LTF REAL ESTATE VRDN I,
LLC,
MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST
COMPANY,
LTF REAL ESTATE VRDN I, LLC
$34,235,000 VARIABLE RATE DEMAND NOTES,
SERIES 2008
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; CONTENT OF CERTIFICATES AND OPINIONS
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Section 1.01.
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Section 1.02.
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Content of
Certificates and Opinions
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Section 1.03.
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Section 2.01.
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Section 2.02.
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Section 2.03.
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Section 2.04.
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Conversion to
Fixed Interest Rate
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Section 2.05.
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Section 2.06.
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Section 2.07.
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Section 2.08.
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Section 2.09.
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Section 2.10.
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Notes
Mutilated, Lost, Destroyed or Stolen
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Section 2.11.
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Absolute and
Unconditional Obligations
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Section 2.12.
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Section 2.13.
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ARTICLE III
ISSUANCE OF NOTES; APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS
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Section 3.01.
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Section 3.02.
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Establishment
and Application of Note Fund
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ARTICLE IV
REDEMPTION AND PURCHASE OF NOTES
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Section 4.01.
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Section 4.02.
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Selection of
Notes for Redemption
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Section 4.03.
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Section 4.04.
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Partial
Redemption of Notes
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Section 4.05.
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Section 4.06.
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Purchase of
Notes by Tender Agent
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Section 4.07.
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Mandatory
Tender of Notes
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ARTICLE V
REVENUES; FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS; PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST
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Section 5.01.
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Pledge and
Assignment; Revenue Fund
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Section 5.02.
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Note Payments
and Allocation
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Section 5.03.
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Priority of
Moneys in Revenue Fund; Letter of Credit Account
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Section 5.04.
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Section 5.05.
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Section 5.06.
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Additional
Duties of Trustee
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Section 5.07.
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Alternate
Credit Facility
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ARTICLE VI
PARTICULAR REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
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Section 6.01.
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Section 6.02.
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Extension of
Payment of Notes
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Section 6.03.
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Section 6.04.
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Accounting
Records and Reports
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Section 6.05.
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Section 6.06.
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ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES OF REGISTERED OWNERS
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Section 7.01.
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Events of
Default; Acceleration; Waiver of Default
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Section 7.02.
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Institution of
Legal Proceedings by Trustee
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Section 7.03.
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Application of
Account Funds and Other Funds After Default
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Section 7.04.
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Trustee to
Represent Registered Owners
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Section 7.05.
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Registered
Owners’ Direction of Proceedings
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Section 7.06.
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Limitation on
Registered Owners’ Right to Sue
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Section 7.07.
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Absolute
Obligation of Borrower
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Section 7.08.
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Termination of
Proceedings
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Section 7.09.
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Section 7.10.
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Section 7.11.
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ARTICLE VIII
TRUSTEE, THE REMARKETING AGENT AND TENDER AGENT
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Section 8.01.
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Duties,
Immunities and Liabilities of Trustee
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Section 8.02.
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Section 8.03.
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Section 8.04.
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Right of
Trustee to Rely on Documents
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Section 8.05.
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Preservation
and Inspection of Documents
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Section 8.06.
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Compensation
and Indemnification
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Section 8.07.
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Section 8.08.
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Qualifications
of Remarketing Agent
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Section 8.09.
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Section 8.10.
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Creation of
Purchase Fund; Purchase of Notes Delivered to Tender
Agent
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Section 8.11.
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Section 8.12.
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Delivery of
Proceeds of Remarketing
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Section 8.13.
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No Purchases or
Sales After Default
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Section 8.14.
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Qualifications
of Tender Agent
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Section 8.15.
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Section 8.16.
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ARTICLE IX
MODIFICATION OR AMENDMENT OF THIS INDENTURE
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Section 9.01.
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Section 9.02.
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Effect of
Supplemental Indenture
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Section 9.03.
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Endorsement of
Notes; Preparation of New Notes
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Section 9.04.
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Amendment of
Particular Notes
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Section 10.01.
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Section 10.02.
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Discharge of
Liability on Notes
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Section 10.03.
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Deposit of
Money or Securities with Trustee
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Section 10.04.
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Payments After
Discharge of Indenture
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Section 11.01.
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Successor Is
Deemed Included in All References to Predecessor
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Section 11.02.
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Limitation of
Rights to Parties and Registered Owners
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Section 11.03.
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Section 11.04.
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Severability of
Invalid Provisions
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Section 11.05.
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Section 11.06.
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Section 11.07.
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Evidence of
Rights of Registered Owners
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Section 11.08.
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Section 11.09.
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Money Held for
Particular Notes
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Section 11.10.
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Section 11.11.
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Execution in
Several Counterparts
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Section 11.12.
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Actions Due on
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
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Section 11.13.
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References to
Credit Issuer
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Section 11.14.
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Section 11.15.
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EXHIBIT
A
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EXHIBIT
B
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FORM OF PAYMENT
REQUEST FORM
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iv
THIS INDENTURE
OF TRUST dated as of June 1, 2008 (this
“Indenture”) between LTF REAL ESTATE VRDN I, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), and
MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY, a New York state banking
corporation with trust powers (“Trustee”).
WHEREAS, Borrower
proposes to issue the Notes (as hereinafter defined);
and
WHEREAS, in order
to provide for the authentication and delivery of the Notes (as
hereinafter defined), to establish and declare the terms and
conditions upon which the Notes are to be issued and secured and to
secure the payment of the principal and purchase price thereof and
interest thereon, Borrower has authorized the execution and
delivery of this Indenture; and
WHEREAS, in order
to further secure the payments of principal and purchase price of
and interest on the Notes, Borrower has obtained and caused to be
delivered to Trustee an irrevocable direct-pay letter of credit
from General Electric Capital Corporation; and
WHEREAS, all acts
and proceedings required by law or necessary to make the Notes,
when executed by Borrower and authenticated and delivered by Note
Registrar (as hereinafter defined), the valid, binding and legal
special obligations of Borrower, and to constitute this Indenture a
valid and binding agreement for the uses and purposes herein set
forth in accordance with its terms, have been done and taken, and
the execution and delivery of this Indenture has been in all
respects duly authorized;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that (a) in order to secure the
payment of the principal and purchase price of and premium, if any,
and interest on all Notes at any time issued and Outstanding (as
hereinafter defined) under this Indenture, according to their
tenor, and to secure the performance and observance of all the
covenants and conditions therein and herein set forth, and to
declare the terms and conditions upon and subject to which the
Notes are to be issued and received, and in consideration of the
premises and of the mutual covenants herein contained and of the
purchase and acceptance of the Notes by the Registered Owners (as
hereinafter defined) thereof, (b) in order to secure on a
subordinate basis Borrower’s obligations to Credit Issuer (as
hereinafter defined) under the Reimbursement Agreement (as
hereinafter defined) and (c) for other valuable consideration,
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, Borrower does hereby
covenant and agree with Trustee, for the benefit of the respective
Registered Owners from time to time of the Notes, as
follows:
DEFINITIONS; CONTENT OF
CERTIFICATES AND OPINIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions . Unless the context
otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Article shall, for
all purposes of this Indenture and for the purpose of any
certificate, opinion
or other
document herein mentioned, have the meanings herein specified. Such
definitions are equally applicable to both the singular and plural
forms of any of the terms defined.
“
Accountant ” means any firm of independent certified
public accountants selected by Borrower and reasonably acceptable
to Trustee and Credit Issuer.
“ Account
Funds ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 5.01 hereof.
“ Act of
Bankruptcy ” means the entry of an order or decree by a
court having jurisdiction in the matter for relief against Borrower
or any Related Party in an involuntary case under any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian,
trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Borrower or
any Related Party or of any substantial part of the property of
Borrower or any Related Party, or ordering the winding up or
liquidation of the affairs of Borrower or any Related Party; or the
institution or commencement by or against Borrower or any Related
Party of a voluntary or involuntary case under any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect, provided, however, that in the event of an involuntary case
such involuntary case or proceeding shall remain undismissed for a
period of 60 days, or the consent by it to the entry of an
order for relief against it in any involuntary case under any such
law, or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of
Borrower or any Related Party or of any substantial part of the
property of Borrower or any Related Party, or the making by
Borrower or any Related Party of an assignment for the benefit of
creditors, or the failure of it generally to pay its debts as they
become due, or the admission by it in writing of such failure, or
the taking of any action by Borrower or any Related Party in
furtherance of any such action, or if a receiver of the business or
of the property or assets of Borrower or any Related Party shall be
appointed by any court, except a receiver appointed at the instance
or request of Borrower or any Related Party.
“
Additional Payments ” means all payments (other than
Note Payments) required to be made by Borrower
hereunder.
“
Alternate Credit Facility ” means bond insurance or
other similar credit enhancement facility meeting the requirements
of Section 5.07 hereof.
“
Alternate Letter of Credit ” means an alternate
irrevocable letter of credit or similar credit facility issued by a
commercial bank, savings institution or other financial institution
or entity, the terms of which, other than the expiration date,
shall in all material respects be the same as those of the initial
Letter of Credit, delivered to Trustee pursuant to
Section 5.04 hereof.
“
Authorized Denomination ” means $100,000 or any
multiple of $5,000 in excess of $100,000, or, if the Notes are
converted into Notes bearing a Fixed Interest Rate, $5,000 and
integral multiples thereof.
“
Authorized Representative ” means with respect to
Borrower, the person or persons at the time designated to act on
behalf of Borrower by a written certificate signed by Borrower,
furnished to Trustee and Credit Issuer containing the specimen
signature of each such person.
2
“
Available Moneys ” means moneys which are
(a) continuously on deposit with Trustee in trust for a period
of 124 days (or for a period of 367 days in the case of a
Related Party) for the benefit of the Registered Owners in a
separate and segregated account in which only Available Moneys are
held and during and prior to which period no Act of Bankruptcy of
Borrower or a Related Party occurs or (b) proceeds of
(i) the Notes received contemporaneously with the issuance and
sale of the Notes, (ii) a drawing under the Letter of Credit,
(iii) any other moneys for which Trustee has received a
written opinion of nationally recognized counsel experienced in
bankruptcy matters and acceptable to Trustee to the effect that
payment of such moneys to the Registered Owners would not
constitute an avoidable preference under Section 547 of the
United States Bankruptcy Code in the event Borrower or any Related
Party were to become a debtor under the United States
Bankruptcy Code, which opinion is acceptable to each rating agency
then rating the Notes, or (iv) moneys derived from the
investment of funds qualifying as Available Moneys under the
foregoing clauses.
“
Beneficial Owner ” means generally any person which
has or shares the power, directly or indirectly, to make investment
decisions concerning ownership of any Notes and with respect to
Notes held by DTC, those individuals, partnerships, corporations or
other entities for whom the Direct Participants have caused DTC to
hold the Notes.
“
Borrower ” means LTF Real Estate VRDN I, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company.
“
Borrower Notes ” means Notes tendered pursuant to
Section 4.06 hereof or subject to mandatory tender pursuant to
Section 4.07 hereof and purchased from funds described in
Section 8.10(b)(ii) hereof.
“
Business Day ” means a day which is not a Saturday,
Sunday or legal holiday on which banking institutions in the State
of New York or in any state in which the principal office of Credit
Issuer, or the office of Tender Agent or Trustee designated for
payment of the Notes, or the office of Credit Issuer designated for
presentations under the Letter of Credit is located are closed or a
day on which the New York Stock Exchange is closed.
“
Certificate ,” “ Statement ,”
“ Request ,” “ Requisition ”
and “ Order ” of Borrower means, respectively, a
written certificate, statement, request, requisition or order
signed in the name of Borrower by an Authorized Representative of
Borrower. Any such instrument and supporting opinions or
representations, if any, may, but need not, be combined in a single
instrument with any other instrument, opinion or representation,
and the two or more so combined shall be read and construed as a
single instrument. If and to the extent required by
Section 1.02 hereof, each such instrument shall include the
statements provided for in Section 1.02 hereof.
“ Credit
Issuer ” means initially GECC, as the issuer of the
Letter of Credit, and upon the acceptance of any Alternate Credit
Facility or Alternate Letter of Credit by Trustee as provided
herein, the issuer of such Alternate Credit Facility or Alternate
Letter of Credit, as the case may be.
“ Date of
Delivery ” means June 13, 2008.
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“ Direct
Participant ” means any of those securities brokers and
dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain
other organizations for which DTC, from time to time, holds the
Notes as securities depository.
“ DTC
” means The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, or
any successor securities depository.
“
Eligible Account ” means an account that is either
(a) maintained with a federal or state-chartered depository
institution or trust company that has a S&P short-term debt
rating of at least ‘A-2’ (or, if no short-term debt
rating, a long-term debt rating of ‘BBB+’); or (b)
maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal
depository institution or state-chartered depository institution
subject to regulations regarding fiduciary funds on deposit, which,
in either case, has corporate trust powers and is acting in its
fiduciary capacity. In the event that an account required to be an
“Eligible Account” no longer complies with the
requirement, Trustee should promptly (and, in any case, within not
more than 30 calendar days) move such account to another financial
institution such that the Eligible Account requirement will again
be satisfied.
“ Event
of Default ” means any of the events specified in
Section 7.01 hereof.
“
Expiration Date ” means the stated date upon which the
Letter of Credit or Alternate Letter of Credit shall expire in
accordance with its terms.
“ Fixed
Interest Rate ” means the interest rate borne by the
Notes from and after the Fixed Interest Rate Date and determined in
accordance with Sections 2.03(b) and 2.04 hereof.
“ Fixed
Interest Rate Date ” means the date on which the Notes
begin to bear interest at the Fixed Interest Rate, which shall be
an Interest Payment Date.
“ Fixed
Rate Period ” means the period from and including the
Fixed Interest Rate Date designated pursuant to Section 2.04
hereof to and including the date next preceding the date of
maturity on the Notes.
“
GECC ” means General Electric Capital Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, as the issuer of the Letter of
Credit.
“
Government Obligations ” means and includes any of the
following securities, if and to the extent the same are
non-callable and not subject to redemption at the option of
Borrower, at the time legal for investment: direct obligations of,
or obligations the full and timely payment of principal of and
interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the
United States of America, including obligations issued or held
in book-entry form on the books of the Department of the Treasury
of the United States of America and including a receipt,
certificate or any other evidence of a direct ownership interest of
future payments in an obligation of, or unconditionally guaranteed
by, the United States of America, or in specified portions
thereof held by a custodian in safekeeping for the holders of such
receipt, certificate or any other evidence of ownership (which may
consist of specified portions of interest thereon) which is rated
or assessed in the highest rating category of Moody’s and
S&P to the extent each such rating agency is then rating the
Notes, but excluding any share or interest in any unitary
investment trust or mutual fund
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unless such
unitary investment trust or mutual fund is rated or assessed in the
highest rating category of Moody’s and S&P to the extent
each such rating agency is then rating the Notes.
“
Indenture ” means this Indenture, as originally
executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified
or amended by any Supplemental Indenture.
“
Information Services ” means a national information
service that disseminates notices of redemptions of notes such as
the Notes.
“
Interest Account ” means the account of that name in
the Revenue Fund established pursuant to Section 5.02
hereof.
“
Interest Payment Date ” means (i) with respect to
interest accruing at the Weekly Interest Rate, the first Business
Day of each calendar month, commencing on July 1, 2008 and
(ii) with respect to interest accruing at the Fixed Interest
Rate, each Semiannual Date, commencing with the first such date
that is at least two months after the Fixed Interest Rate
Date.
“
Investment Letter ” means the form of Investment
Letter required by the Remarketing Agreement to be executed by the
purchaser of any Note.
“ Letter
of Credit ” means (a) that certain irrevocable
direct pay letter of credit No. LF-001 issued by GECC pursuant
to the terms and conditions of the Reimbursement Agreement, as the
same may be amended or modified in accordance with its terms,
naming Trustee as beneficiary and delivered on the date of issuance
and delivery of the Notes; (b) in the event of delivery of an
Alternate Letter of Credit, such Alternate Letter of Credit; or
(c) in the event of delivery of an Alternate Credit Facility,
such Alternate Credit Facility.
“ Letter
of Credit Account ” means the account of that name
established in the Revenue Fund pursuant to Section 5.03
hereof.
“ Letter
of Credit Substitution Date ” means the date an Alternate
Credit Facility or Alternate Letter of Credit is delivered to
Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
“
Liquidity Account ” means the account of that name
established in the Purchase Fund pursuant to Section 8.10
hereof.
“
Mandatory Tender Date ” means the (a) the Fixed
Interest Rate Date in case of Notes which are to be purchased upon
conversion to the Fixed Interest Rate; and (b) any Letter of
Credit Substitution Date, pursuant to which the Notes are required
to be tendered for purchase in accordance with Section 4.07
hereof.
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, its successors and their assigns, or, if such corporation
shall be dissolved, liquidated or replaced by Borrower as the
rating agency for the Notes, or shall no longer perform the
functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally
recognized securities rating agency designated by Borrower which is
requested to provide a rating on the Notes.
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“ Net
Proceeds ” means the proceeds from insurance or from
actual or threatened condemnation or eminent domain action with
respect to the Property, less any costs reasonably expended by
Borrower to collect such proceeds.
“
Non-Tendered Notes ” has the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 4.07 hereof.
“
Note ” or “ Notes ” means
Borrower’s $34,235,000 Variable Rate Demand Notes,
Series 2008 issued under this Indenture in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A.
“ Note
Fund ” means the fund of that name established pursuant
to Section 3.02 hereof.
“ Note
Payment Date ” means any date on which any principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on, any Outstanding Note shall be due
and payable whether at maturity or on a scheduled Interest Payment
Date or upon redemption, in each case in accordance with the terms
of the Notes and this Indenture.
“ Note
Payments ” means the payments required to be made by
Borrower pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof.
“ Note
Registrar ” means the Note registrar specified in
Section 2.08 hereof.
“
Noteholder ” means, as of any time, the Registered
Owner of any Note as shown in the register kept by Note
Registrar.
“
Organization Documents ” mean Borrower’s
articles or certificate of incorporation and bylaws if Borrower is
a corporation, articles of organization and operating agreement if
Borrower is a limited liability company, certificate of limited
partnership and partnership agreement if Borrower is a partnership
and trust agreement or declaration of trust if Borrower is a trust,
as such Organization Documents may be amended from time to
time.
“
Outstanding ” when used as of any particular time with
reference to Notes, means (subject to the provisions of
Section 11.08 hereof) all Notes theretofore, or thereupon
being, authenticated and delivered by Note Registrar under this
Indenture except (a) Notes theretofore cancelled by Note
Registrar or surrendered to Note Registrar for cancellation;
(b) Notes with respect to which liability of Borrower shall
have been discharged in accordance with Section 10.02 hereof,
including Notes (or portions of Notes) referred to in
Section 11.08 hereof; (c) Notes paid or for the transfer
or exchange of or in lieu of or in substitution for which other
Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered by Note Registrar
pursuant to Section 2.10 hereof and any other provision of
this Indenture; and (d) Notes which have been deemed purchased
pursuant to Section 4.07 hereof.
“
Participating Underwriter ” means any broker, dealer
or municipal securities dealer acting as an underwriter in a
primary offering of municipal securities subject to Securities and
Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
“ Paying
Agent ” means Trustee and any other paying agent for the
Notes appointed pursuant to the provisions of this
Indenture.
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“ Payment
Request Form ” means the form of Payment Request Form
attached hereto as Exhibit B executed by Borrower and Credit
Issuer pursuant to the terms hereof.
“
Person ” means an individual, corporation, firm,
association, partnership, trust, or other legal entity or group of
entities, including a governmental entity or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
“
Principal Account ” means the account of that name in
the Revenue Fund established pursuant to Section 5.02
hereof.
“
Property ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
the Reimbursement Agreement.
“
Purchase Date ” means (a) the date specified in
each notice given by a Registered Owner pursuant to
Section 4.06 hereof on which the Notes being tendered by such
Registered Owner shall be purchased by Tender Agent and
(b) the Mandatory Tender Date.
“
Purchase Fund ” means the fund of that name
established pursuant to Section 8.10 hereof.
“
Qualified Investments ” means (a) securities that
are general obligations of or are guaranteed as to the payment of
principal and interest by the United States of America;
(b) obligations, debentures, notes or other evidence of
indebtedness issued or guaranteed by any of the following: Federal
Home Loan Bank System, Government National Mortgage Association,
Farmers Home Administration, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
or Federal Housing Administration; (c) commercial paper issued
by corporations organized under the laws of a state of the
United States which is rated in the highest rating category by
S&P’s or Moody’s; (d) money market funds
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 whose shares
are registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and which have a
rating of “AAAm-G” or “AAAm” of S&P,
including money market funds which Trustee or any of its affiliates
operates or manages; or (e) certificates of deposit issued by
or other forms of deposit in any national or state bank, including
Trustee, to the extent that such deposits are fully insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor agency which
is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
Derivative products are not “Qualified
Investments.”
“ Rate
Mode ” means the Weekly Mode or Fixed Interest
Rate.
“ Record
Date ” means, prior to the Fixed Interest Rate Date, the
Business Day preceding each Interest Payment Date, and after the
Fixed Interest Rate Date, the 15th day of the calendar month
preceding each Interest Payment Date, whether or not such day is a
Business Day.
“
Redemption Account ” means the account of that name
established in the Revenue Fund pursuant to Section 5.02
hereof.
“
Registered Owner ” means the Person in whose name a
Note is registered.
“
Reimbursement Agreement ” means the Reimbursement
Agreement dated as of the date hereof among Borrower, Credit Issuer
and GE Government Finance, Inc., as from time to time amended or
supplemented in accordance with the terms thereof, or any other
similar agreement
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entered into by
Borrower and Credit Issuer in connection with the issuance of any
Alternate Letter of Credit or Alternate Credit Facility.
“ Related
Party ” means (a) any general partner or member of
Borrower; (b) Tenant (as defined in the Reimbursement
Agreement) or (c) Lease Guarantor (as defined in the
Reimbursement Agreement).
“
Remarketing Account ” means the account of that name
established in the Purchase Fund pursuant to Section 8.10
hereof.
“
Remarketing Agent ” means the remarketing agent or
agents appointed in accordance with Section 8.08 hereof.
Remarketing Agent shall initially be Dougherty & Company LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company. “Principal Office”
of Remarketing Agent means the office thereof designated in writing
to Trustee, Tender Agent, Credit Issuer and Borrower.
“
Remarketing Agreement ” means the Remarketing
Agreement dated as of the date hereof between Borrower and
Remarketing Agent, as such agreement may from time to time be
amended and supplemented in accordance with the terms thereof, to
remarket the Notes delivered or deemed to be delivered for purchase
by the Registered Owners thereof, and any other similar agreement
entered into with any successor Remarketing Agent. No such
amendment or supplement or similar agreement shall alter the rights
or obligations of the Registered Owners of Notes to deliver their
Notes for purchase as provided herein.
“ Revenue
Fund ” means the fund of that name established pursuant
to Section 5.01 hereof.
“
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings
Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
New York, its successors and their assigns, or, if such corporation
shall be dissolved, liquidated or replaced by Borrower as the
rating agency for the Notes, or shall no longer perform the
functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally
recognized securities rating agency designated by Borrower which is
requested to provide a rating on the Notes.
“
Semiannual Date ” means each January 1 and July
1.
“
Semiannual Period ” means a six-month period
commencing on a Semiannual Date and ending on and including the day
immediately preceding the next Semiannual Date.
“ Special
Record Date ” means the date established by Trustee
pursuant to Section 2.02(c) hereof as a record date for the
payment of defaulted interest on the Notes.
“
State ” means the State of Minnesota.
“
Supplemental Indenture ” means any indenture hereafter
duly authorized and entered into between Borrower and Trustee,
supplementing, modifying or amending this Indenture, but only if
and to the extent that such Supplemental Indenture is specifically
authorized hereunder.
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“ Tender
Agent ” means Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, a
New York state banking corporation having a designated corporate
trust office at 213 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, or any
successor appointed pursuant to Section 8.14
hereof.
“
Trustee ” means Manufacturers and Traders Trust
Company, a New York state banking corporation having a designated
corporate trust office at 213 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101,
or its successor as Trustee hereunder as provided in
Section 8.01 hereof.
“ Weekly
Interest Rate ” means the interest rate on the Notes
determined pursuant to Section 2.03(a) hereof.
“ Weekly
Mode ” means the Rate Mode during which the Notes bear
interest at a Weekly Interest Rate.
“ Weekly
Rate Calculation Date ” means Wednesday in each calendar
week or, if any Wednesday is not a Business Day, the first Business
Day preceding such Wednesday.
“ Weekly
Rate Period ” means the seven-day period commencing on
the first Thursday following the corresponding Weekly Rate
Calculation Date and running through Wednesday of the following
calendar week, except that (i) the first Weekly Rate Period
shall commence on the Delivery Date and end on and include the
first Wednesday occurring on or after the Delivery Date, and
(ii) the last Weekly Rate Period prior to the Fixed Interest
Rate Date or final maturity date, whichever is earlier, shall end
on and include the last day immediately preceding the Fixed
Interest Rate Date or final maturity date, as
applicable.
Section 1.02. Content of Certificates and Opinions .
Every certificate or opinion provided for in this Indenture with
respect to compliance with any provision hereof shall include
(a) a statement that the Person making or giving such
certificate or opinion has read such provision and the definitions
herein relating thereto; (b) a brief statement as to the
nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the
certificate or opinion is based; (c) a statement that, in the
opinion of such Person, he or she has made or caused to be made
such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or
her to express an informed opinion with respect to the subject
matter referred to in the instrument to which his or her signature
is affixed; (d) a statement of the assumptions upon which such
certificate or opinion is based, and that such assumptions are
reasonable; and (e) a statement as to whether, in the opinion
of such Person, such provision has been complied with.
Any such
certificate or opinion made or given by an officer or an Authorized
Representative of Borrower may be based, insofar as it relates to
legal, accounting or any business matter, upon a certificate or
opinion of or representation by counsel, an Accountant or a
management consultant, unless such officer knows, or in the
exercise of reasonable care should have known, that the
certificate, opinion or representation with respect to the matters
upon which such certificate or statement may be based, as
aforesaid, is erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion made or
given by counsel, an Accountant or a management consultant may be
based, insofar as it relates to factual matters (with respect to
which information is in the possession of Borrower) upon a
certificate or opinion of or representation by an officer of
Borrower, unless such counsel, Accountant or management consultant
knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care
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should have
known, that the certificate or opinion or representation with
respect to the matters upon which such Person’s certificate
or opinion or representation may be based, as aforesaid, is
erroneous. The same officer of Borrower, or the same counsel or
Accountant or management consultant, as the case may be, need not
certify to all of the matters required to be certified under any
provision of this Indenture, but different officers, counsel,
Accountants or management consultants may certify to different
matters, respectively.
Section 1.03. Interpretation .
(a) Unless the
context otherwise indicates, defined terms shall include all
variations thereof and words expressed in the singular shall
include the plural and vice versa and the use of the neuter,
masculine, or feminine gender is for convenience only and shall be
deemed to mean and include the neuter, masculine or feminine
gender, as appropriate.
(b) Headings of
articles and sections herein and the table of contents hereof are
solely for convenience of reference, do not constitute a part
hereof and shall not affect the meaning, construction or effect
hereof.
(c) The date of
this Indenture is intended as a date for the convenient
identification thereof and is not intended to indicate that this
Indenture was executed and delivered on such date. This Indenture
was executed and delivered on the Date of Delivery.
(d) Unless
otherwise indicated, all references herein to
“Articles,” “Sections” and other
subdivisions are to the corresponding Articles, Sections or
subdivisions of this Indenture; the words “herein,”
“hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder”
and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a
whole and not to any particular Article, Section or subdivision
hereof.
Section 2.01. Authorization of Notes . There shall be
issued under and secured by this Indenture a single series of Notes
to be designated as “LTF Real Estate VRDN I, LLC Variable
Rate Demand Notes, Series 2008” in the original
principal amount of $34,235,000, to be dated as of the Date of
Delivery and to mature fully (subject to prior redemption at the
prices and dates and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth) on June 1, 2033.
Section 2.02. Terms of the Notes .
(a) The Notes
shall be issued as fully registered Notes without coupons in the
Authorized Denominations. The Notes shall be in substantially the
form set forth in Exhibit A hereto.
(b) The Notes
shall bear interest until payment of the principal thereof and
interest thereon shall have been made or provided for in accordance
with the provisions
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hereof, whether
at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise. So long as the Notes
accrue interest at a Weekly Interest Rate, interest shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 360 days for the number of days
actually elapsed. Interest accruing on the Notes at a Fixed
Interest Rate shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months.
(c) Any such
interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall
forthwith cease to be payable to the Registered Owner as of the
Record Date for such payment of interest, and shall be paid to the
Person in whose name the Note is registered at the close of
business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such defaulted
interest, to be fixed by Trustee, notice thereof being given to the
Registered Owners not less than ten days prior to such Special
Record Date.
(d) Interest shall
be paid on each Interest Payment Date in lawful money of the
United States by check mailed to each Registered Owner at the
address shown on the registration books maintained by Note
Registrar pursuant to the terms hereof; provided, however, interest
may also be paid by wire transfer to an address in the continental
United States in the case of a Registered Owner of at least
$1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes upon written request
of the Registered Owner thereof 15 days prior to the
applicable Record Date to Note Registrar in a form satisfactory to
Note Registrar.
(e) The principal
of the Notes shall be payable in lawful money of the United States
of America on June 1, 2033 at the designated corporate trust
office of Trustee at 213 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101 or at
such other office as Trustee may designate. Except as provided in
Section 2.10 hereof, no payment of principal shall be made on
any Note unless and until such Note is tendered to Trustee for
cancellation, as the case may be.
(f) The Notes
shall be subject to redemption and purchase as provided in
Article IV hereof.
Section 2.03. Interest on Notes . The Notes shall bear
interest for each day from and including the Date of Delivery until
the Fixed Interest Rate Date or final maturity date, whichever is
earlier, at the Weekly Interest Rate, provided that appropriate
adjustments may be made for the initial period following the Date
of Delivery. The Notes shall bear interest from and including the
Fixed Interest Rate Date until the final maturity date of the Notes
at the Fixed Interest Rate.
(a) Weekly
Interest Rate .
(i) A Weekly
Interest Rate shall be determined for each Weekly Rate Period as
described below. For each Weekly Rate Period, the interest rate on
the Notes in the Weekly Mode shall be the current market rate
determined by Remarketing Agent on the immediately preceding Weekly
Rate Calculation Date, in accordance with this Section. On each
Weekly Rate Calculation Date, Remarketing Agent shall determine the
Weekly Interest Rate for the next succeeding Weekly Rate Period as
the rate which, if borne by the Notes in the
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Weekly Mode,
would, in the judgment of Remarketing Agent, be the lowest interest
rate necessary to enable Remarketing Agent to arrange for the sale
of all of the Outstanding Notes in the Weekly Mode at a price equal
to the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest thereon.
Notice of such Weekly Interest Rate shall be given in writing by
Remarketing Agent to Borrower, Trustee and Credit Issuer by the
close of business on the Weekly Rate Calculation Date. Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the
Weekly Interest Rate borne by the Notes in the Weekly Mode exceed
the lesser of 15% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by
law.
(ii) If for any
reason Remarketing Agent does not determine a Weekly Interest Rate
for any Weekly Rate Period as aforesaid, the Weekly Interest Rate
for that Weekly Rate Period shall be equal to the Weekly Interest
Rate in effect for the immediately preceding Weekly Rate Period for
the Notes.
(iii) The
determination of the Weekly Interest Rate by Remarketing Agent
pursuant to this Indenture shall be conclusive and binding upon
Borrower, Trustee, Remarketing Agent, Credit Issuer and the
Registered Owners.
(b) Fixed
Interest Rate .
(i) A Fixed
Interest Rate shall be determined for the Fixed Rate Period as
described below. The Fixed Interest Rate for Notes subject to the
Fixed Interest Rate shall be determined by Remarketing Agent as the
lowest rate of interest that, in the judgment of Remarketing Agent,
would be necessary to enable Remarketing Agent to arrange for the
sale of the Notes subject to the Fixed Interest Rate in a secondary
market sale at a price equal to the principal amount thereof, plus
accrued interest, on the first Business Day of the Fixed Rate
Period. Notice of the Fixed Interest Rate shall promptly be given
by telephone (promptly confirmed in writing) by Remarketing Agent
to Trustee, Borrower and Credit Issuer, if any. Determination of
the Fixed Interest Rate pursuant to this Section shall be
conclusive and binding upon Trustee, Borrower, Credit Issuer, if
any, Remarketing Agent and the Registered Owners and shall not
exceed the lesser of 15% per annum or the highest rate permitted by
law.
Section 2.04. Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate .
Borrower, with the prior written consent of Credit Issuer, unless
the Letter of Credit then in effect shall expire or terminate in
accordance with its terms upon any such conversion, shall have the
option to convert the Notes from the Weekly Mode to a Fixed
Interest Rate as herein provided on any Fixed Interest Rate Date
Borrower shall select, provided that each Fixed Interest Rate Date
shall be an Interest Payment Date and that the Notes shall be
converted in whole and not in part. Borrower may exercise its
option to direct the conversion of the Notes to a Fixed Interest
Rate only one time. Borrower shall exercise such option by giving
written notice to Trustee, Remarketing Agent and Credit Issuer,
stating its election to convert the Rate Mode of the Notes to the
Fixed Interest Rate, stating the Fixed Interest Rate Date therefor,
not less than 60 days prior to such Fixed Interest Rate Date,
or such shorter period of time as may be consented to by Trustee,
Credit Issuer and Remarketing Agent, each such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld. Upon receipt
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of such notice
by Trustee, Trustee may conclusively assume that Remarketing Agent
and Credit Issuer also received a copy of such notice. Notice of
the exercise of an option to convert shall not be effective unless,
within 10 days of the delivery of such notice, there shall
have been delivered to Trustee (i) written consent of Credit
Issuer to such conversion unless the Letter of Credit expires or
terminates in accordance with its terms upon such conversion and
(ii) if the Letter of Credit will expire or terminate in
accordance with its terms on the Fixed Interest Rate Date and if an
Alternate Credit Facility or Alternate Letter of Credit is to be
delivered upon the conversion, a commitment for the delivery of an
Alternate Credit Facility or Alternate Letter of Credit to secure
the Notes to be effective on and as of the Fixed Interest Rate
Date. In the case of a conversion in accordance with this
Section 2.04, Trustee shall, at the expense of Borrower, give
notice by first-class mail (postage prepaid) to the Registered
Owners not less than 30 days prior to the proposed Fixed
Interest Rate Date stating (i) that the interest rate on such
Notes is scheduled to be converted to a Fixed Interest Rate through
the maturity date, (ii) the proposed Fixed Interest Rate Date,
(iii) that Borrower, on or before the tenth day prior to
the proposed Fixed Interest Rate Date, may determine not to convert
the Notes, in which case Trustee shall, at the expense of Borrower,
notify the Registered Owners in writing to such effect,
(iv) whether a Letter of Credit will secure the Notes after
the conversion to the Fixed Interest Rate and, in the event that an
Alternate Credit Facility or Alternate Letter of Credit is to be
delivered in connection with the conversion, the name of the
provider and its current ratings by each Rating Agency then rating
the Notes and (v) that all such Outstanding Notes will be
subject to a mandatory purchase on the Fixed Interest Rate Date at
a price of par plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and that
such mandatory purchase will occur even if any condition to the
conversion is not met or the Notes to be converted are not
remarketed in full. Trustee, Borrower, Credit Issuer and
Remarketing Agent shall not be liable to any Registered Owners for
failure to give any notice required above or for failure of any
Registered Owners to receive any such notice. Upon conversion under
this Section, the Notes being converted shall be subject to
mandatory purchase on the Fixed Interest Rate Date. If any
condition to which a conversion is subject is not satisfied in full
or any Alternate Credit Facility or Alternate Letter of Credit
required to be delivered in connection with such conversion is not
delivered to Trustee or if the Notes being converted to a Fixed
Interest Rate on such Fixed Interest Rate Date have not been fully
remarketed by Remarketing Agent pursuant to Section 8.09
hereof, all by 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the Fixed Interest Rate
Date, then the proposed conversion shall be deemed to have failed,
but the mandatory tender of the Notes under Section 4.07
hereof still shall occur.
Section 2.05. Execution of Notes . The Notes shall be
executed in the name and on behalf of Borrower. The Notes shall
then be delivered to Note Registrar for authentication by it. In
case any of the officers who shall have signed or attested any of
the Notes shall cease to be such officer or officers of Borrower
before the Notes so signed or attested shall have been
authenticated or delivered by Note Registrar or issued by Borrower,
such Notes may nevertheless be authenticated, delivered and issued
and, upon such authentication, delivery and issue, shall be as
binding upon Borrower as though those who signed and attested the
same had continued to be such officers of Borrower, and also any
Notes may be signed and attested on behalf of Borrower by such
persons as at the actual date of execution of such Notes shall be
the proper officers of Borrower although at the nominal date of
such Notes any such person shall not have been such officer of
Borrower.
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Only such of the
Notes as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, with
the manual signature of Note Registrar, shall be valid or
obligatory for any purpose or entitled to the benefits of this
Indenture, and such certificate of Note Registrar shall be
conclusive evidence that the Notes so authenticated have been duly
executed, authenticated and delivered hereunder and are entitled to
the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 2.06. Transfer of Notes .
(a) Any Note may,
in accordance with its terms, and subject to the transfer
restrictions set forth in subsection (b) of this Section, be
transferred, upon the books required to be kept pursuant to the
provisions of Section 2.08 hereof, by the person in whose name
it is registered, in person or by his duly authorized attorney,
upon surrender of such registered Note for cancellation,
accompanied by delivery of a written instrument of transfer, duly
executed in a form approved by Note Registrar. Transfer of a Note
shall not be permitted by Note Registrar: (a) if Note
Registrar has received notice from the Registered Owner of such
Note that such Note will be delivered to Tender Agent for purchase
on or before the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, (b) if
Note Registrar receives such written instrument of transfer after
the Record Date prior to the next succeeding Interest Payment Date
or (c) the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section
have not been satisfied.
Whenever any Note
or Notes shall be surrendered for transfer, Borrower shall execute
and Note Registrar shall authenticate and deliver a new Note or
Notes for a like aggregate principal amount in an Authorized
Denomination. Note Registrar shall require the Registered Owner
requesting such transfer to pay any tax or other governmental
charge required to be paid with respect to such transfer, and may
in addition require the payment of a reasonable sum to cover
expenses incurred by Borrower and Note Registrar in connection with
such transfer.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, prior to the Fixed Interest Rate Date, no Notes held
by or for the account of Borrower shall be transferred upon the
books required to be kept pursuant to Section 2.08
hereof.
(b) Every Note
that bears or is required under this subsection to bear the legend
set forth in Exhibit A — Form of Note (the
“Restricted Securities”) shall be subject to the
restrictions on transfer set forth in this subsection (including
those set forth in the legend set forth in Exhibit A —
Form of Note (the “Transfer Restriction Legend”))
unless such restrictions on transfer shall be waived by written
consent of Borrower, and the holder of each such Restricted
Security, by such Noteholder’s acceptance thereof, agrees to
be bound by all such restrictions on transfer. As used in this
subsection, the term “transfer” encompasses any sale,
pledge, loan, transfer or other disposition whatsoever of any
Restricted Security.
Until the
expiration of the holding period applicable to sales thereof under
paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (or any successor provision) (the
“Securities Act”), any certificate evidencing such Note
(and all securities issued in exchange therefor or substitution
thereof) shall bear a legend in
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substantially
the form of the Transfer Restriction Legend and the holder of such
Restricted Security will deliver to such Person to whom such Note
is transferred a notice substantially to the effect of the Transfer
Restriction Legend, unless such Note has been sold pursuant to a
registration statement that has been declared effective under the
Securities Act (and which continues to be effective at the time of
such transfer), or unless otherwise agreed by Borrower in writing,
with written notice thereof to Trustee.
No Person may
transfer or exchange a Restricted Security or a beneficial interest
in a Restricted Security (including, without limitation, the
removal of the Transfer Restriction Legend thereon) unless such
transfer or exchange is made (i) to Borrower or any subsidiary
thereof, (ii) pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act, (iii) to a qualified institutional
buyer in compliance with the applicable requirements of
Rule 144A or (iv) pursuant to the exemption from
registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if
available, or another exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act and, in the case of clauses (i),
(iii) and (iv), if requested by the Note Registrar (or
Borrower in the case of a transfer or exchange pursuant to clause
(iv) above), certificates or an opinion of counsel in form
reasonably acceptable to the Note Registrar (and Borrower in the
case of a transfer or exchange pursuant to clause (iv) above)
stating that (A) such transfer or exchange is in compliance
with the Securities Act and applicable state securities law and
(B) if such transferee or exchangee seeks the removal of the
Transfer Restriction Legend, the restrictions on transfer contained
herein and in the Transfer Restriction Legend are no longer
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act
and applicable state securities law. Upon satisfaction of the
requirements of this subsection with respect to the removal of the
Transfer Restriction Legend, as appropriate, such Restricted
Security or such beneficial interest in such Restricted Security
shall be exchanged for an unrestricted Note or such beneficial
interest in an unrestricted Note.
Any Note may be
endorsed with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends
or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Indenture as may be required by Trustee, DTC or by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. in order for the Notes to
be tradeable on The Portal Market or as may be required for the
Notes to be tradeable on any other market developed for trading of
securities pursuant to Rule 144A or required to comply with
any applicable law or any regulation thereunder or with the rules
and regulations of any securities exchange or automated quotation
system upon which the Notes may be listed or traded or to conform
with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special
limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are
subject.
Trustee shall have
no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to
compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this
Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of
any interest in any Note other than to require delivery of such
certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly
required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the
terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine
substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements
hereof. Trustee shall have no
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responsibility
for the actions or omissions of any securities depositary, or for
the accuracy of the books or records of any securities
depositary.
Section 2.07. Exchange of Notes . Notes may be
exchanged at the designated corporate trust office of Trustee for a
like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other Authorized
Denominations. Note Registrar shall require the Registered Owner
requesting such exchange to deliver such Notes to be exchanged and
to pay any tax or other governmental charge required to be paid
with respect to such exchange, and may in addition require the
payment of a reasonable sum to cover expenses incurred by Borrower
or Note Registrar in connection with such exchange. Thereupon, the
Notes delivered to Note Registrar for exchange shall be cancelled
by Note Registrar.
Section 2.08. Note Registrar . Trustee is hereby
designated and appointed as Note Registrar (the “Note
Registrar”). Note Registrar will keep or cause to be kept at
its designated corporate trust office, or at such other office as
Note Registrar may designate, sufficient books for the registration
and transfer of the Notes, which shall at all times be open to
inspection during regular business hours by Borrower; and, upon
presentation for such purpose, Note Registrar shall, under such
reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, register or transfer or
cause to be registered or transferred, on such books, Notes as
hereinbefore provided.
Section 2.09. Temporary Notes . The Notes may be issued
in temporary form exchangeable for definitive Notes when ready for
delivery. Any temporary Note may be printed, lithographed or
typewritten, shall be in an Authorized Denomination, shall be in
fully registered form without coupons and may contain such
reference to any of the provisions of this Indenture as may be
appropriate and in a form acceptable to Paying Agent. Every
temporary Note shall be executed by Borrower and be authenticated
by Note Registrar upon the same conditions and in substantially the
same manner as the definitive Notes. If Borrower issues temporary
Notes it will execute and deliver definitive Notes as promptly
thereafter as practicable, and thereupon the temporary Notes may be
surrendered, for cancellation, in exchange therefor at the
designated corporate trust office of Note Registrar and Note
Registrar shall authenticate and deliver in exchange for such
temporary Notes an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive
Notes in Authorized Denominations. Until so exchanged, the
temporary Notes shall be entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture as definitive Notes authenticated and delivered
hereunder.
Section 2.10. Notes Mutilated, Lost, Destroyed or
Stolen . If any Note shall become mutilated, Borrower, at the
expense of the Registered Owner of said Note, shall execute, and
Note Registrar shall thereupon authenticate and deliver, a new Note
of like tenor in exchange and substitution for the Note so
mutilated, but only upon surrender to Note Registrar of the Note so
mutilated. Every mutilated Note so surrendered to Note Registrar
shall be cancelled by it and delivered to, or upon the order of,
Borrower. If any Note shall be lost, destroyed or stolen, evidence
of such loss, destruction or theft may be submitted to Note
Registrar and, if such evidence be satisfactory to it and indemnity
satisfactory to Note Registrar and Borrower shall be given,
Borrower, at the expense of the Registered Owner, shall execute,
and Note Registrar shall thereupon authenticate and deliver, a new
Note of like tenor in lieu of and in substitution for the Note so
lost, destroyed or stolen (or if any such Note shall have matured
or shall be about to mature, instead of issuing a substitute Note,
Borrower may pay the same without surrender thereof upon such
maturity date). Note Registrar may require payment by the
Registered Owner
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of a sum not
exceeding the actual cost of preparing each new Note issued under
this Section and the expenses which may be incurred by Borrower and
Note Registrar in the premises. Any Note issued under the
provisions of this Section in lieu of any Note alleged to be lost,
destroyed or stolen shall constitute an original additional
contractual obligation on the part of Borrower whether or not the
Note so alleged to be lost, destroyed or stolen be at any time
enforceable by anyone and shall be entitled to the benefits of this
Indenture with all other Notes secured by this
Indenture.
Section 2.11. Absolute and Unconditional Obligations .
The obligations of Borrower to make the Note Payments and other
payments required by the terms hereof and to provide or cause to be
provided the Letter of Credit pursuant to the terms hereof, and to
perform and observe the other agreements on its part contained
herein, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any
defense or any rights of set-off, recoupment or counterclaim it
might otherwise have, and during the term of this Indenture,
Borrower shall pay absolutely all payments to be made pursuant to
the terms hereof, the obligation to provide or cause to be provided
the Letter of Credit pursuant to the terms hereof, and all other
payments required hereunder, free of any deductions and without
abatement, diminution or set-off. Until such time as the principal
of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall have been
fully paid, or provision for the payment thereof shall have been
made as required by this Indenture, Borrower (a) will not
suspend or discontinue any payments required to be made by Borrower
pursuant to this Indenture, including (without limitation) the
payments provided for in Section 5.02 hereof and the
obligation to provide or cause to be provided the Letter of Credit
pursuant to Section 5.04 hereof; (b) will perform and
observe all of its other covenants contained in this Agreement; and
(c) except as provided in Article IV hereof, will not
terminate this Indenture for any cause, including (without
limitation) commercial frustration of purpose, any change in the
tax or other laws of the United States of America or of the State,
or any political subdivision of either of these, or any failure of
Trustee to perform and observe any covenant, whether express or
implied, or any duty, liability or obligation arising out of or
connected with this Indenture.
Section 2.12. Book-Entry Only System .
(a) Except as
otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this
Section, the Notes initially authenticated and delivered hereunder
shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee
of DTC or such other nominee as DTC shall request. Payments of
interest on, principal of and any premium on the Notes shall be
made to the account of Cede & Co. on each Note Payment
Date at the address indicated for Cede & Co. in the
registration books maintained by Note Registrar by transfer of
immediately available funds. DTC has represented to Borrower that
it will maintain a book-entry system in recording ownership
interests of its participants (the “Direct
Participants”) and the ownership interests of a purchaser of
a beneficial interest in the Notes (a “Beneficial
Owner”) will be recorded through book entries on the records
of the Direct Participants.
(b) The Notes
shall be initially issued in the form of a separate single
authenticated fully registered Note in the amount of $34,235,000.
With respect to Notes so registered in the name of Cede &
Co., Borrower, Trustee and Tender Agent shall have no
responsibility or obligation to any Direct Participant or to any
Beneficial Owner of such Notes. Without limiting the immediately
preceding sentence, Borrower, Trustee and
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Tender Agent
shall have no responsibility or obligation with respect to
(i) the accuracy of the records of DTC, Cede & Co. or
any Direct Participant with respect to any beneficial ownership
interest in the Notes, (ii) the delivery to any Direct
Participant, Beneficial Owner or other person, other than DTC, of
any notice with respect to the Notes, including any notice of
redemption, (iii) the payment to any Direct Participant,
Beneficial Owner or other person, other than DTC, of any amount
with respect to the principal or redemption price of, or interest
on, the Notes or (iv) any consent given or other action taken
by DTC as Registered Owner of the Notes. Borrower, Trustee and
Tender Agent may treat DTC as, and deem DTC to be, the absolute
Registered Owner of each Note for all purposes whatsoever including
(but not limited to) (A) payment of the principal or
redemption price of, and interest on, each such Note,
(B) giving notices of conversion or redemption and other
matters with respect to such Notes and (C) registering
transfers with respect to such Notes. Trustee shall pay the
principal or redemption price of, and interest on, all Notes only
to or upon the order of DTC, and all such payments shall be valid
and effective to fully satisfy and discharge Borrower’s
obligations with respect to such principal or redemption price, and
interest, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. No person other
than DTC shall receive a Note evidencing the obligation of Borrower
to make payments of principal or redemption price of, and interest
on, the Notes pursuant to this Indenture. Upon delivery by DTC to
Trustee of written notice to the effect that DTC has determined to
substitute a new nominee in place of Cede & Co., and
subject to the transfer provisions hereof, the word
“Cede & Co.” in this Indenture shall refer to
such new nominee of DTC.
(c) (i) DTC
may determine to discontinue providing its services with respect to
the Notes at any time by giving reasonable written notice to
Borrower, Trustee and Tender Agent and discharging its
responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable
law.
(ii) Borrower, in
its sole discretion and without the consent of any other person,
may terminate, upon provision of notice to Trustee and Tender
Agent, the services of DTC with respect to the Notes if Borrower
determines that the continuation of the system of book-entry only
transfers through DTC (or a successor securities depository) is not
in the best interests of the Beneficial Owners of the Notes or is
burdensome to Borrower, and shall terminate the services of DTC
with respect to the Notes upon receipt by Borrower, Trustee and
Tender Agent of written notice from DTC to the effect that DTC has
received written notice from Direct Participants having interests,
as shown in the records of DTC, in an aggregate principal amount of
not less than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate principal amount
of the then Outstanding Notes to the effect, that: (A) DTC is
unable to discharge its responsibilities with respect to such
Notes, or (B) a continuation of the requirement that all of
the Outstanding Notes be registered in the registration books kept
by Trustee in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC,
is not in the best interest of the Beneficial Owners of such
Notes.
(d) Upon the
termination of the services of DTC with respect to the Notes
pursuant to subsection (c)(ii)(B) hereof, or upon the
discontinuance or termination of the
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services of DTC
with respect to the Notes pursuant to subsection (c)(i) or
subsection (c)(ii)(A) hereof after which no substitute
securities depository willing to undertake the functions of DTC
hereunder can be found or which, in the opinion of Borrower, is
willing and able to undertake such functions upon reasonable and
customary terms, the Notes shall no longer be restricted to being
registered in the registration books kept by Note Registrar in the
name of Cede & Co. as nominee of DTC. In such event,
Borrower shall issue and Trustee shall transfer and exchange Note
certificates as requested by DTC or Direct Participants of like
principal amount, series and maturity, in Authorized Denominations
to the identifiable Beneficial Owners in replacement of such
Beneficial Owners’ beneficial interests in the
Notes.
(e)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture to the
contrary, so long as any Note is registered in the name of
Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, all payments with respect
to the principal or redemption price of, and interest on, such Note
and all notices with respect to such Note shall be made and given,
respectively, to DTC.
(f) In connection
with any notice or other communication to be provided to Registered
Owners pursuant to this Indenture by Borrower, Tender Agent or
Trustee with respect to any consent or other action to be taken by
Registered Owners, Borrower, Tender Agent or Trustee, as the case
may be, shall establish a record date for such consent or other
action and give DTC notice of such record date not less than 15
calendar days in advance of such record date to the extent
possible.
(g)
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, Borrower and
Trustee may agree to allow DTC, or its nominee, Cede &
Co., to make a notation on any Note redeemed in part to reflect,
for informational purposes only, the principal amount and date of
any such redemption.
(h)
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, so long as
the Notes are subject to a system of book-entry only transfers
pursuant to this Section, any requirement for the delivery of Notes
to Tender Agent in connection with a mandatory tender pursuant to
Section 4.07 hereof shall be deemed satisfied upon the
transfer, on the registration books of DTC, of the beneficial
ownership interests in such Notes tendered for purchase to the
account of Tender Agent, or a Direct Participant acting on behalf
of Tender Agent.
Section 2.13. CUSIP Numbers . Borrower in issuing the
Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in
use), and, if so, Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in
notices of redemption as a convenience to Registered Owners;
provided that any such notice may state that no
representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either
as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a
redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other
identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such
redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of
such numbers. Borrower will promptly notify Trustee in writing of
any change in the “CUSIP” numbers.
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ISSUANCE OF NOTES; APPLICATION OF
PROCEEDS
Section 3.01. Issuance of the Notes . Upon satisfaction
of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.01 of the
Reimbursement Agreement as evidenced by the issuance of the Letter
of Credit, Borrower shall execute and issue the Notes and Note
Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Notes in the aggregate
principal amount set forth in Section 2.01 hereof. The
proceeds received from the sale of the Notes in the amount of
$34,072,383.75 (which represents the principal amount of the Notes,
$34,235,000, less underwriter’s discount of $162,616.25)
shall be deposited in trust with Trustee, who shall deposit said
proceeds in the Note Fund.
Section 3.02. Establishment and Application of Note
Fund .
(a) Trustee shall
establish, maintain and hold in trust a separate fund designated as
the “Note Fund.” The moneys in the Note Fund shall be
used and withdrawn as provided herein.
(b) Before any
payment from the Note Fund shall be made, Borrower shall file or
cause to be filed with Trustee a Payment Request Form, executed by
Borrower and Credit Issuer, fully completed and with all supporting
documents described therein attached thereto; provided, however,
moneys in the Note Fund shall not be disbursed unless and until
Borrower satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 3.01
of the Reimbursement Agreement. Upon receipt of a Payment Request
Form (which may be sent by facsimile transmission) executed on
behalf of Credit Issuer and an Authorized Representative of
Borrower, Trustee shall disburse proceeds from the Note Fund in
such amounts and to such parties as directed therein. Upon receipt
of a written request from Credit Issuer (which may be sent by
facsimile transmission), Trustee shall disburse proceeds from the
Note Fund in order to reimburse Credit Issuer for any real
estate-related costs such as costs for the appraisal, environmental
audit and engineer’s inspections.
(c) Upon
(i) the occurrence of an Event of Default or notice from
Credit Issuer that an Event of Default has occurred, or
(ii) any such time that there are no longer any Outstanding
Notes, Trustee, at the direction of Credit Issuer, shall transfer
any remaining balance in the Note Fund, to a separate account
within the Redemption Account, which Trustee shall establish and
hold in trust, and which shall be entitled the “Surplus
Account.” The moneys in the Surplus Account shall be used and
applied first to reimburse Credit Issuer for any draws theretofore
made by Trustee under the Letter of Credit but not yet reimbursed
(including, without limitation, any draws relating to the purchase
of any Borrower Notes), and then to pay principal only in
connection with the call and redemption of Notes to the maximum
degree permissible in accordance with Section 4.01 hereof, and
at the earliest possible dates at which Notes can be redeemed
without payment of premium pursuant to this Indenture.
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REDEMPTION AND PURCHASE OF
NOTES
Section 4.01. Terms of Redemption . The Notes are
subject to redemption by Borrower if and to the extent Borrower is
entitled to make and makes, or is required to make, a payment or
prepayment pursuant to this Indenture. All such prepayments by
Borrower shall be deposited in the Redemption Account. Borrower
shall not call the Notes for optional redemption, and Trustee shall
not give notice of any such optional redemption, unless Borrower
has made or caused to be made all Note Payments due hereunder and
any required principal payments required under the Reimbursement
Agreement.
The Notes shall be
subject to redemption by Borrower upon the following terms in
increments of $5,000, provided that in the event of redemption of
less than all of the Notes, the amount which remains Outstanding
shall be in Authorized Denominations:
(a) Sinking
Fund Redemption . The Notes are not subject to mandatory
sinking fund redemption.
(b) Optional
Redemption During Weekly Mode . While the Notes are in the
Weekly Mode, the Notes are subject to optional redemption, in whole
on any Business Day or in part on any Interest Payment Date, at the
option of Borrower, with the written approval of Credit Issuer, at
a redemption price of 100% of the outstanding principal amount of
the Notes to be redeemed, plus interest accrued thereon to the
redemption date. Borrower shall be deemed to have exercised such
option and Credit Issuer shall be deemed to have given such consent
in connection with any redemptions scheduled pursuant to the
Reimbursement Agreement, and such exercise and consent shall remain
in effect unless and until Trustee receives contrary written
notification from Credit Issuer.
(c) No
Optional Redemption After the Fixed Interest Rate Date .
After the Fixed Interest Rate Date, the Notes are not subject to
redemption at the option of Borrower.
(d)
Mandatory Redemption upon Expiration of Letter of
Credit . The Notes shall be redeemed in whole, at a
redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount
thereof, plus interest accrued thereon to the redemption date, on a
redemption date not less than 15 days preceding the Expiration
Date of the Letter of Credit if no Alternate Credit Facility or
Alternate Letter of Credit has been delivered to Trustee in
accordance with Section 5.04 or 5.07 hereof.
(e)
Mandatory Redemption upon Occurrence of Extraordinary
Events . To the extent of a prepayment by Borrower as a
result of the damage, destruction or condemnation of the Property
and as provided in the Reimbursement Agreement, the Notes are
subject to redemption, in whole on any Business Day or in part on
the first Business Day of each calendar month, upon the written
direction of Borrower and with the written approval of Credit
Issuer, after payment of any amounts owed to Credit Issuer pursuant
to the Reimbursement Agreement, prior to their stated maturity, on
any date, at
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a redemption
price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount of such
Notes that are redeemed, plus interest accrued thereon to the
redemption date.
(f)
Mandatory Redemption for Reimbursement Agreement
Default . The Notes shall be redeemed in whole, at a
redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount
thereof, plus interest accrued thereon to the redemption date,
within five calendar days (and before the following Saturday if the
fifth calendar day is a Saturday) from the date Trustee receives
written notice from Credit Issuer that an event of default has
occurred under the Reimbursement Agreement and directing Trustee to
redeem the Notes.
(g)
Mandatory Redemption from Surplus Account . The Notes
are subject to redemption in part on any Interest Payment Date at a
redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount
thereof, plus accrued interest to the redemption date, on the next
succeeding Interest Payment Date to the extent of amounts are
deposited in the Surplus Account and directed to be used to redeem
Notes as provided in Section 3.02(c) hereof.
Section 4.02. Selection of Notes for Redemption .
Whenever provision is made in this Indenture for the redemption of
less than all of the Notes, Trustee shall select the Notes to be
redeemed from all Notes or such given portion thereof not
previously called for redemption by lot in any manner which Trustee
in its sole discretion shall deem appropriate and fair, to be
credited against the principal of the Notes to be redeemed;
provided, however, that in connection with an optional redemption
of the Notes, redemption proceeds shall first be used to reimburse
Credit Issuer for any draw on the Letter of Credit; provided,
further that Borrower Notes shall be the first Notes selected for
redemption and the redemption price for such Borrower Notes shall
be paid to Credit Issuer; and provided, finally, that the Notes
Outstanding after giving effect to any redemption shall be in
Authorized Denominations. Upon selection of Notes for redemption on
or prior to the Fixed Interest Rate Date, Trustee will promptly
notify Tender Agent of the Notes selected for
redemption.
Section 4.03. Notice of Redemption .
(a) Trustee shall
mail notice of redemption (i) prior to the Fixed Interest Rate
Date, not less than 15 days before such redemption date
(except in the case of redemptions pursuant to Section 4.01(f)
hereof, in which case notice shall be given as soon as
practicable), and (ii) after the Fixed Interest Rate Date, not
less than 30 days before such redemption date (except in the
case of redemptions pursuant to Section 4.01(f) hereof, in
which case notice shall be given as soon as practicable) to the
respective Registered Owners of any Notes designated for redemption
at their addresses on the registration books maintained by Note
Registrar. Each notice of redemption shall identify the Notes to be
redeemed (including CUSIP numbers), state the redemption date, the
place or places of redemption, if less than all of the Notes are to
be redeemed, the distinctive numbers of the Notes to be redeemed,
and in the case of Notes to be redeemed in part only, the
respective portions of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
Each such notice shall also state that on said date there will
become due and payable on each of said Notes the principal thereof
or of said specified portion of the principal thereof in
the
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case of a Note
to be redeemed in part only, and that from and after such
redemption date interest thereon shall cease to accrue, and shall
require that such Notes be then surrendered.
(b) Notice of
redemption of Notes shall be given by Trustee, at the expense of
Borrower, for and on behalf of Borrower.
(c) In the case of
redemption pursuant to Section 4.01 hereof in connection with
refunding obligations to be issued for such purpose, notice of such
redemption may be cancelled if such refunding obligations are not
issued on or prior to the date fixed for such
redemption.
(d) Receipt of
such notice shall not be a condition precedent to such redemption
and failure so to mail any such notice to a Registered Owner shall
not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of
Notes of any Registered Owner.
(e) Trustee shall,
at the same time the notice in subsection (a) above is mailed,
also send a copy of the notice by certified mail or by overnight
delivery to Tender Agent, Remarketing Agent, DTC and any
Information Service. Failure to provide notice to Tender Agent,
Remarketing Agent, a Securities Depository or to an Information
Service shall not affect the validity of proceedings for the
redemption of Notes.
Section 4.04. Partial Redemption of Notes . Upon
surrender of any Note redeemed in part only, Borrower shall execute
and Note Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Registered
Owner thereof, at the expense of Borrower, a new Note or Notes of
Authorized Denominations equal in aggregate principal amount to the
unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.
Section 4.05. Effect of Redemption .
(a) In the case of
a prepayment in full of the Notes by Borrower pursuant to Section
4.01 hereof, the amount to be paid by Borrower shall be a sum
sufficient, together with other funds deposited with Trustee and
available for such purpose, to pay (a) the redemption price
specified in this Indenture for all Outstanding Notes, plus all
interest accrued and to accrue to the redemption date, (b) all
reasonable and necessary fees and expenses of Trustee, Credit
Issuer and any Paying Agent allowable pursuant to this Indenture or
the Reimbursement Agreement accrued and to accrue through final
payment of the Notes and (c) all other liabilities of Borrower
accrued and to accrue under this Indenture. In the case of partial
prepayment of the Notes by Borrower pursuant to Section 4.01
hereof, the amount to be paid by Borrower shall be a sum
sufficient, together with other funds deposited with Trustee and
available for such purpose, to pay the redemption price specified
in this Indenture, for the Notes that are to be redeemed, plus all
interest accrued and to accrue to the redemption date, and to pay
expenses of redemption of such Notes.
(b) Only Available
Moneys can be used for the redemption of the Notes. Borrower shall
cause Available Moneys for payment of the redemption price of the
Notes, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for
redemption and other amounts
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payable
hereunder, to be delivered to Trustee. Provided that Trustee has
received such Available Moneys, the Notes (or portions thereof) so
called for redemption shall become due and payable on the
redemption date designated in the notice of redemption, interest on
the Notes (or portions thereof) so called for redemption shall
cease to accrue, said Notes (or portions thereof) shall cease to be
entitled to any benefit or security under this Indenture, and the
Registered Owners of said Notes shall have no rights in respect
thereof except to receive payment of said principal, premium, if
any, and interest accrued to the date fixed for
redemption.
Subject to
Section 4.04 hereof, all Notes redeemed pursuant to the
provisions of this Article shall be cancelled upon surrender
thereof by Trustee and delivered to or upon the order of
Borrower.
Section 4.06. Purchase of Notes by Tender Agent . Prior
to the Fixed Interest Rate Date, the Notes may be delivered by the
Registered Owners thereof to Tender Agent at its designated
corporate trust office, or such other place as Tender Agent may
designate in writing to Registered Owners, Trustee, Credit Issuer,
Borrower and Remarketing Agent. Any Note so delivered shall be
purchased by Tender Agent on demand of the Registered Owner thereof
on the close of any Business Day at a purchase price equal to the
principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to but not including
the date of purchase (unless such date is an Interest Payment Date,
in which case the purchase price will be the principal amount of
such Note); provided that Tender Agent will be under no obligation
to use its own funds to purchase such Notes and provided further
that sufficient funds in the Purchase Fund are immediately
available for purchase of the Notes and upon delivery to Tender
Agent of an irrevocable written notice by 3:00 p.m., New York time,
(if not received by 3:00 p.m., New York time, on a Business Day it
shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day),
which states (i) the name and address of the Registered Owner,
(ii) the number or numbers of the Note or Notes to be
purchased, (iii) the aggregate principal amount of the Note or
Notes to be purchased, and (iv) the date on which the Note is
or Notes are to be purchased, which date shall be a Business Day
not prior to the seventh calendar day next succeeding the date of
delivery of such written notice and delivery to Tender Agent at or
prior to 9:00 a.m., New York time, on the Purchase Date specified
in the aforesaid notice, of the Note or Notes to be tendered;
provided, however, that any Note for which a notice of the exercise
of the purchase option has been given as provided in this
subsection and which is not so delivered shall be deemed delivered
on the date of purchase and shall be purchased in accordance with
this Indenture.
All Notes, or
portions thereof, purchased pursuant to this Section shall be
purchased in an amount equal to an Authorized Denomination. Trustee
shall upon request of Tender Agent calculate the purchase price of
any Notes purchased pursuant to this Section and shall notify
Tender Agent of such amount prior to the Purchase Date.
Section 4.07. Mandatory Tender of Notes . On each
Mandatory Tender Date, the Notes shall be subject to mandatory
tender for purchase on such Mandatory Tender Date at a purchase
price equal to the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest,
if any. The Registered Owners of all of the Outstanding Notes shall
be required to tender their Notes for purchase by Tender Agent on
the Mandatory Tender Date. All Notes which on the Mandatory Tender
Date have not been tendered for purchase (the “Non-Tendered
Notes”) shall be deemed
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purchased by
Tender Agent on the Mandatory Tender Date at a price of the
principal amount thereof plus unpaid interest accrued, if any, to
such date. Replacement Notes for the Non-Tendered Notes may be
remarketed and delivered to new Registered Owners as instructed by
Borrower or Remarketing Agent. Tender Agent shall hold in trust for
the Registered Owners of the Non-Tendered Notes the purchase price
thereof, and after the Mandatory Tender Date such Registered Owners
will no longer be entitled to any of the benefits of this Indenture
except for the payment of such purchase price.
REVENUES; FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS;
PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST
Section 5.01. Pledge and Assignment; Revenue Fund
.
(a) Subject only
to the provisions of this Indenture permitting the application
thereof for the purposes and on the terms and conditions set forth
herein, all amounts (including proceeds of the sale of Notes) held
in any fund or account established pursuant to this Indenture (the
“Account Funds”), except to the extent provided in
Sections 5.05, 7.03, 8.06 and 8.10(a) hereof) are hereby
pledged by Borrower to secure the payment of the principal and
purchase price of and interest on the Notes in accordance with
their terms and the provisions of this Indenture and thereafter, on
a basis subordinate thereto, to secure Borrower’s obligations
to Credit Issuer under the Reimbursement Agreement. Said pledge
shall constitute a lien on and security interest in such assets and
shall attach, be perfected and be valid and binding from and after
delivery by Trustee of the Notes without any physical delivery
thereof or further act.
(b) Trustee agrees
that, so long as Trustee holds any Account Funds, Trustee shall
hold the same as the collateral agent and bailee of Credit Issuer
(but only to the extent of amounts paid by Credit Issuer under the
Letter of Credit for which Credit Issuer has not received
reimbursement from Borrower) for purposes of perfecting the lien
and security interest of Credit Issuer therein. Upon receipt of
written notice from Credit Issuer that Borrower has failed to
reimburse Credit Issuer for a draw under the Letter of Credit as
required by the Reimbursement Agreement, Trustee shall either cause
all accounts and investments (but only to the extent of amounts
paid by Credit Issuer under the Letter of Credit for which Credit
Issuer has not received reimbursement from Borrower) which are the
subject of the preceding sentence to be titled in such a manner to
reflect that Credit Issuer has an interest therein as described in
the preceding sentence or ensure that each Person with whom Trustee
places or through whom Trustee invests any moneys which are the
subject of the preceding sentence is advised of Credit
Issuer’s interest therein as described in the preceding
sentence and instructed to mark its records to reflect such
interest. Trustee shall not pledge, hypothecate, transfer or
release all or any portion of the Account Funds to any persons
(including, without limitation, Borrower) other than Registered
Owners of the Notes in payment thereof or in any manner not in
accordance with this Indenture or the Reimbursement Agreement
without the written consent of Credit Issuer, except as otherwise
required by a court of law.
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(c) All Note
Payments shall be promptly deposited by Trustee upon receipt
thereof in a special fund designated as the “Revenue
Fund” which Trustee shall establish, maintain and hold in
trust; except as otherwise provided in Section 5.02 hereof,
all moneys received by Trustee and required to be deposited in the
Note Fund shall be promptly deposited in the Note Fund and all
moneys received by Trustee and required to be deposited in the
Redemption Account shall be promptly deposited in the Redemption
Account, which Trustee shall establish, maintain and hold in trust.
All Note Payments and other amounts deposited with Trustee shall be
held, disbursed, allocated and applied by Trustee only as provided
in this Indenture. All moneys held by Tender Agent for the payment
of the principal or purchase price of, premium, if any, and
interest on the Notes, shall be held by Tender Agent in trust for
the payment of such Notes.
Section 5.02. Note Payments and Allocation .
(a) On or before
each Note Payment Date, until the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on the Notes shall have been fully paid or provision
for such payment shall have been made as provided in this
Indenture, Borrower covenants and agrees to pay to Trustee as a
Note Payment, a sum equal to the amount payable on such Note
Payment Date as principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on
the Notes as provided in this Indenture. The Note Payments made
pursuant to this subsection shall at all times be sufficient to pay
the total amount of interest and principal (whether at maturity or
upon redemption or acceleration) and premium, if any, becoming due
and payable on the Notes on each Note Payment Date, provided that
any amount held by Trustee in the Revenue Fund on the due date for
a Note Payment pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall
be credited against the Note Payment due on such date to the extent
available for such purpose under the terms of this Indenture; and
provided further that, subject to the provisions of this
subsection, if at any time the amounts held by Trustee in the
Revenue Fund are sufficient to pay all of the principal of and
interest and premium,
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