to
Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes . A holder of
an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such
Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any
time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer,
the Trustee will cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note
and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal
amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.
If any such exchange or transfer from a
Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to
subparagraphs (2)(B), (2)(D) or (3) above at a time when an
Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company will
issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance
with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate one or
more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so
transferred.
(e) Transfer and 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 will
register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to
such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder
must 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 by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the
requesting Holder must provide any additional certifications,
documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the
following provisions of this Section 2.06(e).
(1) 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, then the transferor must deliver a certificate
in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (l) thereof;
(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant
to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver
a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof; and
(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant
to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications,
certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item
(3) thereof, if applicable.
(2) Restricted Definitive Notes to
Unrestricted Definitive Notes . Any Restricted Definitive Note
may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted
Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take
delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note
if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is effected
pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement and the Holder, 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 (i) a Broker-Dealer,
(ii) a Person participating in the distribution of the
Exchange Notes or (iii) 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 the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) any 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:
(i) if the holder of such Restricted
Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an
Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item
(1)(d) thereof; or
(ii) if the holder of such Restricted
Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who
shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted
Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(4) thereof;
and, in each
such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so
requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to
the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on
transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are
no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act.
(3) 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 the Exchange Offer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will issue and, upon
receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with
Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate:
(1) 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 accepted
for exchange in the Exchange Offer by Persons that certify in the
applicable Letters of Transmittal that (A) they are not
Broker-Dealers, (B) they are not participating in a
distribution of the Exchange Notes and (C) they are not
affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
and
(2) Unrestricted Definitive Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the
Restricted Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange
Offer by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of
Transmittal that (A) they are not Broker-Dealers,
(B) they are not participating in a distribution of the
Exchange Notes and (C) they are not affiliates (as defined in
Rule 144) of the Company.
Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes,
the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the
applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and
the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and
deliver to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive
Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive Notes in the appropriate
principal amount.
(g) Legends . The following legends
will appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes
issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in
the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
(1) Private Placement Legend .
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(A) Except as permitted by subparagraph
(B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all
Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall
bear the legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR
PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED,
PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT
SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.
THE HOLDER OF
THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT
(A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS A
NON-U.S. PURCHASER AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT; OR (C) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED
INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (a)(1), (2),
(3) OR (7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (2)
AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO
THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”)
WHICH IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF
AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE
COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH
SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES,
(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN
DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG
AS THE NOTES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A
PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT
PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS
BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND
SALES TO NON-U.S. PURCHASERS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT,
(E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”
WITHIN THE MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (a)(1), (2), (3) OR
(7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THE
SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT
WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY
DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR
(F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE
COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S, OR TRANSFER AGENT’S,
AS APPLICABLE, RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER
PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D), (E), OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY
OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION
SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, A
CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE
TRUSTEE OR TRANSFER AGENT, AND IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY U.S. STATE OR ANY OTHER
APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE
REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION
DATE.”
(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs
(b)(4), (c)(3), (c)(4), (d)(2), (d)(3), (e)(2), (e)(3) or
(f) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in
exchange therefor or substitution thereof) will not bear the
Private Placement Legend.
(2) Global Note Legend . Each Global Note
will bear a legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS
GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE
GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE
SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06
OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN
WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE,
(3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR
CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND
(4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF REAL MEX RESTAURANTS,
INC.
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UNLESS AND
UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE
FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY
OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY
OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE
IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK)
(“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY
BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY
PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE
& CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”
(3) Regulation S Temporary Global Note
Legend . The Regulation S Temporary Global Note will 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
CERTIFICATED NOTES, ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED
HEREIN). NEITHER THE HOLDER NOR THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS
REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE
PAYMENT OF INTEREST HEREON.”
(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 canceled
in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be returned to
or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with
Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation,
if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or
transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive
Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global
Note will be reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on
such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the
direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the
beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a
Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note will be
increased accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such
Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of
the Trustee to reflect such increase.
(i) General
Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges .
(1) To permit registrations of transfers
and exchanges, the Company will execute and the Trustee will
authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof or
at the Registrar’s request.
(2) No service charge will 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 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.10, 4.15 and 9.05
hereof).
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(3) The Registrar will not be required to
register the transfer of or exchange of any Note selected for
redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of
any Note being redeemed in part.
(4) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes
issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global
Notes or Definitive Notes will be the valid obligations of the
Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same
benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive
Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or
exchange.
(5) Neither the Registrar nor the Company
will be required:
(A) to issue, to register the transfer of
or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening
of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes
for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the
close of business on the day of selection;
(B) to register the transfer of or to
exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part,
except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part;
or
(C) to register the transfer of or to
exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding
interest payment date.
(6) 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.
(7) The Trustee will authenticate Global
Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of
Section 2.02 hereof.
(8) 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.
Section 2.07 Replacement
Notes.
If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the
Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the
Company will issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, will authenticate a replacement Note if the
Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or
the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that
is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to
protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating
agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is
replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a
Note, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and of the
Trustee and its counsel.
Every replacement Note is an additional
obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the
benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all
other Notes duly issued hereunder.
Section 2.08 Outstanding
Notes.
The Notes outstanding at any time are all the
Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it,
those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the
interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance
with the provisions hereof, and those described in this
Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in
Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding
because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note;
however, Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company
shall not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of
Section 3.07(a) hereof.
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If a Note is replaced pursuant to
Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the
Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is
held by a protected purchaser.
If the principal amount of any Note is
considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be
outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a
Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption
date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on
that date, then on and after that date such Notes will be deemed to
be no longer outstanding and will cease to accrue
interest.
Section 2.09 Treasury
Notes.
In determining whether the Holders of the
required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction,
waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company or any Guarantor, or
by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by
or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any
Guarantor, will be considered as though not outstanding, except
that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee will be
protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only
Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned will be so
disregarded.
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, will authenticate temporary Notes.
Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of certificated
Notes but may have variations that the Company considers
appropriate for temporary Notes and as may be reasonably acceptable
to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company will
prepare and the Trustee will authenticate Definitive Notes in
exchange for temporary Notes.
Holders of temporary Notes will be entitled to
all of the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 2.11
Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the
Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent will
forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for
registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no
one else will cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of
transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and will
destroy canceled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement
of the Exchange Act). Certification of the destruction of all
canceled Notes will be delivered to the Company. The Company may
not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have
been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.12 Defaulted
Interest.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest
on the Notes, it will pay the defaulted interest in any lawful
manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the
defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent
special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes
and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company will notify the
Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to
be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The
Company will fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date
and payment date; provided that no such special record date
may be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for
such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special
record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the
Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company)
will mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states the
special record date, the related payment date and the amount of
such interest to be paid.
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Section 2.13 CUSIP
Numbers.
The Company in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP,
ISIN or other such numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so,
the Trustee shall use CUSIP, ISIN or other such numbers in notices
of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided 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 and that reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the
Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect
in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify
the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP, ISIN or other
numbers.
ARTICLE 3.
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
Section 3.01 Notices to
Trustee.
If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant
to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof,
it must furnish to the Trustee, at least 45 days but not more
than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers’
Certificate setting forth:
(1) the
clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall
occur;
(3) the
principal amount of Notes to be redeemed; and
(4) the
redemption price.
Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be
Redeemed or Purchased.
If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed
or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee will
select Notes for redemption as follows:
(1) if the Notes are listed on any national
securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the
principal national securities exchange on which the Notes are
listed; or
(2) if the Notes are not listed on any
national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by
such method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate.
In the event of partial redemption or purchase
by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased will be
selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days prior to the redemption or purchase date by the
Trustee from the outstanding Notes not previously called for
redemption or purchase.
The Trustee will promptly notify the Company in
writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in
the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase,
the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and
portions of Notes selected will be in amounts of $1,000 or whole
multiples of $1,000; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder
are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of
Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall
be redeemed or purchased. Except as provided in the preceding
sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called
for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called
for redemption or purchase.
Section 3.03 Notice of
Redemption.
Subject to the provisions of Section 3.09
hereof, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before
a redemption date, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed, by
first class mail (or in the case of Notes held in book entry form,
by electronic transmission), a notice of redemption to each Holder
whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except
that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior
to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a
defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 or 12 hereof.
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The notice will
identify the Notes to be redeemed and will state:
(2) the
redemption price;
(3) if any Note is being redeemed in part,
the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and
that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new
Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion
will be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;
(4) the
name and address of the Paying Agent;
(5) that Notes called for redemption must
be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption
price;
(6) that, unless the Company defaults in
making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for
redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption
date;
(7) the paragraph of the Notes and/or
Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for
redemption are being redeemed; and
(8) that no representation is made as to
the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in
such notice or printed on the Notes.
At the Company’s request, the Trustee will
give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at
its expense; provided , however , that the Company
has delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the
redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the
Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be
stated in such notice as provided in the preceding
paragraph.
Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of
Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in
accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for
redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption
date at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may not be
conditional.
Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or
Purchase Price.
One Business Day prior to the redemption or
purchase date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with
the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase
price of and accrued interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on
all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or
the Paying Agent will promptly return to the Company any money
deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in
excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase
price of, and accrued interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on,
all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.
If the Company complies with the provisions of
the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase
date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of
Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or
purchased on or after an interest record date but on or prior to
the related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid
interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was
registered at the close of business on such record date. If any
Note called for redemption or purchase is not so paid upon
surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the
Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be
paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date
until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any
interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the
rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01
hereof.
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Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased
in Part.
Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or
purchased in part, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, the Trustee will authenticate for the Holder
at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount
to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note
surrendered.
Section 3.07 Optional
Redemption.
(a) At any time prior to July 1, 2011,
the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of
the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under
this Indenture at a redemption price of 114.0% of the principal
amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any, to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds
of a sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of
the Company or a contribution to the Company’s common equity
capital made with the net cash proceeds of an offering of Equity
Interests of any other direct or indirect parent of the Company;
provided that:
(1) at least 65% of the aggregate principal
amount of Notes originally issued under this Indenture (excluding
Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries) remains outstanding
immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; and
(2) the redemption occurs within
90 days of the date of the closing of such sale of Equity
Interests.
(b) On or after July 1, 2011, the
Company may redeem all or a part of the Notes upon not less than 30
nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption price
(expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) set forth below
plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on
the Notes redeemed to the applicable redemption date, subject to
the rights of Holders on the relevant record date to receive
interest on the interest payment date that is immediately prior to
the applicable redemption date.
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(c) At any time prior to July 1, 2011,
the Company may also redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not
less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice, at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed plus
the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to, the
applicable date of redemption, subject to the rights of Holders on
the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date.
Except pursuant to Sections 3.07(a) and
3.07(c), the Notes will not be redeemable at the Company’s
option prior to July 1, 2011.
Unless the Company defaults in the payment of
the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or
portions thereof called for redemption on the applicable redemption
date.
(d) Any redemption pursuant to this
Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of
Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
Section 3.08 Mandatory
Redemption.
The Company is not required to make mandatory
redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the
Notes.
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Section 3.09 Offer to Purchase by
Application of Excess Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow.
In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10
hereof, the Company is required to commence an offer to all Holders
to purchase Notes (an “ Asset Sale Offer ”) or,
pursuant to Section 4.22 hereof, the Company is required to
commence an Excess Cash Flow Offer (an Asset Sale Offer and an
Excess Cash Flow Offer, each, a “ Repurchase Offer
”), it will follow the procedures specified below.
The Repurchase Offer shall be made by the
Company to all Holders and all holders of other Indebtedness that
is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar
to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to
purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets or with
excess cash flow, as applicable. The Repurchase Offer will remain
open for a period of at least 20 Business Days following its
commencement and not more than 30 Business Days, except to the
extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the
“ Offer Period ”). No later than three Business
Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the “
Purchase Date ”), the Company will apply all Excess
Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount, as applicable) (the
“ Offer Amount ”) to the purchase of Notes and
such other pari passu Indebtedness (on a pro rata basis, if
applicable) or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered,
all Notes and other Indebtedness tendered in response to the
Repurchase Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased will be made
in the same manner as interest payments are made.
If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest
record date and on or before the related interest payment date, any
accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, will be
paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close
of business on such record date, and no additional interest will be
payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Repurchase
Offer.
Upon the commencement of a Repurchase Offer, the
Company will send, by first class mail (or in the case of Notes
held in book entry form, by electronic transmission), a notice to
the Trustee and each of the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee.
The notice will contain all instructions and materials necessary to
enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Repurchase
Offer. The notice, which will govern the terms of the Repurchase
Offer, will state:
(1) that the Repurchase Offer is being made
pursuant to this Section 3.09 and either Section 4.10 or
4.22 hereof, as applicable, and the length of time the Repurchase
Offer will remain open;
(2) the Offer Amount, the portion of the
Offer Amount to be applied to the purchase of Notes, the purchase
price and the Purchase Date;
(3) that any Note not tendered or accepted
for payment will continue to accrue interest;
(4) that, unless the Company defaults in
making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the
Repurchase Offer will cease to accrue interest after the Purchase
Date;
(5) that Holders electing to have a Note
purchased pursuant to a Repurchase Offer may elect to have Notes
purchased in integral multiples of $1,000 only;
(6) that Holders electing to have Notes
purchased pursuant to any Repurchase Offer will be required to
surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder
to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes completed, or
transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company, a Depositary, if
appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address
specified in the notice at least three days before the Purchase
Date;
(7) that Holders will be entitled to
withdraw their election if the Company, the Depositary or the
Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the
expiration of the Offer Period, a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the
principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and
a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have
such Note purchased;
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(8) that, if the aggregate principal amount
of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness surrendered by
holders thereof exceeds the aggregate Offer Amount, the Notes and
other pari passu Indebtedness to be purchased will be
selected by the Company on a pro rata basis based on the
principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu
Indebtedness surrendered (with such adjustments as may be deemed
appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in denominations of
$1,000, or integral multiples thereof, will be purchased);
and
(9) that Holders whose Notes were purchased
only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to
the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by
book-entry transfer).
On or before the Purchase Date, the Company
will, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro
rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes
or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Repurchase Offer, or
if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes
tendered, and will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee
the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers’
Certificate stating that such Notes or portions thereof were
accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of
this Section 3.09. The Company, the Depositary or the Paying
Agent, as the case may be, will promptly (but in any case not later
than five days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each
tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes
tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Company for purchase,
and the Company will promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee,
upon written request from the Company, will authenticate and mail
or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book entry) such new Note
to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased
portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be
promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof.
The Company will publicly announce the results of the Repurchase
Offer on the Purchase Date.
Other than as specifically provided in this
Section 3.09, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.09
shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01
through 3.06 hereof.
Section 4.01 Payment of
Notes.
The Company will pay or cause to be paid the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest and Liquidated Damages,
if any, on, the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in
the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any will be considered paid on the date due if the
Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof,
holds as of 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money
deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and
designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if
any, and interest then due. If there is a Capital Expenditure Event
as described under Section 4.21 below, the Company will pay
interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under
any Bankruptcy Law) on the Notes at a rate equal to 1% per annum in
excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes for the
specified period in Section 4.21. The Company will pay all
Liquidated Damages, if any, in the same manner on the dates and in
the amounts set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
The Company will pay interest (including
post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law)
on overdue principal at the rate equal to 1% per annum in excess of
the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent
lawful; it will pay interest (including post-petition interest in
any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of
interest and Liquidated Damages (without regard to any applicable
grace period) at the same r
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