THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
Dated as of March 27,
2009
9 3 / 4 %
Senior Notes due 2014
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TIA
Section
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Indenture Section
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(a)(1)
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7.10
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(a)(2)
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7.10
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(a)(3)
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N.A.
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(a)(4)
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N.A.
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(a)(5)
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7.10
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(b)
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7.10;
11.02
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(b)(1)
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7.10
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(b)(9)
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7.10
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(c)
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N.A.
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(a)
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7.11
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(b)
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7.11
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(c)
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N.A.
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(a)
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2.05
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(b)
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11.03
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(c)
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11.03
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(a)
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7.06
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(b)(1)
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7.06
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(b)(2)
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7.06
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(c)
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7.06;
11.02
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(d)
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7.06
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(a)
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4.02; 4.04;
11.02
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(b)
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N.A.
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(c)(1)
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11.04;
11.05
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(c)(2)
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11.04;
11.05
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(c)(3)
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N.A.
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(d)
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N.A.
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(e)
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11.05
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(f)
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N.A.
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(a)
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7.01
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(b)
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7.05;
11.02
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(c)
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7.01
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(d)
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7.01;
7.02
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(e)
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6.11
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(a)(last
sentence)
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11.06
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(a)(1)(A)
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6.05
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(a)(1)(B)
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6.04
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(a)(2)
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8.02
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(b)
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6.07
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(c)
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8.04
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(a)(1)
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6.08
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(a)(2)
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6.09
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(b)
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2.04;
7.12
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(a)
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11.01
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N.A.
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means Not
Applicable
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NOTE: This
Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a
part of the Indenture.
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Page
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ARTICLE 1
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY
REFERENCE
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Section 1.01. Definitions
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1
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Section 1.02. Other Definitions
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18
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Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of
Trust Indenture Act
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19
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Section 1.04. Rules of
Construction
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20
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ARTICLE 2
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THE NOTES
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Section 2.01. Form and Dating
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20
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Section 2.02. Execution and
Authentication
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21
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Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying
Agent
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Section 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Assets
in Trust
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Section 2.05. Noteholder Lists
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Section 2.06. Transfer and
Exchange
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Section 2.07. Replacement Notes
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Section 2.08. Outstanding Notes
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24
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Section 2.09. Temporary Notes
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25
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Section 2.10. Cancellation
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25
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Section 2.11. Defaulted Interest
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25
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Section 2.12. Deposit of Moneys
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25
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Section 2.13. CUSIP Number
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25
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Section 2.14. Book-Entry Provisions for
Global Notes
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26
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Section 2.15. Special Transfer
Provisions
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ARTICLE 3
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REDEMPTION
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Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee
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29
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Section 3.02. Selection by Trustee of Notes
To Be Redeemed
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29
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Section 3.03. Notice of
Redemption
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Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of
Redemption
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30
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Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption
Price
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30
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Section 3.06. Notes Redeemed in
Part
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ARTICLE 4
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COVENANTS
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Section 4.01. Payment of Notes
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Section 4.02. Reports to Holders
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Section 4.03. Waiver of Stay, Extension or
Usury Laws
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Section 4.04. Compliance
Certificate
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Section 4.05. Payment of Taxes and Other
Claims
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Section 4.06. Maintenance of Properties and
Insurance
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Section 4.07. Compliance with
Laws
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Section 4.08. Corporate
Existence
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Section 4.09. Maintenance of Office or
Agency
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Section 4.10. Limitation on Additional
Indebtedness and Preferred Stock of Restricted
Subsidiaries
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Section 4.11. Limitation on Restricted
Payments
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Section 4.12. Limitation on
Layering
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37
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Section 4.13. Limitation on Certain Asset
Sales
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Section 4.14. Limitation on Transactions
with Affiliates
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Section 4.15. Limitation on
Liens
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Section 4.16. Limitation on Dividends and
Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries
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Section 4.17. Limitation on Guarantees of
Certain Indebtedness
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Section 4.18. Payments for
Consent
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Section 4.19. Change of Control
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ARTICLE 5
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SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
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Section 5.01. Limitation on Merger,
Consolidation or Sale of Assets
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Section 5.02. Successor Person
Substituted
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ARTICLE 6
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DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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Section 6.01. Events of Default
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Section 6.02. Acceleration
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Section 6.03. Other Remedies
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Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults and
Events of Default
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Section 6.05. Control by
Majority
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Section 6.06. Limitation on
Suits
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Section 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive
Payment
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Section 6.08. Collection Suit by
Trustee
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Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of
Claim
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Section 6.11. Undertaking for
Costs
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ARTICLE 7
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TRUSTEE
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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 Default
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Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to
Holders
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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
Consolidation, Merger or Conversion
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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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Section 7.12. Paying Agents
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ARTICLE 8
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AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND
WAIVERS
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Section 8.01. Without Consent of
Holders
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Section 8.02. With Consent of
Holders
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Section 8.03. Compliance with Trust
Indenture Act
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Section 8.04. Revocation and Effect of
Consents
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Section 8.05. Notation on or Exchange of
Notes
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Section 8.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments,
etc.
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ARTICLE 9
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DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE;
DEFEASANCE
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Section 9.01. Discharge of
Indenture
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Section 9.02. Legal Defeasance
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Section 9.03. Covenant
Defeasance
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Section 9.04. Conditions to Legal
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
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Section 9.05. Deposited Money and U.S.
Government Obligations To Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous
Provisions
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59
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Section 9.06. Reinstatement
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Section 9.07. Moneys Held by Paying
Agent
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60
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Section 9.08. Moneys Held by
Trustee
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ARTICLE 10
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GUARANTEE OF NOTES
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Section 10.02. Execution and Delivery of
Guarantees
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61
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Section 10.03. Limitation of
Guarantee
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61
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Section 10.04. Additional
Guarantors
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Section 10.05. Release of
Guarantor
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Section 10.06. Contribution
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ARTICLE 11
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 11.01. Trust Indenture Act
Controls
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Section 11.03. Communications by Holders
with Other Holders
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Section 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as
to Conditions Precedent
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Section 11.05. Statements Required in
Certificate and Opinion
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Section 11.06. When Treasury Notes
Disregarded
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Section 11.07. Rules by Trustee and
Agents
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Section 11.08. Business Days; Legal
Holidays
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Section 11.09. Governing Law
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Section 11.10. No Adverse Interpretation of
Other Agreements
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Section 11.11. No Recourse Against
Others
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Section 11.12. Successors
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Section 11.13. Multiple
Counterparts
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Section 11.14. Table of Contents, Headings,
etc.
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Section 11.15. Separability
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Section 11.16. Rights as Set Forth
Herein
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Exhibit A - Form of Face and Reverse of
Initial Note
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A-1
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Exhibit B - Form of Face and Reverse of
Exchange Note
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B-1
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Exhibit C - Form of Certificate To Be
Delivered in Connection with Transfers to Non-QIB Institutional
Accredited Investors
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C-1
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Exhibit D - Form of Certificate To Be
Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to
Rule 144A
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D-1
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Exhibit E - Form of Certificate To Be
Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to
Regulation S
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E-1
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INDENTURE,
dated as of March 27, 2009, among LAMAR MEDIA CORP., a
Delaware corporation, as Issuer (the “ Company
”), the GUARANTORS (as hereinafter defined), and THE BANK OF
NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee (the “
Trustee ”).
Each
party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and
for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of (i) the
Company’s 9 3 / 4
% Senior Notes due 2014, issued on
the date hereof (the “ Initial Notes ”),
(ii) when and if issued, an unlimited principal amount of
Additional Notes, and (iii) when and if issued pursuant to a
registered exchange for Notes, the Company’s 9
3 / 4
% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “
Exchange Notes ”):
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY
REFERENCE
Section 1.01. Definitions.
“
Acquired Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of a Person
(including an Unrestricted Subsidiary) existing at the time such
Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or assumed in connection
with the acquisition of assets from such Person.
“
Additional Notes ” means an unlimited principal amount
of Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture
in accordance with Sections 2.02 and 4.10 hereof, as part of
the same series as the Initial Notes.
“
Adjusted Net Assets ” of a Guarantor at any date means
the lesser of (x) the amount by which the fair value of the
property of such Guarantor exceeds the total amount of liabilities,
including, without limitation, contingent liabilities (after giving
effect to all other fixed and contingent liabilities), but
excluding liabilities under the Guarantee of such Guarantor at such
date and (y) the amount by which the present fair salable
value of the assets of such Guarantor at such date exceeds the
amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such
Guarantor on its debts (after giving effect to all other fixed and
contingent liabilities and after giving effect to any collection
from any Subsidiary of such Guarantor in respect of the obligations
of such Subsidiary under the Guarantee), excluding Indebtedness in
respect of the Guarantee, as they become absolute and
matured.
“
Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other
Person which directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such specified Person. For the purposes of this
definition, “control” (including, with correlative
meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled
by,” and “under common control with”), as used
with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by agreement or
otherwise.
“
Agent ” means any Registrar, Paying Agent,
co-registrar or agent for service of notices and
demands.
“
Asset Acquisition ” means (i) an Investment by
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any other Person
pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary
or shall be consolidated or merged with the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) the acquisition by the Company
or any Restricted Subsidiary of assets of any Person.
“
Asset Sale ” means the sale, transfer or other
disposition (other than to the Company or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries) in any single transaction or series of related
transactions having a fair market value
in excess of
$10 million of (a) any Capital Stock of or other equity
interest in any Restricted Subsidiary, (b) all or
substantially all of the assets of any business owned by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or a division, line of
business or comparable business segment of the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary or (c) any other assets or property of
the Company or of any Restricted Subsidiary (whether real or
personal property). For purposes of this definition, the term Asset
Sale shall not include any sale, transfer or other disposition that
is (i) governed by and made in accordance with
Section 5.01, (ii) to the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary that is a Guarantor, or (iii) involving obsolete,
worn-out, excess or redundant equipment.
“
Asset Sale Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Asset
Sale, (i) cash received by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary from such Asset Sale (including cash received as
consideration for the assumption of liabilities incurred in
connection with or in anticipation of such Asset Sale), after
(a) provision for all income or other taxes measured by or
resulting from such Asset Sale, (b) payment of all brokerage
commissions, underwriting and other fees and expenses related to
such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses), and (c) deduction of
appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP,
against any liabilities associated with the assets sold or disposed
of in such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary after such Asset Sale, including, without
limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities
and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any
indemnification obligations associated with the assets sold or
disposed of in such Asset Sale, and (ii) promissory notes and
other noncash consideration received by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary from such Asset Sale or other disposition
upon the liquidation or conversion of such notes or noncash
consideration into cash.
“
Available Asset Sale Proceeds ” means, with respect to
any Asset Sale, the aggregate Asset Sale Proceeds from such Asset
Sale that have not been applied in accordance with clauses (iii)(a)
or (iii)(b) of Section 4.13(a), and which have not been the
basis for an Excess Proceeds Offer in accordance with
clause (iii)(c) of such Section 4.13(a).
“
Average Life to Stated Maturity ” means, with respect
to any Indebtedness, as at any date of determination, the quotient
obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products of
(a) the number of years (or any fraction thereof) from such
date to the date or dates of each successive scheduled principal
payment (including, without limitation, any sinking fund
requirements) of such Indebtedness multiplied by (b) the
amount of each such principal payment by (ii) the sum of all
such principal payments.
“
Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of
the Company or a Guarantor, as appropriate, or any committee
authorized to act therefor.
“
Board Resolution ” means a copy of a resolution
certified pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate to have been
duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company or a
Guarantor, as appropriate, and to be in full force and effect, and
delivered to the Trustee.
“
Capital Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any
and all shares or other equivalents (however designated) of capital
stock, partnership interests or any other participation, right or
other interest in the nature of an equity interest in such Person
or any option, warrant or other security convertible into any of
the foregoing.
“
Capitalized Lease Obligations ” means Indebtedness
represented by obligations under a lease that is required to be
capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with
GAAP, and the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the capitalized
amount of such obligations determined in accordance with
GAAP.
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“
Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the
following events: (a) any “person” or
“group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d)
and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), excluding Permitted Holders, is or
becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in
Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a
person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial
ownership” of all securities that such person or group has
the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately
or only after the passage of time, upon the happening of an event
or otherwise), directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the
total voting power of all Voting Stock of Parent; provided ,
however , that the Permitted Holders (i) “beneficially
own” (as so defined) a lower percentage of such total voting
power with respect to the Voting Stock than such other
“person” or “group” and (ii) do not
have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to
elect or designate for election a majority of the Board of
Directors of Parent; (b) the Company or Parent consolidates with,
or merges with or into, another Person or sells, assigns, conveys,
transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all
of its assets to any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or
merges with or into, the Company or Parent, as the case may be, in
any such event pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding
Voting Stock of the Company or Parent, as the case may be, is
converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property,
other than any such transaction where (i) the outstanding
Voting Stock of the Company or Parent, as the case may be, is
converted into or exchanged for (1) Voting Stock (other than
Disqualified Capital Stock) of the surviving or transferee
corporation or (2) cash, securities and other property in an
amount which could then be paid by the Company or Parent, as the
case may be, as a Restricted Payment under this Indenture, or a
combination thereof, and (ii) immediately after such
transaction no “person” or “group” (as such
terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange
Act), excluding Permitted Holders, is the “beneficial
owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the
Exchange Act, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have
“beneficial ownership” of all securities that such
person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is
exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time, upon the
happening of an event or otherwise), directly or indirectly, of
more than 50% of the total voting power of all Voting Stock of the
surviving or transferee corporation; (c) at any time during
any consecutive two-year period, individuals who at the beginning
of such period constituted the Board of Directors of Parent
(together with any new directors whose election by such Board of
Directors or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of
Parent was approved by a vote of at least 66-2/3% of the directors
then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of
such period or whose election or nomination for election was
previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a
majority of the Board of Directors of Parent then in office;
(d) the Company is liquidated or dissolved or adopts a plan of
liquidation; or (e) at any time, the Company ceases to be a
directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of
Parent.
“
Common Stock ” of any Person means all Capital Stock
of such Person that is generally entitled to (i) vote in the
election of directors of such Person or (ii) if such Person is
not a corporation, vote or otherwise participate in the selection
of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will
control the management and policies of such Person.
“
Company ” means the party named as such in the first
paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces such
party pursuant to Article 5 of this Indenture and thereafter
means the successor and any other primary obligor on the
Notes.
“
Company Request ” means any written request signed in
the name of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, its
President, any Vice President, its Chief Financial Officer or its
Treasurer and attested to by the Secretary or any Assistant
Secretary of the Company.
“
Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for any period,
the aggregate amount of interest which, in conformity with GAAP,
would be set forth opposite the caption “interest
expense” or any like caption on an income statement for the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
(including, but not limited to, imputed interest included in
Capitalized Lease Obligations, all commissions, discounts and other
fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and
bankers’ acceptance financing, the net costs
associated
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with hedging
obligations, the interest portion of any deferred payment
obligation, amortization of discount or premium, if any, and all
other non-cash interest expense (other than interest amortized to
cost of sales) but excluding interest in respect of Mirror Loan
Indebtedness) plus, without duplication, all net capitalized
interest for such period and all interest incurred or paid under
any guarantee of Indebtedness (including a guarantee of principal,
interest or any combination thereof) of any Person, plus an amount
equal to the product of (a) the aggregate dividends paid on
Disqualified Capital Stock during such period and (b) a
fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of
which is one minus the Company’s then effective combined tax
rate, to the extent paid; provided , however , that
“Consolidated Interest Expense” shall exclude the
amortization of deferred financing fees and exclude any and all
interest accrued or paid or payable with respect
thereto.
“
Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the
aggregate of the Net Income of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined
in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that
(a) the Net Income of any Person (the “ other
Person ”) in which the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries has less than a 100% interest (which interest does not
cause the Net Income of such other Person to be consolidated into
the Net Income of the Company in accordance with GAAP) shall be
included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or
distributions paid to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary,
(b) the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a
Guarantor) that is subject to any restriction or limitation
(assuming no waiver or satisfaction thereof shall have occurred) on
the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions
(other than pursuant to the Notes or this Indenture or under the
Senior Credit Facility) shall be excluded to the extent of such
restriction or limitation, except that to the extent that any such
restriction or limitation results solely from covenant limitations
under any SBA Indebtedness, there shall not be deducted that
portion of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Net Income which
exceeds the outstanding aggregate principal amount of such SBA
Indebtedness, (c) any net gain (but not loss) resulting from
an Asset Sale by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
other than in the ordinary course of business shall be excluded,
and (d) extraordinary gains and losses shall be
excluded.
“
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets ” means the book
value of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
(other than patents, patent rights, trademarks, trade names,
franchises, copyrights, licenses, permits, goodwill and other
intangible assets classified as such in accordance with GAAP) after
all applicable deductions in accordance with GAAP (including,
without limitation, reserves for doubtful receivables,
obsolescence, depreciation and amortization) less all liabilities
(excluding liabilities in respect of Mirror Loan Indebtedness) of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined in
accordance with GAAP.
“
Convertible Notes ” means the $291,000 aggregate
principal amount of 2 7 / 8 %
Convertible Notes due 2010 issued by Parent on June 16, 2003
and the $287,209,000 aggregate principal amount of 2
7 / 8 %
Convertible Notes due 2010—Series B issued by Parent on
July 3, 2007.
“
Corporate Trust Office ” means the office of the
Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust
business shall be principally administered, which office at the
date of execution of this Indenture is located at 10161 Centurion
Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32256.
“
Cumulative Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, as
of any date of determination, Consolidated Interest Expense of the
Company from the Existing Notes Issue Date to the end of the
Company’s most recently ended full fiscal quarter prior to
such date, taken as a single accounting period.
“
Cumulative EBITDA ” means, as of any date of
determination, EBITDA of the Company from the Existing Notes Issue
Date to the end of the Company’s most recently ended full
fiscal quarter prior to such date, taken as a single accounting
period.
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“
Default ” means any event that is, or with the passing
of time or giving of notice or both would be, an Event of
Default.
“
Depository ” means, with respect to Global Notes, the
Person designated as Depository until a successor Depository shall
have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, and thereafter “Depository” shall mean each
Person who is then a Depository hereunder, and, if at any time
there is more than one such Person, such Persons.
“
Disqualified Capital Stock ” means any Capital Stock
of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which, by its terms (or
by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for
which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or
upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily
redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or
is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in
part, on or prior to the Maturity Date of the Notes, for cash or
securities constituting Indebtedness.
“
EBITDA ” means, for any Person, for any period, an
amount determined in accordance with GAAP equal to (a) the sum
of, without duplication, (i) Consolidated Net Income for such
period, plus (ii) the provision for taxes for such period
based on income or profits to the extent such income or profits
were included in computing Consolidated Net Income and any
provision for taxes utilized in computing net loss under
clause (i) hereof, plus (iii) to the extent it reduces
Consolidated Net Income during such period, Consolidated Interest
Expense for such period, plus (iv) depreciation for such
period on a consolidated basis, plus (v) amortization of
intangibles for such period on a consolidated basis, plus
(vi) any other non-cash items reducing Consolidated Net Income
for such period plus (vii) any reasonable fees and expenses in
connection with any actual or proposed acquisition, Investment or
financing to the extent such fees reduced Consolidated Net Income
during such period (including as a result of the application of
FASB 141R); minus (b) all non-cash items increasing
Consolidated Net Income for such period.
“
Equity Offerings ” means an offering by Parent or the
Company of shares of its Capital Stock (however designated and
whether voting or non-voting but excluding Disqualified Capital
Stock) and any and all rights, warrants or options to acquire such
Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement registered
pursuant to the Securities Act, in the case of such offerings by
the Parent the proceeds of which are contributed to the Company as
common equity, other than (i) public offerings with respect to
Capital Stock of the Parent registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or
(ii) an issuance to any Subsidiary of the Parent or the
Company.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
“
Exchange Offer ” shall have the meaning set forth in
the Registration Rights Agreement.
“
Existing Notes Issue Date ” means December 23,
2002.
“
fair market value ” means, unless otherwise specified,
with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be
negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for
cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer,
neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete
the transaction. Fair market value shall be determined by the Board
of Directors of the Company acting reasonably and in good faith and
shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution of the Company delivered
to the Trustee.
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied as in effect in the United States from time to
time.
“
Guarantee ” means the guarantee of the Obligations of
the Company with respect to the Notes by each Guarantor pursuant to
the terms of Article 10 hereof.
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“
Guaranteed Permitted Unrestricted Subsidiary Obligations
” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of
“Investments.”
“
Guarantor ” means each domestic Subsidiary of the
Company listed on the signature pages of this Indenture and each
Subsidiary which guarantees, after the Issue Date, payment of the
Notes and the Exchange Notes pursuant to the covenant described
under Section 4.17.
“
Holder ” or “ Noteholder ” means
the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the
Registrar’s books.
“
incur ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness or
other obligation of any Person, to directly or indirectly create,
issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume,
guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with
respect to (including as a result of an Asset Acquisition), or
otherwise become responsible for, contingently or otherwise any
Indebtedness or other obligation or the recording, as required
pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Indebtedness or other
obligation on the balance sheet of such Person (and
“incurrence,” “incurred,”
“incurrable” and “incurring” shall have
meanings correlative to the foregoing); provided ,
however , that a change in GAAP that results in an
obligation of such Person that exists at such time becoming
Indebtedness shall not be deemed an incurrence of such
Indebtedness.
“
Indebtedness ” means (without duplication), with
respect to any Person, any indebtedness at any time outstanding,
secured or unsecured, contingent or otherwise, which is for
borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the
whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion thereof),
or evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or
representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price
of any property (excluding any balances that constitute accounts
payable or trade payables, and other accrued liabilities arising in
the ordinary course of business) if and to the extent any of the
foregoing indebtedness would appear as a liability upon a balance
sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP, and shall
also include, to the extent not otherwise included:
(i) any
Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;
(ii) obligations
secured by a lien to which the property or assets owned or held by
such Person is subject, whether or not the obligation or
obligations secured thereby shall have been assumed (the amount of
such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such
property or asset or the amount of the obligations so
secured);
(iii) guarantees
of obligations of other Persons which would be included within this
definition for such other Persons (whether or not such items would
appear upon the balance sheet of the guarantor);
(iv) all
obligations for the reimbursement of any obligor on any
banker’s acceptance or for reimbursement of any obligor on
any letter of credit with respect to drawings made thereunder and
not yet reimbursed;
(v) in the case of
the Company, Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary;
(vi) obligations
of any such Person under any Interest Rate Agreement applicable to
any of the foregoing (if and to the extent such Interest Rate
Agreement obligations would appear as a liability upon a balance
sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP);
and
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(vii) the
outstanding amount of any Guaranteed Permitted Unrestricted
Subsidiary Obligations; provided , however that
obligations in respect of performance and surety bonds and in
respect of reimbursement obligations for undrawn letters of credit
(whether or not secured by a lien) supporting insurance
arrangements and performance and surety bonds, each incurred in the
ordinary course of business and not as a part of a financing
transaction, for the benefit of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary, shall not be considered Indebtedness for purposes of
this Indenture.
The amount of
Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding
balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described
above; provided , however , (a) that the amount
outstanding at any time of any Indebtedness issued with original
issue discount is the principal amount of such Indebtedness less
the remaining unamortized portion of the original issue discount of
such Indebtedness at such time as determined in conformity with
GAAP and (b) that Indebtedness shall not include any liability
for Federal, state, local or other taxes.
“
Indenture ” means this Indenture as amended, restated
or supplemented from time to time.
“
Initial Purchasers ” means J.P. Morgan Securities
Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp.,
BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, Calyon Securities (USA) Inc.,
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., RBC Capital Markets Corporation
and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC.
“
Interest Payment Date ” means the Stated Maturity of
an installment of interest on the Notes.
“
Interest Rate Agreement ” means, for any Person, any
interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest
rate collar agreement or other similar agreement designed to
protect the party indicated therein against fluctuations in
interest rates.
(x) directly or
indirectly, any advance (other than a deposit of funds in
connection with an acquisition provided that either such
acquisition is consummated by or through a Restricted Subsidiary or
such deposit is returned to the Person that made it), account
receivable (other than an account receivable arising in the
ordinary course of business), loan or capital contribution to (by
means of transfers of property to others, payments for property or
services for the account or use of others or otherwise), the
purchase of any stock, bonds, notes, debentures, partnership or
joint venture interests or other securities of, or the acquisition,
by purchase or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the
business or assets or stock or other evidence of beneficial
ownership of, any Person; and
(y) any Permitted
Unrestricted Subsidiary Obligation to the extent it is guaranteed
by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise is recourse
to or obligates the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, directly
or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction
thereof (“ Guaranteed Permitted Unrestricted Subsidiary
Obligations ”).
Investments
shall exclude extensions of trade credit on commercially reasonable
terms in accordance with normal trade practices.
“
Issue Date ” means March 27, 2009.
“
Leverage Ratio ” means the ratio of:
(i) the sum of the
aggregate outstanding amount of (x) Indebtedness of the
Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Mirror Loan
Indebtedness) and (y) except to the extent included
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in the previous
clause (x), the aggregate liquidation preference of any
Preferred Stock of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries as
of the date of determination on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP to
(ii) the
Company’s EBITDA for the four full fiscal quarters (the
“ Four Quarter Period ”) ending on or prior to
the date of determination for which financial statements are
available.
For purposes of
this definition, the Company’s “EBITDA” shall be
calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any
Asset Sales or Asset Acquisitions (including, without limitation,
any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such
calculation as a result of the Company or one of the Restricted
Subsidiaries (including any Person who becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Acquisition) incurring,
assuming or otherwise becoming liable for Indebtedness and the
application of Asset Sale Proceeds) at any time on or subsequent to
the first day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the
date of determination, as if such Asset Sale or Asset Acquisition
(including any EBITDA associated with such Asset Acquisition and
including any pro forma expense and cost reductions
determined in accordance with Article 11 of
Regulation S-X relating to such Asset Acquisition) occurred on
the first day of the Four Quarter Period.
“
Lien ” means, with respect to any property or assets
of any Person, any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge,
hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest,
lien, charge, easement, encumbrance, preference, priority, or other
security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or
nature whatsoever on or with respect to such property or assets
(including, without limitation, any Capitalized Lease Obligation,
conditional sales, or other title retention agreement having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the
foregoing).
“
Make Whole Amount ” means, with respect to any Note at
any Redemption Date, the greater of (i) 1.0% of the principal
amount of such Note and (ii) the excess, if any, of
(A) an amount equal to the present value of (1) the
principal amount of such Note at April 1, 2014 plus
(2) the remaining scheduled interest payments on the Notes to
be redeemed (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant record
date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date)
to April 1, 2014 (other than interest accrued to the Redemption
Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate
plus 50 basis points, over (B) the principal amount of the
Notes to be redeemed.
“
Maturity Date ” means April 1, 2014.
“
Mirror Loan Indebtedness ” means unsecured
Indebtedness of the Company to the Parent in respect of the
Subordinated Note dated September 30, 2005 as such
Subordinated Note may be refinanced, replaced or amended and
restated.
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc. and its successors.
“
Net Income ” means with respect to any Person for any
period, the net income (loss) of such Person determined in
accordance with GAAP.
(a) in the case of
any sale of Capital Stock of or Indebtedness by the Parent or the
Company, the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company,
after payment of expenses, commissions and the like incurred in
connection therewith, and
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(b) in the case of
any exchange, exercise, conversion or surrender of outstanding
securities of any kind for or into shares of Capital Stock of the
Company which is not Disqualified Capital Stock, the net book value
of such outstanding securities on the date of such exchange,
exercise, conversion or surrender (plus any additional amount
required to be paid by the holder to the Company upon such
exchange, exercise, conversion or surrender, less any and all
payments made to the holders, e.g., on account of fractional shares
and less all expenses incurred by the Company in connection
therewith).
“
Non-U.S. Person ” means a Person who is not a U.S.
Person as defined in Regulation S under the Securities
Act.
“
Notes ” means the securities that are issued under
this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time
pursuant to this Indenture, including the Initial Notes, the
Additional Notes and the Exchange Notes.
“
Obligations ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness,
including any Guarantee, any principal, premium, interest,
penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and
other expenses payable under the documentation governing such
Indebtedness or Guarantee.
“
Officer ” means the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the
Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company or a Guarantor, as the
case may be, or any other officer designated by the Board of
Directors of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may
be.
“
Officers’ Certificate ” means, with respect to
any Person, a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer,
the President or any Vice President, and the Chief Financial
Officer or any Treasurer of such Person that shall comply with
applicable provisions of this Indenture.
“
Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from
legal counsel which counsel is reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee.
“
Parent ” means Lamar Advertising Company.
“Permitted Business” means any business in which
the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the date
of this Indenture and any other business related, incidental,
complementary or ancillary thereto, and any unrelated business to
the extent that it is not material in size as compared with the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ business as a
whole.
“
Permitted Dividend Encumbrances ” means encumbrances
or restrictions:
(a) existing on
the Issue Date,
(b) arising by
reason of Acquired Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary
existing at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary;
provided, however, that such encumbrances or restrictions
were not created in anticipation of such Person becoming a
Restricted Subsidiary and are not applicable to the Company or any
of the other Restricted Subsidiaries,
(c) arising under
Indebtedness incurred under the Senior Credit Facility,
(d) arising under
Refinancing Indebtedness; provided , however , that
the terms and conditions of any such restrictions are no less
favorable to the Holders of Notes than those under the Indebtedness
being refinanced,
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(e) customary
provisions restricting the assignment of any contract or interest
of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary,
(f) existing under
an agreement relating to SBA Indebtedness,
(g) existing under
an agreement relating to any Permitted Lien referred to in
clause (iv) of the definition of “Permitted
Liens”; provided, however , that such encumbrance or
restriction only relates to the assets or property subject to such
Permitted Lien,
(h) imposed by
applicable law,
(i) imposed
pursuant to a binding agreement which has been entered into for the
sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital
Stock or of any assets of a Restricted Subsidiary; provided
, however , such encumbrances and restrictions apply solely
to such Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary which
are the subject of such binding agreement,
(j) on cash or
other deposits or net worth imposed pursuant to customer contracts
entered into in the ordinary course of business,
(k) arising under
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness described in clause (b), (c),
(d) or (f) above) permitted to be incurred pursuant to
this Indenture; provided , however, that the terms
and conditions of any such encumbrances or restrictions are no more
restrictive than the terms and conditions of any encumbrances or
restrictions arising under the Notes, or
(l) imposed with
respect to the distribution or disposition of assets or property in
joint venture agreements or other similar agreements entered into
in the ordinary course of business.
“
Permitted Holders ” means (x) any of Charles
Switzer, Charles W. Lamar, III, Kevin P. Reilly, Sr., members of
their immediate families or any lineal descendant of any of the
foregoing and the immediate families of any such lineal descendant,
(y) any trust or partnership, to the extent it is for the
benefit of any of the foregoing or (z) any Person or group of
Persons controlled by any of the foregoing.
“
Permitted Indebtedness ” means:
(i) Indebtedness
of the Company and any Restricted Subsidiaries which are Guarantors
pursuant to the Senior Credit Facility in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $1.4 billion, less the aggregate amount of all
permanent repayments thereunder made in accordance with
Section 4.13 and guarantees of such Indebtedness by Restricted
Subsidiaries that are Guarantors;
(ii) Indebtedness
under the Notes, the Guarantees and the Exchange Notes;
(iii) Indebtedness
not covered by any other clause of this definition which is
outstanding on the date of this Indenture;
(iv) Indebtedness
of the Company to any Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary and
Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or another
Restricted Subsidiary;
(v) Purchase Money
Indebtedness and Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to acquire or lease property
in the ordinary course of business; provided ,
however , that (a) the aggregate amount of such
Purchase Money Indebtedness and Capitalized
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Lease
Obligations outstanding at any time shall not exceed the greater of
(x) 5% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible
Assets, at the time of the incurrence of any such Purchase Money
Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligations or
(y) $50 million, and (b) in each case, such Purchase
Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation, as the case may
be, would not constitute more than 100% of the cost (determined in
accordance with GAAP) of the property so purchased or leased plus
reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection
therewith;
(vi) Interest Rate
Agreements and any guarantees thereof;
(vii) Refinancing
Indebtedness;
(viii) additional
Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a
Guarantor not to exceed $50 million in principal amount
outstanding at any time; and
(ix) Indebtedness
of the Company and the Guarantors that is contractually
subordinated to the Notes and the Guarantees so long as after
giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the
issuance and the receipt and application of the proceeds thereof,
the Company’s Leverage Ratio is less than 6.50 to
1.
“
Permitted Investments ” means, for any Person,
Investments made on or after the date of this Indenture consisting
of:
(i) Investments by
the Company or by a Restricted Subsidiary in the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary which is a Guarantor;
(ii) Temporary
Cash Investments;
(iii) Investments
by the Company or by a Restricted Subsidiary in a Person, if as a
result of such Investment (A) such Person becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary which is a Guarantor or (B) such Person is merged,
consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys
substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which is a Guarantor;
(iv) an Investment
that is made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the form
of any stock, bonds, notes, debentures, partnership or joint
venture interests or other securities that are issued by a third
party to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary solely as
partial consideration for the consummation of an Asset Sale that is
otherwise permitted under Section 4.13 hereof; and
(v) Investments in
Permitted Joint Ventures in an amount not to exceed
$10.0 million.
“Permitted Joint Ventures” means a corporation,
partnership or other entity (other than a Subsidiary) engaged in
one or more Permitted Businesses in respect of which the Company or
a Restricted Subsidiary (a) beneficially owns at least 5% of
the shares of Capital Stock of such entity and (b) either is a
party to an agreement empowering one or more parties to such
agreement (which may or may not be the Company or a Subsidiary), or
is a member of a group that, pursuant to the constituent documents
of the applicable corporation, partnership or other entity, has the
power to direct the policies, management and affairs of such
entity.
“
Permitted Liens ” means:
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(i) Liens
existing on the Issue Date;
(ii) Liens
on property or assets of, or any shares of stock of, or interests
in, or secured debt of, any Person existing at the time such Person
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time such Person is
merged into the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;
provided , however , that such Liens are not incurred
in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a
Restricted Subsidiary or merging into the Company or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries;
(iii) Liens
in favor of the Company or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries;
(iv) Liens
to secure Purchase Money Indebtedness that is otherwise permitted
under this Indenture; provided, however , that any such Lien
is created solely for the purpose of securing such Purchase Money
Indebtedness and does not extend to or cover any Property other
than such item of Property and any improvements on such
item;
(v) Liens
for taxes, assessments or governmental charges that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(vi) Liens
securing Indebtedness (x) permitted to be incurred by clause
(i) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”
and (y) in excess of the amount permitted to be incurred by
the foregoing subclause (x) so long as, in the case of this
subclause (y), such Indebtedness (assuming any commitment
therefor was fully drawn), when aggregated with the amount of
Indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors which is secured by
a Lien, does not cause the Secured Leverage Ratio to exceed 2.25 to
1.0 as of the last day of the most recent quarter for which
internal financial statements are available on the date such
Indebtedness is incurred (or commitments therefor are
obtained);
(vii) Permitted
Dividend Encumbrances;
(viii) Liens
securing the Notes and Liens securing any Guarantee;
(ix) Liens
on property of an Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time that it is
designated as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of
“Unrestricted Subsidiary”; provided that such
Liens were not incurred in connection with, or contemplation of,
such designation;
(x) Liens
to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or
appeal bonds or performance bonds, or landlords’,
carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’,
suppliers’, materialmen’s or other like Liens, in any
case incurred in the ordinary course of business and with respect
to amounts not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith by
appropriate process of law, if a reserve or other appropriate
provision, if any, as is required by GAAP is made
therefor;
(xi) Liens
(other than Liens created or imposed under ERISA) incurred or
deposits made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business in connection with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social
security, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory
obligations, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and
return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of
obligations for the payment of borrowed money);
(xii) easements,
rights-of-way, covenants, restrictions (including zoning
restrictions), minor defects or irregularities in title and other
similar charges or encumbrances not, in any material respect,
impairing the use of the encumbered property for its intended
purposes;
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(xiii) licenses,
sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to others not interfering
in any material respect with the business of the Company or its
Restricted Subsidiaries;
(xiv) Liens
in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of
law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the
importation of goods and Liens deemed to exist in connection with
Investments in repurchase agreements that constitute Temporary Cash
Investments;
(xv) normal
and customary rights of setoff upon deposits of cash in favor of
banks or other depository institutions;
(xvi) Liens
of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the
Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of
collection;
(xvii) Liens
securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial
letters of credit which solely encumber goods and/or documents of
title and other property relating to such letters of credit and
products and proceeds thereof;
(xviii) extensions,
renewals or refundings of any Liens referred to in
clauses (i), (ii) and (ix) above; provided
that any such extension, renewal or refunding does not extend to
any assets or secure any Indebtedness not securing or secured by
the Liens being extended, renewed or refinanced; and
(xix) Liens
securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed $1 million outstanding at any time.
“
Permitted Unrestricted Subsidiary Obligations ” shall
have the meaning specified in the definition of “Unrestricted
Subsidiary.”
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government (including any agency or political subdivision
thereof).
“
Preferred Stock ” means any Capital Stock of a Person,
however designated, which entitles the holder thereof to a
preference with respect to dividends, distributions or liquidation
proceeds of such Person over the holders of other Capital Stock
issued by such Person.
“
Private Placement Legend ” means the legend set forth
under such caption in the form of Initial Note in Exhibit A
hereto.
“
Property ” of any Person means all types of real,
personal, tangible, intangible or mixed property owned by such
Person whether or not included in the most recent consolidated
balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries (Restricted
Subsidiaries in the case of the Company) under GAAP.
“
Purchase Agreement ” means the Purchase Agreement
dated March 20, 2009 among the Company, the Initial Purchasers
and the Guarantors.
“
Purchase Money Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness
incurred by a Person to finance the cost (including the cost of
construction or improvement and in the case of any Capitalized
Lease Obligation, the lease) of any real or personal property, the
principal amount of which Indebtedness does not exceed the sum of
(i) 100% of such cost and (ii) reasonable fees and
expenses of such Person incurred in connection
therewith.
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“
Redemption Date ” when used with respect to any Note
to be redeemed means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to
this Indenture.
“
Refinancing Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness that
refunds, refinances or extends any Indebtedness of the Company or
the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date or other
Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by the Company or the
Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of this Indenture
(other than pursuant to clauses (i), (iv), (v), (vi) and
(vii) of the definition of “Permitted
Indebtedness”), but only to the extent that:
(i) the
Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes to at least
the same extent, if at all, as the Indebtedness being refunded,
refinanced or extended;
(ii) the
Refinancing Indebtedness is scheduled to mature either (a) no
earlier than the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or
extended, or (b) after the Maturity Date of the
Notes,
(iii) the portion
of the Refinancing Indebtedness that is scheduled to mature on or
prior to the Maturity Date of the Notes has a weighted average life
to maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred
that is equal to or greater than the weighted average life to
maturity of the portion of the Indebtedness being refunded,
refinanced or extended that is scheduled to mature on or prior to
the Maturity Date of the Notes;
(iv) such
Refinancing Indebtedness is in an aggregate principal amount that
is equal to or less than the sum of (a) the aggregate
principal amount then outstanding under the Indebtedness being
refunded, refinanced or extended, (b) the amount of any
premium required to be paid in connection with such refunding,
refinancing or extension pursuant to the terms of such Indebtedness
or the amount of any premium reasonably determined by the Board of
Directors of the Company as necessary to accomplish such refunding,
refinancing or extension by means of a tender offer or privately
negotiated purchase and (c) the amount of customary fees,
expenses and costs related to the incurrence of such Refinancing
Indebtedness; and
(v) such
Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred by the same Person that
initially incurred the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or
extended, except that the Company may incur Refinancing
Indebtedness to refund, refinance or extend Indebtedness of any
Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary.
“
Registration Rights Agreement ” means (a) the
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the Issue Date by and
among the Initial Purchasers, the Company and the Guarantors, as
such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time
to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and (b) with
respect to any Additional Notes, one or more registration rights
agreements between the Company and the other parties thereto, as
such agreement(s) may be amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time, relating to rights given by the Company to the
purchasers of Additional Notes to register such Additional Notes
under the Securities Act.
“
Responsible Officer ” when used with respect to the
Trustee, means any officer within the corporate trust department of
the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other
officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to
those performed by any of the above designated officers and also
means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any
other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject.
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“
Restricted Payment ” means any of the
following:
(i) the
declaration or payment of any dividend or any other distribution or
payment on Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company or any payment made to the direct or
indirect holders (in their capacities as such) of Capital Stock of
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than
(x) dividends or distributions payable solely in Capital Stock
(other than Disqualified Capital Stock) or in options, warrants or
other rights to purchase Capital Stock (other than Disqualified
Capital Stock), and (y) in the case of Restricted Subsidiaries
of the Company, dividends or distributions payable to the Company
or to a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary);
(ii) the purchase,
redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any
Capital Stock of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries
(other than Capital Stock owned by the Company or a Wholly-Owned
Restricted Subsidiary);
(iii) the making
of any principal payment on, or the purchase, defeasance,
repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for
value, (x) prior to any scheduled maturity, scheduled
repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, of any Indebtedness
which is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes that is
outstanding on the Issue Date or any Refinancing Indebtedness that
refinances such Indebtedness or (y) of Mirror Loan
Indebtedness (at any time including at final maturity) except as
permitted by clause (vi) of the second paragraph under
Section 4.11;
(iv) the making of
any Investment or guarantee of any Investment in any Person other
than a Permitted Investment;
(v) any
designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary to the extent set forth in the definition of
Unrestricted Subsidiary; and
(vi) forgiveness
of any Indebtedness of an Affiliate of the Company (other than a
Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary) to the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary.
For purposes of
determining the amount expended for Restricted Payments, cash
distributed or invested shall be valued at the face amount thereof
and property other than cash shall be valued at its fair market
value.
“
Restricted Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary of the
Company other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary and includes all of
the Subsidiaries of the Company existing as of the Issue Date
(other than Missouri Logos, a Partnership). The Board of Directors
of the Company may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any
Person that is to become a Subsidiary of the Company as a
Restricted Subsidiary if immediately after giving effect to such
action (and treating any Acquired Indebtedness as having been
incurred at the time of such action), the Company could have
incurred at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than
Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to Section 4.10 and no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing.
“
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings
Service, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its
successors.
“
SBA Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to the United States Small Business Administration
Disaster Relief Loan program or any similar loan program;
provided, however, that such Indebtedness shall at all times
be prepayable without penalty at the option of the
obligor.
“
SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission as constituted from time to time or any successor
performing substantially the same functions.
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“
Secured Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness secured
by a Lien on any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary that is a
Restricted Subsidiary.
“
Secured Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of
determination, the ratio of (1) the Total Secured Debt as of
such date of determination to (2) the Company’s EBITDA
for the Four Quarter Period ending on or prior to the date of
determination for which financial statements are available, with
such pro forma and other adjustments to each of Total
Secured Debt and EBITDA as are appropriate and consistent with the
pro forma and other adjustment provisions set forth in the
definition of Leverage Ratio.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
“
Senior Credit Facility ” means the Credit Agreement
dated as of September 30, 2005, as amended to date, among the
Company, the guarantors parties thereto, the several lenders from
time to time parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent and the other agents party thereto, and one or
more other financing arrangements (including, without limitation,
credit facilities or indentures) providing for revolving credit
loans, term loans, letters of credit or other long-term
indebtedness, together with the documents related thereto
(including, without limitation, any guarantee agreements and
security documents), in each case as such agreements may be amended
(including any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement
extending the maturity of, refinancing, replacing, consolidating or
otherwise restructuring (including increasing the amount of
available borrowings thereunder pursuant to incremental facilities
or otherwise or adding Subsidiaries of the Company as additional
guarantors thereunder) all or any portion of the Indebtedness under
any such agreement or any successor or replacement agreement and
whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders
and whether or not increasing the amount of Indebtedness that may
be incurred thereunder.
“
Senior Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of
determination, the ratio of (1) all Indebtedness (other than
any Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to the Notes)
of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as of such date of
determination, determined on a consolidated basis to (2) the
Company’s EBITDA for the Four Quarter Period ending on or
prior to the date of determination for which financial statements
are available, with such pro forma and other adjustments to
clauses (1) and (2) above as are appropriate and
consistent with the pro forma and other adjustment
provisions set forth in the definition of Leverage
Ratio.
“
Stated Maturity ” means, when used with respect to any
Note or any installment of interest thereon, the date specified in
such Note as the fixed date on which the principal of such Note or
such installment of interest is due and payable, and when used with
respect to any other Indebtedness, means the date specified in the
instrument governing such Indebtedness as the fixed date on which
the principal of such Indebtedness, or any installment of interest
thereon, is due and payable.
“
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any
Person:
(i) any
corporation, association or other business entity of which more
than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock
entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to
vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is
at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such
Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or
a combination thereof); and
(ii) any
partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing
general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such
Person or (b) the only general partners of which are such
Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any
combination thereof).
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“
Temporary Cash Investments ” or “ cash
equivalents ” means:
(i) United States
dollars;
(ii) securities
issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United
States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof
(provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is
pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one
year from the date of acquisition;
(iii) certificates
of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year
or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances
with maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank
deposits, in each case, with any domestic commercial bank having
capital and surplus in excess of $250.0 million and a Thomson
BankWatch Rating of “B” or better;
(iv) repurchase
obligations with a term of not more than ten days for underlying
securities of the types described in clauses (ii) and
(iii) above entered into with any financial institution
meeting the qualifications specified in clause
(iii) above;
(v) commercial
paper or marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the
United States of America or any political subdivision of any such
state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case, having
one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s or
S&P and in each case maturing within one year after the date of
acquisition; and
(vi) money market
funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute cash
equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (i) through
(v) of this definition.
“
Total Secured Debt ” means, as of any date of
determination, the aggregate principal amount of Secured
Indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors (other than cash
management obligations and Interest Rate Agreements to the extent
permitted by this Indenture) outstanding on such date, determined
on a consolidated basis.
“
Treasury Rate ” means, at the time of computation, the
yield to maturity of United States Treasury Securities with a
constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent
Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) which has become
publicly available at least two business days prior to the
Redemption Date or, if such Statistical Release is no longer
published, any publicly available source of similar market data)
most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to
April 1, 2014; provided , however , that if the
period from the Redemption Date to April 1, 2014 is not equal
to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury Security for
which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be
obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest
one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United
States Treasury Securities for which such yields are given, except
that if the period from the Redemption Date to April 1, 2014
is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded
United States Treasury Securities adjusted to a constant maturity
of one year shall be used.
“
TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.
Code Section 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this
Indenture (except as provided in Section 8.03
hereof).
“
Transfer Restricted Notes ” means Notes that bear or
are required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
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“
Trustee ” means the party named as such in this
Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to this Indenture
and thereafter means the successor.
“
Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means (a) any
Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (b) any
Subsidiary of the Company which is classified after the Issue Date
as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by a resolution adopted by the Board
of Directors of the Company, but only so long as:
(i) no portion of
the Indebtedness or any other obligation (contingent or otherwise)
of such Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than obligations in respect
of performance and surety bonds and in respect of reimbursement
obligations for undrawn letters of credit supporting insurance
arrangements and performance and surety bonds, each incurred in the
ordinary course of business and not as part of a financing
transaction (collectively, “ Permitted Unrestricted
Subsidiary Obligations ”)) (A) is guaranteed by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or (B) is recourse to or
obligates the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,
directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to satisfaction
thereof,
(ii) such
Unrestricted Subsidiary has no Indebtedness or any other obligation
(other than Permitted Unrestricted Subsidiary Obligations) that, if
in default in any respect (including a payment default), would
permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other
Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries to
declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment
thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity,
and
(iii) no Default
or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any
designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be
deemed a Restricted Payment in an amount equal to the fair market
value of such Subsidiary (as determined in good faith by the Board
of Directors of the Company) and any such designation shall be
permitted only if it complies with Section 4.11. The Trustee
shall be given prompt notice by the Company of each resolution
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to the
foregoing sentence, together with a copy of each such resolution
adopted.
“
U.S. Government Obligations ” means direct
non-callable obligations of, or non-callable obligations guaranteed
by, the United States of America for the payment of which
obligation or guarantee the full faith and credit of the United
States of America is pledged.
“U.S. Person” means a U.S. Person as defined in
Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act.
“
Voting Stock ” means, with respect to any Person,
securities of any class or classes of Capital Stock in such Person
entitling the holders thereof to vote under ordinary circumstances
in the election of members of the Board of Directors or other
similar governing body of such Person.
“
Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary ” means any
Restricted Subsidiary, all of the outstanding Voting Stock (other
than directors’ qualifying shares) of which is owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Company.
Section 1.02. Other
Definitions.
The
definitions of the following terms may be found in the
Sections indicated as follows:
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Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of
Trust Indenture Act.
Whenever
this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the portion of
such provision required to be incorporated herein in order for this
Indenture to be qualified under the TIA is incorporated by
reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA
terms used in this Indenture have the following
meanings:
“
Commission ” means the SEC.
“
indenture securities ” means the Notes or the
Guarantees, as appropriate.
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“
indenture securityholder ” 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, the Guarantors or any other obligor on the Notes or the
Guarantees.
All
other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA,
defined in the TIA by reference to another statute or defined by
SEC Rule have the meanings therein assigned to
them.
Section 1.04. Rules of
Construction.
Unless
the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the
meaning assigned to it herein, whether defined expressly or by
reference;
(2) an accounting
term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with GAAP;
(3)
“or” is not exclusive;
(4) words in the
singular include the plural, and in the plural include the
singular; and
(5) words used
herein implying any gender shall apply to every gender.
Section 2.01. Form and
Dating.
(a) The
Initial Notes (including Global Notes) and the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A, which is incorporated in and made part of this
Indenture. Any Exchange Notes and the Trustee’s certificate
of authentication shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit B, which is incorporated in and expressly made a part
of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or
endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. The
Company may use “CUSIP” numbers in issuing the Notes.
The Company shall approve the form of the Notes. Each Note shall be
dated the date of its authentication.
(b) The
terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and
are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to the
extent applicable, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by
their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to
such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
(c) The
Initial Notes issued on the date hereof are being offered and sold
by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Initial
Notes will be offered and sold by the Initial Purchasers only
(i) to “qualified institutional buyers” (as
defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“
Rule 144A ”)) (“ QIBs
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and
(ii) in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act
(“ Regulation S ”). After such initial
offers and sales, Initial Notes that are Transfer Restricted Notes
may be transferred to, among others, QIBS in reliance on
Regulation S and to institutional “Accredited
Investors” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2),
(3) or (7) under the Securities Act) (“ IAIs
”) in accordance with certain transfer restrictions. Initial
Notes that are offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A shall
be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent Global
Notes substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A
(collectively, the “ QIB Global Note ”)
deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depository, duly
executed by the Company (and the Guarantors will execute the
Guarantees endorsed thereon) and authenticated by the Trustee as
hereinafter provided. Initial Notes that are offered and sold in
offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S shall be
issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A (the “
Regulation S Global Note ”) duly executed by the
Company (and the Guarantors will execute the Guarantees endorsed
thereon) and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided,
shall be deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the
Depository. Initial Notes resold or otherwise transferred to IAIs
shall be issued substantially in the form set forth in
Exhibit A (collectively, the “ IAI Global
Note ” and, together with the QIB Global Note, the
“ U.S. Global Notes ”). The QIB Global Note, the
Regulation S Global Note and the IAI Global Note (each a
“ Global Note ”) shall each be issued with
separate CUSIP numbers. The aggregate principal amount of each
Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by
adjustments made on the records of the Trustee. Transfers of
Initial Notes between QIBs and IAIs and to or by purchasers
pursuant to Regulation S shall be represented by appropriate
increases and decreases to the respective amounts of the
appropriate Global Notes, as more fully provided in
Section 2.14.
Section 2.02. Execution and
Authentication.
The
Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Company by one Officer of
the Company and the Guarantees shall be executed on behalf of the
Guarantors by one Officer of each of the Guarantors.
Such
signature may be either manual or facsimile. The Company’s
seal may be impressed, affixed, imprinted or reproduced on the
Notes and may be in facsimile form.
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 the Trustee manually signs the
certificate of authentication pertaining to the Note. Such
signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been
authenticated under this Indenture.
The
Trustee or an authenticating agent shall authenticate
(i) Initial Notes for original issue in the aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $350,000,000, (ii) Additional
Notes in an unlimited principal amount (so long as permitted by the
terms of this Indenture, including, without limitation,
Section 4.10) and (iii) Exchange Notes (x) in
exchange for a like principal amount of Initial Notes or
(y) in exchange for a like principal amount of Additional
Notes, in each case upon a Company Request. With respect to a
Company Request for authentication pursuant to clause (ii) or
(iii) of the first sentence of this paragraph, the first such
written order from the Company shall be accompanied by an Opinion
of Counsel of the Company in a form reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee. The Notes shall be issuable only in registered form
without coupons and only in denominations of $2,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000.
The
Company Request directing the authentication and delivery of Notes
shall specify whether such Notes shall be issued in the form of
Notes or Global Notes. Such Company Request shall specify the
amount, series and CUSIP of the Notes to be authenticated, the date
on which the original issue of the Notes is to be authenticated and
whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes or Exchange Notes. If the
Company Request specifies that the Notes are to be issued in the
form of one or more Global Notes, then the Company shall
execute
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(and the
Guarantors will execute the Guarantees endorsed thereon) and the
Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section and such
Company Request, authenticate and deliver one or more Global Notes
that:
(a) shall
be registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of such
Depository,
(b) shall,
at the instruction of the Initial Purchasers, be delivered by the
Trustee to the Depository or held by the Trustee as custodian for
the Depository, and
(c) shall
include and bear a legend substantially to the effect that unless
and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Notes, such
Global Notes may not be transferred except as a whole by the
Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the
Depository to the Depository or another nominee of the Depository
or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor Depository
or a nominee of such successor Depository.
The
Depository must, at the time of its designation and at all times
when it serves as Depository, be a clearing agency registered under
the Exchange Act and any other applicable statute or
regulation.
The
Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable
to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may
authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Any appointment
shall be evidenced by instrument signed by an authorized officer of
the Trustee, a copy of which shall be furnished to the Company.
Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee
includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has
the same right as an Agent to deal with the Company or an Affiliate
of the Company.
Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying
Agent.
The
Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be
presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“
Registrar ”), an office or agency located in the
Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, State of New York where
Notes may be presented for payment (“ Paying Agent
”) and an office or agency where notices and demands to or
upon the Company or any Guarantor in respect of the Notes,
Guarantees and this Indenture may be served. The Registrar shall
keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange.
The Company may have one or more co-registrars and one or more
additional paying agents. Neither the Company nor any Affiliate of
the Company may act as Paying Agent. The Company may change any
Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice to any
Noteholder.
The
Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any
Registrar or Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture. 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, or agent for service of
notices and demands, or fails to give the foregoing notice, the
Trustee shall act as such. The Company initially appoints the
Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and agent for service of notices
and demands in connection with the Notes and the office or agency
in the Borough of Manhattan for purposes of this Section 2.03
and 4.09 shall initially be:
The Bank of New
York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
101 Barclay St.
New York, NY 10286
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Section 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Assets
in Trust.
The
Trustee as Paying Agent shall, and the Company shall require each
Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that,
subject to Article 10, each Paying Agent shall hold in trust
for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all assets held by
the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, or interest on,
the Notes (whether such assets have been distributed to it by the
Company or any other obligor on the Notes), and the Company and the
Paying Agent shall notify the Trustee in writing of any Default by
the Company (or any other obligor on the Notes) in making any such
payment. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to
distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and account for any
assets disbursed and the Trustee may at any time during the
continuance of any payment default with respect to the Notes, upon
written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to
distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and to account for
any assets distributed. Upon distribution to the Trustee of all
assets that shall have been delivered by the Company to the Paying
Agent, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for such
assets.
Section 2.05. 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. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the
Company shall furnish to the Trustee as of each record date and on
or before each related 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.
Section 2.06. Transfer and
Exchange.
Subject
to the provisions of this Section 2.06, when a Note is
presented to the Registrar with a request to register the transfer
thereof, the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested if
the requirements of applicable law are met and, when Notes are
presented to the Registrar with a request to exchange them for an
equal principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations,
the Registrar shall make the exchange as requested. To permit
transfers and exchanges, upon surrender of any Note for
registration of transfer at the office or agency maintained
pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof, subject to the provisions of
this Section 2.06, the Company shall execute (and the
Guarantors will execute the Guarantees endorsed thereon) and the
Trustee shall authenticate Notes at the Registrar’s
request.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section 2.06, unless and until it
is exchanged in whole or in part for Notes, a Global Note may not
be transferred except as a whole by the Depository to a nominee of
such Depository or by a nominee of such Depository to such
Depository or another nominee of such Depository or by such
Depository or any such nominee to a successor Depository or a
nominee of such successor Depository.
If
(i) the Depository is at any time unwilling, unable or
ineligible to continue as Depository or ceases to be registered as
a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor Depository
is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of the date the
Company is so informed in writing or becomes aware of the same or
(ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Company promptly will execute (and the Guarantors will execute the
Guarantees endorsed thereon) and deliver to the Trustee Notes, and
the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Request for the
authentication and delivery of such Notes (which the Company will
promptly execute and deliver to the Trustee), will authenticate and
deliver Notes, without charge, in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the principal amount of the outstanding Global Notes, in
exchange for and upon surrender of all such Global
Notes.
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In
any exchange provided for in the preceding paragraph, the Company
will execute (and the Guarantors will execute the Guarantees
endorsed thereon) and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver
Notes in the authorized denominations provided by
Section 2.01.
Upon
the exchange of a Global Note for Notes, such Global Note shall be
canceled by the Trustee. Definitive Notes issued in exchange for
Global Notes pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall be registered
in such names and in such authorized denominations as the
Depository, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect
participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee.
All
Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes
shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same
debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as
the Notes surrendered upon such registration or transfer or
exchange.
Every
Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for
exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Registrar or a
co-Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the
Registrar or a co-Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or
his attorney duly authorized in writing.
Any
exchange or transfer shall be without charge, except that the
Company may require payment by the Holder of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in
relation to a transfer or exchange, but this provision shall not
apply to any exchange pursuant to Section 2.09, 3.06, 4.13,
4.19 or 8.05 hereof. The Trustee shall not be required to register
transfers of Notes or to exchange Notes for a period of
15 days before selection of any Notes to be redeemed. The
Trustee shall not be required to exchange or register transfers of
any Notes called or being called for redemption in whole or in
part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in
part.
Section 2.07. Replacement
Notes.
If
a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or if the Holder of
a Note presents evidence to the satisfaction of the Company and the
Trustee that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken,
the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a
replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. An
indemnity bond or other security or indemnity may be required by
the Company and/or the Trustee that is sufficient in the judgment
of the Company and/or the Trustee to protect, indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, the Trustee or any Agent from any loss
(however remote) which any of them may suffer if a Note is
replaced. The Company may charge such Holder for its reasonable,
out-of-pocket expenses in replacing a Note, including reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel. Every replacement Note is an
additional obligation of the Company.
Section 2.08. 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 2.08 as not
outstanding.
If
a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 (other than a
mutilated Note surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be
outstanding until the Company and the Trustee receive proof
satisfactory to each of them that the replaced Note is held by a
bona fide purchaser. A mutilated Note ceases to be outstanding upon
surrender of such Note and replacement thereof pursuant to
Section 2.07.
If
a Paying Agent holds on a Redemption Date or Maturity Date money
sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued
interest on Notes payable on that date and is not prohibited from
paying
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such money to
the Holders thereof pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then
on and after that date such Notes cease to be outstanding and
interest on them ceases to accrue.
Subject
to Section 11.06, a Note does not cease to be outstanding
solely because the Company or an Affiliate holds the
Note.
Section 2.09. Temporary
Notes.
Until
Global Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and
the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes
shall be substantially in the form, and shall carry all rights, of
Notes but may have variations that the Company considers
appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the
Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Global
Notes in exchange for temporary Notes presented to it.
Section 2.10. Cancellation.
The
Company 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 transfer, exchange or
payment. At the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the
Paying Agent, and no one else, shall cancel and at the written
request of the Company, shall dispose of all Notes surrendered for
transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation. If the Company or any
Guarantor shall acquire any of the Notes, such acquisition shall
not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the Indebtedness
represented by such Notes unless and until the same are surrendered
to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to this
Section 2.10.
Section 2.11. Defaulted
Interest.
If
the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it
shall pay the defaulted amounts, plus any interest payable on
defaulted amounts pursuant to Section 4.01 hereof, to the
persons who are Noteholders on a subsequent special record date,
which date shall be the fifteenth day next preceding the date fixed
by the Company for the payment of defaulted interest or the next
succeeding Business Day if such date is not a Business Day. At
least 15 days before the special record date, the Company
shall mail or cause to be mailed to each Noteholder, with a copy to
the Trustee, a notice that states the special record date, the
payment date, and the amount of defaulted interest, and interest
payable on such defaulted interest, if any, to be paid.
Section 2.12. Deposit of
Moneys.
Prior
to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on each Interest Payment
Date and on the Maturity Date, the Company shall have deposited
with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds money
sufficient to make cash payments, if any, due on such Interest
Payment Date or on the Maturity Date, as the case may be, in a
timely manner which permits the Trustee to remit payment to the
Holders on such Interest Payment Date or on the Maturity Date, as
the case may be.
Section 2.13. CUSIP Number.
The
Company in issuing the Notes may use one or more
“CUSIP” numbers, and if so, the Trustee shall use the
CUSIP number(s) in notices of redemption or exchange as a
convenience to Holders, provided that any such notice may state
that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of
the CUSIP number(s) printed in the notice or on the Notes, and that
reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed on the Notes.
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Section 2.14. Book-Entry Provisions for
Global Notes.
(a) Each
Global Note initially shall (i) be registered in the name of
the Depository for such Global Note or the nominee of such
Depository and (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian
for such Depository.
Members
of, or participants in, the Depository (“ Agent
Members ”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with
respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depository,
or the Trustee as its custodian, or under such Global Note, and the
Depository may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent
of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global
Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing herein shall prevent the Trustee or the Company from giving
effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization
furnished by the Depository or shall impair, as between the
Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of customary
practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any
Note.
(b) Transfers
of a Global Note shall be limited to transfers of such Global Note
in whole, but not in part, to the Depository, its successors or
their respective nominees. Interests of beneficial owners in a
Global Note may be transferred in accordance with the rules and
procedures of the Depository and the provisions of
Section 2.15. If required to do so pursuant to any applicable
law or regulation, beneficial owners may obtain Notes in exchange
for their beneficial interests in a Global Note upon written
request in accordance with the Depository’s and the
Registrar’s procedures.
(c) In
connection with any transfer of a portion of the beneficial
interest in a Global Note pursuant to subsection (b) of this
Section 2.14 to beneficial owners identified by the Depository
who are required to hold Notes, the Registrar shall reflect on its
books and records the date and a decrease in the principal amount
of such Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of
the beneficial interest in the Global Note to be transferred, and
the Company shall execute (and the Guarantors will execute the
Guarantees endorsed thereon), and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver, one or more Notes of like tenor and amount.
(d) In
connection with the transfer of an entire Global Note to beneficial
owners pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 2.14,
such Global Note shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee
for cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver (and the Guarantors will execute the
Guarantees endorsed thereon), to each beneficial owner identified
by the Depository in exchange for its beneficial interest in such
Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes of
authorized denominations.
(e) Any
definitive Note delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global
Note pursuant to subsection (c) or subsection (d) of this
Section 2.14 shall, except as otherwise provided by paragraph
(d) of Section 2.15, bear the Private Placement
Legend.
(f) The
registered holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise
authorize any person, including Agent Members and persons that may
hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action that a
Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the
Notes.
Section 2.15. Special Transfer
Provisions.
Unless
and until a Transfer Restricted Note is transferred or exchanged
under an effective registration statement under the Securities Act,
the following provisions shall apply:
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(a)
Transfers to Non-QIB IAIs . The following provisions shall
apply with respect to the registration of any proposed transfer of
a Transfer Restricted Note to any IAI which is not a QIB (other
than pursuant to Regulation S):
(i) The Registrar
shall register the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Note if
(x) the requested transfer is after the date that is one year
(or such longer period as is required to comply with the Securities
Act) in the case of Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A, and
40 days in the case of Notes sold in reliance on
Regulation S after the later of the date of issuance of such
Transfer Restricted Note and the last date on which the Company or
any of its Affiliates was the owner of such Transfer Restricted
Note (such later date, the “ Resale Restriction
Termination Date ”) or (y) the proposed transferee
has delivered to the Registrar a certificate substantially in the
form set forth in Exhibit C.
(ii) If the
proposed transferee is an Agent Member, and the Transfer Restricted
Note to be transferred consists of a definitive Note or an interest
in the QIB Global Note or the Regulation S Global Note, upon
receipt by the Registrar of (x) the document, if any, required
by paragraph (i) and (y) instructions given in accordance
with the Depository’s and the Registrar’s procedures
therefor, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the
transfer date and an increase in the principal amount of the IAI
Global Note in an amount equal to (x) the principal amount of
the Notes to be transferred, and the Trustee shall cancel the
definitive Note so transferred or (y) the amount of the
beneficial interest in the QIB Global Note or the Regulation S
Global Note to be so transferred (in which case the Registrar shall
reflect on its books and records the date and an appropriate
decrease in the principal amount of the QIB Global Note or
Regulation S Global Note).
(iii) If the
proposed transferee is entitled to receive a definitive Note as
provided in Section 2.14 and the proposed transferor is an
Agent Member holding a beneficial interest in a Global Note, upon
receipt by the Registrar of (x) the documents, if any,
required by paragraph (i) and (y) instructions given in
accordance with the Depository’s and the Registrar’s
procedures therefor, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and
records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of such
Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the
beneficial interest in such Global Note to be transferred, and the
Company shall execute (and the Guarantors will execute the
Guarantees endorsed thereon), and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver, one or more Notes of like tenor and amount.
(iv) If the
Initial Note to be transferred consists of Notes and the proposed
transferee is entitled to receive a definitive Note as provided in
Section 2.14, upon receipt by the Registrar of the document,
if any, required by paragraph (i), the Registrar shall
register such transfer and the Company shall execute (and the
Guarantors will execute the Guarantees endorsed thereon), and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, one or more Notes of like
tenor and amount.
(b)
Transfers to QIBs . The following provisions shall apply
with respect to the registration of any proposed transfer of a
Transfer Restricted Note to a QIB (other than pursuant to
Regulation S):
(i) If the Note to
be transferred consists of Notes or an interest in the IAI Global
Note or a Regulation S Global Note, the Registrar shall
register the transfer if such transfer is being made by a proposed
transferor who has provided the Registrar with a certificate
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit D
hereto.
(ii) If the
proposed transferee is an Agent Member, and the Initial Note to be
transferred consists of Notes or an interest in the IAI Global Note
or the Regulation S Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar
of (x) the document, if any, required by paragraph (i)
and (y) instructions given in accordance
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with the
Depository’s and the Registrar’s procedures therefor,
the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and
an increase in the principal amount of the QIB Global Note in an
amount equal to (x) the principal amount of the Notes, to be
transferred, and the Trustee shall cancel the definitive Note so
transferred or (y) the amount of the beneficial interest in
the IAI Global Note or the Regulation S Global Note to be so
transferred (in which case the Registrar shall reflect on its books
and records the date and an appropriate decrease in the principal
amount of the IAI Global Note or the Regulation S Global
Note).
(iii) If the
proposed transferee is entitled to receive a definitive Note as
provided in Section 2.14 and the proposed transferor is an
Agent Member holding a beneficial interest in a Global Note, upon
receipt by the Registrar of (x) the documents, if any,
required by paragraph (i) and (y) instructions given in
accordance with the Depository’s and the Registrar’s
procedures therefor, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and
records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of such
Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the
beneficial interest in such Global Note to be transferred, and the
Company shall execute (and the Guarantors will execute the
Guarantees endorsed thereon), and the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver, one or more Notes of like tenor and amount.
(iv) If the
Initial Note to be transferred consists of Notes and the proposed
transferee is entitled to receive a definitive Note as provided in
Section 2.14, upon receipt by the Registrar of the document,
if any, required by paragraph (i), the Registrar shall
register such transfer and the Company shall execute (and the
Guarantors will execute the Guarantees thereon), and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver, one or more Notes of like tenor and
amount.
(c)
Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S . The following
provisions shall apply with respect to any transfer of an Initial
Note pursuant to Regulation S:
(i) The Registrar
shall register any proposed transfer of an Initial Note to a
Non-U.S. Person upon receipt of a certificate substantially in the
form set forth in Exhibit E from the proposed transferor and
the Company shall execute (and the Guarantors will execute the
Guarantees endorsed thereon), and the Trustee shall authenticate
and make available for delivery, one or more Notes.
(ii) If the
proposed transferor is an Agent Member holding a beneficial
interest in a Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of
(x) the document required by paragraph (i), and
(y) instructions in accordance with the Depository’s and
the Registrar’s procedures therefor, the Registrar shall
reflect on its books and records the date and a decrease in the
principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial
interest in the Global Note to be transferred and the Company shall
execute (and the Guarantors will execute the Guarantees endorsed
thereon), and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, one or
more Notes of like tenor and amount.
(d)
Private Placement Legend . Upon the transfer, exchange or
replacement of Notes not bearing the Private Placement Legend, the
Registrar shall deliver Notes that do not bear the Private
Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of
Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Registrar shall
deliver only Notes that bear the Private Placement Legend unless
either (i) such transfer, exchange or replacement of such
Notes occurs after the Resale Restriction Termination Date (which
date shall be set forth in an Officers’ Certificate of the
Company delivered to the Trustee) or (ii) there is delivered
to the Registrar an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the Company and the Trustee to the effect that neither such legend
nor the related restrictions on transfer are required in order to
maintain compliance with the provisions of the Securities
Act.
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(e)
General . By its acceptance of any Note bearing the Private
Placement Legend, each Holder of such a Note acknowledges the
restrictions on transfer of such Note set forth in this Indenture
and in the Private Placement Legend and agrees that it will
transfer such Note only as provided in this Indenture.
The
Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other
written communications received pursuant to Section 2.14 or
this Section 2.15. The Company shall have the right to inspect
and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written
communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable
written notice to the Registrar.
Section 3.01. Notices to
Trustee.
If
the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to Paragraph 5 of
the Notes, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption
Date and the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed at least
30 days (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the
Trustee) but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date. Any
such notice may be canceled in writing at any time prior to notice
of such redemption being mailed to any Holder and shall thereby be
void and of no effect.
Section 3.02. Selection by Trustee of Notes
To Be Redeemed.
If
fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall
select the Notes to be redeemed pro rata , or by any other
method that the Trustee considers fair and equitable and, if such
Notes are listed on any securities exchange, by a method that
complies with the requirements of such exchange; provided ,
however , that if a partial redemption is made with the
proceeds of an Equity Offering, selection of Notes for redemption
shall be made on a pro rata basis, unless such method is
otherwise prohibited.
The
Trustee shall make the selection from the Notes outstanding and not
previously called for redemption and shall promptly notify the
Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the
case of any Note selected for partial redemption, the principal
amount thereof to be redeemed. Notes in denominations of $2,000 or
less may be redeemed only in whole. The Trustee may select for
redemption portions (equal to $1,000 or integral multiples thereof)
of the principal amount of Notes that have denominations larger
than $2,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes
called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for
redemption.
Section 3.03. Notice of
Redemption.
At
least 30 days, and no more than 60 days, before a
Redemption Date, the Company shall mail, or cause to be mailed, a
notice of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder of Notes to
be redeemed at his or her last address as the same appears on the
registry books maintained by the Registrar pursuant to
Section 2.03 hereof.
The
notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including the CUSIP
number(s) thereof, if any) and shall state:
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(2) the redemption
price;
(3) if any Note is
being redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount of
such Note to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date and
upon cancellation of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal
amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued in the name
of the Holder of such Note;
(4) the name and
address of the Paying Agent;
(5) that Notes
called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to
collect the redemption price;
(6) that, unless
the Company defaults in making the redemption payment, interest on
the Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the
Redemption Date, and the only remaining right of the Holders of
such Notes is to receive payment of the redemption price upon
surrender to the Paying Agent of the Notes redeemed;
(7) the
paragraph of the Notes pursuant to which the Notes called for
redemption are being redeemed; and
(8) if fewer than
all the Notes are to be redeemed, the identification of the
particular Notes (or portion thereof) to be redeemed, as well as
the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and the
aggregate principal amount of Notes to be outstanding after such
partial redemption.
At
the Company’s written request, the Trustee shall give the
notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at the
Company’s sole expense.
Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of
Redemption.
Once
the notice of redemption described in Section 3.03 is mailed,
Notes called for redemption become due and payable on the
Redemption Date and at the redemption price, plus interest, if any,
accrued to (but not including) the Redemption Date. Upon surrender
to the Trustee or Paying Agent, such Notes shall be paid at the
redemption price, plus accrued interest, if any, to (but not
including) the Redemption Date, provided that if the
Redemption Date is after a regular interest payment record date and
on or prior to the next Interest Payment Date, the accrued interest
shall be payable to the Holder of the redeemed Notes registered on
the relevant record date.
Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption
Price.
On
or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on each Redemption
Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent in
immediately available funds money sufficient to pay the redemption
price of and accrued interest, if any, on all Notes to be redeemed
on that date other than Notes or portions thereof called for
redemption on that date which have been delivered by the Company to
the Trustee for cancellation.
On
and after any Redemption Date, if money sufficient to pay the
redemption price of and accrued interest on Notes called for
redemption shall have been made available in accordance with the
preceding paragraph and the Company and the Paying Agent are
not prohibited from paying such moneys to Holders, the Notes called
for redemption will cease to accrue interest and the only right of
the Holders of such Notes will be to receive payment of the
redemption price of and, subject to the proviso in
Section 3.04, accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes to the
Redemption Date. If any Note called for redemption shall not be so
paid, interest
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will be paid,
from the Redemption Date until such redemption payment is made, on
the unpaid principal of the Note and any interest not paid on such
unpaid principal, in each case, at the rate and in the manner
provided in the Notes.
Section 3.06. Notes Redeemed in
Part.
Upon
cancellation of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Trustee shall
authenticate for a Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to
the unredeemed portion of the Note canceled.
Section 4.01. Payment of
Notes.
The
Company shall pay the principal of and interest on the Notes on the
dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and this
Indenture.
An
installment of principal or interest shall be considered paid on
the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent holds on that
date money designated for and sufficient to pay such installment
and is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders
pursuant to the terms of this Indenture or otherwise.
The
Company shall pay interest on overdue principal, and overdue
interest, to the extent lawful, at the rate specified in the
Notes.
Section 4.02. Reports to
Holders.
Whether
or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as
any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish the Holders and
the Trustee:
(a) all quarterly
and annual financial information that would be required to be
contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the
Company were required to file such Forms, including a
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” that describes the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company and
its consolidated Subsidiaries and, with respect to the annual
information only, a report thereon by the Company’s certified
independent accountants; and
(b) all current
reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K
if the Company were required to file such reports, in each case
within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and
regulations.
In
addition, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of
the SEC, the Company will file a copy of all such information and
reports with the SEC for public availability within the time
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations (unless
the SEC will not accept such a filing) and make such information
available to securities analysts and prospective investors upon
request. In addition, the Company will furnish to Holders and to
securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request,
the information required to be delivered pursuant to
Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
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Section 4.03. Waiver of Stay, Extension or
Usury Laws.
The
Company and each Guarantor covenant (to the extent that they may
lawfully do so) that they will not at any time insist upon, or
plead (as a defense or otherwise) or in any manner whatsoever claim
or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or
any usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the
Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, from paying all or
any portion of the principal of, premium, if any, and/or interest
on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at
any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or
the performance of this Indenture; and (to the extent that they may
lawfully do so) the Company and each Guarantor hereby expressly
waive all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenant that
they will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power
herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the
execution of every such power as though no such law had been
enacted.
Section 4.04. Compliance
Certificate.
(a) The
Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the
end of each fiscal year of the Company (commencing with the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2009) and on or before 45 days
after the end of the first, second and third quarters of each
fiscal year of the Company, an Officers’ Certificate which
complies with TIA Section 314(a)(4) stating that a review of
the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during such
fiscal year or fiscal quarter, as the case may be, has been made
under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to
determining whether each has kept, observed, performed and
fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further
stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to
the best of his or her knowledge each has kept, observed, performed
and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture
and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of
the terms, provisions and conditions hereof (or, if a Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults
or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what
action each is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and
that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and
remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the
principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes is prohibited or if
such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action
each is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
(b) So
long as not contrary to the then current recommendations of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the year-end
financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.02 above
shall be accompanied by a written statement of the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm (who shall be a firm
of established national reputation) that in making the examination
necessary for certification of such financial statements nothing
has come to their attention which would lead them to believe that
the Company has violated any provisions of this Article 4 or
Article 5 hereof or, if any such violation has occurred,
specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being
understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or
indirectly for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such
violation.
(c)
(i) If any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or (ii) if any Holder seeks to exercise any remedy
hereunder with respect to a claimed Default under this Indenture or
the Notes, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an
Officers’ Certificate specifying such event, notice or other
action within five Business Days of its becoming aware of such
occurrence.
Section 4.05. Payment of Taxes and Other
Claims.
The
Company shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged,
before the same shall become delinquent, (i) all taxes,
assessments and governmental charges (including withholding taxes
and any penalties, interest and additions to taxes) levied or
imposed upon it or any of its Subsidiaries or properties of it or
any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) all lawful claims for labor,
materials and supplies that, if unpaid, might by law
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become a Lien
upon the property of it or any of its Subsidiaries; provided
, however , that the Company shall not be required to pay or
discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax,
assessment, charge or claim if the amount, applicability or
validity thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and an adequate reserve has been established therefor
to the extent required by GAAP.
Section 4.06. Maintenance of Properties and
Insurance.
(a) The
Company shall cause all properties used in, or useful to the
conduct of, its business or the business of any of its Subsidiaries
to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working
order and supplied with all necessary equipment and shall cause to
be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments
and improvements thereof, all as in its judgment may be necessary,
so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be
properly and advantageously conducted at all times unless the
failure to so maintain such properties (together with all other
such failures) would not have a material adverse effect on the
financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided , however ,
that nothing in this Section 4.06 shall prevent the Company or
any Subsidiary from discontinuing the operation or maintenance of
any of such properties, or disposing of any of them, if such
discontinuance or disposal is in the good faith judgment of the
Board of Directors of the Company or the Subsidiary concerned, as
the case may be, desirable in the conduct of the business of the
Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and is not
disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders.
(b) The
Company shall provide or cause to be provided, for itself and each
of its Restricted Subsidiaries, insurance (including appropriate
self-insurance) against loss or damage of the kinds that, in the
reasonable, good faith opinion of the Company are adequate and
appropriate for the conduct of the business of the Company and such
Restricted Subsidiaries in a prudent manner, with reputable
insurers or with the government of the United States of America or
an agency or instrumentality thereof, in such amounts, with such
deductibles, and by such methods as shall be customary, in the good
faith judgment of the Company, for corporations similarly situated
in the industry, unless the failure to provide such insurance
(together with all other such failures) would not have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Section 4.07. Compliance with
Laws.
The
Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply
with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and
restrictions of the United States of America, all states and
municipalities thereof, and of any governmental department,
commission, board, regulatory authority, bureau, agency and
instrumentality of the foregoing, in respect of the conduct of its
businesses and the ownership of its properties, except for such
noncompliances as would not in the aggregate have a material
adverse effect on the business or financial condition of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Section 4.08. Corporate
Existence.
Subject
to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done
all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect
(i) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or
other existence of each Restricted Subsidiary, in accordance with
the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended
from time to time) of the Company and of each Restricted Subsidiary
and the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided ,
however , that the Company shall not be required to preserve
any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership
or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the
Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is
no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the
loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the
Holders.
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Section 4.09. Maintenance of Office or
Agency.
The
Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for
presentation for payment and where notices and demands to or upon
the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be
served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee
of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or
agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such
required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with
the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and
demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee as set
forth in Section 11.02.
The
Company may also from time to time designate one or more other
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 such
designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any
such other office or agency.
The
Company hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of
the Trustee set forth in Section 11.02 as such office of the
Company.
Section 4.10. Limitation on Additional
Indebtedness and Preferred Stock of Restricted
Subsidiaries.
The
Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,
directly or indirectly, incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired
Indebtedness) other than Permitted Indebtedness and will not permit
any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any Preferred Stock, unless (a)
after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the
issuance of any such Preferred Stock and the receipt and
application of the proceeds thereof, the Company’s Senior
Leverage Ratio is less than 3.25 to 1 and (b) no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time
or as a consequence of the incurrence of such Indebtedness or the
issuance of such Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Preferred Stock may only be issued by a Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence to the extent such
Restricted Subsidiary is a Guarantor.
Section 4.11. Limitation on Restricted
Payments.
The
Company will not make, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make, any Restricted
Payment, unless:
(a) no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
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