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Title: 9.25% SENIOR UNSECURED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 5/6/2008
Law Firm: Cahill Gordon;Latham Watkins    

9.25% SENIOR UNSECURED CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: credit suisse securities (usa) llc  banc of america securities llc , intelsat corporation
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Exhibit 10.3

 

 

 

$658,119,030

9.25% SENIOR UNSECURED CREDIT AGREEMENT - 2014

Dated as of May 2, 2008,

among

INTELSAT CORPORATION,

as the Borrower,

the Guarantors named herein

and

the Several Lenders

from Time to Time Parties Hereto

CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

BANC OF AMERICA BRIDGE LLC,

as Syndication Agent

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.

as Documentation Agent

and

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, and

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page
SECTION 1.    Definitions   

1.1

   Defined Terms    1
SECTION 2.    Amount and Terms of Credit   

2.1

   Commitments    41

2.2

   Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing; Maximum Number of Borrowings    41

2.3

   Notice of Borrowing    41

2.4

   Disbursement of Funds    41

2.5

   Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt    42

2.6

   [Intentionally Omitted]    43

2.7

   Pro Rata Borrowings    43

2.8

   Interest    43
SECTION 3.    Securities Demand; Exchange Notes   

3.1

   Exchange Notes and Execution of Exchange Note Indenture    43

3.2

   Securities Demand    43

3.3

   Option to Exchange Loans for Exchange Notes    44

3.4

   Procedures for Issuing Exchange Notes    44

3.5

   Registration Rights with Respect to Exchange Notes    44

3.6

   Private Placement    45
SECTION 4.    Fees; Commitments   

4.1

   Fees    45

4.2

   Mandatory Termination of Commitments    45
SECTION 5.    Payments   

5.1

   Voluntary Prepayments    45

5.2

   Mandatory Prepayments    45

5.3

   Method and Place of Payment    48

5.4

   Net Payments    48

5.5

   Computation of Interest and Fees.    51

5.6

   Limit on Rate of Interest    51
SECTION 6.    Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing on the Closing Date   

6.1

   Credit Documents    51

6.2

   No Default; Representations and Warranties    51

6.3

   Fees and Expenses    52
SECTION 7.    [Reserved]   
SECTION 8.    Representations, Warranties and Agreements   

8.1

   Corporate Status    52

8.2

   Corporate Power and Authority    52

8.3

   No Violation    52

8.4

   Litigation    52

8.5

   Margin Regulations    52

 

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          Page

8.6

   [Reserved]    53

8.7

   Investment Company Act    53

8.8

   True and Complete Disclosure    53

8.9

   No Material Adverse Change    53

8.10

   Tax Returns and Payments    53

8.11

   Compliance with ERISA    53

8.12

   Subsidiaries    54

8.13

   Patents, etc.    54

8.14

   Environmental Laws    54

8.15

   Properties    55

8.16

   Solvency    55

8.17

   Compliance    55

8.18

   FCC Licenses, etc.    55
SECTION 9.    Affirmative Covenants   

9.1

   Reports and Other Information    56

9.2

   Maintenance of Insurance    56

9.3

   Payment of Taxes and Other Claims    58

9.4

   Corporate Existence    59

9.5

   Maintenance of Properties    59

9.6

   Statement by Officers as to Default    59

9.7

   [Reserved]    59

9.8

   Marketing Efforts    59
SECTION 10.    Negative Covenants   

10.1

   Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock    61

10.2

   Limitation on Restricted Payments    66

10.3

   Limitations on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries    70

10.4

   Limitation on Liens    71

10.5

   Limitation on Guarantees of Indebtedness by Restricted Subsidiaries    72

10.6

   Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions    72

10.7

   Asset Sales    73

10.8

   Transactions with Affiliates    74

10.9

   Change of Control    76

10.10

   Suspension of Covenants    76

10.11

   Borrower May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms    77

10.12

   Guarantors May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms    78

10.13

   Successor Substituted    79
SECTION 11.    Guarantees   

11.1

   Guarantees    79

11.2

   Severability    80

11.3

   Restricted Subsidiaries    80

11.4

   Limitation of Guarantors’ Liability    81

11.5

   Contribution    81

11.6

   Subrogation    81

 

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          Page

11.7

   Reinstatement    81

11.8

   Release of a Guarantor    82
SECTION 12.    Events of Default   

12.1

   Events of Default    82

12.2

   Acceleration    83

12.3

   Other Remedies    85

12.4

   Waiver of Past Defaults    85

12.5

   Control by Majority    85

12.6

   Limitation on Suits    85

12.7

   Rights of the Lenders to Receive Payment    86

12.8

   Priorities    86
SECTION 13.    The Administrative Agent   

13.1

   Appointment    86

13.2

   Delegation of Duties    86

13.3

   Exculpatory Provisions    87

13.4

   Reliance by Administrative Agent    87

13.5

   Notice of Default    87

13.6

   Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders    87

13.7

   Indemnification    88

13.8

   Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity    88

13.9

   Successor Agent    88

13.10

   Withholding Tax    89

13.11

   [Reserved]    89
SECTION 14.    Miscellaneous   

14.1

   Amendments and Waivers    89

14.2

   Notices    90

14.3

   No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies    91

14.4

   Survival of Representations and Warranties    91

14.5

   Payment of Expenses and Taxes    91

14.6

   Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments    92

14.7

   Replacements of Lenders Under Certain Circumstances    95

14.8

   Adjustments; Set-off    96

14.9

   Counterparts    96

14.10

   Severability    96

14.11

   Integration    96

14.12

   GOVERNING LAW    96

14.13

   Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service; Waivers    97

14.14

   Acknowledgments    97

14.15

   WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL    98

14.16

   Confidentiality    98

14.17

   No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility    98

14.18

   USA PATRIOT Act    99

14.19

   Conversion of Currencies    99

 

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          Page
SCHEDULES      
Schedule 1.1(a)    Commitments of Lenders   
Schedule 1.1(b)    Administrative Agent Details   
Schedule 1.1(c)    Existing Notes   
Schedule 8.12    Subsidiaries   
EXHIBITS      
Exhibit A    Form of Guarantee   
Exhibit B    [Intentionally Omitted]   
Exhibit C    [Intentionally Omitted]   
Exhibit D    Form of Assignment and Acceptance   
Exhibit E    Form of Promissory Note   
Exhibit F    Preliminary Offering Memorandum   
Exhibit G    Form of Exchange Notice   
Exhibit H    Form of Non-U.S. Lender’s Non-Bank Tax Certificate   

 

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SENIOR UNSECURED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 2, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), among INTELSAT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the lending institutions from time to time parties hereto (each a “ Lender ” and, collectively, the “ Lenders ”), CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as Administrative Agent, BANC OF AMERICA BRIDGE LLC, as Syndication Agent, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as Documentation Agent, and CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC and MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners (such terms and each other capitalized term used but not defined in this introductory statement and recitals having the meaning provided in Section 1).

WHEREAS, the Borrower intends to redeem or repurchase the Notes (as defined below);

The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Definitions .

1.1 Defined Terms .

(a) As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 1.1 (it being understood that defined terms in this Agreement shall include in the singular number the plural and in the plural the singular):

Acceptable Exclusions ” means:

(1) war, invasion, hostile or warlike action in time of peace or war, including action in hindering, combating or defending against an actual, impending or expected attack by:

 

  (A) any government or sovereign power (de jure or de facto),

 

  (B) any authority maintaining or using a military, naval or air force,

 

  (C) a military, naval, or air force, or

 

  (D) any agent of any such government, power, authority or force;

(2) any anti-satellite device, or device employing atomic or nuclear fission or fusion, or device employing laser or directed energy beams;

(3) insurrection, strikes, labor disturbances, riots, civil commotion, rebellion, revolution, civil war, usurpation, or action taken by a government authority in hindering, combating or defending against such an occurrence, whether there be declaration of war or not;

(4) confiscation, nationalization, seizure, restraint, detention, appropriation, requisition for title or use by or under the order of any government or governmental authority or agent (whether secret or otherwise or whether civil, military or de facto) or public or local authority or agency;

(5) nuclear reaction, nuclear radiation, or radioactive contamination of any nature, whether such loss or damage be direct or indirect, except for radiation naturally occurring in the space environment;

 


(6) electromagnetic or radio frequency interference, except for physical damage to the Satellite directly resulting from such interference;

(7) willful or intentional acts of the directors or officers of the named insured, acting within the scope of their duties, designed to cause loss or failure of the Satellite;

(8) an act of one or more individuals, whether or not agents of a sovereign power, for political or terrorist purposes and whether the loss, damage or failure resulting therefrom is accidental or intentional;

(9) any unlawful seizure or wrongful exercise of control of the Satellite made by any individual or individuals acting for political or terrorist purposes;

(10) loss of revenue, incidental damages or consequential loss;

(11) extra expenses, other than the expenses insured under the applicable policy;

(12) third party liability;

(13) loss of a redundant component(s) that does not cause a transponder failure; and

(14) such other similar exclusions as may be customary for policies of such type as of the date of issuance or renewal of such coverage.

Acquired Indebtedness ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person,

(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, and

(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

Acquisition ” shall mean the transactions pursuant to which Serafina Acquisition Limited became the owner of all of the outstanding share capital of Intelsat Holdings Ltd. pursuant to the Transaction Agreement.

Acquisition Documents ” shall mean the Transaction Agreement, the Credit Agreements, each agreement and instrument governing the Acquisition Notes (to the extent applicable), the Specified Intercompany Agreements and, in each case, any other document entered into in connection therewith, in each case as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

Acquisition Notes ” shall mean (a) the $2,805,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2018 of Serafina Acquisition, Ltd. that were intended to be issued in the manner contemplated by the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, (b) the $2,055,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Senior PIK Election Notes due 2018 of Serafina Acquisition Ltd. that were intended to be issued in the manner contemplated by the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, and (c) any agreement or instrument executed in connection with a financing consummated in lieu of the issuance of the foregoing notes.

 

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Additional Debt Securities ” shall mean one or more additional series of debt securities issued by the Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries or Parents or Affiliates in connection with (or to refinance or replace) the funding of any “Change of Control Backstop Facility,” “Bermuda Unsecured Credit Facility” and/or “Bridge Facility,” in each case as defined in, and contemplated by, the Commitment Letter.

Adjusted EBITDA ” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, for any period, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period

(1) increased (without duplication) by:

(A) Consolidated Income Tax Expense accrued for such period to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus

(B) Consolidated Interest Expense (including interest under Satellite Purchase Agreements for such period to the extent excluded in determining Consolidated Interest Expense for such period) for such period to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus

(C) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for such period to the extent such depreciation and amortization were deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus

(D) collections on investments in sales-type leases during such period, to the extent not otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus

(E) to the extent deducted in arriving at Consolidated Net Income, foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued in such period; plus

(F) any amounts receivable for such period in connection with contracts that are attributable to Globo Comunicacões e Participacöes, Ltda.’s involvement in arrangements with Sky Multi-Country Partners; plus

(G) any expenses or charges related to any Equity Offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by this Agreement including a refinancing thereof (whether or not successful), including (i) such fees, expenses or charges related to the offering of the notes and the Credit Facilities and (ii) any amendment or other modification of the notes or the Credit Facilities, and, in each case, deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus

(H) the amount of any restructuring charge deducted in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income, including any one-time costs Incurred in connection with acquisitions after August 20, 2004 and costs related to closure of facilities; plus

(I) any other non-cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period, excluding any such charge that represents an accrual or reserve for a cash expenditure for a future period; plus

 

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(J) the amount of any minority interest expense deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income (less the amount of any cash dividends paid to the holders of such minority interests); plus

(K) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses paid to the Sponsors;

(2) decreased by (without duplication):

(A) any gross profit on sales-type leases included in Consolidated Net Income for such period, except for collections on investments in sales-type leases during such period, to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income for such period; and

(B) non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, excluding any items which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period; and

(3) increased or decreased by (without duplication):

(A) any net loss or gain resulting from currency exchange risk Hedging Obligations; plus or minus, as applicable

(B) without duplication, the Historical Adjustments.

Adjusted Net Assets ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.5 of this Agreement.

Administrative Agent ” shall mean Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, in its capacity as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, until a successor replaces it in accordance with Section 13.9, and thereafter means such successor.

Administrative Agent’s Office ” shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent as set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) , or such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate to the Borrower and the Lenders from time to time.

Administrative Questionnaire ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.6(b)(ii)(D).

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

Affiliate Transaction ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.8(a) of this Agreement.

Agents ” shall mean each Joint Lead Arranger, the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent.

Agreement ” shall mean this credit agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Agreement Currency ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.19(b).

Applicable Premium ” shall mean, with respect to any Loans, on any applicable prepayment date, the greater of:

(1) 1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of such Loan being prepaid; and

(2) the excess, if any, of:

(a) the present value at such prepayment date of (i) the prepayment price of such Loan at August 15, 2009 (such prepayment price being set forth in the table appearing in Section 5.1(a), plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the Loan through August 15, 2009 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such prepayment date plus 50 basis points; over

(b) the principal amount of such Loan.

Approved Fund ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.6(b).

Asset Sale ” shall mean:

(1) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of property or assets (including by way of a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (each referred to in this definition as a “ disposition ”), or

(2) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, in each case, other than:

(A) a disposition of Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities or obsolete or worn out equipment in the ordinary course of business or inventory (including the sale or leasing, including by way of sales-type lease, of transponder capacity and the leasing or licensing of teleports);

(B) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower in a manner permitted pursuant to Section 10.11 or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control pursuant to this Agreement;

(C) the making of any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 10.2;

(D) any disposition of assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary in any transaction or series of transactions with an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than $25.0 million;

(E) any disposition of property or assets or issuance of securities by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(F) to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business;

(G) the lease, assignment or sub-lease of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;

(H) any sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary (with the exception of Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries acquired pursuant to clause (8) of the definition of Permitted Investments);

(I) foreclosures on assets;

(J) sales of accounts receivable (including in respect of sales-type leases) and related assets (including contract rights) which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable (including in respect of sales-type leases), or participations therein, in connection with any Receivables Facility;

(K) any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, including Sale and Lease-Back Transactions and asset securitizations permitted by this Agreement;

(L) any Event of Loss; and

(M) any sale of an Excluded Satellite; provided that any cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with the sale of an Excluded Satellite shall be treated as Net Proceeds of an Asset Sale and shall be applied as provided for under Section 10.7.

Asset Sale Offer ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.2(b) of this Agreement.

Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an assignment and acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.

Authorized Officer ” shall mean the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Controller or any other senior officer of the Borrower designated as such in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.

Backstop Credit Facility ” shall mean each agreement or instrument (including indentures) executed in connection with a financing contemplated by the Commitment Letter, dated June 19, 2007, by and among Serafina Acquisition Limited and the arrangers, agents and lenders party thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Bank Indebtedness ” shall mean any and all amounts payable under or in respect of any Credit Agreement or any other Senior Credit Documents, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced, restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including after termination of any Credit Agreement), including principal, premium (if any), interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Borrower whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceedings), fees, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations, guarantees and all other amounts payable thereunder or in respect thereof.

 

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Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, or any similar United States federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, winding-up, liquidation, reorganization or relief of debtors or any amendment to, succession to or change in any such law.

Board of Directors ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, either the board of directors of such Person or any duly authorized committee of such board.

Board Resolution ” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower, a duly adopted resolution of the Board of Directors of the Borrower or any committee thereof.

Borrower ” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.

Borrowing ” shall mean and include the Incurrence of the Loans on the Closing Date.

Business Day ” shall mean any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day that shall be in The City of New York a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law or other governmental actions to close.

Capital Stock ” shall mean:

(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock,

(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock,

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited), and

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.

Capitalized Lease Obligation ” shall mean, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of Section 10.4, a Capitalized Lease Obligation will be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased.

Cash Equivalents ” shall mean:

(1) United States dollars,

(2) pounds sterling,

(3) (A) euro, or any national currency of any participating member state in the European Union, or

(B) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by them from time to time in the ordinary course of business,

 

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(4) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition,

(5) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million in the case of domestic banks and $100.0 million (or the U.S. Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of foreign banks,

(6) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (4) and (5) above, entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (5) above,

(7) commercial paper rated at least P-1 by Moody’s or at least A-1 by S&P and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof,

(8) marketable short-term money market and similar funds (x) either having assets in excess of $250.0 million or (y) having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency),

(9) investment funds investing 95% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (8) above,

(10) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof having one of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition, and

(11) Indebtedness or preferred stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) through (3) above, provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clauses (1) through (3) above, as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

Change of Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than a Permitted Holder; or

(2) the Borrower becomes aware of (by way of a report or any other filing pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) the acquisition by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding

 

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or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), other than the Permitted Holders, in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent corporations.

Change of Control Offer ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(a) of this Agreement.

Change of Control Offers ” shall mean (a) each offer to purchase outstanding notes of the Borrower and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower (including Intelsat (Bermuda), Ltd., Intelsat Jackson, Intelsat Intermediate Holdco and Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Company, Ltd.) pursuant to the indentures governing such series of notes set forth on Schedule 1.1(c), and (b) the offer to repay outstanding loans pursuant to the Intelsat Jackson Unsecured Credit Agreement, under which, in each case, the Acquisition resulted in a “change of control” as defined in each such agreement.

Change of Control Payment ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.1(a) of this Agreement.

Change of Control Payment Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.1(a) of this Agreement.

Closing Date ” shall mean May 2, 2008.

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to the Code are to the Code, as in effect at the Closing Date, and any subsequent provisions of the Code, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

Commitment Letter ” shall mean the Commitment Letter dated June 19, 2007 by and among Serafina Acquisition Limited and the arrangers, agents and lenders party thereto, as amended by that certain Amendment to Commitment Letter, Fee Letter and Engagement Letter agreement dated as of February 4, 2008, as further amended or supplemented from time to time.

Commitments ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Commitment set forth on Schedule 1.1(a). The aggregate amount of all Commitments hereunder is $658,119,030.

Common Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations and other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of such Person’s common stock, whether now outstanding or issued after the date of this Agreement, and includes all series and classes of such common stock.

Confidential Information ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.16.

consolidated ” or “ Consolidated ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, and shall not include any Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees, and other related non-cash charges, excluding any non-cash item that represents

 

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an accrual or reserve for a cash expenditure for a future period, of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Income Tax Expense ” means, with respect to the Borrower for any period, the provision for federal, state, local and foreign taxes based on income or profits (including franchise taxes) payable by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

(1) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income (including amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, non-cash interest payments (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark to market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133—”Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”), the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations and net payments, if any, pursuant to interest rate Hedging Obligations, and excluding amortization of deferred financing fees, any expensing of bridge or other financing fees and any interest under Satellite Purchase Agreements),

(2) (A) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of preferred stock (including any Designated Preferred Stock) or any Refunding Capital Stock of such Person made during such period and (B) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Stock made during such period, and

(3) consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, less

(4) interest income for such period.

For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income, of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that:

(1) any net after-tax extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or expenses (including relating to severance, relocation costs, new product introductions, one-time compensation charges and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement dated April 20, 2004, among Constellation, LLC, the Company, The DIRECTV Group, Inc. and PAS Merger Sub, Inc., the Letter Agreement dated May 17, 2004, among Constellation, LLC, Carlyle PanAmSat I, L.L.C. and Carlyle PanAmSat II L.L.C., the Letter Agreement dated May 17, 2004, among Constellation, LLC, PEP PAS, LLC and PEOP PAS LLC, and the Letter Agreement dated as of August 11, 2004, between The DIRECTV Group, Inc. and Constellation, LLC and acknowledged by the Borrower, the Notes and the Senior Credit Facilities as in effect on August 20, 2004) shall be excluded,

 

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(2) the Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period,

(3) any net after-tax income (loss) from disposed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed or discontinued operations shall be excluded,

(4) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, shall be excluded,

(5) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,

(6) solely for the purpose of determining the amount of Cumulative Credit, the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) shall be excluded if the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination wholly permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or in similar distributions has been legally waived, provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower shall be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein,

(7) effects of adjustments in any line item in such Person’s consolidated financial statements required or permitted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement Nos. 141 and 142 resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to the Transactions or any acquisition that is consummated after August 20, 2004, net of taxes, shall be excluded,

(8) any net after-tax income (loss) from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments shall be excluded,

(9) any impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 142 and No. 144 and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to No. 141 shall be excluded, and

(10) any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options or other rights to officers, directors or employees shall be excluded.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 10.2 only, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from any sale or other disposition of Restricted Investments made by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, any repurchases and redemptions of Restricted Investments from the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, any repayments of loans and advances which constitute Restricted Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, any sale of the

 

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stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case only to the extent such amounts increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under such covenant pursuant to the definition of the term Cumulative Credit.

Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio ” as of any date of determination means, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is secured by Liens as of the end of the most recent fiscal period for which financial reports have been filed with the SEC or provided to the Administrative Agent, to (b) the aggregate amount of Adjusted EBITDA for the then most recent four fiscal quarters for which reports have been filed with the SEC or provided to the Administrative Agent, in each case with such pro forma adjustments to Consolidated Total Indebtedness and Adjusted EBITDA as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of the term “Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio.”

Consolidated Total Indebtedness ” shall mean, as at any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Disqualified Stock in the Borrower and all preferred stock in the Restricted Subsidiaries, with the amount of such Disqualified Stock and preferred stock equal to the greater of their respective voluntary or involuntary liquidation preferences and maximum fixed repurchase prices, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

For purposes hereof, the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Stock or preferred stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock as if such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock were purchased on any date on which Consolidated Total Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Agreement, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the Fair Market Value of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, such Fair Market Value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Borrower.

Contingent Obligations ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases (other than any lease or leases entered into in connection with any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction), dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“ primary obligations ”) of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent,

(1) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor,

(2) to advance or supply funds:

(A) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation, or

(B) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, or

(3) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

Corporation ” includes corporations, associations, companies and business trusts.

 

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Credit Agreements ” shall mean the Intelsat Credit Agreement, the PanAmSat Credit Agreement and each Backstop Credit Facility.

Credit Documents ” shall mean this Agreement, any promissory notes issued by the Borrower hereunder and each Guarantee.

Credit Facilities ” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, one or more debt facilities, including the Senior Credit Facilities, or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors or indentures providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing, including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against receivables, letters of credit or other long-term indebtedness, including any guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements or refundings thereof and any indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors that replace, refund or refinance any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount borrowable thereunder or alters the maturity thereof ( provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under Section 10.1).

Credit Party ” shall mean each of the Borrower and each Guarantor (including Holdings), for so long as any such Guarantor shall remain a Guarantor.

Cumulative Credit ” shall mean the sum of (without duplication):

(1) the aggregate net cash proceeds, and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property other than cash (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Borrower), received by the Borrower from the issue or sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of any class of Equity Interests, including Retired Capital Stock, in the Borrower after August 20, 2004, other than (A) Disqualified Stock, (B) Equity Interests to the extent the net cash proceeds therefrom are applied as provided for in Section 10.2(b)(4), (C) Designated Preferred Stock, (D) Refunding Capital Stock and (E) Excluded Contributions; plus

(2) 100% of any cash and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property other than cash (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Borrower) received by the Borrower as a capital contribution from its shareholders subsequent to August 20, 2004 other than any Excluded Contributions; plus

(3) the principal amount (or accreted amount (determined in accordance with GAAP), if less) of any Indebtedness, or the liquidation preference or maximum fixed repurchase price, as the case may be, of any Disqualified Stock, of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary issued after August 20, 2004 (other than any such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock to the extent issued to a Restricted Subsidiary), which has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests in the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock); plus

(4) cumulative Adjusted EBITDA from and after July 1, 2004, to the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of the proposed Restricted Payment, or, if cumulative Adjusted EBITDA for such period is negative, minus the amount by which cumulative Adjusted EBITDA is less than zero; plus

(5) to the extent not already included in Adjusted EBITDA, 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary since August 20, 2004

 

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from (A) Investments (other than Permitted Investments), whether through interest payments, principal payments, dividends or other distributions and payments, or the sale or other disposition (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) thereof made by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) a cash dividend from, or the sale (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) of the stock of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary; plus

(6) if any Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Fair Market Value of all Investments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Borrower.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, any repayments of Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 10.2 shall be excluded from the calculation of Cumulative Credit.

Cumulative Interest Expense ” shall mean, in respect of any Restricted Payment, the sum of the aggregate amount of Consolidated Interest Expense of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the period from and after July 1, 2004 to the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the proposed Restricted Payment.

Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio ” shall mean, with respect to any Person for any period, such Person’s ratio of (1) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of the date of calculation (the “ Determination Date ”) to (2) the Adjusted EBITDA for the four full consecutive fiscal quarters immediately preceding such Determination Date for which financial information is available (the “ Measurement Period ”). In the event that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurs, assumes, guarantees or redeems any Indebtedness or issues or redeems Disqualified Stock or preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the Measurement Period for which the Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio is being calculated but prior to the Determination Date, then the Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence, assumption, guarantee or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and disposed operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) that have been made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Determination Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and disposed operations (and the change in any associated obligations and the change in Adjusted EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or disposed operation that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or disposed operation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Determination Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness). Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest

 

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rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Borrower may designate.

Default ” shall mean any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender ” shall mean any Lender with respect to which a Lender Default is in effect.

Designated Non-cash Consideration ” shall mean the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by an executive vice president and the principal financial officer of the Borrower, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-cash Consideration.

Designated Preferred Stock ” shall mean preferred stock of the Borrower or any parent corporation thereof (in each case other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate executed by an executive vice president and the principal financial officer of the Borrower or the applicable parent corporation thereof, as the case may be, on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in the definition of the term “Cumulative Credit.”

Determination Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Debt to Adjusted EBITDA”.

Disqualified Stock ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale, in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the maturity date of the Notes or the date the Notes are no longer outstanding; provided , however , that if such Capital Stock is issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

Dollars ” and “ $ ” shall mean dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.

Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person other than a Foreign Subsidiary, provided that no Subsidiary shall be considered a Domestic Subsidiary if (i) it is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or (ii) substantially all of its assets consists of Equity Securities in Foreign Subsidiaries that are treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

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Employee Transfer Agreement ” shall mean the intercompany agreement regarding the transfer of substantially all of the employees of Intelsat Global Service Corporation to PanAmSat Opco, dated as of July 3, 2006, between Intelsat Global Service Corporation and PanAmSat Opco, as amended from time to time (provided that no such amendment materially affects the ability of the Borrower to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans).

EMU ” shall mean economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

Environmental Claims ” shall mean any and all actions, suits, orders, decrees, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance, violation or potential responsibility or investigation (other than internal reports prepared by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (a) in the ordinary course of such Person’s business or (b) as required in connection with a financing transaction or an acquisition or disposition of real estate) or proceedings relating in any way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law (hereinafter, “ Claims ”), including, without limitation, (i) any and all Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law and (ii) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief relating to the presence, release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health or safety (to the extent relating to human exposure to Hazardous Materials), or the environment including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface and subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands.

Environmental Law ” shall mean any applicable Federal, state, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code and rule of common law and any binding judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any binding judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the protection of environment, including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface and subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, or human health or safety (to the extent relating to human exposure to Hazardous Materials), or Hazardous Materials.

Equity Interests ” shall mean Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock, but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock.

Equity Offering ” shall mean any public or private sale of Common Stock or preferred stock of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent corporations (excluding Disqualified Stock), other than

(1) public offerings with respect to the Borrower’s or any direct or indirect parent corporation’s Common Stock registered on Form S-8 and

(2) any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution.

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA as in effect at the Closing Date and any subsequent provisions of ERISA amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

ERISA Affiliate ” shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) that together with the Borrower or a Subsidiary would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 

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euro ” shall mean the single currency of participating member states of the EMU.

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.1 of this Agreement.

Event of Loss ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.2(d) of this Agreement.

Event of Loss Proceeds ” shall mean, with respect to any Event of Loss, all Satellite insurance proceeds received by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Event of Loss, after

(1) provision for all income or other taxes measured by or resulting from such Event of Loss,

(2) payment of all reasonable legal, accounting and other reasonable fees and expenses related to such Event of Loss,

(3) payment of amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Satellite that is the subject of such Event of Loss,

(4) provision for payments to Persons who own an interest in the Satellite (including any transponder thereon) in accordance with terms of the agreement(s) governing the ownership of such interest by such Person (other than payments to insurance carriers required to be made based on the future revenues generated from such Satellite), and

(5) deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the Satellite that was the subject of the Event of Loss.

Excess Proceeds ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.2(b) of this Agreement.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Exchange Note Indenture ” shall mean the indenture with respect to the Exchange Notes executed in accordance with Section 3 and containing terms (including covenants, events of default, redemption, optional prepayment provisions and other provisions) that are identical to those set forth in this Agreement (except for differences that are customary between indentures and credit agreements) or as otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Joint Lead Arrangers.

Exchange Note Trustee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Exchange Notes ” shall mean the senior unsecured notes of the Borrower due on the Maturity Date, issued under the Exchange Note Indenture in exchange for an equal principal amount of Loans pursuant to Section 3.4.

Excluded Contribution ” shall mean net cash proceeds, marketable securities or Qualified Proceeds received by the Borrower from:

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(2) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Borrower or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Borrower) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Borrower, in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate executed by an executive vice president and the principal financial officer of the Borrower on the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interests are sold, as the case may be, which are excluded from the calculation set forth in the definition of the term “Cumulative Credit.”

Excluded Satellite ” shall mean (a) the Satellites of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries identified as PAS-4, PAS-5, PAS-7, PAS-1R, PAS-6B, SBS-6, Galaxy IIIR, Galaxy IVR, Galaxy 11 and Galaxy 10R and (b) any other Satellite that (1) is not expected or intended, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Borrower and evidenced by a Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee, to earn future revenues from the operation of such Satellite in excess of $25.0 million in any fiscal year, and (2) has suffered loss or damage such that (A) the procurement of In-Orbit Insurance therefor in the amount and on the terms required by this Agreement would not be available for a price that is, and on other terms and conditions that are, commercially reasonable or (B) such In-Orbit Insurance would be subject to exclusions or limitations of coverage that would make the terms of the insurance commercially unreasonable, in either case, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Borrower and evidenced by a Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee.

Excluded Taxes ” shall mean (a) with respect to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, net income taxes and franchise or capital taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes) imposed on the Administrative Agent or any Lender by any jurisdiction as a result of the Administrative Agent or such Lender being organized in, or having its principal office or applicable lending office in such jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or as a result of doing business in or having any other connection with such jurisdiction (other than any such business or connection arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, or become a party to, performed its obligations or received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Documents) and (b) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender, (i) any U.S. federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Non-U.S. Lender under the law in effect at the time such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement; provided that this clause (b)(i) shall not apply to the extent that the indemnity payments or additional amounts any Lender would be entitled to receive (without regard to this clause (b)(i)) do not exceed the indemnity payment or additional amounts that the person making the assignment or transfer to such Lender would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such assignment or transfer (ii) any Tax to the extent attributable to such Non-U.S. Lender’s failure to comply with Section 5.4(d).

Fair Market Value ” shall mean, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.

FCC ” shall mean the Federal Communications Commission or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor.

FCC Licenses ” shall mean all authorizations, licenses and permits issued by the FCC to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, under which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is authorized to launch and operate any of its Satellites or to operate any of its TT&C Earth Stations (other than authorizations, orders, licenses or permits that are no longer in effect).

 

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Fee Letter ” shall mean the Fee Letter dated June 19, 2007 by and among the Borrower and the arrangers, agents and lenders party thereto, as supplemented from time to time.

Fees ” shall mean all amounts payable pursuant to, or referred to in, Section 4.1.

Foreign Plan ” shall mean any employee benefit plan, program, fund, policy, arrangement or agreement maintained or contributed to by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to employees employed outside the United States.

Funding Guarantor ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.5 of this Agreement.

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States which are in effect on August 20, 2004.

Government Business Subsidiary ” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, including Intelsat General Corporation for so long as it is a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, that (i) is engaged primarily in the business of providing services to customers similar to the services provided on August 20, 2004 by Intelsat General Corporation and services or activities that are reasonably similar thereto or a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof, or is complementary, incidental, ancillary or related thereto and (ii) is subject to the Proxy Agreement or a substantially similar agreement substantially restricting the Borrower’s control of such Restricted Subsidiary.

Government Securities ” shall mean securities that are:

(1) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or

(2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America,

which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuers thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Government Securities held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depository receipt.

Governmental Authority ” shall mean any nation or government, any state, province, territory or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

G2 Transfer Agreement ” shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 3, 2006, among Intelsat General Corporation, G2 Satellite Solutions Corporation and PanAmSat Opco, as amended from time to time ( provided that no such amendment materially affects the ability of the Borrower to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans), and the other agreements entered into in connection therewith on or prior to July 3, 2006.

 

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guarantee ” shall mean a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations.

Guarantee ” shall mean the guarantee by any Guarantor of the Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement.

Guarantor ” shall mean any Person that Incurs a Guarantee; provided that upon the release or discharge of such Person from its Guarantee in accordance with this Agreement, such Person shall cease to be a Guarantor.

Hazardous Materials ” shall mean (a) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, friable asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing regulated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous waste,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous waste,” “restricted hazardous waste,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants” or “pollutants,” or words of similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law; and (c) any other chemical, material or substance, the exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Environmental Law.

Hedging Obligations ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or similar agreement providing for the transfer or mitigation of interest rate or currency risks either generally or under specific contingencies.

Historical Adjustments ” shall mean with respect to any Person, without duplication, the following items to the extent Incurred prior to August 20, 2004:

(1) adjustment of sales-type leases to operating leases;

(2) elimination of new sales-type leases;

(3) loss on conversion of sales-type leases;

(4) impairment charges from satellite write-downs;

(5) gain on satellite insurance claims;

(6) restructuring charges;

(7) reserves for long-term receivables and sales-type lease adjustments, including customer-related long-term receivables evaluated as uncollectible;

(8) reversal of allowance for customer credits, including any amounts receivable for such period in connection with contracts that are attributable to Globo Comunicacões e Participacöes, Ltda.’s involvement in arrangements with Sky Multi-Country Partners;

(9) change in reserve estimates related to two of the Borrower’s minority Investments based on the Borrower’s assessment of the investee’s market value;

 

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(10) leaseback expense net of deferred gain;

(11) other non-operating items consisting of (A) transaction related fees and expenses including management retention bonuses, (B) fees and expenses related to prior acquisitions and due diligence for acquisitions not consummated, (C) non-cash stock compensation expense, (D) gain or loss on disposals and non-cash write-offs of other property and equipment, (E) non-cash losses from an investment accounted for by the equity method, (F) reserve adjustments and (G) gain on termination of the Galaxy 8-iR construction contract.

Holdings ” shall mean Intelsat, Ltd., until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

Incur ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.1(a) of this Agreement.

Incurrence ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.1(a) of this Agreement.

Indebtedness ” shall mean, with respect to any Person,

(1) any indebtedness (including principal and premium) of such Person, whether or not contingent:

(A) in respect of borrowed money;

(B) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without double counting, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

(C) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) and the present value (discounted at the interest rate borne by the notes, compounded annually) of total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended)), except any such balance that constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business; or

(D) representing any Hedging Obligations,

if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(2) to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of another Person (whether or not such items would appear upon the balance sheet of the such obligor or guarantor), other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business; and

(3) to the extent not otherwise included, Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person;

 

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provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include (A) Contingent Obligations Incurred in the ordinary course of business; (B) obligations under or in respect of Receivables Facilities; (C) deferred or prepaid revenues; (D) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller; (E) obligations to make payments to one or more insurers under satellite insurance policies in respect of premiums or the requirement to remit to such insurer(s) a portion of the future revenues generated by a satellite which has been declared a constructive total loss, in each case in accordance with the terms of the insurance policies relating thereto; or (F) any obligations to make progress or incentive payments under any satellite manufacturing contract or to make payments under satellite launch contracts in respect of launch services provided thereunder, in each case, to the extent not overdue by more than 90 days.

Indemnified Taxes ” shall mean all Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) and Other Taxes.

Independent Financial Advisor ” shall mean an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant to Persons engaged in Similar Businesses of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

In-Orbit Insurance ” shall mean, with respect to any Satellite, insurance for risk of loss of and damage to such Satellite attaching upon the expiration of the launch insurance therefore and renewing, during the commercial in-orbit service of such Satellite, prior to the expiration of the immediately preceding corresponding In-Orbit Insurance policy, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

In-orbit Spare Satellite ” shall mean a Satellite that:

(1) shall meet or exceed the performance requirements to which the customer would be entitled pursuant to its service agreement with respect to each Satellite being protected (or the C-band or Ku-band payloads separately on a hybrid C/Ku-band Satellite, provided both payloads on such Satellite are so protected or insured by insurance in accordance with Section 9.2); and

(2) to the extent necessary to serve the present and future intended customer base for the Satellite being protected (or the C-band or Ku-band payloads separately on a hybrid C/Ku-band Satellite, provided both payloads on such Satellite are so protected or insured by insurance in accordance with Section 9.2), shall have a similar or better footprint coverage and power levels and similar operating radio frequencies when compared to each Satellite (or the C-band or Ku-band payloads separately on a hybrid C/Ku-band Satellite, provided both payloads on such Satellite are so protected or insured by insurance in accordance with Section 9.2) for which it shall be maintained as an In-orbit Spare Satellite;

provided that a Satellite that has both C-band and Ku-band payloads, shall be deemed to be an “In-orbit Spare Satellite” with respect to each payload as to which it meets the foregoing criteria as applied to such payload separately.

Intelsat Bermuda ” shall mean Intelsat (Bermuda), Ltd., until a successor replaces it, and thereafter means such successor.

Intelsat Bermuda Intercompany Loan ” shall mean the intercompany loans by the Borrower (irrespective of any subsequent holder of such loans so long as a subsidiary of the Borrower) to PanAmSat Holdco to fund the payment of a portion of the purchase price of the PanAmSat Acquisition and to fund the purchase of PanAmSat Holdco’s 10 3/8% senior discount notes due 2014 and, in each case, any fees and expenses related thereto.

 

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Intelsat Bermuda Transfer ” shall mean the transfer by Intelsat Bermuda of certain of its assets and certain of its liabilities and obligations to Intelsat Jackson on February 4, 2008.

Intelsat Corp Refinancing ” shall mean the borrowing by Intelsat Corp of $150.0 million in aggregate principal amount pursuant to a new term loan under the Intelsat Corp Credit Agreement, and the repayment of its 6  3 / 8 % Senior Secured Notes due 2008 with the proceeds of such borrowing.

Intelsat Credit Agreement ” shall mean (i) the credit agreement entered into on July 3, 2006 in connection with, the consummation of the PanAmSat Acquisition, among Intelsat Sub Holdco, Intelsat Intermediate Holdco, the financial institutions named therein and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent and the guarantees thereof provided by certain subsidiaries of the Borrower, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (prior to, on or after the Closing Date), including any one or more agreements or indentures extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or increasing the amount loaned or issued thereunder or altering the maturity thereof and (ii) whether or not the credit agreement referred to in clause (i) remains outstanding, if designated by the Borrower to be included in the definition of “Intelsat Credit Agreement,” one or more (A) debt facilities or commercial paper facilities, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, (B) debt securities, indentures or other forms of debt financing (including convertible or exchangeable debt instruments or bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances), or (C) instruments or agreements evidencing any other Indebtedness, in each case, with the same or different borrowers or issuers and, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, restructured, renewed, refinanced, restated, replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to time.

Intelsat Intermediate Holdco ” shall mean Intelsat Intermediate Holding Company, Ltd., until a successor replaces it, and thereafter means such successor.

Intelsat Jackson ” shall mean Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd., until a successor replaces it, and thereafter means such successor.

Intelsat Sub Holdco ” shall mean Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Company, Ltd., until a successor replaces it, and thereafter means such successor.

Investment Grade Rating ” shall mean a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency.

Investment Grade Securities ” shall mean:

(1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents),

(2) debt securities or debt instruments with a rating of BBB- or higher by S&P or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s or the equivalent of such rating by such rating organization, or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any other nationally recognized securities rating agency, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,

 

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(3) investments in any fund that invests exclusively in investments of the type described in clauses (1) and (2) above, which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment or distribution, and

(4) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments.

Investments ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, trade credit, advances to customers, commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees, in each case made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person and investments that are required by GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet (excluding the footnotes) of the Borrower in the same manner as the other investments included in this definition to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash or other property. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 10.2:

(1) “Investments” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Borrower at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to:

(A) the Borrower’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less

(B) the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and

(2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Borrower.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments made under contracts to construct, launch, operate or insure Satellites which contracts are entered into in the ordinary course of business shall not constitute Investments.

Joint Lead Arrangers ” shall mean Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in their respective capacity as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners with respect to the Loans.

Joint Venture ” shall mean any Person, other than an individual or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, (i) in which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower holds or acquires an ownership interest (whether by way of Capital Stock or otherwise) and (ii) which is engaged in a Similar Business.

Judgment Currency ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.19(b).

 

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Lender ” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.

Lender Default ” shall mean (a) the failure (which has not been cured) of a Lender to make available its portion of any Borrowing or (b) a Lender having notified the Administrative Agent and/or the Borrower that it does not intend to comply with the obligations under Section 2.1(a), 2.1(b) or 2.1(d).

Lien ” shall mean, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Loan ” shall mean any loan made by any Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 2.1.

Mandatory Offer Election Time ” shall mean, with respect to any Mandatory Prepayment Offer, noon, New York time, two Business Days preceding the prepayment date with respect to such Mandatory Prepayment Offer.

Mandatory Prepayment Offer ” refers to any offer to prepay Loans that the Borrower is required to make pursuant to any of clauses (a) or (b) of Section 5.2.

Marketing Period ” shall mean the period of time (a) commencing on the Closing Date and (b) ending on the second anniversary of the delivery of the Offering Memorandum.

Master Intercompany Services Agreement ” shall mean the Master Intercompany Services Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2006, among Intelsat Bermuda and certain direct and indirect Parent companies and Subsidiaries of Intelsat Bermuda and the other parties thereto, as in effect on the Closing Date and as amended from time to time thereafter ( provided that no such amendment materially affects the ability of the Borrower to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans).

Material Adverse Change ” shall mean any event or circumstance which has resulted or is reasonably likely to result in a material adverse change in the business, assets, operations, properties or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or that would materially adversely affect the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents.

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a circumstance or condition affecting the business, assets, operations, properties or financial condition of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that would materially adversely affect (a) the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or (b) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents.

Material Subsidiary ” shall mean, at any date of determination, (1) any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor and (2) any other Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower (after giving effect to the Transactions); provided that no Government Business Subsidiary (including Intelsat General and its Subsidiaries) shall be deemed a Material Subsidiary.

Maturity Date ” shall mean August 15, 2014.

 

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Measurement Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratios.”

Minimum Borrowing Amount ” shall mean, with respect to a Borrowing of Loans, $1,000,000.

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

Net Income ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends.

Net Proceeds ” shall mean the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Asset Sale, including any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale, net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale and the sale or disposition of such Designated Non-cash Consideration, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and brokerage and sales commissions, any relocation expenses Incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements), amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on Pari Passu Indebtedness required (other than required by Section 10.7(b)) to be paid as a result of such transaction and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Borrower as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Borrower after such sale or other disposition thereof, including, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction.

Net Transponder Capacity ” shall mean the aggregate transponder transmission capacity for all in-orbit transponders then owned by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries less the amount of capacity relating to transponders which are not at such time available for use whether due to legal, regulatory, technical or contractual restrictions or otherwise.

Non-Consenting Lender ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.7(b).

Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall mean and include each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

Non-U.S. Lender ” shall mean any Lender that is not, for United States federal income tax purposes, (a) a citizen or resident of the United States, (b) a corporation or partnership or entity treated as a corporation or partnership created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, (c) an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source or (d) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust or a trust that has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person.

Notes ” shall mean the Borrower’s 9% senior notes due 2014.

Notice of Borrowing ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.3.

Obligations ” shall mean any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and banker’s acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal, interest,

 

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penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness ; provided that obligations shall not include fees or indemnifications of the Administrative Agent and other third parties other than the Lenders.

Offering Circular ” shall mean the Offering Circular dated July 30, 2004 relating to the Notes, as supplemented by the Supplement thereto dated as of August 17, 2004.

Offering Memorandum ” shall mean a confidential offering memorandum prepared by the Borrower or its direct or indirect Parent relating to the Take-Out Securities, together with such other Additional Debt Securities (other than Additional Debt Securities not issued by Intelsat Corporation) and/or other debt securities issued in exchange for or to refinance or replace the debt facilities and bridge loans contemplated by the Commitment Letter (other than other debt securities not issued by Intelsat Corporation) as the Joint Lead Arrangers or Borrower may select, and containing information customarily included in preliminary confidential offering memoranda previously prepared by the Borrower or a Parent of the Borrower (which may, at the election of the Borrower and in consultation with the Joint Lead Arrangers, incorporate prior filings of the Borrower or its Parent by reference), excluding pro forma financial information, but including other financial information prepared in substantial accordance with Regulation S-X, with customary exceptions to financial statement requirements in Rule 144A offerings. The term “Offering Memorandum” shall include any supplement or amendment to a confidential offering memorandum referred to in the prior sentence.

Officer ” shall mean the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Borrower.

Officers’ Certificate ” shall mean a certificate signed on behalf of the Borrower by two Officers of the Borrower, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, or the principal accounting officer of the Borrower that meets the requirements set forth in this Agreement.

Opinion of Counsel ” shall mean a written opinion from legal counsel. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Borrower.

Other Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future stamp, documentary or any other excise, property or similar taxes (including interest, fines, penalties, additions to tax and related expenses with regard thereto) arising directly from any payment made or required to be made under this Agreement or any other Credit Document or from the execution or delivery of, registration or enforcement of, consummation or administration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

PanAmSat Acquisition ” shall mean the transaction pursuant to which Intelsat (Bermuda), Ltd. became the owner of all of the outstanding share capital of PanAmSat Holdco.

PanAmSat Credit Agreement ” shall mean (i) the amended and restated credit agreement entered into on July 3, 2006 in connection with the consummation of the PanAmSat Acquisition among PanAmSat Opco, the financial institutions named therein and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent, and the guarantees thereof provided by certain subsidiaries of the Borrower as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (prior to, or on or after the Closing Date), including any one or more agreements or indentures extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or any

 

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successor or replacement agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or increasing the amount loaned or issued thereunder or altering the maturity thereof, and (ii) whether or not the credit agreement referred to in clause (i) remains outstanding, if designated by the Borrower to be included in the definition of “PanAmSat Credit Agreement,” one or more (A) debt facilities or commercial paper facilities providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, (B) debt securities, indentures or other forms of debt financing (including convertible or exchangeable debt instruments or bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances), or (C) instruments or agreements evidencing any other Indebtedness, in each case, with the same or different borrowers or issuers and, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, restructured, renewed, refinanced, restated, replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to time.

PanAmSat Holdco ” shall mean Intelsat Holding Corporation (formerly PanAmSat Holding Corporation), until a successor replaces it, and thereafter means such successor.

PanAmSat Opco ” shall mean Intelsat Corporation (formerly PanAmSat Corporation, until a successor replaces it, and thereafter means such successor.

Parent ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect parent company of such Person.

Pari Passu Indebtedness ” shall mean with respect to any Person:

(1) Indebtedness of such Person, whether outstanding on the Closing Date or thereafter Incurred; and

(2) all other Obligations of such Person (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to such Person whether or not post-filing interest is allowed in such proceeding) in respect of Indebtedness described in clause (1) above

unless, in the case of clauses (1) and (2) above, in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, it is provided that such Indebtedness or other Obligations are subordinate in right of payment to the notes or the Guarantee of such Person, as the case may be; provided , however , that Pari Passu Indebtedness shall not include:

(1) any obligation of such Person to the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

(2) any liability for Federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by such Person;

(3) any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business; or

(4) any Indebtedness or other Obligation of such Person which is subordinate or junior in any respect to any other Indebtedness or other Obligation of such Person.

Participant ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.6(c)(i).

PBGC ” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.

 

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Period of Suspension ” shall mean each period of time commencing on the date upon which the Borrower provides written notice to the Joint Lead Arrangers of the suspension of the availability of an update to an Offering Memorandum in accordance with Section 9.15(a) and ending on the date upon which the Borrower provides written notice to the Joint Lead Arrangers of the discontinuation of such suspension; provided that the aggregate of all Periods of Suspension shall not exceed 90 days in any consecutive 12-month period.

Permitted Asset Swap ” shall mean the concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets (including transponders or transponder capacity) and cash or Cash Equivalents between the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and another Person; provided that any cash or Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance with Section 10.7.

Permitted Holders ” shall mean, at any time, the Sponsors. Any person or group whose acquisition of beneficial ownership constitutes a Change of Control in respect of which a Change of Control Offer is made in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement will thereafter, together with its Affiliates, constitute an additional Permitted Holder.

Permitted Investments ” shall mean:

(1) any Investment in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(2) any Investment in cash and Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities;

(3) any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower in a Person that is engaged in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment;

(A) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, or

(B) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(4) any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting cash or Cash Equivalents and received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to Section 10.7 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

(5) any Investment existing on the Closing Date;

(6) any Investment acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary

(A) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the Borrower of such other Investment or accounts receivable or

(B) as a result of a foreclosure by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

(7) Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 10.1(b)(x);

 

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(8) any Investment in a Similar Business having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (8) that are at that time outstanding (without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash or marketable securities), not to exceed the greater of (A) $250.0 million and (B) 4.5% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);

(9) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests of the Borrower, or any of its direct or indirect parent corporations (exclusive of Disqualified Stock); provided , however , that such Equity Interests shall not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under the calculation set forth in the definition of the term “Cumulative Credit”;

(10) guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.1;

(11) any transaction to the extent it constitutes an investment that is permitted and made in accordance with Section 10.8(b) (except transactions described in Section 10.8(b)(2), (5) and (9);

(12) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material or equipment;

(13) additional Investments having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) that are at that time outstanding (without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash or marketable securities), not to exceed the greater of (A) $125.0 million and (B) 2.25% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);

(14) Investments relating to any special purpose Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower organized in connection with a Receivables Facility that, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Borrower, are necessary or advisable to effect such Receivables Facility;

(15) Investments in Subsidiaries or joint ventures formed for the purpose of selling or leasing transponders capacity to third party customers in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries which Investments are in the form of transfers to such Subsidiaries or joint ventures for Fair Market Value of transponders or transponder capacity sold or to be sold or leased or to be leased by such Subsidiaries or joint ventures; provided that all such Investments in Subsidiaries and joint ventures do not exceed 10% of Net Transponder Capacity;

(16) advances to employees not in excess of $25.0 million outstanding at any one time, in the aggregate;

(17) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses and other similar expenses, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business; and

 

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(18) Investments in any joint venture in existence as of the Closing Date; provided that all such Investments made after the Closing Date pursuant to this clause (18) in all such joint ventures do not exceed $10.0 million.

Permitted Liens ” shall mean, with respect to any Person:

(1) pledges or deposits by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(2) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review;

(3) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due or payable or subject to penalties for nonpayment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

(4) Liens in favor of issuers of performance and surety bonds or bid bonds or with respect to other regulatory requirements or letters of credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business;

(5) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental, to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not Incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

(6) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Sections 10.1(b)(1), (4) and (12);

(7) Liens existing on the Closing Date;

(8) Liens on property or shares of stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided , however , such Liens are not created or Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a subsidiary; provided , further , however , that such Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(9) Liens on property at the time the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that such Liens are not created or Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided , further , however , that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(10) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be Incurred in accordance with Section 10.1 hereof;

(11) Liens securing Hedging Obligations so long as the related Indebtedness is, and is permitted under this Agreement to be, secured by a Lien on the same property securing such Hedging Obligations;

(12) Liens on specific items of inventory of other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

(13) leases and subleases of real property which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(14) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(15) Liens (including Liens in connection with Sale and Lease-Back Transactions) in favor of the Borrower or any Guarantor;

(16) Liens on equipment of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary granted in the ordinary course of business to the Borrower’s client at which such equipment is located;

(17) Liens on accounts receivable and related assets Incurred in connection with a Receivables Facility;

(18) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancing, refunding, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11) and (15); provided , however , that (A) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on such property), and (B) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clauses (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11) and (15) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Agreement, and (ii) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement;

(19) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers;

(20) other Liens securing obligations Incurred in the ordinary course of business which obligations do to exceed $25 million at any one time outstanding;

(21) Liens Incurred to secure Obligations in respect of term loans or revolving loans (including principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements and

 

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other amounts relating thereto) under any Credit Facilities or Indebtedness related to any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction; provided that, at the time of Incurrence and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio would be no greater than 4.5 to 1.0.

For purposes of this definition, the term “Indebtedness” shall be deemed to include interest on such Indebtedness.

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

Plan ” shall mean any multiemployer or single-employer plan, as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA and subject to Title IV of ERISA, that is or was within any of the preceding six plan years maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is or was an obligation to contribute or to make payments to) the Borrower, a Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate.

preferred stock ” shall mean any Equity Interest with preferential rights of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

Preliminary Offering Memorandum ” shall mean the preliminary confidential offering memorandum of the Borrower dated January 11, 2008, prepared in connection with the potential offering of Acquisition Notes, attached as Exhibit F hereto.

Proxy Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7.

Qualified Proceeds ” shall mean assets that are used or useful in, or Capital Stock of any Person engaged in, a Similar Business; provided that the Fair Market Value of any such assets or Capital Stock shall be determined by the Board of Directors in good faith.

Rating Agencies ” mean Moody’s and S&P or if Moody’s or S&P or both shall not make a rating on the notes publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Borrower (as certified by a Board Resolution) which shall be substituted for Moody’s or S&P or both, as the case may be.

Receivables Facility ” shall mean one or more receivables financing facilities, as amended from time to time, the Indebtedness of which is non-recourse (except for standard representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made in connection with such facilities) to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries sells its accounts receivable to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary.

Receivables Fees ” shall mean distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, any Receivables Facility.

Refinancing Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.1(b) of this Agreement.

Refinancings ” shall mean, collectively, the (i) redemption of the outstanding Intelsat Jackson (after giving effect to the Intelsat Bermuda Transfer) Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2013 and Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2015 and (ii) redemption of the outstanding Holdings 5  1 / 4 % Senior Notes due 2008.

 

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Refunding Capital Stock ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.2(b)(2) of this Agreement.

Register ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.6.

Regulation T ” shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

Regulation U ” shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

Regulation X ” shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

Related Business Assets ” shall mean assets (other than cash or Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business, provided that any assets received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for assets transferred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted Subsidiary.

Reportable Event ” shall mean an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations thereunder.

Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans (excluding Loans held by Defaulting Lenders) at such date.

Requirement of Law ” shall mean, as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or assets or to which such Person or any of its property or assets is subject.

Restricted Investment ” shall mean an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

Restricted Payments ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.2 of this Agreement.

Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any Foreign Subsidiary) that is not then an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of an Unrestricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall be included in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary.”

Retired Capital Stock ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.2(b)(2) of this Agreement.

S&P ” shall mean Standard and Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

Sale and Lease-Back Transaction ” shall mean any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any real or tangible personal property, which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person in contemplation of such leasing.

 

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Satellite ” shall mean any satellite owned by, or leased to, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any satellite purchased pursuant to the terms of a Satellite Purchase Agreement, whether such satellite is in the process of manufacture, has been delivered for launch or is in orbit (whether or not in operational service).

Satellite Manufacturer ” shall mean, with respect to any Satellite, the prime contractor and manufacturer of such Satellite.

Satellite Purchase Agreement ” shall mean, with respect to any Satellite, the agreement between the applicable Satellite Purchaser and the applicable Satellite Manufacturer relating to the manufacture, testing and delivery of such Satellite.

Satellite Purchaser ” shall mean the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary that is a party to a Satellite Purchase Agreement.

SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of this Agreement such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time.

Secured Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness secured by a Lien.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Senior Credit Documents ” shall mean the collective reference to any Credit Agreement, the notes issued pursuant thereto and the guarantees thereof, and the collateral documents relating thereto, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Senior Credit Facilities ” shall mean the credit agreement, entered into as of August 20, 2004 by and among the Borrower, the restricted subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders party thereto in their capacities as lenders thereunder, Citicorp North America, Inc., as Administrative Agent, Credit Suisse First Boston, as Syndication Agent, and Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Co-Documentation Agents, including any guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements or refundings thereof and any indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors that replace, refund or refinance any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount borrowable thereunder or alters the maturity thereof ( provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under Section 10.1).

Serafina Assignment ” shall mean the assignment by Serafina Acquisition Limited, immediately following the Intelsat Bermuda Transfer on February 4, 2008, of certain of its liabilities and obligations to Intelsat Bermuda, and the assumption by Intelsat Bermuda of such liabilities and obligations.

Significant Subsidiary ” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such regulation was in effect on August 20, 2004.

 

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Similar Business ” shall mean any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business that is similar, reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto.

Solvent ” shall mean that, as of any date of determination, both (i) (a) the sum of the Borrower’s respective debt (including contingent liabilities) does not exceed the present fair saleable value of the Borrower’s respective present assets; (b) the Borrower’s capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its respective businesses as contemplated on the Closing Date; and (c) the Borrower has not Incurred and does not intend to Incur, or believe that it will Incur, debts including current obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise); and (ii) the Borrower is “solvent” within the meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5).

Specified Intercompany Agreements ” shall mean the Master Intercompany Services Agreement, the Employee Transfer Agreement, the G2 Transfer Agreement and the agreements or promissory notes evidencing the Intelsat Bermuda Intercompany Loan and, in each case, agreements in connection therewith.

Sponsors ” shall mean (1) one or more investment funds advised, managed or controlled by BC Partners Holdings Limited or any Affiliate thereof, (2) one or more investment funds advised, managed or controlled by Silver Lake or any Affiliate thereof, and (3) one or more investment funds advised, managed or controlled by any of the Persons described in clauses (1) and (2) of this definition, and, in each case, (whether individually or as a group) their Affiliates; provided that, for purposes of determining the fees and expenses that may be added back pursuant to clause (5) within the definition of Adjusted EBITDA for any period before the Closing Date, the term “Sponsor” shall also mean one or more investment funds advised, managed or controlled by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., TC Group, L.L.C. (which operates under the trade name “The Carlyle Group”), Providence Equity Partners, Apax Partners Worldwide, LLP, Apax Partners, L.P., Apollo Management V, L.P., Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC or Permira Advisers, LLC or any of their respective Affiliates.

Stated Maturity ” shall mean, with respect to any loan or security, the date specified in such loan or security as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such loan or security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such loan or security at the option of the holder or lender thereof upon the happening of any contingency beyond the control of the Borrower unless such contingency has occurred).

Subordinated Indebtedness ” shall mean:

(1) with respect to the Borrower, any Indebtedness of the Borrower which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Loans and

(2) with respect to any Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Guarantor which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantee of such Guarantor.

 

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Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person,

(1) any corporation, association, or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof and

(2) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which:

(A) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or otherwise, and

(B) such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.

Subsidiary Guarantee ” shall mean any Guarantee, made by any Subsidiary Guarantor, if any, in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

Subsidiary Transfer Transactions ” shall mean the transfer of all or a portion of the equity, assets and liabilities of any of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries between or among any of the Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Successor Company ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.11(a)(1) of this Agreement.

Successor Guarantor ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.11(b)(1) of this Agreement.

Syndication Agent ” shall mean Banc of America Bridge LLC, together with its affiliates under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

Take-Out Notice ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.2.

Take-Out Securities ” shall mean the senior unsecured notes of the Borrower due on the Maturity Date, issued under the Take-Out Securities Indenture, the proceeds of which are used to prepay Loans pursuant to Section 3.2.

Take-Out Securities Indenture ” shall mean the indenture with respect to the Take-Out Securities, which shall contain terms (including covenants, events of default, redemption, optional prepayment provisions and other provisions) that are identical to those set forth in this Agreement (except for differences that are customary between indentures and credit agreements or as otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Joint Lead Arrangers), which shall comply with the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ TIA ”) ( provided that the Take-Out Securities Indenture will not be required to be qualified under the TIA),

 

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which will select the laws of the State of New York as the governing law and forum, and in which each party thereto will waive the right to trial by jury and will consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in The City of New York.

Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments, deductions, withholdings or other similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or other basis and any and all liabilities (including interest, fines, penalties or additions to tax) with respect to the foregoing.

Total Assets ” shall mean the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower.

Transaction Agreement ” shall mean the Share Purchase Agreement dated as of June 19, 2007, among Intelsat Holdings Ltd., Serafina Acquisition Limited, Serafina Holdings Limited, the Initial Borrower and the other parties thereto, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

Transactions ” shall mean the PanAmSat Acquisition and the transactions consummated in connection therewith, the Acquisition and the transactions related thereto (including the Intelsat Bermuda Transfer, the Serafina Assignment, the Change of Control Offers and the Refinancings, as applicable), including as contemplated by the Acquisition Documents (including any Equity Interest payments made in connection therewith (whether on the Closing Date or thereafter)), the issuance of any Notes, amendments and borrowings made pursuant to the Credit Agreements, the Intelsat Corp Refinancing, the transactions consummated in connection with the offering of the Intelsat Bermuda Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2015, and the other transactions in connection with the foregoing.

Transferee ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.6(e).

Treasury Rate ” shall mean, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two business days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to August 15, 2009; provided , however , that if the period from the redemption date to August 15, 2009, is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used.

TT&C Earth Station ” shall mean any earth station licensed for operation by the FCC or by any international, federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory body, authority, agency or commission or legislative body or other governmental entity outside of the United States used for the provision of TT&C Services that is owned and operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

TT&C Services ” shall mean the provision of tracking, telemetry and command services for the purposes of operational control of any Satellite.

Unfunded Current Liability ” of any Plan shall mean the amount, if any, by which the present value of the accrued benefits under the Plan as of the close of its most recent plan year, determined in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87 as in effect on the Closing Date, based upon the actuarial assumptions that would be used by the Plan’s actuary in a termination of the Plan, exceeds the Fair Market Value of the assets allocable thereto.

 

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Uniform Commercial Code ” shall mean the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” shall mean:

(1) any Subsidiary of the Borrower which at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, as provided below), and

(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

The Board of Directors of the Borrower may designate any Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any existing Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on, any property of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than any Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated), provided that

(1) any Unrestricted Subsidiary must be an entity of which shares of the Capital Stock or other equity interests (including partnership interests) entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes that may be cast by all shares or equity interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower,

(2) such designation complies with Section 10.2, and

(3) each of

(A) the Subsidiary to be so designated and

(B) its Subsidiaries has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, Incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

The Board of Directors of the Borrower may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, immediately after giving effect to such designation no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and either:

(1) the Borrower could Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio test described under Section 10.1(a), or

(2) the Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be less than such ratio for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such designation, in each case on a pro forma basis taking into account such designation.

Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Borrower shall be notified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent by promptly delivering to the Administrative Agent a copy of the Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

 

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U.S. Dollar Equivalent ” shall mean, with respect to any monetary amount in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, at any time for the determination thereof, the amount of U.S. Dollars obtained by converting such foreign currency involved in such computation into U.S. Dollars at the spot rate for the purchase of U.S. Dollars with the applicable foreign currency as quoted by Reuters at approximately 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on such date of determination (or if no such quote is available on such date, on the immediately preceding Business Day for which such a quote is available).

U.S. Government Obligations ” shall mean securities that are:

(1) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or

(2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in each case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the Borrower thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligations or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S. Government Obligations held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligations or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the U.S. Government Obligations evidenced by such depository receipt.

Vice President ” when used with respect to the Borrower or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title “vice president.”

Voting Stock ” of any Person as of any date shall mean the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” shall mean, when applied to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing:

(1) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock multiplied by the amount of such payment, by

(2) the sum of all such payments.

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person, 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section references are to Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” All accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with

 

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GAAP (as herein defined). Each reference to an agreement or document herein means such agreement or document as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified in accordance with its terms, unless expressly stated otherwise.

SECTION 2. Amount and Terms of Credit .

2.1 Commitments .

(a) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, each Lender having a Commitment severally agrees to make a Loan or Loans on the Closing Date to the Borrower in Dollars in an aggregate amount equal to the respective Commitment of such Lender.

(b) Such Loans (i) shall be made on the Closing Date, (ii) may be repaid or prepaid in accordance with the provisions hereof, but once repaid or prepaid, may not be reborrowed, (iii) shall not exceed for any such Lender the Commitment of such Lender and (iv) shall not exceed in the aggregate the total of all Commitments. On the Maturity Date, all then unpaid Loans shall be repaid in full.

2.2 Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing; Maximum Number of Borrowings . The aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing of Loans shall be in a multiple of $1,000,000 and shall not be less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount with respect thereto. More than one Borrowing may be incurred on any date.

2.3 Notice of Borrowing .

(a) The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of the Borrowing of Loans. Such notice (a “ Notice of Borrowing ”) shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans to be made, and (ii) the date of the Borrowing (which shall be the Closing Date). The Administrative Agent shall promptly give each Lender written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of the proposed Borrowing of Loans, of such Lender’s proportionate share thereof and of the other matters covered by the related Notice of Borrowing.

(b) Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrower to confirm in writing any notice it may give hereunder by telephone, the Administrative Agent may act prior to receipt of written confirmation without liability upon the basis of such telephonic notice believed by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be from an Authorized Officer of the Borrower. In each such case, the Borrower hereby waives the right to dispute the Administrative Agent’s record of the terms of any such telephonic notice.

2.4 Disbursement of Funds .

(a) Subject to Section 6, no later than 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date, each Lender will make available its pro rata portion based on its Commitment, if any, of each Borrowing requested to be made on such date in the manner provided below.

(b) Each Lender shall make available all amounts it is to fund to the Borrower in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office and the Administrative Agent will make available to the Borrower, by disbursing proceeds pursuant to the instructions provided as part of the Notice of Borrowing, the aggregate of the amounts so made available in Dollars. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the Closing

 

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Date that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent its portion of the Borrowing to be made on such date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance upon such assumption, may (in its sole discretion and without any obligation to do so) make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender and the Administrative Agent has made available same to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount from such Lender. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover from such Lender or the Borrower interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to (i) if paid by such Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or (ii) if paid by the Borrower, the then-applicable rate of interest or fees, calculated in accordance with Section 2.8, for the respective Loans.

(c) Nothing in this Section 2.4 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation


 
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