Dated as of June 30,
2009
THE GUARANTORS NAMED ON SCHEDULE I
HERETO,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
11.375% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE
2015
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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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15.03
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15.03
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7.06
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N.A.
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7.06; 7.07
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7.06; 15.02
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7.06; 15.02
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4.03; 15.02; 15.05
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11.05
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15.04
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15.04
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N.A.
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11.05
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14.05
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N.A.
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7.01
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7.05; 15.02
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7.01
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7.01
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6.14
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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; 9.04
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6.08
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6.12
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2.04
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15.01
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N.A.
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15.01
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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
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY
REFERENCE
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1
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Section 1.02 Other Definitions
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27
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Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of
Trust Indenture Act
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27
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Section 1.04 Rules of
Construction
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28
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Section 1.05 Acts of Holders
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28
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ARTICLE 2
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THE NOTES
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Section 2.01 Form and Dating;
Terms
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29
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Section 2.02 Execution and
Authentication
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30
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Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying
Agent
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31
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Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in
Trust
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31
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Section 2.05 Holder Lists
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32
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Section 2.06 Transfer and
Exchange
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32
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Section 2.07 Replacement Notes
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45
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Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes
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45
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Section 2.09 Treasury Notes
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46
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Section 2.10 Temporary Notes
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46
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Section 2.11 Cancellation
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46
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Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest
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46
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Section 2.13 CUSIP and ISIN
Numbers
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47
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ARTICLE 3
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REDEMPTION
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Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee
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47
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Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be
Redeemed or Purchased
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47
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Section 3.03 Notice of
Redemption
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48
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Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of
Redemption
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48
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Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or
Purchase Price
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49
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Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in
Part
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49
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Section 3.07 Optional Redemption
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Section 3.08 Mandatory
Redemption
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50
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ARTICLE 4
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COVENANTS
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Section 4.01 Payment of Principal, Premium
and Interest
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50
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Section 4.02 Corporate Existence
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50
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Section 4.03 Payment of Taxes and Other
Claims
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51
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Section 4.04 Maintenance of
Properties
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51
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Section 4.05 Limitation on
Indebtedness
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51
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Section 4.06 Limitation on Restricted
Payments
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55
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Section 4.07 Limitation on Transactions
with Affiliates
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58
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Section 4.08 Limitation on Liens
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59
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Section 4.09 Limitation on Sale of
Assets
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60
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Section 4.10 Additional
Guarantees
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61
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Section 4.11 Purchase of Notes upon a
Change of Control
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62
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Section 4.12 Limitation on Subsidiary
Preferred Stock
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63
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Section 4.13 Limitation on Dividend and
Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries
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64
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Section 4.14 Limitation on Unrestricted
Subsidiaries
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65
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Section 4.15 Provision of Financial
Information
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Section 4.16 Statement by Officers as to
Default
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ARTICLE 5
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SUCCESSORS
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Section 5.01 Consolidation, Merger or Sale
of Assets
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Section 5.02 Successor
Substituted
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70
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ARTICLE 6
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DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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Section 6.01 Events of Default
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70
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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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74
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Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to
Receive Payment
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74
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Section 6.08 Collection Suit by
Trustee
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Section 6.09 Restoration of Rights and
Remedies
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Section 6.10 Rights and Remedies
Cumulative
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Section 6.11 Delay or Omission Not
Waiver
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Section 6.12 Trustee May File Proofs of
Claim
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75
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Section 6.14 Undertaking for
Costs
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ARTICLE 7
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TRUSTEE
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Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee
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76
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Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee
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Section 7.03 Individual Rights of
Trustee
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Section 7.04 Trustee’s
Disclaimer
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Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults
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Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders
of the Notes
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Section 7.07 Compensation and
Indemnity
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Section 7.08 Replacement of
Trustee
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Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger,
etc
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Section 7.10 Eligibility;
Disqualification
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Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of
Claims Against Issuer
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ARTICLE 8
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LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT
DEFEASANCE
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Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
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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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Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government
Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous
Provisions
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Section 8.06 Repayment to Issuer
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Section 8.07 Reinstatement
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ARTICLE 9
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AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND
WAIVER
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Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of
Notes
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Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of
Notes
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Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust
Indenture Act
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Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of
Consents
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86
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Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of
Notes
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Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments,
etc
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87
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ARTICLE 10
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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
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Section 10.01 Intercreditor
Agreement
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88
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ARTICLE 11
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COLLATERAL
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Section 11.01 Security Documents
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Section 11.02 Collateral Agent
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Section 11.03 Authorization of Actions to
Be Taken
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Section 11.04 Release of
Collateral
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89
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Section 11.05 Filing, Recording and
Opinions
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Section 11.06 Powers Exercisable by
Receiver or Trustee
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APPLICATION OF TRUST
MONIES
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Section 12.01 Collateral Account
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91
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Section 12.02 Withdrawal of Net Cash
Proceeds in Connection with Reinvestments
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91
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Section 12.03 Withdrawal of Net Cash
Proceeds to Fund an Offer or Release Following an Offer
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Section 12.04 Investment of Trust
Monies
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Section 12.05 Application of other Trust
Monies
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ARTICLE 13
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GUARANTEES
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Section 13.02 Limitation on Guarantor
Liability
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Section 13.03 Execution and
Delivery
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Section 13.04 Subrogation
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Section 13.05 Benefits
Acknowledged
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Section 13.06 Release of
Guarantees
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ARTICLE 14
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SATISFACTION AND
DISCHARGE
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Section 14.01 Satisfaction and
Discharge
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Section 14.02 Application of Trust
Money
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ARTICLE 15
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 15.01 Trust Indenture Act
Controls
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Section 15.03 Communication by Holders of
Notes with Other Holders of Notes
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Section 15.04 Certificate and Opinion as to
Conditions Precedent
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Section 15.05 Statements Required in
Certificate or Opinion
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Section 15.06 Rules by Trustee and
Agents
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Section 15.07 No Personal Liability of
Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders
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Section 15.08 Governing Law
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Section 15.09 Force Majeure
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Section 15.11 Severability
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Section 15.12 Counterpart
Originals
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Section 15.13 Table of Contents, Headings,
etc
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Section 15.14 Qualification of
Indenture
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Section 15.15 USA Patriot Act
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Exhibit B Form
of Certificate of Transfer
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Exhibit
B-1 Form of
Certificate for Acquiring Institutional Accredited
Investor
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Exhibit C Form
of Certificate of Exchange
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Exhibit D Form
of Supplemental Indenture to Be Delivered by Subsequent
Guarantors
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INDENTURE,
dated as of June 30, 2009, among Oxford Industries, Inc., a
Georgia corporation (the “ Issuer ”), the
Guarantors (as defined herein) listed on the signature pages
hereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking
association duly organized and existing under the laws of the
United States of America, as Trustee.
WHEREAS,
the Issuer has duly authorized the creation of an issue of
$150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 11.375% Senior Secured
Notes due 2015 (the “ Initial Notes
”);
WHEREAS,
the Issuer and each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the
execution and delivery of this Indenture;
WHEREAS,
all things necessary (i) to make the Notes, when executed by
the Issuer and authenticated and delivered hereunder and duly
issued by the Issuer, the valid obligations of the Company, and
(ii) to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer,
all in accordance with their respective terms, have been done;
and
NOW,
THEREFORE, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as
follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable
benefit of the Holders of the Notes.
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY
REFERENCE
Section 1.01 Definitions
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“
144A Global Note ” means a Global Note substantially
in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, as the case
may be, bearing the Global Note Legend, the OID 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.
“
ABL Obligations ” means (x) the Indebtedness and
other obligations which are secured by a Lien on the Collateral
permitted by clause (b) of the definition of “Permitted
Liens” (or to the extent designated to the Trustee in an
Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer, clause (q) of the
definition of “Permitted Liens”) and
(y) obligations in respect of “Bank Products” (as
defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) that are permitted to be
secured pursuant to the definition of “Permitted
Liens.”
“
ABL Priority Collateral ” has the meaning set forth in
the Intercreditor Agreement.
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Acquired Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any
specified Person, Indebtedness of any other Person
(1) existing at the time such other Person is consolidated or
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 consolidating or
merging with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such specified
Person, or (2) assumed in connection with the acquisition of
assets from such other Person, in each case, whether or not such
Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of
such acquisition, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Acquired Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness of
such other Person that is extinguished, retired or repaid
concurrently with such other Person becoming a Restricted
Subsidiary of, or at the time it is consolidated or merged with or
into, such specified Person.
“
Additional Interest ” means all additional interest
then owing pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“
Additional Notes ” means additional Notes (other than
the Initial Notes and other than Exchange Notes issued in exchange
for such Initial Notes) issued from time to time under this
Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.01, 4.05 and 4.08, it
being understood that any Notes issued in exchange for or
replacement of any Notes shall not be Additional Notes.
“
Adjusted Treasury Rate ” means the rate per annum
equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the
Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable
Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount)
equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for the redemption date,
calculated in accordance with standard market practice.
“
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified
Person: (1) any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person; (2) any other Person that
owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class or series of
such specified Person’s (or any of such Person’s direct
or indirect parent’s) Capital Stock or any officer or
director of any such specified Person or other Person or, with
respect to any natural person, any Person having a relationship
with such Person by blood, marriage or adoption not more remote
than first cousin; or (3) any other Person 10% or more of the
Voting Stock of which is beneficially owned or held directly or
indirectly by such specified Person. For the purposes of this
definition, “ control ” when used with respect
to any specified Person means the power to direct the management
and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether
through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
and the terms “ controlling ” and “
controlled ” have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
“
Agent ” means any Registrar or Paying
Agent.
“
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/or
Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.
“
Asset Sale ” means any sale, issuance, conveyance,
transfer, lease or other disposition (including, without
limitation, by way of merger, consolidation or sale and leaseback
transaction) (collectively, a “ transfer ”),
directly or indirectly, in one or a series of related transactions,
of:
(1) any Capital
Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) all or
substantially all of the properties and assets of any division or
line of business of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;
or
(3) any other
properties or assets (including any transfer by written contract by
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to any other Person of any
of its rights to receive all or a portion of the proceeds from the
sale by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any such asset
or properties) of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary other
than in the ordinary course of business.
For
the purposes of this definition, the term “Asset Sale”
shall not include any transfer of properties and assets
(A) that is
governed by the provisions of Section 5.01;
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(B) that is by the
Issuer to any Restricted Subsidiary or by any Restricted Subsidiary
to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the
terms of this Indenture; provided that no transfer of Note
Priority Collateral to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a
Guarantor shall be included in the exception created by this clause
(B),
(C) that would be
within the definition of “Restricted Payment” in
Section 4.06 and would be permitted to be made as a Restricted
Payment under Section 4.06,
(D) that is a
disposition of Receivables and Related Assets in a Qualified
Securitization Transaction for the Fair Market Value thereof
including cash or Cash Equivalents in an amount at least equal to
75% of the Fair Market Value thereof,
(E) that are
obsolete, damaged or worn out equipment or otherwise unsuitable for
use in the ordinary course of business,
(F) that is the
disposition of Capital Stock of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary,
(G) that is
the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash
Equivalents,
(H) that is the
issuance of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer
or to another Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization
Entity),
(I) that is the
sale, transfer or disposition deemed to occur in connection with
creating or granting any Liens permitted by
Section 4.08,
(J) that is the
transfer of assets in connection with an Investment permitted by
clause (8) or clause (13) of the definition of
“Permitted Investment,”
(K) the Fair
Market Value of which in the aggregate does not exceed
$5 million in any transaction or series of related
transactions, or
(L) consisting of
the licensing of any intellectual property in the ordinary course
of business of the Issuer and its Restricted
Subsidiaries.
“
Average Life to Stated Maturity ” means, as of the
date of determination with respect to any Indebtedness, the
quotient obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the product of
(a) the number of years from the date of determination to the
date or dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of
such Indebtedness multiplied by (b) the amount of each such
principal payment by (2) the sum of all such principal
payments.
“
Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, United States
Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, or any similar United States
federal or state law or foreign law relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership, winding up, liquidation, reorganization
or relief of debtors or any amendment to, succession to or change
in any such law.
“
Board of Directors ” means the board of directors or
comparable governing body of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the
case may be, or any duly authorized committee of such board or
comparable governing body.
“
Business Day ” means each day which is not a Saturday,
a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New
York, the city in which the principal corporate trust office of
the
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Trustee is
located or at a place of payment are authorized or required by law,
regulation or executive order to remain closed.
“
Capital Lease Obligation ” of any Person means any
obligation of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a
Consolidated basis under any capital lease of (or other agreement
conveying the right to use) real or personal property which, in
accordance with GAAP, is required to be recorded as a capitalized
lease obligation.
“
Capital Stock ” of any Person means any and all
shares, interests, participations, rights in or other equivalents
(however designated) of such Person’s capital stock, other
equity interests whether now outstanding or issued after the Issue
Date, partnership interests (whether general or limited), limited
liability company interests, 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, including any Preferred Stock, and any rights (other than
debt securities convertible into Capital Stock), warrants or
options exchangeable for or convertible into such Capital
Stock.
“
Cash Equivalents ” means
(1) any evidence
of Indebtedness issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured
by the United States or any agency or instrumentality
thereof,
(2) deposits,
certificates of deposit or acceptances of any financial institution
that is a member of the Federal Reserve System and whose senior
unsecured debt is rated at least “A-1” by S&P, or
at least “P-1” by Moody’s or any respective
successor agency,
(3) commercial
paper with a maturity of 365 days or less issued by a
corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Issuer) organized and
existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia and rated at least
“A-1” by S&P and at least “P-1” by
Moody’s or any respective successor agency,
(4) repurchase
agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating to marketable
direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the
United States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the
full faith and credit of the United States maturing within
365 days from the date of acquisition,
(5) demand and
time deposits with a domestic commercial bank that is a member of
the Federal Reserve System that are FDIC insured, and
(6) money market
funds which invest substantially all of their assets in securities
described in the preceding clauses (1) through (5).
“ Change
of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following
events:
(1) any
“person” or “group” (as such terms are used
in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and
13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person shall be deemed
to have beneficial ownership of all shares that such Person has the
right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or
only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more
than 50% of the total outstanding Voting Stock of the
Issuer;
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(2) during any
period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning
of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the Issuer
(together with any new directors whose election to such board or
whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Issuer was
approved by a vote of a majority of the directors then still in
office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or
whose election or nomination for election was previously so
approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of such
Board of Directors then in office;
(3) the Issuer
consolidates with or merges with or into any Person or sells,
assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of all or
substantially all of its and its Restricted Subsidiaries’
assets to any Person, or any Person consolidates with or merges
into or with the Issuer, in any such event pursuant to a
transaction in which the outstanding Voting Stock of the Issuer is
converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property,
other than any such transaction where
(A) the
outstanding Voting Stock of the Issuer is converted into or
exchanged for (1) Voting Stock of the surviving corporation
which is not Redeemable Capital Stock or (2) cash, securities
and other property (other than Capital Stock of the surviving
corporation) in an amount which could be paid by the Issuer as a
Restricted Payment under Section 4.06 (and such amount shall
be treated as a Restricted Payment for purposes of
Section 4.06) and
(B) immediately
after such transaction, no “person” or
“group” is the beneficial owner (as defined in
Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a
Person shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all
securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether such
right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of
time), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total
outstanding Voting Stock of the surviving corporation;
or
(4) the Issuer is
liquidated or dissolved or adopts a plan of liquidation or
dissolution other than in a transaction which complies with
Section 5.01.
For purposes of
this definition, any transfer of an equity interest of an entity
that was formed for the purpose of acquiring Voting Stock of the
Issuer will be deemed to be a transfer of such portion of such
Voting Stock as corresponds to the portion of the equity of such
entity that has been so transferred.
“
Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking,
Société Anonyme.
“
Collateral ” means, collectively, all of the property
and assets that are from time to time subject to the Lien of
(i) the Security Documents (other than the Intercreditor
Agreement) or (ii) the last sentence of Section 5.4(a) of
the Intercreditor Agreement, including the Liens, if any, required
pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.
“
Collateral Account ” means the collateral account
established pursuant to Section 12.01.
“
Collateral Agent ” means the Trustee, in its capacity
as Collateral Agent for the holders of Notes and Permitted
Additional Pari Passu Obligations, together with its successors in
such capacity.
“
Commodity Price Protection Agreement ” means any
forward contract, commodity swap, commodity option or other similar
agreement or arrangement relating to, or the value of which is
dependent upon, fluctuations in commodity prices and which does not
increase the amount of Indebtedness
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or other
obligations of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding
other than as a result of fluctuations in commodity prices or by
reason of fees, indemnities and compensation payable
thereunder.
“
Comparable Treasury Issue ” means the U.S. Treasury
security selected by an Independent Investment Banker that would be
used, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary
financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt
securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the
Notes (assuming the Notes matured on July 15,
2012).
“
Comparable Treasury Price ” means either (1) the
average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the
redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations or (2) if the Trustee
obtains fewer than three such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations,
the average of all quotations obtained.
“
Consolidated EBITDA ” means for any period, the sum,
without duplication, of Consolidated Net Income (Loss), and
(A) in each case to the extent deducted in computing
Consolidated Net Income (Loss) for such period,
(i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) Consolidated Income
Tax Expense and (iii) Consolidated Non-cash Charges for such
period, of such Person all determined in accordance with GAAP, less
(B) (i) all non-cash items increasing or decreasing
Consolidated Net Income for such period and (ii) all cash
payments during such period relating to Consolidated Non-cash
Charges added back to Consolidated Net Income (Loss) pursuant to
clause (A)(iii) or (B)(i) above in any prior period for purposes of
calculating Consolidated EBITDA for such prior period;
provided that Consolidated EBITDA shall exclude
(x) gain or loss on early retirement of Indebtedness and
(y) any charges incurred as a result of LIFO
adjustments.
“
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” of any
Person means, for any period of the most recent four fiscal
quarters for which consolidated financial statements of the Issuer
are available (the “ Four Quarter Period ”), the
ratio of
(a) Consolidated
EBITDA for such Four Quarter Period to
(b) Consolidated
Interest Expense for such Four Quarter Period (but excluding from
Consolidated Interest Expense for this purpose (i) the
amortization, expensing or write-off of deferred financing fees
relating to the incurrence of Indebtedness and (ii) the
accretion of original issue discount on the Initial Notes and any
Exchange Notes issued in exchange therefor),
in the case of
each of clauses (a) and (b) after giving pro forma
effect to:
(1) the incurrence
of the Indebtedness giving rise to the need to make such
calculation and (if applicable) the application of the net proceeds
therefrom, including to refinance other Indebtedness, as if such
Indebtedness was incurred, and the application of such proceeds
occurred, on the first day of such Four Quarter Period;
(2) the
incurrence, repayment or retirement of any other Indebtedness by
the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the first day of
such Four Quarter Period as if such Indebtedness was incurred,
repaid or retired at the beginning of such Four Quarter Period
(except that, in making such computation, the amount of
Indebtedness under any revolving credit facility shall be computed
based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during
such Four Quarter Period);
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(3) in the case of
Acquired Indebtedness or any acquisition occurring at the time of
the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the related acquisition,
assuming such acquisition had been consummated on the first day of
such Four Quarter Period; and
(4) any
acquisition or disposition by the Issuer and its Restricted
Subsidiaries of any company or any business or any assets out of
the ordinary course of business, whether by merger, stock purchase
or sale or asset purchase or sale, or any related repayment of
Indebtedness, in each case since the first day of such Four Quarter
Period and prior to the date of determination, assuming such
acquisition or disposition had been consummated on the first day of
such Four Quarter Period;
(1) in making such
computation, the Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to
interest on any Indebtedness computed on a pro forma basis
and (A) bearing a floating interest rate shall be computed as
if the rate in effect on the date of computation had been the
applicable rate for the entire Four Quarter Period and
(B) which was not outstanding during the Four Quarter Period
which bears, at the option of such Person, a fixed or floating rate
of interest, shall be computed by applying at the option of such
Person either the fixed or floating rate;
(2) in making such
computation, the Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person
attributable to interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving
credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be
computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness
during the applicable Four Quarter Period; and
(3) whenever
pro forma effect is to be given to an acquisition or
disposition, such pro forma calculation will be determined
in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the
Securities Act or any successor provision.
“
Consolidated Income Tax Expense ” of any Person means,
for any period, the provision for federal, state, local and foreign
income taxes of such Person and its consolidated Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“
Consolidated Interest Expense ” of any Person means,
without duplication, for any period, the sum of
(a) the interest
expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such
period, on a consolidated basis, including, without
limitation,
(1) amortization
of debt discount,
(2) the net cost
(benefit) associated with Interest Rate Agreements (including
amortization of discounts),
(3) the interest
portion of any deferred payment obligation,
(4) all
commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect
to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing
and
(5) accrued
interest, plus
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(b) (1) the
interest component of the Capital Lease Obligations paid, accrued
and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries during such period and
(2) all
capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, plus
(c) the interest
expense under any Guaranteed Debt of such Person and any Restricted
Subsidiary to the extent not included under clause (a)(4) above,
whether or not paid by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries,
plus
(d) dividend
requirements of the Issuer with respect to Redeemable Capital Stock
and of any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to Preferred Stock
(except, in either case, dividends payable solely in shares of
Qualified Capital Stock of the Issuer or such Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be).
“
Consolidated Net Income (Loss) ” of any Person means,
for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of such
Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a
consolidated basis as determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted,
to the extent included in calculating such net income (or loss), by
excluding, without duplication,
(1) all
extraordinary gains or losses net of taxes (less all fees and
expenses relating thereto),
(2) the portion of
net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis allocable to minority interests in
unconsolidated Persons or Unrestricted Subsidiaries to the extent
that cash dividends or distributions have not actually been
received by such Person or one of its consolidated Restricted
Subsidiaries,
(3) any gain or
loss, net of taxes, realized upon the termination of any employee
pension benefit plan,
(4) gains or
losses, net of taxes (less all fees and expenses relating thereto),
in respect of dispositions of assets other than in the ordinary
course of business,
(5) the net income
of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration of
dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of
that income is not at the time permitted, directly or indirectly,
by operation of the terms of its charter, any agreement or
applicable law, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or
other distributions actually paid to the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary,
(6) any net gain
or loss arising from the acquisition of any securities or
extinguishment, under GAAP, of any Indebtedness of such
Person,
(7) any non-cash
goodwill or intangible asset impairment charges resulting from the
application of SFAS No. 142,
(8) any non-cash
charges incurred relating to the underfunded portion of any pension
plan,
(9) any non-cash
charges resulting from the application of SFAS
No. 123,
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(10) all deferred
financing costs written off, and premiums paid, in connection with
any early extinguishment of Indebtedness,
(11) any non-cash
compensation charges or other non-cash expenses or charges arising
from the grant of or issuance or repricing of stock, stock options
or other equity-based awards or any amendment, modification,
substitution or change of any such stock, stock options or other
equity-based awards, and
(12) any non-cash
impairment charges recorded with respect to long-lived assets in
connection with the application of SFAS No. 144 and any
non-cash write-downs attributable to joint ventures held by the
Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under APB
19.
“
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets ” of any Person
means, for any period, the total amount of assets (less applicable
reserves and other properly deductible items) after deducting (1)
all current liabilities and (2) all goodwill, trade names,
trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and
other intangibles, all as set forth on the Issuer’s most
recent consolidated balance sheet and computed in accordance with
GAAP.
“
Consolidated Non-cash Charges ” of any Person means,
for any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other
non-cash charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on
a Consolidated basis for such period, as determined in accordance
with GAAP (excluding any non-cash charge which requires an accrual
or reserve for cash charges for any future period).
“
Consolidated Total Debt ” means, as of any date of
determination, an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of
all outstanding Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Restricted
Subsidiaries that would be required to be reflected on a
consolidated balance sheet (excluding the notes thereto) of the
Issuer as of such date.
“
Consolidated Total Debt Ratio ” means, as of any date
of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on
the date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the
Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recent four
fiscal quarter period, ending prior to such date for which the
Issuer has consolidated financial statements available, in each
case with such pro forma adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA
as are consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions
set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio.”
“
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee ” shall be at
the address of the Trustee specified in Section 15.02 or such
other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the
Holders and the Issuer.
“
Credit Agreement ” means the Second Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, dated August 15, 2008, as amended,
among the Issuer and certain of its Subsidiaries, as borrowers
thereunder, the Issuer’s Subsidiaries which are guarantors
thereof, certain lenders party thereto, and certain agents party
thereto, together with the related documents, instruments and
agreements executed in connection therewith (including, without
limitation, any guarantees, notes and security documents), as such
agreement, in whole or in part, in one or more instances, may be
amended, renewed, extended, substituted, refinanced, restructured,
replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
(including increasing the amount available for borrowing thereunder
and including refinancing with the same or different lenders or
agents or any agreement extending the maturity of, or increasing
the commitments to extend, Indebtedness or any commitment to extend
such Indebtedness, and any successor or replacement agreements and
whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of
lenders).
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“
Credit Facility ” means one or more credit or debt
facilities (including, without limitation, any credit or debt
facilities provided under the Credit Agreement), commercial paper
facilities or other debt instruments, indentures or agreements
providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, letters of credit
or other debt obligations, in each case, as amended, restated,
modified, renewed, refunded, restructured, supplemented, replaced
or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time, including
without limitation any amendment increasing the amount of
Indebtedness incurred or available to be borrowed thereunder,
extending the maturity of any Indebtedness incurred thereunder or
contemplated thereby or deleting, adding or substituting one or
more parties thereto (whether or not such added or substituted
parties are banks or other lenders).
“
Currency Hedging Agreements ” means foreign exchange
contracts, currency swap agreements or other similar agreements or
arrangements designed to protect against the fluctuations in
currency values and that relate to (1) Indebtedness of the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary and/or (2) obligations to
purchase or sell assets or properties; provided ,
however , that such Currency Hedging Agreements do not
increase the Indebtedness or other obligations of the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary outstanding other than as a result of
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates or by reason of
fees, indemnities and compensation payable thereunder.
“
Custodian ” means the Paying Agent and Registrar, as
custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any
successor entity thereto.
“
Default ” means any event which is, or after notice or
passage of time 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(c), (e) or (f), substantially in the form of
Exhibit A 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 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.
“
Designated Non-cash Consideration ” means the Fair
Market Value, as set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, of
non-cash consideration received by the Issuer or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset
Sale.
“
Discharge of ABL Obligations ” has the meaning
provided in the Intercreditor Agreement.
“
Disinterested Director ” means, with respect to any
transaction or series of related transactions, a member of the
Board of Directors of the Issuer who does not have any material
direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such
transaction or series of related transactions.
“
Equity Offering ” means any public offering or private
sale for cash of common stock (other than Redeemable Capital Stock)
of the Issuer (other than public offerings with respect to a
registration statement on Form S-4 (or any successor form covering
substantially the same transactions), Form S-8 (or any successor
form covering substantially the same transactions) or otherwise
relating to equity securities issuable under any employee benefit
plan of the Issuer).
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“
Euroclear ” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as
operator of the Euroclear system.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and
regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
“
Exchange Notes ” means any notes issued in exchange
for the Notes pursuant to Section 2.06(f).
“
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.
“
Excluded Subsidiary ” shall mean any Person acquired
or formed after August 15, 2008 which (i) is a Subsidiary
of the Issuer, (ii) is not a wholly owned Subsidiary of the
Issuer and (iii) is (or whose parent is) contractually
prohibited from becoming a Guarantor or granting a Lien in favor of
the Collateral Agent or having its Capital Stock pledged to secure
the Indenture Obligations and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations; provided , however , if such
Subsidiary is not contractually prohibited from taking all of the
actions described in clause (iii) above, then it shall be
deemed an “Excluded Subsidiary” only with respect to
the actions which it or its parent is contractually prohibited from
taking.
“
Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any asset
or property, the sale value that would be obtained in an
arm’s-length transaction between an informed and willing
seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing
buyer under no compulsion to buy. Fair Market Value shall be
determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer acting in good
faith.
“
Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary
of the Issuer that (x) is not organized under the laws of the
United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or
(y) was organized under the laws of the United States or any
state thereof or the District of Columbia and that has no material
assets other than Capital Stock of one or more foreign entities of
the type described in clause (x) above and is not a guarantor
of Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement (including, without
limitation, Oxford Private Limited of Delaware, Inc.).
“
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 Issue
Date.
“
Global Note Legend ” means the legend set forth in
Section 2.06(g)(ii), which is required to be placed on all
Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
“
Global Notes ” means, individually and collectively,
each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global
Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto,
issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b), 2.06(d),
2.06(f) or 2.06(j).
“
Government Securities ” means securities that
are:
(1) direct
obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment
of which its full faith and credit is pledged; or
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(2) obligations of
a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or
instrumentality of the United States of America the timely payment
of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit
obligation by the United States of America,
which, in
either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the
issuers thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued
by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities
Act) as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities or
a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such
Government Securities held by such custodian for the account of the
holder of such depository receipt; provided that (except as
required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any
deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository
receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the
Government Securities or the specific payment of principal of or
interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depository
receipt.
“
Guarantee ” means the guarantee by any Guarantor of
the Issuer’s Indenture Obligations made pursuant to
Article 13.
“
Guaranteed Debt ” of any Person means, without
duplication, all Indebtedness of any other Person referred to in
the definition of “Indebtedness” below guaranteed
directly or indirectly in any manner by such Person, or in effect
guaranteed directly or indirectly by such Person through an
agreement
(1) to pay or
purchase such Indebtedness or to advance or supply funds for the
payment or purchase of such Indebtedness,
(2) to purchase,
sell or lease (as lessee or lessor) property, or to purchase or
sell services, primarily for the purpose of enabling the debtor to
make payment of such Indebtedness or to assure the holder of such
Indebtedness against loss,
(3) to supply
funds to, or in any other manner invest in, the debtor (including
any agreement to pay for property or services without requiring
that such property be received or such services be
rendered),
(4) to maintain
working capital or equity capital of the debtor, or otherwise to
maintain the net worth, solvency or other financial condition of
the debtor or to cause such debtor to achieve certain levels of
financial performance or
(5) otherwise to
assure a creditor against loss;
provided that the term “guarantee” shall not
include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in
the ordinary course of business.
“
Guarantor ” means any Subsidiary which is a Guarantor
of the Notes, including any Person that is required after the Issue
Date to execute a Guarantee of the Notes pursuant to
Section 4.10, until a successor replaces such party pursuant
to Section 5.01 and, thereafter, shall mean such
successor.
“
Holder ” means the Person in whose name a Note is
registered in the Note Register.
“
IAI Global Note ” means a Global Note substantially in
the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note
Legend, the Private Placement Legend, and the OID 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.
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“
Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person,
without duplication,
(1) all
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred
purchase price of property or services, excluding any trade
payables and other accrued current liabilities arising in the
ordinary course of business, but including, without limitation, all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in connection
with any letters of credit issued under letter of credit
facilities, acceptance facilities or other similar
facilities,
(2) all
obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or
other similar instruments,
(3) all
indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other
title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such
Person (even if the rights and remedies of the seller or lender
under such agreement in the event of default are limited to
repossession or sale of such property), but excluding trade
payables arising in the ordinary course of business,
(4) all
obligations under Interest Rate Agreements, Currency Hedging
Agreements or Commodity Price Protection Agreements of such Person
(the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the
termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to
such obligation that would be payable by such Person at such
time),
(5) all Capital
Lease Obligations of such Person,
(6) all
Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above
of other Persons, the payment of which is secured by (or for which
the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent
or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or with respect to
property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract
rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not
assumed or become liable for the payment of such
Indebtedness,
(7) all Guaranteed
Debt of such Person,
(8) all Redeemable
Capital Stock issued by such Person valued at the greater of its
voluntary or involuntary maximum fixed repurchase price plus
accrued and unpaid dividends,
(9) all amounts
outstanding and other obligations of such Person in respect of a
Qualified Securitization Transaction, and
(10) attributable
debt with respect to sale and leaseback transactions.
For purposes
hereof, the “ maximum fixed repurchase price ”
of any Redeemable Capital Stock which does not have a fixed
repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms
of such Redeemable Capital Stock as if such Redeemable Capital
Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be
required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such
price is based upon, or measured by, the Fair Market Value of such
Redeemable Capital Stock, such Fair Market Value to be determined
in good faith by the Board of Directors of the issuer of such
Redeemable Capital Stock.
“
Indenture ” means this Indenture, as amended or
supplemented from time to time.
“
Indenture Obligations ” means the obligations of the
Issuer and any other obligor under this Indenture or under the
Notes, including any Guarantor, to pay principal of, premium, if
any, and interest when due and payable, and all other amounts due
or to become due under or in connection with this
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Indenture, the
Notes and the performance of all other obligations to the Trustee
and the Holders under this Indenture and the Notes, according to
the respective terms thereof.
“
Independent Investment Banker ” means one of the
Reference Treasury Dealers that the Issuer appoints.
“
Indirect Participant ” means a Person who holds a
beneficial interest in a Global Note through a
Participant.
“
Initial Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals hereto.
“
Initial Purchasers ” means Banc of America Securities
LLC, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Credit Suisse Securities
(USA) LLC and the other initial purchasers party to the
purchase agreement related to the Notes.
“
Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding ”
means:
(1) any case
commenced by or against the Issuer or any Guarantor under any
Bankruptcy Law for the relief of debtors, any other proceeding for
the reorganization, recapitalization or adjustment or marshalling
of the assets or liabilities of the Issuer or any Guarantor, any
receivership or assignment for the benefit of creditors relating to
the Issuer or any Guarantor or any similar case or proceeding
relative to the Issuer or any Guarantor 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 Issuer or any Guarantor, 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 Issuer or any Guarantor 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 is not also a QIB.
“
Intercreditor Agreement ” means the Intercreditor
Agreement dated as of June 30, 2009 by and among SunTrust
Bank, as initial ABL Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as
notes agent, the Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors, as
amended, modified, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to
time.
“
Interest Payment Date ” means January 15 and
July 15 of each year to Maturity.
“
Interest Rate Agreements ” means interest rate
protection agreements (including, without limitation, interest rate
swaps, caps, floors, collars and similar agreements) and/or other
types of interest rate hedging agreements or arrangements designed
to protect against or manage exposure to fluctuations in interest
rates in respect of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary.
“
Investment ” means, with respect to any Person,
directly or indirectly, any advance, loan (including guarantees) or
other extension of credit or capital contribution to (by means of
any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for
property or services for the account or use of others), or any
purchase, acquisition or ownership by such Person of any Capital
Stock, bonds, notes, debentures
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or other
securities issued by, any other Person and all other items that
would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP. “Investment” shall exclude direct
or indirect advances to customers or suppliers in the ordinary
course of business that are, in conformity with GAAP, recorded as
accounts receivable, prepaid expenses or deposits on the
Issuer’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s balance sheet,
endorsements for collection or deposit arising in the ordinary
course of business and extensions of trade credit on commercially
reasonable terms in accordance with normal trade practices. If the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer sells or
otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of any direct or indirect
Subsidiary of the Issuer such that, after giving effect to any such
sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary of the
Issuer (other than the sale of all of the outstanding Capital Stock
of such Subsidiary), the Issuer will be deemed to have made an
Investment on the date of such sale or disposition equal to the
Fair Market Value of the Issuer’s Investments in such
Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount
determined as provided in Section 4.09.
“
Issue Date ” means the original issue date of the
Notes under this Indenture.
“
Issuer ” means Oxford Industries, Inc, a corporation
incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia, until a
successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Issuer”
shall mean such successor Person.
“
Letter of Transmittal ” means the letter of
transmittal to be prepared by the Issuer and sent to all Holders of
the Notes for use by such Holders in connection with the Exchange
Offer.
“
Lien ” means any mortgage or deed of trust, charge,
pledge, lien (statutory or otherwise), privilege, security
interest, assignment, deposit, arrangement, easement,
hypothecation, claim, preference, priority or other encumbrance
upon or with respect to any property of any kind (including any
conditional sale, capital lease or other title retention agreement,
any leases in the nature thereof, and any agreement to give any
security interest), real or personal, movable or immovable, now
owned or hereafter acquired. A Person will be deemed to own subject
to a Lien any property which it has acquired or holds subject to
the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale
agreement, Capital Lease Obligation or other title retention
agreement.
“
Maturity ” means, when used with respect to the Notes,
the date on which the principal of the Notes becomes due and
payable as therein provided or as provided in this Indenture,
whether at Stated Maturity, the Offer Date or the redemption date
and whether by declaration of acceleration, Offer in respect of
Excess Proceeds, Change of Control Offer in respect of a Change of
Control, call for redemption or otherwise.
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.
“
Net Cash Proceeds ” means
(a) with respect
to any Asset Sale by any Person, the proceeds thereof (without
duplication in respect of all Asset Sales) in the form of cash or
Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment
obligations when received in the form of, or stock or other assets
when disposed of for, cash or Cash Equivalents (except to the
extent that such obligations are financed or sold with recourse to
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary) net of
(1) brokerage
commissions and other reasonable fees and expenses (including fees
and expenses of counsel and investment bankers) related to such
Asset Sale,
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(2) provisions for
all taxes payable as a result of such Asset Sale,
(3) except in the
case of Liens ranking junior to the Liens securing the Notes,
payments made to retire Indebtedness where payment of such
Indebtedness is secured by the assets or properties the subject of
such Asset Sale,
(4) in the case of
an Asset Sale by a Restricted Subsidiary, distributions and other
payments required to be made to minority shareholders, partners or
members of such Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset
Sale,
(5) amounts
required to be paid to any Person (other than the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary) owning a beneficial interest in the assets
subject to the Asset Sale and
(6) appropriate
amounts to be provided by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary,
as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against
any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, after such
Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other
post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to
environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification
obligations associated with such Asset Sale, all as reflected in an
Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee;
and
(b) with respect
to any issuance or sale of Subordinated Indebtedness, Capital Stock
or options, warrants or rights to purchase Capital Stock, or debt
securities or Capital Stock that have been converted into or
exchanged for Capital Stock as referred to in Section 4.06,
the proceeds of such issuance or sale in the form of cash or Cash
Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment
obligations when received in the form of, or stock or other assets
when disposed of for, cash or Cash Equivalents (except to the
extent that such obligations are financed or sold with recourse to
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary), net of attorney’s
fees, accountant’s fees and brokerage, consultation,
underwriting and other fees and expenses actually incurred in
connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or
payable as a result thereof.
“
Non-recourse Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any
Person, Indebtedness of such Person as to which the Issuer and any
Restricted Subsidiary may not be directly or indirectly liable (by
virtue of the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary being the
primary obligor on, guarantor of, or otherwise liable in any
respect to, such Indebtedness), and which, upon the occurrence of a
default with respect to such Indebtedness, does not result in, or
permit any holder of any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary to declare, a default on such Indebtedness of
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or cause the payment of
Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to be
accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity.
“
Non-U.S. Person ” means a Person who is not a U.S.
Person.
“
Note Liens ” means all Liens in favor of the
Collateral Agent on Collateral securing the Indenture Obligations
and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.
“
Notes ” means any Note authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture including Initial Notes, Exchange Notes and
any Additional Notes.
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“
Note Priority Collateral ” means Collateral
constituting Note Priority Collateral under the Intercreditor
Agreement.
“
Obligations ” means any principal, premium, interest
(including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a
petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the
rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto,
whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable
state, federal or foreign law), penalties, fees, indemnifications,
reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to
letters of credit and banker’s acceptances), damages and
other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal,
interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements,
damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation
governing any Indebtedness.
“
Offering Memorandum ” means the offering memorandum,
dated June 23, 2009, relating to the sale of the Initial
Notes.
“
Officer ” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief
Executive Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President,
Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the
Secretary of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as applicable.
“
Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate
signed on behalf of the Issuer by an Officer of the Issuer or on
behalf of a Guarantor by an Officer of such Guarantor (or, if
applicable, such Guarantor’s sole member or general partner)
as applicable, that meets the requirements set forth in this
Indenture.
“
OID Legend ” means the legend set forth in
Section 2.06(g)(iv) to be placed on all Notes issued under
this Indenture that have more than a de minimis amount of original
issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
“
Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from
legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The
counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer or the
Trustee.
“
Pari Passu Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of
the Issuer that is not contractually subordinated to the
Notes.
“
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).
“
Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations ” means
obligations under any Additional Notes or any other Indebtedness
(whether or not consisting of Additional Notes) secured by the Note
Liens; provided that if, after giving effect to the
Incurrence thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Permitted
Additional Pari Passu Obligations issued following the Issue Date
would exceed $50 million (excluding any Indebtedness secured
by the Note Liens in reliance on clause (q) of the definition
of “Permitted Liens”), then immediately after giving
effect to the incurrence of such Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations, the Consolidated Total Debt Ratio of the Issuer and
its Restricted Subsidiaries would be less than or equal to
3.25:1.0; provided that (i) the trustee or agent under
such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligation executes a joinder
agreement to the Security Agreement in the form attached thereto
agreeing to be bound thereby and (ii) the Issuer has
designated such Indebtedness as “Permitted Additional Pari
Passu Obligations” under the Security Agreement.
“
Permitted Business ” means the business conducted by
the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and
the business reasonably related, complementary or ancillary
thereto, including reasonably related extensions or expansions
thereof.
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“
Permitted Investment ” means
(1) Investments in
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a
Securitization Entity and other than a transfer of Note Priority
Collateral to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor) or
any Person which, as a result of such Investment, (a) becomes
a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity) or
(b) is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or
conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into,
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a
Securitization Entity);
(2) Indebtedness
of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary described under clauses
(3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of the definition of
“Permitted Indebtedness”;
(3) Investments in
any of the Notes;
(4) Investments in
Cash Equivalents;
(5) Investments
acquired by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection
with an Asset Sale permitted by Section 4.09 to the extent
such Investments are non-cash proceeds as permitted
thereunder;
(6) Investments by
the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in a Securitization Entity in
connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction, which
Investment consists of a retained interest in transferred
Receivables and Related Assets;
(7)
(x) Investments in existence on the Issue Date and (y) an
Investment in any Person to the extent such Investment replaces or
refinances an Investment covered by clause (x) above or this clause
(y) in an amount not exceeding the amount of the Investment
being replaced or refinanced; provided , however ,
that the Investment under clause (y) is on terms and
conditions no less favorable to the Issuer and its Restricted
Subsidiaries taken as a whole than the Investment being replaced or
refinanced;
(8) Investments in
a Related Business Entity in the aggregate amount outstanding at
any one time of up to 2.5% of the Issuer’s Consolidated Net
Tangible Assets;
(9) Investments in
a Person whose primary business is a Permitted Business acquired in
exchange for the issuance of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable
Capital Stock of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary or Preferred
Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary) or acquired with the net cash
proceeds received by the Issuer after the Issue Date from the
issuance and sale of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock of
the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary or Preferred Stock of a
Restricted Subsidiary); provided that such Net Cash Proceeds
are used to make such Investment within 30 days of the receipt
thereof and the amount of all such Net Cash Proceeds will be
excluded from Section 4.06(a)(3)(B);
(10) Investments
in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and
lease, utility and worker’s compensation, performance and
other similar deposits provided to third parties in the ordinary
course of business;
(11) loans or
advances to employees of the Issuer in the ordinary course of
business for bona fide business purposes of the Issuer and its
Restricted Subsidiaries (including travel, entertainment and moving
expenses) made in compliance with applicable law;
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(12) any
Investments received in good faith in settlement or compromise of
obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in
the ordinary course of business, including pursuant to any plan of
reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or
insolvency of any trade creditor or customer; and
(13) other
Investments in the aggregate amount outstanding at any one time of
up to $15 million.
In connection
with any assets or property contributed or transferred to any
Person as an Investment, such property and assets shall be equal to
the Fair Market Value at the time of Investment.
“
Permitted Lien ” means:
(a) any Lien
existing as of the Issue Date on Indebtedness existing on the Issue
Date;
(b) any Lien with
respect to the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Facility so
long as the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Credit
Agreement or any successor Credit Facility does not exceed the
principal amount which could be borrowed under clause (1) of
the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”;
(c) any Lien
arising by reason of
(1) any judgment,
decree or order of any court, so long as such Lien is promptly
adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings which may
have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment, decree or
order shall not have been finally terminated or the period within
which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have
expired;
(2) taxes not yet
delinquent or which are being contested in good faith;
(3) security for
payment of workers’ compensation or other
insurance;
(4) good faith
deposits in connection with tenders, leases or contracts (other
than contracts for the payment of money);
(5) zoning
restrictions, easements, licenses, reservations, title defects,
rights of others for rights of way, utilities, sewers, electric
lines, telephone or telegraph lines, and other similar purposes,
provisions, covenants, conditions, waivers, restrictions on the use
of property or minor irregularities of title (and with respect to
leasehold interests, mortgages, obligations, liens and other
encumbrances incurred, created, assumed or permitted to exist and
arising by, through or under a landlord or owner of the leased
property, with or without consent of the lessee), none of which
materially impairs the use of any parcel of property material to
the operation of the business of the Issuer or any Subsidiary or
the value of such property for the purpose of such
business;
(6) deposits to
secure public or statutory obligations, or in lieu of surety or
appeal bonds; or
(7) operation of
law in favor of mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords,
materialmen, laborers, employees or suppliers, incurred in the
ordinary course of
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business for
sums which are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good
faith by negotiations or by appropriate proceedings which suspend
the collection thereof;
(d) any Lien
securing Acquired Indebtedness created prior to (and not created in
connection with or in contemplation of) the incurrence of such
Indebtedness by the Issuer or any Subsidiary and which does not
extend to any assets other than the assets acquired;
(e) any Lien to
secure the performance bids, trade contracts, leases (including,
without limitation, statutory and common law landlord’s
liens), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, letters of
credit and other obligations of a like nature and incurred in the
ordinary course of business of the Issuer or any
Subsidiary;
(f) any Lien
securing obligations under Interest Rate Agreements, Commodity
Price Protection Agreements and Currency Hedging
Agreements;
(g) any Lien
securing Capital Lease Obligations or Purchase Money Obligations
incurred in accordance with this Indenture (including clause
(8) of the definition of “Permitted
Indebtedness”);
(h) leases and
subleases of real property which do not materially interfere with
the ordinary conduct of the business of the Issuer or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries;
(i) banker’s
Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to
deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depositary
institution; provided that:
(1) such deposit
account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not
subject to restrictions against access by the Issuer in excess of
those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve
Board or other applicable law; and
(2) such deposit
account is not intended by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary
to provide collateral to the depository institution;
(j) Liens on
property, assets or shares of stock of a Person at the time such
Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided ,
however , that such Liens are not created, incurred or
assumed in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other
Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided ,
further , that any such Lien may not extend to any other
property owned by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary and
assets fixed or appurtenant thereto;
(k) Liens securing
Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing
to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary (other than a
Securitization Entity);
(l) Liens securing
the Notes and the Guarantees issued on the Issue Date (and any
Exchange Notes and related Guarantees issued in exchange
therefor);
(m) Liens on
assets transferred to a Securitization Entity or on assets of a
Securitization Entity, in either case incurred in connection with a
Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(n) Liens on
property of any Foreign Subsidiary securing Indebtedness of a
Foreign Subsidiary permitted by Section 4.05;
(o) Liens securing
Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations;
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(p) any extension,
renewal, refinancing or replacement, in whole or in part, of any
Lien described in the foregoing clauses (a) through
(m) and this clause (p) so long as no additional
collateral is granted as security thereby; and
(q) in addition to
the items referred to in clauses (a) through (p) above,
Liens of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on Indebtedness
in an aggregate amount which, when taken together with the
aggregate amount of all other Liens on Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to this clause (q) and then outstanding, will not
exceed 7.5% of the Issuer’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets
at any one time outstanding.
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint
stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or
any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other
entity.
“
plan of reorganization ” means any plan of
reorganization, plan of liquidation, agreement for composition, or
other type of plan of arrangement proposed in or in connection with
any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
“
Preferred Stock ” means, with respect to any Person,
any Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated)
which is preferred as to the payment of dividends or distributions,
or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or
involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over the
Capital Stock of any other class in such Person.
“
Private Placement Legend ” means the legend set forth
in Section 2.06(g)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued under
this Indenture, except where otherwise permitted by the provisions
of this Indenture.
“
Purchase Money Obligation ” means any Indebtedness
secured by a Lien on assets related to the business of the Issuer
and any additions and accessions thereto, which are purchased or
constructed by the Issuer at any time after the Issue Date;
provided that
(1) the security
agreement or conditional sales or other title retention contract
pursuant to which the Lien on such assets is created (collectively
a “ Purchase Money Security Agreement ”) shall
be entered into within 360 days after the purchase or
substantial completion of the construction of such assets and shall
at all times be confined solely to the assets so purchased or
acquired, any additions and accessions thereto and any proceeds
therefrom,
(2) at no time
shall the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding
Indebtedness secured thereby be increased, except in connection
with the purchase of additions and accessions thereto and except in
respect of fees and other obligations in respect of such
Indebtedness, and
(3) (A) the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness secured
thereby (determined on a per asset basis in the case of any
additions and accessions) shall not at the time such Purchase Money
Security Agreement is entered into exceed 100% of the purchase
price to the Issuer of the assets subject thereto or (B) the
Indebtedness secured thereby shall be with recourse solely to the
assets so purchased or acquired, any additions and accessions
thereto and any proceeds therefrom.
“
Purchase Money Security Agreement ” has the meaning
ascribed thereto under the definition of “Purchase Money
Obligation.”
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“
QIB ” means a “qualified institutional
buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
“
Qualified Capital Stock ” of any Person means any and
all Capital Stock of such Person other than Redeemable Capital
Stock.
“
Qualified Securitization Transaction ” means any
transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which
(a) the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary may sell, convey
or otherwise transfer to a Securitization Entity its interests in
Receivables and Related Assets and (b) such Securitization
Entity transfers to any other Person, or grants a security interest
in, such Receivables and Related Assets, pursuant to a transaction
customary in the industry which is used to achieve a transfer of
financial assets under GAAP.
“
Receivables and Related Assets ” means any account
receivable (whether now existing or arising hereafter) of the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, and any assets related thereto
including all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all
contracts and contract rights and all guarantees or other
obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of
such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily
transferred or in respect of which security interests are
customarily granted in connection with an asset securitization
transaction involving accounts receivable.
“
Record Date ” for the interest or Additional Interest,
if any, payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means
January 1 or July 1 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding
such Interest Payment Date.
“
Redeemable Capital Stock ” means any Capital Stock
that, either by its terms or by the terms of any security into
which it is convertible or exchangeable (at the option of the
holders thereof), is, or upon the happening of an event or passage
of time would be, required to be redeemed (at the option of the
holders thereof) prior to the Maturity of the Notes (other than
upon a change of control of or sale of assets by the Issuer in
circumstances where the Holders of the Notes would have similar
rights), or is convertible into or exchangeable for debt securities
at any time prior to the Maturity of the Notes at the option of the
holder thereof.
“
Redemption Date ” when used with respect to any Note
to be redeemed pursuant to any provision in this Indenture means
the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this
Indenture.
“
Reference Treasury Dealer ” means each of Banc of
America Securities LLC (and its successors) and any other
nationally recognized investment banking firm specified from time
to time by the Issuer that is a primary U.S. government securities
dealer.
“
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations ” means, with
respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date,
the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked
prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as
a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the
Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer as of 3:30 p.m., New York
time, on the third business day preceding the redemption
date.
“
Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration
Rights Agreement related to the Notes, dated as of the Issue Date,
among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers, as
such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time
to time and, with respect to any Additional Notes, one or more
registration rights agreements between the Issuer and the other
parties thereto, as such agreement(s) may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, relating to rights given by the
Issuer to the purchasers of Additional Notes to have the exchange
or resale of such Additional Notes registered under the Securities
Act.
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“
Regulation S ” means Regulation S
promulgated under the Securities Act.
“
Regulation S Global Note ” means a Global Note
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, bearing
the Global Note Legend, the OID 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 Notes sold in
reliance on Regulation S.
“
Related Business Entity ” means
(1) any
corporation at least 35% of the outstanding voting power of the
Voting Stock of which is owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by the Issuer, or
(2) any other
Person in which the Issuer, directly or indirectly, has at least
35% of the outstanding partnership, equity or other similar
interests,
which, in the
case of (1) or (2) above, conducts its principal business
as a Permitted Business.
“
Replacement Assets ” means properties or assets to
replace the properties or assets that were the subject of an Asset
Sale or properties and assets that will be used in businesses of
the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be,
existing at the time such assets are sold or Capital Stock of a
Person, the principal portion of whose assets consist of such
property or assets; provided that in the case of a sale of
Note Priority Collateral such replacement properties or assets
constitute Collateral (and in the case of a sale of Tommy Bahama
Collateral, such properties or assets constitute Note Priority
Collateral).
“
Responsible Officer ” means, when used with respect to
the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of
the Trustee, including any managing director, director, vice
president, assistant vice president, trust officer or any other
officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar
to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such
officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is
referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct
responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
“
Restricted Definitive Note ” means a Definitive Note
bearing the Private Placement Legend and the OID Legend.
“
Restricted Global Note ” means a Global Note bearing
the Private Placement Legend and the OID Legend.
“
Restricted Period ” means the 40-day distribution
compliance period as defined in Regulation S.
“
Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the
Issuer that has not been designated by the Board of Directors of
the Issuer by a board resolution delivered to the Trustee as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to and in compliance with
Section 4.14.
“
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.
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S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to
its rating agency business.
“
SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
“
Securitization Entity ” means a Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary (or another Person in which the Issuer or any
Subsidiary of the Issuer makes an Investment and to which the
Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer transfers Receivables and
Related Assets) that, in the case of a Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiary, engages in no activities other than in connection with
the financing of Receivables and Related Assets and that is
designated by the Board of Directors of the Issuer (as provided
below) as a Securitization Entity and:
(a) no portion of
the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise)
of which:
(1) is guaranteed
by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding Guarantees
(other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness)
pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings);
(2) is recourse to
or obligates the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than
such Securitization Entity) in any way other than pursuant to
Standard Securitization Undertakings; or
(3) subjects any
property or asset of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (other
than such Securitization Entity), directly or indirectly,
contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than
pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings;
(b) with which
neither the Issuer nor any Restricted Subsidiary (other than such
Securitization Entity) has any material contract, agreement,
arrangement or understanding other than on terms no less favorable
to the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might
be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the
Issuer, other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business
in connection with servicing accounts receivable of such
entity;
(c) to which
neither the Issuer nor any Restricted Subsidiary (other than such
Securitization Entity) has any obligation to maintain or preserve
such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to
achieve certain levels of operating results; and
(d) such entity is
a qualified special purpose entity in accordance with
GAAP.
Any
designation of a Subsidiary as a Securitization Entity shall be
evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified
copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer
giving effect to the designation and an Officer’s Certificate
certifying that the designation complied with the preceding
conditions and was permitted by this Indenture.
“
Security Agreement ” means the Security Agreement,
dated as of June 30, 2009, by and among the Issuer, the
Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as the same may
be amended, modified, restated, supplemented or replaced from time
to time in accordance with its terms.
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Security Documents ” means the Security Agreement, the
Intercreditor Agreement and all of the security agreements,
pledges, collateral assignments, mortgages, deeds of trust, trust
deeds or other instruments evidencing or creating or purporting to
create any security interests in favor of the Collateral Agent for
its benefit and for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of
the Notes and the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations, in all or any portion of the Collateral, as amended,
modified, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to
time.
“
Shelf Registration Statement ” means the Shelf
Registration Statement as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“
Significant Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any
Restricted Subsidiary that qualifies at such time as a
“significant subsidiary” within the meaning of
Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC (as in effect on the
Issue Date).
“
Standard Securitization Undertakings ” means
representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into
by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary that are reasonably
customary in an accounts receivable securitization
transaction.
“
Stated Maturity ” means, when used with respect to any
Indebtedness or any installment of interest thereon, the dates
specified in such Indebtedness as the fixed date on which the
principal of such Indebtedness or such installment of interest, as
the case may be, is due and payable.
“
Subordinated Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the
Issuer or a Guarantor that is contractually subordinated in right
of payment to the Notes or a Guarantee, as the case may
be.
“
Subsidiary ” of a Person means
(1) any
corporation more than 50% of the outstanding voting power of the
Voting Stock of which is owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by such Person or by one or more other Subsidiaries of
such Person, or by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries
thereof, or
(2) any limited
partnership of which such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person
is a general partner, or
(3) any other
Person in which such Person, or one or more other Subsidiaries of
such Person, or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries,
directly or indirectly, have more than 50% of the outstanding
partnership or similar interests or have the power, by contract or
otherwise, to direct or cause the direction of the policies,
management and affairs thereof.
“
Tommy Bahama Collateral ” means any Note Priority
Collateral (i) consisting of the Tommy Bahama trademarks and
related rights or (ii) which was acquired with the proceeds of
the Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale of Note Priority
Collateral described in clause (i).
“
Transfer Agent ” means the Person specified in
Section 2.03 as the Transfer Agent, and any and all successors
thereto, to receive on behalf of the Registrar any Notes or
Exchange Notes for transfer or exchange pursuant to this
Indenture.
“
Trust Indenture Act ” means the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended, or any successor statute.
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Trustee ” means U.S. Bank National Association, as
trustee, until a successor replaces it in accordance with
Section 7.08 and thereafter means the successor serving
hereunder.
“
Trust Monies ” means all cash and Cash
Equivalents:
(1) received by
the Issuer upon the release of Collateral from the Lien of this
Indenture or the Security Documents in connection with any Asset
Sale; or
(2) received by
the Collateral Agent as proceeds of any sale or other disposition
of all or any part of the Collateral by or on behalf of the
Collateral Agent or any collection, recovery, receipt,
appropriation or other realization of or from all or any part of
the Collateral pursuant to this Indenture or any of the Security
Documents;
provided , however , that Trust Monies shall in no
event include any property deposited with the Trustee for any
redemption, Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of Notes, for
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or to pay the
purchase price of Notes and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations pursuant to an Offer in accordance with the terms of
this Indenture and shall not include any cash received or
applicable by the Trustee in payment of its fees and expenses (or,
prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, any amounts attributable
to ABL Priority Collateral).
“
UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect
from time to time in the State of New York; provided ,
however , that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory
provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the
Collateral Agent’s security interest in any item or portion
of the Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect in a jurisdiction other that the State of New York, the term
“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect, at such time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of
the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and
for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.
“
Unrestricted Definitive Note ” means one or more
Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the
Private Placement Legend.
“
Unrestricted Global Note ” means a permanent Global
Note, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached
hereto, that bears the Global Note Legend and the OID Legend and
that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the
Global Note” attached thereto, and that is deposited with or
on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary,
representing Notes that do not bear the Private Placement
Legend.
“
Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the
Issuer (other than a Guarantor) designated as such pursuant to and
in compliance with Section 4.14.
“
U.S. Person ” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule
902(k) under the Securities Act.
“
Voting Stock ” of a Person means Capital Stock of such
Person of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders
thereof have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances
to elect at least a majority of the Board of Directors, managers or
trustees of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time
Capital Stock of any other class or classes shall have or might
have voting power by reason of the happening of any
contingency).
“
Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary ” means a
Restricted Subsidiary all the Capital Stock of which is owned by
the Issuer or another Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary (other
than directors’ qualifying shares).
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Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference
of Trust Indenture Act .
Whenever
this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act,
the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of
this Indenture.
The
following Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture have the
following meanings:
“indenture
securities” means the Notes;
“indenture
security holder” means a Holder of a Note;
“indenture
to be qualified” means this Indenture;
“indenture
trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the
Trustee; and
“obligor”
on the Notes and the Guarantees means the Issuer and the
Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes
and the Guarantees, respectively.
All
other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust
Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act reference to another
statute or defined by SEC rule under the Trust Indenture Act have
the meanings so assigned to them.
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Section 1.04 Rules of Construction
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Unless the context
otherwise requires:
(a) a term has the
meaning assigned to it;
(b) an accounting
term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with GAAP;
(c)
“or” is not exclusive;
(d) words in the
singular include the plural, and in the plural include the
singular;
(e)
“will” shall be interpreted to express a
command;
(f) provisions
apply to successive events and transactions;
(g) references to
sections of, or rules under, the Securities Act shall be deemed to
include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules
adopted by the SEC from time to time;
(h) unless the
context otherwise requires, any reference to an
“Article,” “Section” or
“clause” refers to an Article, Section or clause, as
the case may be, of this Indenture; and
(i) the words
“herein,” “hereof” and
“hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Indenture as a whole and not any particular Article, Section,
clause or other subdivision.
Section 1.05 Acts of Holders
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(a) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by
Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments
of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or
by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise
expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such
instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the
Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer.
Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing
appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note,
shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject
to Section 7.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the
Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this
Section 1.05.
(b) The
fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument
or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such
execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other
officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds,
certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing
acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is
by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual, such
certificate or affidavit shall also constitute proof of the
authority of the Person executing the same. The fact and date of
the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority
of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other
manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.
(c) The
ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register.
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(d) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action by the Holder of any Note shall bind every future
Holder of the same Note and the Holder of every Note issued upon
the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in
lieu thereof, in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted
by the Trustee or the Issuer in reliance thereon, whether or not
notation of such action is made upon such Note.
(e) The
Issuer may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust Indenture
Act, set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of
Holders entitled to give any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or take any other act, or to
vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or
permitted to be given or taken by Holders. Unless otherwise
specified, if not set by the Issuer prior to the first solicitation
of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in
the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, any such record date
shall be the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation
of such consent or the date of the most recent list of Holders
furnished to the Trustee prior to such solicitation.
(f) Without
limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action
hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard
to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one
or more duly appointed agents, each of which may do so pursuant to
such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal
amount. Any notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents
with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to
this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken by
separate Holders of each such different part.
(g) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Holder, including DTC,
that is the Holder of a Global Note may make, give or take, by a
proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action
provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders,
and DTC, as the Holder of a Global Note, may provide its proxy or
proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global
Note through such depositary’s standing instructions and
customary practices.
(h) The
Issuer may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the
Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note
held by DTC entitled under the procedures of such depositary to
make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in
writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be
made, given or taken by Holders. If such a record date is fixed,
the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or
proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or
take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other action, whether or not such Holders remain
Holders after such record date. No such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action
shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than
90 days after such record date.
Section 2.01 Form and Dating; Terms
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(a)
General . The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of
authentication shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends
or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rules or usage.
Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes
shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples
of $1,000 in excess thereof.
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(b)
Global Notes . Notes issued in global form shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A 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 shall be substantially in
the form of Exhibit A attached 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 shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as
shall be specified in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests
in the Global Note” attached thereto and each shall provide
that it shall represent up to the aggregate principal amount of
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 applicable, 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 shall 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.
(d)
Terms . The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is
unlimited.
The
terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and
are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Issuer,
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.
The
Notes shall be subject to repurchase by the Issuer pursuant to an
Offer as provided in Section 4.09 or a Change of Control Offer
as provided in Section 4.11. The Notes shall not be
redeemable, other than as provided in Article 3.
Additional
Notes ranking pari passu with the Initial Notes may be
created and issued from time to time by the Issuer without notice
to or consent of the Holders and shall be consolidated with and
form a single class with the Initial Notes and shall have the same
terms as to status, redemption or otherwise (other than with
respect to the purchase price thereof and the date from which the
interest accrues) as the Initial Notes; provided that the
Issuer’s ability to issue Additional Notes shall be subject
to the Issuer’s compliance with Section 4.05 and Section
4.08. Except as described under Article 9, the Notes offered
by the Issuer and any Additional Notes subsequently issued under
this Indenture will be treated as a single class for all purposes
under this Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions
and offers to purchase. Unless the context requires otherwise,
references to “Notes” for all purposes of this
Indenture include any Additional Notes that are actually issued.
Any Additional Notes shall be issued with the benefit of an
indenture supplemental to this Indenture.
(e)
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 shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial
interests in the Regulation S Global Notes that are held by
Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.
Section 2.02 Execution and
Authentication .
At
least one Officer shall execute the Notes on behalf of the Issuer
by manual or facsimile signature.
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If
an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office
at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be
valid.
A
Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or
be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated
substantially in the form provided for in Exhibit A
attached hereto, by the manual signature of the Trustee. The
signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
On
the Issue Date, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an issuer order
(an “ Authentication Order ”), authenticate and
deliver the Initial Notes. In addition, at any time, from time to
time, the Trustee shall upon an Authentication Order authenticate
and deliver any (i) Additional Notes and (ii) Exchange
Notes or private exchange notes for issue only in an Exchange Offer
or a private exchange, respectively, pursuant to a Registration
Rights Agreement, for a like principal amount of Initial Notes.
Such Authentication Order shall specify the amount of the Notes to
be authenticated and, in the case of any issuance of Additional
Notes pursuant to Section 2.01, shall certify that such
issuance is in compliance with Section 4.05 and
Section 4.08.
The
Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the
Issuer 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
Issuer.
Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying
Agent .
The
Issuer shall 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 ”),
including an office or agency for such purposes in the City of New
York, which shall initially be the corporate trust office of the
Trustee located in the City of New York. The Registrar shall keep a
register of the Notes (“ Note Register ”) and of
their transfer and exchange. The Issuer 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 Issuer may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without prior
notice to any Holder. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in
writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this
Indenture. If the Issuer fails to appoint or maintain another
entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such.
The Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or
Registrar.
The
Issuer initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“
DTC ”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global
Notes.
The
Issuer initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Paying Agent,
Registrar and Transfer Agent for the Notes and the Registrar to act
as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.
Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money
in Trust .
The
Issuer shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to
agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the
benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying
Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or Additional
Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will notify the
Trustee of any default by the Issuer 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 Issuer 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 Issuer or a Subsidiary) shall have no
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liability for
the money. If the Issuer or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it
shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit
of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any
bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Issuer,
the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
Section 2.05 Holder Lists
.
The
Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and
addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with Trust
Indenture Act Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the
Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee at least two
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 Issuer shall
otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act
Section 312(a).
Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange
.
(a)
Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes . Except as otherwise
set forth in this Section 2.06, a Global Note may be
transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of
the Depositary or to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such
successor Depositary. A beneficial interest in a Global Note may
not be exchanged for a Definitive Note unless (i) the
Depositary (x) notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or
unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note or
(y) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the
Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not
appointed by the Issuer within 90 days, (ii) there shall
have occurred and be continuing a Default with respect to the Notes
or (iii) the Issuer in its sole discretion executes and
delivers an Officer’s Certificate stating that such Global
Note shall be so exchangeable. Upon the occurrence of any of the
preceding events in (i), (ii) or (iii) above, Definitive Notes
delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests
therein will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved
denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depositary (in
accordance with its customary procedures). Global Notes also may be
exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in
Sections 2.07 and 2.10. 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, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and
shall be, a Global Note, except for Definitive Notes issued
subsequent to any of the preceding events in (i), (ii) or
(iii) above and pursuant to Section 2.06(c), (e) or
(f). A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than
as provided in this Section 2.06(a); provided ,
however , beneficial interests in a Global Note may be
transferred and exchanged as provided in Sections 2.06(b),
(c), (f) and (j).
(b)
Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global
Notes . The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in
the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in
accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable
Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes
shall 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 shall
require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below,
as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following
subparagraphs, as applicable:
(i) 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 Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or
for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an
Initial
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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)(i).
(ii) All Other
Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes
. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial
interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i), the
transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the
Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or
an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with
the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or
cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note
in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or
exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the
Participant account to be credited with such increase or
(B) (1) 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 (2) instructions
given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information
regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be
registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in
(1) above; provided that in no event shall Definitive
Notes be issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial
interests in the Regulation S 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; provided , further , that in no event
shall a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note be
credited, or an Unrestricted Definitive Note be issued, to a Person
who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer. Upon
consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Issuer in accordance with
Section 2.06(f), the requirements of this
Section 2.06(b)(ii) shall be deemed to have been satisfied
upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the
Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all
of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial
interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes
or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall
adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant
to Section 2.06(h).
(iii) Transfer
of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note . A
beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be
transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the
transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii)
and the Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the
transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in 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 Global Note, then the transferor must
deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (2) thereof; or
(C) if the
transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in a 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 (3)(d) of Exhibit B , if applicable.
(iv) 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
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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)(ii) and:
(A) such exchange
or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of
the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the case of an
exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies
in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a
broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution
of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as
defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;
(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;
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
(1) 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
substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or
(2) 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 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;
or
(E) such transfer
is effected pursuant to an automatic exchange in accordance with
Section 2.06(j) of this Indenture.
If any such
transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B), (D) or
(E) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not
yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, 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), (D) or (E) 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.
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(c) Transfer or
Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes
.
(i)
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 the occurrence of
any of the events in paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) of
Section 2.06(a) and 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 substantially 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 substantially in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(1) thereof;
(C) if such
beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an
offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or
Rule 904, a certificate substantially in the form of
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 substantially in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such
beneficial interest is being transferred to the Issuer or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries, a certificate substantially in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (3)(b) thereof;
(F) if such
beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, or
(G) 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)(d) thereof, if applicable;
the Trustee
shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global
Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h),
and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
mail to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note
in the applicable 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 mail 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)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and
shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained
therein.
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(ii)
Beneficial Interests in Regulation S Global Note to
Definitive Notes . Notwithstanding Sections 2.06(c)(i)(A)
and (C), a beneficial interest in the Regulation S 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 the expiration of the Restricted Period.
(iii)
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 upon the occurrence of any of the
events in subsection (i), (ii) or (iii) of
Section 2.06(a) and if:
(A) such exchange
or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of
such beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the
transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable
Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer,
(2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange
Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in
Rule 144) of the Issuer;
(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;
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
(1) 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 substantially in the form of
Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item
(1)(b) thereof; or
(2) 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 substantially 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;
or
(E) such transfer
is effected pursuant to an automatic exchange in accordance with
Section 2.06(j) of this Indenture.
(iv)
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 the occurrence of any of the
events in subsection (i), (ii) or (iii) of
Section 2.06(a) and satisfaction of the conditions set forth
in Section 2.06(b)(ii), the Trustee shall cause the aggregate
principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced
accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the Issuer shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to
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the Person
designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the applicable
principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a
beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iv) 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 or
through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant.
The Trustee shall mail 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)(iv) shall not bear the Private Placement
Legend.
(d) Transfer
and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests
.
(i)
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 Note 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 substantially 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 substantially in the
form of 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 substantially in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(2) thereof;
(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 substantially in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such
Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Issuer or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a certificate substantially in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (3)(b) thereof;
(F) if such
Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a
certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,
or
(G) 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)(d) thereof, if applicable;
the Trustee
shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to
be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of
clause (A) above, the applicable Restricted Global Note, in
the case of clause (B) above, the applicable 144A Global Note,
in the case of clause (C) above, the applicable Regulation S
Global Note and, in the case of clause (G) above, the
applicable IAI Global Note.
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(ii)
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 the Holder,
in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a
transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it
is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in
the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is
an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Issuer;
(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;
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
(1) 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 substantially in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof;
or
(2) 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 substantially 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;
or
(E) such transfer
is effected pursuant to an automatic exchange in accordance with
Section 2.06(j) of this Indenture.
Upon
satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this
Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive
Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal
amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.
(iii)
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 shall
cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or
cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the
Unrestricted Global Notes.
If
any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a
beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraph (ii)(B),
(ii)(D) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global
Note has not
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yet been
issued, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the
Trustee shall 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 shall register the transfer or exchange of
Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or
exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the
Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a
written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly
authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall
provide any additional certifications, documents and information,
as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of
this Section 2.06(e):
(i) 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 to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A,
then the transferor must deliver a certificate substantially in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (1) thereof;
(B) if the
transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904,
then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(2) thereof; or
(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 required
by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
(ii) 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 (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in
the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is
an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Issuer;
(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;
(D) the Registrar
receives the following:
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(1) if the Holder
of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes
for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder
substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or
(2) 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
substantially 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; or
(E) such transfer
is effected pursuant to an automatic exchange in accordance with
Section 2.06(j) of this Indenture.
(iii)
Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive
Notes . A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer
such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register
such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted
Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder
thereof.
(f)
Exchange Offer . Upon the occurrence of an Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Issuer shall
issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance
with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate 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.
Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall
cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted
Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Issuer shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Persons
designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted
Unrestricted Definitive Notes in the applicable principal amount.
Any Notes that remain outstanding after the consummation of an
Exchange Offer, and Exchange Notes issued in connection with an
Exchange Offer, shall be treated as a single class of securities
under this Indenture.
(g)
Legends . The following legends shall 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:
(i)
Private Placement Legend .
(A) Except as
permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each
Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or
substitution therefor) shall bear the legend in substantially the
following form:
“THIS NOTE
(OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A
TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED
STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD
OR
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OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE
EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY IS
HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION
FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY
RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY
AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUER THAT:
(A) SUCH NOTE MAY BE OFFERED,
RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY:
(i)(a) TO A PERSON WHOM THE
SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION
MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (b) IN A TRANSACTION
MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT,
(c) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A NON-U.S. PERSON IN A
TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR 904 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (d) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED
INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1),(2),(3) OR
(7) OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AN “INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED
INVESTOR”)) THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES THE
TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND
AGREEMENTS (THE FORM OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE)
AND, IF SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF NOTES LESS THAN $100,000, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (e) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
(AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL AND OTHER CERTIFICATIONS AND
DOCUMENTS IF THE ISSUER SO REQUESTS),
(iii) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
AND, IN EACH CASE, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE
UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND IN EACH CASE
SUBJECT TO ANY REQUIREMENT OF LAW THAT THE DISPOSITION OF THIS NOTE
BY THE HOLDER OR BY ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT OR ACCOUNTS BE AT ALL
TIMES WITHIN ITS OR THEIR CONTROL; AND
(B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH
SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF
THE NOTE EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN
(A) ABOVE.
(B)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note
issued pursuant to subparagraph (b)(iv), (c)(iii), (c)(iv),
(d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii), (f) or (j) of this
Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or
substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement
Legend.
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(ii) Global
Note Legend . Each Global Note shall 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 (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE
SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION
2.06(h) OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE
EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF
THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE
TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE
AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER. 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 ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY
BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY
PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE
& CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”
(iii) IAI Note
Legend . Each Definitive Note held by an Institutional
Accredited Investor shall bear a legend in substantially the
following form:
“IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE
REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER
INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO
CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING
RESTRICTIONS.”
(iv) OID
Legend . Each Note issued hereunder that has more than a de
minimis amount of original issue discount for U.S. Federal
Income Tax purposes shall bear a legend in substantially the
following form:
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“THIS
NOTE IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION
1271 ET SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE
ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND
YIELD TO MATURITY FOR SUCH NOTES BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST
FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO THE ISSUER AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: OXFORD
INDUSTRIES, INC., 222 PIEDMONT AVENUE, N.E., ATLANTA GEORGIA 30308,
ATTENTION: GENERAL COUNSEL.”
(v) ERISA
Legend . Each Note issued hereunder shall bear shall bear a
legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS
NOTE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED OR HELD WITH THE ASSETS OF (I) AN
“EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” (AS DEFINED IN THE EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED
(“ERISA”)) THAT IS SUBJECT TO ERISA, (II) A
“PLAN” WHICH IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”),
(III) ANY ENTITY DEEMED UNDER ERISA TO HOLD “PLAN
ASSETS” OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING BY REASON OF AN EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN’S OR PLAN’S INVESTMENT IN SUCH ENTITY, OR
(IV) A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN OR CHURCH PLAN SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE
LAW THAT IS SIMILAR IN PURPOSE OR EFFECT TO THE FIDUCIARY
RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR
SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), UNLESS THE
ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THIS NOTE BY THE PURCHASER OR
TRANSFEREE, THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD THAT IT HOLDS THIS NOTE, ARE
EXEMPT FROM THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION RESTRICTIONS UNDER ERISA AND
SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR ANY PROVISIONS OF SIMILAR LAW, AS
APPLICABLE, PURSUANT TO ONE OR MORE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION
STATUTORY OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTIONS. BY ITS ACQUISITION OR
HOLDING OF THIS NOTE, EACH PURCHASER AND TRANSFEREE WILL BE DEEMED
TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT THE FOREGOING REQUIREMENTS
HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.”
(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 shall be returned to or retained and canceled
by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11. At any time
prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global
Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another
Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes
represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an
endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by
the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such
reduction. If the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or
transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global
Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be
made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the
direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
(i)
General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges
.
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(i) To
permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and
Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in
accordance with Section 2.02 or at the Registrar’s
request.
(ii) No
service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest
in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any
registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer 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 2.07, 2.10, 3.06,
3.09, 3.10, 4.09, 4.11 and 9.05).
(iii) Neither
the Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required to register the
transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole
or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being
redeemed in part.
(iv) All
Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of
transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be
the valid obligations of the Issuer, 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.
(v) The
Issuer shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the
transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at
the opening of business 15 days before the day of any
selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 and
ending at the close of business on the day of selection,
(B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so
selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed
portion of any Note being redeemed in part, or (C) to register
the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a Record Date and the
next succeeding Interest Payment Date.
(vi) Prior
to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note,
the Trustee, any Agent and the Issuer 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
premium, if any) and interest (including Additional Interest, if
any) on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the
Trustee, any Agent or the Issuer shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
(vii) Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or
agency of the Issuer designated pursuant to Section 4.02, the
Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail,
in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or
more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or
denominations of a like aggregate principal amount.
(viii) At
the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of
any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate
principal amount upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at
such office or agency. Whenever any Global Notes or Definitive
Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute,
and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, the replacement Global
Notes and Definitive Notes which the Holder making the exchange is
entitled to in accordance with the provisions of
Section 2.02.
(ix) 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.
(j)
Automatic Exchange from Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted
Global Note . At the option of the Issuer and upon compliance
with the following procedures, beneficial interests in a Restricted
Global Note shall be exchanged for beneficial interests in an
Unrestricted Global Note. In
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order to effect
such exchange, the Issuer shall provide written notice to the
Trustee instructing the Trustee to (i) direct the Depositary
to transfer the specified amount of the outstanding beneficial
interests in a particular Restricted Global Note to an Unrestricted
Global Note and provide the Depositary with all such information as
is necessary for the Depositary to appropriately credit and debit
the relevant Holder accounts and (ii) provide prior written
notice to all Holders of such exchange, which notice must include
the date such exchange is proposed to occur, the CUSIP number of
the relevant Restricted Global Note and the CUSIP number of the
Unrestricted Global Note into which such Holders’ beneficial
interests will be exchanged. As a condition to any such exchange
pursuant to this Section 2.06(j), the Trustee shall be
entitled to receive from the Issuer, and rely upon conclusively
without any liability, an Officer’s Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, in form and in substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee, to the effect that such transfer of
beneficial interests to the Unrestricted Global Note shall be
effected in compliance with the Securities Act. The Issuer may
request from Holders such information it reasonably determines is
required in order to be able to deliver such Officer’s
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel. Upon such exchange of
beneficial interests pursuant to this Section 2.06(j), the
Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date of such
transfer and a decrease and increase, respectively, in the
principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Note and the
Unrestricted Global Note, respectively, equal to the principal
amount of beneficial interests transferred. Following any such
transfer pursuant to this Section 2.06(j) of all of the
beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note, such Restricted
Global Note shall be cancelled.
Section 2.07 Replacement Notes
.
If
any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Issuer and
the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership
and destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Issuer shall issue
and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall
authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements
are met. If required by the Trustee or the Issuer, an indemnity
bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the
judgment of the Trustee and the Issuer to protect the Issuer, the
Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that
any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Issuer and/or the
Trustee may charge for their expenses in replacing a
Note.
Every
replacement Note is a contractual obligation of the Issuer and
shall 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, a Note does not cease to
be outstanding because the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer
holds the Note.
If
a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be
outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it
that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If
the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under
Section 4.01, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it
ceases to accrue.
If
the Paying Agent (other than the Issuer, 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
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and after that
date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and
shall 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 Issuer, or by any Affiliate of the Issuer, shall be
considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes
of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on
any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so
disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith
shall not be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the
satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to deliver
any such direction, waiver or consent with respect to the Notes and
that the pledgee is not the Issuer or any obligor upon the Notes or
any Affiliate of the Issuer or of such other obligor.
Section 2.10 Temporary Notes
.
Until
certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuer
may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication
Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be
substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have
variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary
Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without
unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall
authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary
Notes.
Holders
and beneficial holders, as the case may be, of temporary Notes
shall be entitled to all of the benefits accorded to Holders, or
beneficial holders, respectively, of Notes under this
Indenture.
Section 2.11 Cancellation
.
The
Issuer at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the
Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer,
exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the direction of the
Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying A
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