Exhibit 4.1
Visteon Corporation,
The
Note Guarantors named herein
and
The
Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.,
as
Trustee
12.25%
Senior Notes due 2016
SECOND
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated
as of June 18, 2008
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY
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Section 1.1.
Definitions
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Section 1.2.
Rules of Construction
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ARTICLE II
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THE NOTES
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Section 2.1.
Form and Dating
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Section 2.2.
Global Note Provisions
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Section 2.3.
Legends
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Section 2.4.
Transfer and Exchange
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Section 2.5.
Additional Notes
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ARTICLE III
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COVENANTS
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Section 3.1.
Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness
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Section 3.2.
Limitation on Guarantees of Company Indebtedness
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Section 3.3.
Limitation on Restricted Payments
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Section 3.4.
Limitation on Asset Sales
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Section 3.5.
Limitation on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries
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Section 3.6.
Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting
Restricted Subsidiaries
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Section 3.7.
Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates
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Section 3.8.
Reports to Holders
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Section 3.9.
Reports Required To Permit Rule 144 Resales
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Section 3.10.
Change of Control
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Section 3.11.
Further Instruments and Acts
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Section 3.12.
Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws
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ARTICLE IV
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MERGER, CONSOLIDATION AND SALE OF
ASSETS
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Section 4.1.
Limitation on Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets
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ARTICLE V
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OPTIONAL REDEMPTION OF NOTES AND
PUT RIGHT IN RESPECT OF THE NOTES
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Section 5.1.
Optional Redemption
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Section 5.2.
Election to Redeem
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Section 5.3.
Notices to Trustee
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Section 5.4.
Notice of Redemption
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Section 5.5.
Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed in Part
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Section 5.6.
Deposit of Redemption Price
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Section 5.7.
Notes Payable on Redemption Date
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Section 5.8.
Unredeemed Portions of Partially Redeemed Note
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Section 5.9.
Put Right
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ARTICLE VI
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DEFAULTS AND
REMEDIES
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Section 6.1.
Events of Default
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Section 6.2.
Acceleration
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Section 6.3.
Waiver of Past Defaults
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Section 6.4.
Control by Majority
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Section 6.5.
Limitation on Suits
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Section 6.6.
Collection Suit by Trustee
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Section 6.7.
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim, etc.
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ARTICLE VII
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DEFEASANCE; DISCHARGE OF
INDENTURE
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Section 7.1.
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
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Section 7.2.
Conditions to Defeasance
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Section 7.3.
Application of Trust Money
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Section 7.4.
Repayment to Company
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Section 7.5.
Indemnity for U.S. Government Obligations
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Section 7.6.
Reinstatement
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Section 7.7.
Satisfaction and Discharge
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ARTICLE VIII
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AMENDMENTS TO SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE
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Section 8.1.
Without Consent of Holders
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Section 8.2.
With Consent of Holders
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Section 8.3.
Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers
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Section 8.4.
Notation on or Exchange of Notes
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Section 8.5.
Trustee to Sign Amendments and Supplements
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ARTICLE IX
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NOTE GUARANTEES
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Section 9.1.
Note Guarantees
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Section 9.2.
Limitation on Liability; Termination, Release and Discharge
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Section 9.3.
Guarantors May Consolidate, etc. on Certain Terms
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Section 9.4.
Right of Contribution
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Section 9.5.
No Subrogation
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Section 9.6.
Additional Note Guarantees
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Section 9.7.
Intellectual Property Note Guarantors
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ARTICLE X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 10.1.
Notices
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Section 10.3.
Application of Supplemental Indenture
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Section 10.4.
Benefits of Supplemental Indenture
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Section 10.5.
Additional Trustee Provisions
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Section 10.6.
Duplicate and Counterpart Originals
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Section 10.7.
Severability
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Section 10.8.
Table of Contents; Headings
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EXHIBIT
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FORM OF FACE OF NOTE |
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EXHIBIT
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER
TO QIB |
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EXHIBIT
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER
PURSUANT TO REGULATION S |
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EXHIBIT
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER
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EXHIBIT
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FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR
ADDITIONAL NOTE GUARANTEE |
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EXHIBIT
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LIST OF DISSOLUTION
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EXHIBIT
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FORM OF PUT NOTICE |
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This
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of June 18, 2008,
among Visteon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”), the Note Guarantors listed on the
signature pages hereto, as guarantors of the Company’s
obligations under the Indenture (as defined below) applicable to
the Notes (as defined below), this Supplemental Indenture and the
Notes, and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (the “
Trustee ”), as Trustee.
WHEREAS,
the Corporation has heretofore executed and delivered to the
Trustee an Amended and Restated Indenture (as it may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, the “ Indenture ),
dated as of March 10, 2004, providing for the issuance, from
time to time, of securities (the “ Securities ”)
evidencing its unsecured indebtedness;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 2.03 of the
Indenture, the Corporation and the Trustee may enter into
indentures supplemental to the Indenture for, among other things,
the purpose of establishing the form and terms of Securities of any
series;
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to issue a series of senior debt Securities
under the Indenture, and has duly authorized the creation and
issuance of such debt securities and the execution and delivery of
this Supplemental Indenture;
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Trustee deem it advisable to enter into this
Supplemental Indenture for the purposes of establishing the terms
of such debt securities and providing for the rights, obligations
and duties of the Trustee with respect to such debt
securities;
WHEREAS,
the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture has been
authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors (as defined
below) of the Company of March 13, 2008;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee and
the Corporation are authorized to execute and deliver this
Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS,
all conditions and requirements of the Indenture necessary to make
this Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal instrument
in accordance with its terms have been performed and fulfilled by
the parties hereto and the execution and delivery thereof have been
in all respects duly authorized by the parties hereto.
Each
party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and
for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the
Company’s 12.25% Senior Notes due 2016 issued
hereunder:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.1.
Definitions . Capitalized terms are used as defined in the
Indenture unless otherwise defined herein.
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ABL Credit Facility ” means the Credit Agreement,
dated as of August 14, 2006, among the Company, certain of its
subsidiaries named therein, the lenders party thereto, Bank of
America, NA, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, New York and
Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation (Central), as Documentation
Agents, Citicorp USA, Inc., as Syndication Agent, JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as Joint Bookrunners and Joint
Lead Arrangers with the related documents thereto (including,
without limitation, any Guarantee agreements and security
documents) and as all such agreements may be amended (including any
amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise
modified, including any agreement adding subsidiaries of the
Company as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder or
extending the maturity of all or any portion of the Indebtedness
under such agreement(s).
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Acquired Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of a Person
or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes
a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time it merges or consolidates
with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or is
assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such
Person. Such Indebtedness will be deemed to have been Incurred at
the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time
it merges or consolidates with the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary or at the time such Indebtedness is assumed in
connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person.
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Additional Note Board Resolutions ” has the meaning
assigned to it in Section 2.5(b) .
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Additional Note Supplemental Indenture ” means a
supplement to this Supplemental Indenture duly executed and
delivered by the Company, each Note Guarantor and the Trustee
pursuant to Article IX of the Indenture and
Section 2.5 and Article VIII hereof providing
for the issuance of Additional Notes.
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Additional Notes ” means the Company’s 12.25%
Senior Notes due 2016 originally issued after the Issue Date in
accordance with the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture,
including any replacement Notes or, if applicable, exchange Notes,
as specified in the relevant Additional Note Board Resolutions or
Additional Note Supplemental Indenture issued therefor in
accordance with this Supplemental Indenture.
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Additional Note Guarantee ” has the meaning assigned
to it in Section 9.6 .
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Additional Note Guarantor ” has the meaning assigned
to it in Section 9.6 .
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Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified
Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such specified Person. The term
“control” means the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise; provided , that
beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person
will be deemed to be control. For purposes of this definition, the
terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and
“under common control with” have correlative
meanings.
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Affiliate Transaction ” has the meaning assigned to it
in Section 3.7(1) .
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Agent Members ” has the meaning assigned to it in
Section 2.2(b) .
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Applicable Procedures ” means, with respect to any
transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in a Global
Note, the rules and procedures of DTC that apply to such transfer
or exchange.
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Asset Acquisition ” means:
(1) an Investment by the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary in any other Person pursuant to which
such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, or is merged with or
into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) the acquisition by the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary of the assets of any Person (other than a
Subsidiary of the Company) which constitute all or substantially
all of the assets of such Person or comprises any division or line
of business of such Person or any other properties or assets of
such Person other than in the ordinary course of business; or
(3) any Revocation with respect to an
Unrestricted Subsidiary.
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Asset Sale ” means any direct or indirect sale,
disposition, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease, assignment or
other transfer, including a Sale and Leaseback Transaction (each, a
“disposition”) by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of:
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Notwithstanding
the preceding, the following items will not be deemed to be Asset
Sales:
(1) the disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries as permitted under Section 4.1 ;
(2) a disposition of inventory or of
negligible, uneconomic, obsolete or worn-out assets, in each case
in the ordinary course of business;
(3) dispositions of assets (including
all the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary) in any fiscal
year with a Fair Market Value not to exceed $5 million in the
aggregate;
(4) for purposes of
Section 3.4 only, the making of a Permitted Investment
or Restricted Payment permitted under Section 3.3
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(5) a disposition to the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary, including a Person that is or will become a
Restricted Subsidiary immediately after the disposition;
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provided
that this clause (5) will not apply to dispositions by Note
Guarantors to Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Note
Guarantors;
(6) the creation of a Lien permitted
under the Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture;
(7) leases, subleases, licenses and
sub-licenses in the ordinary course of business which do not
materially interfere with the business of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries;
(8) a disposition of Qualified
Capital Stock of Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries to qualify
directors where required under applicable law;
(9) dispositions of accounts
receivable in connection with the compromise, writedown or
collection thereof in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice; and
(10) the sale or disposition of
Receivables, any Related Security and any Other Securitization
Assets in connection with the European Financing or Permitted
Receivables Financings (and, whether pursuant to the European
Financing or otherwise, the sale or disposition of Receivables, any
Related Security and any Other Securitization Assets by the
Securitization Subsidiary).
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Asset Sale Offer ” has the meaning assigned to it in
Section 3.4(4) .
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Asset Sale Offer Amount ” has the meaning assigned to
it in Section 3.4(4) .
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Asset Sale Offer Notice ” means notice of an Asset
Sale Offer made pursuant to Section 3.4 , which shall
be mailed first class, postage prepaid, to each record Holder as
shown on the Security Register within 20 days following the
360 th
day after the receipt of Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale, with
a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the
Asset Sale Offer, and shall state:
(1) the circumstances of the Asset
Sale or Sales, the Net Cash Proceeds of which are included in the
Asset Sale Offer, that an Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant
to Section 3.4 of this Supplemental Indenture, and that
all Notes that are timely tendered will be accepted for
payment;
(2) the Asset Sale Offer Amount and
the Asset Sale Offer Payment Date, which date shall be a Business
Day no earlier than 20 business days nor later than 60 days
from the date the Asset Sale Offer notice is mailed (other than as
may be required by law);
(3) that any Notes or portions
thereof not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to
accrue interest;
(4) that, unless the Company defaults
in the payment of the Asset Sale Offer Amount with respect thereto,
all Notes or portions thereof accepted for payment pursuant
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to the Asset
Sale Offer shall cease to accrue interest from and after the Asset
Sale Offer Payment Date;
(5) that any Holder electing to have
any Notes or portions thereof purchased pursuant to the Asset Sale
Offer will be required to surrender such Notes, with the form
entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the
reverse of such Notes completed, to the Paying Agent at the address
specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third
Business Day preceding the Asset Sale Offer Payment Date;
(6) that any Holder shall be entitled
to withdraw such election if the Paying Agent receives, not later
than the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the
Asset Sale Offer Payment Date, a facsimile transmission or letter,
setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes
delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is
withdrawing such Holder’s election to have such Notes or
portions thereof purchased pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer;
(7) that any Holder electing to have
Notes purchased pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer must specify the
principal amount that is being tendered for purchase, which
principal amount must be $1,000 or an integral multiple
thereof;
(8) that any Holder of Certificated
Notes whose Certificated Notes are being purchased only in part
will be issued new Certificated Notes equal in principal amount to
the unpurchased portion of the Certificated Note or Notes
surrendered, which unpurchased portion will be equal in principal
amount to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof;
(9) that the Trustee will return to
the Holder of a Global Note that is being purchased in part, such
Global Note with a notation on the schedule of increases or
decreases thereof adjusting the principal amount thereof to be
equal to the unpurchased portion of such Global Note; and
(10) any other information necessary
to enable any Holder to tender Notes and to have such Notes
purchased pursuant to Section 3.4 .
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Asset Sale Offer Payment Date ” has the meaning
assigned to it in Section 3.4(6) .
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Asset Sale Transaction ” means any Asset Sale and,
whether or not constituting an Asset Sale, (1) any sale or
other disposition of Capital Stock (2) any Designation with
respect to an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (3) any sale or
other disposition of property or assets excluded from the
definition of Asset Sale by clause (3) or (4) of that
definition.
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Bank Credit Facility ” means the ABL Credit Facility
and the Term Loan Credit Facility and any refinancing, replacement
or other restructuring of all or any portion of the Indebtedness
thereunder pursuant to one or more successor or replacement
agreements whether with the same or any other agent, lender or
group of lenders, with the related documents thereto (including,
without limitation, any Guarantee agreements and security
documents) and as all such agreements may be amended (including any
amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise
modified, including any agreement adding subsidiaries of the
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Company
as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder or extending the
maturity of all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such
agreement(s).
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Bankruptcy Event of Default ” means, in respect of any
Bankruptcy Party:
(1) the entry by a court of competent
jurisdiction of: (i) a decree or order for relief in respect
of any Bankruptcy Party in an involuntary case or proceeding under
any Bankruptcy Law or (ii) a decree or order
(A) adjudging any Bankruptcy Party a bankrupt or insolvent,
(B) approving as properly filed a petition seeking
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of, or in
respect of, any Bankruptcy Party under any Bankruptcy Law,
(C) appointing a Custodian of any Bankruptcy Party or of any
substantial part of the property of any Bankruptcy Party, or
(D) ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of
the Company, and in each case, the continuance of any such decree
or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and
in effect for a period of 60 consecutive calendar days; or
(2) (i) the commencement by any
Bankruptcy Party of a voluntary case or proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated
a bankrupt or insolvent, (ii) the consent by any Bankruptcy
Party to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of
such Bankruptcy Party in an involuntary case or proceeding under
any Bankruptcy Law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or
insolvency case or proceeding against any Bankruptcy Party,
(iii) the filing by any Bankruptcy Party of a petition or
answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any
Bankruptcy Law, (iv) the consent by any Bankruptcy Party to
the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking
possession by a Custodian of any Bankruptcy Party or of any
substantial part of the property of any Bankruptcy Party,
(v) the making by any Bankruptcy Party of an assignment for
the benefit of creditors, (vi) the admission by any Bankruptcy
Party in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as
they become due, or (vii) the approval by stockholders of the
Company of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution
of the Company, or (viii) the taking of corporate action by
any Bankruptcy Party in furtherance of any action referred to in
clauses (i) — (vii) above.
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Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any
similar Federal, state or non-U.S. law for the relief of
debtors.
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Bankruptcy Party ” means the Company or any Material
Subsidiary or group of Material Subsidiaries that, taken together,
would constitute a Material Subsidiary.
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Board of Directors ” means, as to any Person, the
board of directors, management committee or similar governing body
of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.
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Capital Stock ” means:
(1) with respect to any Person that
is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or
other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of
corporate stock, including each class of Common Stock and Preferred
Stock of such Person;
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(2) with respect to any Person that
is not a corporation, any and all partnership or other equity or
ownership interests of such Person; and
(3) any warrants, rights or options
to purchase any of the instruments or interests referred to in
clause (1) or (2) above.
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Capitalized Lease Obligations ” means, as to any
Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are
required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease
obligations under GAAP. For purposes of this definition, the amount
of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of
such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with
GAAP.
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Cash Equivalents ” means: (a) marketable direct
obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United
States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the
full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing
within one year from the date of acquisition or, with respect to
any Foreign Restricted Subsidiary, an equivalent obligation of the
government of the country in which such Foreign Restricted
Subsidiary, an equivalent obligation of the government of the
country in which such Foreign Restricted Subsidiary transacts
business, in each case maturing within one year from the date of
acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar
time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of
twelve months or less from the date of acquisition issued by any
Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the
United States or any state thereof having combined capital and
surplus of not less than $250,000,000, and, with respect to any
Foreign Restricted Subsidiary, time deposits, certificates of
deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers acceptances in the
currency of any country in which such Foreign Restricted Subsidiary
transacts business having maturities of twelve months or less from
the date of acquisition issued by any commercial bank organized in
the United States having capital and surplus in excess of
$100,000,000 or, with respect to any Foreign Restricted Subsidiary,
a commercial bank organized under the laws of another country in
which such Foreign Restricted Subsidiary transacts business having
total assets in excess of $100,000,000 (or its foreign currency
equivalent); (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least
A-1 (or the equivalent thereof) by Standard & Poor’s
Ratings Services (“ S&P ”) or P-1 (or the
equivalent thereof) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
(“ Moody’s ”), or carrying an equivalent
rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two
named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper
issuers generally, and maturing within twelve months from the date
of acquisition; (d) repurchase obligations of any lender under
the Company’s Bank Credit Facility in the bank credit market
(“ Lender ”) or of any commercial bank
satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition
with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by
the United States government; (e) securities with maturities
of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully
guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United
States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any
such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government,
the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political
subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case
may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody’s;
(f) securities with maturities of twelve months or less from
the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued
by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of
clause (b) of this definition; (g) deposits available for
withdrawal on demand with commercial banks organized in the Untied
States having capital and
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surplus
in excess of $100,000,000 or, with respect to any Foreign
Restricted Subsidiary, a commercial bank organized under the laws
of any other country in which such Foreign Restricted Subsidiary
transacts business having total assets in excess of $100,000,000
(or its foreign currency equivalent), (h) money market mutual
or similar funds that invest exclusively in assets satisfying the
requirements of clauses (a) through (g) of this
definition; or (h) money market funds that (i) comply
with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated AAA
by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio
assets of at least $5,000,000,000.
“
Certificated Note ” means any Note issued in fully
registered form, other than a Global Note, which shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A , with
appropriate legends as specified in Section 2.3 and
Exhibit A .
“
Change of Control ” means the occurrence of one or
more of the following events:
(1) any Person or Group is or becomes
the beneficial owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly, in
the aggregate of at least 50% of the total voting power of the
Voting Stock of the Company (including a Surviving Entity, if
applicable);
(2) during any period of two
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period
constituted the Board of Directors of the Company, together with
any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors or
whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company
was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the
Company then still in office who were either directors at the
beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for
election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to
constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company then
in office; or
(3) the approval by the holders of
Capital Stock of the Company of any plan or proposal for the
liquidation or dissolution of the Company, whether or not otherwise
in compliance with the provisions of the Indenture and the
Supplemental Indenture.
For
purposes of this definition:
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“beneficial owner” will have the meaning specified
in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that
any Person or Group will be deemed to have “beneficial
ownership” of all securities that such Person or Group has
the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable
immediately, only after the passage of time or, upon the occurrence
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meanings for “person” and “group” as used
in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act; and |
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any Person or Group will be deemed to beneficially own any
Voting Stock of a corporation held by any other corporation
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“parent corporation”) so long as such Person or
Group, as the case may be, beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, in the aggregate at least a majority of the voting
power of the Voting Stock of the parent corporation and no other
Person or Group beneficially owns an equal or greater amount of the
Voting Stock of the parent corporation. |
“
Change of Control Notice " means notice of a Change of
Control Offer made pursuant to Section 3.10 , which
shall be mailed first-class, postage prepaid, to each record Holder
as shown on the Security Register within 20 days following the
date upon which a Change of Control occurred, with a copy to the
Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of
Control Offer and shall state:
(1) that a Change of Control has
occurred, the circumstances or events causing such Change of
Control and that a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant
to Section 3.10 of this Supplemental Indenture, and
that all Notes that are timely tendered will be accepted for
payment;
(2) the Change of Control Payment,
and the Change of Control Payment Date, which date shall be a
Business Day no earlier than 30 days nor later than
60 days subsequent to the date such notice is mailed (other
than as may be required by law);
(3) that any Notes or portions
thereof not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to
accrue interest;
(4) that, unless the Company defaults
in the payment of the Change of Control Payment with respect
thereto, all Notes or portions thereof accepted for payment
pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue
interest from and after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(5) that any Holder electing to have
any Notes or portions thereof purchased pursuant to a Change of
Control Offer will be required to tender such Notes, with the form
entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the
reverse of such Notes completed, to the Paying Agent at the address
specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third
Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;
(6) that any Holder shall be entitled
to withdraw such election if the Paying Agent receives, not later
than the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the
Change of Control Payment Date, a facsimile transmission or letter,
setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes
delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is
withdrawing such Holder’s election to have such Notes or
portions thereof purchased pursuant to the Change of Control
Offer;
(7) that any Holder electing to have
Notes purchased pursuant to the Change of Control Offer must
specify the principal amount that is being tendered for purchase,
which principal amount must be $1,000 or an integral multiple
thereof;
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(8) that any Holder of Certificated
Notes whose Certificated Notes are being purchased only in part
will be issued new Certificated Notes equal in principal amount to
the unpurchased portion of the Certificated Note or Notes
surrendered, which unpurchased portion will be equal in principal
amount to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof;
(9) that the Trustee will return to
the Holder of a Global Note that is being purchased in part, such
Global Note with a notation on Schedule A thereof adjusting
the principal amount thereof to be equal to the unpurchased portion
of such Global Note; and
(10) any other information necessary
to enable any Holder to tender Notes and to have such Notes
purchased pursuant to Section 3.10 .
“
Change of Control Offer ” has the meaning assigned to
it in Section 3.10(2) .
“
Change of Control Payment ” has the meaning assigned
to it in Section 3.10(1) .
“
Change of Control Payment Date ” has the meaning
assigned to it in Section 3.10(2) .
“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
“
Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or any successor agency thereto with respect to the
regulation or registration of securities.
“
Commodity Agreement ” means, in respect of any Person,
any commodity swap agreement or other similar agreement as to which
such Person is a party designed to manage, hedge or protect such
Person with respect to fluctuations in commodity prices.
“
Common Stock ” of any Person means any and all shares,
interests or other participations in, and other equivalents
(however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of such
Person’s common equity interests, whether outstanding on the
Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date, and includes, without
limitation, all series and classes of such common equity
interests.
“
Company ” means the party named as such in the
introductory paragraph to this Supplemental Indenture and its
successors and assigns, including any Surviving Entity which
becomes such in accordance with Article IV and the
applicable provisions of the Indenture.
“
Consolidated EBIT ” means, for any Person for any
period, the consolidated net income (loss) of such Person for
such period determined in accordance with GAAP, plus, without
duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the
statement of such consolidated net income for such period, the sum
of (a) income, withholding, franchise and similar tax expense
and (b) interest expense.
“
Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any Person for any
period, Consolidated Net Income for such Person for such period,
plus the following, without duplication, to the extent deducted or
added in calculating such Consolidated Net Income:
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(1) Consolidated Income Tax Expense
for such Person for such period; plus
(2) Consolidated Interest Expense for
such Person for such period; plus or minus
(3) any gain or loss with respect to
discontinued operations; plus
(4) to the extent actually
reimbursed, expenses incurred that are covered by indemnification
provisions in any agreement in connection with any Asset
Acquisition or Investment; plus
(5) cash restructuring charges,
including, without limitation, those related to plant closures,
severance costs and OPEB liabilities; provided that the
aggregate amount of all such cash restructuring charges added
pursuant to this clause (5) for such Person shall not exceed
$50 million in the aggregate for any Four Quarter Period or
$100 million in the aggregate for the period after the Issue
Date;
(6) Consolidated Non-cash Charges for
such Person for such period; less
(7) (x) all non-cash credits and
gains increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period
(excluding the recognition of any items which represent the
reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash
charges in any prior period, which reduced Consolidated EBITDA in a
prior period and any items for which cash was received in a prior
period, which was not included in Consolidated EBITDA in a prior
period) and (y) all cash payments made by such Person and its
Subsidiaries (Restricted Subsidiaries in the case of the Company)
for such period during such period relating to non-cash charges
that were added back in determining Consolidated EBITDA in any
prior period.
“
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, for
any Person as of any date of determination, the ratio of the
aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for the four
most recent full fiscal quarters for which financial statements are
available ending prior to the date of such determination (the
“ Four Quarter Period ”) to Consolidated Fixed
Charges for such Person for such Four Quarter Period. For purposes
of this definition, “Consolidated EBITDA” and
“Consolidated Fixed Charges” will be calculated after
giving effect on a pro forma basis in accordance with
Regulation S-X under the Securities Act for the period of such
calculation to:
(1) the Incurrence, repayment or
redemption of any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) of
such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (Restricted Subsidiaries, in
the case of the Company), and the application of the proceeds
thereof, including the Incurrence of any Indebtedness (including
Acquired Indebtedness), and the application of the proceeds
thereof, giving rise to the need to make such determination,
occurring during such Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent
to the last day of such Four Quarter Period and on or prior to such
date of determination, to the extent, in the case of an Incurrence,
such Indebtedness is outstanding on the date of determination, as
if such Incurrence, and the application of the proceeds thereof,
repayment or redemption occurred on the first day of such Four
Quarter Period; and
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(2) any Asset Sale Transaction or
Asset Acquisition by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries
(Restricted Subsidiaries, in the case of the Company), including
any Asset Sale or Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make
such determination, occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at
any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and
on or prior to such date of determination, as if such Asset Sale
Transaction or Asset Acquisition occurred on the first day of the
Four Quarter Period.
Furthermore,
in calculating “Consolidated Fixed Charges” for
purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of
this “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio,”
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interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a
fluctuating basis as of the date of determination and which will
continue to be so determined thereafter will be deemed to have
accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on
such Indebtedness in effect on such date of determination; |
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if interest on any Indebtedness actually Incurred on such date
of determination may optionally be determined at an interest rate
based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency
interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in
effect on such date of determination will be deemed to have been in
effect during the Four Quarter Period; and |
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notwithstanding clause (a) above, interest on Indebtedness
determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is
covered by Hedging Obligations, will be deemed to accrue at the
rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of
such agreements. |
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Consolidated Fixed Charges ” means, for any Person for
any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
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Consolidated Interest Expense for such Person for such period,
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the product of: |
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the amount of all cash and non-cash dividend payments on any
series of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Capital Stock of such
Person (other than dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock of
such Person) or any Subsidiary of such Person (Restricted
Subsidiary in the case of the Company) paid, accrued or scheduled
to be paid or accrued during such period, excluding dividend
payments on Preferred Stock or Disqualified Capital Stock paid,
accrued or scheduled to such Person or another Subsidiary of such
Person (Restricted Subsidiary in the case of the Company),
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a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator
of which is one minus the then current effective consolidated U.S.
federal, state and local tax rate of such Person, expressed as a
decimal. |
“
Consolidated Income Tax Expense ” means, with respect
to any Person for any period, the provision for U.S. federal,
state, local and non-U.S. income taxes payable by the Company and
its Subsidiaries (Restricted Subsidiaries in the case of the
Company) for such period as determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.
“
Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for any Person
for any period, the sum of, without duplication determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP:
(1) the aggregate of cash and
non-cash interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries
(Restricted Subsidiaries in the case of the Company) for such
period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,
including, without limitation the following for such Person and its
Subsidiaries (Restricted Subsidiaries in the case of the Company)
(whether or not interest expense in accordance with GAAP):
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any amortization or accretion of debt discount or any interest
paid on Indebtedness of such Person and its Subsidiaries
(Restricted Subsidiaries in the case of the Company) in the form of
additional Indebtedness, |
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any amortization of deferred financing costs, |
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the net costs (including amortization of fees) under Interest
Rate Agreements, |
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all capitalized interest, |
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the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation, |
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commissions, discounts and other fees and charges Incurred in
respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances,
and |
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any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is
Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Subsidiaries (Restricted
Subsidiaries in the case of the Company) or secured by a Lien on
the assets of such Person or one of its Subsidiaries (Restricted
Subsidiaries in the case of the Company) whether or not such
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(2) the interest component of
Capitalized Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be
paid or accrued by such Person and its Subsidiaries (Restricted
Subsidiaries in the case of the Company) during such period.
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Interest on a Capitalized Lease
Obligation will be deemed to accrue at the interest rate reasonably
determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the
Company to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized
Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.
“
Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any
Person for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of such
Person and its Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated
basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , that
there will be excluded therefrom:
(1) net after-tax gains and losses
from Asset Sale Transactions or abandonments or reserves relating
thereto;
(2) net after-tax items classified as
extraordinary gains or losses;
(3) for purposes of calculating
Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clause (3) of the first
paragraph of Section 3.3 only, net income
(loss) of:
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transaction accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary or is merged or consolidated with the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary; or |
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a Surviving Entity prior to assuming the Company’s
obligations under the Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture and the
Notes pursuant to Section 4.1 ; |
(4) for the purpose of
Section 3.3 only, the net income (but not loss) of any
Subsidiary of such Person (Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note
Guarantor in the case of the Company) to the extent that a
corresponding amount could not be distributed to such Person at the
date of determination as a result of any restriction pursuant to
the constituent documents of such Subsidiary (Restricted Subsidiary
that is not a Note Guarantor in the case of the Company) or any
law, regulation, agreement or judgment applicable to any such
distribution;
(5) the net income (or loss) of any
Person, other than such Person and its Subsidiaries (Restricted
Subsidiaries in the case of the Company), except to the extent of
the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid in
cash to the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries by such
Person during such period;
(6) any increase (but not decrease)
in net income attributable to minority interests in any Subsidiary
(Restricted Subsidiaries in the case of the Company);
(7) any restoration to income of any
contingency reserve, except to the extent that provision for such
reserve was made out of Consolidated Net Income accrued at any time
following the Issue Date;
(8) the cumulative effect of changes
in accounting principles;
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(9) unrealized gains and losses on
Hedging Transactions Incurred in accordance with
Section 3.1 ; and
(10) any non-cash compensation
expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar
rights, stock options, restricted options or other rights.
“
Consolidated Non-cash Charges ” means, for any Person
for any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other
non-cash expenses or losses of such Person and its Subsidiaries
(Restricted Subsidiaries in the case of the Company) for such
period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP
(excluding any such charge which constitutes an accrual of or a
reserve for cash charges for any future period or the amortization
of a prepaid cash expense paid in a prior period).
“
Consolidated Tangible Assets ” means, as of any date,
the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, excluding goodwill and other tangible assets, as of
such date.
“
Contingent Obligations ” means, with respect to any
Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or having the
economic effect of guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other
obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary
obligations”) of any other Person(the “primary
obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly,
including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person,
whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary
obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security
therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (A) for the
purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (B) to
maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor
or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary
obligor, or (iii) to purchase property, securities or services
primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary
obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of
such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof or
(iv) as an account party with respect of any letter of credit,
letter of guaranty or bankers’ acceptance.
“
Core Assets ” means assets used to manufacture or
produce goods for sale in climate control, interiors and
electronics (including lighting) lines of business.
“
Covenant Defeasance ” has the meaning assigned to it
in Section 7.1(c) .
“
Currency Agreement ” means, in respect of any Person,
any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other
similar agreement as to which such Person is a party designed to
manage, hedge or protect such Person with respect to fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange rates.
“
Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee, assignee,
liquidator, sequestrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy
Law.
“
Default ” means an event or condition the occurrence
of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or
both would be, an Event of Default.
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“
Designated Non-cash Consideration ” means the fair
market value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale
that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant
to an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the basis of such
valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in
connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-cash
Consideration, which shall be applied as Net Cash Proceeds under
Section 3.4 within the time periods specified therein
following any such sale.
“
Designation ” and “ Designation Amount
” have the meanings assigned to them under
Section 3.5(1) .
“
Disqualified Capital Stock ” means that portion of any
Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security
into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the
option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event,
matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than as a result of a
change of control or asset sale), pursuant to a sinking fund
obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the
holder thereof, in any case, on or prior to the 91st day after the
final maturity date of the Notes.
“
Dissolution Subsidiary ” means a Restricted Subsidiary
of the Company designated as such in Exhibit F , which
Restricted Subsidiary the Company has determined will be dissolved
and which is without material assets or operations.
“
Distribution Compliance Period ” means, in respect of
any Regulation S Global Note (or Certificated Note issued in
respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.2(c) ), the 40
consecutive days beginning on and including the later of
(a) the day on which any Notes represented thereby are offered
to persons other than distributors (as defined in
Regulation S) pursuant to Regulation S and (b) the
issue date for such Notes.
“
Domestic Restricted Subsidiary ” means a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company organized under the laws of the United
States or any state or territory thereof.
“
Domestic Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” means a Domestic
Restricted Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary.
“
DTC ” means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees
and their respective successors and assigns, or such other
depositary institution hereinafter appointed by the Company that is
a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act.
“
European Receivables Financing ” means the financing
of Receivables and any Related Security (it being understood that
Standard Securitization Undertakings shall be permitted in
connection with such financing) entered into by certain
Subsidiaries of the Company organized under the laws of one or more
jurisdictions in Europe and the Securitization Subsidiary and with
respect to Portuguese Receivables, Bermuda, pursuant to
documentation dated as of August 14, 2006 and
November 13, 2006, in each case, as amended.
“
Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to it in
Section 6.1 .
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Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes
thereto.
“
Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any asset,
the price (after taking into account any liabilities relating to
such assets) which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length
free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a
willing and able buyer, neither of which is under any compulsion to
complete the transaction; provided , that the Fair Market
Value of any such asset or assets will be determined conclusively
by the Board of Directors of the Company acting in good
faith.
“
Foreign Restricted Subsidiary ” means a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company other than a Domestic Restricted
Subsidiary.
“
Four Quarter Period ” has the meaning assigned to it
in the definition of Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
above.
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles
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 may be approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession of the United States that are in effect from
time to time.
“
Global Note ” means any Note issued in fully
registered form to DTC (or its nominee), as depositary for the
beneficial owners thereof, which shall be substantially in the form
of Exhibit A , with appropriate legends as specified in
Section 2.3 and Exhibit A .
“
Guarantee ” means any obligation, contingent or
otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any
Indebtedness of any other Person:
(1) to purchase or pay, or advance or
supply funds for the purchase or payment of, such Indebtedness of
such other Person, whether arising by virtue of partnership
arrangements, or by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets,
goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain
financial statement conditions or otherwise, or
(2) entered into for purposes of
assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of
the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in
respect thereof, in whole or in part,
provided , that “Guarantee” will not include
endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of
business. “Guarantee” used as a verb has a
corresponding meaning.
“
Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning assigned to
it in Section 9.1(a) .
“
Halla Subsidiaries ” means Halla Climate Control
Corporation, a Korean company, and its Subsidiaries.
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Hedging Obligations ” means the obligations of any
Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Agreement
or Commodity Agreement.
“
Incur ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness or
other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (including
by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume, Guarantee or
otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or other
obligation on the balance sheet of such Person (and
“Incurrence,” “Incurred” and
“Incurring” will have meanings correlative to the
preceding).
“
Indebtedness ” means with respect to any Person,
without duplication:
(1) the principal amount (or, if
less, the accreted value) of all obligations of such Person for
borrowed money;
(2) the principal amount (or, if
less, the accreted value) of all obligations of such Person
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar
instruments;
(3) all Capitalized Lease Obligations
of such Person;
(4) all obligations of such Person
issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all
conditional sale obligations and all obligations under any title
retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other
accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business that
are not overdue by 90 days or more or are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and
diligently conducted);
(5) all letters of credit,
banker’s acceptances or similar credit transactions,
including reimbursement obligations in respect thereof;
(6) Guarantees and other contingent
obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness referred to
in clauses (1) through (5) above and clauses (8),
(9) and (10) below;
(7) all Indebtedness of any other
Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through
(6) which is secured by any Lien on any property or asset of
such Person, the amount of such Indebtedness being deemed to be the
lesser of the Fair Market Value of such property or asset or the
amount of the Indebtedness so secured;
(8) all obligations under Hedging
Obligations of such Person;
(9) all liabilities recorded on the
consolidated balance sheet of such Person in connection with a
sale, securitization or other disposition of accounts receivables
and related assets or a securitization or similar disposition of
inventory; and
(10) all Disqualified Capital Stock
issued by such Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented
by such Disqualified Capital Stock being equal to the greater of
its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum
fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends, if any;
provided , that:
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if the Disqualified Capital Stock does not have a fixed
repurchase price, such maximum fixed repurchase price will be
calculated in accordance with the terms of the Disqualified Capital
Stock as if the Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any
date on which Indebtedness will be required to be determined
pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture, and |
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measured by, the fair market value of the Disqualified Capital
Stock, the fair market value will be the Fair Market Value
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provided , however , that notwithstanding the
foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include
(A) Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of
business or (B) items that would appear as a liability on a
balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP as a result of the
application of EITF 97-10, “The Effect of Lessee Involvement
in Asset Construction.” To the extent not otherwise included,
Indebtedness shall include an amount equal to the aggregate net
outstanding amount theretofore paid by lenders or purchasers under
any Permitted Receivables Financing in connection with their
purchase of, or the making of loans secured by the Receivables
subject to such Permitted Receivables Financing, as reduced form
time to time by collections received by such lenders or purchasers
or any discharge of the obligation to repay or repurchase such
receivables.
“
Indenture ” has the meaning assigned to it in the
first WHEREAS clause.
“
Independent Financial Advisor ” means an accounting
firm, appraisal firm, investment banking firm or consultant of
nationally recognized standing that is, in the judgment of the
Company’s Board of Directors, qualified to perform the task
for which it has been engaged and which is independent in
connection with the relevant transaction.
“
Interest Rate Agreement ” of any Person means any
interest rate protection agreement (including, without limitation,
interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars, derivative instruments
and similar agreements) and/or other types of hedging agreements
designed to manage, hedge or protect such Person with respect to
fluctuations in interest rates.
“
Investment ” means, with respect to any Person,
any:
(1) direct or indirect loan, advance
or other extension of credit (including, without limitation, a
Guarantee) to any other Person,
(2) capital contribution to (by means
of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment
for property or services for the account or use of others) to any
other Person, or
(3) any purchase or acquisition by
such Person of any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other
securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by, any other
Person.
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“
Investment ” will exclude accounts receivable or
deposits arising in the ordinary course of business. “
Invest ,” “ Investing ” and “
Invested ” will have corresponding meanings. For
purposes of Section 3.3 , the Company will be deemed to
have made an “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary
at the time of its Designation, which will be valued at the Fair
Market Value of the sum of the net assets of such Unrestricted
Subsidiary multiplied by the percentage equity ownership of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Designated
Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of its Designation and the
amount of any Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary
Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or owed to
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary immediately following such
Designation. Any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted
Subsidiary will be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of
such transfer. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or
otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary
(including any issuance and sale of Capital Stock by a Restricted
Subsidiary) such that, after giving effect to any such sale or
disposition, such Restricted Subsidiary would cease to be a
Subsidiary of the Company, the Company will be deemed to have made
an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to
sum of the Fair Market Value of the Capital Stock of such former
Restricted Subsidiary held by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary immediately following such sale or other disposition and
the amount of any Indebtedness of such former Restricted Subsidiary
Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or owed to
the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary immediately
following such sale or other disposition. The acquisition by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of a Person
that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an
Investment by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such
third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the
Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person.
Except as otherwise provided in the Supplemental Indenture, the
amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the
Investment is made without giving effect to subsequent changes in
value.
“
Investment Return ” means, in respect of any
Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) made after the Issue
Date by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary:
(1) the cash proceeds received by the
Company upon the sale, liquidation or repayment of such Investment
or, in the case of a Guarantee, the amount of the Guarantee upon
the unconditional release of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries in full, less any payments previously made by the
Company or any Restricted subsidiary in respect of such
Guarantee;
(2) in the case of the
Revocation of the Designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, an
amount equal to the lesser of:
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that portion of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such
Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of Revocation that is
proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such
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the Designation Amount with respect to such Unrestricted
Subsidiary upon its Designation which was treated as a Restricted
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(3) in the event the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary makes any Investment in a Person that, as a
result of or in connection with such Investment, becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary, the existing Investment of the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Person,
in the
case of each of (1), (2) and (3), up to the amount of such
Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment under clause
(3) of the first paragraph of Section 3.3 less the
amount of any previous Investment Return in respect of such
Investment.
“
Issue Date ” means the first date of issuance of Notes
under the Supplemental Indenture.
“
Issue Date Notes ” means the $206,386,000 aggregate
principal amount of Notes originally issued on the Issue Date, and
any replacement Notes issued therefor in accordance with this
Indenture.
“
Joint Venture ” means a Person (other than an
Unrestricted Subsidiary or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary), a
portion of the Capital Stock of which is owned by the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries and which is engaged in the Permitted
Business.
“
Legal Defeasance ” has the meaning assigned to it in
Section 7.1(b) .
“
Lien ” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust,
pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement,
any lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give any
security interest); provided that the lessee in respect of a
Capitalized Lease Obligation or Sale and Leaseback Transaction will
be deemed to have Incurred a Lien on the property leased
thereunder.
“
Liquidated Damages ” means liquidated damages payable
in respect of the Notes as provided in this Supplemental Indenture
(or any supplemental indenture for Additional Notes, as applicable)
or the Notes.
“
Material Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the
Company with revenues of more than 10% of the consolidated revenues
of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Consolidated EBIT of more
than zero for the last fiscal year for which financial statements
of the Company have been provided under Section 3.8
.
“
Maturity Date ” means December 31, 2016.
“
Net Cash Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Asset
Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents,
including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when
received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents received by the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale,
net of:
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(1) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including, without
limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales
commissions);
(2) taxes paid or payable in respect
of such Asset Sale after taking into account any reduction in
consolidated tax liability due to available tax credits or
deductions and any tax sharing arrangements;
(3) repayment of Indebtedness secured
by a Lien permitted under the Indenture and the Supplemental
Indenture that is required to be repaid in connection with such
Asset Sale; and
(4) appropriate amounts to be
provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case
may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any
liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, after
such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other
post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to
environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification
obligations associated with such Asset Sale, but excluding any
reserves with respect to Indebtedness.
“
Non-U.S. Person ” means a person who is not a U.S.
person, as defined in Regulation S.
“
Non-Recourse Debt ” means all Indebtedness which, in
accordance with GAAP, is not required to be recognized on a
consolidated balance sheet of the Company as a liability.
“
Note Custodian ” means the custodian with respect to
any Global Note appointed by DTC, or any successor Person thereto,
and shall initially be the Trustee.
“
Note Guarantee ” means the guarantee of the
Company’s Obligations under this Indenture and the Notes by
each Note Guarantor pursuant to Article IX .
“
Note Guarantor ” means any Restricted Subsidiary which
provides a Note Guarantee pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture
until such time as its Note Guarantee is released in accordance
therewith.
“
Notes ” means any of the Company’s 12.25% Senior
Notes 2016 issued and authenticated pursuant to this Supplemental
Indenture, including any Additional Note Supplemental
Indenture.
“
Obligations ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness,
any principal, interest (including, without limitation,
Post-Petition Interest), liquidated damages, penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages, and other liabilities
payable under the documentation governing such Indebtedness,
including in the case of the Notes and the Note Guarantees, the
Indenture as applicable to the Notes, the Supplemental Indenture
and the Notes.
“
Officer ” means, when used in connection with any
action to be taken by the Company or a Note Guarantor, as the case
may be, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief
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Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any
Vice President, the Treasurer, the Controller or the Secretary of
the Company or such Note Guarantor, as the case may be.
“
Officers’ Certificate ” has the meaning assigned
to it in Section 1.01 of the Indenture, which
definition will also apply to a Note Guarantor as applicable
“
Other Securitization Assets ” with respect to any
Receivable subject to a Permitted Receivables Financing, all
collections relating to such Receivable and all lock-boxes and
similar arrangements and collection accounts into which the
proceeds of such Receivable or a Related Security with respect to
such Receivable are collected or deposited, all rights of the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in, to and under the
related purchase and sale agreements, and all other rights and
payments relating to such Receivable.
“
Outsourcing Initiative ” means collectively:
(a) any sale or transfer for fair market value (taking into
account the terms and conditions of the purchase agreement
described in clause (b) below) by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary of Core Assets related to a particular line
of business (or a portion thereof) to any Person; provided
that the book value of such Core Assets shall not exceed
$250,000,000, and (b) an agreement by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary to purchase parts relating to such line of
business (or a portion thereof) from such Person.
“
Permitted Business ” means the business or businesses
conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the
Issue Date and any business or businesses that are a reasonable
extension thereof or reasonably related, supportive, complementary
or ancillary thereto.
“
Permitted Indebtedness ” has the meaning assigned to
it in Section 3.1(2) .
“
Permitted Investments ” means:
(1) Investments by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary in any Person that is, or that result in any
Person becoming, immediately after such Investment, a Restricted
Subsidiary or constituting a merger or consolidation of such Person
into the Company or with or into a Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) Investments by any Restricted
Subsidiary in the Company;
(3) Investments in cash and Cash
Equivalents;
(4) Investments existing as of the
Issue Date and any extension, modification or renewal thereof (but
not Investments involving additional advances, contributions or
other investments of cash or property or other increases thereof,
other than as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or
original issue discount or payment-in-kind pursuant to the terms of
such Investment as of the Issue Date);
(5) Investments permitted pursuant to
Section 3.7(2)(b) or (f) ;
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(6) Investments received in
connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Person or
in settlement of, or disputes with, any Person arising in the
ordinary course of business and upon foreclosure with respect to
any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to
any secured Investment;
(7) advances of payroll payments to
employees in the ordinary course of business;
(8) Investments in the ordinary
course of business consisting of endorsements of instruments for
collection or deposit;
(9) Investments made by the Company
or its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of non-cash
consideration permitted to be received in connection with an Asset
Sale made in compliance with Section 3.4 ;
(10) Investments in the form of
Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 3.1(2)(e)
;
(11) Investments (a)
(i) received in connection with the sale, transfer or other
disposition of Receivables, any Related Security and any Other
Securitization Assets by the Securitization Subsidiary and
(ii) the purchase or other acquisition by, or transfer to the
Securitization Subsidiary of Receivables, any Related Security and
any Other Securitization Assets, in each case in connection with
the origination, servicing or collection of such Receivables,
Related Security or Other Securitization Assets or
(b) consisting of the retained interest (including, without
limitation, subordinated Indebtedness) of sellers of Receivables in
connection with the European Financing or any Permitted Receivables
Financing;
(12) Investments made solely in the
form of common equity of the Company constituting Qualified Capital
Stock;
(13) Guarantees permitted by
Section 3.1(2) ;
(14) the acquisition of Capital Stock
of Toledo Mold & Die, Inc. from shareholders of such
entity;
(15) Investments resulting from the
acquisition of a Person that at the time of such acquisition held
such Investments that were not acquired or made in contemplation of
such acquisition;
(16) Investments consisting of
earnest money deposits required in connection with a purchase
agreement or other acquisition of assets or Capital Stock related
to a Permitted Business; and
(17) other Investments in a Person
engaged in a Permitted Business not to exceed $500 million at any
one time outstanding.
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“
Permitted Receivables Financing ” means, at any date
of determination, the aggregate amount of (i) Non-Recourse
Debt outstanding on such date relating to the sale or financing of
Receivables and any Related Security or (ii) other sales (in
connection with financings of) Receivables and any Related Security
of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (it being
understood that Standard Securitization Undertakings shall be
permitted in connection with such financings).
“
Post-Petition Interest ” means all interest accrued or
accruing after the commencement of any insolvency or liquidation
proceeding (and interest that would accrue but for the commencement
of any insolvency or liquidation proceeding) in accordance with and
at the contract rate (including, without limitation, any rate
applicable upon default) specified in the agreement or instrument
creating, evidencing or governing any Indebtedness, whether or not,
pursuant to applicable law or otherwise, the claim for such
interest is allowed as a claim in such insolvency or liquidation
proceeding.
“
Preferred Stock ” of any Person means any Capital
Stock of such Person that has preferential rights over any other
Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends,
distributions or redemptions or upon liquidation.
“
Private Placement Legend ” has the meaning assigned to
it in Section 2.3(b) .
“
QIB ” means a “qualified institutional
buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
“
Qualified Capital Stock ” means any Capital Stock that
is not Disqualified Capital Stock and any warrants, rights or
options to purchase or acquire Capital Stock that is not
Disqualified Capital Stock that are not convertible into or
exchangeable into Disqualified Capital Stock.
“
Receivables ” means any indebtedness and other
obligations owed to the Company or any relevant Subsidiary, or in
which such party has a security interest or other interest, or any
right of the Company or such Subsidiary to payment from or on
behalf of an obligor, whether constituting an account, chattel
paper, instrument or general intangible, arising in connection with
the sale or lease of goods or the rendering of services by the
Company or such Subsidiary, including, without limitation, the
obligation to pay any finance charges, fees and other charges with
respect thereto.
“
Record Date ” has the meaning assigned to it in the
Form of Face of Note contained in Exhibit A .
“
Redemption Date ” means, with respect to any
redemption of Notes, the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to
this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes.
“
Refinance ” means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to
issue any Indebtedness in exchange for or to refinance, repay,
redeem, replace, defease or refund such Indebtedness in whole or in
part. “ Refinanced ” and “
Refinancing ” will have correlative meanings.
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“
Refinancing Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issued to Refinance, any other
Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary so long
as:
(1) the aggregate principal amount
(or initial accreted value, if applicable) of such new Indebtedness
as of the date of such proposed Refinancing does not exceed the
aggregate principal amount (or accreted value as of such date, if
applicable) of the Indebtedness being Refinanced (plus the amount
of any premium required to be paid under the terms of the
instrument governing such Indebtedness and the amount of reasonable
expenses incurred by the Company in connection with such
Refinancing); or
(2) such new Indebtedness has:
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than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness
being Refinanced, and |
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a final maturity that is equal to or later than the final
maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced: |
(3) if the Indebtedness being
Refinanced is:
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Indebtedness of a Note Guarantor, then such Refinancing
Indebtedness will be Indebtedness of the Company and/or such Note
Guarantor, and |
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Subordinated Indebtedness, then such Refinancing Indebtedness
will be subordinate to the Notes or the relevant Note Guarantee, at
least to the same extent and in the same manner as the Indebtedness
being Refinanced. |
“
Regulation S ” means Regulation S under the
Securities Act or any successor regulation.
“
Regulation S Global Note ” has the meaning
assigned to it in Section 2.1(e) .
“
Related Security ” means, with respect to any
Receivable, (a) all of the Company’s (or the relevant
Subsidiary’s) interest, in any inventory and goods (including
returned or repossessed inventory and goods), and documentation or
title evidencing the shipment or storage of any inventory and goods
(including returned or repossessed inventory and goods), relating
to any sale giving rise to such Receivable, and all insurance
contracts with respect thereto; (b) all other security
interests or liens and property subject thereto from time to time
purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, together with all
UCC financing statements or similar filings and security agreements
describing any collateral relating thereto; (c) all
guaranties, letters of credit, letter of credit rights, supporting
obligations, indemnities,
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insurance and other agreements or arrangements of whatever
character from time to time supporting or securing payment of such
Receivable or otherwise relating to such Receivable; (d) all
service contracts and other contracts, agreements, instruments and
other writings associated with such Receivable; (e) all
records related to such Receivable or any of the foregoing;
(f) all of the Company’s or relevant Subsidiary’s
right, title and interest in, to and under the sales agreement and
related performance guaranty and the like in respect of such
Receivable; and (g) all proceeds of any of the
foregoing.
“
Resale Restriction Termination Date ” means for any
Restricted Note (or beneficial interest therein) that is
(a) not a Regulation S Global Note, one year (or such
other period specified in Rule 144(b)(1)(i) under the
Securities Act) from the Issue Date and (b) a
Regulation S Global Note (or Certificated Note issued in
respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.2(c) ), the date
on which the Distribution Compliance Period therefor
terminates.
“
Restricted Note ” means any Issue Date Note (or
beneficial interest therein) or any Additional Note (or beneficial
interest therein) not originally issued and sold pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act or until
such time as:
(i) the Resale Restriction
Termination Date therefor has passed; or
(ii) the Private Placement Legend
therefor has otherwise been removed pursuant to
Section 2.4(e) or, in the case of a beneficial interest
in a Global Note, such beneficial interest has been exchanged for
an interest in a Global Note not bearing a Private Placement
Legend.
“
Restricted Payment ” has the meaning assigned to it in
the first paragraph of Section 3.3 .
“
Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the
Company which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted
Subsidiary.
“
Revocation ” has the meaning assigned to it in
Section 3.5(4) .
“
Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 under the
Securities Act (or any successor rule).
“
Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A under the
Securities Act (or any successor rule).
“
Rule 144A Global Note ” has the meaning assigned
to it in Section 2.1(d) .
“
Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” means any direct or
indirect arrangement with any Person or to which any such Person is
a party providing for the leasing to the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary of any property, whether owned by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary at the Issue Date or later acquired, which
has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person by whom
funds have been or are to be advanced on the security of such
Property.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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“
Securitization Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary of the
Company or other Person created to effect a Permitted Receivables
Financing; provided that such Subsidiary or Person shall not
(a) engage at any time in any business or business activity other
than (i) to the extent it is a party to the European
Receivables Financing, the performance of its obligations under and
in connection with the underlying documents for the European
Receivables Financing, (ii) the origination, collection and
servicing of Receivables and activities necessary, related or
incidental thereto, (iii) engaging in management functions,
including, without limitation, managing contract manufacturing
arrangements with respect to the Company’s European business,
(iv) actions required to maintain its existence and
(v) activities incidental to its maintenance and continuance
and to the foregoing activities; or (b) incur any Indebtedness
or sell, dispose of, grant a Lien on or otherwise transfer any of
its assets except as permitted under the Indenture and the
Supplemental Indenture for a Securitization Subsidiary.
“
Senior Indebtedness ” means the Notes or a Note
Guarantee, as the case may be, and any other Indebtedness of the
Company or the relevant Note Guarantor which ranks equal in right
of payment with the Notes or such Note Guarantee, as the case may
be.
“
Standard Securitization Undertakings ” means
representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into
by the Company or any Subsidiary which are reasonably customary in
a securitization or other sales (in connection with financings of)
and financings of Receivables and any Related Security, including,
without limitation, those relating to the servicing of assets of
such securitization or financing; provided that, other than
in connection with the European Receivables Financing, in no event
shall Standard Securitization Undertakings include any Guarantee of
Indebtedness Incurred in connection with the such securitization or
such financing (other than in the case of
Section 3.1(2)(j) , Guarantees of obligations of
participating Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries in respect thereof by
other Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries).
“
Stated Maturity ” means, with respect to any security,
the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the
final payment of principal of such security is due and payable,
including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but
excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such
security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of
any contingency unless such contingency has occurred).
“
Subordinated Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of
the Company or a Note Guarantor which is expressly subordinated in
right of payment to the Notes or its Note Guarantee, as the case
may be.
“
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any
other Person of which such Person owns, directly or indirectly,
more than 50% of the voting power of the other Person’s
outstanding Voting Stock.
“
Supplemental Indenture ” means this Second
Supplemental Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to
time, including the Exhibits hereto.
“
Surviving Entity ” has the meaning assigned to it in
Section 4.1(a)(2) .
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“
Term Loan Credit Facility ” means the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 10, 2007, among
the Company, certain of its subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders
party thereto, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Sumitomo
Mitsui Bank Corporation as Documentation Agents, Citicorp USA,
Inc., as Syndication Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent, and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Citigroup
Global Markets Inc., as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers,
in each case with the related documents thereto (including, without
limitation, any Guarantee agreements and security documents) and as
all such agreements may be amended (including any amendment and
restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified, including
any agreement adding subsidiaries of the Company as additional
borrowers or guarantors thereunder or extending the maturity of all
or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement(s).
“
TMD Entities ” means Toledo Mold & Die, Inc. and
its Subsidiaries.
“
Trustee ” means the party named as such in the
introductory paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces
it in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and, thereafter,
means the successor.
“
Trust Officer ” means, when used with respect to the
Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the
Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president,
assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any
other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions
similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be
such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter
is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct
responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
“
Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the
Company Designated as such pursuant to Section 3.5 .
Any such Designation may be revoked by a Board Resolution of the
Company, subject to the provisions of such covenant.
“
U.S. Dollar Equivalent ” means with respect to any
monetary amount in a currency other than U.S. dollars, at any time
for determination thereof, the amount of U.S. dollars obtained by
converting such foreign currency involved in such computation into
U.S. dollars at the spot rate for the purchase of U.S. dollars with
the applicable foreign currency as published in The Wall Street
Journal in the “Exchange Rates” column under the
heading “Currency Trading” on the date two business
days prior to such determination. Except as described under
Section 3.1 , whenever it is necessary to determine
whether the Company has complied with any covenant in the
Supplemental Indenture or a Default has occurred and an amount is
expressed in a currency other than U.S. dollars, such amount will
be treated as the U.S. Dollar Equivalent determined as of the date
such amount is initially determined in such currency.
“
U.S. Government Obligations ” means direct obligations
(or certificates representing an ownership interest in such
obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency
or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith
and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are
not callable or redeemable at the issuer’s option.
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“
U.S. Legal Tender ” means such coin or currency of the
United States of America, as at the time of payment shall be legal
tender for the payment of public and private debts.
“
U.S. Person ” means a U.S. Person as defined in
Regulation S.
“
Voting Stock ” with respect to any Person, means
securities of any class of Capital Stock of such Person entitling
the holders thereof (whether at all times or only so long as no
senior class of stock has voting power by reason of any
contingency) to vote in the election of members of the Board of
Directors (or equivalent governing body) of such Person.
“
Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when
applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years
(calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) obtained by dividing:
(1) the then outstanding aggregate
principal amount or liquidation preference, as the case may be, of
such Indebtedness into
(2) the sum of the products obtained
by multiplying:
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“
Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” means, for any Person, any
Subsidiary (Restricted Subsidiary, in the case of the Company) of
such Person of which all of the outstanding Capital Stock (other
than in the case of a Subsidiary not organized in the United
States, directors’ qualifying shares or an immaterial amount
of shares required to be owned by other Persons pursuant to
applicable law) are owned by such Person or any other Person that
satisfies this definition in respect of such Person.
Section 1.2.
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;
(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;
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(6) references to the payment of
principal of the Notes shall include applicable premium, if
any;
(7) references to
“Security” in the Indenture shall include the Notes as
applicable;
(8) references to payments on the
Notes (including payments in connection with optional redemptions
or mandatory offers to repurchase) shall include Liquidated Damages
payable under this Supplemental Indenture or any Additional Note
supplemental Indenture, if any;
(9) references to any Section or
Exhibit shall refer to this Supplemental Indenture and not the
Indenture applicable to the Notes unless otherwise specifically
noted; and
(10) if and to the extent provisions
of this Supplemental Indenture are duplicative of, or vary from,
the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of this
Supplemental Indenture shall govern the terms of the Notes.
ARTICLE II
THE
NOTES
Article II of the Indenture shall apply in respect of
the Notes as applicable and the issuance, registration, transfer
and exchange of the Notes shall be subject to the additional
provisions of this Article II .
Section 2.1.
Form and Dating . (a) The Issue Date Notes are being
originally offered and sold by the Company pursuant to a Purchase
Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2008, among the Company, the
Note Guarantors specified on the signature pages hereof and Goldman
Sachs & Co. and UBS Securities LLC, as initial purchasers. The
Notes will be issued in fully registered form without interest
coupons, and only in denominations of $1,000 and any integral
multiple thereof. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of
authentication shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto.
(b) The
terms and provisions of the Notes, the form of which is in
Exhibit A , shall constitute, and are hereby expressly
made, a part of this Indenture, and, to the extent applicable, the
Company, the Note Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution
and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to
such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. Except as
otherwise expressly permitted in this Supplemental Indenture, all
Notes shall be identical in all respects. Notwithstanding any
differences among them, all Notes issued under this Supplemental
Indenture shall vote and consent together on all matters as one
class.
(c) The
Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements as specified in
Section 2.3 or as otherwise required by law, stock
exchange rule or DTC rule or usage. The Company and the Trustee
shall approve the form of the Notes and any notation, legend or
endorsement on them. Each Note shall be dated the date of its
authentication.
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(d) Notes
originally offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A
will be issued in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes
(each, a “ Rule 144A Global Note ”).
(e) Notes
originally offered and sold outside the United States of America in
reliance on Regulation S will be issued in the form of one or
more permanent Global Notes (each, the “ Regulation S
Global Note ”).
Section 2.2.
Global Note Provisions .
(a) Each
Global Note initially shall: (i) be registered in the name of
DTC or the nominee of DTC, (ii) be delivered to the Note
Custodian and (iii) bear the appropriate legends as set forth
in Section 2.3(a) and Exhibit A . Any
Global Note may be represented by more than one certificate. The
aggregate principal amount of each Global Note may from time to
time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records
of the Note Custodian, as provided in this Indenture.
(b) Except
as provided in Section 2.2(c)(iii) , members of, or
participants in, DTC (“ Agent Members ”) shall
have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note
held on their behalf by DTC or by the Note Custodian, and DTC may
be treated by the Company, any Note Guarantor, the Trustee, the
Paying Agent, the Note Custodian, the Security Registrar and any of
their respective agents as the absolute owner of such Global Note
for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing
herein shall (i) prevent the Company, the Trustee, the Paying
Agent, the Note Custodian, the Security Registrar or any of their
respective agents from giving effect to any written certification,
proxy or other authorization furnished by DTC or (ii) impair, as
between DTC and its Agent Members, the operation of customary
practices of DTC governing the exercise of the rights of an owner
of a beneficial interest in any Global Note. The Holder of a Global
Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person,
including Agent Members and persons that may hold interests through
Agent Members, to take any action that a Holder is entitled to take
under this Indenture or the Notes.
(c) Except
as provided in this Section 2.2(c) , owners of
beneficial interests in Global Notes will not be entitled to
receive Certificated Notes in exchange for such beneficial
interests.
(i) Certificated Notes shall be
issued to all owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note in
exchange for such beneficial interests if DTC notifies the Company
that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such
Global Note or DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under
the Exchange Act, at a time when DTC is required to be so
registered in order to act as depositary, and in each case a
successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within
90 days of such notice. In connection with the exchange of an
entire Global Note for Certificated Notes pursuant to this clause
(i) of Section 2.2(c) , such Global Note shall be
deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the
Company shall execute, and upon Corporation Order the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to each beneficial owner identified by DTC
in exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Note, an
equal aggregate principal amount of
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Certificated
Notes of authorized denominations, and the Security Registrar shall
register such exchanges in the Security Register.
(ii) The owner of a beneficial
interest in a Global Note will be entitled to receive Certificated
Notes in exchange for such interest if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing. If an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, upon receipt by the Security Registrar of
instructions from Agent Members on behalf the owner of a beneficial
interest in a Global Note directing the Security Registrar to
exchange such beneficial owner’s beneficial interest in such
Global Note for Certificated Notes, subject to and in accordance
with the Applicable Procedures, the Company shall promptly execute,
and upon Corporation Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and make
available for delivery to such beneficial owner, Certificated Notes
in a principal amount equal to such beneficial interest in such
Global Note.
(iii) If (x) an event described
in Section 2.2(c)(i) occurs and Certificated Notes are
not issued promptly to all beneficial owners or (y) the
Security Registrar receives from a beneficial owner the
instructions described in Section 2.2(c)(ii) and
Certificated Notes are not issued promptly to any such beneficial
owner, the Company expressly acknowledges, with respect to the
right of any Holder to pursue a remedy pursuant to
Section 6.4 of the Indenture hereof, the right of any
beneficial owner of Notes to pursue such remedy with respect to the
portion of the Global Note that represents such beneficial
owner’s Notes as if such Certificated Notes had been
issued.
(d) Neither
the Company nor the Trustee shall have any responsibility or
obligation to DTC participants or the persons for whom they act as
nominees with respect to the Notes regarding accuracy of any
records maintained by DTC or DTC participants, the payments by DTC
or DTC participants of any amount in respect of principal,
redemption price or interest on the Notes, any notice which is
permitted or required to be given to or by Holders hereunder
(except such notice as is required to be given by the Company to
the Trustee or to DTC), or any consent given or other action taken
by DTC as a Holder.
Section 2.3.
Legends .
(a) Each
Global Note shall bear the legend specified therefore in
Exhibit A on the face thereof.
(b) Each
Restricted Note shall bear the private placement legend specified
therefore in Exhibit A on the face thereof (the “
Private Placement Legend ”).
Section 2.4.
Transfer and Exchange .
(a)
Transfers of Beneficial Interests in a Rule 144A Global
Note . If the owner of a beneficial interest in a
Rule 144A Global Note that is a Restricted Note wishes to
transfer such interest (or portion thereof) to a Non-U.S. Person
pursuant to Regulation S:
(A) upon receipt by the Note
Custodian and Security Registrar of:
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(1) instructions from an Agent Member
given to DTC in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing
DTC to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the
Regulation S Global Note in a principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the beneficial interest to be
transferred,
(2) instructions given in accordance
with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the
account to be credited with such increase, and
(3) a certificate in the form of
Exhibit C duly executed by the Rule 144A
transferor;
(B) the Note Custodian shall increase
the Regulation S Global Note and decrease the Rule 144A
Global Note in accordance with the foregoing, and the Security
Registrar shall register the transfer in the Security
Register.
(b)
Transfers of Beneficial Interests in a Regulation S Global
Note . If the owner of a beneficial interest in a
Regulation S Global Note that is a Restricted Note wishes to
transfer such interest (or a portion thereof) to a QIB pursuant to
Rule 144A:
(A) upon receipt by the Note
Custodian and Security Registrar of:
(1) instructions from an Agent Member
given to DTC in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing
DTC to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the
Rule 144A Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial
interest being transferred,
(2) instructions given in accordance
with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the
account to be credited with such increase, and
(3) a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B duly executed by the transferor;
(B) the Note Custodian shall increase
the Rule 144A Global Note and decrease the Regulation S
Global Note in accordance with the foregoing, and the Security
Registrar shall register the transfer in the Security
Register.
(c)
Transfers of Certificated Notes . If the Holder of a
Certificated Note that is a Restricted Note wishes to transfer such
Certificated Note (or a portion thereof) to a QIB pursuant to
Rule 144A or to a Non-U.S. Person pursuant to
Regulation S, upon receipt by the Registrar of such
Certificated Note, duly endorsed as provided herein and a
certificate in the form of Exhibit B (in the case of a
transfer to a QIB pursuant to Rule 144A) or
Exhibit C (in the case of a transfer to a Non-U.S.
Person pursuant to Regulation S) duly executed by the
transferor:
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(A) the Security Registrar shall
cancel the originally surrendered Certificated Note,
(B) the Trustee shall authenticate
and deliver to the transferee one or more Certificated Notes in a
principal amount equal to the principal amount of the originally
surrendered Certificated Note to be transferred to the transferee
and, if the entire principal amount of the originally surrendered
Certificated Note is not being transferred, to the transferor one
or more Certificated Notes in a principal amount equal to the
principal amount of such originally surrendered Certificated Note
not being transferred, and
(C) the Security Registrar shall
register the transfers in the Security Register.
(d)
Other Transfers . Any transfer or exchange of Restricted
Notes not described above (other than a transfer of a beneficial
interest in a Global Note that does not involve an exchange of such
interest for a Certificated Note or a beneficial interest in
another Global Note, which must be effected in accordance with
applicable law and the Applicable Procedures, but is not subject to
any procedure required by this Supplemental Indenture) shall be
made only upon receipt by the Security Registrar of such Opinions
of Counsel, certificates and such other evidence reasonably
required by and satisfactory to it in order to ensure compliance
with the Securities Act or in accordance with
Section 2.4(e) .
(e)
Use and Removal of Private Placement Legends . Upon the
transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes (or beneficial interests
in a Global Note) not bearing (or not required to bear upon such
transfer, exchange or replacement) a Private Placement Legend, the
Security Registrar shall exchange such Notes (or beneficial
interests) for Notes (or beneficial interests in a Global Note) not
bearing a Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or
replacement of Notes (or beneficial interests in a Global Note)
bearing a Private Placement Legend, the Security Registrar shall
deliver only Notes (or beneficial interests in a Global Note)
bearing a Private Placement Legend unless:
(i) such Notes (or beneficial
interests) are exchanged in an exchange offer pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act;
(ii) such Notes (or beneficial
interests) are transferred pursuant to an effective shelf
registration statement under the Securities Act;
(iii) such Notes (or beneficial
interests) are transferred pursuant to Rule 144 upon delivery
to the Security Registrar of a certificate of the transferor in the
form of Exhibit D ;
(iv) such Notes (or beneficial
interests) are transferred, replaced or exchanged after the Resale
Restriction Termination Date therefor; or
(v) in connection with any other
transfer, exchange or replacement, the Security Registrar shall
have received an Opinion of Counsel, certificates and/or such other
evidence reasonably required by and satisfactory to it to the
effect that neither such Private Placement Legend nor the related
restrictions on transfer are required in order to maintain
compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act.
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The
Private Placement Legend on any Note shall be removed at the
request of the Holder on or after the Resale Restriction
Termination Date therefor. Following the expiration of one year
from the Issue Date, the Company will cause the Private Placement
Legend to be removed from the Global Notes and Certificated Notes
representing interest in Issue Date Notes and any resale
restrictions contained in this Supplemental Indenture resulting
from the absence of registration of the Notes under the Securities
Act will cease to apply. The Company will not resell, or permit any
of its Affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) to, resell any
Notes other than in compliance with Rule 144 or pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
(f)
Retention of Documents . The Security Registrar shall retain
copies of all letters, notices and other written communications
received pursuant to this Article II . The Company
shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such
letters, notices or other written communications at any reasonable
time upon the giving of reasonable written notice to the Security
Registrar.
(g)
General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges
.
(i) The Trustee is initially
appointed the Security Registrar in respect of the Notes. Subject
to the other provisions of this Section 2.4 , when
Notes are presented to the Security Registrar or a co-Security
Registrar with a request to register the transfer of such Notes or
to exchange such Notes for an equal principal amount of Notes of
other authorized denominations, the Security Registrar or
co-Security Registrar shall register the transfer or make the
exchange as requested if its requirements for such transaction are
met; provided that any Notes presented or surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Security Registrar or co-Security Registrar,
duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized
in writing.
(ii) To permit registrations of
transfers and exchanges and subject to the other terms and
conditions of this Article II , the Company will
execute and upon Corporation Order, the Trustee will authenticate
and make available for delivery Certificated Notes and Global Notes
at the Security Registrar’s or co-Security Registrar’s
request.
(iii) No service charge shall be made
to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the
Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
transfer tax, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable
in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes,
assessments or similar governmental charges payable upon exchange
or transfer pursuant to Section 3.4 , 3.10 or
4.1 .
(iv) The Security Registrar or
co-Security Registrar shall not be required to register the
transfer of or exchange of (x) any Note for a period
beginning: (1) 15 days before the mailing of a notice of
an offer to repurchase or redeem Notes and ending at the close of
business on the day of such mailing or (2) 15 days before
an Interest Payment Date and ending on such Interest Payment Date
and (y) any Note selected for repurchase or redemption, except
the unrepurchased or unredeemed portion thereof, if any.
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(v) Prior to the due presentation for
registration of transfer of any Note, the Company, the Trustee, the
Paying Agent, the Security Registrar or any co-Security Registrar
may deem and treat the person in whose name a Note is registered as
the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving
payment of principal of and interest on such Note and for all other
purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none
of the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Security
Registrar or any co-Security Registrar or the Note Custodian shall
be affected by notice to the contrary.
(vi) All Notes issued upon any
transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall
evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits
under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or
exchange.
(h) No Obligation of the
Trustee .
(i) The Trustee shall have no
responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of an interest
in a Global Note, Agent Members or any other Persons with respect
to the accuracy of the records of DTC or its nominee or of Agent
Members, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or
with respect to the delivery to any Agent Member, beneficial owner
or other Person (other than DTC) of any notice (including any
notice of redemption) or the payment of any amount or delivery of
any Notes (or other security or property) under or with respect to
such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the
Holders and all payments to be made to Holders in respect of the
Notes shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the
registered Holders (which shall be DTC or its nominee in the case
of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global
Note shall be exercised only through DTC subject to the applicable
rules and procedures of DTC. The Trustee may rely and shall be
fully protected in relying upon information furnished by DTC with
respect to its Agent Members and any beneficial owners.
(ii) The Trustee shall have no
obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to
compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this
Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of
any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among
Agent Members or beneficial owners in any Global Note) other than
to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or
evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when
expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine
the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the
express requirements hereof.
Section 2.5.
Additional Notes. (a) The Company may, from time to
time, subject to compliance with any other applicable provisions of
this Indenture, without the consent of the Holders, create and
issue pursuant to this Indenture additional notes (“
Additional Notes ”) that shall have terms and
conditions identical to those of the other Outstanding Notes,
except with respect to:
(i) the issue date;
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(ii) the amount of interest payable
on the first Interest Payment Date therefor;
(iii) the issue price;
(iv) any adjustments necessary in
order to conform to and ensure compliance with the Securities Act
(or other applicable securities laws) and any registration rights
or similar agreement applicable to such Additional Notes and for
the application of Section 3.9 hereof, in each case,
which are not adverse in any material respect to the Holder of any
Outstanding Notes (other than such Additional Notes); and
(v) the CUSIP number if necessary to
distinguish between such Additional Notes and any other Notes as a
result of the matters specified in this Section 2.5(a)
, including their treatment for federal income tax purposes.
(b) With
respect to any Additional Notes, the Company will set forth the
following information in an O
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