GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT
COMPANY
CCK HOLDINGS, LLC
CORPORATE MAGIC, INC.
COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL, INC.
GAYLORD CREATIVE GROUP, INC.
GAYLORD DESTIN RESORTS, LLC
GAYLORD FINANCE, INC.
GAYLORD HOTELS, INC.
GAYLORD INVESTMENTS, INC.
GAYLORD NATIONAL, LLC
GAYLORD PROGRAM SERVICES, INC.
GRAND OLE OPRY, LLC
GRAND OLE OPRY TOURS, INC.
OLH, G.P.
OLH HOLDINGS, LLC
OPRYLAND ATTRACTIONS, LLC
OPRYLAND HOSPITALITY, LLC
OPRYLAND HOTEL-FLORIDA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OPRYLAND HOTEL NASHVILLE, LLC
OPRYLAND HOTEL-TEXAS, LLC
OPRYLAND HOTEL-TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OPRYLAND PRODUCTIONS, INC.
OPRYLAND THEATRICALS, INC.
WILDHORSE SALOON ENTERTAINMENT VENTURES, INC.
as Initial Subsidiary
Guarantors
U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
Dated as of September 29,
2009
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due
2014
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ARTICLE 1 Definitions and Incorporation by
Reference
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SECTION 1.01. Definitions
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SECTION 1.02. Incorporation by Reference of
Trust Indenture Act
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SECTION 1.03. Rules of Construction
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SECTION 2.01. Designation, Amount and Issuance
of Notes
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SECTION 2.02. Form of the Notes
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SECTION 2.03. Date and Denomination of Notes;
Payment at Maturity; Payment of Interest
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SECTION 2.04. Execution and
Authentication
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SECTION 2.05. Registrar and Paying
Agent
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SECTION 2.06. Paying Agent to Hold Money in
Trust
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SECTION 2.07. Noteholder Lists
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SECTION 2.08. Exchange and Registration of
Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer
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SECTION 2.09. Replacement Notes
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SECTION 2.10. Outstanding Notes
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SECTION 2.11. Temporary Notes
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SECTION 2.12. Cancellation
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SECTION 2.13. Defaulted Interest
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SECTION 2.14. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers
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SECTION 2.15. Automatic Exchange from Restricted
Global Note to Unrestricted Global Note
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ARTICLE 3 Repurchase of Notes
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SECTION 3.01. Repurchase at Option of Holders
Upon a Fundamental Change
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SECTION 3.02. Withdrawal of Fundamental Change
Repurchase Notice
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SECTION 3.03. Deposit of Fundamental Change
Repurchase Price
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SECTION 3.04. Notes Repurchased in
Part
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SECTION 3.05. Covenant to Comply with Securities
Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes
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SECTION 4.01. Payment of Notes
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SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Office or
Agency
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SECTION 4.03. Reports; 144A
Information
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SECTION 4.05. Compliance Certificate
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SECTION 4.06. Further Instruments and
Acts
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SECTION 4.07. Additional Interest
Notification
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SECTION 4.08. Statement by Officer as to
Default
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SECTION 4.09. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury
Laws
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SECTION 4.10. Covenant Related to NYSE Listing
Standards
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SECTION 4.11. Covenant to Comply with Securities
Laws Upon Resale of Notes
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ARTICLE 5 Consolidation, Merger, and Sale of
Assets
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SECTION 5.01. When Company May Merge or Transfer
Assets
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SECTION 5.02. Successor to Be
Substituted
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SECTION 5.03. Opinion of Counsel to Be Given
Trustee
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SECTION 5.04. When Subsidiary Guarantors May
Merge or Transfer Assets
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SECTION 5.05. Surviving Guarantor to Be
Substituted
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ARTICLE 6 Defaults and Remedies
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SECTION 6.01. Events of Default
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SECTION 6.02. Acceleration
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SECTION 6.03. Additional Interest
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SECTION 6.04. Other Remedies
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SECTION 6.05. Waiver of Past Defaults
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SECTION 6.06. Control by Majority
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SECTION 6.07. Limitation on Suits
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SECTION 6.08. Rights of Noteholders to Receive
Payment
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SECTION 6.09. Collection Suit by
Trustee
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SECTION 6.10. Trustee May File Proofs of
Claim
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SECTION 6.12. Undertaking for Costs
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SECTION 6.13. Failure to Comply with Reporting
Covenant
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SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee
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SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee
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SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of
Trustee
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SECTION 7.04. Trustee’s
Disclaimer
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SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults
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SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to
Noteholders
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SECTION 7.07. Compensation and
Indemnity
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SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee
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SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by
Merger
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SECTION 7.10. Eligibility;
Disqualification
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SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims
Against Company
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ARTICLE 8 Discharge of Indenture
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SECTION 8.01. Discharge of Liability on
Notes
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SECTION 8.02. Application of Trust
Money
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SECTION 8.03. Repayment to Company
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SECTION 8.04. Reinstatement
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SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of
Noteholders
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SECTION 9.02. With Consent of
Noteholders
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SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture
Act
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SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents
and Waivers
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SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of
Notes
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SECTION 9.06. Trustee to Sign
Amendments
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ARTICLE 10 Conversion of Notes
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SECTION 10.01. Right to Convert
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SECTION 10.02. Conversion Procedures; Settlement
Upon Conversion; No Adjustment for Interest or Dividends; Cash
Payments in Lieu of Fractional Shares
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SECTION 10.03. Increased Conversion Rate
Applicable to Securities Converted in Connection With Make-Whole
Fundamental Changes
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SECTION 10.04. Adjustment of Conversion
Rate
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SECTION 10.05. Effect of Reclassification,
Consolidation, Merger or Sale
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SECTION 10.06. Certain Covenants
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SECTION 10.07. Notice to Holders Prior to
Certain Actions
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SECTION 10.08. Shareholder Rights
Plans
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SECTION 10.09. Responsibility of
Trustee
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ARTICLE 11 Note Guarantees
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SECTION 11.01. Guarantees
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SECTION 11.02. Limitation on Subsidiary
Guarantor Liability
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SECTION 11.03. Release of Subsidiary
Guarantor
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SECTION 12.01. Trust Indenture Act
Controls
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SECTION 12.03. Communication by Noteholders with
Other Noteholders
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SECTION 12.04. Certificate and Opinion as to
Conditions Precedent
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SECTION 12.05. Statements Required in
Certificate or Opinion
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SECTION 12.06. When Notes Disregarded
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SECTION 12.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent
and Registrar
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SECTION 12.08. Business Day
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SECTION 12.09. GOVERNING LAW
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SECTION 12.10. Successors
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SECTION 12.11. Multiple Originals
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SECTION 12.12. Table of Contents;
Headings
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SECTION 12.13. Severability Clause
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SECTION 12.14. Calculations
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Exhibit B
—
Form of Restrictive Legend for
Common Stock Issued Upon Conversion
INDENTURE dated as
of September 29, 2009 among GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, a
Delaware corporation, as issuer (the “ Company
”), the subsidiaries listed on the signature pages hereto
(each a “ Subsidiary Guarantor ”) and U.S. BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized
under the laws of the United States, as trustee (the “
Trustee ”).
WHEREAS, the
Company has duly authorized the creation of an issue of its 3.75%
Convertible Senior Notes due 2014 (the “ Notes
”), having the terms, tenor, amount and other provisions
hereinafter set forth, and, to provide therefor, the Company has
duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture;
and
WHEREAS, all
things necessary to make the Notes, when the Notes are duly
executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered hereunder
and duly issued by the Company, the valid obligations of the
Company, and to make this Indenture a valid and binding agreement
of the Company, in accordance with their and its terms, have been
done and performed, and the execution of this Indenture and the
issue hereunder of the Notes have in all respects been duly
authorized,
NOW, THEREFORE,
THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in
consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the
holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the
equal and proportionate benefit of all holders of the Notes, as
follows:
Definitions and Incorporation by
Reference
SECTION
1.01. Definitions . The terms defined in this
Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or
unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this
Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the
respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01. All other
terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the Trust
Indenture Act or which are by reference therein defined in the
Securities Act (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or
unless the context otherwise requires) shall have the respective
meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust Indenture Act and in
the Securities Act as in force at the date of the execution of this
Indenture. The words “ herein ”, “
hereof ”, “ hereunder ” and words
of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any
particular Article, Section or other Subdivision. The terms defined
in this Article include the plural as well as the
singular.
“Additional
Interest” means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to
Section 6.03.
“Additional
Shares” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.03.
“Adjustment
Event” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.04(i).
“Affiliate”
of any specified Person means any other Person, directly or
indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or
indirect common control with such specified Person. For the
purposes of this definition, “control” when used with
respect to any 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; and
the terms “controlling” and “controlled”
have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Agent
Members” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.08(b)(vi).
“Automatic
Exchange” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.15.
“Automatic
Exchange Notice” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.15.
“Bankruptcy
Law” has the meaning specified in
Section 6.01.
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“Bid
Solicitation Agent” means the financial institution appointed
by the Company to solicit bids for the Trading Price of the Notes
in accordance with Section 10.01(2). The Bid Solicitation
Agent appointed by the Company shall initially be the
Trustee.
“Board of
Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company or,
other than in the case of the definition of “Continuing
Directors,” any committee thereof duly authorized to act on
behalf of such Board.
“Business
Day” has the meaning specified in
Section 12.08.
“Capital
Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests,
rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other
equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such
Person, including any Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt
securities convertible into such equity.
“close of
business” means 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common
Stock” means the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
the Company, or such other capital stock into which the
Company’s common stock is reclassified or changed.
“Company”
means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor
replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor and, for purposes
of any provision contained herein and required by the Trust
Indenture Act, each other obligor on the indenture
securities.
“Continuing
Director” means a director who either was a member of the
Board of Directors on September 24, 2009 or who becomes a
director of the Company subsequent to that date and whose election,
appointment or nomination for election by the shareholders of the
Company, is duly approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors
on the Board of Directors at the time of such approval, either by a
specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by the
Company on behalf of the entire Board of Directors in which such
individual is named as nominee for director.
“Conversion
Agent” means the agency appointed by the Company to which
Notes may be presented for conversion. The Conversion Agent
appointed by the Company shall initially be the Trustee.
“Conversion
Date” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.02(a).
“Conversion
Notice” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.02(a).
“Conversion
Obligation” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.01.
“Conversion
Price” on any date of determination means $1,000 divided by
the Conversion Rate as of such date.
“Conversion
Rate” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.01.
“Conversion
Value,” for every $1,000 principal amount of a Note being
converted, means an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion
Values for each of the forty-five (45) Settlement Period
Trading Days in the Settlement Period.
“Corporate
Trust Office” or other similar term, means the designated
office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate
trust business as it relates to this Indenture shall be
administered, which office is, at the date as of which this
Indenture is dated, located at EP-MN-WS3C, 60 Livingston Avenue,
St. Paul, Minnesota 55107-1419, Attention: Corporate Trust Services
or at any other time at such other address as the Trustee may
designate from time to time by notice to the Company.
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“Current
Market Price” means the average of the Last Reported Sale
Prices of the Common Stock over the ten (10) consecutive
Trading-Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding
the declaration date for the distribution requiring such
computation.
“Custodian”
has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
“Daily
Conversion Value” for any Settlement Period Trading Day
equals 1/45th of (x) the Conversion Rate in effect on that
Settlement Period Trading Day multiplied by (y) the VWAP of
the Common Stock on that Settlement Period Trading Day.
“Daily Fixed
Cash Amount” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.02(b).
“Daily Net
Share Settlement Value” means, for any Settlement Period
Trading Day, an amount equal to 1/45 th of: (a) the Conversion Rate in effect on
such Settlement Period Trading Day minus (b) the quotient of
(x) the Specified Dollar Amount divided by (y) the VWAP
of the Common Stock on such Settlement Period Trading Day;
provided, that in no event shall the Daily Net Share Settlement
Value be less than zero.
“declaration
date” and “date of declaration” shall mean, with
respect to a distribution by the Company to all or substantially
all of its holders of Common Stock, the date on which the
distribution has been authorized by the Board of Directors under
applicable law.
“Default”
means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or
both would be, an Event of Default.
“Defaulted
Interest” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.13.
“Depositary”
means the clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is
designated to act as the Depositary for the Global Notes. DTC shall
be the initial Depositary, until a successor shall have been
appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of
this Indenture, and thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean
or include such successor.
“Determination
Date” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.04(i).
“Distributed
Property” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.04(c).
“DTC”
means The Depository Trust Company.
“Effective
Date” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.03.
“Event of
Default” has the meaning specified in
Section 6.01.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
“Ex-Dividend
Date” means, in respect of a dividend or distribution to
holders of Common Stock, the first date upon which a sale of the
Common Stock does not automatically transfer the right to receive
the relevant dividend or distribution from the seller of the Common
Stock to its buyer.
“Expiration
Date” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.04(e).
“Expiration
Time” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.04(e).
“Fair Market
Value” means the amount that a willing buyer would pay to a
willing seller in an arms’ length transaction, as determined
by the Board of Directors.
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“Fundamental
Change” shall be deemed to have occurred at such time after
the original issuance of the Notes that any of the following
occurs:
(a) a
“person” or “group” within the meaning of
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, its
Subsidiaries or the employee benefit plans of the Company or any
such Subsidiary of the Company, becomes the direct or indirect
“beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act, of the Company’s Voting Equity representing
more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s
outstanding Voting Equity;
(b) consummation
of any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Company
pursuant to which the Common Stock shall be converted into cash,
securities or other property or any conveyance, transfer, sale,
lease or other disposition in one transaction or a series of
transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any
Person other than one of the Company’s Subsidiaries;
provided , however , that a transaction where the
holders of more than 50% of all classes of the Company’s
Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction own, directly
or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of Common Equity of the
continuing or surviving corporation or transferee immediately after
such event shall not be a Fundamental Change;
(c) Continuing
Directors cease to constitute at least a majority of the Board of
Directors;
(d) the
shareholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the
liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
(e) the Common
Stock (or other common stock into which the Notes are then
convertible) ceases to be quoted or listed on a national securities
exchange;
provided , however , that a Fundamental Change as
a result of clause (b) above shall not be deemed to have
occurred if at least 95% of the consideration, excluding cash
payments for fractional shares, in the transaction or transactions
constituting the Fundamental Change consists of shares of Publicly
Traded Securities, and as a result of such transaction or
transactions, the Notes become convertible into such Publicly
Traded Securities in accordance with Section 10.05, subject to
the provisions of Section 10.02.
For purposes of
this definition, whether a “person” is a
“beneficial owner” shall be determined in accordance
with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and
“person” includes any syndicate or group that would be
deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of
the Exchange Act.
“Fundamental
Change Company Notice” has the meaning specified in
Section 3.01(b).
“Fundamental
Change Repurchase Date” has the meaning specified in
Section 3.01(a).
“Fundamental
Change Repurchase Expiration Time” has the meaning specified
in Section 3.01(a)(1).
“Fundamental
Change Repurchase Notice” has the meaning specified in
Section 3.01(a)(1).
“Fundamental
Change Repurchase Price” has the meaning specified in
Section 3.01(a).
“Global
Notes” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.02.
“Indenture”
means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to
time.
“interest”
means, when used with reference to the Notes, any interest payable
under the terms of the Notes, including Defaulted Interest, if any,
Additional Interest, if any, and Reporting Additional Interest, if
any.
“Initial
Subsidiary Guarantors” means CCK Holdings, LLC, Corporate
Magic, Inc., Country Music Television International, Inc., Gaylord
Creative Group, Inc., Gaylord Destin Resorts, LLC, Gaylord Finance,
Inc.,
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Gaylord Hotels,
Inc., Gaylord Investments, Inc., Gaylord National, LLC, Gaylord
Program Services, Inc., Grand Ole Opry, LLC, Grand Ole Opry Tours,
Inc., OLH, G.P., OLH Holdings, LLC, Opryland Attractions, LLC,
Opryland Hospitality, LLC, Opryland Hotel-Florida Limited
Partnership, Opryland Hotel Nashville, LLC, Opryland Hotel-Texas,
LLC, Opryland Hotel-Texas Limited Partnership, Opryland
Productions, Inc., Opryland Theatricals, Inc., and Wildhorse Saloon
Entertainment Ventures, Inc.
“Interest
Payment Date” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.03(c).
“Last
Reported Sale Price” of the Common Stock on any date
means:
(a) the closing
sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the
average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either
case, the average of the average bid and the average asked prices)
on that date as reported by the principal U.S. securities exchange
on which the Common Stock is traded; or
(b) if the Common
Stock is not listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange on
that date, the closing sale price per share on that date as
reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national
or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is
traded; or
(c) if the Common
Stock is not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional
securities exchange, the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock
in the over-the-counter market on that date as reported by Pink
Sheets LLC or similar organization; or
(d) if the Common
Stock is not so quoted by Pink Sheets LLC or similar organization,
the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for the
Common Stock on the relevant date from a nationally recognized
independent investment banking firm selected by the Company for
this purpose.
The Last Reported
Sale Price of the Common Stock shall be determined without
reference to extended or after hours trading. If during a period
applicable for calculating the Last Reported Sale Price of the
Common Stock an event occurs that requires an adjustment to the
Conversion Rate, the Last Reported Sale Price shall be calculated
for such period in a manner determined by the Company to
appropriately reflect the impact of such event on the price of the
Common Stock during such period.
“Make-Whole
Fundamental Change” means any transaction or event that
constitutes a Fundamental Change as described in clauses (a),
(b) or (e) of the definition thereof, except that the
entire “provided however” proviso in clause (b) of
the definition of Fundamental Change shall be disregarded and shall
not be given effect for purposes of determining whether a
transaction or event is a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
“Market
Disruption Event” means, if the Common Stock is listed for
trading on the New York Stock Exchange or listed on another U.S.
national or regional securities exchange, the occurrence or
existence during the one-half hour period ending on the scheduled
close of trading on any Trading Day of any material suspension or
limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price
exceeding limits permitted by the New York Stock Exchange or
otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options, contracts or
future contracts relating to the Common Stock.
“Maturity
Date” means October 1, 2014.
“Note
Guarantee” means a guarantee of the obligations of the
Company pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes by any Subsidiary
Guarantor.
“Noteholder”
or “Holder” means the Person in whose name a Note is
registered on the Registrar’s books.
“Notes”
means any Notes issued, authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture, including any Global Notes.
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“Officer”
means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the
Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Vice President, the
Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant
Secretary of the Company.
“Officers’
Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers. One
of the officers executing an Officers’ Certificate in
accordance with Section 4.05 shall be the chief executive
officer, chief financial officer or chief operating officer of the
Company.
“opening of
business” means 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).
“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, any Subsidiary Guarantor or the
Trustee.
“Paying
Agent” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.05.
“Person”
means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political
subdivision thereof or any other entity.
“Preferred
Stock”, as applied to the Capital Stock of any Person, means
Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that is
preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution
of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or
dissolution of such Person, over shares of Capital Stock of any
other class of such Person.
“protected
purchaser” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.09.
“Publicly
Traded Securities” means shares of common stock listed on a
national securities exchange, including the New York Stock
Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market and the Nasdaq Global
Market, that shall be so listed when issued or exchanged in
connection with a Fundamental Change.
“Record
Date” means, in respect of a dividend or distribution to
holders of Common Stock, the date fixed for determination of
holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or
distribution.
“Reference
Property” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.05.
“Register”
has the meaning specified in Section 2.05.
“Registrar”
has the meaning specified in Section 2.05.
“Regular
Record Date” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date
of the Notes, the March 15 and September 15 preceding the
applicable April 1 and October 1 Interest Payment Date,
respectively.
“Reorganization
Event” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.05.
“Reporting
Additional Interest” has the meaning specified in
Section 6.13.
“Resale
Restriction Termination Date” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.08(d).
“Responsible
Officer” shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee,
any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee
with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture
and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust
matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because
of such person’s knowledge of or familiarity with the
particular subject.
“Restricted
Common Stock” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.15.
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“Restricted
Global Note” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.15.
“Restricted
Securities” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.08(c).
“Rule 144A”
means Rule 144A as promulgated under the Securities Act as it
may be amended from time to time hereafter.
“Schedule TO”
means a Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or
13(e)(1) of the Exchange Act.
“Scheduled
Trading Day” means any day on which the primary U.S. national
securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed
or admitted for trading is scheduled to be open for
trading.
“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Settlement
Period” means the forty-five (45) consecutive Settlement
Period Trading Days:
(a) with respect
to Conversion Dates occurring during the period beginning fifty
(50) Scheduled Trading Days preceding the Maturity Date, beginning
on and including the forty-seventh (47 th )
Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date;
and
(b) in all other
cases, beginning on and including the third (3
rd ) Trading Day following the Conversion
Date.
“Settlement
Period Market Disruption Event” means:
(a) a failure by
the primary U.S. national securities exchange or market on which
the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading to open for
trading during its regular trading session; or
(b) the occurrence
or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. on any Trading Day for the Common
Stock of an aggregate one half hour period, of any suspension or
limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price
exceeding limits permitted by the stock exchange or otherwise) in
the Common Stock or in any options, contracts or future contracts
relating to the Common Stock.
“Settlement
Period Trading Day” means a day during which:
(a) trading in the
Common Stock generally occurs on the primary U.S. national
securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed
or admitted for trading; and
(b) there is no
Settlement Period Market Disruption Event;
provided , however , that if on any Trading Day
the Common Stock is not listed or quoted on any market, then that
Trading Day shall nevertheless be a “Settlement Period
Trading Day” so long as the Company is able to obtain the
market value per share of the Common Stock on that Trading Day from
a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm
retained for these purposes by the Company.
“Significant
Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that would be
a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Company within the
meaning of Rule 1-02(w) under Regulation S-X promulgated
by the SEC.
“Special
Interest Payment Date” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.13(a).
“Special
Record Date” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.13(a).
“Specified
Dollar Amount” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.02(b).
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“Spin-off”
has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(c).
(a) in the case of
a Make-Whole Fundamental Change in which holders of the Common
Stock receive only cash as consideration for their shares of Common
Stock, the amount of cash paid per share of the Common Stock in
such Make-Whole Fundamental Change; or
(b) in the case of
all other Make-Whole Fundamental Changes, the average of the Last
Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock over the five
(5) consecutive Trading-Day period ending on the Trading Day
immediately preceding the Effective Date of such Make-Whole
Fundamental Change.
“Stock Price
Measurement Period” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.01(1).
“Subsidiary”
of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership or
other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting
power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including
partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence
of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers
or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by (i) such Person, (ii) such Person and one
or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more
Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Subsidiary
Guarantors” means the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and any
other Subsidiary of the Company which provides a Note Guarantee of
the Company’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes,
until such Note Guarantee is release in accordance with the terms
of this Indenture.
“Successor
Company” has the meaning specified in
Section 5.01(a).
“Trading
Day” means a day during which:
(a) the New York
Stock Exchange is open for trading, or if the Common Stock is not
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the principal U.S. national
or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed
is open for trading, or if the Common Stock is not so listed, any
Business Day; and
(b) there is no
Market Disruption Event.
“Trading
Price” per $1,000 principal amount of Notes on any date of
determination shall be calculated based on the average of the
secondary market bid quotations obtained by the Bid Solicitation
Agent for $5,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes at
approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination
date from three independent nationally recognized securities
dealers selected by the Company and identified in a notice from the
Company to the Trustee; provided that, if only two such bids
can reasonably be obtained, then the average of the two bids shall
be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained, then
that one bid shall be used. If the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot
reasonably obtain at least one bid for $5,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of Notes, then the Trading Price per $1,000
principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be less than 98% of
the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and
the applicable Conversion Rate.
“Trading
Price Measurement Period” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.01(2).
“Trust
Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15
U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as amended, as in effect
on the date of this Indenture.
“Trust
Officer” means any officer within the Corporate Trust Office
of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of
this Indenture.
“Trustee”
means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor
replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.
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“Uniform
Commercial Code” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code
as in effect from time to time.
“Unrestricted
Common Stock” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.15.
“Unrestricted
Global Note” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.15.
“Valuation
Period” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.04(c).
“Voting
Equity” of any Person means 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 shall control the
management or policies of such Person.
“VWAP”
for the Common Stock means, with respect to any Settlement Period
Trading Day during the Settlement Period, the per share
volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock as displayed
under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page
GET.N <equity> AQR in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Settlement Period Trading
Day; or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the
market value per share of the Common Stock on such Settlement
Period Trading Day as determined by a nationally recognized
independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by
the Company.
“Wholly
Owned Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company, all the
Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying
shares) is owned by the Company or another Wholly Owned
Subsidiary.
SECTION
1.02. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act .
This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the Trust
Indenture Act, which are incorporated by reference in and made a
part of this Indenture. The following Trust Indenture Act terms
have the following meanings:
“Commission”
means the SEC.
“indenture
securities” means the Notes.
“indenture
security holder” means a Noteholder.
“indenture
to be qualified” means this Indenture.
“indenture
trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the
Trustee.
“obligor”
on the indenture securities means the Company and each Subsidiary
Guarantor and any other obligor on the indenture
securities.
All other Trust
Indenture Act 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 have the meanings assigned
to them by such definitions.
SECTION
1.03. Rules of Construction . Unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1) a term has the
meaning assigned to it;
(2)
“or” is not exclusive;
(3)
“including” means including without limitation;
and
(4) words in the
singular include the plural and words in the plural include the
singular.
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SECTION
2.01. Designation, Amount and Issuance of Notes . The Notes
shall be designated as “3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due
2014.” The Notes shall not exceed the aggregate principal
amount of $360,000,000 (except pursuant to Sections 2.04, 2.11
and 3.03 hereof). Upon the execution of this Indenture, or from
time to time thereafter, Notes may be executed by the Company and
delivered to the Trustee for authentication.
SECTION
2.02. Form of the Notes . The Notes and the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto. The
terms and provisions contained in the form of Notes attached as
Exhibit A hereto shall constitute, and are hereby expressly
made, a part of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the
Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this
Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be
bound thereby.
Any of the Notes
may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and
such notations, legends, endorsements or changes as the officers
executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive
evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Indenture or as may be required to comply with
any applicable law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant
thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange
or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed, or
to conform to usage, or to indicate any special limitations or
restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.
So long as the
Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary,
or unless otherwise required by law, or otherwise contemplated by
Section 2.08(b), all of the Notes shall be represented by one
or more Notes in global form registered in the name of the
Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary (the “ Global
Notes ”). The transfer and exchange of beneficial
interests in any such Global Notes shall be effected through the
Depositary in accordance with this Indenture and the applicable
procedures of the Depositary. Except as provided in
Section 2.08(b), beneficial owners of a Global Note shall not
be entitled to have certificates registered in their names, shall
not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of
certificates in definitive form and shall not be considered holders
of such Global Note.
Any Global Notes
shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified
therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate
amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and
that the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby
may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect
repurchases, conversions, transfers or exchanges permitted hereby.
Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any
increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented
thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the custodian for the
Global Note, at the direction of the Trustee, in such manner and
upon instructions given by the holder of such Notes in accordance
with this Indenture. Payment of principal of, interest on and
premium, if any, on any Global Notes shall be made to the
Depositary in immediately available funds.
SECTION
2.03. Date and Denomination of Notes; Payment at Maturity;
Payment of Interest .
(a)
Date and Denomination . The Notes shall be issuable in
registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000
principal amount and integral multiples thereof. Each Note shall be
dated the date of its authentication and shall bear interest from
the date specified on the face of the form of Notes attached as
Exhibit A hereto.
(b)
Payment at Maturity . The Notes shall mature on
October 1, 2014, unless earlier converted or repurchased in
accordance with the provisions hereof. On the Maturity Date, each
Holder shall be entitled to receive on such date $1,000 in cash for
each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, together with accrued and
unpaid interest to, but not including, the Maturity Date. With
respect to Global Notes, principal and interest shall be paid to
the Depositary in immediately available funds. With respect to any
certificated Notes, principal and interest shall be payable at the
Company’s office or agency in New York City, which initially
shall be the office or agency of the Trustee located at 100 Wall
Street, Suite 1600, New York, New York 10005, Attention:
Corporate Trust Administration. If the Maturity Date is not a
Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business
Day, and no additional interest shall be accrue thereon.
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(c)
Payment of Interest . Interest on the Notes shall accrue at
the rate of 3.75% per annum, from September 29, 2009 until the
principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. Interest
shall be payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year (each, an
“ Interest Payment Date ”), commencing
April 1, 2010, to the Person in whose name any Note is
registered on the Register at the close of business on any Regular
Record Date with respect to the applicable Interest Payment Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Notes or portion thereof
surrendered for conversion after the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for an Interest Payment Date but prior to the
applicable Interest Payment Date shall be accompanied by payment
from the Holder, whether or not such Holder was the Holder of
record on the relevant date, in immediately available funds or
other funds acceptable to the Company, of an amount equal to the
interest otherwise payable on such Interest Payment Date on the
principal amount being converted; provided that no such
payment need be made:
(1) with respect
to conversions after the close of business on September 15,
2014;
(2) with respect
to conversions during such period commencing on the date the
Company has given notice of a Fundamental Change pursuant to
Section 10.01(4) to, and including, the second Scheduled
Trading Day immediately preceding the corresponding Fundamental
Change Repurchase Date; or
(3) with respect
to any overdue interest, if overdue interest exists at the time of
conversion with respect to such Notes.
Interest on the
Notes shall be computed on the basis of a three-hundred sixty
(360)-day year comprised of twelve (12) thirty (30)-day
months. The Company shall pay interest on:
(i) any Global
Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
account of the Depositary or its nominee;
(ii) any Notes in
certificated form having a principal amount of less than
$5,000,000, by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled
thereto as it appears in the Register, provided, however ,
that, at maturity, interest will be payable as described in
Section 2.03(b); and
(iii) any Notes in
certificated form having a principal amount of $5,000,000 or more,
by wire transfer in immediately available funds at the election of
the holder of such Notes duly delivered to the trustee at least
five (5) Business Days prior to the relevant Interest Payment
Date, provided, however, that, at maturity, interest will be
payable as described in Section 2.03(b).
If an Interest
Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment shall instead be made
on the next succeeding Business Day, and no additional interest
shall accrue thereon.
SECTION
2.04. Execution and Authentication . One Officer shall sign
the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. If an
Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at
the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be
valid nevertheless.
A Note shall not
be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually
authenticates the Note. Upon the written order of the Company
signed by an Officer, the Trustee shall authenticate a Note
executed by the Company. The signature of the Trustee on the Note
shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly and
validly authenticated under this Indenture. A Note shall be dated
the date of its authentication.
The Trustee may
appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the
Company to authenticate the Notes. Any such appointment shall be
evidenced by an instrument signed by a Trust Officer, a copy of
which shall be furnished to the Company. Unless limited by the
terms of such appointment, 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 any
Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of notices and
demands.
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SECTION
2.05. Registrar and Paying Agent . The Company shall
maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for
registration of transfer or for exchange (the “
Registrar ”) and an office or agency where Notes may
be presented for payment (the “ Paying Agent ”).
The Corporate Trust Office shall be considered as one such office
or agency of the Company for each of the aforesaid purposes. The
Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (the “
Register ”) and of their transfer and exchange. The
Company may have one or more co-registrars and one or more
additional paying agents. The term “Paying Agent”
includes any additional paying agent, and the term
“Registrar” includes any co-registrars. The Company
initially appoints the Trustee as (i) Registrar and Paying Agent in
connection with the Notes, (ii) the custodian with respect to
the Global Notes, (iii) Conversion Agent and (iv) Bid
Solicitation Agent.
The Company shall
enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar or
Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture, which shall incorporate
the terms of the Trust Indenture Act. The agreement shall implement
the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The
Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any
such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying
Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to
appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.07.
The Company or any of its domestically organized Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
The Company may
remove any Registrar or Paying Agent upon written notice to such
Registrar or Paying Agent and to the Trustee; provided ,
however , that no such removal shall become effective until
(1) acceptance of an appointment by a successor as evidenced
by an appropriate agreement entered into by the Company and such
successor Registrar or Paying Agent, as the case may be, and
delivered to the Trustee or (2) notification to the Trustee
that the Trustee shall serve as Registrar or Paying Agent until the
appointment of a successor in accordance with clause
(1) above. The Registrar or Paying Agent may resign at any
time upon written notice; provided , however , that
the Trustee may resign as Paying Agent or Registrar only if the
Trustee also resigns as Trustee in accordance with
Section 7.08.
SECTION
2.06. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust . Prior to each
due date of the principal and interest on any Note, the Company
shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Company or a
Subsidiary of the Company is acting as Paying Agent, segregate and
hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto) a
sum sufficient to pay such principal and interest when so becoming
due. 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 Noteholders or the Trustee all money held
by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or interest on
the Notes and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the
Company in making any such payment. If the Company or a Subsidiary
of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money
held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund.
The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money
held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by
the Paying Agent. Upon complying with this Section, the Paying
Agent shall have no further liability for the money delivered to
the Trustee.
SECTION
2.07. Noteholder 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 Noteholders and shall
otherwise comply with Section 312(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. If
the Trustee is not the Registrar, or to the extent otherwise
required under the Trust Indenture Act, the Company shall furnish,
or cause the Registrar to furnish, to the Trustee, in writing at
least five (5) 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 Noteholders and the Company
shall otherwise comply with Section 312(a) of the Trust Indenture
Act.
SECTION
2.08. Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes;
Restrictions on Transfer .
(a) The
Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office the
Register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may
prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Notes
and of transfers of Notes. The Register shall be in written form or
in any form capable of being converted into written form within a
reasonably prompt period of time.
Upon surrender for
registration of transfer of any Notes to the Registrar or any
co-registrar, and satisfaction of the requirements for such
transfer set forth in this Section 2.08, the Company shall
execute, and the Trustee shall
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authenticate
and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or
transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations
and of a like aggregate principal amount and bearing such
restrictive legends as may be required by this
Indenture.
Notes may be
exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denominations and of a
like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be
exchanged at any such office or agency maintained by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.02. Whenever any Notes are so
surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Notes that the holder
making the exchange is entitled to receive bearing registration
numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.
All Notes issued
upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes shall be the
valid obligations of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor,
evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under
this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of
transfer or exchange.
All Notes
presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for
exchange, repurchase or conversion shall (if so required by the
Company or the Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a
written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Company, and the Notes shall be duly executed by the holder
thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge
shall be made to any holder for any registration of, transfer or
exchange of Notes, but the Company or the Trustee may require
payment by the holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax,
assessment or other governmental charge that may be imposed in
connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of
Notes.
Neither the
Company nor the Trustee nor any Registrar shall be required to
exchange, issue or register a transfer of (a) any Note or
portions thereof surrendered for conversion pursuant to
Article 10 or (b) any Note or portions thereof tendered
for repurchase (and not withdrawn) pursuant to
Article 3.
(b) The following
provisions shall apply only to Global Notes:
(i) Each Global
Note authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the
name of the Depositary or a nominee thereof and delivered to such
Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian for the Global Notes
therefor, and each such Global Note shall constitute a single Note
for all purposes of this Indenture.
(ii)
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global
Note may be exchanged in whole or in part for Notes registered, and
no transfer of a Global Note in whole or in part may be registered,
in the name of any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee
thereof unless (A) the Depositary (x) has notified 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 each case, a successor
Depositary has not been appointed by the Company within ninety
(90) calendar days, or (B) the Company, at its option,
notifies the Trustee in writing that it no longer wishes to have
all the Notes represented by Global Notes, subject to the
procedures of the Depositary. Any Global Note exchanged pursuant to
this Section 2.08(b)(ii) shall be so exchanged in whole and
not in part.
(iii) In addition,
certificated Notes shall be issued in exchange for beneficial
interests in a Global Note upon request by or on behalf of the
Depositary in accordance with customary procedures following the
request of a beneficial owner seeking to enforce its rights under
the Notes or this Indenture, including its rights following the
occurrence of an Event of Default.
(iv) Notes issued
in exchange for a Global Note or any portion thereof pursuant to
clause (ii) or (iii) above shall be issued in definitive,
fully registered form, without interest coupons, shall have an
aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Notes or
portion thereof to be so exchanged, shall be registered in such
names and be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary
shall designate and shall bear any legends required
hereunder.
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Any Global
Notes to be exchanged shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the
Trustee, as Registrar, provided that pending completion of
the exchange of a Global Note, the Trustee acting as custodian for
the Global Notes for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to
such Global Notes, shall reduce the principal amount thereof, by an
amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of
an appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Trustee. Upon
any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate
and make available for delivery the Notes issuable on such exchange
to or upon the written order of the Depositary or an authorized
representative thereof.
(v) In the event
of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause
(ii) above or upon any request described in clause
(iii) above, the Company shall promptly make available to the
Trustee a sufficient supply of certificated Notes in definitive,
fully registered form, without interest coupons.
(vi) Neither any
members of, or participants in, the Depositary (the “
Agent Members ”) nor any other Persons on whose behalf
Agent Members may act shall have any rights under this Indenture
with respect to any Global Notes registered in the name of the
Depositary or any nominee thereof, and the Depositary or such
nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the
Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute
owner and holder of such Global Notes for all purposes whatsoever.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the
Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee
from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other
authorization furnished by the Depositary or such nominee, as the
case may be, or impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent
Members and any other Person on whose behalf an Agent Member may
act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing
the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Notes.
(vii) At such time
as all interests in a Global Note have been repurchased, converted,
cancelled or exchanged for Notes in certificated form, such Global
Note shall, upon receipt thereof, be canceled by the Trustee in
accordance with standing procedures and instructions existing
between the Depositary and the custodian for the Global Note. At
any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global
Note is repurchased, converted, cancelled or exchanged for Notes in
certificated form, the principal amount of such Global Note shall,
in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions
existing between the Depositary and the custodian for the Global
Note, be appropriately reduced, and an endorsement shall be made on
such Global Note, by the Trustee or the custodian for the Global
Note, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such
reduction.
(c) Every
Note (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or in
substitution thereof) that bears or is required under this
Section 2.08(c) to bear the Restricted Note Legend set forth
in Exhibit A (together with any Common Stock issued upon
conversion of the Notes and required to bear the legend set forth
in Exhibit B, collectively, the “ Restricted
Securities ”) shall be subject to the restrictions on
transfer set forth in this Section 2.08(c) (including those
set forth in the Restricted Note Legend in Exhibit A and the
legend set forth in Exhibit B) unless such restrictions on
transfer shall be waived by written consent of the Company
following receipt of legal advice supporting the permissibility of
the waiver of such transfer restrictions, and the holder of each
such Restricted Security, by such holder’s acceptance
thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer.
As used in this Section 2.08(c), the term
“transfer” means any sale, pledge, loan, transfer or
other disposition whatsoever of any Restricted Security or any
interest therein.
(d) Until
the date (the “ Resale Restriction Termination Date
”) that is (1) one year after the last date of the
original issuance of the Notes and (2) such later date, if
any, as may be required by applicable laws, any certificate
evidencing a Restricted Security shall bear a legend in
substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A, as the
Restricted Note Legend (or as set forth in Exhibit B, in the
case of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes), unless
such Restricted Security has been sold pursuant to a registration
statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act
(and which continues to be effective at the time of such transfer)
or sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any
similar provision then in force, or unless otherwise agreed by the
Company in writing as set forth above, with written notice thereof
to the Trustee.
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(e) In
connection with any transfer of the Notes prior to the Resale
Restriction Termination Date, the holder must complete and deliver
the form of assignment set forth on the certificate representing
the Note, with the appropriate box checked, to the Trustee (or any
successor Trustee, as applicable).
Any Notes that are
Restricted Securities and as to which such restrictions on transfer
shall have expired in accordance with their terms or as to
conditions for removal of the Restricted Note Legend set forth
therein have been satisfied may, upon surrender of such Notes for
exchange to the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 2.08, be exchanged for a new Note or Notes, of like
tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the
restrictive legend required by Section 2.08(c). If such
Restricted Security surrendered for exchange is represented by a
Global Note bearing the Restricted Note Legend, the principal
amount of the legended Global Notes shall be reduced by the
appropriate principal amount and the principal amount of a Global
Note without a Restricted Note Legend shall be increased by an
equal principal amount. If a Global Note without the Restricted
Note Legend is not then outstanding, the Company shall execute and
the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver an unlegended Global
Note to the Depositary. The Company shall notify the Trustee in
writing upon the occurrence of the Resale Restriction Termination
Date and, if applicable, promptly after a registration statement
with respect to the Notes or any Common Stock issued upon
conversion of the Notes has been declared effective under the
Securities Act.
Any Common Stock
issued upon conversion of the Notes as to which such restrictions
on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms may,
upon surrender of the certificates representing such shares of
Common Stock for exchange in accordance with the procedures of the
transfer agent for the Common Stock, be exchanged for a new
certificate or certificates for a like aggregate number of shares
of Common Stock, which shall not bear the restrictive legend
required by Exhibit B.
(f) Prior
to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, any Restricted
Securities purchased or owned by the Company or any Affiliate
thereof may not be resold by the Company or such Affiliate unless
registered under the Securities Act or resold pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
in a transaction which results in such Notes or Common Stock, as
the case may be, no longer being “restricted
securities” (as defined under Rule 144).
The Trustee shall
have no responsibility or obligation to any Agent Members or any
other Person with respect to the accuracy of the books or records,
or the acts or omissions, of the Depositary or its nominee or of
any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership
interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any Agent
Member or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice or
the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All
notices and communications to be given to the holders of Notes and
all payments to be made to holders of Notes under the Notes shall
be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered
holders of Notes (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in
the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any
Global Notes shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject
to the customary procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee may rely
and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished
by the Depositary with respect to its Agent Members.
(g) The
Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or
inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed
under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any
transfer of any interest in any Notes (including any transfers
between or among Agent Members) other than to require delivery of
such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are
expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required
by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to
determine substantial compliance as to form with the express
requirements hereof.
SECTION
2.09. Replacement Notes . If a mutilated Note is surrendered
to the Registrar or if the Noteholder of a Note claims that the
Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company
shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note
if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial
Code are met, such that the Noteholder (i) satisfies the
Company or the Trustee within a reasonable time after he has notice
of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking and the Registrar does
not register a transfer prior to receiving such notification,
(ii) makes such request to the Company or the Trustee prior to
the Note being acquired by a protected purchaser as defined in
Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code (a “
protected purchaser ”) and (iii) satisfies any
other reasonable requirements of the Trustee. If required by the
Trustee or the Company, such
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Noteholder
shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the
Trustee to protect the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and
the Registrar from any loss, expense, claim or liability that any
of them may suffer if a Note is replaced and subsequently presented
or claimed for payment. The Company and the Trustee may charge the
Noteholder for their expenses in replacing a Note. In case any
Notes which have matured or are about to mature or have been
properly tendered for repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase
Date (and not withdrawn), or are to be converted into Common Stock,
shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company
may, instead of issuing substitute Notes, pay or authorize the
payment of or convert or authorize the conversion of the same
(without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated
Notes), as the case may be, if the applicant for such payment or
conversion shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if
applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity
as may be required by them to save each of them harmless for any
loss, liability, cost or expense caused by or in connection with
such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or
theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company, the Trustee
and, if applicable, any Paying Agent or Conversion Agent evidence
to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such
Notes and of the ownership thereof.
Every replacement
Note is an additional obligation of the Company and the Subsidiary
Guarantors.
The provisions of
this Section 2.09 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the
extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the
replacement or payment of mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully
taken Notes.
SECTION
2.10. Outstanding Notes . Notes outstanding at any time are
all Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by
it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in
this Section as not outstanding. A Note does not cease to be
outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company
holds the Note.
If a Note is
replaced pursuant to Section 2.09, it ceases to be outstanding
unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to
them that the replaced Note is held by a protected
purchaser.
If the Paying
Agent segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this
Indenture, on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or Maturity Date
money sufficient to pay all principal and interest payable on that
date with respect to the Notes (or portions thereof) to be
repurchased or maturing, as the case may be, and the Paying Agent
is not prohibited from paying such money to the Noteholders on that
date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on and after
that date such Notes (or portions thereof) cease to be outstanding
and interest on them ceases to accrue.
SECTION
2.11. Temporary Notes . Pending the preparation of Notes in
certificated form, the Company may execute and the Trustee or an
authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall, upon the
written request of the Company, authenticate and deliver temporary
Notes (printed or lithographed). Temporary Notes shall be issuable
in any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of
the Notes in certificated form, but with such omissions, insertions
and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Notes, all as
may be determined by the Company. Every such temporary Notes shall
be executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee or such
authenticating agent upon the same conditions and in substantially
the same manner, and with the same effect, as the Notes in
certificated form.
Without
unreasonable delay, the Company shall execute and deliver to the
Trustee or such authenticating agent Notes in certificated form and
thereupon any or all temporary Notes may be surrendered in exchange
therefor, at each office or agency maintained by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.02 and the Trustee or such
authenticating agent shall authenticate and make available for
delivery in exchange for such temporary Notes an equal aggregate
principal amount of Notes in certificated form. Such exchange shall
be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge
therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all
respects be entitled to the same benefits and subject to the same
limitations under this Indenture as Notes in certificated form
authenticated and delivered hereunder.
SECTION
2.12. Cancellation . The Company and any Subsidiary
Guarantor at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to
the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of
transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall
cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer,
exchange, payment or cancellation and dispose of such
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canceled Notes
in accordance with its customary procedures or deliver canceled
Notes to the Company. The Company may not issue new Notes to
replace Notes it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Trustee shall not authenticate Notes in place of
canceled Notes other than pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture.
SECTION
2.13. Defaulted Interest . Any interest on any Note which is
payable, but is not paid when the same becomes due and payable and
such nonpayment continues for a period of thirty (30) calendar
days, shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the
Regular Record Date, and such defaulted interest and interest (to
the extent lawful) on such defaulted interest at the annual rate
borne by the Notes (such defaulted interest and interest thereon
herein collectively called “ Defaulted Interest
”) shall be paid by the Company at its election, in each
case, as provided in clause (a) or (b) below:
(a) The
Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the
Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective predecessor
Notes) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record
Date (as defined below) for the payment of such Defaulted Interest,
which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall
notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest
proposed to be paid on each Note and the date (not less than thirty
(30) calendar days after such notice) of the proposed payment (the
“ Special Interest Payment Date ”), and at the
same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of
money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect
of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory
to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed
payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the
benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in
this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a record date
(the “ Special Record Date ”) for the payment of
such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than fifteen
(15) calendar days and not less than ten (10) calendar
days prior to the Special Interest Payment Date and not less than
ten (10) calendar days after the receipt by the Trustee of the
notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify
the Company of such Special Record Date, and in the name and at the
expense of the Company, shall promptly cause notice of the proposed
payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date and
Special Interest Payment Date therefor to be given to each
Noteholder, not less than ten (10) calendar days prior to such
Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such
Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date and Special Interest
Payment Date therefor having been so given, such Defaulted Interest
shall be paid on the Special Interest Payment Date to the Persons
in whose names the Notes (or their respective predecessor Notes)
are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date
and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause
(b).
(b) The
Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other
lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such
notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given
by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to
this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by
the Trustee.
(c) Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.13, each Note
delivered under this Indenture upon registration of, transfer of or
in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights
to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried
by such other Note.
SECTION
2.14. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers . The Company in issuing the
Notes may use “CUSIP” and “ISIN” numbers
(if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use
“CUSIP” and “ISIN” numbers in notices of
repurchase as a convenience to Noteholders; provided ,
however , that any such notice may state that no
representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either
as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a
repurchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other
identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such
repurchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of
such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in
writing of any changes to the CUSIP and ISIN numbers.
SECTION
2.15. Automatic Exchange from Restricted Global Note to
Unrestricted Global Note . Beneficial interests in a Global
Note or Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes that is
subject to restrictions set out in Section 2.08(c), as
applicable (including the legend set forth in Exhibit A or
Exhibit B, as applicable) (the “ Restricted Global
Note ” or “ Restricted Common Stock ”,
as applicable), shall be automatically exchanged into beneficial
interests in an unrestricted Global Note or stock certificate
representing unrestricted Common Stock, as applicable, that is no
longer subject to the restrictions set out in Section 2.08(c)
(including removal of the legend set forth in Exhibit A or
Exhibit B, as applicable) (the “ Unrestricted Global
Note ” or
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“
Unrestricted Common Stock ”, as applicable), without
any action required by or on behalf of the Holder (the “
Automatic Exchange ”). In order to effect such
exchange, the Company shall at least 15 days but not more than
30 days prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date,
deliver a notice of Automatic Exchange (an “ Automatic
Exchange Notice ”) to each Holder at such Holder’s
address appearing in the Note Register or register maintained at
the registrar for Common Stock, as applicable, with a copy to the
Trustee or transfer agent for Common Stock, as applicable. The
Automatic Exchange Notice shall identify the Notes or Common Stock,
as applicable, subject to the Automatic Exchange and shall state:
(1) the date of the Automatic Exchange; (2) the section
of this Indenture pursuant to which the Automatic Exchange shall
occur; (3) the “CUSIP” number of the Restricted
Global Note or Restricted Common Stock, as applicable, from which
such Holders’ beneficial interests shall be transferred and
(4) the “CUSIP” number of the Unrestricted Global
Note or Unrestricted Common Stock, as applicable, into which such
Holders’ beneficial interests shall be
transferred.
At the
Company’s request on no less than 5 days’ prior
notice, the Trustee shall deliver, or, with respect to Common
Stock, the Company shall cause the transfer agent to deliver, in
the Company’s name and at its expense, the Automatic Exchange
Notice to each Holder at such Holder’s address appearing in
the Note Register or register maintained at the registrar for
Common Stock, as applicable; provided, however, that the Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee or transfer agent, as
applicable, a written order of the Company and an Officers’
Certificate requesting that the Trustee or transfer agent, as
applicable, give the Automatic Exchange Notice (in the name and at
the expense of the Company) and setting forth the information to be
stated in the Automatic Exchange Notice as provided in the
preceding sentence. As a condition to any such exchange pursuant to
this Section 2.15, the Trustee or transfer agent, as
applicable, shall be entitled to receive from the Company, and rely
conclusively without any liability, upon an Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Company, in form and
in substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee or transfer
agent, as applicable, to the effect that such transfer of
beneficial interests to the Unrestricted Global Note or
Unrestricted Common Stock, as applicable, shall be effected in
compliance with the Securities Act. Upon such exchange of
beneficial interests pursuant to this Section 2.15,
(i) with respect to the Notes, the Registrar shall reflect on
its books and records the date of such transfer and a decrease and
increase, respectively, in the principal amount of the applicable
Restricted Global Note(s) and the Unrestricted Global Note,
respectively, equal to the principal amount of beneficial interests
transferred or (ii) with respect to Common Stock, the
registrar for Common Stock shall reflect on its books and records
the date of such transfer and a decrease and increase,
respectively, in the number of shares of the applicable Restricted
Common Stock and the Unrestricted Common Stock, respectively, equal
to the beneficial interests transferred. If an Unrestricted Global
Note is not then outstanding at the time of the Automatic Exchange,
the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver an Unrestricted Global Note to the Depositary. Following
any such transfer pursuant to this Section 2.15, the relevant
Restricted Global Note or Restricted Common Stock, as applicable,
shall be cancelled.
SECTION
3.01. Repurchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental
Change . (a) If there shall occur a Fundamental Change at
any time prior to the Maturity Date, then each Noteholder shall
have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the
Company to repurchase all of such Holder’s Notes for cash, or
any portion of the principal amount thereof that is equal to $1,000
or an integral multiple thereof, on the date (the “
Fundamental Change Repurchase Date ”) specified by the
Company that is not less than twenty (20) Business Days and
not more than thirty-five (35) Business Days after the date of
the Fundamental Change Company Notice at a repurchase price equal
to 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and
unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change
Repurchase Date (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase
Price ”). If such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date
falls after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the
corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Company shall instead pay
the principal amount to the holders of the Notes surrendering the
Notes for repurchase pursuant to this Section 3.01, and pay
the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest payable on such
Interest Payment Date to the holder of record on the close of
business on the corresponding Regular Record Date. Repurchases of
Notes under this Section 3.01 shall be made, at the option of
the holder thereof, upon:
(1) delivery to
the Paying Agent by a Holder of a duly completed notice (the
“ Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice ”) in the
form set forth on the reverse of the Note prior to the close of
business
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on the Business
Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date
(the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Expiration Time
”); and
(2) delivery or
book-entry transfer of the Notes to the Paying Agent at any time
after delivery of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice
(together with all necessary endorsements) at the Corporate Trust
Office of the Paying Agent in New York City, such delivery being a
condition to receipt by the Holder of the Fundamental Change
Repurchase Price therefor; provided that such Fundamental
Change Repurchase Price shall be so paid pursuant to this
Section 3.01 only if the Note so delivered to the Paying Agent
shall conform in all respects to the description thereof in the
related Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice.
The Fundamental
Change Repurchase Notice shall state:
(1) the
certificate numbers, if any, of Notes to be tendered for
repurchase, or the appropriate Depositary information if the Notes
in respect of which such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is
being submitted is represented by a Global Note;
(2) the portion of
the principal amount of Note to be repurchased, which must be
$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; and
(3) that the Note
is to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable
provisions of the Notes and this Indenture.
Any purchase by
the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 3.01 shall be consummated by the delivery of the
consideration to be received by the Holder promptly following the
later of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and the time of the
book-entry transfer or delivery of the Note.
All questions as
to the validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and
acceptance of any Notes for repurchase shall be determined by the
Company, whose determination shall be final and binding absent
manifest error.
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, any Noteholder delivering to the
Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice contemplated
by this Section 3.01 shall have the right to withdraw, in
whole or in part, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice at any
time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately
preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date by delivery of a
written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with
Section 3.02 below.
The Paying Agent
shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any
Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice or written notice of
withdrawal thereof.
(b) On
or before the fifteenth (15 th )
calendar day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the
Company shall mail or cause to be mailed to all Holders of the
Notes, and to beneficial owners as required by applicable law, a
notice (the “ Fundamental Change Company Notice
”) of the occurrence of the Fundamental Change and of the
repurchase right at the option of the Holders arising as a result
thereof. Such mailing shall be by first class mail. The Company
shall also deliver a copy of the Fundamental Change Company Notice
to the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent. The
Company shall also publish a notice containing the information set
forth in the Fundamental Change Company Notice in a newspaper of
general circulation in New York City or publish such information on
the Company’s website or through such other public medium as
the Company may use at that time.
Each Fundamental
Change Company Notice shall specify:
(1) the events
causing the Fundamental Change;
(2) the date of
the Fundamental Change;
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(3) the last date
on which a Holder may exercise the repurchase right;
(4) the
Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;
(5) the
Fundamental Change Repurchase Date;
(6) the name and
address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent, if
applicable;
(7) that the Notes
are eligible to be converted, the applicable Conversion Rate and
any adjustments to the applicable Conversion Rate resulting from
such Fundamental Change transaction and expected changes in the
cash, shares or other property deliverable upon conversion of the
Notes as a result of the occurrence of the Fundamental Change, and
the method the Company has chosen to satisfy its Conversion
Obligation, if any;
(8) that the Notes
with respect to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has
been delivered by a Holder may be converted only if the Holder
withdraws the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance
with the terms of this Indenture;
(9) that the
Holder must exercise the repurchase right by the Fundamental Change
Repurchase Expiration Time;
(10) that the
Holder shall have the right to withdraw any Notes tendered prior to
the Fundamental Change Repurchase Expiration Time;
(11) the CUSIP
number of the Notes; and
(12) the
procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to
repurchase their Notes.
No failure of
the Company to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein
shall limit the repurchase rights of Noteholders or affect the
validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of the Notes
pursuant to this Section 3.01.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Notes may be repurchased by the Company at the
option of the Holders upon a Fundamental Change if there has
occurred and is continuing an Event of Default other than an Event
of Default that is cured by the payment of the Fundamental Change
Repurchase Price of the Notes.
SECTION
3.02. Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice . A
Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a
written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Corporate Trust
Office of the Paying Agent in accordance with the Fundamental
Change Repurchase Notice at any time prior to the Fundamental
Change Repurchase Expiration Time, specifying:
(1) the
certificate number, if any, of the Note in respect of which such
notice of withdrawal is being submitted, or the appropriate
Depositary information if the Note in respect of which such notice
of withdrawal is being submitted is represented by a Global
Note;
(2) the principal
amount of the Note with respect to which such notice of withdrawal
is being submitted; and
(3) the principal
amount, if any, of such Note that remains subject to the original
Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which portion must be in
principal amounts of $1,000 or multiples of $1,000.
SECTION
3.03. Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase Price . Prior
to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change
Repurchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent
or, if the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is acting as the
Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as
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provided in
Section 2.06, an amount of cash (in immediately available
funds if deposited on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date),
sufficient to pay the aggregate Fundamental Change Repurchase Price
of all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be repurchased as
of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date.
If on the
Fundamental Change Repurchase Date the Paying Agent holds cash
sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price of the
Notes that Holders have elected to require the Company to
repurchase in accordance with Section 3.01, then, on the
Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, such Notes shall cease to be
outstanding, interest shall cease to accrue and all other rights of
the Holders of such Notes shall terminate, other than the right to
receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price upon delivery or
book-entry transfer of the Notes. This shall be the case whether or
not book-entry transfer of the Notes has been made or the Notes
have been delivered to the Paying Agent.
SECTION
3.04. Notes Repurchased in Part . Upon presentation of any
Notes repurchased only in part, the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the
Holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Note or Notes,
of any authorized denomination, in aggregate principal amount equal
to the unrepurchased portion of the Notes presented.
SECTION
3.05. Covenant to Comply with Securities Laws Upon Repurchase of
Notes . The Company shall, to the extent applicable, comply
with the provisions of Rule 13e-4 and any other tender offer
rules under the Exchange Act that may be applicable at the time of
the offer to repurchase the Notes, file the related
Schedule TO or any other schedule required in connection with
any offer by the Company to repurchase the Notes and comply with
all other federal and state securities laws in connection with any
offer by the Company to repurchase the Notes.
SECTION
4.01. Payment of Notes . The Company shall promptly pay the
principal of and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the
manner provided in the Notes and in this Indenture. Principal and
interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date
the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds in accordance with this
Indenture money sufficient to pay all principal and interest then
due and the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, is not
prohibited from paying such money to the Noteholders on that date
pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
The Company shall
pay interest on overdue principal at the rate specified therefor in
the Notes, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of
interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.
SECTION
4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency . The Company shall
maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City
of New York, where the Notes may be surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment or for
conversion or repurchase and where notices and demands to or upon
the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be
served. As of the date of this Indenture, such New York City office
is located at the office of the Trustee located at 100 Wall Street,
Suite 1600, New York, New York 10005, Attention: Corporate
Trust Administration and, at any other time, at such other address
as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the
Company. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the
Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such
office or agency not designated or appointed by the Trustee. If at
any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required
office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the
address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and
demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust
Office.
The Company may
also from time to time designate co-registrars and one or more
offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered
for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such
designations. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the
Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in
the location of any such other office or agency.
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So long as the
Trustee is the Registrar, the Trustee agrees to mail, or cause to
be mailed, the notices set forth in Section 7.08. If
co-registrars have been appointed in accordance with this Section,
the Trustee shall mail such notices only to the Company and the
Noteholders it can identify from its records.
SECTION
4.03. Reports; 144A Information .
(a) The
Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within fifteen
(15) calendar days after it would have been required to file
them with the SEC, copies of the Company’s annual reports on
Form 10-K and of the information, documents and other reports (or
copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by
rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company is required to
file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act. In the event the Company is at any time no longer
subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act, the Company shall continue to provide the
Trustee with reports containing substantially the same information
as would have been required to be filed with the SEC had it
continued to have been subject to such reporting requirements. In
such event, such reports shall be provided at the times the Company
would have been required to provide reports had the Company
continued to have been subject to such reporting requirements. The
Company also shall comply with the other provisions of Section
314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(b) The
Company covenants and agrees that it shall, during any period in
which it is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) under the
Exchange Act, make available to any Holder or beneficial holder of
Notes or any holder of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof
which continue to be Restricted Securities and any prospective
purchaser of Notes or such Common Stock designated by such holder
or beneficial holder, the information required pursuant to
Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act upon the request of
any holder or beneficial holder of the Notes or such Common Stock,
until such time as such securities are not longer “restricted
securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the
Securities Act.
Delivery of such
reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for
information purposes only and Trustee’s receipt of such shall
not constitute constructive notice of any information contained
therein or determinable from information contained therein,
including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants
hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively
on Officers’ Certificates). The Trustee is under no duty to
examine such reports, information or documents to ensure compliance
with the provisions of this Indenture or to ascertain the
correctness or otherwise of the information or the statements
contained therein. The Trustee is entitled to assume such
compliance and correctness unless a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee is informed otherwise.
SECTION
4.04. Existence . The Company shall do or cause to be done
all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect
its existence and rights (charter and statutory); provided
that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right
if the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no
longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and
that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous to the holders of
Notes.
SECTION
4.05. Compliance Certificate . The Company and each
Subsidiary Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee within
one-hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Company a certificate of the principal executive
officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting
officer of the Company and such Subsidiary Guarantor, stating
whether or not, to the knowledge of such officer, any Default or
Event of Default occurred during such period and if so, describing
each Default or Event of Default, its status and the action the
Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor is taking or proposes to take
with respect thereto. The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor
also shall comply with Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
SECTION
4.06. Further Instruments and Acts . The Company and the
Subsidiary Guarantors shall execute and deliver such further
instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary
or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this
Indenture.
SECTION
4.07. Additional Interest Notification . If Additional
Interest or Reporting Additional Interest, as applicable, is
payable by the Company, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an
Officers’ Certificate to that effect stating (i) the
amount of such Additional Interest or Reporting Additional
Interest, as applicable, that is
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payable and
(ii) the date on which such Additional Interest or Reporting
Additional Interest, as applicable, is payable. Unless and until a
Trust Officer of the Trustee receives such a certificate, the
Trustee may assume without inquiry that no Additional Interest or
Reporting Additional Interest, as applicable, is
payable.
SECTION
4.08. Statement by Officer as to Default . The Company and
the Subsidiary Guarantors shall deliver to the Trustee, promptly
and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the
Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor becomes aware of the
occurrence of any Event of Default or Default, an Officers’
Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or
Default, its status and the action which the Company or such
Subsidiary Guarantor proposes to take with respect thereto. Except
with respect to receipt of Note payments and any Default or Event
of Default information contained in the Officers’ Certificate
delivered pursuant to this Section 4.08, the Trustee shall
have no duty to review, ascertain or confirm the Company’s
compliance with, or breach of any representation, warranty or
covenant made in this Indenture.
SECTION
4.09. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws . The Company
and the Subsidiary Guarantors covenant (to the extent they may
lawfully do so) that they shall not at any time insist upon, plead,
or in any manner whatsoever claim or take benefit or advantage of,
any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit
or forgive the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor from paying all
or any portion of the principal of or interest on the Notes as
contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time; the
Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (to the extent they may
lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of
any such law, and covenant that they shall not, resort to any such
law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein
granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution
of every such power as though no such law had been
enacted.
SECTION
4.10. Covenant Related to NYSE Listing Standards . If the
Company enters into any transaction described in Section 10.04
that would result in an increase in the Conversion Rate above that
which would result in the Notes, in the aggregate, becoming
convertible into shares of Common Stock in excess of permitted
listing standards under the relevant New York Stock Exchange rules,
the Company shall, if so required by such listing standards, either
(at the Company’s election) (i) prior to entering in
such transaction, obtain stockholder approval of such issuances in
excess of such limitations or (ii) after entering into such
transaction, if the Company has not obtained stockholder approval
of such issuances in excess of such limitations, deliver cash in
lieu of any shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon
future conversions in excess of such limitations, based on the
closing sale price on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date
when such shares would otherwise be required to be delivered to
converting Holders.
SECTION
4.11. Covenant to Comply with Securities Laws Upon Resale of
Notes . If the Company repurchases any Notes and elects to
resell such Notes, the Company shall, to the extent applicable,
comply with all federal and state securities laws in connection
with any offer by the Company to resell such Notes and such resold
Notes shall have a different CUSIP and ISIN numbers than the CUSIP
and ISIN numbers assigned to the Notes issued on September 29,
2009.
Consolidation, Merger, and Sale
of Assets
SECTION
5.01. When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets . The
Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell,
convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its
properties and assets to, another Person, unless:
(a) either
(i) the Company is the surviving corporation, or (ii) if
the Company is not the surviving corporation, the resulting,
surviving or transferee Person (the “ Successor
Company ”) is a corporation or limited liability company
organized and existing under the laws of the United States of
America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and such
Person expressly assumes, by a supplemental indenture in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, and a supplemental
agreement, all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes
and this Indenture;
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(b) immediately
after giving effect to the transaction described above, no Default
or Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing; and
(c) the
Company has delivered to the Trustee the Officers’
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel pursuant to
Section 5.03.
SECTION
5.02. Successor to Be Substituted . In case of any such
consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease in which
the Company is not the surviving corporation and upon the
assumption by the Successor Company, by supplemental indenture,
executed and delivered to the Trustee and reasonably satisfactory
in form and substance to the Trustee, of the due and punctual
payment of the principal of and interest on all of the Notes, and
the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the
covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed or
satisfied by the Company, such Successor Company shall succeed to,
and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of,
the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named herein as
the party of this first part, and Gaylord Entertainment Company
shall be discharged from its obligations under the Notes and this
Indenture. Such Successor Company thereupon may cause to be signed,
and may issue either in its own name or in the name of Gaylord
Entertainment Company any or all of the Notes, issuable hereunder
that theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and
delivered to the Trustee; and,
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