Exhibit 10.2
INDENTURE OF TRUST
by and
between
ADAIR COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY
as the Authority
and
BANK OF OKLAHOMA, N.A. ,
as Trustee
Relating to the Issuance of:
$13,515,000
Adair County Industrial Authority
Solid Waste Recovery Facilities Revenue Bonds
(Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. Project)
Series 2007
Dated as of December 1, 2007
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TABLE OF
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS; BOND
INDENTURE TO CONSTITUTE CONTRACT
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Section 1.01.
Definitions
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Section 1.02.
Indenture to Constitute Contract
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ARTICLE II
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AUTHORIZATION,
TERMS,
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Section 2.01.
Authorized Amount of Bonds
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Section 2.02.
All Bonds Equally and Ratably Secured by Trust Estate Except as
Expressly Provided Herein; Limited Obligation of Bonds and Pledges
Securing the Same
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Section 2.03.
Authorization of Bonds
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Section 2.04.
Execution of Bonds
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Section 2.05.
Registration, Transfer and Exchange of Bonds, Persons Treated as
Owner
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Section 2.06.
Lost, Stolen, Destroyed and Mutilated Bonds
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Section 2.07.
Delivery of Bonds
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Section 2.08.
Trustee’s Authentication Certificate
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Section 2.09.
Cancellation and Destruction of Bonds by the Trustee
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Section 2.10.
Temporary Bonds
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Section 2.11.
Transfer Restrictions
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ARTICLE III
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REVENUES AND
FUNDS
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Section 3.01.
Pledge of Trust Estate
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Section 3.02.
Establishment of Funds and Accounts
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Section 3.03.
Payments Into the Bond Principal Fund and the Bond Interest
Fund
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Section 3.04.
Use of Monies in the Bond Principal Fund and the Bond Interest
Fund
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Section 3.05.
Custody of the Bond Principal Fund and the Bond Interest Fund
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Section 3.06.
Payments Into the Reserve Fund
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Section 3.07.
Use of Moneys in the Reserve Fund
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Section 3.08.
Custody of the Reserve Fund
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Section 3.09.
Project Fund
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Section 3.10.
Custody of the Project Fund
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Section 3.11.
Nonpresentment of Bonds
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Section 3.12.
Monies to Be Held in Trust
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Section 3.13.
Repayment From the Funds
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Section 3.14.
Creation of Additional Accounts and Subaccounts; Transfers of
Monies Among Funds
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Section 3.15.
Rebate Fund
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Section 3.16.
Rebate Deposits
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Section 3.17.
Rebate Disbursements
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Section 3.18.
Tax Certificate
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Section 3.19.
Reserved
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Section 3.20.
Cost of Issuance Fund
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Section 3.21.
Custody of the Cost of Issuance Fund
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Section 3.22.
Capitalized Interest Fund
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ARTICLE IV
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COVENANTS OF THE
AUTHORITY
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Section 4.01.
Performance of Covenants
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Section 4.02.
Instruments of Further Assurance
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Section 4.03.
Payment of Principal, Premium, If Any, and Interest
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Section 4.04.
Conditions Precedent
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Section 4.05.
Supplemental Indentures; Recordation or Filing of Security
Instruments
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Section 4.06.
Rights Under the Loan Agreement
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Section 4.07.
Compliance with the Tax Certificate
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ARTICLE V
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REDEMPTION OF
SERIES 2007 BONDS PRIOR TO MATURITY
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Section 5.01.
Redemption of Bonds Upon Occurrence of Certain Events
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Section 5.02.
Redemption of Bonds Upon a Determination of Taxability
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Section 5.03.
Sinking Fund
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Section 5.04.
Method of Selecting Bonds
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Section 5.05.
Notice of Redemption
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Section 5.06.
Bonds Due and Payable on Redemption Date; Interest Ceases to
Accrue
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Section 5.07.
Cancellation
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Section 5.08.
Partial Redemption of Bonds
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ARTICLE VI
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INVESTMENTS
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Section 6.01.
Investment of Funds
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Section 6.02.
Arbitrage
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Section 6.03.
Allocation and Transfers of Investment Income
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ARTICLE VII
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DISCHARGE OF
INDENTURE
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Section 7.01.
Discharge of This Indenture
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Section 7.02.
Liability of Authority Not Discharged
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ARTICLE VIII
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DEFAULTS AND
REMEDIES
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Section 8.01.
Events of Default
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Section 8.02.
Remedies on Events of Default
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Section 8.03.
Majority of Bondholders and Holders of Parity Indebtedness May
Control Proceedings
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Section 8.04.
Rights and Remedies of Bondholders
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Section 8.05.
Application of Monies
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Section 8.06.
Trustee May Enforce Rights Without Bonds
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Section 8.07.
Trustee to File Proofs of Claim in Receivership, Etc
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Section 8.08.
Delay or Omission No Waiver
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Section 8.09.
No Waiver of One Default to Affect Another
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Section 8.10.
Discontinuance of Proceedings on Default; Position of Parties
Restored
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Section 8.11.
Waivers of Events of Default
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Section 8.12.
Trustee to Notify Parties of Default and Disclose Information
Relating to Default
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ARTICLE IX
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CONCERNING THE
TRUSTEE
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Section 9.01.
Duties of the Trustee
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Section 9.02.
Fee and Expenses of Trustee
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Section 9.03.
Resignation or Replacement of Trustee
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Section 9.04.
Conversion, Consolidation or Merger of Trustee
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Section 9.05.
Trustee to Retain Information
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ARTICLE X
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SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES AND AMENDMENTS OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT
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Section 10.01. Supplemental Indentures
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Section 10.02. Execution of Supplemental Indentures
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Section 10.03. Amendments, Etc., of the Loan Agreement
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ARTICLE XI
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 11.01. Evidence of Signature of Bondholders and
Ownership of Bonds
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Section 11.02. Parties Interested Herein
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Section 11.03. Titles, Headings, Etc
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Section 11.04. Severability
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Section 11.05. Governing Law
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Section 11.06. Execution in Counterparts
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Section 11.07. Notices
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Section 11.08. Payments Due on Nonbusiness Days
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Section 11.09. Provision of General Application
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Section 11.10. Waiver of Personal Liability
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INDENTURE OF TRUST
THIS INDENTURE OF TRUST ,
dated as of December 1, 2007 (as supplemented and amended,
this “Indenture”), is executed by and between ADAIR
COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY (the “Authority”), a
public trust duly organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Oklahoma for the benefit of Adair County, Oklahoma, and
BANK OF OKLAHOMA, N.A. , a national banking association
having a corporate trust office located in the State of Oklahoma,
as Trustee (the “Trustee”), being authorized to accept
and execute trusts of the character herein set out under and by
virtue of the laws of the State of Oklahoma.
W I T
N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, Advanced Environmental
Recycling Technologies, Inc., a corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
“Company”), requested that the Authority finance and
refinance costs of acquiring, constructing and equipping certain
solid waste recovery facilities located within Adair County,
Oklahoma, in accordance with that certain Loan Agreement, dated as
of December 1, 2007 (as amended, the “Loan
Agreement”), between the Authority and the Company; and
WHEREAS, Title 60 Oklahoma Statutes
2001 Section 176 et seq., as amended, (the “Act”),
authorizes the Authority to finance such costs; and
WHEREAS, in order to finance such
costs, the Authority shall issue its Adair County Industrial
Authority Solid Waste Recovery Facilities Revenue Bonds (Advanced
Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. Project)
Series 2007 (the “Bonds”) pursuant to and secured
by this Indenture; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Loan
Agreement, the Authority will loan the proceeds of the Bonds to the
Company, and the Company will obligate itself to repay such loan to
the Authority; and
WHEREAS, the Bonds shall be secured
as provided herein and in the Loan Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Bonds and the
Trustee’s authentication certificate are to be substantially
in the following form, with such necessary or appropriate
variations, omissions and insertions as permitted or required by
this Indenture:
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[FORM
OF SERIES 2007 BOND]
UNLESS THIS
BOND IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE
AUTHORITY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY BOND ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE
& CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR
TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF
FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS
THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST
HEREIN.
EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE HEREIN DESCRIBED, UPON ANY TRANSFER OF A
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INTEREST (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE) IN THE
SERIES 2007 BOND, THE PURCHASER THEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE
CERTIFIED TO THE TRUSTEE AND ACKNOWLEDGED, REPRESENTED AND AGREED
WITH THE COMPANY AND THE UNDERWRITER (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN
THE INDENTURE DESCRIBED HEREIN) THAT SUCH PURCHASER IS ACQUIRING
THE SERIES 2007 BOND FOR ITS OWNS ACCOUNT AND THAT IT IS (A) A
“QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF
RULE 144A PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE “1933 ACT”), OR (B) AN INSTITUTIONAL
“ACCREDITED INVESTOR,” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1),
(2), (3), OR (7) OF THE 1933 ACT.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
ADAIR COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY
SOLID WASTE RECOVERY FACILITIES REVENUE BONDS
(ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PROJECT)
SERIES 2007
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**CEDE & CO.** |
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**THIRTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS** |
The Adair County Industrial Authority
(the “Authority”), a public trust organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Oklahoma for the benefit of
Adair County, Oklahoma (the “County”), for value
received, hereby promises to pay, from the sources hereinafter
described, the Principal Amount stated above, in lawful money of
the United States of America, to the Registered Owner stated above
or the registered assigns, on the Maturity Date stated above
(unless this Bond shall have been called for prior redemption, in
which case on such redemption date), upon the presentation and
surrender hereof at the designated corporate trust office of Bank
of Oklahoma, N.A., as Trustee (the “Trustee”), in
Oklahoma, City, Oklahoma, or at the principal office of its
successor in trust under an Indenture of Trust, dated as of
December 1, 2007 (the “Indenture”), between the
Authority and the Trustee, and to pay, from like sources, to the
Registered Owner stated above as of the close of business on the
first day of the calendar month immediately prior to an Interest
Payment Date (the “Regular Record Date”), by check or
draft mailed by the Trustee on the Interest Payment Date to such
Registered Owner at his address as it last appears on the
registration books kept for that purpose at the office of the
Trustee, interest on said sum in like coin or currency from the
Original Issue Date stated above or from the most recent date from
which interest has been paid or duly provided for, at the Interest
Rate stated above, payable semiannually on June 15 and
December 15 of each year, commencing June 15, 2008, on
the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months, until
payment of the principal hereof has been made or provided for. The
Trustee may make payments of principal at maturity or upon
redemption and payment of interest by wire transfer within the
United States to any owner of at least $1,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of the Bonds requesting the same in writing
addressed to the Trustee as provided in this Indenture. Any
interest not timely paid or duly provided for shall cease to be
payable to the Registered Owner hereof at the close of business on
the applicable Regular Record Date and shall be payable to the
Registered Owner hereof at the close of business on a Special
Record Date (as defined in the Indenture) for the payment of any
defaulted interest. Such Special Record Date shall be fixed by the
Trustee whenever monies become available for payment of the
defaulted interest, and notice of such Special Record Date shall be
given to the Registered Owner hereof not less than ten calendar
days prior thereto. If the date for making any payment or the last
day for performance of any act or the exercise of any right, as
provided in this Bond, shall not be a “Business Day” as
defined in this Indenture, such payment may be made or act
performed or right exercised on the next succeeding Business Day
with the same force and effect as if done on the nominal date
provided in this Bond. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, when this Bond is registered in the name of a Depository
(as defined in this Indenture) or its nominee, the principal and
redemption price of and interest on this Bond shall be payable in
same day or federal funds delivered or transmitted to the
Depository or its nominee.
This Bond is one of a duly authorized
series of bonds of the Authority designated as “Adair County
Industrial Authority Solid Waste Recovery Facilities Revenue Bonds
(Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. Project)
Series 2007” (the “Bonds”). The Bonds have
been issued under Title 60 Oklahoma Statutes 2001, Section 176
et seq., as amended (the “Act”), to finance and
refinance costs of acquiring, constructing and equipping certain
solid waste recovery facilities (the “Facilities”); to
fund six months of capitalized interest on the Series
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2007
Bonds; to fund a reserve fund with respect to the Series 2007
Bonds; and to fund certain costs of issuing the Series 2007
Bonds.
This Bond is a limited obligation of
the Authority payable solely from and secured by (a) a pledge
of certain rights of the Authority under and pursuant to the Loan
Agreement dated as of December 1, 2007 (the “Loan
Agreement”), between the Authority and Advanced Environmental
Recycling Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”);
(b) a pledge of the Funds and Pledged Revenues other than the
Rebate Fund (all as defined in the Indenture); (c) a mortgage
interest on the Springdale Property, the Watts Property, the Lowell
Property and the Junction Property (each as defined in the
Indenture) (including personal property and equipment); (d) a
Patent and Trademark Security Agreement from the Company for the
benefit of the Trustee; and (e) an assignment of the
Weyerhaeuser Agreement (as defined in the Indenture).
This Bond shall not constitute or
become an indebtedness, a debt or a liability of or a charge
against the general credit or taxing power of the State of Oklahoma
or any political subdivision thereof, including the County, but
shall constitute a special, limited revenue obligation of the
Authority only payable solely from and only to the extent of the
revenues pledged in the Indenture, and neither the State of
Oklahoma, nor any political subdivision thereof, including the
County, shall be liable hereon; nor shall this Bond constitute the
giving, pledging, or loaning of the faith and credit of the State
of Oklahoma, or any political subdivision thereof, including the
County. The issuance of this Bond shall not, directly or indirectly
or contingently, obligate the State of Oklahoma or any political
subdivision thereof, including the County, to levy or collect any
form of taxes or assessments therefor or to create any indebtedness
payable out of taxes or assessments or make any appropriation for
the payment of this Bond, and such appropriation or levy is
prohibited. The Authority has no taxing power.
Reference is hereby made to the
Indenture and the Loan Agreement for a description of the revenues
pledged, the nature and extent of the security, the rights, duties
and obligations of the Authority, the Trustee and the Registered
Owners of the Bonds and the terms and conditions upon which the
Bonds are, and are to be, secured, and a statement of the rights,
duties, immunities and obligations of the Authority and the
Trustee.
The Bonds are subject to optional
redemption by the Authority upon the written direction of the
Company Representative as a whole or in part at any time, at a
redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof to be
redeemed and accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date, in
certain events of damage, destruction or condemnation to the
property of the Company located in Watts, Oklahoma. The Bonds are
also subject to optional redemption by the Authority upon the
written direction of the Company Representative, as a whole, but
not in part, at redemption prices equal to 110% of the outstanding
principal amount thereof to be redeemed and accrued but unpaid
interest to the redemption date, as a condition precedent to the
acquisition of substantially all of the assets of the Company or in
the event of the merger or consolidation of the Company, as
provided in the Loan Agreement.
The Bonds are also subject to
mandatory sinking fund redemption by lot in such manner as the
Trustee may determine pursuant to the Indenture, at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof and accrued but
unpaid interest to the redemption date.
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Upon the occurrence of a
Determination of Taxability, as defined in this Indenture, the
Bonds are subject to mandatory redemption in whole at a redemption
price equal to 105% of the Outstanding principal amount thereof,
plus unpaid interest accrued to the redemption date, at the
earliest practicable date selected by the Trustee, after
consultation with the Company, but in no event later than 45
calendar days following the Trustee’s notification of the
Determination of Taxability. The occurrence of a Determination of
Taxability with respect to the Bonds will not constitute an Event
of Default under this Indenture and the sole remedy of the holders
of the Bonds is the mandatory redemption of the Bonds pursuant to
this paragraph.
In the event less than all Bonds are
to be redeemed pursuant to the optional or special redemption
provisions of this Indenture, they shall be redeemed in such order
of maturity as the Company Representative shall determine (less
than all of the Bonds of a single maturity to be selected by lot in
such manner as the Trustee may determine). Except as hereinafter
provided, notice of the call for redemption shall be given by the
Trustee by mailing by first class mail a copy of the redemption
notice not more than 45 days nor less than 30 days prior
to the redemption date to the Registered Owners of Bonds to be
redeemed in whole or in part at the address of such Registered
Owner last showing on the registration books. Failure to give such
notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any
proceedings for the redemption of such Bonds for which no such
failure or defect occurs. All Bonds called for redemption will
cease to bear interest after the specified redemption date,
provided collected funds for their payment are on deposit at the
place of payment at the time of redemption.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
additional notice shall be required with respect to mandatory
sinking fund redemption unless requested by the holders of 100% of
the principal amount of the Bonds, and Bonds need not be presented
for mandatory sinking fund redemption payment.
The Bonds are issuable only as fully
registered bonds in the minimum denominations of $100,000 and in
any integral multiple of $5,000 in excess thereof. The Bonds shall
initially be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee
for The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), to be held in
a book-entry system and: (a) such Bonds shall be registered in
the name of the DTC or its nominee, as Bondholder, and immobilized
in the custody of DTC; (b) unless otherwise requested by DTC,
there shall be a single Bond certificate for each maturity; and
(c) such Bonds shall not be transferable or exchangeable,
except for transfer to another Depository or another nominee of a
Depository, without further action by the Authority. The owners of
beneficial interest in the Bonds shall not have any right to
receive Bonds in the form of physical certificates. If any
Depository determines not to continue to act as a Depository for
the Bonds for use in a book-entry system, the Authority may attempt
to have established a securities depository/book-entry system
relationship with another qualified Depository under this
Indenture. If the Authority does not or is unable to do so, the
Authority and the Trustee, after the Trustee has made provision for
notification to the owners of beneficial interests by the then
Depository, shall permit withdrawal of the Bonds from the
Depository, and authenticate and deliver Bond certificates in fully
registered form (in authorized denominations of not less than
$100,000) to the assignees of the Depository or its nominee.
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While a depository is the sole holder
of the Bonds, delivery or notation of partial redemption of Bonds
shall be effected in accordance with the provisions of the Letter
of Representations, as defined in this Indenture.
In addition to the words and terms
defined elsewhere in this Bond, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
“ Beneficial Owner
” means, with respect to the Bonds, a person owning a
Beneficial Ownership Interest therein, as evidenced to the
satisfaction of the Trustee.
“ Beneficial Ownership
Interest ” means the beneficial right to receive payments
and notices with respect to the Bonds which are held by a
Depository under a book-entry system.
“ Book-entry form
” or “ book-entry system ” means, with
respect to the Bonds, a form or system, as applicable, under which
(a) the Beneficial Ownership Interests may be transferred only
through a book-entry; and (b) physical Bond certificates in
fully registered form are registered only in the name of a
Depository or its nominee as holder, with the physical Bond
certificates “immobilized” in the custody of the
Depository. The book-entry system maintained by and the
responsibility of the Depository (and not maintained by or the
responsibility of the Authority or the Trustee) is the record that
identifies, and records the transfer of the interests of, the
owners of beneficial (book-entry) interests in the Bonds.
“ Depository ”
means any securities depository that is a clearing agency under
federal law operating and maintaining, with its participants or
otherwise, a book-entry system to record ownership of book-entry
interests in Bonds, and to effect transfers of book-entry interests
in Bonds, and includes and means initially The Depository Trust
Company (a limited purpose trust company), New York, New
York.
“ Direct Participant
” means a Participant as defined in the Letter of
Representations.
“ Indirect Participant
” means a person utilizing the book-entry system of the
Depository by, directly or indirectly, clearing through or
maintaining a custodial relationship with a Direct
Participant.
NEITHER THE COUNTY, THE COMPANY, NOR
THE TRUSTEE WILL HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR OBLIGATION TO ANY
DIRECT PARTICIPANT, INDIRECT PARTICIPANT OR ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER OR
ANY OTHER PERSON NOT SHOWN ON THE REGISTRATION BOOKS OF THE TRUSTEE
AS BEING A HOLDER WITH RESPECT TO: (A) THE BONDS; (B) THE
ACCURACY OF ANY RECORDS MAINTAINED BY DTC OR ANY DIRECT PARTICIPANT
OR INDIRECT PARTICIPANT; (C) THE TIMELY OR ULTIMATE PAYMENT BY DTC
OR ANY DIRECT PARTICIPANT OR INDIRECT PARTICIPANT OF ANY AMOUNT DUE
TO ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER IN RESPECT OF THE PRINCIPAL OR REDEMPTION
PRICE OF OR INTEREST ON THE BONDS; (D) THE DELIVERY BY ANY
DIRECT PARTICIPANT OR INDIRECT PARTICIPANT OF ANY NOTICE TO ANY
BENEFICIAL OWNER WHICH IS REQUIRED OR PERMITTED UNDER THE TERMS OF
THIS INDENTURE TO BE GIVEN TO REGISTERED OWNERS; (E) THE
SELECTION OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS TO RECEIVE PAYMENT IN THE EVENT
OF ANY PARTIAL REDEMPTION OF THE
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BONDS;
OR (F) ANY CONSENT GIVEN OR OTHER ACTION TAKEN BY DTC AS
REGISTERED OWNER.
Except for the 15 days next
preceding the mailing of notice of redemption of the Bonds (and, if
this Bond or portion thereof is called, the period following the
giving of such notice), this Bond is fully transferable by the
Registered Owner hereof in person or by his duly authorized
attorney on the registration books kept at the designated office of
the Trustee upon surrender of this Bond, together with a duly
executed written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the
Trustee. Upon such transfer, a new fully registered bond or bonds
of authorized denomination or denominations for the same aggregate
principal amount and maturity will be issued to the transferee in
exchange therefor, all upon payment of the charges and subject to
the terms and conditions set forth in this Indenture. The Authority
and the Trustee may deem and treat the person in whose name this
Bond is registered as the absolute owner hereof, whether or not
this Bond shall be overdue, for the purpose of receiving payment
(except as provided above with respect to Regular and Special
Record Dates) and for all other purposes, and neither the Authority
nor the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
Bonds which are reissued upon transfer, exchange or other
replacement shall bear interest from the most recent Interest
Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for,
or if no interest has been paid, then from the Original Issue
Date.
To the extent permitted by, and as
provided in the Indenture, modifications or amendments of the
Indenture, or of any indenture supplemental thereto, and of the
rights and obligations of the Authority and of the owners of the
Bonds may be made with the consent of the Authority and, in certain
instances, with the consent of the owners of not less than a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then
Outstanding; provided, however, that no such modification or
amendment shall be made which will affect the terms of payment of
the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the Bonds
which are unconditional, unless consented to by all Bondholders.
Any such consent by the owner of this Bond shall be conclusive and
binding upon such owner and upon all future owners of this Bond and
of any bond issued upon the transfer or exchange of this Bond
whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this
Bond.
The owner of this Bond shall have no
right to enforce the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of
which are incorporated herein by this reference, or to institute
action to enforce the pledge, assignment or covenants made therein
or to take any action with respect to an Event of Default under the
Indenture or to institute, appear in or defend any suit, action or
other proceeding at law or in equity with respect thereto, except
as provided in this Indenture. In case an Event of Default under
the Indenture shall occur, the principal of all the Bonds at any
such time Outstanding under the Indenture may be declared or may
become due and payable, upon the conditions and in the manner and
with the effect provided in this Indenture. The Indenture provides
that such declaration may in certain events be rescinded and
annulled by the Trustee under certain circumstances.
Neither the members of the Authority
nor any person executing the Bonds shall be liable personally on
the Bonds or be subject to any personal liability or accountability
by reason of the issuance thereof.
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It is hereby certified, recited and
declared that all conditions, acts and things required by the
Constitution or statutes of the State of Oklahoma or by the Act or
the Indenture to exist, to have happened or to have been performed
precedent to or in the issuance of this Bond exist, have happened
and have been performed.
This Bond shall not be entitled to
any benefit under this Indenture or any indenture supplemental
thereto, or become valid or obligatory for any purpose until the
Trustee shall have signed the certificate of authentication
hereon.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Adair County
Industrial Authority has caused this Bond to be signed in its name
and on its behalf by the manual or facsimile signature of its
Chairman, and a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed
hereon and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of its
Secretary.
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[FORM
OF TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]
This is one of the Bonds described in
the within mentioned Indenture of Trust.
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[End
Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication]
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[FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned
hereby sells. assigns and transfers unto
(Please print or
typewrite name and address of Assignee)
(Tax Identification
or Social Security No.)
the
within Bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably
constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the within Bond on
the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of
substitution in the premises.
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NOTICE: The signature to this
assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the
face of the within Bond in every particular, without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatever. Signature must be guaranteed by
a member of a Medallion Signature Program. |
[End
Form of Assignment]
[End
of Form of Series 2007 Bond]
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WHEREAS, all things necessary to make
the Bonds, when authenticated by the Trustee and issued as in this
Indenture provided, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the
Authority and to constitute this Indenture a valid, binding and
legal instrument for the security of the Bonds in accordance with
its terms, have been done and performed;
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE
WITNESSETH:
GRANTING CLAUSES
That the Authority, in consideration
of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein contained and of
the purchase and acceptance of the Bonds by the owners thereof and
of the sum of One Dollar to it duly paid by the Trustee at or
before the execution and delivery of these presents, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, in order to secure the payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on all Bonds at any time Outstanding
under this Indenture according to their tenor and effect and to
secure the performance and observance of all the covenants and
conditions in the Bonds and herein contained, and to declare the
terms and conditions upon and subject to which the Bonds are issued
and secured, has executed and delivered this Indenture and has
granted, bargained, sold, alienated, assigned, pledged, set over
and confirmed, and by these presents does grant, bargain, sell,
alienate, assign, pledge, set over and confirm unto Bank of
Oklahoma, N.A., as Trustee, and to its successors and assigns
forever, all and singular the following described property,
franchises and income:
GRANTING CLAUSE FIRST
The Loan Agreement, including the
rights of the Authority under and pursuant to the Loan Agreement
(other than the rights of the Authority under
Sections 5.01(f), 8.05 and 10.04 of the Loan Agreement and
other than the rights of the Authority to perform certain
discretionary acts as reserved in the Loan Agreement) and the
rights, title and interests granted, pledged, bargained, sold,
conveyed and mortgaged by the Company therein, including Pledged
Revenues (as herein defined):
GRANTING CLAUSE SECOND
All Funds (except the Rebate Fund)
established under this Indenture, except for monies deposited with
or paid to the Trustee for the redemption of Bonds, notice of the
redemption or tender of which has been duly given, and all Pledged
Revenues payable to the Trustee by or for the account of the
Authority pursuant to the Loan Agreement and this Indenture,
subject only to the provisions of this Indenture permitting the
application thereof for the purposes and on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Indenture:
GRANTING CLAUSE THIRD
Any and all other interests in real
or personal property of every name and nature from time-to-time
hereafter by delivery or by writing of any kind specifically
mortgaged, pledged or hypothecated, as and for additional security
hereunder by the Authority or by anyone in its behalf or with its
written consent in favor of the Trustee, which is hereby authorized
to receive any and
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all such
property at any and all times and to hold and apply the same
subject to the terms hereof; and
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same with all
privileges and appurtenances hereby conveyed and assigned, or
agreed or intended to be, to the Trustee and its successors in said
trust and assigns forever;
IN TRUST, NEVERTHELESS, upon the
terms herein set forth for the equal and proportionate benefit,
security and protection of all owners of the Bonds issued under and
secured by this Indenture without privilege, priority or
distinction as to the lien or otherwise of any of the Bonds over
any other of the Bonds except as specifically provided
herein:
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the
Authority, its successors or assigns shall well and truly pay, or
cause to be paid, the principal of the Bonds and the premium, if
any, and the interest due or to become due thereon, at the times
and in the manner mentioned in the Bonds according to the true
intent and meaning thereof, and shall cause the payments to be made
into the Bond Principal Fund and the Bond Interest Fund as
hereinafter required or shall provide, as permitted hereby, for the
payment thereof by depositing with the Trustee the entire amount
due or to become due thereon, or certain securities as herein
permitted, and shall well and truly keep, perform and observe all
the covenants and conditions pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture to be kept, performed and observed by it, and shall pay
or cause to be paid to the Trustee all sums of money due or to
become due to it in accordance with the terms and provisions
hereof, then upon such final payments, this Indenture and the
rights hereby granted shall cease, terminate and be void;
otherwise, this Indenture to be and remain in full force and
effect.
THIS INDENTURE FURTHER WITNESSETH and
it is expressly declared that all Bonds issued and secured
hereunder are to be issued, authenticated and delivered, and all
said property, rights, interests and revenues and funds hereby
pledged and assigned are to be dealt with and disposed of under,
upon and subject to the terms, conditions, stipulations, covenants,
agreements, trusts, uses and purposes as hereinafter expressed, and
the Authority has agreed and covenanted, and does hereby agree and
covenant with the Trustee and with the respective owners from
time-to-time of the Bonds as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; BOND INDENTURE TO CONSTITUTE CONTRACT
Section 1.01.
Definitions . All words and phrases not otherwise defined
herein shall have the same meanings as assigned to such words and
phrases in Article I of the Loan Agreement and in
Article I of this Indenture. In addition, the following terms,
except where the context indicates otherwise, shall have the
respective meanings set forth below:
“ Act ” means
Title 60 Oklahoma Statutes 2001 Section 176 et seq., as
amended.
“ Additional
Indebtedness ” means all Indebtedness of the Company
other than the Loan.
“ Approved Purchasers
” means (a) Weyerhaeuser Company or any division or
subsidiary or parent thereof, (b) Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
or any division or subsidiary or parent thereof, and
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(c) any additional purchaser approved by the holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Bonds.
“ Audited Financial
Statements ” means, as to the Company, financial
statements for a Fiscal Year, or for such other period for which an
audit has been performed, prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, which have been audited and
reported upon by independent certified public accountants.
“ Authority ”
means Adair County Industrial Authority, or any public entity
succeeding to its rights and obligations under the Loan
Agreement.
“ Authority Officer
” means the Chairman, Vice Chairman or other officer of the
Authority, and, when used with reference to an act or document,
also means any other person authorized by resolution of the
Authority to perform such act or sign such document.
“ Balloon Long-Term
Indebtedness ” means Long-Term Indebtedness 20% or more
of the principal payments of which are due in any 12-month period,
which portion of the principal is not required by the documents
pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued to be amortized by
redemption prior to such date.
“ Beneficial Owner
” means, with respect to any Bonds in Book-Entry Form, a
Person owning a Beneficial Ownership Interest therein, as evidenced
to the satisfaction of the Trustee.
“ Beneficial Ownership
Interest ” means the beneficial right to receive payments
and notices with respect to the Bonds which are held by a
Depository under a book-entry system.
“ Board ” means
the Board of Directors of the Company.
“ Bonds ” or
“ Series 2007 Bonds ” means the Adair
County Industrial Authority Solid Waste Recovery Facilities Revenue
Bonds (Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. Project)
Series 2007.
“ Bond Interest Fund
” means the Bond Interest Fund created in this
Indenture.
“ Bond Principal Fund
” means the Bond Principal Fund created in this
Indenture.
“ Bondholder ” or
“ holder ” or “ owner ” of
Bonds means the Registered Owner of any Bond.
“ Book-Entry Form
” or “ book-entry system ” means, with
respect to any Bonds, a form or system, as applicable, under which
(a) the Beneficial Ownership Interests may be transferred only
through a book-entry and (b) physical Bond certificates in
fully registered form are registered only in the name of a
Depository or its nominee as holder, with the physical Bond
certificates “immobilized” in the custody of the
Depository. The book-entry system maintained by and the
responsibility of the Depository (and not maintained by or the
responsibility of the Authority or the Trustee) is the record that
identifies, and records the transfer of the interests of, the
owners of book-entry interests in such Bonds.
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“ Business Day ”
means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on
which the New York Stock Exchange or banks are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to close in New York, New York,
or any city in which the designated corporate trust office of the
Trustee is located.
“ Capitalized Interest
Fund ” means the Capitalized Interest Fund created
pursuant to Section 3.22 hereof.
“ Code ” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the regulations issued from
time-to-time thereunder.
“ Commitment
Indebtedness ” means the obligation of the Company to
repay amounts disbursed pursuant to a commitment from a financial
institution to refinance when due other Indebtedness (including
accrued and unpaid interest thereon) of the Company or to purchase
when tendered for purchase by the holder thereof in accordance with
the terms thereof other Indebtedness (including accrued and unpaid
interest thereon) of the Company, which other Indebtedness was
incurred in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement,
plus any fees payable to such financial institution for such
commitment and any other expenses (including collection)
thereunder, including, without limitation, amounts disbursed and
fees and expenses payable in connection with any Credit
Facility.
“ Company ” or
“ Corporation ” means Advanced Environmental
Recycling Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its
successors and assigns.
“ Company Representative
” or “ Corporation Representative ” means
the executive director or chief financial officer of the Company or
any other person designated as such by an instrument in writing
delivered to the Authority and the Trustee by the chief executive
officer of the Company or chief financial officer.
“ Completion Date
” means the date of the completion of the acquisition,
construction, improvement and equipping of the Facilities described
in Exhibit A to the Loan Agreement, as evidenced by the
certificate of the Company filed with the Trustee as required by
the Loan Agreement.
“ Completion
Indebtedness ” means any Long-Term Indebtedness incurred
by the Company for the purpose of financing the completion of the
acquisition, construction or equipping of the facilities for which
Long-Term Indebtedness has theretofore been incurred in accordance
with the provisions of the Loan Agreement, to the extent necessary
to provide a completed and equipped facility of the type and scope
contemplated at the time that such Long-Term Indebtedness
theretofore incurred was originally incurred, and, to the extent
the same shall be applicable, in accordance with the general plans
and specifications for such facility as originally prepared with
only such changes as have been made in conformance with the
documents pursuant to which such Long-Term Indebtedness theretofore
incurred was originally incurred.
“ Consultant ”
means a firm or firms designated in a certificate of the Company
Representative which is not, and no member, stockholder, director,
officer, trustee or employee of which is, an officer, director,
trustee or employee of the Company, and which is a
professional
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management consultant of national repute for having the skill and
experience necessary to render the particular report required by
the provision of the Loan Agreement in which such requirement
appears.
“ Cost of Issuance Fund
” means the Cost of Issuance Fund created pursuant to this
Indenture.
“ Cost of the Project
” means the sum total of all reasonable or necessary costs
incidental to the financing of the Facilities described in the Loan
Agreement.
“ County ” means
Adair County, Oklahoma, a political subdivision of the State of
Oklahoma, and the beneficiary of the Authority and on whose behalf
the Bonds are issued by the Authority.
“ Credit Facility
” means a line of credit, letter of credit, standby bond
purchase agreement or similar credit enhancement or liquidity
facility established in connection with the issuance of
Indebtedness to provide credit or liquidity support for such
Indebtedness.
“ Current Assets ”
means unrestricted cash of the Company or other assets of the
Company which are expected to be converted into cash or consumed in
the production of income within the greater of one year and the
normal operating cycle of the Company, all determined in according
with generally accepted accounting principles.
“ Current Liabilities
” means liabilities of the Company expected to be liquidated
in the greater of one year and the normal operating cycle of the
Company, excluding any liability otherwise classified as current
which will be settled from other than Current Assets, all
determined in according with generally accepted accounting
principles.
“ Current Ratio ”
means the ratio of Current Assets to Current Liabilities.
“ Debt to Equity Ratio
” means the ratio of (a) Indebtedness, to
(b) excess of total assets of the Company over total
liabilities.
“Deposit Account Control
Agreement” means that certain Deposit Account Control
Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2007, among the Trustee,
the Authority, the Depository Bank and the Company.
“ Depository ”
means any securities depository that is a clearing agency under
federal law operating and maintaining, with its participants or
otherwise, a book-entry system to record ownership of book-entry
interests in bonds, and to effect transfers of book-entry interests
in bonds in book-entry form, and includes and means initially The
Depository Trust Company (a limited purpose trust company), New
York, New York.
“ Depository Bank
” means Liberty Bank of Arkansas, or any subsequent
depository bank named pursuant to the Deposit Account Control
Agreement.
“ Determination of
Taxability ” means and shall occur when, (a) the
Trustee receives written notice from the Company or a majority of
Bondholders, supported by an Opinion of
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Counsel which shall be a nationally recognized firm with expertise
in the area of federal taxation of municipal bonds, that interest
on the Bonds is includable in the gross income of holders of the
Bonds of any series for federal income tax purposes; or
(b) the Internal Revenue Service shall claim in writing that
interest on the Bonds of any series is includable in the gross
income of holders of such Bonds for federal income tax
purposes.
“ Direct Participant
” means a Participant as defined in the Letter of
Representations.
“ Environmental Law
” means (a) the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601
et seq.; (b) the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by SARA, 42
U.S.C. §§ 1820 et seq.; (c) the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 1810 et seq.;
(d) the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §§
2601 et seq.; (e) the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.; (f) the Clean
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; (g) the Clean
Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7412 et seq.; and (h) and any
related laws of the State of Oklahoma or ordinances or resolutions
of any subdivision thereof, as any such acts, powers and duties may
be amended, modified or supplemented and any regulations
promulgated pursuant to any of the foregoing statutes.
“ Escrowed Interest
” means amounts (but not including any interest earnings
thereon, except as otherwise provided in the Loan Agreement)
deposited in escrow in connection with the issuance of Long-Term
Indebtedness and either held as cash or invested in noncallable
Government Obligations to pay interest on such Long-Term
Indebtedness (but shall not include capitalized or borrowed
interest).
“ Equipment ”
means those items of machinery, equipment or other personal
property installed in the Springdale Property, Lowell Property,
Junction Property or Watts Property and pledged to the repayment of
the Loan pursuant to the Loan Agreement, and any item of machinery,
equipment or other personal property or fixtures acquired and
installed in substitution or replacement thereof, less such
machinery, equipment or other personal property or fixtures as may
be released from such pledge pursuant to the Loan Agreement or
taken by exercise of the power of eminent domain as provided in the
Loan Agreement, as such items may at any time exist.
“ Event of Default
” or “event of default” means those defaults
specified in this Indenture or the Loan Agreement, as
appropriate.
“ Facilities ”
means the plastic waste reclamation and recycling facilities of the
Company financed or refinanced with proceeds of the
Series 2007 Bonds, located in the City of Watts, Oklahoma, as
more particularly described in Exhibit A to the Loan
Agreement.
“ Fiscal Year ”
means the fiscal year of the Company.
“ Funds ” means
the Project Fund, the Bond Principal Fund, the Bond Interest Fund,
the Reserve Fund, the Capitalized Interest Fund, the Costs of
Issuance Fund and the Rebate Fund, and any account created therein,
all as established and created by this Indenture.
“ Governing Body ”
means the Board of Directors of the Company.
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“ Government Obligations
” means:
(a) Direct obligations (other than an
obligation subject to variation in principal repayment) of the
United States of America;
(i) obligations fully and
unconditionally guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and
interest by the United States of America;
(ii) obligations fully and
unconditionally guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and
interest by any agency or instrumentality of the United States of
America when such obligations are backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States of America;
(iii) evidences of ownership or
proportionate interests in future interest and principal payments
on obligations described above held by a bank or trust company as
custodian, under which the owner of the investment is the real
party in interest and has the right to proceed directly and
individually against the obligor and the underlying government
obligations are not available to any person claiming through the
custodian or to whom the custodian may be obligated, provided,
however, that Government Obligations described in this subsection
(iii) may only be used in connection with a defeasance of the
Bonds under this Indenture; or
(iv) securities of or other interests
in any open-end or closed-end management type investment company or
investment trust registered under the federal “Investment
Company Act of 1940,” 15 U.S.C. Section 80(a)-1 et seq.,
if the portfolio of such investment company or investment trust is
limited to United States of America obligations which are backed by
the full faith and credit of the United States of America and to
repurchase agreements fully collateralized by such obligations and
if any such investment company or investment trust actually takes
delivery of such collateral, either directly or through an
authorized custodian.
(b) Pre-refunded municipal
obligations rated “AAA” by Standard & Poor’s
Rating Services and “AAA” by Moody’s Investors
Service meeting the following requirements:
(i) the municipal obligations are
(A) not subject to redemption prior to maturity; or
(B) the bond trustee therefor has been given irrevocable
instructions concerning their call and redemption and the issuer of
the municipal obligations has covenanted not to redeem such
municipal obligations other than as set forth in such
instructions;
(ii) the municipal obligations are
secured by cash or obligations described in paragraphs (a)(i),
(ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above, which may be applied only
to payment of the principal of, interest and premium on such
municipal obligations;
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(iii) the principal of and interest
on the obligations described in paragraphs (a)(i), (ii), (iii),
(iv) or (v) above (plus any cash in the escrow) has been
verified by the report of independent certified public accountants
to be sufficient to pay in full all principal of, interest and
premium, if any, due and to become due to the municipal obligations
(“Verification”);
(iv) the cash or obligations
described in paragraph (a) above serving as security for the
municipal obligations are held by an escrow agent or trustee in
trust for owners of the municipal obligations;
(v) no substitution of an obligation
described in paragraph (a) above shall be permitted except
with another obligation described in paragraph (a) above and
upon delivery of a new Verification; and
(vi) the cash or obligations
described in paragraph (a) above are not available to satisfy
any other claims, including those by or against the bond trustee or
escrow agent.
“ Guaranty ” means
any obligation of the Company guaranteeing in any manner, directly
or indirectly, any obligation of any Person, which obligation of
such other Person would, if such obligation were the obligation of
the Company, constitute Indebtedness under the Loan Agreement. For
the purposes of the Loan Agreement, so long as no payments are
required to be made under such Guaranty and so long as such
Guaranty constitutes a contingent liability under generally
accepted accounting principles, the aggregate principal amount of
any indebtedness in respect of which the Company shall have
executed and delivered its Guaranty shall be deemed to be equal to
20% of the principal amount borrowed under such guaranteed
indebtedness Outstanding at the time any computation is being made,
and the aggregate annual principal and interest payments on any
indebtedness in respect of which the Company shall have executed
and delivered its Guaranty shall be deemed to be equal to 20% of
the amount which would be payable as principal of and the interest
on the indebtedness for which a Guaranty shall have been issued
during the Fiscal Year for which any computation is being made,
provided that if there shall have occurred a default under the
guaranteed obligation of any direct or indirect payment by the
Company on such Guaranty, then, during the period commencing on the
date of such default of payment and ending as the case may be on
the day on which such default is cured or on the day which is two
years after such other Person resumes making all payments on such
guaranteed obligation, 100% of such guaranteed indebtedness shall
be taken into account.
“ Hazardous Material
” means: (a) any substances defined as “hazardous
substances,” “pollutants,”
“contaminants,” “hazardous materials,”
“hazardous wastes,” or “hazardous or toxic
substances” or related materials as now or hereafter defined
in any Environmental Law; (b) those substances listed or
otherwise identified as substances of the type referred to in the
preceding subsection (a) in the regulations adopted and issued
pursuant to any Environmental Law, as the same may be amended,
modified or supplemented; (c) any friable asbestos, airborne
asbestos in excess of that generally found in the atmosphere,
respectively, where the facilities of the Company are located, or
any substance or material containing asbestos, excluding any such
materials located on the solid waste disposal or manufacturing
facilities of the Company prior to the date of the Loan Agreement
so long as such materials are contained, maintained, abated,
or
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removed
in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; and
(d) any substance the presence of which on the Facilities is
prohibited by any applicable Environmental Law; provided that
Hazardous Material shall not include any such substances used in or
resulting from the ordinary operation of a facility constituting
solid waste recycling facilities or for the cleaning of the
Facilities; provided that such substances are stored, handled and
disposed of in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws
and other applicable laws and regulations.
“ Improvements ”
means the real property improvements located on the Site and
pledged pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
“ Income Available for Debt
Service ” means, as to any Fiscal Year or other specified
period, (a) excess of revenues over expenses of the Company
before depreciation, amortization and interest expense on Long-Term
Indebtedness, as determined from the Audited Financial Statements
or as otherwise herein provided, provided that unrealized gains and
losses on investments will not be recognized in the calculation of
Income Available for Debt Service, plus (b) capitalized or
funded interest available for and scheduled to be applied to
interest obligations accrued during such period; provided, however,
that (i) no determination thereof shall take into account any
gain or loss resulting from either the extinguishment of
Indebtedness or the sale, exchange or other disposition of capital
assets not made in the ordinary course of business, and
(ii) revenues shall not include earnings from the investment
of Escrowed Interest or earnings constituting Escrowed
Interest.
“ Indebtedness ”
means (a) all obligations of the Company for borrowed money
including, but not limited to, the Loan; (b) all installment
sales, conditional sales and capital lease obligations incurred or
assumed by the Company as purchaser; and (c) all Guaranties,
whether constituting Long-Term Indebtedness or Short-Term
Indebtedness. Indebtedness shall not include any other obligation
incurred by the Company in the ordinary course of business, any
obligation to contribute to self-insurance, pension or other risk
management programs, indemnification obligations incurred with
respect to Commitment Indebtedness, or any fees or expenses payable
in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness.
“ Indenture ”
means this Indenture of Trust between the Authority and the
Trustee, including any indentures supplemental thereto made in
conformity therewith, pursuant to which the Bonds are authorized to
be issued and secured.
“ Independent Architect
” means an architect, engineer or firm of architects and
engineers selected by the Company with the approval of a majority
in principal amount of the Bondholders.
“ Indirect Participant
” means a Person utilizing the book-entry system of the
Depository by, directly or indirectly, clearing through or
maintaining a custodial relationship with a Direct
Participant.
“ Insurance Consultant
” means a firm or Person selected by the Company
Representative and approved by a majority of the Bondholders or
Beneficial Owners which is not, and no member, stockholder,
director, trustee, officer or employee of which is, an officer,
director, trustee or employee of the Company and which is qualified
to survey risks and to recommend
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insurance coverage for solid waste recycling facilities and
services and organizations engaged in such operations and which may
provide insurance coverage for the Company.
“ Interest Payment Dates
” means June 15 and December 15 of each year,
commencing June 15, 2008.
“ Junction Deed of Trust
” means the Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents,
Security Agreement and Financing Statement, dated as of the date
hereof, with respect to certain property of the Company located in
Junction, Texas.
“ Junction Property
” means the real property described in the Junction Deed of
Trust.
“ Letter of
Representations ” means any Letter of Representations
from the Authority and the Trustee to the Depository which may be
entered into in connection with the issuance of the Bonds in a
book-entry system, as supplemented and amended from
time-to-time.
“ Lien ” means any
mortgage, deed of trust or pledge of, security interest in, or
encumbrance on the assets of the Company, or sale of accounts
receivable with recourse to, the Company which secures any
Indebtedness.
“ Loan ” means the
loan by the Authority to the Company of the proceeds from the sale
of the Bonds (exclusive of accrued interest paid by the initial
purchasers of any Bonds) pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
“ Loan Agreement ”
means the Loan Agreement between the Authority and the Company,
dated as of December 1, 2007, and any amendments and
supplements thereto made in conformity with the requirements
thereof and of this Indenture.
“ Loan Payments ”
means those payments required to be paid by the Company identified
as Loan Payments pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
“ Long-Term Debt Service
Coverage Ratio ” means, except as otherwise provided in
the Loan Agreement, for any Fiscal Year or other specified period,
the ratio determined by dividing the Income Available for Debt
Service by Maximum Annual Debt Service. When calculating the
Long-Term Debt Service Coverage Ratio, (a) capitalized
interest shall not be counted as income unless it will be available
and applied in the same year as the Maximum Annual Debt Service
will occur; and (b) payments to be made in respect of
principal and interest on any revolving credit or similar agreement
secured solely by a pledge of accounts receivable and inventory
shall not be included in determining Maximum Annual Debt
Service.
“ Long-Term Debt Service
Requirement ” means, for any Fiscal Year or other
specified period, the aggregate of the payments to be made in
respect of principal and interest (whether or not separately
stated) on Outstanding Long-Term Indebtedness of the Company during
such period, also taking into account:
(a) with respect to Balloon Long-Term
Indebtedness, (i) the amount of principal which would be
payable in such period if such principal were amortized from the
date of incurrence thereof over a period of 20 years on a
level debt service basis at an
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interest rate
equal to the rate borne by such Indebtedness on the date
calculated, except that if the date of calculation is within
12 months of the actual maturity of such Indebtedness, the
full amount of principal payable at maturity shall be included in
such calculation; or (ii) principal payments or deposits with
respect to Indebtedness secured by an irrevocable letter of credit
issued by, or an irrevocable line of credit with a bank having a
combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, or insured by
an insurance policy issued by any insurance company rated at least
“A” by Alfred M. Best Company or its successors in
Best’s Insurance Reports or its successor publication,
nominally due in the last Fiscal Year in which such Indebtedness
matures may, at the option of the Company Representative, be
treated as if such principal or interest payments or deposits were
due as specified in any loan agreement issued in connection with
such letter of credit, line of credit or insurance policy or
pursuant to the repayment provisions of such letter of credit, line
of credit or insurance policy, and interest on such Indebtedness
after such Fiscal Year shall be assumed to be payable pursuant to
the terms of such loan agreement or repayment provisions;
(b) with respect to Long-Term
Indebtedness which is Variable Rate Indebtedness, the interest on
such Indebtedness shall be calculated at the rate which is equal to
the average of the actual interest rates which were in effect
(weighted according to the length of the period during which each
such interest rate was in effect) for the most recent 12-month
period immediately preceding the date of calculation for which such
information is available (or such shorter period, but not less than
six months, if such information is not available for a 12-month
period), except that with respect to new Variable Rate
Indebtedness, and Variable Rate Indebtedness issued within the last
six months, the interest rate for such Indebtedness for the initial
interest rate period shall be such interest rate as determined in
writing delivered to the Trustee by a banking, investment banking
or financial advisory firm, which shall be knowledgeable in matters
relating to finance for solid waste recycling facilities; and
(c) with respect to any Commitment
Indebtedness providing for payment of other Long-Term Indebtedness,
to the extent that amounts are not then due and owing for advances
made by the creditor with respect thereto, the principal and
interest relating to such Commitment Indebtedness shall not be
included in any computations with respect to Income Available for
Debt Service or the Long-Term Debt Service Requirement; provided,
however, that interest shall be excluded from the determination of
Long-Term Debt Service Requirement to the extent that Escrowed
Interest is available to pay such interest (but the amount excluded
shall not take into account interest earnings on such Escrowed
Interest unless there shall have been delivered to the Trustee a
report of an independent firm of nationally recognized certified
public accountants verifying that such amount of interest can be
timely paid from such escrow).
“ Long-Term Indebtedness
” means all Indebtedness having a maturity longer than one
year incurred or assumed by the Company, including:
(a) money borrowed for an original
term, or renewable at the option of the borrower for a period from
the date originally incurred, longer than one year;
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(b) leases which are required to be
capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles having an original term, or renewable at the option of
the lessee for a period from the date originally incurred, longer
than one year;
(c) installment sale or conditional
sale contracts incurred or assumed by the Company as purchaser
having an original term in excess of one year;
(d) Short-Term Indebtedness if a
commitment by a financial lender exists to provide financing to
retire such Short-Term Indebtedness and such commitment provides
for the repayment of principal on terms which would, if such
commitment were implemented, constitute Long-Term Indebtedness;
and
(e) the current portion of Long-Term
Indebtedness.
“ Lowell Mortgage
” means the Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents,
Security Agreement and Financing Statement, dated as of the date
hereof, with respect to certain property of the Company located in
Lowell, Arkansas.
“ Lowell Property
” means the real property described in the Lowell
Mortgage.
“ Maximum Annual Debt
Service ” means the highest Long-Term Debt Service
Requirement for any current or succeeding Fiscal Year or other
specified period.
“ Monthly Payments
” means monthly payments to be made by the Company pursuant
to the Loan Agreement in an amount as follows:
(a) for the period from June 15,
2008 through December 14, 2008, inclusive, equal to the
quotient obtained by dividing the interest due and payable on the
Bonds on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date by six, plus any
deposits to the Reserve Fund required pursuant to the Loan
Agreement;
(b) for the period from
December 15, 2008 and thereafter, equal to (a) the sum of
(i) the quotient obtained by dividing the amount of principal
and redemption premium, if any, of the Bonds due and payable on the
next succeeding payment date for principal (whether at their stated
maturities, date called for optional redemption or by mandatory
sinking fund redemption) by 12, and (ii) the quotient obtained
by dividing the interest due and payable on the Bonds on the next
succeeding Interest Payment Date by six; and (b) any deposits
to the Reserve Fund required pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
“ Net Book Value ”
when used in connection with Property, Plant and Equipment or other
property means the value of such property, net of accumulated
depreciation or amortization, if applicable and as the case may be,
as it is carried on the books of the Company in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
“ Net Proceeds ”
means the gross proceeds of any insurance or condemnation awards or
the gross proceeds received pursuant to any title insurance policy
with respect to any Property, Plant and Equipment pledged to the
payment of the Loan pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the
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Springdale Mortgage or the Watts Mortgage, less such fees and
expenses incurred in collecting the same.
“ Nonrecourse
Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness incurred to finance
the purchase by the Company of tangible property secured solely by
a Lien on such property, the liability for which is limited to the
property subject to such Lien with no recourse, directly or
indirectly, to any other assets of the Company.
“ Notice Beneficial
Owners ” means those Beneficial Owners who have given
their addresses and facsimile numbers to the Company.
“ Officer’s
Certificate ” means a certificate signed by the Company
Representative. Each Officer’s Certificate presented pursuant
to the Loan Agreement shall state that it is being delivered
pursuant to (and shall identify the section or subsection of), and
shall incorporate by reference and use in all appropriate instances
all terms defined in, the Loan Agreement.
“ Operating Expenses
” shall mean all expenditures required in the operation and
maintenance of the Improvements including those that result in both
current period expenses as well as current assets or current
liabilities under generally accepted accounting principles, and
including, the following items, without intending to limit the
generality of the foregoing:
(a) expenditures for operation
(including all utilities and fees payable under management and/or
operating agreements), maintenance, repair, alterations, insurance
and inspection;
(b) salaries and expenditures for
professional, managerial, supervisory, administrative, engineering,
architectural, legal, financial, auditing and consulting services,
including the reasonable annual compensation and expenses of the
officers and directors of the Company allocable to the Improvements
and including the fees of and other amounts payable to the Trustee
and the Authority;
(c) all taxes or contributions or
payments in lieu thereof, assessments and charges, including,
without intending to limit the generality of the foregoing, income,
profits, sales, use, property, franchise, and excise taxes;
(d) obligations under contracts for
supplies, services and pensions and other employee benefits;
(e) purchases of merchandise and
other inventory items; and
(f) rentals payable under leases not
intended by the Company to evidence the acquisition of capital
assets, as determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles; provided, however, that rentals payable
under leases which, under generally accepted accounting principles
would be treated as evidencing the acquisition of a capital asset
shall be includable within Operating Expenses, if so designated by
the Company; provided, however, the term “Operating
Expenses” shall not be construed to include
(i) depreciation, (ii) amortization, and (iii) the
annual Long-Term Debt Service Requirement.
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“ Opinion of Bond
Counsel ” means an opinion in writing signed by an
attorney or firm of attorneys acceptable to the Trustee and
experienced in the field of municipal bonds whose opinions are
generally accepted by purchasers of municipal bonds.
“ Opinion of Counsel
” means an opinion in writing signed by an attorney or firm
of attorneys, acceptable to the Trustee, who may be counsel for the
Company or other counsel acceptable to the Trustee.
“ Outstanding ”
means, as of any particular time, all Bonds which have been duly
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture,
except:
(a) Bonds theretofore canceled by the
Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation after purchase
in the open market or because of payment at or redemption prior to
maturity;
(b) Bonds for the payment or
redemption of which cash funds (or securities to the extent
described in this Indenture) shall have been theretofore deposited
with the Trustee (whether upon or prior to the maturity or
redemption date of any such Bonds); provided that, if such Bonds
are to be redeemed prior to the maturity thereof, notice of such
redemption shall have been given or arrangements satisfactory to
the Trustee shall have been made therefor, or waiver of such notice
satisfactory in form to the Trustee shall have been filed with the
Trustee; and
(c) Bonds in lieu of which other
Bonds have been authenticated under this Indenture.
Bonds which do not pay interest
currently in accordance with their terms shall be deemed to be
Outstanding in an amount equal to their accreted value at the
applicable time.
“ Parity Indebtedness
” means Indebtedness of the Company secured on a parity basis
with the Bonds, except to the extent provided in Section 8.13
of the Loan Agreement.
“ Patent and Trademark
Security Agreement ” means the Patent and Trademark
Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, from the Company
for the benefit of the Trustee.
“ Permitted Investments
” means any of the following which at the time are legal
investments under the laws of the State of Oklahoma for moneys held
under this Indenture and then proposed to be invested
therein:
(a) Government Obligations;
(b) negotiable certificates of
deposit issued by, or banker’s acceptances drawn on and
accepted by, any bank, including the Trustee, the certificate of
deposit or debt obligations of which (or if such bank, is the
principal bank in a bank holding company, debt obligations of the
bank holding company) are rated, at the time such certificates or
acceptances are issued, in one of the two highest Rating
Categories;
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(c) repurchase agreements with any
U.S. commercial bank, or with any United States Government
securities dealer, provided that such repurchase agreements are
fully secured by Government Obligations, and provided further that
(i) such collateral is held by the Trustee or any agent acting
solely for the Trustee during the term of such repurchase
agreement; (ii) such collateral is not subject to liens or
claims of third parties and the Trustee has a perfected first
security interest in the collateral; (iii) such collateral has
a market value (determined at least once every 14 days) at
least equal to 102% of the amount invested in the repurchase
agreement; and (iv) the failure to maintain such collateral at
the level required in (iii) above will require the Trustee to
liquidate the collateral;
(d) certificates of deposit issued by
any bank, savings institution or trust company, including the
Trustee, and time deposits in any bank, savings institution or
trust company, including the Trustee, as to which principal is
fully insured by a federally sponsored deposit insurance program;
and
(e) money market funds which are
rated in the highest Rating Category and are fully collateralized
by Government Obligations.
“ Permitted Liens
” shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 8.10(b) of the Loan Agreement.
“ Person ” means
an individual, association, unincorporated organization,
corporation, partnership, joint venture, business trust or a
government or an agency or a political subdivision thereof, or any
other entity.
“ Pledged Revenues
” means the rights to receive all the receipts, revenues,
cash and income of the Company from whatever source derived,
whether in the form of accounts receivable, contract rights,
chattel paper, general intangibles, profits and income, or other
rights, and the proceeds of such rights, whether now owned or held
or hereafter coming into existence.
“ Project ” means
the acquisition, construction and equipping of the
Facilities.
“ Project Fund ”
means the Project Fund created pursuant to this Indenture.
“ Property, Plant and
Equipment ” means real and personal, tangible and
intangible property owned by the Company which is property, plant
and equipment under generally accepted accounting principles.
“ Rating Agency ”
means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard &
Poor’s Ratings Services, a Division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc., and their respective successors and assigns.
“ Rating Category
” or “ Categories ” means the rating
category or categories respectively of each Rating Agency.
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“ Rebate Analyst ”
means an attorney or firm of attorneys or accountant or firm of
accountants or other Person hired by the Company to assist the
Company in compliance with the arbitrage rebate requirements of
Section 4.06 of the Loan Agreement.
“ Rebate Fund ”
means the Rebate Fund created in this Indenture.
“ Registered
Owner” means the Registered Owner of any Bonds, as shown
on the registration books of the Trustee.
“ Regular Record Date
” means the close of business on the first day of the
calendar month immediately preceding a regularly scheduled Interest
Payment Date for the Bonds.
“ Reserve Fund ”
means the Reserve Fund created pursuant to this Indenture.
“ Reserve Fund Credit
Enhancement ” means any letter of credit credited to the
Reserve Fund or any account therein as provided in the Loan
Agreement in lieu of cash or Permitted Investments on deposit in
the Reserve Fund.
“ Reserve Requirement
” means the lesser of Maximum Annual Debt Service and 10% of
the then-outstanding principal amount of the Bonds.
“ Short-Term
Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness with a term of less
than one year.
“ Significant Bondholder
” shall mean any one Beneficial Owner of greater than 50% of
the Beneficial Ownership Interest in Bonds then Outstanding, and if
no one Beneficial Owner owns greater than 50% of the Beneficial
Ownership Interest in Bonds then Outstanding, then the provisions
relating to the Significant Bondholder shall not apply
“ Site ” means the
real property described as the Watts Mortgage, less any such real
property released under the provisions of the Loan Agreement.
“ Special Record Date
” means a special record date fixed to determine the names
and addresses of Registered Owners for purposes of paying interest
on a special Interest Payment Date for the payment of defaulted
interest, all as further provided in this Indenture.
“ Springdale Mortgage
” means the Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents,
Security Agreement and Financing Statement, dated as of the date
hereof, with respect to certain property of the Company located in
Springdale, Arkansas.
“ Springdale Property
” means the real property described in the Springdale
Mortgage.
“ Subordinated Debt
” means any Indebtedness the payment of which is specifically
subordinated to the payment of principal and interest on the Bonds
and evidenced by a writing which contains provisions substantially
as provided in the Loan Agreement and for which the Company has
received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such Indebtedness
constitutes Subordinated Debt.
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“ Tax Certificate
” means the Tax Certificate as to Arbritrage and the
Provisions of Sections 103 and 141-150 of the Internal Revenue
Code, executed by the Authority and the Company relating to the
tax-exempt status of the Bonds and including any amendments or
supplements thereto.
“ Transfer ” means
any act or occurrence the result of which is to dispossess any
Person of any asset or interest therein, including specifically,
but without limitation, the forgiveness of any debt, but shall not
include leases and operating contracts governed by the Loan
Agreement.
“ Trust Estate ”
means the property pledged, assigned and mortgaged to the Trustee
pursuant to the granting clauses of this Indenture.
“ Trustee ” means
Bank of Oklahoma, N.A., as trustee, and its successors and
assigns.
“ Underwriter ”
means Gates Capital Corporation, and its successors and assigns;
provided that any purchaser of a Bond from the Underwriter shall
not be considered as successor or assign thereof.
“ Variable Rate
Indebtedness ” means any portion of Indebtedness the
interest rate on which has not been established at a fixed or
constant rate to maturity.
“ Watts Mortgage ”
means the Leasehold Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents,
Security Agreement and Financing Statement, dated as of the date
hereof with respect to certain property leased by the Company in
Watts, Oklahoma.
“ Watts Property ”
means collectively the Improvements and the Site.
“ Weyerhaeuser Agreement
” means the agreement between the Company and Weyerhaeuser
Company dated February 5, 2007, as amended from time to
time.
“ Weyerhaeuser Assignment
Agreement ” means the Weyerhaeuser Assignment Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, from the Company for the benefit of
the Trustee.
Section 1.02. Indenture to
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