Exhibit 4.1
Execution Copy
THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF
COMPANIES, INC.
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
Trustee
Seventh Supplemental
Indenture
Dated as of June 15,
2009
to the Senior Debt Indenture
dated as of November 12, 2004
Creating a series of Securities
designated
10.0% Senior Notes due
2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
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DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF
GENERAL APPLICATION
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SECTION 1.01
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Provisions of
the Base Indenture
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2
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SECTION 1.02
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Definitions
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ARTICLE 2
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GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
NOTES
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SECTION 2.01
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Creation of
Series; Establishment of Form
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SECTION 2.02
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Payment of
Principal or Interest
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SECTION 2.03
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Optional
Redemption by the Company
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SECTION 2.04
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Change of
Control Offer
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ARTICLE 3
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GLOBAL SECURITIES
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SECTION 3.01
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Form
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SECTION 3.02
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Regulation S
Global Securities
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SECTION 3.03
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Transfer and
Exchange
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ARTICLE 4
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REMEDIES
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SECTION 4.01
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Additional
Events of Default
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SECTION 4.02
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Amendment to
Cross-Acceleration Provision
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ARTICLE 5
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REPORTS BY THE COMPANY
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SECTION 5.01
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Reports by the
Company
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ARTICLE 6
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COVENANTS
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SECTION 6.01
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Limitations on
Liens
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ARTICLE 7
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WAIVER, MODIFICATIONS AND
AMENDMENTS
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SECTION 7.01
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Supplemental
Indentures with Consent of Holders
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ARTICLE 8
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RANKING
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SECTION 8.01
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Senior in Right
of Payment
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ARTICLE 9
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MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 9.01
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Integral
Part
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SECTION 9.02
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Adoption,
Ratification and Confirmation
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SECTION 9.03
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Counterparts
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SECTION 9.04
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GOVERNING
LAW
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SECTION 9.05
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Conflict of Any
Provision of Indenture with Trust Indenture Act
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SECTION 9.06
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Effect of
Headings
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SECTION 9.07
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Severability of
Provisions
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SECTION 9.08
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Successors and
Assigns
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SECTION 9.09
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Benefit of
Indenture
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SECTION 9.10
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Acceptance by
Trustee
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Exhibit
A
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Form of
Note
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EX. A-1
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Exhibit
B
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Form of
Certificate of Transfer
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EX. B-1
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Exhibit
C
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Form of
Certificate of Exchange
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EX. C-1
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Exhibit
D
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Form of
Certificate From Acquiring Institutional Accredited
Investor
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EX. D-1
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Exhibit
E
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Form of Free
Transferability Certificate
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EX. E-1
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ii
SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE,
dated as of June 15, 2009 between THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF
COMPANIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company
”) and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association under the laws of the United States of America and
having a corporate trust office in Atlanta, Georgia, as trustee
(the “ Trustee ”).
RECITALS OF THE
COMPANY
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore
executed and delivered to SunTrust Bank (to the interests of which
as indenture trustee the Trustee has succeeded) a Senior Debt
Indenture, dated as of November 12, 2004 (the “ Base
Indenture ”), providing for the issuance from time to
time of its senior unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences
of indebtedness (the “ Securities ”), to be
issued in one or more series as provided in the Base
Indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(7) of the
Base Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may from
time to time enter into one or more indentures supplemental thereto
to establish the form or terms of Securities of a new
series;
WHEREAS, Section 3.01 of the
Base Indenture provides that the Company may enter into
supplemental indentures to establish the terms and provisions of a
series of Securities issued pursuant to the Base
Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Company, pursuant to
the foregoing authority, proposes in and by this Seventh
Supplemental Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture
” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “
Indenture ”) to supplement the Base Indenture in so
far as it will apply only to a series of Securities to be known as
the Company’s “10.0% Senior Notes due 2017” (the
“ Notes ”) issued hereunder (and not to any
other series);
WHEREAS, the Company has duly
authorized the execution and delivery of this Supplemental
Indenture to establish the Notes as a series of Securities under
the Base Indenture and to provide for, among other things, the
issuance of and the form and terms of the Notes for purposes of the
Notes and the Holders thereof; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary have
been done to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and
authenticated and delivered hereunder and duly issued by the
Company, the valid obligations of the Company, and to make this
Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in
accordance with their and its terms.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in
consideration of the premises and the purchase and acceptance of
the Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and
agreed, for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the
Notes, as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION
SECTION 1.01 Provisions of
the Base Indenture .
Except insofar as herein otherwise
expressly provided, all the definitions, provisions, terms and
conditions of the Base Indenture shall remain in full force and
effect. The Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this
Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed,
and the Base Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture shall be
read, taken and considered as one and the same instrument for all
purposes and every Holder of Notes authenticated and delivered
under the Base Indenture shall be bound hereby.
SECTION 1.02 Definitions
. For all purposes of the Indenture relating to the series
of Securities (consisting of the Notes) created hereby, except as
otherwise expressly provided or unless the subject matter or
context otherwise requires:
(a) unless the context otherwise
requires, any reference to an “Article” or a
“Section” refers to an Article or Section, as the case
may be, of this Supplemental Indenture;
(b) the terms defined in this
Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and
include the plural as well as the singular;
(c) each capitalized term that is
used in this Supplemental Indenture but not defined herein shall
have the meaning specified in the Base Indenture;
(d) all other terms used herein
which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by
reference therein, or defined by the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission and not otherwise defined herein, have the
meanings assigned to them therein;
(e) all accounting terms not
otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
accordance with GAAP;
(f) the word “including”
(and with correlative meaning “include”) means
including, without limiting the generality of, any description
preceding such term;
(g) the words “herein,”
“hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of
similar import refer to the Indenture as a whole and not to any
particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and
(h) references to payments on the
Notes shall include Additional Interest payable under the
Registration Rights Agreement, if any.
“ 144A Global Security
” means a Global Security in the form of Exhibit A
hereto bearing the Global Security Legend and the Restricted
Securities Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and
registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that shall
be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal
amount at maturity of the Securities sold in reliance on Rule
144A.
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“ Additional Interest
” means all additional interest owing on the Notes pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement.
“ Applicable Premium
” means, with respect to any Note on any redemption date, the
greater of:
(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of
the Note; and
(2) the excess of:
(a) the present value at such
redemption date of (i) the redemption price of the Note at
July 15, 2013 (such redemption price being set forth in the
table appearing in Section 2.03(f)(ii)), plus (ii) all
required interest payments due on the Note through July 15,
2013, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as
of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over
(b) the principal amount of the
Note.
“ Applicable Procedures
” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for
beneficial interests in any Global Security, the rules and
procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply
to such transfer or exchange.
“ Base Indenture
” has the meaning provided in the recitals.
“ Beneficial Owner
” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and
Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the
beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as
that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act),
such “person” shall be deemed to have beneficial
ownership of all securities that such “person” has the
right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities,
whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only
upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition. The terms “
Beneficially Owns ” and “ Beneficially
Owned ” shall have corresponding meanings.
“ Board of Directors
” means:
(1) with respect to a corporation,
the board of directors of the corporation or, except in the context
of the definitions of “Change of Control” and
“Continuing Directors,” a duly authorized committee
thereof;
(2) with respect to a partnership,
the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership
or, if the partnership has more than one general partner, the
managing general partner of the partnership; and
(3) with respect to any other
Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar
function.
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“ Broker-Dealer ”
means any broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own
account in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Notes that were
acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or
other trading activities.
“ Business Day ”
means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, which is not a day
on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized
or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to
close.
“ Change of Control
” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) the direct or indirect sale,
transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of
merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related
transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or
assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, to any “person” (as that term is used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act);
(2) the adoption by the
Company’s shareholders of a plan relating to the
Company’s liquidation or dissolution;
(3) the Company (by way of a report
or any other filing pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) becomes aware of the
acquisition by any “person” or “group”
(within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or
Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor
provision), including any group acting for the purpose of
acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning
of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, or any successor
provision), in a single transaction or in a series of related
transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business
combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning
of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor
provision) of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting
Stock of the Company;
(4) the first day on which a
majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company
are not Continuing Directors; or
(5) the Company consolidates with,
or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates
with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event
pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting
Stock of the Company or such other Person is converted into or
exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any
such transaction where immediately after such transaction, no
“person” or “group” (as such terms are used
in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes,
directly or indirectly, the Beneficial Owner of more than 50% of
the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee
Person.
“ Change of Control
Offer ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.04(a).
“ Change of Control
Payment ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.04(a).
“ Change of Control Payment
Date ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.04(a).
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“ Clearstream ”
means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme,
Luxembourg (formerly Cedel Bank, société anonyme),
and any successor thereto.
“ Company ” has
the meaning provided in the recitals.
“ Continuing Directors
” means, as of any date of determination, those members of
the Board of Directors of the Company, each of whom (1) was a
member of such Board of Directors on the Issue Date; or
(2) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of
Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing
Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time
of such nomination or election (either by a specific vote or by
approval of the Company’s proxy statement in which such
member was named as a nominee for election as a director, without
objection to such nomination).
“ Defaulted Interest
” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.02(c)(ii).
“ Definitive Security
” means a certificated Security registered in the name of the
Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 3.03
hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, and
such Security shall not bear the Global Security Legend.
“ Depositary ”
shall mean the Depository Trust Company or any successor
thereto.
“ Disqualified Stock
” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms
of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is
exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder thereof), or
upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily
redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or
redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in
part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on
which the Notes mature. The term “Disqualified Stock”
shall also include any options, warrants or other rights that are
convertible into Disqualified Stock or that are redeemable at the
option of the holder, or required to be redeemed, prior to the date
that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes
mature.
“ Euroclear ”
means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear
system, or its successor.
“ Exchange Notes
” means the Securities issued in the Exchange Offer in
accordance with Section 3.03(f) hereof.
“ Exchange Offer
” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“ Exchange Offer
Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
“ Global Securities
” means with respect to the Notes issued hereunder, one or
more global notes which are executed by the Company and
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or
pursuant to the Depositary’s instruction, all in accordance
with this Supplemental Indenture, which shall be registered in the
name of the Depositary or its nominee and which shall bear the
Global Security Legend.
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“ Global Security
Legend ” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06
of the Base Indenture.
“ Holder ” means
a Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Security
Register.
“ Indenture ” has
the meaning provided in the recitals.
“ Indirect Participant
” means an entity that, with respect to The Depository Trust
Company, clears through or maintains a direct or indirect,
custodial relationship with a Participant.
“ Initial Purchasers
” means Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Citigroup
Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., UBS Securities
LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., ING Financial Markets LLC and
Lloyds TSB Bank plc.
“ Institutional Accredited
Investor ” means an institution that is an
“accredited investor” as defined in
Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities
Act, who is not also a QIB.
“ Interest Payment Date
” means January 15 and July 15 of each
year.
“ Interest Period
” means the period commencing on, and including, an Interest
Payment Date for the Notes and ending on, and including, the day
before the next succeeding Interest Payment Date for the Notes. The
initial Interest Period shall commence on the Issue Date and end on
January 14, 2010.
“ Issue Date ”
means the date of this Supplemental Indenture.
“ Legended Regulation S
Global Security ” means a Global Security in the form of
Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Security Legend,
the Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend and the Restricted
Securities Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and
registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee, issued in
a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount at
maturity of the Securities initially sold in reliance on Rule 903
of Regulation S.
“ Letter of Transmittal
” means the letter of transmittal to be prepared by the
Company and sent to all Holders of the Securities for use by such
Holders in connection with the Exchange Offer.
“ Maturity ”
means the date on which the principal of the Notes becomes due and
payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated
Maturity or by call for redemption or otherwise.
“ Non-U.S. Person
” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.
“ Notes ” has the
meaning provided in the recitals.
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“ Officer ”
means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the
Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the
Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer, the
Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, any Assistant
Controller, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of such
Person.
“ Participant ”
means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a
Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or
Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to The Depository
Trust Company, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).
“ Paying Agent ”
means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on any Notes on behalf of the Company.
The Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of the Company may act
as Paying Agent with respect to any Notes issued
hereunder.
“ Principal ,”
“ Principal Amount ” or “ principal
” of a Note means the principal of the Note.
“ QIB ” means a
“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in
Rule 144A.
“ Redemption Date
” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, means
the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this
Supplemental Indenture.
“ Registration Rights
Agreement ” means the Registration Rights Agreement,
dated the Issue Date, between the Company and the Initial
Purchasers.
“ Regular Record Date
” means January 1 and July 1 (whether or not a
Business Day).
“ Regulation S ”
means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
“ Regulation S Global
Security ” means a Legended Regulation S Global
Security or an Unlegended Regulation S Global Security, as
appropriate.
“ Regulation S Temporary
Global Note Legend ” means the legend set forth in
Section 3.03(h) hereof, which is required to be placed on all
Legended Regulation S Global Securities issued under the
Indenture.
“ Resale Restriction
Termination Date ” means, for any Restricted Security (or
beneficial interest therein) the date on which the Company
instructs the Trustee in writing to remove the Restricted
Securities Legend from the Restricted Security in accordance with
the procedures described in this Supplemental Indenture (which
instruction is expected to be given on or about the one-year
anniversary of the issuance of such Restricted
Security).
“Restricted Definitive
Security ” means a
Definitive Security bearing the Restricted Securities
Legend.
“ Restricted Global
Security ” means a Global Security bearing the Restricted
Securities Legend.
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“ Restricted Period
” means the 40-day distribution compliance period as defined
in Regulation S.
“ Restricted Securities
Legend ” means the legend containing the transfer
restrictions set forth in Section 3.03(g)(i)
hereof.
“ Restricted Security
” means a Restricted Definitive Security or a Restricted
Global Security.
“ Rule 144A ”
means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
“ Securities ”
has the meaning specified in the recitals.
“ Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“ Security Register
” means the register, in such office as the Company shall
keep at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or in any office
or agency to be maintained by the Company in accordance with
Section 3.05 of the Base Indenture, in which the Company
shall, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe,
provide for the registration of Securities and of registration of
transfers of Securities.
“ Security Registrar
” means such Person appointed for the purpose of registering
Securities and transfer of Securities in accordance with
Section 3.05 of the Base Indenture. The Trustee is hereby
appointed Security Registrar.
“ Shelf Registration
Statement ” has the meaning set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement relating to registering the Notes under the
Securities Act.
“ Special Redemption
Period ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.03(f)(iii).
“ Stated Maturity
” means July 15, 2017.
“ Supplemental
Indenture ” has the meaning provided in the
recitals.
“ Tender Offers ”
means the Company’s offers, commencing June 8, 2009, to
purchase for cash (i) any and all of the Company’s 5.40%
Notes due 2009 and (ii) up to $500,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of the Company’s 7.25% Notes due 2011 and
the Company’s Floating Rate Notes due 2010.
“ Treasury Rate ”
means, as of any Redemption Date, the yield to maturity as of such
Redemption Date of United States Treasury securities with a
constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent
Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become
publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the
Redemption Date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer
published, any publicly available source of similar market data))
most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to
July 15, 2013; provided , however , that if the
period from the Redemption Date to July 15, 2013 is less than
one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States
Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year
will be used.
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“ Trustee ” has
the meaning provided in the recitals and, subject to the provisions
of Article 6 of the Base Indenture, any successor to that
person.
“ Unlegended
Regulation S Global Security ” means a permanent
Global Security in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing
the Global Security Legend and the Restricted Securities Legend,
deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the
Depositary or its nominee and issued in an aggregate amount of
denominations equal in total to the outstanding Principal Amount of
the Legended Regulation S Global Security upon expiration of the
Restricted Period.
“ Unrestricted Definitive
Security ” means a Definitive Security that does not bear
and is not required to bear the Restricted Securities
Legend.
“ Unrestricted Global
Security ” means a Global Security not bearing the
Restricted Securities Legend.
“ U.S. Person ”
means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the
Securities Act.
“ Voting Stock ”
means, with respect to any specified “person” (as that
term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of
any date, the Capital Stock of such person that is at the time
entitled to vote generally in the election of the Board of
Directors of such person.
ARTICLE 2
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THE NOTES
SECTION 2.01 Creation of
Series; Establishment of Form . In accordance with
Section 3.01 of the Base Indenture, there is hereby created a
series of Securities under the Indenture entitled “10.0%
Senior Notes due 2017”.
(a) The form of the Notes, including
the form of the certificate of authentication, is attached hereto
as Exhibit A .
(b) The Trustee shall authenticate
or deliver the Notes for original issue in an initial aggregate
principal amount of $600,000,000 upon a Company Order for the
authentication and delivery of the Notes. The Company may from time
to time issue additional Notes in accordance with Section 3.01
of the Base Indenture. The Notes issued originally hereunder,
together with any additional Notes subsequently issued, shall be
treated as a single class for purposes of the Indenture.
(c) The aggregate Principal Amount
of the Notes shall be due and payable at the Stated Maturity unless
earlier repaid in accordance with this Supplemental
Indenture.
(d) The outstanding Principal Amount
of the Notes shall bear interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum,
from June 15, 2009 or from the most recent Interest Payment
Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, as the
case may be, payable semiannually in arrears on each Interest
Payment Date, commencing on January 15, 2010, and at Maturity,
to the Person
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in whose name the Notes are registered at the
close of business on the Regular Record Date, until the principal
thereof is paid or made available for payment. Interest on the
Notes will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year comprised
of twelve 30-day months.
(e) If any Interest Payment Date,
Redemption Date, Change of Control Payment Date or Maturity date is
not a Business Day, the payment of principal, premium, if any, and
interest (including any Additional Interest), as applicable, will
be made on the next succeeding Business Day, except that if such
Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar month, such
Interest Payment Date will be the immediately preceding Business
Day. No interest will accrue on the amount so payable for the
period from and after any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date,
Change of Control Payment Date or the Maturity date, as the case
may be, to the date payment is made.
(f) All amounts payable in
connection with the Notes shall be denominated and payable in the
lawful currency of the United States.
(g) The Notes shall be payable and
may be presented for registration of transfer and exchange, without
service charge, at the office of the Company maintained for such
purpose in the State of New York, City of New York, Borough of
Manhattan, which shall initially be the office or agency of the
Trustee.
(h) The Company may appoint and
change any Paying Agent, Security Registrar or co-registrar without
notice, other than notice to the Trustee, except that the Company
will maintain at least one Paying Agent in the State of New York,
City of New York, Borough of Manhattan. The Company shall enter
into an appropriate agency agreement with any agent not a party to
the Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of the
Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall give prompt
written notice to the Trustee of the name and address of any such
agent and any change in the address of such agent. If the Company
fails to maintain a Paying Agent, Security Registrar and/or agent
for service of notices and demands, the Trustee shall act as such
Paying Agent, Security Registrar or agent for service of notices
and demands. The Company may remove any Paying Agent or Security
Registrar upon written notice to such Paying Agent or Security
Registrar and the Trustee; provided that no such removal
shall become effective until (i) the acceptance of an
appointment by a successor Paying Agent or Security Registrar as
evidenced by an appropriate agency agreement entered into by the
Company and such successor and delivered to the Trustee or
(ii) notification to the Trustee that the Trustee shall serve
as such Paying Agent or Security Registrar until the appointment of
a successor agent in accordance with clause (i) of this
proviso. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
Affiliates may act as Paying Agent, Security Registrar or
co-registrar.
(i) Article 12 of the Base
Indenture shall have no force or effect in respect of, or
application to, the Notes.
(j) The Base Indenture is hereby
amended, with respect to the Notes only, by replacing the words,
“other than the Securities of such series” with the
words “other than the 10.0% Senior Notes due 2017” in
paragraph (5) of Section 5.01.
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SECTION 2.02 Payment of
Principal or Interest .
(a) Payments . Payments of
principal and interest on the Notes shall be made in the manner
provided for in the Notes.
(b) Holder Lists . The
Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and
addresses of Holders. If the Trustee is not the Security Registrar,
the Company shall furnish, or cause the Security Registrar to
furnish, to the Trustee, in writing at least five Business
Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as
the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of
such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and
addresses of Holders.
(c) Payment of Interest; Interest
Rights Preserved .
(i) Semiannual interest on any Notes
that is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on
any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name
such Notes are registered at the close of business on the Regular
Record Date for such interest at the office or agency of the
Company maintained for such purpose. Each installment of interest
on any Notes shall be paid in same-day funds by transfer to an
account maintained by the payee located inside the United States.
In the case of a Global Security, semiannual interest payable on
any applicable Interest Payment Date will be paid to the
Depositary, with respect to that portion of such Global Security
held for its account by Cede & Co., for the purpose of
permitting such party to credit the interest received by it in
respect of such Global Security to the accounts of the beneficial
owners thereof.
(ii) Except as otherwise specified
with respect to the Notes, any semiannual interest on any Notes
that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for,
on any applicable payment date (herein called “ Defaulted
Interest, ” which term shall include any accrued and
unpaid interest that has accrued on such defaulted amount in
accordance with paragraph 1 of the Notes), shall forthwith cease to
be payable to the Holder thereof on the relevant Regular Record
Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted
Interest shall be paid by the Company as provided for in
Section 3.07 of the Base Indenture.
(iii) Subject to the foregoing
provisions of Section 2.02 of this Supplemental Indenture and
Section 3.05 of the Base Indenture, Notes delivered under this
Supplemental Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in
exchange for or in lieu of any other Notes shall carry the rights
to semiannual interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue interest,
which were carried by such other Notes.
(d) Additional Interest under the
Registration Rights Agreement . Under certain circumstances,
the Company may be obligated to pay Additional Interest to Holders,
all as and to the extent set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement. The terms thereof are incorporated by reference herein
and such Additional Interest is deemed to be interest for purposes
of this Indenture.
(e) Sinking Fund . There
shall be no sinking fund provided for the Notes.
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SECTION 2.03 Optional
Redemption by the Company .
(a) Right to Redeem; Notice to
Trustee, Paying Agent and Holders . The Company, at its option,
may redeem the Notes pursuant to the redemption provisions of
Section 2.03(f) hereof. If the Company elects to redeem Notes
pursuant to Section 2.03(f) hereof, it shall notify in writing
the Trustee, Paying Agent and each Holder of Notes to be redeemed
as provided in Section 2.03(c).
(b) Fewer Than All Outstanding
Notes to Be Redeemed . If fewer than all of the outstanding
Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be
redeemed in Principal Amounts of $2,000 or integral multiples of
$1,000 in excess thereof. In the case that the Trustee shall select
the Notes to be redeemed, the Trustee may effectuate such selection
by lot, pro rata, or by any other method that the Trustee considers
fair and appropriate. The Trustee will make such selection promptly
following receipt of the notice of redemption from the Company
provided pursuant to Section 2.03(c).
(c) Notice of Redemption .
Subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(f), at least 30 days
but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Company
shall mail or cause to be mailed a notice of redemption by
first-class mail to the Trustee, the Paying Agent and each Holder
of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder’s address as it
appears on the Security Register or otherwise in accordance with
the procedures of the Depositary, except that redemption notices
may be delivered more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if
the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes
or a satisfaction and discharge in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture. Notices of redemption may not be conditional.
The notice shall identify the Notes
to be redeemed and shall state:
(i) the Redemption Date;
(ii) the redemption
price;
(iii) the name and address of the
Paying Agent;
(iv) that Notes called for
redemption must be presented and surrendered to the Paying Agent to
collect the redemption price;
(v) that, unless the Company
defaults in making payment of such redemption price, interest, if
any, on the Notes called for redemption will cease to accrue on and
after the Redemption Date, and the only remaining right of the
Holder will be to receive payment of the redemption price upon
presentation and surrender to the Paying Agent of the
Notes;
(vi) if any Note is to be redeemed
in part only, the certificate number and portion of the Principal
Amount of such Note that is to be redeemed and that, after the
Redemption Date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in
Principal Amount equal to the unredeemed portion shall be issued in
the name of the Holder upon cancellation of the original
Note;
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(vii) the paragraph of the Notes
and/or Section of this Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which the
Notes or portions thereof called for redemption are being redeemed;
and
(viii) the CUSIP and ISIN number or
numbers for the Notes called for redemption and that no
representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of any
such CUSIP or ISIN number that is listed in such notice or printed
on the Notes.
At the Company’s request, made
at least five Business Days prior to the date upon which such
notice is to be mailed, the Paying Agent shall give the notice of
redemption in the Company’s name and at the Company’s
expense.
(d) Effect of Notice of
Redemption . Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance
with Section 2.03(c) hereof, Notes called for redemption
become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the redemption
price. Upon presentation and surrender to the Paying Agent, Notes
called for redemption shall be paid at the redemption price as set
forth in Section 2.03(f) hereof and in the Notes.
(e) Deposit of Redemption
Price . On or before 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the
Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or the
Paying Agent (or if the Company or an Affiliate of the Company is
acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) an
amount of money sufficient to pay the aggregate redemption price
of, and any accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional
Interest) with respect to, all the Notes to be redeemed on that
date other than the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption
which on or prior thereto have been delivered by the Company to the
Security Registrar for cancellation. The Trustee or the Paying
Agent shall, as promptly as practicable, return to the Company any
money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company
in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of,
and any accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional
Interest) with respect to, the Notes to be redeemed.
The Company shall require each
Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that the
Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the
Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of the
redemption price and any accrued and unpaid interest (including any
Additional Interest) and shall notify the Trustee of any default by
the Company in making any such payment. If the Company or an
Affiliate of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate
the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate
trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to
pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any
funds disbursed by the Paying Agent. Upon doing so, the Paying
Agent shall have no further liability for the money delivered to
the Trustee.
(f) Optional Redemption .
Except as set forth below in this Section 2.03(f), the Notes
shall not be redeemable by the Company.
(i) At any time prior to
July 15, 2013, the Company may at its option redeem all or a
part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60
days’ notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
Principal Amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus the Applicable
Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional
Interest, if any, to the Redemption Date.
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(ii) On or after July 15, 2013,
the Company may at its option redeem all or a part of the Notes,
upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the
redemption prices (expressed as percentages of Principal Amount)
set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional
Interest, if any, thereon to the applicable Redemption Date, if
redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on July 15
of the years indicated below:
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(iii) If the terms, conduct or
results of any of the Company’s Tender Offers are not
satisfactory to the Company in its sole judgment, then the Company
may at its option, at any time during the 30-day period commencing
on the Issue Date (the “ Special Redemption Period
”), redeem (A) all or (B) a part of the Notes (
provided that, if less than all of the Notes are being
redeemed, the Company may only redeem up to $200,000,000 in
aggregate Principal Amount), upon not less than three Business
Days’ notice, at a redemption price equal to the accreted
value of the Notes to be redeemed as of the Redemption Date plus
1.0% of the Principal Amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus
accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date. If, prior to
the expiration of the Special Redemption Period, the Company
determines in its sole judgment that the terms, conduct and results
of such Tender Offers are satisfactory to the Company, then the
Company shall make a public announcement to such effect and thereby
waive its rights under this Section 2.03(f)(iii).
(g) With respect to the Notes only,
Sections 11.02 through 11.06 of the Base Indenture shall not be
applicable.
SECTION 2.04 Change of
Control Offer . (a) If a Change of Control occurs, each
Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase
all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000
in excess thereof) of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to an
offer (a “ Change of Control Offer ”) on the
terms set forth herein. In the Change of Control Offer, the Company
will offer payment (a “ Change of Control Payment
”) in cash equal to not less than 101% of the aggregate
principal amount of Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid
interest and Additional Interest, if any, thereon, to the date of
repurchase (the “ Change of Control Payment Date
”), which date will be no earlier than the date of the
occurrence of such Change of Control.
(b) No later than 30 days following
any occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall mail a
notice to the Trustee and each Holder or otherwise in accordance
with the procedures of the Depositary describing the transaction or
transactions that constitute the
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Change of Control and offering to repurchase the
Notes on the Change of Control Payment Date specified in such
notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later
than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. Such notice shall
also state:
(i) that the Change of Control Offer
is being made pursuant to this Section 2.04 and that all Notes
properly tendered and not withdrawn shall be accepted for
payment;
(ii) the purchase price and the
Change of Control Payment Date;
(iii) that any Note not properly
tendered shall remain outstanding and continue to accrue
interest;
(iv) that, unless the Company
defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes
accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall
cease to accrue interest on and after the Change of Control Payment
Date;
(v) that Holders electing to have
any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be
required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled
“Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of
the Notes completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the
Paying Agent specified in the notice 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;
(vi) that Holders shall be entitled
to withdraw their tendered Notes and their election to require the
Company to purchase such Notes, provided that the Paying
Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the second
Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a
telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the
name of the Holder, the Principal Amount of Notes tendered for
purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its
tendered Notes and its election to have such Notes purchased;
and
(vii) that Holders whose Notes are
being purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes equal in
Principal Amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes
surrendered, which unpurchased portion must be equal to $2,000 in
Principal Amount or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof.
(c) The Company shall comply with
the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other
securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws
and regulations are applicable in connection with the Change of
Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities
laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this
Section 2.04, the Company shall comply with the applicable
securities laws or regulations and shall not be deemed to have
breached its obligations under this Section 2.04 by virtue of
such compliance.
(d) On or prior to the Change of
Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent
lawful:
(i) accept for payment all Notes or
portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of
Control Offer;
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(ii) deposit with the Paying Agent
an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all
Notes or portions thereof properly tendered; and
(iii) deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an
Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount
of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the
Company.
(e) The Paying Agent shall promptly
mail or wire transfer to each Holder of Notes properly tendered the
Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee shall
promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by
book-entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in Principal Amount to
any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any;
provided that each such new Note shall be in a Principal
Amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof.
(f) The Company shall publicly
announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon
as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.
(g) The Company shall not be
required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control
if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner,
at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set
forth in this Section 2.04 applicable to a Change of Control
Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered
and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.
(h) If the Change of Control Payment
Date is on or after a Regular Record Date and on or before the
related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest
(including any Additional Interest) shall be paid to the Person in
whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such
Regular Record Date, and no additional interest shall be payable to
Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Change of Control
Offer.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Supplemental Indenture, a Change of
Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control,
conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement
has been executed by the time of making the Change of Control
Offer.
(j) This Section 2.04 shall be
applicable notwithstanding the applicability of any other
provisions of the Indenture.
ARTICLE 3
GLOBAL SECURITIES
SECTION 3.01 Form
. The Notes shall initially be issued in the form of one or
more Global Securities. The Company shall execute and the Trustee
or the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver such
Global Security or Securities in the manner provided for in
Article 2 of the Base Indenture.
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SECTION 3.02 Regulation S
Global Securities .
(a) Regulation S Global
Securities . Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S
shall be issued initially in the form of the Legended Regulation S
Global Security, which shall be deposited on behalf of the
purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Trustee, as
custodian for the Depositary, and registered in the name of the
Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary for the accounts of
designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream,
duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as
hereinafter provided. Following the termination of the Restricted
Period, beneficial interests in the Legended Regulation S Global
Security shall automatically be exchanged for beneficial interests
in Unlegended Regulation S Global Security pursuant to the
Applicable Procedures. The aggregate Principal Amount of the
Regulation S Global Securities may from time to time be increased
or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and
the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection
with transfers of interest as hereinafter provided.
(b) Euroclear and Clearstream
Procedures Applicable . The provisions of the “Operating
Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and
Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “General
Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and
“Customer Handbook” of Clearstream shall be applicable
to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global
Securities that are held by Participants through Euroclear or
Clearstream and this Indenture shall not govern such
transfers.
SECTION 3.03 Transfer and
Exchange .
(a) Transfer and Exchange of
Global Securities . Except as otherwise set forth in this
Section 3.03, a Global Security may be transferred, in whole
but not in part, only by the Depositary to a nominee of the
Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to
another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such
nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor
Depositary. All Global Securities shall be exchanged by the Company
for Definitive Securities if (i) the Depositary notifies the
Company (A) that it is unwilling or unable to continue as
Depositary for the Global Securities and the Company fails to
appoint a successor Depositary within 90 days after receiving such
notice or (B) that it has ceased to be a clearing agency
registered under the Exchange Act and the Company fails to appoint
a successor Depositary within 90 days after becoming aware of such
condition; (ii) the Company, at its option, notifies the
Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of
Definitive Securities; provided that in no event shall the
Legended Regulation S Global Securities be exchanged by the Company
for Definitive Securities prior to the expiration of the Restricted
Period; or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing a
Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes. Upon the
occurrence of any of the preceding events in (i), (ii) or
(iii) above, Definitive Securities shall be issued in such
names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global
Securities also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part,
as provided in Sections 3.04 and 3.06 of the Base Indenture. Every
Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a
Global Security or any portion thereof, pursuant to the Indenture,
shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be,
a Global Security. A Global Security may not be exchanged for
another Security other than as provided in this
Section 3.03(a); provided , however , that
beneficial interests in a Global Security may be transferred and
exchanged for beneficial interests in a Global Security as provided
in Section 3.03(b), (c) or (f) hereof.
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(b) Transfer and Exchange of
Beneficial Interests in the Global Securities . The transfer
and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Securities shall
be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the
provisions of the Indenture and the Applicable Procedures.
Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Securities shall be
subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth
herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of
beneficial interests in the Global Securities also shall require
compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as
applicable, as well as one or more of the other following
subparagraphs, as applicable:
(i) Transfer of Beneficial
Interests in the Same Global Security . Beneficial interests in
any Restricted Global Security may be transferred to Persons who
take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the
same Restricted Global Security in accordance with the transfer
restrictions set forth in the Restricted Securities Legend;
provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted
Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Legended
Regulation S Global Security may not be made to a U.S. Person or
for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than the Initial
Purchasers). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global
Security may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in
the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Security. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be
delivered to the Security Registrar to effect the transfers
described in this Section 3.03(b)(i).
(ii) All Other Transfers and
Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Securities . In
connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests
that are not subject to Section 3.03(b)(i) above, the
transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Security
Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a
Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in
accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary
to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another
Global Security in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be
transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in
accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information
regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase
or (B) (1) a written order from a Participant or an
Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be
issued a Definitive Security in an amount equal to the beneficial
interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions
given by the Depositary to the Security Registrar containing
information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive
Security shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange
referred to in (B)(1) above; provided that in no event shall
Definitive Securities be issued upon the transfer or exchange of
beneficial interests in the Legended Regulation S Global Security
prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period. Upon consummation
of an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with
Section 3.03(f) hereof, the requirements of this
Section 3.03(b)(ii) shall be deemed to have been satisfied
upon receipt by the Security Registrar of the instructions
contained in the Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of
such beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Securities. Upon
satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of
beneficial interests in Global Securities
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contained in the Indenture and the
Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee
shall adjust the Principal Amount at maturity of the relevant
Global Securities pursuant to Section 3.03(i)
hereof.
(iii) Transfer of Beneficial
Interests to Another Restricted Global Security . A beneficial
interest in any Restricted Global Security may be transferred to a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in another Restricted Global Security if the transfer
complies with the requirements of Section 3.03(b)(ii) above
and the Security Registrar receives the following:
(A) if the transferee shall take
delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global
Security, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (1) thereof; and
(B) if the transferee shall take
delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a Legended
Regulation S Global Security, then the transferor must deliver a
certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof.
(iv) Transfer and Exchange of
Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Security for Beneficial
Interests in the Unrestricted Global Security . A beneficial
interest in any Restricted Global Security may be exchanged by any
Holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Security or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in
the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Security if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements
of Section 3.03(b)(ii) above and:
(A) such exchange or transfer is
effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder of the beneficial
interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the
transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable
Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a Person
participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or
(2) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of
the Company;
(B) such transfer is effected
pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Security Registrar receives
the following:
(1) if the Holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Security, a certificate from such Holder in the form of
Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item
(1)(a) thereof; or
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(2) if the Holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in
the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Security, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit
B hereto, including the certifications in item
(4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in
this subparagraph (D), if the Security Registrar so requests or if
the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form
reasonably acceptable to the Security Registrar to the effect that
such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act
and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the
Restricted Securities Legend are no longer required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
If any such transfer is effected
pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above at a time when
an Unrestricted Global Security has not yet been issued, the
Company shall issue and, upon receipt of a Company Order in
accordance with the Indenture, the Trustee shall authenticate one
or more Unrestricted Global Securities in an aggregate Principal
Amount equal to the aggregate Principal Amount of beneficial
interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or
(D) above.
Beneficial interests in an
Unrestricted Global Security cannot be exchanged for, or
transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security.
(c) Transfer or Exchange of
Beneficial Interests for Definitive Securities .
(i) Beneficial Interests in
Restricted Global Securities to Restricted Definitive
Securities . If any Holder of a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Security proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for a Restricted Definitive Security or to transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of a Restricted Definitive Security, then, upon receipt by the
Security Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if the Holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Security, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item
(2)(a) thereof;
(B) if such beneficial interest is
being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit
B hereto, including the certifications in item
(1) thereof;
(C) if such beneficial interest is
being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction
in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof; or
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(D) if such beneficial interest is
being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item
(3)(a) thereof,
the Trustee shall cause the
aggregate Principal Amount of the applicable Global Security to be
reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 3.03(i) hereof, and
the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Restricted
Definitive Security in the appropriate Principal Amount. Any
Restricted Definitive Security issued in exchange for a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Security pursuant to this
Section 3.03(c) shall be registered in such name or names and
in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder of
such beneficial interest shall instruct the Security Registrar
through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or
Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Restricted
Definitive Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities
are so registered. Any Restricted Definitive Security issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security
pursuant to this Section 3.03(c)(i) shall bear the Restricted
Securities Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on
transfer contained therein.
(ii) Beneficial Interests in
Legended Regulation S Global Security to Definitive Securities
. A beneficial interest in the Legended Regulation S Global
Security may not be exchanged for a Definitive Security or
transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
Definitive Security prior to the expiration of the Restricted
Period, except in the case of a transfer pursuant to an exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than
Rule 903 or Rule 904.
(iii) Beneficial Interests in
Restricted Global Securities to Unrestricted Definitive
Securities . A Holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Security may exchange such beneficial interest for an
Unrestricted Definitive Security or may transfer such beneficial
interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Security only if:
(A) such exchange or transfer is
effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder of such beneficial
interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the
case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of
Transmittal that it is not (1) a Person participating in the
distribution of the Exchange Notes or (2) a Person who is an
affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;
(B) such transfer is effected
pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement;
(C) such transfer is effected by a
Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(D) the Security Registrar receives
the following:
(1) if the Holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for an
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Unrestricted Definitive Security, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof;
or
(2) if the Holder of such beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in
the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Security, a certificate from
such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in
this subparagraph (D), if the Security Registrar so requests or if
the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form
reasonably acceptable to the Security Registrar to the effect that
such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act
and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the
Restricted Securities Legend are no longer required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
(iv) Beneficial Interests in
Unrestricted Global Securities to Unrestricted Definitive
Securities . If any Holder of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Security proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Security or to transfer
such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in
the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Security, then, upon
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 3.03(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the
aggregate Principal Amount of the applicable Unrestricted Global
Security to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 3.03(i)
hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the
instructions an Unrestricted Definitive Security in the appropriate
Principal Amount. Any Unrestricted Definitive Security issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this
Section 3.03(c)(iv) shall be registered in such name or names
and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder
of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Security Registrar
through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or
Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Unrestricted
Definitive Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities
are so registered. Any Unrestricted Definitive Security issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this
Section 3.03(c)(iv) shall not bear the Restricted Securities
Legend.
(d) Transfer and Exchange of
Definitive Securities for Beneficial Interests .
(i) Restricted Definitive
Securities to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global
Securities . If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Security
proposes to exchange such Security for a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Security or to transfer such Restricted
Definitive Security to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security,
then, upon receipt by the Security Registrar of the following
documentation:
(A) if the Holder of such Restricted
Definitive Security proposes to exchange such Security for a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security, a certificate
from such Holder in th