Dated as of September 11,
2009
THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS NAMED ON
SCHEDULE I HERETO,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
WILMINGTON TRUST FSB,
as Notes Collateral Agent
12% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE
2017
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Trust Indenture
Act Section
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Indenture Section
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(a)(1)
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6.10
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(a)(2)
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6.10
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(a)(3)
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N.A.
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(a)(4)
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N.A.
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(a)(5)
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6.10
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(b)
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6.10
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(c)
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N.A.
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(a)
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6.11
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(b)
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6.11
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(c)
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N.A.
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(a)
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2.05
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(b)
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13.03
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(c)
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13.03
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(a)
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6.06
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(b)(1)
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N.A.
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(b)(2)
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6.06; 6.07
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(c)
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6.06; 13.02
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(d)
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6.06
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(a)
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4.03
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(b)
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10.05
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(c)(1)
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13.04
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(c)(2)
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13.04
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(c)(3)
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N.A.
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(d)
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10.05
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(e)
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13.05
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(f)
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N.A.
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(a)
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6.01
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(b)
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6.05; 13.02
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(c)
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6.01
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(d)
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6.01
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(e)
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5.12
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(a)(last
sentence)
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2.09
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(a)(1)(A)
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5.05
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(a)(1)(B)
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5.04
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(a)(2)
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N.A.
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(b)
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5.08
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(c)
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1.05(e); 8.04
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(a)(1)
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5.08
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(a)(2)
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5.10
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(b)
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2.04
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(a)
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13.01
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(b)
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N.A.
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(c)
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13.01
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N.A. means not
applicable.
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*
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This
Cross-Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY
REFERENCE
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Section
1.01
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1
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Section
1.02
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28
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Section
1.03
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Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture
Act
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28
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Section
1.04
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29
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Section
1.05
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29
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ARTICLE II
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THE NOTES
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Section
2.01
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31
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Section
2.02
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Execution and Authentication
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32
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Section
2.03
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Registrar and Paying Agent
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33
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Section
2.04
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Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
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33
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Section
2.05
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33
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Section
2.06
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33
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Section
2.07
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48
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Section
2.08
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49
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Section
2.09
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49
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Section
2.10
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49
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Section
2.11
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50
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Section
2.12
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50
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Section
2.13
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50
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ARTICLE III
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REDEMPTION
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Section
3.01
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51
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Section
3.02
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Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or
Purchased
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51
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Section
3.03
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51
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Section
3.04
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Effect of Notice of Redemption
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52
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Section
3.05
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Deposit of Redemption or Purchase
Price
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53
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Section
3.06
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Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part
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53
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Section
3.07
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53
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Section
3.08
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54
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ARTICLE IV
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COVENANTS
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Section
4.01
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54
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Section
4.02
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Maintenance of Office or Agency
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55
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Section
4.03
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Reports and Other Information
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55
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Section
4.04
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56
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Section
4.05
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56
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Section
4.06
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Stay, Extension and Usury Laws
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56
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Section
4.07
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Limitations on Restricted Payments
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57
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Section
4.08
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59
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Section
4.09
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Limitations on Restrictions on Distributions
from Restricted Subsidiaries
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61
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Section
4.10
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Subsidiary Guarantees by Restricted
Subsidiaries
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63
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Section
4.11
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Limitations and Restrictions on Issuance of
Capital Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries
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64
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Section
4.12
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Limitations on Additional
Indebtedness
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64
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Section
4.13
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Limitations on Asset Sales
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66
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Section
4.14
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Limitations on Transactions with
Affiliates
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69
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Section
4.15
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70
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Section
4.16
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Maintenance of Corporate Existence
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71
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Section
4.17
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Limitations on Mergers and
Consolidations
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71
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Section
4.18
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72
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Section
4.19
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72
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ARTICLE V
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DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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Section
5.01
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74
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Section
5.02
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76
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Section
5.03
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76
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Section
5.04
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Waiver of Existing Defaults
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77
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Section
5.05
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77
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Section
5.06
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77
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Section
5.07
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Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive
Payment
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78
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Section
5.08
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Collection Suit by Trustee
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78
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Section
5.09
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Restoration of Rights and Remedies
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78
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Section
5.10
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Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
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78
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Section
5.11
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79
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Section
5.12
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80
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ARTICLE VI
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TRUSTEE
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Section
6.01
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80
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Section
6.02
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81
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Section
6.03
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Individual Rights of Trustee
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82
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Section
6.04
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82
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Section
6.05
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83
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Section
6.06
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Reports by Trustee to Holders of the
Notes
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83
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Section
6.07
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Compensation and Indemnity
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83
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Section
6.08
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84
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Section
6.09
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Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
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85
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Section
6.10
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Eligibility; Disqualification
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85
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Section
6.11
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Preferential Collection of Claims Against
Company
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85
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ARTICLE VII
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LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT
DEFEASANCE
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Section
7.01
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Defeasance Upon Deposit of Moneys or U.S.
Government Obligations
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86
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Section
7.02
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Survival of the Company’s
Obligations
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88
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Section
7.03
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Application of Trust Money
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88
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Section
7.04
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89
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Section
7.05
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89
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ARTICLE VIII
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AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND
WAIVERS
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Section
8.01
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With Consent of Majority; Without Consent of
Holders
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Section
8.02
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With Consent of all Affected Holders
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90
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Section
8.03
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Compliance with Trust Indenture Act
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Section
8.04
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Revocation and Effect of Consents
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91
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Section
8.05
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Notation on or Exchange of Notes
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92
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Section
8.06
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Trustee to Sign Amendments
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92
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Section
8.07
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Amendments to Intercreditor Agreement
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92
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ARTICLE IX
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RANKING OF NOTE LIENS
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Section
9.01
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Agreement for the Benefit of Holders of
First-Priority Liens
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Section
9.02
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Notes, Guarantees and Other Second Priority
Obligations not Subordinated
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Section
9.03
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ARTICLE X
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COLLATERAL AND SECURITY
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Section
10.01
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Section
10.02
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96
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Section
10.03
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Authorization of Actions to be Taken
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Section
10.04
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98
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Section
10.05
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Filing, Recording and Opinions
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ARTICLE XI
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES; RELEASE OF
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS
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Section
11.01
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100
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Section
11.02
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Execution and Delivery of Subsidiary
Guarantee
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102
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Section
11.03
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Additional Subsidiary Guarantors
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102
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Section
11.04
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Release of a Subsidiary Guarantor
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102
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Section
11.05
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Waiver of Subrogation; Right of
Conribution
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103
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ARTICLE XII
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SATISFACTION AND
DISCHARGE
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Section
12.01
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Satisfaction and Discharge
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104
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Section
12.02
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Application of Trust Money
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105
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ARTICLE XIII
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
13.01
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Trust Indenture Act Controls
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105
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Section
13.02
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105
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Section
13.03
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Communication by Holders of Notes with Other
Holders of Notes
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107
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Section
13.04
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Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions
Precedent
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107
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Section
13.05
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Statements Required in Certificate or
Opinion
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107
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Section
13.06
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Rules by Trustee and Agents
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108
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Section
13.07
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No Personal Liability of Incorporators,
Shareholders, Officers, Directors or Employees
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108
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Section
13.08
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108
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Section
13.09
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108
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Section
13.10
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108
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Section
13.11
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No Adverse Interpretation of Other
Agreements
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108
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Section
13.12
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109
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Section
13.13
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109
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Section
13.14
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109
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Section
13.15
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Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
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109
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Section
13.16
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Qualification of Indenture
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule I
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A
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Exhibit B
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Form of
Certificate of Transfer
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Exhibit C
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Form of
Certificate of Exchange
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Exhibit D
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Form of
Supplemental Indenture to Be Delivered by Subsequent
Guarantors
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INDENTURE,
dated as of September 11, 2009, among Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the
Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined herein) listed on the signature
pages hereto, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, and
Wilmington Trust FSB, as Notes Collateral Agent.
WHEREAS,
the Company has duly authorized the creation of an issue of
$250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 12% Senior Secured Notes
due 2017; and
WHEREAS,
the Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors has duly
authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the purchase and
acceptance of the Notes by the holders thereof, the Company, the
Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent
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 .
“ 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 and the Private Placement Legend and
deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the
Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination
equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in
reliance on Rule 144A.
“
Acquired Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of any
Person and its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person became
a Subsidiary of the Company (or such Person is merged with or into
the Company or one of the Company’s Subsidiaries) or assumed
in connection with the acquisition of assets from any such Person,
including, without limitation, Indebtedness Incurred in connection
with, or in contemplation of (a) such Person being merged with
or into or becoming a Subsidiary of the Company or one of its
Subsidiaries (but excluding Indebtedness of such Person which is
extinguished, retired or repaid in connection with such Person
being merged with or into or becoming a Subsidiary of the Company
or one of its Subsidiaries) or (b) such acquisition of assets
from any such Person.
“
Additional Interest ” means the additional interest,
if any, to be paid on the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement. All references in this Indenture to
“interest” shall include Additional Interest, if any,
with respect to the Notes.
“
Additional Notes ” means Notes (other than the Notes
issued on the Issue Date) issued pursuant to Article II hereof
and otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this
Indenture.
“
Affiliate ” of any Person means any other Person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under
direct or indirect common control with, such Person. For purposes
of this Indenture, each executive officer and director of the
Company and each Subsidiary of the Company will be an Affiliate of
the Company. In addition, for purposes of this Indenture, control
of a Person means the power to direct the management and policies
of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Affiliate”
will not include, with respect to the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary which is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company, any
Restricted Subsidiary which is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the
Company.
“
Agent ” means any Registrar or Paying
Agent.
“
Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to a Note at
any redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.00% of the principal
amount of such Note and (ii) the excess of (A) the
present value at such redemption date of (1) the redemption
price of such Note on October 15, 2012 (such redemption price
being described under Section 3.07(a) hereof, exclusive of any
accrued interest) plus (2) all required remaining scheduled
interest payments due on such Note through October 15, 2012
(but excluding accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date),
computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus
0.50% per annum, over (B) the principal amount of such Note on
such redemption date.
“
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 ” for any Person means the sale, transfer, lease,
conveyance or other disposition (including, without limitation, by
merger, consolidation or sale and leaseback transaction, and
whether by operation of law or otherwise) of any of that
Person’s assets (including, without limitation, the sale or
other disposition of Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of such
Person, whether by such Person or such Subsidiary), whether owned
on the date of this Indenture or subsequently acquired in one
transaction or a series of related transactions, in which such
Person and/or its Subsidiaries receive cash and/or other
consideration (including, without limitation, the unconditional
assumption of Indebtedness of such Person and/or its Subsidiaries)
having an aggregate Fair Market Value of $5.0 million or more
as to each such transaction or series of related transactions;
provided , however , that none of the
following shall constitute an Asset Sale:
(i) a
transaction or series of related transactions that results in a
Change of Control;
(ii) sales of
homes or land in the ordinary course of business;
(iii) sales,
leases, conveyances or other dispositions, including, without
limitation, exchanges or swaps, of real estate or other assets, in
each case in the ordinary course of business, for development or
disposition of the Company’s or any of its
Subsidiaries’ projects;
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(iv) sales,
leases, sale-leasebacks or other dispositions of amenities, model
homes and other improvements at the Company’s or its
Subsidiaries’ projects in the ordinary course of
business;
(v) transactions
between the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which
are Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, or among such Restricted
Subsidiaries which are Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the
Company;
(vi) any
disposition of Cash Equivalents or obsolete or worn out equipment,
in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) the
sale or other disposition of assets no longer used or useful in the
conduct of business of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries; and
(viii) the
making of any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is
permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 4.07
hereof.
“
Authentication Order ” means a written request or
order signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer of the Company
and delivered to the Trustee.
“
Bankruptcy Law ” means title 11 of the United States
Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the
relief of debtors.
“ Book
Value ” means, with respect to any asset of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, the book value thereof as reflected in
the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company
filed with SEC (or if such asset has been acquired after the date
of such financial statements, the then-current book value thereof
as reasonably determined by the Company consistent with recent
practices).
“
Business Day ” means any day other than a Legal
Holiday.
“ Capital
Stock ” of any Person means any and all shares, rights to
purchase, warrants or options (whether or not currently
exercisable), participations, or other equivalents of or interests
in (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) the equity
(which includes, but is not limited to, common stock, preferred
stock and partnership and joint venture interests) of such Person
(excluding any debt securities that are convertible into, or
exchangeable for, such equity).
“
Capitalized Lease Obligations ” of any Person means
the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a
lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting
purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of such obligation
will be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance
with GAAP.
“ Cash
Equivalents ” means any of the following:
(i) direct
obligations of the United States or any agency thereof or
obligations guaranteed by the United States or any agency thereof,
in each case maturing within one year of the date of acquisition
thereof;
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(ii) certificates
of deposit, time deposits, bankers acceptances and other
obligations placed with commercial banks organized under the laws
of the United States of America or any state thereof, or branches
or agencies of foreign banks licensed under the laws of the United
States of America or any state thereof, having a short-term rating
of not less than A- by each of Moody’s and S&P at the
time of acquisition, and having a maturity of not more than one
year;
(iii) commercial
paper rated at least P-1, A-1 or the equivalent thereof by
Moody’s or S&P, respectively, and in each case and
maturing not more than one year from the date of the acquisition
thereof;
(iv) repurchase
agreements or money-market accounts which are fully secured by
direct obligations of the United States or any agency thereof;
and
(v) investments
in money market funds (x) substantially all of the assets of
which consist of investments described in the foregoing clauses
(i) through (iv) or (y) which (A) have total
net assets of at least $2 billion, (B) have investment
objectives and policies that substantially conform with the
Company’s investment policy as in effect from time to time,
(C) purchase only first-tier or U.S. government obligations as
defined by Rule 2a-7 of the SEC promulgated under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and (D) otherwise comply with
such Rule 2a-7.
“ Change
of Control ” means any of the following:
(i) the sale,
transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition (in one
transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially
all of the Company’s assets as an entirety or substantially
as an entirety to any Person or “group” (within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act);
provided that a transaction where the holders of all
classes of Common Equity of the Company immediately prior to such
transaction own, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the
aggregate voting power of all classes of Common Equity of such
Person or group immediately after such transaction will not be a
Change of Control;
(ii) the
acquisition by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries of 50% or
more of the aggregate voting power of all classes of Common Equity
of the Company in one transaction or a series of related
transactions;
(iii) the
liquidation or dissolution of the Company; provided
that a liquidation or dissolution of the Company which is part of a
transaction or series of related transactions that does not
constitute a Change of Control under the “provided”
clause of clause (i) above will not constitute a Change of
Control under this clause (iii);
(iv) any
transaction or a series of related transactions (as a result of a
tender offer, merger, consolidation or otherwise) that results in,
or that is in connection with, (a) any Person, including a
“group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of
the Exchange Act) acquiring “beneficial ownership” (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of all
classes of Common Equity of the Company or of any Person that
possesses “beneficial ownership” (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
50% or more of the aggregate voting power of all
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classes of
Common Equity of the Company or (b) less than 50% (measured by
the aggregate voting power of all classes) of the Common Equity of
the Company being registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
Exchange Act;
(v) a
majority of the Board of Directors of the Company not being
comprised of Continuing Directors; or
(vi) a change
of control shall occur as defined in the instrument governing any
publicly traded debt securities of the Company which requires the
Company to repay or repurchase such debt securities.
“
Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking,
Société Anonyme.
“
Collateral ” means all the assets and properties
subject to the Liens created by the Security Documents.
“
Collateral Agreement ” means the Collateral Agreement,
by and among, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Notes
Collateral Agent.
“ Common
Equity ” of any Person means all Capital Stock of such
Person that is generally entitled to (i) vote in the election
of directors of such Person, or (ii) if such Person is not a
corporation, vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the
governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the
management and policies of such Person.
“
Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges ”
of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries means for any
period, the sum of the amounts for such period of:
(i) Consolidated
Net Income, plus
(ii) Consolidated
Income Tax Expense (without regard to income tax expense or credits
attributable to extraordinary and nonrecurring gains or losses on
Asset Sales), plus
(iii) Consolidated
Interest Expense, plus
(iv) all
depreciation, and, without duplication, amortization (including,
without limitation, capitalized interest amortized to cost of
sales), plus
(v) all other
non-cash items reducing Consolidated Net Income during such
period,
minus all other
non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income during such
period; all as determined on a consolidated basis for the Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
“
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” of the
Company means, with respect to any determination date, the ratio of
(i) Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of the
Company for the prior four full fiscal quarters for which financial
results have been reported immediately preceding the determination
date, to (ii) the aggregate Consolidated Interest
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Incurred of the
Company for the prior four full fiscal quarters for which financial
results have been reported immediately preceding the determination
date; provided that:
(1) with
respect to any Indebtedness Incurred during, and remaining
outstanding at the end of, such four full fiscal quarter period,
such Indebtedness will be assumed to have been incurred as of the
first day of such four full fiscal quarter period;
(2) with
respect to Indebtedness repaid (other than a repayment of revolving
credit obligations repaid solely out of operating cash flows)
during such four full fiscal quarter period, such Indebtedness will
be assumed to have been repaid on the first day of such four full
fiscal quarter period;
(3) with
respect to the Incurrence of any Acquired Indebtedness, such
Indebtedness and any proceeds therefrom will be assumed to have
been Incurred and applied as of the first day of such four full
fiscal quarter period, and the results of operations of any Person
and any Subsidiary of such Person that, in connection with or in
contemplation of such Incurrence, becomes a Subsidiary of the
Company or is merged with or into the Company or one of the
Company’s Subsidiaries or whose assets are acquired, will be
included, on a pro forma basis, in the calculation of the
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as if such transaction had
occurred on the first day of such four full fiscal quarter period;
and
(4) with
respect to any other transaction pursuant to which any Person
becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or is merged with or into the
Company or one of the Company’s Subsidiaries or pursuant to
which any Person’s assets are acquired, such Consolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated on a pro forma
basis as if such transaction had occurred on the first day of such
four full fiscal quarter period, but only if such transaction would
require a pro forma presentation in financial statements prepared
pursuant to Rule 11-02 of Regulation S-X under the
Securities Act.
“
Consolidated Income Tax Expense ” of the Company for
any period means the income tax expense of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“
Consolidated Interest Expense ” of the Company for any
period means the Interest Expense of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.
“
Consolidated Interest Incurred ” of the Company for
any period means the Interest Incurred of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“
Consolidated Net Income ” of the Company for any
period means the aggregate net income (or loss) of the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided
that there will be excluded from such net income (to the extent
otherwise included therein), without duplication:
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(i) the net
income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary)
in which any Person (including, without limitation, an Unrestricted
Subsidiary) other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has
an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income
has actually been received by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary in the form of cash dividends or similar cash
distributions during such period, or in any other form but
converted to cash during such period;
(ii) except
to the extent includable in Consolidated Net Income pursuant to the
foregoing clause (i), the net income (or loss) of any Person that
accrued prior to the date that (a) such Person becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into or consolidated
with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or
(b) the assets of such Person are acquired by the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(iii) the net
income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that (but only so
long as) the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of that income is not
permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any
agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or
governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary
during such period;
(iv) in the
case of a successor to the Company by consolidation, merger or
transfer of its assets, any earnings of the successor prior to such
merger, consolidation or transfer of assets; and
(v) the gains
(but not losses) realized during such period by the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries resulting from (a) the
acquisition of securities issued by the Company or extinguishment
of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, (b) Asset Sales by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries and (c) other extraordinary items
realized by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in calculating Consolidated Net Income, the Company
will be entitled to take into consideration the tax benefits
associated with any loss described in clause (v) of the
preceding sentence, but only to the extent such tax benefits are
actually recognized by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries during such period; provided ,
further , that there will be included in such net
income, without duplication, the net income of any Unrestricted
Subsidiary to the extent such net income is actually received by
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the form of
cash dividends or similar cash distributions during such period, or
in any other form but converted to cash during such
period.
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Consolidated Tangible Assets ” of the Company as of
any date means the total amount of assets of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries (less applicable reserves) on a
consolidated basis at the end of the fiscal quarter immediately
preceding such date, as determined in accordance with GAAP, less:
(i) Intangible Assets and (ii) appropriate adjustments on
account of minority interests of other Persons holding equity
investments in Restricted Subsidiaries, in the case of each of
clauses (i) and (ii) above, as reflected on the
consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately
preceding such date.
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Consolidated Tangible Net Worth ” of the Company as of
any date means the stockholders’ equity (including any
Preferred Stock that is classified as equity under GAAP, other than
Disqualified Stock) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis at the end of the fiscal quarter
immediately preceding such date, as determined in accordance with
GAAP, plus any amount of unvested deferred compensation included,
in accordance with GAAP, as an offset to stockholders’
equity, less the amount of Intangible Assets reflected on the
consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately
preceding such date.
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Continuing Director ” means at any date a member of
the Board of Directors of the Company who:
(i) was a
member of the Board of Directors of the Company on the Issue Date;
or
(ii) was
nominated for election or elected to the Board of Directors of the
Company with the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the
directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such
nomination or election.
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Covenant Trigger Date ” means the first date that the
Company’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is at
least 2.0 to 1.0 for any four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on
or after the Issue Date.
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Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee ” shall be at
the address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.02 hereof
or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to
the Holders and the Company or the principal corporate trust office
of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor
Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders
and the Company).
“ Credit
Facilities ” means, with respect to the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries, one or more debt facilities or other
financing arrangements (including, without limitation, commercial
paper or letter of credit facilities or indentures) providing for
revolving credit loans, term loans, letters of credit or other
Indebtedness (including the Revolving Credit Facility), including
any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments
and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any
amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals,
restatements or refundings thereof and any indentures, credit
facilities, letter of credit facilities or commercial paper
facilities that replace, refund or refinance any part of the loans,
notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including
any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or
indenture that increases the amount permitted to be borrowed
thereunder or alters the maturity thereof ( provided
that such increase in borrowings is permitted under
Section 4.12) or adds Restricted Subsidiaries as additional
borrowers or guarantors thereunder and whether by the same or any
other agent, lender or group of lenders.
“
Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee, assignee,
liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
“
Default ” means any event, act or condition that is,
or after notice or the passage of time, or both, would be, an Event
of Default.
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“
Definitive Note ” means a certificated Note registered
in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with
Section 2.06(c) hereof, 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.
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Depositary ” means, with respect to the Notes issuable
or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified
in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the
Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary
hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable
provision of this Indenture.
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Discharge of First Priority Obligations ” means, with
respect to any First Priority Collateral, the date on which the
First Priority Obligations secured thereby have been paid in full,
in cash, all commitments to extend credit thereunder shall have
been terminated and such First Priority Obligations are no longer
secured by such First Priority Collateral (except that, with
respect to any obligations under letters of credit, such
obligations may be satisfied by cash collateralization (in an
amount not in excess of 105% of the face value thereof) of such
letters of credit or provision of back-stop letters of credit);
provided that the Discharge of First Priority
Obligations shall not be deemed to have occurred in connection with
a refinancing of such First Priority Obligations with Indebtedness
secured by such First Priority Collateral on a first-priority basis
under an agreement that has been designated in writing by the
agent, trustee or other representative under the agreement so
refinancing such First Priority Obligations and the Notes
Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor
Agreement.
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Disqualified Stock ” means any Capital Stock that, by
its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is
convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening
of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a
sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the
option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to
the final maturity date of the Notes; provided that
any Capital Stock which would not constitute Disqualified Stock but
for provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right to require
the Company to repurchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the
occurrence of a change of control occurring prior to the final
maturity of the Notes will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the
change of control provisions applicable to such Capital Stock are
no more favorable to the holders of such Capital Stock than
Section 4.08 hereof and such Capital Stock specifically
provides that the Company will not repurchase or redeem (or be
required to repurchase or redeem) any such Capital Stock pursuant
to such provisions prior to the Company’s repurchase of Notes
pursuant to Section 4.08 hereof
“
Disqualified Stock Dividend ” of any Person means, for
any dividend payable with regard to Disqualified Stock issued by
such Person, the amount of such dividend multiplied by a fraction,
the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one
minus the maximum statutory combined federal, state and local
income tax rate (expressed as a decimal number between 1 and 0)
then applicable to such Person.
“ Equity
Offering ” means a public or private equity offering or
sale after the Issue Date by the Company for cash of Capital Stock,
other than an offering or sale of Disqualified Stock.
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“ Escrow
Agreement ” means the Escrow Agreement, dated as of the
Issue Date, by and among, the Company, the Notes Collateral Agent
and U.S. Bank National Association, as escrow agent.
“ Escrow
Collateral ” means all the assets and properties subject
to the Liens created by the Escrow Agreement.
“
Euroclear ” means Euroclear S.A./N.V., as operator of
the Euroclear system.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder.
“
Exchange Notes ” means any notes issued in exchange
for the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or
similar agreement.
“
Exchange Offer ” has the meaning set forth in any
Registration Rights Agreement.
“
Exchange Offer Registration Statement ” has the
meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
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Excluded Property ” means:
(i) Capital
Stock in any Subsidiary or Affiliate;
(ii) up to
$25.0 million of assets received in connection with sales of
assets as permitted by clause (ii) of the definition of
Permitted Investments;
(iii) real or
personal property where the cost of obtaining a security interest
or perfection thereof exceeds its benefits, as determined by the
Company in good faith in an officers’ certificate delivered
to the Notes Collateral Agent;
(iv) real
property subject to a Lien (a) permitted by clause
(xxvii) of the definition of Permitted Liens or
(b) securing Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of
financing the acquisition thereof;
(v) real
property located outside the United States;
(vii) real
property that is leased or held for the purpose of leasing to
unaffiliated third parties;
(viii) any
real property in a community under development with a dollar amount
of investment as of the most recent month-end (as determined in
accordance with GAAP) of less than $2.0 million or with less
than 10 lots remaining); and
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(ix) assets,
with respect to which any applicable law or contract prohibits the
creation or perfection of security interests therein (other than
any contract entered into for the sole purpose of causing any real
property to constitute Excluded Property under this clause
(ix)).
“
Existing Indebtedness ” means all of the Indebtedness
of the Company and its Subsidiaries that is outstanding on the date
of this Indenture.
“ Fair
Market Value ” means with respect to any asset or
property means 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 Company acting in good
faith and shall be evidenced by a board resolution (certified by
the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company) delivered to
the Trustee.
“ First
Priority Collateral ” means all of the Collateral subject
to Liens securing any or all of the First Priority
Obligations.
“ First
Priority Collateral Agent ” means any Person acting as
collateral agent or in any similar representative capacity for the
benefit of any of the holders of First Priority
Obligations.
“ First
Priority Documents ” means all operative agreements
evidencing or governing the First Priority Obligations and the
Liens securing such First Priority Obligations.
“ First
Priority Liens ” means the Liens on any or all of the
First Priority Collateral that secure any or all of the First
Priority Obligations.
“ First
Priority Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in
clause (xi)(b) of the definition of Permitted Liens.
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GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles
set forth in the opinions and interpretations of the Accounting
Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and interpretations of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such
other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession of the United States, as in effect from time
to time. At any time after the Issue Date, the Company may elect to
apply IFRS accounting principles in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such
election, references herein to GAAP shall thereafter be construed
to mean IFRS (except as otherwise provided herein);
provided that any such election, once made, shall be
irrevocable; provided , further , any
calculation or determination herein that requires the application
of GAAP for periods that include fiscal quarters ended prior to the
Company’s election to apply IFRS shall remain as previously
calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company shall
give notice of any such election made in accordance with this
definition to the Trustee and the Holders of Notes.
“ Global
Note Legend ” means the legend set forth in
Section 2.06(g)(ii) hereof, which is required to be placed on
all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
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“ 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.
“ Hedging
Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such
Person pursuant to any interest rate swap agreement, foreign
currency exchange agreement, interest rate collar agreement, option
or futures contract or other similar agreement or arrangement
relating to interest rates or foreign exchange rates.
“
Holder ” means a Person in whose name a Note is
registered in the Security Register.
“
IFRS ” means International Financial Reporting
Standards.
“
Incur ” (and derivatives thereof) means to, directly
or indirectly, create, incur, assume, guarantee, extend the
maturity of, or otherwise become liable with respect to any
Indebtedness; provided , however , that
neither the accrual of interest (whether such interest is payable
in cash or kind) nor the accretion of original issue discount shall
be considered an Incurrence of Indebtedness.
“
Indebtedness ” of any Person at any date means,
without duplication,
(i) all
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money (whether or not the
recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person
or only to a portion thereof);
(ii) all
obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or
other similar instruments (including a purchase money obligation)
given in connection with the acquisition of any businesses,
properties or assets of any kind or with services incurred in
connection with capital expenditures (other than any obligation to
pay a contingent purchase price which, as of the date of incurrence
thereof, is not required to be recorded as a liability in
accordance with GAAP);
(iii) all
fixed obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit or
other similar instruments or reimbursement obligations with respect
thereto (other than standby letters of credit or similar
instruments issued for the benefit of, or surety, performance,
completion or payment bonds, earnest money notes or similar purpose
undertakings or indemnifications issued by, such Person in the
ordinary course of business);
(iv) all
obligations of such Person with respect to Hedging Obligations
(other than those that fix or cap the interest rate on variable
rate Indebtedness otherwise permitted by this Indenture or that fix
the exchange rate in connection with Indebtedness denominated in a
foreign currency and otherwise permitted by this
Indenture);
(v) all
Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;
(vi) all
Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such
Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such
Person;
(vii) all
Indebtedness of others guaranteed by, or otherwise the liability
of, such Person to the extent of such guarantee or liability;
and
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(viii) all
Disqualified Stock issued by such Person (the amount of
Indebtedness represented by any Disqualified Stock will equal the
greater of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus
accrued and unpaid dividends);
provided , that Indebtedness shall not include accrued
expenses, trade payables, liabilities related to inventory not
owned, customer deposits or deferred income taxes arising in the
ordinary course of business. The amount of Indebtedness of any
Person at any date will be:
(a) the
outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations
as described above;
(b) the maximum
liability of such Person for any contingent obligations under
clause (vii) above; and
(c) in the case of
clause (vi) (if the Indebtedness referred to therein is not assumed
by such Person), the lesser of the (A) Fair Market Value of
all assets subject to a Lien securing the Indebtedness of others on
the date that the Lien attaches and (B) amount of the
Indebtedness secured.
“
Indenture ” means this Indenture, as amended or
supplemented from time to time.
“
Independent Financial Advisor ” means an accounting,
appraisal or investment banking firm of nationally recognized
standing that is, in the reasonable judgment of the Company’s
Board of Directors, (i) qualified to perform the task for
which it has been engaged, and (ii) disinterested and independent,
in a direct and indirect manner, of the parties to the Affiliate
Transaction with respect to which such firm has been
engaged.
“
Indirect Participant ” means a Person who holds a
beneficial interest in a Global Note through a
Participant.
“
Intercreditor Agreement ” means the Intercreditor
Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, among Citibank, N.A., as a
First Priority Collateral Agent, the Notes Collateral Agent, the
Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, as such agreement may be
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“
Intangible Assets ” of the Company means all
unamortized debt discount and expense, unamortized deferred
charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights and all other items which would be treated as
intangibles on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
“
Interest Expense ” of any Person for any period means,
without duplication, the aggregate amount of (i) interest
which, in conformity with GAAP, would be set opposite the caption
“interest expense” or any like caption on an income
statement for such Person (including, without limitation, imputed
interest included on Capitalized Lease Obligations, all
commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect
to letters of credit securing financial obligations and
bankers’ acceptance financing, the net costs associated with
Hedging Obligations, amortization of other financing fees and
expenses, the interest portion of any deferred payment
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obligation,
amortization of discount or premium, if any, and all other non-cash
interest expense other than interest and other charges amortized to
cost of sales) and includes, with respect to the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries, without duplication (including duplication
of the foregoing items), all interest amortized to cost of sales
for such period, and (ii) the amount of Disqualified Stock
Dividends recognized by the Company on any Disqualified Stock
whether or not paid during such period.
“
Interest Incurred ” of any Person for any period
means, without duplication, the aggregate amount of
(i) interest which, in conformity with GAAP, would be set
opposite the caption “interest expense” or any like
caption on an income statement for such Person (including, without
limitation, imputed interest included on Capitalized Lease
Obligations, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges
owed with respect to letters of credit securing financial
obligations and bankers’ acceptance financing, the net costs
associated with Hedging Obligations, amortization of other
financing fees and expenses, the interest portion of any deferred
payment obligation, amortization of discount or premium, if any,
and all other noncash interest expense other than interest and
other charges amortized to cost of sales) and includes, with
respect to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, without
duplication (including duplication of the foregoing items), all
interest capitalized for such period, all interest attributable to
discontinued operations for such period to the extent not set forth
on the income statement under the caption “interest
expense” or any like caption, and all interest actually paid
by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary under any guarantee of
Indebtedness (including, without limitation, a guarantee of
principal, interest or any combination thereof) of any other Person
during such period and (ii) the amount of Disqualified Stock
Dividends recognized by the Company on any Disqualified Stock
whether or not declared during such period.
“
Interest Payment Date ” means April 15 and
October 15 of each year to stated maturity, commencing
April 15, 2010.
“
Investments ” of any Person means all
(i) investments by such Person in any other Person in the form
of loans, advances or capital contributions, (ii) guarantees
of Indebtedness or other obligations of any other Person by such
Person, (iii) purchases (or other acquisitions for
consideration) by such Person of Indebtedness, Capital Stock or
other securities of any other Person and (iv) other items that
would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such
Person determined in accordance with GAAP. For all purposes of this
Indenture, the amount of any such Investment shall be the fair
market value thereof (with the fair market value of each Investment
being measured at the time made and without giving effect to
subsequent changes in value). The making of any payment in
accordance with the terms of a guarantee or other contingent
obligation permitted under this Indenture shall not be considered
an Investment.
“ Issue
Date ” means the initial date of issuance of the Notes
under this Indenture.
“ Legal
Holiday ” means Saturday, Sunday or a day on which
banking institutions in New York, New York, Atlanta, Georgia or at
a place of payment are authorized or obligated by law, regulation
or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal
Holiday at a place of payment, payment shall be made at that place
on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday.
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“ Letter
of Transmittal ” means the letter of transmittal to be
prepared by the Company and sent to all Holders of the Notes for
use by such Holders in connection with the Exchange
Offer.
“
Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage,
lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other similar
encumbrance of any kind upon or in respect of such asset, whether
or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law
(including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement).
“
Marketable Securities ” means (a) equity
securities that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the
American Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Stock Market and
(b) debt securities that are rated by a nationally recognized
rating agency, listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the
American Stock Exchange or covered by at least two reputable market
makers.
“
Material Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the
Company which accounted for 5% or more of the Consolidated Tangible
Assets or Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of the
Company on a consolidated basis for the fiscal year ending
immediately prior to any Default or Event of Default.
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc. or any successor to its debt rating business.
(i) cash (in
U.S. dollars or freely convertible into U.S. dollars) received by
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from an Asset Sale net
of:
(a) all brokerage
commissions, investment banking fees and all other fees and
expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of
counsel, financial advisors, accountants and investment bankers)
related to such Asset Sale;
(b) provisions for
all income and other taxes measured by or resulting from such Asset
Sale of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries;
(c) payments made
to retire Indebtedness that was incurred in accordance with this
Indenture and that either (1) is secured by a Lien incurred in
accordance with this Indenture on the property or assets sold
(other than Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral) or
(2) is required in connection with such Asset Sale to the
extent actually repaid in cash;
(d) amounts
required to be paid to any Person (other than the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary) owning a beneficial interest in the assets
subject to the Asset Sale; and
(e) appropriate
amounts to be provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
thereof, as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP,
against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and
retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as
the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without
limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities,
liabilities
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related to
environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification
obligations or post-closing purchase price adjustments associated
with such Asset Sale, all as reflected in an Officers’
Certificate delivered to the Trustee; and
(ii) all
non-cash consideration received by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale upon the liquidation
or conversion of such consideration into cash, without duplication,
net of all items enumerated in subclauses (a) through
(e) of clause (i) hereof.
“
Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization ” means any plan
of reorganization that grants any Noteholder Secured Party any
right or benefit, directly or indirectly, which right or benefit is
prohibited at such time by the provisions of the Intercreditor
Agreement.
“
Non-Recourse Indebtedness ” with respect to any Person
means Indebtedness of such Person for which (i) the sole legal
recourse for collection of principal and interest on such
Indebtedness is against the specific property identified in the
instruments evidencing or securing such Indebtedness and such
property was acquired (directly or indirectly, including through
the purchase of Capital Stock of the Person owning such property)
with the proceeds of such Indebtedness or such Indebtedness was
Incurred within 90 days after the acquisition (directly or
indirectly, including through the purchase of Capital Stock of the
Person owning such property) of such property and (ii) no
other assets of such Person may be realized upon in collection of
principal or interest on such Indebtedness. Indebtedness which is
otherwise Non-Recourse Indebtedness will not lose its character as
Non-Recourse Indebtedness because there is recourse to the
borrower, any guarantor or any other Person for
(a) environmental warranties and indemnities,
(b) indemnities for and liabilities arising from fraud,
misrepresentation, misapplication or non-payment of rents, profits,
insurance and condemnation proceeds and other sums actually
received by the borrower from secured assets to be paid to the
lender, waste and mechanics’ liens or (c) in the case of
the borrower thereof only, other obligations in respect of such
Indebtedness that are payable solely as a result of a voluntary
bankruptcy filing (or similar filing or action) by such
borrower.
“
Non-U.S. Person ” means a Person who is not a U.S.
Person.
“
Notes ” means the Notes as set forth in the recitals
and more particularly means any Notes authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture, including the Exchange Notes and any
Additional Notes. Unless the context requires otherwise, references
to “Notes” for all purposes of this Indenture include
any Additional Notes that are actually issued.
“ Notes
Collateral ” means all of the Collateral other than the
First Priority Collateral.
“ Notes
Collateral Agent ” means Wilmington Trust FSB until a
successor replaces such party in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Collateral Agreement and thereafter means the
successor notes collateral agent serving under the Collateral
Agreement.
“
Obligations ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness,
all obligations (whether in existence on the Issue Date or arising
afterwards, absolute or contingent, direct or indirect) for or in
respect of principal (when due, upon acceleration, upon redemption,
upon mandatory
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repayment or
repurchase pursuant to a mandatory offer to purchase, or
otherwise), premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnification,
reimbursement and other amounts payable and liabilities with
respect to such Indebtedness, including all interest accrued or
accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization or similar case or proceeding at the contract rate
(including, without limitation, any contract rate applicable upon
default) specified in the relevant documentation, whether or not
the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such case or
proceeding.
“
Officer ” means the chairman, the chief executive
officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the chief
operating officer, the chief accounting officer, the treasurer, or
any assistant treasurer, the controller, the secretary, any
assistant secretary or any vice president of a Person.
“
Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate
signed by two Officers, one of whom must be the Person’s
chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial
officer or chief accounting officer.
“ OID
Legend ” means the legend set forth in
Section 2.06(g)(iv) hereof to be placed on each Note issued
hereunder that has more than a de minimis amount of original issue
discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
“ Other
Pari Passu Lien Obligations ” has the meaning set
forth in clause (xi)(c) of the definition of Permitted
Liens.
“ Opinion
of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel
who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of
or counsel to the Company or the Trustee.
“
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).
“
Participating Broker-Dealer ” has the meaning set
forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
“ Paying
Agent ” means any office or agency where Notes and the
Subsidiary Guarantees may be presented for payment.
“
Permitted Investments ” of any Person means
Investments of such Person in:
(ii) in the
case of the Company and its Subsidiaries, any receivables, loans or
other consideration taken by the Company or a Subsidiary in
connection with the sale of any asset otherwise permitted by this
Indenture; provided that non-cash consideration
received in an Asset Sale or an exchange or swap of assets shall be
pledged as Collateral under the Security Documents to the extent
the assets subject to such Asset Sale or exchange or swap of assets
constituted Collateral, with the Lien on such Collateral being of
the same priority with respect to the Notes as the Lien on the
assets disposed of; provided , further , that
notwithstanding the
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foregoing
clause, up to an aggregate of $25.0 million of
(x) non-cash consideration and consideration received as
referred to in Section 4.13(b)(ii) (y) assets invested in
pursuant to Section 4.13(c) and (z) assets received
pursuant to clause (iv) of the proviso set forth in the
definition of “Asset Sale” may be designated by the
Company as Excluded Property not required to be pledged as
Collateral;
(iii) Investments
in joint ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate
fair market value (with the fair market value of each Investment
being measured at the time made and without giving effect to
subsequent changes in value), taken together with all other
Investments made pursuant to this clause (iii) that are at the
time outstanding, net of any amounts paid to the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary as a return of, or on, such Investments not
to exceed the greater of (x) $50.0 million and (y) if the
Covenant Trigger Date has occurred, 3.0% of Consolidated Tangible
Assets; and
(iv) other
Investments having an aggregate fair market value (with the fair
market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and
without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), taken
together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause
(iv) that are at the time outstanding, net of any amounts paid
to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a return of, or on,
such Investments not to exceed $10.0 million.
“
Permitted Liens ” means
(i) Liens for
taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that either
(a) are not yet delinquent or (b) are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which appropriate
reserves have been established or other provisions have been made
in accordance with GAAP;
(ii) statutory
Liens of landlords and carriers’, warehousemen’s,
mechanics’, suppliers’, materialmen’s,
repairmen’s or other Liens imposed by law and arising in the
ordinary course of business and with respect to amounts that, to
the extent applicable, either (a) are not yet delinquent or
(b) are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves have been
established or other provisions have been made in accordance with
GAAP;
(iii) Liens
(other than any Lien imposed by the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended) incurred or deposits made in the
ordinary course of business in connection with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social
security;
(iv) Liens
incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders,
bids, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds,
progress payments, government contracts, utility services,
developer’s or other obligations to make on-site or off-site
improvements and other obligations of like nature (exclusive of
obligations for the payment of borrowed money but including the
items referred to in the parenthetical in clause (iii) of the
definition of “Indebtedness”), in each case incurred in
the ordinary course of business of the Company and the Restricted
Subsidiaries;
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(v) attachment
or judgment Liens not giving rise to a Default or an Event of
Default and which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings;
(vi) easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar charges or
encumbrances not materially interfering with the ordinary course of
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(vii) zoning
restrictions, licenses, restrictions on the use of real property or
minor irregularities in title thereto, which do not materially
impair the use of such real property in the ordinary course of
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or the value of such
real property for the purpose of such business;
(viii) leases
or subleases granted to others not materially interfering with the
ordinary course of business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries;
(ix) purchase
money mortgages (including, without limitation, Capitalized Lease
Obligations and purchase money security interests);
(x) Liens
securing Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that such
Liens only extend to assets which are similar to the type of assets
securing the Indebtedness being refinanced and such refinanced
Indebtedness was previously secured by such similar
assets;
(a) the Notes
(including any Additional Notes), the Exchange Notes, the
Subsidiary Guarantees thereof and other Obligations under this
Indenture and the Security Documents and in respect thereof and any
obligations owing to the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent
under this Indenture or the Security Documents;
(b) (i) up to
aggregate amount of Indebtedness or other obligations of the
Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries equal to the greatest of
(i) $150.0 million, (ii) 7.5% of Consolidated Tangible
Assets (but not in excess of $200.0 million) and
(iii) following the Covenant Trigger Date, 15% of Consolidated
Tangible Assets, in each case otherwise permitted to be incurred
under this Indenture (and all obligations, including letters of
credit and similar instruments, incurred, issued or arising
thereunder) and Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect
thereof, which Liens incurred under this clause (b) may be on
a first-lien priority basis compared to the Notes on terms as set
forth in the Intercreditor Agreement (collectively, “
First Priority Obligations ”); provided
that the proceeds of any such Indebtedness constituting First
Priority Obligations shall not be used to repay or repurchase (and
such Indebtedness shall not be issued in exchange for) any other
Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is
unsecured or secured by Liens on all or any portion of the
Collateral that are pari passu with or junior to the Liens securing
the Notes; and
(c) up to
aggregate amount of Indebtedness or other obligations of the
Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries equal to the greater of (i)
$700.0 million (but not to exceed, prior to the date that
mortgages with respect to real properties have been
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granted to the
Notes Collateral Agent covering an aggregate Book Value of real
properties equal to at least $700.0 million, an amount equal
to the aggregate Book Value of real properties covered by mortgages
granted to the Notes Collateral Agent since the Issue Date) and
(ii) following the Covenant Trigger Date, 40% of Consolidated
Tangible Assets, in each case less the amount of Indebtedness
secured under clauses (a) and (b) above and clause
(xxvii) below, otherwise permitted to be incurred under this
Indenture (and all obligations, including letters of credit and
similar instruments, incurred, issued or arising thereunder) and
Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, which
Liens incurred under this clause (c) shall, to the extent on
Collateral, either (x) be on a pari passu lien priority basis
compared to the Notes on terms as set forth in the Intercreditor
Agreement (collectively, “ Other Pari Passu Lien
Obligations ”) or (y) be on a junior lien priority
basis compared to the Notes on a basis substantially the same as
the basis on which the Liens securing the Notes are treated under
the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to the First Priority
Liens, pursuant to an intercreditor agreement, in form and
substance similar to the Intercreditor Agreement or as otherwise
reasonably satisfactory to the First Priority Collateral Agents and
the Notes Collateral Agent (collectively, “ Junior Lien
Obligations ”);
provided that in the case of (b) and (c) (other than
in the case of Junior Lien Obligations), the holders of such
secured Obligations (or a representative thereof) become party to
the Intercreditor Agreement;
(xii) any
interest in or title of a lessor or sublessor to property subject
to any (x) Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred in compliance
with the provisions of this Indenture or (y) any lease or
sublease;
(xiii) Liens
existing on the date of this Indenture, including, without
limitation, Liens securing Existing Indebtedness;
(xiv) any
option, contract or other agreement to sell an asset;
provided such sale is not otherwise prohibited under
this Indenture;
(xv) Liens
securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary thereof;
(xvi) Liens
on property or assets of any Restricted Subsidiary securing
Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or
one or more Restricted Subsidiaries;
(xvii) Liens
securing Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(xviii) any
right of a lender or lenders to which the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary may be indebted to offset against, or appropriate and
apply to the payment of, such Indebtedness any and all balances,
credits, deposits, accounts or monies of the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary with or held by such lender or
lenders;
(xix) any
pledge or deposit of cash or property in conjunction with obtaining
surety and performance bonds and letters of credit required to
engage in constructing on-site and off-site
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improvements
required by municipalities or other governmental authorities in the
ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary;
(xx) Liens in
favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law
to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the
importation of goods;
(xxi) Liens
encumbering customary initial deposits and margin deposits, and
other Liens that are customary in the industry and incurred in the
ordinary course of business securing Indebtedness under Hedging
Obligations and forward contracts, options, futures contracts,
futures options or similar agreements or arrangements designed to
protect the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from fluctuations in
the price of commodities;
(xxii) Liens
arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or
similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business;
(xxiii) Liens
on property acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and
Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is
merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that in each case such Liens (A) were
in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition, merger
or consolidation and (B) do not extend to any asset other than
those of the Person merged with or into or consolidated with the
Company or the Restricted Subsidiary or the property acquired by
the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary;
(xxiv) Liens
replacing any of the Liens described in clauses (xiii) and
(xxiii) above; provided that (A) the
principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall
not be increased (except to the extent of reasonable premiums or
other payments required to be paid in connection with the repayment
of the previously secured Indebtedness or Incurrence of related
Refinancing Indebtedness and expenses Incurred in connection
therewith) and (B) the new Liens shall be limited to the
property or part thereof which secured the Lien so replaced or
property substituted therefor as a result of the destruction,
condemnation or damage of such property;
(xxv) Liens
arising from UCC financing statement filings regarding operating
leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
in the ordinary course of business;
(xxvi) Liens
securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.12(b)(ix)
hereof; and
(xxvii) Liens
securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.12(b)(x)
hereof; provided that such Liens extend only to the
land or lots to which such Indebtedness relates.
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, incorporated
or unincorporated association, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or other agency or
political subdivision thereof or other entity of any
kind.
“
Preferred Stock ” of any Person means all Capital
Stock of such Person which has a preference in liquidation or with
respect to the payment of dividends.
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“ Private
Placement Legend ” means the legend set forth in
Section 2.06(g)(i) hereof to be placed on all Notes issued
under this Indenture, except where otherwise permitted by the
provisions of this Indenture.
“ QIB
” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as
defined in Rule 144A.
“ Real
Estate Business ” means homebuilding, housing
construction, real estate development or construction and the sale
of homes and related real estate activities, including the
provision of mortgage financing or title insurance.
“ Record
Date ” for the interest, if any, payable on any
applicable Interest Payment Date means April 1 or October 1
(whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest
Payment Date.
“
Refinancing Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness that
refunds, refinances or extends any Existing Indebtedness or other
Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by the Company or its
Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of this Indenture,
but only to the extent that:
(i) the
Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the
Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be, to the same
extent as the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or extended,
if at all;
(ii) the
Refinancing Indebtedness is scheduled to mature either (a) no
earlier than the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or
extended, or (b) after the maturity date of the
Notes;
(iii) the
portion, if any, of the Refinancing Indebtedness that is scheduled
to mature on or prior to the maturity date of the Notes has a
Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing
Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the
Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the portion of the
Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or extended that is
scheduled to mature on or prior to the maturity date of the
Notes;
(iv) such
Refinancing Indebtedness is in an aggregate amount that is equal to
or less than the aggregate amount then outstanding (including
accrued interest) under the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced
or extended plus an amount necessary to pay any reasonable fees and
expenses, including premiums and defeasance costs, related to such
refinancing;
(v) such
Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred by the same Person that
initially Incurred the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or
extended, except that the Company may Incur Refinancing
Indebtedness to refund, refinance or extend Indebtedness of any
Restricted Subsidiary; and
(vi) such
Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred within 180 days before or
after the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or extended is so
refunded, refinanced or extended.
“
Registrar ” means an office or agency where Notes may
be presented for registration of transfer or for
exchange.
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“
Registration Rights Agreement ” means the
Registration Rights Agreement related to the Notes, dated the Issue
Date, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Citigroup
Global Markets Inc.
“
Regulation S ” means Regulation S
promulgated under the Securities Act.
“
Regulation S Global Note ” means a Global Note in
the form of Exhibit A hereto, as the case may be,
bearing the Global Note Legend, the Private Placement Legend, the
Regulation S Global Note Legend and, if applicable, the OID
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 initially
sold in reliance on Rule 903.
“
Regulation S Global Note Legend ” means the
legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(iii) hereof to be placed
on the Regulation S Global Note.
“
Restricted Definitive Note ” means a Definitive Note
bearing the Private Placement Legend.
“
Restricted Global Note ” means a Global Note bearing
the Private Placement Legend.
“
Restricted Investment ” with respect to any Person
means any Investment (other than any Permitted Investment) by such
Person in any (i) of its Affiliates, (ii) executive
officer or director or any Affiliate of such Person, or
(iii) any other Person other than a Restricted Subsidiary.
Notwithstanding the above, a Subsidiary Guarantee shall not be
deemed a Restricted Investment.
“
Restricted Payment ” means any of the
following:
(i) the
declaration of any dividend or the making of any other payment or
distribution of cash, securities or other property or assets in
respect of the Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary (other than (a) dividends, payments or
distributions payable solely in Capital Stock (other than
Disqualified Stock) of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and
(b) in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary, dividends,
payments or distributions payable to the Company or to another
Restricted Subsidiary and pro rata dividends, payments or
distributions payable to minority stockholders of such Restricted
Subsidiary);
(ii) the
purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of
any Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
(other than Capital Stock held by the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary);
(iii) any
Restricted Investment; and
(iv) any
principal payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other
acquisition or retirement of any Subordinated Indebtedness (other
than (a) Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.12(b)(vii)
hereof or (b) the payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance
or other acquisition or retirement of such Indebtedness in
anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal
installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of
the date of such payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or
other acquisition or retirement);
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provided , however , that Restricted
Payments will not include any purchase, redemption, retirement or
other acquisition for value of Indebtedness or Capital Stock of the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary if the consideration therefor
consists solely of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of
the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary.
“
Restricted Period ” means the 40-day distribution
compliance period as defined in Regulation S.
“
Restricted Subsidiary ” means each of the Subsidiaries
of the Company which is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“
Revolving Credit Facility ” means the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2009, among
the Company, the lenders and letter of credit issuers party
thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as agent and swingline lender, as such
facility may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“
Responsible Officer ” means, when used with respect to
the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of
the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice
president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, 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.
“
Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated under
the Securities Act.
“
Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A promulgated
under the Securities Act.
“
Rule 405 ” means Rule 405 promulgated under
the Securities Act.
“
Rule 902 ” means Rule 902 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.
“
S&P ” means Standard and Poor’s Ratings
Service, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc., a New York corporation,
or any successor to its debt rating business.
“ SEC
” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ Second
Priority Liens ” means the Liens on any or all of the
First Priority Collateral that secure any or all of the Obligations
with respect to the Notes.
“ Second
Priority Obligations ” means all Indebtedness and other
Obligations under this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees and the
Security Documents.
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“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated
thereunder.
“
Security Documents ” means the Collateral Agreement,
the Escrow Agreement and the security agreements, pledge
agreements, mortgages, collateral assignments, UCC financing
statements and related agreements, as amended, supplemented,
restated, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid,
refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, creating the
security interests in the Collateral as contemplated by this
Indenture.
“
Security Register ” is a register of the Notes and of
their transfer and exchange kept by the Registrar.
“ Shelf
Registration Statement ” means the Shelf Registration
Statement as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“
Subordinated Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness
which is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the
Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be.
“
Subsidiary ” of any Person means any
(i) corporation of which at least a majority of the aggregate
voting power of all classes of the Common Equity is directly or
indirectly beneficially owned by such Person and (ii) any
entity other than a corporation of which such Person, directly or
indirectly, beneficially owns at least a majority of the Common
Equity; provided that in each of case (i) and
(ii), such Person is required to consolidate such entity in
accordance with GAAP.
“
Subsidiary Guarantee ” means the guarantee of the
Notes by each Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture.
“
Subsidiary Guarantors ” means (i) each of the
Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the Issue
Date, other than The Ridings Development LLC and (ii) each of
the Company’s Subsidiaries that becomes a guarantor of the
Notes pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.
“
Treasury Rate ” means, as of any redemption date, the
yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States
Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and
published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release
H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two
Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical
Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of
similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the
redemption date to October 15, 2012; provided ,
however , that if the period from the redemption date
to October 15, 2012 is less than one year, the weekly average
yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted
to a constant maturity of one year will be used.
“ Trust
Indenture Act ” or “ TIA ” means the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
“
Trustee ” means the party named as such until a
successor replaces such party in accordance with the applicable
provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor
trustee serving under this Indenture.
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“
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, as the case may be, that bears the Global Note Legend and,
if applicable, 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 United Home Insurance
Corporation, a Vermont corporation, Security Title Insurance
Company, Inc., a Vermont corporation, and, to the extent considered
a Subsidiary of the Company, Beazer Homes Capital Trust I, and each
of the Subsidiaries of the Company (including any newly formed or
acquired Subsidiary) so designated by a resolution adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Company as provided below and
provided that:
(a) neither the
Company nor any of its other Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted
Subsidiaries)(1) provides any direct or indirect credit support for
any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary (including any undertaking,
agreement or instrument evidencing such Indebtedness) or
(2) is directly or indirectly liable for any Indebtedness of
such Subsidiary;
(b) the creditors
with respect to Indebtedness for borrowed money of such Subsidiary
have agreed in writing that they have no recourse, direct or
indirect, to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company
(other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries), including, without
limitation, recourse with respect to the payment of principal or
interest on any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary; and
(c) no default
with respect to any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary (including any
right which the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action
against such Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time
or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Company and of
its other Subsidiaries (other than other Unrestricted
Subsidiaries), to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or
cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its
stated maturity.
The
Board of Directors of the Company may designate an Unrestricted
Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided
that:
(i) any such
redesignation will be deemed to be an Incurrence by the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Indebtedness (if any) of such
redesignated Subsidiary for purposes of Section 4.12 hereof as
of the date of such redesignation;
(ii) immediately
after giving effect to such redesignation and the Incurrence of any
such additional Indebtedness, the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained in Section 4.12
hereof; and
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(iii) the
Liens on the property and assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary
could then be incurred in accordance with Section 4.15 hereof
as of the date of such redesignation.
Subject
to the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company also may
designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted
Subsidiary; provided that:
(i) all
previous Investments by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
in such Restricted Subsidiary (net of any returns previously paid
on such Investments) will be deemed to be Restricted Payments at
the time of such designation and will reduce the amount available
for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 hereof;
(ii) immediately
after giving effect to such designation and reduction of amounts
available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 hereof,
either (x) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries could
incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio contained in Section 4.12 hereof or
(y) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than such
ratio immediately prior to such designation, in each case on a pro
forma basis taking into account such designation; and
(iii) no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing.
Any such designation or redesignation by the Board of Directors of
the Company will be evidenced to the Trustee by the filing with the
Trustee of a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Company giving effect to such designation or
redesignation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that
such designation or redesignation complied with the foregoing
conditions and setting forth the underlying
calculations.
“ U.S.
Person ” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k)
under the Securities Act.
“ U.S.
Government Obligations ” means securities which are
(i) direct obligations of the United States of America, for
the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii)
obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as
an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the
payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and
credit obligation by the United States of America, which, are not
callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and
shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust
company as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government
Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any
such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the
account of the holder of a depository receipt;
provided that (except as required by law) such
custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount
payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount
received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government
Obligation or the specific payment of interest on or principal of
the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depository
receipt.
“
Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when
applied to any Indebtedness or portion thereof, at any date, the
number of years obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the
products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then
remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other
required payment of principal, including, without limitation,
payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the
number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth)
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that will
elapse between such date and the making of such payment by
(ii) the sum of all such payments described in clause
(a) above.
“ Wholly
Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person means (i) a
Subsidiary of which 100% of the Common Equity (except for
directors’ qualifying shares or certain minority interests
owned by other Persons solely due to local law requirements that
there be more than one stockholder, but which interest is not in
excess of what is required for such purpose) is owned directly by
such Person or through one or more other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
of such Person, or (ii) any entity other than a corporation in
which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns all of the Common
Equity of such entity.
Section 1.02
Other Definitions .
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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
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“obligor”
on the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees means the Company and
the Subsidiary Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor
upon the Notes and the Subsidiary 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.
Section 1.04
Rules of Construction .
Unless
the context otherwise requires:
(a) a
term has the meaning assigned to it;
(b) an
accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to
it in accordance with GAAP;
(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 .
(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 Company.
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
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(subject to
Section 6.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the
Company, 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.
(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 Company in reliance thereon, whether or not
notation of such action is made upon such Note.
(e) The
Company 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, but shall have no
obligation to do so.
(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 that is 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
Company 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
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other action
provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders,
but shall have no obligation to do so. 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 180 days after such record date.
Section 2.01
Form and Dating; Terms .
(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.
(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 and transfers of interests. 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 Trustee, as
custodian with respect to the Notes in global form or any successor
entity thereof, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with
instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by
Section 2.06 hereof.
(c)
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
Company, the Subsidiary 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.
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The
Notes shall be subject to repurchase by the Company pursuant to an
Asset Sale Offer as provided in Section 4.13 hereof or a
Change of Control Offer as provided in Section 4.08 hereof.
The Notes shall not be redeemable, other than as provided in
Article 3.
Additional
Notes ranking pari passu with the 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 Notes and shall have the same terms as to status,
waivers, amendments, offers to purchase, redemption or otherwise as
the Notes; provided that the Issuer’s ability
to issue Additional Notes shall be subject to the Issuer’s
compliance with Section 4.12 hereof. Any additional Notes
shall be issued with the benefit of an indenture supplemental to
this Indenture.
(d)
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 Company
by manual or facsimile signature.
If
an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office
at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note 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, as the case may be, by the manual or facsimile
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
Authentication Order, authenticate and deliver the Notes. In
addition, at any time, from time to time, the Trustee shall upon an
Authentication Order authenticate and deliver any
(i) Additional Notes or (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 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 hereof, shall certify that such
issuance is in compliance with Section 4.12 of this
Indenture.
The
Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the
Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may
authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference
in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes
authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same
rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the
Company.
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Section 2.03
Registrar and Paying Agent .
The
Company shall maintain a Registrar and a Paying Agent. The
Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (“ Note
Register ”) and of their transfer and exchange. The
Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more
additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes
any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes
any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying
Agent or Registrar without prior notice to any Holder. The Company
shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any
Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to
appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent,
the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its
Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
The
Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“
DTC ”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global
Notes.
The
Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Paying Agent
and Registrar for the Notes and to act as custodian with respect to
the Global Notes.
Section 2.04
Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust .
The
Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to
agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the
benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying
Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on
the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the
Company in making any such payment. While any such default
continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money
held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a
Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon
payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the
Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the
money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it
shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit
of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any
bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company,
the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
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 Company 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 Company 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
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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 Company 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 Company within 120 days, (ii) the
Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing that the
Company elects to cause the issuance of the Notes in certificated
form ( provided that under current industry
practices, the Depositary would notify Participants of the
Company’s determination, but would only withdraw beneficial
interests from a Global Note at the request of Participants), or
(iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing a Default
with respect to the Notes. 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 hereof. Every Note
authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a
Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this
Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be
authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global
Note, 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) hereof. 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 Section 2.06(b),
(c) or (f) hereof.
(b)
Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global
Notes . The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in
the Global Notes 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 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
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beneficial
interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i) hereof,
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
the expiration of the Restricted Period. Upon consummation of an
Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with
Section 2.06(f) hereof, the requirements of this Section
2.06(b)(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) hereof.
(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)
hereof 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;
or
(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.
(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 Note may
be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a
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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) hereof 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 (w) at
the time the Exchange Offer begins, such Person has no arrangement
or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution
of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the
Securities Act, (x) if such Person is not a broker-dealer,
such Person is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a
distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such Person is not an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or
(2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined in
Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be
received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of
such Persons’ business;
(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 Participating Broker-Dealer pursuant
to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement; or
(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
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Private
Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.
If any such
transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or
(D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not
yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof,
the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global
Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to
subparagraph (B) or (D) above.
Beneficial
interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for,
or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of,
a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.
(c)
Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive
Notes .
(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) hereof 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 Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a certificate substantially in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (3)(b) thereof; or
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(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,
the Trustee
shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global
Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h)
hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and 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.
(ii)
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) hereof 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 (w) at the time the
Exchange Offer begins, such Person has no arrangement or
understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of
the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities
Act, (x) if such Person is not a broker-dealer, such Person is
not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of
the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such Person is not an affiliate (as
defined in Rule 405) of the Company or (2) if such Person
is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company, such
Person will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and
(z) any Exchange Notes to be received by such Person will be
acquired in the ordinary course of such Persons’
business;
(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 Participating Broker-Dealer pursuant
to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D)
the Registrar receives the following:
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(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.
(iii)
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) hereof and satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause
the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be
reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and
the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
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 pursuant to this Section
2.06(c)(iii) shall be registered in such name or names and in such
authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such
beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through
instructions from 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)(iii) 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
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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
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
(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,
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,
and in the case of clause (C) above, the applicable
Regulation S Global Note.
(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 (w) at the time the Exchange
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Offer begins,
such Person has no arrangement or understanding with any person to
participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation
of the provisions of the Securities Act, (x) if such Person is
not a broker-dealer, such Person is not engaged in, and does not
intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1)
such Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of
the Company or (2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined
in Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be
received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of
such Persons’ business;
(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 Participating Broker-Dealer pursuant
to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement; or
(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.
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
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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 yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon
receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with
Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or
more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the principal amount of 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 pursuant 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:
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(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 (w) at the time the Exchange Offer begins, such Person
has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate
in the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation of the
provisions of the Securities Act, (x) if such Person is not a
broker-dealer, such Person is not engaged in, and does not intend
to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such
Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the
Company or (2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined in
Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be
received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of
such Persons’ business;
(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 Participating Broker-Dealer
pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance
with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D)
the Registrar receives the following:
(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.
(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
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Registrar shall
register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the
instructions from the Holder thereof.
(f)
Exchange Offer . Upon the occurrence of an Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company
shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in
accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall
authenticate (i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the
beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered for
acceptance by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of
Transmittal that (w) at the time the Exchange Offer begins,
such Person has no arrangement or understanding with any person to
participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation
of the provisions of the Securities Act, (x) if such Person is
not a broker-dealer, such Person is not engaged in, and does not
intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1)
such Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of
the Company or (2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined
in Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be
received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of
such Persons’ business, and accepted for exchange in the
Exchange Offer, and (ii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the
Restricted Definitive Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that
certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (w) at
the time the Exchange Offer begins, such Person has no arrangement
or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution
of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the
Securities Act, (x) if such Person is not a broker-dealer,
such Person is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a
distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such Person is not an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or
(2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined in
Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be
received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of
such Persons’ business, and 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 Company 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:
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“THIS
SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR
FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH
BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST
HEREIN, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A
“QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE
144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON
AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE
WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT
RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST
HEREIN EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF,
(B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER
REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) OUTSIDE THE
UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE
904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (D) PURSUANT TO
THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
(AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE ISSUER SO REQUESTS),
OR (F) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH
PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY
TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS
“OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND
“U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”
(B)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note
issued pursuant to subparagraph (b)(iv), (c)(ii), (c)(iii),
(d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii) or (f) of this
Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or
substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement
Legend.
(ii)
Global Note Legend . Each Global Note shall bear a legend in
substantially the following form:
“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
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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 COMPANY. UNLESS
AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN
DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE
BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF
THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS
CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK)
(“DTC”) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY
BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY
PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE
& CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”
(iii)
Regulation S Global Note Legend . The Regulation S
Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following
form:
“BY ITS
ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A
U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON,
AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THE
FOREGOING SHALL NOT APPLY FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION OF FORTY DAYS
FROM THE LATER OF (i) THE DATE ON WHICH THESE NOTES WERE FIRST
OFFERED AND (ii) THE DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THESE
NOTES.”
(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:
“THIS
NOTE IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION
1271 ET SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. A
HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE
DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY FOR SUCH NOTE BY
SUBMITTING A REQUEST
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FOR SUCH
INFORMATION TO BEAZER HOMES USA, INC., 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30328, ATTENTION: GENERAL
COUNSEL.”
(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 hereof. At any
time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a
Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will
take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in
another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount
of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced
accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by
the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to
reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being
exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global
Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an
endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by
the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such
increase.
(i)
General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges
.
(i)
To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and
Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in
accordance with Section 2.02 hereof or at the
Registrar’s request.
(ii)
No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial
interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for
any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or
similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other
than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable
upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.07, 2.10,
3.06, 4.08, 4.13 and 8.05 hereof).
(iii)
Neither the Registrar nor the Company 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 Company, evidencing the same debt,
and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the
Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration
of transfer or exchange.
(v)
The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to register
the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning
at the
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opening of
business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for
redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close
of business on the day of selection, (B) to register the
transfer of or to exchange any Note 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 Company may deem and treat the
Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner
of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on such Notes and for all other
purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall
be affected by notice to the contrary.
(vii)
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the
office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to
Section 4.02 hereof, the Company 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 Company 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
hereof.
(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.
Section 2.07
Replacement Notes .
If
any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee, the Registrar or
the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction
of the ownership and destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the
Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the
Trustee’s requirements are
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