MGM MIRAGE
11.375% Senior Notes due 2018
INDENTURE
Dated as of September 22, 2009
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Trustee
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY
REFERENCE
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SECTION 1.01. DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.02. OTHER DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.03. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF
TRUST INDENTURE ACT
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SECTION 1.04. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
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SECTION 2.01. FORM AND DATING
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SECTION 2.02. EXECUTION AND
AUTHENTICATION
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SECTION 2.03. REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENT AND
DEPOSITARY
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SECTION 2.04. PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN
TRUST
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SECTION 2.05. HOLDER LISTS
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SECTION 2.06. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE
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SECTION 2.07. REPLACEMENT NOTES
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SECTION 2.08. OUTSTANDING NOTES
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SECTION 2.09. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
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SECTION 2.10. TEMPORARY NOTES
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SECTION 2.11. CANCELLATION
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SECTION 2.12. DEFAULTED INTEREST
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SECTION 2.13. CUSIP, ISIN OR COMMON CODE
NUMBERS
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SECTION 2.14. ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL
NOTES
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SECTION 3.01. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
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SECTION 3.02. ELECTION TO REDEEM; NOTICE TO
TRUSTEE
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SECTION 3.03. SELECTION BY TRUSTEE OF NOTES TO
BE REDEEMED
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SECTION 3.04. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
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SECTION 3.05. DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION
PRICE
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SECTION 3.06. NOTES PAYABLE ON REDEMPTION
DATE
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SECTION 3.07. NOTES REDEEMED IN PART
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SECTION 3.08. MANDATORY DISPOSITION OF NOTES
PURSUANT TO GAMING LAWS
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SECTION 4.01. PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM AND
INTEREST
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SECTION 4.03. OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE AS TO
COMPLIANCE
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SECTION 4.04. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR
AGENCY
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SECTION 4.05. MONEY FOR NOTES; PAYMENTS TO BE
HELD IN TRUST
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SECTION 4.06. CORPORATE EXISTENCE
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SECTION 4.07. WAIVER OF CERTAIN
COVENANTS
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SECTION 4.09. GAMING APPROVALS
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SECTION 4.10. LIMITATION ON LIENS
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SECTION 4.11. LIMITATION ON SALE AND LEASE-BACK
TRANSACTIONS
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ARTICLE V CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE,
TRANSFER OR LEASE
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SECTION 5.01. COMPANY MAY CONSOLIDATE, ETC.,
ONLY ON CERTAIN TERMS
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SECTION 5.02. SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
SUBSTITUTED
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ARTICLE VI DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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SECTION 6.01. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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SECTION 6.02. ACCELERATION OF MATURITY;
RESCISSION AND ANNULMENT
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SECTION 6.03. COLLECTION OF INDEBTEDNESS AND
SUITS FOR ENFORCEMENT BY TRUSTEE
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SECTION 6.04. TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF
CLAIM
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SECTION 6.05. TRUSTEE MAY ENFORCE CLAIMS WITHOUT
POSSESSION OF DEBT SECURITIES
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SECTION 6.06. APPLICATION OF MONEY
COLLECTED
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SECTION 6.07. LIMITATION ON SUITS
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SECTION 6.08. UNCONDITIONAL RIGHT OF HOLDERS TO
RECEIVE PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM AND INTEREST
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SECTION 6.09. RESTORATION OF RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES
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SECTION 6.10. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
CUMULATIVE
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SECTION 6.11. DELAY OR OMISSION NOT
WAIVER
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SECTION 6.12. CONTROL BY HOLDERS
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SECTION 6.13. WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS
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SECTION 6.14. UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS
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SECTION 6.15. WAIVER OF STAY OR EXTENSION
LAWS
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SECTION 6.16. DISQUALIFIED HOLDERS
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SECTION 7.01. CERTAIN DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
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SECTION 7.02. NOTICE OF DEFAULTS
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SECTION 7.03. CERTAIN RIGHTS OF
TRUSTEE
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SECTION 7.04. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECITALS OR
ISSUANCE OF NOTES
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SECTION 7.05. MAY HOLD NOTES
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SECTION 7.06. MONEY HELD IN TRUST
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SECTION 7.07. COMPENSATION AND
REIMBURSEMENT
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SECTION 7.08. DISQUALIFICATION; CONFLICTING
INTERESTS
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SECTION 7.09. CORPORATE TRUSTEE REQUIRED;
ELIGIBILITY
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SECTION 7.10. RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL;
APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR
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SECTION 7.11. ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT BY
SUCCESSOR
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SECTION 7.12. MERGER, CONVERSION, CONSOLIDATION
OR SUCCESSION TO BUSINESS
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SECTION 7.13. PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS
AGAINST COMPANY
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SECTION 7.14. APPOINTMENT OF AUTHENTICATING
AGENT
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SECTION 7.15. PAYING AGENT; REGISTRAR
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SECTION 7.16. REPORTS BY TRUSTEE
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ARTICLE VIII DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE;
DEFEASANCE
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SECTION 8.01. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF
INDENTURE
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SECTION 8.02. APPLICATION OF TRUST
MONEY
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SECTION 8.03. APPLICABILITY OF
ARTICLE
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SECTION 8.04. DEFEASANCE UPON DEPOSIT OF MONEYS
OR U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS
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SECTION 8.05. DEPOSITED MONEYS AND U.S.
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS TO BE HELD IN TRUST
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SECTION 8.06. REPAYMENT TO COMPANY
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ARTICLE IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
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SECTION 9.01. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITHOUT
CONSENT OF HOLDERS
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SECTION 9.02. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITH
CONSENT OF HOLDERS
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SECTION 9.03. EXECUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
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SECTION 9.04. EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
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SECTION 9.05. CONFORMITY WITH TRUST INDENTURE
ACT
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SECTION 9.06. REFERENCE IN NOTES TO SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
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ARTICLE X NOTE GUARANTEES
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SECTION 10.02. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF
GUARANTEE
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SECTION 10.03. LIMITATION OF SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTOR’S LIABILITY
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SECTION 10.04. CONTRIBUTION
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SECTION 10.05. RIGHTS UNDER THE
GUARANTEE
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SECTION 10.06. PRIMARY OBLIGATIONS
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SECTION 10.09. NO ELECTION
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SECTION 10.10. FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE
COMPANY
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SECTION 10.11. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, ETC., ONLY
ON CERTAIN TERMS
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SECTION 11.01. TRUST INDENTURE ACT
CONTROLS
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SECTION 11.03. COMMUNICATION BY HOLDERS WITH
OTHER HOLDERS
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SECTION 11.04. CERTIFICATE AND OPINION AS TO
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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SECTION 11.05. STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN
CERTIFICATE OR OPINION
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SECTION 11.06. RULES BY TRUSTEE, PAYING AGENT
AND REGISTRAR
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SECTION 11.07. BUSINESS DAYS
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SECTION 11.08. GOVERNING LAW
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SECTION 11.09. NO RECOURSE AGAINST
OTHERS
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SECTION 11.10. SUCCESSORS
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SECTION 11.11. MULTIPLE ORIGINALS
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SECTION 11.12. TABLE OF CONTENTS;
HEADINGS
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SECTION 11.13. SEVERABILITY
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SECTION 11.14. NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF
OTHER AGREEMENTS
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SECTION 11.15. NO PARENT LIABILITY
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EXHIBIT A – FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE
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EXHIBIT B – FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF
TRANSFER
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EXHIBIT C – FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF
EXCHANGE
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EXHIBIT D – FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM
ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
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EXHIBIT E – FORM OF GUARANTEE
ENDORSEMENT
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EXHIBIT F – FORM OF JOINDER
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EXHIBIT G – FORM OF TRANSFERABILITY
CERTIFICATE
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TIA Section
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Indenture
Section
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(a)(2)
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(b)
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N.A. means not
applicable.
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This Cross
Reference-Table is not part of the Indenture.
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INDENTURE dated as
of September 22, 2009, among MGM MIRAGE, a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”), the
Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (the “ Trustee ”), having its
Corporate Trust Office at 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, MN
55107-1419.
Each party agrees
as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal
and ratable benefit of the Holders of (i) the Company’s
11.375% Senior Notes due 2018 issued on the Closing Date (the
“ Initial Notes ”), (ii) any
Additional Notes (as defined herein) that may be issued on any
other Issue Date and (iii) if and when issued pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement (as defined herein), any Exchange
Notes (as defined herein) or Private Exchange Notes (as defined
herein) issued in exchange for Initial Notes or Additional Notes
(all such Notes in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) being
referred to collectively as the “ Notes
”):
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01.
DEFINITIONS.
“
Additional Interest ” has the meaning set forth
in the Registration Rights Agreement.
“
Additional Notes ” means Notes issued in
accordance with Section 2.14.
“
Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any
other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or
under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, “control”
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms
“controlling,” “controlled by” and
“under common control with”) as used with respect to
any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of
such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.
“
Agent ” means any Registrar, Paying Agent,
co-registrar or additional paying agent.
“
Applicable Procedures ” means, with respect to
any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any
Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear
and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange at the
relevant time.
“
Attributable Debt ” with respect to any Sale
and Lease-Back Transaction that is subject to the restrictions
under Section 4.11 below, means the present value of the
minimum rental payments called for during the term of the lease
(including any period for which such lease has been extended),
determined in accordance with GAAP, discounted at a rate that, at
the inception of the lease, the lessee would have incurred to
borrow over a similar term the funds necessary to purchase the
leased assets.
“
Authenticating Agent ” has the meaning
specified in Section 7.14.
“
Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or
any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of
debtors.
“
Beneficiaries ” means the Holders of the Notes
and the Trustee.
“
Board of Directors ” means, with respect to any
Person, the Board of Directors (or any similar governing body) of
such Person, or unless the context otherwise requires, any
authorized committee of the Board of Directors (or such body) of
such Person. Unless otherwise specified, “ Board of
Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the
Company.
“
Board Resolution ” means, with respect to the
Company, a duly adopted resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Company.
“
Broker-Dealer ” means any broker-dealer that
receives Exchange Notes for its own account in any Registered
Exchange Offer in exchange for Notes that were acquired by such
broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading
activities.
“
Business Day ” means any day which is not a
Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking
institutions or trust companies in Nevada or New York are
authorized or obligated by law to close.
“
Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking,
societe anonyme, Luxembourg.
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Closing Date ” means September 22,
2016.
“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
“
Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission or any successor agency.
“
Company ” means the Person named as the
“Company” in the first paragraph of this instrument
until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the
applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “
Company ” shall mean such successor
Person.
“
Company Request ” and “ Company
Order ” mean, respectively, a written request or
order signed in the name of the Company by the Chairman of the
Board of Directors, the President or an Executive or Senior Vice
President and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the
Controller, an Assistant Controller, the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.
“
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets ” means the
total amount of assets (including investments in Joint Ventures) of
the Company and its Subsidiaries (less applicable depreciation,
amortization and other valuation reserves) after deducting
therefrom (a) all current liabilities of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (excluding (i) the current portion of long-term
Indebtedness, (ii) intercompany liabilities and (iii) any
liabilities which are by their terms renewable or extendible at the
option of the obligor thereon to a time more than 12 months
from the time as of which the amount thereof is being computed) and
(b) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents,
unamortized debt discount and any other like intangibles, all as
set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company for the
most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial
statements are available and computed in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
“
Corporate Trust Office ” means the office of
the Trustee specified in Section 11.02 or any other office
specified by the Trustee from time to time pursuant to such
Section.
“
corporation ” means a corporation, association,
company or business trust.
“
Credit Facility ” means the Fifth Amended and
Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2006, among
the Company, as Borrower and Detroit, as Co-Borrower, the Banks,
Syndication Agent, Documentation Agents and Co-Documentation Agents
therein named, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent
(and their successors and assigns from time to time party thereto),
as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated September 30, 2008,
Amendment No. 2 and Waiver, dated as of March 16, 2009,
Amendment No. 3, dated as of March 26, 2009, Amendment
No. 4, dated as of April 9, 2009, Amendment No. 5
and Waiver, dated as of April 29, 2009 and Amendment
No. 6, dated as of May 12, 2009, including any related
notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements
executed in connection therewith, in each case as amended,
modified, renewed, extended, refunded, replaced or refinanced from
time to time.
“
Default ” means any event that, with the
passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would be an Event
of Default.
“
Defaulted Interest ” has the meaning specified
in Section 2.12.
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Definitive Note ” means one or more
certificated Notes registered in the name of the Holder thereof,
issued in accordance with Section 2.06, and in the form of
Exhibit A hereto.
“
Depositary ” means, with respect to the Notes
issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the person
specified in or pursuant to Section 2.03 as the Depositary
with respect to the Notes, until a successor shall have been
appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of
this Indenture, and thereafter, “ Depositary
” means or includes such successor.
“
Detroit ” means MGM Grand Detroit, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company.
“
Discharged ” has the meaning specified in
Section 8.04.
“
Disqualified Holde r” has the meaning specified
in Section 3.08.
“
Distribution Compliance Period ” means the
40-day Distribution Compliance Period provided for in
Regulation S.
“
Dollar ” or “ $ ”
means a dollar or other equivalent unit in such coin or currency of
the United States that, at the time of payment, is legal tender for
the payment of public and private debts.
“
Euroclear ” means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., or
its successor, as operator of the Euroclear system.
“
Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in
Section 6.01.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
“
Exchange Notes ” means, if and when issued
pursuant to an Exchange Offer Registration Statement as provided in
the Registration Rights Agreement, Notes of the Company guaranteed
by the Subsidiary Guarantors and issued in exchange for Initial
Notes or Additional Notes with terms substantially identical in all
material respects to the Initial Notes or Additional Notes for
which such Notes were exchanged.
“
Exchange Offer Registration Statement ” means a
registration statement in respect of Exchange Notes prepared
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
“
Excluded Subsidiary ” means Detroit and its
Subsidiaries (including MGM Grand Detroit II, LLC), Goldstrike
Finance Company, Inc., M3 Nevada Insurance Company, MGMM Insurance
Company, MRG Vegas Portal, Inc., Ramparts International, Revive
Partners, LLC, Nevada Landing Partnership (until Illinois Gaming
Approval is obtained), other subsidiaries that may from time to
time become Excluded Subsidiaries under the Indenture (if, among
other conditions, such other subsidiaries are not guarantors of the
Company’s other Indebtedness and are not subject to any
covenants in, or Liens securing, the Credit Facility or the
Existing Senior Notes), and the Company’s non-U.S.
Subsidiaries whose only tangible assets are located in foreign
nations and their U.S. holding companies, including, among others,
MGM Grand (International) Pte Ltd, MGM Grand (Macao) Limited, MGM
MIRAGE China Holdings Limited, MGM MIRAGE Development, Ltd., MGM
MIRAGE Global Gaming Development, LLC, MGM MIRAGE Hospitality
(Suzhou) Limited, MGM MIRAGE Hospitality Development (LLC) (Dubai),
MGM MIRAGE Hospitality Development (LLC) (Abu Dhabi), MGM MIRAGE
Hospitality Holdings, LLC, MGM MIRAGE Hospitality, LLC, MGM MIRAGE
Hospitality International Holdings, Ltd, MGM MIRAGE Hospitality
Management LLC (Abu Dhabi), MGM MIRAGE International, LLC, MGM
MIRAGE Macao, LLC, MGM MIRAGE Macau, Ltd., MGM MIRAGE Marketing,
Ltd, MGM MIRAGE Singapore Holdings, MGMM International Holdings,
Ltd., and MGMM Macau, Ltd., provided such holding companies have no
other assets or operations and provided that, except for MGM Grand
Detroit, LLC to the extent of any amounts of proceeds of borrowings
under the Credit Facility made available to MGM Grand Detroit, LLC
and except for Nevada Landing Partnership until such time as the
Illinois Gaming Approval is obtained or MGM MIRAGE ceases to use
best efforts to obtain the Illinois Gaming Approval, if any
Excluded Subsidiary becomes subject to the covenants in the Credit
Facility applicable to the Subsidiary Guarantors or grants any
Liens to secure the Credit Facility, or if any Excluded
Subsidiary
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guarantees or
grants any Liens to secure any of the Existing Senior Notes, such
Excluded Subsidiary will thereafter not be an Excluded
Subsidiary.
“
Existing Senior Notes ” means (i) the
Company’s 6% senior notes due 2009, (ii) the
Company’s 8.50% senior notes due 2010, (iii) the
Company’s 6.75% senior notes due 2012, (iv) the
Company’s 6.75% senior notes due 2013, (v) the
Company’s 13% senior secured notes due 2013, (vi) the
Company’s 10.375% senior secured notes due 2014,
(vii) the Company’s 5.875% senior notes due 2014,
(viii) the Company’s 6.625% senior notes due 2015,
(ix) the Company’s 6.875% senior notes due 2016,
(x) the Company’s 7.50% senior notes due 2016,
(xi) the Company’s 7.625% senior notes due 2017,
(xii) the Company’s 11.125% senior secured notes due
2017, and (xiii) the Mandalay Notes.
“
Existing Senior Secured Notes ” means
(i) the Company’s 13% senior secured notes due 2013,
(ii) the Company’s 10.375% senior secured notes due
2014, and (iii) the Company’s 11.125% senior secured
notes due 2017.
“
Existing Senior Unsecured Notes ” means
Existing Senior Notes other than the Existing Senior Secured
Notes.
“
Funded Debt ” means all Indebtedness of the
Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor which (i) matures by its terms
on, or is renewable at the option of any obligor thereon to, a date
more than one year after the date of original issuance of such
Indebtedness and (ii) ranks at least pari passu with the Notes
or the applicable Guarantee.
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America as in effect from time
to time, including 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 have been approved by
a significant segment of the accounting profession.
“
Gaming Authority ” means the Nevada Gaming
Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, the New Jersey
Casino Control Commission, the New Jersey Division of Gaming
Enforcement, the Michigan Gaming Control Board, the Detroit City
Council, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the Illinois Gaming
Board or any similar commission or agency which has, or may at any
time after the date of this Indenture have, jurisdiction over the
gaming activities of the Company or a Subsidiary (other than an
Excluded Subsidiary) of the Company or any successor
thereto.
“
Gaming Laws ” means the gaming laws of a
jurisdiction or jurisdictions to which the Company or a Subsidiary
of the Company is, or may at any time after the date of this
Indenture be, subject.
“
Gaming Licenses ” means every material license,
permit, franchise, registration or other material approval held by,
or issued at any time after the date of this Indenture, to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries authorizing the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries to own, lease, operate or otherwise conduct or
manage gaming in any state or jurisdiction.
“
Global Note Legend ” means the legend set forth
in Section 2.06(f)(ii), which is required to be placed on all
Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
“
Global Notes ” means one or more Notes in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A issued under this Indenture
that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name
of the Depositary or its nominee.
“
Guarantee ” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.01.
“
Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning
specified in Section 10.01.
“
Holder ” means the Person in whose name a Note
is registered on the Registrar’s books.
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“ IAI
Global Note ” means one or more Global Notes bearing
the Private Placement Legend that will be issued in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Initial
Notes that may be resold to Institutional Accredited Investors on
any Issue Date.
“
Illinois Gaming Approval ” means the granting
of all necessary approvals by the Illinois Gaming Board for Nevada
Landing Partnership to guarantee the Notes.
“
Incur ” means, with respect to any
Indebtedness, to incur, create, issue, assume, guarantee or
otherwise become liable for or with respect to, or become
responsible for, the payment of, contingently or otherwise, such
Indebtedness; provided that the accrual of interest shall
not be considered an Incurrence of Indebtedness.
“
Indebtedness ” of any Person means (i) any
indebtedness of such Person, contingent or otherwise, in respect of
borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the
whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion thereof),
or evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments or
letters of credit, or representing the balance deferred and unpaid
of the purchase price of any property, including any such
indebtedness Incurred in connection with the acquisition by such
person or any of its Subsidiaries of any other business or entity,
if and to the extent such indebtedness would appear as a liability
upon a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, including for such
purpose Obligations under capitalized leases, and (ii) any
guarantee, endorsement (other than for collection or deposit in the
ordinary course of business), discount with recourse, or any
agreement (contingent or otherwise) to purchase, repurchase or
otherwise acquire or to supply or advance funds with respect to, or
to become liable with respect to (directly or indirectly) any
indebtedness, obligation, liability or dividend of any Person, but
shall not include indebtedness or amounts owed for compensation to
employees, or for goods or materials purchased, or services
utilized, in the ordinary course of business of such Person. For
purposes of this definition of Indebtedness, a “capitalized
lease” shall be deemed to mean a lease of real or personal
property which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, is required to be capitalized.
“
Indenture ” means this Indenture as amended or
supplemented from time to time.
“
Indirect Participant ” means an entity that,
with respect to any Depositary, clears through or maintains a
direct or indirect, custodial relationship with a
Participant.
“
Initial Purchasers ” means Citibank Global
Markets Inc. and those parties listed as initial purchasers in the
Purchase Agreement.
“
Institutional Accredited Investor ” means an
institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined
in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the
Securities Act, that is not also a QIB.
“
Interest Payment Date ” with respect to any
Note means March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing
March 1, 2010, provided that if such Interest Payment
Date is not a Business Day, interest due on such Interest Payment
Date shall be payable on the next succeeding Business
Day.
“
Issue Date ” means, in respect of Initial Notes
of any series, the Closing Date or other date on which Initial
Notes of such series are originally issued under this
Indenture.
“
Joint Venture ” means any partnership,
corporation or other entity, in which up to and including 50% of
the partnership interests, outstanding voting stock or other equity
interests is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company and/or
one or more of its Subsidiaries.
“
Letter of Transmittal ” means the letter of
transmittal to be prepared by the Company and sent to all Holders
of the Notes for use by such Holders in connection with a
Registered Exchange Offer.
“
Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge,
hypothecation, assignment, deposit, arrangement, encumbrance,
security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), or preference,
priority or other security or similar agreement or
preferential
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arrangement of
any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the
foregoing).
“
Mandalay ” means Mandalay Resort Group, a
Nevada corporation.
“
Mandalay Notes ” means (i) Mandalay Resort
Group’s 6.375% Senior Notes due 2011; (ii) Mandalay
Resort Group’s Floating Rate Convertible Senior Debentures
due 2033; (iii) Mandalay Resort Group’s 7.0% Debentures
due 2036; and (iv) Mandalay Resort Group’s 6.7%
Debentures due 2096.
“
Maturity ” when used with respect to any Note
means the date on which the principal of such Note or an
installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or
herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration
of acceleration, call for redemption, repayment or
otherwise.
“
Maturity Date ” means March 1,
2018.
“
Mirage ” means Mirage Resorts, Incorporated, a
Nevada corporation.
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors
Service, Inc.
“
Nevada Landing Partnership ” means Nevada
Landing Partnership, an Illinois partnership.
“
Non-recourse Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness
the terms of which provide that the lender’s claim for
repayment of such Indebtedness is limited solely to a claim against
the property which secures such Indebtedness.
“
Non-U.S. Person ” means any Person other than a
U.S. Person.
“ Note
Register ” means a register (the registers maintained
in such office and in any other office or agency of the Company in
a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to
as the “Note Register”) in which, subject to such
reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall
provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers and
exchanges of Notes which the Company shall cause to be kept at the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee (or at the appropriate office
of any other Registrar appointed hereunder).
“
Notes ” has the meaning stated in the recital
of this Indenture and more particularly means any Notes
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. From and after
the issuance of any Additional Notes (but not for purposes of
determining whether such issuance is permitted hereunder), “
Notes ” shall include such Additional Notes for
purposes of this Indenture from time to time issued with respect to
any Initial Notes that constitute such Additional Notes. All Notes,
including any such Additional Notes, shall vote together as one
series of Notes under this Indenture.
“
Notes Custodian ” or “
Custodian ” means the custodian with respect to
any Global Note (as appointed by the Depositary), or any successor
entity thereto covered in 2.03.
“
Obligations ” means any principal, interest,
premium, if any, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements,
expenses, damages or other liabilities or amounts payable under the
documentation governing or otherwise in respect of any
Indebtedness.
“
Offering Memorandum ” means the offering
memorandum dated September 17, 2009 relating to the issuance
of $475,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Initial
Notes.
“
Officers ” means any of the following: the
Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, an Executive or
Senior Vice President, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the
Controller, an Assistant Controller, the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Company.
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“
Officers’ Certificate ” means a
certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the
President or an Executive or Senior Vice President and by the
Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, an Assistant
Controller, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company
and delivered to the Trustee.
“
Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of
counsel, who may be counsel to the Company (including an employee
of the Company).
“
Outstanding Notes ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.08.
“
Participant ” means, with respect to the
Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account
with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and,
with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and
Clearstream).
“
Payment ” means, with respect to the Notes and
Guarantees, any payment, whether in cash or other assets or
property, of interest, principal, premium, Additional Interest or
any other amount on, of or in respect of the Notes, any other
acquisition of Notes and any deposit into the trust described in
Article VIII. The verb “pay” has a correlative
meaning.
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association,
joint stock company, trust, estate, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any
other entity.
“
Place of Payment ” when used with respect to
the Notes means the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or such
other location as may be established under
Section 4.04.
“
Predecessor Note ” of any particular Note means
every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as
that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purposes of
this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under
Section 2.07 in lieu of a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen
Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated,
lost, destroyed or stolen Note.
“
Principal Property ” means any real estate or
other physical facility or depreciable asset or securities the net
book value of which on the date of determination exceeds the
greater of $25 million and 2% of Consolidated Net Tangible
Assets.
“
Private Placement Legend ” means the legend set
forth in Section 2.06(f)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued
under this Indenture except where specifically stated otherwise by
the provisions of this Indenture.
“
Purchase Agreement ” means the Purchase
Agreement dated September 17, 2009 for the purchase of
$475,000,000 principal amount of Initial Notes among the Company,
the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers as such
agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“
QIB ” means a “qualified institutional
buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
“
Redemption Date ” means the date fixed for
redemption of any Note pursuant to this Indenture.
“
Redemption Price ” has the meaning specified in
Section 3.01.
“
Registered Exchange Offer ” means an offer made
by the Company pursuant to an Exchange Offer Registration Statement
under the Securities Act to exchange Exchange Notes for outstanding
Initial Notes or Additional Notes substantially identical in all
material respects to such Initial Notes or Additional Notes (except
for the differences provided for therein).
“
Registration Rights Agreement ” means
(i) with respect to the Initial Notes, the Registration Rights
Agreement dated as of September 22, 2009, among the Company,
the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Initial Purchas-
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ers, as such
agreement may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof, and (ii) with
respect to any Additional Notes, one or more registration rights
agreements among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the
other parties thereto, as such agreements may be amended, modified,
or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof, relating to the rights given by the Company to the
purchasers of Additional Notes to register such Additional Notes
under the Securities Act.
“
Regular Record Date ” for the interest payable
on the Notes on any Interest Payment Date means the
February 15 or August 15 (whether or not a Business Day),
as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment
Date.
“
Regulation S ” means Regulation S
promulgated under the Securities Act, as it may be amended from
time to time, and any successor provision thereto.
“
Regulation S Global Note ” means one or
more Global Notes issued in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes sold in
reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S on any Issue
Date.
“
Restricted Definitive Note ” means one or more
Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture bearing the Private
Placement Legend.
“
Restricted Global Note ” means one or more
Global Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend, issued under
this Indenture; provided , that in no case shall an Exchange
Note issued in accordance with this Indenture and the terms of any
Registration Rights Agreement be a Restricted Global
Note.
“
Restricted Notes ” means Global Notes and
Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture that bear or are
required to bear the Private Placement Legend.
“
Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A
promulgated under the Securities Act, as it may be amended from
time to time, and any successor provision thereto.
“
Rule 144A Global Note ” means one or more
Global Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend that will be
issued in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of the Initial Notes to be resold by the Initial
Purchasers in reliance on Rule 144A on any Issue
Date.
“ Sale
and Lease-Back Transaction ” means any arrangement
with a person (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries),
or to which any such person is a party, providing for the leasing
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for a period of more than
three years of any Principal Property which has been or is to be
sold or transferred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
such person or to any other person (other than the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries), to which funds have been or are to be
advanced by such person on the security of the leased
property.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
“
Shelf Registration Statement ” means a shelf
registration statement prepared pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement in respect of Initial Notes not previously registered for
sale to the public under the Securities Act.
“
Significant Subsidiary ” means, with respect to
any Person, any Subsidiary of that Person that would be a
“significant subsidiary” as defined in Article I,
Rule 1 02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as such Regulation is in effect
on the date hereof.
“
Special Record Date ” for the payment of any
Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to
Section 2.12.
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Stated Maturity ” when used with respect to any
Note or any payment of principal thereof or premium thereon or
interest thereon means the date specified in such Note or in this
Indenture, as the date on which the principal of such Note or such
payment of principal, premium or interest is due and
payable.
“
Subsidiary ” of any specified Person means any
corporation, partnership or limited liability company of which at
least a majority of the outstanding stock (or other equity
interests) having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power for
the election of directors (or the equivalent) of such Person
(irrespective of whether or not at the time stock (or other equity
interests) of any other class or classes of such Person shall have
or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any
contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such
Person, or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by such Person and
one or more other Subsidiaries.
“
Subsidiary Guarantor ” means (i) each
Subsidiary of the Company identified as a Subsidiary Guarantor on
the signature pages hereof and (ii) each other Subsidiary of
the Company that becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with
Section 4.08 or by executing a supplemental indenture in which
such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the terms of this Indenture
as a Subsidiary Guarantor, together with their permitted successors
and assigns provided that if the Guarantee of a Subsidiary
Guarantor is withdrawn or cancelled pursuant to
Section 4.08(b), such Person shall no longer be a Subsidiary
Guarantor hereunder.
“
TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15
U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this
Indenture, except as stated in Section 9.03.
“
Transferability Certificate ” means the
Transferability Certificate set forth as Exhibit G hereto, or
another certificate acceptable to the Trustee.
“
Treasury Securities ” mean any obligations
issued or guaranteed by the United States government or any agency
thereof.
“
Trust Officer ” means, when used with respect
to the Trustee or Paying Agent, any officer within the corporate
trust department of the Trustee or Paying Agent, as applicable,
including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant
secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer
of the Trustee or Paying Agent who customarily performs functions
similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be
such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter
is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct
responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
“
Trustee ” means the party named as such in this
Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the
successor.
“
Uniform Commercial Code ” means the Nevada
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.
“
United States ” means the United States of
America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its
territories and possessions and other areas subject to its
jurisdiction.
“
Unrestricted Definitive Note ” means one or
more Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture that do not bear
and are not required to bear the Private Placement
Legend.
“
Unrestricted Global Note ” means one or more
Global Notes issued under this Indenture representing a series of
Notes that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private
Placement Legend.
“
Unrestricted Note ” means any Unrestricted
Definitive Note or Unrestricted Global Note.
“ U.S.
Depositary ” means Depository Trust Company or any
other clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, as
amended, or any successor thereto, which shall in either case be
the U.S. Depositary designated in the form of Note attached as
Exhibit A hereto until a successor U.S. Depositary shall have
become such pursuant to
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the applicable
provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “ U.S.
Depositary ” shall mean or include each Person who is
then a U.S. Depositary hereunder.
“ U.S.
Government Obligations ” has the meaning specified in
Section 8.04.
“ U.S.
Person ” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule
902(o) under the Securities Act.
“ Vice
President ” includes, with respect to the Company,
any Executive or Senior Vice President and includes, with respect
to the Trustee, any Vice President, whether or not designated by a
number or word or words added before or after the title “Vice
President.”
SECTION 1.02.
OTHER DEFINITIONS.
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Defined in Section
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2.02
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“Comparable Treasury
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3.01
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“Comparable Treasury
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3.01
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“covenant defeasance
option”
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8.04
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2.03
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“Independent Investment
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“legal defeasance
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“Reference Treasury
Dealer”
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3.01
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Quotations”
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SECTION 1.03.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT.
This Indenture is
subject to the mandatory provisions of the TIA, which are
incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The
following TIA terms have the following meanings:
“indenture
securities” means the Notes.
“indenture
security holder” means a Holder.
“indenture
to be qualified” means this Indenture.
“indenture
trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the
Trustee.
“obligor”
on the indenture securities means the Company, each Subsidiary
Guarantor and any other obligor on the Notes.
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
have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
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SECTION 1.04.
RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
Unless the context
otherwise requires:
(1) a term
has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an
accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to
it in accordance with GAAP and all financial calculations and
determinations contemplated by this Indenture shall be made in
conformity with GAAP as in effect as of the Closing
Date;
(3) “or”
is not exclusive;
(4) “including”
means “including without limitation”;
(5) words in
the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the
singular;
(6) the
principal amount of any noninterest bearing or other discount
security at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that
would be shown on a balance sheet of the Company dated such date
prepared in accordance with GAAP and accretion of principal on such
security shall not be deemed to be the incurrence of
Debt;
(7) all
references to “principal” of the Notes include
redemption price and purchase price and all references to
“interest” on the Notes include Additional Interest, if
any, as well as interest accruing after the commencement of a
proceeding under Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or
state law for the relief of debtors (including post-petition
interest), whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any
such proceeding;
(8) all
exhibits are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a
part of this Indenture;
(9) all
references to articles, sections and exhibits (and subparts
thereof) are to this Indenture; and
(10) all
references to statutes or rules (or their subparts) include
replacement or successor provisions.
SECTION 2.01.
FORM AND DATING.
(a)
General . The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of
authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements
required by law, stock exchange rule, usage or this Indenture. Each
Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall
be in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples
thereof.
The terms and
provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby
expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, any
Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and
delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and
provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any
provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this
Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be
controlling.
(b)
Global Notes . Notes issued in global form shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto
(including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule
of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached
thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in
the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global
Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global
Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be
specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent
the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to
time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be
reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges,
redemptions or transfers of beneficial interests
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from one Global
Note to another Global Note. Any endorsement of a Global Note to
reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be
made by the Trustee or the Notes Custodian, at the direction of the
Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder or
beneficial owner thereof as required by
Section 2.06.
(c) Form
of Initial Notes, Etc . All Initial Notes are being or will be
offered and sold by the Initial Purchasers only (i) to QIBs
(in which case they will be evidenced by a Rule 144A Global
Note) or (ii) in reliance on Regulation S under the
Securities Act (in which case they will be evidenced by a
Regulation S Global Note). After such initial offers and
sales, Initial Notes that are evidenced by Restricted Global Notes
or Restricted Definitive Notes may also be transferred to
Institutional Accredited Investors (in which case they shall be
evidenced by Definitive Notes or by an IAI Global Note). All
Additional Notes issued after the Closing Date shall be issued in
such form, and shall be permitted to be resold, as shall be
provided in the related Officers’ Certificate required by
Section 2.14.
SECTION 2.02.
EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION.
The Notes shall be
executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board of
Directors, its President, one of its Executive or Senior Vice
Presidents or Chief Executive Officers or its Treasurer, and
attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The
signature of any of these officers may be manual or
facsimile.
If an Officer
whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the
time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.
A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual
signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive
evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by an
Officer (an “ Authentication Order ”),
authenticate and, if requested therein, deliver (i) Initial
Notes for original issuance up to the aggregate principal amount
stated in such Authentication Order in such form as may be provided
therein or in this Indenture, (ii) in accordance with
Section 2.06(i)(i), Exchange Notes, (iii) in accordance
with Section 2.06(i)(ii), Private Exchange Notes and
(iv) Additional Notes; provided , that the aggregate
principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed
$500,000,000, except in accordance with Section 2.14. The
Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the
Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may
authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference
in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes
authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same
rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the
Company.
SECTION 2.03.
REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENT AND DEPOSITARY.
The Company shall
maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City
of New York, where Notes may be presented for registration of
transfer or for exchange (“ Registrar ”)
and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment
(“ Paying Agent ”). Until otherwise
designated by the Company, the Company’s office or agency in
New York shall be the office of the Trustee maintained for such
purpose. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of
their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more
co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term
“Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term
“Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with
any Registrar, Paying Agent or other Agent not a party to this
Indenture, which shall incorporate the mandatory terms of the TIA
not otherwise excluded hereunder. The Company may change any Paying
Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Registrar or
Paying Agent may resign at any time upon not less than 10 Business
Days’ prior written notice to the Company; provided ,
however , that the Trustee may resign as Paying Agent or
Registrar only if the Trustee also resigns as Trustee in accordance
with Section 7.10.
The Company shall
notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent
not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or
maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee
shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act
as Paying Agent or Registrar.
The Company
initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“
DTC ”) to act as Depositary with respect to the
Global Notes. The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as
the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Notes Custodian with
respect to the Global Notes.
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SECTION 2.04.
PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST.
Principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be payable at the
office of the Paying Agent or, at the option of the Company,
payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at
their respective addresses set forth in the Note Register;
provided , all payments or principal, premium, if any, and
interest with respect to the Notes represented by one or more
Global Notes registered in the name or held by the Depositary shall
be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to accounts
specified by the Holder prior to 10:00 a.m., New York time, on
each due date of the principal and interest on any Note. The
Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to
agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the
benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying
Agent for the payment of principal, premium or interest on the
Notes, and shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by
the Company in making any such payment. While any such default
continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent, and in such
event any such Paying Agent shall have the obligation, to pay all
money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may
require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee.
Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than
the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for
such money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it
shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit
of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any
bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company,
the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
Any money
deposited with any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company or a
domestic Subsidiary in trust for the payment of principal or
interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after
such principal and interest has become due and payable shall be
paid to the Company at its request, or, if then held by the Company
or a domestic Subsidiary, shall be discharged from such trust; and
the Holders shall thereafter, as general unsecured creditors, look
only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the
Paying Agent with respect to such money, and all liability of the
Company or such permitted Subsidiary as trustee thereof, shall
thereupon cease.
SECTION 2.05.
HOLDER LISTS.
The Trustee shall
preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most
recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all
Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the
Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish, or shall
cause the Registrar (if other than the Company) to furnish, to the
Trustee at least seven Business Days before each interest payment
date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing,
a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may
reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of
Notes and, to the extent applicable, the Company shall otherwise
comply with TIA § 312(a).
SECTION 2.06.
TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE.
(a)
Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes . A Global Note may
not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee
of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary
or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or
any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such
successor Depositary. Beneficial interests in Global Notes will be
exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes, subject to any
applicable laws, if (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice
from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to
act as Depositary and a successor Depositary is not appointed by
the Company within 90 days after the date of such written notice
from the Depositary, or (ii) upon request of the Trustee or
Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Notes if there shall have occurred and be continuing a
Default with respect to the Notes; provided that in no event
shall any temporary Note that is a Global Note issued pursuant to
Regulation S be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes
prior to (A) the expiration of the Distribution Compliance
Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificate
identified by the Company and its counsel to be required pursuant
to Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act. In any
such case, the Company will notify the Trustee in writing that,
upon surrender by the Participants and Indirect Participants of
their interests in such Global Note, Definitive Notes will be
issued to each Person that such Participants, Indirect Participants
and DTC jointly identify as being the beneficial owner of the
related Notes. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in
whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10. Every
Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a
Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this
Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10, shall be
authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global
Note. A Global Note may not be ex-
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changed for
another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a);
however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred
and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c), (d),
(f) or (i).
(b)
Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global
Notes . The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in
the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in
accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable
Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes
shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those
set forth herein to the extent required in order for the Company to
comply with the Securities Act. Transfers and exchanges of
beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require
compliance with the applicable provisions below:
(i)
Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note;
Transfers of Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes for
Interests in Other Unrestricted Global Notes . Beneficial
interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to
Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the
transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend;
provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Distribution
Compliance Period, transfers of beneficial interests in a
Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or
for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial
Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note
may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in the same or any other Unrestricted
Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to
be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in
this Section 2.06(b)(i).
(ii)
All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in
Global Notes . In connection with all transfers and exchanges
of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i),
the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the
Registrar either (A) (1) an order from a Participant or an Indirect
Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause
to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an
amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or
exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the
Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B)
(1) an order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant
given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable
Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a
Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be
transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the
Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the
Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to
effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (B)(1) above. Upon
consummation of a Registered Exchange Offer or Private Exchange by
the Company, the requirements of this Section 2.06(b)(ii)
shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by the
Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of
Transmittal or similar document delivered by the Holder of such
beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes and the other
documents contemplated by the Registered Exchange Offer or Private
Exchange. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer
or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in
this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the
Securities Act, the Trustee or Notes Custodian shall adjust the
principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section
2.06(g).
(iii)
Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global
Note . A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may
be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the
transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii)
and the Registrar receives the following:
(A) if
the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial
interest in the Rule 144A Global Note, then the transferor
must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(B) if
the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial
interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor
must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(C) if
the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial
interest in the IAI Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a
certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications and certificates (including the certificate in the
form of Exhibit D hereto) in item (3)(b) thereof, if
applicable; or
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(D) if
such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a)
thereof.
(iv)
Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted
Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global
Note . A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may
be exchanged for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the
exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of
Section 2.06(b)(ii) and:
(A) such
exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Registered
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the Holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the
case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer,
certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not
(1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the
distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an
“affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Company;
(B) such
transfer is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Registrar
receives a certificate from such Holder to such effect;
(C) such
transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement; or
(D) the
Registrar receives the following: (1) if the Holder of such
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item
(1)(a) thereof; or (2) if the Holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in
the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each
such case set forth in this subparagraph (D) (except in the case of
a transfer contemplated by item (4)(a) or (d) of
Exhibit B or by item (4)(b) of Exhibit B in the case of
any transfer after the Distribution Compliance Period), an Opinion
of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the
effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the
Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained
herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required
in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
If any such
transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or
(D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not
yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the
Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in
an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal
amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph
(B) or (D) above. Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted
Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who
take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note.
(c)
Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive
Notes .
(i)
Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted
Definitive Notes . If any Holder of a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the
Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if
the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note
proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted
Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of
Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a)
thereof;
(B) if
such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in
accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a
certificate from such Holder to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(1) thereof;
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(C) if
such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person
in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or
Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate from such
Holder to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if
such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional
Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those
listed in subparagraphs (B) through (C) above, a
certificate from such Holder to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications required by
item (3)(b) thereof, if applicable;
(E) if
such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a)
thereof; the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of
the applicable Restricted Global Note to be reduced accordingly
pursuant to Section 2.06(g), and the Company shall execute
and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order pursuant to
Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to
the Person designated in the instructions a Restricted Definitive
Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Restricted Definitive
Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in
such name or names and in such authorized denomination or
denominations as the Holder of such beneficial interest shall
instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and
the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver
such Restricted Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such
Notes are so registered. Any Restricted Definitive Note issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note
pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private
Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on
transfer contained therein.
(ii)
Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted
Definitive Notes . A Holder of a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an
Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial
interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note only if:
(A) such
exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Registered
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the Holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an
exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies
in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a
Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution
of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an
“affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the
Company;
(B) such
transfer is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Registrar
receives a certificate from such Holder to such effect;
(C) such
transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement; or
(D) the
Registrar receives the following: (1) if the Holder of such
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note that does
not bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such
Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or (2) if the Holder of
such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take
delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note that does not
bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such Holder
in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications
in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this
subparagraph (D) (except in the case of a transfer contemplated by
item (4)(a) or (d) of Exhibit B or by item (4)(b) of
Exhibit B in the case of any transfer after the Distribution
Compliance Period), an Opinion of Counsel in form, and from legal
counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Registrar and the Company to
the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the
Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained
herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required
in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
(iii)
Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to
Unrestricted Definitive Notes . If any Holder of a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for an
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Unrestricted
Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person
who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted
Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii), the Trustee shall cause the
aggregate principal amount of the applicable Unrestricted Global
Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(g),
and the Company shall execute and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order pursuant to Section 2.02, the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the
instructions an Unrestricted Definitive Note in the appropriate
principal amount. Any Unrestricted Definitive Note issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this
Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall be registered in such name or names
and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder
of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through
instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect
Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Unrestricted Definitive
Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.
Any Unrestricted Definitive Note issued in exchange for a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note pursuant to this
Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall not bear the Private Placement
Legend.
(d)
Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial
Interests in Global Notes .
(i)
Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in
Restricted Global Notes . If any Holder of a Restricted
Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted
Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon
receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if
the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange
such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;
(B) if
such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in
accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate
from such Holder to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if
such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S.
Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903
or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate from such
Holder to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if
such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an
Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than
those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (C) above, a
certificate from such Holder to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B, including the certifications required by item 3(b)
thereof; or
(E) if
such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth
in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(3)(a) thereof;
the Trustee
shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to
be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of
clause (A), the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of
clause (B) above, the Rule 144A Global Note, in the case
of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note, and in
all other cases, the IAI Global Note.
(ii)
Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in
Unrestricted Global Notes . A Holder of a Restricted Definitive
Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive
Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only
if:
(A)
such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Registered
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in
the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of
Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a
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son
participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or
(3) a Person who is an “affiliate” (as defined in
Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) such
transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the
Registrar receives a certificate from such Holder to such
effect;
(C) such
transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement; or
(D) the
Registrar receives the following: (1) if the Holder of such
Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a
beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate
from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including
the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or (2) if the
Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer
such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each
such case set forth in this subparagraph (D) (except in the case of
a transfer contemplated by item (4)(a) or (d) of
Exhibit B or by item (4)(b) of Exhibit B in the case of
any transfer after the Distribution Compliance Period), an Opinion
of Counsel, in form and from legal counsel reasonably acceptable to
the Registrar and the Company to the effect that such exchange or
transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the
restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private
Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act. Upon satisfaction of the
conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this
Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted
Definitive Notes so transferred or exchanged and increase or cause
to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted
Global Note.
(iii)
Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in
Unrestricted Global Notes . A Holder of an Unrestricted
Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in
an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt
of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall
cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or
cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the
Unrestricted Global Notes.
(iv)
Issuance of Unrestricted Global Notes . If any such exchange
or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest in a
Global Note is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(A), (ii)(B)
or (iii) of this Section 2.06(d) at a time when an
Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall
issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance
with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more
Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the principal amount of Definitive Notes so exchanged or
transferred.
(e)
Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive
Notes . Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such
Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this
Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or
exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of
transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or
surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or
accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by
its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the
requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications,
documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the
following provisions of this Section 2.06(e).
(i)
Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes .
Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered
in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a
Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the
following:
(A) if
the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (1) thereof;
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(B) if
the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or
Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (2) thereof;
(C) if
such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an
Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than
those listed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) above, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications required by item (3)(b)
thereof, if applicable; or
(D) if
such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth
in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(3)(a) thereof;
(ii)
Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes
. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder
thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a
Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note if:
(A) such
exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Registered
Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in
the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of
Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a
Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or
(3) a Person who is an “affiliate” (as defined in
Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) any
such transfer is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and
the Registrar receives a certificate from such Holder to such
effect;
(C) such
transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement; or
(D) the
Registrar receives the following: (1) if the Holder of such
Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an
Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item
(1)(d) thereof; or (2) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive
Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take
delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each
such case set forth in this subparagraph (D) (except in the case of
a transfer contemplated by item (4)(a) or (d) of
Exhibit B or by item (4)(b) of Exhibit B in the case of
any transfer after the Distribution Compliance Period), an Opinion
of Counsel in form, and from legal counsel, reasonably acceptable
to the Registrar and the Company to the effect that such exchange
or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the
restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private
Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.
(iii)
Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive
Notes . A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer
such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register
such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted
Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder
thereof.
(f)
Legends . The following legends shall appear on the face of
all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture
unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions
of this Indenture.
(i)
Private Placement Legend .
(A) Except
as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and
each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or
substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the
following form:
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“THE SALE OF
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND
ACCORDINGLY, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS MGM MIRAGE (THE
“COMPANY”) HAS INSTRUCTED THE TRUSTEE THAT THIS LEGEND
NO LONGER APPLIES, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT AS
SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE
HOLDER AGREES (I) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, RESELL, PLEDGE OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY, EXCEPT (A) TO THE
COMPANY; (B) UNDER A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN
DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; (C) TO A PERSON
THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT)
THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF
ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AND TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN
THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, ALL IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A (IF AVAILABLE); (D) IN AN OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION COMPLYING WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; OR (E) UNDER ANY OTHER AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT;
AND (2) THAT IT WILL, PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE
PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING CLAUSE (E), FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND
THE COMPANY SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER
INFORMATION AS THEY MAY REQUIRE AND MAY RELY UPON TO CONFIRM THAT
SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT. IN ANY EVENT, NO AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY MAY
RESELL THIS NOTE OTHER THAN IN CONFORMITY WITH RULE 144 BEFORE ONE
YEAR AFTER THE LAST DATE OF ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF
NOTES.”
The Private
Placement Legend shall be deemed removed from the face of any Note
without further action of the Company, the Trustee or the Holder of
such Note at such time as the Company shall have delivered a
Transferability Certificate executed by an Officer to the Trustee
certifying that the Private Placement Legend can be removed because
such Note may be resold to the public in accordance with
Rule 144 without regard to volume, manner of sale or any other
restrictions contained in Rule 144 (other than the holding
period requirement in paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of Rule 144 so long as
such holding period requirement is satisfied at such time of
determination) by Holders that are not Affiliates of the Company.
Concurrently with such deemed removal of the Private Placement
Legend, the CUSIP Number for each Restricted Global Note shall be
deemed to be 552953BN0.
(B) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant
to subparagraphs (b)(iv), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii),
(e)(ii) or (e)(iii) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in
exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the
Private Placement Legend.
(ii)
Global Note Legend . Each Global Note shall bear a legend in
substantially the following form (unless otherwise specified by the
Depositary):
“THIS NOTE
IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER
REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A
NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART
FOR A NOTE REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THE NOTE IN WHOLE OR IN
PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE
DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.”
(iii)
Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend . Each
temporary Note that is a Global Note issued pursuant to
Regulation S shall bear a legend in substantially the
following form: THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY
GLOBAL NOTE, AND THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS
EXCHANGE FOR DEFINITIVE NOTES, ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE.
THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF ALSO AGREES,
REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IF IT IS A PURCHASER IN A SALE THAT
OCCURS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S
OF THE SECURITIES ACT, IT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, UNTIL EXPIRATION OF
THE “40-DAY DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD” WITHIN THE
MEANING OF RULE 903 OF REGULATION S, ANY OFFER OR SALE OF THIS NOTE
SHALL NOT BE MADE BY IT
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TO A U.S.
PERSON TO OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF A U.S. PERSON WITHIN THE
MEANING OF RULE 902(k) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
(g)
Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes . At such
time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have
been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has
been redeemed, repurchased or cancelled in whole and not in part,
each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and
cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11. At
any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in
a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will
take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in
another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount
of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced
accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by
the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to
reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being
exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global
Note, the principal amount of Notes represented by such other
Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall
be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at
the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
(h)
General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges
.
(i) The
Notes shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Note for
registration of transfer and in compliance with this
Section 2.06. When a Note is presented to the Registrar with a
request to register a transfer, the Registrar shall register the
transfer as requested if the requirements of Section 8-401 of
the Uniform Commercial Code and this Section 2.06 are met.
When Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request to
exchange them for an equal principal amount of Notes of other
denominations, the Registrar shall make the exchange as requested
if the same requirements are met.
(ii) To
permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and
Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication
Order.
(iii) No
service charge shall be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest
in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any
registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar
governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any
such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon
exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.07 and
9.06).
(iv) The
Registrar shall retain copies of all certificates, Opinions of
Counsel, notices and other written communications received pursuant
to this Section 2.06. The Company shall have the right to
inspect and make copies of all such certificates, Opinions of
Counsel, notices or other written communications at any reasonable
time upon the giving of reasonable written notice to the
Registrar.
(v) All
Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of
transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be
the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same
indebtedness, and entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon
such registration of transfer or exchange.
(vi) The
Company, Trustee and Registrar shall not be required (A) to
issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during
a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before
the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under
Section 3.02 and ending at the close of business on the day of
selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any
Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the
unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part or
(C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between
a record date and the next succeeding interest payment
date.
(vii)
Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any
Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the
Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner
of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on such Notes,
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payment of the
redemption price of the Notes and for all other purposes, and none
of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
(viii) The
Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02.
(ix) All
certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be
submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to
effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by
facsimile, with an original of such document to be sent promptly
thereafter.
(x) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, as to any certifications and
certificates delivered to the Registrar pursuant to this
Section 2.06, the Registrar’s duties shall be limited to
confirming that any such certifications and certificates delivered
to it are in the form of Exhibits B, C and D attached hereto. The
Registrar shall not be responsible for confirming the truth or
accuracy of representations made in any such certifications or
certificates.
(i)
Exchange Offer; Private Exchange .
(i) Promptly
after the expiration of the Registered Exchange Offer in accordance
with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue
and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with
Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate (A) one or
more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the sum of (1) the principal amount of the beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes validly tendered for
acceptance by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of
Transmittal that they are entitled to participate under the
Registered Exchange Offer pursuant to the terms thereof, and
accepted for exchange in the Registered Exchange Offer, and
(2) the principal amount of Definitive Notes exchanged or
transferred for beneficial interests in Unrestricted Global Notes
in connection with the Registered Exchange Offer pursuant to
Section 2.06(d)(ii), and (B) Unrestricted Definitive
Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal
amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in
the Registered Exchange Offer (other than Definitive Notes
described in clause (A)(2) immediately above). Concurrently with
the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate
principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be
reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and, upon
receipt of an Authentication Order pursuant to Section 2.02,
the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Persons
designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted
Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal amount.
(ii) If,
upon consummation of a Registered Exchange Offer, any Initial
Purchasers hold Initial Notes (or beneficial interests therein)
acquired by them as part of the initial distribution,
simultaneously with the delivery of the Exchange Notes pursuant to
the Registered Exchange Offer, upon the written request of such
Initial Purchasers, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the
Trustee shall authenticate, in exchange (a “ Private
Exchange ”) for the Initial Notes held by such
Initial Purchasers, (A) one or more Restricted Global Notes in
an aggregate principal amount equal to the sum of (1) the
principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted
Global Notes validly tendered for acceptance by such Initial
Purchasers and (2) the principal amount of Restricted
Definitive Notes being exchanged or transferred by such Initial
Purchasers for beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes in
connection therewith pursuant to Section 2.06(d)(i) and
(B) Restricted Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Restricted
Definitive Notes tendered for exchange by such Initial Purchasers
(other than Definitive Notes described in clause (A)(2) immediately
above) (collectively, the “ Private Exchange
Notes ”). Concurrently with the issuance of such
Private Exchange Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate
principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be
reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and, upon
receipt of an Authentication Order pursuant to Section 2.02,
the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Persons
designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted
Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal amount. The Company
shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Private
Exchange Notes to bear the same CUSIP number as the Exchange
Notes.
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SECTION 2.07.
REPLACEMENT NOTES.
If a mutilated
Note is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Note
claims that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken,
the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a
replacement Note if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the
Uniform Commercial Code are met, such that the Holder
(i) satisfies the Company or the Trustee within a reasonable
time after he has notice of such loss, destruction or wrongful
taking and the Registrar does not register a transfer prior to
receiving such notification, (ii) makes such request to the
Company or the Trustee prior to the Note being acquired by a
protected purchaser as defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform
Commercial Code (a “ protected purchaser
”) and (iii) satisfies any other reasonable requirements
of the Trustee and the Company including evidence of the
destruction, loss or theft of the Note. Such Holder shall furnish
an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee to
protect the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee, the
Paying Agent, and the Registrar from any loss that any of them may
suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company and the Trustee may
charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a Note including
the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be required. In the event any such
mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note has become or
is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion
may pay such Note instead of issuing a new Note in replacement
thereof.
Every replacement
Note is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be
entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionally with all other Notes duly issued
hereunder.
The provisions of
this Section 2.07 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the
extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the
replacement or payment of mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully
taken Notes.
SECTION 2.08.
OUTSTANDING NOTES.
Outstanding
Notes, means, as of the date of determination, all Notes
theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture,
except:
(i) Notes
theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation, including Notes tendered and exchanged for other
securities of the Company;
(ii) Notes
for which payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has
been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent
(other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in
trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying
Agent) for the Holders of such Notes; provided ,
however , that if such Notes are to be redeemed, then notice
of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture
or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made and
the date for such redemption has passed;
(iii) Notes,
except to the extent provided in Section 8.04, with respect to
which the Company has effected defeasance as provided in
Article VIII; and
(iv) Notes
paid pursuant to Section 2.07 and Notes in exchange for or in
lieu of which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered
pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Notes in respect of
which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof
satisfactory to it that such Notes are held by a bona fide
purchaser in whose hands such Notes are valid obligations of the
Company;
provided , however , that in determining whether
the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes Outstanding
have performed any Act hereunder, Notes owned by the Company or any
other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of
such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be
Outstanding ( provided , that in connection with any offer
by the Company or any obligor to purchase or exchange Notes, Notes
tendered by a Holder shall be Outstanding until the date of
purchase or exchange), except that, in determining whether the
Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such Act, only Notes
which a Trust Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned
shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in
good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee
establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s
right to act with respect to such
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Notes and that
the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes
or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other
obligor.
SECTION 2.09.
INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
SECTION 2.10.
TEMPORARY NOTES.
Until certificates
representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare
and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall
authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be
substantially in the form of Definitive Notes but may have
variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary
Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without
unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall
authenticate Definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits
of this Indenture.
SECTION 2.11.
CANCELLATION.
All Notes
surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer or exchange shall, if
surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to
the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office. All Notes so delivered
shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. The Company may at any
time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously
authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have
acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee
(or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for
cancellation any Notes previously authenticated hereunder which the
Company has not issued, and all Notes so delivered shall be
promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Notes shall be authenticated
in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes cancelled as provided in
this Section, except as permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled
Notes held by the Trustee shall be delivered to the Company upon
Company Request. The acquisition of any Notes by the Company shall
not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness
represented thereby unless and until such Notes are surrendered to
the Trustee for cancellation. The Notes shall not be disposed of
until exchanged in full for Definitive Notes or until payment
thereon is made in full.
SECTION 2.12.
DEFAULTED INTEREST.
(a) Any
interest on any Note which is payable but is not punctually paid or
duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date (herein called
“ Defaulted Interest ”) shall forthwith
cease to be payable to the registered Holder on the relevant
Regular Record Date by virtue of his having been such registered
Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at
its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or
(2) below:
(1) The
Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the
Persons in whose names such Notes (or their respective Predecessor
Note) are registered at the close of business on a special record
date (the “ Special Record Date ”) for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the
following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing
of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each
such Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same
time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee prior to
10:00 a.m., New York City time, an amount of money equal to
the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such
Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the
Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment,
such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of
the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause
provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest. The Trustee shall promptly
notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and
at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed
payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date
therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Holders
of such Notes at their addresses as they appear in the Note
Register, not less than 15 days prior to such Special Record
Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and
the Special Record Date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid,
such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names
such Notes (or their respective Predecessor Note) are registered at
the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no
longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).
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(2) The
Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on Notes in any
other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which such Notes may be listed, and upon
such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice
is given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment
pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed
practicable by the Trustee.
(b) Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Note delivered
under this Indenture upon transfer of, in exchange for, or in lieu
of, any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and
unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other
Note.
SECTION 2.13.
CUSIP, ISIN OR COMMON CODE NUMBERS.
The Company in
issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP,” “ISIN”
or “Common Code” numbers (if then generally in use)
and, if so, the Trustee shall use such numbers in notices of
redemption or repurchase as a convenience to Holders;
provided , however , that any such notice may state
that no representation is made as to the correctness of such
numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any
notice of a redemption or repurchase and that reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the
Notes, and any such redemption or repurchase shall not be affected
by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall
promptly notify the Trustee of any change in “CUSIP”,
“ISIN” or “Common Code” numbers.
SECTION 2.14.
ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL NOTES.
If authorized by a
Board Resolution, the Company shall be entitled to issue Additional
Notes under this Indenture which shall have substantially identical
terms as the Notes, other than with respect to the date of
issuance, issue price, amount of interest payable on the first
interest payment date applicable thereto or upon a registration
default as provided under a registration rights agreement related
thereto, if any (and if such Additional Notes shall be issued in
the form of Unrestricted Notes, other than with respect to transfer
restrictions); provided that such issuance shall be made in
compliance with this Indenture; provided , however ,
that no Additional Notes may be issued at a price that would cause
such Additional Notes to have “original issue discount”
within the meaning of Section 1273 of the Code. The Initial
Notes issued on the Closing Date, any Additional Notes and all
Exchange Notes or Private Exchange Notes issued in exchange for
such Initial Notes or Additional Notes shall be treated as a single
class for all purposes under this Indenture.
With respect to
any Additional Notes, the Company shall set forth in an
Officers’ Certificate, a copy of which shall be delivered to
the Trustee, or in a supplemental indenture, the following
information:
(1) the
aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding immediately prior
to the issuance of such Additional Notes;
(2) the
aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be
authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture;
(3) the issue
price and the issue date of such Additional Notes and the amount of
interest payable on the first interest payment date applicable
thereto;
(4) the
“CUSIP”, “ISIN” or “Common
Code” number, as applicable, of such Additional Notes;
and
(5) whether
such Additional Notes shall be Restricted Notes, and in which form
and pursuant to which exemptions from the Securities Act they may
be issued and resold, or whether they shall be Unrestricted Notes
issued pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities
Act.
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SECTION 3.01.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
The Notes are
redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part at any
time at a redemption price (the “ Redemption
Price ”) equal to the greater of:
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thereof; or
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as
determined by an Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the
present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and
interest on the Notes to be redeemed (not including any portion of
such payments of interest accrued to the Redemption Date)
discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a
360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted
Treasury Rate, plus 50 basis points,
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plus, in either
of the above cases, accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption
Date on the Notes to be redeemed.
“
Adjusted Treasury Rate ” means, with respect to
any Redemption Date:
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the
yield, under the heading which represents the average for the
immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently
published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or
any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes
yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities
adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury
Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the
Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months
before or after the Remaining Life (as defined below), yields for
the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the
Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted
Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such
yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month);
or
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if
such release (or any successor release) is not published during the
week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such
yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent
yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated
using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a
percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable
Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.
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The Adjusted
Treasury Rate shall be calculated on the third Business Day
preceding the Redemption Date.
“Comparable Treasury Issue ” means the
United States Treasury security selected by an Independent
Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining
term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the
time of selection and in accordance with customary financial
practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of
comparable maturity to the remaining term of such securities
(“ Remaining Life ”).
“
Comparable Treasury Price ” means (1) the
average of four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such
Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent
Investment Banker obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury
Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
“Independent Investment Banker ” means
one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the
Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer ” means any
primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City selected
by the Company.
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“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations ”
means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any
Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Independent
Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable
Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its
principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment
Banker at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day
preceding such Redemption Date.
SECTION 3.02.
ELECTION TO REDEEM; NOTICE TO TRUSTEE.
The election of
the Company to redeem the Notes shall be evidenced by a Board
Resolution. The Company shall, not less than 35 (unless a shorter
notice period is acceptable to the Trustee) nor more than
60 days before the Redemption Date fixed by the Company,
notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date, the Redemption Price,
the CUSIP numbers and the principal amount of Notes to be
redeemed.
SECTION 3.03.
SELECTION BY TRUSTEE OF NOTES TO BE REDEEMED.
If less than all
the Notes are to be redeemed at the election of the Company, the
particular Notes to be redeemed shall be selected not more than
60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee from the
Outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption by such
method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may
provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the
minimum authorized denomination for Notes or any integral multiple
thereof) of the principal amount of Notes in a denomination larger
than the minimum authorized denomination for Notes pursuant to
Section 2.01(a) in the currency in which the Notes are
denominated. The portions of the principal amount of Notes so
selected for partial redemption shall be equal to the minimum
authorized denominations for Notes pursuant to Section 2.01(a)
in the currency in which the Notes are denominated or any integral
multiple thereof. In any case when more than one Note is registered
in the same name, the Trustee, in its discretion, may treat the
aggregate principal amount so registered as if it were represented
by one Note.
The Trustee shall
promptly notify the Company and the U.S. Depositary for the Notes
(if other than itself) in writing of the Notes selected for
redemption and, in the case of any Notes selected for partial
redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
For all purposes
of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all
provisions relating to the redemption of Notes shall relate, in the
case of any Note redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the
portion of the principal amount of such Note which has been or is
to be redeemed.
SECTION 3.04.
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.
Notice of
redemption shall be given by the Company, or at the Company’s
written request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of
the Company, not less than 30 days and not more than
60 days prior to the Redemption Date to the Holders of the
Notes to be redeemed pursuant to this Article III, in the
manner provided in Section 11.02. Any notice so given shall be
conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the
Holder receives such notice. Failure to give such notice, or any
defect in such notice to the Holder of any Note, in whole or in
part, shall not affect the sufficiency of any notice of redemption
with respect to the Holder of any other Note.
All notices of
redemption shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including CUSIP
number) and shall state:
(b) the
Redemption Price,
(c) that
Notes are being redeemed by the Company pursuant to provisions
contained in this Indenture or the terms of the Notes, together
with a brief statement of the facts permitting such
redemption,
(d) that all
Outstanding Notes are to be redeemed,
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(e) that on
the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and
payable upon each such Note to be redeemed, and that interest
thereon, if any, shall cease to accrue on and after said date,
and
(f) the Place
or Places of Payment where such Notes are to be surrendered for
payment of the Redemption Price.
SECTION 3.05.
DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE.
On or prior to
10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Redemption Date for any
Notes, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying
Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent,
segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 4.05) an
amount of money in the currency in which such Notes are denominated
sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of such Notes which are to
be redeemed on that date.
SECTION 3.06.
NOTES PAYABLE ON REDEMPTION DATE.
Notice of
redemption having been given as aforesaid, any Notes so to be
redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at
the Redemption Price in the currency in which the Notes are
payable, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall
default in the payment of the Redemption Price) such Notes shall
cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Note for
redemption in accordance with said notice, such Note shall be paid
by the Company at the Redemption Price; provided ,
however , that installments of interest on Notes which have
a Stated Maturity on or prior to the Redemption Date for such Notes
shall be payable according to the terms of such Notes and the
provisions of Section 2.04, Section 2.12 and
Section 4.05.
If any Note called
for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for
redemption, the principal (and premium, if any) shall, until paid,
bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed
therefor in the Note.
SECTION 3.07.
NOTES REDEEMED IN PART.
Any Note which is
to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the Corporate
Trust Office with, if the Company, the U.S. Depositary for the
Notes or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the
U.S. Depositary for the Notes and the Trustee duly executed by, the
Holder thereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in
writing, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Note without service
charge, a new Note or Notes, of like tenor and form, of any
authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate
principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed
portion of the principal of the Note so surrendered. In the case of
a Note providing appropriate space for such notation, at the option
of the Holder thereof, the Trustee, in lieu of delivering a new
Note or Notes as aforesaid, may make a notation on such Note of the
payment of the redeemed portion thereof.
SECTION 3.08.
MANDATORY DISPOSITION OF NOTES PURSUANT TO GAMING
LAWS.
Each Holder and
beneficial owner, by accepting or otherwise acquiring an interest
in the Notes, shall be deemed to have agreed that if the Gaming
Authority of any jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries conducts or proposes to conduct gaming requires that a
Person who is a Holder or beneficial owner must be licensed,
qualified or found suitable under the applicable Gaming Laws, such
Holder or beneficial owner shall apply for a license, qualification
or a finding of suitability within the required time period. If
such Person fails to apply or become licensed or qualified or is
found unsuitable (a “ Disqualified Holder
”), then the Company shall have the right, at its option,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture:
(i) to
require such Person to dispose of its Notes or beneficial interest
therein within 30 days of receipt of notice of the Company’s
election or such earlier date as may be requested or prescribed by
such Gaming Authority; or
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(ii) to
redeem such Notes, which Redemption Date may be less than
30 days following the notice of redemption if so requested or
prescribed by the Gaming Authority, at a redemption price equal
to:
(a) the
Person’s cost, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to
the earlier of the Redemption Date or the date of the finding of
unsuitability or failure to comply; and
(b) 100% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the
earlier of the Redemption Date or the date of the finding of
unsuitability or failure to comply; or
(2) such other
amount as may be required by applicable Gaming Laws or by order of
any Gaming Authority.
The Company shall
notify the Trustee in writing of any such Disqualified Holder
status or redemption as soon as practicable. The Company shall not
be responsible for any costs or expenses any such Holder or
beneficial owner may incur in connection with its application for a
license, qualification or a finding of suitability. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Indenture, immediately upon the
imposition of a requirement to dispose of Notes by a Gaming
Authority, such Person shall, to the extent required by applicable
Gaming Laws, have no further right (i) to exercise, directly
or indirectly, through any trustee, nominee or any other person or
entity, any right conferred by the Notes or (ii) to receive
any interest, dividends or any other distributions or payments with
respect to the Notes or any remuneration in any form with respect
to the Notes from the Company or the Trustee, except the redemption
price.
SECTION 4.01.
PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM AND INTEREST.
The Company
covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Notes, that it will
duly and punctually pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest on the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes and
this Indenture.
(a) Whether
or not required by the Commission, so long as any Notes are
outstanding, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee within
15 days after the time periods specified in the
Commission’s rules and regulations:
(1) all
quarterly and annual financial information that would be required
to be contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and
10-K if the Company were required to file such Forms, including a
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” and, with respect to the
annual information only, a report thereon by the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm; and
(2) all
current reports that would be required to be filed with the
Commission on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such
reports.
(b) In
addition, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, for so long as
any Notes remain outstanding, shall furnish to the Holders and to
securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request,
the information required to be delivered pursuant to
Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. The Company shall at
all times comply with TIA § 314(a).
Delivery of such
reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for
informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such
reports, information and documents shall not constitute
constructive notice of any information contained therein or
determinable from information contained therein, including the
Company’s com-
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pliance with
any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled
to rely conclusively on the Officer’s Certificate described
in Section 4.03). The Trustee is under no duty to examine such
reports, information or documents to ensure compliance with the
provisions of this Indenture or to ascertain the correctness or
accuracy of the information or the statements contained therein.
The Trustee is entitled to assume such compliance and correctness
unless an Officer of the Trustee is informed in writing
otherwise.
SECTION 4.03.
OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE AS TO COMPLIANCE.
The Company will
deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each
fiscal year, a certificate of the principal executive officer,
principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the
Company stating whether or not, to the knowledge of the signer
thereof, the Company is in compliance with all covenants and
conditions under this Indenture, and, in the event of any
noncompliance, specifying such noncompliance and the nature and
status thereof of which such signer may have knowledge. For
purposes of this Section, such compliance shall be determined
without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice
provided under this Indenture.
The Company shall,
within 30 calendar days, upon becoming aware of any Event of
Default, deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such
Default.
Except with
respect to a payment Default and any Default described in the
certificates delivered pursuant to this Section 4.03, the
Trustee shall have no duty to review, ascertain or confirm the
Company’s compliance with, or the breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant set forth in this
Indenture.
SECTION 4.04.
MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.
The Company will
maintain in each Place of Payment an office or agency where Notes
may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Notes may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, where Notes
that are convertible may be surrendered for conversion, if
applicable, and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in
respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. If the Notes
are listed on The Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the
Republic of Ireland, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange or any other
stock exchange located outside the United States and such stock
exchange shall so require, the Company will maintain a Paying Agent
for the Notes in London, Luxembourg or any other required city
located outside the United States, as the case may be, so long as
the Notes are listed on such exchange, and subject to any laws or
regulations applicable thereto, in a Place of Payment located
outside the United States an office or agency where any Notes may
be surrendered for registration of transfer, where Notes may be
surrendered for exchange or redemption and where notices and
demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this
Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written
notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the
location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company
shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall
fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such
presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or
served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and the Company
hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all
presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Company may
also from time to time designate different or additional offices or
agencies to be maintained for such purposes (in or outside of such
Place of Payment), and may from time to time rescind any such
designations; provided , however , that no such
designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company
of its obligations described in the preceding paragraph. The
Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such
additional designation or rescission of designation and any change
in the location of any such different or additional office or
agency.
SECTION 4.05.
MONEY FOR NOTES; PAYMENTS TO BE HELD IN TRUST.
If the Company
shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to the
Notes, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest on any of the Notes, segregate and
hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum
sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest
so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or
otherwise disposed of as herein provided, and will promptly notify
the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.
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Whenever the
Company shall have one or more Paying Agents with respect to the
Notes, it will, by or on each due date of the principal (and
premium, if any) or interest on any Notes, deposit with any such
Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if
any) or interest so becoming due (in same day funds and, if a
Global Note is Outstanding, by 10:00 a.m., New York City time,
in order for the Trustee to make payment to the U.S. Depositary for
such Note in accordance with rules of such U.S. Depositary), such
sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled
thereto, and (unless any such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the
Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure
so to act.
The Company will
cause each Paying Agent with respect to the Notes other than the
Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in
which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to
the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent
will:
(a) hold all
sums held by it for the payment of the principal of (and premium,
if any) or interest on Notes in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such
Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;
(b) give the
Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor
upon the Notes) in the making of any payment of principal (and
premium, if any) or interest on the Notes; and
(c) at any
time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written
request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so
held in trust by such Paying Agent.
The Company may at
any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by
Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all
sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums
to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which
such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon
such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent
shall be released from all further liability with respect to such
money.
Any money
deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the
Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of (and premium,
if any) or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two
years after such principal (and premium, if any) or interest has
become due and payable shall be paid to the Company upon Company
Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from
such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an
unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment
thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with
respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as
trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided ,
however , that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before
being required to make any such repayment, shall at the expense of
the Company cause to be transmitted in the manner and to the extent
provided by Section 11.02, notice that such money remains
unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein,
which
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