WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
Trustee
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE
Dated as of February 3,
2009
Dated as of December 11,
2007
10.125% Notes due 2015
10.375% Notes due 2018
THIRD
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of February 3, 2009 (this
“Supplemental Indenture”), between Vulcan Materials
Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws
of the State of New Jersey, having its principal office at 1200
Urban Center Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35242 (the
“Company”), and Wilmington Trust Company, a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
WHEREAS, the
Company executed and delivered the senior debt indenture, dated as
of December 11, 2007, to the Trustee (as heretofore supplemented,
the “Indenture”), to provide for the issuance of the
Company’s notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the
“Securities”), to be issued in one or more
series;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Company desires to
provide for the establishment of two new series of its notes under
the Indenture to be known as its “10.125% Notes due
2015” (the “2015 Notes”) and “10.375% Notes
due 2018” (the “2018 Notes”), the form and
substance of each of the series and the terms, provisions and
conditions thereof to be set forth as provided in the Indenture and
this Supplemental Indenture;
WHEREAS, the
Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to resolutions duly
adopted on November 12, 2007 and January 21, 2009, and
the Pricing Committee thereof pursuant to resolutions duly adopted
on January 23, 2009, have duly authorized the issuance of the
2015 Notes and the 2018 Notes, and have authorized the proper
officers of the Company to execute any and all appropriate
documents necessary or appropriate to effect each such
issuance;
WHEREAS, this
Supplemental Indenture is being entered into pursuant to the
provisions of Article Two and Section 901(7) of the
Indenture;
WHEREAS, the
Company has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this
Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, all
things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid
agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, and to make
each of the 2015 Notes and the 2018 Notes, each when executed by
the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or an
authentication agent, the valid obligations of the Company, have
been performed, and the execution and delivery of this Supplemental
Indenture has been duly authorized in all respects;
NOW THEREFORE,
in consideration of the premises and the purchase and acceptance of
each of the 2015 Notes and the 2018 Notes by the Holder thereof,
and for the purpose of setting forth, as provided in the Indenture,
the forms and terms of each of the 2015 Notes and the 2018 Notes,
the Company covenants and agrees, with the Trustee, as
follows:
Section 101. Definition of
Terms.
Unless the
context otherwise requires:
(a) each term
defined in the Indenture has the same meaning when used in this
Supplemental Indenture;
(b) the
singular includes the plural and vice versa; and
(c) headings
are for convenience of reference only and do not affect
interpretation.
“Agent
Member” means any member of, or participant in, the
Depositary.
“Change
of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) the consummation of any transaction (including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is
that any “person” (as that term is used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Company
or one of its subsidiaries) becomes the beneficial owner (as
defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the
Company or other Voting Stock into which the Voting Stock of the
Company is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed,
measured by voting power rather than number of shares; (2) the
direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
(other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or more
series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company and the assets of its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, to one or more Persons (other than the Company or one of
its subsidiaries); or (3) the first day on which a majority of
the members of the Board of Directors of the Company is composed of
members who are not Continuing Directors. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of
Control if (1) the Company becomes a direct or indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company and (2)(A) the direct
or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company
immediately following that transaction are substantially the same
as the holders of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior
to that transaction or (B) immediately following that
transaction no person (other than a holding company satisfying the
requirements of this sentence) is the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such holding
company.
“Continuing Directors” means, as of
any date of determination, any member of the Company’s Board
of Directors who (1) was a member of such Board of Directors
on the date of this Supplemental Indenture or (2) was
nominated for election, elected or appointed 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, election or appointment (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).
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“Exchange
Notes” means the notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer
and their Successor Notes and shall be in the form of Unrestricted
Global Notes. The Exchange Notes shall be deemed part of the same
series as the Original Notes for which they are
exchanged.
“Exchange
Offer” has the meaning specified in each of the forms of the
2015 Note and the 2018 Note contained in Exhibit A and
Exhibit B, respectively.
“Exchange
Offer Registration Statement” has the meaning specified in
each of the forms of the 2015 Note and the 2018 Note contained in
Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively.
“Global
Note” means each of a 2015 Note or a 2018 Note that evidences
all or part of the 2015 Notes or the 2018 Notes, respectively, and
bears the legend specified in Exhibit A and Exhibit B,
respectively. The Restricted Global Notes, the Regulation S
Global Notes, and the Unrestricted Global Notes representing the
2015 Notes and the 2018 Notes shall each be a Global
Note.
“Investment Grade” means a rating of
Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any
successor rating categories of Moody’s); a rating of BBB- or
better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating
categories of S&P); and the equivalent investment grade credit
rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies
selected by the Company.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc.
“Original
Notes” means the 2015 Notes and the 2018 Notes issued on
February 3, 2009 (and not Regulation S Global Notes,
Exchange Notes or Unrestricted Global Notes).
“Rating
Agency” means in respect of any series of Securities
(a) each of Moody’s and S&P; and (b) if either
of Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Securities of such
series or fails to make a rating of the Securities of such series
publicly available for reasons outside of the Company’s
control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating
organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) under
the Exchange Act, selected by the Company and certified by the
Company’s Board of Directors as a replacement agency for the
agency that ceased such rating or failed to make it publicly
available.
“Registration Default” has the
meaning specified in each of the forms of the 2015 Notes and the
2018 Notes contained in Exhibit A and Exhibit B,
respectively.
“Registration Rights Agreement”
means the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, dated
February 3, 2009, by and among the Company and Goldman, Sachs
& Co.
“Regulation S” means
Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any successor
provision), as it may be amended from time to time.
“Regulation S Global Note”
means the Global Notes representing Regulation S Notes,
together with their Successor Notes, which are Global Notes other
than Restricted Global Notes or Unrestricted Global
Notes.
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“Regulation S Legend” means a
legend substantially in the form of the legend required in each of
the forms of the 2015 Note and the 2018 Note contained in
Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively, to be placed upon
each Regulation S Note.
“Regulation S Notes” means all
the 2015 Notes and the 2018 Notes and their Successor Notes
required to bear a Regulation S Legend. Such term includes the
Regulation S Global Note.
“Restricted Global Notes” means the
2015 Notes and the 2018 Notes and any respective Successor Notes
(other than Unrestricted Global Notes) that bear the Restricted
Notes Legend.
“Restricted Notes Legend” means a
legend substantially in the form of the legend required under
Rule 144A in each of the forms of 2015 Notes and the 2018 Note
contained in Exhibit A and Exhibit B,
respectively.
“Restricted Period” means the period
of 41 consecutive days beginning on the day on which the 2015 Notes
or the 2018 Notes are first offered to persons other than
distributors (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on
Regulation S.
“Rule 144A” means
Rule 144A under the Securities Act (including any successor
rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to
time.
“S&P” means Standard &
Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw-Hill,
Inc.
“Securities Act” means the
Securities Act of 1933 as it may be amended and any successor act
thereto.
“Securities Act Legend” means the
Restricted Notes Legend and Regulation S Legend.
“Shelf
Registration Statement” has the meaning specified in each of
the forms of the 2015 Note and the 2018 Note contained in
Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively.
“Special
Interest” has the meaning specified in each of the forms of
the 2015 Notes and the 2018 Note contained in Exhibit A and
Exhibit B, respectively.
“Successor Note” of any particular
2015 Note or 2018 Note means every 2015 Note or 2018 Note issued
after, and evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that
evidenced by, such particular 2015 Note or 2018 Note, respectively;
and, for the purposes of this definition, any Exchange Note issued
in exchange for an Original Note shall be deemed a Successor Note
of such Original Note and any 2015 Note or 2018 Note authenticated
and delivered under Section 303, 304, 305, 306 or 906 of the
Indenture in exchange for or in lieu of a 2015 Note or 2018 Note
shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the particular 2015
Note or 2018 Note, respectively.
“Unrestricted Global Note” means a
Global Note that does not contain a Securities Act
Legend.
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“Unrestricted Notes Certificate”
means a certificate substantially in the form set forth in
Exhibit C.
“Voting
Stock” of any specified “person” (as that term is
used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date
means 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 TWO
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE 2015 NOTES
Section 201. Designation and Principal
Amount.
There is hereby
authorized and established a series of Securities under the
Indenture, designated as the “10.125% Notes due 2015”,
which is not limited in aggregate principal amount. The aggregate
principal amount of the 2015 Notes to be issued shall be as set
forth in any Company Order for the authentication and delivery of
the 2015 Notes, pursuant to Section 303 of the
Indenture.
The Stated
Maturity of principal for the 2015 Notes will be December 15,
2015.
Section 203. Further Issues.
The Company may
from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the 2015
Notes, issue additional notes of that series. Any such additional
notes will have the same ranking, interest rate, maturity date and
other terms as the 2015 Notes. Any such additional notes, together
with the 2015 Notes herein provided for, will constitute a single
series of Securities under the Indenture.
Section 204. Form and Payment.
Principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the 2015 Notes shall be payable in
U.S. dollars.
Section 205. Global Securities.
Upon the
original issuance, the 2015 Notes will be represented by one or
more Global Securities registered in the name of Cede & Co.,
the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).
The Company will issue the 2015 Notes in denominations of $2,000
and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof and will deposit
the Global Securities with DTC or its custodian and register the
Global Securities in the name of Cede & Co.
Section 206. Securities Act Legend;
Transfers and Exchanges.
(a) Upon the
original issuance, the 2015 Notes shall be issued in the form of
Restricted Global Notes.
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(b) Transfers
and exchanges of the 2015 Notes and beneficial interests in such
2015 Notes represented by a Global Note shall be made only in
accordance with this Section 206(b).
(i)
Restricted Global Note to Regulation S Global Note or
Unrestricted Global Note. If the owner of a beneficial interest
in the Restricted Global Note wishes to transfer such interest to a
Person who wishes to acquire the same in the form of a beneficial
interest in the Regulation S Global Note or the Unrestricted
Global Note, such transfer may be effected only in accordance with
the provisions of this Section 206(b)(i) and subject to the
rules and procedures of the Depositary. Upon receipt by the
Security Registrar of (A) an order given by the Depositary or
its authorized representative directing that a beneficial interest
in the Regulation S Global Note or Unrestricted Global Note in
a specified principal amount be credited to a specified Agent
Member’s account and that a beneficial interest in the
Restricted Global Note in an equal amount be debited from the same
or another specified Agent Member’s account and (B) an
Unrestricted Notes Certificate, satisfactory to the Company and
duly executed by the Holder of such Restricted Global Note or his
attorney duly authorized in writing, then the Security Registrar
shall reduce the principal amount of such Restricted Global Note
and increase the principal amount of the Regulation S Global
Note or the Unrestricted Global Note by such specified principal
amount, provided that if the transfer is to occur during the
Restricted Period, then such Person will take delivery in the form
of a Regulation S Global Note.
(ii)
Regulation S Global Note to Restricted Global Note. If,
during the Restricted Period, the owner of a beneficial interest in
the Regulation S Global Note wishes to transfer such interest
to a Person who wishes to acquire the same in the form of a
beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Note, such transfer
may be effected only in accordance with this
Section 206(b)(ii) and subject to the rules and procedures of
the Depositary. Upon receipt by the Security Registrar of
(A) an order given by the Depositary or its authorized
representative directing that a beneficial interest in the
Restricted Global Note in a specified principal amount be credited
to a specified Agent Member’s account and that a beneficial
interest in the Regulation S Global Note in an equal principal
amount be debited from the same or another specified Agent
Member’s account and (B) an Unrestricted Notes
Certificate, satisfactory to the Company and duly executed by the
Holder of such Regulation S Global Note or his attorney duly
authorized in writing, then the Security Registrar, shall reduce
the principal amount of such Regulation S Global Note and
increase the principal amount of the Restricted Global Note by such
specified principal amount.
(iii)
Global Note to Non-Global Note . Except as set forth in this
Indenture or pursuant to any such transfer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement, no Global Note may be exchanged in
whole or in part for registered 2015 Notes, and no transfer of a
Global Note in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of
any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Note or a
nominee thereof.
Section 207. Definitive Form.
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If (a) the
Depositary is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as
depositary or ceases to be a registered clearing agency and, in
either case, a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company
within 90 days of notice thereof, (b) an Event of Default
has occurred with regard to the 2015 Notes and has not been cured
or waived, or (c) the Company at any time and in its sole
discretion determines not to have the 2015 Notes represented by
Global Securities, the Company may issue the 2015 Notes in
definitive form in exchange for such Global Securities. In any such
instance, an owner of a beneficial interest in 2015 Notes will be
entitled to physical delivery in definitive form of 2015 Notes,
equal in principal amount to such beneficial interest and to have
2015 Notes registered in its name as shall be established in a
Company Order.
The 2015 Notes
will bear interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months) from February 3, 2009 at
the rate of 10.125% per annum, payable semiannually; interest
payable on each Interest Payment Date will include interest accrued
from February 3, 2009, or from the most recent Interest
Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for;
the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable
are June 15 and December 15, commencing on June 15,
2009; and the record date for the interest payable on any Interest
Payment Date is the close of business on June 1 or December 1
(whether or not such day is a Business Day), as the case may be,
next preceding the relevant Interest Payment Date. Interest on each
Exchange Note will accrue from the last interest payment date on
which interest was paid on the 2015 Note surrendered in exchange
therefore, or, if no interest has been paid on such 2015 Note, from
the date of its original issue.
Section 209. Authorized
Denominations.
The 2015 Notes
shall be issuable in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples
of $1,000 in excess thereof.
The 2015 Notes
are subject to redemption at the option of the Company as set forth
in the form of the 2015 Note attached hereto as
Exhibit A.
Section 211. Exchange Notes.
Unless the
context otherwise requires, the 2015 Notes that are Original Notes,
and the Exchange Notes issued in exchange for such Original Notes,
shall constitute one series for all purposes under the Indenture,
including without limitation, amendments, waivers and redemptions.
All Exchange Notes issued upon any exchange of such Original Notes
shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same
debt, and entitled to the same benefits under the Indenture, as the
Original Notes surrendered upon such exchange. Each Exchange Note
delivered in exchange for an Original Note shall carry the rights
to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried
by such Original Note.
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The Company
shall provide prompt written notice of any Registration Default to
the Trustee and Paying Agent. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying
Agent shall be charged with knowledge of a Registration Default
until such time as a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or Paying
Agent, as applicable, shall have received written notice
thereof.
Section 212. Change of Control.
(a) Upon the
occurrence of a 2015 Change of Control Repurchase Event (as defined
below), unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of
the 2015 Notes in accordance with the redemption terms as set forth
in the 2015 Notes or has defeased the 2015 Notes as set forth in
the 2015 Notes, the Company shall make an irrevocable offer to each
Holder of 2015 Notes to repurchase all or any part (equal to or in
excess of $2,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000) of such
Holder’s 2015 Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to
101% of the aggregate principal amount of 2015 Notes repurchased
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the 2015 Notes
repurchased to, but not including, the date of
repurchase.
(b) Within
30 days following any 2015 Change of Control Repurchase Event
or, at the Company’s option, prior to any Change of Control,
but in either case, after the public announcement of such Change of
Control, the Company shall mail, or shall cause to be mailed, to
each Holder of 2015 Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, a
notice:
(i) describing
the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute
the 2015 Change of Control Repurchase Event;
(ii) offering
to repurchase all of the 2015 Notes tendered;
(iii) setting
forth the payment date (the “2015 Change of Control Payment
Date”) for the repurchase of the 2015 Notes, which date will
be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from
the date such notice is mailed;
(iv) if
mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control,
stating that the offer to repurchase is conditioned on a 2015
Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the
2015 Change of Control Payment Date specified in such
notice;
(v) disclosing
that any 2015 Note not tendered for repurchase will continue to
accrue interest; and
(vi) specifying
the procedures for tendering 2015 Notes.
(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 those laws and regulations are applicable
in connection with the repurchase of the 2015 Notes as a result of
a 2015 Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the
provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the
2015 Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the 2015
Notes, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws
and regulations and
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will not be
deemed to have breached its obligations under the 2015 Change of
Control Repurchase Event provisions of the 2015 Notes by virtue of
such conflict.
(d) On the
repurchase date following a 2015 Change of Control Repurchase
Event, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:
(i) accept
for payment all of the 2015 Notes or portions thereof properly
tendered pursuant to such offer;
(ii) deposit
with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase
price in respect of all of the 2015 Notes or portions thereof
properly tendered; and
(iii) deliver
or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the 2015 Notes properly
accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate of the
Company stating the aggregate principal amount of 2015 Notes or
portions thereof being repurchased by the Company.
(e) Upon
receipt of the required funds, the Paying Agent will promptly
distribute to each Holder of 2015 Notes properly tendered the
purchase price for such 2015 Notes deposited with the Paying Agent
by the Company, the Company will execute and the Authenticating
Agent, upon the execution and delivery by the Company of such 2015
Notes, will promptly authenticate and deliver (or cause to be
transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new 2015 Note equal in
principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any 2015 Notes
surrendered; provided that each new 2015 Note will be in a
principal amount of an integral multiple of $1,000.
(f) The
Company shall not be required to make an offer to repurchase the
2015 Notes upon a 2015 Change of Control Repurchase Event if a
third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and
otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by
the Company and such third party purchases all 2015 Notes properly
tendered and not withdrawn under its offer. In addition, the
Company shall not repurchase any 2015 Notes if there has occurred
and is continuing on the 2015 Change of Control Payment Date an
Event of Default in respect of any series of notes under the
Indenture, other than a default in the payment of all or any
portion of the aggregate purchase price in respect of all 2015
Notes or portions thereof properly tendered in connection with a
2015 Change of Control Repurchase Event.
(g) Solely
for purposes of this Section 212 in connection with the 2015
Notes, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“2015
Below Investment Grade Ratings Event” means that on any day
commencing 60 days prior to the first public announcement by
the Company of any Change of Control (or pending Change of Control)
and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of
Control (which period will be extended following consummation of a
Change of Control for up to an additional 60 days for so long
as either of the Rating Agencies has publicly announced that it is
considering a possible ratings change), the 2015 Notes are
downgraded to a rating that is below
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Investment
Grade by each of the Rating Agencies (regardless of whether the
rating prior to such downgrade was Investment Grade or below
Investment Grade).
“2015
Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of
both a Change of Control and a 2015 Below Investment Grade Ratings
Event.
Section 213. Appointment of
Agents.
Citibank, N.A.
will initially be the Security Registrar and Paying Agent for the
2015 Notes and will act as such only at its offices (a) for
Securities transfer purposes and for purposes of presentment and
surrender of Securities for the final distributions thereon, at
Citibank, N.A., 111 Wall Street, 15th Floor, New York, New York
10005, Attention: 15th Floor Window and (b) for all other
purposes, at Citibank, N.A., 388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor, New
York, New York, 10013, Attention: Global Transaction Services,
Vulcan Materials Company; or any other address that the Securities
Registrar and Paying Agent may designate with respect to itself
from time to time by notice to the Trustee, the Company and the
Holders.
ARTICLE THREE
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE 2018 NOTES
Section 301. Designation and Principal
Amount.
There is hereby
authorized and established a series of Securities under the
Indenture, designated as the “10.375% Notes due 2018”,
which is not limited in aggregate principal amount. The aggregate
principal amount of the 2018 Notes to be issued shall be as set
forth in any Company Order for the authentication and delivery of
the 2018 Notes, pursuant to Section 303 of the
Indenture.
The Stated
Maturity of principal for the 2018 Notes will be December 15,
2018.
Section 303. Further Issues.
The Company may
from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the 2018
Notes, issue additional notes of that series. Any such additional
notes will have the same ranking, interest rate, maturity date and
other terms as the 2018 Notes. Any such additional notes, together
with the 2018 Notes herein provided for, will constitute a single
series of Securities under the Indenture.
Section 304. Form and Payment.
Principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the 2018 Notes shall be payable in
U.S. dollars.
Section 305. Global Securities.
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Upon the
original issuance, the 2018 Notes will be represented by one or
more Global Securities registered in the name of Cede & Co.,
the nominee of DTC. The Company will issue the 2018 Notes in
denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess
thereof and will deposit the Global Securities with DTC or its
custodian and register the Global Securities in the name of Cede
& Co.
Section 306. Securities Act Legend;
Transfers and Exchanges.
(a) Upon the
original issuance, the 2018 Notes shall be issued in the form of
Restricted Global Notes.
(b) Transfers
and exchanges of the 2018 Notes and beneficial interests in such
2018 Notes represented by a Global Note shall be made only in
accordance with this Section 306(b).
(i)
Restricted Global Note to Regulation S Global Note or
Unrestricted Global Note . If the owner of a beneficial
interest in the Restricted Global Note wishes to transfer such
interest to a Person who wishes to acquire the same in the form of
a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note or the
Unrestricted Global Note, such transfer may be effected only in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 306(b)(i) and
subject to the rules and procedures of the Depositary. Upon receipt
by the Security Registrar of (A) an order given by the
Depositary or its authorized representative directing that a
beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note or
Unrestricted Global Note in a specified principal amount be
credited to a specified Agent Member’s account and that a
beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Note in an equal
amount be debited from the same or another specified Agent
Member’s account and (B) an Unrestricted Notes
Certificate, satisfactory to the Company and duly executed by the
Holder of such Restricted Global Note or his attorney duly
authorized in writing, then the Security Registrar shall reduce the
principal amount of such Restricted Global Note and increase the
principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note or the
Unrestricted Global Note by such specified principal amount,
provided that if the transfer is to occur during the Restricted
Period, then such Person will take delivery in the form of a
Regulation S Global Note.
(ii)
Regulation S Global Note to Restricted Global Note .
If, during the Restricted Period, the owner of a beneficial
interest in the Regulation S Global Note wishes to transfer
such interest to a Person who wishes to acquire the same in the
form of a beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Note, such
transfer may be effected only in accordance with this
Section 306(b)(ii) and subject to the rules and procedures of
the Depositary. Upon receipt by the Security Registrar of
(A) an order given by the Depositary or its authorized
representative directing that a beneficial interest in the
Restricted Global Note in a specified principal amount be credited
to a specified Agent Member’s account and that a beneficial
interest in the Regulation S Global Note in an equal principal
amount be debited from the same or another specified Agent
Member’s account and (B) an Unrestricted Notes
Certificate, satisfactory to the Company and duly executed by the
Holder of such Regulation S Global Note or his attorney duly
authorized in writing, then the Security Registrar, shall reduce
the principal amount of such Regulation S Global Note and
increase the principal amount of the Restricted Global Note by such
specified principal amount.
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(iii)
Global Note to Non-Global Note . Except as set forth in this
Indenture or pursuant to any such transfer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement, no Global Note may be exchanged in
whole or in part for registered 2018 Notes, and no transfer of a
Global Note in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of
any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Note or a
nominee thereof.
Section 307. Definitive Form.
If (a) the
Depositary is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as
depositary or ceases to be a registered clearing agency and, in
either case, a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company
within 90 days of notice thereof, (b) an Event of Default
has occurred with regard to the 2018 Notes and has not been cured
or waived, or (c) the Company at any time and in its sole
discretion determines not to have the 2018 Notes represented by
Global Securities, the Company may issue the 2018 Notes in
definitive form in exchange for such Global Securities. In any such
instance, an owner of a beneficial interest in 2018 Notes will be
entitled to physical delivery in definitive form of 2018 Notes,
equal in principal amount to such beneficial interest and to have
2018 Notes registered in its name as shall be established in a
Company Order.
The 2018 Notes
will bear interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months) from February 3, 2009 at
the rate of 10.375% per annum, payable semiannually; interest
payable on each Interest Payment Date will include interest accrued
from February 3, 2009, or from the most recent Interest
Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for;
the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable
are June 15 and December 15, commencing on June 15,
2009; and the record date for the interest payable on any Interest
Payment Date is the close of business on June 1 or December 1
(whether or not such day is a Business Day), as the case may be,
next preceding the relevant Interest Payment Date. Interest on each
Exchange Note will accrue from the last interest payment date on
which interest was paid on the 2018 Note surrendered in exchange
therefore, or, if no interest has been paid on such 2018 Note, from
the date of its original issue.
Section 309. Authorized
Denominations.
The 2018 Notes
shall be issuable in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples
of $1,000 in excess thereof.
The 2018 Notes
are subject to redemption at the option of the Company as set forth
in the form of the 2018 Note attached hereto as
Exhibit B.
Section 311. Exchange Notes.
Unless the
context otherwise requires, the 2018 Notes that are Original Notes,
and the Exchange Notes issued in exchange for such Original Notes,
shall constitute one series for all purposes
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under the
Indenture, including without limitation, amendments, waivers and
redemptions. All Exchange Notes issued upon any exchange of such
Original Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company,
evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under
the Indenture, as the Original Notes surrendered upon such
exchange. Each Exchange Note delivered in exchange for an Original
Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to
accrue, which were carried by such Original Note.
The Company
shall provide prompt written notice of any Registration Default to
the Trustee and Paying Agent. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying
Agent shall be charged with knowledge of a Registration Default
until such time as a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or Paying
Agent, as applicable, shall have received written notice
thereof.
Section 312. Change of Control.
(a) Upon the
occurrence of a 2018 Change of Control Repurchase Event (as defined
below), unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of
the 2018 Notes in accordance with the redemption terms as set forth
in the 2018 Notes or has defeased the 2018 Notes as set forth in
the 2018 Notes, the Company shall make an irrevocable offer to each
Holder of 2018 Notes to repurchase all or any part (equal to or in
excess of $2,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000) of such
Holder’s 2018 Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to
101% of the aggregate principal amount of 2018 Notes repurchased
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the 2018 Notes
repurchased to, but not including, the date of
repurchase.
(b) Within
30 days following any 2018 Change of Control Repurchase Event
or, at the Company’s option, prior to any Change of Control,
but in either case, after the public announcement of such Change of
Control, the Company shall mail, or shall cause to be mailed, to
each Holder of 2018 Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, a
notice:
(i) describing
the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute
the 2018 Change of Control Repurchase Event;
(ii) offering
to repurchase all of the 2018 Notes tendered;
(iii) setting
forth the payment date (the “2018 Change of Control Payment
Date”) for the repurchase of the 2018 Notes, which date will
be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from
the date such notice is mailed;
(iv) if
mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control,
stating that the offer to repurchase is conditioned on a 2018
Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the
2018 Change of Control Payment Date specified in such
notice;
(v) disclosing
that any 2018 Note not tendered for repurchase will continue to
accrue interest; and
(vi) specifying
the procedures for tendering 2018 Notes.
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(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 those laws and regulations are applicable
in connection with the repurchase of the 2018 Notes as a result of
a 2018 Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the
provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the
2018 Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the 2018
Notes, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws
and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its
obligations under the 2018 Change of Control Repurchase Event
provisions of the 2018 Notes by virtue of such conflict.
(d) On the
repurchase date following a 2018 Change of Control Repurchase
Event, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:
(i) accept
for payment all of the 2018 Notes or portions thereof properly
tendered pursuant to such offer;
(ii) deposit
with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase
price in respect of all of the 2018 Notes or portions thereof
properly tendered; and
(iii) deliver
or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the 2018 Notes properly
accepted, together with an Officers’ Certificate of the
Company stating the aggregate principal amount of 2018 Notes or
portions thereof being repurchased by the Company.
(e) Upon
receipt of the required funds, the Paying Agent will promptly
distribute to each Holder of 2018 Notes properly tendered
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