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Title: Indenture
Governing Law: New York     Date: 5/27/2009
Industry: Casinos and Gaming     Law Firm: Latham Watkins     Sector: Services

Indenture, Parties: scientific games corp , autotote enterprises  inc , bank of nova scotia trust company of new york , mdi entertainment  llc , scientific games international  inc , scientific games sa  inc , sg racing  inc , trackplay llc
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Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

as Issuer

 

and

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

 

as a Guarantor

 

and

 

THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO

 

as additional Guarantors

 

and

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

 

as Trustee

 

9.250% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2019

 

 


 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of May 21, 2009


 

 

 



 

CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

 

TIA
Section

 

Indenture
Section

310(a)

(1)

 

7.10

(a)

(2)

 

7.10

(a)

(3)

 

N.A.

(a)

(4)

 

N.A.

(a)

(5)

 

7.08; 7.10

(b)

 

 

7.08; 7.10; 13.02

(c)

 

 

N.A.

311(a)

 

 

7.11

(b)

 

 

7.11

(c)

 

 

N.A.

312(a)

 

 

2.05

(b)

 

 

13.03

(c)

 

 

13.03

313(a)

 

 

7.06

(b)

(1)

 

N.A.

(b)

(2)

 

7.06

(c)

 

 

7.06; 13.02

(d)

 

 

7.06

314(a)

 

 

4.08; 4.10; 13.02

(b)

 

 

N.A.

(c)

(1)

 

7.02; 13.04

(c)

(2)

 

7.02; 13.04

(c)

(3)

 

N.A.

(d)

 

 

N.A.

(e)

 

 

13.05

(f)

 

 

N.A.

315(a)

 

 

7.01(b)

(b)

 

 

7.05; 13.02

(c)

 

 

7.01(a)

(d)

 

 

7.01(c)

(e)

 

 

6.11

316(a)

(last sentence)

 

2.09

(a)

(1)(A)

 

6.05

(a)

(1)(B)

 

6.04

(a)

(2)

 

N.A.

(b)

 

 

6.07

(c)

 

 

9.04

317(a)

(1)

 

6.08

(a)

(2)

 

6.09

(b)

 

 

2.04

318(a)

 

 

13.01

(c)

 

 

13.01

 


N.A. means Not Applicable.

Note:  This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of the Indenture.

 



 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 1

 

 

 

 

 

Definitions and Incorporation by Reference

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 1.01.

 

Definitions

 

1

SECTION 1.02.

 

Incorporation by Reference of TIA

 

24

SECTION 1.03.

 

Rules of Construction

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 2

 

 

 

 

 

The Securities

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 2.01.

 

Form and Dating

 

25

SECTION 2.02.

 

Execution and Authentication

 

26

SECTION 2.03.

 

Registrar and Paying Agent

 

26

SECTION 2.04.

 

Paying Agent to Hold Assets in Trust

 

27

SECTION 2.05.

 

Securityholder Lists

 

27

SECTION 2.06.

 

Transfer and Exchange

 

27

SECTION 2.07.

 

Replacement Securities

 

28

SECTION 2.08.

 

Outstanding Securities

 

28

SECTION 2.09.

 

Treasury Securities

 

28

SECTION 2.10.

 

Temporary Securities

 

28

SECTION 2.11.

 

Cancellation

 

29

SECTION 2.12.

 

Defaulted Interest

 

29

SECTION 2.13.

 

CUSIP Number

 

29

SECTION 2.14.

 

Deposit of Moneys

 

30

SECTION 2.15.

 

Issuance of Additional Securities

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 3.01.

 

Notices to Trustee

 

30

SECTION 3.02.

 

Selection of Securities to be Redeemed

 

31

SECTION 3.03.

 

Notice of Redemption

 

31

SECTION 3.04.

 

Effect of Notice of Redemption

 

32

SECTION 3.05.

 

Deposit of Redemption Price

 

32

SECTION 3.06.

 

Securities Redeemed in Part

 

33

 

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ARTICLE 4

 

 

 

 

 

Covenants

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 4.01.

 

Payment of Securities

 

33

SECTION 4.02.

 

Maintenance of Office or Agency

 

33

SECTION 4.03.

 

Limitation on Restricted Payments

 

33

SECTION 4.04.

 

Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness

 

37

SECTION 4.05.

 

Corporate Existence

 

37

SECTION 4.06.

 

Payment of Taxes and Other Claims

 

38

SECTION 4.07.

 

Maintenance of Properties and Insurance

 

38

SECTION 4.08.

 

Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default

 

38

SECTION 4.09.

 

Compliance with Laws

 

39

SECTION 4.10.

 

Commission Reports

 

39

SECTION 4.11.

 

Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws

 

40

SECTION 4.12.

 

Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates

 

40

SECTION 4.13.

 

Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries

 

42

SECTION 4.14.

 

Limitation on Liens

 

43

SECTION 4.15.

 

Change of Control

 

44

SECTION 4.16.

 

Limitation on Asset Sales

 

46

SECTION 4.17.

 

Limitation on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries

 

49

SECTION 4.18.

 

Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions

 

49

SECTION 4.19.

 

Limitation of Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5

 

 

 

 

 

Successor Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 5.01.

 

Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets

 

51

SECTION 5.02.

 

Successor Substituted

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6

 

 

 

 

 

Default and Remedies

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 6.01.

 

Events of Default

 

53

SECTION 6.02.

 

Acceleration

 

55

SECTION 6.03.

 

Other Remedies

 

55

SECTION 6.04.

 

Waiver of Past Defaults

 

56

SECTION 6.05.

 

Control by Majority

 

56

SECTION 6.06.

 

Limitation on Suits

 

56

SECTION 6.07.

 

Rights of Holders to Receive Payment

 

57

SECTION 6.08.

 

Collection Suit by Trustee

 

57

SECTION 6.09.

 

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

 

57

 

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SECTION 6.10.

 

Priorities

 

57

SECTION 6.11.

 

Undertaking for Costs

 

58

SECTION 6.12.

 

Restoration of Rights and Remedies

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 7.01.

 

Duties of Trustee

 

58

SECTION 7.02.

 

Rights of Trustee

 

60

SECTION 7.03.

 

Individual Rights of Trustee

 

61

SECTION 7.04.

 

Trustee’s Disclaimer

 

61

SECTION 7.05.

 

Notice of Default

 

61

SECTION 7.06.

 

Reports by Trustee to Holders

 

61

SECTION 7.07.

 

Compensation and Indemnity

 

62

SECTION 7.08.

 

Replacement of Trustee

 

63

SECTION 7.09.

 

Successor Trustee by Merger, etc

 

64

SECTION 7.10.

 

Eligibility; Disqualification

 

64

SECTION 7.11.

 

Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer

 

64

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8

 

 

 

 

 

Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 8.01.

 

Termination of the Issuer’s Obligations

 

64

SECTION 8.02.

 

Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

 

65

SECTION 8.03.

 

Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

 

66

SECTION 8.04.

 

Application of Trust Money

 

67

SECTION 8.05.

 

Repayment to the Issuer

 

68

SECTION 8.06.

 

Reinstatement

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9

 

 

 

 

 

Amendments, Supplements and Waivers

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 9.01.

 

Without Consent of Holders

 

68

SECTION 9.02.

 

With Consent of Holders

 

69

SECTION 9.03.

 

Compliance with TIA

 

70

SECTION 9.04.

 

Revocation and Effect of Consents

 

70

SECTION 9.05.

 

Notation on or Exchange of Securities

 

71

SECTION 9.06.

 

Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc

 

71

 

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ARTICLE 10

 

 

 

 

 

Subordination of Securities

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 10.01.

 

Securities Subordinated to Senior Debt

 

71

SECTION 10.02.

 

No Payment on Securities in Certain Circumstances

 

71

SECTION 10.03.

 

Payment Over of Proceeds upon Dissolution, etc

 

72

SECTION 10.04.

 

Subrogation

 

73

SECTION 10.05.

 

Obligations of Issuer Unconditional

 

74

SECTION 10.06.

 

Notice to Trustee

 

74

SECTION 10.07.

 

Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent

 

75

SECTION 10.08.

 

Trustee’s Relation to Senior Debt

 

75

SECTION 10.09.

 

Subordination Rights Not Impaired by Acts or Omissions of the Issuer or Holders of Senior Debt

 

76

SECTION 10.10.

 

Securityholders Authorize Trustee to Effectuate Subordination of Securities

 

76

SECTION 10.11.

 

This Article Not to Prevent Events of Default

 

76

SECTION 10.12.

 

Trustee’s Compensation Not Prejudiced

 

76

SECTION 10.13.

 

No Waiver of Subordination Provisions

 

76

SECTION 10.14.

 

Subordination Provisions Not Applicable to Assets Held in Trust for Securityholders; Payments May be Paid Prior to Dissolution

 

76

SECTION 10.15.

 

Acceleration of Securities

 

77

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 11

 

 

 

 

 

Guarantee of Securities

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 11.01.

 

Unconditional Guarantee

 

77

SECTION 11.02.

 

Limitations on Guarantees

 

78

SECTION 11.03.

 

Execution and Delivery

 

78

SECTION 11.04.

 

Release of a Guarantor

 

79

SECTION 11.05.

 

Waiver of Subrogation

 

80

SECTION 11.06.

 

Obligations Continuing

 

80

SECTION 11.07.

 

Obligations Reinstated

 

80

SECTION 11.08.

 

Waiver

 

80

SECTION 11.09.

 

No Obligation to Take Action Against the Issuer

 

81

SECTION 11.10.

 

Default and Enforcement

 

81

SECTION 11.11.

 

Amendment, Etc

 

81

SECTION 11.12.

 

Acknowledgment

 

81

SECTION 11.13.

 

Costs and Expenses

 

81

SECTION 11.14.

 

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

 

81

SECTION 11.15.

 

Successors and Assigns

 

81

SECTION 11.16.

 

Contribution

 

81

SECTION 11.17.

 

Future Guarantors

 

82

 

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ARTICLE 12

 

 

 

 

 

Subordination of Guarantee

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 12.01.

 

Guarantee Obligations Subordinated to Senior Debt

 

82

SECTION 12.02.

 

No Payment on Guarantee in Certain Circumstances

 

82

SECTION 12.03.

 

Payment Over of Proceeds upon Dissolution, etc

 

83

SECTION 12.04.

 

Subrogation

 

84

SECTION 12.05.

 

Obligations of Guarantor Unconditional

 

85

SECTION 12.06.

 

Notice to Trustee

 

85

SECTION 12.07.

 

Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent

 

86

SECTION 12.08.

 

Trustee’s Relation to Senior Debt of Guarantors

 

86

SECTION 12.09.

 

Subordination Rights Not Impaired by Acts or Omissions of the Guarantors or Holders of their Senior Debt

 

87

SECTION 12.10.

 

Securityholders Authorize Trustee to Effectuate Subordination of Guarantees

 

87

SECTION 12.11.

 

This Article Not to Prevent Events of Default

 

87

SECTION 12.12.

 

Trustee’s Compensation Not Prejudiced

 

87

SECTION 12.13.

 

No Waiver of Guarantee Subordination Provisions

 

87

SECTION 12.14.

 

Payments May be Paid Prior to Dissolution

 

88

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 13

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 13.01.

 

TIA Controls

 

88

SECTION 13.02.

 

Notices

 

88

SECTION 13.03.

 

Communications by Holders with Other Holders

 

89

SECTION 13.04.

 

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

 

89

SECTION 13.05.

 

Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

 

90

SECTION 13.06.

 

Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar

 

90

SECTION 13.07.

 

Legal Holidays

 

90

SECTION 13.08.

 

Governing Law

 

90

SECTION 13.09.

 

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

 

91

SECTION 13.10.

 

No Recourse Against Others

 

91

SECTION 13.11.

 

Successors

 

91

SECTION 13.12.

 

Duplicate Originals

 

91

SECTION 13.13.

 

Severability

 

91

 

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APPENDIX A

 

Provisions Relating to Initial Securities, Additional Securities, and Exchange Securities

 

A-1

EXHIBIT 1

 

Form of Initial Security

 

B-1

EXHIBIT 2

 

Form of Exchange Security

 

C-1

 

 

Note:  This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of the Indenture.

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of May 21, 2009, among Scientific Games International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Issuer ”), Scientific Games Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), as a Guarantor, the additional Guarantors from time to time party hereto and The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York, as Trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

 

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Issuer’s Initial Securities and Exchange Securities (each as defined in Appendix A hereto, and collectively, the “ Securities ”).

 

ARTICLE 1

 

Definitions and Incorporation by Reference

 

SECTION 1.01.  Definitions.

 

Acquired Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or at the time it merges or consolidates with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or is assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person and not incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.

 

Additional Securities ” means Securities issued under this Indenture after the Issue Date and in compliance with Sections 2.15 and 4.04, it being understood that any Securities issued in exchange for or replacement of any Initial Security issued on the Issue Date shall not be an Additional Security, including any such Securities issued pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any Person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person; provided , however , that with respect to the Company the term Affiliate shall not include the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company so long as no Affiliate of the Company has any direct or indirect interest therein, except through the Company or its Subsidiaries. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Affiliate Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.

 

Agent ” means the Registrar or any Paying Agent.

 

Asset Acquisition ” means

 

(a) an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any other Person pursuant to which such Person becomes a Restricted

 



 

Subsidiary of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or is merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or

 

(b) the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of the assets of any Person which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person, any division or line of business of such Person or any other properties or assets of such Person other than in the ordinary course of business.

 

Asset Sale ” means any direct or indirect sale, conveyance, transfer, lease (other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), assignment or other transfer for value by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction that does not give rise to a Capitalized Lease Obligation, to any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of

 

(a) any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or

 

(b) any other property or assets, other than cash or Cash Equivalents, of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

provided , however , that Asset Sales will not include

 

(1) a transaction or series of related transactions for which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration, exclusive of indemnities, of less than $5.0 million;

 

(2) the sale of accounts receivable;

 

(3) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of assets in the ordinary course of business;

 

(4) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Guarantor as permitted under Section 5.01;

 

(5) sales, transfers or other dispositions of assets resulting from the creation, incurrence or assumption of (but not any foreclosure with respect to) any Lien not prohibited by Section 4.14;

 

(6) sales, transfers or other dispositions of assets in a transaction constituting a Permitted Investment or a Restricted Payment permitted by Section 4.03; and

 

(7) the grant of licenses to third parties in respect of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Attributable Debt ” in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction consummated subsequent to the Issue Date means, at the time of determination, the present value, discounted at the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance

 

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with GAAP, of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended.

 

Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.

 

Board of Directors ” means, as to any Person, the board of directors of such Person (or in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member or members of any controlling committee or the managing members or board of directors thereof, or in the case of a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership) or any duly authorized committee thereof.

 

Board Resolution ” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

 

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in The City of New York or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office is located are required or authorized by law or other governmental action to be closed.

 

Capital Stock ” means (1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, however designated, of corporate stock, including each class of common stock and Preferred Stock of such Person and (2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such other Person.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligations ” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Cash Equivalents ” means

 

(1) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(2) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s;

 

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(3) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s;

 

(4) certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances (or, with respect to foreign banks, similar instruments) maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million;

 

(5) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above; and

 

(6) investments in money market funds which invest substantially all their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above.

 

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:

 

(1) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Issuer to any Person or group of related Persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (a “ Group ”) (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture);

 

(2) the approval by the holders of Capital Stock of the Company or the Issuer of any plan for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the Issuer, respectively (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture);

 

(3) any Person or Group shall become the owner, directly or indirectly, beneficially, of shares representing more than 50% of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Company entitled under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the directors of the Company; or

 

(4) the replacement of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company over a two-year period from the directors who constituted the Board of Directors at the beginning of such period (other than individuals designated to serve from time to time on the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2000, as amended or supplemented as of the Issue Date, among the Company and certain of its stockholders), and such replacement shall not have been approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Board of Directors then still in office who either were members of the Board of Directors at the beginning of such period or whose election as a member of the Board of Directors was previously so approved;

 

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provided , however , that Change of Control will not include the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer to the Company or any other Guarantor.

 

Change of Control Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(c).

 

Change of Control Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(c).

 

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor agency thereto with respect to the regulation or registration of securities.

 

Company ” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to this Indenture.

 

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the sum (without duplication) of

 

(1) Consolidated Net Income;

 

(2) to the extent Consolidated Net Income has been reduced thereby, all losses from Asset Sales or abandonments or reserves relating thereto, all items classified as extraordinary losses and all income taxes of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period (other than income taxes attributable to extraordinary gains or losses);

 

(3) Consolidated Interest Expense;

 

(4) Consolidated Non-Cash Charges;

 

(5) the amount of any restructuring charge deducted in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income; provided that the aggregate amount of all such amounts added pursuant to this clause (5) shall not exceed $15.0 million in any fiscal year; and

 

(6) the amount of any net loss (and less the amount of any net gain) resulting from Hedging Obligations and the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133.

 

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Person, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person during the most recent four full fiscal quarters (the “ Four Quarter Period ”) ending on or prior to the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (the “ Transaction Date ”) for which internal financial statements are available to Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for the Four Quarter Period. In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, “Consolidated EBITDA” and “Consolidated Fixed Charges” will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis for the period of such calculation to

 

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(1) the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and the application of the proceeds thereof) giving rise to the need to make such calculation and any incurrence or repayment or retirement of other Indebtedness (and the application of the proceeds thereof) occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date (other than the incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes pursuant to working capital facilities), as if such incurrence or repayment, as the case may be (and the application of the proceeds thereof), occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period; and

 

(2) any Asset Sales or Asset Acquisitions (including, without limitation, any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a result of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Person who becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the Asset Acquisition) incurring, assuming or otherwise being liable for Acquired Indebtedness and also including any Consolidated EBITDA (including any pro forma expense and cost reductions calculated on a basis consistent with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act) attributable to the assets which are the subject of the Asset Acquisition or Asset Sale during the Four Quarter Period) occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such Asset Sale or Asset Acquisition (including the incurrence, assumption or liability for any such Indebtedness or Acquired Indebtedness) occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period.

 

If such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly guarantees Indebtedness of a third Person, the preceding sentence will give effect to the incurrence of such guaranteed Indebtedness as if such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person had directly incurred or otherwise assumed such guaranteed Indebtedness. Furthermore, in calculating “Consolidated Fixed Charges” for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”,

 

(1) interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the Transaction Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter will be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on the Transaction Date;

 

(2) if interest on any Indebtedness actually incurred on the Transaction Date may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on the Transaction Date will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four Quarter Period; and

 

(3) notwithstanding clause (1) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements relating to Interest Swap Obligations, will be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements.

 

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Consolidated Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of

 

(1) Consolidated Interest Expense; plus

 

(2) the product of

 

(x) the amount of all dividend payments on any series of Preferred Stock of such Person (other than dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock) paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period times; and

 

(y) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current effective consolidated federal, state and local tax rate of such Person expressed as a decimal.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication,

 

(1) the aggregate of all cash and non-cash interest expense with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the net costs associated with Interest Swap Obligations, capitalized interest, and imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt (but excluding (a) the write-off of deferred financing costs and (b) the amortization of deferred financing charges), for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; and

 

(2) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that there shall be excluded therefrom

 

(a) after tax gains or losses from Asset Sales (without regard to the $5.0 million threshold in clause (1) of the definition of Asset Sales) or abandonments or reserves relating thereto;

 

(b) items classified as extraordinary gains or losses, and the related tax effects according to GAAP;

 

(c) the net income (or loss) of any Person acquired in a pooling of interests (including any common control acquisition) accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of such first Person or is merged or consolidated with it or any Subsidiary;

 

(d) the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is restricted by contract, operation of law or otherwise;

 

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(e) the net loss of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(f) the net income of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary, in which such Person has an interest, except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person;

 

(g) gains from retirement of debt;

 

(h) amounts attributable to dividends paid in respect of Qualified Capital Stock to the extent such dividends are paid in shares of Qualified Capital Stock;

 

(i) any increase in amortization or depreciation or other noncash charges (including, without limitation, any non-cash fair value adjustment of inventory) resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to any acquisition that is consummated after the Issue Date, net of taxes;

 

(j) any net after-tax impairment charge or asset write-off, in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP;

 

(k) any non-cash cost related to the termination of any employee pension benefit plan, together with any related provision for taxes on any such termination (or the tax effect of any such termination);

 

(l) any deferred financing costs amortized or written off, and premiums and prepayment penalties paid in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition or disposition that is consummated after the Issue Date; and

 

(m) any charges resulting from the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” or No. 150 “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity”.

 

Consolidated Non-Cash Charges ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any such charges constituting an extraordinary item or loss or any such charge which requires an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period).

 

Convertible Debentures ” means the Company’s 0.75% Senior Subordinated Convertible Debentures due 2024 issued in December 2004.

 

Corporate Trust Office ” means the principal office of the Trustee where it conducts its corporate trust administrative functions, which office is currently located at 1 Liberty Plaza, New York, NY 10006, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Issuer.

 

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Covenant Defeasance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(c).

 

Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, dated June 9, 2008, as amended on March 27, 2009, among the Issuer, the Company, the several lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, including all related notes, collateral documents and guarantees, in each case as such agreements may be amended (including any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement extending the maturity of, increasing the total commitment under, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring (including adding Subsidiaries of the Company as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder) all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or any successor or replacement agreement and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.

 

Currency Agreement ” means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary against fluctuations in currency values.

 

Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

Default ” means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

 

Designated Non-Cash Consideration ” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate of the Company executed by the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Designated Senior Debt ” means (1) any Senior Debt outstanding under the Credit Agreement and (2) any other Senior Debt permitted under this Indenture the principal amount of which is $25.0 million or more and that has been designated by the Issuer as Designated Senior Debt in the instrument creating such Indebtedness.

 

Disqualified Capital Stock ” means any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event (other than an event which would constitute a Change of Control), matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control), in whole or in part, on or prior to the Final Maturity Date.

 

Equity Offering ” means any private or public offering of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company.

 

Event of Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

 

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Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.

 

Existing Convertible Debentures Hedge and Warrant Option Transactions ” means the transactions in connection with the issuance of the Convertible Debentures contemplated by (i) the letter agreements dated as of December 1, 2004, between the Company and each of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as agent for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch, and Bear, Stearns International Limited; (ii) the ISDA confirmations dated as of December 23, 2004, between the Company and each of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as agent for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch, and Bear, Stearns International Limited and the related deemed 2002 ISDA Master Agreements thereunder; and (iii) any other documents relating to the matters referenced in clauses (i) or (ii), in the case of each of clauses (i) or (ii), and giving effect to any amendments or modifications thereto or substitutions or replacements thereof on terms no less favorable to the Holders than the terms contemplated on the Issue Date.

 

fair market value ” or “ fair value ” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of whom is under pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. Fair market value shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company acting reasonably and in good faith and will be evidenced by a Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee.

 

Final Maturity Date ” means June 15, 2019.

 

Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

Funding Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.16.

 

GAAP ” is defined to mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect as of December 23, 2004, including, without limitation, those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession.

 

Gaming Authority ” means any government, court, or federal, state, local, international or foreign governmental, administrative or regulatory or licensing body, agency, authority or official, which regulates or has authority over, including to issue or grant a license, contract, franchise or regulatory approval with respect to, any form of gaming activities (or proposed gaming activities) and related activities conducted by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, lottery, pari-mutuel wagering, sports wagering and video gaming activities.

 

Guarantee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01.

 

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Guarantor ” means (i) each of the Company, Autotote Enterprises, Inc., Scientific Games Products, Inc., Scientific Games SA, Inc., MDI Entertainment, LLC, Scientific Games Racing, LLC, Trackplay LLC, SG Racing, Inc. and Autotote Gaming, Inc. and (ii) each of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries that in the future executes a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 11.17 in which such Restricted Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the terms of this Indenture as a Guarantor; provided that any Person constituting a Guarantor as described above shall cease to constitute a Guarantor when its respective Guarantee is released in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

 

Guarantor Payment Blockage Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02.

 

Guarantor Payment Blockage Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02.

 

Hedging Obligations ” of any Person means the Interest Swap Obligations and obligations pursuant to any Currency Agreement of such Person.

 

Holder ” or “ Securityholder ” means the Person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar’s books.

 

Incur ” or “ incur ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume, guarantee, acquire, become liable, contingently or otherwise with respect to, or otherwise become responsible for payment of such Indebtedness.

 

Indebtedness ” means with respect to any Person, without duplication,

 

(1) the principal amount of all obligations of such Person for borrowed money;

 

(2) the principal amount of all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

 

(3) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;

 

(4) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding accounts payable and other current liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business);

 

(5) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit or banker’s acceptance;

 

(6) guarantees and other contingent obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above and clause (8) below;

 

(7) all Indebtedness of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) above which is secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such

 

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Person, the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the fair market value at such date of any asset subject to any Lien securing the Indebtedness of others and the amount of the Indebtedness secured;

 

(8) all obligations under Currency Agreements and Interest Swap Obligations of such Person; and

 

(9) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends, if any.

 

For purposes hereof, (1) the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness is required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value will be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock, and (2) accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock for purposes of Section 4.04. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date will be the amount of all unconditional obligations described above, as such amount would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the maximum liability at such date of such Person for any contingent obligations described above.

 

Indenture ” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Interest Payment Date ” means the stated due date of an installment of interest on the Securities.

 

Interest Swap Obligations ” means the obligations of any Person, pursuant to any arrangement with any other Person, whereby, directly or indirectly, such Person is entitled to receive from time to time periodic payments calculated by applying either a floating or a fixed rate of interest on a stated notional amount in exchange for periodic payments made by such other Person calculated by applying a fixed or a floating rate of interest on the same notional amount.

 

Investment ” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan or other extension of credit (including, without limitation, a guarantee) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition by such Person of any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness

 

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issued by, any Person. “Investment” shall exclude extensions of trade credit by the Company and its Subsidiaries on commercially reasonable terms. For the purposes of Section 4.03,

 

(1) “Investment” will include and be valued at the fair market value of the net assets of any Restricted Subsidiary at the time that such Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and

 

(2) the amount of any Investment will be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additional Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment, reduced by the payment of dividends or distributions (including tax sharing payments) in connection with such Investment or any other amounts received in respect of such Investment.

 

If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary not sold or disposed.

 

Issue Date ” means May 21, 2009.

 

Issuer ” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to this Indenture.

 

Joint Venture ” means any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) engaged in a Related Business with respect to which at least 15% of such Person’s outstanding Capital Stock is owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

 

Legal Defeasance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(b).

 

Lien ” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give any security interest).

 

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. and its successors.

 

Net Cash Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (other than the portion of any such deferred payment constituting interest) received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale net of

 

(a) all out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions);

 

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(b) taxes paid or payable after taking into account any reduction in consolidated tax liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements;

 

(c) the amounts of

 

(x) any repayments of debt secured, directly or indirectly, by Liens on the assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale; and

 

(y) any repayments of debt associated with such assets that is due by reason of such Asset Sale (i.e., such disposition is permitted by the terms of the instruments evidencing or applicable to such debt, or by the terms of a consent granted thereunder, on the condition the proceeds (or portion thereof) of such disposition be applied to such debt), and other fees, expenses and other expenditures, in each case, reasonably incurred as a consequence of such repayment of debt (whether or not such fees, expenses or expenditures are then due and payable or made, as the case may be);

 

(d) any portion of cash proceeds which the Issuer determines in good faith should be reserved for post-closing adjustments, it being understood and agreed that on the day that all such post-closing adjustments have been determined, the amount (if any) by which the reserved amount in respect of such Asset Sale exceeds the actual post-closing adjustments payable by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will constitute Net Cash Proceeds on such date;

 

(e) all amounts deemed appropriate by the Issuer (as evidenced by a signed certificate of the principal financial officer of the Issuer delivered to the Trustee) to be provided as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP (“ GAAP Reserves ”), against any liabilities associated with such assets which are the subject of such Asset Sale;

 

(f) all foreign, federal, state and local taxes payable (including taxes reasonably estimated to be payable) in connection with or as a result of such Asset Sale; and

 

(g) with respect to Asset Sales by Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, the portion of such cash payments attributable to Persons holding a minority interest in such Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Net Cash Proceeds will not include proceeds received in a foreign jurisdiction from an Asset Sale of an asset located outside the United States to the extent (and only to the extent)

 

(1) such proceeds cannot under applicable law be transferred to the United States; or

 

(2) such transfer would result (in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company set forth in a Board Resolution) in an aggregate tax liability that would be materially greater than if such Asset Sale occurred in the United States;

 

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provided that if, as, and to the extent that any of such proceeds may lawfully be in the case of clause (1) or are in the case of clause (2) transferred to the United States, such proceeds shall be deemed to be cash payments that are subject to the terms of this definition of Net Cash Proceeds.

 

Net Proceeds Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

Net Proceeds Offer Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

Obligations ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, all principal, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnities, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), reimbursement obligations and other liabilities payable to the holder of such Indebtedness under the documentation governing such Indebtedness.

 

Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Vice President or Assistant Secretary of such Person.

 

Officers’ Certificate ” of any Person means a certificate signed by two Officers of such Person.

 

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel, which counsel may be counsel to or an employee of the Issuer or the Company or counsel to the Trustee.

 

Pari Passu Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor of the Securities ranking pari passu with the Securities or a Guarantee of the Securities, as the case may be, that the obligor thereon is required to offer to repurchase or repay on a permanent basis in connection with an Asset Sale.

 

Paying Agent ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

Payment Blockage Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02.

 

Payment Blockage Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02.

 

Permitted Indebtedness ” means, without duplication,

 

(1) the Securities (other than Additional Securities) and the Guarantees thereof;

 

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(2) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $850.0 million, less the amount of any prepayment thereunder made with the proceeds of an Asset Sale in accordance with and in satisfaction of Section 4.16;

 

(3) Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness contemplated by clause (1) or (2) of this definition) of the Company and its Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date;

 

(4) Interest Swap Obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries covering Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that any Indebtedness to which any such Interest Swap Obligations correspond is otherwise permitted to be incurred under this Indenture; provided , further , that such Interest Swap Obligations are entered into, in the judgment of the Company, to protect the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from fluctuation in interest rates on their respective outstanding Indebtedness;

 

(5) Indebtedness under Currency Agreements;

 

(6) intercompany Indebtedness owed by the Company to any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company for so long as such Indebtedness is held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in each case subject to no Lien held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided , however , that if as of any date any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company owns or holds any such Indebtedness or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness, such date will be deemed the date of incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness by the issuer of such Indebtedness under this clause (6);

 

(7) Acquired Indebtedness to the extent the Company could have incurred such Indebtedness in accordance with Section 4.04 on the date such Indebtedness became Acquired Indebtedness;

 

(8) (A) guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) pursuant to Section 4.19 or guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) of Indebtedness of other Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent that such Indebtedness is otherwise permitted under this Indenture and (B) guarantees by the Company or the Issuer of the Company’s Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries’ Indebtedness; provided that such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred under this Indenture;

 

(9) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the purchase or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment or other capital expenditures in the ordinary course of business, in an aggregate amount (including refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) not to exceed $50.0 million in any fiscal year;

 

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(10) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary evidenced by Capitalized Lease Obligations which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (10) and outstanding on the date of such incurrence, does not exceed $25.0 million;

 

(11) guarantees, letters of credit and indemnity agreements relating to performance and surety bonds incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(12) any refinancing, modification, replacement, renewal, restatement, refunding, deferral, extension, substitution, supplement, reissuance or resale of existing or future Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section 4.04 (other than pursuant to clause (2), (6), (9), (10), (11), (13), (14), (15) or (16) of this definition), including any additional Indebtedness incurred to pay premiums required by the instruments governing such existing or future Indebtedness as in effect at the time of issuance thereof (“Required Premiums”) and fees in connection therewith; provided , however , that any such event does not (1) result in an increase in the aggregate principal amount of Permitted Indebtedness (except to the extent such increase is a result of a simultaneous incurrence of additional Indebtedness (A) to pay Required Premiums and related fees or (B) otherwise permitted to be incurred under this Indenture) of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (2) create Indebtedness with a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Indebtedness is incurred that is less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity at such time of the Indebtedness being refinanced, modified, replaced, renewed, restated, refunded, deferred, extended, substituted, supplemented, reissued or resold;

 

(13) additional Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (13) and outstanding on the date of such incurrence (which amount may, but need not, be incurred in whole or in part under the Credit Agreement), does exceed the greater of $125.0 million and 6.25% of the Company’s Total Assets;

 

(14) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of the contingent deferred purchase price of any acquired property (including Capital Stock) in an aggregate principal amount which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (14) and outstanding on the date of such incurrence, does not exceed $15.0 million;

 

(15) the guarantee of Indebtedness of Joint Ventures to the extent permitted by clause (6) of the definition of Permitted Investments in an aggregate principal amount which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (15) and outstanding on the date of such incurrence, does not exceed the greater of $50.0 million and 2.5% of the Company’s Total Assets; and

 

(16) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this

 

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clause (16) and outstanding on the date of such Incurrence does not exceed $50.0 million.

 

Permitted Investments ” means

 

(1) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in, or for the benefit of, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (whether existing on the Issue Date or created thereafter and including Investments in any Person, if after giving effect to such Investment, such Person would be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) and Investments in, or for the benefit of, the Company by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(2) Investments in cash or Cash Equivalents;

 

(3) Investments existing on the Issue Date;

 

(4) Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or in settlement of or other resolution of claims or disputes, and in each case, extensions, modifications and amendments thereof;

 

(5) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, loans and advances in the ordinary course of business by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to their respective employees not to exceed $2.5 million at any one time outstanding;

 

(6) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, additional Investments in a Person or Persons principally engaged in a Related Business in an aggregate amount which, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (6) and outstanding on the date of such Investment, does not exceed the greater of $250.0 million and 10% of the Company’s Total Assets;

 

(7) Investments received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries as consideration for asset sales, including Asset Sales; provided , however , in the case of an Asset Sale, such Asset Sale is effected in compliance with Section 4.16;

 

(8) Currency Agreements and Interest Swap Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ business and otherwise in compliance with this Indenture;

 

(9) guarantees by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness, which guarantees are otherwise permitted to be incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under this Indenture;

 

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(10) any Investments received in exchange for the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire shares of any such Qualified Capital Stock; and

 

(11) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Joint Venture in an aggregate amount which, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (11) and outstanding on the date of such Investment, does not exceed $100.0 million.

 

Permitted Junior Securities ” means

 

(1) Qualified Capital Stock of the Issuer or any Guarantor; or

 

(2) debt securities that are subordinated to (a) all Senior Debt and (b) any debt securities issued in exchange for Senior Debt to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the Securities and the Guarantees of the Securities are subordinated to Senior Debt under this Indenture.

 

Permitted Liens ” means

 

(1) Liens securing Indebtedness consisting of Capitalized Lease Obligations;

 

(2) Liens securing any Senior Debt, including liens securing the Credit Agreement in effect on the Issue Date;

 

(3) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition;

 

(4) Liens at any time outstanding with respect to assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, the fair market value of which at the time the Lien was imposed does not exceed $1.0 million;

 

(5) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clauses (9), (11), (13) or (14) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness; provided that such Indebtedness is Senior Debt;

 

(6) Liens created to replace Liens described in clause (3) above or clause (7) below to the extent that such Liens do not extend beyond the originally encumbered property (other than improvements thereto or thereon, attachments and other modifications reasonably required to maintain such property) and are not otherwise materially less favorable to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the Liens being replaced, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith; and

 

(7) Liens existing on the Issue Date.

 

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Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Preferred Stock ” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation.

 

principal ” of any Indebtedness (including the Securities) means the principal amount of such Indebtedness plus the premium, if any, on such Indebtedness.

 

pro forma ” means, with respect to any calculation made or required to be made pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, a calculation in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

 

Pro Rata Share ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

Productive Assets ” means assets of a kind used or usable in the businesses of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as conducted on the date of the relevant Asset Sale or any Related Business (including Capital Stock in any such businesses or Related Business and licenses or similar rights to operate); provided , however , that accounts receivable acquired as part of an acquisition of assets of a kind used or usable in such businesses will be deemed to be Productive Assets.

 

Qualified Capital Stock ” means any stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

 

Record Date ” means the applicable Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) specified in the Securities.

 

Redemption Date ,” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture and the Securities.

 

Redemption Price ,” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price fixed for such redemption, payable in immediately available funds, pursuant to this Indenture and the Securities.

 

Refinancing Convertible Debentures Hedge and Warrant Option Transactions ” means any hedge and warrant option transactions entered into after the Issue Date in respect of any convertible indebtedness issued for the purpose of refinancing (whether through redemption, repurchase or otherwise) of the Convertible Debentures, which hedge and warrant option transactions are on terms that are, other than with respect to pricing terms, substantially similar to the agreements and confirmations referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition of Existing Convertible Debenture Hedge and Warrant Option Transactions and in any event on terms, other than with respect to pricing terms, no less favorable to the Holders.

 

Registrar ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

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Related Business ” means the businesses of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as conducted on the Issue Date and similar, complementary or related businesses or reasonable extensions, developments or expansions thereof.

 

Responsible Officer ” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer in the Corporate Trust Administration department at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer, assistant trust officer, or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

Restricted Investment ” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

 

Restricted Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03.

 

Restricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, and its successors.

 

Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” means any direct or indirect arrangement with any Person or to which any such Person is a party, providing for the leasing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of any property, whether owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary at the Issue Date or later acquired, which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person from whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property; provided , however , that a Sale and Leaseback Transaction will not include a transaction or series of related transactions for which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration (exclusive of indemnities) of less than $1.0 million (a “ De Minimis Transaction ”) so long as the aggregate consideration (exclusive of indemnities) received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries from all De Minimis Transactions does not exceed an aggregate of $10.0 million.

 

Securities ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.

 

Senior Debt ” means the principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition of bankruptcy at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable law) on any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor of the Securities, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, unless, in the case of any particular Indebtedness, the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding expressly provides that

 

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such Indebtedness will not be senior in right of payment to the Securities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, “Senior Debt” will also include the principal of, premium, if any, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition of bankruptcy at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable law) on, and all other amounts owing in respect of, all monetary obligations (including guarantees thereof) of every nature of the Issuer under the Credit Agreement in effect on the Issue Date, including, without limitation, obligations to pay principal and interest, reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, fees, expenses and indemnities. “Senior Debt” will not include

 

(1) Indebtedness evidenced by the Securities or a Guarantee of the Securities;

 

(2) any Indebtedness of the Issuer or such Guarantor to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(3) Indebtedness to, or guaranteed on behalf of, any director, officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or Affiliate of the Company (including, without limitation, amounts owed for compensation);

 

(4) trade payables and other current liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with obtaining goods, materials or services;

 

(5) Indebtedness represented by Disqualified Capital Stock;

 

(6) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by the Issuer or such Guarantor;

 

(7) that portion of any Indebtedness incurred in violation of this Indenture;

 

(8) any Indebtedness which is, by its express terms, subordinated in right of payment or junior to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor; and

 

(9) any Indebtedness which, when incurred and without respect to any other election under Section 1111(b) of Title 11, United States Code, is without recourse to the Company or such Guarantor.

 

Significant Subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 1.02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

 

Subsidiary ,” with respect to any Person, means (i) any corporation of which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors under ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person, or (ii) any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.

 

Surviving Entity ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.

 

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TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as amended, as in effect on the date of the execution of this Indenture until such time as this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, and thereafter as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, or as the TIA may otherwise be amended from time to time.

 

Total Assets ” means, with respect to any Person, as of any determination date, the total consolidated assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as calculated in accordance with GAAP, as of the most recent date for which an internal balance sheet is available, and giving pro forma effect (determined in the same manner as provided for in the definition of Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio) to transactions that would change the amount of Total Assets.

 

Transactions ” means the offer and sale of the Securities.

 

Trustee ” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means such successor.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means

 

(1) any Subsidiary of such Person that at the time of determination is or continues to be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of such Person in the manner provided below; and

 

(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer) (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company, the Issuer or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided , however , that

 

(x) the Issuer certifies to the Trustee that such designation complies with Section 4.03; and

 

(y) each Subsidiary to be so designated and each of its Subsidiaries has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except to the extent permitted by Section 4.03 and Section 4.04.

 

The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary only if

 

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(x) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Company is able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) in compliance with Section 4.04; and

 

(y) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

Any such designation by the Board of Directors will be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate of the Company certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

 

U.S. Government Obligations ” means direct obligations of and obligations guaranteed by the United States of America for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged.

 

U.S. Legal Tender ” means such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing

 

(a) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness into

 

(b) the sum of the total of the products obtained by multiplying

 

(1) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by

 

(2) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.

 

Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person of which all the outstanding voting securities (other than directors’ qualifying shares) are owned by such Person or any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of such Person.

 

SECTION 1.02.  Incorporation by Reference of TIA.   Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, such provision is incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

 

“indenture securities” means the Securities.

 

“indenture security holder” means a Holder or a Securityholder.

 

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“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture.

 

“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee.

 

“obligor” on the indenture securities means the Issuer and each Guarantor of the Securities.

 

All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule and, in each case, not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them therein.

 

SECTION 1.03.  Rules of Construction.   Unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(1) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

 

(2) “or” is not exclusive;

 

(3) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular;

 

(4) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

 

(5) “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

 

(6) unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured Indebtedness;

 

(7) secured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to any other secured Indebtedness merely because it has a junior priority with respect to the same collateral; and

 

(8) all references to the date the Securities were originally issued shall refer to the Issue Date.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

The Securities

 

SECTION 2.01.  Form and Dating.   Provisions relating to the Initial Securities and the Exchange Securities are set forth in Appendix A hereto which is hereby incorporated in, and expressly made part of, this Indenture. The Initial Securities and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication thereof shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 to Appendix A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in, and expressly made a part of, this

 

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Indenture.  The Exchange Securities and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication thereof shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 2 to Appendix A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture.  The Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage.  The Issuer and the Trustee shall approve the form of the Securities and any notation, legend or endorsement on them.  Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall show the date of its issuance.  The terms of the Securities set forth in Appendix A and the exhibits thereto are part of the terms of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 2.02.  Execution and Authentication.   An Officer shall sign the Securities for the Issuer by manual or facsimile signature.

 

If an Officer whose signature is on a Security was an Officer at the time of such execution but no longer holds that or any office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security shall be valid nevertheless.

 

A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security.  The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this Indenture.

 

The Trustee shall authenticate Securities for original issue on the Issue Date in the aggregate principal amount of $225,000,000 and, at any time and from time to time thereafter, the Trustee shall authenticate Securities for original issue in an aggregate principal amount specified in a written order of the Issuer in the form of an Officers’ Certificate. The Officers’ Certificate shall specify the amount of Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the Securities are to be authenticated and, in the case of an issuance of Additional Securities pursuant to Section 2.15 after the Issue Date, shall certify that such issuance is in compliance with Section 4.04. Upon receipt of a written order of the Issuer in the form of an Officers’ Certificate, the Trustee shall authenticate Securities in substitution for Securities originally issued to reflect any name change of the Issuer. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate Securities. Unless otherwise provided in the appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Issuer and Affiliates of the Issuer.

 

The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 and any greater integral multiple of $1,000.

 

SECTION 2.03.  Registrar and Paying Agent.   The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, where (a) Securities may be presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “ Registrar ”), (b) Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment (the “ Paying Agent ”) and (c) notices and demands in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange. The Issuer, upon notice to the Trustee, may have one or more additional Paying Agents. The term “Paying Agent” includes any additional Paying Agent.

 

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The Issuer shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Indenture, which agreement shall incorporate the provisions of the TIA and implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such Agent. If the Issuer fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, or fails to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such. The Issuer, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company incorporated or organized within The United States of America may act as Agent.

 

The Issuer initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and agent for service of demands and notices in connection with the Securities, until such time as the Trustee has resigned or a successor has been appointed. The Paying Agent or Registrar may resign upon 45 days notice to the Issuer.

 

SECTION 2.04.  Paying Agent to Hold Assets in Trust.   The Issuer shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that each Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all assets held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, or interest on, the Securities (whether such assets have been distributed to it by the Issuer or any other obligor on the Securities), and shall notify the Trustee of any Default by the Issuer (or any other obligor on the Securities) in making any such payment. If the Issuer, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money and hold it in a separate trust. The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and account for any assets disbursed and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any payment Default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and to account for any assets distributed. Upon distribution to the Trustee of all assets that shall have been delivered by the Issuer to the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for such assets.

 

SECTION 2.05.  Securityholder Lists.   The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders and otherwise comply with TIA §312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish or cause the Registrar to furnish to the Trustee by each Record Date and at such other times as the Trustee may reasonably request in writing a list as of such date and in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Holders, which list (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) may be conclusively relied upon by the Trustee.

 

SECTION 2.06.  Transfer and Exchange.   The Securities shall be issued in registered form and shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Security for registration of transfer.  When a Security is presented to the Registrar with a request to register a transfer, the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested if the requirements of this Indenture (including Appendix A hereto) and Section 8-401(1) of the Uniform Commercial Code are met.  When Securities are presented to the Registrar with a request to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Securities of other denominations, the Registrar shall make the exchange as requested if the same requirements are met.

 

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SECTION 2.07.  Replacement Securities.   If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee or if the Holder of a Security claims that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security if the Trustee’s and Issuer’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Issuer, such Holder shall provide an indemnity bond or other indemnity, sufficient in the judgment of both the Issuer and the Trustee, to protect the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and any Agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced. The Issuer may charge such Holder for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in replacing a Security, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel. Every replacement Security shall constitute an additional obligation of the Issuer and every replacement Guarantee shall constitute an additional obligation of the Guarantors.

 

SECTION 2.08.  Outstanding Securities.   Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities that have been authenticated by the Trustee except those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section as not outstanding. Subject to Section 2.09, a Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or any of its Affiliates holds the Security.

 

If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 (other than a mutilated Security surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser. A mutilated Security ceases to be outstanding upon surrender of such Security and replacement thereof pursuant to Section 2.07.

 

If on a Redemption Date or the Final Maturity Date the Paying Agent holds (or, if the Issuer, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company acts as Paying Agent, segregates and holds in trust) in accordance with the terms of this Indenture U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest due on the Securities payable on that date, and the Paying Agent is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on and after that date such Securities cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.

 

SECTION 2.09.  Treasury Securities.   In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates shall be disregarded, except that, for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities that the Trustee has received notice are so owned shall be disregarded.

 

The Trustee may require an Officers’ Certificate of the Issuer listing Securities owned by the Issuer or its Affiliates.

 

SECTION 2.10.  Temporary Securities.   Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities upon receipt of a written order of the Issuer in the form of an Officers’ Certificate. The Officers’ Certificate shall specify the amount of temporary Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the temporary Securities are to be authenticated. Temporary Securities

 

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shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate upon receipt of a written order of the Issuer pursuant to Section 2.02 definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities.

 

SECTION 2.11.  Cancellation.   The Issuer at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee, or at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent, and no one else, shall cancel and dispose of all Securities surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation, in accordance with its customary practices. Subject to Section 2.07, the Issuer may not issue new Securities to replace Securities that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. If the Issuer shall acquire any of the Securities, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the Indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the same are surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to this Section 2.11.

 

SECTION 2.12.  Defaulted Interest.   The Issuer will pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate of interest then borne by the Securities. The Issuer shall, to the extent lawful, pay interest on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the rate of interest then borne by the Securities. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Securities, it shall pay the defaulted interest, plus (to the extent lawful) any interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, which date shall be the fifteenth day next preceding the date fixed by the Issuer for the payment of defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the subsequent special record date, the Issuer shall mail to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee (or cause the Trustee to mail) a notice that states the subsequent special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest, and interest payable on such defaulted interest, if any, to be paid.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any interest which is paid prior to the expiration of the 30-day period set forth in Section 6.01(a) shall be paid to Holders as of the regular Record Date for the Interest Payment Date for which interest has not been paid.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer may make payment of defaulted interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed.

 

SECTION 2.13.  CUSIP Number.   The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use one or more “CUSIP” numbers, and if so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided , however , that no representation is hereby deemed to be made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP numbers printed in the notice or on the Securities, and that reliance may be placed only on

 

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the other identification numbers printed on the Securities. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP number.

 

SECTION 2.14.  Deposit of Moneys.   Prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on each Interest Payment Date and the Final Maturity Date, the Issuer shall have deposited with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to make cash payments, if any, due on such Interest Payment Date or Final Maturity Date, as the case may be, in a timely manner which permits the Paying Agent to remit payment to the Holders on such Interest Payment Date or Final Maturity Date, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 2.15.  Issuance of Additional Securities.   After the Issue Date, the Issuer shall be entitled, subject to its compliance with Section 4.04, to issue Additional Securities under this Indenture in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, which Securities shall have identical terms as the Initial Securities issued on the Issue Date, other than with respect to the date of issuance and issue price.  The Initial Securities issued on the Issue Date, any Additional Securities and all Exchange Securities issued in exchange therefor shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.

 

With respect to any Additional Securities, the Issuer shall set forth in a Board Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and an Officers’ Certificate of the Issuer, a copy of each which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:

 

(1)  the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Securities to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture and the provision of Section 4.04 that the Issuer is relying on to issue such Additional Securities;

 

(2)  the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP number of such Additional Securities; provided , however , that Additional Securities may be issued only if they are fungible with the other Securities issued under this Indenture for United States federal income tax purposes; and

 

(3)  whether such Additional Securities shall be Initial Securities or shall be issued in the form of Exchange Securities as set forth in Exhibit 2 to Appendix A.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

Redemption

 

SECTION 3.01.  Notices to Trustee.   If the Issuer elects to redeem Securities pursuant to the redemption provisions of Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6 or Paragraph 7 of the Securities, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price and the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed. The Issuer shall give notice of redemption to the Paying Agent and Trustee at least 45 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), together with an Officers’ Certificate of the Issuer stating that such redemption will comply

 

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with the conditions contained herein. Any such notice may be cancelled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed to any Holder and shall thereby be void and of no effect.

 

SECTION 3.02.  Selection of Securities to be Redeemed.   In the event that less than all of the Securities are to be redeemed at any time pursuant to the redemption provisions of Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6 or Paragraph 7 of the Securities, the Trustee will select the Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed among the Holders of the Securities as follows:

 

(1)  if the Securities are listed, in compliance with any applicable requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the notes are listed; or

 

(2)  if the Securities are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by any other method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate;

 

The Trustee shall make the selection from the Securities outstanding and not previously called for redemption and shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Security selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Securities in denominations of $2,000 or less may be redeemed only in whole. The Trustee may select for redemption portions (equal to $2,000 or any greater integral multiple of $1,000 thereof) of the principal amount of Securities that have denominations larger than $2,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called for redemption.

 

SECTION 3.03.  Notice of Redemption.   In the case of an optional redemption pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6 or Paragraph 7 of the Securities, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Issuer shall mail a notice of redemption by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder whose Securities are to be redeemed at its registered address. At the Issuer’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Issuer’s name and at the Issuer’s expense. Each notice for redemption shall identify the Securities to be redeemed (including the CUSIP number(s), if any) and shall state:

 

(1)  the Redemption Date;

 

(2)  the Redemption Price and the amount of accrued interest, if any, to be paid;

 

(3)  the name and address of the Paying Agent;

 

(4)  that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any;

 

(5)  that, unless the Issuer defaults in making the redemption payment or the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms

 

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of this Indenture, interest on Securities called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date, and the only remaining right of the Holders of such Securities is to receive payment of the Redemption Price upon surrender to the Paying Agent of the Securities redeemed;

 

(6)  if any Security is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Security to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date, and upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued upon surrender of the original Security;

 

(7)  if fewer than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the identification of the particular Securities (or portion thereof) to be redeemed, as well as the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be outstanding after such partial redemption; and

 

(8)  the paragraph of the Securities pursuant to which the Securities are to be redeemed.

 

Notice of any redemption upon an Equity Offering may be given prior to the completion thereof, and any such redemption or notice may, at the Issuer’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of the related Equity Offering.

 

SECTION 3.04.  Effect of Notice of Redemption.   Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03, Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any. Upon surrender to the Trustee or Paying Agent, such Securities called for redemption shall be paid at the Redemption Price (which shall include accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date), but installments of interest, the maturity of which is on or prior to the Redemption Date, shall be payable to Holders of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates.

 

SECTION 3.05.  Deposit of Redemption Price.   On or before 11:00 a.m. New York Time on the Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Securities to be redeemed on that date (other than Securities or portions thereof called for redemption on that date which have been delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee for cancellation). The Paying Agent or Trustee shall promptly return to the Issuer any U.S. Legal Tender so deposited which is not required for that purpose.

 

If the Issuer complies with the preceding paragraph, then, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment when due of such Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, or the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, interest on the Securities to be redeemed will cease to accrue on and after the applicable Redemption Date, whether or not such Securities are presented for payment.

 

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SECTION 3.06.  Securities Redeemed in Part.   Upon surrender and cancellation of a Security that is to be redeemed in part only, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder a new Security or Securities in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.

 

SECTION 3.07.  Gaming Redemption.   In connection with any redemption pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 8 of the Securities, and except as may be required by a Gaming Authority, the Issuer shall comply with Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

Covenants

 

SECTION 4.01.  Payment of Securities.   The Issuer will pay the principal of and interest on the Securities in the manner provided in the Securities and in this Indenture. An installment of principal of or interest on the Securities shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent (other than the Issuer, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) holds on that date U.S. Legal Tender designated for and sufficient to pay the installment in full and is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. Interest, including defaulted interest, if any, will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and in the case of a partial month, the actual number of days elapsed.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Issuer may, to the extent it is required to do so by law, deduct or withhold income or other similar taxes imposed by the United States of America from principal or interest payments hereunder.

 

SECTION 4.02.  Maintenance of Office or Agency.   The Issuer will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the office or agency required under Section 2.03. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 13.02. The Issuer hereby initially designates the office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York (the address for which may be obtained from the Issuer or the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office) where presentations and surrenders may be made and notices or demands may be served on the Issuer.

 

SECTION 4.03.  Limitation on Restricted Payments.   The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,

 

(a)  declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution (other than dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or in warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire

 

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Qualified Capital Stock of the Company) on or in respect of shares of the Company’s Capital Stock to holders of such Capital Stock;

 

(b)  purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company or any warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to purchase or acquire shares of any class of such Capital Stock, other than the exchange of such Capital Stock, warrants, rights or options for Qualified Capital Stock and/or for warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock; or

 

(c)  make any Restricted Investment (other than Permitted Investments)

 

(each of the foregoing actions set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) being referred to as a “ Restricted Payment ”), if at the time of such Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect thereto,

 

(1)  a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(2)  the Company is not able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) in compliance with Section 4.04; or

 

(3)  the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date (without duplication and excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2)(a), (3), (4), (5) and (6) of the following paragraph) shall exceed the sum of:

 

(w) the sum of (i) $88.2 million and (ii) 50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income, or if cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss, of the Company earned subsequent to March 31, 2009 and on or prior to the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available, treating such period as a single accounting period; plus

 

(x) the sum of (i) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) from the issuance and sale subsequent to the Issue Date and on or prior to the date the Restricted Payment occurs of Qualified Capital Stock, or in respect of warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock, including Qualified Capital Stock issued upon the conversion of convertible Indebtedness and (ii) 100% of any cash capital contribution received by the Company from its shareholders subsequent to the Issue Date and on or prior to the date the Restricted Payment occurs; plus

 

(y) the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet upon the

 

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conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Company) subsequent to the Issue Date of any Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary convertible or exchangeable for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of any other property, distributed by the Company upon such conversion or exchange); plus

 

(z) with respect to Restricted Investments made after December 23, 2004, the net reduction after the Issue Date of such Restricted Investments as a result of (without duplication with respect to any item below as among such items or any item listed in clause (3) of the next paragraph):

 

(i) any disposition of any such Restricted Investments sold or otherwise liquidated or repaid, to the extent of the net cash proceeds received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(ii) cash dividends or repayments of loans or advances in cash to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or, to the extent that a guarantee issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary constitutes a Restricted Investment, the release of such guarantee; or

 

(iii) a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent of the Company’s portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Person) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Person;

 

provided , that any net reduction in Restricted Investments pursuant to this clause (z) shall only be included in the calculation required by clause (3) above to the extent that such net reduction in Restricted Investments is not included in the Company’s Consolidated Net Income.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph shall not prohibit

 

(1) the payment of any dividend or distribution or the redemption of any securities within 60 days after the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution or the giving of formal notice by the Company of such redemption, if the dividend or distribution would have been permitted on the date of declaration or the redemption would have been permitted on the date of the giving of the formal notice thereof;

 

(2) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the making of any Restricted Payment, either

 

(a) in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock and/or warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock; or

 

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(b) through the application of the net proceeds of a sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock and/or warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock, so long as such net proceeds are applied pursuant to this clause (b) within 180 days of such sale;

 

(3) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any other Restricted Payment by the Company; provided , however , that the aggregate amounts expended pursuant to this clause (3) do not exceed $50.0 million plus, to the extent that any Restricted Payment made pursuant to this clause (3) is in the form of a Restricted Investment, the net reduction of such Restricted Investments as a result of (without duplication with respect to any item below as among such items or any item listed in clause (3)(z) of the previous paragraph):

 

(a) any disposition of any such Restricted Investments sold or otherwise liquidated or repaid, to the extent of the net cash proceeds received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(b) cash dividends or repayments of loans or advances in cash to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or, to the extent that a guarantee issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary constitutes a Restricted Investment, the release of such guarantee; or

 

(c) a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent of the Company’s portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Person) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Person;

 

provided that any net reduction in Restricted Investments pursuant to this clause (3) shall only be included in the calculation required by this clause (3) to the extent that such net reduction in Restricted Investments is not included in the Company’s Consolidated Net Income;

 

(4) the repurchase of any Capital Stock of the Company or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire shares of any such Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock or other similar arrangements to acquire Qualified Capital Stock if such repurchased Capital Stock or warrants, rights or options to acquire shares of any such Capital Stock represent a portion of the exercise price thereof and applicable withholding taxes, if any;

 

(5) the making of any payments pursuant to (a) the Existing Convertible Debentures Hedge and Warrant Option Transactions or (b) any Refinancing Convertible Debentures Hedge and Warrant Option Transactions; provided that the aggregate amount of all such Restricted Payments made pursuant to subclause (b) of this clause (5), minus cash received from counterparties to such agreements and confirmations upon entering into such agreements and confirmations, shall not exceed $40.0 million; and

 

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(6) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any other Restricted Payment by the Company in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15.0 million in any fiscal year (with unused amounts in any fiscal year being carried forward to succeeding fiscal years); provided that the aggregate Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (6) in any fiscal year do not exceed $50.0 million.

 

In determining the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date in accordance with clause (3) of the immediately preceding paragraph, amounts expended (to the extent such expenditure is in the form of cash) pursuant to clauses (1) and (2)(b) of this paragraph will be included in such calculation.

 

SECTION 4.04.  Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness.   The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, incur any Indebtedness, other than Permitted Indebtedness; provided , however , that if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time or as a consequence of the incurrence of any such Indebtedness, the Issuer or any Guarantor may incur Indebtedness if on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company is equal to or greater than 2.0 to 1.0.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.04, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.04, the Company, in its sole discretion, will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence in any manner that complies with this Section 4.04, or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this Section 4.04 and such item of Indebtedness (or portion thereof, as applicable) will be treated as having been incurred pursuant to only such clause or clauses or the first paragraph of this Section 4.04.  Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement outstanding on the date on which the Securities are first issued and authenticated under this Indenture will initially be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by clause (2) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness.

 

Neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor will, directly or indirectly, in any event incur any Indebtedness that, by its terms or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness, is both subordinated pursuant to its terms in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, and senior in right of payment to the Securities or any such Guarantor’s Guarantee, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 4.05.  Corporate Existence.   Except as otherwise permitted by Article 5, the Company shall do or cause to be done, at its own cost and expense, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Subsidiaries in accordance with the respective organizational documents of the Company or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, and the rights (charter and statutory) and material franchises of the Company and each of its

 

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Subsidiaries; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise, or the corporate existence of any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer), if the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

SECTION 4.06.  Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.   The Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (a) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or any of its Subsidiaries or upon the income, profits or property of it or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, in each case, if unpaid, might by law become a material liability or Lien upon the property of it or any of its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim the amount, applicability or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate provision has been made or for which adequate reserves, to the extent required under GAAP, have been established or where the failure to effect such payment or discharge is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.

 

SECTION 4.07.  Maintenance of Properties and Insurance.   (a)  The Company shall cause all material properties owned by or leased by it or any of its Subsidiaries used or useful to the conduct of its business or the business of any of its Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in normal condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment and shall cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals and replacements thereof, all as in its judgment may be reasonably necessary, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 4.07 shall prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from discontinuing the use, operation or maintenance of any of such properties, or disposing of any of them, if such properties are, in the reasonable and good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, no longer reasonably necessary in the conduct of their respective businesses or such disposition is otherwise permitted by this Indenture.

 

(b)  The Company shall provide or cause to be provided, for itself and each of its Subsidiaries, insurance (including appropriate self-insurance) against loss or damage of the kinds that, in the reasonable, good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, are adequate and appropriate for the conduct of the business of the Company and such Subsidiaries in a prudent manner, with reputable insurers or with the government of the United States of America or an agency or instrumentality thereof, in such amounts, with such deductibles and by such methods as shall be customary, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, for companies similarly situated in the industry.

 

SECTION 4.08.  Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default.   (a)  The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each of the Issuer’s fiscal years, an Officers’ Certificate of the Issuer(signed by the principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) stating that a review of its activities and the activities of its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the

 

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supervision of the signing officers with a view to determining whether it has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its Obligations under this Indenture and further stating, as to each such officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his knowledge the Issuer during such preceding fiscal year has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every such Obligation and no Default or Event of Default has occurred during such year and at the date of such certificate there is no Default or Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing or, if such signers do know of such Default or Event of Default, the certificate shall describe the Default or Event of Default and its status in reasonable detail. The Officers’ Certificate shall also notify the Trustee should the Issuer elect to change the manner in which it fixes its fiscal year end.

 

(b)  The annual financial statements delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.10 shall be accompanied by a written report of the Company’s independent accountants that in conducting their audit of the financial statements which are a part of such annual report or such annual financial statements nothing has come to their attention that would lead them to believe that the Company has violated any provisions of Article 4, 5 or 6 insofar as they relate to accounting matters or, if any such violation has occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation.

 

(c)  So long as any of the Securities are outstanding, if any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Issuer shall promptly deliver to the Trustee by registered or certified mail or by telegram, telex or facsimile transmission an Officers’ Certificate of the Issuer specifying such event, notice or other action within 30 Business Days of its becoming aware of such occurrence.

 

SECTION 4.09.  Compliance with Laws.   The Company will comply, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of the United States, all states and municipalities thereof, and of any governmental department, commission, board, regulatory authority, bureau, agency and instrumentality of the foregoing, in respect of the conduct of their respective businesses and the ownership of their respective properties, except for such noncompliances as are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and except for such noncompliances as would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

SECTION 4.10.  Commission Reports.   (a)  The Company promptly will deliver to the Trustee, but in any event no later than 15 days after it files with the Commission, copies of the quarterly and annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports, if any, which the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding that the Company may not be required to remain subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company will file with the Commission all information, documents and reports required to be filed with the Commission to the extent permitted, and provide the Trustee and the Holders with such annual reports and such information, documents and other

 

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reports specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company and the Issuer shall also comply with the other provisions of TIA § 314(a).

 

(b)  Regardless of whether the Company is required to furnish such reports to its stockholders pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company (at its own expense) shall cause its consolidated financial statements, comparable to those which would have been required to appear in annual or quarterly reports, to be delivered to the Trustee and the Holders.

 

(c)  For so long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, the Company will make available to any prospective purchaser of the Securities or beneficial owner of the Securities in connection with any sale thereof the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act during any period when the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Exchange Act.

 

(d)  Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

 

SECTION 4.11.  Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.   The Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Issuer from paying all or any portion of the principal of and/or interest on the Securities as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture, and (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) the Issuer hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

SECTION 4.12.  Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates.   The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of related transactions with any of its Affiliates (an “ Affiliate Transaction ”), other than

 

(x) Affiliate Transactions permitted under the next paragraph; and

 

(y) Affiliate Transactions on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might reasonably have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate;

 

provided , however , that for a transaction or series of related transactions with an aggregate value of $10.0 million or more

 

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(1) such determination shall be made in good faith by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of the Directors of the Company; or

 

(2) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have received an opinion from an independent nationally recognized investment banking, accounting or valuation firm, selected by the Company, that such transaction or series of related transactions is on terms that are fair, from a financial point of view, to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

and provided , further , that for a transaction or series of related transactions with an aggregate value of $30.0 million or more,

 

(1) such determination shall be made in good faith by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company; and

 

(2) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have received an opinion from an independent nationally recognized investment banking, accounting or valuation firm, selected by the Company, that such transaction or series of related transactions is on terms that are fair, from a financial point of view, to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary.

 

The foregoing restrictions will not apply to:

 

(1) reasonable fees and compensation paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any Subsidiary as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors or senior management;

 

(2) transactions between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as no portion of the minority interest in such Restricted Subsidiary is owned by an Affiliate of the Company (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company or directors or officers of such Subsidiary that hold stock of such Subsidiary to the extent that local law requires a resident of such jurisdiction to own stock of such company) or between or among such Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that such transactions are not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture;

 

(3) any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto or any transaction contemplated thereby (including pursuant to any amendment thereto) or in any replacement agreement thereto so long as any such amendment or replacement agreement is not more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date;

 

(4) Permitted Investments and Restricted Payments permitted by this Indenture;